VOL 01 | ISSUE 12 | DEC 21 - DEC 27, 2013

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-AKHIL GOGOI

I can remove Congand BJP fromAssam

CanKMSS

do an AAP?

PG02 In conversation

with the Archbishopof Guwahati

PG07

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Lead Story

Though the Bharatiya Janata Party dethroned the Congress in Delhi and emerged as the

single largest party in the Delhi As-sembly election, winning 31 of the 70 seats, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) stole the show in its debut by scoop-ing up 28 seats. Witnessing a trian-gular electoral contest for the first time, the electorate in Delhi sprung a surprise by throwing a situation where no party is in a clear position to form the government on its own. Several hours after the picture be-came clear, none of the three parties talked about government formation. The AAP asserted that it would play a role of constructive opposition, while former BJP chief Nitin Gadkari said the party would form the government only if it got support in the natural process otherwise “we would like to sit in the Opposition.”

Whatever may be the decision, the interesting game of politics in the country was won by AAP with a wonderful debut. Now, in Assam too,

like Delhi, Congress has been rul-ing since a long time. Assam too has the Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) like the AAP members, who once were the part of IAC (In-dia Against Corruption). Now what if KMSS announces its political ar-rival? Can it also become like AAP in Assam? GPLUS scrutinises on the fictitious scenario.

AAP vs KMSS

AAP KAUN?The origin of the AAP can be

traced to a difference of opinion be-tween Arvind Kejriwal and Anna Hazare, social activists who had both been involved in Team Anna, a strand of the anti-corruption move-ment for  Jan Lokpal Bill  that had gained momentum in India dur-

-AKHIL GOGOI

I can remove Congand BJP fromAssam

Can KMSSdo an AAP?

ing 2011 and 2012. Hazare had want-ed to keep the movement politically neutral but Kejriwal considered that direct involvement in politics was necessary because attempts to ob-tain progress regarding the Jan Lok-pal Bill through talks with existing political parties, in his opinion, had achieved nothing. Hazare and Kejri-wal agreed on 19th September 2012

that their differences regarding a role in politics were irreconcilable. 

KMSSKrishak Mukti Sangram Sami-

ti  (KMSS) is a peasant organisation based in Assam. Formed by the RTI activist Akhil Gogoi in 2005, the or-ganisation works on a diverse range of issues from Public Distribution System (PDF) thefts, non-implemen-tation of National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGA), land rights, governmental and corporate corruption,  Right to Information Act  (RTI) and construction of big dams in fragile seismic territories of north east India. The organisation came to national lime light after it joined the crusade against corruption under the leadership of Gandhian ac-tivist Anna Hazare. However, KMSS broke with  India Against Corrup-tion campaign after some of the IAC members decided to form a political party which is now AAP.

AAP KMSSStarted as a political party Not a political party yet

Cosmetic change Demands systematic change

Fights for urban middle class Fights for rural people

Claims to be a national party Claims to be a local body

Mainly works against graft Mainly works for land reforms

Approximately 6K members in Assam 13 lakh members across Assam

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Lead Story

KMSS viewWhen asked if KMSS will be able

to do an AAP in Assam, RTI activ-ist and KMSS president Akhil Gogoi said, “AAP is a cosmetic change but we demand systematic change in the political system of India by amending the constitution and giving powers to the rural people.” He further added that fight against corruption is only one of the changes. Enquiring if he will form a political party, Gogoi an-swered, “In 2015 we will form a polit-ical party but not as populist as AAP and not to change the middle class urban phenomenon. We will think for the farmers and before launch-ing the political party we will first form gram sabhas in 2600 villages of Assam so that people’s power can change the Indian politi-cal system.” About Guwa-hati’s status as an upcom-ing metro and the urban middle class phenomenon, the activist said, “Guwahati metro is limited to 25 kilo-metres and is not like Delhi. The working class of Guwa-hati are also entangled with us and we can understand there needs.” Finally when he was asked if KMSS could remove Congress from As-sam, Gogoi said, “KMSS is confident that it can entirely remove Congress and BJP from Assam.”

The oppositionCongress spokesper-

son Mehdi Alam Bora said, “In Assam AAP can never happen because the people of the state are politically, ethnically and communally

divided. Entire Assam is politically divided as there are so many tribes, religions and ethnicities. So, KMSS can form a good political party but can never get good results in politics.”

The view given by Congress ex-plains that forming a political party according to them is not tough, but what is tough in Assam, is winning the elections. Bora indirectly made it clear that in Assam, divided rule works. So, how the KMSS can divide the people and win elections is an in-teresting question.

AGP president Prafulla Kumar Mahanta opted not to comment any-thing on the issue and said, “I am too busy with my party.” On being asked

how AGP will regain its existence in Assam, he said, “Last assembly elections, only 51% voters turned up to cast vote. This time the results will prove the existence.” He also said that the AGP will contest from all the seats for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Mahanta snubbed questions on alliance with any other party and said that everything will be decided after elections. He might have chosen not to answer the ques-tion, but if KMSS does form a party, it might eat into AGP’s votes.

BJP MP Bijoya Chakravarty claimed that BJP is a strong party and is not scared of any other party. She said, “We are a strong party and no

other party can harm us. We are not at all concerned about who is forming a party and who is not”

BJP may be confident about their performance as a political party but according to KMSS chief Akhil Go-goi, if they form a political party, they can easily remove Congress and BJP from Assam.

AAP viewFounder member of Assam Aam

Aadmi Party (AAP), Namrata Shar-ma said, “KMSS was a part of India Against Corruption (IAC) like us, so, I feel if Akhil Gogoi launches a politi-cal party, it will be a positive thing in

KMSS profileInitially started in 2002 as a 5 member group in

a rural place called Tengani in Golaghat

State-wide formal launch on 20th July 2005 with 5000 members

At present – 13 lakhs members

Works mainly on land reforms and corruption free equalitarian society

Has successfully provided 50000 land pattas to the people of Assam

Has rehabilitated thousands of people in gov-ernment lands

Has focused on anti-corruption movement us-ing RTI

Had blocked the work of Lower Subansiri dam since 16 December 2011

Has persuaded the government to initiate downstream impact study before making any

dam in the country

Claims to be the opposition party in Assam without being in politics

the society. At present KMSS is not with and like us but it will be very good if they form a party.” She fur-ther said that at present they (AAP) have approximately 6000 members in Assam, and after the Delhi elec-tions results, the people’s approach towards the party is appreciable.

So, it is final that KMSS will launch a political party, but how far they will be able to woo the voters if they form the party is a question, but, in any case it will be something to think about for the other political parties. If planned and executed well, KMSS might be able to do an AAP in Assam.

“In Assam AAP can never happen because the people of the state are politically, ethnically and communally divided.”

-MeHDi ALAM BoRACongress spokesperson

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In The News

With the recent announce-ment of the state forest minister to grant Rs 6 Cr

for modernisation of the Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden during the current financial year has brought a relief to the people involved as well as the animals living inside the zoo cam-pus. If utilised properly, this amount will be more than enough to provide comfort and shelter to the animals as well as to the visitors.

The modernisation project includes infrastructural development, new en-closure for primates, improvement of the visitor’s amenities and exchange of animals, both exotic and locals.

“As part of the modernisation of the zoo, importance will be given to de-velopment of the existing infrastruc-ture. Roads and walls will be repaired. Besides, amenities for students and people who visit the zoo on educa-

CITY ZOOTO BE REVAMPEDBut is a paltry `6 Cr enough?

Items Number of species Population

Mammals 46 505

Birds 43 278

Reptiles 30 112

Grand total 119 895

Year Revenue from tourist (in Rs) Revenue from all sources (in Rs)

2009-10 58,78,200 65,66,765

2010-11 54,56,045 66,93,716

2011-12 68,74,380 74,23,873

Year Indian Foreigners Total

2009-10 574056 138 574194

2010-11 606154 186 606340

2011-12 602797 276 603073

tional purpose will also be improved,” Chandan Kr Bora, in-charge of Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden told G Plus.

He further mentioned that the DPR (detailed project report) for the pro-ject had not been prepared yet. “It will take a month to prepare the DPR and get the final approval from the govern-ment. Then, after releasing the fund the execution of the project will be made possible,” Bora said.

Currently, there are 895 mammals, birds and reptiles and 621 plants in the state zoo. However, regarding the night safari inside the zoo campus, which was inaugurated by the Union Minister for Environment and Forests, Jairam Ramesh three years back in 2010 and now dysfunctional, the con-cerned authority expressed concern over the reopening of the same.

“The concept of ‘night safari’ seen

The night safari was supposed to be run by two battery-operated vehicles at a cost of Rs 14 lakh. It was inaugurated with an aim to tar-

get office goers who do not get time to

visit the zoo during the day. The time frame was set be-

tween 5:30 pm to 7 pm for ‘night safari’. But even after three

years of the grand inauguration made by the union minis-ter, the night safari is yet to be opera-tional in the state

zoo.

Stock position of birds, mammals and reptiles in Assam state zoo cum botanical garden, 2011-12

Visitors in the last 3 years

Revenue in the last 3 years

in places like Singapore etc is not pos-sible for us to implement in the state zoo. To implement night safari inside the zoo, there will have to be enclo-sures for nocturnal animals and at present, this facility is not available in the zoo. Besides, we are running short of employees to run the night opera-tion,” Bora told.

