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Bhutan gates
GUWAHATI, Nov 25:
Due to ‘primary round’ of
National Assembly polls
in Bhutan, international
border gates will remain
closed for 24 hours from 6
pm of November 29. The
country’s general election
is slated for January 9. –
Staff Reporter
Drone attack
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on Saturday launched its
most intense drone attack
on Ukraine since the
beginning of its full-scale
invasion in 2022. – AP
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A vertical drilling machine near the under-construction Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi
district of Uttarakhand on Saturday. – PTI
UTTARKASHI/NEW
DELHI, Nov 25: The
blades of the auger ma-
chine drilling through the
rubble of the collapsed
Silkyara tunnel were on
Saturday stuck in the de-
bris, forcing officials to
consider switching to
other options that could
drag on the rescue of 41
workers trapped inside
for 13 days by several
weeks more.
Officials are now shifting
focus to two alternatives –
manual drilling through the
remaining 10- or 12-metre
stretch of the rubble or drill-
ing down 86 metres from
above.
Advising patience, Nation-
al Disaster Management Au-
thority (NDMA) member Lt
Gen (retd) Syed Ata Hasnain
said in Delhi “This operation
could take a long time.”
At the disaster site, inter-
national tunnelling advisor
Arnold Dix repeated his
promise of getting the work-
ers out “by Christmas”.
Manual drilling would in-
volve individual workers en-
tering the already bored 47-
metre stretch of the rescue
passage, drilling for a brief
period in the confined space
and then coming out to let
some others take over.
This, according to Uttara-
khand Chief Minister Push-
kar Singh Dhami, could be-
gin as soon as the equipment
stuck in the planned escape
passage is brought out.
Heavy equipment, already
brought to the site, was be-
ing put in place on Saturday
for vertical drilling that offi-
cials had earlier said could
take weeks. The process,
Hasnain said, would begin in
the “next 24 to 36 hours”.
He indicated that vertical
drilling was the quicker of the
two main options now being
considered.
Drilling was at standstill for
almost the entire day on Fri-
day, but the extent of the
problem was known on Sat-
urday when international ex-
pert Dix told reporters that
the auger machine is “bust-
ed”. “Augering is finished...
The auger is broken, de-
structed,” he told reporters.
“The mountain has again
resisted the auger, so we are
rethinking our approach. I am
confident that the 41 men are
coming home,” he said, insist-
ing that they remained safe.
When asked to spell out a
timeline, Dix said, “I have al-
ways promised that they will
be home by Christmas.” – PTI
R DUTTA CHOUDHURY
GUWAHATI, Nov 25: The
newly elected executive
committee of the All Assam
Students’ Union (AASU) will
give stress on academic is-
sues as the new National
Education Policy (NEP) is
being implemented in the
State even as there is lack of
infrastructure in many edu-
cational institutions to imple-
ment the policy, said the new-
ly elected president of the
student body, Utpal Sarma.
Sarma was the acting
president of the AASU for
eleven months and in the re-
cently concluded general
PM undertakes sortie
on Tejas aircraft
BENGALURU, Nov 25: Prime
Minister Narendra Modi on Friday
undertook a sortie on the Tejas air-
craft, and said the experience has
bolstered his confidence in the coun-
try’s indigenous capabilities.
Clad in the uniform of an Air
Force pilot, a delightful Modi
seemed to enjoy the moments as
he waved multiple times.
Taking to social media platform X,
the Prime Minister said, “...we are
no less than anyone in the world in the
field of self-reliance.” He also congrat-
ulated the Indian Air Force, DRDO
and HAL for their work. – PTI
body meeting of the union,
he was elected as the presi-
dent of the AASU.
Talking to The Assam
Tribune, Sarma said the
AASU would put pressure on
the government to improve
the infrastructure of educa-
tional institutions. He said
the educational institutions
should introduce more job-
oriented courses. “Providing
employment opportunities
should be the special focus of
the institutions,” he said.
The AASU president
pointed out that students of
Assam rarely do well in the
national level competitive
examinations, including the
civil services examinations lem and there is need to deal
conducted by the UPSC, and with it. He said the AASU
efforts should be made to find would try to set up career
out the loopholes in the edu- guidance cells by involving
cation system to rectify it. experts in various fields, par-
He said the AASU would ticularly in the rural areas of
try to set up special coaching the State.
cells for students aspiring to He said the student body
appear in the national level would continue to fight on is-
competitive examinations. sues concerning Assam. “Peo-
“Our students also fail to clear ple of Assam have been fight-
the NET examination. We do ing for the solution of the
not believe that our students problem of infiltration of for-
are not meritorious. There eigners into the State for dec-
must be something wrong ades and we have to chalk out
with the syllabus,” he added. strategies to put more pres-
Sarma admitted that lack sure on the government for
of awareness among the stu- solving the problem,” he said.
dents about career opportu-
nities is also a major prob- SEE PAGE 12
Parliament session:
All-party meet on Dec 2
NEW DELHI, Nov 25: The government
has convened an all-party meeting on De-
cember 2 ahead of the Winter session of
Parliament, sources said on Saturday.
The session will begin on December 4
and conclude on December 22.
Though the all-party meet is convened a
day before the session begins, this time it
has been advanced by a day apparently due
to counting of votes for five states on De-
cember 3 where polls are underway.
The results of the assembly elections will
have a major bearing on the session during
which the government is keen to pass key
bills. The report of the Ethics Committee
on the “cash-for-query” allegations against
TMC MP Mahua Moitra will be tabled in
Lok Sabha during the session. – PTI

