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PM likely to flag off Vande

CORONA STATS
India
Cases Till now
Dhankhar at DU convocation Bharat Express in May
Active
Discharged
40,177
4,43,84,955
Nirupama Borgohain, Prof Bhupendra Nath Goswami awarded STAFF REPORTER New Jalpaiguri and Howrah. NFR has
Deaths 5,31,584 honorary doctorate degrees jurisdiction over the entire North Eastern
New 3,720 GUWAHATI, May 3: Prime Minister region and parts of West Bengal and
Source: Health Ministry * As of 8 am on May 3 Narendra Modi is likely to flag off the Bihar.
Vande Bharat Express between Guwahati NFR sources said that the Guwahati-
Press freedom
and New Jalpaiguri in May. New Jalpaiguri-Guwahati Vande Bharat
NEW DELHI, May 3:
India slipped 11 places to This will be the first Vande Bharat Express will either have a rake of eight
161st rank in the World Express to operate in the North East region. coaches or 16 coaches.
Press Freedom Index, Official sources in the Maligaon- While the Vande Bharat Express can
2023, the annual report of headquartered Northeast Frontier run at a maximum speed of 160 km per
global media watchdog Railway (NFR) said that while a tentative hour, the train will be able to operate at a
Reporters Without Borders date of May 14 had been set earlier for maximum speed of 110 km per hour in
published on Wednesday the inauguration of the train by the Prime the Guwahati-New Jalpaiguri section.
said. Last year India ranked
Minister, the event may now get delayed The Vande Bharat Express offers a
at 150 in a survey of 180
countries. – PTI a bit due to Modi’s “hectic schedule”. myriad of superior and aircraft-like
“We expect the Prime Minister to flag travelling experiences, according to the
Class III posts off the train within this month. The exact Indian Railways.
GUWAHATI, May 3: The date will be confirmed by the Prime It is equipped with advanced state-of-
State Level Recruitment
Minister’s Office (PMO). The PMO will the-art safety features including an
Commission for Class III
Posts on Wednesday also decide if Modi will flag off the train indigenously developed train collision
announced the final list of from Guwahati or through the virtual avoidance system – KAVACH.
candidates selected against mode from New Delhi,” said a senior It also has a Wi-Fi content on-demand
11,510 posts. A total of NFR official. facility. Every coach is equipped with 32-
11,324 candidates were The Vande Bharat Express is the inch screens providing passenger
found successful based on first indigenous ‘semi-high speed train’ information and infotainment, and a side
marks of written as well as of India. recliner seat facility.
skill tests. – Staff Reporter Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar addresses the convocation of Dibrugarh University on Wednesday. Presently, only a single Vande Bharat Executive coaches have the added
E-textbooks Express is operated by the NFR between feature of 180-degree rotating seats.
GUWAHATI, May 3: STAFF CORRESPONDENT change. He told the students that they ‘Jonali Kropi Memorial Endowment
Education Minister Ranoj are starting their career at a time when Award and Gold Medal’.
Pegu launched e-textbooks
of all classes from pre-
primary level to XII at the
DIBRUGARH, May 3: Vice Pres-
ident of India Jagdeep Dhankhar on
competition is intense, opportunities
huge and challenges daunting.
The event was presided over by
Assam Governor and Chancellor of Di-
CM’s vigilance cell arrests
Wednesday said the students rep-
Sarba Siksha Abhiyan office
here on Wednesday and 475
titles in 19 languages will
resent that human resource that
will take the country forward and
Altogether 11,431 students from the
undergraduate to PhD levels were
conferred with the degrees. Howev-
brugarh University Gulab Chand Ka-
taria. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa
Sarma, Union Minister of State for Pe-
6 in SCERT scam case
now be available for described them as makers and war- er, only 1,684 candidates were present troleum and Natural Gas Rameswar STAFF REPORTER Sharma is absconding. Shar- worked for the SCERT.
download. – Staff Reporter riors of Bharat in 2047, when he at the time of convocation to receive Teli and State Education Minister ma has already been placed The scam took place dur-
Pak elections said, the nation will be celebrating their degrees. A total of 75 students Ranoj Pegu attended the function as GUWAHATI, May 3: The under suspension for her in- ing the tenure of suspend-
ISLAMABAD, May 3:
the centenary of its independence. received the PhD degrees and 72 stu- guests of honour. Chief Minister’s Special Vig- volvement in the scam. ed IAS officer Sewali Devi
Pakistan’s coalition Addressing students and teachers at dents received the MPhil degrees. Governor Kataria in his address said ilance Cell on Wednesday ar- According to police, Dr Sharma as the executive
government and former the XXI convocation of Dibrugarh Uni- The top graduates in science, arts the students ought to strive towards rested six persons on charg- LN Sonowal is a former di- chairman- cum-director of
Prime Minister Imran versity here as the chief guest, and commerce streams and the top- making the country self-sufficient by es of their involvement in rector of the SCERT where SCERT.
Khan’s party have agreed to Dhankhar said that convocation is a hard pers in all postgraduate courses were 2047, while marching towards the cen- misappropriation of govern- Jaychandra Lahkar is an ac- According to sources,
hold simultaneous elections earned credential that gives a student also awarded the Governor’s Gold tenary celebration of the country’s in- ment revenue to the tune of countant, Rubul Ali is a ste- Sharma had opened five
across the country under a leap into the wider outer world. Medal for excellence. In all, there dependence. Rs 105 crore in the SCERT nographer, Ramijuddin is an bank accounts without the
caretaker governments but “Convocation is the turning point; a were 39 gold medal recipients during “Atmanirbhar should not be taken as (State Council of Educational LDA and Sarang More is a approval of the State gov-
failed to reach a consensus
milestone in the lives of students, this convocation. merely finding a job for oneself. We Research and Training). CA of the council. Rajesh ernment and did not follow
on the poll date. – PTI
teachers and parents. It is the fruit; In the convocation, honorary doctorates must become employers. Our vision Those taken into custody Kumar Joshi is the elder the rules in respect of these
hard earned credential that gives a were awarded to litterateur and journal- should be to engage the country’s big are Dr LN Sonowal, Jaychan- son-in-law of Sewali Devi bank accounts. Later, a gov-
student a leap into the wider outer ist Nirupama Borgohain (DLitt degree) population, making everyone stand on dra Lahkar, Rubul Ali, Ram- Sharma. ernment inquiry found out
PLANET Y UNG world,” he said. and meteorologist and climatologist Prof their own feet by providing them job ijuddin, Sarang More and More is the owner of five financial irregularities and
May 4, 2023 The Vice President called upon the Bhupendra Nath Goswami (DSc degree). opportunities,” he said. Rajesh Kumar Joshi. Howev- firms and received Rs 13 credible references of mis-
Q Passing the light
graduating students to play a signifi- The student with the highest mark in the er, prime accused in the crore from the SCERT. Joshi appropriation of fund in this
by Nidarshana Barsaikia cant role in bringing about social anthropology department received the SEE PAGE 2 scam IAS officer Sewali Devi also has two firms and connection.
Q Trailblazers
Shanta Sinha
Q Jewels in the hills
by Noirit Nihar Kashyap
State to roll out New 9 killed in
Serbia school Russia claims Ukraine tried to
Q Know your world:
Shooting star
Neelotpal Deka
Education Policy soon shooting
BELGRADE, May 3: A
hit Kremlin; Kyiv denies it
R DUTTA CHOUDHURY brought under clusters and the teachers teenager who opened fire on KYIV, May 3: Russia claimed it foiled a would provide a pretext for Russia “to jus-
Q Book Nook, Picture
Crossword. of one college would be able to take class- Wednesday at his school Ukrainian drone attack on the Kremlin ear- tify massive strikes on Ukrainian cities, on
GUWAHATI, May 3: After a series of es in other colleges depending on the drew sketches of classrooms ly Wednesday, calling it an unsuccessful as- the civilian population, on infrastructure fa-
Q Plus Quiz, Poems,
My Viewpoint, Little consultations with the stakeholders, As- shortage of teachers in some colleges. and wrote a list of people he sassination attempt against President cilities” in coming days.
Hearts, Comics and other sam Government is ready to roll out the This resource sharing will deal with the intended to target, police Vladimir Putin and promising retaliation for The alleged attack immediately prompt-
features. New Education Policy. Chief Minister problem of the shortage of teachers in said. He killed eight stu- what it termed a “terrorist” act. Ukraine ed calls in Russia from pro-Kremlin person-
Himanta Biswa Sarma is likely to formal- colleges. dents and a school guard be- denied any involvement, saying Moscow alities to carry out assassinations on senior
ly launch the policy later this month. The The Government has postponed the fore being arrested. could use it for further escalation of the war. leadership in Ukraine.
JOCOSERIOUS Government is also trying to bring parity move to withdraw higher secondary class- A father of a student at the Putin wasn’t in the Kremlin at the time The purported drone attack would be a
between the Government and private uni- es from colleges this year and a survey is school in central Belgrade and was at his Novo-Ogaryovo residence significant escalation in the 14-month con-
versities on different issues including the being conducted to ascertain whether the said the shooter entered his outside Moscow, his spokesman Dmitry flict, with Ukraine taking the war to the
marking system. schools have adequate facilities to take the daughter’s classroom, firing Peskov told Russia’s state news agency RIA heart of Russian power.
The Education Adviser to the Govern- load of students in the higher secondary at her teacher and then her Novosti. The Kremlin said Russian military and se-
ment, Dr Nani Gopal Mahanta told The As- level. Mahanta revealed that the withdraw- classmates as they ducked There was no independent verification of curity forces stopped the drones before they
sam Tribune that the preparations to im- al of higher secondary classes from the col- under their desks. Most stu- the reported attack on the Kremlin, which could strike. Nobody was hurt, it added.
plement the NEP started way back in leges would be done in phases and in the dents were able to flee Russian authorities said occurred overnight The claims came as Ukrainian President
2021 with a series of consultations and first phase Arts stream would be with- through a back door, a local but presented no evidence in support of the Volodymyr Zelenskyy made an unan-
surveys and now the Government is ready drawn as the schools would have to be official said. claim. Nor did officials say why it took more nounced visit to Helsinki for talks with the
to implement the policy in a phased man- equipped with laboratories and other facil- The shooter planned the than 12 hours to report the incident. leaders of five Nordic countries. He is try-
ner. He said that a model framework for ities before the Science stream is with- attack for a month and Ukraine presidential adviser Mykhailo ing to secure greater firepower for his
undergraduate and postgraduate levels is drawn from the colleges. called police himself when Podolyak denied any involvement. “Ukraine armed forces as they figure out how to dis-
Sir, can we also take credit for being prepared. As per the NEP, the col- the attack was over, anoth- has nothing to do with drone attacks on the lodge Russian troops from occupied areas
the never ending traffic jams? leges of the same locality would be SEE PAGE 2 er official said. – AP Kremlin,” he said, adding that the claims of Ukraine. – AP

Surveillance, firepower exercise in eastern theatre Camera traps 20 mammal

STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI, May 3: An integrat-

which troops and equipment were
tested in simulated war condi-
tions in high altitude areas and
species at Sonai-Rupai
ed surveillance and firepower extreme weather conditions STAFF REPORTER leopard, clouded leopard, est officials and field func-
training – christened as Exercise during which synergised surveil- wild dog, golden jackal, tionaries of the Nameri Ti-
Buland Bharat - was conducted lance and firepower from infantry GUWAHATI, May 3: The Asian elephant, Indian gaur, ger Reserve.
recently in the high altitude and artillery radars, weapon Nameri Tiger Reserve con- yellow-throated Martin, Bin- Forest officials said the
artillery ranges of eastern theatre. systems and direction of fire from ducted the first systematic turong, and more. survey provided valuable
Exercise ‘Buland Bharat’ the air were practised. Uninter- camera trapping survey of The survey was conduct- insights into the biodiversi-
involved the synergised applica- rupted communication on multi- Sonai-Rupai Wildlife Sanctu- ed as part of ‘Phase IV Mon- ty of the Sonai-Rupai WLS
tion of surveillance and firepower ple media was also tested at long ary recently. The surveyed itoring of the “Status of Ti- and will help future conser-
capabilities of the artillery and the distances. area forms the satellite core gers, Co-Predators, Prey vation efforts.
infantry in close coordination with “The exercise validated plans of the Nameri Tiger Reserve. and their Habitat” pro- A preliminary report of
special forces, aviation and for bringing down integrated A total of 20 mammal spe- gramme of the Nameri Ti- the survey will be submit-
Central Armed Police Forces firepower by orchestrating cies belonging to 10 families ger Reserve. The survey ted to the Chief Wildlife
deployed in West Kameng and synchronised firing by artillery were recorded from the adhered to the protocol pre- Warden of Assam shortly,
Tawang districts of Arunachal guns and fire support components Sonai-Rupai wildlife sanctu- scribed by the NTCA, an of- and the Nameri Tiger Re-
Pradesh. of infantry, aimed toward the ary, solely through camera ficial statement said. serve plans to publish a de-
The month-long training destruction of designated tar- traps. The recorded mam- The survey was designed tailed report on the survey’s
culminated in the test exercise in gets,” defence sources said. mal species include the and implemented by the for- findings soon.
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Retired/Housewife for Guwahati.

Part/Full time. Fixed income 2 terrorists killed in J&K
Urgently required top 10 with Medical Benefits. No sales. I, Dr. Dhiraj Das have lost my SRINAGAR, May 3: Two cial Operations Group), Kup-
Manager for a reputed Company. A. Barman # 7896216357. original MD (Medicine) terrorists were killed in an en- wara, were placed along the
Retired, housewife & business SV/P/ZC008204/8 certificate issued by Assam counter as security forces likely routes of infiltration,”
man can apply. Contact No. Council of Medical Registration foiled an infiltration bid along he said.
86387-92501. Required Retired persons
Certificate No. 740, Date of issue the Line of Control (LoC) in The troops in ambushes
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18th May, 1987. Jammu & Kashmir’s Kupwara braved incessant rainfall, poor
from home. Contact-
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available for Guwahati. Kindly spokesperson Col Emron utive nights, Col Musavi said.
contact : 8473070219. CD/SV/P/ZC008205/1 Immediate Teacher recruitment: Mrs. Mayurakshee Mahanta Musavi said that based on a Early on Wednesday morn-
I, Sri Maddu Bheemaraju, S/o
1. Physical Trainer (PT) M.P.Ed/ has been awarded the degree
SV/P/ZC008033/8 Lakhya Nath Doley Late Tulasuyya by religion
of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)
specific intelligence input pro- ing, the terrorists, who had in-
Medical Representative, 100% B.P.Ed. Whatsapp only:
Hindu, R/o - H.No. 258/B, vided by Senior Superintend- filtrated to India’s side of the
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Chemistry at St. Kevin in Barpeta days, "A.P.I", Guwahati Club. Free Food and Accommodation. Anniversary, you live on
(Assam) declare vide Affidavit Agricultural University, Imphal likely infiltration from one of troops. An intense firefight en-
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before Notary Kamrup (M) the terrorist launch pads sued, resulting in the elimina-
Engineer, Ph. 9101578197. 58410. Family members. Analysis of RILs for Al Stress
A Construction Firm in Six Mile, dated 28th April' 2023, that my across the LoC towards Machil tion of the two terrorists, he said.
SV/P/ZC008058/8 SV/P/HP001872/4 Tolerance in Lentil (Lens
VIP Road, Guwahati, Assam CD/InMemo/P/PP001580/1 actual and correct full name is sector, troops were put on Col Musavi said the bodies
culinarisMedik.) under Acidic
Urgently required dynamic male requires Junior Engineer. The Maddu Bheemaraju which high alert on Monday. of the two terrorists have been
Soils of Meghalaya", which
field staffs for a leading NIDHI candidate must have at least a appears in most of my relevant was carried out under the “A well-coordinated coun- recovered along with two AK
company in Guwahati. Require diploma in Civil Engineering documents but in my Admit supervision of Dr. K. Noren ter-infiltration grid was put series rifles, six AK-47 maga-
qualifications: Graduates from a recognized institute. He Card, Marksheet & Pass Singh, Prof., Genetics and in place in this rugged and zines, 159 AK-47 rounds, two
preferred/10+2 can also apply. should have at least 2-3 years of Certificate (HSLC) and office Plant Breeding, SCI, CPGS- extremely difficult area. A hand grenades, eatables and
Two-wheeler is mandatory. experience in the field work. service book my name AS, Central Agricultural
University. She is the daughter
number of additional am- cigarettes with Pakistani mark-
Salary range: 12 - 15k + fuel. Salary commensurate with inadvertently been recorded in
of Mr. Pradip Kumar Mahanta bushes, including those of the ing, and Pakistani currency
Free accommodation. Interview qualification & experience. E- short name as M. Bheemraju
and Mrs. Monalisha Mahanta Indian Army and SOG (Spe- amounting to Rs 660. – PTI
date: 07.05.2023 & 08.05.2023 mail: [email protected] instead of Maddu Bheemaraju.
and sister of Arnab Jyoti
Time: 11 am onwards. Address: SV/.../1 Henceforth my name will be Mahanta of Udit Nagar,
Pub Oughuli, VIP road, near read as Maddu Bheemaraju for Kahikuchi, Guwahati. Dr. State to roll out ...
Narengi Anchalik College, all purposes. Mayurakshee Mahanta is the
(Contd from page 1) so that no student has to suffer.
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and daughter-in-law of Mr. Meanwhile, in an important He said that only 20 percent
Mail your resume at
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6900597387.
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sult of which, the students of ent days marked as holidays.
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Government universities have The students can do internship
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Urgently required experienced application 12-05-2023 (English 42 lakhs, 3 BHK @ 48 Lakhs Department of Mathematics, Narangi
nominal charge. make proper planning. Only 10
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200 metres from NH-37, Phone I have change my name from
MA in respective subject. Salary No: 9954863602). Email: Number: 7099020838, 70990- Kamala Newar to Kamala Devi
town University, Panikhaiti, Guwahati Land required for flat construction sities of the State will be
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NATIONAL THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 3

