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NEW DELHI, Jan 28: De-

fence Minister Rajnath Singh

on Tuesday lashed out at Paki-

stan for using “terror as a state

policy” towards India rather

than peacefully settling

disputes through dialogue, and

said it must take demonstrable

steps against terror groups.

Addressing the 12th South

Asia conference here, Singh

said it is essential that terror-

ists and their ideological and

financial networks are cut off

and do not receive state

support.

“India is engaged in conver-

sations with its neighbours ex-

cept one country in order to

develop a joint approach for

regional peace and security.

“True pathway to regional

peace and security lies in un-

derstanding each other’s sen-

sitivities and following basic

principles of non-interference

in each other’s internal af-

fairs,” he said.

Singh asserted the South

Asia region must unite in its

efforts to defeat terrorism.

Mumbai, Pathankot, Uri, and

Pulwama attacks are grim

reminders of state-sponsored

terrorism by a neighbouring

country.

“Pakistan must take demon-

strable steps against terror

groups,” he said.

India has always harboured

the philosophy of hospitality

driven by ‘Vasudhaiva Kutum-

bakam’, Singh said as he

quoted Sanskrit slokas to

emphasise the idea of India’s

ethos of inclusivity and unity.

Pak must take demonstrablesteps against terror groups: India

In the Modi government’s

second term, the country’s

neighbourhood has been rec-

ognised as the most impor-

tant priority of its foreign

policy, he said.

Leaders of SAARC were

invited by Prime Minister

Narendra Modi for his swear-

ing-in ceremony in 2014 and

BIMSTEC leaders invited for

the 2019 oath-taking event,

indicating his emphasis on the

neighbourhood, the Union

minister said.

“As the largest country of

the region, mindful of its asym-

metric preponderance, and

development aspirations of its

neighbours, India has always

made efforts to share its

prosperity with the neighbour-

hood,” Singh said. – PTI

NEW DELHI/VADO-

DARA, Jan 28: With more

than 100 people dead in Chi-

na due to the Coronavirus and

the infection showing no signs

of letting up, India is planning

to evacuate Indians, mostly

students, stuck in Wuhan, the

epicentre of the viral out-

break, even as the Union

Health Minister on Tuesday

said there is no confirmed case

in the country so far.

India has also increased the

number of airports from sev-

en to 20 to do thermal

screening of passengers for

possible exposure to the

deadly novel Coronavirus

(nCoV) infection and made

four more laboratories func-

tional other than NIV-Pune

for testing samples as part of

its efforts to detect and check

the spread of the virus.

As the virus continued to

spread in various provinces in

China, Indian students, hailing

from various States including

Gujarat, have expressed their

desire to return.

Indian nationals tobe evacuated fromWuhan: Jaishankar

Coronavirus

“Indian Embassy is in con-

stant touch with the Chinese

government. To evacuate

students and other Indians

from Wuhan, we are planning

to send a plane there. Our

efforts are on to bring them

back. It will take some days.

I urge people to trust the

government on this,” Jais-

hankar told reporters on his

arrival at the Vadodara air-

port in Gujarat. “No Indian

student has been found to be

affected by this virus. Parents

need not worry about their

children,” he said.

As India started prepara-

tions to evacuate over 250 In-

dians, mostly students, stuck

in Hubei province, its embas-

sy in Beijing said these na-

tionals will have to undergo

a mandatory 14-day quaran-

tine on their return.

The Indian nationals, most-

ly students, research schol-

ars and professionals are

working in Indian and inter-

national companies in the

province. – PTI

JEHANABAD, Jan 28:

Anti-CAA activist Sharjeel

Imam, who was on the run

after sedition charges were

slapped against him for alleg-

edly making inflammatory

statements, was arrested

from Bihar’s Jehanabad dis-

trict on Tuesday, State’s po-

lice chief Gupteshwar Pandey

said.

The JNU scholar was want-

ed by police of several States,

including Uttar Pradesh, As-

sam, Manipur, Arunachal

Pradesh and Delhi.

Earlier in the day, a broth-

er of Sharjeel was picked up

by police in a fresh attempt to

trace the anti-CAA activist.

Police had raided his ances-

tral home also on Sunday as it

went hunting for him but

Imam eluded the dragnet.

He is likely to be produced

Sedition-accusedJNU student

Sharjeel arrestedbefore a Bihar court where

police will seek his remand

for questioning. It is not yet

clear whether he will be ques-

tioned in Bihar or taken to the

National Capital.

A graduate in Computer

Science from IIT-Mumbai,

Imam had shifted to Delhi for

pursuing research at the Cen-

tre for Historical Studies at

the JNU. He was slapped

with a sedition case after a

video of his speech went vi-

ral on social media where he

was heard speaking about

“cutting off” Assam and the

Northeast from the rest of

India.

“If five lakh people are or-

ganised, we can cut off the

Northeast and India perma-

nently. If not, at least for a

month or half a month. Throw

as much ‘mawad’ (variously

described as pus or rubbish)

on rail tracks and roads that it

takes the Air Force one

month to clear it.

“Cutting off Assam (from

India) is our responsibility,

only then they (the govern-

ment) will listen to us. We

know the condition of Mus-

lims in Assam... they are be-

ing put into detention camps,”

he was shown in the video as

saying. – PTI

R DUTTA CHOUDHURY

GUWAHATI, Jan 28: The

accord signed by the Central

and State governments with

four factions of the National

Democratic Front of Boro-

land (NDFB) and All Bodo

Students’ Union (ABSU) was

Efforts made to protect interest ofnon-Bodos in peace pact

designed to bring in improve-

ment to the Bodoland Terri-

torial Council (BTC) and ef-

forts were made to ensure

that the interests of the non-

Bodos living in that area is

not affected. This is the view

of the Central government.

Highly placed sources in

the Ministry of Home Affairs

(MHA) told The Assam Trib-

une that persuading all the

factions of the National Dem-

ocratic Front of Boroland

(NDFB) and the All Bodo

Students’ Union (ABSU) to

sign the peace pact was also

a difficult task and it took

about three year’s effort to

achieve the goal.

“The MHA is keen to solve

the outstanding issues as soon

as possible after the signing of

the accord with the Bodo

groups”, sources added.

STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI, Jan 28: Aday after the Bodo peaceagreement was signed, theCentre has extended anolive branch to the anti-talkfaction of the United Liber-ation Front of Asom (ULFA)asking its chief PareshBaruah to join the peaceparleys “for the sake of per-manent peace in the State”.

State Finance Minister

Himanta Biswa Sarma today

informed that Union Home

Minister Amit Shah has said

that if the ULFA(I) is ready to

come to the negotiating table,

the Centre will reciprocate and

extend its hand of cooperation.

Replying to a question

whether the State or the Cen-

tre has received any feeler

from the banned outfit vis-à-

vis their willingness to join the

peace process, Sarma, howev-

er, said that there was no such

development.

“If permanent peace has to

be achieved in the region in an

inclusive manner, it has to in-

clude the remaining militant

groups in Assam and Manipur

who are yet to join the main-

stream,” the minister told

media-persons here today.

Centre extends olive branchto ULFA anti-talk faction

Sharjeel Imam

STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI, Jan 28: “The

State government is working

unwaveringly in the interest of

the indigenous people of Assam

and for the development of the

State. The government would

take no step which would harm

people’s interest and carry for-

ward its development agenda

in consultation with people of

the State.

Sonowal made this obser-

vation while speaking at a func-

tion organised at the Majuli

College field to ceremonially

CM distributes landpatta to indigenous

landless people

distribute land pattas and land

allotment letters to 4,513 lan-

dless indigenous families.

Satradhikar of Dakhinpat

Satra Nanigopal Devagoswa-

mi was among those who re-

ceived the land patta from the

Chief Minister on behalf of the

satra. Apart from distributing

financial assistance of Rs 3,800

per family to 176 flood-hit fam-

ilies, the Chief Minister also

gave away financial grants to

187 schools under the 14th Fi-

nance Commission.

Assam tableauwins first prize

GUWAHATI, Jan 28:The Assam tableau wonthe Best Tableaux awardamong the participatingStates in the 71stRepublic Day Parade atRajpath. The Assamtableau showcased thebamboo and cane craftsthat form an integral partof the economy of Assamalong with the danceperformance of the‘Bhortal Nritya’. – CityCorrespondent

AASU protestsGUWAHATI, Jan 28:

Continuing the anti-CAAprotests across the State,the All Assam Students’Union (AASU) and itsallied 30 organizationsstaged protest demon-strations across the Stateon January 27 and 28. –Staff Reporter

Envoy to USNEW DELHI, Jan 28:

Seasoned diplomatTaranjit Singh Sandhu hasbeen appointed as India’sAmbassador to the US,replacing Harsh VardhanShringla, the Ministry ofExternal Affairs said onTuesday. Shringla is set totake over as the nextforeign secretary onWednesday. – PTI

nnnnn Also see page 12

SummonsNEW DELHI, Jan 28:

India on Tuesdaysummoned a seniorofficial of the PakistanHigh Commission andissued a strong demarcheover the abduction of aHindu girl from herwedding in Sindhprovince, official sourcessaid. – PTI

nnnnn Also see page 12

Road showsGUWAHATI, Jan 28: As

part of the ongoingpromotion and brandingactivities of AssamTourism, the StateTourism Department isorganising a series of roadshows at various cities ofSouth India, starting fromChennai on January 27. –Staff Reporter

State’s plea forNRL shares inCentre’s court

STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI, Jan 28: State

Finance Minister Himanta

Biswa Sarma today said that

the Centre is considering the

State government’s plea to buy

back its shares of the Numali-

garh Refinery Limited (NRL),

which was sold by the erst-

while Congress government

to the Bharat Petroleum Cor-

poration Limited (BPCL).

Sarma said that during the

Congress regime, the State

government’s stake in the

NRL came down from 26 per

cent to 12 per cent after near-

ly 14 per cent of the stakes

was sold and that the current

government has expressed its

willingness to buy back its orig-

inal shares.

“If the Centre approves the

proposal, the State govern-

ment will have to pay Rs 1,500

crore to buy back the 13 or 14

per cent stakes,” he said.

“Had the shares not been

sold, the State government

would have enjoyed a decisive

say in the NRL,” he added.

Respite forHPCL

employeesSPL CORRESPONDENT

NEW DELHI, Jan 28: The

official liquidator of the Hindus-

tan Paper Corporation Limit-

ed (HPCL) has been directed

not to vacate the quarters of

the employees of the Nagaon

and Cachar paper mills.

Justice Nazm Waziri of

Delhi High Court, respond-

ing to a plea, directed the liq-

uidator not to vacate the quar-

ters before February 25,

which is the next date of hear-

ing. The Court also directed

the Central Provident Fund

Organisation to be present in

the court on that day.

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Paresh Baruah (ULFA chief)

ABSU president Pramod Boro addressing a felicitation meeting after successful signing of the tripartite Bodo pact, atKajalgaon in Chirang district on Tuesday. – UB Photos

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Basumatary, No. 1, Dongagaon,

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Daneswari Hazowari alias

Daneswary Hazuary (Mother),

a resident of Village & P.O.-

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IN THE COURT OF CIVIL

JUDGE NO. 2, KAMRUP (M)

AT GUWAHATI

INJUNCTION NOTICEMisc. (3) Case NO-397/2019

In Title Suit No.197/2019

Sri Kamal Paul & Anr.

....Petitioners/Plaintiffs

–VS–

Smt. Bhanita Sargiary & Ors.

.... Opp. Parties/Defendants

To,

1. SMT. BHANITA SARGIARY,

2. BABITA SARGIARY,

3. RAJA SARGIARY @ RAJU

SARGIARY,

4. CHITANJIT SARGIARY @

SANJIB SARGIARY,

No.1 is the wife of Late Ratiram

Sargiary and No.2 is the minor

daughter of late Ratiram

Sargiary and no.3 and 4 are

minor sons of late Ratiram

Sargiary and No.2 to 4 are

represented by their natural

guardian i.e. mother Smt.

Bhanita Sargiary.

All are residents of Village

Katakipara under Gog Lat,

Mouza Ramcharani, P.O. and

P.S. Garchuk, Guwahati-35,

Dist : Kamrup (M), Assam.

UPON MOTION made unto

this Court by Sri N. Goswani,

Advocate and upon perusal of

the plaint, injunction application

and also upon perusal of all relied

documents filed by the

petitioners/plaintiffs and also upon

hearing the Ld. Counsel for the

petitioners/plaintiffs, this Court

doth order to preserve and protect

the suit property, the parties are

directed to maintain status-quo

over the suit land until the CPs

made their appearance and file

objection.

YOU ARE also hereby asked

to show cause on 18.02.2020 as

to why an injunction as prayed for

shall not be granted and as to

why the said ex-parte injunction

order of this Court shall not be

made absolute, failing which the

matter willl be heard and decided

in your absence, as per law.

SCHEDULE

A plot of land measuring about 1

(one) bigha covered by Dag

No.276 of K.P. Patta No. 69 of

Village Gog under Mouza

Ramcharani in the district of

Kamrup (M), Assam and which is

bounded by as a single plot

North : Road

South : Land of Bau Garo

East : Land of Nripen Das

West : Land of same Dag

Given under my hand and

seal of this Court on this day of

27th January’2020 at Guwahati.

By Order

Civil Judge No.2, Guwahati

Kamrup (M), Assam

CD/LN/P/SP004286/1

IN THE COURT OF CIVIL

JUDGE NO. 2, KAMRUP (M)

AT GUWAHATI

SUMMONTitle Suit No.197/2019

Sri Kamal Paul & Anr.

.... Plaintiffs

–VS–

Smt. Bhanita Sargiary & Ors.

..... Defendants

To,

1. SMT. BHANITA SARGIARY,

2. BABITA SARGIARY,

3. RAJA SARGIARY @ RAJU

SARGIARY,

4. CHITANJIT SARGIARY @

SANJIB SARGIARY,

No.1 is the wife of Late Ratiram

Sargiary and No.2 is the minor

daughter of late Ratiram

Sargiary and no.3 and 4 are

minor sons of late Ratiram

Sargiary and No.2 to 4 are

represented by their natural

guardian i.e. mother Smt.

Bhanita Sargiary.

All are residents of Village

Katakipara under Gog Lat,

Mouza Ramcharani, P.O. and

P.S. Garchuk, Guwahati-35,

Dist : Kamrup (M), Assam.

Whereas the above named

plaintiffs have filed a title suit

against you for specific

performance of contract,

confirmation of possession and

permanent injunction. You are

hereby summoned to appear in

this Court on 18.02.2020 at 10:30

A.M. to give your reply. Take

notice that, in default of your

appearance on the day before

mentioned, the suit will be heard

and determined in your absence.

Given under my hand and

seal of this Court on this 27th day

of January’2020 at Guwahati.

By Order

Civil Judge No. 2, Guwahati

Kamrup (M), Assam

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NATIONAL

A central team visits the special isolation ward set up to provide treatment to any suspected case of the coronavirus at ahospital in Hyderabad on Tuesday. – PTI

NEW DELHI, Jan 28: After setting up

special wards in Delhi to treat suspected

coronavirus patients and to check the spread

of the contagious disease, the Centre has

ordered the setting up of such quarantine

wards in other states, a senior official said

on Tuesday.

“The Centre is taking every possible

step to tackle coronavirus, for which the

health ministry had directed all states to

set up isolation wards,” National Centre

for Disease Control director Sujit Kumar

Special wards coming up across India for coronavirus casesSingh told IANS.

Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar,

West Bengal, and Sikkim — adjoining

Nepal — are setting up special treat-

ment wards, he said.

These wards have been set up in such

a way that the spread of the deadly virus

could be curbed.

The health ministry has directed the

director generals of police of these five

states that no one entering India from

Nepal in areas under their jurisdiction

should be allowed in without proper

screening. Thermal screening is being

done at 10 entry points on the India-

Nepal border.

A meeting of health department offi-

cials with the chief secretaries and DGPs

of these states was held here on Mon-

day to discuss steps to handle suspect

coronavirus cases.

Delhi’s Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital

too has set up a special ward to house

suspected coronavirus cases. – IANS

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, Jan 28: Over 400 people in Ker-

ala are under observation for suspected coronavirus, which includes

five in hospitals, while the others are at their homes, a central health

official who is currently touring Kerala, said on Tuesday.

Shaukat Ali, the leader of the central team which is currently

inspecting the arrangements in Kerala set up to deal with the

coronavirus threat, said 436 people are under observation in the

state in the wake of the deadly virus taking a heavy toll in China,

where it was first reported.

“We have to get one more result of the samples that have

been sent. So far all the samples that have been tested here have

been negative. Kerala has made all the preparations to tackle

this virus,” Ali said.

“While screening of all passengers arriving at the Cochin air-

port began on Sunday, similar facilities are now in place at the

Thiruvananthapuram airport, starting from today,” added Ali.

The authorities have asked all those people who were in Chi-

na, and have returned to the state starting January 1, to see that

they seek proper medical attention in case of any need.

Meanwhile, a student from Kerala in China’s Wuhan said they

are unable to move out as all modes of transport from the loca-

tion have been banned and, hence, they have to stay put in the

province. – IANS

CHANDIGARH, Jan 28: Sixteen patients in Punjab and two

in Haryana have been quarantined on suspicion of having coro-

navirus, ministers in both the states said on Tuesday.

However, one death in Punjab’s Amritsar was due to swine

flu. A 28-year-old man from Mohali in Punjab who had recently

returned from China was admitted to the PGI here after he

was diagnosed with symptoms of coronavirus.

The blood samples of all the patients have been sent to the

National Institute of Virology, Pune.

Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Balbir Singh

Sidhu said 16 patients have been kept in isolation wards and

are under observation. Their samples have been sent to the

National Institute of Virology.

He said sample reports of the child, who died in Amritsar on

Monday, confirmed swine flu was responsible for the death.

Sidhu’s counterpart in Haryana, Anil Vij told the media that

two of the five people, who have a travel history to China, have

been hospitalised on suspicion of having coronavirus symp-

toms.

PGI director Jagat Ram told the media here that he wrote a

letter to the chief secretaries of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal

Pradesh not to refer the suspected coronavirus patients to the

PGI but to keep them in isolation wards in their hospitals.

He said the 28-year-old man was the lone suspected case

and the virus could be confirmed only after getting the report

by Wednesday. – IANS

436 people underobservation in Kerala

16 suspected cases inPunjab, 2 in Haryana

NEW DELHI, Jan 28: The

CBI on Tuesday issued an advi-

sory asking people to be vigi-

lant against some “emails and

advertisements” relating to

“CBI Internship Scheme”,

seeking engagement of Indian

nationals, who are graduate,

postgraduate or research stu-

dents.

The agency said it found out

about some platforms refer-

ring to this internship scheme

as an employment opportuni-

ty in the CBI.

“Certain instances of fraudu-

lent advertisements and emails

relating to the CBI Internship

CBI issues advisory on fraud advertisementsScheme have come to the agen-

cy’s notice. These are being

spread on some platforms to

attract young professionals,” the

CBI advisory said.

As per the advisory, these plat-

forms incorrectly mentioned

that the CBI will pay the interns

a consolidated amount or salary

as per CBI norms during the

internship period.

“These platforms are also

falsely giving alleged informa-

tion to the general public that

after completion of the CBI In-

ternship, the interns will be giv-

en placement in CBI. The can-

didates are also being asked to

apply for the Internship Scheme

of CBI online through a link be-

ing provided by recruitment

agencies/websites,” it said.

“It is clarified that the CBI has

issued an advertisement on its

website titled ‘CBI Academy

and Internshala.com’ to initiate

an internship scheme of CBI

from the year 2020,” the advi-

sory said.

It mentioned that the scheme

is initiated to seek engagement

of Indian nationals, who are grad-

uate, postgraduate or research

students enrolled in reputed uni-

versity or institutes within In-

dia, preferably specialising in

law, cyber, data analysis, crimi-

nology, management, econom-

ics, commerce and forensic sci-

ence including digital forensics

and associated subjects.

These “interns” shall be at-

tached within the CBI (for a

period of six to eight weeks)

and would be expected to sup-

plement the process of analysis

within the agency through de-

sirable empirical collection and

collation of in-house data and

other information, it said.

A total of 30 interns will be

engaged for different CBI

branches at Delhi, Mumbai,

Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengalu-

ru, Kolkata, Lucknow and

Chandigarh.

The CBI clarified that no

payment will be made during

the internship period while in-

terns will have to make their

own arrangements for stay

and travel and that the scheme

does not involve any perma-

nent placement with the CBI

after completion of the intern-

ship period. Any interested and

eligible candidate may apply as

per procedure given in the ad-

vertisement and there is no ap-

plication fee required to be paid

while applying for engagement

as interns in CBI, it said. – IANS

KOLKATA, Jan 28: West Bengal Governor

Jagdeep Dhankhar was forced to leave the

venue of the Calcutta University convocation

on Tuesday without

attending it following

protests by students

opposing CAA who raised

slogans asking him to “go

back” and called him a

“stooge of the BJP”.

The students of different

colleges forcibly entered

the convocation venue

Nazrul Mancha and said

they won’t allow Dhankhar

to attend the programme.

Given the tense

situation, security person-

nel escorted Dhankhar to the green room

nearby.

Nobel laureate Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee

was among the dignitaries present. He was

Protesters disrupt CUconvocation, force Guv to leave

to be given an honorary D Litt degree and

deliver the convocation address.

“We demand the Governor go back. We

won’t allow him to attend

this programme. He is a

BJP stooge. We don’t

accept Citizenship

(Amendment) Act and

National Register of

Citizens,” said a demon-

strator carrying posters

against the NRC and the

CAA. He identified himself

as a student.

“We will go back as soon

as the Governor leaves.

Our only problem is with

the Governor,” said

another demonstrator.

The students claimed they did not

represent any party, but were opposed to

the CAA and the NRC. – IANS

NEW DELHI, Jan 28: As a new vari-

ant of coronavirus spreads panic — keep-

ing governments and health authorities

on their toes from China to India - re-

searchers have been stressing for long

on the fact that identifying new viruses in

animals and quickly determining their po-

tential to infect people is a key way to

reduce global health threats.

According to a recent study by the

National Institute of Allergy and Infec-

tious Diseases that conducts and supports

research at the US National Institute of

Health (NIH), six coronaviruses are

known to cause disease in people, but so

far only two of them - SARS-CoV and

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome

(MERS) coronavirus - have caused large

outbreaks of fatal illness in people.

Before the Novel Coronavirus (2019-

nCoV) began doing the rounds, the last

identified coronavirus killed nearly

25,000 piglets in 2016-17 in China

emerged from horseshoe bats near the

origin of the Severe Acute Respiratory

Syndrome Coronavirus (SARS-CoV),

which emerged in 2002 in the same bat

species.

Six coronaviruses out there,which one will spread next?

Named swine acute diarrhoea syn-

drome coronavirus (SADS-CoV), it

thankfully did not infect people, unlike

SARS-CoV which infected more than

8,000 people and killed 774.

SADS-CoV began killing piglets on a

farm near Foshan in Guangdong Prov-

ince in late October 2016.

Investigators initially suspected por-

cine epidemic diarrhoea virus (PEDV) as

the cause. PEDV is a type of coronavirus

common to swine that had been identi-

fied at the Foshan farm.

Detection of PEDV ceased by mid-Jan-

uary 2017, yet piglets continued to die,

suggesting a different cause.

Scientists say separating sick sows and

piglets from the rest of the herd helped

stop the outbreak of SADS-CoV by May

2017.

Chinese health authorities on Tuesday

that the death toll due to the new strain of

coronavirus has killed 106 people, with

4,515 confirmed cases in 30 provincial-

level regions.

A new study, published in the Journal

of Medical Virology, has claimed snakes

may be the original source of the novel

coronavirus (2019-nCoV).

“Results derived from our evolution-

ary analysis suggest for the first time that

snake is the most probable wildlife ani-

mal reservoir for the 2019-nCoV,” said

study researchers from the Wuhan Uni-

versity in China.

The study said patients who became

infected with the virus were exposed to

wildlife animals at a wholesale market,

where seafood, poultry, snake, bats, and

farm animals were sold.

By conducting a detailed genetic anal-

ysis of the virus and comparing it with

available genetic information on different

viruses from various geographic locations

and host species, the investigators con-

cluded that the 2019-nCoV appears to be

a virus that formed from a combination of

a coronavirus found in bats and another

coronavirus of unknown origin.

According to the researchers, the re-

sulting virus developed a mix or “recom-

bination” of a viral protein that recognis-

es and binds to receptors on host cells.

Such recognition is key to allowing virus-

es to enter host cells, which can lead to

infection and disease. – IANS

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 20204 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI INTERNATIONAL

BEIJING, Jan 28: Chinese

health authorities on Tuesday

said that the death toll due to

the novel coronavirus (2019-

nCoV) outbreak in the coun-

try has increased to 106, with

4,515 confirmed cases in 30

provincial-level regions.