The night safari was supposed to be run by two battery-operated vehicles at a cost of Rs 14 lakh. It was inaugu-rated with an aim to target office goers

who do not get time to visit the zoo during the day. The time frame was set between 5:30 pm to 7 pm for ‘night safari’.

But even after three years of the grand inauguration made by the un-ion minister, the night safari is yet to be operational in the state zoo. “The recent modernisation project an-nounced by the forest minister does not include the revival or reopening of the night safari,” Chandan Bora said.

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Year Revenue from tourist (in Rs) Revenue from all sources (in Rs)

2009-10 58,78,200 65,66,765

2010-11 54,56,045 66,93,716

2011-12 68,74,380 74,23,873

Year Indian Foreigners Total

2009-10 574056 138 574194

2010-11 606154 186 606340

2011-12 602797 276 603073

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In The News

ChandmariNoonmati

GeetanagarPragjyotishpur

SatgaonPanbazar

PaltanbazarAll Women

LatasilBharalumukh

JalukbariGorchuk

Fatasil AmbariAzara

North GuwahatiDispur

HatigaonBasistha

BhangagarhKhetri

Sonapur

After a prolonged period of rising criminal activities, es-pecially theft, the city people

are now getting a chance to heave a sigh of relief. In what can be termed as a major development towards the reformation of the investigative pro-cedure of the police administration, the city police has been bifurcated into two parts – one to look after the crimes and criminal activities and the other for investigation of crimes.

Last month, on an experimental basis, the new structure was intro-duced in four police stations of the city - Paltan bazaar, Dispur, Basistha and Jalukbari .

“In the first phase, we have taken four police stations of the city where there are a high number of cases, to introduce this new structure of the police administration. In the first month of its inception that was in last November, it was a bit tough for the staff to comprehend the new struc-ture. But, now it is gradually being streamlined and the staff too are get-ting used to it. The new format will be introduced in other stations of the city in next phases,” A.P. Tiwari, Se-nior Superintendent of Police, Guwa-hati told G Plus.

As a part of the new configura-tion, altogether 60 new sub-inspec-tors were appointed in those four police stations, out of which twenty officials were appointed in the Dis-pur police station. Fifteen new sub-inspectors were assigned to Paltan bazaar, thirteen to Basistha and the remaining twelve were assigned in Jalukbari police station.

“One of the main reasons for

CITY POLICE GETS A FACELIFT

Introduction of dedicated investigation unit looking to decrease crime rate in Guwahati MRiNMoyee HAzARikA

introducing this new structure is to improve the quality of investigation. Besides, it would help in lessening the pendency rate of the cases registered, which is now unbearably exorbitant. It is also expected to pave a system-atic approach to the law and order sit-uation and timely disposal of cases,” Tiwari further added.

This year, from January to Sep-tember, altogether 2043 number of cases were registered and 7517 cases were pending in the Dispur police

station, which is the highest among other 21 Police stations of the city. The Paltan Bazaar police station has registered 882 cases and altogether 2541cases are pending during the same period. Similarly, the Basistha and Jalukbari police stations have registered a total number of 726 and 746 cases respectively during January to September, 2013. The number of pending cases in those two thanas of Basistha and Jalukbari are 1271 and 1574 respectively.

“The new officials appointed for the post of the sub-inspector ranks of a thana will be looking into the law and order part and the senior or the existing staff of a police station will be looking into the investigation part only. Earlier, both the parts were looked after by the same person on duty,” the city SSP said. He expressed ignorance in regards to the extension of this new structure of the police ad-ministration in other police stations of the state in future.

P.S. wise cases registered between January and September 2013

P.S. wise cases pending upto September 2013

00 6002,000 1,2004,000 1,8006,000 2,4008,000

498413

24116

201291

882177

270400

746356

656317

922043

362726

219146

30521287

3671271

6887517

45330

500338

1574816812

4862514

1049244

97276

7791113

Altogether 60 new sub-

inspectors were appointed in

four police stations, out of which twenty officials were appointed in

the Dispur police station.

Fifteen new sub-inspectors

were assigned to Paltan bazaar,

thirteen to Basistha and

the remaining twelve were assigned in

Jalukbari police station.

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VOX POP

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CITIZEN JOURNALISTRajiv Kr. Jha

There is no dearth of people seeking jobs in Guwahati. The city has become one of the prime hotspots in the northeast for job hunting. The various places coming up need more and more workers and avenues are galore with varied jobs. Needless to say, livelihood can be secured if the urgency is there. But with jobs is there satisfaction? Stressed out

faces and depressed minds are a regular thing for humans around. So are job taking away the mental peace of the citizens.

Job satisfaction is now-a-days very tough to get in the education field. Though I am work-ing as a teacher but still there is a small lack of satisfaction in my job. Moreover, there are only few vacancies that get lead through. Being a post graduate, it has become a serious concern that I am unable to avail a job as per my qualification. The yearning to teach in a government college is sometimes like a dream. The present scenario has raised a demand to an extreme zenith that for a simple post graduation holder to find a job has become the toughest mission.

Having a home here is an added advantage as some of the monthly expenses become negligi-ble. Even with a low pay, a person can be happy here. Guwahati as compared to other metro cities like Delhi, Mumbai etc. is much cheaper to stay. Though the salary package might be higher in those cities but the cost of living is also high. With a job in Guwahati, one can save money which is not possible outside. Today, if we are earning well then we also have the provisions to spend in order to upgrade our lifestyle as now we have shopping malls, multiplexes etc.

There is a satisfaction that I get from my job. But the major thing that bothers me is the transportation system which needs to be upgraded. Commuting from my residence to my office takes more than half of my time. The entire journey becomes so hectic itself that I lose most of my zeal while finally reaching my destination. Salary should be such that we are able to spend accordingly and save at least a little. Guwahati is a fast developing city and with it the daily expenses are also increasing. So, there must be a job security after acquiring a job.

It is very difficult to get the right job. Even after having the qualification many people are unable to find the right jobs at the right places. Long working hours is an old standing issue in the private sector. This makes a man lose his social life. The salary package in pre-sent time has to be as such that we can plan for the future. Today, what most of the people are offered in Guwahati is much less than other cities and this in turn demoralizes both the employed and the job seekers, while reducing their performance.

Pallavi Medhi, Teacher

Mriganka Das, Government Employee

Purnima Pal, Assistant Accountant

Ajoy Deka, Private Firm Employee

City

Does Guwahati provide job satisfaction?

It is 21st December 2013 and we are just 10 days away from yet another morning of a blooming new year. Guwahati blessed us with the lowest fall of the mercury for this season this year a few days ago, and ignited the celebra-tions. The city is getting busy selling and buying winter wear and decorative stuff. The fall in the prices of vegetables also followed the fall of mercury and it brought a little cheer to the population. This year is passing by, leaving behind bundles of memories, many of which we don’t want to remember and much that we want to treasure in our hearts.The important point, which I would like to present to the readers is that in these coming 10 days, does introspection has any role to play? We witnessed a series of events involving various national and international bands, sing-ers, dancers and other such celebrities. The city also witnessed occurrences of many sad and heart-rending events like blasts, molestations and strikes. The city gave us so much this year to rejoice and to be happy but now we need to ask what we need to give back to the city.We are only a few days away from celebrating various occasions such as Christmas and the New Year and as such the preparations have already started, which I believe you all will agree. But this is where I seek to draw your attention to. There exist large populations in the city who are still busy preparing to fight the battle against the fury of the nature owing to their situation. These include the children, the elderly and the rag pickers those who are on the streets with no roof above their heads and with less or no means to protect themselves against this freezing weather. These popula-tions-at-risk can still be seen busy with their battle for survival against the deadliest army of nature and their helpless environment, miles away from the preparations for celebrating the forthcoming events.I urge my readers to kindly take a moment out of our life and introspect towards our contribution to the society. I know that we don’t have all the means to eradicate their sufferings and pain, yet the Almighty has blessed us with the power to help lessen some of their pain and sorrows. I would like to refer to an event as an example from our very own Guwahati City, to all our city mates about the ways and means that we too can become responsible citizens and show our proactiveness.‘PRAYAS- Helping India through Facebook’, took a step to extend helping hands to these needy people by donating blankets and warm clothes to them on the occasion of the Birthday of one of their members. They distributed clothes and Blankets at Fancy Bazar, Railway Station, Bhootnath, Kachari, Bharalumukh and other such places.This is not the only event and there have been other such instances, where people came out to celebrate and share their happiness with other such less fortunate sections of the society. Being generous and helpful towards fellow beings would surely bring about peace and contentment to their lives. It is true that this will not eradicate their problem totally but a small step of ours will surely bring to life a positive portrait of the society and will bring a smile of love and peace on their faces.

Sharing the Happiness of Celebrations

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In Conversation

When and how did you land up in Guwahati?

Initially I came to Guwahati on 14th June 2011 as coadjutor Archbishop to help the previous Archbishop. I took charge as an Archbishop of Guwahati on the 18th of January 2012.

What are your hobbies and when were you born?

I was born on 14th of December 1951 in North Kerala. I enjoy reading books and magazines, travelling and praying.

Tell us what do you like and dislike about Guwahati?