Is he so indispensable: SC to Centre Jaishankar to hold bilateral

talks with Chinese, Russian
over 3rd extension given to ED Director counterparts today
NEW DELHI, May 3: “Can one 2023, when he does retire?” a bench ing in that position for several years. political investigation as alleged. In
person be so indispensable?” the Su- of Justices BR Gavai, Vikram Nath The Solicitor General said though one of the cases, we had to bring a BENAULIM (Goa), May 3: The people cited above the SCO Defence Ministers.
preme Court asked the government and Sanjay Karol asked Solicitor Gen- no one is indispensable, in such cases cash counting machine because there External Affairs Minister S said Jaishankar will hold sep- The ties between India
today as it questioned it about the third eral Tushar Mehta, who represented continuity is required. was so much cash recovered from Jaishankar will hold separate arate bilateral talks with his and China nosedived signifi-
extension of service given to ED Di- the Centre. “We are not dealing with individu- them... Will this court entertain pe- bilateral talks with his Chinese counterparts from almost all cantly following the fierce
rector Sanjay Kumar Mishra despite The barrage of questions from the als, but with the performance of an titions at the behest of persons who counterpart Qin Gang and SCO countries. However, clash in the Galwan Valley in
its express direction that no further bench came after the Solicitor Gen- entire country,” he contended. are trying to pressurise the agency Russia’s Sergey Lavrov at a there is no clarity on such a June 2020 that marked the
extension shall be granted to him. eral said Mishra’s extension was ne- At the start of the arguments, the ED,” Mehta said. beach resort in Goa on Thurs- meeting between Jaishankar most serious military con-
The top court said it had categorical- cessitated because of administrative Solicitor General questioned the lo- The apex court, however, refused day on the sidelines of a con- and Bhutto-Zardari. flict between the two sides
ly held in its 2021 judgement that any reasons and was vital for India’s eval- cus standi of some of the PIL peti- to agree with Mehta’s submission. clave of the Shanghai Coop- The bilateral meeting be- in decades.
extension of tenure granted to officers uation by the Financial Action Task tioners who have challenged the “Merely because a person is a eration Organisation (SCO) tween Jaishankar and Qin will The people cited above
holding the post of Director of Enforce- Force (FATF). amended law that allowed extension member of a political party, can that amid rapidly evolving region- be the second one in the last said Jaishankar and Russian
ment after attaining the age of super- “The next peer review of India’s to the ED boss. be a ground not to permit him a peti- al security situation. two months. The Chinese Foreign Minister Lavrov in
annuation should be for a short period legislation on money laundering is to “At the outset, I have serious ob- tion? Can he be stalled from ap- In the talks with Qin, Jais- Foreign Minister visited India their meeting are set to re-
and clearly mentioned that no further take place in 2023 and, with a view to jection with respect to petitions filed proaching the court?” the bench hankar is once again expect- in March to attend a meeting view the overall bilateral ties
extension will be given to Mishra. ensuring that India’s rating does not by political persons whose party’s asked. Mehta stood his ground, say- ed to convey that India-Chi- of the G20 Foreign Ministers. with a focus on trade and
“Is there is no other person in the go down, continuity of the leadership senior functionaries are under inves- ing a public interest litigation has to na ties cannot be normal un- On the sidelines of the commercial engagement.
organisation who can do his job? Can in the Enforcement Directorate is cru- tigation by Enforcement Directorate. be limited to public interest and not less there is peace in the bor- meeting, Jaishankar held talks India has been pressing
one person be so indispensable? cial,” Mehta said, adding, the person They have no locus in the matter. Of- private interest. der areas, people familiar with Qin during which he con- Russia for urgently address-
“According to you, there is no one already interacting with the task force fice-bearers of the Congress party... The hearing in the matter re- with the matter said. veyed to his Chinese counter- ing the trade imbalance that
else in ED who is competent? What is best suited to deal with it and the “Their leaders are facing serious mained inconclusive and will contin- Qin, Lavrov, their Pakista- part that the state of India- has been in favour of Moscow.
will happen post to the agency post- skills for that are acquired after work- ED investigations and it is not just ue on May 8. – PTI ni counterpart Bilawal Bhut- China relations is “abnormal” India’s trade deficit with
to-Zardari and Foreign Min- because of the lingering bor- Russia jumped significantly in
isters of other SCO countries der row in eastern Ladakh. the last few months after it
Documentary row are arriving in Goa on Thurs- Last week, Defence Minis- procured significant volumes
day to attend a crucial con- ter Rajnath Singh told his Chi- of discounted crude oil from
Delhi court clave of the SCO that is tak- nese counterpart Li Shangfu that country in the backdrop
summons BBC, ing place ahead of the annual
summit of the grouping in the
at a meeting that China’s vio-
lation of existing border agree-
of the Ukraine crisis.
Sources said Lavrov will
others on first week of July. India is the ments “eroded” the entire arrive in India as scheduled
defamation current chair of the grouping.
The two-day SCO foreign
basis of ties between the two
countries and that all issues
notwithstanding escalation in
tension between Russia and
complaint ministerial meeting will be- relating to the frontier must Ukraine. Russia today ac-
NEW DELHI, May 3: A gin with a gala reception at a be resolved in accordance with cused Ukraine of attacking
Delhi court today issued sum- luxury beach resort in Goa the existing pacts. the Kremlin with drones
monses to the BBC, Wiki- on Thursday while the main The meeting on April 27 overnight in an unsuccessful
media and Internet Archive deliberations will take place took place in New Delhi on attempt to kill President
on a criminal complaint filed on Friday. the sidelines of a conclave of Vladimir Putin. – PTI
by a BJP leader seeking to
restrain them from publish-
ing a documentary on the
2002 Gujarat riots, or any
Cong’s Priyank Kharge,
other material defamatory to
the RSS and Vishva Hindu BJP’s Yatnal get EC notices
Parishad (VHP). NEW DELHI, May 3: The Election Com- from criticism of all aspects of private life, not
The complainant had said Security personnel stand guard during a raid and search operation conducted by the Income Tax department at the
premises of TMC leader and MLA Krishna Kalyani, at Raiganj in Uttar Dinajpur district on Wednesday. – PTI
mission today issued notices to Congress connected with the public activities of the
the BBC documentary ‘India: MLA Priyank Kharge for his “nalayak beta” leaders and workers of the other parties...”
The Modi Question’ has de- remark against Prime Minister Narendra It said, “The Commission is prima facie of the
famed organisations like the
BJP, RSS and VHP.
The court was told that
India slips 11 positions on Modi and to BJP legislator Basangouda Patil
Yatnal for his “vishkanya” jibe at former Con-
gress chief Sonia Gandhi.
opinion that you have violated the aforesaid pro-
vision of MCC by making the said statement.”
In its notice to Yatnal, District Election Of-
though the documentary has
been banned by the govern-
ment, a Wikipedia page ded-
World Press Freedom Index The separate EC notices said the two have
prima facie violated provi-
ficer Koppal cited same clauses of the model
code and said “a personal at-
sions of the model code in ‘Nalayak’, ‘vishkanya’ tack remark against a rival
icated to the series provides NEW DELHI, May 3: bad’ in three other countries: Freedom Day, added. cannot be understated. Like- Karnataka. party leader is found to be
links to watch it and that the Media associations in the Tajikistan (down 1 at 153rd), The Indian Women’s Press wise the constraints on press The notices came a day af-
remarks made by you... which is in
content is still available on In- country have voiced concern India (down 11 at 161st) and Corps, Press Club of India, and freedom due to hostile work- ter a strong advisory was issued by the poll violation of the provisions of the Model Code
ternet Archive. over India slipping 11 places Turkey (down 16 at 165th),” the Press Association re- ing conditions like contrac- panel asking parties and their leaders to ex- of Conduct...”
Wikimedia Foundation to 161st rank in the World the RSF report said. leased a joint statement voic- torisation also have to be chal- ercise restraint in their utterances during The BJP had moved the Commission on
funds Wikipedia while Inter- Press Freedom Index, 2023, ing their concern over the lenged. Insecure working electioneering in Karnataka. Tuesday against Kharge for his remark while
net Archive is a US-based published today. Media associations country’s dip in the index. conditions can never contrib- Both Kharge and Yatnal have been asked to the EC had taken cognisance of Yatnal’s state-
digital library. Global media watchdog voice concern “The indices of press free- ute to a free press,” it added. explain by 5 pm on Thursday as to why action ment through media reports.
“Issue summons of the suit Reporters Without Borders dom have worsened in sev- Congress leader Shashi Tha- should not be taken against them. Taking serious note of the “plummeting
for settlement of issues to the (RSF), which publishes a “The other phenomenon eral countries, including In- roor too commented on the While Kharge is Congress’ candidate from level of campaign discourse” during election-
defendant (BBC, Wikimedia yearly report on press free- that dangerously restricts the dia, according to the latest embarrassing development. Chittapur, Yatnal is BJP’s star campaigner and eering in Karnataka, the Election Commis-
and Internet Archive),” Ad- dom in countries across the free flow of information is the RSF report,” the joint state- “Time for all of us to hang a candidate from Bijapur City. sion on Tuesday asked political parties and
ditional District Judge (ADJ) world, had last year ranked acquisition of media outlets ment said. our heads in shame: India In its notice to Kharge, the EC referred to their star campaigners to exercise caution and
Ruchika Singla said, posting India at 150 in a survey of 180 by oligarchs who maintain “For developing democra- slips in World Press Free- a clause in the poll code which states that restraint in their utterances and not to vitiate
the matter for May 11. countries. close ties with political lead- cies in the Global South dom Index, ranks 161 out of “Political parties and candidates shall refrain the election atmosphere. – PTI
Complainant Vinay Kumar “The situation has gone ers,” the report, published on where deep pockets of ineq- 180 countries,” he wrote on
from ‘problematic’ to ‘very the occasion of World Press uities exist, the media’s role Twitter. – PTI
Singh said he is a State exec-
utive committee member of SC declines to commute
the Jharkhand BJP and an ac-
tive volunteer of the RSS and
VHP. He claimed the BBC
NCP deliberates on road ahead after death penalty of Rajoana
documentary defamed or-
ganisations like the RSS,
VHP and the BJP.
Pawar’s decision to step down NEW DELHI, May 3: The
Supreme Court today de-
clined to commute the death
try of Home Affairs to defer
the decision on the mercy
petition is also a decision for
branches, has concluded
that the consideration may
be deferred as it could have
The complainant sought a MUMBAI, May 3: A day Yashwantrao Chavan Centre work is already there,” he said. “think over” his decision.
penalty of Balwant Singh Ra- the reasons given thereun- an impact on the security
direction to the BBC and oth- after Sharad Pawar an- in Mumbai where the NCP Pawar (82) on Tuesday Bhujbal today said Pawar’s
joana, convicted in the 1995 der. It actually amounts to a of the nation or law-and-
er respondents “to tender an nounced his decision to step leaders held the discussion dropped a bombshell by say- announcement to step down
assassination of then Punjab decision declining to grant order situation.
unconditional apology” to him down as NCP President, sen- informally, but he did not at- ing he is stepping down as as the NCP chief came as a
Chief Minister Beant Singh, the same for the present. “It would not be within
and the RSS and VHP “for the ior party leaders held a dis- tend the meet. chief of the NCP which he shock to everyone.
to life imprisonment, saying the domain of this court to
libellous and defamatory con- cussion here today on the Before the discussion, founded and helmed since “We will persuade him to
“it’s within the domain of the Beant Singh delve upon the decision of the
tent published in the two-vol- road ahead, even as Chhagan Bhujbal told reporters he 1999, but not retiring from withdraw his decision,” he
ume documentary series. Bhujbal said Pawar’s daugh was of the view that Supriya public life. said. After the meeting of
executive to take a call on assassination competent authority to de-
such sensitive issues”. fer taking any decision at
“Pass a decree of damages of ter and Lok Sabha member Sule was ideal for a “national The announcement, made NCP leaders, Bhujbal said
The court said the compe-
case present. It is within the do-
Rs 10 lakh in favour of the plain- Supriya Sule was ideal for a role” as she has a good grasp at an event, stumped leaders there was no meeting as
tent authority may deal with “It is, however, directed main of the executive to take
tiff and against the defendants,” “national role”. of issues. and workers of the 24-year- such of a committee, formed
Rajoana’s mercy plea. that the competent authori- a call on such sensitive issues.
it further urged the court. It An NCP worker from “She has been doing well as old party, and many were by Sharad Pawar to decide on
Rajoana has been in jail for ty, in due course of time, As such this court does not
claimed that the allegations Pune wrote a letter in blood, a parliamentarian. So there seen crying and pleading with his successor.
the past 26 years. would again as and when it is deem it appropriate to issue
made against the RSS and VHP appealing to Pawar to with- will be no problem on decid- the Maratha strongman to “Since we were in Mum-
Senior advocate Mukul deemed necessary, may deal any further directions,” the
were motivated by a “malicious draw his decision and not ing the new (NCP) President. reconsider his decision. bai, we met informally to dis- with the mercy petition, and bench said.
intent to defame the organisa- make him and several other Ajit Pawar should handle the Ajit Pawar later on Tues- cuss how to persuade Pawar Rohatgi, appearing for Rajo-
ana, argued that since the take a further decision,” the On March 2, the top court
tions and its millions of mem- party workers “orphan”. responsibility of the State (Ma- day announced his uncle will saheb to withdraw his resig- bench said. reserved its verdict on the
bers/volunteers”. – PTI Pawar was present at the harashtra). The division of need two to three days to nation,” he said. – PTI State and the Union of India
have not been able to decide The top court said the plea of Rajoana after hearing
MHA, upon material con- the submissions of Rohatgi

SC refuses to entertain pleas against The Kerala Story on the mercy petition which
is pending for more than 10
years, the death penalty
sideration of various re-
ports from its different
and Additional Solicitor Gen-
eral KM Natraj. – PTI
NEW DELHI, May 3: The Su- tion can’t be raised in every case and may consider the request or early list- the CJI observed. should be commuted to life
preme Court today refused to enter- seasoned judges are manning the ing,” the top court said while dispos- Advocate Vrinda Grover, who imprisonment.
tain petitions against the controver- High Court who are aware of the lo- ing of the plea. mentioned the matter for one of the A bench comprising Justic-
sial Hindi film, The Kerala Story, in- cal circumstances. One of the petitions was filed in petitioners, said the petitioner is es BR Gavai, Vikram Nath
cluding the one filed by Jamiat Ula- Article 32 gives Indian citizens the the apex court by Jamiat Ulama-I- seeking urgent listing of its plea on and Sanjay Karol refused to
ma-I-Hind, against its release over right to seek constitutional remedy from Hind, which sought a direction to the Thursday. accept Rohatgi’s submission,
apprehensions that it may cause ha- the Supreme Court if they have been Centre and the Central Board of Film She referred to the trailer of the saying the mercy petition of
tred and enmity in society, and asked deprived of their fundamental rights. Certification (CBFC) to not allow the movie and said it vilifies a particular the year 2012 was filed by
the petitioners to approach the ap- “The relief which has been sought screening and release of the movie in community and they don’t even have a the Shiromani Gurdwara
propriate High Court. under Article 32 can well be pursued in theatres and on OTT platforms. disclaimer that this is a work of fiction. Parbandhak Committee.
The film on alleged radicalisation appropriate proceed- The Jamiat Ulama-I- “Harish Salve, senior counsel ap- “The stand of the Minis-
and conversion of young Hindu ings before the High
Petitioners asked Hind said the film is pearing on behalf of the fourth respond-
women to Islam in Kerala, before Court under Article to approach HC likely to cause “ha- ent, with Ameet Naik, is not agreea-
inducting them into terrorist outfit 226 of the Constitution. Hence, we are tred” and “enmity between different ble to the suggestion of the petitioner
Islamic State (IS), is scheduled for not inclined to entertain the petition on sections of society” in the country. in regard to the introduction of a dis-
release on May 5. that ground, but leave it open to the During the hearing, the bench was claimer,” the bench noted in its order.
The pleas, including the one which petitioner to move the appropriate High told that another petition has been Another lawyer mentioned sepa-
sought a limited relief that a disclaimer Court,” the bench said. filed in the Kerala High Court against rate pleas concerning the movie for
should be made in the title of the film to Article 226 of the Constitution deals the movie and it is listed for hearing urgent listing.
the effect that it is a work of fiction, was with power of the High Courts to is- on May 5, the day the film is sched- While asking the petitioners to
mentioned for urgent listing before a sue certain writs. uled for release pan India. approach the High Court, the bench
bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chan- “In the event that the High Court “Seasoned judges are manning the observed High Courts have absolute
drachud and Justice PS Narasimha. is moved and since it is stated that High Court. They are aware of local control over such issues and they can
The bench, which took the plea on the film is stated to be due for re- circumstances. Why should we be- grant relief sought by the petition-
board, observed the Article 32 peti- lease on May 5, 2023, the High Court come a super (Article) 226 court?” ers. – PTI
 4 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI THURSDAY, MAY 4, 2023

Importance of scientific literacy

MESSAGE FOR TODAY
Outer beauty attracts, but inner beauty captivates.
– KATE ANGELL
was a teacher par excellence. Such the theoretical; nor did we incorpo- into our once pristine rivers. It is a enough information about the possi-
teachers leave a deep imprint in rate indigenous knowledge as part of travesty that those using first world bilities of studying and benefitting
their students’ minds and they our education curriculum. So much of products such as Huggies (baby and from the best scientific brains of the
choose to take up science in their what we learnt in school and college adult nappies) and even menstrual country. During my visit I found just
higher education too. In fact, some was theoretical barring of course the pads have mindsets of the third world one young lady student from Naga-
Disturbing trend of those students had done brilliant- science students who had the use of – just use and throw those in the land who had the benefit of studying

O
ne of the many reasons ly in their academics and gone on to the laboratory. But it is my firm belief nearest river. outside the region and therefore the
As every veteran journalist is aware, one of the basic why science is consid- reputed management institutes at that if our education system had in- It is in this connection that one exposure to what was available for
ered important is that it a time when such studies were not cluded more practical work and ex- feels there has to be greater stress her to pursue her goals of graduat-
tenets of print journalism is that India being a multi-reli- dispels superstitions and easily accessible to us tribals from perience in the field where we could on science education. And this brings ing in science and moving on to high-
gious and multicultural nation, care should be taken to allows for the use of reason to arrive India’s North East. have also learnt stuff from practising me to the purpose of this article which er studies within the same institute.
avoid sensationalism in reporting stories that might dis- at any conclusion. Often in the past, Experts say that scien- is, to speak of the Indian During my morning walk I came
turb communal harmony. Unfortunately, the electronic as science clashed with religion be- tific literacy is an individ- Institute of Science across another young man from Shil-
well as other audio-visual media do not appear to sub- cause of the phrase, “faith begins ual’s scientific knowledge Every one of us, no matter what our (IISc), Bangalore. It was long who had completed his PhD from
scribe to such a notion and often so-called film journalists where reason ends.” However, all and how they use it in to this institute, spread NIT Meghalaya and is pursuing his
that is in the past and people seem their day-to-day life. At station in life, needs to be over a sprawling campus post-doctoral research at the IISc.
resort to selecting particular themes and depicting them
with gross exaggeration designed to provoke controver-
to have compartmentalised their the heart of scientific lit- scientifically literate in order to of over 400 acres in the We in the region and particularly
beliefs such that they do not clash eracy is evidence-based heart of Bangalore, that I our governments need to ask wheth-
sy, thereby increasing viewership. The film The Kerala with their scientific knowledge. Sci- knowledge. If a person
survive. A lot of what we term had the good fortune of er the educational institutions are
Story, the trailer for which was recently released on entific literacy is what is taught to makes claims about a sci- traditional knowledge also has being invited to familiar- giving enough information about in-
YouTube, appears to be one such entity, making claims as children since their formative years. entific process, that per- ise the undergraduate stitutions such as the IISc. Every year
We explain to them pollination, ger- son has to also provide sci-
scientific basis. Our ancestors students with a part of before the ICSE or CBSE results are
it does which do not appear to be absolutely true. The
theme itself is an extremely sensitive one, being cen- mination, how chlorophyll is manu- entific evidence. I guess studied the elements and had a close their country that they out we have many promoters of pri-
factured, etc. These are the basics all of us became more sci- know very little about – vate institutions having their outreach
tred round alleged religious indoctrination in Kerala and
of our adventure into the world of entifically inclined after
communion with Nature; so they India’s North East. The programmes to attract students from
how Hindu and Christian women are being targeted by botany. As children grow up they Covid struck and we all knew the planting season for each campus which started as the region. The fees to these pri-
radical Islamic clerics. The Kerala Story claims that these learn the more complex sciences of had to follow protocols and a result of a conversation vate institutions are exorbitant but
women were converted to Islam and later sent to coun-
crop and studied the weather between Swami parents don’t mind spending as long
physics, chemistry, biology, zoology were not allowed to dis-
tries like Afghanistan, Yemen and Syria “to fight for the amongst others. pense with our masks, san- patterns to predict what the yield was Vivekananda and Jam- as their kids somehow get there and
cause of Islam”. The trailer itself shows a Hindu girl be- As students we looked in awe at itising hands, et al because going to be in that particular year. setji Tata in 1893 now chart out a future for themselves in
ing brainwashed and lured into Islam by her Muslim those who opted for science and of inconvenience. The fact stands as the pride of the a medical or engineering college. It
mathematics from Class 8 onwards that we can now discuss country and is a torch- is time for state governments to
friends. It details her religious conversion, wedding, and
even as lesser mortals opted for do- climate change without being diffi- farmers, we would have been more bearer in science education and fu- invite the IISc to the state capitals
her being trafficked to Pakistan. The trailer concludes mestic science. That was in the late dent that we are not scientists but conscious about the importance of turistic research. The IISc which to give an exposure of what the in-
with her assertion that she was not alone and there were 1960s when we were growing up. I because we are concerned about the conservation and of respecting Na- started in 1909 had Morris Travers stitute is about and why they need
thousands of girls in Kerala who had run away from home can say with certainty that there was planet, also means that we have ture. Our education system instead as its first director. Travers was Sir to gain admission there.
and were similarly radicalised and trafficked. a dearth of science and mathemat- been able to tune our minds towards considered anyone outside of the book William Ramsay’s associate in the In 2018, the IISc was one of the
The hidden agenda of the directors of the film reveals ics teachers and those available science because it is indispensable. knowledge paradigm as “illiterate,” discovery of the noble gases. The first six institutes to be awarded the
itself in the fact that the film allegedly makes the claim that were not the best. Teaching science Every one of us, no matter what our and those people were looked down first Indian to become director of the Institute of Eminence status. In
and mathematics among other station in life, needs to be scientifi- on with disdain. How sad indeed that IISc was the Nobel Laureate CV Ra- 2019, the IISc launched its brand
around 32,000 non-Muslim girls had been similarly sub- our education system relied so much man. IISc was the first to introduce statement – “Discover and Innovate;
things requires special skills. The cally literate in order to survive. A
jected to forced conversion and many of them were taken other day at a tete-a-tete with lot of what we term traditional on what’s bookish but does not allo- master’s programmes in engineer- Transform and Transcend; Serve and
to the ISIS in Syria during the time when that terror group friends, some who studied at St An- knowledge also has scientific basis. cate marks for our observation of Na- ing. It has also started integrated doc- Lead”. In 2022, the IISc received a
had been at the acme of its power. Interestingly, the patent thony’s College in the 1970s remi- Our ancestors studied the elements ture and how it works in conjunction toral programmes in biological, chem- private donation of Rs 425 crore, the
exaggeration of such a claim was acknowledged by nisced about a teacher who would and had a close communion with with human actions! ical, physical and mathematical sci- largest in its history, to establish a
YouTube itself when it changed the initial blurb from the come tipsy but he just blew their Nature; so they knew the planting Those of us who belong to a group ences for natural science graduates. postgraduate medical institute
minds when he taught mathemat- season for each crop and studied the that cleans rivers regularly now won- What some of the faculty of the (Source Wikipedia). With such a
“heart-breaking and gut-wrenching stories of 32,000 fe-
ics. Fr Joseph was then the princi- weather patterns to predict what der why this basic knowledge about IISc rue is that there are too few great institute within the country
males in Kerala” to “true stories of three young girls from pal of St Anthony’s College but he the yield was going to be in that not throwing garbage into rivers was students/scholars from India’s North why don’t more students from the
Kerala.” Surprisingly, not only has the film received clear- not only tolerated that particular particular year. never communicated to us in our form- East who are benefitting from this north-eastern states take advantage
ance from the Central Board of Film Certification, but also teacher but treated him with re- It’s the fault of our education sys- ative years. The educated today are institute. They wonder if the edu- of the superb academic opportuni-
the Supreme Court of India, which in recent times has spect because it was evident from tem that we did not integrate expe- some of the highest consumers of cational institutions in the eight ties on offer? Will the state govern-
been vocal against hate-speeches and hate-mongering, the results of the students that he riential learning with what’s written, packaged products that find their way states of the region are giving ments wake up?
has refused to admit a plea against it, and advised the
petitioners to challenge its release by challenging the cer-
tification through appropriate forum. Chief Minister of
Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan has claimed that the Hindi film
Knowledge in the profounder Indian sense
appears to be “deliberately produced” with the aim of cre- The late Prof Kireet Joshi had beau- men to grow, but only in the be- This growing bud of knowledge
ating communal polarisation and spreading hate propagan-
Diganta Biswa Sarma tifully summarised the above discus- coming, that is to say in the names and perfection within can be opened

D
da against his state despite the issue of “love jihad” being oes knowledge imply ac- sages came easily to see that the sion while defining information, knowl- and forms of the outer world of either swiftly or gradually, particu-
quiring information? Is self in us is one with the universal edge and wisdom in the light of the phenomena, not in the true being. larly when the right word is heard.
rejected by probe agencies. While any deliberateness on
wisdom different from self of all things. They saw that this teachings of the Upanishads and Sri Though these kinds of knowledge The right word could be heard with-
the part of the producers of igniting communal polarisation Aurobindo. According to him, infor- too can be aids to real knowledge, in or it may come to us from without.
knowledge? The Oxford universal self is the same as God
might be open to question, the distortions and exaggera- Advanced Dictionary defines knowl- and Brahman which is a transcend- mation consists of any article present- yet it is secret to the mind. Mind In both the cases, it acts only as an
tions enhance the possibility that the film might create edge as the information, understand- ent Being or Existence. ed to our awareness when it is gets its reflection only. It lives only agency for setting the concealed
communal disharmony, thereby becoming yet another com- ing and skills that one gains through Sri Aurobindo says that the sag- grasped as such. When awareness of in the spirit. This real knowledge knowledge to work. The inner ut-
ponent of an increasingly disturbing trend. education or experience. It has also es thus beheld, felt, lived in the facts happens in their interrelation, which lives only in the spirit is terances may either be the voice of
been defined by the same diction- inmost truth of all things as well as context, significance as well as in called wisdom in India. the inmost soul always open to the