The National Health Com-

mission said that 976 patients

remained in critical condition

and a total of 6,973 people

were suspected of being infect-

ed with the virus as of Mon-

day night, reports Xinhua

news agency. A total of 60 peo-

ple have been discharged from

hospital after recovery.

Monday saw 1,771 new con-

firmed cases, 2,077 new sus-

pected cases and 26 deaths –

24 in Hubei province, and one

each in Beijing and Hainan.

A total of 47,833 close con-

tacts had been traced, the Com-

mission said, adding that among

them, 914 were discharged

from medical observation on

Monday, while 44,132 others

were still under observation.

At the moment, Tibet re-

Hong Kong to cutcross-border travelHONG KONG, Jan 28: Hong Kong will drastical-

ly reduce cross-border travel with China in a bid to

contain the spread of the deadly novel coronavirus,

starting with the shutdown of the two railways and

denying entry to individual mainland travellers,

Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Tuesday.

Flights from and to mainland China will be cut by

half and cross-border tour buses will also be re-

duced, the South China Morning Post quoted Lam

as saying in a press conference as she listed the

containment strategy that stopped short of a total

shutdown demanded by legislators from across the

political spectrum.

Beijing has agreed to stop issuing individual visas

for travellers, who account for half of all such main-

land arrivals into Hong Kong.

The measures will be effective midnight on Thurs-

day. In her second press conference on measures to

cope with the infection that has claimed 106 lives in

China, Lam, wearing a mask, said that the through

train services between Hung Hom and Guangzhou

would be suspended, while the Man Kan To and Sha

Tau Kok checkpoints would also be closed.

According to China’s state-run Xinhua news agen-

cy, eight confirmed cases have been reported in Hong

Kong, seven in Macau and five in Taiwan. – IANS

France set to evacuatecitizens from Chinese city

PARIS, Jan 28: France on Thursday will send a plane to start evacuating

its citizens from Wuhan, the Chinese city at the centre of a coronavirus

scare, in the first repatriations by a European country.

Some 500 to 1,000 French citizens are eligible for repatriation, Health

Minister Agnes Buzyn told a press conference, though not all are keen to

be pulled out from the zone as authorities said the virus has infected

thousands and killed 106 so far. The first plane will likely return to France

late on Friday or early Saturday, Buzyn said.

Those on it will be brought to a holding facility in Paris, where they will

stay for 14 days – the estimated virus incubation period – to ensure that

they do not carry the virus and cannot pass it on to others. Those display-

ing symptoms, which are similar to the flu and include a fever, will be

hospitalised immediately.

Deputy Transport Minister Jean-Baptiste Djebbari told CNews televi-

sion the flight would bring only passengers “who do not have any symp-

toms” of illness.

A second plane to bring home “people who may be carrying the virus”

is planned but no date has yet been set, he said. “Several planes will

follow,” added Buzyn, so as not to mix potentially infected people with

healthy ones on the same flight.

The Chinese government has sealed off Wuhan and neighbouring cit-

ies, effectively trapping tens of millions of people, including thousands of

foreigners, in a bid to contain the spread of the virus.

France was the first European country to report imported cases of the

new coronavirus, in three people who had recently been in China, while

a half-dozen suspected infections are being analysed. – PTI

Coronavirus kills 106in China; over 4,500 infected

mains the only province in

China that has not registered

any cases.

Meanwhile, in Germany, a

man from Starnberg in the

state of Bavaria was confirmed

to be infected by the coronavi-

rus, marking the first con-

firmed case in the country, Efe

News quoted the regional

health authorities as saying on

Monday evening.

The patient was in good clin-

ical condition and being moni-

tored under isolation, accord-

ing to the Bavarian Health and

Food Safety Authority.

Also on Monday night, Cam-

bodia’s Health Minister Mam

Bun Heng confirmed the

Southeast Asian nation’s first

coronavirus case in a 60-year-

old Chinese man who trav-

elled from Wuhan, the epicen-

tre of the outbreak, to the

coastal town of Sihanoukville

with three family members.

The symptoms of the new

coronavirus are similar to

those of cold but may be ac-

companied by fever and fa-

tigue, dry cough and dyspnea

(shortness of breath). – IANS

Medical personnel wearing protective suits while working in the department of infectious

diseases at Wuhan Union Hospital in Wuhan in China's Hubei province, on Tuesday. – PTI

WASHINGTON, Jan 28: US President Don-

ald Trump on Tuesday will ignore accusations

– led by the Palestinians themselves – of pro-

Israeli bias and unveil what he says is a peace

plan capable of solving the Israeli-Palestinian

conflict.

Long held secret, the plan will finally be aired

jointly by Trump and visiting Prime Minister

Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House. Giv-

en that it has been rejected by the Palestinians,

the latest of many US proposals to address the

bitter, multi-generational Mideast conflict

might seem to have little future.

But Trump insists he is optimistic and what-

ever happens, both he and Netanyahu could

reap political benefits as they battle respective

domestic scandals.

“It might have a chance,” Trump said of the

plan at an initial Oval Office meeting with Netan-

yahu on Monday.

Trump, whose impeachment trial in the

Senate is entering a critical phase, said his

plan was getting widespread support from

“many of the Arab nations” and claimed that

even Palestinians would come round to the

idea.

“It’s very good for them, in fact it’s overly

good for them,” Trump told reporters. “We

think we will have ultimately the support of

the Palestinians.”

Netanyahu, praising Trump as “the greatest

friend that Israel’s had in the White House,”

described the peace plan as “the deal of the

century.”

Netanyahu faces corruption charges, as

well as a tense election in just over a month

where his right-wing Likud is neck-and-neck

with Benny Gantz’s centrist Blue and White

party. On Monday, Trump also met separate-

ly with Gantz, but the limelight fell almost

entirely on the incumbent Prime Minister –

as will any political dividends from a peace

plan favouring Israel.

No Palestinian has been invited to the White

House event. They say they were never in-

cluded in drafting the plan, which was over-

seen by Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner. Pal-

estinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh

on Monday urged international powers to boy-

cott the plan, which he said was designed “to

protect Trump from impeachment and protect

Netanyahu from prison.”

“It is not a Middle East peace plan,” Shtayyeh

told a cabinet meeting. – PTI

Trump to unveilIsrael-Palestinian peace plan

11 killed in Pakfactory fire

LAHORE, Jan 28: At least

11 people, including two wom-

en and minors, were killed in

a fire caused by the explosion

of a gas cylinder at a perfume

factory here on Tuesday, ac-

cording to media reports.

Two others were critically

injured in the incident that took

place in Shahdara area of La-

hore, the Dawn newspaper

reported.

The fire that engulfed the

whole building caused its roof

to collapse and damaged the

structure located adjacent to

it, the report said. At least 15

people were inside the facto-

ry at the time of the incident.

However, residents of the

area expressed ignorance at

the presence of a perfume fac-

tory inside the building and had

earlier thought it to be a tex-

tile manufacturing unit. – PTI

2 terrorists heldPESHAWAR, Jan 28: Two

terrorists were arrested on

Tuesday in north Pakistan, po-

lice said.

Acting on a tip-off, a police

team conducted a search op-

eration in Ghnaid area of Hangu

district in Khyber Pa-

khtunkhwa, district police of-

ficer Shahid Ahmad told re-

porters. Two terrorists – iden-

tified as Jalauddin and Shahid

Gul – were arrested during the

search operation, he said. – PTI

Pavan Sukhdevwins Tyler Prize

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 28:

Indian environmental econo-

mist and UN Environment Pro-

gramme Goodwill Ambassador

Pavan Sukhdev has won the 2020

Tyler Prize, regarded as the

‘Nobel Prize for the Environ-

ment’ for his groundbreaking

“green economy” work.

Sukhdev, 59, who will re-

ceive the award alongside con-

servation biologist Gretchen

Daily, has been acknowledged

for his work on bringing the

economic consequences of en-

vironmental degradation and

loss to the attention of corpo-

rate and political decision-mak-

ers. They will receive the

award at a ceremony on May 1

here. – PTI

KABUL, Jan 28: Amid the

ongoing Doha talks, US ne-

gotiators have asked the Tali-

ban to agree to a long-term

reduction in violence before

signing the peace deal that

both sides have discussed over

the past year, according to

sources.

Earlier reports had indicat-

ed that the Taliban agreed to

a short-term reduction in vi-

olence, but the sources said

on Monday that the militant

group has shared the new US

demand with their leadership

and that internal discussions

were under way, TOLO News

reported.

The talks between the US

and the Taliban were continu-

ing, but with pauses, accord-

ing to the sources.

Echoing the sources,

former Taliban member

Maulana Jalaluddin Shinwari,

said: “(US envoy Zalmay)

Khalilzad has asked them (the

Taliban) that there should be

an agreement on a long-term

reduction in violence.

“The Taliban are consulting

about this with their leaders.

There are hopes that this will

have a positive result.”

The new developments

come as a group of Afghan pol-

iticians announced a “Nation-

al Reconciliation Plan”, which

they say will form a structure

to represent the country in

intra-Afghan dialogue.

Earlier this week, a group

of political parties in a meet-

ing said they were seeking a

national consensus on peace,

said the TOLO News report.

They called on the govern-

ment to join this national con-

sensus in order to move for-

ward peace negotiations with

the Taliban.

Earlier this month, the US

and Taliban resumed the

stalled negotiations, which

President Donald Trump had

called off in September 2019.

The two sides have been

holding closed-door parleys in

the Qatari capital to finalise

the peace deal and gradual

withdrawal of the US and

NATO forces which launched

a war against terror in Af-

ghanistan 18 years ago.

While the US has been de-

manding a considerable drop

in militant violence against the

forces before signing a deal,

the Taliban have been argu-

ing that a longer and wider

ceasefire with the security

forces can only be part of the

intra-Afghan negotiations

over power-sharing at a later

stage.

The US has around 11,000

troops in Afghanistan and has

been gradually withdrawing

forces even though the two

sides have not signed a deal yet.

The Trump administration

intends to draw down anoth-

er 4,000 troops before they

sign a peace pact with the Tal-

iban. – IANS

US asks Taliban for ‘long-termreduction in violence’

Efforts made ...(Contd from page 1)

Sources claimed that the

Centre has always been try-

ing to deal with the Bodo po-

litical problem with a favoura-

ble attitude. The then Union

Minister of State for Home

Rajesh Pilot was present when

the first accord was signed

between the Assam Govern-

ment and ABSU in 1993. The

then Deputy Prime Minister

LK Advani played a key role

in the signing of the Accord

with the BLT and he was

present during the signing of

the pact, while Union Home

Minister Amit Shah was

present during the signing of

the pact yesterday.

Sources admitted that a

peaceful atmosphere in the

BTAD (now BTR) is vital for

the development of the region.

Any disturbance in the area,

including bandhs, disrupt move-

ment of essential commodities

to the entire region and that is

why the MHA is keen that

peace is maintained in that area

and the highways and railway

lines are always open.

There have been instances

in the past when splinter

groups broke away from the

NDFB to form new outfits and

to prevent such a possibility,

the Centre has asked the State

government to carefully watch

the situation and crush any

such effort with strong hands.

On the withdrawal of cases

against members of the NDFB

factions, sources said that the

government can only with-

draw the cases of the crimes

which are not heinous in na-

ture. But in cases relating to

heinous crimes, the law will

take its own course.

Sources admitted that all the

militant groups have a tenden-

cy to give lists of cadres with

highly inflated figures and that

is why a screening committee,

headed by the Inspector Gen-

eral of Assam Police (Special

Branch), will review the lists

carefully before the process of

rehabilitation of cadres start.

CM distributes ...(Contd from page 1)

The Chief Minister said that the indigenous people of the

State were deprived of their land rights for the last seven

decades since Independence. His government took proactive

step in this direction and announced to provide land patta to 1

lakh landless local families during this year, he said.

He informed that while around 12,000 local landless families

were provided land patta last year, his government would dis-

tribute land pattas to around 34,000 landless beneficiaries across

State today. The Chief Minister said that the initiative would

not only secure the indigenous people’s right over land but also

ensure their protected future.

Stating that his government has taken a number of steps to

protect Assamese and other local languages, the Chief Minis-

ter said that ‘Bhasa Gaurav Scheme’ has been adopted for this

purpose.

The Chief Minister also underlined a number of initiatives

taken up by the State government for infrastructure develop-

ment as well as socio-cultural and spiritual uplift of the people

of the State.

Highlighting the immense tourism potential of Majuli, the

Chief Minister urged the people of the district to protect its

beauty and natural ambience so that the place continues to

attract tourists. While urging the youth to be guided by logic

rather than emotion, Sonowal appealed the people at large to

shoulder the responsibility to motivate and inspire the youth

for social development and nation building.

Sonowal said that Assam is experiencing a peaceful environ-

ment since his government came to power and appreciated Prime

Minister Narendra Modi for his guidance in bringing the struggle

of the Bodo people to a logical conclusion. He said that the agree-

ment signed between the Central, State government and Bodo

organisations would in no way alter the geography of Assam.

Sonowal also underscored the steps taken by the Union

government for implementation of Clause VI of the Assam

Accord, conferring the country’s highest civilian award Bharat

Ratna to Dr Bhupen Hazarika, Padmashree to five distin-

guished personalities of Assam, initiatives for doubling farm-

ers’ income, steps for repairing and renovation of embank-

ment as well roads in Majuli.

Respite for HPCL ...(Contd from page 1)

The liquidator had started the process of vacating the quar-

ters following directions by the National Company Law Appel-

late Tribunal (NCLAT) that the quarters be vacated by January

31. The employees then approached the Delhi High Court as

both the headquarters of Hindustan Paper Mill Corporation

and NCLAT are in Delhi.

The NCLAT had issued notices last December to the em-

ployees of the two paper mills, asking the employees and their

families to vacate their official residences within January 31.

The circular was issued on behalf of the liquidator of Hindus-

tan Paper Corporation Limited (HPCL) asking “residents of

respective quarters of HPCL (including HPC Salt Lake Hous-

ing Complex) of all locations to vacate their quarters by Janu-

ary 31.

The beleaguered employees have not been paid their dues

for the past 35 months.

Centre extends olive ...(Contd from page 1)

Sarma said that the historic Bodo peace accord which was

signed by all the stakeholders of the Bodo society would go a

long way in doing way with the mistrust between the Bodo

and the non-Bodo communities.

Sarma said that the commission which will examine the

inclusion and exclusion of villages from the BTAD will be

formed by the State government with representation from all

the stakeholders and will be headed by a retired judge of the

Gauhati High Court.

He also informed that the cadres of the NDFB will lay down

arms in a function on January 30.

“We have invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the

Union Home Minister to address a public rally on February 7,”

Sarma informed.

A US Army team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Spc. Antonio I Moore, at

the Dover Air Force Base on Tuesday. According to the Department of Defense, Moore died

during a rollover accident while conducting route clearing operations in Deir ez Zor province

in Syria. – AP/PTI

WASHINGTON, Jan 28:

The US State Department

has barred a journalist from

the press pool for Secretary

of State Mike Pompeo’s up-

coming foreign trip, without

providing a reason for the re-

moval, it was reported on

Tuesday.

In a statement, the Wash-

ington-based National Pub-

lic Radio (NPR) confirmed

that its journalist Michele

Kelemen, who has covered

the State Department for

nearly two decades, would

not be allowed to travel with

Pompeo on the government

flight to Europe and Central

Asia, the BBC said in a re-

port. The trip starts on

Thursday.

The radio network said it

was not given a reason behind

Kelemen’s ban.

In response to the deci-

sion, Shaun Tandon, head of

the State Department Cor-

respondents’ Association

(SDCA) said: “The State De-

partment press corps has a

long tradition of accompany-

ing secretaries of state on

their travels and we find it

unacceptable to punish an in-

dividual member of our as-

sociation.

“We respectfully ask the

State Department to recon-

sider and allow Michele to

travel on the plane for this

trip.” – IANS

Journalist barred from Pompeo’s trip

11 killed inTaliban attackKABUL, Jan 28: Taliban mil-

itants attacked a police base in

northern Afghanistan, killing

11, government officials said

on Tuesday. The insurgents

overran a checkpoint near the

base late on Monday, and were

able to breach the compound

with ease because a policeman

opened a door for them, said

Mabobullah Ghafari, a provin-

cial councilman in Baghlan

province where the attack took

place. – PTI

2 Indiansamong 4 held

in NepalKATHMANDU, Jan 28:

Four persons, including two

Indians, have been arrested

in Nepal for allegedly duping

several people on the pretext

of providing them US and

Canada visas and cheap

iPhones through a mobile

phone app.

Sabik Bhakta, 26, and Farooq

Alam, 18, residents of Kolkata

who lived in Parsa district,

were cheating gullible people

through the Club Factory on-

line shopping app, according to

the Kathmandu Metropolitan

Police Circle.

The two Nepalese persons

arrested in the case were

identified as Roshan Singh, 21,

and Bisdhal Singh, 29, both

residents of Birgunj munici-

pality.

They duped several people

on the pretext of providing

them US and Canada visas and

cheap iPhones through the

mobile phone app. Police said

that a case was registered and

further investigations were

underway. – PTI

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2020 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 5CITY

WEATHER

GUWAHATILOCAL FORECAST: Generally cloudy sky.

Fog or mist in the

morning. Minimum

temperature is most

likely to be 11°C on

Wednesday.

TEMPERATURE:Max 23.6°CMin 11.6°C

I have observed a few women e-

rickshaw drivers who are work-ing very hard to run their families.But, at the Beltola Tiniali and Bheta-para e-rickshaw stands, we haveseen that women drivers are nev-er provided space to park their ve-hicles.

There are a few men at the e-rickshaw stands who behave likeleaders and bully and also insultthese women drivers. In addition,these bullies block a good portionof the road and create traffic chaosin the area. This causes a great dealof harassment to the public in Bel-tola Tiniali area. I request the traf-fic authorities to look into the mat-ter for the welfare of both the wom-en e-rickshaw drivers and the pas-

sengers.

– Bijoyinee Sarma,

Guwahati

Substandard coffeeat railway stationWe visited the Kamakhya Rail-

way Station recently to receive a

passenger arriving on the 19709

Udaipur City- Kamakhya Kavi

Guru Express. The time was 3.20

am, and to beat the bitter cold, we

requested the workers at in-house

eatery to serve us some coffee.

Though the vendor gave us the cof-

fee in cups sponsored by IRCTC,

the coffee was quite ordinary and

we felt disappointed.

Though Indian Railways seems to

be taking a lot of initiative to improve

the quality of food, we were very

much disheartened to find such poor

quality coffee being served at an in-

house eatery. Hope the Railway au-

thorities will look into the matter.

– D Sarma and Santosh,

Guwahati

Flyovers neededA lot of traffic passes through the

National Highway from Jalukbari to

Khanapara. However, people who

often take that route frequently talk

about the need for at least three

flyovers at the intersection points

at Garchuk, Lokhra and Beltola.

There are about 15 intersections

(chariali) and trisections (tiniali)

along this nearly 21-km stretch. If

we build at least three flyovers, the

traffic congestion would decrease

significantly for some time. After a

few years, with an increase in pop-

ulation as well as vehicles, there

will again be a need for 3-4 more

flyovers on this highway.

People usually take one to one-

and-a-half hours to travel this dis-

tance. But with such flyovers in

place, the travel time would get

reduced to 20-25 minutes. For such

flyovers, toll gates can also be set

up. If commuters are able to travel

this distance in half the time, then

no one would object to paying a tax

of Rs 100 at the toll gates.

This is not something impossi-

ble or shocking. I myself have seen

such flyovers in many European

cities and even in Thailand.

I request the government, es-

pecially Chief Minister Sarbananda

Sonowal and PWD Minister Himan-

ta Biswa Sarma, to think about this

matter. If such flyovers are built

within this tenure of the State gov-

ernment, then this highway will be

free from traffic jams for the next

several years.

– Wahedur Rahman

Hatigaon

Give respect to women e-rickshaw drivers

Citizens are requested to

express their Guwahati-

specific views within 100

words and mail the same to:

citizensvoice365@gmail.com

A CORRESPONDENT

GUWAHATI, Jan 28: Foot-

paths are set to be beautified and

renovated in Guwahati city, but

the task is not going to be that

easy, what with vendors occupy-

ing them perennially to sell fish,

fruit, vegetables, etc., and thus,

effectively negating their utility

for the pedestrians.

The number of these vendors

is increasing day by day and their

presence on the road makes a

market in itself. This leads to traf-

fic jams and leaves no space for

people to walk freely. It has now

become a matter of concern for

the people using such busy roads.

The hustle it creates can be seen

in many areas like Kalapahar, Ul-

ubari, Ganeshguri, Paltan Bazar,

Fancy Bazar, Maligaon, etc. Di-

rectly or indirectly, it leads to ac-

cidents on roads due to lack of

space for pedestrians on footpaths.

Atawur Rehman, a vendor hail-

ing from Rangiya, Kamrup dis-

trict, has been selling vegetables

for the last eight years in the city

for a living. It has been two years

since he shifted his stall in Ulu-

bari area, he said, adding that he

used to sell vegetables in RK

Ashram Main Road area but fol-

lowing an eviction drive against

footpath encroachment, he had to

shift his stall.

Rehman agrees to the fact that

setting up stalls and markets on

the main road creates more

problems for everyone. Accord-

ing to him, permission was not

granted to the vendors but they

went to the authorities and ex-

plained their financial and social

conditions and convinced them

to let them sell goods on the

condition that the vendors would

have to pay Rs 10 to Rs 20 each

to the city’s civic body for main-

taining cleanliness. The vendors

do not mind paying for it as it

helps in keeping the surround-

ing clean, he added.

Another vendor named Babul

Haque, aged 42, originally hail-

ing from Barpeta Road, has been

working and living in Guwahati

for the past 12 years. For the

first six years he used to work

in a shop. The job did not fetch

him much and he made up his

mind to sell vegetables which he

has been doing for the last six

years. Due to eviction drives he

had to shift his stall many times.

Eviction causes a lot of problems

for the vendors.

“The Street Vendors (Protec-

tion of Livelihood and Regula-

tion of Street Vending) Act 2014,

which states that vending zones

will be leased by the government

in parts of the city, should have

come into force by now, but

nothing has been done regard-

ing that, and we end up selling

on the footpaths. If the govern-

ment grants space to us for vend-

ing, you will not get to see us

again selling on footpaths. So,

part of it should be blamed on

the Municipal Corporation

whose responsibility is to allot

space for vending zones,” Haque

told The Assam Tribune.

When asked about the illegal

encroachments on footpaths and

the efforts made by the munici-

pality to change the scenario,

Debeswar Malakar, Commission-

er of the Guwahati Municipal

Corporation (GMC), stated that

the civic body has already vacat-

ed some of the footpaths like the

ones near Down Town Hospital

and Fancy Bazar SS Road. “Sim-

ilarly, we have taken steps to re-

move them from areas like Ku-

marpara, Athgaon and Bhanga-

garh (GMCH),” he said.

Asked about the Street Ven-

dors Act which states that ven-

dors should be given free space

to sell, he said the municipality is

planning to provide vending

zones to them. One such vend-

ing zone is on VIP Road, and al-

together eight vending zones

have been finalised.

“We seek to complete at

least two-three vending zones

within 2020, on VIP Road, Ka-

chari Ghat and Meghdoot Bha-

wan,” he added.

The GMC Commissioner also

pointed to constraints due to

which it takes more than the re-

quired time to get things done.

“Eviction drives have been tak-

ing place almost every day be-

cause footpaths are not meant

for selling goods. But the evict-

ed vendors come back after

some time or even hours. There

are around 7,000 registered

vendors and eight vending zones

are not enough. So it will take

some time to get the project

done. Currently, it is hard to find

the required space in the city. I

believe there are also some oth-

er problems, but we are striv-

ing to resolve them.”

Footpath vendors stifling pedestrians’ passageways

Idols of Goddess Saraswati put up for sale ahead of Saraswati Puja, in Guwahati on

Tuesday. – AT photo

CITY CORRESPONDENT

GUWAHATI, Jan 28: The Airports Au-

thority of India (AAI) and its cargo wing

AAICLAS will soon open a perishable car-

go centre being built by the Assam Indus-

trial Development Corporation (AIDC), at

the Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi Interna-

tional Airport (LGBIA).

On Saturday a team from AAI, AAICLAS

and AIDC and officials from the State gov-

ernment visited the under-construction car-

go centre which is nearing completion.

The team comprised Regional Executive

Director, AAI Sanjeev Jindal; Airport Direc-

tor, LGBI Airport Ramesh Kumar; DGM-

AAICLAS N Basha and AIDC officials.