My dealings are mostly with good people so I don’t see anything that I dislike in Guwahati. But, some things I have noticed and that is there are a lot of land mafias in Guwahati. The traf-fic is also very chaotic even though the government is trying to make it better.

Do you think that people are less religious than the past?

There is still religiosity amongst the people and we see many people believ-ing in God. Yes, there are also people who do not maybe, get time or are not that devoted, and that is because of various factors like secularism, consumerism etc. Everyone is becom-ing greedy and running after money. People only dream of good cars and houses. People feel that if there is no money, there is no fame. So, these may be reasons for people to have become less religious in life.

Can people from different religion come and confess in Church?

Yes, people from other religions can come and confess provided they believe in the priest as according to Christianity, confessing your sins in front of a priest, washes your sin. When I was in Tezpur as the princi-pal of Don Bosco School, many Hindu students used to come along with the Christian students to confess. I used to tell them that if you confess you have to believe in me and many used to confess. It is basically like counselling. As you have been in Assam since a long time, have you ever counselled rebel groups?

Some ULFA cadres were in touch with me as they used to come to me for counselling and to confess their sins. Some of them even admitted their kids to my school. They used to ask me to visit their camps, but I never went.

Why did you never visit their camps?

Those days I was not that matured, but now if I get a chance, I will cer-tainly go to the camps and try to show them a better path. In fact in-surgency in Assam has come down considerably.

How do you feel for the Christians who are getting at-tacked by other communities in countries like Pakistan and Bangladesh?

I can say that we feel bad about it. It’s not only Pakistan and Bang-ladesh, but there are many other countries where Christians are at-tacked because of blasphemy. It is unfortunate but I recently also read that in Pakistan when people were trying to attack a church, the local

Muslim population saved the church and its people by stopping the attack. So, there are good people too in the world who respect other’s religion and belief.

People say that Christians convert people from other religion by paying money. Is it true?

Why will we convert someone by giving money unless and until they believe and have faith on Jesus. There is, maybe a rumour that people think like that, but we do not force or pay money to join Christianity. There is contradiction in the views. We want people to freely respect God, and they will respect whomever they be-lieve. Yes, we help the poor people by providing some facilities like build-ing hospitals and schools for them.

In Guwahati we have built so many schools for the poor and the money came in from the German govern-ment. It doesn’t mean that we are forcing people to join Christianity. There are educated Hindus in Kerala who converted into Christianity. They were not forced or bribed. If people respect our religion and believe in Jesus from their heart, they are wel-come to join, but not for money.

What is your Christmas mes-sage for Guwahatians?

Christmas means God is with us, Jesus is present in our hearts, so, let’s try and always feel his presence with-in us and our surroundings. Because of his presence is in our hearts, let’s transform ourselves into better hu-man beings.

let’s transform ourselves into

better human beings“- Archbishop of Guwahati

RAHUL CHANDAOn the occasion of Christmas, Guwahati’s Archbishop Most Rev. John Moolachira DD talks exclusively to G Plus and conveys his Christmas message to Guwahatians.

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Special

As the pages of the calendar are forwarding fast towards a new dawn, the chill winter breeze

has brought the joy of festivity along with it.

At this time of the year, the city folks are getting ready to welcome the New Year with a host of fiestas. The journey has just begun with Christ-mas, the celebration of the birthday of the Jesus, to be held on 25th Decem-ber, every year.

More than fifty big and small churches of the city of Guwahati have already started the celebration of welcoming Jesus’s arrival on earth. Around 10,000 people belonging to the Christian religion living here in Guwahati are all set to celebrate the festive season at the end of the year, starting with Christmas.

“We want to share the joy of Christ-mas with everyone. As part of the cel-ebration, we have already started cel-ebrating Christmas with the patients staying in B Barooah cancer hospital, TB hospital. Moreover, we will be cel-ebrating the festival with the inmates in the central jail soon,” Azizul Haque, pastor, Guwahati Baptist church, Pan-bazar told G Plus.

The pastor of the oldest Baptist church of the entire North eastern region, established in 1845 also told that the final celebration would be held from 24th to 26th of December at the premise of the Guwahati Baptist church.

“On December 24, a drama on the birth of Jesus will be staged. On the day of Christmas that is on 25th, mu-sical programme will be held in the evening besides the prayers and the following day will be hosting a feast and sports event. We are expecting a crowd of around 1000 people on the day of the celebration of Christmas,” Haque added.

Apart from the people belonging to the small Christian community of the city, people belonging to other com-munities too are now taking part in the celebration. They pay visit to the churches located in different localities of the city and take part in the prayers offered to the benevolent.

Christ church situated near Nehru Park, Panbazar, the oldest Catho-lic church of the NE region, too has geared up to celebrate the festival of joy.

“The more than a month long cel-ebration of Christmas has already be-gun. It was started on the 1st of De-cember with ‘Worship through music’ and Holy Communion in the morn-ing. Door to door carolling, children sports activities have already begun and the celebration will come to an end on January 5 next year. On the day of the Christmas, apart from the holy communion service and Carol sing-ing, old age homes, hospitals will be visited as part of the celebration,” Rev. Michael Herenz, presbyter in charge, Christ church, Guwahati told G Plus.

Merry Christmas, screams Guwahati

He further told that carols in vari-ous vernacular languages including Hindi, Assamese, Bodo, Nepali etc would also be sung, which would be held on Saturday (21st December).

“We have approximately 300 peo-ple joined in our church. But, on the day of the Christmas, we are expecting about 40,000 visitors,” Rev. Michael Herenz told.

On Thursday (19th December), an advance celebration of Christmas was held at the premise of the century old church with the under privileged chil-dren of the city. The celebration was held with the help of World vision, an international NGO associated with children welfare activities.

“We have been celebrating Christ-mas in advance with the representa-tives of the Christ church for the last four years. As part of the celebration, under privileged children including the street children who were being rescued by us have taken part in it. The children are being provided with food and gifts on the day of the celebra-tion,” Subimal Goldsmith, senior pro-gramme manager, World Vision, who was present at the celebration told.

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Society

gARgee BARUAH

Reading is a habit that if incul-cated can turn into a passion. The best part of being a reader

or a voracious reader is that it can add a ‘purpose’ to even a lazy person’s life of absurdity. Reading gives wings to the reader’s imagination and makes one wander through the unknown and distant lands described in books like Tridib in Amitav Ghosh’s ‘Shadow Lines’ believes. While there are advan-tages of reading, it is also important to understand which books serve to feed the intellect as the great Francis Bacon said, “Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few to be chewed and digested”. G Plus takes a glimpse at the District Library in Guwahati.

The District Library is a public li-brary located at Guwahati, Dighali-pukhuri. The area is a sprawling green and the chirpiness of the College go-ers fills in the atmosphere around. Located at one of the ‘coolest’ places in Guwahati, the library attracts the attention of School and College kids as well as adults alike. In winters, the library remains closed on Mondays and from Tuesday to Friday it remains open from 10 AM to 5.45PM. The li-brary was established in 1955. It was started at the Curzon Hall first be-fore shifting to its present building in 1959. There are eighty- nine thousand six hundred and fifteen books in the

The Reader’s Pilgrimage in Guwahati

library currently. Readers can have ac-cess to nineteen different daily news-papers, four weekly newspapers and twelve magazines in the library. The library has a collection of wide range of books under different subjects and topics such as Social Science, Political Science, History, English Literature, Bengali Literature, Assamese litera-ture, Hindi literature, Mathematics,

etc. Cotton College and Handique College being at the same place as the library makes it an easy access for its students. The auditorium of the li-brary is busy hosting one event or an-other be it annual functions of school, music events, and other events in the city.

The library, however, faces a few problems too. When students look for

a particular course book, they face dis-appointment at most times. Referenc-es are available but due to a few copies a student might not have access to a particular book because it remains is-sued and then, re-issued by one or the other which makes a book unavailable by the lot. Also, new important books need to be added to the library time and again keeping the shelves updated with the current times. “This process is not steady because the responsibil-ity of issuing new books lies with the Directorate of Library Services and the Directorate with whatever funds it has purchases books for all the other libraries in Assam and the division is made accordingly”, says Pankajeswar Goswami. Albeit it is one of the most sought after sites in Guwahati with a golden past, the sad part is there has been a decline in the number of stu-dents visiting the place on a regular basis.

The infrastructure has been im-proved and the availability of com-puters has made work swifter and helped in the storage of information. The computerised search for books has made the weary task of looking for a particular book hopelessly seem effortless, although the system is non-functional for the time being due to some problem. In this age of tech-nological progress, it is important to meet the challenges posed by the elec-

tronic media. The library is wide and spacious. It has a separate seating area for reading newspapers. There is not much rush at this time because of the post-exam vacations, and it enjoys a tranquil state providing the ambience for readers to concentrate.

The importance of the district li-brary has decreased because in this age of information and technology having access to a book has become handy. On the click of the mouse, one can either download free PDF or go online to buy a book. The internet has made it possible to access any book in any nook and corner of the world pop open in front of one’s eyes. However, the presence of such a library is nec-essary because, not everyone has ac-cess to computers or the internet. The older generation is not that equipped with using the internet or handling the computer. Moreover, there are students who belong to poor families and do not have access to such mod-ern concepts of downloading from the internet or purchasing a book online although much has been done to pro-vide the means of education to such students. The library therefore, has not lost its worth. No matter how easy it has become to have access to books, a library can never lose its importance because a library does not mean mak-ing books accessible but it also pro-vides a proper ambience to read.

