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Union Home Minister speaks exclusively

to The Assam Tribune
Lakshmi Puja
celebrated with Shah urges NE States to utilise
CORONA STATS
gaiety, fervour NESAC for development
India
Cases
Active
Till now
28,593
‘NE border disputes to CITY CORRESPONDENT

GUWAHATI, Oct 9: Lak-

Discharged
Deaths
New
4,40,54,621
5,28,799
2,756
Source:HealthMinistry * As of 8 am on Oct 9
be settled by 2024; will shmi Puja was celebrated on
Sunday with religious fer-
vour and traditional gaiety
in the State.
Shah departs
GUWAHATI, Oct 9:
Union Home Minister Amit
deal with CAA, Clause 6’ The occasion is marked
by ceremonial homage to
Lakshmi, the goddess of
Northeast? wealth and prosperity.
Shah, who was on a three-
day visit to Assam, left for
Amit Shah: Immediately In Guwahati, scores of
New Delhi on Sunday after coming to power, the devotees visited temples and
evening. In the morning, BJP-led government under mandaps since morning.
accompanied by Chief Prime Minister Narendra Business establishments and Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurating the 70th plenary meeting of the NEC at the
Minister Himanta Biswa Modi took a decision to make shops also celebrated Laksh- Assam Administrative Staff College in Guwahati on Sunday. – UB Photos
Sarma, he visited the the Northeast one of the mi Puja. Devotees decorat-
Kamakhya Temple and advanced regions of the
offered prayers. – Staff ed their houses with rangol- STAFF REPORTER North Eastern Council velopment by previous gov-
country. The region’s share is to mark the occasion. Peo- (NEC) in Guwahati on Sun- ernments. The Government
Reporter
in the country’s GDP was ple also lit earthen lamps in GUWAHATI, Oct 9: Union day, Shah asked the Chief of India under the leader-
Busted around 20 per cent during front of their houses. Home Minister Amit Shah on Ministers to appoint a nod- ship of Prime Minister
BARPETA, Oct 9: A the time of Independence, Lakshmi Puja was also Sunday urged the Chief al officer for the NESAC in Narendra Modi has made
racket of preparing fake and it came down to only 3
Electors Photo Identity performed in a number of Ministers of the northeast- their States for its maxi- many efforts in the last 8
per cent, mainly because of Durga Puja pandals. ern States to make full use mum and better utilisation. years to bring peace to the
Card was busted and
Union Home Minister Amit Shah during an exclusive the negligence of succes- Among the biggest pujas of the Northeastern Space “There have been three Northeast, for enhancing
three accused involved in
the crime were arrested interview with R Dutta Choudhury. sive Congress governments in the city was the one at Application Centre (NE- major roadblocks in the de- connectivity and giving pri-
here today. 262 fake at the Centre. the Beltola Lakshmi Mandir, SAC) for flood control, irri- velopment of the Northeast ority to the development of
Voters Identity Cards, R DUTTA CHOUDHURY In an interview with The But the situation is now which drew huge crowds gation, tourism, afforesta- for decades – violence by the region,” the Home Min-
laptop and printer used in Assam Tribune, Shah said changing. The Central gov- throughout the day. Cultur- tion and agriculture. extremist groups, lack of ister said.
the preparation of fake GUWAHATI, Oct 9: that the Central government ernment has first decided al programmes were also or- Presiding over the 70th rail, road and air connectiv-
Identity cards were The Central govern- has adopted a zero-tolerance to address the main prob-
seized from their ganised in many places. Plenary Meeting of the ity and lack of thrust on de- SEE PAGE 3
ment, under Prime Min- policy on activities of jihadi lems of the region. Efforts
possession. –
ister Narendra Modi, has elements and separatists are on to improve connec-
Correspondent
given stress on solving and assured that the border tivity and all the State capi-
the main problems facing disputes between the north- tals will be connected by
the Northeast, including eastern States would be re- railways and air by 2024.
connectivity, insurgency solved by 2024. The Bogibeel bridge, which
The campus
buzz... and floods and all the The following are the ex- is called an engineering ad-
October 10, 2022
State capitals of the re- cerpts of the interview with venture, has been complet-
Pickling her way to fame
gion will be connected by the Union Home Minister: ed and new roads and bridg-
NI Laskar
railways and air by 2024, The Assam Tribune: es are being constructed.
How to write minutes according to Union Home What is the Central gov-
of meetings?
Nurul Islam Laskar Minister Amit Shah. ernment’s vision for the SEE PAGE 3

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JOCOSERIOUS CORRESPONDENT ance in managing insurgen- corded a warm felicitation

cy and drug abuse cases, etc. with a gamosa, seleng, cita-
DERGAON, Oct 9: “Assam Earlier, Shah inaugurated tion, etc., by Chief Minister
Police has proved its ability the newly constructed mod- Himanta Biswa Sarma.
to control the insurgency ern Assam Police Conven- Shah was accompanied by
problem with its great team tion Centre as a part of the minister Atul Bora, DGP
spirit. It has also successful- ongoing upgradation of PTC Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta, Chief
ly controlled drug abuse in to a high-standard police Secretary Paban Barthakur,
the State,” said Union Home academy in Asia. The cen- Union Home Secretary Ajay
Minister Amit Shah after in- tre, with all facilities of a Bhalla, Principal Secretary
augurating the 3rd SP Con- modern conference infra- (Home) Niraj Verma, Direc-
ference of the Assam Police structure, has been con- tor, IB, Tapan Deka, along
at the Police Training College structed at a cost of around with a host of senior police
(PTC) here on Sunday. Rs 18 crore. officers. Niraj Verma high-
You all know it, when we see Shah also urged the Assam The Union Home Minis- lighted the present status of
huge crowd, we can’t stop Police to secure the rights of ter was earlier, on his maid- the law-and-order situation
making promises. the citizens, show zero toler- en visit to the PTC here, ac- in Assam.

Govt urged to restore British-era tram

line near Raimona National Park
SIVASISH THAKUR ment restoration of a stretch
of the tram track near the
KACHUGAON (Kokra- Raimona National Park,
jhar), Oct 9: Imagine your- which would keep alive a
self in a quaint tram chug- heritage and boost tourism
ging along a misty jungle in the area.
trail dating back to over 120 Several organisations,
years. This can become a too, have urged the Bod-
reality and a bygone slice of oland Territorial Council
history and heritage dating (BTC) and the State govern-
back to the British days may ment to restore a portion of
come alive if a move to re- the long-gone tram tracks.
store the antique tram line Abandoned tram engine parts near the Raimona National Park. “The now-abandoned
near Raimona National Park tram line is part of Raimo-
materialises. for tourism in the newly de- ministration and commercial na’s heritage and restoring
The Forest department clared national park. logging in those days,” MK a portion of it would help
and several organisations of “The episode of the Brit- Yadava, Principal Chief Con- relive the old-age charm of
Kokrajhar district are keen to ish-era commercial tram and servator of Forests and Head a bygone era and also boost
have a portion of the tram line later train services in the sal of Forest Force, Assam, told tourism,” said Siyong Brah-
restored, which they believe forests of Kachugaon divi- The Assam Tribune. ma of local NGO Green Con-
would not just preserve for sion is quite interesting. It Yadava said that the For- servation.
posterity an invaluable lega- is also a repository of valua- est department had sug-
cy but would also be a boon ble information of forest ad- gested to the State govern- SEE PAGE 3
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NATIONAL THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 3

Places of Worship Act, 1991 Contest with Tharoor is Technical, non-technical institutions
for betterment of country, House panel suggests Hindi, local
AIMPLB moves SC Cong: Kharge languages as medium of instruction
opposing pleas challenging SRINAGAR, Oct 9: Con-
gress leader Mallikarjun
do together.
“My belief is... What I will
NEW DELHI, Oct 9: A
parliamentary committee
technical institutions in the
country, Hindi or local lan-
di and in other parts of India
their respective local language,

validity of certain provisions Kharge today said his contest

with Shashi Tharoor for the
post of party President was
do is not the question. The
question is what we both will
do together for the country
has recommended that the
medium of instruction in
technical and non-technical
guage should be used as the
medium of instruction and
the use of English should be
the panel recommended.
Mahtab said in higher edu-
cation institutions such as Ba-
NEW DELHI, Oct 9: The which are unamendable. of Indian culture”.
aimed at putting forth their and for the party, this is im- higher education institutes made optional, sources said. naras Hindu University, Del-
All India Muslim Personal Therefore, any attempt to The AIMPLB claims that
viewpoints for the betterment portant. such as IITs in Hindi-speak- BJD leader Bhartruhari hi University, Jamia Millia Is-
Law Board (AIMPLB) has repeal the said Act or to there are innumerable in-
of the country and the party. “Let us not talk about ing States should be Hindi and Mahtab, who is the Deputy lamia, Aligarh Muslim Uni-
moved the Supreme Court amend the same annihilating stances in history where the
Kharge said this during an whether I will do this or that, in other parts of India their Chairman of the committee, versity, Hindi is being used
opposing a batch of petitions the basic aims and objects or Jains and Buddhist places of
interaction with party dele- or talk about someone else. respective local language. told PTI that the committee only 20-30 per cent, whereas
challenging the validity of cer- principles on which the said worship have been convert-
gates at Congress office here, How will you (party workers) It also recommended that has framed the recommenda- it should be used 100 per cent.
tain provisions of a 1991 law Act is based would be “un- ed to Hindu temples as well
where he sought their sup- and me together make the Hindi should be one of the tions as per the new National “English is a foreign lan-
that prohibit the filing of a law- constitutional and thus void”, as Muslim places of worship
port for the AICC presiden- party stronger, save the coun- official languages of the Unit- Education Policy which sug- guage and we should do away
suit to reclaim a place of wor- the AIMPLB contended. have been converted to Gu-
tial election. “This is an in- try’s Constitution and its de- ed Nations. In its 11th report gested that the medium of with this colonial practice,”
ship or seek a change in its The impleadment applica- rudwaras and Hindu places of
ternal election. It is like two mocracy, that is the question. presented to President instruction should either be he said.
character from what pre- tion filed in the matter of worship have been convert-
brothers at home, who are “Today, the country’s at- Droupadi Murmu last month, official or regional languages. Similar sentiment was also
vailed on August 15, 1947. ‘Vishwa Bhadra Purjari Puro- ed to mosques. The Muslim
not fighting, but placing their mosphere is deteriorating the Committee of Parliament The committee has sug- expressed by BJP member
In its impleadment applica- hit Mahasangh’ and others body further said that the ob-
points of view and trying to and we have to make it on Official Language, headed gested that Hindi should be Rita Bahuguna Joshi, who is
tion, the AIMPLB told the top claimed that hearing the pe- ject and the purpose of the Act
persuade each other,” he said. stronger by peace and unity. by Union Home Minister given a respectable place in convener of the second sub-
court that the Places of Wor- titions challenging the validi- were to put an end to ancient
The Congress party vet- That is why Bharat Jodo Yat- Amit Shah, recommended ‘A’ category States and it committee. She said English
ship (Special Provisions) Act, ty of the law will only create and stale claims relating to
eran said the election cam- ra is on,” he said. that local languages should be should be used 100 per cent. is an “alien language” and “we
1991 is a “progressive legis- problems on the ground and the places of worship.
paign was not about what a Kharge, 80, said he would given preference over Eng- The medium of instruction want it to be eliminated” and
lation” in line with the secular alleged that the litigants have It said any dispute relating
particular candidate will do if implement the Udaipur dec- lish in all States. in IITs, central universities and it should be replaced by Hin-
values of Indian polity and a “political agenda”. to a place of worship between
he becomes the President of laration of the party if he gets The committee suggested Kendriya Vidyalayas in Hindi- di and other regional languag-
promotes harmony, public It added that “the Act is different communities is high-
the party, but what they can elected. – PTI that in all technical and non- speaking States should be Hin- es. – PTI
tranquillity and peace conceived to promote harmo- ly sensitive and endangers the
amongst the different sections ny amongst the different sec- breach of public order and
of the people. A bench headed
by Chief Justice UU Lalit is
tions of the people and pre-
vent the breach of public or-
disturbs the peace and tran-
quillity of the society.
Rajendra Pal Gautam
scheduled to hear on October
11 a batch of petitions ques-
der and promote public tran-
quillity and peace. “The Act,
“Our country has wit-
nessed bloodbaths after the quits as Delhi minister
tioning the validity of certain therefore, does not violate any controversy erupted in re- NEW DELHI, Oct 9: Delhi ing him attending the event
provisions of the 1991 law. cultural rights of any section spect of Babri Masjid,” it said minister Rajendra Pal Gautam on October 5 where hundreds
The Muslim body in its ap- of the people. The Act envis- and referred to the finding of today resigned from his post, took a pledge to convert to
plication filed through advo- ages peaceful coexistence and the Srikrishna Commission amid a controversy over his Buddhism and not consider
cate MR Shamshad contend- thereby promotes the diver- set up to enquire into the presence at a religious conver- Hindu deities as gods.
ed that the Act does not vio- sity of cultures in our country. causes of the riots in Mum- sion event where Hindu dei- He had accused the BJP of
late any cultural rights of any The Act achieves the objec- bai in December 1992 and ties were allegedly denounced. spreading “rumours” against
section of the people and is tive of promoting syncretic January 1993 and the causes The BJP had attacked him him and had apologised to “an-
based on the fundamental fea- culture (Ganga-Jamuna Te- of the bomb blast that oc- and the Aam Aadmi Party af- yone who has been hurt due
tures of the Constitution hzeeb) which is the basic ethos curred in March 1993. – PTI ter a video went viral show- to such propaganda”. – PTI

Shah urges NE States to utilise NESAC ...

(Contd from page 1) country is possible by taking and for certification of natu- “The purpose of hydro le the menaces of narcotics
He stated that the whole all the languages of the coun- ral products, a process to power plants is not only to and flood in the State, the Muslim people celebrating Milad-un-Nabi at Chikmagalur in Karnataka on Sunday. – PTI
of India considers the lan- try together and a provision form a multi-State coopera- generate energy, but they Chief Minister said that de-
guage, culture, cuisine and has been made in the new tive society by merging can also be used in flood pre- liberations on the two issues
costumes of the Northeast as
its heritage and the govern-
National Education Policy
that primary education
Amul and five other cooper-
ative societies has been start-
vention. Besides, ideal use
of 271 wetlands can also help
at the plenary would go a long
way in effectively and effi-
88 scholars to bring out report on Indian
ment is striving to preserve
and promote the identity of
should be given in the moth-
er tongue only,” he said.
ed,” he said.
He said that more than 500
in preventing floods,” Shah
added.
ciently dealing with them.
Sunday’s plenary was also civilisation, history of 12,000 years
this region. Shah stressed that financial laboratories across the coun- Addressing the plenary, attended by DoNER Minis- NEW DELHI, Oct 9: “It is designed to provide Yechury said.
After finding the root discipline by the northeast- try would certify the quality Chief Minister Himanta ter G Kishen Reddy, Minis- Eighty-eight national and in- a comprehensive picture of He also noted that “the
cause of all the problems of ern States was essential in of soil and natural products. Biswa Sarma spoke on many ter of State for DoNER BL ternational scholars have the population movements, battle of visions for India” is
the Northeast, the Govern- making the Indian economy Shah also underlined the issues crucial for inclusive Verma, Assam and Nagaland come together to bring out a emergence of social and po- still continuing that started a
ment of India has made the second largest in the importance of keeping the and sustainable growth and Governor Jagdish Mukhi, report on the civilisation and litical organisations, develop- century ago with the birth of
many efforts to solve them, world. northeastern States free development of the north- Governors and Chief Minis- history of India in the last ment of philosophies and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak
he said. “The Government is giv- from the use of single-use eastern region in general and ters of the other northeast- 12,000 years. metaphysics, the diversity of Sangh (RSS).
“The Centre believes that ing priority to natural agri- plastic for environmental Assam in particular. ern States, along with host The launch of the report languages and expression, “Three visions developed
all-round development of the culture and digital agriculture protection. Stressing the need to tack- of senior dignitaries. by the group, led by cultural major social movements, in the freedom struggle, what
activist and literary critic impact of colonialism on In- is happening right now is the