Tea blues ary as the state of knowing about a

particular fact or situation.
in the inmost truth of man’s inner
and outer existence by the light of
their meanings, it is then called
knowledge. Intellectual and critical
reflection thereon too is called knowl-
India has the well mapped-out
pedagogy to transform gradually
the learning to know into intellec-
Divine or it could be the voice of the
universal Teacher seated in the
hearts of all.
According to Sri Aurobindo, this one and unifying vision. This
With the reputation of Indian tea at stake, the Centre edge. He further explained that tual knowledge in order that it is The growing bud even may open
knowledge, in the profounder Indi- unifying vision is called the knowl-
has initiated some steps for protecting Assam and Dar- an sense of the word, jnana, is not a edge in the profounder Indian sense knowledge refers to a state that lies eventually matured into wisdom. itself from within by the power of
jeeling tea from getting blended with cheap imports such mere thinking and considering by of the word jnana. beyond the intellectual activities of It is truly noteworthy that Sri Au- irradiating effulgence proceeding
as Nepal tea. For quite some time now, inferior quality tea the intelligence. It is not even pur- The Upanishads speak of twofold the mind. Knowledge then is a lumi- robindo once said in one of his aph- from the in-dwelling Divine. But or-
from Nepal was being sold and re-exported as premium suit and grasping of mental form of knowledge, namely, apara-vidya and nous growth into the higher state of orisms, “What men call knowledge, dinarily, the word from a living
truth by the intellectual mind. He para-vidya, the lower and the higher being in the profounder Indian sense is the reasoned acceptance of false teacher, the representative of the
Indian tea, diluting the global brand image of Indian tea
defines knowledge in this profound- knowledge. Shaunaka, the great house- of the word. Knowledge in this case appearances. Wisdom looks behind inner Divine, from outside is need-
and affecting domestic tea prices as well. Now following er sense as the seeing of truth with holder, approached the sage Angiras is a light by which we grow into our the veil and sees.” ed as an aid in the self-unfolding of
the Centre’s intervention, all importers will be required the soul and a total living in it with and asked of him, “Lord, by knowing true being. The knowledge, by which The Indian knowledge system this growing bud. The hearing of the
to mention the origin of imported tea and not to pass off the power of the inner being. Jnana what does all this that is, become our intellectual riches and informa- firmly affirms that within man is all right word shravana has to be fol-
imported tea as tea of Indian origin. Indeed, the going has can, therefore, be defined as a spir- known?” Angiras thus replied, “Two- tion are increased, is not then called knowledge. Vivekananda says, lowed by the reflection manana and
been tough for Indian tea for the past one decade or so itual seizing of truth by a kind of iden- fold is the knowledge that must be the light. Sri Aurobindo affirms “that “Even in a boy it is so – and it re- the meditation nidhidhyasana.
tification with the object of knowl- known of which the knowers of the knowledge of the truth means for quires only an awakening and that The Indian knowledge system
and a concerted effort from all the stakeholders is a must Indian thought, not intellectual as- much is the work of a teacher.” further underlines that true knowl-
edge. Jnana is, therefore, a direct Brahman tell, the higher and the low-
to bail the sector out of the current predicament. Assam knowledge of truth. This kind of di- er knowledge.” (Mundaka Upanishad sent or recognition, but a new con- Knowledge is, therefore, neither to edge is arrived at only by living in
which produces more than half of India’s total tea yield rect knowledge cannot be made com- as translated by Sri Aurobindo). Para- sciousness and a life according to be acquired, nor to be instilled from one’s own soul beyond the written
has also been feeling the pinch. A host of issues have plete without an integral knowing of vidya refers to the science of spiritual- the truth of spirit.” outside; on the contrary, it needs to words. If we can realise this, we
come to hit the State’s tea industry hard and unless the the self. And it is precisely for this ity, the knowledge of the inner spirit Indian tradition does recognise be evoked from within. Indian tradi- would then also realise as to why Sri
reason why the Vedantic sages al- or self or consciousness; apara-vidya the different kinds of knowledge – tion has its fully developed pedago- Aurobindo has affirmed that “A con-
industry chooses to be innovative and resilient, the days
ways sought to know and to live in is the science of matter and life, the scientific, ethical, psychological, gy to open the growing bud of knowl- sciousness that proceeds by sight,
ahead could impact it with long-term setbacks. While re- aesthetic, philosophical, worldly edge and perfection which is there, the consciousness of the seer, is a
and to be one with it by identity. knowledge of the outer world of phe-
cent weather extremes in the form of excessive rainfall Identity implies being united with nomena. One is purely subjective and and practical knowledge, etc. concealed in the heart of every greater power for knowledge than
and prolonged dry spells have adversely affected pro- the self. With identity the Vedantic the other objective. These forms of knowledge too help thinking and living being. the consciousness of the thinker.”
duction, a dip in quality remains even a more serious
concern. Recent times have also recorded a steep rise in
cost of production, which again is a bad augury for the
industry unless sales go up.
Letters
to the
Tree felling: Disheartening!
In Assam, the small tea growers sector continues to be an educated people about the equidistance from all national GMC and garbage and their supporters in J&K. The
area of serious concern. The boom in small tea production in importance of trees. Planting trees parties. He famously said the AJP
the mid-1980s brought into its fold a large number of local EDITOR is like planning for the future of our
children. Do we really want to
would survive on its own and
won’t seek ‘oxygen’ from any
Sir, – The GMC is planning to
install quite a few garbage transit
department concerned is learnt to
have blocked Wickrme, Mediafire,
Briar, BChat, Nandbox, Conion,
entrepreneurs but gradually the sector came to be beset camps in more places inside the
with many problems. The interventions made by the Tea Sir, – It is really disheartening leave an Earth without oxygen for national party. Post drubbing in the city. It hasn’t learnt any lesson after IMO, Element, Second line, Zangi,
to know that 7000 trees have our children? Let’s start planting 2021 Assembly polls where the the massive protest by the citizens Threema, Crypviser, Enigma and
Board have so far not succeeded in addressing these con-
been felled in Guwahati in the trees on important life events, and party failed to open an account and of Chandrapur not many months Safeswiss on the recommendation
cerns, including the all-important issue of quality control. pledge that we will take care of the Lurinjyoti lost from two constitu- of the Ministry of Home Affairs,
last few years. It is also very sad ago. Applications submitted by the
This also coincided with Indian tea confronting stiff chal- trees we planted so that they grow encies, he changed colour by which seems to be a welcome
that the survival rate of a residents of Chabipool area to shift
lenges from Kenyan and Sri Lankan tea in the global mar- and be a support for our future. aligning with the Congress for the move. According to Central
plantation initiative undertaken the garbage transit camp installed
ket. The situation today calls for ironing out the problem through an Indo-French collabo- The Govt should make a policy to by-elections in Majuli, Bhabanipur at the entrance to the Barsola intelligence, they recommended
areas before expanding the scope of the industry. Disturb- set aside some areas for the public and Thowra constituencies. Again, action after discovering that
ration is less than 30 per cent. Beelpar Lane West have fallen on
ingly, rising imports in recent years have emerged as a to plant and grow trees so that no being snubbed by the public and terrorists and their supporters
Such big trees are home to deaf ears. It is hoped that the
one can cut them down in the remaining low for a while, the were using these apps to communi-
major cause of worry for the industry, accentuated further varieties of birds and insects which Minister concerned would take the
name of development. Yours etc., opportunistic Gogoi is again cate with on-the-ground workers in
by the availability of cheap tea from outside countries where are vital to our environment. initiative to immediately shift the
S FARIDA SULTANA, Ulubari. extending his hands to Bhupen J&K. The majority of these apps
cost of production is less. It is time the industry reinvented Moreover, there is no other transit camp from Chabipool. The
An opportunist Bora-led Congress. He along with were designed to provide users
itself through a pragmatic strategy with thrust on broaden- source of oxygen for animals and Chief Minister too should visit the
his party members attended the with anonymity, and their features
humans except trees. So can we Sir, – Chief of the Assam Jatiya site and understand the gravity of
ing the consumer base through effective brand building. all-party meeting called by the make it difficult to identify the
conclude that our source of oxygen Parishad Lurinjyoti Gogoi is an the situation and look into the
Tea tourism, too, has immense potential in the State and it Congress with the objective of entities associated with these apps.
has been reduced? Development is out-and-out opportunistic leader. defeating Narendra Modi in 2024. grievances of the residents of
needs to be pursued aggressively – something that would needed and yes, we want to have In fact, the word ‘leader’ does not Chabipool area. The Pollution Further, these mobile apps enabled
boost both tea sales and brand building. While the ills plagu- One shouldn’t be surprised if, terrorists and their affiliates to
world class infrastructure in and suit him. He came into promi- prior to the 2024 general election Control Board should debar
ing the industry currently are already serious, of particular around Guwahati. But not at the nence during the anti-CAB establishment of such transit engage in activities that are
or 2026 Assembly polls, the AJP detrimental to India’s sovereignty
concern should be the growing climatic aberrations. An ef- cost of losing trees. Why isn’t our agitation when he held the post of under Lurinjyoti forms an alliance camps inside the ‘smart’ city to
fective strategy in consultation with all the stakeholders government taking up sustainable general secretary of the AASU keep the surrounding air and the and integrity and can disrupt peace
with the Congress and AIUDF. and harmony. Yours etc.,
including scientists is a must under the circumstances. An- development? In some news that spearheaded the stir. Post Going by his present speeches place clean from the hygienic point
of view. Yours etc., A DUTTA, VIJAYKUMAR H K, Raichur,
other imperative for boosting the industry is to enhance broadcasts, I have seen a few trees CAB agitation, Lurinjyoti with before the media, it is very
Chabipool. Karnataka.
consumption within the country, which continues to be rath- replanted in other areas. That is a the help of AASU launched the obvious that he too is playing an
er low. We do have a big domestic market for tea, but none- great initiative. However, is the AJP promising to fulfil the appeasement policy towards a Welcome move Articles (within 1000-1100 words) and
forest department or Govt making regional aspirations of the people. particular linguistic and religious Sir, – According to Central Letters to the Editor for publication in
theless there is ample scope for boosting consumption with-
sure that they survive? During the 2021 Assembly community. Yours etc., JULIE intelligence agencies, 14 mobile the editorial page may be sent to the
in the country through sustained efforts. I think it’s high time we polls Gogoi promised to maintain BHUYAN, Gaurisagar. apps were being used by terrorists email ID: [email protected].
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CITY THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 5

Pegu launches e-textbooks

WEATHER
for all classes
STAFF REPORTER available online, accessing the
GUWAHATI 475 textbooks in textbooks won’t be a prob-
Generally cloudy sky with GUWAHATI, May 3: 19 languages now lem for the students,” Pegu
one or two spells of rain or State Education Minister Dr mentioned.
thunder showers. Maximum Ranoj Pegu today launched e-
available for “We are already distribut-
and Minimum temperatures
are most likely to be 33°C &
textbooks of all classes from download ing 1,90,26,582 textbooks in
22°C respectively. pre-primary level to class XII hard copies to 46,69,501 stu-
TEMPERATURE: at the Sarba Siksha Abhiyan dents. We have 226 titles
Max 32.0°C (SSA) office. from ‘Ka-shreni’ up to class
Min 21.6°C Total 475 textbook titles in VIII, 163 titles for the classes
19 languages will now be IX and X, and total 86 books
available for download in the
Rongali Bihu SCERT, SEBA and AHSEC
for the classes XI and XII.
From now on, total 475 titles
celebrated websites. would be available in PDF for-
GUWAHATI, May 3: An- The initiative has been mat on SCERT, SEBA and
gels’ English Higher Second- aimed to help all the students, AHSEC websites,” he added.
ary School celebrated Rongali guardians and teachers to get Debananda Hazarika,
Bihu on April 28 and 29 with access to the textbooks any- chairman of Assam State
fun and enthusiasm. The Bihu where and anytime. Textbook Production and
programme began with a beau- While addressing the me- Publication Corporation
tiful chorus ‘Sreemoyee Asomi’
dia here, the Education min- academic life. Limited (ASTPPCL) and
by the students followed by
performances of Bihu dance, ister today said that the move “Already the students are Tulsi Barthakur, vice-chair-
songs, Husori, Bihu Konwar would help the teachers and getting the hard copy of the man of the corporation, were
and Bihu Kunwari competi- A vendor selling different vegetables on the roadside, in Guwahati on Wednesday. – UB Photos students make the best use textbooks free of cost. Now, present at the e-textbook
tions. A highlight was the re- of digital technology in their with the free PDF format launch event.
lease of the second edition of
the school magazine Angels by

City police faux pas leaves

the guest of honour Satyen
Sarma, advocate of Gauhati Cong files FIR 53rd foundation day of DST observed
High Court, a social activist
and the president of the As-
against Ajmal
sam Mountaineering Associa-
tion. His valuable words on
the occasion was indeed very
dead bodies swapped GUWAHATI, May 3: The
Congress party on Wednes-
day lodged an FIR at the
‘Investments in R&D not
inspiring for the entire An-
gels’ family.
STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI, May 3: In an
The case involved two
bodies that required post-
mortem surgery in
deceased – while taking
possession of the body from
the GMCH morgue –
Bhangagarh Police Station
here against AIUDF presi-
dent and Lok Sabha member
driven by profits alone’
Lifetime embarrassing faux pas for connection with two separate mistakenly left with the body Badruddin Ajmal.
STAFF REPORTER rector of IASST, spoke about He emphasised that R&D
DST & its achievements and investments were not solely
achievement city police involving mistaken
identity over two dead
incidents of unnatural death,
which had taken place under
of the other person.
Later, the Satgaon police
The FIR was filed for an al- GUWAHATI, May 3: As contributions to the develop- driven by profit; neverthe-
leged “derogatory” and “in-
award conferred bodies, an inquiry has been the jurisdiction of Satgaon personnel detected the decent” statement made by
part of the celebration of the
75th year of India’s independ-
ment of science and technol-
ogy in India and highlighted
less, several crucial factors,
such as innovative ideas, long-
STAFF REPORTER initiated by the Guwahati Police Station and Basistha anomaly over the mistaken Ajmal against Assam Pradesh
Police Commissionerate to Police Station respectively. identity when they came to ence – Azadi Ka Amrit Ma- the broader impact of re- term benefits, reputation,
Congress Committee (APCC) hotsav – the Institute of Ad- search and development on regulation and compliance,
GUWAHATI, May 3: Bihu fix responsibility for the GMCH sources said that take possession of the body president Bhupen Kumar Bo- vanced Study in Science and society and the economy. and social responsibility, con-
dancer Jaya Saikia Duwerah, same. the unsavoury development wanted in connection with
Kathak dancer Bipul Das and rah and “ten other political Technology (IASST), Guwa- He also presented an over- tribute substantially.
According to sources, the took place when personnel their case. parties”. – Staff Reporter
dancer Erika Nandi were con- hati, organised a special talk view of IASST and its man- He presented a brief on
incident took place in the from the Basistha Police “The mistake was soon
ferred the Guru Satyajit Sinha
Lifetime Achievement award morgue of Gauhati Medical Station accompanied by rectified,” a senior official of Manasa Puja today to observe the 53rd
foundation day of the Depart-
date, vision and mission, high-
lighting the institute’s work
how CSIR-IICB, Kolkata,
has contributed to society’s
during the 4th edition of the College and Hospital. family members of the police said. AZARA, May 3: Manasa ment of Science and Technol- that showcased IASST’s com- development and highlight-
Bharatiya Nritya Utsav (BNU Puja will be held at the Rani ogy (DST) at the Dr APJ mitment to research and de- ed the institute’s significant
Festival), an international In- Chapari Manasa Mandir,
dian dance and music festival
at the District Library audito-
rium here recently.
Documentary on Jnanada Bhattapara near here with a
five-day-long programme
Abdul Kalam Auditorium.
The guest of honour was
Prof Arun Bandyopadhyay,
velopment in various fields
and its contributions towards
the betterment of society.
contributions during the Cov-
id-19 pandemic. Prof Bandy-
opadhyay also emphasised on
from May 9. The programme
The festival was organised
by Projexel Foundation. Kakati wins award of the Puja includes arati,
ojapali, homagni, sacrifice, etc.
Director at CSIR-IICB,
Kolkata, who is a renowned
scientist and has significantly
In his talk, titled ‘R&D is
not driven by profit alone’,
Prof Bandyopadhyay dis-
the need for industry collab-
orations to drive investment.
The event concluded with
Deosotal Bihu STAFF REPORTER The film has been produced January this year. Devotees have been invited to contributed to chemical biol- cussed how R&D was a nec- an interactive question and
STAFF REPORTER by Bobbeeta Sharma and Chin- It also received the ‘Special attend all the puja programmes ogy and proteomics. essary process that involves answer session with Prof Ban-
GUWAHATI, May 3: moy Sharma under the ban- Jury Award’ as the ‘Best Film by the Mandir Parichalana In his welcome address, innovation, creation, and de- dyopadhyay, where attendees
GUWAHATI, May 3: The Jnanada: Reflections of Light ner of Sangita Advertising. on Women’ at the Indian Inde- Samiti. – ANN Service Prof Ashis K Mukherjee, Di- velopment of technologies. explored essential topics.
35th edition of Deosotal Rongali and Shade, a documentary The script is by Jimoni pendent Film Festival, Edition
Bihu Sanmilani will be held at on veteran actress Jnanada Choudhury, the creative di- February-March 2023.
Nabajyoti Sangha playground at Kakati, was awarded the
Deosotal in Deepor Beel area on rector and editor is Ravindra The documentary has also
May 6 and May 7. ‘Best Short Documentary Badgaiyan, and camera is by been officially selected for
The bihu celebration will Award’ at the 13th Dada Sa- Sharad Kumar Verma. screening at the Liber Films
start with a flag hoisting cer- heb Phalke Film Festival The documentary had pre- International Festival 2023,
emony at 8 am on May 6. Presi- 2023 held at Noida on April viously received the ‘Special Greece, and the WRPN
dent of the sanmilani, Ashok 30, said a press release is- Jury Mention Award’ under Women’s International Film
Thapa will hoist the flag. The sued on Wednesday. the short documentary sec- Festival 2023 in Delaware,
two-day event will witness tra- The documentary has been tion at the 15th Jaipur Inter- United States, the press re-
ditional sports and cultural directed by Bobbeeta Sharma. national Film Festival held in lease stated.
functions, among others.

Fund raiser
STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI, May 3: Ro-

KLO linkman nabbed
tary Club of Gauhati South or-
ganised a fund raiser-cum-
awareness programme at
from capital complex
STAFF REPORTER capital complex on Tuesday Sources further informed
Pragjyoti-ITA Cultural Cen-
tre, Mackhowa on by a team of Kokrajhar po- that Santanu Mohan Rai has
thalassemia recently. GUWAHATI, May 3: lice and was later arrested on been arrested on the basis of
It was an event comprising Kokrajhar police has arrest- Wednesday. The Court today the statement of KLO cad-
cultural events where re- ed a Kamatapur Liberation sent him to three-day police res arrested in Kokrajhar a
nowned artistes Dr Lima Das Organisation (KLO) linkman custody. few days ago.
(Sattriya), Rabin Bar (speed and from the Dispur capital com- The accused was working On April 24, during a joint
sand art), Dr Partha Mohan plex. as an electrician in a construc- operation, Assam police and
(ghazal) and Priyanku Bora The arrested person has tion site inside the capital CRPF busted a camp of the
(flute) enthralled the audience.
been identified as Santanu complex. He hails from organisation in Kokrajhar.
The function had two other
important events as well Mohan Rai. Golokganj and was involved Two KLO cadres were killed
which RCGS (Rotary Club of According to police, Rai with extortion activities of the and four were arrested by
Gauhati South) had incorpo- was picked up from Dispur organisation, sources said. police in the operation.
rated. One was, awarding the
14th annual Vocational Awards
to two upcoming local entre-
preneurs and the other, re-
leasing of a book Life Drops, on
B Palkee conferred
thalassemia, haemophilia and
Sickle cell diseases with arti-
cles written by noted doctors
‘Nritya Shiromani’ title
of the region. The book was GUWAHATI, May 3: was awarded the title of of Kathak, was awarded the
released by Dr Naren Barman Kathak dancer and actress B ‘Nritya Ratna’. Palkee was IIDF Future Face Award at
as special invitee. Palkee was conferred the ti- awarded the ‘Young Achiever the India International Dance
The president and mem-
tle of ‘Nritya Shiromani’ at the Award’ too in 2020 by the Festival. She has been learn-
bers focussed on the mes-
sages ‘Give blood, save lives’, Nritya Utsav 2023 organised Kkiran Foundation. This was ing the dance form under
‘Help families of thalassemia by the Prayas Kala Kendra on stated in a press release. Gurus Marami Medhi and
patients’ and ‘Know the what the occasion of World Dance In 2022 Palkee, a CCRT Meghranjini Medhi at Sur
and why of thalassemia’. Day. Earlier in 2019, Palkee scholarship holder in the feild Sangam for the last 12 years.