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City

The Guwahatians cultivated their reading culture a long ago and this habit was cheered on

even more by the bookstalls in Pan Bazaar. Yes, Pan Bazaar, the readers’ delight, was and is the first and fore-most choice of the citizens when it is a matter of books.

Pan Bazaar is one place that is known for books, be it Assamese, English or Hindi. The stores out here stock all sorts of books, ranging from comics to textbooks to novels. Some of the stores are more than 50 years old like The Lawyers Bookstall (1942), Prakahika (1946), Modern Book de-pot, Western Book depot and a few more. On speaking to some of them, it can be assumed that Guwahati’s read-ing culture has changed over the years. A few though feel that it has remained the same while others have observed a decline.

Mr. Jiten Ch. Das, the manager of The Lawyers’ Book Depot, mentioned that the only consistent customers are the lawyers and the people in the age group of 40 and above these days. He added that comparatively, there has been a general decline in the read-ing habits of the people, especially the upcoming generation and most importantly, the interest in Assamese books has gone down tremendously. Though the name suggests that they stock books specifically for lawyers, this bookstall has a wide range of other English and Assamese textbooks and novels.

People from the Western Book De-pot say, “No doubt the sales have been decreasing in the past one and a half year but we are seeing the return of the old trend of people coming in and also bringing in their school-going kids. Thankfully they’ve realised that they should develop the habit of reading, which is something positive.”

Student Kaveri Bhuyan’s feels that nobody has stopped reading. “It’s just that i the means have changed and people still visit Pan Bazaar and look

for books. But yes, generally speaking, even I feel that the figure has lowered.”

There is often a comparison being made between Assamese and English books and that the former are not much preferred by the younger gener-ation. While speaking to Manash Dev Choudhury from Prakahika, another very old and well-known bookstall dealing mostly in Assamese books, it was found that the sale of Assamese

PAN BAZAROf Book Worms And Bookstores

books has increased. There has been a major improvement in the last 5 years. The book fair was also quite good. Al-most all age-groups are coming in and he added that the internet is a threat but not a major one.

Some blame the internet as a cause for the declining interest in reading while some have also charged the guardians for failing to develop the reading habit. Mr. Dasgupta said, “Nowadays, due to the ongoing com-petition among the students as to

who’ll come first, parents pay little or no attention to their children’s read-ing ability. Parents themselves lack the skill and culture of reading and some do not even read to their kids.”

The Bibliophilia Café in Pan Ba-zaar is a campus bookstore, lending library and also an e-content service provider. It deals in textbooks, refer-ence books and guides, besides other fiction and non-fiction books. This three-year-old café has a huge collec-tion of classical art, books on films and

novels. On speaking to one of its part-ners, we found out that people in the age-group of 20-70 years come in to this very place but readership, again, has lessened. It has become hard to ex-tract even a 10-20 % of readers, even when the book lending and second-hand book selling services are being provided.

Honestly, the people are of the view that there has been a general de-cline in quality readership. Internet, as always, is a threat. People do not like

ANUMiTA DAS

to come in and look for books here when they have the internet. It has made us lazy. We’ve become so lazy that we’ve confined ourselves to this web, overlooking what goes on in real-ity, in the world outside the web.

After all these views and opin-ions, it can be said that since its incep-tion, Pan Bazaar has seen a wave of varying trends. In the good old days, books were the only source of knowl-edge and the affair between people and books was strong enough for the bookstalls to attract more and more buyers. People liked reading more and more. While now, (as we all know the uses of internet), people prefer get-ting the books from an online store getting everything delivered at your doorstep. This is definitely the main reason behind all that have been dis-cussed above.

The reading culture of Guwahati has changed. People read, but less. Some order books and read online while some, like the school kids and middle-age and elderly, prefer getting it from the store. The whole idea be-hind this is reading. It is an essential tool for lifelong learning. It is impor-tant to develop the seeds of reading. It adds quality to life. Reading has its own pleasure. There is nothing to lose. The more we read, the more we learn.

“No doubt the sales have been decreas-ing in the past one and a half year but we are seeing the re-turn of the old trend of people coming in and also bringing in their school-going kids.”

With the Northeast Book Fair all set to kick off from the 25th, G Plus took a walk around Pan Bazar to find out about Guwahati and its book heaven, Pan Bazar

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PAN BAZAROf Book Worms And Bookstores

Business

The Assam assembly in July passed a legislation prohibiting manufacture, advertisement,

trade, storage, distribution, sale and consumption of zarda, gutkha and pan-masala containing tobacco in the state.

However, it has been almost five months now and the bill is yet to be-come a law. The Legislative depart-ment has stated that the bill prohib-iting manufacture, advertisement, trade, storage, distribution, sale and consumption of zarda, gutkha and panmasala containing tobacco will re-quire presidential assent while health department has argued as tobacco is a state subject and it does not require a President’s assent.

State health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who had introduced the Assam Health (Prohibition of manu-facturing, advertisement, trade, stor-age, distribution, sale and consump-tion of zarda, gutkha, panmasala etc containing tobacco and/or nicotine) Bill, 2013 in July last says he is sur-prised at the legislation department referring the Bill to the President of India for his assent.

Congress legislators, Jayanta Malla Baruah, during the ongoing budget session of state assembly asked govern-ment as to why the proposed piece of legislation has not been implemented.

The minister dashed a letter to the legislative department on December 17 where he has stated, “I have exam-ined the prohibition of advertisement and regulation on trade and com-merce, production, supply and distri-

bution act 2003 enacted by the parlia-ment of India and I have found that it does not conflict with state act. In fact our law is not at all in conflict with the central law rather it is supplanting the central law.”

The legislative department thinks otherwise and is of the view that there are “certain repugnant provisions of the central Act” and hence requires the President’s approval.

The minister added, “The Bill was sent to the governor for his approval and he had some queries, which have been submitted but later I was in-formed that the legislative department wants it referred to the President. When the cabinet approved the Bill

before we brought in the house, there was no mention about presidential assent since health is a state subject. I do not know why the legislative de-partment has taken this decision now.” Law minister, Tankha Bhadur Rai said Governor J. B Patnaik has sought clari-fication on four occasions on the bill.

Questions are being asked from several quarters regarding undue delay in making the law. The state govern-ment in March this year invoked the Food Safety and Standards (Prohibi-tion and Restriction on sales) Regula-tion, 2011 to ban sale, transportation, manufacture, storage and display or distribution of gutkha and pan masala containing nicotine and tobacco in the

Anti-tobAcco legislAtionWhere is the much hyped bill?

state with immediate effect.The government than tabled a bill

in the house in the month of July this year and has reasoned that the prime aim of the proposed legislation is im-proved public health and prevent inci-dence of cancer and other health haz-ards and addiction among the people of the state.

Implementation of the bill will re-sult in the financial loss of Rs 20 Crore annually to the state exchequer. The bill empowers police officers not be-low the rank of Sub inspector to enter, search, seize of the entire quantity of tobacco that may be stored for manu-facture, trade, distribution, sale and consumption.

SHAMBHAVi

Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. (HMSI) recently announced the

launch of the exciting Dream Neo Superstar Contest for Dream Neo customers across India. Notewor-thy, this unique campaign is Honda’s biggest customer engagement activ-ity in India.

With the Dream Neo Super-star Contest’, Honda is celebrating the phenomenal success of Dream Neo. Since its launch in April, 2013 Dream Neo has received stupen-dous response from the customers that today, Dream Neo has grown to become Honda’s Fastest Grow-ing model across entire portfolio with over 1 lac unit sales in only 4 months.

Existing and new customers of Honda’s most affordable 110cc mass motorcycle Dream Neo can par-ticipate in the Dream Neo Superstar Contest. Lucky winners will get a chance to meet Bollywood super-star Akshay Kumar. To enter in the ‘Dream Neo Superstar’ contest, all existing and new Dream Neo cus-tomers have to simply share ‘How your Dream Neo made you a Super-star in Real Life?’ in up to 100 words along with their superstar picture with Honda Dream Neo.

Participants can deliver their en-tries to their nearest Honda Author-ized Exclusive Dealership (HEAD). Alternatively, they may submit the entry online at www.dreamneosu-perstar.com in which case the cus-tomers will get their unique refer-ence codes via SMS. The contest closes on January 31st, 2014.

Honda launches customer engagement campaign

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Career

Sunburn Season 7 is going to be absolutely amazing with Tenishia coming down to Guwahati. Experience Sunburn Reload in your city with Tenishia, Anish Sood, (S)haan & NDS & Blue at Hotel Brahmaputra Ashok, Guwahati.

TenishiaCurrently ranked 65 in the DJ MAG top 100, Tenishia hold their own as the most successful DJ/Producer in Malta, selling arena shows and appearing everywhere from TV to mobile phone adverts. Winners of ‘Best Newcomer Award 2005’′, ‘Best Live Performance 2005’′ and 3 years in a row ‘Best Dance Tune Award’ at the Malta Music Awards, Tenishia has proved to be an Icon to the young generation taking the clubbing scene by storm and building up enough fans to hold their own Tenishia Live events.