Govt urged to restore British-era tram ... Ganesh Devy, was an-
nounced at the India Interna-
dian ideas and culture, the
long freedom struggle and
continuation of that battle of
these visions. The main-
(Contd from page 1) tram tracks – one constructed tity was exported,” said miles long, which extended to do patrolling and we wide- tional Centre here today. the making of India since In- stream vision was of the Con-
During a visit to the Rai- in 1901 and the other in 1923 – Bhanu Sinha, Divisional For- from Kachugaon to Fakira- ly use those,” he said. With 100 sections on a vast dependence,” Devy said. gress... India cannot be any-
mona National Park and ad- to facilitate transportation of sal est Officer, Kachugaon. gram. Another 12-mile Ranjan Narzary, a forest spectrum of subjects, includ- The report covers a large thing but a secular democrat-
joining areas, this corre- timber from the forests under The first tram line con- stretch was inside the re- guard manning one of the anti- ing genetics, archaeology, an- temporal span, beginning ic republic,” he said.
spondent came across a Kachugaon division. Even to- structed in 1901 had a length serve forest. poaching camps inside the thropology, linguistics and with the arrival of the Homo He added that the Left rea-
number of abandoned tram day, there is a range called Tram- of 3.5 miles from the Kachu- Sinha said that there were Raimona National Park, said philosophy, the report aims sapiens and ending with the soned that the country has to
tracks and engine parts lying way Range at Gongia under gaon reserve forest to the still a number of ‘ride lines’ that during his younger days, to present a “scientific view onset of the third millenni- move towards economic in-
uncared for – something that Kachugaon division. Garufela river bank. There (although the tracks have he witnessed the tram serv- of history” as opposed to the um in the year 2000. dependence and move to-
merits space in museums. “The sal wood of Kachu- were several depots to stock been removed) crisscrossing ice in the late 1980s. “As chil- Centre’s similar project The event was attended wards socialism.
There were also an aban- gaon was of superior quality logs at Dhubri, Bilasipara, the Raimona National Park. dren, we saw the trams and started in 2020. by several eminent person- “And the third vision was
doned tram workshop and a and it had great demand. The Bogoribari and Sapatgram. “Aside from reminding us of it was great fun. We hope a In September 2020, the alities, including poet and cul- completely contradictory to
godown. British felled those in great The second track con- the past, these lines are con- stretch of the tram line is government had set up a tural critic Ashok Vajpayee, these visions that India’s
There were actually two numbers and a sizeable quan- structed in 1923 was 16 venient for forest personnel restored,” he added. committee to study “the or- historian Narayani Gupta, character must be defined on
igin and evolution of Indian political scientist Zoya Has- the basis of the religious af-
culture dating back to around an, social theorist and critic filiation of its people. Thus
‘NE border disputes to be settled by 2024; will ...’ 12,000 years ago”.
The government commit-
Ashis Nandy, and CPI(M)
General Secretary Sitaram
was born the notion of the
Hindu Rashtra and an Islam-
(Contd from page 1) hadi activities. I am confident da. The rate of infiltration has zenship (Amendment) Act, The government achieved tee had come under fire at the Yechury. ic state, leading to the two-
The law and order situa- that we will be able to deal come down drastically after 2019. You have not yet success in protection of rhi- time for not having any South “This work is of tremen- nation theory,” he explained.
tion has improved consider- with them. The Government the BJP-led government framed the rules. nos. The budget amounts are Indian, North-east Indian, dous significance to actually “So the battle of these vi-
ably and most of the insur- of India has adopted a zero- came to power. The change Shah: We are committed increasing and investment of members of religious minor- bring together the reality sions is the conversion of a
gent groups in Assam have tolerance policy regarding of attitude of the government to implement the CAA. The more than Rs 90,000 crore ities, Dalits and women. that we are different, we are secular democratic republic
signed peace pacts with the the activities of jihadi ele- played a major role in this rules will be framed after the has come to the State. The genesis of the collec- a combination of various his- into a rabidly fascistic Hindu
government. There has been ments and separatists. The regard, while we are taking present Covid situation is AT: Narcotics smuggling tive report, Devy said, lies tories, various civilisations. Rashtra. The current battle
no major law and order situ- success of the ‘Har Ghar Ti- steps to secure the interna- over. has become a major issue in in “the contestation between India, as I have always seen, we are engaged in is actually
ation in Assam in the past ranga’ programme in Assam tional border. We will be able AT: But how will you iden- the entire country. What are the scientific view of history is a living crucible of civilisa- the continuation of this bat-
eight years. proved beyond doubt that the to take steps for a permanent tify the people who came you doing about it? and the ideologically charged tional advance, of confluenc- tle,” Yechury added.
The Prime Minister him- people are not with the sep- solution to the problem once before 2014 as most of them Shah: The government attempts to distort and twist es that have continued to The report, initiated by Bha-
self has visited the region aratists. As regards the the Supreme Court gives a came illegally to Assam? has adopted a zero-tolerance history of South Asia unfold- come to the country, influ- sha Research and Publication
more than 40 times and we ULFA(I), they are welcome clear direction on the Nation- Shah: We will deal with policy on the issue and in the ing before us in recent ence each other and develop Centre, is expected to come
are trying to promote the for talks if they lay down al Register of Citizens the issue while framing the last eight years, narcotics years”. our civilisation further,” out in March 2023. – PTI
language and culture of the arms and talk within the (NRC). Though the NRC was rules. Do not worry. All the worth more than Rs 20,000
people of the region. framework of the Constitu- published, it was not satisfac- issues will be taken care of. crore were seized and 1.5
We promised a flood-free tion of India. tory for many and even the AT: The BJP also prom- lakh kg of drugs were de-
Assam and we are working in AT: What is your view on State government has filed a ised ST status to six commu- stroyed. In the previous eight
that direction. Satellite im- the border disputes among petition before the Supreme nities. You have not been able years during the Congress
ageries are now being used the states of the Northeast Court in this regard. Once to do that as yet. rule, narcotics worth only Rs
and the hydro power projects region? the court gives a clear direc- Shah: Yes. There has been 780 crore were seized. It
coming up in Arunachal Shah: In the NEC meet- tive, the government will a delay. Some concerns of the was not that narcotics were
Pradesh will have flood cush- ing in Shillong, I had request- deal with the issue. Dealing existing tribals will have to not smuggled during that
ioning mechanism. Around ed the State governments to with foreigners and delimi- be dealt with before grant- time, but the government did
271 wetlands have been iden- deal with the problems tation of constituencies are on ing ST status to the six com- not give emphasis.
tified and those would be de- through talks and I am happy top of the government’s munities. We are holding AT: Has the situation in
veloped to divert flood waters to note that the talks be- agenda. talks with the organisations Kashmir improved on the
and you will see the results of tween the State govern- AT: But you have not yet concerned and we expect an ground?
the efforts soon. ments concerned are pro- implemented the report of amicable solution soon. Shah: You should visit
AT: Though a number of gressing well. The Assam the expert committee on im- AT: Are you satisfied with Kashmir now. You can even
major insurgent groups have Chief Minister is taking pos- plementation of Clause 6 of the performance of the As- enjoy late night shows in cin-
signed ceasefire agreements itive initiative in this regard the Assam Accord. sam government? ema halls. The law and order
with the government, the and talks between Assam Shah: There is a problem. Shah: Yes. The Assam situation is now conducive
United Liberation Front of and Meghalaya, and Assam The Assam Accord says government is performing for holding polls. It is up to
Asom (Independent) is yet to and Arunachal Pradesh are in 1971 is the cut-off year for well. The government is go- the Election Commission to
come forward for talks. an advanced state. I hope that detection of foreigners. But ing ahead with proper plan- decide when to hold the elec-
Moreover, in recent times, the disputes will be settled the committee recommend- ning in all sectors. The State tions.
Assam has witnessed activi- by 2024. ed 1951 as the cut-off year government has taken steps AT: Is there any threat of
ties of jihadi groups. How are AT: Dealing with the prob- for reservations. That will for protection of language and Chinese intrusion in the Aru-
you proposing to deal with lem of infiltration was one of nullify the Assam Accord. But culture, while steps have also nachal sector?
the same? the main poll planks of the we are ready to discuss the been taken to deal with pro- Shah: We are ready to face
Shah: The Central and BJP... issue with the organisations tection of satra land and oth- any challenge. If the situation
State governments are work- Shah: (Interrupting) Yes. concerned. er government land from en- comes, India is always ready
ing together to deal with ji- That is still high on our agen- AT: What about the Citi- croachments by infiltrators. to protect its own territory.
 4 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2022

Knowing one’s place

MESSAGE FOR TODAY
Cloning will enable mankind to reach
eternal life.
– CLAUDE VORILHON death was announced till her funeral political class kept to their side of the while the late queen was highly re- racy. There is a distinction between
was the convergence of centuries of ‘seating arrangements’, so to speak. vered and her name and photos were the two, yet also a convergence that
the history, politics, cultures, cus- This the British, especially the old- used for national matters, she was never ostensibly works well – most probably
toms and traditions of the people of er generations, would say ‘knowing a cult figure and she never tried to be because of an accommodative spirit.
her kingdom, which continuously one’s place’. Ours, of course, is a total- one. She would have lost all respect No doubt, there are anti-monarchists

W
ith the passing away evolved into newer ways apposite to ly different social, cultural and political and reverence if she did – she knew and republicans who wish to see the

Critical problem of Queen Elizabeth II

on September 8, Op-
eration London Bridge
current times and trends – all of which
have resulted in the UK’s niche in
today’s global equations – as support-
environment and in democracies there
is no ‘one’s place’ and there isn’t sup-
posed to be any ‘seating arrangements’
her place on the national and global
stage. It is a matter of debate if anyone
has ever heard “…led/headed by Her
end of the monarchy in the UK, but
we don’t need to get into it. The point
is the ability to discern between what
The problem of drug trafficking, and consumption of illicit was immediately executed till her ed by the presence of world leaders – the arena is supposed to be open to Royal Majesty, Queen Elizabeth” re- needs to be kept and nurtured of the
and harmful drugs, have assumed critical dimensions in the funeral on September 19. As we saw and peoples at her funeral. and for everyone. However, the UK is peatedly said by successive and old and the ability of the new to absorb
North East. Manipur and Assam, in particular, have become on our television screens, the whole The question is, how do we per- also a democracy – some would per- present UK governments, politicians and assimilate the good of the old. But
epicentres of these two vile social malaise. These states of United Kingdom walked in one ceive and position ourselves in the haps say much more than us – and real or by the UK media. She was so confi- who decides this? Well, certainly not
step to the rhythm of one drum. larger milieu of our existence in our power is invested in the Parliament dent about her place in the UK and individuals, but situations and trends
being transit points for harmful drugs like cocaine and can- The royalty, the aristocracy, the po- 75 years as an independent sover- and the Prime Minister, like ours. Yet, global scheme of things that she didn’t of the times that demand accurate read-
nabis smuggled from Bangladesh and Myanmar, their con- litical and other classes followed proto- eign democratic nation, an emerg- although we follow the Westminster need her name to be parroted ad ing of the writings on the wall. To be
sumption through the spill-over effect has become a serious col with military precision and we saw ing political and economic power in form of parliamentary democracy, no nausem - and no one did. sure, both democracies and monarchies
social issue. The gravity of the problem added significance a funeral of a beloved queen, mother today’s global equations? India is a one can be blind to the difference(s) Come to think of it - things like have made their share of mistakes over
to the meeting on ‘Drug Trafficking and National Security’ and grandmother, which we will never rich repository of centuries of cul- between how the UK and Indian sys- “Central government, led by Prime time but what we can see is the qual-
held in Guwahati on October 8. Chaired by Union Home see again. Yes, the pomp and ceremo- tures, customs and tradi- Minister Jawaharlal Ne- ity of the nation and people of these
ny of future funerals will probably be tions and our history, pol- hru” (or his successors) systems of government by the les-
Minister Amit Shah, the meeting was attended by the chief One striking image of the events
the same but the outpouring of rever- itics and economics; in were unheard of in India. sons they have learnt or not learnt.
ministers, chief secretaries and directors general of police ence and grief of people across the globe fact, our civilisational ex- leading up to the queen’s funeral was Everyone knew who the And some of the lessons have result-
of all north-eastern states. Obviously, optimum weight has to will probably not be the same because istence is one of the old- prime minister was and ed in the creation of systems and in-
be imparted to the observations made by Shah, given that the recently departed queen was in a est. So, if and when India
the way the UK’s politicians and the didn’t need to be remind- stitutions that safeguard, secure and
he is the Union Home Minister and his words give an ink- class of her own. finds itself in happy and political class kept to their side of the ed by every Central or protect the nation and its collective
ling to the kind of strategy the Centre is adopting to assist Queen Elizabeth’s long reign and sad situations when we ‘seating arrangements’, so to speak. state minister, MP, MLA, values – and generations of individu-
finally her death may not have any would need to walk in one etc., in their speeches. In als, who guard and protect these sys-
the North East in waging the war against drug trafficking This the British, especially the older
relevance to us – former and present united step to the rhythm fact, no self-respecting de- tems and institutions with their lives.
and consumption. Shah rightly observed that these were British colonies – that have suffered of one drum, how would generations, would say ‘knowing mocracy uses such ‘re- Indubitably, nation building is a
fatal for any society given that while the damage caused the agony, injustice, rights violations, we fare? We are a messy minders’. The question is, never-ending process – it doesn’t
by a terrorist incident is limited, the spread of drugs in a deprivations, denigration, depravity,
one’s place’.
people and nation, yet we is there a place in a de- end in the attainment of political and
society destroys generations. He reiterated that the Cen- hunger, death, the suppression and have lived through our mocracy for personality economic power or in establishing an
tre has adopted the policy of zero tolerance to thwart eve- oppression of imperialism and colo- happy and sad situations in our own tems work. True, our historical, politi- cults although any democracy does individual’s or groups of individuals’
ry attempt by the “dirty money” generated by drug traf- nialism for centuries, which she em- messy ways, as also overcome cal, economic, cultural and social be- have ample scope for them? We have, vision or agenda of nation building.
bodied, in her capacity as the mon- messy situations and times. We are ginnings vastly differ, but perhaps it is after all, seen Hitler’s emergence in Now that Queen Elizabeth is gone
ficking and “organised mafia” to damage the country’s arch of a colonial power. However, her also an undisciplined lot but get not the beginnings and the system(s) a democracy. Or, have we, as a nation, and her long reign over, the new will
economy and national security. funeral was starkly revealing about things done in our own undisciplined but the people who keep alive and man developed some kind of memory dys- take place and the vacuum will be filled;
Shah asserted that drug trafficking is a borderless crime the ways nations, peoples and com- ways. However, we also need to ques- the system(s). So, does this again boil function that we have to be reminded but the new and this vacuum will have
and to tackle it effectively better coordination not only among munities perceive life and death, tion whether we are content and down to ‘knowing one’s place’ but is who leads/heads our government(s) the past to guide them and a future to
all drug law enforcement and intelligence agencies but also which in turn reveal human beings’ comfortable with the impressions understood differently in India? over and over again? It is ultimately secure because the late queen has
among the North East states is necessary. At the same time, perceptions and perspectives of our and images we create of ourselves. Queen Elizabeth’s death and funer- an issue of knowing one’s place, es- done her duty by leaving behind ex-
nations, our peoples and our commu- Or, can we do better whether the al also underscored the distinction be- pecially of the people in a democracy. emplary legacies – as a person and as
those engaged in anti-drug operations must use modern
nities; in fact, how we perceive and world’s eyes are on us or not? tween the system and the person – The other striking aspect of Queen a monarch. And that is both the moral
technology, and the prime focus should be on preventing position ourselves in the larger mi- One striking image of the events probably a reason why the system Elizabeth’s death and funeral is the obligation and the power of leadership,
network and cross-border smuggling. He rightly explained lieu of our existence. What we saw leading up to the queen’s funeral was seems to work so well in the UK and happy blend and existence of an an- which ultimately is, or has to be, the
that the seriousness of the drug consumption problem in from the time Queen Elizabeth’s the way the UK’s politicians and the some other countries too. Note also that cient monarchy with modern democ- meaning of knowing one’s place.
the North East is due to the reality that this region shares
international borders with four countries and is close to
Myanmar, the second largest producer of opium in the world
after Afghanistan. According to the Magnitude of Substance
Report, 2019 published by the Ministry of Social Justice and
Indigenous rights under duress?
Empowerment, the consumption of opium and ganja in sev- Q Vijayanta Sharma Pathak in right earnest with the goal of unit- of ‘soft law’ can eventually transform economic, social and cultural aspects.
ing the numerous tribes settled in into legally binding customary law, The unjustified load of militarisation
en north-eastern states was at an alarming level, being high-