Workshop on ethics and integrity held

GUWAHATI, May 3: en Kumar Dutta, founder and features of the National Edu- every teacher to complete a
Miles Bronson Residential principal of Miles Bronson cational Policy (NEP) 2020 minimum of 50 hours of train-
School (MBRS), Guwahati, Residential School highlight- which included the immense ing in one academic session.
conducted a two-day work- ed the importance of ethics experiential learning, digital Resource person Sanjay
shop recently on ethics and and integrity for living a suc- learning and competency- Tiwari, principal of Royal Glo-
integrity, said a press release. cessful and happy life. He cit- based education. He pointed bal School, Guwahati, con-
The seminar which was or- ed the three building blocks out the role of the Centre of ducted the two-day workshop
ganised under the Central of raising behavioural stand- Excellence to provide train- covering various domains in
Board of Secondary Educa- ards through teaching, train- ing for teachers of affiliated the field of ethics and integri-
tion (CBSE) Centre of Ex- ing and management of dis- schools every academic year ty like understanding integri-
cellence (CoE) was attended cipline. covering as many as 45 vari- ty, integrity entail, Kohlberg’s
by 34 participants from 14 The chief guest of the ous topics for enriching and stages of moral development
CBSE-affiliated schools in workshop, Dr Jagadish Bar- empowering the teachers in and honesty and corruption.
the city. man, joint secretary, CBSE, their pedagogical practices. The session concluded with a
In the inaugural address, CoE, regional office, Guwa- He stated that the CBSE valedictory certificate giving
the course director Dr Nrip- hati, explained the various has made it mandatory for the participants.
 INTERNATIONAL
6 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI THURSDAY, MAY 4, 2023

2,100 Myanmar
India, Maldives reaffirm peace political
prisoners freed
ASSAM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY
(A State University of Government of Assam constituted by
"Assam Science and Technology University Act, 2009)
Tetelia Road, Jalukbari, Guwahati-781013 www.astu.ac.in

and security in Indian Ocean BANGKOK, May 3: My-

anmar’s ruling military council
on Wednesday said it was re-
Short Notice Inviting Tender for Hiring of Vehicle
Sealed quotatons are invited in Single bid system from Registered agencies/
MALE, May 3: India and the Maldives domains,” said a joint press communique terly bond that exist between our two leasing more than 2,100 politi-
on Wednesday reaffirmed the importance issued at the end of Singh’s visit to nations from time immemorial,” she said parties having adequate experience for the following work, "Hiring of Vehicle".
cal prisoners as a humanitarian
of maintaining peace, stability and secu- Maldives. “Both Ministers reaffirmed and thanked Singh for the reception gesture. Thousands more re- The tender documents will be available at https://astu.ac.in. The last date for
rity in the Indian Ocean as they under- the importance of maintaining peace, sta- hosted by him on board INS Airavat. main imprisoned on charges submission is 10.05.2023 till 2:00 pm.
scored the significance of respecting in- bility & security in the region and recog- “The reception celebrated the rich cul- generally involving nonviolent Janasanyog/CF/422/23 Sd/- Registrar
ternational law and rules-based interna- nised the need to work together to ad- tural heritage and friendship that exists protests or criticism of military
tional order, amid China’s between India and rule, which began when the
growing influence in the stra- Maldives. The event was army seized power in Febru- ECF No. E 19416/DFA/21825
tegically vital region. a testament to the strong ary 2021 from the elected gov- TENDER NOTICE
Defence Minister Rajnath bonds of cooperation and ernment of Aung San Suu Kyi.
Singh, who arrived here on mutual respect fostered 1. The Deputy Commissioner, Kamrup, Amingaon (hereafter referred to as ‘buyer’) intends to
State-run MRTV television re-
Monday on the invitation of over years,” she said. empanel reputed manufacturers / suppliers for supply of Relief materials during any kind of
ported that the head of Myan-
disaster both manmade and natural.
his Maldivian counterpart The ministers wel- mar’s military council, Senior Gen
2. The buyer invites sealed Quotations affixing Court fee stamp worth Rs.8.25 (Rupees eight
Mariya Didi, also jointly laid comed the progress made Min Aung Hlaing, had pardoned and twenty-five paisa) only under one bid system for supply the materials. The RFQ may
the foundation stone for the in ongoing defence coop- 2,153 prisoners on the most im- be downloaded from website https://kamrup.assam.gov.in
Maldives National Defence eration between the two portant Buddhist holy day of the 3. A bid security of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) only will be deposited in the form of
Force (MNDF) Ekatha har- neighbours, including joint year, marking the birth, enlight- a Demand Draft / Banker’s Cheque in favour of Deputy Commissioner & Chairman,
bour in Male in keeping with exercises and exchanges enment and death of Buddha. DDMA, Kamrup, Amingaon – 781031 along with the quotation.
Prime Minister Narendra of visits by military offi- The releases began on 4. The sealed Quotation, superscribed at the top of envelope as “Quotation for supply of
Modi’s vision of SAGAR or cials. They also noted the Wednesday.The identities of those Flood Relief Materials” should be addressed to ‘The Deputy Commissioner & Chairman,
Security And Growth for All importance of sharing best released were not immediately DDMA, Kamrup, Amingaon - 781031.
in the Region. practices and expertise in available, but would not include 5. Quotation should reach the office latest by 15/05/2023 at 02.00 PM. The Quotations shall
The development of the areas such as counter ter- Suu Kyi, who is serving a prison be opened on 16/05/2023 at 03.00 PM at Conference Hall 2nd Floor, DC’s Office, Kamrup,
Coastguard Harbour and repair facility at dress common security challenges. They rorism, disaster management, cyber se- term of 33 years on more than a Amingaon.
Sifavaru is one of the biggest grant-in-aid underscored the importance of respect- curity and maritime security. dozen charges her supporters say 6. Authorised bidder or their representative may attend the opening of the bids at the scheduled
projects of India. ing international law-and rules-based in- The ministers agreed to explore addi- were trumped up by the military. date and time. Quotation received beyond the last date and time shall be summarily
During his visit, Singh and Didi held ternational order and expressed their tional avenues for cooperation, including in Prisoners pardoned on Wednes- rejected.
bilateral talks to enhance defence coop- commitment to upholding these princi- the areas of defence trade, capacity building day had been convicted under a 7. Bidders are requested to furnish particulars for Technical and Financial parts as per the
eration and strengthen the longstanding ples,” it added. and joint exercises. They also discussed the section of Myanmar’s penal code Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively in addition to the Bid form. The bidders are
partnership between India and Maldives. The Maldivian Defence Minister de- need to promote people-to-people contacts that makes it a crime to spread also advice to go through the General Terms & Conditions and satisfy themselves before
“They discussed a wide range of re- scribed Singh’s visit as “a major milestone and exchanges between the armed forces comments that create public un- submitting the quotation.
gional and global security issues of mu- in the bilateral defence cooperation en- of both countries. They attended a cer- rest or fear, or spread false news, 8. The buyer reserves the right to accept or reject any offer or empanel more than one bidder
tual concern, and agreed to deepen their gagements” between the two countries. emony for the commissioning of the re- and carries a penalty of up to three without assigning any reason,
cooperation in the defence and security “His visit epitomises the strong sis- placement ship for Huravee. – PTI years in prison. – AP Sd/- Deputy Commissioner & Chairman,
Janasanyog/C/1859/23 DDMA, Kamrup , Amingaon
SHORT EXAMINATION NOTICE
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT AT GUWAHATI
(The High Court of Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram
Iran seizes tanker in Assam Small Industries
Development Corporation Ltd.
and Arunachal Pradesh)
Written examination in connection with direct
recruitment of 11(eleven) posts of Court Manager under
Strait of Hormuz (A Government of Assam Undertaking)
No. SIDC/CD/FPP/BID/1835/2014-15/5984
the Jurisdiction of the Gauhati High Court in the State of DUBAI, May 3: Iran’s para- the Navy did not receive a dis- Tankers of Piraeus, Greece. A
INVITING AUCTION BID NOTICE
Assam will be held on 27.05.2023 (Saturday). Roll Nos. military Revolutionary Guard tress call from the Niovi itself, woman who answered the
(For allotment of industrial plot at Food Processing Park, Chaygaon in Kamrup district)
of eligible candidates, List of rejected candidates and seized a Panamanian-flagged 5th Fleet spokesman Cmdr phone at the firm declined to Assam Small Industries Development Corporation Limited (ASIDC) invites bids, duly
other details can be seen in the relevant notification oil tanker in the strategic Strait Timothy Hawkins said. immediately comment on the completed as per Bid Documents for allotment of the following industrial plots for 60 (sixty)
published in the official website of Hormuz on Wednesday, the Those Guard ships “forced seizure. years lease at Food Processing Park, Chaygaon at vill. Paneri, Dist. Kamrup, Assam from the
(www.ghconline.gov.in). No individual call letter will second-such capture by Te- the oil tanker to reverse The Niovi had been coming prospective entrepreneurs desiring to setup industry in food processing sectors.
be issued to any candidate. hran in under a week amid course and head toward Irani- from dry-dock repairs in Du- SI. Plot Details Reserve price for
Sd/- Registrar (Administration), heightened tensions over its an territorial waters off the bai, bound for Fujairah on the No. Development charges Existing assets.
Janasanyog/D/1445/23 Gauhati High Court, Guwahati nuclear programme. coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran,” eastern coast of the United 1 Developed plot area: 1338.00 Sq.M Rs.1800/- per sq.m Rs.21,63,092.00
The taking of the oil tanker the Navy said. Arab Emirates without carry- (Approx. 1 Bigha)
Niovi renewed concerns Iran’s actions are contrary to ing any cargo, according to the 2 Developed plot area: 2676.00 Sq.M Rs.1800/- per sq.m Nil
about Iran threatening mari- international law and disruptive data firm Refinitiv. (Approx. 2 Bighas)
IREL (India) Limited time traffic in the strait, the to regional security and stabili- Last week, Iran seized an oil 3 Developed plot area: 2000.00 Sq.M Rs.1800/- per sq.m Nil
Formerly Indian Rare Earths Limited narrow mouth of the Persian ty,” the 5th Fleet said in a state- tanker carrying crude for Chev- (Approx. 1½ Bighas)
(A Government of India Undertaking)
CIN : U15100MH1950GOI008187 Website : www.irel.co.in Gulf through which a fifth of ment. “Iran’s continued harass- ron Corp of San Ramon, Cali- 4 Semi developed plot area: 1740.00 Sq.M Rs.900/- per sq.m Nil
ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 & ISO 45001:2018 Company all crude passes. ment of vessels and interference fornia, amid wider tensions be- (Approx. 1 B-1 K-10 L)
Ref: ADVT. NO. 23-24/1 TENDER NOTICE Date : 04.04.2023 It also comes amid the dis- with navigational rights in re- tween Tehran and the US over Cost of bid document : Rs.1000.00 (Rupees one thousand only) against each plot
IREL (India) Limited, Chavara invites Bid for the following items/job appearance of a crude oil tank- gional waters are unwarranted, its nuclear programme. The Bid security : 10% of the Bid value
descriptions. er in southeast Asia believed irresponsible and a present Advantage Sweet had 23 Indi- Issue of bid document : From 06-05-2023 to 19-05-2023 on all working days.
Event No. Job/Item Description
to be carrying Iranian crude threat to maritime security and ans and one Russian on board. Receipt of bid : 20-05-2023 up to 2.0 PM
GEM/2023/B/3409016 Desilting of Thottappally Spillway mouth
by engaging 100 ton capacity cutter
oil amid reports it may have the global economy.” Iran has accused the Advan- Opening of bid : 20-05-2023 at 2.30 PM in presence of the intending bidders/
suction derdger for cutting open the sand been seized by the US. Iran’s semiofficial Tasnim tage Sweet of colliding with an- representatives.
bar from Pozhy mouth-Phase IV The US Navy published sur- news agency, believed to be close other vessel, while offering no The bids should accompany the cost of bid of Rs.1000.00 and bid security @ 10% on the
GEM/2023/B/3400150 Manual collection of mineral sand from veillance footage shot by an aer- to the Guard, reported the par- evidence to support its claim. offered bid value in the form of Demand Draft/ Banker’s Cheque drawn in favour of ‘ASIDC Ltd”.
beach front and other mining lease areas Bid not accompanied by the cost of bid & bid security shall be rejected.
of VT, loading and transportation of
ial drone of about dozen Guard amilitary force had seized a tank- Iran has offered a variety of
The bid document may also be downloaded from the ASIDC’s website https://
mineral sand from VT/Ponmana mining vessels swarming the tanker er it described as a “violator,” unsupported claims in the past
asidcltd.assam.gov.in ASIDC Ltd. reserves the right to reject any or all the bids without
area and unloading near to spiral plant at around 6:20 am. The drone had without elaborating. when seizing foreign-flagged assigning any reason thereof.
VT mining site been on a routine patrol in the Shipping registries show the ships amid tensions with the Sd/- Managing Director
Bidder may download tender document from http://irel.co.in, http:// area and saw the seizure, though Niovi as managed by Smart West. – AP Janasanyog/CF/425/23 ASIDC Ltd.
gem.gov.in or CPPP website. Any corrigendum/extension to above tenders
shall be hosted in above websites only.
CBC 48129/12/0007/2324 Sd/- Head, Chavara
3 imprisoned Iranian female Notice Inviting Tenders
tender (NIT) Reference No. JDHS/NTEP/IGRA/UDL/23-24/01
National Innovation Foundation - India
Autonomous Body of Department of Science and
Technology, Govt. of India
journalists win top UN prize Notice Inviting Tender for engaging Agency/Diagnostic Laboratory for providing
services for TB Interferon Gamma Release Assay (IGRA) testing under National
Grambharti, Amrapur, Mahudi Road UNITED NATIONS, May Islamic Republic since the 2009 winners at a ceremony in New
Gandhinagar, Gujarat- 382650 Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP) program at District TB Office,
3: The United Nations an- Green Movement protests York, saying: “Now more than
Tel : 02764261134/ 35/ 36/ 37/ 38; Web : www.nif.org.in Udalguri district of Assam.
nounced on Tuesday night that drew millions to the streets. ever, it is important to pay trib-
Advt. No. 03/2023 The third winner is Narges The proposed project aims to promote prevention of Latent TB infection amongst
its premier prize for press free- ute to all women journalists who
National Innovation Foundation- India (NIF) invites applications dom has been awarded to three Mohammadi, who has worked are prevented from doing their the contacts of TB patients by increasing access to IGRA testing services as
from highly motivated and eligible professionals for imprisoned Iranian female jour- for many years as a journalist jobs and who face threats and well as Preventive therapy. The project will undertake counselling of contacts
engagement as i) JRF/SRF/RA/Project Associates in the of TB patients to generate awareness around Latent TB and support them in
nalists “for their commitment and is one of Iran’s most prom- attacks on their personal safety.”
areas of Agriculture/Natural Science/ Pharmaceutical Science/ accessing the required services as early as possible and following them up till
Veterinary/ Ayurveda/ Engineering (Mechanical, Agricutural, to truth and accountability.” inent activists. Zainab Salbi, chair of the in-
Electronics, Mechatronics)/ Computer Applications/ The winners are Niloufar Ha- The UN Educational Scientif- ternational jury of media pro- end of treatment. This intervention aligns with India’s move towards Elimination
Information Technology/ Mass Communication/ Business or medi who broke the news that ic and Cultural Organisation World fessionals that chose the win- of TB by 2025.
Entrepreneurship Development/ Intellectual Property 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died Press Freedom Prize is named for ners, said the brave work of the The proposal shall include per sample quote for providing the following service
Protection ii) Finance and Administrative Managers/ last September while being held Guillermo Cano, a Colombian three winners “led to a histori- package as a whole:
Associates. by the morality police for wear- journalist who was assassinated cal women-led revolution.” 1.1 IGRA testing through currently NTEP endorsed test. The agency shall
The engagement is purely on temporary and contractual basis. ing her headscarf too loosely, and in front of the offices of his news- “They paid a hefty price for
The detailed advertisement is available http://
procure the testing kits as per estimated load [Number of bacteriologically
Elaheh Mohammadi who wrote paper El Espectador in Bogota on their commitment to report on
www.nif.org.in/join us. The last date of receipt of applications confirmed pulmonary TB patients or (pulmonary TB patient) X (average
about her funeral. December 17, 1986. UNESCO and convey the truth,” Salbi
is 22nd May, 2023. family size-1) in concerned geography)
Amini’s death touched off has awarded the prize to coincide said. “And for that, we are com-
CBC 36118/12/0001/2324 Sd/- Director months-long protests in dozens with World Press Freedom Day mitted to honouring them and 1.2 Collection of blood samples from the residence of beneficiaries household
of cities across Iran. The dem- on May 3 since 1997. ensuring their voices will con- contacts (children >/= 5 years of age, adolescents, and adults) of
onstrations posed one of the UNESCO Director-General tinue to echo worldwide until bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary TB patients/ pulmonary TB patient
most serious challenges to the Audrey Azoulay announced the they are safe and free. – AP and other risk group notified in Nikshay from public or private sector, as
agreed upon, for IGRA testing.
1.3 The collection should be done from beneficiaries within 24 hours of
In Sri Lanka, IAF chief bats for information or instruction given for sample collection.
1.4 The agency shall deploy trained HR for counselling, sample collection,
deeper cooperation in defence packaging, storage and transport of the sample to empanelled laboratory.
1.5 The person going for blood collection should be trained in NTEP PMTPT
COLOMBO, May 3: Indian National Security Adviser as Air Chief Marshal Chaud- guidelines (online self-learning module and verified by certificate or
Air Force chief Air Chief Mar- well as the Commanders of Sri hari also met Sri Lankan Prime physical training imparted by NTEP) for providing quality counselling.
shal V R Chaudhari has met Sri Lankan Air Force and Navy,” Minister Gunawardena who 1.6 Testing of samples at the assigned laboratory using the Gol endorsed
Lankan President Ranil Wick- the Indian Air Force tweeted. said that India is the ‘First Re- tests.
remesinghe and Prime Minister “Air Chief Marshal VR Chaud- sponder’ in the region and ac-
hari #CAS @IAF_MCC called 1.7 Provision of logistics for sample collection, processing, storage and testing.
Dinesh Gunawardena and dis- knowledged the significant role
cussed avenues for deepening on President HE @RW_UNP. of the Indian Air Force. 1.8 The result of the test (report) will be communicated to the treating doctor
bilateral cooperation and engage- Discussed avenues for deepen- “ACM VR Chaudhari #CAS and NTEP as soon as available but not later than 96 hours from sample
ments in the defence sphere. ing cooperation and engage- @IAF_MCC called on HE collection from patients. However, hard copies of test reports will be
The Chief of Air Staff ar- ments in the defence sphere,” PM @DCRGunawardena. available with the collection center/laboratory as per operational feasibility.
rived here on Monday on a the Indian High Commission in HE PM underlined that (In- TENDER VALUE : Rs. 35.075
four-day official visit to Sri Lan- Colombo tweeted. dia) is the ‘First Responder’
Last date of receipt of proposal : 18/05/2023 by 02:00 PM
ka. He is visiting Sri Lanka at “The bilateral talks assured in the region and acknowl-
the invitation of Air Marshal IAF’s steadfast commitment edged the significant role of Tender document link/QR code : https://bit.ly/IGRA RFP
SK Pathirana. to Sri Lanka at all times when @IAF_MCC in this regard. Interested bidders may download the entire tender document from link or may
“As part of his ongoing visit India is called upon. The CAS CAS reiterated the commit- get in touch with the District TB Office, Udalguri, NTEP - Assam or email :
to Sri Lanka, the CAS Air Chief also gave a talk at the prestig- ment of @IAF_MCC towards [email protected]
Marshal VR Chaudhari met the ious Sri Lankan National De- deepening (India-Sri Lanka)
Honourable President, the fence College,” the Indian Air defence ties,” the Indian High Sd/- District Programme Officer
State Minister of Defence, the Force said in another tweet. Commission tweeted. – PTI Janasanyog/C/1853/23 NTEP, Udalguri, BTR
 THURSDAY, MAY 4, 2023
NORTH EAST THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 7

Arunachal Meghalaya HC orders CBI Attendance monitoring

whistle-blower dies system to detect proxy
the brave whistle-blower who
exposed the APPSC paper-sell-
probe into ‘encounter death’ teachers in Nagaland
ing scam in Arunachal Pradesh. STAFF CORRESPONDENT during the operation, the mili- by one Mingran T Sangma and counsel for the petitioner, said.
He will forever be remembered tants were found to be hiding other police personnel in the During a magisterial inquiry, CORRESPONDENT ognition technology for person
for his courage to stand up SHILLONG, May 3: The in a house near Romba Ading- presence of the Circle Inspec- the witnesses had also stated identification, along with loca-
against the malpractices in the Meghalaya High Court on gre LP School. tor, West Garo Hills, Bitching that it was a “fake” encounter. DIMAPUR, May 3: The Na- tion and time stamping. As part
system,” Deputy Chief Minis- Tuesday ordered the CBI to in- According to the police, when N Marak. The police, however, tried to galand Education Project – The of the NECTAR project’s gov-
ter Chowna Mein said. vestigate the killing of Seng- asked to surrender, the militants He claimed that on that fate- close the case and stood by its Lighthouse – is developing a ernance reforms, the system
Padang, a candidate himself, bath Ch Marak in an alleged opened fire and the police retal- ful day, the police personnel had claim that the police personnel Teacher Attendance Monitor- is being initiated by the NEC-
had on August 28, 2022, lodged encounter with the police in iated in “self-defence”. In the pelted stones at the house of opened fire in self-defence. ing System (TAMS) to tackle TAR project and driven by the
Gyamar Padang
a complaint with the Itanagar West Garo Hills district on exchange of fire, one suspected Sengbath and asked him to After hearing both the sides, the issue of proxy teachers and School Education Department
CORRESPONDENT Police Station, claiming that the March 4, 2015. militant, later identified as Sen- come out. When Sengbath the High Court found many absenteeism in the State. to guarantee optimum class-
question papers of the AE (Civ- Following the incident, the gbath Ch Marak, died on the came out, Mingran T Sangma loopholes in the police version TAMS is part of the World room teaching and transactions
ITANAGAR, May 3: The il) Mains examination conduct- father of the deceased, Abal M spot, the police added. shot him in the leg and made and asked the CBI to investi- Bank-supported ‘Nagaland: En- by ensuring the attendance and
brave whistle-blower of Aru- ed on August 26 and 27 by the Sangma, had moved the High The police allegedly recov- him run and then shot him gate the incident and submit its hancing Classroom Teaching and presence of teachers in their
nachal Pradesh, Gyamar Pa- APPSC, were leaked. Based on Court, claiming that his son was ered a country-made pistol and again. There are several wit- report within three months. Resources (NECTAR)’ project. respective schools/classrooms.
dang, who exposed the Aru- his complaint, the Itanagar Po- killed in a “fake” encounter. incriminating documents from nesses to this incident, the pe- The High Court directed The purpose of TAMS is to In this regard, a pilot exer-
nachal Pradesh Public Service lice registered an FIR on Sep- Police, on their part, said that the encounter site. titioner said. the police authorities, partic- provide all the schools, teachers cise is being conducted for all
Commission (APPSC) paper tember 10, 2022 and launched an operation was launched upon However, the father of the “The incident was a fake en- ularly the SP of West Garo and school leaders in Nagaland government schools under the
leak scam in August last year, an investigation, which was lat- receiving information that a deceased, in an FIR filed against counter wherein the police in a Hills, to hand over all relevant with the necessary software and Viswema block in Kohima dis-
passed away in a Hyderabad er handed over to the Special group of Garo National Libera- the police team, said that his most negligent and deliberate records and materials of the hardware tools in order to re- trict at Jakhama SDO (Civil)
hospital today. Investigation Cell (SIC) of the tion Army (GNLA) militants son was killed in “cold blood” manner had shot the son of the case to the CBI to facilitate port daily employee attendance office from May 3 to 6 to ver-
As the news about Padang’s State police. had taken shelter at Romba Ad- and there were witnesses to petitioner who was neither the investigation. in a reliable and timely manner. ify all the employees’ data and
demise spread like wildfire, The APPSC fiasco had creat- inggre village under the stand testimony to that fact. armed nor had exchanged fire (With additional inputs For this purpose, TAMS will register authenticated em-
sending shock waves across ed an uproar in the State follow- Rongram police outpost, and He said his son was shot dead with the police,” MF Qureshi, from Tura Correspondent) specifically employ facial rec- ployees via a robust process.
Arunachal Pradesh, State lead- ing which massive agitations
ers and others took to the social
media to condole his death.
Chief Minister Pema Khandu
took place. Subsequently, the
CBI took over the investigation
of the case from the SIC. More
NSCN (I-M) against oil exploration Heroin seized, one held
SHILLONG, May 3: Personnel of the Anti Narcotics Task
tweeted: “Saddened by passing
away of Shri Gyamar Padang Ji.
Shri Padang Ji shall be remem-
than 50 people have been ar-
rested so far in connection with
the allegations of malpractices
in Nagaland till political settlement Force (ANTF) today nabbed a drug peddler here and seized
68.08 grams of heroin from him.
The ANTF men nabbed the peddler while he was trying to
bered for his courage and prin- in the examinations conducted CORRESPONDENT tion and extraction till a political settle- the sticking point is the unresolved politi- deliver the contraband to drug users.
ciples. May Lord Buddha give by the APPSC since 2014. ment was arrived at. cal issue that is still hanging fire in the Earlier, another drug peddler identified as Vishal Kupar
peace to his soul and strength to “So far, 54 individuals, includ- DIMAPUR, May 3: The NSCN (I-M) “This order still stands valid today,” it negotiating table for more than 25 years,” Marngar from Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills, was nabbed from
his family in this hour of grief.” ing 41 State Government offi- has asserted that no exploration of oil and affirmed. The outfit added that no amount it said. Polo and heroin seized from him. – Staff Correspondent
Union Law Minister Kiren cials, have been arrested in con- natural gas within Naga territories will be of justification in the name of mobilising The release further said that the oil issue
Rijiju said that he was deeply nection with the APPSC paper allowed till a honourable political settle- financial resources for development would has come at a time when the Government
shocked to hear the news of leak cases. Out of the 41 officials ment between the Nagas and the Gov- stand to ride roughshod over the inaliena- of India is showing no sincerity and com-
Padang’s demise. “His attitude involved in the malpractices, 19 ernment of India is reached. ble rights of the Naga people over their mitment to respect the historical and polit- WEATHER NorthEast
and commitment for a better employees, whose services “This is the resolute stand of the NSCN,” land and resources. ical rights of the Naga people as enshrined
future of Arunachal Pradesh were yet to be confirmed, have the ‘information and publicity ministry’ of According to the NSCN (I-M), the Gov- in the historic Framework Agreement of Forecast for NE: Light to moderate rain is very likely to occur
will continue to inspire the been terminated and disciplinary at most places over Arunachal Pradesh; at many places over
the outfit stated in a release today. ernment of India has been coveting the August 3, 2015. It added that the Centre
Assam and Meghalaya and light rain is very likely to occur at at
youth of the State,” Rijiju said actions were initiated against 22 The NSCN (I-M) stated that it had is- mineral wealth of the Nagas ever since has pulled the Indo-Naga political talks for isolated places over Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura.
in a social media post. regular employees,” State’s sued a ‘standing order’ more than two the Nagaland State was created in 1963 as more than 25 years on the flimsy ground of Warning: 1)Thunderstorm and lightning is very likely to occur
“I am saddened to learn of the Administrative Reforms Secre- decades back that no mineral wealth in the State is endowed with a variety of min- negotiating on the “non-negotiable issue of at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya,
passing away of Gyamar Padang, tary Ajay Chagti has said. Naga areas would be allowed for explora- eral deposits, particularly petroleum. “But Naga national flag and constitution”. Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura. 2) Heavy rain is very
likely to occur at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh.