The AAI had leased 4,050 SqM of land to

the AIDC for a period of seven years from

May 31, 2017 for establishing the centre

with a capacity to handle 10,000 MT of per-

ishable cargo with a nominal licence fee of

Re 1 per annum with no royalty following

directives from the Union Ministry of Civil

Aviation with approval from the Cabinet.

After expiry of the 7-year period, allotment

will be made afresh as per AAI policy in

vogue, an AAI press release stated.

Considered as a big leap for air cargo here,

the centre has been developed by AIDC

with an approach road at an approximate

cost of Rs 1,984.32 lakh. It is expected to be

dedicated to the nation by March-end.

The cargo centre will act as a gateway

port for seven states of the NE region to

export agricultural and horticultural prod-

ucts by maintaining a cold chain and with

direct access to apron at the LGBI Airport

for airlifting perishable cargo, the press

statement added.

Perishable cargo centre atLGBI Airport by March-end

Free mock interviewsupport to UPSC aspirants

GUWAHATI, Jan 28: The North East Institute of Ad-

vanced Studies (NE-IAS) has announced free mock inter-

view support for aspirants from the North East who cleared

the Union Public Services Examination (Mains) for the

year 2020. The results were announced on January 15 and

about 2,000 aspirants cleared the competitive written exam

against the available 900 vacancies for the year 2020.

“Considering the good number of vacancies available

for this year, the aspirants of Assam and North East are

having a brighter chance to clear the interview and per-

sonality test. The mock interview will be held from Feb-

ruary onwards. Under this mock interview programme

the institute focuses on national and international issues

and optional subjects chosen by the students in the mains

examination. The programme provides presentation on

communication skills, body language, approach towards

different issues and answering techniques. The candi-

dates will be provided with simulated interview by a

panel of experts. The panel consists of eminent faculty

members and senior bureaucrats having experience in

training and recruitment on analytical ability and sup-

porting the students in their final selection,” Sankar Ray,

director of NE-IAS stated in a press release.

Ray further said that NE-lAS has been providing free of

cost quality interview guidance programmes to aspirants

from the north-eastern region for the last two years and

the institute has produced a good number of civil servants

through this programme. – City Correspondent

Padma Shriawardee Dr KKSarma feted

CITY CORRESPONDENT

GUWAHATI, Jan 28: Pashu

Pakshi Suraksha Aru Kalyan

Samiti, an NGO dedicated to

preservation and welfare of

animals, has felicitated Dr

Kushal Konwar Sarma, Head

of the Department of Surgery,

College of Veterinary Science,

AAU, Khanapara, on being

awarded the Padma Shri.

Samiti president Dr LP

Deka, secretary Dr K Bord-

oloi, joint secretaries Dr BN

Deb Sarmah and Dr MR

Choudhury, and member Dr

Hiralal Hazarika met Dr Sar-

ma at Khanapara and present-

ed a bouquet, a book and hon-

orary life membership of the

organisation for his contribu-

tion to the cause of domesti-

cated and wild animals, a serv-

ice he renders in addition to

his normal duties as a teach-

er, a press release stated.

Sahitya Sabhaannounces

awards, honours

STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI, Jan 28: The

Asam Sahitya Sabha has an-

nounced a host of awards and

honours including the Pre-

ranamoyi Nari Sanman’

which would be conferred on

Rekha Baruah for her ex-

ploits in the literary field,

besides playing a key role in

running The Assam Tribune

Group of Publications.

The Sabha will confer the

honour on Baruah under its

president’s special honour

and award category.

Similarly, Dr Narayan Das

has been chosen for the Bha-

sha Pran honour in recognition

of his work in Assamese and

Brajabuli languages. The Anu-

bad Ratna honour has been

conferred posthumously on

Bhrigugiri Maharaj for trans-

lating the Samaveda and the

Atharva Veda into Assamese.

Partha Sarathi Mahanta has

been chosen for the Ananda

Chandra Agarwala award for

his contribution to Assamese

literature and cinema.

The Sabha announced the

Bishesh Samaj Hitoyshi,

Bishesh Yuva Sahitya and

Special Cultural Organiser

(by Medhi Dharani-Aloka

Nyas) awards which will be

given to Ganesh Tamuli, Bar-

nali Kalita and Tarun Azad

Deka respectively. The Sab-

ha also named Dhrubajyoti

Sarma for the Mahendra

Borthakur Memorial Special

Playwright Award.

Habibur Rahman will be

given the M Ilimuddin Dewan

Award and Samar Talukdar

the Hari Prasad Neog Award.

The awards and honours will

be conferred at the upcoming

session of the apex literary

body of the State at Sualkuchi.

9 dacoits heldwith weaponsCITY CORRESPONDENT

GUWAHATI, Jan 28: The

Crime Branch, Guwahati, in

a joint operation with the Ba-

sistha police arrested nine

armed dacoits from Lalmati

area on Monday night.

Police seized six daggers,

three masks, nine mobiles

and six ‘bandor tupis’ from

their possession.

They have been identified

as – Atabur Ali, Sahil Hus-

sain, Abdul Mujib, Anowar

Islam, Aminul Islam, Guljar

Hussain, Hanif Ali from Na-

gaon and Lukman Hussain

from Hojai and Ikrabul Ali

from Kamrup Metro.

“All the persons were ar-

rested from a hotel in Lalmati

area. They were preparing to

commit dacoity in the city. A

truck carrying registration

number AS-01CC-5179 was

also seized from their posses-

sion. Interrogation and proc-

ess of legal action is in

progress,” a police source said.

“They were produced be-

fore the Court of Kamrup

Metro Chief Judicial Magis-

trate today and the court sent

them to three days’ police

custody,” the source added.

SC notice onTransgender Act

GUWAHATI, Jan 28: After

hearing a petition filed by

transgender activist Swati

Bidhan Baruah challenging the

new Transgender Act, the Su-

preme Court on Monday is-

sued a notice to the Central

government. – Staff Reporter

STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI, Jan 28: Welcoming the

‘Bodo Peace Accord’, the ruling BJP on

Monday exuded confidence that it will bring

a lasting peace to the BTAD/BTR as well

as to the entire North Bank region.

“We congratulate Prime Minister Naren-

dra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah,

as well as Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonow-

al and Finance Minister and NEDA conven-

or Himanta Biswa Sarma. We thank them

all… We also thank the Bodo leadership, the

ABSU and all the factions of the NDFB...

The Accord will pave the way for preserva-

BJP hails ‘Bodo Peace Accord’tion and development of the Bodo language,

culture and literature and also for infrastruc-

ture development of the BTR,” said State

BJP president Ranjeet Kumar Dass. He said

the Accord preserves the territorial integri-

ty of Assam, while fulfilling the long-pending

demands of the Bodo community.

“Through this process, there will now

be permanent peace on the entire North

Bank, from Kokrajhar to Sonitpur, Dhe-

maji and Sadiya. This is good news for As-

sam,” Dass said. He added that non-Bodo

communities residing in the BTR have no

reason to be apprehensive and the Accord

will benefit them as well.

Citizens’ cleanup drive on riverbankCITY CORRESPONDENT

GUWAHATI, Jan 28: The

Midway Journey, a citizens’

initiative led by youth, organ-

ised a Republic Day Cleanup

along with several competi-

tions on the Uzan Bazar riv-

erbank on Sunday.

“Around 40 people of di-

verse age groups joined the

cleanup activity. One team col-

lected the waste, another seg-

regated it and another team

cleaned the dirty waste to

make it ready for recycling,” a

member of The Midway Jour-

ney said. “The Midway Jour-

ney aims to clean up the com-

plete stretch of the Uzan Ba-

zar riverbank and manage all

the waste so that nothing

goes to the landfill. We want

to implement complete

waste segregation in Ward 11

(Uzan Bazar) by working

with the local community and

local NGO. The cleanups will

continue every Sunday and

we request more local peo-

ple to join this citizens’

movement,” he added.

Alongside the cleanup

drive, it organised a diya paint-

ing contest and a ‘best out of

waste competition’. The diyas

used in the competition had

been collected from the river-

bank during previous cleanups.

Children from Ashadeep

NGO, Robin Hood Army Acad-

emy, Akshar Foundation,

North East Educational Trust

and many other people took

part in these competitions.

Award ceremonyGUWAHATI, Jan 28: Adhyapak Jibanjit Dutta memorial award ceremony will be held in the

Madhavdev International Auditorium, Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra, on February 2.

Satradhikar of Purona Kamalabari Sattra, Bhabakanta Deva Goswami, will attend the pro-

gramme as chief guest, stated a press release issued here today.

A cultural function will also be held on the occasion. The programme will include a Gayan-

Bayan and a Bahar dance performance by Dhuahat Belguri Satra, followed by dance perform-

ances by renowned Sattriya dancer from Majuli, Niranjan Saikia Bayan, Department of Per-

forming Arts of Mahapurush Srimanta Sankardev University, and the former students of Natan

Sattriya Academy. Sattriya dance exponent late Jibanjit Dutta was the founder of Natan Sattri-

ya Academy. Established in 1995, the Academy has been playing a significant role in preserv-

ing, promoting and spreading Sattriya dance and music, the release added.

Rekha Baruah

6 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2020

MESSAGE FOR TODAY

The beautiful seems right by force of beauty, and

the feeble wrong because of weakness.

– VIRGINIA WOOLF

Crime investigation and police reforms

Unexpected twistWhen the impeachment proceedings against Don-

ald Trump, accused of trying to pressurize the Ukraine

Government into investigating corruption charges

against Democrat rival and former US Vice-President

Joe Biden and his son, first commenced, it was thought

that the US President would easily be absolved in the

Senate. The core issue was a telephonic call between

Trump and the Ukraine President in which the former

allegedly threatened to delay military aid unless the

investigation he desired was carried out by the latter.

The US House of Representatives, controlled by the

Democrats, used the ‘quid pro quo’ connotations of that

call to impeach Trump on the charges of abusing the

power of his office to coerce a foreign nation to influ-

ence American elections, and obstructing justice by

ordering his administration not to cooperate with the

House Intelligence Committee garnering evidence to

substantiate allegations against him. However, the im-

peachment by the Congress did not mean automatic

removal of Trump from office, for which a two-thirds

majority vote in the US Senate was required. In this

instance the general expectation had been that

Trump’s impeachment was certain to be blocked by

the Republican-controlled Senate and he would go scot

free. The only ‘win’ the Democrats could hope for in

the Senate was a vote in favour of getting new wit-

nesses to testify, but it was doubtful if they could

achieve even that.

For the Democrats to get what they dubbed as ‘a fair

trial’ by the introduction of new witnesses and new

evidence in the Senate, at least four Republican mem-

bers would have to cross floor and vote for the resolu-

tion. Given the fact that the Republican Senators were

sticking to their guns, such a prospect appeared re-

mote. But now a new element has been introduced

which has created an unexpected twist and brought

some drama into what would have been a preordained

outcome. The New York Times has just published a

report quoting comments from a yet-to-be published

memoir by John Bolton, former Security Adviser in the

Trump administration. Bolton is reported to have made

a claim in his memoir that Trump had told him in Au-

gust last year that he wanted to continue to hold back

military aid to Ukraine until that country undertook

investigations into the Bidens. Till now it had almost

been certain that the Democrat resolution calling for

new witnesses would be defeated in the Senate, but

the exposure might have cast a spanner in the Repub-

lican works. There are signs that some of the Republi-

can Senators are having a rethink on the issue of al-

lowing new witnesses after the New York Times reve-

lations and might even vote in favour of the resolution.

If this happens it would be a setback for the maverick

President in his quest for a second term.

Added responsibilitiesSigning of the peace accord between the Central

and State governments and the leaders of four fac-

tions of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB)

and All Bodo Students’ Union (ABSU) brought added

responsibilities to the Government and the Bodo lead-

ership. Over the years, the country has seen many

accords signed, but abnormal delays in implementa-

tion of those only complicated the problems. A classic

example in this regard is the Assam Accord signed in

1985. The governments in Delhi and Dispur as well as

the leaders of the Bodo organizations have to work

hard to ensure that all the clauses of the accord are

implemented within a stipulated time frame. The ac-

cord signed yesterday was the third one to be signed

for the solution of the Bodo political problem and eve-

ryone concerned should ensure that this becomes the

last one. The Government should announce a time

frame for completion of the transition period as the

Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD) has been

renamed as Bodoland Territorial Region with some

major administrative changes. The Government should

also fix a time frame for delimitation of the constituen-

cies of the Council, which will be increased to 60 and

when the elections will be held. The Government

should also clarify who will be in power in the area till

the elections are held after the delimitation of constit-

uencies. It will also be the responsibility of both the

Government and the Bodo leadership to ensure that

the rights of the non-Bodos living in the BTR are not

affected.

There is one major difference in the process of signing

of the accord yesterday from the others signed for solu-

tion of Bodo political issue. In the first one signed in 1993,

some militant groups were left out of it. During the sign-

ing of the second one with the Bodo Liberation Tigers

(BLT) in 2003, the leaders of the ABSU were present

but they did not sign the accord. Moreover, the NDFB

was out of the scene. This time, all the factions of the

NDFB and leaders of the ABSU signed the accord and

the leaders of the Bodoland People’s Front (BPF), who

are in power in the BTC, were present during the func-

tion. If this accord does not succeed, no more accord will

do the trick. The accord should also usher in an era of

peace in the area under the BTR and the security agen-

cies should ensure that the militant groups deposit all

their weapons while surrendering. There have been in-

stances in the past when militant groups reportedly did

not deposit all their weapons while surrendering and this

should not happen this time. The gun culture in Assam

must come to an end.

he ever increasing rate

of crime coupled with

the abysmally low rate

of conviction has time

to time attracted embarrassment

for the law enforcers, making the

custodians of law desperately scout

for solutions. The separation of in-

vestigation from day-to-day law

and order duty is where many

thought lay the answer, especially

when it comes to aiding the over-

burdened police department. And

the man who spearheaded that

school of thought was Prakash

Singh. Singh was the Director

General of Assam Police for a brief

period during the year 1991, and

subsequently went on to serve as

the DGP of Uttar Pradesh Police

and the Border Security Force.

Several publications are to his cred-

it including a National Book Trust

publication with the nomenclature

Nagaland. A Padma Shri, Singh is

best known for his works in the

field of bureaucratic accountability

and police reforms. In 1996 Pra-

kash Singh and others filed a writ

petition (Civil) before the Su-

preme Court of India under Arti-

cle 32 of the Constitution of India

which bore the number WP(C) 310/

1996 praying, inter alia, for issu-

ance of a direction to the Govern-

ment of India to frame a new po-

lice Act on the lines of the model

Act drafted by the National Police

Commission appointed by the

Government of India on Novem-

ber 15, 1977. Averments in the said

writ petition emphasized that the

violation of fundamental and human

rights of citizens in India was gen-

erally in the nature of non-enforce-

ment and discriminatory applica-

T

The police as we all know

perform duties which are

multifaceted; they in plurality

perform law and order duty, VIP

security duty and carry out

investigation as well. A

policeman who does all three

lacks specialization thereby

becoming a jack of all trades

and master of none rendering

all three segments almost

inefficient.

Lettersto the

EDITOR

Bodo accord a welcome relief

Sir, – It is a great sigh of relief

to the Bodo people in particular

and inhabitants of Assam in

general that after 25 years of

insurgent activities, a conclusion

has been drawn by surrendering

arms and weapons, and an accord

has been signed thereafter with

the leaders of the Bodo extrem-

ist groups on January 27, 2020.

This is the third accord signed

with the Bodo extremist groups.

The first one was signed in 1993,

the second in 2003. This accord is

significant from many aspects. It

becomes more acceptable and

warming to the Bodo people as it

has enhanced the strength of the

present legislative council from

40 to 60 covering more areas

within the Bodo territory. The

development and prosperity of

the Bodo people means the

development and prosperity of

the State of Assam. It would have

made the non-Bodo communities

living within the Council’s

territory freer and more amica-

tion of the laws, so that those hav-

ing clout were not held accounta-

ble even for the heinous breach of

laws and not made to face justice

for palpable violations of the funda-

mental rights of citizens in the form

of illegal detention, harassment,

torture in custody, falsification of

evidence, malicious prosecutions,

custodial deaths, etc.

The present day ills inherent in

the police or afflicting the police

have their roots in the Police Act of

1861 drafted during the

British Raj. The issue of

police reforms was taken

into consideration by the

National Police Commis-

sion (1977-81) and sever-

al other high-powered

committees and commis-

sions, viz., National Hu-

man Rights Commission,

Law Commission, Rebei-

ro Committee, Padmana-

bhaiah Committee and

Malimath Committee. In

terms of the government

office memorandum dat-

ed September 20, 2005,

former Attorney Gener-

al Soli Sorabjee and five

others were entrusted to

draft a new police Act;

they prepared a draft out-

line for the same (September 9,

2006). Despite the sanguine opin-

ions expressed by the above-men-

tioned committees and commis-

sions and the reform-oriented

views expressed by then Home

Minister of India, nothing much had

materialized except the truth of all

those remaining confined to papers

only without any resultant action.

The intervention of the Supreme

Court on the writ petition in ques-

tion was a historic necessity and

the Supreme Court rose up to the

occasion. In 2019 three interlocu-

tory applications pertaining to the

said writ petition were heard and

disposed of by the Supreme Court

which were primarily related to

appointment of DGPs and their

tenure. The common ratio of the

orders passed by the apex court

while disposing them of was that

the empanelment should be pure-

ly on the basis of merit from offic-

ers who have a minimum residual

tenure of six months, i.e., officers

who have at least six months of

service prior to superannuation.

The Prakash Singh issue way

back in 2006 made it clear that the

directions of the Supreme Court

take time to be implemented. Ar-

ticle 141, Article 142 and Article

144 of the Constitution of India

work hand in hand together with

the legal maxim ‘justice delayed is

justice denied’. Despite the su-

premacy of the Judiciary, the reali-

ty is as has been stated above. It is

for the people to decide in their

own wisdom. The reality at the end

of the day is the writing on the wall,

that delay has defeated justice in

the world’s largest democracy. The

petitioners in the 1996 writ peti-

tion had Prakash Singh as one

amongst them and were all veter-

ans in policing who were aware

more than two decades back that

non-bifurcation of responsibilities

of the law-and-order police and the

investigating police was

the root cause of tardy,

faulty and lacklustre in-

vestigation of criminal

cases resulting ultimate-

ly in acquittal of hardened

criminals despite sub-

missions of final form.

Despite orders passed

by the apex court as to

the bifurcation of both the

sectors way back in 2006,

the implementation of

the said order, needless

to say again, is progress-

ing at snail’s pace in the

entire country in general

and Assam in particular,

so much so that a division

bench of the Gauhati High

Court is now seized of the

matter.

The police as we all know per-

form duties which are multifacet-

ed; they in plurality perform law

and order duty, VIP security duty

and carry out investigation as well.

A policeman who does all three

lacks specialization thereby becom-

ing a jack of all trades and master of

none rendering all three segments

almost inefficient. The same caus-

es havoc on investigation with re-

sultant adverse effect on the crim-

inal justice delivery system, lead-

ing to unwarranted acquittals. De-

spite the directions of the apex

court way back in 2006 inter alia

regarding bifurcation of both the

wings and despite existence in the

Constitution of India of Article 32,

Article 141, Article 142 and Article

144, the Gauhati High Court in a

Criminal Appeal (Jail) 111/2016 had

to give several directions to imple-

ment the directions of the apex

court passed way back in 2006. The

bench consisted of Justices AM

Bujorbarua and Mir Alfaz Ali. The

said bench for effecting compliance

of the directions of the Supreme

Court given in 2006 and to make

investigation in the State of Assam

more effective and purposeful gave

the concerned directions vide an

order dated November 15, 2019.

The Gauhati High Court had direct-

ed on April 11, 2019 to work out

the modalities for creating a sepa-

rate investigation wing within the

Assam Police. The November 15,

2019 directions passed by the Gau-

hati High Court mentioned that 435

police officials earmarked for the

purpose of investigation would sole-

ly work in the sector of investiga-

tion only. The Gauhati Crime

Branch Police Station notified for

creation on October 22, 2019 need-

ed to be operational at the earliest.

The comprehensive proposal re-

garding separation of investigation

police and law-and-order police by

the Home Department needed to

be brought to its logical end at the

earliest. The matter is still sub ju-

dice. The separation of both the

wings with cohesion between the

two would allow both to reach

their zenith which would immense-

ly benefit the common people.

Craving for a new politics of balancehe politics of this age

seems to be dogmatic

to the hilt. Gone are the

days when politics was

nuanced. Gone are the days of re-

alpolitik. What is left is a culture of

polarization, of other-ing in socie-

ty. While most contemporary so-

cio-economic and political models

have sprung up from the West, be

it socialism or even modern capi-

talism and mixed-market econo-

mies, none of these have been suc-

cessful in addressing various key

aspects of humanity. What is prob-

ably missing is balance. More im-

portantly, what is oft-problematic

is a disengagement from the un-

derlying basis for Indic civilizations:

Satya or truth. India has been a na-

tion built in modern times on val-

ues and a cultural nationalism that

is as old as the oldest of civiliza-

tions, and Satya has been its cor-

nerstone, through and through.

Satya is twofold: truth as an absence

of falsehood in action and speech,

and the truth as the absolute reali-

ty. In the latter sense, this is not

necessarily a truth that may have a

negation, but truth that has no oth-

er. A truth that is beyond dualities

and multiplicities.

If we look around, there is a cer-

tain order in the universe: water

flows, fire burns, wind whistles

n Mrittunjoy Guha Majumdar, Jyotsna Neog

through the foliage. This is Satya,

as manifested in our environs and in

society. The universe has a certain

relational reality, be it the manner

in which fundamental particles work

in synergy to create physical bodies

or the manner in which individuals

engage and coordinate within soci-

ety to create functional units. Noth-

ing can survive without this unity

and synergy, which when manifest-

ed in society naturally leads to com-

passion. While this relational reali-

ty is important, one must also re-

spect and harness what can be re-

garded as Swadharma: the tenden-

cies and capacities of the individual.

In today’s age, we have a rush to

pursue certain kinds of activities,

due to factors such as remuneration

and prestige, but this must be ac-

tively re-imagined with dignity of

labour being imperative in this. So

the key question is: How does one

bring the two strands – respect for

society’s relational reality and for

each individual’s Swadharma, to-

gether? In modern parlance, and

looking at contemporary political

thought, the question is: How does

one balance liberty and equality, the

Left and the Right? It can be best

done by orienting Swadharma to-

wards the relational reality.

Nowadays, politics is infested

with blind platforming and politick-

ing. It is often very narrow in its

scope and limited in its reach, be-

sides feeding off the politics of iden-

tities. Indic civilizations have always

had the idea of liberating oneself

from the burden of identities, which

in the spiritual plane translates into

the idea of Mukti. One has to work

towards extracting key ideas, prin-

ciples and values from contextual-

ized experiences and policies, and

strive towards a more universal

application. This invariably also

leads to internationalism, with the

understanding that excessive na-

tionalism is jingoistic and the drive

to want to erase all nation-states is

a pipedream. Balance is the key.

Universal policies and measures

must be balanced by contextual

measures, based on local conditions

and realities. In this regard, we

must stand for decentralized struc-

tures of administration and policy-

making. Decentralization ends with

the individual and it is important to

empower the individual and facili-

tate a dignified life for all. To this

end, we must stand for progres-

sive taxation and a respectable liv-

ing wage for all. When it comes to

administering the people, what is

also important is to have a clear

separation of powers, executive,

legislative and judiciary. To pro-

mote a politics of truth and balance,

advisory bodies and bureaucrats

have a key role to play, to promote

more evidence-based policymak-

ing, which is the only way dogmat-

ic and/or ideological politics can be

countered. Within this broader

framework, we must stand for ac-

countability by leaders, and lower-

ing corruption in society, be it

spending caps in election cam-

paigns or progress reports on all

social and financial transactions by

public servants and representa-

tives.

Accessible and affordable basic

amenities are required for growth

and sustenance of all, particularly

in education, healthcare, commu-

nity housing and transportation.

Distribution of food, particularly

with the PDS, and clean drinking

water needs to be improved. Be-

sides the promotion of welfare in

this manner, we must stand for

political, economic and spiritual

democracy for, by and of all. Infor-

mation, awareness-building and

education on key aspects of a poli-

cy are crucial to make democracy

truly meaningful. Economic democ-

racy would also mean greater role

and participation of citizens in the

public and private sector, with profit

sharing and cooperatives. Speak-

ing of balance, protectionism for

local businesses and initiatives

must be coupled with promotion

of international monetary cooper-

ation and reduction of financial ine-

qualities between countries. We

must stand for directing the liberty

of the one towards the progress of

the many. We can obtain a lot by

building on the promise of econom-

ic democracy and profit-sharing, so

that the workers and stakeholders

have greater say in the functioning

and profit of the enterprises. The

principle of joint ownership by the

people of businesses and enterpris-

es is important. As market inter-

ests and political forces grow in

strength, we also face an increas-

ingly hostile world, due to which

greater demilitarization, environ-

mentalism and sustainable devel-

opment are important, with an eye

towards world peace and climate

justice. This would involve strict

regulations on industries, more

considerate international caps on

carbon emissions based on the eco-

nomic status of nations, incentivi-

zation of best practices that pro-

mote a greener tomorrow, and an

added push towards renewable

sources of energy.