W
hen the borders of Na- the North East from various corners the region over a prolonged expanse the IFA contends. by way of the Army Act - the Armed
er than the average consumption in the country. As for the galand and Manipur of the world, the IFA says these of time. The IFA also argues that In 2021, the International Day of Forces Special Powers Act, 1958, has
Centre’s strategy, the Ministry of Home Affairs has adopt- erupted in a conflagra- events have taken place virtually those who settled in the region in the World’s Indigenous Peoples was been alleged to be a mockery of the
ed the three-pronged formula of strengthening the institu- tion of hatred and ani- over an interminable period of time. precolonial times – ahead of British observed on the theme, ‘Leaving rights mandated on the indigenous
tional structure, empowerment and coordination of all nar- mosity triggered by mutual discord One of the lost tribes of the Jews, the rule – are the real Assamese. no one behind: Indigenous on the peoples by the United Nations Char-
co-agencies and a comprehensive awareness campaign to among the Meitei and the Naga breth- Chin-Kuki-Mizo trace their roots to All tribes and sub-tribes with their call for a new social contract’. De- ter, International Covenant on Econom-
ren, the Indigenous Forum of Assam Israel and the holy land. Many have own languages and dialects only go fining social contract as an unwrit- ic, Social and Cultural Rights, includ-
tackle narcotics. The fact that all North East states have
(IFA) navigated its way into the zone settled in Israel. The earliest inhab- on to form the greater, composite ten agreement that societies make ing the International Covenant on Civil
constituted the Anti-Narcotics Task Force as a single nodal that was aflame and doused the flames. itants of Assam are the great Boro Assamese society. When the major- to cooperate for social and econom- and Political Rights in India.
point for all issues related to narcotics is a positive develop- The inferno of human passions and re- race followed by their own branches ity language is accepted as such, all ic benefits, the UN seeks to encour- The Indian dispensation of gov-
ment. Shah’s observations during the meeting were reas- venge would have taken a bigger toll, the Garos, Rabhas and the Meches, other languages and dialects get the age societies to treat the indige- ernance is way behind the Vienna
suring reminders that the Centre is aware of the critical but for the genuine efforts of the fo- among others. The Ahoms reached patronage of the majority Assamese. nous communities as stakeholders Declaration and Programme of Ac-
dimensions of the drug problem in the North East and would rum to bring in a reconciliation. Assam led by Swargadeo Siu-ka-fa Even if certain tribes seek their own since they weren’t included in the tion that affirms the fundamental
There have been times in the eth- from the upper reaches of China. The homelands, their language, culture initial social contract formulated by importance of the rights to self-de-
fully back all initiatives to combat the menace.
nic history of the North East when Karbis traversed their way treading and tradition stand protected. In fact, dominant communities. termination of the indigenous peo-

Growing crime in an impassioned frenzy, the Nagas

had shot dead the Kuki brethren
praying in the church. Blood spilled
treacherous crevasses of the mighty
Himalayas. The Khasis are of the
Austric stock. So are many others.
the Kuki leaders call themselves
the original Assamese.
Asserting that the indigenous
Though UN declarations aren’t
generally legally binding, they sym-
bolise the dynamic development of
ples in India. In fact, the Treaty of
Yandaboo, 1826, February 24, has be-
come a matter of international con-
That Assam continues to record a high incidence of crimes everywhere with the injured moan- Rejecting the definition of Assa- peoples and individuals are free and international legal norms. They re- cern that global powers can’t afford
should be a disturbing concern for all. For a State that used ing for life. A fear psychosis pre- mese formulated by the bureaucrats equal to all other people on the basis flect the commitment of nations or to ignore. The treaty is a justified
to take pride in its largely crime-free atmosphere till three vailed, and the animosity and ha- and Assamese intellectuals, the IFA of their indigenous origin and identi- states to move in a certain direction, case for representation and redress
decades back, the ugly metamorphosis into a region reel- tred was palpable. has declared that those who have as- ty, the IFA says Art 46 of the UN- abiding by certain principles. In re- of grievances of the greater Assa-
Great ethnic fighters of indomita- similated into the Assamese culture, DRIP (United Nations Declaration on gard to Assam and the North East, mese people, including the Chin-
ing under a high incidence of crimes is corroborated by
ble courage, the Kukis orchestrated spoke the language and joined tradi- the Rights of Indigenous Peoples) especially Nagaland and Manipur, Kuki-Mizo, Hmar, Baite and a gal-
data from the National Crime Records Bureau year after allows nations or states to regard their there are allegedly no indications of axy of others allegedly denied fun-
a similar genocide of the Naga de- tional festivals and rituals as sons of
year. Failure of the law enforcers apart, the growing ‘crim- vout saying their prayers in their the soil are Assamese. The IFA con- obligations to their indigenous peo- New Delhi honouring the declara- damental rights mandated by the
inalisation’ of this once peaceful State has a lot to do with church. Everyone was forlorn and tends that even those who immigrat- ples. This is done on the basis of ter- tions on indigenous people’s rights Indian Constitution.
social factors like plummeting moral values, alcoholism, desolate. In such a backdrop, the IFA ed to Assam and the North East ahead ritorial integrity and defence of sov- over their ancestral birthright in true Seeking a government that will re-
the cult of materialism, and the lure of easy money. Aside is verily the harbinger of the elusive of the advent of British rule cannot be ereignty. By affirming the rights of spirit. The Treaty of Yandaboo, 1826 store self-dignity and absolute rights
from the role of the government, society has to wake up to sense of brotherhood and kinship. indigenous. They still have their af- indigenous peoples to their ances- signed without prior approval of the over territory and its resources of all
With a multitude of tribes and sub- finities to the land of their forefathers tral land and resources, the UNDRIP indigenous chiefs, kings or rahahs, kinds, the forum calls for a self-gov-
check this perverse trend. NCRB data shows that Assam as a UN declaration, is an aspirational is an instance in the aforementioned ernment that ushers in new frontiers
tribes, the lack of communication from where they migrated or immi-
registered nearly two lakh cases of different crimes in leads to the inevitable bridge that grated. This category of people can- document. Recognising the histori- context. New Delhi must act in the in social, political, economic and cul-
2021, accounting for 3.2 per cent of crimes committed in can’t be crossed. And the result is a not be designated as indigenous, the cal injustices inflicted upon the in- context of the 21st century and the tural enrichment of the indigenous
the country. This marks an increase from the previous mindless series of violent incidents IFA led by Anup Chetia and Mrinal digenous peoples the world over, the rights and benefits of the indigenous. peoples. With the ULFA-Government
year’s figure of 1.11 lakh. The prevailing situation war- that tears up the social fabric of the Hazarika as chairman and general sec- UNDRIP clearly states that resourc- Declaring that the rights of indige- talks losing momentum, any dialogue
rants, among other things, equipping the police adequate- Mongoloid-majority and Christian- retary respectively, asserts. es and territories of indigenous peo- nous peoples in the US, Latin Ameri- with the Centre on UNDRIP-mandat-
dominated north-eastern states. Throwing in its lot with the defi- ples can’t be infringed upon. Though can and South Asian nations – among ed indigenous peoples’ rights on full
ly to tackle the rising crime graph. While the police cannot
At pains to convey the facts of mi- nition of indigenous people by Mar- the UNDRIP declaration isn’t legally others – are in duress, the IFA alleg- self-determination is a formidable
directly prevent a crime from taking place, efficient polic- gration and immigration to Assam and tinez, the IFA has begun its journey binding, declarations and other forms es discrimination in terms of political, challenge in the times to come.
ing can help lessen the incidence of crimes. When crimes
are investigated promptly and the guilty punished, it in-
variably acts as a deterrent to potential criminals. But we
have a situation in which scores of criminals are allowed to
go scot free for want of competence in matters of investi-
Letters
to the
Heart-breaking end of a young artiste
artiste Tejaswita Baruah of Majuli can boast of. Many national, state, unrestrained hooliganism, moving money for the expenses they are
gation and presentation of a strong case against the ac- under critical circumstances for district and local roads pass from pandal to pandal in big groups going to incur for food and lodging
cused. This is emboldening the criminals to perpetuate
their criminal acts, as they know that they have little to
EDITOR want of first aid clinical care. For
giving preliminary treatment to a
through dense forest areas in
Assam. The commuters especially
blowing loud toy trumpets and
whistles, much to the annoyance of
in hotels along with the transporta-
tion costs. Moreover, as many
fear about the law taking its due course. Sir, – One cannot but be patient the details of the cause of pedestrians, cyclists and bikers the gatherings especially small candidates are working in the
The last few years have also shown the trend of serious saddened by the sudden passing of his/her deteriorating health face difficulties during scorching children and ladies. The rowdy boys private sector, it won’t be possible
crimes such as murder, rape, abduction, robbery, etc., to be 14-year-old budding singer condition need to be thoroughly summer and rainy days because even engaged in eve teasing and for them to get leave for 3-4 days,
quite high. This is a disquieting development and speaks Tejaswita Baruah of Majuli. examined. If possible, the medical these portions of the roads used slang language. And the same which will be required if they have
Tejaswita reportedly did not get history of the patient needs to be generally don’t have any shelters thing will happen again during Kali to commute to and from Guwahati.
volumes about the poor functioning of the law enforcing
the required care at the hospital taken from any knowledgeable like houses or shops so that Puja. Such acts of hooliganism are It is therefore our humble
machinery. Crime against women, too, has shown an ex- attendant if he/she is around. But commuters can save themselves seen every year during Durga Puja, request to our CM as also the
where she was admitted. Of
tremely disturbing trend, with rapes and molestations oc- course, the true cause of her it seems Tejaswita was unfortu- from rain or the burning sun. Kali Puja and Shivaratri. The police authorities concerned to please
curring as a matter of routine. Equally disturbing is the grow- unfortunate demise may only be nate on all counts. As such, through your es- should take an initiative to control release a fresh notice regarding the
ing number of dowry-related deaths in a State where this discovered through a thorough That Tejaswita died due to non- teemed daily, I request the such hooliganism so that people can examination venues which should
phenomenon was unheard of till a few decades back. The investigation. availability of an extremely authorities concerned to build enjoy the festivals without any include at least one district each
State Govt must treat the crime situation seriously and in- Everyone, whether in the essential oxygen cylinder, that too shades with sitting facilities at disturbances. Yours etc., from lower Assam, middle Assam,
tervene as it should. It is imperative that the police force is administration or on the street, at a district hospital, is very sad specific intervals alongside those PARTHASARATHY DUTTA, upper Assam, north Assam and
equipped in a matching manner to take on criminals, as an should learn lessons from past indeed. This should serve as an roads which pass through dense Sivasagar. Barak Valley. We certainly believe
understaffed, untrained and infrastructure-starved police errors. Modern amenities must eye-opener for our authorities to forest areas so that commuters APSC exam venue that holding the examination in
be provided for the government be very particular about ensuring can take shelter especially when Sir, – Through your esteemed those districts will give much relief
force lacks the motivation to discharge its professional obli-
hospitals in the State. In Assam, availability of the basic health care there is impromptu rain. Charita- column we want to draw the to the candidates as they will be
gations. A thorough revamp is the need of the hour. Unfor- every government hospital should facilities at all the government ble organisations can also come saved the trouble of spending
attention of our Chief Minister and
tunately, strengthening the police from the lower level has have adequate numbers of hospitals in the State. Yours etc., forward in this regard. Yours etc., money in travelling to Guwahati.
other authorities concerned to the
never been a priority for the government, as the foot sol- physicians, nurses and other MANINDRA BORAH, Guwahati. DIPJAY CHANDA, Lanka. examination venues which have Also, it would save precious 3-4
diers continue to bear the brunt of government apathy, seri- health care professionals. And all Roadside shades Puja hooliganism been selected only in Guwahati area days of the candidates. We are
ously hampering policing. Policing aspects apart, society the medical staff ought to be Sir, – Unlike many other states Sir, – I am writing this letter for 18 vacancies in APSC’s legal expecting prompt action from our
has no less an important role to play to ease the incidence of sincere, honest and truthful to of India, the north-eastern region regarding hooliganism during metrology post. Time and again respected Chief Minister and the
crimes. Influence of the home as the primary unit of society, their profession. Yours etc., abounds in dense forests. The Durga Puja at Sivasagar. Although APSC’s recruitment drive for this authorities in this regard. Yours
and that of educational institutions, can never be overem- MAHESWAR DEKA, Rangia. recorded forest area of Assam is Sivasagar is a small town the Durga post is held in Guwahati only. We etc., SOME CANDIDATES.
phasised in this regard. The media too should stop sensa- (II) 26,832 sq km accounting for 34.21 Puja enthusiasm here was quite are raising the issue because poor Articles (within 1000-1100 words) and
tionalising and over-reporting crime and violence, as it can Sir, – It is really very unfortu- per cent of its geographical area. intense and gathering of people was candidates will again be deprived of Letters to the Editor for publication in
nate to hear about the untimely This is nothing less than a blessing very high. But amidst the festivi- appearing in the examination as the editorial page may be sent to the
have lasting and undesirable impacts on young minds. email ID: editor@[Link].
tragic death of young aspiring for us and something which we ties, groups of boys indulged in they will not be able to arrange
 MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2022
CITY THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 5