GOC-in-C of Eastern Drug peddler Dibrugarh Tezpur Silchar

held Max Min Max Min Max Min
Army Command calls CORRESPONDENT 25.2 18.8 32.3 22.0 33.8 23.6

on Sikkim CM ITANAGAR, May 3: A drug

peddler was apprehended in
Dhubri
Max Min Max
Jorhat
Min
N. Lakhimpur
Max Min
GANGTOK, May 3: The General Officer Commanding-in- Deomali area of Tirap district
Chief of Eastern Army Command, Lt General RP Kalita, on and suspected heroin weigh- 33.7 23.5 28.9 19.9 28.4 19.0
Wednesday called on Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh ing about 12 grams was recov-
Tamang and discussed issues related to cooperation between ered from him, police sources Shillong Cherrapunjee Aizawl
the Army and the civil administration. said today. Max Min Max Min Max Min
The alleged drug peddler, 23.5 15.2 NA NA
Tamang appreciated the assurance provided for every possi-
Deep Moina Das (36), is a
– –
ble assistance from the Army, especially towards nation-build-
ing and development of border areas as envisioned by the Gov- resident of Nagaghat village
ernment of India, an official release issued by the Information under the Joypur PS of Di- Kohima Pasighat Itanagar
and Public Relations Department said. brugarh district in Assam. A Union Minister of State for Finance Dr BK Karad at a programme during his visit to Seppa, the Max Min Max Min Max Min
The Sikkim Chief Minister reiterated his utmost respect for case under Section 21(b) of headquarters of East Kameng district in Arunachal Pradesh, on Wednesday. – Photo: Correspondent 21.4 14.7 26.8 18.6 30.2 15.0
the armed forces for their selfless service and dedication and the NDPS Act was regis-
Imphal Agartala
extended his gratitude to the officer for his visit.
Lt Gen Kalita was accompanied by Lt Gen Viresh Pratap
Singh Kaushik, General Officer Commanding, Trishakti Corps,
tered at the Deomali PS in
this connection.
Tirap SP Kardak Riba has
Zero tolerance policy against Max Min Max Min
Duty Meteorological
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Meteorological
30.0 20.7 35.8 24.8
drug abuse: Tripura CM
Centre, Guwahati
and Major Gen Gambhir Singh, General Officer Commanding, praised the Deomali Police for
Black Cat Division, the release added. – PTI the successful operation.
CORRESPONDENT ers and troublemakers in so- and colleges. The Chief Min-
No. CE/DEV/TB/805/2022-23/06 ciety. He stated that some ister stressed the importance
PRESS NOTICE INVITING TENDER AGARTALA, May 3: Tripu- vested circles are out to harm of unity in countering such el-
ra Chief Minister Dr Manik youths by promoting drug ements, and assured that strin-
The Chief Engineer (Roads), PWRD, Assam, Chandmari, Guwahati-3 invites bid on behalf of
Saha today categorically stat- abuse, which also leads to an gent action would be taken
Governor of Assam for 1 (One) nos, of package for Construction of Road project for the work
“Improvement of road from NH-37 (Doomdooma) to Baghjan via (Daimukhia Dighaltarang)
ed that the State Government alarming rise in HIV/AIDS and against drug kingpins by the
(Total Length= 21.60km) under OIL Deposit Scheme for 2022-23 under Tinsukia, Doomdooma has adopted a zero tolerance hepatitis cases. Tripura Police.
& Sadia Territorial Road Division, Tinsukia” of Assam amounting to Rs. 2352.011 Lakhs (approx.) policy against drugs and anti- Dr Saha called for a united He also appreciated the role
including GST etc. from approved & eligible Contractors registered with PWRD, Assam. social activities. movement against drug ped- of NSS volunteers in respond-
Details may be seen from 06.05.2023 at website www.assamtenders.gov.in. Amendment Addressing a blood donation dlers and miscreants, stress- ing to natural disasters, and en-
/Addendum to the SBD, if any, and further notifications shall appear in this website and also at programme organised by the ing the need to identify indi- couraged them to raise aware-
the office of the undersigned during office hours. The contractor/bidder must be registered with NSS here, the Chief Minister viduals involved in selling ness about the destructive im-
the Electronic Tendering System (ETS) of PWRD, Assam website www.assamtenders.gov.in. urged the people of Tripura to drugs and creating distur- pact of drugs on society in or-
Note: - N.I.T Value is inclusive of GST (18%), Labour cess (1%) etc. identify and expose drug deal- bance, particularly in schools der to safeguard the youths.
Sd/- Chief Engineer (Roads), PWRD
Janasanyog/CF/423/23 Assam, Chandmari, Guwahati-3

No. SMB/302/e-procurement/2022-23/578
4 vehicle lifters held
CORRESPONDENT have been recovered from Urban Police Station.
Request for Proposal (RFP) their possession. A four- The accused have been
The Executive Officer, Simaluguri Municipal Board, Simaluguri invites bids (two cover systems DIMAPUR, May 3: Four ve- wheeler (bearing registration identified as Vito Awomi (37),
Technical & Financial Bid) from reputed agencies for "Selection of Concessionaire for Design- hicle lifters were apprehend- number AS 12P/1424) that self-styled ‘rajupio’ of the
Build-Operate-Transfer of a cluster 10 KLD FSTP of Nazira & Simaluguri MB for 3 years in
ed by the police with the help was used by them for commis- NSCN (I-M), Tokato Awomi
Simaluguri Town". Detail terms and condition will be uploaded at e-procurement portal website
www.assamtenders.gov.in of members of Pimla Village sion of the crime, has also been (29), Kitoka Awomi (35) and
Council on May 1, the DCP seized. Kughashe Swu (30). All of
Sl Name of the work Estimated Earnest Money
No Amount Gereral ST, SC, OBC, Bid
(Crime), Dimapur, said in a All the accused, along with them hail from Pimla village
(In Lakh) 2% MOBC, 1% Processing release issued today. the vehicles, were taken into in Dimapur district, the release
(in Rs.) (in Rs.) Fees Three stolen motorbikes custody by the Dimapur Sub- added.
1 Selection of Concessonaire
for Design-Build-Operate-
Transfer of a cluster 10 KLD
FSTP of Nazira & Simaluguri
MB for 3 years in Simaluguri
162.19
Lakhs
3,24,383.00 1,62,191.00 3,244.00
Agartala-Chittagong flights
Town, Dist- Sivasagar,
Assam, (MBBR
TECHNOLOGY)
from first week of June
SCHEDULE FOR BID PROCEDURE CORRESPONDENT porters here. trict has been included in the
Submission of Bid Upto 4.00 PM on 28.04.2023 The Chief Minister, during list.
Opening of Technical Bid 29.04.2023 at 02:00 PM AGARTALA, May 3: Flight his visit to New Delhi, met Scindia also stated that con-
service on the Agartala-Chit- Union Civil Aviation Minister struction of heliports at six
Place of Opening of Bid Office of the Simaluguri Municipal Board, Simaluguri Town,
Ward No.-4 tagong route will be launched Jyotiraditya Scindia and took places in Tripura including
from the first week of June, up many issues related to com- Matabari, Amarpur and Na-
Note :
Tripura Transport Minister Su- munication in the State. Dr rikel Kunja in Gomati district,
1. Online and offline mode of submission of Technical and Financial Bid is mandatory.
shanta Chowdhury said today. Saha was informed through a and Konpui in North Tripura
2. In the event of date of bid opening being a holiday, the activities will take place on the next
working day. “The Maharaja Bir Bikram letter about the initiatives tak- district, has been shortlisted.
3. Bidders are advised to scan their papers at 100 dpi (in black & white mode) in "PDF" format Airport will be declared an in- en by the Union Ministry of Chowdhury said that an ini-
for multiple pages with maximum file size of 25 MB. If numbers of pages exceed, the ternational airport next month Civil Aviation in view of his tiative has been taken to in-
bidders are advised to create multiple files and upload the same in" Upload additional and the flight service between demand. stall a bronze statue of Maha-
document" stage. Agartala and Chittagong will Scindia also informed Saha raja Bir Bikram Manikya at the
4. All the interested bidders are requested to read the bid document carefully before submission start. This was mentioned in a that the Central Government newly constructed Maharaja
of their bid. letter written by the Union is planning to develop 50 air- Bir Bikram Airport. The Tour-
Sd/- Chairperson Sd/- Executive Officer Ministry of Civil Aviation to ports in the country under the ism Department and Trans-
Simaluguri Municipal Board Simaluguri Municipal Board Chief Minister Dr Manik UDAN scheme and the Kai- port Department will spend 25
Janasanyog/CF/420/23 Saha,” Chowdhury told re- lashahar airport in Unakoti dis- lakh for this.
 8 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI
STATE THURSDAY, MAY 4, 2023

NEWS IN BRIEF
Stir in Hailakandi over
Minister visits cancer hospital site
NALBARI, May 3: Minister of Public Health Engineering
and Tourism, Jayantamalla Baruah, on Wednesday visited
drinking water scarcity
the site of the proposed Nalbari Cancer Hospital at the cam- CORRESPONDENT water crisis. provision of stoppers in all
pus of Nalbari Swahid Mukunda Kakati Civil Hospital. The
new hospital will be constructed by the State government in
The memo, signed by the roadside water supply lines
collaboration with the Tata Trust. The minister stated that HAILAKANDI, May 3: Samiti president PS Paul and in order to prevent wastage
the construction work of the hospital will start soon after the The members of Nagarik secretary Ranjit Ghosh, ex- of water.
completion of a departmental survey. The 200-bed Nalbari Adhikar Suraksha Samiti on pressed serious concern During the demonstration,
Swahid Mukunda Kakati Civil Hospital has already been Tuesday staged a two-hour over the extreme water scar- many speakers condemned
closed and attached with the new Nalbari Medical College sit-in demonstration in city in Hailakandi town and the alleged inaction of the au-
and Hospital. A 50-bed first referral unit will be set up at the Hailakandi town in protest “failure” of the PHED and thorities. Those who spoke
civil hospital campus, the minister added. – Correspondent against scarcity of drinking the municipal board to pro- included the president of
Limestone mining area unveiled water. vide drinking water regular- Hailakandi District Mer-
HAFLONG, May 3: Assam Mines and Mineral Minister
Later, a memorandum was ly. It also said that the dec- chants’ Association Bhagwan
Nandita Gorlosa inaugurated a limestone mining area at 18 given to the deputy commis- ade-old water supply pipe- Das Sarda, SUCI leader Su-
Kilo, Umrangso, in Dima Hasao district on Monday. The min- sioner, executive engineer of lines and machinery are in a shil Paul, president of the
ing will be operated under the Assam Mining Development the Department of Public critical condition and may women’s wing of the Con-
Corporation (AMDC) covering an area of 231 hectares. The Health Engineering, and the collapse any time. The memo gress Madhavi Sharma, pres-
inauguration was followed by a public meeting, where top chairman of Hailakandi Mu- demanded water supply ident of the senior citizens’
officials of AMDC, GBs and hundreds of general public at- nicipal Board enlisting the
tended. Gorlosa said that once the project starts functioning, twice a day and on time, im- forum Narayan Debnath, re-
it will solve the unemployment problem of the area and will Senior journalists attending World Press Freedom Day celebration at Slichar Press Club, on demands and grievances of mediate replacement of old tired college teacher Bidhan
also increase revenue of the North Cachar Hills Autonomous Wednesday. – UB Photos urban dwellers regarding the pipelines and machinery, and Chandra Deb and others.
Council. She also ensured protection of the environment at
the same time. – Correspondent

Teacher conferred award

MIRZA, May 3: Anil Kalita, head teacher of No.31 Dahali
Reshuffle
in Darrang
Protest in Sivasagar over attack on journalist
CORRESPONDENT at him from atop Mour’s resi- tions 324 and 336 in case no.61/ on Monday demanding stern On Wednesday, media per-
LP School, who has been providing educational services in
various parts of south Kamrup and encouraging educational
dist admin dence located at Babupatty 2023, Mour was released on action against Mour. sons submitted another mem-
organisations, was awarded the ‘Jan Memorial’ award on the CORRESPONDENT SIVASAGAR, May 3: Me- area here while covering a bail last evening, triggering Sivasagar SP Subhrajyoti orandum to the State commis-
occasion of Jan Publication’s 22nd foundation day at Bamuni- dia persons associated with protest staged by AJYCP ac- anger amongst the press com- Bora told this correspondent sioner and secretary (home)
MANGALDAI, May 3: Fol-
gaon in Kamrup district on Sunday. In the meeting, Niren Sivasagar District Journalists’ tivists in front of Mour’s resi- munity. Subsequently, five me- that the accused could not be through the Sivasagar DC,
lowing a major Statewide re-
Chandra Rabha, Kamal Kalita, Homen Medhi, Haricharan Mali, Association, Brihattar Sivasa- dence. dia organisations submitted a forwarded to jail due to lack of Aditya Vikram Yadav. Yadav
Samsul Alom Bhuyan, Balaram Deka, Tarun Chandra Barua, shuffle of civil servants effect-
gar Press Club, E-media As- Though booked under sec- memorandum to the DC here evidence as there was no proof sought media persons’ help to
Chabin Kumar and Haren Das were also awarded. Jan Publi- ed by the personnel depart-
sociation, Sivasagar Press Club that the stone was thrown from maintain law and order in the
cation has been presenting awards to outstanding individu- ment (personnel A), the Dar-
and Sivasagar Sports Journal- Mour’s building and also be- district.
als in various fields, including education, literature, culture, rang district administration,
agriculture, arts, etc, since the year 2000. – ANN Service ists’ Association staged a pro- cause the accused was not Those who staged the pro-
too, is going to have several
test in front of the deputy com- present at home at the time of test yesterday included
new faces.
SSB workshop ends The State government re-
missioner’s office on Tuesday. the incident. Manoj Kumar Borthakur,
UDALGURI, May 3: The 23 battalion of the Sashastra See- They demanded strong le- However, media persons Bhairov Munda, Enamul Haz-
cently transferred and post-
ma Bal (SSB) stationed at Lalpool in Udalguri district on gal action against contractor present at that time claimed arika, Ananta Smith, Bhaskar-
Tuesday completed a 45-day workshop under its citizens’ ed three Assam Civil Serv-
Nirmal Mour under non-bail- that a barrage of stones were jyoti Das, MI Bora, Firoz Khan,
welfare programme where 20 girl students from poor eco- ice officers on promotion as
able sections in connection thrown at the people who Abhijit Duwora, Jayjyoti Go-
nomic backgrounds were awarded certificates of basic com- additional deputy commis- with an alleged attack on a vid- gathered outside Mour’s res- goi, Khalilur Hazarika Rahman,
puter training. Under the theme of the SSB on ‘Azadi ka sioners in Darrang district. eo-journalist of the town on idence. Jinul Ahmed, Sahanara Beg-
Amrit Mahotsav’, the girl students of the nearby Kasturba They are – assistant commis-
Gandhi Valika Vidyalaya, Rowta, and Lalpool ME School were Monday. Mour was earlier arrested um, Prasanta Borgohain, Jainul
sioner of Hojai Upasana The video-journalist suf- by Sonari police for assaulting Ahmed, Umesh Jaiswal, San-
taken to the artillery section of the SSB and were shown the Dutta; circle officer of
arms and ammunition used in defending the nation. The fered serious injuries as un- an AJYCP member at Sonari jay Parik, Mustakur Rahman
programme was attended by teachers, students and guardi- Sonapur Gopal Sarma and known persons threw stones and was brought to Sivasagar. and 20 others.
ans along with the local public. – Correspondent circle officer of Udalguri Na-
badeep Changmai.
Patacharkuchi Press Club meet
PATACHARKUCHI, May 3: The 22nd foundation day and
On the other hand, Darrang
assistant commissioner Si-
Jail inmates undergo Construction of rly track between
17th biannual session of the Patacharkuchi Press Club, estab-
lished in 2002, the lone common organisation of the local news
paper reporters, was held on Monday with a day-long pro-
manta Basumatary has been
transferred to Bokajan subdi- skill devp training India, B’desh going on in full swing
vision in Karbi Anglong dis- STAFF CORRESPONDENT Small and Medium Enter-
gramme. The flag of the club was hoisted by its president ANN SERVICE that on the Bangladesh side is Latu, which is
Navakanta Kalita. To mark the 22nd foundation day of the club, trict as assistant commission- prises, informed that the skill
er, while assistant commis- known as Shahbajpur.
22 earthen lamps were lit on the Club’s office premises. The JORHAT, May 3: A month- development training pro- NILAMBAZAR, May 3: The construction During the pre-Independence period, the
editorial and the auditor’s report were read out and accepted sioner Monika Borgohain has long training programme on gramme is supported by
in the meeting. The previous committee was re-elected for been transferred to Kamrup of a defunct railway transit facility between Karimganj district of Assam had rail, road and
computer basics and deter- NABARD.
the next term. – ANN Service in the same capacity. India and Bangladesh from the Mahishashan water connectivity with the rest of India and
gent making for inmates of The training programme
Similarly, assistant com- point in Karimganj district is going on in full Myanmar, all of which ran through Bangla-
the Central Jail here was in- aimed at nurturing the skills
Rongali Bihu event missioner Rini Hazarika has augurated by the chief gen- of the inmates on digital liter-
swing. The railway department had planned desh. Karimganj, an integral part of the Barak
JAMUGURIHAT, May 3: The 19th edition of Rongali Bihu been placed in the same de- to revive the defunct railway line recently. valley, is located on the banks of the Kushi-
Sanmilan organised by Dhrubajyoti Yubak Sangha, Balijuri,
eral manager of the National acy and to make them capa-
partment for her posting as The Mahishashan railway station, which is yara. The river connects Karimganj with Kolk-
concluded a couple of days back. The Bihu function organised Bank for Agriculture and ble of manufacturing deter-
circle officer against a vacan- located by the Kushiyara river, and the Mahi- ata via Bangladesh. The district is surround-
in the auditorium of Sonapur on the northern part of Jamuguri- Rural Development (NAB- gent-based products, which
cy. Prior to that, ADC Palla- shashan-Shahbajpur line have been non-op- ed by Bangladesh and Mizoram, Tripura, be-
hat began with the illumination of a ceremonial lamp by Shya- ARD), Assam regional office, could be supplied to various
bi Kachary was transferred erational since 1966. “The
manta Mech. A cultural programme was inaugurated by La- Naveen Dhingra, on Monday. outlets. The officials assured
khi Kanta Bora, president of the Sootea Anchalik Panchayat. from the district. In March, An official of the Jorhat ex- the inmates that the bank will general manager and a
A good number of elderly persons were felicitated by the two ADCs of the district – tension centre of Tool Room provide necessary support to team of high officials of NF
organizers. Shukmani Deuri performed a musical concert. – Bibek Shyam Pangyok and and Training Centre them to start their own busi- Railway have already vis-
A Correspondent Sanjeeb Kr Borah – were (TRTC), Guwahati, under ness ventures after the com- ited the Mahishashan sta-
transferred with promotion. the Union Ministry of Micro, pletion of their prison terms. tion and after completion
Awareness camp of construction work of the
GOSSAIGAON, May 3: A pre-monsoon awareness and defunct 1.6-km track, the
vaccination-cum-treatment camp was organised at Joymaguri
on the occasion of World Veterinary Day on April 29. The Pranab Sinha memorial award movement of trains be-
tween the two countries
theme of the programme was ‘Promoting diversity, equali-
ty and inclusiveness in the veterinary profession.’ Vac-
cines were administered to various livestock at the camp. –
presented to scribe Gautam Sarma through the Mahishashan
point will be started with-
ANN Service CORRESPONDENT meeting was presided over local correspondents to in a short period,” said a
by its president Sanjib Haz- come forward and join hands high official of NF Railway.
Farewell accorded TEZPUR, May 3: The job arika. Prof Singh lauded the to demand proper remuner- It may be mentioned
JAMUGURIHAT, May 3: Sujata Kujur, headmistress of St of a journalist is the most dif- efforts put in by the journal- ation for their contributions. that the British had start-
Thomas English School, Dhalaibil, was accorded a warm fare- ficult job of all, stated Prof ist union to keep alive the He further said that some ed the Commila- Akhaura-
well a few days back by the school authority and general Shambhu Nath Singh, vice memory of a colleague and journalists may not be pop- Kulaura-Badarpur railway line from 1896 to sides Hailakandi and Cachar districts.
public. Addressing the gathering, Kujur fondly recalled the
chancellor of Tezpur Univer- said the award instituted in ular but with skills and hon- 1898 under the Assam-Bengal railway. This “The Mahishashan railway station can play
memories of the bygone days at the school. She was felicitat-
ed with a citation, memento, sarai, a packet of books. Father sity, while speaking as the the name of such a journalist esty they can greatly bene- was extended to Lumding in 1903, which was an important role in the development of the
Susil John Soren and assistant father Michel Mushahari ad- chief guest at the commemo- is precious and honourable. fit society. further taken to Chittagong to facilitate trans- northeastern region as well as in strength-
dressed the gathering. – A Correspondent ration and award ceremony The Pranab Sinha Memo- The event, inaugurated by portation of tea from Assam. This was in ad- ening the trade and transit connectivity with
held on Monday in the office rial Award was presented to MLA Prithiraj Rabha, was herence to the demand of the Assam Tea the neighbouring states,” said Subrata Bhat-
Drugs seized of the Sonitpur Journalists’ senior journalist Gautam moderated by senior journal- Growers Association. The last railway sta- tacharjee, president of the Karimganj unit of
GAURIPUR, May 3: Golokganj police nabbed a drug ped- Union to commemorate the Sarma for his contribution ist Pulak Kumar Deka. Re- tion on the Indian side is Mahishashan and the BJP.
dler on NH 17 near Baniamari on Monday, a delayed report 10th death anniversary of sen- towards the field of journal- tired professor Dr Pranjit
stated. Police said that two peddlers were riding a two-wheel-
ior journalist and founder ism. Receiving the award, Hazarika and writer-play-
er (AS 17 M-0194) with drugs in their possession. The ar-
rested peddler has been identified as Sattar Ali. Police re-
covered 24 bottles of banned cough syrup from his posses-
president of Sonitpur Journal-
ists’ Union, Pranab Sinha.
Sarma said the remunera-
tions that journalists get are
wright Aisharjya Kakati re-
called their close association
Book on Dr Naren Kalita released
CORRESPONDENT nigudam, in association with ha, also attended the pro-
sion. His accomplice fled from the scene. Sattar Ali was being Organized by the Sonit- lesser than that of MGNRE- with the late Pranab Sinha and
interrogated. – Correspondent
Dr Naren Kalita Art, Culture gramme.
pur Journalists’ Union, the GA workers. He urged the his role as an ideal journalist.
NAGAON, May 3: and Education Trust. Releasing the book, Ma-
One arrested under POCSO Act Former State DGP Bhaskar The programme was hanta said that Dr Naren Ka-
GAURIPUR, May 3: The Bilasipara police on Tuesday ar-
rested one Chakman Ali, husband of a minor girl from Guti-
para Pt-VI village under Bilasipara subdivision, on charges of
Rich tributes paid to Jyoti Mahanta ceremonially
released Prajna-Bhushan
Dr Naren Kalita, a book of
chaired by Bhagawan Chan-
dra Goswami while noted
Assamese poet Neelima
lita’s contribution to the field
of art and culture of the State
is exceptional. Referring to
child marriage under the Protection of Children from Sexual
Offences Act, 2012. He was immediately sent to judicial
custody. – Correspondent
Hemchandra Baruah essays on the life and works
of the noted scholar of folk
Thakuria Haque was present
as the chief guest.
the books penned by Dr Ka-
lita, he added that every
CORRESPONDENT president of Tezpur Sahitya Sabha, attended the and Sattriya culture, at a Besides, Dr Sarat Borka- book written by him speaks
open session as the chief guest. The session function held in the Janjeswar toki, principal of the college, of his minute observation