It is time for a change. It is time for

politics that can be nuanced and com-

prehensive, in its outlook, scope and

reach. The heart of this new order

lies in truth and balance: between

Swadharma and relational realities,

between ideologies and ideas, and

towards a more compassionate and

yet more responsible world.

T

ble had there been a little scope

for them to participate in the

discussions entailing the accord.

After all they are also indigenous

people living in those areas since

the time immemorial. It is

becoming a great difficulty for the

indigenous Assamese people to

bear the brunt of the restrictions

that come in the way as and when

a new territory is earmarked for

a certain tribal community. The

setting up of some villages of

Assam has an impact of the Ahom

administrative policy where the

people of different communities

including tribals were settled in a

heterogeneous manner. This

aspect should not be ignored

while the Council area is expand-

ed to a new territory. Yours etc.,

APURBA KUMAR GOGOI,

Batahghuli, Guwahati.

CoronavirusSir, – The Coronavirus, a life-

threatening virus, has now

become a big headache to the

people of the world. This

coronavirus has claimed more

than 50 lives and infected more

than 2,000 Chinese citizens. The

virus ‘corona’ appears to have

originated in the Hunan Seafood

Wholesale Market in Wuhan, a

Chinese city about 650 miles

south of Beijing. Though a

majority of cases have been

confined to China, some cases

have now been found in the USA,

the UK, Hong Kong, Malaysia,

France, Australia, Thailand,

South Korea, Taiwan, Macau,

Japan and the Philippines. The

coronavirus, found originally in

animals, can jump to humans, and

it can cause fever, respiratory

illness and inflammation in the

lungs. There are no specific

treatments for coronaviruses and

no vaccine to protect against the

coronavirus is available too.

With no treatment to cure the

coronavirus-linked diseases,

people travelling to China will

need to take basic hygiene

precautions. Further, the Chinese

travellers suffering from coronavi-

rus should also take care while

they visit a foreign country. Many

Indians also visit China for various

reasons. The Government must

check up the health of those air

passengers that arrive at any

Indian airport from China. Yours

etc., MAHESWAR DEKA,

Rangiya.

BJP’s popularity

curveSir, – The recent major

happenings in our country, e.g.,

abrupt abrogation of Articles 370

and 35A followed by subsequent

conversion of the State of Jammu

and Kashmir into two UTs;

abortive attempt at government

formation by the BJP in Mahar-

ashtra; promulgation of CAA

throughout India, etc., have many

a ripple effect in terms of creating

a sense of negativity towards the

ruling dispensation in the minds of

voters. To us the lesser mortals,

not only these tasks were

avoidable, but they made a

massive dent in our already

mismanaged economy, about

which even the world leaders

these days are quite vocal. Side by

side it is no secret that the

powers that be are taking further

beating with the erosion of the

BJP’s popularity as it is reflected

in the party’s dwindling electoral

fortunes recently.

Had the BJP tried to fulfil at

least half of the innumerable poll

promises since 2014, the overall

political and economic scenario

could not have been so chaotic as

it is on display today. The present

rulers of the country are definite-

ly capable people. In the consid-

ered opinion of many like us,

what is lacking in them today is

humility, religious tolerance,

sincerity in fulfilling the needs and

aspirations of the common man.

The party should rein in rhetoric-

happy leaders and workers and

restrain their cadres and support-

ers from committing further

chaos. Let the BJP’s panel of

Marg Darshaks guide the party in

the right direction; otherwise,

their role will be like those of

Bhisma and Dronacharya in

Dhritarastra’s court where

Draupadi’s modesty was out-

raged. Yours etc., PK PHUKON,

Lakhinagar, Guwahati.

n BK Mahajan, Sanjoy Ray

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‘Time not right for Filmfare Awards event’Artistes, intellectuals voice protest against CAASTAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI, Jan 28: Registering a strong

protest against the Citizenship (Amendment)

Act (CAA), a number of leading artistes and

intellectuals of Assam have asserted that the

time is not right to hold a mega event like

Filmfare Awards function in the State.

Addressing a press conference here to-

day, they alleged that the initiative of the BJP-

led State government to organise the Film-

fare Awards function at such a time is an at-

tempt to stop the mass movement against

the Act. They also questioned the justifica-

tion in the State government spending Rs

30 crore to organise the event.

Speaking at the press conference, senior

advocate Arup Borbora urged every section

of the people to boycott the event as the

State has been going through a very tough

period.

Noted filmmaker Jahnu Barua also made a

statement over phone during the press con-

ference. He criticised the State government

for spending a huge amount of public money

on the event being organised by a private

organisation.

“A few days ago, we went through a mas-

sive protest against the Act. Even today, the

mass movement is under way. So, it’s not

the right time to organise such a mega event

in the State,” actor Ravi Sarma said at the

press conference.

He added that events like Filmfare Awards

function will not be beneficial for the people

of Assam. The function will also not play any

role in enhancing the Assamese film indus-

try in future, he said.

Criticising the State government, actress

Zerifa Wahid said, “The government said that

through the awards function, they are going

to promote the Assamese tourism industry.

But, in Assam, the tourism industry still lacks

proper infrastructure. So, the State will not

benefit from the event.”

She said the event would not provide ad-

equate space for the artistes of Assam to

showcase the State’s cultural elements. She

also urged all public organisations, including

AASU and AJYCP, to raise their voice against

the event.

The artiste and intellectual fraternity also

issued an appeal urging all artistes of the

State to boycott the event in a peaceful and

democratic way. The appeal was signed by

Arup Borbora, Dr Hiren Gohain, Ajit Ku-

mar Bhuyan, Manjit Mahanta, Haidor Hus-

sain, Zerifa Wahid, Ravi Sarma, Bhupen Uzir,

Santa Uzir, Namita Bhattacharya, Pulak Ban-

erji, JP Das, Dulal Roy, Prithviraj Rabha and

others.

As has been reported earlier, Guwahati is

hosting the award show as part of the State

government’s initiative to use Bollywood’s

influence to promote Assam tourism at the

national and international levels. The event

is likely to be held in the second week of

February.

A view of the press conference at Guwahati Press Club on Tuesday. – UB Photos

Guwahatibashi ChatiaSamaj programme held

GUWAHATI, Jan 28: A programme of the Guwahati-

bashi Chatia Samaj was held on January 26 at the conven-

tion and training centre of the State PWD, Dispur, to

felicitate the founder and senior members of the Samaj,

said a press release issued today.

The programme that started with the chorus of the

Samaj, was presided over by the organisation’s president

Prof Balindra Kumar Sarmah. He lighted the ceremonial

lamp and offered floral tributes to founders of the Samaj –

the late Powal Baruah, the late Nitya Saikia and other

departed members of the Samaj. Kiron Moyee Borko-

toki, the seniormost lady member of the Samaj, and oth-

er senior members were felicitated on the occasion.

Speaking on the occasion, Prof Sarmah advised the Sa-

maj members to know the glorious history of Chatia to

make the Samaj carry forward the best traditions of the

place they originally hailed from. He gave a brief account

of people from Chatia who made a mark for themselves in

different fields, including Captain Hem Baruah; founder

principal of the Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh,

Dibakar Hazarika; Jogendra Nath Borkakati, and others.

In the evening, a colourful cultural function was held,

the release added.

Blood donation campGUWAHATI, Jan 28: City-based NGO Sadichsa organ-

ised a blood donation camp here recently in association

with Dispur Sarbajanin Durga Puja Samiti and Saharia Lab-

oratories, said a delayed press release.

Besides office-bearers of the organisers, student lead-

ers from Cotton University also took part in the camp

which received an overwhelming response from people

who came to donate blood from various parts of the city.

Sporting eventGUWAHATI, Jan 28: The Girijananda Chowdhury Insti-

tute of Pharmaceutical Science recently organised its an-

nual sports week with a five-day schedule. The event in-

cluded games of armwrestling, football, cricket, volleyball,

badminton, etc. – Staff Reporter

GUWAHATI, Jan 28: The Assam

unit of the All India People’s Science

Network (AIPSN) has opposed the

Citizenship (Amendment) Act

(CAA), describing it as an onslaught

on the basic spirit of the Indian

Constitution.

This legislation has sought to

strike down the secular essence of

the Constitution incorporated in its

Preamble, it said.

The new legislation is detrimental

to the interests of Assam and it also

goes against the provisions of the

Assam Accord, said the AIPSN State

unit in a statement here today,

demanding its immediate revocation.

People’s Science NetworkAssam unit opposes CAA

The AIPSN is a leading body

engaged in spreading scientific

temper across the country. Its State

wing comprises the Assam Science

Society, Gyan Bigyan Samity, Assam,

CRU (NE Region), and the Ellora

Vigyan Mancha.

The AIPSN unit said that if this law

is implemented and Assam is forced

to abide by its provisions, the State

would have to bear additional loads of

migrants from foreign countries. The

State population density has already

crossed the national average in this

respect. While the national average in

this respect is 382 persons per

square kilometre, the Assam average

in this respect is 398 persons per

square kilometre. Again, the

density of population in the

Brahmaputra Valley rose to 406

persons per square kilometre in

2001 from the 225 persons per

square kilometre in 1971.

If the State is made to bear

additional burden of foreigners,

this would have a very adverse

impact on its natural, social,

cultural, economic, political, etc.,

environments. Ultimately, all these

will give rise to very complex

environmental, socio-economic and

political problems, warned the

AIPSN State unit.

Former Chief SecyPK Datta no more

STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI, Jan 28: Former Assam

Chief Secretary Prabir Kumar Datta passed

away at his Rukminigaon residence today

around 1 pm. He was 77 and was suffering

from age-related ailments. Born on August

1, 1943, Datta had served as Chief Secre-

tary of the State from August 1, 2002 to

July 31, 2003.

Datta had joined the Indian Administra-

tive Service in 1967 and served in various

capacities. He had served as Secretary in

the revenue, power and mines departments.

He was deputed to the Government of India

as Additional Development Commissioner,

Ministry of Commerce, Department of Tex-

tile, New Delhi. He was also Principal Sec-

retary in the finance department and Chair-

man, Assam Board of Revenue and Chair-

man, Assam State Electricity Board.

After retirement he became the first RBI

Ombudsman in the North East and was also

Chairman of the Fifth Assam State Finance

Commission.

As Chief Secretary, he had signed the

agreement with the Bodo Liberation Ti-

gers (BLT) on behalf of the Government of

Assam in February, 2003.

Datta was accorded a state funeral. He

leaves behind his wife, two sons, a daughter-

in-law, a grandchild and a host of relatives.

STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI, Jan 28: A one-day

conference on safety of train

running was held at Maligaon

recently. The conference was

organised by the Safety Organisa-

tion of the Northeast Frontier

Railway (NFR).

Senior officials from all divisions

of NFR belonging to departments

like Civil Engineering, Electrical

Engineering, Signal & Telecom

Engineering, Mechanical Engineer-

ing and Railway Protection Force

(RPF) attended the conference and

discussed various issues pertaining

to ensuring of better safety during

train operation.

Sanjive Roy, General Manager of

NFR, and other senior officials of

NFR were also present in the

conference.

A discussion was held on the

inquiry reports relating to various

train accidents and measures to be

taken to avoid such cases.

Reports of safety audit undertak-

en by various zones were also

discussed. Division-wise plans for

Issues relating toRly safety discussed

dealing with disasters involving

train accidents were also deliberat-

ed upon by the officials present.

Audiovisual presentations were

made by all the divisions of NFR

about the initiatives taken by them

for ensuring better safety.

Measures for compliance of

guidelines issued by the Railway

Board were discussed and the need

for organising refresher courses

regularly for staff involved with

train running was also emphasised

by the participants.

S Kishore takes over: Sanjay

Kishore has assumed the charge of

IG-cum-Principal Chief Security

Commissioner of NF Railway.

Kishore has served in various

posts across many zonal railways.

He has earlier worked as Principal

Chief Security Commissioner of

North Western Railway, Jaipur, and

as Principal Chief Security

Commissioner of Northern

Railway, New Delhi.

He is a recipient of the coveted

DG Insignia, Indian Police Medal

and the Presidents Police Medal for

his distinguished services.

Agriculture Minister Atul Bora unveiling the foundation stone of the Soil Health Management Bhavan on the Directorate ofAgriculture campus, Khanapara, in Guwahati on Tuesday. – UB Photos

8 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2020STATE

Contributions ofmartyrs recollected

throughout state

HangsadharGoswami

G U W A -

HATI, Jan

28: Hang-

s a d h a r

Goswami,

who re-

tired as

Vice Principal of Patharighat

HS School in Darrang dis-

trict, and was a resident of

Hatimara village in Nagaon,

passed away on January 26.

He was 80.

Of amiable disposition, he

was loved and admired by all.

He was actively associated

with socio-cultural activities

of the locality.

He leaves behind his wife,

three sons and a daughter

along with their families.

Arati KochGUWAHATI, Jan 28: Arati

Koch of Fatashil Ambari here

died recently at her resi-

dence following an illness.

She was 58.

Known for her mild nature

and piousness, she was asso-

ciated with several social or-

ganisations.

The deceased leaves be-

hind her husband, son and

daughter, besides a host of

relatives and well-wishers.

My only brother Dr Iswar Chandra Chakra-

vartty left for his heavenly abode on January 17.

A resident of Uzanbazar in Guwahati, he

was a very brilliant student since his child-

hood and passed the Matriculation examina-

tion with star marks and BSc with

first class from Cotton College. In

1959, he received his MSc degree in

Mathematics from Gauhati Univer-

sity, also with a first class. He worked

as a lecturer in Gauhati University

before moving to Peterborough in

Canada to get his PhD degree from

Trent University in Canada.

Dr Iswar Chakravartty was subsequently

invited to join Trent University as a lecturer

from where he served as the chair of the Math-

ematics Department, senior tutor and acting

master of Champlain College, as well as shoul-

dering various other responsibilities.

Dr Chakravartty retired from Trent in June

2000 as Professor Emeritus. During his 33

years of service at Trent, Professor Chakra-

Mukhles Ahmed

Mohan LalSharmano more

GUWAHATI, Jan 28: Mo-

han Lal Sharma, who was a

seniormost Guwahati-based

Chartered Accountant of the

North East region since

1962, expired on January 27

at his Ananda Nagar resi-

dence at GS Road in Guwa-

hati. He was 85.

He specialised in direct

taxes and was consecutively

three-term president of the

Guwahati Tax Bar Associa-

tion and also past president

of the Federation of North

East Tax Bar Associations,

Guwahati.

Sharma was appointed by

the Union Finance Ministry

in 1984 as a member of the

then Regional Direct Taxes

Advisory Committee, North

East Region, Shillong for a

term of three years.

He actively participated

either as a speaker or

chairman in a number of

professional study circle

meetings, seminars and

working groups. He also

served as the Director of

Gauhati Stock Exchange

Ltd. representing public

interest on behalf of SEBI

for a term of three years

upto 2003.

He was co-opted mem-

ber of the Committee on Fi-

nancial Markets and Inves-

tor Protection of the Insti-

tute of Chartered Account-

ants of India, New Delhi

during 1998-99.

An active senior Rotari-

an, he served as president

of the Rotary Club of Guwa-

hati. Besides his profession-

al engagements, he was also

engaged in philanthropic ac-

tivities.

He leaves behind his wife,

3 sons and 2 daughters, be-

sides a host of relatives and

well-wishers.

STAFF CORRESPONDENT

SILCHAR, Jan 28: Along with rest ofthe nation, the 71st Republic Day wascelebrated with reverence in Cachar dis-trict.

The main celebration was held at thePolice Parade Ground wherein StateMinister of Excise, Forest and FisheriesParimal Suklabaidya hoisted the Tricol-our and greeted people on the occasion.He paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi andsoldiers who laid down their lives forthe country. Addressing the gathering,Suklabaidya said that the BJP govern-ment at the Centre and at the State ismaking all out efforts to secure Assa-mese language and culture.

Further, the Minister informed thatfinancial assistance of Rs 10 crore hasbeen extended to the Assam SahityaSabha together with Rs 5 crore to theBodo Sahitya Sabha and grants of Rs 3crore each to 20 such literary bodiesacross the state. The Minister also spokeabout various developmental initiativesundertaken by the government.

Our Correspondents add:SIVASAGAR: Amidst unprecedent-

ed enthusiasm and a jam-packed Board-ing Field premises, Minister of State forPWD Jogen Mohan unfurled the Tricol-our on the occasion of the 71st RepublicDay celebrations here in Sivasagar. Mo-han paid homage to Bapuji and countlessothers who sacrificed everything tobring us independence. The Minister, inhis speech, said that the BJP governmenthas been pushing ahead its all-inclusivemission as per its commitment to servethe needy and take the state ahead de-spite many hurdles.

In Nazira, SDO (civil) Rajiv Thapahoisted the Tricolour and took the salutefrom APBN, Assam Police, NCC andScout & Guides. In Demow, the Nation-al Flag was hoisted by Monoram Mo-rung , RCO, Demow. Dipok Gogoi, MrIndia, was felicitated in the programme.In Moran, the National Flag was unfurledat Charaideo Revenue MahukumaParishad campus by the Revenue CircleOfficer Tanbeer Ahmed while in RCOoffice (Dibrugarh) the Tricolour was un-furled by Lalit Hazarika, RCO. In Amgu-ri, the Tricolour was unfurled by Mausu-mi Chetia, RCO, Amguri.

In ONGC, Nazira , Executive Direc-tor and Asset Manager, Assam Asset,ONGC Sanjeev Kakar hoisted the Na-tional Flag and took salute of CISF, 25APBN, ONGC Security, Home Guards,NCC cadres from KV and DPS, Nazira.

DERGAON: The 71st Republic Daywas celebrated with great enthusiasm atgreater Dergaon on Sunday. In the cen-tral programme held at Naren SarmaMemorial field here the Tricolour wasunfurled by the Circle Officer UtpalDeka.

Addressing the gathering, he read outa small speech where he paid tributes tothe freedom fighters and urged the peo-ple to be united under the Tricolour. Tak-ing part as the chief guest MLA Bhaben-dra Nath Bhorali highlighted differentschemes taken up by the government inDergaon LAC.

Earlier, the smriti tarpan was initiat-ed by senior freedom fighter Jogen Bo-rah.

The day was also celebrated in PoliceTraining Complex here with great fer-vour.

NORTH LAKHIMPUR: The 71stRepublic Day was celebrated across La-khimpur district with traditional pompand gaiety. The official function was heldat the playground of North LakhimpurGovt HS School where the national Tri-colour was unfurled by Naba KumarDoley, State Minister for Panchayat andRural Development, Cultural Affairs.Doley also took the salute of the parade.

In Dhakuakhana subdivision, the offi-cial function was held at the Dhakuakha-na playground where SDO (Civil) Arin-

dam Baruah unfurled the Tricolour. Brah-maputra Valley Fertilizer CorporationsLimited (BVFCL) also celebrated theRepublic Day with great enthusiasm atGandhi Maidan

Meanwhile, at the Namrup ThermalPower Station, the General Managerunfurled the National Flag .

BISWANATH CHARIALI: The71st Republic Day was celebrated atBiswanath Chariali and Gohpur in Biswa-nath district, along with rest of the coun-try. The national Tricolour was unfurledat the Kachari Maidan here by RanjitDutta, State Minister for Handloom andTextile followed by presentation ofGuard of Honour by Assam Police, CRPF,NCC, Scouts and Guides etc.

In his address, Dutta highlighted var-ious developmental schemes undertak-en by the state government. He reiter-ated his commitment to develop Biswa-nath as one of the developed districts inthe state. Earlier, he paid floral tributesat the statue of Mahatma Gandhi at Che-niram Das Children’s Park. MLA ofBiswanath LAC, Pramod Borthakur,Deputy Commissioner of BiswanathDhruva Jyoti Das, Superintendent ofPolice Rakesh Roshan, among others,were present on the occasion.

At Gohpur: Narendra Shah, Sub-Di-visional Officer (Civil), Gohpur, hoistedthe flag amidst enthusiasm of local peo-ple and government officials at GohpurHigh School playground. He elaboratedon the developmental activities beingcarried out by the government inGohpur sub-division and sought publiccooperation in making them a success.MLA of Gohpur LAC, Utpal Borah andothers were present on the occasion.Eminent social workers, educationists,meritorious students, sport personali-ties were felicitated on the occasion.Local artistes made colourful presenta-tions of patriotic songs and dances atboth the places.

HAILAKANDI: Along with rest ofthe State, the 71st Republic Day wascelebrated with patriotic fervour andenthusiasm in the Hailakandi district.

Unfurling the National Tricolour at acentral function held at the Netaji Sub-has Chandra Bose Stadium here on Sun-day, Deputy Commissioner Keerthi Jallisaid that a slew of developmentalprojects and people-oriented welfareschemes are being implemented in thedistrict with support and cooperation ofthe people.

Cultural programmes showcasing therich diversity of the state, display of tab-leaux highlighting government schemesand projects, self defence demonstration,yoga demonstration, march-past by con-tingents from Assam Police, HomeGuards, NCC, Scout and Guides andschool students were major attractions.The district administration felicitatedthree centenarians on the occasion. Spe-cial arrangement was made by the ad-ministration to bring Ajijur RahmanLaskar, aged 115, Sajida Bibi Barbhuiya(101) and Sundarmoni Roy (100) to thevenue and back home.

Republic Day was also observed in abefitting manner at Lala, Katlicherra,Algapur circles and other parts of thedistrict. The National Tricolour washoisted in government and private build-ings. The government office buildingswere all illuminated.

NALBARI: The 71th Republic Daywas celebrated in Nalbari district withpomp and gaiety. The Nalbari district ad-ministration organised the district-levelRepublic Day function at Nalbari SP of-fice parade ground. State Minister of Ir-rigation and Education Bhabesh Kalitahoisted the National Tricolour. Address-ing the gathering, Kalita said that thestate government is committed to im-plement the Clause 6 of the Assam Ac-cord to provide safeguard to Assameselanguage and culture. Under Clause 6,13 Assembly seats will be secured for

the indigenous people. He called uponthe people to extend their helping handto fulfil the hopes of Chief Minister Sar-bananda Sonowal of a corruption-free,terror-free and green Assam. He alsorecalled the contributions of the martyrswho sacrificed their lives for the nation.

HAFLONG: Along with rest of thenation, the district of Dima Hasao cele-brated the 71st Republic Day centrallyat the Kendriya Vidyalaya playgroundhere with full enthusiasm on Sunday.

Debolal Gorlosa, Chief ExecutiveMember (CEM), North Cachar Hill Au-tonomous Council unfurled the Tricol-our accompanied by Deputy Commis-sioner Amitabh Rajkhowa, ACS and DimaHasao Superintendent of Police, GauravAbhijit Dilip, IPS.

The day’s programme began with theceremonial flag hoisting after swahid tar-pan by the CEM, DC, SP and otherguests followed by singing of the NationalAnthem by students after which the VIPand chief guest of the programme, CEMGorlosa inspected the Guard of Honour.

Addressing the crowd, CEM DebolalGorlosa extended his wishes for the Re-public Day as well as ‘Busu’, the har-vesting festival which is celebrated bythe Dimasa community all over the worldon January 27. He spoke about the de-velopmental works by his team and ex-ecutive members’ team, which is bene-fiting people living in the interiors ofDima Hasao.

Speaking about his achievements, heacclaimed that the villages like Laisong,Dihamlai, which had never dreamt ofhaving proper road to their villages havenow got good roads. In the field of edu-cation, quarters are being constructedfor teachers so that they can concentratein teaching.

Colourful traditional dances were per-formed during the occasion by variouscommunities of the district. Thousandsof people gathered at the venue to cele-brate the Republic Day and many awardswere also distributed during the cere-mony.

The Republic Day was also celebrat-ed in other parts of Dima Hasao includ-ing at Maibang subdivision, where CivilSDO Manojyoti Kutum, ACS unfurledthe Tricolour in the ME School field,Maibang accompanied by MaibangSDPO, Sajahan Sarkar, APS.