Tributes paid to IPS

WEATHER
GUWAHATI
officer Hemant Lohia
High-level probe into death demanded
LOCAL FORECAST:
Generally cloudy sky GUWAHATI, Oct 9 : The Gauhati Com- 1983 GCC batch, also recalled their associa-
with one or two spells of merce College family and the GCC Alumni tion with him and shared their memories with
rain or thundershower. Association ALCOM paid tearful tributes to tearful eyes.
Maximum and minimum
its alumnus and IPS officer late Hemant Lo- The ALCOM president requested the Gov-
temperatures are most
likely to be 30°C and 23°C hia today on the college premises, a press ernment of India to convene a high-level in-
respectively. release stated. quiry into the brutal killing of Hemant Lohia and
TEMPERATURE: Dr Homeswar Kalita, Principal and Aneel also demanded that he be declared a martyr.
Max 31.0° C Goenka, president of ALCOM paid floral Several dignitaries like Dr Ashok Pansari,
Min 23.4° C tributes and lit 101 earthen lamps and 251 Chancellor of Royal Global University, Arun
candles around the portrait of late Hemant Sarma, Anil Modi, Sushil Agarwal, Sanjay Jain
Lohia. and others also shared their memories of late
Akademi The family members of Hemant Lohia who Hemant Lohia at the meeting.
was a son of Assam and was born and brought It may be mentioned that Lohia, Jammu &
fellowship to up in Guwahati, also attended the condolence Kashmir’s IG (Prisons) was found murdered
Jatin Goswami meeting.
Batchmates of late Lohia, who was of the
at his Jammu residence on October 3 with his
throat slit and burn injuries on his body.
STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI, Oct 9: Ac-

claimed Sattriya exponent Ja- IIE ventures into Gold seized,
one arrested
tin Goswami will be con-
ferred the Sangeet Natak
Akademi Fellowship in a func-
entrepreneurship CITY CORRESPONDENT

tion to be held at the Dr Ban-

ikanta Kakati Auditorium of
education in schools GUWAHATI, Oct 9: The
sleuths of the Government
Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalak- STAFF REPORTER Railway Police (GRP) seized Union Home Minister Amit Shah along with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma offering prayers at the Kamakhya
shetra here on October 12. suspected gold worth 340 Temple in Guwahati, on Sunday. – UB Photos
Chairman of Sangeet Natak GUWAHATI, Oct 9: The Indian Institute of Entrepre- grams and arrested a person
Akademi Dr Sandhya Pure- neurship (IIE), Guwahati, a national institution on entre- in this connection at the Gu-
cha will present the fellow-
ship in presence of Uma Nan-
preneurship under the Union Ministry of Skill Develop-
ment & Entrepreneurship, has ventured into entrepre-
wahati railway station today.
The accused was identified
Free obesity screening Former IIT-G
duri, Joint Secretary to the
Union Ministry of Culture.
neurship education in schools from today.
The IIE has joined hands with Entreprovers, an online
as Bikash Biswas from West
Bengal.
camp today student kills self
education organisation, to deliver entrepreneurship edu- A GRP source said they CITY CORRESPONDENT lice, Hyundai Motors, Protech STAFF REPORTER
Pan shop looted cation to schools situated in different parts of the country, caught the person along with Group, FIC North East, IPCA, Ab-
STAFF REPORTER including in Assam and other northeastern States. the gold at 7.30 am when he GUWAHATI, Oct 9: The bot USV, Lupin and Sun Pharma. GUWAHATI, Oct 9: Gudla Mahesh Sai Raj, a
Speaking on the occasion, Dr Lalit Sharma, Director of was about to board a train. Assam chapter of All India According to the organisers, SBI, former B Tech student of IIT Guwahati, was found
GUWAHATI, Oct 9: In a IIE, said, “We still have a lack of trained teachers across He was travelling from Gu- Association for Advancing Rotary Clubs, Topcem Cement, hanging inside an abandoned room in Lohit Hostel of
sensational incident, a five- the country, especially at the school level, and the IIE would wahati to Howrah. Research in Obesity is organ- NENDA, Gold Gym and Signova the institution on Sunday.
member group of miscreants like to fill this gap by reaching out directly to school stu- ising a free obesity screen- Pharma are the project partners. According to the police, the 20-year-old youth,
impersonating police person- dents through the online platform and train them in the Two arrested ing camp at Deshbhakta The free screening camp will who had committed suicide, was a boarder of the
nel looted cash of around Rs area of entrepreneurship.” CITY CORRESPONDENT Tarun Ram Phookan Indoor have testing and counselling for same hostel and was missing since October 6
60,000 in broad daylight from He added that the programmes would be offered to class- Stadium here tomorrow. blood sugar, HBA1C, cholesterol, evening from room number C-314. Today, his body
a pan shop located in RG Baru- es XI and XII and cover the CBSE curriculum along with GUWAHATI, Oct 9: Noon- The screening camp will be uric acid, blood pressure, BMI, gold was recovered from room number D-360 of the
ah Road at around 1.30 pm. several additional inputs. mati police on Saturday ar- held from 9 am to 2 pm in col- gym analysis, ECG, fibro scan, diet hostel. The youth hailed from East Godavari
The first programme for class XI which started today is rested two persons from the laboration with the Directorate and doctor consultation. Moreover, district of Andhra Pradesh. Amingaon police has
Art exhibition expected to end in the first week of January 2023. The Paltan Bazar area, who had of Sports and Youth Welfare, an awareness programme on obes- registered a case in this connection.
GUWAHATI, Oct 9: ‘Re- following schools are participating in this first batch: Podar robbed a woman of cash Rs Assam, Gauhati High Court ity and its metabolic impact will be According to a statement issued by the IIT, the
member 91’: a group of visual International School, Navi Mumbai, TCV School, Mysore, 73,000 and gold ornaments Bar Association, Assam Po- organised from 2 pm to 4 pm. person was a former student of the institute and an
artists, is organising an exhibi- Namisharanya School, Bhavnagar, and Doon Convent worth around Rs 2 lakh re- internal investigation will be commissioned to probe
tion of their works at the State
Art Gallery Guwahati from 4
School, Haldwani.
At the end, of course, an examination would be conducted
cently. They were identified
as Maju Ali and Fazal Ali. Cycle rally the incident.
According to police, the student was recently
pm tomorrow. From Tuesday, online to assess the performance of students. The students Police said an FIR was GUWAHATI, Oct 9: The Consumers’ Legal Protection Fo- terminated from the institution.
it will remain open for visitors who can secure 50 per cent marks in the exam and also have lodged at the police station af- rum, Assam today organised a cycle rally from Khanapara to Notably, it is the second suicide that has taken place
between 11 am and 7 pm till 75 per cent attendance in the course will be eligible to re- ter the two accused broke into Ganeshguri and back with the theme ‘sharing community’. in recent times in this IIT. Last month, Surya Narayan
October 13, stated a press note ceive a certificate issued jointly by the Indian Institute of the house of one Tara Begum The rally was organised in association with the Guwahati Cy- Prem Kishore, another B Tech student also took the
issued here today. Entrepreneurship, Guwahati and Entreprovers. at Nayanagar in Noonmati. cling Community. – City Correspondent extreme step in Umiam Hostel of IIT Guwahati.

Janasanyog/D/13668/22
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BUSINESS & ECONOMY MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2022

IOC, HPCL, BPCL may suffer PE investment

in real estate up
Direct tax collection grows 23.8%
2nd consecutive quarterly loss NEW DELHI, Oct 9: Private
equity (PE) investment in real
estate increased 40 per cent
NEW DELHI, Oct 9: Direct
Tax collection up to October 8
stood at Rs 8.98 lakh crore,
of last year.
This collection is 52.46 per
cent of the total budget esti-
Corporate Income Tax (CIT)
and Personal Income Tax (PIT)
in terms of gross revenue col-
NEW DELHI, Oct 9: State- HPCL remain trapped in the dip in gross refining margins est oil firm, is likely to post a during the April-September which is 23.8 per cent higher mates of Direct Taxes for lections is concerned, the
owned oil marketing compa- quagmire of weak marketing (GRMs) which is compensat- net loss of Rs 6,300 crore, period of this fiscal to USD 2.8 than the gross collection for 2022-23. Refunds amounting growth rate for CIT is 16.73
nies IOC, BPCL and HPCL losses and there is not ed only partly by improvement while BPCL may book Rs billion, with a huge inflow com- the corresponding period of to Rs 1.53 lakh crore have been per cent, while that for PIT (in-
may for the first time ever post enough traction in refining in blended retail fuel losses (Rs 6,900 crore loss. HPCL may ing from foreign funds especial- last year. issued between April 1 and cluding STT) is 32.30 per cent.
the second consecutive quar- margins,” ICICI Securities 9.8 per litre in in Q2 versus post Rs 8,100 crore net loss. ly in office assets, says a report. Direct tax collection, net of October 8, which are 81 per After adjustment of refunds,
terly loss with a combined loss said in a sector report. Rs 14.4 a litre in Q1),” the bro- This will be the first time According to the Anarock refunds, stood at Rs 7.45 lakh cent higher than refunds issued the net growth in CIT collec-
of Rs 21,270 crore in July-Sep- The three firms are to an- kerage said. when the three firms post report, PE investment stood crore, which is 16.3 per cent during the same period in the tions is 16.29 per cent and that
tember, on holding petrol and nounce second quarter earn- Overall, the three oil mar- two consecutive quarters of at USD 2 billion in the corre- higher than the net collection preceding year. in PIT collections is 17.35 per
diesel prices below the cost of ings later this month or in keting companies (OMCs) record net losses. sponding period of the last fi- for the corresponding period So far as the growth rate for cent. – IANS
production. early November. are set to report an EBITDA IOC had on July 29, report- nancial year.
The three state-owned In the first quarter, record loss of Rs 14,700 crore and ed a net loss of Rs 1,995.3

Hyundai Motor profit

“Investor confidence in In-
firms - Indian Oil Corpora- refining margins were wiped Rs 21,270 crore of net loss crore for the April-June quar- dian real estate is increasing
tion (IOC), Bharat Petrole- away by losses booked on not for the second quarter of ter. HPCL reported its high- steadily as a reflection of im-
um Corporation Ltd (BPCL) revising petrol and diesel pric- FY23 (April 2022 to March est ever quarterly loss of Rs
gains 55 per cent
provement in the Indian econ-
and Hindustan Petroleum es daily in line with cost. While 2023 fiscal), it said. 10,196.94 crore and BPCL omy and state of real estate
Corporation Ltd (HPCL), had the difference between cost The three firms have not posted a loss of Rs 6,290.8 industry,” said Shobhit Agar-
in the first quarter of the cur- and retail selling price of pet- changed petrol and diesel crore. wal, MD & CEO of Anarock NEW DELHI, Oct 9: Hy- crore in 2018-19. Rs 40,674.01 crore in FY21.
rent fiscal year (April-June) rol and diesel has narrowed, prices for over six months The combined loss at Rs Capital, which is part of real undai Motor India Ltd record- In the fiscal ended March 31, The Indian arm of South
posted a combined loss of Rs refining margins have fallen in now - a record since daily 18,480.27 crore in Q1 was estate consultant Anarock. ed a 55 per cent rise in Korean auto major had
18,480 crore due to erosion the second quarter (July-Sep- pricing came into force in the highest ever for any quar- As per the report, invest- its profit after tax at Rs posted an operating rev-
in the marketing margin on tember), worsening finances of 2017, despite high crude oil ter including the era when ments by foreign investors con- 2,861.77 crore in the fis- enue of Rs 42,978.63
petrol, diesel and domestic the three firms. prices and weak rupee push- petrol and diesel prices were tributed around 78 per cent to cal ended March 31, crore in the fiscal ended
LPG. The “Q2 may see the trend ing up cost of production. regulated and the govern- the total inflow in the first half of 2022, its highest in four March 31, 2020. In
“The three oil marketing worsen, with USD 5.6-15.9 According to ICICI Secu- ment used to give subsidies this fiscal, reflecting their strong years, according to finan- 2018-19, the company
companies IOC, BPCL and per barrel quarter-on-quarter rities, IOC, the nation’s larg- to the three retailers. – PTI confidence in Indian real estate. cial data accessed by busi- registered its highest
Domestic investments in- ness intelligence platform operating revenue at Rs
creased by 45 per cent while Tofler. 43,258.09 crore.
foreign investments rose by 36 The company, which is For the fiscal ended
per cent of the total capital in- an unlisted entity, had March 31, 2018 the op-
flows in April-September of posted a profit after tax erating revenue of com-
2022-23, compared to the year- (PAT) of Rs 1,847.16 crore in 2018 the company had posted pany, which sells a range of
ago period. 2020-21, down from Rs 2,355 a PAT of Rs 2,124.17 crore, vehicles including popular
Top 10 deals accounted for crore that it had recorded in according to the data by Tofler. SUVs Creta and Venue along
86 per cent of the total value of 2019-20. In terms of operating reve- with hatchback and sedans such
PE investments in the first six The previous highest PAT nue, it was also the highest in as Grandi10 NIOS, i20 and
months of this fiscal, as com- of Hyundai Motor India Ltd four years at Rs 47,042.79 Verna, was at Rs 39,208.9
pared to 80 per cent in the first (HMIL) was at Rs 2,581.73 crore in FY22, as compared to crore, as per Tofler data. – PTI
half of FY’22. Among various
asset classes of the real estate
sector, Agarwal said the de-
mand in the office market has
Steel output up Omega Seiki
looking to raise
seen a “meaningful recovery”.
The PE investments in of- 2.5 per cent $ 75 mn
fice assets stood at USD 1,862 NEW DELHI, Oct 9: India’s crude steel output rose by
million during April-Septem- 2.56 per cent to 30.06 million tonne (MT) during the July- MUMBAI, Oct 9: Electric vehi-
ber of this fiscal - almost equiv- September period of the ongoing financial year. cles maker Omega Seiki is looking
alent to the investment in the As per research firm SteelMint, the top six steel mak- to raise USD 50-75 million capital
whole last financial year. ers - SAIL, Tata Steel, JSW Steel, JSPL, AMNS India and in Series A funding round for new
Office market was adverse- RINL - produced 18.29 MT steel, the rest 11.77 MT came products, R&D for truck segment
ly hit during the 2020 and 2021 in from the secondary sector. and critical components manufac-
calendar years, because of the The country had produced 29.31 MT of steel during the turing, among others, a top com-
COVID-19 pandemic and lock- same quarter in the preceding 2021-22 financial year, ac- pany official said.
downs. Adoption of work from cording the data shared by SteelMint. Omega Seiki Mobility (OSM) is
MLA Siddhartha Bhattacharya and DTO Gautam Das during the inauguration of a Royal Enfield showroom, in Guwahati on home reduced office space de- During the said quarter last fiscal, large producers had tapping investors who take a long-
Sunday. – UB Photos mand. – PTI jointly manufactured 18.39 MT steel, while the secondary term view of the business to mop
industry produced 10.92 MT, it said. up these funds, which are expect-

HUL, Godrej cut soap prices FPIs invest Rs 2,400 crore

During the quarter ended September 30, 2022, steel
exports fell to 1.41 MT from 4.20 MT in the year ago
ed to be in place by early next year,
the company’s founder and Chair-
NEW DELHI, Oct 9: duction in prices would help period, registering a year-on-year (y-o-y) fall of 66.43 per man Uday Narang said.
FMCG firms Hindustan Uni-
lever Ltd and Godrej Consum-
er Products Ltd (GCPL) have
drive growth in volumes in the
second half of current fiscal
year, especially since overall
in equity markets cent. The domestic consumption was 11.33 per cent higher
at 27.52 MT, as against 24.72 MT in July-September 2021.
On the outlook for the sector during the running Octo-
“We are contemplating Series
A Funding of around USD 50-75
million. We believe this will be
cut prices of some soap brands demand remains sluggish due NEW DELHI, Oct 9: For- investors that global rates may sharp depreciation in rupee. ber-December quarter, SteelMint said “the production is enough for us to prepare for a mega
by up to 15 per cent amid palm to high inflation. eign investors have resumed peak soon. However, till then it Prior to this, FPIs made a expected to increase in the quarter as mills have resumed IPO next year,” Narang told PTI.
oil and other raw materials One of the reasons for the buying Indian stocks and have seems FPI flows will remain net investment of Rs 51,200 production after a brief maintenance shut down taken in “For the same, we will dilute
turning relatively cheaper. price reduction is the decline in invested more than Rs 2,400 volatile in the coming months,” crore in August and nearly Rs the last quarter.” minority stake, depending on the
HUL has reduced prices of its global prices of palm oil and oth- crore in the domestic equity said Shrikant Chouhan, Head- 5,000 crore in July. Before July, According to SteelMint exports will continue to remain investor. We will go ahead with
offerings under popular soap er raw materials, they added. markets in the first week of Oc- Equity Research (Retail) at Ko- foreign investors were net low in the third quarter owing to the export duty and like-minded partners that have a
brands Lifebuoy and Lux by 5 to Commenting on the develop- tober. tak Securities. sellers in Indian equities for subdued global market because of high energy cost and long-term, 5 - 10 years, vision on
11 per cent in the western re- ment, GCPL CFO Sameer Shah FPI flow is expected to re- According to data with the nine months in a row from inflation. – PTI this segment,” he said. – PTI
gion. Godrej Group arm GCPL, said: “With commodity prices main volatile in the coming depositories, foreign portfolio October last year.
which owns soap brand Godrej months on a slew of global and investors (FPIs) invested a net FPIs have turned marginal
coming down, GCPL is one of
domestic factors, experts said. Rs 2,440 crore in equities dur- buyers in early October but
No 1, has also reduced prices of the first FMCG companies to
“The fall in job openings in the ing October 3-7, after pulling there is no consistency in their
soaps by 13 to 15 per cent. pass on the price reduction ben-
US and lower-than-expected out over Rs 7,600 crore in Sep- activity, said V K Vijayakumar,
Analysts opine that the re- efit to consumers.” – PTI
rate hike by the Australian cen- tember, on hawkish stance by Chief Investment Strategist at
tral bank imbibed hope among the US Federal Reserve and Geojit Financial Services. – PTI
Allcargo expects to clock
15 per cent growth
MUMBAI, Oct 9: Logistics with as much as Rs 20,000-
SBI lines up NPAs for sale
NEW DELHI, Oct 9: The clude accounts of Sintex BAPL ponents for the automotive
firm Allcargo Group is bullish 25,000-crore revenue from its State Bank of India (SBI) has with an outstanding of Rs industry.
on its business prospects and international supply-chain busi- lined up various non-perform- 197.74 crore; Surat Hazira SBI said the proposed acqui-
expects to grow at an average ness, and Rs 2,700-3,500 crore ing assets up for sale this NH6 Tollway Pvt Ltd of expo- sition of these assets should not
15 per cent annually, mainly from its express and contract month and the next, including sure of Rs 335.54 crore and be funded and backed by pro-
driven by organic growth, its logistics segment. the fraud account of Sintex Shreebhav Polyweaves Pvt moters/company/guarantors or
Chairman Shashi Kiran Shet- “We are pretty bullish (on BAPL, to recover over Rs 746 Ltd (Rs 20.20 crore). any of their related parties.
ty has said. our business prospects) in the crore. In case of Sintex BAPL, SBI Later this month on Octo-
The company is also look- years to come. Fundamental- In an auction scheduled for said only ARCs are eligible in ber 31, e-auction of three ac-
ing to be among the top 10 ly, we are focussed and these November 4, SBI will put up the e-auction as it is a fraud counts will take place: VVF
players in the global logistics businesses have infinite growth NPAs for sale to asset recon- account. The outstanding of Rs India Ltd with loan outstand-
space in the next 3-4 years. opportunities. We are among struction companies (ARCs)/ 197.74 crore against the com- ing of Rs 154.37 crore; Ashok
According to a recent inves- the top 20 logistics companies financial institutions (FIs), pany includes bank guarantee Magnetics Ltd (formerly
tors’ presentation, the group is in the world today and we can banks or Non-Banking Finan- of Rs 6.10 crore. The compa- AML Steels) Rs 23.82 crore
aspiring to achieve Rs 25,000- get into the top 10 in the next cial Companies (NBFCs). ny’s business is manufacturing and Agarwalas Polytrade (Rs
30,000 crore topline by 2026 3-4 years,” Shetty told. – PTI The auction of NPAs will in- injection moulded plastic com- 15.03 crore).-PTI