Basanta Utsav DOOMDOOMA, May 3: Rich tributes were

paid to the legendary Assamese lexicographer,
Hemchandra Baruah, on his death anniversary
was presided over by Dr Bhupen Saikia, presi-
dent, Sonitpur Zila Sahitya Sabha. In his speech,
Nath recalled the immense contribution of the
Sarma memorial auditorium
of Nowgong College (auton-
omous) on Monday.
Thagit Mahanta, president of
Nagaon Zila Sahitya Sabha,
Dr Naren Kalita and Paran
and in-depth research.
During the programme,
Kolong Kola Kendra also hon-
celebrated here on Monday.
Doomdooma Sakha Sahitya Sabha organised
a special programme on the occasion, which
great son of the soil towards preserving the As-
samese language, literature and society by com-
piling the first exhaustive Assamese dictionary
The book was published by
Kolong Kola Kendra, Puro-
Kr Boruah, former president
of Nagaon Zila Sahitya Sab-
oured Dr Naren Kalita with
the Kala-Vibhushan title.
CORRESPONDENT dhol instructor Nitul Borah got underway with the lighting of a ceremonial Hemkosh. A philanthropist, social reformer and

DOOMDOOMA, May 3:
Doomdooma Jatiya Vidya-
of Biswanath Chariali were
felicitated in the pro-
gramme. Sujit Kumar Baru-
lamp by social activist Govinda Phookan. Floral
tributes were paid to Baruah by Tarini Deka
and others. The event was moderated by the
man of progressive thought and scientific mind-
set, Baruah fought untiringly to raise awareness
against the kani (opium) trade in Assam. Nath
Centenarian ex-railwayman feted
laya (DJV) celebrated Basanta ah, a well-wisher of the Sabha branch secretary Deben Deka. urged all to keep a copy each of Hemkosh, Kirtan CORRESPONDENT in the then East Pakistan other family members.
Utsav with great pomp and school, distributed choco- Addressing the gathering as a guest speak- and Namghosha, and books by Jyotiprasad Agar- and joined the railways in Asked if he wanted to
er, Maharshi Kalita, a student of Doomdooma wala and Bishnu Rabha. BONGAIGAON, May 3: 1941 as an electrical khalasi make any appeal to the
grandeur recently. The lates among the students.
College, spoke on the contributions of Hem- The programme was conducted by Sonitpur NF Railway Pensioners’ at Lumding. His monthly government or the railway
teachers and students, wear- The event was attended chandra Baruah. The meeting was also ad- Zila Sahitya Sabha secretary Dulal Nath. Bhar-
ing traditional attire, enthu- by retired teacher of Doom- dressed by Govinda Phookan and Tarini Deka.
Association of the New salary was only Rs 17 then. department, Bhattacharjee
gavi Goswami and Tinamani Bora presented a
siastically participated in the dooma Bangiya Vidyalaya, Tezpur correspondent adds: ‘Bhashar Oja’ borgeet while Prabha Bora recited a poem. Bongaigaon workshop During his career, the complained that he has to
programme. Sailen Sharma; secretary of Hemchandra Baruah was remembered through- Meanwhile, Tezpur Sahitya Sabha also held a branch felicitated centenari- centenarian faced 32 suffer owing to inadequate
The programme was in- the school managing commit- out Sonitpur by different organisations on Mon- programme on the occasion along with an open an and retired railway transfers before retiring on medical facilities provided
augurated by the president tee Jitu Deka; director of ed- day on his 127th death anniversary. Commem- session, which was presided over by Ramesh employee Rabindra Nath April 30, 1981, while by the New Bongaigaon
of the school managing com- ucation Manoj Dutta; mem- orating the occasion, Sonitpur Zila Sahitya Sab- Chandra Kalita, president of Tezpur Sahitya Bhattacharjee at Subodh serving as an electrical Railway Hospital. Tapan
mittee Arjun Baruah by ber Jatan Tanti and several ha organised a programme in association with Sabha. Columnist and vice president of the Sab- Memorial Hall at Dangtol, technical assistant at the Kumar Das, joint secretary
its Da Parbatia branch at Da Parbatia ME School. ha Nabin Chandra Lahkar narrated the lifelong New Bongaigaon, in sync New Bongaigaon railway of the Pensioners’ Associa-
hoisting the school flag. other dignitaries.
Floral tributes were paid to the doyen by Shob- contributions of Hemchandra Baruah. Dwijen
Narayan Das, a craftsman of The students and teachers han Mahanta, deka satradhikar of Boralimara
with May Day. workshop. Currently, he is tion, secretary Kashiswar
Nath, Ramchandra Chutia, Mrigen Chandra Bora,
Doomdooma who repairs of the school performed hu- Satra, and Chandra Sekhar Saikia, president, Deepa Das, Jitumani Deva Chaudhury, Jintu Bhattacharjee, who a resident of Chongapota in Bhowmik, office-bearers
dhols; cleaning worker of the sori, jeng bihu, etc, in the Da Parbatia Sakha Sahitya Sabha. Borthakur and Pallab Bhattacharyya shouldered turned 100 on May 1, was Bongaigaon and is living and members were also
school Shankar Bhuyar and programme. Purneswar Nath, retired professor and former different responsibilities during the programme. born in 1922 in Chattogram with his grandchildren and present at the event.
 THURSDAY, MAY 4, 2023
STATE THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 9

Sringkhal
arrested again Boat sinks in Sadiya; Kanoi college
making plans to
Storm causes extensive damages
under NSA
CORRESPONDENT
26 passengers rescued make Dibrugarh
a ‘No Horn’ dist
at many places; one killed
CORRESPONDENT carrying 26 passengers along including the boatman, were CORRESPONDENT around 7 pm destroyed The Power department
STAFF CORRESPONDENT
SIVASAGAR, May 3: Sensa- with three cars and two bikes rescued. However, three around 150 dwelling officials have engaged their
tion prevails here as Sringkhal DOOMDOOMA, May 3: A was going from Chapakhowa vehicles and two bikes are yet NAGAON, May 3: The houses, storehouses, and men and machines to repair
Chaliha, who has consistently DIBRUGARH, May 3: The
boat mishap occured at Am- to Amarpur on Dibang river. to be taken out from the river. hailstorm that lashed the cowsheds besides damaging the damaged portions, but
been criticising the State BJP Upper Assam’s premiere insti-
arpur in Sadiya subdivision of But, before reaching Amar- Officials of Sadiya greater areas of Kampur many semi-RCC houses in they are yet to restore
government as a Bania Sarkar tute of higher education – Di-
Tinsukia district around 4 pm pur, the boat sank. The locals subdivisional administration, last evening, claimed the the area. It also fell and power supply in the area.
(a government run by the busi- brugarh Hanumanbax Surajmal
today. According to immediately jumped into the police and SDRF personnel life of one Katiram Bora uprooted many big trees Our North Lakhimpur
ness community), has been ar- Kanoi College, popularly called
information, a motor boat river and all the passengers, rushed to the spot. (75) at Kampur Bholbholia and bamboo groves and Correspondent adds: A
rested again minutes after he Kanoi college in collaboration
village. Sources said that broke tree barks, areca nut heavy storm on Monday
was released from the District with the Pollution Control
the deceased person went and rubber plants thereby evening lashed several places
Jail this noon under National Se- Board of Assam, is making plans
to pick up his cattle from a incurring heavy losses to in the district causing
curity Act, 1980. to make Dibrugarh district a
crop field when a storm-hit the rural farmers. widespread damage and
Executive Magistrate Sub- ‘No Horn’ district in its bid to
banana tree fell on him just The storm blew away destruction. The worst
rajit Khound, Addl SP Dr De- prevent noise pollution.
behind his backyard. He roofs of many houses at affected areas are Bodhakora,
bajit Nath, DSP Daisy Gogoi In a statement, the college au-
was immediately admitted Michamara village, de- Hajong Gaon and Laimekuri
were present when Chaliha thorities said that noise pollu-
to a hospital in a critical stroyed a cowshed and in North Lakhimpur
was lodged into the jail. Visi- tion has severely affected peo-
condition. Although he was caused the death of five Revenue Circle and Tenga
bly shaken, Chaliha was seen ple’s lives and their thinking abil-
undergoing treatment, he cows on the spot. Moreover, Basti in Kadam Revenue
questioning the government ity and, therefore, a decision was
succumbed to his injuries at at least 10 housewives, Circle of the district. The
officials. “Tell me the ground taken during a recent discussion
night, sources said. including a pregnant mother, storm uprooted several
under which I am being ar- where Dr Achintha Bezbarua,
Our Dhemaji Corre- were severely injured, trees and destroyed many
rested again while the court Academic Advisor of the college
spondent adds: Gusty when the roofs of collapsed houses. Many roofs of the
has released me and allowed and Professor of Dakota Uni-
cyclone accompanied by houses fell on them. houses were blown away in
me to go home?” But the gov- versity, USA spoke about im-
showers lashed rural areas The broken tree trunks the strong wind accompa-
ernment officers were tight plementing the project with stu-
of Telam, Dekapam and and fallen bamboo grooves nied by hail. In Kawaimari
lipped about the reasons be- dents, teachers and the general
Michamara panchayats blocked several portions of village of Kadam Revenue
hind his arrest. public to prevent noise pollution
under Jonai block in National Highway 515 at Circle, storm damaged
It may be noted that a per-
Training prog on Social worker in the district.
Dhemaji district last Telam and snapped road rooftops and vegetations.
son may not be intimated about
Chanakya Ch Kalita Arms, evening and left a trail of communication for several Several families were
the ground of arrest in preven-
tive detention under the NSA millet farming remembered ammunition devastation besides
rendering more than 100
hours. It also damaged the
electric poles near the
rendered homeless in the
devastating storm. Electrici-
for 10 days and the period of
detention is 12 months from
CORRESPONDENT
TIHU, May 3: Noted social worker recovered families homeless.
The cyclone that came
highway, breached the LT
power lines and snapped
ty has not been restored till
today as many power cables
Chanakya Charan Kalita was CORRESPONDENT
the date of his arrest. NAGAON, May 3: The National Bank for from Dibrugarh side at power supply. were damaged.
remembered at a function held on
Chaliha was arrested on the Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) UDALGURI, May 3: Acting
Monday here.
basis of an FIR by one Ankush organized a training programme on the usage of on a tip off, the Udalguri police No. MCH/HMS/2023/296/68
Addressing the meeting held on the
Kedia of BG Road, Sivasagar post-harvesting machinery, scientific storage and
on May 1. He got bail in the value chain for millet farming at Kaki Beltola village
occasion under the chairmanship of recovered a huge cache of arms NOTICE INVITING FOR e-TENDER
Bhabesh Ch Das, president of Tihu hidden under a ditch in the for-
case (no. 63/23 in Sivasagar e-Tenders are invited from the intending Supplier/ Manufacturer/ Accredited Dealers for supply
under Hojai subdivision here on Tuesday. Sahitya Sabha, Dr Upendrajit Sarma, est area of Shikaridanga. of Computer Items, Electrical Items, Stationery Items, Non Scheduled Forms, Non
PS) on Tuesday evening from Rajendra Perna, DDM, NABARD, Dr Binod The police during the search
recalled the contributionS of the social Woven Bags & all other items required in Mini Medical Store of GMCH under HMS with
the CJM' court, Sivasagar, but Kalita from Zonal Research Station, Shillongani, worker towards the society. He informed operation, recovered six AK47 an amount of INR 50,000 is to be submitted as EMD Bid Security. The tender documents can
was sent to the jail as his law- Assam Agricultural University (AAU), Dhipen that Kalita dedicated his life for the poor rifles, a 9 mm pistol, six rounds be downloaded from www.assamtenders.gov.in from 03.05.2023 (16:00 hours).
yer failed to procure the bond Chandra Nath, soil expert from KVK, Nagaon, section of the society. A book titled, of ammunition and eight maga- ● Pre- bid meeting : 10.05.2023 at 13:00 hours
papers from the Treasury. Pankaj Barman, Agriculture Development Officer, Sabyasachi Chasak on his life edited by zines. The operation was led ● Address: Office of the Superintendent, Gauhati Medical College Hospital, Guwahati-32
Pronobjit Chaliha (Romu), Department of Agriculture and Mukut Deka, Ajit Kr Sarma was also released by Dr by Jyoti Prasad Pegu, Addition- ● Bid submission start date : 17.05.2023 at 13:00 hours
father of Sringkhal, and a lead- secretary to Gramya Unnayan Sangstha, Nagaon Sarma. The event was also addressed al Superintendent of Police, ● Bid submission last date : 25.05.2023 at 14:00 hours
er of the Assam Movement, participated in the training programme as resource ● Bid opening date : 25.05.2023 at 16:00 hours
by Gangadhar Ramchiry, ex-president Sanjay Singh Dubey, police of-
told the media today that his persons as well as special invitees. The Superintendent cum Member Secretary, GMCH reserves the right to reject all or any
Nikhil Bodo Students’ Union, Pankaj ficer of Mazbat police station,
son has been arrested conspir- While addressing the occasion, Rajendra Perna, tender without assigning any reason and is not bound to accept the lowest rate.
Bezbarua, secretary, Nalbari Sahitya Rajiv Gohain, officer of Udalguri Sd/- Superintendent cum Member Secretary,
atorially by the government. DDM, NABARD expressed his satisfaction over Sabha, Nagen Ch Das, retired police station, Kushal Chandra Janasanyog/C/1839/23 HMS, Gauhati Medical College Hospital, Guwahati-32
Meanwhile, Sivasagar MLA the progress achieved in the field by millets headmaster, Debasara High School and Nath of Mazbat police station
(Independent) Akhil Gogoi has farmers. He, however, said NABARD has initiated Sanjoy Kalita, retired teacher, Tihu and Pranab Baruah, officer-in-
condemned the government the process of formation of a Farmers Production Girls’ High School. Former president of charge of Lalpani police outpost.
for applying NSA to put Sting- Organization (FPO) on millets along with maize, Nalbari Sahitya Sabha lit an earthen lamp Meanwhile, the police regis-
khal behind the bars. He said baby/sweet corn in Kaki Beltola area and and Binapani Baro Kalita, wife of Kalita tered a case vide no.44/23 and
it is totally an undemocratic requested the farmers to become active members garlanded the potrait of Chanakya Charan continued the investigation till ASSAM ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION
way to gag a public voice. of the proposed FPO. Kalita. – ANN Service the filing of this report. A.S.E.B. Campus, Dwarandhar,
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At 2.00 & 8.00 pm 3D Tickets Price : conducted by the Reserve Bank of India, at Mumbai Office, Fort, Mumbai-400001
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BUSINESS & ECONOMY THURSDAY, MAY 4, 2023

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES - FIRMS SELECTION) WTO needs to look at Memo No. E/Construction Committee/TENDER/2023/