ANN Service adds:BOKAKHAT: The Bokakhat civil

administration celebrated the 71st Re-public Day centrally at Bokakhat stadi-um amidst a huge gathering. Unfurlingthe Tricolour, the SDO (Civil) of Boka-khat, Bibek Shyam remembered Mahat-ma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation andalso offered glowing tributes to martyrsKusal Konwar, Kamala Miri and BezaBaishnav, who sacrificed their lives forIndia’s freedom. He further appealed toall for maintaining peace, integrity andharmony in the country and asked peo-ple to remain alert against the divisiveforces. He also highlighted some of thevarious developmental works executedin subdivision.

SONARI: Along with rest of the coun-try, the 71st Republic Day was celebrat-ed at Sonari, the headquarters of Charaid-eo district. Unfurling the Tricolour as thechief guest, Dipak Kumar Handique,Deputy Commission, Charaideo districtrecalled the supreme sacrifices of themartyrs of India’s freedom struggle. Hegave brief of various schemes of the gov-ernment and narrated the ongoing de-velopmental works in the district.

District administration felicitatedfreedom fighters of the district withphulam gamusa and seleng sador. Allthe seven prize winners from Charaid-eo district in the recent ‘Khelo IndiaYouth Games’ were felicitated on theoccasion. Students of nine schools tookpart in the parade. Various groups par-ticipated in a cultural programme in theplayground.

Our uncle Mukhles Ahmed, whom we fond-ly called Mazuka, breathed his last on January21 at his Fauzdary Patty residence in Nagaon.He was 93.

Simple and amiable by nature, he was honestto the core and therefore deeply respected byeveryone. Born at Sukanjuri Tea Es-tate in Nagaon on September 28, 1927,he was the second son of Late MuslehUddin Ahmed and Late Jesimon Nessaof Fauzdary Patty, Nagaon.

A bachelor, he devoted his life foruplift of Nowgong Sports Associationsince its inception. For his utmost de-votion, honesty and sincerity, he wasunanimousy elected vice president of NowgongSports Association for several terms. His self-less contribution and dedication towards sportsadded many a plume to his beret.

Former vice president of Gymnastic Fed-eration of India, ex-Gymnastics Technical Of-ficial at the 9th Asian Games, 1982 held inNew Delhi, former Sectional Secretary ofGymnastics of Nowgong Sports Association

from 1970 to 2000, former president of AssamGymnastics Association, ex- vice president ofJugo Physique Association of Assam, formervice president of Assam Powerlifting Associa-tion, ex-executive member of Assam Weight-lifting Association, past president of Nagaon

District Physical Culture and BodyFitness Association.

The Nowgong Sports Associationpaid tribute in his memory at theNowgong Stadium in the presenceof local MLA Rupak Sharma alongwith other office-bearers ofNowgong Sports Association. Theflag of the Nowgong Sports Associa-

tion was flown at half mast for three days as amark of respect to the departed soul and hismortal body was also draped with the flag ofNowgong Sports Association for his last jour-ney to eternity.

We pray to the Almighty God for grantingeternal peace to his departed soul. His lovingmemory will remain in ouri hearts forever.

– Firoze Ahmed, Farooque Ahmed

Dr Iswar Ch Chakravartty: a tributevartty received many honours and distinctions.

In 1993, he received the title of Distinguished

Teaching Fellow from Champlain College for

his outstanding achievements as a distin-

guished teacher. In 1991, he received the very

prestigious Ocufa’ (Ontario Confed-

eration of University Faculty Asso-

ciation) teaching award for outstand-

ing contribution to university edu-

cation. In 1981, he was conferred the

Symons Award for Excellence in

Teaching.

As an award-winning teacher, Prof

Chakravartty was always concerned

with bringing his lectures to his students’ level,

thereby making his classes more interesting.

The demise of Iswar Chakravartty has left

a void in our hearts. The society has lost a

great personality, a brilliant individual, an ex-

ceptional mathematician and an excellent

teacher.

May God grand his soul eternal peace.

– Jagannath Chakravarty

Essay contest on BR Ambedkar heldGUWAHATI, Jan 28: An

eassy competition titled, ‘The

Role of Dr Bhim Rao Ambed-

kar in the making of the Con-

stitution’ was held at Biswanath

College on January 25 in sync

with Dr BR Ambedkar Jayanti

under the initiative of the De-

partment of Political Science,

an e-mail received here stated.

The competition was inau-

gurated by the Principal of

Biswanath College Dr Cin-

tamoni Sharma. Dr Khagen

Saikia, Associate Professor in

the Department of Assamese,

Dipankar Saikia, Assistant

Professor in the Department

of English and Manash Jyoti

Das, lecturer of Assamese,

attended as judges. Leena

Hazarika, Head of Political

Science, Assistant Professor

Happy Deury, Deepjyoti

Nath, Jyoti Prasad Pasany and

Uddhav Patgiri actively par-

ticipated in the competition.

The first position was

bagged by Anuradha Chetry,

while the second and third

positions were clinched by

Dipti Guwala and Husna Be-

gun respectively.

The purpose of the com-

petition was to popularise the

Indian Constitution among

the students, besides gener-

ating awareness on the stel-

lar contribution of Dr Bhim

Rao Ambedkar, who was the

Father of the Indian Consti-

tution, the e-mail concluded.

STAFF CORRESPONDENT

JORHAT, Jan 28: Dipak Bora,a clerk who has been under sus-pension since July last year andworks in the Deputy Commis-sioner’s office here for fraudu-lently withdrawing Rs 77.8 lakhfrom the district administra-tion's account at the CentralBank of India’s Gar-Ali branchby forging signatures of JorhatDC Roshni A Korati and Fi-nancial and Accounts OfficerBandana Devi (who is pres-ently on leave) in six chequeslast year, was arrested fromShirdi in Maharashtra by ateam of Jorhat Police with sup-port from Maharashtra Policeon Saturday and brought hereon Monday.

A police official stated thatthey also recovered Rs 23.5lakh from the granary of Bo-ra’s home at Pokamura Bez-

Jorhat DC office employeewanted in graft case nabbed

gaon under Pulibor Police Sta-tion on the outskirts of the city.

The money is suspected tobe part of the amount fraud-ulently withdrawn by Bora,a former Senior Assistantposted at the DevelopmentBranch of the Jorhat DC’s of-fice, during August 31 to Sep-tember first week last year.

A local court before whichBora was produced by policesent him to 12-day police re-mand, the official said. Borawas wanted in Case No. 3620/2019 registered under Sec-tions 120 (B), 409, 420, 419and 468 at the Jorhat PoliceStation in December last year.

He was placed under sus-pension by the Deputy Com-missioner on July 23, 2019 oncharges of swindling over Rstwo lakh deposited by candi-dates during Panchayat pollsin December 2018 as securi-

ty deposits.It may be mentioned here

that Dipak Bora was underinvestigation by police onsuspicion of being involved inthe mysterious fire thatbroke out in Room No. 55housing the DevelopmentBranch in first floor of a build-ing which is a part of the DCoffice complex, on February19 last year. Several impor-tant files and computer setsgot destroyed in the fire.

In two cases registered atthe Jorhat Police Station inconnection with the fire, Borawas suspected of his involve-ment in the incident and wasgranted anticipatory bail fromthe court which preventedpolice from arresting him, apolice source informed.

In both these cases Bora wascharged under Sections 436,120 (B) and 386 of the IPC.

School students taking part in the Republic Day parade at Abhayapuri Gandhi Maidan, on Sunday. – UB Photos

OBITUARY

Activists of AASU and 30 other indigenous organisations staging a protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, at

Guwahati on Tuesday. – UB Photos

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CINEMA PROGRAMMEPARLIAMENT OF INDIA

LOK SABHA SECRETARIATNEW DELHI

PRESS COMMUNIQUE

DEPARTMENTALLY RELATED STANDING COMMITTEE

ON SOCIAL

JUSTIC AND EMPOWERMENT

The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens

(Amendment) Bill, 2019 as introduced in Lok Sabha, has been

referred by the Hon'ble Speaker, Lok Sabha to the Standing

Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment headed by Smt.

Rama Devi, MP for examination and report. The Committee

have decided to invited memoranda containing suggestions/

comments/views from the public in general and individual/NGOs/

Experts/Stakeholders and Institutions, in particular.

2. Procedure for the same can be seen at our website: https:

//www.loksabha.nic.in under the link 'Committee'- Press Release.davp 31201/11/0020/1920

CORRESPONDENT/

A CORRESPONDENT/

STAFF CORRESPONDENT

TEZPUR, Jan 28: Minister

for Transport, Industries and

Commerce, Chandra Mohan

Patowary, distributed land al-

lotment certificates and land

pattas among 830 beneficiar-

ies of Sonitpur district at a

ceremonial function held at

the District Library Audito-

rium in Tezpur on Tuesday.

The meeting was attend-

ed by Deputy Commission-

er Manvendra Pratap Singh,

MLA Tezpur Brindabon

Goswami, Additional Depu-

ty Commissioner Parag

Kakaty, Chairperson of

Tezpur Municipal Board

Pushpa Deka, circle officers

from various Revenue Cir-

cles and other senior district

administration officials.

Delivering the welcome

address, Deputy Commis-

sioner Manvendra Pratap

Singh said that the Sonitpur

district administration is

making efforts to give land

pattas to around 3,000 bene-

ficiaries before March 31, as

Land pattas distributed among beneficiaries across Statedirected by Chief Minister.

Speaking at the function,

Minister Patowary hailed the

steps initiated by the present

State government to give

land rights to the landless peo-

ple of the State and thanked

Chief Minister Sarbananda

Sonowal for taking special in-

terest in preserving the rights

of the indigenous people.

Minister Patowary said that

similar programmes which

have been held across the

State reiterates the present

State government’s commit-

ment to ensure land rights of

the indigenous people of the

State and that a total of 1 lakh

people will be allotted land

pattas in the State before the

end of this financial year which

will include landless people

from all communities, includ-

ing Scheduled Castes, Sched-

uled Tribes and Tea Tribes.

He also spoke about the

government’s commitment

to bring about all around de-

velopment in the State by

elaborating on various steps

taken to improve the trans-

port and communication in-

frastructure in the State.

MLA Tezpur Brindabon

Goswami, welcoming the ef-

forts of the government, said

that handing land rights to

landless people will go a long

way in successfully imple-

menting various welfare

schemes of the government.

Additional Deputy Commis-

sioner Parag Kakaty gave a

brief overview of the number

of beneficiaries to be bene-

fitted by the scheme.

The programme was con-

ducted by Circle Officer The-

lamara Lakshyajyoti Das

where land pattas and allot-

ment certificates were cere-

monially handed over to 10

persons, two from each Rev-

enue Circle, along with dis-

tribution of GR to families af-

fected in the floods this year.

A total of 672 beneficiaries

received land allotment cer-

tificates, while 158 benefici-

aries received periodic khiraj

patta in this phase, while a

total of 3,272 flood-affected

people received a GR amount

of Rs 3,800 each.

NAGAON: At a special

function organised at Khagen

Mahanta Auditorium, Nagaon,

by district administration in

association with Revenue and

District Disaster Management

Authority of Nagaon, the State

government distributed land

pattas among 860 landless

peasants of the district.

Simultaneously the gov-

ernment also distributed Rs

3,800 each as ex-gratia

among 6,000 flood-victims of

the district during the last

waves of flood in 2019.

Gracing the occasion as the

chief guest, Water Resource

Minister Keshab Mahanta said

that the BJP-led State govern-

ment has been trying its best

for free flow of the life line of

the district – Kolong river –

and for that DPR has already

been prepared. The govern-

ment has estimated Rs 100

core for the entire project,

Mahanta added.

The project would be start-

ed in the current fiscal year and

after a year, Kolong river

would shape a new form which

was being dreamed for over

last 63 years by the people of

Nagaon, Mahanta claimed.

He also assured that the

government is doing its best

to safeguard all indigenous

tribes and castes of the State.

Local MLA Rupak Sarma

also was present in the pro-

gramme. Deputy Commis-

sioner of Nagaon Jadav Saikia

delivered the welcome

speech and Additional Deputy

Commissioner Satyajit Chetia

anchored the function.

Earlier, several activists of All

Assam Students’ Union and

Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuva Chatra

Parishad showed black flags to

the minister protesting against

the Citizenship (Amendment)

Act when he was on his way to

attend the function.

Manuj Singha Raja, advis-

er to the district Asom Jatiy-

atabadi Yuva Chatra Parishad,

said that police could arrest

or pick up those picketers,

but could never stop them

from waving the black flags.

DIBRUGARH: At least

212 landless persons received

land pattas and another 1,443

received land allotment cer-

tificates in the district on

Tuesday during a distribution

ceremony held at the District

Library Auditorium here.

The distribution ceremony

was organised by the Depart-

ment of Revenue and Disas-

ter Management, Assam, and

district administration.

The land documents were

given away to the beneficiar-

ies by Union Minister of

State for Food Processing

Industries Rameshwar Teli

and other BJP leaders. The

beneficiaries were picked

from seven different Reve-

nue Circles of the district

which included Dibrugarh

East, Dibrugarh West, Mo-

ran, Tengakhat, Naharkatia,

Tingkhong and Chabua.

Union Minister

Rameshwar Teli said that the

government has decided to

give away land documents in

a phase-wise drive to about

1 lakh indigenous people of

the State. “Today, about

40,000 individuals across the

State will receive land doc-

uments from the govern-

ment. In Dibrugarh, we are

giving away land documents

to some 1,655 individuals.

Gradually, we also give land

pattas to small tea growers.

On January 30, Assam gov-

ernment will be giving away

land pattas to some 5,000

individuals in Tinsukia dis-

trict. Tea garden workers

occupying government land

or land under Land Ceiling

Act will also receive land

pattas, if applied for,” said the

Union Minister.

Apart from the Union

Minister, Deputy Commis-

sioner Pallav Gopal Jha, MLA

Prasanta Phukan, MLA

Chakrdhar Gogoi, MLA

Rituparna Baruah, AGP

MLA Naren Sonowal and

several others spoke on the

occasion. Among several

others, the distribution cer-

emony was also attended by

Circle Officers and mandals

of respective revenue Cir-

cle. ADC in charge of Reve-

nue and Disaster Manage-

ment Dipu Kumar Deka in-

itiated the programme with

his welcome speech.

SIVASAGAR: Newly

inducted Minister of Rev-

enue and Disaster Manage-

ment Jogen Mohan on Tues-

day distributed land patta

to among 2,026 landless

people of the district

through a programme or-

ganised by district admin-

istration in Boarding Field.

Each landless has been giv-

en 3 bighas of government

land under the New Land

Policy, 2019.

Speaking on the occasion,

the minister said that land

patta gives an indigenous son

of the soil an identity, a status

in society and opens many

doors for self-engagement.

Kushal Duwori, MLA of

Thowra, said that landless

people residing in Moharani

Resereve will be given pat-

tas after the land survey

comes to an end.

Sivasagar Deputy Com-

missioner inaugurated the

programme. Surovi Rajku-

mari, Sivasagar district BJP

president, appealed to the

government to consider cas-

es related to the landless peo-

ple in Palasani and those

evicted from near historic

Na-pukhuri.

Non-Bodoorganisations

start reach-outdrive in BTR

STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI, Jan 28: Vari-

ous non-Bodo organisations

of Assam started a reach-out

drive on Tuesday to aware

people about the issues of

non-Bodo ethnic tribes resid-

ing in the Bodoland Territo-

rial Region (BTR).

Informing about the initia-

tive, Kokrajhar MP Naba

Kumar Sarania said, “Today

we hold a meeting at Bara-

ma and decided to carry out

the drive in support of vari-

ous demands. Our people

will visit various villages of

the BTR and discuss the is-

sues of non-Bodo ethnic

tribes. After the drive, in next

month, we will stage a pro-

test at Dispur.”

Sarania said that under the

drive, they will cover more

than 1,500 villages of the BTR

within one month.

“Now we need a fully-

fledged agenda to solve all the

issues we have been facing

from many days. Many organi-

sations are joining in the move-

ment. Now our vision is clear.

We are not against the new

peace agreement, rather we

want socio-economic security

for the non-Bodo ethnic peo-

ple,” he added.

STAFF CORRESPONDENT

SILCHAR, Jan 28: Dr R

Ravi Kannan, noted oncologist

and director of Cachar Can-

cer Hospital and Research

Centre, has been awarded

Padma Shri, the fourth high-

est civilian award in the Re-

public of India. Dr Kannan has

been awarded

recognising his

incredible contri-

bution in the field

of medicine and

cancer cure, in

particular.

Born on August

5, 1964, Dr Kan-

nan joined the Ca-

char Cancer Hos-

pital in 2007 from

Adyar Cancer Institute Chen-

nai and since then he has been

the panacea to the cancer af-

flicted souls of southern Assam.

Sharing his thoughts with

The Assam Tribune, after the

list of awardees was an-

nounced, Dr Kannan said,

“This recognition is for the

people of Silchar, Barak Valley

and Assam. This is not about

me. I am just a cog in the wheel

of many inspirational people

who matter at the hospital. We

are growing each day.”

The hospital here is mak-

ing significant strides because

of everyone putting their best

Union Minister for State Rameshwar Teli distributing land pattas among landless beneficiaries in a programme held in Dibrugrahon Tuesday. – UB Photos

‘New Bodo Accord toprotect all communities’

CORRESPONDENT

BONGAIGAON, Jan 28: All

Bodo Students’ Union (ABSU)

president – one of the signato-

ries of the latest Bodo Accord

– called upon the non-Bodo

communities living in Bod-

oland Territorial Region (BTR)

not to panick on the rumours

that the Accord will snatch

away all their rights.

Addressing a huge gather-

ing of over 1 lakh people at

Chirang district headquarters

Kajalgaon today at a welcome

ceremony, Boro said that this

accord will cause no harm to

any non-Bodo community.

The ABSU organised the

ceremony to felicitate and

welcome the signatories of

the Accord.

Boro said that a whole

community cannot be a mili-

tant group but some media

had often termed NDFB or

BLT as “Bodo militants”

which is unacceptable. He also

urged the media to not to use

the words “Bodo militant”.

Signatories of the Accord

Urkhaw Gwra Brahma and

NDFB(P) leader Gobinda

Basumatary also appealed to

the non-Bodo communities

not to believe in the rumours

about the Accord.

ABSU leaders Jayanta Bas-

umatary, Khanindra Basum-

atary and Lawrence Islary

conducted the ceremony.

MCLA Rwngwra Narzary,

Nirmal Brahma, UPPL lead-

ers and representatives of

different non-Bodo commu-

nities were also present in

the ceremony.

Dr Ravi Kannan dedicatesPadma Shri to Barak Valley

efforts – from the doorman

to the colleagues, people in

the hospital society and the

community, Dr Kannan main-

tained. People must not hesi-

tate to confess the disease and

come for treatment at early

stages, he added.

Asked about his mother In-

dumati’s reaction on achieving

the major feat, Dr

Kannan said, “My

mother told me,

‘is that so, very

good’. I became a

doctor because of

my mother. Since

childhood, she in-

stilled the thought

of becoming a

doctor.”

Meanwhi le ,

sharing his achievement, peo-

ple of Barak Valley have been

pouring wishes for Dr Kan-

nan as social media is abuzz

with congratulatory messag-

es. Patients and colleagues at

the Cancer Hospital too have

conveyed their heartfelt wish-

es for Dr Kannan.

“For someone who thinks

that patients have the right to

meet doctors, the honour in the

form of Padma Shri is a befit-

ting recognition to the efforts

of a humble physician in Dr

Kannan,” said Joydeep Biswas,

an academician who is himself

fighting the lethal ailment.

10 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI NORTH EASTWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2020

WEATHER

NORTHEASTForecast for NE: Rain/thun-dershower is very likely tooccur at isolated places overArunachal Pradesh, Assam,Meghalaya, Nagaland, Ma-nipur, Mizoram and Tripura withsnowfall in higher latitudesover Arunachal Pradesh. Shal-low to moderate fog is verylikely to occur at isolatedpockets over Assam, Megha-laya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mi-zoram and Tripura.

Temperatures:

Max (°C) Min (°C)

Dibrugarh – 8.4

Tezpur 23.6 12.6

Silchar 23.4 11.6

Dhubri 22.2 12.4

Jorhat 23.4 9.0

N Lakhimpur 24.7 10.1

Shillong 12.0 4.0

Cherrapunjee 16.5 4.4

Aizawl 16.5 6.0

Kohima 14.5 5.0

Pasighat 23.6 11.6

Itanagar 24.1 11.7

Imphal 21.1 4.1

Agartala 25.0 10.0

ITANAGAR, Jan 28: The National In-

vestigation Agency (NIA) today filed a

charge sheet against four cadres of the

NSCN-IM at a court near here for kill-

ing a legislator from Arunachal Pradesh

in an ambush in which 10 other people

also lost their lives, the agency said.

The charge sheet was filed against

Luckin Mashangva, Jai Kishan Sharma,

Yangte Josaham and Napong Jenpi under

different sections of the Indian Penal

Code, the Arms Act and the Unlawful

Activities (Prevention) Act, the NIA said

in a statement.

The probe agency had in June last year

registered a case relating to the ambush

on a convoy of Tirong Aboh, MLA from

the Khonsa constituency, and others on

May 21, 2019 near Pansum Thong vil-

NIA charge sheet against4 NSCN-IM cadres

lage in Tirap district by armed cadres of

NSCN-IM, it said.

The convoy was moving towards

Khonsa from Dibrugarh in Assam. In the

attack, three persons sustained injuries.

“Investigation has established that

members of the terrorist group of

NSCN(IM) conspired to commit the ter-

rorist act of killing of Tirong Aboh, MLA

Khonsa and 10 others. Investigation fur-

ther established that the terrorist act was

a result of larger conspiracy due to op-

position by MLA, Khonsa of anti-devel-

opment and extortion activities of

NSCN(IM) in Tirap district,” the NIA

statement added.

Investigation has revealed that the

members of the NSCN-IM faction led

by self-styled ‘major general’ Absolom,

who is an absconding accused in the in-

stant case, along with Mashangva, Josa-

ham and Jenpi, formed a terrorist group

which was financed by Sharma to exe-

cute this act, it said.

NSCN-IM cadres had on an earlier

occasion threatened the MLA and his

supporters for their opposition to crim-

inal activities of the group, the probe

agency said.

In pursuance of this conspiracy, on

May 21, 2019, the members of this

group fired with sophisticated weap-

ons in the ambush, leading to the death

of 11 people and injuries to three, it

said. – PTI

Killing of Arunachal MLA

BHADRA GOGOI

DIMAPUR, Jan 28: Civic work re-

quires investment and maintenance.

The task is more daunting when it

comes to handling roadside dump-

ing sites at a place like Dimapur

town where there is lesser public

awareness.

But this did not deter Ronika Mia-

chieo from converting a dumping site

in front of the entrance to the Direc-

torate of Food and Civil Supplies, Na-

galand, here into a mini park. She had

joined the directorate as a contractu-

al employee five months back.

A graduate from the North-East-

ern Hill University, Shillong, Miachieo

– who hails from Kohima village in

Kohima district – lives with her fa-

ther at Burma Camp here.

“I believe that cleanliness is next to

Nagaland employee turns dumping site into mini parkgodliness. My aim is to protect the

environment and also do something

good for the people,” she says.

Though Miachieo sought help from

others to work on the garbage site in

front of the directorate, her efforts did

not meet with success. Then she got

into the job with whatever little earn-

ings she had. Later, a pastor from a

nearby area brought in his sister, who

is an artist and painter, to do the paint-

ings on the walls near the site at a

nominal fee.

Miachieo, on her part, decorated

the site with discarded toner cartridg-

es used to print ration cards in the

directorate, and planted seasonal flow-

ers. She also built sheds and installed

benches for passers-by to rest at the

‘mini park’.

Miachieo said she started beauti-

fying the place by spending her own

money, though the Directorate of

Food and Civil Supplies and some

well-wishers gave a little monetary

aid later.

She completed the work of turning

the site into a mini park within a span

of four months, which earned acco-

lades for her from the directorate.

Additional Director Sentirenla Jamir

and Deputy Director Lanu, and the

people of the Hill View Colony where

the directorate is located, have also

praised her for her unique initiative.

Apart from this, Miachieo provides

books, stationery items and medicines

to underprivileged students of five

private schools in the Naga areas of

Yinchungkhanmoi, Lakho, etc., in My-

anmar along the Indo-Myanmar bor-

der. She has also set up a library in

one of these schools.

When asked how she manages to

get these items, Miachieo said some

doctors here give her medicines,

while other well-wishers provide

her books and stationery items for

distribution among poor children on

the other side of the border. She said

she visits these villages twice a year

to distribute the items.

In 2018, Miachieo took up the chal-

lenging task of cleaning a 900-foot drain

in the Walford area here. The Dimapur

Municipal Council provided her with

machinery and workers to help her

clean the clogged drain.