Car prices likely to rise ‘Toy industry can generate 30,000 jobs’
NEW DELHI, Oct 9: Pas- CHENNAI, Oct 9: The toy bad). Something similar (kind vides,” he said. Echoing views, Toy Associa-
senger and commercial vehi- industry in Tamil Nadu can eas- of support) is required here in Speaking about the toy indus- tion of India President Ajay
cle prices are expected to rise ily generate nearly 30,000 jobs Tamil Nadu.” try at the national level, he said Agarwal said the government
as automobile companies in- if it receives the required sup- According to him, Chennai is the industry was open and policy on increasing customs
vest in upgrading vehicles to port from the state govern- the capital for the toy market there were grey markets in duty on imported toys and
meet stricter emission norms ment, which would provide a in southern region and with cities. making BIS certification man-
that kick in from April next thrust to the sector. huge investors in this space. “The grey market used to datory for toys has given a boost
year. With minimal number of toy “People from neighbouring flourish in places like New Del- to the domestic toy manufac-
The Indian automobile in- manufacturers in the state, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh have hi, Mumbai, Chennai as the toy turing sector.
dustry is currently working to Chennai and Tuticorin can be come here, because we have products made were without The Indian toy market is
make their products meet the ideal destinations for the indus- the port connectivity here and any specifications and standards growing at over 12 per cent.
second phase of Bharat Stage try with port connectivity, the it is easy for logistics support,” and were of low quality with Three years ago, nearly 80 per
VI, equivalent to Euro-VI Tamil Nadu Toy Dealers Asso- he said. very low price and also with- cent of the toys were import-
emission norms, in real time ciation President Santosh Ku- Kumar noted that the toy out any duty,” he said. ed. But today, the scenario has
driving conditions. mar said. industry in Tamil Nadu alone With the launch of Centre’s changed as imports dropped
Four-wheeler passenger Elaborating, he said when was valued at Rs 600 crore and ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ campaign, dramatically, Agarwal said at
and commercial vehicles will national level toy exhibition it can further grow if the gov- Kumar said the import of toys the recently held toy expo in
need more sophisticated next year. alytic converter and oxygen service. was held in New Delhi, the ernment provides land at sub- which earlier stood at 90 per the city.
equipment to be added to Vehicles will need to have sensors, to keep a close watch Additionally, in order to con- Telangana government allotted sidised rates for both manufac- cent of products has come According to Agarwal, over
meet the next level of emis- an on-board self-diagnostic on emissions. trol the level of fuel burnt, the 1,000 acres of land for the in- turing and warehousing. dropped to 5 per cent. “Earlier five lakh artisans were involved
sion standards. device to monitor the real time In a scenario wherein the vehicles will also carry pro- dustry. “Chennai is somehow a very 90 per cent were imported of in making toys and nearly 75
Industry players expect an driving emission levels. The emissions exceed the param- grammed fuel injectors, which “It is a very big and positive strong market with its logis- which 75 per cent came from per cent of the toy-manufactur-
increase in the overall produc- device will constantly monitor eters, the device will indicate would control the timing and step, lots of industry people tics support. But, sadly we do China. Now import from Chi- ing facilities comprise micro,
tion cost, which could be key parts for meeting emis- through warning lights that amount of fuel injected into the have already gone ahead and not have the support which na is good as nothing it is at 5 small and medium enterpris-
passed on to buyers starting sion standards such as the cat- the vehicle be submitted for a petrol engine. – PTI booked their places (in Hydera- every other government pro- per cent.” he said. es. – PTI
 MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2022
NORTH EAST THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 7

NEC can emerge as NITI Aayog of Naga bodies support

Northeast: Arunachal Governor NSCN(IM)-NNPGs agreement
CORRESPONDENT Council, Global Naga Forum, with a realisation that the Naga
CORRESPONDENT Addressing the 70th Plena- the DoNER Ministry and college of the State, TRI- The Governor apprised the Nagaland Gaon Bura Federa- people must change by acting
ry of NEC in Guwahati, he NEC to support the develop- HMS, not only for capital ex- Council about various initia- DIMAPUR, Oct 9: The tion, Naga Students’ Federa- in hope and acknowledging one
ITANAGAR, Oct 9: While highlighted the challenges be- mental needs of Arunachal penditure but for revenue tives of the State government Naga civil society organisations tion and All Naga Students another as people of common
noting that the North Eastern fore the State government, Pradesh by ensuring that the expenditure also. under the leadership of Chief and church bodies have ex- Association Manipur affirmed belonging.
Council (NEC) has been an im- besides suggesting the way resources allocated match the “For a fund-constrained Minister Pema Khandu in di- tended support to the ‘Sep- that the Naga public will render The ‘September Joint Ac-
portant developmental part- forward in implementation of financial requirements to State like Arunachal, it is be- verse sectors including coun- tember Joint Accordant’ their wholehearted assistance cordant’ signed on September
ner for the State for decades, welfare measures and bridge the huge developmen- coming difficult day by day to ter-insurgency, police mod- signed by the NSCN(IM) and to this reconciliation process 14, 2022, by the leaders of the
Arunachal Pradesh Governor projects. tal gap of the State. provide resources for the ter- ernization, border area devel- the working committee of the for the NSCN (IM) and two groups pledged to work
Brig (Retd) Dr BD Mishra on The Governor tiary health care sec- opment, health, education, Naga National Political Groups NNPGs to find a common together in the spirit of love
Sunday said that the NEC stressed that while 70th Plenary Session of tor as the State is in- preservation of cultural her- (NNPGs). ground and mutually agree on among others. It was also de-
must keep its guidelines adapt- allocating the re-
able enough to adapt to the sources due consid-
North Eastern Council vesting in primary
and secondary health
itage, climate resilience, re-
forms in governance, skill de-
At a meeting held under the
initiative of the Forum for Naga
a relationship of cooperation
based on the Naga historical
cided to desist from all forms
of armed violence and refrain
changing needs of the region. eration should be given to the He said that while financial sectors,” he said. velopment and entrepre- Reconciliation on Saturday, the and political rights in order to from indulging in violence of
“There is a huge scope for expanse of the State’s geo- resources are an important Highlighting border area neurship promotion. Nagaland Joint Christian Fo- move forward. words through print and so-
development of the entire graphical area, its remote- area, the other major area to development, the Governor He said that under Prime rum, Naga Christian Forum The organisations said the cial media among Naga politi-
Northeastern region which ness, and the present status work is developing the ab- informed that the State gov- Minister Narendra Modi’s Manipur, Don Bosco Society, public awaits the fulfilment of cal groups and the public.
can be achieved with the sup- of development. sorption capacity of the States ernment has launched the doctrine of ‘Atma Nirbhar Naga Mothers Association, the ‘September Joint Accord- The ‘September Joint Ac-
port of NEC by becoming the He also called for adopting in the region by training and ‘Golden Jubilee Border Vil- Bharat’, Arunachal Pradesh Naga Hoho, Nagaland Tribes ant’ by the signatories in let- cordant’ also pledged to hon-
think-tank of the NE Region,” innovative methods of moni- handholding. lage Illumination Programme’ has taken up a number of com- Council, Tenyimi Peoples Or- ter and spirit. our the ‘Covenant of Recon-
he said. toring and evaluation of the de- The Governor informed with a mission to construct 50 mendable initiatives towards ganisation, United Naga Coun- A press release said the or- ciliation’ of June 13, 2009, in
Mishra said that NEC can velopmental projects to en- that the State used the Cov- micro-hydel projects in re- self-sufficiency. The State has cil, Central Nagaland Tribes ganisations came together letter and spirit.
emerge as NITI Aayog of the sure that funds are optimally id-19 pandemic period to re- mote border villages to pro- launched its own Atma Nirb-
Northeast by providing guid- utilized to achieve its objec- juvenate the health sector by vide continuous electricity to har schemes that will em-
ance and assistance to the
States and suggested that
tive. He proposed for creation converging resources from all the villagers as also to the
of a dashboard by NEC in as- sources and reduced the hu- armed forces. A comprehen-
power the people of rural
Arunachal Pradesh.
Aizawl church clock falls silent
NEC should start preparing a
roadmap for the NER 2047 in
a ten year rolling manner and
sociation with the State Plan- man resource gap in the sive proposal for development
ning department for real-time health sector from 33 per cent of border areas within 50 km
monitoring of the uploaded to 6 per cent. He asked the from the LAC is under active
“We have also made good
progress in start-up and en-
trepreneurship development
after noise complaint
present the same during the NEC projects. NEC and DoNER to consider consideration of the Govern- sectors that have already CORRESPONDENT
next plenary meeting. The Governor requested supporting the lone medical ment of India, he said. started bearing fruit,” he said.
AIZAWL, Oct 9: The clock of Aizawl Tem-
ple, which chimed for 29 years, has been si-
1,729.662 kg of drugs lenced following a noise complaint.
The step was taken after Aizawl Superin-
destroyed in Manipur tendent of Police C Lalruala issued a notice asking
the Salvation Army Temple Corps authority to
NEWMAI NEWS West district. silence the clock from 10 pm to 6 am. The
The drugs were destroyed notice was issued after an anonymous com-
IMPHAL, Oct 9: Manipur in the presence of senior po- plaint was received, alleging high noise level
police on Saturday disposed of lice officers after following all created by the chiming clock.
1,729.662 kg of contraband necessary formalities. The notice cited a Supreme Court ruling
drugs seized from different IGP (Zone-1) Themthing and the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Con-
parts of the State. Ngashangva said that the dis- trol) Rules 2000 that “prohibited noise” dur-
The drug disposal was part posal was done simultaneous- ing the said hours.
of the regional meeting on ly with other States of the Sources from the Salvation Army said the
drug trafficking and national Northeast. clock has been permanently stopped following
security held in Guwahati on He said the disposal of drugs the SP’s notice since it was not possible to stop
Saturday. seized by different law en- it only for the said hours.
The contraband drugs dis- forcement agencies in the Sources said the Salvation Army has made
posed of included 6.319 kg of eight States of the region in-
an appeal to the State Home Commissioner to
heroin powder, 18.619 kg of WY cluding Manipur followed a
revoke the order.
(Amphetamine tablets), 1,704 resolution passed in the region-
Aizawl Temple is owned by the Salvation
kg of ganja, 595 gram of Spas- al meeting on drug trafficking
Army, one of the biggest Christian denomina- ing at night.
mo Proxyvon (SP) tablets, and and national security. The
tions in Mizoram. “If we have to follow the Supreme Court
129 gram of N-10 tablets. meeting was chaired by Un-
The anonymous complainant has drawn flak order, the public address system in each local-
The drug disposal was car- ion Home Minister Amit Shah
from the public who outpoured their resent- ity of Aizawl that occasionally makes impor-
ried out at the Shija Common and attended by the Chief Min-
Lt Gen KC Panchanathan, GOC 101 Area, flags off a rally by Army Service Corps motorcycle Bio-Medical Waste Treatment ment on social media. tant announcements after 10 pm will also have
isters and DGPs of all the
display team Tornadoes, in Shillong on Sunday. – UB Photos
Facility at Lamdeng in Imphal northeastern States, he said. Many said they did not hear the clock strik- to be banned,” a netizen said.

Police action against Fit India Run

held at Tura
agitating teachers decried TURA, Oct 9: As part of the
Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, Fit
India Run was organised by
CORRESPONDENT have been protesting since gassed and chased away by the the District Sports Office in
under the banner of the Meg- police,” said ADE president collaboration with West Garo
TURA, Oct 9: The Associa- halaya Government Lower Dalseng B Ch Momin in a Hills district administration
tion for Democracy and Em- Primary Contractual Teachers’ press release. here on Saturday.
powerment (ADE) has sought Association (MGLPCTA). The group asserted that The run started from Match-
an apology from State Home Calling the incident high the act was in contrast to the akolgre LP School, New Tura
Minister Lahkmen Rymbui handed and appalling, ADE claims made by Chief Minis- and covered a distance of 10 km.
for police action against agitat- condemned the police action ter Conrad Sangma on vari- More than 100 runners partici-
ing contractual teachers of by describing it as an attempt ous platforms of relentlessly pated in the run flagged off by
State-run schools in Megha- to quell democratic protest by working for the benefit of the Deputy Commissioner, West
laya, who lost their jobs two the teachers. people. Garo Hills, Swapnil Tembe who
years ago. “We would like to remind “He has promised that noth- also distributed medals and cash
Police used tear gas and the State government that in ing will be done against peo- prizes to the winners.
clashed with the protesters a democracy the people have ple’s will, but in reality, it is Batsrang A Sangma came
when they tried to enter the every right to protest and put evident that those promises first while Witnar A Sangma
State Secretariat in Shillong on forward their opinions if they are hollow,” Dalseng said. and Bethnar A Sangma finished
Thursday. The teachers were feel that injustice has been “In the last four-and-a-half second and third respectively
demanding reinstatement of done to them. The concerned years we have seen how this in the men’s category. In the
their services. authorities should have come NPP-led government has mis- women’s category, Smile Or-
Over 800 contractual teach- to the teachers to address their erably failed to tackle various chid M Momin bagged the first
ers were terminated two concerns and negotiate with crises. We raised our voice on prize, while Tulsi G Momin and
years back after they failed to them. They have been protest- various issues but not a single Rikmatchi G Momin received
clear the Meghalaya Teachers ing for quite some time. In- issue has been resolved by this the second and third prizes re-
Eligibility Test (MTET), and stead of that they were tear- government so far,” he added. spectively. – Correspondent