NOTICE INVITING TENDER

INDIA
Assam Secondary Road Network Improvement Project (ASRIP)
Loan No.: L440A
farm subsidy issue with The Superintendent of Police, Sonitpur, Tezpur on behalf of the Govt. of Assam,
invites Expression of Interest” (EOI) from reputed Architect, Architectural firms or
No. CE/ASRIP/43/2023/10
Addendum No.-I
open mind: Sitharaman Indian Company having experience in the North-Eastern region on sealed quotation
affixing court fee stamp amounting to Rs. 8.25/- (rupees eight & twenty five paise)
INCHEON, May 3: The refers to countries in Asia, Af- only for the following project :-
The Request for Expression of Interest (REOI) for the assignment for consultancy service for World Trade Organisation rica and South America. Sl Name of Project Fee
Internal Audit for Assam Secondary Road Network Improvement Project (ASRIP) published (WTO) should look at the is- Subsidies for agriculture
vide No. CE/ASRIP/43/2023/8 Dated April 19, 2023 is modified as follows:
No
sue of farm subsidies with an and poor farmers in develop-
1. The content in the section iv) of the shortlisting criteria shall be replaced as “Shall be 1 Proposed Construction of RCC 3-Storied SP Office Building 11,49,872/-
open mind as it impacts the food ing countries were not count-
partnership firm or LLP registered with Institute of Chartered Accountants of India or Cost with RCC Garage including Civil, Electrical, Sanitary
security needs of emerging ed at all and were frozen, she
Accountants/Cost Accountants Firm of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India, and (Internal & External), Site Development Works, Boundary
economies in the backdrop of said, adding that in context of
included in the list of empanelled firms with Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of Wall etc. at Tezpur
India”. Covid pandemic and the Rus- Covid and Russia-Ukraine war,
sia-Ukraine war, Finance Min- food and fertilizer security ● The validity period of the RFP shall be 45 days from the date of submission.
2. The last of submission of Expression of Interest is extended up to May 23, 2023.
ister Nirmala Sitharaman said have become important. ● The Tenderers may collect SBD from the office of the undersigned.
All other terms and conditions shall remain the same.
on Wednesday at the Asian De- “We will all have to talk again ● The quotation will be received up to the 15th May/2023 in the office Tender Box of
Sd/- Chief Engineer (EAP), PWRD Assam,
velopment Bank (ADB) Gov- (about food and fertiliser se- the SP’s Office, Tezpur during office hours.
Fatasil Ambari, Guwahati-781 025, Assam, India
ernor’s seminar on ‘Policies to curity) at the WTO with an ● The Superintendent of Police, Sonitpur, Tezpur reserves the right to accept or
Janasanyog/CF/428/23 Email: [email protected]
support Asia’s rebound’. open mind,” she said. reject any or all proposals without showing any reasons what so ever.
Sitharaman said sooner a so- “There is better food secu- Sd/- Superintendent of Police
No.SLRC-G-IV/Assam/Advertisement for Analogous Posts-IV/2022-23/02/243 lution is found out by the WTO, rity in the developed world Janasanyog/C/1904/23 Sonitpur, Tezpur
the better it would be for the compared to developing coun-
NOTICE world. tries. Trade agreements have
“Since WTO was founded, come about in a lopsided way, NO. SCI/HMS/Tender/100/2023/Laboratory Reagent & Consumables/24
With reference to this Commission’s Advertisement No. SLRC-G-IV/Assam/
Advertisement for Analogous Posts/2022-23/02/79 dated 25.03.22 and there has been a grievance for which solutions have to be NOTICE
subsequent addendums thereof, this is for information of all concerned with respect to the export of found,” Sitharaman said.
agricultural products and gen- Under global trade norms, Short sealed quotations affixing Court Fee Stamp for Rs.8.25 (Rupees
candidates who had appeared in the interview under State Level Recruitment
erally in trade, the voice of the a WTO member country’s Eight & Paise Twenty-five) only are invited from intending Suppliers/
Commission for Class IV Posts that the results will be declared on 04th May, Global South and emerging food subsidy bill should not
2023 and the candidates can view their results by login into the official website Company/Firms/Manufacturers for supply of "Laboratory Reagents
markets has not been heard at breach the limit of 10 per cent
of Board of Secondary Education, Assam, www.sebaonline.org and in the par with that of the developed of the value of production
& Consumables" for State Cancer Institute. Gauhati Medical College,
official website of Government of Assam www.assam.gov.in with their countries,” she said. based on the reference price Guwahati-781 032.
application number and password from 02.00 PM onwards. The ‘Global South’ largely of 1986-88. – PTI Sealed Tender are to be submitted to the undersigned on or before 14-
The results of the candidates declared to be successful are provisional and 00 Hours on 25th May 2023 and shall be opened on the same day at
subject to fulfillment of the eligibility criteria as prescribed in the advertisements Ensure enough seeds for 15-00 Hours in presence of the quotationers or their authorized
and veracity of the documents and declarations made during filling of the online representatives. Rates of each item are to be quoted separately.
applications. kharif, Centre tells States Bidders are also required to submit a non-refundable amount of
Technical support toll free number– NEW DELHI, May 3: Amid concerns over possible impact
of evolving El Nino conditions on monsoon rains, the Centre Rs.1,000.00 (Rupees One Thousand) only by Demand Draft as cost
9667062063 (10.00 AM to 5.00 PM) (Working Days) on Wednesday advised States to be prepared for worst situa- of Document in the name of Member Secretary, Hospital Management
Sd/- Secretary, State Level Recruitment tion and ensure adequate availability of seeds for kharif sowing Society, State Cancer Institute, GMC payable at State Bank of India,
Janasanyog/D/1463/23 Commission for Class IV posts season in case of less rainfall. GMCH Branch, Bhangagarh, Guwahati-781 032.
India is expected to get normal rainfall during the southwest
monsoon season despite the evolving El Nino conditions, the Bidders are also requested to comply with the GST Guidelines issued
No. DVT-223/RIDF-XXVII/Charaidew/2022-23/2
India Meteorological Department (IMD) had forecast in April. by the Government of India and as amended from time to time.
PRESS NOTICE INVITING TENDER Asserting that “profit guarantee” is the need of the hour in Sd/- Member Secretary,
The Director of A.H. & Veterinary Deptt., Assam, on behalf of the Governor of Assam, invites the farm sector, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar
bids for the following works under RIDF-XXVII in two Bid System from the eligible contractors Hospital Management Society,
said the use of technology can help in making farming profitable
duly registered under Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Department, Assam and Dairy
by reducing input cost and increasing production. – PTI State Cancer Institute, GMC,
Development, Assam with e-Tendering system provider through e-Tendering Portal
www.assamtenders.gov.in. Detail may be seen in the website www.assamtenders.gov.in
Janasanyog/C/1881/23 Guwahati-781 032
and also in the Engineering Cell of this Directorate during office hours from 29.04.2023 to
23.05.2023. Big achievement by Great No. HCI/NIT/1/2023-2024/61
Sl. Work Description
No.
Estimated
Cost (Rs.)
Bid
Processing
Bid
Security
Completion
Period Eastern Trading Co in 2023 SHORT TENDER NOTICE
SEALED TENDER AFFIXING COURT FEES STAMP OF Rs. 8.25 (RUPEES EIGHT AND
Fee. (Rs.) (Rs.) TWENTY FIVE PAISA) ONLY SUBSEQUENTLY TO BE DRAWN IN F-2 FORM ARE INVITED
1 Construction of SDVO Office 64,60,000.00 1,500.00 1,29,200.00 180days FOR THE WORK AS MENTIONED BELOW FROM THE REGISTERED CLASS-I
Building with Water supply CONTRACTORS UNDER IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT AND CLASS-II CONTRACTORS
arrangement, Sanitary works. REGISTERED UNDER THIS CIRCLE ONLY WILL BE RECEIVED IN THE OFFICE OF THE
Construction of Boundary Wall. UNDERSIGNED UPTO 2 (TWO) P.M. OF 15.05.2023 AND WILL BE OPENED AT THE SAME
Approach Road. Internal and TIME ON THE SAME DATE AND PLACE IN THE PRESENCE OF THE TENDERER OR THEIR
External Electrical works at AUTHORIZED AGENT WHO WOULD LIKE TO BE PRESENT AT THE TIME OF OPENING.
THE TENDERER WILL HAVE TO SUBMIT THEIR TENDERS FOR EACH GROUP SEPARATELY
State Vety. Dispensary complex.
IN PRESCRIBED FORM OBTAINABLE WITH DETAILED PARTICULARS FROM THE OFFICE
Sonari in Charaidew Dist. OF THE UNDERSIGNED WHICH WILL BE AVAILABLE ON ALL WORKING DAYS DURING
Bidders submitting Bids through online have also to submit each copy of the Documents of OFFICE HOURS UPTO 12 NOON OF 15.05.2023 ON PAYMENT OF Rs. 300.00 (RUPEES
Technical Bid manually. The Bid Processing Fee and Bid Security should be deposited through THREE HUNDRED) ONLY IN THE SHAPE OF INDIAN POSTAL ORDER PLEDGED TO THE
net banking before the expiry of online Bid submission date and time as mentioned in the UNDERSIGNED FOR EACH GROUP. IF THE OPENING DATE FALLS ON HOLIDAY OR
Tender Schedule. Bid will be rejected / cancelled if Financial Bid submitted off line / hard copy. “BANDH” THE TENDER WILL BE RECEIVED IN NEXT WORKING DAY REMAINING ALL
TERMS & CONDITIONS SAME.
TENDER SCHEDULE
SL. NATURE OF WORK APPROX. TIME OF EARNEST MONEY
DATE OF AVAILABILITY OF BIDDING 29.04.2023 (11.00 HRS) 23.05.2023 (14.00 HRS) NO. VALUE COMPLETION
DOCUMENTS ON e-PROCUREMENT KOLKATA, May 3: Great Eastern Co, which had set a record
last year by selling over one lakh AC in six months (Jan to June), M&R work of CC lining repairing at 60 Days 2% for General & 1% for
PORTAL
01. Canal D-1 Ch-11400.00 to Ch. 11420.00 Rs. 1192000.00 ST/SC/OBC/MOBC
PRE-BID MEETING 08.05.2023 at 13.00 HRS this year set a new record by selling over one lakh AC in just four & CC Fall at Ch. 11400.00 at Canal D-1
months (Jan to April), stated a company statement.
LAST DATE AND TIME FOR ONLINE Up to 14.00 HRS on 23.05.2023. M&R work of Bed cutting and Canal
BID SUBMISSION
In order to celebrate the achievement, the company organ- 02. Raising/ Strengthening at M2/2 Canal Rs. 1500000.00 60 Days 2% for General & 1% for
ised an event on May 2, which was attended by the company’s from Ch. 1500.00 to Ch. 3600.00 and ST/SC/OBC/MOBC
LAST DATE AND TIME FOR HARD Up to 14.00 HRS on 23.05.2023
Directors Mahendra Kumar Baid and Manish Ji Baid. In his M2/1 Cattle Crossing at Ch. 13525.00
COPY SUBMISSION (TECHNICAL BID)
speech, Mahendra Kumar Baid said that the company, which Repairing & Renovation of C.C. Canal 2% for General & 1% for
DATE AND TIME OF TECHNICAL BID 14.30 HRS on 24.05.2023.
presently has 80 outlets, will soon have over 100 outlets. 03. Lining at Main Canal of Jamuna FIS Rs. 1200000.00 60 Days ST/SC/OBC/MOBC
OPENING under M&R 2022-23
According to the company statement, Great Eastern Trad-
DATE AND TIME OF FINANCIAL BID Intimated later on ing Co, which started its journey in 1959, is thronged by people M&R works for repairing Regulator
OPENING Gates at Ch. 7622.00 & Ch. 10670.00m
for electronics and home appliances all year round, as it sells
Sd/- Director of D1 canal. at Ch.0.00m.Ch.1370.00m
products at reasonable price and always give priority to its 04. & Ch-12500.00m of’ D2 Canal. at Ch- Rs. 2000000.00 60 Days 2% for General & 1% for
A. H. & Vety. Department, Assam,
customers. The company also comes up with special offers 0.00 m of canal M2/1, at Ch.0.00 m of ST/SC/OBC/MOBC
Janasanyog/C/1927/23 Chenikuthi, Guwahati-3
during festivals. Canal M1/2 and at Ch-0.00 m of Canal
“Regarding price, we can say that one can get various prod- SM-2/0/3 of Jarnona FIS (8 Nos of
ucts at unbelievably low price. One can also repay the amount Regulator Gate) for the year 2022-23
through EMIs spanning over a long period of time. Moreover, NATURE OF WORK:- AS MENTIONED IN THE GROUP SHEET IN CIRCLE NOTICE BOARD
customers also get cashback offers,” the statement added. Sd/- Superintending Engineer,
Janasanyog/C/1875/23 Hojai Circle (Irrigation), Hojai.
NO. SIDC/HO/SNA (RAMP)/MSME/29/2022/1
No. DVT-223/RIDF-XXVII (S)/Golaghat/2022-23/47
NOTICE FOR INVITING RE E-REQUEST
FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) PRESS NOTICE INVITING TENDER
E-Tender are invited for selection of A Programme The Director of A.H. & Veterinary Deptt., Assam, on behalf of the Governor of Assam, invites
Implementation Unit for preparation of Strategic Investment bids for the following works under RIDF-XXVII in two Bid System from the eligible contractors
Plan (SIP) under Raising and Accelerating MSME Programme duly registered under Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Department, Assam and Dairy
(RAMP) in the State of Assam. The RFP documents can be Development. Assam with e-Tendering system provider through e- Tendering Portal
downloaded from the Government of Assam website www.assamtenders.gov.in . Detail may be seen in the website www.assamtenders.gov.in
www.assamtenders.gov.in. The details schedule of RFP is and also in the Engineering Cell of this Directorate during office hours from 29.04.2023 to
available on website. The pre-bid meeting will be held on 23.05.2023.
10.05.2023 at 2.00 pm. The last date for online submission of
the RFP is 24.05.2023 upto 3.00 pm. ASIDC reserves the
Sl Work Description Estimated Bid Bid Completion
right to accept or reject any or all RFP without assigning any No Cost (Rs.) processing Security Period
reason. Fee (Rs.) (Rs.)
Sd/- Managing Director 1 Construction Assam Type 33,71,000.00 1,200.00 67,420.00 120 days
Assam Small Industries Development Sub-Centre Building with
Corporation Ltd., Bamunimaidan, Guwahati-21. electrification, Water
Janasanyog/CF/419/23 supply and sanitary works
etc. at Dergaon in
Golaghat District.
GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM
Bidders submitting Bids through online have also to submit each copy of the Documents of
DIRECTORATE OF AGRICULTURE
Technical Bid manually. The Bid processing Fee and Bid Security, should be deposited through
Agriculture Complex, Khanapara, G.S. Road,
Guwahati-781022 (Assam, India) net banking before the expiry of online Bid submission date and time as mentioned in the Tender
Tel: +0361-2332215, Email: [email protected] Schedule. Bid will be rejected / cancelled if Financial Bid submitted off line hard copy.
TENDER SCHEDULE
RFB No. AGRI/APART/AMM/MACHINERIES/62/2022-23/12
DATE OF AVAILABILITY OF BIDDING 29.04.2023 (11.00 HRS) 23.05.2023
Invitation for Bids (IFB)
DOCUMENTS ON e- PROCUREMENT PORTAL (14.00 HRS)
National Competitive Bidding
(Through e-procurement) PRE – BID MEETING 08.05.2023 at 13.00 HRS
Director of Agriculture, Assam invites online bids from eligible LAST DATE AND TIME FOR ONLINE BID Upto 14.00 HRS on 23.05.2023
company/producer/authorized suppliers for supply of SUBMISSION
Millet Machineries under the World Bank financed project LAST DATE AND TIME FOR HARD COPY Upto 14.00 HRS on 23.05.2023
APART. Detailed IFB notice and the related bid document SUBMISSION (TECHNICAL BID)
may be downloaded from the assam e-tender portal
www.assamtenders.gov.in from 03.00 pm on 04.05.2023.
DATE AND TIME OF TECHNICAL BID
Last date for submission of online bid is 03.30 pm on OPENING 14.30 HRS on 24.05.2023
05.06.2023. Information may also be sought from the office DATE AND TIME OF FINANCIAL BID Intimated later on
of the undersigned on all working days. OPENING
Sd/- Director of Agriculture, Assam Sd/- Director
G.S. Road, Khanapara, Ghy-22 A.H. & Vety. Department, Assam
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Alcaraz, Tsitsipas advance in Madrid; SRH top order

under pressure
Medvedev, Rublev lose ahead of KKR game
MADRID, May 3: Carlos the level that I played today,” came from behind to beat the
Alcaraz made sure he wouldn’t Alcaraz said. Egyptian 2-6, 6-2, 6-1. The HYDERABAD, May 3:
be among the top seeds being “I feel really good right now Australian Open champion Sunrisers Hyderabad will ex-
upset at the Madrid Open, and this match gives me a lot reached her fifth semifinal in pect more consistency from
playing well from the start to of confidence.” seven tournaments. She won their top-order when they
secure his spot in the quarter- Alcaraz didn’t concede any Madrid in 2021. host Kolkata Knight Riders MATCH RESULT
in an Indian Premier League
finals with a 6-1, 6-2 win over break opportunities against The 59th-ranked Sherif was Mumbai Indians beat
match here on Thursday.
Alexander Zverev. Zverev and converted on four the first Egyptian to make it Punjab Kings
Both teams are languish-
After both second-seeded of the 10 break chances he had. to the quarterfinals in a WTA by 6 wickets
ing at the bottom of the table
Daniil Medvedev and fifth- The 19-year-old Spaniard end- 1000 event.
and another loss will put a se- Brook, despite scoring a hun-
seeded Andrey Rublev lost ed with 21 winners and 12 un- “It was crazy match. I think
rious dent in their play-off dred, has failed in majority of
their fourth-round matches at forced errors. Zverev had only she played unbelievable ten-
qualification chances. the games. He is back in the
the clay-court tournament, nine winners and 22 unforced nis. It was really tough today,”
Getting Abhishek Shar- middle order and the man-
Alcaraz cruised past 13th-seed- errors. Sabalenka said.
ma back to open worked in agement will be hoping that
ed Zverev to stay on track to “This is not a normal re- “I just couldn’t adjust for her
the previous game for Sun- he finds some rhythm.
defend his title at home. sult, Zverev is a great player game, and I was really going
risers and now they will be All-rounder Washington
Fourth-seeded Stefanos and has great shots, it would crazy. I’m really happy that I
hoping their other opener, Sundar being ruled out of the
Tsitsipas also avoided an up- be more normal to be a tight- was able to stop myself, to take
Mayank Agarwal, to find IPL due to injury is a big blow
set, defeating Bernabe Zapata er match and I was prepared a little breath and just like start
some fluency. The batting as to Sunrisers. Pacer Umran
Miralles 6-3, 6-1. In the wom- for it,” the second-ranked Al- everything from the begin-
a whole has not clicked for Malik has the worst econo-
en’s draw, second-seeded Ary- caraz said. ning.”
Sunrisers and therefore it my rate among the bowlers
na Sabalenka reached the last “I played well. I kept attack- Sabalenka will next face and has only taken five wick-
is not a surprise they find
four by rallying past Mayar ing and didn’t let him take con- ninth-seeded Maria Sakka- ets in seven games, contrib-
themselves in a desperate
Sherif in three sets. trol, especially on his serve. I ri, who rallied to defeat Iri- situation in the second half uting to the team’s woes.
The match between Al- played a complete match, that’s na-Camelia Begu 6-7 (3), 6- of the tournament. KKR too would be expect-
caraz and Zverev was a re- why the result was like that.” 4, 6-2. While Agarwal is striking ing more fluency from their
match of last year’s Madrid Alcaraz, coming off the title Medvedev lost to 121st- at an underwhelming 110 at batters as they look to get
final, which Alcaraz also com- in Barcelona, has won 18 ranked qualifier Aslan Karat- the top, number three Rahul their campaign back on track
fortably won against the straight matches in Spain. sev, a fellow Russian, 7-6 (1), Tripathi is not faring any bet- after six defeats in nine
former two-time champion in Sabalenka reached the last 6-4. It was Karatsev’s first vic- ter either. Skipper Aiden games. – PTI
the Spanish capital. four after trailing Sherif by a Carlos Alcaraz plays a forehand during the Madrid Open match against Alexander Zverev in tory against a top-10 opponent
Madrid. Markram too needs to lead
“For me it’s amazing to play set and a break. Sabalenka since 2021. – AP from the front and Harry Match starts: 7.30 pm

Ankurjyoti
CC in final Arsenal beat Chelsea 3-1, SU DO KU
GUWAHATI, May 3: An-
kurjyoti Cricket Academy
stormed into the final of
take league lead for now
the 1st All Assam U-19 In- LONDON, May 3: Arsenal utes later. The visitors offered Mikel Arteta’s team couldn’t senal striker Pierre-Emerick
ter Institutional/Academy kept the Premier League title little in response until Chuk- have asked for much easier Aubameyang a rare start, but
Cricket Tournament defeat- fight alive by beating up on a wunonso Madueke pulled one opposition as it tried to get the Gunners’ early domination
ing DC Icon Sports Acade- Chelsea team that seems to back in the 65th but never came back on track. meant that four of the for-
Assam Table Tennis my by 56 runs in the sec- be in need of life support un- close to staging a comeback as “If we want to have any ward’s first seven touches in
Association secretary ond semifinal at Jagiroad on der Frank Lampard. the hosts saw out the game. chance to win the league, we the game were kickoffs. He
Carfew Roy has been
Wednesday. Arsenal returned to the top “We came out with a differ- had to win today,” Arteta said. was taken off at halftime.
appointed as the manager of
Brief scores: Anurjyoti CA 120 of the standings – for a day at ent spirit, a different team to Granit Xhaka created the Arsenal missed two good
the Indian Under-15 and 19 all out in 30.4 overs (Akash Bas-
team for the South Asian for 31; Yuvraj 4/17, Ziyad Zaman 3/
least – by dismantling Chelsea last time (against City),” Ode- two opening goals in similar chances to extend the lead af-
Junior Table Tennis 25) beat DC Icon SA 66 all out in 3-1 at the Emirates Stadium gaard told Sky Sports. fashion, sending a low cross ter the break as Thiago Silva
Championship to be held at 19 overs (Wasim Sahil Saikia 15; on Tuesday to end a four-game “It hurt after the (City) into the box from the left to cleared a header from fellow
Rajiv Das 4/11, Himanshu Saras-
Itanagar from May 14 to 17.
wat 4/13). MoM: Rajiv Das.
winless run that saw its con- game and we used this anger pick out Odegaard, who beat centre back Gabriel off the
trol of the title race slip away. and the disappointment in this goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabala- line in the 50th and Kepa
The Gunners channelled game to bounce back.” ga with his left foot both times. saved a low shot from Xhaka
ID basketball begins their disappointment over
last week’s 4-1 loss to rival
The win puts Arsenal two
points above Manchester City
That took any remaining air
out of a Chelsea team that has
three minutes later. Madueke
gave Chelsea a bit of hope as
Solution of last problem
GUWAHATI, May 3: The Assam Basketball Association in Originating from Japan, ‘su
Manchester City into a dom- atop the standings, but given nothing to play for and is lan- he got behind Oleksandr do ku’ is a mind game and a
association with the State Level Advisory Committee for Stu- inant first-half display, going that Pep Guardiola’s team has guishing in 12th place under its Zinchenko to meet a ball over puzzle that can be solved
dent and Youth Welfare organised Inter District Youth Basketball 3-0 up inside 34 minutes as two games in hand – including third manager of the season in the top and beat Aaron Ram- with proper reasoning and
Championship for both boys and girls got off to a colourful start at Chelsea slumped to a sixth at home against West Ham on Lampard, who is set to leave at sdale from close range. logic. Fill the grid with digits
the RG Sports Complex here today. straight loss in all competi- Wednesday – it may not stay the end of the campaign. While Chelsea’s intensity in- in such a manner that every
A total of 26 districts are participating in the championship. tions under Lampard. there for long. Jesus slotted in the third just creased after that, Ramsdale row, every column and every
Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah who was present as the chief Martin Odegaard scored two Arsenal were coming off the three minutes after Odegaard’s didn’t have another save to 3 x 3 box accommodates
guest during the opening ceremony inaugurated the champi- nearly identical goals and Gabri- loss to City and a run of three second following a rebound. make until Kai Havertz tried a the digits 1 to 9 without
onship. repeating any.
el Jesus added the third min- straight draws before that. But Lampard gave former Ar- shot from a difficult angle. – AP
Speaking on the occasion, Baruah said, “In the fast-paced
world, games like basketball helps an individual in physical and
emotional growth as well as it also helps in improving the
overall health and wellbeing. This tournament is a great oppor- PSG suspends
tunity for the youths who are trying to develop their basketball
career to the next level.”
Pabitra Margherita, Gitartha Goswami, Queen Ojha and Pallav
Messi for
Lochan Das, among others were present on the occasion.
In the inaugural match, Kamrup (Metro) boys defeated
Dibrugarh boys 58-48.
unapproved trip
All elected unopposed in to Saudi Arabia
GSA new body ism in the Middle Eastern
country.
GUWAHATI, May 3: The 65th Annual General Meeting
The suspension comes at a
(AGM) of the GSA will be held on May 6 at the conference hall
delicate time as the French
of Assam Olympic Association (AOA) in RG Baruah Sports Com-
club had hoped to extend the
plex from 11 pm.
Argentine star’s contract be-
The following candidates contesting for the office-bearers of the
yond this season.
Guwahati Sports Association (GSA) were declared elected uncon-
Messi’s trip followed PSG’s
tested for the tenure 2023-25, stated a release.
Office bearers: Paresh Ch Das (president); Bhola Boro, Raj Kakati (vice surprise 3-1 loss to Lorient on
presidents, general); Prasanna Borah (vice president, educational institu- Sunday, leaving the defending
tion); Devajit Saikia (general secretary); Kajal Paul Chowdhury (joint secre- champions with a five-point
tary); Bablu Choudhury (assistant general secretary); Sidhartha Sankar
Deka (assistant general secretary); Amiya Kr Kalita (treasurer); L Pranab lead over Marseille with five
Singh (football secretary); Nasir Gul Khan (cricket secretary), Manjeet games left in the season. Mes-
Hazarika (basketball secretary); Gitartha Das (table tennis secretary); si played the full game.
Moirangthem Ranjit Singha (badminton secretary); Pradeep Kr Sarma (vol-
leyball secretary); Manash Nandi (hockey secretary); Raghabendra Maz- PARIS, May 3: Lionel Mes- L’Equipe had reported that
umdar (athletic secretary). si was suspended by Paris PSG coach Christophe Gal-
Saint-Germain for taking a trip tier pledged to give his play-
Former lawn bowls bronze to Saudi Arabia without the ers two days off – Monday
club’s permission, a person and Tuesday – if they beat
winner ‘returns’ medal with knowledge of the situa- Lorient. Instead, the team
In solidarity with the protesting tion told The Associated Press. trained on Monday and had
wrestlers The person on Tuesday Tuesday off.
STAFF REPORTER would not specify the length The forward joined PSG
of the suspension, though from Barcelona two years ago
GUWAHATI, May 3: General Secretary and media in- French media reported it to on hopes he could lead the
charge of Trinamool Congress (TMC) Assam unit and sports be two weeks. The person team to an elusive Champions
administrator Avijit Mazumdar on Wednesday ‘returned’ the spoke on condition of ano- League title. Instead, the Qa-
bronze medal won by him in lawn bowls in the 2011 Ranchi nymity because they were tari-backed club was eliminat-
National Games in solidarity with the protesting wrestlers not authorised to publicly dis- ed in the round of 16 in con-
who have been seeking justice against alleged sexual harass- cuss the matter. secutive seasons.
ment by BJP MP and former president of the Wrestling Fed- A two-week suspension There has been speculation
eration of India (WFI) Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. would mean Messi would miss about where he would play
Addressing a press conference here, Mazumdar said that PSG’s next two games. next, especially after reports
no action has been taken against Singh despite the fact that L’Equipe and RMC Sport both that contract talks with PSG
serious charges, including under the POCSO Act, have been reported the suspension with- had broken down. Some PSG
filed against him. out citing sources. fans have even booed Messi
“The government is acting in a totally insensitive manner. The person told the AP that amid the team’s inconsistent
This is demotivating for sportspersons who have brought the World Cup champion campaign.
laurels for India and won medals at the international level. won’t be allowed to train or Messi led Argentina to the
Such type of neglect and inaction from the government, po- play with the team and won’t World Cup title in December.
lice, and other agencies is very unfortunate. The government be paid during his suspension. He’s scored 15 league goals
does not care about the dignity of sportspersons. The wres- PSG had denied Messi’s and leads the French league
tlers have been protesting in Delhi for so many days now but request to make the trip, the with 15 assists.
have received no support from the government,” said Maz- person said. Messi hasn’t commented
umdar. The 35-year-old Messi has publicly about the suspen-
Assam TMC president Ripun Bora was also present during a commercial contract with sion on his social media ac-
the press conference. Saudi Arabia to promote tour- counts. – AP Janasanyog/D/1474/23
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GUWAHATI, THURSDAY, MAY 4, 2023