Anish SoodAt just 23, Anish Sood is part of a new generation of path breaking DJs and producers who have taken the Indian dance music industry by storm. With releases on respectable labels around the world and a calendar that rivals many veterans, Anish’s relentless, hardwork-ing attitude has seen his career take a big leap.

(S)haan(S)haan (born as Shaan Singh, 18 June 1995 in Mumbai, India) is the youngest DJ ever to play at an international music festival. At age 15, he debuted at Asia’s largest music festival – Sunburn 2010, in Goa, India. He is the new kid on the Electronic Dance scene and has played to many packed house across India and in London.

NDS & BlueDj Nds N Dj Blue is the brainchild of childhood friends, Gaurav Sharma and Siddharth Sharma. In 2007, after being bored with the Orignals and Bollywood Mixes driven music scene in India, the boys started producing originals and Commercial electronic music and sending out demo tracks to labels and other producers.

It’s Time To Reload!

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Events

NEXT 7 DAYSDATE VENUE EVENT

21st Dec Club DMD DJ Spindoctor

21st Dec Jyoti Chitraban studio, Kahilipara ADDA short film festival

21st Dec Terra Mayaa Submerge Big WKND

21st Dec Club Illusion Christmas Eve

21st Dec Shilpagram Hammer Fest

22nd Dec Hotel Brahmaputra Ashok Sunburn Reload

24th Dec Brahmaputra Jungle Resort Don Bosco ’07 Reunion Party

24th Dec Shradhanjali Kanan Youthz Korner Art Fest

24th Dec Club DMD Denika

24th Dec Terra Mayaa Christmas with Magnum Opus

25th Dec Club DMD Jadu Samrat Vikram

25th Dec Shanghai Salsa Merry Christmas

25th Dec Silver Streax Christmas Chaos

25th Dec Ozone Jingle Nite

25th Dec Treasure Wheels, Sonapur Educational Tour to Vintage Car World

25th Dec North East Book Fair AEI Playground, Chandmari

Celebrating theSpirit of Life

Surya Essay CompetitionPrize Distribution Ceremony

Date: 16th December 2013Venue: Pragjyoti, ITA Machkhowa

Date: 18th December 2013, Venue: Gauhati Town Club

Singer Manajyotsna Mahanta & a model in an outfit designed by Meghna Rai Medhi L to R: Rupam Bhuyan, Zerifa Wahid & Kapil Bora performing at the event.

Chief Guest: Ms. Varnali Deka, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Kamrup Metropolitan & Mr. Sunil Kr. Agarwal, President, Pur-banchal Cement Ltd. with the Top 15 participants of Surya Gold Essay competition 2013: Rajarshee Bhattacharjee (Winner), Devajeet Barooah (First Runner up) Aditya Shyam Jalan (Second Runner up),Nikita Chakraborty, Junaid Hussain, Baisampayan Moitra, Alankrita Sharma, Raktim Gautam, Jahnabi Saikia, Arindam Kishore Dutta, Vaswati das, Pinkul Sultana, Nayna Roy,

Sahil Chib, Arunima Kalita

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Prime BakesAs a relatively new entrant into the scene Prime Bakes too is gearing

up for the festive season with treats lined up its customers. With all the regular kinds of cakes in offer, the outlet is planning to issue discount vouchers to woo customers. As a special treat, Prime Bakes would also have cakes in special Christmas Designs and themes at all outlets along with a cake festival at its Basistha Chariali outlet on 22nd of December.

Chilled winter, Christmas trees, bright lights, bells, stars and warm Santa caps all over. Yes, It feels like Christmas. To add on to the bliss, we can make it a hasty-tasty cake time. Cakes are all time favorites and a Christmas cake can make your day even more special.

From Plum cakes to Chocolate Champagne bottles, Guwahati’s confectionaries have come up with a really luscious and attractive series of baked items. This season wish your loved ones a Merry Christmas with some of these special attractions.

Baker’s Special (Repose)It has come up with its latest idea of Chocolate Champagne bottles and also

not to forget, the mouth-watering plum cakes. Soon, at all the repose outlets, you’ll find cakes of different flavors such as the Blueberry, Chocolate, Choco-late Vanilla and Almond. Toffees are yet another addition to the Christmas special offers.

Eggs-O-ticMarzipan, a strawberry-shaped yummy scoop of cashews, is one

of the special attractions of Eggs-O-tic, made especially for kids. There are also a range of some beautiful gift wrappers that have been made available only for this Christmas. Apart from the super-delicious Plum cakes, Photo cakes (cakes with sugar sheet photo imprints) are also available. You can have your favorite photo printed on the cake and enjoy the delicious lump. With beautifully decorated Christmas trees, bells, lights and stars, Eggs-O-tic has added to the Christmassy ambi-ence.

LoyansLike all the other bakeries,

Loyans also has come up with a different menu of delish items such as the Choco orange cake, red velvet cake (made of white chocolate and masker cheese), raspberry cakes, plum cakes and plum muffins. Apple and pineapple pies are yet another set of addition.

Everyone awaits Christmas. It is considered as one of the most impor-tant and beautiful festivals. This is a merry time for all of us with prayers, blessings, wishes and joy. These are a few that come along with it and being in the last few days of the year’s end, it doubles the celebrations. So, rejoice yourselves in this joyous season of the year. ! Have a great time ahead with your near and dear ones and do not forget to treat yourself. Wish you all Merry Christmas in advance.

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The bakers in the city are getting a wonder-ful treat lined up for

you.

Special

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Fashion

The New York Fash-ion Week Fall 2013 saw this

street style collection which also had a pink knee-length coat

in vogue. Of course, you know what kind of pink will match the

streets of Guwahati or any place elsewhere. Let’s keep the tone of pink subtle since, it’s sunny Guwa-hati in winters. A pair of black transparent leggings (they are

‘in’ this winters as they should be) and your oh-so-high heels,

and remember to carry a sexy black bag (no, slings!).

Shades? Yes!

The fashion disaster quotient lies in trying to overdo when you’re not sure enough what to do. Keep it simple at those times because, it’s horrify-ing to see some such fancy dress in the streets. And when I say black stockings or leggings, no fishnets or other similar disaster! Happy winters.

WINTER FASHIONgARgee BARUAH

Winters do not mean you have to stop looking pretty and hang out in dull colours and clothes. There is a wide range ofexperimenting and flaunting of colours and motifs in the fashion front. Let G Plus help you out with picking the right ones.

As the winters in Guwahati is quite

pleasing for fashion since it’s neither hot nor cold (The name

of the season should be ‘Lukewarm’ season), red is a possibility. The fashion

fanatics claim the importance of redness this season. Go for a casual maxi dress in red that has a softer tone and is not at all

over the top. Pull a soft woollen jacket (not long but one that comes till your waist only) and wear your

peep-toe heels.

Team up a pair of skinny jeans

with a black leather jacket and your street- wear pumps. Red

lip -stick? Yes. This is a part of New York Fashion Week Fall 2013. Also, you

can sport another look by wearing a quoted white t-shirt tucked in with your light-grey

pair of jeans, a black leather jacket and a pair of ankle-length black boots with buckles. Oh, and the big black bag to

carry too.P.S: The above look is hotness only

when it’s chilly and not when it’s too sunny

A white dress or a short white skirt with

a cashmere sweater would blend best to suit the flavours

of fashion this season. To top it all, put on those black high heels and hang an off-white long coat

on your shoulders. Of course, you’ll wear those black trans-

parent stockings again.

Cashmere magic

Red haute

Denims forever

Fashion bloopers!

Room for pink

Have you noticed the black trench coat that Jen-

nifer Lawrence pulls over her LBD along with her sexy pair of black heels

in the movie ‘Silver Linings Playbook’? Yes, petite women, go for it. Black is beauti-

ful, always! What could be sexier than the long over coat (long enough to cover your ankles) and those black heels roughing up the streets in a chilly night this party season! Please

be messy with your hairstyle and keep a minimal make-up or no make- up (who

cares!) and not so conscious with this outfit. Forget the red lipstick for

this one!

The black trench coat. Period!

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Health

The role of diet is crucial in the prevention of cardiovascular disease. Diet is one of the key

things, which impact all other car-diovascular risk factors. But, chang-ing eating habits can be tough. By fine-tuning our diet and obeying a few heart-healthy diet tips we can be on our way toward a heart-healthy diet.

Size does matterHow much one eats is just as im-

portant as what one eats. Overloading our plates, taking second helpings and eating until one feel stuffed can lead to eating more calories, fat and choles-terol than required. Portions served in restaurants are often more than anyone needs. We have to keep track of the number of servings we eat — and use proper serving sizes — to help control our portions. Eating more of low-calorie, nutrient-rich foods, such as fruits and vegetables, and less of high-calorie, high-sodium foods, such as refined, processed or fast foods, can shape up our diet as well as our heart and waistline.

Take more of vegetables and fruits

Vegetables and fruits are good sources of vitamins and minerals. Vegetables and fruits are also low in calories and rich in dietary fiber. Veg-etables and fruits contain substances found in plants that may help prevent cardiovascular disease. Eating more fruits and vegetables may help one eat less high-fat foods, such as meat, cheese and snack foods. So, we should feature vegetables and fruits more in our diet and which can be done by simply keeping vegetables washed and cut in the refrigerator for quick snacks. We can also keep fruit in a bowl on-ourdining table so that we remember to eat it.