WEATHER NorthEast Manipur celebrates

Forecast for North Eastern States: Moderate rain is very
likely to occur at most places over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam
Mera Houchongba
& Meghalaya and at many places over Nagaland, Manipur, CORRESPONDENT Later, rituals like Mera Men
Mizoram & Tripura.
Tongba and Yenkhong Tamba
WARNING: Thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur at IMPHAL, Oct 9: Mera Hou- were performed to strength-
isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Na- chongba, a traditional festival en the bonds among people of
galand, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura. Heavy rain is very likely to of Manipur, was celebrated different ethnic communities.
occur at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya,
Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura. with grandeur at the historic Many ministers and MLAs
Kangla Fort on Sunday. also attended the function.
Age-old rituals were per- Speaking to media,
Dibrugarh Tezpur Silchar formed, gifts were ex- Leishemba Sanajaoba said that
Max Min Max Min Max Min changed and cultural items Mera Houchongba festival,
26.3 22.0 31.0 24.5 33.4 23.4 were presented by different which is known as a common
communities during the cel- customary festival, is around
Dhubri Jorhat N. Lakhimpur ebration. 2000 years old.
Max Min Max Min Max Min To mark the occasion, a col- “With the celebration of the
– – 27.6 21.2 26.0 21.8 ourful cultural procession was festival we hope for love,
also taken out from Royal Pal- peace and prosperity among
ace to Kangla Fort and passed different communities living in
Shillong Cherrapunjee Aizawl through the main roads of Im- the State,” he said.
Max Min Max Min Max Min
NHM/D/2022-23/284

phal the morning. The proces- Mera Houchongba falls on the

24.4 16.5 22.4 17.8 26.0 NA sion was led by Lok Sabha MP 15th lunar day of Mera month
and titular king Leishemba of the Manipuri calendar. On
Kohima Pasighat Itanagar Sanajaoba. People from differ- this day, the people from hills
Max Min Max Min Max Min ent parts of the State dressed come down to the valley and
24.2 15.4 23.5 22.3 27.3 18.0 in their traditional attires took gather at the royal palace, and
part in the procession. showcase their cultural dances
Imphal Agartala Duty Meteorological
At Kangla Fort, Leishemba and other art forms. The day
Max Min Max Min Officer, Regional Sanajaoba lighted the tradi- ends with a grand feast, to dem-
Meteorological tional lamp (lantern) called onstrate oneness of all the eth-
30.7 18.3 32.5 26.4 Centre, Guwahati
Mera Thaomei. nic groups of the region.
 8 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI
S TATE MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2022

Man held for

18 power sub-stations trying to kill
girlfriend
okayed for Nagaon, Hojai STAFF CORRESPONDENT

CORRESPONDENT another fresh 33kv power line – and hence in case of any flaw SILCHAR, Oct 9: Cachar
would be erected from the in these two power lines, the police arrested a man for al-
NAGAON, Oct 9: In view Dhing load-centre towards Nagaon town as well as the legedly raping and slitting the
of frequent loadshedding and Bebejia Demou, so that elec- district faces heavy power throat of his girlfriend.
voltage fluctuation across Na- tricity can be supplied to the shortage. But, the two pro- According to police, the in-
gaon as well as Hojai districts, Nagaon power house. posed power lines will help cident took place on the night
the APDCL’s Nagaon circle Work of erection of the pro- the company supply sufficient of Mahastami at Moynagarh
has initiated a slew of meas- posed power lines will start power to the consumers even under Borkhola Police Station
ures to lessen the hardship of soon and the company will during any emergency phase, in Cachar district. Cachar Su-
the consumers in the afore- complete it within a couple of he informed. perintendent of Police Numal
mentioned middle Assam months, sources said, adding Referring to the new devel- Mahatta informed that the
districts. that all the problems related opment in connection with the accused was arrested after he
Company sources said that to power supply or voltage approval for 18 new 33kv pow- admitted to his crime.
APDCL’s Nagaon circle man- fluctuation across Nagaon and er sub-stations under the cir- Following investigation, the
aged to get approval for 18 its surrounding areas would cle, CEO Boruah said that lo- accused was forwarded to the
new 33kv power sub-stations be addressed soon. cal MLA Rupak Sarma had court. Police said the accused
Bhagwat Yatra being taken out on the occasion of the 574th birth anniversary of Srimanta Sankaradeva, in Madarguri village, had reportedly dumped the
Dhakuakhana, on Sunday. – UB Photos
in these two districts under Talking to this Correspond- extended his helping hand to
the AIIB scheme, besides ent, Bijoy Sankar Boruah, set up a new sub-station near victim inside a sack after slit-
two new 33kv power lines to Chief Executive Officer of Khagarijan College, besides ting her throat. The weapon

Women’s meet discusses

used by him was also recov-
Awareness connect with the Nagaon
power house.
APDCL’s Nagaon circle, said
that power supply or other
another at Nagaon Laogaon
under the AIIB scheme. Sar- ered, the SP informed.
meet on wildlife The proposed 33kv power related problems in Nagaon ma has already consented to Meanwhile, sources in-
formed that the victim man-
conservation
CORRESPONDENT key issues, challenges lines will be erected from De-
odhar to Nagaon power house
as there is an old power line
and Hojai districts would soon
be resolved.
Besides, two new pro-
offer sufficient land for the new
power sub-station near
Khagarijan College, he added.
aged to come out of the sack
and narrated the incident be-
fore people in the proximity
STAFF REPORTER ganisations including Society for Social Trans- connecting the Khaloigaon posed power lines will boost If the company gets posses-
DOOMDOOMA, Oct 9: before losing consciousness.
formation and Environment Protection, Ac- sub-station to the Deodhar the quality of power supply in sion of the proposed land on
As part of the 68th National The victim girl is at present
GUWAHATI, Oct 9: A State-level meet- tion North East Trust, Assam Street Ven- sub-station. The company will the entire Nagaon district and time, the work of installation
Wildlife Week celebrations, undergoing treatment at Sil-
ing of the Alliance of Feminist Collectives was dors’ Association, Assam Domestic Workers’ renovate the existing old its surrounding areas, Boru- of the new power sub-station
Aryabhatta Science Centre char Medical College and Hos-
held here recently with the objective of unit- Association, Karbi Women Collectives of power lines from Khaloigaon ah added. will be completed within 1.5
(ASC) of the Itakhuli Block pital, sources added.
ing the grassroot level women having a com- Kohora (Kaziranga), Aaranyak and a few indi- to Deodhar, too. Similarly, the He said that power is cur- years and shortage of power
in Tinsukia district, in collab-
company will renovate the rently being supplied to the supply across the town and its
oration with Mahakali Grant mon agenda.
The alliance has already become active in
viduals, committed to the cause of women.
Starting with a brief note on the women’s existing power lines between station only from the 132 kv surrounding areas will be ad-
Sankaradeva
High School, organised an
awareness meet at Mahaka- 12 blocks of Assam and wishes to cover more movement of Assam and India at large that the Khaloigaon sub-station power line-1 and 132 kv pow- equately addressed, CEO birth anniv
areas where grassroots women are in the had been continuing through various phases, and the Dhing load-centre and er line-2 from Samaguri GSS Boruah said.
li Grant High School on Sat-
movement under different organisations. Bhattacharyya narrated the background of the
observed
urday. ANN SERVICE
Students and teachers Prior to the outbreak of Covid-19, the na- Feminist Alliance. Nilanju Dutta and Rashmi
from various educational in- tional-level Feminist Alliance was formed with Rekha Borah from North East Network took GOSSAIGAON, Oct 9:
stitutions participated in the organisations, institutions and individuals of part in the discussion as resource persons. The 574th birth anniversary
meeting, which was chaired different states as members – all sensible Issues like intersectional identities push- of Mahapurush Srimanta
by the headmistress of Ma- about equality and equal rights of women. ing women to the fringes, challenges in build- Sankaradeva was observed at
hakali Grant High School, Gitarani Bhattacharyya from Best Practic- ing up solidarity to address the different needs Srirampur Sakha Satra on
Swapna Deka Malakar. es Foundation – a national-level organisation, of women of varied sections, managing or- Sunday.
The meeting got under anchored the event in Guwahati. About 30 ganisations by putting aside the voracity for Naam prasanga was held
way after garlanding a por- participants from different districts of Assam power, etc, emerged during the daylong in- from 10 am and continued till
trait of Aryabhatta. Address- attended the programme. Some of them teractive sessions. 1.30 pm. Kamal Bhakat and
ing the meeting, teachers were representatives of Nari Adalats of As- The participants resolved to have periodic Kabiram Bhakat performed
Tridip Gogoi and Sagar Pani- sam Mahila Samata Society and Gramin Ma- meetings of the alliance thrice in a year, where naam prasanga. Monoj Ray,
ka spoke on various aspects hila Kendras of North East Network that are they would develop a few rules for the mem- Srirampur Sakha Satra devo-
of wildlife conservation and active in various rural corners of the State. bers and decide the agenda of work covering tee and his father Prafulla Ray
the role of students in the Other participants were the members of or- almost the whole State. organised the celebration while
process. aayotis from Gossaigaon Sakha
The meeting was an-
chored by Robin Kurmi, co-
ordinator of ASC’s Itakhuli
Lions Club holds eye camp at Misa Satra also joined the pro-
gramme. They, too, performed
naam prasanga.
CORRESPONDENT betes tests. Three specialists Saranga Ballabh Goswami,
Block. A declamation contest All those present ex-
conducted eye tests while president and secretary of
was also organised among pressed satisfaction over the
NAGAON, Oct 9: Lions three other physicians from Nagaon Lions Club as well
the students on wildlife-re- holding of naam prasanga on
Club of Nagaon in association Gohain Nursing Home of as other members like
lated topics on the occasion. the occasion of the birth anni-
with Lions Club Eye Hospi- Nagaon checked high blood Biswajit Mahanta, Gu-
versary of Srimanta Sankara-
Head constable tal of Guwahati and Keliden
Polypack Centre organised
pressure as well as diabetes.
Physicians from Lions
rusaran Singh, Pavan Bora,
Hemanta Bordoloi, etc,
deva at the newly-built Satra
suspended an eye check-up camp at Kel- Club Eye Hospital of Guwa- were present at the camp,
on the Assam-West Bengal
border. Manik Chandra Deka,
CORRESPONDENT iden Tea Estate Hospital near hati, namely Dr Debeswar a release stated.
adviser of Gossaigaon Sakha
Misa today. Pathak, Dr Mamoni Devi The press note mentioned
DHUBRI, Oct 9: Head Satra, thanked all the devo-
During the camp, over 200 and Dr Pranjit Das and Dr that patients with cataract will
Constable Shobit Sengupta tees for attending the function.
patients availed medical serv- Bhabesh Sarma, participat- be sent to Lions Club Eye
on Saturday was placed un-
der suspension for allegedly
ices, including eye check-up
and blood pressure and dia-
ed in the camp. Besides
Malchand Agarwal and
Hospital in Guwahati soon for
free cataract surgery. A woman making an alpana on the occasion of Lakshmi Puja, at Nagaon on Sunday. – UB PDS rice seized
hitting a six-year-old girl on ANN SERVICE
Friday while stopping a two-
wheeler during Naka check-
ing at Salkocha under Chapar TU scholars develop low-cost electro-catalyst for methanol fuel cell GOSSAIGAON, Oct 9:
Personnel of Simultapu po-
lice outpost here seized a
Police Station.
CORRESPONDENT sisting of nickel (Ni) and cobalt (Co) as platinum (Pt) and palladium (Pd). balt-oxide (Co3O4) through the ze- from the Department of Chemical rice-laden truck bearing reg-
Dhubri SP Abhijit Gurav
that can be used for effective elec- Although platinum-based cata- olitic imidazolate framework (ZIF) Sciences, also working under the istration number WB 69A
stated that the incident was
TEZPUR, Oct 9: Scholars from tro-chemical oxidation of methanol- lysts can quickly accelerate the template approach can provide an supervision of Dr Bania, reported 5733 on NH 31(c) yesterday
properly investigated and af-
the Department of Chemical Sci- based fuel cells at a considerably MOR, their rapidly increasing cost economically viable process in the for Rhodium Rh(0) doped Ni(OH)2 as it was involved in black-
ter preliminary reports, Sen-
ences of Tezpur University (TU) lower cost. and high susceptibility to carbon field of green energy techniques and for alcohol fuel cells, which were marketing of PDS rice.
gupta was suspended and
have developed a new and cost-ef- Alcohol fuel cells or ‘direct meth- monoxide (CO) poisoning render DMFCs. also published in ACS Applied En- Police, after getting ad-
departmental proceedings
fective electro-catalyst for metha- anol fuel cells (DMFCs)’ are now them obsolete. This in turn has com- Dr Bania, who was recently con- ergy Materials 2022. vance information about the
were initiated against him.
nol oxidation reaction (MOR) that being engineered globally to miti- pelled researchers across the world ferred the coveted Dr JN Baruah The project was carried out in PDS rice transported from
All-India bike has the potential to compete with
platinum-based catalysts.
gate the problems associated with
non-renewable fossil fuels. To
to think of alternative low-cost met-
al electro-catalysts that can compete
Science Award 2022 in Chemical
Sciences at the CSIR-NEIST,
collaboration with Seonghwan Lee
and Young-Bin Park, Department of
Bagribari in Kokrajhar dis-
trict to Barovisha of Alipur-
expedition team Salma A Khanam, a research achieve a zero-carbon footprint, with Pt/Pd-based electro-catalysts. Jorhat, said that currently they are Mechanical Engineering, Ulsan Na- duar district in West Bengal,
scholar from the Department of green methanol is used as a fuel in The electro-catalyst engineered working on cost-effective transition tional Institute of Science and Tech- seized the truck and arrest-
feted at Jorhat Chemical Sciences, under the su- DMFCs and is considered a green by Khanam, consisting of nickel (Ni) metal-based catalysts for MOR that nology, Republic of Korea. The team ed the driver.
STAFF CORRESPONDENT pervision of Dr Kusum K Bania, as- energy source. and cobalt (Co) metals, costs much can exhibit longer durability, high began working on the project after In the meantime, Monoj
JORHAT, Oct 9: A team sociate professor in the Department To achieve green methanol, an lower and has low toxicity levels current density and shows low CO the Covid-19 pandemic and used the Sarkar of Kumargram in Al-
representing ‘All India Mo- of Chemical Sciences, published her effective methanol oxidation reac- contrary to its platinum-based coun- poisoning in comparison to the Pt facilities available in both the insti- ipurduar, West Bengal, stat-
torbike Expedition 2022’ findings in one of the most reputed tion (MOR) is required, which can terparts. The efficiency of the Ni and or Pd-based electro-catalysts. They tutes to perform the experiments. ed before the scribes that
organised as part of Fit In- scientific journals titled ACS Ap- be achieved through electro-chem- Co electro-catalyst is also compara- are currently focusing on shaping As the market price of both Pt and one Gokul Dey, alias Mona,
dia Mission under the Un- plied Energy Materials (DOI: ical oxidation of metal-based elec- ble to the platinum-based catalysts. Ni(OH)2, which has a high poten- Pd are increasing abruptly, the team had for long been involved
ion Ministry of Youth Affairs 10.1021/acsaem.2c02286). tro-catalysts. So far, the well-known Khanam said that the tubular tial for alcohol fuel cells. believes that this kind of non-noble in illegal procurement of
and Sports, reached Jorhat Khanam synthesised a non-noble catalysts for MOR are designed by shaped nickel hydroxide [Ni(OH)2] Earlier, one of the co-authors, i.e., metal catalyst can provide new input PDS rice from various parts
on Friday night. metal-based electro-catalyst con- using platinum group metals such decorated within zeolitic spinel co- Nazimul Hoque, a research scholar for scientific research. of Assam.
On Saturday, on behalf of
the Jorhat district adminis-
tration, Deputy Commis-
sioner Ashok Kumar Bar-
Tezpur’s historic Lichu Pukhuri being given facelift to attract tourists
man along with other dis- SHAMBHU BORO the undivided Darrang district It is worth mentioning that under the Amrut Sarovar scheme
trict administration officials, was shifted from Mangaldai to after becoming the chairman of to give a new look to the pond so as
sports department and TEZPUR, Oct 9: Soon after Tezpur during 1835 and after the Tezpur Municipal Board during to attract both domestic and for-
members of Nehru Yuva Tezpur litchi was accorded the GI British bureaucrats had settled 1922, Asam Sahitya Sabha’s first eign tourists.
Kendra accorded a warm tag and it managed to receive wide- their headquarters in Tezpur, president Padmanath Gohain While implementation of the
welcome to the team mem- spread praise for its unique taste they shifted the two Biswanath Barua, besides other civic de- project is going on in full swing, it
bers of the expedition with and flavour, an age-old pond in the Chariali-based army base camps velopmental activities, tried to includes cleaning, purification of the
phulam gamosa at the Gan- heart of this historic town, which is ‘Gora’ and ‘Golami’ to Tezpur. give a facelift to the ponds within water, checking of erosion in the
dhi Park here. popularly known as Lichu Pukhuri, Army personnel of the two the town by converting them pond through the geo-bag and iron
Floral tributes were of- has several varieties of litchis grow- platoons used these two ponds, into heritage sites. fencing, construction of footpaths
fered by the Deputy Com- ing on its bank, such as ‘Bombaiya,’ one of which is known as Dhuba However, besides cleaning with paver blocks, construction of
missioner before the stat- ‘Bilati’ and ‘Shahi’ varieties, and has Pukhuri while the other is Pal- the Paltan Pukhuri/Barhola concrete bench, painting, electrifi-
ue of Mahatma Gandhi at incidentally become a centre of tour- tan Pukhuri. Pukhuri, he planted saplings of cation, beautification of the banks,
the park on behalf of the ist attraction. It is believed that the Ahom hybrid litchi on its banks by main gate, plantation and wall writ-
members of the team. The Covered with rows of litchi trees, kings, too, used these two ponds importing them from then Cal- ing etc. The pond will be used for
team later left for Kohima. the pond, which covers an area of for various purposes. On the cutta. Since then, Paltan Pukhuri pisciculture, too.
The expedition started roughly 9.5 bighas, is being given a other hand, Sahitya Kandari has been known as Lichu Likely to be inaugurated by Chief
from Major Dhyan Chand Sta- facelift with an allocation of Rs 1.8 Padmanath Gohain Barua termed Pukhuri and Dhuba Pukhuri), which phulere sushobhita sundar sarobar, Pukhuri. Today, litchi produced from Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma
dium in Delhi on September crore by the State government. It today’s Lichu Pukhuri as Barhola were used by the British army, which aptly speaks about today’s Pa- Lichu Pukhuri has been able to bring soon, the place will soon be con-
9 and is scheduled to end on is worth mentioning that although Pukhuri. were in fact excavated by the Ahom dum Pukhuri that signifies the iden- laurels to this town, hogging inter- verted into a recreation site for chil-
November 24 after covering it is named Lichu Pukhuri because In the chapter on ‘Pukhuri San- kings. tity of Tezpur town. national limelight for its unique taste dren and senior citizens. “Besides
75 iconic heritage spots across of the litchi orchard, yet the fruit skar’ (improvement/purification of Since the days of yore, it was a Likewise, Salastambha dynasty and flavour. boating, we are planning to make a
the country. The expedition itself has nothing to do with the ex- pond) mentioned on page No.282 norm to excavate ponds to meet king Hajjar Verma had excavated a Meanwhile, under the initiative walking alley for people, along with
was organised in sync with cavation of the by now famous pond. of his autobiography titled Mur the water needs of the kings and large pond in 70 acres of land, which of Sonitpur Deputy Commissioner a stage for hosting different events,
the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahot- History reveals that during the Suworoni, Gohain Barua men- the public. Banamala Verma in his later came to be known as Hajara Deva Kumar Mishra, an allocation including cultural programmes,”
sav celebrations. British reign, the headquarters of tioned that the two ponds (Paltan bronze plaque mentioned: padum Pukhuri. of Rs 1.8 crore has been sanctioned Mishra said.
 MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2022
STATE THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 9