“ My study
tips.
”
As the new session began, I entered
GUWAHATI, THURSDAY, MAY 4, 2023, e-mail: [email protected]
the new class with the aim of being Shanta Sinha
an honest, hardworking and confident
person. So, at the very beginning of
Mattel releases Þrst Barbie doll with Down syndrome
the session, I prepared a time table arbie is the best-known doll brand in the world, and now for the first time ever, Mattel has released
so that I could manage my study time
properly. Then, I looked out for a
quiet place, where I would be able to
focus my attention towards my books.
B a Barbie with Down syndrome. To create the doll, the toy company worked alongside the U.S.
National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS). The
collaboration meant that key details such as the sculpting of
the doll were in line with what a person with Down syndrome By Maithilee Bhuyan
Slowly, I started to read and understand
Swati Boro, Class-VIII, the lessons being taught in class. If I am looks like. The doll wears a puffed sleeve dress in blue and
hanta Sinha is one of India’s

S
Christ Jyoti School, yellow, which are the colours of Down syndrome awareness.
unable to understand something, I ask
Pathsala.
She also comes with a pink pendant necklace, which features foremost anti-child labour activ-
questions. I also take a practice test,
once in a while, to test myself. Taking three upward chevrons to represent the three copies of ists and founder-secretary of
a short break to refresh my mind helps the 21st chromosome, the genetic material that causes the MV Foundation — an NGO.
me focus on my studies. characteristics associated with Down syndrome. She was nominated as the first
Chairperson of the National Com-
Who was Juan Ponce de LeÓn? mission for Protection of Child Rights
uan Ponce de León, born in the mid-15th century, First of all, I make a time table and
Banish the thought! (NCPCR) in 2007. As the Chairperson

J was a Spanish explorer. He was born in San Servos,

León, Spain. In 1493, he accompanied Christopher
Columbus on his second voyage to America. Later,
León conquered Borinquén (Puerto Rico) for Spain and
try sticking to it. In the morning, I
revise some of the lessons that seem
hard for me or if I have a test, I revise
the test portion. Then in school, dur-
ing lunchbreak, I complete the easy
Mental imagery can help teens avoid negative thoughts.
e all experience the regulating our bodies,” Prof. Lawrence says in a university
for two terms, she adopted processes
for monitoring children’s rights across
31 states, impacting 420 million chil-
dren, and covered a range of issues —

W
was governor of the island from 1510 to 1512. From the
homework received on that particular
Native Americans, he heard tales of an island called Bimini, day, while the tough ones I bring
occasional bad mood from release. child abuse, child labour, malnutrition,
located somewhere north of Cuba, which reputedly possessed home. I try making learning jour- time to time, but young “These negative things are going to happen to all of us, etc. She has also taught at the Depart-
the fountain of youth — a spring whose waters had nals — of diagrams and summaries. teens can be especially so knowing ahead of time which tools we should pack in our
the power to restore youth. Believing these tales,
ment of Political Science, Hyderabad
Subhadeep Dey, Then on Sundays, I read storybooks vulnerable to the habit toolbox that we can pull out to help lower our emotional Central University.
León obtained permission from the Spanish king in Class-VI, St. Vivekananda or any other book which enhances of dwelling on negative thoughts. reactions in the moment, just enough to get us out of those
1512 to find and colonise Bimini. English Academy, my reading skills. I try to understand Sinha has been working relentlessly to
Now, researchers from Oregon State loops, will help us get unstuck,” the professor continues.
León sailed from Puerto Rico and on March Guwahati. the concepts instead of learning by eliminate child labour through univer-
27, 1513, he sighted the eastern shore of the University suggest that adolescents A total of 145 participants (ages 13-17) took part in the
rote and I try to relate everything to salisation of elementary education in 13
present state of Florida, which he believed to be a picture, which helps me remember who often fall into negative thought study. Study authors recruited the group from a rural area of
the legendary Bimini. He landed north of the site of concepts for a longer time. spirals should try focussing on New England where Prof. Lawrence conducted the research. districts of Andhra Pradesh. This has
present-day Saint Augustine on April 2 and named mental imagery as opposed to verbal Teens also completed a depression survey, which revealed led to over ten lakh children being with-
the region Florida because he sighted it on Easter thoughts to break out of this vicious roughly 39 per cent dealt with clinically elevated symptoms of drawn from bonded labour over the last
Sunday (Spanish Pascua Florida, ‘flowery Easter’). Everyone has their own study meth- cycle. depression. 25 years. Her residential bridge courses
León reached Puerto Rico again in September ods. They are different, too. I have Study author Hannah Lawrence, for older school dropouts received huge
1513. From 1515 to 1521, he subdued the four primary study tips. My first study an assistant professor of psychology appreciation.
rebellious natives of that island. In 1521, he set out tip is to enjoy the learning process. I
to colonise Florida with about 200 people and many
in OSU’s College of Liberal Arts, Born in 1950, in Andhra Pradesh,
always set a goal for my studies and
domestic animals. The party landed on the west coast explains that a short-term distraction Sinha earned a PhD in Political Science
try to accomplish it. I don’t touch
of Florida, where it was fiercely attacked by Native other topics before completing and is usually all it takes to break up a from JNU, New Delhi, after complet-
Americans. Ponce de León was severely wounded in the engagement. The expedition withdrew revising the ones done before. An- thought spiral, allowing the individual ing her MA in Political Science from
and sailed to Cuba, where he died shortly after landing. other study tip is to draw and learn. to seek help from a therapist, friend, Osmania University, Hyderabad. She’s
If I cannot understand something, I or parent. a recipient of several awards, including
Aariya Kashyap, draw it in a sketch/table format and “When we get stuck thinking about
study. Also, I make my own questions the Ramon Magsaysay Award (2003),
Class-V, Delhi Public negative things that happened in
School, O.N.G.C., Nazira. and answer them. Finally, my last tip Padma Shri (1998) and the Albert
is — you may write stories to improve the past, that makes us feel even Shankar International Award. Sinha’s
your English and vocabulary. worse, and it leads to more difficulties untiring efforts to abolish child labour is
regulating our emotions and
– Agencies indeed praiseworthy.
Think of education as a train and us esha, a young, aspiring

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the very next minute, she thought of
as passengers. This train will lead
us to a brighter tomorrow. Every
passenger in this journey towards
a brighter future is a learner. Truly
writer, was a very curious
girl who loved interacting
with people and was
Passing the light helping the girls in the best possible
way and assisting them in getting
proper education and healthcare. She
Nidarshana Barsaikia, Class-X,
speaking, learning can never be a always keen to learn new Shrimanta Shankar Academy, Guwahati. further asked the girls why they did expressed her wish to them.
boring pursuit if you find your own things. Be it in her neighbourhood those odd jobs and enquired whether The girls were delighted after
way of doing so. Different people or her workplace, she was often seen realised that she had been seeing they went to school. To her surprise, listening to Aesha’s words and were
will come up with different ways
chatting and laughing with the people those girls around her office since Aesha came to know that they neither exceedingly thankful to her — she
to study. For some, it might be by
Priyanki Kalita, making learning journals, while for around. the past couple of days. In no time, went to school nor had any access to enrolled them in a nearby school,
Class-IX, St. others, it might be by going through One day, while Aesha was working she rushed towards the girls who proper healthcare. helped them buy their books and
Vivekananda English each and every line of the book. No in office, she noticed two young girls were already about to leave the office For a moment, Aesha was uniforms, and asked them to study
Academy, Guwahati.
@ 2021 Jim toomey. Dist. by Kind Features Syndicate. Inc.

way is wrong, provided a learner roaming around the office building campus. She approached the elder trembling with grief and her eyes well. She was sure a bright future
follows it. Personally, I prefer making and doing various odd jobs. She one and asked her name. Aesha were filled with disbelief and tears. In awaited those young minds!
graphic organisers to aid my learn-
ing. Now, be it studying for an hour CONTRIBUTOR OF THE POEM OF THE WEEK SKETCH OF THE WEEK
or five hours, we must have focus
WEEK Rimlee Barman, Arnab Goswami,
and effort.
Nidarshana Barsaikia, Guwahati. Guwahati.
Guwahati.
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Arpan Saikia, Class-X,
Delhi Public School, Jorhat.

Shooting star

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NEXT WEEK’S PICTURE
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shooting star is a piece of rock or metal. A bright light

Dear Ishani Aunty,

My sister gifted me a T-shirt
and in return I have to give her
A streaks across the sky and it looks like a star falling to Earth.
It’s actually a meteor. Not everyone has seen a shooting
star. There are billions of chunks of rock and metal scattered
throughout the solar system. Most are as small as grains of
sand, but the largest are many miles across. A piece of rock and metal
floating through space is called an asteroid.

a ring. But I cannot afford one.

What should I do?
– Sofiqul [Send your entries to
Dear SoÞqul, [email protected]]
ground. There are also many meteorite
Let us get this clear. Did your
craters on our Moon and on the moons
sister specify that she wants a it through the atmosphere and crash into of other planets.
ring? If so, I don’t approve of Earth. A meteor that hits the ground is A space rock can be called by three
her action at all. Gifts are vol-
untary and one should accept
J KES Sometimes asteroids come close to Earth. They fall through Earth’s
called a meteorite.
Meteorites can make big holes in the
ground called craters. There are not many
different names, depending on where
it is. The rock is an asteroid while
drifting in space, a meteor when you
them whatever their value. Tell atmosphere — the air around the planet. Earth’s atmosphere ‘rubs’ meteorite craters on Earth. Other planets, see it burning through Earth’s atmo-
her frankly you cannot afford BEES Solution: 11 letters against the rock. The rubbing makes the rock so hot that it glows. such as Mercury and Mars, have many sphere, and a meteorite after hitting the
The glowing rock is called a meteor. more craters. Those planets don’t have ground.
a ring. You have to be honest The words below can all be found in the puzzle. They may be spelled horizontally, Most meteors burn up before they hit the ground. All that’s left thick atmospheres, so most meteors that
about that. vertically, backwards, forwards or diagonally. Be careful, some letters are used
Q: “Why are of them would be specks of dust. Others are so big that they make fall toward them make it all the way to the
more than once. When you Þnd a word, circle each letter. When all the words on
the list have been found, the letters left over will spell the solution. Have fun!
strawberries natural ([email protected])
Dear Ishani Aunty, musicians?”
I am reading a book of short Apiary Flower Ans: “They love to
W A S P R A T C E N

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stories by the brilliant author Hive ‘jam’!” Why is Red Cross
Barb
Day celebrated?
Ismat Chughtai. But my sister N M R A W S R A W E Beeswax Honey
Nectar Q: “Why did the
sneaked to my parents that Buzz
O D R O N E N O C T Netting cracker visit the
I am reading adult literature. Caution
Queen doctor?”
What should I do? I Z Z U B E R O L T Chamber
Swarm Ans: “It felt Kabir Aditya Kashyap,
– Mihika Cluster ‘crummy’!” Class-VIII, Maharishi Vidya

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T V O M E K M I U I Comb Wasp Mandir, Barsajai, Guwahati.
Dear Mihika, When was the IFRC
Drone Worker
Your sister has clearly crossed founded? Mom has a worm for

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U D A U E B A H S N Q: “What do ghosts like When was the Þrst
boundaries and she has no to eat in the summer?” Red Cross Day Junior, but she seems
business snooping on you. A H Q R S S T I T G Ans: “I scream celebrated? to have forgotten
Have a frank talk about this and (ice-cream)!”
C F L O W E R V E I which tree her nest is
you can explain how Chughtai Which cartoon below is slightly in. Can you show her

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is one of the greatest of Urdu N A P I A R Y E R G Q: “What did the What is the full form different? Can you spot it?
where it is?

2 Be careful, there could be more

writers in India. baby corn say to What is the theme of IFRC?
B R A B X H O N E Y Mama corn?” for Red Cross Day than one cartoon that’s different!
Ans: “Where is ‘Pop 2023?
Dear Ishani Aunty, Solution: “Avoid a sting”
© JANRIC Enterprises corn’?”
There is a girl in class who is
very pretty. I am a year older
than her and we both study in
a co-ed school. One day I held Fascinating One global
her hand. She told her parents
and they came and complained Facts ocean!
to the headmaster. He pun-
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ished me in front of the whole
school. I am so sad. Please connected and make up one large body of water. This cov-
ers over 70 per cent of the surface of the earth. Geogra-
help. phers have divided this vast area of water into five oceans
– Rounak and named them the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic and
Dear Rounak, Antarctic oceans. All the bays and seas connected to each ocean are considered to be part of it.
I am sure it was an innocent act For many years most Europeans knew nothing of the world’s oceans, although some scholars now believe
in your part. The girl, her par- Leif Erikson crossed the Atlantic from Scandinavia to America around 1000 AD. Modern exploration began
in the late 14th century when Henry the Navigator, a Prince of Portugal, sent voyagers down the west coast of
ents, and the school authorities Africa. The first captain was Vasco da Gama in 1498. Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
acted rashly. Don’t worry, it will In 1492, Christopher Columbus financed by Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain crossed the Atlantic and discov- the birthday of Henry Dunant, 4. 1919, 5. International
pass over. Just be a little careful ered America. An expedition led by Ferdinand Magellan reached the Pacific for the first time. Magellan was
diverse aspects of the Red Cross Movement, 3. To commemorate
1. May 8, 1948, 2. To highlight the universal, human, and
about these issues. killed in the Philippines but one of his vessels completed the first circumnavigation of the world in 1522. buttons. Number Four: The baton is shorter!
ANSWERS Answer: Number Two: There are no shirt
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Jewels in the hills

1 Overweening
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Glut hat evening, my mom and I were Noirit Nihar Kashyap, Class-IX,
a) Too dependent
b) OverconÞdent
a) Growing quantity
b) Surplus
Little Badman and the Time-Travelling accompanying my dad to pick
my brother from his coaching
Delhi Public School, Guwahati.
c) Shrewd
d) Unprepared
c) Core Teacher of Doom classes — which got over at 5.30
Pick the words closest in meaning.

d) Congestion p.m. We went a little early, as

By Humza Arshad and Henry White my dad had heard about a bookstore at
Panbazar — it’s a unique bookstore and

W
ith World Laughter Day drawing near, let’s pick this rib-
2 Numinous
a) Spiritual 5 Lucrative
a) Slippery
tickling second book from the hilarious ‘Little Badman'
adventure series. This book is about how Humza Khan,
different from the ones you’d usually see
in Guwahati. It was much more like the
b) Shadowy b) ProÞtable kind of bookstores you’d see in Delhi,
Eggington’s 11-year- Mumbai, Bengaluru, and other metro
c) Pertaining to coins c) Fortunate
old rapper, and his cities. On the way, we were passing over
d) Unusual d) Illegally gained
best friend, Umer, face a new chal- the railway bridge, and just as we were
lenge — Humza’s dad, who feels about to descend from the bridge and
5. b) ProÞtable. Humza isn’t well-disciplined and enter Maligaon, I saw the hills, glimmer-
3 Salmagundi
a) Art gallery
4. b) Surplus,
3. d) Mixture,
should, therefore, be sent to sum-
mer school in Pakistan. Earlier the
ing with the small lights of the houses.
And suddenly for some reason I imagined
b) Apt phrase 2. a) Spiritual, friends had survived deadly alien that I was some 50 metres above where
c) Exaggerated story 1. b) OverconÞdent, slugs, killer aunties and double I was, and in my imagination I saw one
d) Mixture maths. But this time the going of the most beautiful sights I had ever
Answers:
gets tough as it’s a special summer witnessed! I saw the hills that surrounded
school where something fishy is me, now clearly visible. It was evening,
going on — someone has been yes, but there were green trees and
messing with time and Humza happy birds all around. Surrounded by
might have to intervene. the fragrance of the blooming flowers, it
Little Badman and the Time- felt as if I was in wonderland!
Travelling Teacher of Doom is a fun The only light being those small, glim-
fusion of humour and adventure. mering lights, looking insignificant on
their own, but once viewed from above as though I was gazing upon the Milky trying my best. It seems my words just it seems I cannot! I don’t ever want to
looked like thousands of glimmering, Way Galaxy with its billions and trillions cannot quite express it in the way I want forget this memory — that feeling of
7 dn shining jewels that adorned the city. It of stars, each burning bright enough to them to... being awestruck at the beauty of the
Know your was as though I was looking at the night
sky on a clear night (looking at the cur-
be seen. Imagining that, I was awestruck
at the sight in front my eyes. I am having
I shall not lie, I am still overwhelmed
by that feeling. I thought that by writing
city. I don’t really understand why it
happened as nothing like this had ever
masterpieces rent state of Guwahati, it seems far from
possible) or the heavens or both. It was
great difficulty in trying to express the
experience in words, even though I am
about it, I could relive the experience —
the feeling just one more time, but alas,
happened before, but I am truly glad it
did.
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Nigel Gray
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igel Gray is an award-winning author of children’s as well
2 dn 12 dn as adults’ books. He has around 90 books to his credit —
most of which are for children and
IDIOM OF THE WEEK The goodness of slow
young adults. Gray writes a variety of

Dear Bhaity, Bhonti,

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genres — ranging from picture books

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3 to novels for young adults. His books
have been published in 24 countries
Power corrupts
Think about it. Isn’t it time that the
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and 27 languages.
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Some of his popular books for ower corrupts; absolute power
corrupts absolutely’ is a known fact
children include:
A Country Far Away
and the meaning of this idiom is
literal.
whole of humanity slows down? All of
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A Baker’s Dozen
Phyllis & Grace
It was coined by John Emerich
Edward Dahlberg Acton, first Baron Acton us are desperately chasing deadlines,
(1834–1902). The English historian and moral-
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ist, who was otherwise known simply as Lord
Acton, expressed this opinion in a letter to
goals, expecting instant results, success,
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Night Lunch Bishop Mandell Creighton in 1887:
“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power achievement. People are more stressed today,
By Eric Fan corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost
with the result that they develop mental
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his dreamy picture book transports readers to a city where
Another English politician — William Pitt, the
a horse-drawn food cart rolls in at midnight to provide
Elder, also called the Earl of Chatham, is some-
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meals for the nocturnal animal residents. Night Owl, the
chef, prepares and serves delicious dishes — a mince pie
times wrongly attributed as the source. He did
say something similar in a speech to the U.K.
health issues. When you are too pressurised,
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for Fox, a sandwich
for Badger, and pudding
for little Possums. Mouse,
House of Lords in 1770:
“Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds draw a deep breath and say, “I will do the
of those who possess it.”
a poor street sweeper,
watches, hoping that some work, the work will not trap me.” Then, you
customer will drop a morsel
which he can eat but that
doesn’t happen. And at the
can listen to soothing music and make this a
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daily practice. Let me know how it goes.
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end, Owl spots Mouse. Will
he be Owl’s night lunch or
will Owl invite him to share
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a midnight meal together?
Night Lunch is a magical
With love, as always,
book that reiterates how
9. Chimney, 12. Sun, 13. Oyster.
empathy and generosity
can be found when one is least expecting it, and it also brings to life
Down: 2. Oboe, 3. Woodpecker, 6. Batman, 7. Raincoat,
SOLUTION
10. Karate, 11. Cushion, 12. Stork, 14. Strawberry, 15. Shoes. the sights, sounds, and smells of the city at night as the nocturnal
Across: 1. Samosa, 4. Buffalo, 5. Comb, 8. Policeman, creatures savour tasty treats.
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Sketch of the Week Poem of the Week

Arnab Goswami, Class-IX, Rimlee Barman,
Shrimanta Shankar Academy, Guwahati Gurukul Grammar Sr. Sec. School, Guwahati.

Kindness
I saw a beautiful plant,
Thriving happily in a broken pot.
Its leaves were fit, its roots strong.
Another one looked droopy beside it,
In a red, ceramic vessel.
Its stems were leafless, its roots feeble.
Humans are similar to these.
Some in need of help, some wealthy…
What matters the most is how we help and thrive.
With kindness,
One can triumph like the plant surviving
In the fissured pot.

Pratiksha Pearly Goswami, Class-VIII,

Maharishi Vidya Mandir, Barsajai, Guwahati
Ashlesha Sonowal, Class-VII,
Little Flower Sr. Sec. School, Guwahati

Amisha Das, Class-VII, Vedansh Bhatra, Class-VIII,

Angels’ English H.S. School, Guwahati Don Bosco School

Three best
Aura of Nature friends
nce upon a time, there was a lonely
The aura of Nature
Is bright and colourful.
The hope to live and grow
Is vibrant and wonderful!
O cloud named Cloudy. He was walk-
ing down the rainbow, when sud-
denly he saw a cookie. He asked, “Hey!
What are you doing here and what is your
name?”
The melody of birds and The cookie replied, “Hi! I am Cookie
The gushing of clear streams Cookie. A boy was about to eat me when
Can soothe the soul a crow came flying down and took me on
But they are part of those distant dreams! its beak and flew away. But I slipped off its
beak and now I am waiting here.”
Nowhere is to be found today Cloudy: “Will you be my friend?”
That beauty of forgotten days. Cookie Cookie: “Oh! Yes, why not?”
Is survival a farcical whim Both of them were walking down the
In this world lost in haze? rainbow and then they met some French
Jordan Deb, Class-III, fries.
Baishali Deb, Monfort School Cloudy: “What are you doing here?”
Shrimanta Shankar Academy, Guwahati. Karanjit Das, Class-IX, Ferrera Fries: “Hi! I am Ferrera Fries.
Modern High School (Sr. Sec.), Guwahati I was on that hot air balloon, but I slipped
from the hands of that little boy and
landed here.”
Anuj Pritom Das, Class-IX, Cookie Cookie: “Now we three are
Oil India H.S. School, Duliajan friends. Let’s enjoy!”
Aadish Deb Goswami, Class-U.K.G.,
Gurukul Grammar Sr. Sec. School, Guwahati They played, read stories, sang and
danced together. While they were playing,
Cookie Cookie suddenly fell off the rain-
bow and landed on the ground. The boy
was still there and he happily exclaimed,
“Hey! I found my lost cookie and I will eat
it now.”
My new school Cookie Cookie was so scared and then
she heard a voice, “Hey, boy! Don’t even
dare to touch my friend.” It was Ferrera
The sun is rising in the East, Fries, who had come down to save his
Birds are singing, friend. When the boy saw the fries, he
Butterflies are around the flowers, became even happier. He said, “Now I
Mama is asking me to wake up early will eat you, too.”
Because I am going to a new school! Cloudy was scared but he wanted to
save his friends. An idea occurred to him
Ayaan Aqib Islam, Class-II,
and he flew just above the boy’s head and
Noonmati Public School, Guwahati.
started causing rain. As rain started falling
on his face, the boy closed his eyes and
then Cloudy held the hands of both his
friends and went up to the rainbow again.
There they lived happily.

Syed Sabitulla, Class-Vll, Prity Kumari, Class-VII, Avantikaa Baishya, Class-VII, Hridyata Medhi, Class-II,
Shreyan Mitra, Class-IX,
Angels’ English H.S. School, Guwahati Delhi Public School, Tezpur.
Angels’ English H.S. School, Guwahati Maharishi Vidya Mandir, Barsajai, Guwahati Modern High School (Sr. Sec.), Guwahati