Also an entrepreneur, Miachieo

brings spices from south India and sells

them in Dimapur and other parts of

Nagaland. She also makes pickles and

supplies them to other North Eastern

States. She claims that she has been

doing all this by herself to set an ex-

ample for others.Ronika Miachieo at the beautified dumping site.

Clay idols of Goddess Saraswati on sale in Agartala on Tuesday. – Photo: Correspondent

Undertrialcommits suicide

at AgartalaCentral Jail

CORRESPONDENT

AGARTALA, Jan 28: A

young undertrial prisoner, af-

flicted with the deadly AIDS

virus, committed suicide at the

Agartala Central Jail in Bishal-

garh today. The jail authority

said that the prisoner was in a

state of depression and had

refused to meet his relatives.

Sanjib Sarkar (35), a resident

of Mahadeb Tilla area in Telia-

mura subdivisional town of

Khowai district, was arrested

a few months back in connec-

tion with an incident of public

fight. He had been in jail custo-

dy as an undertrial following a

court order after his arrest and

later, he was found to be AIDS-

infected. Sarkar had reported-

ly been in a state of acute de-

pression since his diagnosis.

A few of Sarkar’s relatives

came to see him this after-

noon. But when he was taken

out of his ward, he allegedly

rushed to a nearby spot and

hanged himself. Stunned by

the development, the jail staff

rushed Sarkar to the Bishal-

garh hospital where he was

declared brought dead.

Sources said that higher jail

officials might consider a

probe into the circumstances

leading to Sarkar’s death.

When contacted, the Jail Su-

perintendent refused to di-

vulge anything, stating that he

is not authorised to speak to

media persons.

Food parks inall NE StatesCORRESPONDENT

AIZAWL, Jan 28: Union

Minister of State for Food

Processing Industries Ram-

eswar Teli today announced

here that the Central Govern-

ment was setting up mega and

mini food parks in all the eight

North Eastern States.

Teli was addressing a work-

shop on the Pradhan Mantri

Kisan Sampada Yojana (PM-

KSY) organised by the Min-

istry of Food Processing In-

dustries held in association

with the Federation of Indus-

try and Commerce of North

Eastern Region (FINER) as

the industry partner. The

workshop was also support-

ed by the Mizoram Govern-

ment’s Industry and Com-

merce Department.

The Union minister added

that a few of these food parks

have already been completed.

Teli also unfolded various

schemes to boost the food

processing industry in Mizo-

ram. He unveiled the Central

Government’s road map for

incentivising the existing and

aspiring entrepreneurs in this

sector. He said that the entire

North East has a huge poten-

tial for agriculture-based en-

terprises and several attrac-

tive schemes are already in

place under the PMKSY poli-

cy framework including finan-

cial incentives for mega food

parks, an integrated cold chain

to help entrepreneurs estab-

lish market linkages across the

country, and also for exports

to ASEAN countries.

NEWMAI NEWS

IMPHAL, Jan 28: The death

of a cadre of a militant group

under Suspension of Opera-

tion (SoO), allegedly in police

custody, triggered protests in

Kangpokpi district today. Pro-

testers resorted to vandalism

and imposed a blockade along

the Imphal-Mao section of the

NH-2, leaving many vehicles

stranded.

Sources said that a cadre of

the Kuki Revolutionary Army

(KRA), a constituent of the

Kuki National Organisation

which is under the SoO with

the Centre and the State Gov-

ernment, allegedly died in the

custody of the Kangpokpi Po-

lice. He has been identified as

Thangboi Louvum.

Protests erupt over ‘custodialdeath’ of arrested militant

Louvum was arrested by

troops of 38 Assam Rifles on

January 25 and handed over

to the Kangpokpi Police Sta-

tion. He was allegedly found

dead inside the police lockup

early this morning.

When the news of the cad-

re’s death spread, a large

number of people, mostly

women, stormed the police

station and vandalised furni-

ture and computer sets, and

smashed window panes.

Simultaneously, the local

residents of Kangpokpi also

imposed a blockade on the

NH-2 passing through the dis-

trict headquarters by burning

goods. Passengers of inter-

State service vehicles were

forced to cross Kangpokpi

town on foot.

A source said that talks were

held between leaders of agi-

tating civil society organisa-

tions and officials of the State

Government at the adminis-

trative building of the Kuki

Students’ Organisation, Kang-

pokpi, to resolve the crisis.

The civil society organisa-

tions have demanded punish-

ment of the police personnel

involved in the alleged custo-

dial death of the KRA cadre.

They also demanded a judi-

cial enquiry into the case, be-

sides compensation of Rs 5

lakh each to the three children

of the deceased.

Reports said that the dis-

trict administration has ap-

proached the higher authori-

ties of the State Government

regarding the demands.

Protesters thronging the Kangpokpi Police Station in Manipur following the alleged death of a

KRA cadre in police custody on Tuesday. – Photo: Newmai News

A CORRESPONDENT

GANGTOK, Jan 28: Sikkim Chief Secretary

SC Gupta today discussed the State’s prepar-

edness with regard to fighting any possible

outbreak of the coronavirus in a meeting here.

The meeting was attended by State DGP A

Shankar Rao, Principal Secretary of the Health

Department, K Shreenivasulu, and heads of

other departments including Transport, Com-

merce and Industries, Tourism and Civil Avi-

ation, Animal Husbandry, Information and Pub-

lic Relations, representatives of the Travel

Agents Association of Sikkim, Sikkim Hotels

and Restaurant Association, Drivers’ Associ-

ation and other stakeholders.

Gupta, in his address, said that the meeting

was convened to discuss preventive measures

and exercise caution against any suspected case

of coronavirus, and to assess the preparedness

for prevention of any outbreak. He urged the

CORRESPONDENT

IMPHAL, Jan 28: The Ma-

nipur Health Department has

taken necessary precaution-

ary measures against corona-

virus by setting up screening

centres at all important entry

points, besides forming rapid

response teams.

“We have set up the

screening centres at the Mao

Gate, Jiribam, Behiang and

Moreh, besides the airport,”

said Additional Director (Pub-

lic Health) Dr L Arke Singh.

Rapid response teams have

also been formed to meet any

requirements, he added.

The Mao Gate is located on

the Manipur-Nagaland bor-

MeghalayaGovt takes

pre-emptivemeasuresNEWMAI NEWS

SHILLONG, Jan 28: Con-

cerned by the outbreak of

coronavirus in China, the

Meghalaya Government has

taken pre-emptive steps to

mitigate any threat arising of

the development.

The State Government is-

sued a notification today, re-

questing any person who has

travelled in the past one month

to China and other countries

where positive coronavirus

cases have been reported, to

identify themselves irrespec-

tive of whether having any

symptoms or not. Such peo-

ple have been requested to call

the 24-hour Meghalaya GVK

EMRI helpline number, 108.

“The call operator will give

directions as to what is to be

done next. This is to ensure

that no symptomatic cases are

missed out within the incuba-

tion period,” the notification

issued by the Meghalaya

Health Department stated.

Travellers who have come

from the affected areas and the

general public have been ad-

vised to adhere to standard

health measures for preven-

tion and control.

Those with travel history

to the affected areas or ex-

posed to a confirmed case of

infection in the past one

month with symptoms of fe-

ver and cough should imme-

diately wear face masks, iso-

late themselves, call up 108

and inform the nearby health

facility for further directions.

Sikkim Chief Secy reviewscoronavirus threat perception

heads of all departments and other stakehold-

ers to be alert and work in close coordination.

Principal Director of Health, Dr PT Bhutia

gave a briefing on the current status of the coro-

navirus and countries affected by it, and also

highlighted the precautionary measures already

in place under the supervision of the State

Health Department, especially in the border

areas of Rangpo and Singtam, and parts of West

Sikkim. He also laid down the do’s and dont’s

for effective prevention of the disease.

Dr Bhutia reiterated that there was no need

to panic as the virus has not entered India so

far. He, however, maintained that any symp-

toms of coronavirus such as running nose, se-

vere cold and cough, should immediately be

reported to the nearest health facility.

All heads of departments, including the

DGP, spoke on their responsibilities in spread-

ing awareness and disseminating information

in their respective sectors.

Screening centres in Manipurder, while Jiribam is located

on the Manipur-Assam bor-

der and Behiang and Moreh

lied along the Indo-Myanmar

international border.

Necessary steps have also

been taken at the Imphal in-

ternational airport since Jan-

uary 18 prior to the advisory

from the Union Health Min-

istry that came on January 22,

Dr Arke said.

Rapid response teams have

been set up at both the State

and district levels, he said,

adding that all districts of the

State have been alerted so

that necessary measures can

be taken promptly in case the

virus is detected.

Isolation wards have also

been created for emergencies

at the hospitals of the Region-

al Institute of Medical Scienc-

es and the Jawaharlal Nehru

Institute of Medical Science

here, Dr Arke said.

Appealing to the public not

to panic, the Health Depart-

ment official also advised them

to take precautionary meas-

ures by maintaining proper

personal hygiene, etc. The clin-

ical signs and symptoms are

mainly fever with a few pa-

tients having difficulty in

breathing. The mode of trans-

mission is unclear, but availa-

ble evidence points to human-

to-human transmission occur-

ring between close contacts

through the respiratory route.

CORRESPONDENT

TURA, Jan 28: Police have arrested two no-

torious criminals from the North Garo Hills

for their alleged involvement in the abduction

of a driver from Assam near Dingok village

under the Bajengdoba Police Station. The driv-

er was also rescued unharmed.

According to delayed information re-

ceived here, the duo was held on January

26. A third member of the gang, who was

with them at the time of the police action,

managed to escape.

On January 24, the armed miscreants

stopped a Mahindra Bolero vehicle coming

from Assam near Dingok and kidnapped the

driver. Other occupants of the vehicle later

filed a police complaint at Tura.

Abducted Assam driverrescued, 2 held

Following this, a search operation was

launched to rescue the driver, identified as Ra-

him Manuar Ali.

“After continuous search operations by

the police from the Resubelpara and Ba-

jengdoba police stations, the abductors

were traced to Raja Apal, where they were

apprehended. A third abductor managed to

escape and a search operation is on to nab

him,” said North Garo Hills SP Abraham T

Sangma.

Weapons, including country-made rifles,

have also been recovered from the two crim-

inals identified as Rupen Marak (36) and

Danseng G Momin (20). Marak is a habitual

offender and had been out on bail. Both of them

are residents of Raja Apal village under the

Bajengdoba Police Station.

Gauhati HC Chief Justice callson Arunachal Governor

CORRESPONDENT

ITANAGAR, Jan 28: The

Chief Justice of the Gauhati

High Court, Justice Ajai

Lamba, called on Arunachal

Pradesh Governor Brig (Dr)

BD Mishra (retd) at the Raj

Bhavan here today. It was a

courtesy call, stated a

release from the Governor’s

office here.

During the meeting, the

Chief Justice apprised the

Governor of the various

benches which his court

has been maintaining in

the four North Eastern

States including Assam,

Nagaland, Mizoram and

Arunachal Pradesh. He

also highlighted the

court’s working

continuity, presence of

judges in benches, and

their endeavour for

speedy disposal of cases.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2020 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 11BUSINESS & ECONOMY

NEW DELHI, Jan 28: With a viewto protect prudent commercial deci-sions of bankers, the government hastaken a slew of decisions, includingdoing away with personal responsi-bilities of MD and CEO of PSBs forcompliance in dealing with large-val-ue frauds committed by bank officials.

Powers have been delegated by De-partment of Financial Services (DFS)to the boards of public sector lendersto put in place a suitable mechanismfor ensuring compliance of the varioustimelines laid down in RBI and CVCcirculars, an official statement said.

“Similarly, the instructions of DFSof 2015 regarding compulsory exam-ination of fraud for all NPA accountsexceeding Rs 50 crore have beenaligned with the CVC circular of Janu-ary 15, 2020 whereby all such cases ofsuspicious fraud are to be initially re-ferred to the Advisory Board for Bank-ing and Financial Frauds (ABBFF)

NEW DELHI, Jan 28: Rising in-ternet penetration, increasing or-dering frequency and favourableconsumer disposition are some ofthe factors driving growth in theIndian food-tech industry that ispoised to grow at a compound an-nual growth rate of 25-30 per centto $8 billion by the end of 2022, areport by Google and Boston Con-sulting Group (BCG) said today.

“Riding on the wave of higherconsumption in a growing marketand maturing dynamics on the sup-ply side, we expect the industry togrow from $4 billion to $8 billion in

India’s food-tech industry to grow at 25% CAGR to$8 bn by 2022-end, says Google-BCG reportthe next three years, a massive 25per cent growth rate,” the reporttitled ‘Demystifying the OnlineFood Consumer’ said.

It added that funding in the food-tech space has grown by 35 timesin the past five years.

Macro trends such as rising in-ternet penetration, increasing order-ing frequency, favourable consumerdisposition, expanding reach insmaller tiers and expanding networkof restaurants on food-tech platformspan-India continue to drive momen-tum in the industry, the report said.

As a consequence, reach of food-

tech aggregators has grown sixtimes from 2017 to 2019. At thesame time, consumers are spend-ing more than double the time toexplore and order online – from 32minutes per month in 2017 to 72minutes per month in 2019.

The study cited peer or networkadvocacy (52 per cent) plays a crit-ical role in drawing people to tryonline food ordering for the firsttime. This was followed by adver-tisements (19 per cent) thatemerged to be a strong driver inmetros and among the higher in-come groups across the country.

“The food-tech industry is nas-cent but one of the fastest growingin the country... Food-tech has nowmade its presence in greater than500 cities in India and with consum-er confidence growing, there arenew opportunities for the playersto ‘win with the consumer’ in anevolving market,” Google Director(Travel, BFSI, Classifieds, Gaming,Telco and Payments) Roma DattaChobey said. Overall, online spend-ing in India is expected to grow at25 per cent over the next five yearsto cross $130 billion.

The report also flagged the im-

pediments that hinder adoption byconsumers. A fifth of the respond-ents stated a lack of trust in the appas the main barrier to usage – theybelieve that the role and control ofthe aggregators in the actual foodpreparation is low.

Delivery charges (18 per cent),food quality concerns (13 per cent)and lack of customisation (10 percent) were other reasons custom-ers cited for not having experiment-ed with online food ordering so far.

Interestingly, while deliverycharge was the top reason for notordering food online in metro cit-

ies; in tier-I cities, lack of trust inapps (29 per cent) emerged as theprimary roadblock.

“Food tech start-ups have revo-lutionised the way Indians eat.There is now a greater demand forhealthy, home-cooked meals lead-ing to emergence of new businessmodels like cloud kitchen and mealsubscriptions. Ordering food onlineis now a habit,” BCG Senior Part-ner and Managing Director AbheekSinghi said. There is large head-room to increase reach, engage-ment and usage frequency for food-tech apps, he added. – PTI

Finmin initiates steps to protect bankers’prudent commercial decisions

headed by former Vigilance Commis-sioner TM Bhasin,” it added.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sithara-man on several occasions assured bank-ers that adequate measures would betaken to protect honest commercialdecisions taken by them and distinc-tion would be made between genuinecommercial failures and culpability.

There are widespread apprehen-sion that bankers could be hauled up iftheir bonafide commercial decisionsgo wrong.

To assuage concerns, the FinanceMinister had assured the bankers that adistinction would be made between gen-uine commercial failures and culpabilityin a meeting last month with heads ofthe public sector banks (PSBs), whichwas also attended by the CBI Director.

She had also told bankers that the CBIwill have discussions and workshops withthe bank officials from the level of vigi-lance officers, senior managers to gen-

eral managers to explain and eliminateapprehensions from their minds.

Considering the complexities in-volved in the commercial decisions ofmanagers in public sector firms, theCentral Vigilance Commission has setup the Advisory Board for Bankingand Financial Frauds (ABBFF) for amandatory first-level examination onsuspected frauds in excess of Rs 50crore, involving public servants equiv-alent in rank to GMs and above, be-fore enquiry or investigations begin.

In order to boost staff morale andreduce scope for harassment, Sithar-aman had also directed public sectorbank heads to clear long-pending vig-ilance cases against their officials foralleged malpractices. The banksshould form a panel headed by gener-al manager and it should either takedecision to pursue the case with time-line or close the file of long-pendingvigilance cases, she had instructed.

In line with the decision taken in themeeting, the Finance Ministry has sep-arately directed banks on January 27 toset up a committee of senior officers tomonitor progress of pending disciplinaryand internal vigilance cases as proceduraldelay, on one hand, adversely affects mo-rale of the employees and on the other,breeds inefficiencies in the system.

Therefore, it said, every bank mustset up a committee of senior officers toreview pending disciplinary and internalvigilance cases and frame timelines toreduce delays in deciding such cases.

As part of this endeavour of gov-ernment, Section 17A was incorpo-rated in Prevention of CorruptionAct, requiring prior permission be-fore initiating investigation against apublic servant, it said. These meas-ures taken will improve sentimentamong bankers and help them takelending decisions to drive economyfacing slowdown. – PTI

NEW DELHI, Jan 28: Indiahas pressed its largest LNGsupplier Qatar to lower theprice of gas under the exist-ing long-term supply con-tracts, a request that Dohaturned down, saying sanctityof contracts is important forthe credibility of both sides.

India imports 8.5 milliontonne per annum of LNG fromQatar under two long-termcontracts with a rate linked tocrude oil prices. Landed priceof liquefied natural gas (LNG)comes to $9-10 per millionBritish thermal unit while thesame gas is available in the spotor current market at half therate. The long-term contractwith Qatar is the most expen-sive with volumes from Aus-tralia, Russia, and US on long-term contracts coming oncheaper rates.

Oil Minister Dharmendra

NEW DELHI, Jan 28: Glo-bal airlines’ grouping IATA to-day expressed hope that thedisinvestment process willresult in a strong and rejuve-nated Air India, which is ableto support growth of India’saviation market.

The International AirTransport Association (IATA)has around 290 airlines asmembers, including Air India.

Making a second attempt inas many years for strategic

State records all-timehigh tea output in 2019

IT industrialist and co-founder of Infosys NR Narayana Murthy (L) confers the TiEcon Mumbai

2020 lifetime achievement award to industrialist Ratan Tata, in Mumbai on Tuesday. – PTI

Hope disinvestment will delivera rejuvenated Air India: IATA

disinvestment of Air India, thegovernment on Monday is-sued the preliminary bid doc-ument for 100 per cent stakein the debt-laden airline.

“We hope the disinvestmentprocess will deliver a strongand rejuvenated Air India thatis able to support the anticipat-ed growth potential of India’saviation market,” IATA AsstDirector (Corporate Comm -Asia Pacific) Albert Tjoeng toldPTI in an e-mailed statement.

At the same time, it is im-portant to ensure that the op-erating and regulatory environ-ment in the country allows AirIndia and all Indian carriers tooperate effectively, he said.

In 2019, domestic air pas-senger traffic in India stood at14.41 crore, an increase ofnearly four per cent comparedto the previous year, as perthe latest official data.

As part of the latest disinvest-ment plan, Air India would also

sell its 100 per cent stake in budg-et carrier Air India Express aswell as 50 per cent sharehold-ing in equal joint venture AirIndia SATS Airport Services.

All the three entities wouldbe sold together and manage-ment control of the nationalcarrier would be transferredto the new investor. Air Indiais in the red for long and thedisinvestment is aimed at re-viving the fortunes of the full-service carrier. – PTI

Manik Kapoor (2nd R) and Jaiwanti Singh (2nd L), Directors of Azure Hospitality, inaugurating

a unit of Dhaba Estd 1986 Delhi at the City Centre mall, in Guwahati on Monday.

India wants Qatar to lower gas pricePradhan met Qatar EnergyMinister Saad Sherida al-Kaa-bi on Monday to press for the“need for realignment of exist-ing long-term LNG contractswith the market to suit the af-fordability of end-consumers”.

Talking to reporters after

the meeting, Pradhan said thepricing of gas as a percentageof prevailing oil prices tendsto inflate the price of the envi-ronment-friendly fuel, and al-ternate independent bench-marks need to be developed.

The linkage means that theprice of gas will go up every timethere is a spike in crude oil pric-es. The US and Russia price gaswith no links to oil, he said.

“All energy producers haveto revisit this old practice and

come to the new methodologyof pricing keeping demand andsupply in mind,” he said. “Weneed to re-examine the pricingmechanism” of the long-termnatural gas deal with Qatar.

Kaabi responded sayingcurrent contracts cannot berenegotiated but Qatar waswilling to supply additionalvolumes at different rates.

“We don’t renegotiate exist-ing contracts. Contracts arecontracts for the duration wesign them for. We as business-es understand that the sanctityof contract is important for bothsides. And for the credibility ofboth sides, both parties mustrespect that,” he said. “We arelooking forward to adding morevolumes in India and negotiat-ing additional volumes.”

He said India has a huge de-mand for gas and Qatar is will-ing to meet all of that. – PTI

Doha says contractscan’t be renegotiated

NEW DELHI, Jan 28: Thecountry’s largest car-makerMaruti Suzuki India (MSI) to-day reported 4.13 per centrise in consolidated net profitat Rs 1,587.4 crore for De-cember quarter 2019-20, rid-ing on lower commodity pric-es, reduced corporate taxrate, besides its cost reduc-tion efforts.

The company had posted anet profit of Rs 1,524.5 crorein the same quarter last fiscal,MSI said in a regulatory fil-ing. Consolidated revenuefrom operations in the quar-ter under review stood at Rs20,721.8 crore as against Rs19,680.7 crore in the year-agoperiod, up 5.29 per cent, itadded.

The company sold a total of4,37,361 vehicles during thequarter, up 2 per cent as com-pared to the same period pre-vious year.

Sales in the domestic mar-ket stood at 4,13,698 units, agrowth of 2 per cent from theyear-ago period. Exportswere at 23,663 units, it said.

In a statement, the compa-ny said it was able to register

Maruti Q3 netprofit up 4.13%

higher net profit during thethird quarter on “account ofcost reduction efforts, loweroperating expenses, lowercommodity prices and reduc-tion in corporate tax rate”.

This was, however, partial-ly offset by higher sales pro-motion expenses, higher de-preciation, and lower fair val-ue gains on invested surplus,it added. During April-De-cember 2019, the companysaid its consolidated net prof-it stood at Rs 4,355.3 crore ascompared to Rs 5,819.8 crorein the year-ago period, down25.16 per cent.

Total revenue from opera-tions during the nine-monthperiod stood at Rs 57,452.3crore as compared to Rs64,594.5 crore, a decline of11.06 per cent, it said.

MSI said it sold a total of11,78,272 vehicles in April-De-cember, down 16.1 per centfrom the same period previousyear. Sales in the domestic mar-ket during the nine-month pe-riod stood at 11,00,698 units,lower by 16.9 per cent, it said,adding, exports were at 77,574units. – PTI

AJIT PATOWARY

GUWAHATI, Jan 28: As-sam recorded an all-time highin tea production in 2019.

According to the latest fig-ures released by the TeaBoard of India, Assam pro-duced 715.79 million kg of teain 2019, which is 23.88 mil-lion kg above the quantity oftea it could produce in 2018.In 2018, the State had pro-duced 691.91 million kg of tea.Moreover, the share percent-age of Assam in the total teaproduced by the country in2019 stands at 51.5 per cent.

However, this developmentis yet to remove the worriesof the tea industry here overthe future of the sector.

The all India total in thisrespect is 1,389.69 million kgin the year in question. It’s upby 51.06 million kg comparedto the 1,338.63 million kg oftea it produced in 2018.

In 2019, West Bengal pro-duced 424.06 million kg of teain total, which is 30.06 millionkg more than its total tea pro-duction of 2018, when it couldproduce 394 million kg of tea.

The total tea produced byNorth India during 2019 isalso up by 56.90 million kg,compared to 2018. North In-dia produced a total of1,170.66 million kg of tea in2019, against 1,113.76 millionkg it produced in 2018.

But, the total tea produc-tion in South India during thisyear was 5.83 million kg be-low the total tea it producedin 2018. In 2019, South Indiaproduced a total of 219.04 mil-lion kg of tea, against the224.87 million kg it producedin the previous year.

It is noteworthy that during2019, the Brahmaputra Valleyof Assam produced 670.78 mil-lion kg of tea, against 645.14million kg it produced in 2018.It is 25.64 million kg more thanits production in 2018. But, theBarak Valley of the State couldproduce 45.01 million kg of tea,against 46.77 million kg it pro-duced in the previous year,showing an underproduction of1.76 million kg.

The total quantity of 670.78million kg of tea produced bythe Brahmaputra Valley dur-ing 2019 is also much higherthan that of the average teaproduced by this valley of theState during the past 10 years.The last 10 years’ average teaproduction of this valley wasworked out by the Tea Boardat 556.23 million kg, while theaverage the Board worked outas this valley’s tea productionduring the past five yearsstood at 607 million kg.