More the fiber, more the good

Whole grains are good sources of fiber which play a role in regulat-ing blood pressure and heart health. We can increase the amount of whole grains in a heart-healthy diet by mak-ing simple substitutions for refined grain products.

Limit unhealthy fats and oils

Limiting how much saturated and trans fats we eat is an important step to reduce our blood cholesterol and lower our risk of coronary artery disease. A high blood cholesterol level

Kick-start your way to a healthy heart

Dr.Bikash Rai DasConsultant Cardiac Surgeon,GNRC Hospital,

can lead to a buildup of plaques in our arteries, called atherosclerosis, which can increase our risk of heart attack and stroke. The best way to reduce saturated and trans fats in our diet are to limit the amount of solid fats — butter, margarine etc. when cooking and serving. We can also reduce the amount of saturated fat in our diet by trimming fat off our meat or choos-ing lean meats. We can also use low-fat substitutions when possible for a heart-healthy diet. We should also check the food labels of some cook-ies, crackers and chips. Many of these snacks — even those labeled “reduced fat” — may be made with oils contain-ing trans fats. One clue that a food has some trans fat in it is the phrase “partially hydrogenated” in the ingre-dient list. When we have to use fats, we should choose monounsaturated fats, such as olive oil. Polyunsaturated fats, found in nuts and seeds, also are good choices for a heart-healthy diet.

Low-fat protein sources are to be taken

Lean meat, poultry and fish, low-fat dairy products, and egg whites or egg substitutes are some of our best sources of protein. We should also choose lower fat options, such as skimmed milk rather than whole milk and skinless chicken rather than fried chicken. Fish is another good al-

ternative to high-fat meats. And cer-tain types of fish are rich in omega-3 fatty acids, which can lower blood fats called triglycerides. The high-est amounts of omega-3 fatty acids are found in cold-water fish, such as salmon. Other sources are flaxseed, walnuts, soybeans and canola oil. Leg-umes — beans, peas and lentils — also are good sources of protein and con-tain less fat and no cholesterol, mak-ing them good substitutes for meat.

Less the salt, better it is

Eating a lot of sodium can con-tribute to high blood pressure, a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Reducing sodium is an important part of a heart-healthy diet. Adults should have no more than 2,300 mil-ligrams (mg) of sodium a day (about a teaspoon). People aged 50 or older and people who have been diagnosed with high blood pressure, diabetes or chronic kidney disease should have no more than 1,500 mg of sodium a day. Although reducing the amount of salt while cooking is a good first step, much of the salt we eat comes from canned or processed foods, such as soups and frozen dinners. Eating fresh foods and making our own soups and stews can reduce the amount of salt we eat. If one likes the convenience of canned soups and prepared meals, look for ones with reduced sodium. Be

wary of foods that claim to be lower in sodium because they are seasoned with sea salt instead of regular table salt — sea salt has the same nutritional value as regular salt.

Planning the Diet: Creating daily menus

Now, since we have known what foods to feature in our heart-healthy diet and which ones to limit, its time to put our plans into action. We should create daily menus selecting foods for each meal and snack, emphasising vegetables, fruits and whole grains. We should choose lean protein sourc-es and limit high-fat and salty foods. We should watch our portion sizes and add variety to our menu choices. This helps ensure that we’ll get all of

the nutrients our body needs. Variety also makes our meals and snacks more interesting.

An occasional treat won’t kill you

We can allow ourselves an indul-gence every now and then. A candy bar or handful of potato chips won’t derail our heart-healthy diet. What’s important is that we should eat healthy foods most of the time.

By incorporate these small tips into our diet it can be shown that heart-healthy eating is both doable and enjoyable. With a little planning and a few simple substitutions, we can eat with our heart’s content but with our heart in mind.

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Career

PRATik DHAR

Special Subject and

SpecializationOrganon of Medicine and Homeopathic Philosophy

Homeopathic Meteria Medica

Repertory

Homeopathic Pharmacy

Practice of Medicine

Paediatrics

Psychiatry

THE HOMEO WAYHomeopathy, a cure for vari-

ous ailments has gained new grounds as a career.

Homeopathy as a career has been delivering immense opportunities and as a doctor one not only earns good money but gets a platform for various avenues in the allied areas. It is both a complementary and al-ternative medicine. The profile of homeopathy is rising and oppor-tunities are growing as more and more people are inclining towards this medicinal approach.

EducationalB.H.M.S or Bachelor of Ho-

meopathic Medicine and Surgery is a homeopathic medical course. Homeopathy is based on treating individual with highly diluted sub-stance given mainly in the form of tablet which triggers the body’s nat-ural system of healing. The course is of five and half years and is an undergraduate program. M.D. Ho-meopathy or Doctor of Medicine in Homeopathy is the postgraduate homeopathy course and is a form of alternative medicine.

Duration5 1/2 years Degree Programme

Eligibility(Graduate Level)

The candidate must be a 10+2 passed from a recognised board.

The candidate must have atleast 50% marks in Pre Uni-versity course.

The candidate must have Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English as their subjects in 10+2.

Admission to B.H.M.S. is based on merit.

In some states there is a joint entrance examination for B.H.M.S. along with the M.B.B.S. AND B.D.S. tests. The test is written based followed by an interview.

The minimum age limit is 17 years.

The candidate must be a 10+2 passed from a

recognised board

The candidate must have atleast 50% marks in Pre

University courseThe candidate must

have Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English as their

subjects

Admission to B.H.M.S. is based on merit

In some states there is a joint entrance examination

for B.H.M.S.

The minimum age limit is 17 years

Duration3 Years Degree Programme

Eligibility(Post Graduate Level)

The candidate must be B.H.M.S passed to pursue a postgraduate program.

The admission is based on the performance of the candi-date at the entrance test con-ducted by the institutes.

The candidate must be B.H.M.S passed

The admission is based on the entrance test

Some of the study related

subjects for the undergraduate

levelPrinciples of Homeopathic Philosophy and Psychology

Anatomy, Histology and Embryology

Forensic Medicine and Toxicology

Homeopathic Meteria Medica

Repertory

Community Medicine and many more

These are few of the subjects from the entire course and these may vary from institute to institute. PQQ

They should have a good apti-tude for science.

They must also possess good communication skills.

They must have patients and should listen to their patient’s que-ries.

Must possess vast knowledge if there is a plan to start up an own homeopathic chamber.

It a noble profession and one may need to devote time in order to give their services to their patients.

B.H.M.S. Specialisation

Homeopathic Pharmacy

Paediatrics

Psychiatry

Skin Specialist

Infertility and Sex Specialist

Some of the studies related subjects for the post-graduate

level(Common to all Branches)

Man in Health

Man in Disease

History of Medicine

Scientific MethodologySome of the Top CollegesNehru Homeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Delhi

National Institute of Homeopa-thy, Kolkata

Bakson Homeopathy medical College and Hospital, NOIDA

Bharatesh Homeopathic Medi-cal College, Karnataka

C.M.P Homeopathic Medical College, Mumbai

Baroda Homeopathic Medical College, Gujarat

Government Colleges of Homeopathy in AssamAssam Govt. Homeopathic Medical Colleges and Hospi-tals, Haibergaon, Nagaon

Dr. J.K. Saikia Govt. Homeo-pathic Medical College, Jorhat

Swahid Jadav Nath Govt. Ho-meopathic Medical College, Bagharbari, Khanapara

(NOTE: The candidates are short-listed on the basis of marks obtained by them in the All India Homeopathy Entrance Test.)

Employment Areas

Clinics

Hospitals

Medical Colleges

Research Institutes

State Dispensaries

Consultancies and many more

Job Types

Homeopathic Doctor

Consultant

Private Practitioner

Researchers

Faculty

Public Health Specialist and many more

Benefits of the Course

The treatment of ho-meopathy is constantly gaining acceptance all over the world. There are oppor-tunities both in India and abroad.

One can earn good amount of money by prac-tising homeopathy.

One can start their own practise or open one’s own shop of alternative medi-cines.

There are ample job opportunities both in the government and private sectors.

It can be practised both on a part time basis and on a full time basis.

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Web Watch

It shows in global Google searches. “PlayStation 4” was Google’s No. 9 most searched

term in 2013.

The No. 1 searched term for 2013 was

an international symbol of strength

and peace.

Mandela died on December 5, and his death sparked

both worldwide mourning and a celebration of his life’s

achievements.

Star of the “Fast & Furious” movie

series, died in a car crash north of

Los Angeles on November 30.

The “Fast and Furious” franchise spawned

six sequels, with “Fast &

Furious 7” currently filming. It’s unclear whether

Walker had completed

his work on the film.

its popularity made it the No. 3 most widely searched term in 2013.

Actor Cory Monteith, who rose to fame on the hit Fox show “Glee,” It was reported that he died from a mix of heroin and alcohol.

People uploaded more than 1.7 million videos of viral dance craze the Harlem Shake to YouTube this year,

propelling it to the No. 5 spot on Google’s

global search list.