Jorhat DC orders Sonowal visits his

magisterial probe alma mater DHS
into patient death Kanoi College
STAFF CORRESPONDENT Revenue Circle Officer Shou-
vik Bhuyan and Joint Director STAFF CORRESPONDENT par with the students from the
JORHAT, Oct 9: Jorhat of Health, Jorhat, have been di- other parts of the country and
Deputy Commissioner rected by the deputy commis- DIBRUGARH, Oct 9: The the world. As we work to-
Ashok Kumar Barman on sioner to conduct an inquiry into Union Minister of Ports, Ship- wards becoming Atmanirbhar
Sunday ordered a two-mem- the charges of negligence. ping and Waterways and Ay- under the dynamic leadership
ber magisterial inquiry into The complaint by AASU ush, Sarbananda Sonowal of Prime Minister Narendra
the death of a person under mentioned that family mem- paid a visit to the iconic Di- Modi, we must strive towards
Teok Revenue Circle, alleg- bers and local people have brugarh Hanumanbux Suraj- enabling our capabilities to
edly due to negligence at the brought up charges of negli- mal Kanoi College as part of become independent during
Teok First Referral Unit gence towards the patient the ongoing Platinum Jubilee the Amrit Kaal.
(FRU) Hospital on Friday. when brought to the hospital. Celebration in the college “Building on the glorious
Jorhat Additional Deputy The family members of the here on Sunday. history of this institution, we
Commissioner (Health) Da- deceased told mediapersons During the visit, the Un- must work hard to sustain &
modar Barman told this cor- on Sunday that when they had ion minister reminiscence improve upon its stature in
respondent that following a taken the patient to the FRU, the nostalgic past of his stu- the years to come. I request
complaint received by the dis- they were told by the hospital dent life while interacting our respected teachers to
trict administration from Teok staff that the doctor was not with students on various top- draw up a vision for our be-
regional unit of AASU alleg- available in the hospital and the ics, including academics, loved Kanoi College for next
ing that Narayan Hazarika of patient was not admitted. sports and cultural subjects. 50 years as how it can keep
Jagduar Sonarigaon died due They stated that Narayan Girls offering puja to Goddess Lakshmi in Tezpur on Sunday. – UB Photos Sonowal also expressed his contributing, building, ena-
to negligence in providing Hazarika who then was be- desire to contribute mean- bling communities and en-
medical treatment when he ing taken to Jorhat Medical ingfully in order to build a riching human lives for bet-
was brought to the Teok FRU.
The ADC said that Teok
College and Hospital died on
the way. One suspected drug dealer killed new gymnasium along with
upgradation of the play-
ground of the college, a re-
lease stated.
ter ecology & sustainable de-
velopment in the region.”
Highlighting the role of a
healthy life, Sonowal said that
Suklabaidya augments
fish inputs distribution to in police firing, three nabbed Known as the ‘Strong Man
of Kanoi College’ during his
student days, Sonowal em-
nature is the reflection of the
God. “We must learn to re-
spect nature and must adapt a
DOOMDOOMA, Oct 9: A suspected “He was taken to the hospital. Due to action, while the accused allegedly phasised on the role of phys- lifestyle that embraces nature.
beneficiaries in Cachar drug dealer was killed when police fired
at him on Sunday after his gang alleged-
excessive blood loss, he succumbed to
the injuries while being brought to hos-
tried to flee from custody or attacked
police personnel since the BJP gov-
ical fitness and a good health
while pursuing goals in aca-
If we love the nature, then it
will love us back. To maintain
STAFF CORRESPONDENT Mantri Matsya Sampada Yo- ly attacked the security personnel with pital,” the official said. ernment, led by Chief Minister demics and professional fields a cordial relationship, we can
jna, nearly 1,721 ponds were stones in Tinsukia district, officials said. The body of the 32-year-old deceased, Himanta Biswa Sarma, assumed of- for excellent results. take recourse in our rich her-
SILCHAR, Oct 9: Minister curated in 2020-2021 and as The incident took place at the resi- identified as Binod Moran of Ubon vil- fice in May 2021. Sonowal also said how his itage of Ayurveda that has
of Fisheries Parimal Suklabai- many as 270 community halls dence of one Madhurjya Gohain in Sen- lage, has been brought to Tinsukia Civil The high number of shoot-outs days spent in the alma mater taught how this bonhomie with
dya recently augmented dis- have been constructed this gapathar village under Tongona Police Hospital for post-mortem, they added. whipped up a political furore with the has always played a pivotal nature has helped enrich hu-
tribution of fish feed, lime, year. The minister urged Station of the district, the officials said. Police arrested the owner of the house opposition alleging that the Assam Po- role in his life as it has been man lives for centuries. As the
urea etc., among 75 benefici- progressive farmers and “Acting on a tip-off, a police team raid- and two others in this connection, the lice has turned “trigger happy” and is shaping the lives of students whole of India celebrates Ay-
aries under APART project fi- youths interested in fisher- ed a house in Tongona village, where officials said. indulging in “open killings” under the in the region during all these urveda Day on October 23, I
nanced by World Bank at Bor- ies to reap the benefits un- four suspected drug dealers were meet- From their possession, the police Himanta Biswa Sarma-led regime. glorifying years. urge you all to join this ‘Har
jalenga Development Block der Chief Minister’s Sama- ing. Seeing the police party, they start- recovered some quantities of sus- The Assam government on June 20 Speaking on the occasion, Din Har Ghar Ayurveda’
under Dholai constituency. gra Gramya Unnayan Yojna. ed throwing stones,” an official claimed. pected drugs, five mobile phones and filed an affidavit before the Gauhati the Union minister further campaign and practise yoga
Speaking on the occasion, Moreover, 30 fishermen Reacting to the stone pelting, the one dagger. High Court and claimed that “no ex- said, “Today, we have to brace and meditation for at least one
Suklabaidya said that import house and free of cost insur- police fired at the leg of one suspect, With this, at least 56 persons have tra judicial killing” has taken place in ourselves for tough competi- hour daily in order to become
of fish from other States into ance done to the fish farmers officials said. been killed and 142 injured in police the State. – Correspondent/PTI tion in every aspect of life. We independent of sedentary life-
Assam is on a decline in re- under the Pradhan Mantri must upgrade ourselves in style & earn a healthy way of
cent times as fish production Matsya Sampada Yojna. “Chief
in the State is gaining mo- Minister Himanta Biswa Sar-
Nagaon Zila every way possible so that our
students are enabled to fare at
life,” the release quoted
Sonowal as saying.
mentum. “We no longer wait ma is taking proactive steps Sahitya Sabha’s
for fish to reach us from Odhi- towards making Assam self-
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diligence of the fish farmers ment of Fisheries, Yuba Kamala Todi Bhavan, on Sat- Janasanyog/D/13692/22 Œ·±˘±‚±È¬
in the State, including farm- Morcha, Borjalenga Gaon urday last. The programme
ers in Cachar district. Panchayet, Anchalik Panchay- was chaired by Paran Kr
The minister added to say et representatives attended Boruah, president of Nagaon
that under the Pradhan the distribution event. Zila Sahitya Sabha. CINEMA PROGRAMME
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For 71 years, Silchar samese litterateur of the
district participated in the
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Know your DAY LOCKHORNS

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CROSSWORD - 7615
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By JACQUELINE BIGAR
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Happy Birthday for Monday, Oct. 10, 2022:
You have grace and elegance. You are intelligent, well organized and articulate
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in a pleasant way. You have a teasing, friendly quality that likes to provoke. This
is a powerful year because you will reap the benefits of all your hard work. Expect
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promotions, awards and leadership opportunities.
The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Aver- 16
age; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19)
★★ Tread carefully. For most of this day, the Moon is in your sign,
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which will always heighten your emotions, especially if you’re feeling
trigger-happy. This day begins with intense feelings. You feel that you are right,
22 23 24
which might make you oppose bosses, parents and authority figures. Easy
does it. Tonight: Money issues. 25 26 27
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
★★★ This is a bit of a delicate day because privately, you might 28 29

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have strong reactions to someone, or perhaps the media, about
matters related to politics, religion or racial issues. You might disagree with
something. Or possibly, this is something that triggers a personal response
THE PHANTOM By Lee Falk
within you. Tonight: You win! 30 31

GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

★★★ Be careful when talking to others today. You might react to Across 19 I smell __ __ : 5 Purposes,
someone because it’s a personal, compulsive feeling that you have. If 1 Animal with two there’s something employs (4)
you take a moment to think about things, you might not even agree with feet (5) fishy here? (1,3) 6 Another name for
yourself! Do not be quick to disagree with a friend or a group. Think things 4 Wash clothes 21 Deliberate cruelty Sirius (3,4)
through first. Tonight: Solitude. (7) (6) 7 Street show (5)
CANCER (June 21-July 22) 8 __ __ schedule 22 Notoriety (4) 11 Of a mocking
★★ No doubt, you are at odds with a parent, boss or someone in a : before time ? 23 Egg yellow (4) nature (6)
position of authority (especially a female) about something today. You (5,2) 25 Bark (3) 13 God in latin (3)
might want to ask yourself if this is a deep emotional, knee-jerk reaction. Is it 9 Candice’s father 28 Moon valley (5) 14 Albanian capital
really something you want to do battle about? Tonight: Be friendly. (5) 29 Cad or rotter (7) (6)
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) 10 “It is” a verbal 30 Penny-pinching (7) 18 Places of worship
★★★ Controversial issues might bring about a response from you today, contraction (3) 31 Thick, sweet (7)
especially if it’s something in the media or something to do with politics, 12 Repair or darn liquid (5) 19 Hollywood actress
religion or racial issues. Could this be your own emotional power struggle? Don’t let (4) Down ___ Adams (3)
anyone manipulate you. Don’t manipulate someone else. Tonight: You are noticed. 15 Siouan Indian 1 High-caste Hindu 20 Accepted (5,2)
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) (4) (7) 22 Conference (5)
★★★ You have strong opinions when it comes to financial matters related
to inheritances, shared property, financial matters and insurance issues.
You intend to stand your ground. You will fight anyone who opposes you. Make sure
BLONDIE 16 Newspaper chief
(6)
2 Arrange the
feathers (5)
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25
Willow (5)
Twelvemonth (4)
17 Words of denial 3 Pedestal part (4) 26 Quarry (4)
you have your facts right. Tonight: Explore!
(3,1) 4 Abandoned (4) 27 Alien craft (4)
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
★★ Even though you might feel at odds with someone close to you SOLUTION TO TRIBUNE CROSSWORD – 7615
today, keep in mind that the Sun is in your sign now. And today Mercury 26 Prey, 27 UFOs.
moves into your sign as well, which means you have all your diplomatic skills at ples, 19 Amy, 20 Taken up, 22 Forum, 24 Osier, 25 Year,
your disposal. Use your skillful means. Tonight: Check your finances. Dog star, 7 Raree, 11 Ironic, 13 Dei, 14 Tirana, 18 Tem-
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Down: 1 Brahman, 2 Preen, 3 Dado, 4 Left, 5 Uses, 6
★★★ Today some people feel hot under the collar because issues are Miserly, 31 Syrup.
important to them. You might encounter this with a co-worker who either Sadism, 22 Fame, 23 Yolk, 25 Yap, 28 Rille, 29 Ruffian, 30
wants to introduce improvements and reforms, or perhaps they’re resisting Tis, 12 Mend, 15 Otoe, 16 Editor, 17 Not I, 19 A rat, 21
these improvements. Know what’s going on. Tonight: Cooperate. Across: 1 Biped, 4 Launder, 8 Ahead of, 9 Edgar, 10
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
★★★ Parents must be patient with kids today, because emotions are
running high. When the Moon is in Aries, people are inclined to fight JUMBLED WORDS
without thinking. Furthermore, because the Moon is at odds with Pluto in the Given below are four jumbled words. Solve
morning, there is tension in the air. Tonight: Work. the jumbles to make proper words and move
them to the respective squares below. Select
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) the letters in the shaded squares and jumble
them to get the answer for the given quip.
★★ Family disputes might take place this morning, especially with a
female family relative. That’s not the ideal way to begin your day or even
your week. Do what you can to maintain harmony at home. Keep the peace, HAGAR THE HORRIBLE
because family is important to you. Tonight: Play!
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
★★★ There’s a strong chance that you will encounter power struggles
with someone today about practically anything. Someone might play the
victim or use guilt or some kind of subversive technique to get their way. Rise
above this. Take the high road. Tonight: Cocoon.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
★★★ Money squabbles might take place today, especially this morning.
Or perhaps there is a dispute about the ownership of something. Think
twice before you speak, because it’s easy to give in to a sudden urge or impulse
that is just a knee-jerk reaction. Maintain your cool. Tonight: Conversations.
Everyone has his ______; what counts is
★★★ how you _____ ___ 6,..,5,2)
Thought for the day
SOLUTION
Time you enjoy wasting, counts is how you carry it
was not wasted. Answer: Everyone has his burden; what
Words: Reran, quirt, nuance, byroad.
– JOHN LENNON
 MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2022
SPORTS THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 11