When contacted, noted teaplanter and adviser to the NorthEastern Tea Association(NETA) Bidyananda Barkako-ty told this correspondent, “Itis really a happy moment for usto know that Assam’s tea pro-duction has crossed 700 millionkg. However, at the same time,we are worried that if tea con-sumption does not go up thensurvival of tea industry will beat stake. Therefore, we shouldaggressively pursue the goalsof boosting tea exports with atarget of 300 million kg, andgrowing consumption of tea inthe domestic market.

“A campaign to promoteAssam tea in line with AssamTourism, will greatly help inincreasing tea consumption inthe Indian market,” he said.

Tata Motorslaunches

Nexon EVMUMBAI, Jan 28: Domes-

tic auto major Tata Motorstoday rolled out the electricvariant of its compact SUVNexon for the personal seg-ment at a starting price of Rs13.99 lakh and said it plans tolaunch four more EVs in thenext two years.

Of the four proposed elec-tric vehicles (EVs), two willbe sports utility vehicles, onesedan and a hatchback, TataGroup Chairman N Chan-drasekaran announced at thelaunch event, which was alsoattended byRatan Tata, thegroup’s Chairman Emeritus.

With Nexon EV a reality,the whole ecosystem for anelectric vehicle is in placenow, and its adoption will bemuch faster and easier goingforward, he said.

Powered by in-house devel-oped Ziptron technology, Nex-on EV comes with a range of312 km on a single charge and ahigh-voltage system, fast-charg-ing capability, extended batterylife and class-leading safety fea-tures. Besides, it has 35 connect-ed car features as well.

“We have four other prod-ucts in the pipeline, two moreSUVs, one sedan and onehatchback in the next 24months... with the launch of thiscar, Tata Motors is launching,in fact, India’s first EV ecosys-tem,” Chandrasekaran said.

Powered by a 129 PS per-manent magnet AC motorpowered by a 30.2 kWh lithi-um-ion battery, the Nexon EVwill be available in three trimlevels across 60 authoriseddealerships in 22 cities, thecompany said at the launch.

“After 16 months of strenu-ous effort, we are delighted tolaunch India’s own electric SUV,the Nexon EV. We are confi-dent that this game-changingproduct will further reinforceour commitment towards de-veloping sustainable and re-sponsible mobility solutions forIndia,” company’s ManagingDirector and Chief ExecutiveGuenter Butschek said.

On the charging side, Nex-on EV’s battery can be chargedup to 80 per cent within 60minutes when plugged into afast DC charger, besides usinga regular 15-ampere socket,which would account for a long-er charging duration.

The company has already setup a network of about 100 elec-tric vehicle charging stations sofar, which it plans to increase to300 by March this year, TataMotors e-mobility business chiefShailesh Chandra said. – PTI

Dhaba Estd1986 unit opens

in GuwahatiBUSINESS REPORTER

GUWAHATI, Jan 28: A pitstop of Dhaba Estd 1986 Del-hi, the king of highway cuisine,was inaugurated at the CityCentre mall here on Monday.

Set up by Deepak Mittal,Ashish and Sunil Agarwal ofAmaze Hospitality, the Guwa-hati unit of Dhaba Estd 1986Delhi promises to offer foodlovers here the award-winningdeliciousness of the brand witha 30-year legacy.

The restaurant was inaugu-rated by Manik Kapoor and Jai-wanti Singh, Directors of Az-ure Hospitality, the brand own-er, in the presence of the localfranchise owners, according toa press statement.

Speaking on the occasionManik Kapoor expressed hisgratitude to the franchiseowners for putting up the firstunit of Dhaba Estd 1986 Delhiin the North-east.

Dhaba Estd 1986, which ispresent in almost every metroand major cities in India, has beenserving age-old recipes since itwas born, he said, adding, thetaste of food at Dhaba should beamong the best in the city.

The 58-seater Dhaba Estd1986 unit promises fun time

and great food in true Punjabi

style veg & non-veg NorthIndian cuisine in an ambience

of highway eatery nostalgia,

the statement said.With vintage collages and

posters, the décor is a nod to

the retro India of the 1980s-90s, it added.

NEW DELHI, Jan 28: Inits efforts to boost the slow-down-battered automobilesector, the industry has de-mand an incentive-basedvehicle scrappage schemefor removal of old vehicles.

The Society of Indian Au-tomobile Manufacturers(SIAM) has sent this andother recommendations tothe government for the up-coming Budget 2020-21.

Besides, SIAM has calledfor a reduction in GST rateon vehicles to 18 per centfrom the current 28 per cent.

“... we have urged the Fi-nance Ministry to considerannouncing an incentive-based scrappage policy andalso increase Budget alloca-tion for ICE bus procure-ment by State transport un-dertakings,” SIAM Presi-dent Rajan Wadhera said.

“Increased cost of BS-VImay affect demand, hencewe have also requested thegovernment to reduce GSTrates for BS-VI vehicles ef-fective 1st April from 28 percent to 18 per cent.”

On the introduction of anincentive-based vehiclescrappage scheme for re-moval of old vehicles fromthe road, the SIAM recom-mended that incentive begiven in the form of 50 per

Automobile sector forincentive-based scrappage

scheme in Budgetcent reduction in GST and50 per cent reduction inroad tax and registrationcharges.

It has also recommendedabolishment of customs dutyof 5 per cent on Li-ion cellsto allow battery manufactur-ing to commence in India.

“Allocate budget for pro-curement of buses by STUs,over the Budget allocationfor procurement of electricbuses under the FAME-IIscheme,” SIAM said in itsrecommendations.

“Increase depreciationrate for passenger vehiclesand two-wheelers to 25 percent permanently,” it said.

According to the industry,these steps can revitalise thesector and place it back onthe growth trajectory.

Lately, the auto sectorsuffers from a consumptionslowdown due to high taxa-tion, stagnant wages and astressed rural sector.

Recent data showed thesector’s total domesticsales declined to 14,05,776units in December from16,17,398 units sold duringthe corresponding month ofthe previous year. In termsof the calendar year, the2019 sales decline is theworst ever in the last 20years. – IANS

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NCC cadets demonstrate their war skills during the Annual PM's National Cadet Corps (NCC) Rally 2020 at the CariappaParade Ground in New Delhi on Tuesday. – PTI

Locals walk on a snow-covered road amid fog at Faqir Gujri on the outskirts of Srinagar on Tuesday. – PTI

JAIPUR, Jan 28: In a big at-

tack on Prime Minister Naren-

dra Modi, Congress leader

Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday ac-

cused him of tarnishing the

pluralistic image of the nation

in the world and said Modi

does not understand econom-

ics as the Congress scion ad-

dressed the ‘Yuva Aakrosh’

rally at Albert Hall here.

Rahul Gandhi also called

upon the youth to remain una-

fraid and said: “Together, we

will change Hindustan.”

Gandhi said, “Around one

crore youths in the nation lost

their jobs, however, Prime

Minister is silent on the issue.

Modi gives long speeches on

KOLKATA, Jan 28: The talk from

the “fringes of the ruling party”

about the demographics of the Mus-

lim population is just a way to ‘de-

monise’ a community, Nobel Lau-

reate Abhijit Banerjee said here, as-

serting that there is no real fear of

Muslim takeover in India.

“India and the US are similar in

one very important way. The mi-

norities are actually minorities.

They are not anywhere close to

being dominant,” Banerjee said at

the epilogue session of the Tata

Steel Kolkata Literary Meet on

Monday evening.

NEW DELHI, Jan 28: The Ramsar Convention has declared

10 more wetlands in India as sites of international impor-

tance, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar an-

nounced on Tuesday, in a major recognition for the govern-

ment’s effort towards conservation and rejuvenation of its

wetlands.

With this, a total of 37 sites in the country have been recog-

nised under the international treaty. Wetlands declared as Ram-

sar sites are protected under strict guidelines.

The Convention, signed in 1971 in the Iranian city of Ram-

sar, is one of the oldest inter-governmental accords for pre-

serving the ecological character of wetlands. Also known as

the Convention on Wetlands, it aims to develop a global net-

work of wetlands for the conservation of biological diversity

and for sustaining human life.

Javadekar said in a tweet that the Ramsar declaration is an

acknowledgement of the government’s commitment to the

conservation of wetlands.

“Happy to inform that Ramsar has declared 10 more wet-

land sites from India as sites of international importance for

the conservation of global biological diversity. It is an acknowl-

edgement of India’s commitment towards conservation and

sustainable use of its wetland,” he tweeted, adding, “the total

number of Ramsar sites in India are now 37 and the surface

area covered by these sites is 1,067,939 hectares. Conserva-

tion of wetlands would also go a long way in achieving our

PM’s dream of #NalseJal in each houseland,” he tweeted.

Among the 10 new Ramsar sites is Nandur Madhameshwar,

a first in Maharashtra.

Punjab, which has three Ramsar sites, added three sites

Keshopur-Miani, Beas Conservation Reserve and Nangal.

UP, which had one, has added six Ramsar sites Nawabganj,

Parvati Agra, Saman, Samaspur, Sandi and Sarsai Nawar.

The other Ramsar sites are in Rajasthan, Kerala, Odisha,

Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Assam, West Bengal,

Jammu and Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh, Manipur, Gujarat, Tamil

Nadu, Tripura and Uttar Pradesh.

Wetlands provide a wide range of important resources and

ecosystem services such as food, water, fibre, groundwater

recharge, water purification, flood moderation, erosion con-

trol and climate regulation. – PTI

PM does not understandeconomics: Rahul Gandhi

CAA, NRC and NPR but pre-

fers to remain silent on the is-

sue of unemployment,” he said

adding, “the growth rate dur-

ing UPA tenure stood at 9 per

cent which has come down to

below 5 per cent despite the

fact that parameters to calcu-

late the GDP were changed. If

we calculate it as per earlier

parameters, it will be around

2.5 per cent.”

Gandhi further said the econ-

omy gets a boost when poor

and farmers get money as they

start purchasing.

“However, Modi doesn’t

understand this basic fact as he

does not understand/study

economics,” Rahul added.

The former Congress pres-

ident further said Hindustan

has crores of youths as its big-

gest resource. Even the world

believes that Indian youths can

change the world.

Earlier, the entire world

used to come to invest in India

as they trusted Indian youths.

However, in present days,

they do not want to invest in

India due to increasing vio-

lence.

Once, Obama said the US

can’t compete with China, but

the world knew that only In-

dia can compete China, he said.

“All European countries –

America, Japan, Australia and

other nations are watching

China growing fast, and they

know this country needs to be

balanced and they know only

Indian youths can compete

with China,” Gandhi added.

He further said India once

used to be a peaceful nation,

however, now, we read in

newspapers that there is vi-

olence in country and people

of the same nation are fight-

ing each other as the govern-

ment is spreading violence.

So investors are wary of

investing in India, he said.

Attacking Modi, Rahul

said Modi took around Rs

3.50 lakh crore from peo-

ple’s pocket and gave it to

15-20 rich people. – IANS

No real fear of Muslim takeover in India: Abhijit Banerjee“So, the sense that we need to be

mindful of the minorities – this talk

about that you hear at least from the

fringes of the ruling party about the

demographics of the Muslim popu-

lation - this is really just ways to de-

monise a population,” he said during

the session, that centred around the

book Good Economics for Hard

Times, which the eminent economist

has coauthored with fellow Nobel

laureate and his wife Esther Duflo.

Banerjee said like the African

Americans and Mexicans in the

US, the minorities – “you can say

the entire group of minorities –

they are relatively economically

and educationally deprived, and

small group, with a very powerful

and economically much better-of

majority”.

The Ford Foundation Internation-

al Professor of Economics at the

Massachusetts Institute of Technol-

ogy said whenever these fears are

stoked, one could imagine a context

where there are two equal groups.

“And you worry about the other

group becoming too powerful. But

this is just not realistic here. And in

that sense, I feel that all the refer-

ence to that is a bit of a... it is con-

structing a narrative that has no ba-

sis in reality. I don’t think there is

any real fear that there is going to

be a Muslim takeover of India,” he

said during the interaction on the

‘grand steps’ of the iconic Victoria

Memorial Hall.

Ruling out any future political role

that he sees for himself, Banerjee

said Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty

Action Lab (J-PAL) – the organisa-

tion he has set up with Esther and

Sendhil Mullainathan – was commit-

ted to working with anybody who

wanted to do something useful.

Becoming political wouldn’t be

helpful in that context, he remarked.

“I think I believe that what is most

useful is the work that our organisa-

tion Poverty Action Lab does. We are

most committed to working with an-

yone who wants to do something use-

ful. People react to things... We are

better off mostly putting our head

down, try to help the poorest people.

That is still a very real option,” he said.

According to Banerjee, despite

bad politics in both countries, “that

you may worry about”, state gov-

ernments, including those of the

BJP, have worked with their organ-

isation. – IANS

‘37 wetlands declaredsites of international

importance under Ramsar’

NEW DELHI, Jan 28: The Supreme

Court on Tuesday directed a non-resi-

dent Indian (NRI) petitioner who moved

the court alleging corruption in 2019

general elections to go to the high court.

The woman, based in the United Arab

Emirates (UAE), had filed the plea be-

fore a Bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde

and comprising Justices BR Gavai and

Surya Kant. It allowed her to withdraw

the plea.

“Why have you not gone to the high

court, and also why is this petition un-

der Article 32,” it asked.

NRI woman moves SC allegingcorruption in 2019 LS polls

The petitioner contended there was

corruption in the elections and as a con-

sequence the people were cheated. She

also submitted that earlier orders of the

top court were not complied.

The Bench said the high court could

take cognizance of the top court order.

“You can withdraw this petition and go

to the high court,” it said.

The petitioner said she had come

from a foreign country to pursue this

matter and insisted by moving the high

court she might not get justice.

The top court declined to entertain

her plea and reiterated that she should

move the high court. “Because you are

from abroad, it doesn’t mean you will

not get justice,” said the court empha-

sising on the process of law.

When the woman insisted that she had

proof to place on record that the people

were cheated in the last general elec-

tions, the Bench said, “You don’t repre-

sent the people of India, and you don’t

even live in this country.”

To this, the woman replied her parents

lived here. The court asked her to consult

senior advocate Sanjay Parekh. – IANS

NEW DELHI, Jan 28: In-

dia on Tuesday summoned a

senior official from the Paki-

stan High Commission and

protested strongly against

the abduction of a Hindu girl

from her marriage ceremo-

ny in connivance with the lo-

cal police in Sindh province.

Official sources said India

summoned a senior official

from the Pakistan High

Commission and made a

strong demarche against

the abduction of the girl on

January 25, with the help of

local police in Hala city of

Sindh province.

The government also

made a demarche against the

desecration of Mata Rani

BHUBANESWAR, Jan 28:

The ruling Biju Janata Dal

(BJD) on Tuesday said the col-

umn that seeks details on the

birthplace of parents of an in-

dividual during the enumera-

tion of the National Population

Register (NPR) will be delet-

ed in the state.

“The BJD supports CAA, but

is not in favour of NRC as the

Chief Minister has already

made it clear. We object to Col-

umn 13(2) of NPR form which

seeks information on the place

of birth of an individual’s par-

ents. As the Centre has clari-

Taranjit Sandhu appointedambassador to US

NEW DELHI, Jan 28: The government on Tuesday ap-

pointed Taranjit Singh Sandhu, a career diplomat, as the Indi-

an Ambassador to the US. Sandhu, a 1988-batch IFS officer, is

presently the Indian High Commissioner in Colombo.

Sandhu will take over as the US Ambassador from Harsh

Vardhan Shringla, who returned to New Delhi recently. Shrin-

gla will take over as the Foreign Secretary from Vijay Gokha-

le, who just retired from his service.

Previously, Sandhu served as the deputy chief in the Indian

embassy in Washington DC. Sources said the government is

sending Gopal Baglay, currently in PMO in New Delhi, to

Colombo as a replacement of Sandhu. – IANS

Attacks on Hindus:India summons Pak

officialBhatiyani temple in Thar-

parkar Sindh province on Jan-

uary 26, sources said.

India asked the Pakistani

government to investigate

the two cases of persecution

of the Hindu minority com-

munity members. Sources

said Islamabad was also asked

to take urgent action for pro-

tecting and promoting the

security, safety and welfare

of its citizens including the

minority Hindu community.

While describing the inci-

dents as “despicable” and

“heinous”, the government

has asked Pakistan to take

immediate measures to ex-

peditiously bring the perpe-

trators to justice. – IANS

Odisha to deleteimportant NPR column

fied that it is optional, the norm

will not be implemented in Od-

isha,” BJD MP Pinaki Mishra

told media persons here.

The decision to delete col-

umn 13(2) in the NPR format

was taken at the BJD parlia-

mentary party meeting pre-

sided over by party president

and Chief Minister Naveen

Patnaik here.

Mishra said they will press

for enumeration of Other Back-

ward Classes (OBC) during the

Census so that the exact

number of OBCs in the coun-

try can be known. – IANS

NEW DELHI, Jan 28: ‘Samvid-

haan’, meaning “a body of funda-

mental principles or established

precedents according to which a

state or other organisation is

acknowledged to be governed” was

on Tuesday announced as the

Oxford Hindi Word of the Year

(HWOTY) for 2019.

The Oxford Hindi Word of the

Year is a word or expression that

has attracted a great deal of

attention and reflects the ethos,

mood or preoccupations of the past

year. It is also the Hindi translation

of the word ‘Constitution’, an

Oxford University Press (OUP)

statement said.

“This year’s Hindi Word of the

Year is a fitting choice reflecting the

mood of the masses as also the

focus of the decision-makers.

Constitution embodies the spirit of

the country and the year 2019 was

‘Samvidhaan’ is Oxford HindiWord of the Year for 2019

witness to the spirit of the constitu-

tion being embraced across

segments of the society. In 2019,

the Constitution moved from being

an academic concept to a movement

in real-time,” Kritika Agarwal,

Hindi Language Champion for

Oxford Languages, said.

‘Samvidhaan’ first received

widespread attention last year with

the abrogation of two key constitu-

tional provisions – Articles 370 and

Article 35(A) – on August 5, 2019,

which removed the special status

granted to Jammu & Kashmir. The

revocation of the articles led to

nationwide debates and discussions,

bringing the word to the forefront

of conversations across the country.

Some major decisions by the

Supreme Court also significantly

contributed to Samvidhaan’s

prominence in 2019.

The Oxford dictionaries’ team

invited entries for the Oxford

Hindi Word of the Year through its

Facebook page and received

several hundred diverse and

thoughtful entries. The Oxford

Hindi Word of the Year was chosen

with the help of an advisory panel

of language experts: Naveen

Choudhary, Associate Director,

Marketing, Academic India;

Minakshi Singh, Consultant Editor

Hindi, Oxford Languages; Sarada

Biswas, Consultant Editor for

Hindi, Oxford Languages; and

Kritika Agarwal, Vivek Tripathi

and Poonam Sahay, all Hindi

Language Champions, Oxford

Languages. – IANS

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A way to lookyounger

Women, please take note. Looking

younger is now easier as researchers

have revealed that rhinoplasty, or

cosmetic nose surgery, may make a woman

look up to three years younger.

For the findings, published in the Aesthetic

Surgery Journal, the research team from the

University of California used artificial intelli-

gence (AI) to study before-and-after photos of

100 female patients, ages 16 to 72, who

underwent rhinoplasty.

At 12 or more weeks later, standardised

photographs were analysed with the technolo-

gy, which estimates a person’s age by cropping

the face from a photograph and then extracting

a prediction through an algorithm.

“Rhinoplasty is widely recognised as a facial

beautification procedure, but it isn’t commonly

known for its anti-ageing effects,” said study

lead author Robert Dorfman.

Rhinoplasty involves making structural

changes to the bone and cartilage through

small incisions inside the nose and when

necessary around the nostril, all while a

patient is under general anaesthesia.

The rhinoplasty procedures in this study

were customised for each patient to fit the

person’s face best.

Until now, there has been little to no

objective scientific evidence for the rejuvenat-

ing effect of rhinoplasty.

“This technology allows us to accurately

estimate age in an objective way and has

proven to recognise patterns and features of

ageing beyond what the human eye can

perceive,” Dorfman said.

According to the researchers, the results

were even more dramatic in women over 40,

some of whom were estimated to look seven

years younger after rhinoplasty.

The nose is not usually a focus of anti-ageing

treatment. However, like other features of the

body, the human nose, which is made up of soft

tissue, cartilage and bone, also ages.

“The nose loses support as it ages and can

take on a more prominent or droopy appear-

ance,” said study author Jason Roostaeian.

The nose is also affected when other

features of the face age.

“When we lose facial fat and volume in our

cheeks, which are the canvas that our nose sits

on, the nose becomes more prominent,”

Roostaeian added.

(Source: IANS)

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14 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2020

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2020 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 15SPORTS

Originating from Japan,

‘su do ku’ is a mind game

and a puzzle that can be

solved with proper

reasoning and logic. Fill

the grid with digits in such

a manner that every row,

every column and every

3 x 3 box accommodates

the digits 1 to 9 without

repeating any.

Solution of last problem

SU DO KU

contact lenses, tamed the big-

serving Canadian 6-4, 6-3, 7-

6 (7/1) as he targets an eighth

Melbourne Park crown and

17th Grand Slam title.

Six-time champion Feder-

er is next, after one of his

most memorable comebacks

against unseeded American

Tennys Sandgren.

The 38-year-old great, the

oldest man to reach the Mel-

bourne semis since Ken

Rosewall 43 years ago, came

through an action-packed

clash 6-3, 2-6, 2-6, 7-6 (10/

8), 6-3.

He fended off seven match

points and was slapped with

a warning for swearing,

while taking a rare medical

timeout for a groin injury that

hampered his movement.

But he dug deep to set up

yet another showdown with

his old rival Djokovic. The

pair are all-conquering in

Melbourne, sharing 12 of the

last 14 titles between them.

They have played each

other 49 times, with the Serb

in front 26-23.

“I have tremendous re-

spect for Roger,” said Djok-

ovic, who became emotion-

Djokovic keeps focus to set up Federer semifinal

MELBOURNE, Jan 28:

Rampant defending champi-

on Novak Djokovic powered

past Milos Raonic to set a

blockbuster Australian Open

semifinal against Roger Fed-

erer on Tuesday after the

Swiss ace saved an incredi-

ble seven match points in

one of his greatest escapes.

The Serbian world number

two, despite trouble with his

al in his on-court interview

when asked about the trag-

ic death in a helicopter crash

of Kobe Bryant, a personal

friend.

“The match-ups I have had

against Roger and Rafa (Nad-

al) have made me the player

I am today,” he added.

“May the best player win.”

While Federer – into a record

15th Australian Open semi –

has laboured through 14 sets

in his last three matches,

Djokovic has had a much eas-

ier ride, dropping just one

set all tournament.

But the world number

three Swiss star insisted he

felt fine.

“It really depends some-

times how you’re feeling in-

side, how much it takes away

from you. But I must say I

feel pretty good right now,”

said the 20-time Grand Slam

champion.

His comeback against

Sandgren was the stuff of

legend, with the victory his

102nd at Melbourne Park,

surpassing his tally at Wim-

bledon to make the Aus-

tralian Open his most suc-

cessful Slam in terms of

matches won.

After comfortably taking

the first set, he felt the

groin strain midway

through the second. He

wasn’t moving well and

making too many errors.

He took a medical time-

out but lost the set and the

next one.

But he seemed to get a

second wind and saved four

match points at 5-4 down in

the fourth set and another

three being winning the tie-

breaker and romping to vic-

tory as the adoring crowd

went into a frenzy.

Federer admitted he

was “incredibly lucky” to

still be in the tournament,

but he planned to make the

most if it.

The fit-again Raonic

reached the Melbourne sem-

ifinals in 2016, when he lost

to Andy Murray, and the

quarters on three other oc-

casions, including last year.

He had failed to beat

Djokovic in nine previous

attempts, but possesses a

monster serve and was un-

beaten in 59 straight serv-

ice games heading into

their clash.

That all changed when he

faced his nemesis, perhaps

the best returner in tennis.

“I felt great on court, I was

very focused,” said Djokovic.

He threatened straight

away, earning break points on

the Raonic serve several

times before finally convert-

ing to take the set and snap

the Canadian’s run.

After the 63-game streak

on his serve, his next

amounted to just one game,

broken again in the fourth

game of the second set as

Djokovic took a stranglehold.

The relentless Serb, who

has won 11 straight matches

this season, went toe-to-toe

with the Canadian in the third

set when at 4-4 he called for

new contact lenses, which

turned into a medical timeout.

Raonic wasn’t impressed

that he didn’t wait until the

changeover.