Rita Jeptoo of Kenya crosses the finish line to win the women’s division of the 117th Boston Marathon on April 15 in Boston. A

short time later, bombs exploded near the finish

line at the world’s oldest and most prestigious marathon.

Britain’s Prince William and his wife, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, show their new son to the media outside St. Mary’s

Hospital in London on July 23.

Samsung’s Galaxy S4 “The everything phone for (almost) everyone,” and in 2013 this phone made the biggest challenge yet to Apple’s iPhone.

Designed for human

He was found dead inside his

hotel room in Vancouver in July.

It was also the second most

trending video on YouTube.

Bombs exploded near the finish line

North Korean soldiers stand on Kim Il-Sung square dur-ing a military parade marking the 60th anniversary of the Korean war armistice in Pyongyang on July 27, 2013.

was Google’s No. 10 global trending

search of 2013.

Nelson Mandela,

Paul Walker

iPhone 5S

Cory Monteith

Harlem Shake

Apple’s hotly anticipated iPhone 5S was launched in

September, and

Boston Marathon

Royal Prince

Samsung Galaxy S4

PS4

Let it be known that in 2013 the

world still loves a classic fairy tale.

Here,

2013 was a big year for game

consoles

“North Korea”

web searches of 2013TOP10Preorder an unofficial Iron Man

suit for $2,000

Google Glass update lets users wink and take photos

Facebook buys real-time content startup SportStream

Iron Man Factory is looking to crowdfund its way into full production of unofficial Iron Man armor suits.

Behold the ultimate Iron Man collectible, a wearable full-body armor suit complete with

glowing lights in all the right places. Iron Man Factory, based out of a Beijing design workshop, is hoping at least 5,000 people will plunk down $2,000 each for a Mark III suit of their very own.

The suits will be crafted from injection-molded pieces made with reinforced polymer. A sensor on the side of the helmet will open and close the face mask. Battery-powered LED lights provide the glow. Unfortunate-ly, there are some size restrictions. It will only fit people between 5 feet 6 inches and 6 feet 1 inch tall. If you do

decide to preorder, you will have a bit of a wait in front of you. First, Iron Man Factory says it needs all those preorders before going into produc-tion. Once that’s achieved, it will take up to eight months to make the suits

and get them shipped.If that’s too long to wait, you can

speed things up by ordering a 3D-printed version for a whole lot more money ($35,000) that will take about four months to get to you.

Google has introduced a new feature to its Google Glass, which allows users to take a

photo with a “wink of the eye”. Goog-le said the feature was faster than the camera button or the voice action and works even when the display is off. The update to Google Glass, dubbed version XE12, also adds a screen lock feature and the ability to upload and share videos on YouTube.

Technology firms have been keen to capture the wearable gadgets mar-

ket, seen by many as a key growth area. Google said the wink feature in its Glass could have various other uses in the future. “Imagine a day where you’re riding in the back of a cab and you just wink at the meter to pay,” the firm said in a blogpost.

“You wink at a pair of shoes in a shop window and your size is shipped to your door. You wink at a cookbook recipe and the instructions appear right in front of you - hands-free, no mess, no fuss,” it added.

Social-network giant Facebook has acquired social startup SportStream in a bid to com-

pete with Twitter as a source of real-time information and conversation around major events.

SportStream, launched in June 2012 and owned by entrepreneur Paul Allen, aggregates social chat-ter and updates in a personalized social feed for sports fans, Mashable

reports.According to the report, the

SportsBase platform lets media part-ners, including teams, leagues, indi-

vidual athletes, and media outlets, create their own social media-fueled experiences, both for fans and for their own insight.

Google buys military robot-maker Boston Dynamics

Google has acquired the engineering company that developed Cheetah, the world’s fastest-running robot

and other animal-based mobile research machines.

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The third instalment of the franchise has just got better in terms of action and stunts

with itshi-octane thrill, stunts and pace — vital for any thriller to strike a chord.

The story starts from December 1990. Great Indian Circus in Chica-go is mortgaged at the Western Chi-cago Bank. Its owner Iqbal (Jackie Shroff) has found the magic trick of wooing the bankers but loses the bait unfortunately after which Iqbal kills himself. Reason? His inability to save his circus. Years later, Iqbal’s son – Sahir (Aamir Khan) plans to take the revenge from the Western Chicago Bank and robs it relent-lessly. Now, as we know, thieves in the Dhoom franchise always have this unique style of robbing. While Hrithik Roshan used to leave a ‘A’ mark after the robbery, Aamir leaves a joker mask and writes ‘Bank waalon, tumhaari aisi ki taisi‘ on their walls.

With the robbed money, Sahir manages to start up their circus again. Since the thief is an Indian, the Mumbai police is summoned and links are found between Iqbal’s son Sahir’s involvement in the rob-

bery. Will Jai (Abhishek Bachchan) and Ali (Uday Chopra) stop Sahir who is determined to seek revenge and destroy the bank for life is the story of Dhoom:3.

It takes a while for the film’s plot to reveal completely. Luckily Vijay Krishna Acharya who is the writer and director of the film has packed in ample suspense oops..big suspense to keep your interest latched to the film from the very beginning.

Coming to the performances, there is no doubt that Aamir Khan plays a very convincing baddie, but there is a big secret to his charac-ter which won’t be fun to reveal. Katrina Kaif, sadly doesn’t have a strong role like Aishwarya Rai Bachchan had in Dhoom:2. Kat is in the film just to add some glam-our quotient and nothing else. Ab-hishek Bachchan and his leather jacket continue to share the same number of expressions they did nine years ago, when the Dhoom franchise was launched. Uday Cho-pra hasn’t possibly watched any of his own films still so is yet to retire.

Pritam could have done a bet-ter job with the music of the film.

Dhoom3Aamir Khan nails it as a baddieAamir Khan, Katrina Kaif, Abhishek Bachchan, Uday ChopraDirector: Vijay Krishna Acharya

Five songs from Kerala-based filmmaker Rupesh Paul`s mul-tilingual film `Kamasutra 3D`

are among the 75 numbers in conten-tion for nominations in the Original Song category for the 86th Oscars.

The `Kamasutra 3D` has made it to the Best Original Song list with `Aygiri Nadani`, `Har Har Ma-hadeva`, `I Felt`, `Of The Soil` and `Sawariya`, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced. The songs were composed by Chen-

My years of hard work, the refusal to give up, push-ing every boundary there

was. The thrill, the joy of winning, the successes. The Olympic bronze, my most prized possession. And boxing, the sport I gave myself to. All of it is real. I was the David who took on the Goliaths in the boxing ring and I won, most of the time.’

Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom. Queen of the Indian box-ing ring. The winner of five World Championships and an Olympic medal.

Born to parents who were landless agricultural labour in the state of Manipur, Marys story is

one of relentless struggle and un-flagging passion for the sport of boxing. A childhood of hard labour prepared her body for the sport as well as any fitness training might have. Her own will and aggression carried her through the minefield of politics that any sport in India is. Nimble of foot and pulling no punches, the boxing ring was her dominion.About the Author

Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom is a boxer, a World Champion five times over and winner of an Olympic bronze in 2012 - the first time that women’s boxing was part of the Olympic Games.

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nai based music directors, Sachin and Sreejith while its lyrics are penned by Rupesh Paul and Pratyush Prakash.

The 86th Academy Awards nom-inations will be announced live on January 16, 2014 and the award cer-emony will take place on March 2, 2014.

This year 289 films are are eligible for the 2013 Academy Awards.

`Kamasutra 3D`, which has al-ready released in the US, is also in contention for nomination in the list for Best Motion Picture and Original Score.

UnbreakableAn Autobiography

Edition: PaperbackNo. of Pages: 180

Kamasutra 3D’ among 75 songs vying for Original Song Oscar

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SUDOKU

Fun

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ARIES If you take every little detail into

consideration, your head will explode, and no one wants that. On Monday and Tuesday, take things slowly, but don’t take them so slowly that you ob-sess over matters that may turn out to be inconsequential. Your intentions are good, and you genuinely care about the other people involved, as you will demonstrate midweek. On Friday, charm someone out of a bad mood with a razzle-dazzle tap dance. But keep the tap dancing to a minimum this weekend — your feet need a break, and your comfortable bed is just wait-ing for you.

TAURUS Everything goes better with

a side of romance, doesn’t it? Music sounds better. Art is more interesting. Cash presents so many more possibili-ties. Monday and Tuesday are smooth sailing on the river of love. Wednesday through Friday return you to dry land, delirious and nostalgic and more excit-ed about life — even its drab, every-day aspects — than you have been in a while. Laziness figures somewhat this week, but try not to let it get the best of you. This weekend, no doubt related in some way to your love life, relation-ships and marriage are themes, as are passion and jealousy. Intense!

GEMINI Try as you might, communica-

tion doesn’t come easily on Monday and Tuesday — especially with your family. Sending an email might go off better than making a phone call. Wednesday, when you can turn your attention on the romantic interest in your life, you’re much more successful in the forming-words-to-express-what-you-mean department. You’re down-right poetic. Thursday and Friday you are exceedingly busy and exceedingly happy you have someone to dream about in the back of your mind. But Saturday and Sunday you’re really not thinking about anyone but yourself. Health and well-being figure strongly.