Iyer, Kishan set up series-levelling win

National Games Opting to bat, President XI scored 157
runs in their first innings before being
Two medals for Assam bowled out in 65.2 overs. Arnab Borah and
Rangajyoti Kharghoria scored 31 runs each
in wushu for their side. Arnab’s 31 runs came off 62 RANCHI, Oct 9: Shreyas Iyer ished to a gravity-defying low catch
SPORTS REPORTER balls (4x2, 6x2) while Kharghoria’s 31 runs struck a sublime century while Ishan by Rabada on his follow through.
GUWAHATI, Oct 9: Assam won two came off 116 deliveries (4x4). Prince Kishan displayed his brute force Kishan came in and was at his vig-
medals today in wushu at the 36th National Thakur chipped in with 21 runs off 71 balls against a formidable South African at- ilant best. He ran hard for singles and
Games being held at Gujarat while Olympic (4x2). Prandip Sonowal was the pick of the tack to set up a series levelling sev- overcame a hostile bowling spell from
bronze medallist boxer Lovlina Borgohain, bowlers with a haul of eight wickets for 45 en-wicket win for India in the second Nortje when he was clocking 145-plus
Shiva Thapa and Pwilao Basumatary entered runs in 30.2 overs while Abid Imran and ODI here on Sunday. clicks on a slow Ranchi wicket.
the semifinals in their respective categories. Bijoy Singh scalped a wicket each. Mohammed Siraj led an inexperi- The lefthander however did not
Rongila Daimary won the silver medal in In reply, Dhemaji were 17 runs for the loss enced Indian bowling line-up brilliantly panic as he reached 29 off 46 balls.
the women’s nanquan and nandao all round of one wicket in their first innings in 12 overs to restrict South Africa to 278/7 after South Africa then started operat-
event while Sanjib Kr Singh had to be when the stumps were drawn for the day. the visitors opted to bat. ing with spinners with stand-in skip-
content with a bronze medal in the men’s Lakhyajit Sonowal was on 7 and Lakshya Hira Iyer made his second ODI hundred per Maharaj looking to dismiss Kis-
Pegu on 4 runs. For President XI, Prince (113 not out off 111) and shared a han for a second successive time.
nanquan and nangun all round event. With
Thakur picked up the lone wicket to fall. match winning 161-run stand with But Kishan took the attack on the
these two medals, Assam has now won a
Kishan (93 off 84) to ensure a com- left-arm spinner and smashed him for
total of three medals in wushu. Earlier,
fortable win in 45.5 overs for a sec- three sixes including two in four balls.
Sanma Brahma had won a silver medal in RG Baruah Trophy ond string Indian team. The only blip in his innings was
taichi event on Saturday.
In the boxing ring, the three boxers didn’t Tinsukia take first The 24-year-old Kishan looked a
transformed batter and showed differ-
when he mistimed one to Rabada but
this time he dropped a sitter.
face much of a challenge and stormed into
their respective semifinals with ease to
innings lead ent layers of his batting by switching to In the next delivery, Kishan took a
SPORTS REPORTER beast mode after a responsible start. blow on his elbow that seemingly
ensure themselves a medal at the Games. The lefthander smashed seven sixes unsettled him before he fell agonis-
GUWAHATI, Oct 9: Tinsukia took a first and four boundaries in his career-best ingly short of a maiden century.
JK Baruah Trophy innings lead of 11 runs against Dhubri on knock from 84 balls, while Iyer played Earlier, Aiden Markram (79 off 89
day one of their two-day super knockout the perfect foil. balls) and Reeza Hendricks (74 off 76)
Uphill task for Dhemaji match of the U-16 RG Baruah Trophy The designated vice-captain of the looked in control of the proceedings
against President XI Cricket Tournament played at Furkating
Cricket Ground in Golaghat on Sunday.
series, Iyer, has been in top form in ODIs, in the middle overs.
SPORTS REPORTER having slammed one century and four But Siraj triggered the collapse
Brief scores: Tinsukia 1st Innings 78 fifties in his last six innings. and also took a stunning forward run-
GUWAHATI, Oct 9: President XI scored in 37.4 overs (Prateek Gurung 47; Krishna Locked one-all after two matches, both Shreyas Iyer celebrates after reaching the triple figure mark during the 2nd ODI ning catch to dismiss a dangerous look-
157 runs in their first innings against Choudhury 3/9, Beer Oniket Prasad 3/17, teams will play the series decider in Delhi against South Africa in Ranchi on Sunday. ing Heinrich Klaasen (30).
Dhemaji on day one of their two-day match Bikram JB 2/7). Dhubri 1st Innings 67 in on Tuesday. At India’s optional nets ahead Brief scores: South Africa 278/7 in 50
of the U-19 JK Baruah Trophy Inter District 33.3 overs (Md Mehdi Islam 11, Rohan of the game, Ishan had made his inten- grill of the MS Dhoni pavilion. boss at his homeground. India need- overs (Aiden Markram 79, Reeza Hendricks
74; Mohammed Siraj 3/38). India 282/3 in
Cricket Tournament played at the ACA Hussain 11; Aabhaz Saraf 8/32, Bedanta tions clear when he clobbered a loose On match day, the stage was just ed 231 from 41.1 overs when a classy- 45.5 overs (Shreyas Iyer 113 not out, Ishan
Stadium Ground in Barsapara here today. Saikia 2/15). ball with brute force, ramming into the perfect for the diminutive batter to looking Shubman Gill (28; 26b) per- Kishan 93; Wayne Parnell 1/43). – PTI

Haaland scores again as Man Women’s Asia Cup

City rolls; Chelsea beat Wolves Experimental India to face Thailand today SYLHET, Oct 9: With a semifinal berth already India are performing as a cohesive unit, the bowl- side Rumana Ahmed of Bangladesh and Thailand’s T
LONDON, Oct 9: With
Manchester City easing to- sealed, India will look to continue experimenting ing department has been consistent all throughout Putthawong. All three have eight scalps each.
ward another big English with their playing XI when they take on a plucky the tournament while the batters have also played Richa Ghosh has made a strong case for her in-
Premier League victory, the Thailand in the Women’s Asia Cup here on Monday. their part. clusion in the T20 squad and the young wicket-
only question still lingering India have fielded a different playing XI in all The biggest positive will be the flamboyant Sha- keeper will look to continue in the same vein.
an hour into the game was their matches in the tournament so far in order to fali Verma’s return to form. The young opener Thailand, on the other hand, are on a roll, having
whether Erling Haaland give the fringe players time in the middle ahead of struck a much-needed fifty in the previous match won their last three games, including a surprise
would get in on the scoring the T20 World Cup next year. which would have done wonders to her confidence. win against Pakistan.
sheet. The batting order has also been continuously Smriti Mandhana too got some runs under her They are currently fourth in the table with six
Of course he would. rejigged with skipper Harmanpreet Kaur dropping belt as the tournament enters the business end. points. They would be eager to make the final push
Haaland netted his 15th down to number seven against Pakistan. And while Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur was rested in the for that last semifinal spot.
league goal in the 65th minute the move didn’t work as the new-look middle or- last match due to a niggle and it remains to be They have hosts Bangladesh right on their tails
to put the finishing touches on der crumbled under pressure, the team has con- seen if she makes a comeback for the team’s last with four points and a game in hand.
a 4-0 win over Southampton tinued to give game time to its fringe players. group game. India, who lead the table with eight points, will
on Saturday, taking the Nor- However, after an underwhelming display that Jemimah Rodrigues, who is returning from inju- be wary of the Thai team which is capable of spring-
way striker’s remarkable led to their first loss in six years to arch-rivals ry, is having a stellar tournament and is the leading ing a surprise.
scoring streak to 10 straight Pakistan, the ‘Women in Blue’ came back strongly run scorer. Last time these two sides met, India registered
games in all competitions. in all three departments to thrash defending cham- Deepti Sharma has shone with both bat and ball. a comfortable win at the Asia Cup in 2018. – PTI
“Incredible weapon for us, pions and host Bangladesh. The spin all-rounder is the leading wicket-taker along- MATCH STARTS 1PM IST
a big threat,” City manager
Pep Guardiola said of Haaland.
The win lifted City two
points ahead of Arsenal be-
Erling Haaland of Manchester City during the Premier League
match against Southampton at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester.
Diaz solo stunner helps AC Milan beat Juventus 2-0
fore the Gunners’ game MILAN, Oct 9: A packed San Siro left and the ball came out to Olivier
against Liverpool on Sunday. ford Bridge, while Tottenham American businessman Bill erupted in celebration after Brahim Giroud, but his shot was blocked by
City is the only team still un- ended a difficult week beat- Foley was in the stands at Vi- Diaz’s stunning solo goal he launched his own team-mate Tomori, who
beaten after nine rounds. ing Brighton 1-0. tality Stadium amid reports from his own half helped AC Milan made amends by turning and firing it
Haaland has been in such pro- American forward Chris- that he is close to completing beat Juventus 2-0 in Serie A. into the net from close range.
lific form that going without a tian Pulisic made the most of a takeover of the club. Diaz made his mark nine minutes That was Milan’s first shot on tar-
goal for more than 60 minutes a rare start for Chelsea by Brighton hosted Totten- after the break when he intercepted get, although Leao hit both posts.
is enough to raise eyebrows making it 2-0 in the 54th ham in the late game. a pass and raced forward, beating a Leao almost doubled Milan’s lead
these days. His team-mates minute, after Kai Havertz Good week for Potter: number of players before firing pow- early in the second half but his effort
were happy to fill the void, opened the scoring deep into Chelsea seems to be adapt- erfully past Wojciech Szczesny in the flew narrowly over the bar.
though, with Jose Cancelo and first-half injury time. Arman- ing well to Potter’s ideas, Juventus goal. Milan did get a second shortly after
Phil Foden making it 2-0 by do Broja added the third. even though they can change As the crowd cheered and applaud- when Diaz intercepted a wayward pass
halftime before Riyad Mahrez Former Chelsea striker quickly from game to game. ed, Diaz whipped off his shirt and was from Juventus forward Dusan Vlahovic
netted the third in the 49th. Diego Costa made his debut Potter made seven chang- hoisted onto the shoulders of team- and set off on his remarkable run.
And after Haaland missed for Wolves but had little im- es from Wednesday’s 3-0 mate Rafael Leao. Dzeko double: Edin Dzeko scored
a couple of chances he nor- pact on the game before be- Champions League win over “Since I was a young kid, I always twice, including his 100th Serie A
mally puts away, he showed ing taken off after less than AC Milan and changed his wanted to do that kind of celebration. goal, to help Inter get back to win-
again that he simply cannot an hour – getting a big ova- tactical system to boot. Chel- Today I did it,” Diaz said with a laugh. ning ways.
tion from the home crowd. sea still looked fluid and “Obviously I shouldn’t do it again Brahim Diaz of AC Milan scores to give the side a 2-0 lead during the Serie A Inter lost four of its last six Serie A
be contained. Cancelo pulled
match against Juventus in Milan, Italy.
the ball back from the left and Newcastle climbed up to fifth overwhelmed Wolves, miss- because you get a yellow card. Last matches, including two straight, but
Haaland sent a first-time place with a 5-1 win over Brent- ing a number of chances be- year, I wanted to do it against Spezia Juventus came into the match on Milan were struggling with inju- beat Barcelona in the Champions
strike into the net. He has ford. Newcastle were again fore Havertz headed home a but Davide Calabria stopped me.” the back of winning two straight for ries and reeling from a 3-0 loss at League midweek.
been held scoreless in just without injured record signing cross from Mason Mount just Fikayo Tomori gave Milan the lead the first time this season, including Chelsea, but did have Theo Hernan- Dzeko brought up his Serie A cen-
one match all season. Alexander Isak but he was before the break. on the stroke of halftime with only its first Champions League points, but dez back at left back. tury just before halftime and dou-
“I am so upset with him,” hardly missed as its attack tore Pulisic looked especially re- his second league goal for the club. was without the influential Angel Di The France international had a hand bled his tally in the 75th, 15 minutes
Guardiola joked. “He didn’t Brentford apart at times. Bru- surgent after a difficult start to His first was also against Juventus. Maria, who was suspended. in Milan’s controversial opening goal. after Davide Frattesi’s equaliser for
score three goals!” no Guimaraes scored twice. the season, and forced a stel- Milan moved level on points at the “We’re going through a long se- He appeared to barge over Juventus Sassuolo.
Chelsea kept up its recent Also, Bournemouth came lar save from Jose Sa with a top of the table with Atalanta and ries of ups and downs, I thought that midfielder Juan Cuadrado but the ref- Also, Dejan Stankovic earned a
momentum under Graham from behind to beat Leicester long-range strike towards the Napoli, which both play on Sunday. we had come out of a negative peri- eree waved play on and Milan went point on his debut as coach of last-
Potter, beating manager-less 2-1 at home with its prospec- top corner after a well-worked Juventus slipped to eighth after Inter od,” Juventus coach Massimiliano Al- on to win a corner. placed Sampdoria as his side drew at
Wolverhampton 3-0 at Stam- tive new owner watching on. team move. – AP Milan beat Sassuolo 2-1. legri said. “Tonight we relapsed.” Hernandez whipped it in from the Bologna 1-1. – AP

SU DO KU Modeste levels Dortmund with Bayern late in Klassiker

BERLIN, Oct 9: Borussia Dortmund sub- “Sometimes we think the simplest goals Modeste with 20 minutes remaining. At that Bayern’s Kingsley Coman was sent off in
stitute Anthony Modeste scored in the last are the most difficult,” Modeste said of his stage the team was headed for its fourth de- the 90th minute with his second yellow card,
minute of injury time against Bayern Munich missed chance. feat from nine games. but the visitors complained that Jude Belling-
to salvage a dramatic 2-2 draw in the Bundes- “I had to score. But in the end, I believed in Modeste set up the 17-year-old Moukoko’s ham should have been sent off at the end of
liga’s Der Klassiker. myself.” third goal of the season and went on to be the first half when he caught Alphonso Davies
The French forward set up Youssoufa Mou- Dortmund’s fortunes changed in a hard- swarmed by team-mates when he scored the in the face with his foot.
koko for the equaliser in the 74th then clinched fought game when coach Edin Terzic sent on late equaliser. Bellingham, who was already on a yellow
what felt like a winning goal in the 95th when card, was going for the ball and referee Deniz
he headed in Nico Schlotterbeck’s cross from Aytekin gave the 19-year-old England star the
close range. benefit of the doubt. Davies was taken off with
There was only supposed to be four min- suspected concussion.
utes of additional time. Xabi Alonso’s coaching debut: The big-
Leon Goretzka and Leroy Sane scored with gest ever win for a Leverkusen coach on his
the visitors’ first two shots on target to put Bundesliga debut.
Bayern on track for its eighth consecutive Xabi Alonso steered Bayer Leverkusen to 4-
league win over its main rival. Jamal Musiala 0 over Schalke in his top-level coaching debut,
set up both goals. the team earning just its second league win.
Solution of last problem But Modeste’s equaliser denied Bayern top “I’m very satisfied. We wanted to play a
Originating from Japan, ‘su do spot, and kept Dortmund level on points with good game and I think the players enjoyed
ku’ is a mind game and a puzzle the Bavarian powerhouse after nine rounds. it,” said Alonso, who had only two days to
that can be solved with proper
Just minutes before, Modeste looked like work with the team. “I’m satisfied, but it’s
reasoning and logic. Fill the grid
with digits in such a manner that he wanted the ground to swallow him up af- only one game, we have to keep going. We
every row, every column and ter missing a huge chance to equalise. It have to work hard every day.”
every 3 x 3 box accommodates seemed easier to score as he somehow mis- Moussa Diaby scored one goal and set up
the digits 1 to 9 without hit Karim Adeyemi’s perfectly placed cross two more for Leverkusen to move out of the
repeating any.
from close range and allowed Bayern’s Manuel Manuel Neuer of Bayern Munich and Anthony Modeste (R) of Borussia Dortmund vie for the relegation zone with its first league victory
Neuer to avert the danger. ball during the Bundesliga match at Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund, Germany. since the end of August. – AP
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