Djokovic appeared to

struggle with his vision on his

return, but it quickly came

back into focus as he raced

through the tiebreaker to

book his ticket to the semifi-

nal. – AFP

Switzerland’s Roger Federer in action during the AustralianOpen quarterfinal against Tennys Sandgren of the United Statesin Melbourne, on Tuesday. – AP/PTI

Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates during the AustralianOpen quarterfinal against Milos Raonic of Canada in Melbourne,on Tuesday.

BOURNEMOUTH, Jan

28: Mikel Arteta hailed Ar-

senal’s “hungry” youngsters

after Bukayo Saka and Eddie

Nketiah fired their side into

the FA Cup fifth round with a

2-1 win against Bourne-

mouth on Monday.

Arteta turned to youth at

Dean Court and Saka, Nke-

tiah and Joe Willock repaid

the Arsenal manager’s faith

with influential displays that

secured a trip to third-tier

Portsmouth.

Saka gave Arsenal an early

lead as the 18-year-old full-back

bagged his third goal of the sea-

son with a superb strike.

Nketiah got the second be-

fore the interval to ensure

Arteta took another step to-

wards emulating his FA Cups

triumph as an Arsenal player in

2014 and 2015.

Sam Surridge got one back

for Bournemouth in the clos-

ing minutes, but it was too late

to salvage a replay.

“I’m very pleased. Always

tough to come here and win,

we’ve done it with a young team

as well,” Arteta said.

“I have a lot of faith in

them. I think they are devel-

oping really well. They are

willing and hungry and will

only get better.”

Languishing in 10th place in

the Premier League after fail-

ing to win any of their last three

games, this was a welcome

boost for Arteta as Arsenal built

on their hard-fought draw at

Chelsea last week.

It was Arsenal’s third win in

eight matches under Arteta in

all competitions, with just one

defeat in that run.

It was not all plain sailing by

the seaside for Arteta, who

added: “We scored two fantas-

tic goals, but after that we be-

came a little bit sloppy and I

didn’t like that very much.”

Arteta’s first match in charge

of Arsenal was a 1-1 Premier

League draw at Bournemouth

in December, but his team

looked far more accomplished

this time, even without sever-

al key players.

With Pierre-Emerick Au-

bameyang still suspended, 18-

year-old striker Gabriel Mar-

tinelli started for Arsenal.

Martinelli had scored in Ar-

senal’s past two Premier

League games to reach 10 goals

for the season.

But the Brazilian isn’t just

a poacher and he showed his

creative vision as Arsenal

made a perfect start in the

fifth minute.

As a 22-pass Arsenal move

approached an eye-catching

crescendo, Willock’s surge

opened up the Bourne-

mouth defence.

Willock picked out Mar-

tinelli, who deftly moved the

ball onto Saka when a more

selfish player would have

shot and he smashed a thun-

derous drive into the roof of

the net from an acute angle.

Arteta had made five chang-

es from the Chelsea match,

with Nketiah making his first

Arsenal start since January last

year against Blackpool in the

FA Cup. – AFP

Young guns shine as Arsenalmove into FA Cup fifth round

Eddie Nketiah (L) celebrates with Bukayo Saka after scoring Arsenal’s second goal during the FACup fourth round match against Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth, England.

MELBOURNE, Jan 28: Seven-time

Grand Slam winner Mats Wilander has

urged Nick Kyrgios to play more matches

on the Australian Open’s centre court if

he’s serious about winning his home

Grand Slam.

Wilander said the Australian needs to get

used to playing at Rod Laver Arena, rather

than sticking to his favoured Melbourne

Arena, a smaller but rowdier venue.

Kyrgios played his first three matches

at Melbourne Arena but then lost to

world number one Rafael Nadal at Rod

Laver Arena late on Monday, going down

in four sets.

“Something that goes along with being a

great player is setting yourself up for failure

or success,” Wilander told AFP.

“So if you set yourself up for playing

those matches on Melbourne Arena

because that’s where you think you have

the best chance to win, you’re clearly not

thinking about winning the tournament, nor

is the tournament organisation.”

Kyrgios, with his booming serve and

flamboyant nature, is one of tennis’s

Kyrgios not setting himself up for success, warns tennis greatgreatest talents but in seven trips to

Melbourne Park, his best result is reaching

the quarterfinals in 2015.

It’s a pattern repeated elsewhere as the

24-year-old, so often hampered by his

volatile temper, has only reached one

other Grand Slam quarterfinal, at Wim-

bledon in 2015.

Kyrgios, who was handed a 16-week

suspension ban in September, has cut a

notably calmer figure in Melbourne but

he always looked second-favourite

against Nadal.

“He comes in here (Rod Laver Arena)

and he gets neutralised and he gets stale

and he gets tired,” Wilander said.

“Emotionally it’s too draining to sudden-

ly not have the crowd behind you and play

for you only when you don’t get applause

for drop shots or tweeners or ace on

second serve.

“You’re not setting yourself up as one of

the guys that believe they can win.”

Wilander said Kyrgios is a “breath of fresh

air, brilliant tennis player”.

“I would love to see Nick Kyrgios turn it

on and be one of the best players in the

world. But there’s a lot more that you have

to do to be considered one of them,” said

the Swede.

He added: “I have no feeling for Nick

Kyrgios until he wins a tennis match where

not everybody is rooting for him, and it’s

50-50, and it’s one of the best players in the

world, and he goes through the whole

match, wins it and backs it up the next day.

“He is a great talent in terms of physical

ability but unfortunately physical talent is

not the only talent you need.” – AFP

I would loveto see NickKyrgios turnit on and beone of thebest playersin the world.But there’s alot more thatyou have todo to beconsideredone of them.– Mats Wilander

“

MELBOURNE, Jan 28: Ashleigh

Barty said on Tuesday that she prefers

the quiet life but there is no chance of

that after Australia’s world number one

reached the semifinals of her home

Grand Slam for the first time.

The top seed plays 14th-seeded

American Sofia Kenin in the last four

after surviving a tough first set to defeat

Petra Kvitova 7-6 (8/6), 6-2 in the quar-

terfinals.

There is intense pressure on the 23-

year-old Barty, the last remaining Aus-

tralian in the tournament, to deliver the

first home-grown women’s champion

since Chris O’Neil in 1978.

She is the face of the Australian Open

and her picture is on billboards all over

Melbourne. But Barty said: “I’d prefer

to just be sitting at home just living my

quiet little life.

“I mean, no offence, but not having to

chat to you guys every day would be

pretty good,” she told reporters, smil-

ing. “I feel like I have nothing to say, I’m

talking in circles a little bit.” But Barty

said having the focus on her in Melbourne

World No. 1 Barty reaches first Australian Open semis

Ashleigh Barty of Australia celebrates after the Australian Open quarterfinalagainst Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic in Melbourne, on Tuesday.

was inevitable and “a part of the journey

that I hate it and I love it”.

Beating the Czech seventh seed Kvi-

tova was revenge for Barty, who was

beaten by the two-time Wimbledon

champion at the same stage last year.

But the down-to-earth Australian

is a better player than 12 months ago,

winning the French Open last year

and hitting the top of the rankings for

the first time.

Kvitova, 29, who suffered severe in-

jury to her left playing hand in a knife

attack at her home in 2016, and Barty

went toe-to-toe in a crucial seventh

game of the first set.

In a game stretching to nearly 10 min-

utes, Barty fought off five break points

to hold serve at Rod Laver Arena, to

roars of approval. In a tense encounter

they went to the tie-break, but it was

Kvitova who blinked, shanking a fore-

hand long to give Barty the set in 69

high-quality minutes.

Barty, who once gave up tennis to

play professional cricket, clenched her

fist. Kvitova tossed her racquet into air.

Barty pulled away in the second set

as Kvitova wilted in the Melbourne sun.

The Australian sealed the deal with

her trademark minimum fuss, book-

ing her spot in the last four with an

ace. – AFP

LOS ANGELES, Jan 28: Kobe Bryant’s

13-year-old daughter Gianna, who died

alongside her father in the helicopter crash

that claimed the life of the NBA legend,

had shown signs that she could further her

father’s glittering basketball legacy.

Her proud father once said the second-

born of the Los Angeles Lakers star’s four

daughters with wife Vanessa was “some-

thing else” on the basketball court.

Bryant’s eldest daughter, 17-year-old

Natalia, prefers volleyball, Bianka is only

three and Capri was only born last year.

So the 41-year-old NBA great’s basket-

ball hopes were invested in Gianna.

“It’s a trip to see her move and the ex-

pressions she makes. It’s a trip how genet-

ics work,” Bryant told US chat show host

Jimmy Kimmel in 2018.

“The best thing that happens is when we

go out and fans would come up to me and

she’ll be standing next to me... and they’ll

be like, ‘You’ve gotta have a boy, you and V.

gotta have a boy.

Paes bows out of Australian OpenMELBOURNE, Jan 28: Veteran Leander Paes’ last Australian

Open outing came to an end after he and partner Jelena Ostapenko

were knocked out of the mixed doubles competition, going down

in straight sets to Jamie Murray and Bethanie Mattek-Sands here

on Tuesday.

The 46-year-old Paes and Lativia’s Ostapenko, the 2017 French

Open champion, lost to the British-American pair 2-6, 5-7 in a

second round match that lasted one hour and seven minutes. Paes

had earlier announced that 2020 would be his final year on the Pro

circuit. Rohan Bopanna is the only Indian left in the fray now. The

39-year-old and Nadiia Kichenok of Ukraine will take on fifth seed

Nikola Mektic and Barbora Krejcikova in the mixed doubles quar-

terfinals on Wednesday. – PTI

Anand draws with Duda, endsjoint sixth in Tata Steel Chess

WIJK AAN ZEE (The Netherlands) Jan 28: Five-time win-

ner Viswanathan Anand had to settle for the joint sixth spot

after drawing with Jan-Krzysztof Duda of Poland in the 13th and

final round of Tata Steel Chess tournament that concluded here.

Fabiano Caruana capped a brilliant performance with another

fine victory coming at the expense of Vladislav Artemiev of Russia

and won the tournament with a huge two points margin over

world champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway, who finished second.

Caruana ended the event with a whopping ten points out of

a possible 13, a feat that was achieved by Garry Kasparov in

1999 and Magnus Carlsen in 2013. – PTI

Kobe Bryant’s daughter had beenset to follow in his footsteps

“You gotta have somebody to carry on your

tradition, the legacy. She (Gianna) is like, ‘I

got this’. I’m like, ‘that’s right’,” he went on.

“Yes, you do, you got this.” Gianna’s

passion for basketball meant she was of-

ten pictured sitting alongside her father at

games, watching his beloved Lakers at the

Staples Center or the WNBA team Los

Angeles Sparks.

She often worked out with her father in the

gymnasium of the family’s villa in Newport

Beach and he took pride in coaching her high

school team when his schedule permitted.

Gianna was on the helicopter that crashed

because she was travelling to a tournament

in the Los Angeles suburbs to play for her

team, called the Mamba Team, after one of

her father’s nicknames.

One of her team-mates was also on board

the helicopter and was also among the dead.

Gianna’s future had already been mapped

out – her heart was set on going to Con-

necticut, the most prestigious women’s

basketball programme in the US. – AFP

Nick Kyrgios

16 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATISPORTS

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2020

HAMILTON, Jan 28: A ruthless India

are expected to seal their maiden T20

International series win in New Zealand

and only a special comeback from the

struggling hosts in the third game here

on Wednesday can delay what seems

inevitable.

India won the twin T20 Internation-

als in Auckland by margins of six and

seven wickets respectively to go 2-0 up

in the five-match series.

A third successive win at Seddon Park

will give them their first ever T20I se-

ries’ win on New Zealand soil, a feat

they were unable to achieve on two oc-

casions previously. India lost 0-2 under

Mahendra Singh Dhoni back in 2008-

09, and last year, they went down 1-2.

Overall, this Indian side has seen an

uptick in fortunes and are unbeaten in

five T20 series since the 2019 ODI World

Cup, including the ongoing one against

the Black Caps. The only contest they

didn’t win was against South Africa,

when the three-match series ended 1-1

after one of the games was washed out.

However, their current winning form

in T20 cricket won’t lead to any mean-

India hope for first T20 series win in NZ

HAMILTON (New Zea-

land), Jan 28: No one sits on

the seat that Mahendra

Singh Dhoni made his own

in the team bus, revealed

India leg-spinner Yuzvendra

Chahal, saying that the talis-

manic former skipper is

missed by the side.

In a video shot inside the team

bus while it was on its way to

Hamilton for the third T20 In-

ternational against New Zea-

land, Chahal is seen talking to

several members of the squad

including Jasprit Bumrah,

Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul.

Towards the end of the vid-

eo, he moved to the rear of

the bus and pointed to an

empty seat which, he said,

was the former captain’s pre-

ferred spot before he went

on a sabbatical last year.

“Yeh woh seat hai jahan ek

We miss Dhoni, no one sits onhis seat in team bus: Chahal

legend baithate the. Mahi

bhai. Abhi bhi yaha koi nahi

baithata. Hum unhe bohot

miss karte hai (This is the

seat that used to be occupied

a legend. MS Dhoni. No one

sits here now. We miss him a

lot),” Chahal said in the vid-

eo posted on ‘bcci.tv’.

The-38-year-old Dhoni has

not played a competitive

game since the World Cup

semifinal loss to New Zealand

on July 9. Earlier this month,

Dhoni was dropped from the

BCCI’s list of centrally con-

tracted players, raising fresh

doubts on his future.

However, on the same day

Dhoni returned to training,

batting fluently in the

Jharkhand team nets.

Head coach Ravi Shastri

has hinted that the celebrat-

ed wicketkeeper-batsman

might retire from ODIs soon

but will be in contention for a

T20 World Cup berth pro-

vided he does well for Chen-

nai Super Kings in the IPL.

The Indian team lead the

five-match T20 series against

New Zealand 2-0.

Virat Kohli’s men will take

on the hosts in the third T20

here on Wednesday. – PTI

Dhoni

ingful change in the ICC rankings. India

are currently placed fifth in the T20I

rankings, and need to win the remain-

ing three matches this series 5-0 to

move up to fourth from their current

fifth spot. New Zealand are currently

placed sixth. Pakistan, Australia, Eng-

land and South Africa, in that order, sit

ahead in the rankings’ table.

The greater concern at present is

building towards the T20 World Cup to

be hosted in Australia later this year. In

that regard though, the team manage-

ment is quietly confident that various

pieces of the jigsaw puzzle are starting

to fall into place, and at the right time.

This is specifically boosted by the per-

formances of KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer

over the recent months, particularly on

tour thus far. As such, there are no

changes to be expected in the Indian

line-up for the third T20. On Tuesday,

there was an optional practice session

with skipper Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Yuz-

vendra Chahal, Mohammed Shami and

Jasprit Bumrah, the ones missing in ac-

tion. – PTI

MATCH STARTS AT: 12.30PM ISTRohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja interact during a training session aheadof the third T20I against New Zealand in Hamilton on Tuesday.

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Assam struggling against OdishaSPORTS REPORTER

GUWAHATI, Jan 28: Odisha piled up 436 in their first in-

nings in the Elite Group C Ranji Trophy match.

On the second day of the four-day match at the DRIEMS

ground in Tangi, Cuttack today, Assam were 59 for the loss of

three wickets at the end of the day’s play.

Resuming at 215 for three, the host team went on punish-

ing the Assam bowlers and gathered a healthy total.

Abhishek Raut and Debabrata Pradhan were the main con-

tributors today with 71 and 79 respectively while Suryakant

Pradhan was the other notable run getter with 31.

Arup Das, who failed to grab any wicket yesterday, chipped in

with four wickets today giving 101 runs. Ranjit Mali was the other

major wicket taker for Assam with four victims. Pritam Das added

one more wicket to his overnight’s one. Now it will depend on

Assam batsmen how they apply themselves. Riyan Parag and Rishav

Das are at the crease with 14 and 24 respectively.SCORECARD

Odisha 1st Innings: Shantanu Mishra c Sharma b PL Das 66, ARSarangi c KN Saikia b Mali 58, SP Senapati c KN Saikia b Mali 0, GBPoddar lbw b Mali 58, BB Samantray b AK Das 37, AS Raut lbw b PL Das71, RR Dhuper c Sharma b AK Das 13, DB Pradhan lbw b AK Das 79, SBPradhan c KN Saikia b AK Das 31, Rajesh Mohanty c Parag b Mali 12, BMohanty not out 0. Extras: (b 6, lb 3, w 2) 11. Total: (All out in 136.3overs) 436. Fall of wickets: 1-96, 2-96, 3-148, 4-224, 5-224, 6-248, 7-378, 8-419, 9-432, 10-436. Bowling: Arup Das 35.3-12-101-4, Ranjit Mali39-10-113-4, Krishna Das 27-10-61-0, Pritam Das 22-5-84-2, Riyan Parag9-1-42-0, Gokul Sharma 4-0-26-0.

Assam 1st Innings: Biplab Saikia b Mohanty 0, Subham Mandal c BBSamantray b SB Pradhan 12, Rishav Das not out 24, Gokul Sharma run out(Raut) 8, Riyan Parag not out 14. Extras: (lb 1) 1. Total: (For 3 wickets in33 overs) 59. Fall of wickets: 1-1, 2-32, 3-43. Bowling: Rajesh Mohanty 10-4-17-0, B Mohanty 12-6-13-1, SB Pradhan 4-2-5-0, A Raut 1-0-11-0.

Darshan upsets Parthivin GLTA tourney

GUWAHATI, Jan 28: Unseeded Darshan Ramit

Goswami caused a major upset by defeating the

fourth seeded Parthiv Kalita 6-2 in the boys U-14

category of the ongoing 4th Guwahati Open Junior

Tennis Championship being organised by the Guwa-

hati Lawn Tennis Association (GLTA) at the RG Baru-

ah Sports Complex here today. All the other seeded

players sailed smoothly to the next round. Today’s results: (Boys U-14, 1st Rd) Kovith Sarma bt Arya-

man Saikia 7-5, Vahin Malla Deka bt Hirokjyoti Rajbongshi 5-1,Yuvraj Barua bt Subendu Parida 5-3, Sandil Gogoi bt Ab-hisekh Basfore 5-3, Darsh Dutta bt Vivek Vardhan 5-0, Trivay-an Dutta bt Amog Teli 5-0, Himangshu Dugar bt Mayan Sarkar5-1; (2nd Rd) Manan Nath bt Plaban Jyoti Kashyap 6-0, Raj-deep Hazarika bt Prasurya Bhardwaj 6-0, Ankit Das bt AbhirajDutta 6-4, Abhilesh Barman bt Vivek Swargiyari 6-4, BarnilBora bt Ramanuj Talukdar 6-2, Ayan Bhuyan bt Shreyam Sai-kia 6-1, Ayush Gupta bt Drishant Choudhory 6-1, RounakKashyap bt Tanmoy Hazarika 6-0, Darshan Ramit Goswami btParthiv Kalita 6-2, Ritik Rout bt Kovith Sarma 6-0; (Girls U-12,Pre Q/F) Adrika Rajkumari bt Kamal Kaur 6-0, Gargi Goswamibt Semiramis Barua 6-0, Kabyanjali Hazarika bt Vaanya Kayal6-2, Nikita Sonowal Kand bt Soni Prajapati 6-0, Arnavi Debnathbt Nayeem Hussain 6-1, Bishnupriya Borgohain bt DebajitaBora 6-0, Kritika Kalita bt Hamsini Dutta 6-0, Roushni Bhardwajbt Jaya Boro 6-0; (Q/F) Adrika Rajkumari bt Gargi Goswami 4-2, 4-0; Nikita Sonowal Kand bt Kabyanjali Hazarika 4-1, 4-0;Bishnupriya Borgohain bt Arnavi Debnath 4-1, 4-0; RoushniBhardwaj bt Kritika Kalita 4-2, 4-0; (Girls U-14, 1st Rd) Baani-ya Kayal bt Kabiyanjali Hazarika 6-3, Sanjeevani Kalita btNimisha Goswami 6-0, Reeha Bhuyan bt Santosht Bora 6-3,Shreyashree Langthasa bt Gargi Goswami 6-4, JigyashreeParashar bt Nikita Sonowal Kand 6-1, Kritika Kalita bt SoniPrajapati 6-2.

NFRSA boys winGUWAHATI, Jan 28: NF Railway

Sports Association (NFRSA) postedan innings and 120-run victoryagainst Shillong CA in the two-dayopening match of the Hemanga Baru-ah and Zaheer Alam Memorial U-13Invitational Trophy organised byASEX United at the Dispur ParadeGround here.

On the second day of the matchtoday, in reply to NFRSA’s mammoth308, Shillong boys were all for 116 inthe allotted 50 overs after resumingat the overnight total of 67 for three.

After being forced to follow on,the Shillong boys were 72 for fivein 25 overs.

Brief scores: NFRSA 308/6. Shil-long CA 116 and 72 for 5.

Friendly cricketGUWAHATI, Jan 28: As a part of

the 65th Foundation Day, the As-sam Engineering College (AEC)organised a friendly cricket matchat its own playground on January25 between Principal XI and AECAlumni XI. Principal XI beat Alum-ni XI by one run.

Brief scores: Principal XI 66/8 (Nis-han Bharti 22). Alumni XI 65/1 (PranabSharma 17, Shankar D Lahkar 16).

Solid start forSri Lanka

HARARE, Jan 28: SriLankan openers Dimuth Kar-unaratne and Oshada Fernan-do made a solid start to theirfirst innings batting throughthe afternoon on the secondday of the first Test againstZimbabwe on Tuesday toreach 88 without loss.

The visitors are still 318 runsbehind the hosts who lost theirlast four wickets in the morningto be bowled out for 406.

Karunaratne and Fernan-do faced few difficulties froman attack that lacked spark,both reaching 40 not out atthe interval.

The only chance saw Fernan-do flicking a ball from VictorNyauchi down the legside butwicketkeeper Regis Chakabvacould not hold on.

The left-arm spinner LasithEmbuldeniya, who took a ham-mering on Monday, mainly at thehands of centurion Sean Wil-liams, picked up three of the lastfour in the morning session tofinish the Zimbabwe innings withfour for 182. – AFP

India breeze into U-19World Cup semifinals

PORTCHEFSTROOM (SouthAfrica), Jan 28: Pacer Kartik Ty-agi blew away the Australian top-order with a sensational spell topower India into the semifinalsof the ICC U-19 World Cup witha comfortable 74-run win here onTuesday.

Kartik’s four wickets came af-ter India recovered throughAtharva Ankolekar’s combativehalf-century to reach 233 for nine,a modest total which the holdersdefended in impressive fashion.

Riding on Kartik’s spell inwhich he swung the ball at a goodspeed, India bundled out Australiafor 159 with 6.3 overs to spare intheir Super League quarterfinal.

Invited to bat, India lacked asubstantial partnership untilAtharva and Ravi Bishnoi joinedforces to raise a fighting 61-runstand for the seventh wicket.

Atharva scored an unbeaten 55off 54 balls with five fours and asix, while Bishnoi made 30 off 341balls. – PTI

SCORECARDIndia: Yashasvi Jaiswal b Sangha 62,Divyaansh Saxena c Rowe b Kelly 14,Tilak Varma c Harvey b Murphy 2, PKGarg b Sully 5, Dhruv Jurel c Rowe bMurphy 15, Siddhesh Veer c Murphy bKelly 25, Atharva Ankolekar not out 55,Ravi Bishnoi run out (Fanning) 30, SSMishra c Harvey b Willans 4, Kartik Tyagirun out (Kelly) 1, Akash Singh not out 0.Extras: (B-1, LB-6, NB-2, W-11) 20. To-tal: (For 9 in 50 overs) 233. Fall ofwickets: 1-35, 2-44, 3-54, 4-102, 5-114,6-144, 7-205, 8-215, 9-230. Bowling: MWillans 10-1-41-1, C Sully 10-1-56-1, CKelly 10-0-45-2, T Murphy 10-0-40-2, TSangha 8-1-39-1, O Davies 2-0-5-0.Australia: S Fanning c Jurel b AkashSingh 75, J Fraser-McGurk run out(Saxena) 0, MW Harvey lbw b KartikTyagi 4, LD Hearne b Kartik Tyagi 0, ODavies c Jaiswal b Kartik Tyagi 2, PRowe c Jurel b Kartik Tyagi 21, L Scottc Jurel b Ravi Bishnoi 35, C Sully runout (Jurel) 5, T Sangha not out 2, TMurphy b Akash Singh 0, M Willans bAkash Singh 2, Extras: (lb 4, nb 1, w8) 13, Total: (All out in 43.3 overs)159. Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-4, 3-4, 4-17, 5-68, 6-149, 7-155, 8-155, 9-155,10-159. Bowling: Kartik Tyagi 8-0-24-4, SS Mishra 6-0-28-0, Ravi Bishnoi 9-0-26-1, Akash Singh 8.3-0-30-3, SAVeer 5-0-25-0, AV Ankolekar 7-0-22-0.