CANCER If you narrow your gaze at the

start of the week, the important clues will stand out. The risk in being analyti-cal is that you’ll overthink things. Clean-ing could be good. You might discover something under the couch. Home is-sues dominate your life Wednesday through Friday — not just related to house chores but also to neighbors, roommates, landlords, pets, etc. Your domestic bliss may be challenged. Think of excuses to spend time out-side. This weekend is marked by inten-sity. You are worried about a financial transaction. Be sure you understand the terms before you sign.

LEO You are devoted to

straightening out your finances at the beginning of the week. Keep the profligate adventures to a minimum. You know all too well the sayings about what money can and can’t buy. Wednesday is as good an il-lustration as ever — your friends are not for sale, and they are what you love most about your life. Thursday and Friday are friend-filled as well. Dating, the sharing of feelings, the meeting of needs and feeling good all figure toward the end of the week. This weekend, an insight about your life startles you into looking at everything with still more depth.

VIRGOTidying up your desk, or

your car, or your house on Mon-day will give your brain some time to put things in order. It may be a more productive task than you real-ize. Tuesday is a fine day to marshal the troops for a new operation, but watch unnecessary expenditures on Wednesday and Thursday. At this stage, you want every expenditure to be necessary. Indecision stalls you on Friday, and you spend the weekend in fact-finding mode. True to charac-ter, before you make any dramatic moves, you want to know exactly what you’re doing.

LIBRAYour magic quality this week

(especially at the beginning of the week) is your utter inability to hold a grudge. You just don’t care enough to carry that kind of energy around. There are too many important things to think about. Plus, on Tuesday es-pecially, you’re a wonderful listener. Wednesday through Friday, use those listening skills to be a better flirt. The second half of the week is charged with beauty and social energy, but the weekend finds you a bit mopey. Mon-ey matters weigh on you, as do career matters. Make a date with the couch, an eye mask and some relaxing music..

SCORPIO The information you receive on

Monday helps you immensely. Now you can plan. Now you know where you’re going. Get on the phone and make sure your friends have your back. On Tuesday, if you have to make a detour to cover a friend’s back, you certainly should. You never know when you’ll need to collect a favor. The second half of the week, decisions come less easily than you may have anticipated — a word to the wise: Sometimes giving in is an awesome solution, but this weekend you are bolstered by new confidence and by the respect everyone else has in you. Why let them down?

SAGITTARIUS Others may drive you crazy

on Monday and Tuesday, but why let on? Save your lectures for situations that matter. There is enough to do that you don’t need to egg on the let’s-stir-up-drama contingent. Your reserve will pay off nicely. By Wednesday, you will be heralded as everyone’s favorite person to be around. Thursday and Fri-day bring still more compliments on the social front. Nevertheless, something deep down is bugging you. Spend the weekend sorting it out. Pay attention to your dreams, and if you feel comfort-able, open up to a friend.

CAPRICORNA long-distance phone call brings

you more relevant news at the beginning of the week than you ever expected. And, if the person on the other end is an old pal, the interaction will leave you feeling grounded and content. Wednesday, it’s time to leave the ground. But don’t expect to make headway immediately — new missions take time. Thursday and Friday are all work and almost no direct pay-off. Yet. Practice patience. This weekend, work matters will seem so much less important than social matters. Your friends are so good for you; they prove what’s possible.

AQUARIUS You might as well take care of

the details from the outset, because you’ll have to take care of them at some point. Not everyone may be on the same page as you, and the fault may be your own. Clear your throat and spell it out. Wednesday, a chance interaction with someone you barely know will lead to a revelation — you love it when that hap-pens — and Thursday and Friday, as your mind spins, you may reflexively go into aloof mode. Resist doing this, as con-nections are key right now. This weekend, career ambitions preoccupy you, but your crazy social life distracts you at night.

PISCES Your analytical mind can be too

much for a friend seeking solace. Some-times the best course of action is to listen intently. If advice is solicited, follow your intuition. The full blast of your true opinion isn’t necessarily what’s needed (especially if your true opinion is somewhat critical of the person seeking the advice). The second half of the week, you’ll be collect-ing favors — and maybe even money — from others. If a problem arises in a friendship, consider what you can do to smooth things over. This weekend, don’t succumb to the sharks. You are a beautiful fish all your own.

JUST FOR LAUGHS

YOUR WEEKLY DOSE OF TIMEPASSHOROSCOPE

Saturday morning I got up very early, put on my long johns, dressed quietly, made my lunch, slipped quietly into the garage loaded the truck with rifle and stand, and proceeded to back out into a torrential downpour.There was snow mixed with the rain, and the wind was blowing 50 mph. I pulled back into the garage, turned on the radio, and discov-ered that the weather would be bad throughout the day.I went back into the house, quietly undressed, and slipped back into bed. There I cuddled up to my wife’s back, now with a different anticipation, and whispered, “The weather out there is terrible.”She sleepily replied, “Can you believe my stupid husband is out hunting in that shit?”

A guy was speeding down the road and got pulled over by a state trooper.The trooper said, “Do you have any idea how fast you were going ?”The driver looked at the trooper and said, “Do you see the woman sitting in the passenger seat ?”The trooper said. “Yes.”“Thats my wife,” the driver said to the trooper, “Do you see the woman sitting in the back seat ?”The trooper said, “Yes.”“Thats my mother in law. She lives with us. They just had a big spat and she said she was moving out. I’m trying to get them home before they make up !!!!”The trooper wrote him a warning and then gave him an escort home with lights flashing.

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Will the Lokpal Bill be effective against corruption?

Finally the wait is over. Or shall we say, the wait seems to be over. The wait to end corruption, bribery and dishonesty

from this great country called India, seems over with the historic Lokpal and Loka-yukta Bills getting cleared by the Loksabha last Wednesday. As the Bill paves the way for fighting corruption in public offices and among public servants, the junta feels elated

and super hopeful. But is it possible to uproot the deep rooted corrupt practices which have been prevalent since years? I think “No”.

Corruption won’t vanish like the rab-bit from a magician’s hat, with the passing of a bill. Of course, corruption could be re-stricted to some extent, as people fear the consequences of law but the corrupt minds will definitely make a break of that too. We have been seeing this in abundance in today’s time. Ordinary men apart, even law-makers are breaking laws every day. A bill which took 42 long years to get cleared, will take as many years to get a grip on this country, crowded with maladministration. I know I am sound-ing a bit too negative, but I am considering the practical side or rather the prevalent side of the Indian sociopolitical setup. I believe, corruption lies in the psyche of a person. If we want a corruption free country, we need to create corruption free minds first. But it isn’t that easy. We are already in a vicious cy-cle. Is the economic constraint of the Indian middle class to be blamed for this? Definitely not, as corruption is prevalent in the upper strata of the society too. I believe that the In-dian society has to be put on a restart mode. For that, no doubt, we need the help of law and legislature, but above all the willingness of the people to refuse dishonesty both ac-tively as well as passively, is the need of the hour. Let’s hope that the Lokpal Bill help in building an honest and transparent India.

ZINNIA BURAGOHAINEmployee, Assam Secretariat.

I believe that the Lokpal bill will some-what reduce corruption, which has already spread its devious claws at all

levels of the government as well as society. With the existence of a bill, which would patronise strong action against corruption, the people will think twice before involving in corruption.

The movement for Lokpal bill has proved that when people are coming to-gether, they can change everything. We are now at the turning point of a new freedom movement of corruption.

So far, we have seen that even if some-times, politicians or senior officers go to jail, they have always managed to come out of prison taking the advantages of the loop-holes in the law. But the Lokpal has men-tioned that any person making a false com-plaint can be jailed for up to 5 years.

Under the present anti-corruption sys-tems in our country, there is not a single an-ti-corruption agency, which is independent of the government control and, therefore, has no powers to independently investigate and prosecute the guilty.

Now, after passing the bill, an institu-tion called Lokpal at centre and Lokayukta at state level will be formed to control cor-ruption at the administrative level.

Another good feature of the bill is that it will consist of a chairperson and a maxi-mum of eight members, of which 50% will

be judicial members. Fifty percent mem-bers of Lokpal shall be from SC/ST/OBCs, minorities, which will give a chance to the women and minorities of the country to serve.

Moreover, Lokpal’s jurisdiction will cover all categories of public servants. All entities (NGOs) receiving donations from foreign source in the context of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) in ex-cess of Rs 10 lakh per year leaving no scope for corruption for the civil society.

Directorate of prosecution will be un-der overall control of the CBI director. At present, it comes under the law ministry. The director of prosecution will also have a fixed tenure of two years like the CBI chief, because of which the Directorate of pros-ecution will be expected to get time to pros-ecute the guilty within a short time.

Some other good things that the lokpal bill includes are that the bill also incorpo-rates provisions for attachment and con-fiscation of property acquired by corrupt means, even while prosecution is pending. It also lays down clear timelines for prelimi-nary enquiry and investigation and trial. Bill grants powers to Lokpal to sanction prosecution against public servants.

It is definitely a good move to pass the Lokpal bill as it will surely put a check on corruption and make people think twice be-fore they indulge in it.

CHIROjyOTI BHATTACHARjEEArtist “

Ordinary men apart, even law-makers are breaking laws every day. A bill which took 42 long years to get cleared, will take as many years to get a grip on this country...

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