Wetlands
degradation due
to reliance on
groundwater
RITURAJ BORTHAKUR

GUWAHATI, Nov 25: Di-

minishing reliance on natu-
ral wetlands has resulted in
the negligence and degrada-
tion of these crucial water
bodies in the State, leading
to rural ecological and hydro-
logical degradation, a study
has revealed.
The study by Manash Jyo-
ti Bhuyan of Nowgaon Girls’
College and Nityananda Deka
of Gauhati University has re-
vealed a significant shift in hu-
man behaviour with the tran-
sition from using rivers and
wetlands as the primary wa-
ter source to adopting water
from ring wells, tube wells,
and electric motor pumps for
daily household chores. As a
consequence, the once re-
vered surface water bodies
– like the rivers and promi-
nent wetlands – have suf-
fered severe degradation
due to irrational human ac-
tivities and practices, posing
serious threats to the eco-
logical settings, the hydro-
logical environment, and the
overall ecosystem.
The study, titled ‘Under-
standing human-water nexus
in a floodplain district of the
Brahmaputra Valley, India: An
integration of socio-hydrolog-
ical and rural hydrological ap-
proaches’ was carried out in
Nagaon district and has been
published in The Science of the
Total Environment.

SEE PAGE 12

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 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2023
Rajasthan election:
68.24% voting till 5 pm
JAIPUR, Nov 25: Around
68.24 per cent polling in the
Rajasthan Assembly election
was recorded till 5 pm on Sat-
urday, an official said.
A poll official said maximum
votes had been cast for the
Pokhran and Tijara seats.
MP Baba Balaknath is con-
testing for Tijara seat on the
BJP ticket while Imran Khan
is contesting on the Congress
ticket. Around 80.85 per cent
of polling took place there till
5 pm.
Minister and Congress can-
didate Saleh Mohammad and
BJP candidate Mahant Pratap-
puri are contesting from
Pokhran seat. Around 81.12
per cent of voting was record-
ed there till 5 pm.
A political analyst, mean-
while, said more voting is con-
sidered a sign of change.
Lowest voting was report-
ed in Marwar Junction (57.36
per cent). – IANS
580 crorepatis among 2,290
candidates in Telangana: Report
NEW DELHI, Nov 25: Out
of the 2,290 candidates, who
are in the fray in 2023 Telan-
gana Assembly polls, 580 have
declared assets more than Rs
1 crore, with maximum 114
along from the ruling Bharat
Rashtra Samithi (BRS), a re-
port revealed on Saturday.
The report also said Con-
gress’ Gaddam Vivekanand,
who is contesting from Chen-
nur (SC) Assembly seat, is the
richest candidate in Telangana
with assets worth Rs 606.67
crore.
The report has been re-
leased by the Association of
Democratic Reforms (ADR)
and Telangana Election Watch,
which analysed the self-sworn
affidavits of all 2,290 candidates.
“Out of the 2,290 candidates
analysed, 580 are crorepatis,”
it said, adding that in the 2018
Telangana Assembly Elec-
tions, out of 1,777 candidates,
438 were crorepatis.
It said the role of money
power in elections is evident
from the fact that all major
political parties give tickets to
wealthy candidates.
“Among the major parties,
NATIONAL
114 out of 119 candidates ana-
lysed from BRS, 111 out of 118
candidates analysed from Con-
gress, 93 out of 111 candidates
analysed from BJP are crore-
patis,” it said.
Out of 30 out of 107 candi-
dates analysed from the BSP,
seven out of 19 candidates an-
alysed from the CPI-M, 18 out
of 41 candidates from the All
India Forward Bloc, and eight
out of nine candidates from All
India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Mus-
limeen (AIMIM) have de-
clared assets valued more than
Rs 1 crore.
The report said in 2018 As-
sembly elections, the BRS had
fielded 107 candidates with as-
sets more than Rs 1 crore,
while the Congress had fielded
79 out of 99 candidates, the BJP
had fielded 86 out of 118 candi-
dates, the BSP 26 out of 100
candidates, and the AIMIM five
out of eight candidates.
It also stated that there are
270 candidates with assets
more than Rs 5 crore, while
150 candidates have declared
assets from Rs 2 crore to Rs 5
crore, 381 candidates have
declared assets between Rs 50
lakh to Rs 2 crore, 539 candi-
dates have declared assets be-
tween Rs 10 lakh to Rs 50 lakh,
and 950 candidates have de-
clared assets below Rs 10 lakh.
The average assets per can-
didate contesting in the Telan-
gana Assembly Elections 2023
is Rs 4.71 crore, while in 2018
Telangana Assembly elections,
average assets per candidate
for 1,777 candidates was Rs
3.29 crore.
“The average assets per
candidate for 119 BRS candi-
dates analysed is Rs 25.62
crore, 118 Congress candi-
dates is Rs 38 crore, 111 BJP
candidates have average assets
of Rs 16.15 crore, 107 BSP
candidates have average assets
of Rs 2.02 crore, 19 CPI-M
candidates have average assets
of Rs 1.01 crore, 41 All India
Forward Bloc candidates have
average assets of Rs 2.94 crore
and nine AIMIM have average
assets worth Rs 10.46 crore,”
it stated.
Vivekanand, who is the rich-
est candidate, had joined the
Congress after quitting the
BJP earlier this month.
Congress candidate Raj
Six students
barred from entering
varsity campus
KOLKATA, Nov 25: Six stu-
dents of Jadavpur University
(JU), who were in connection
with the tragic death of a fresh-
er of the institute earlier this
year, have been barred from
entering the varsity campus for
an indefi-
nite period. JU ragging death
The first-year student of
Bengali honours had reported-
ly committed suicide after
jumping off the balcony of a
students’ hostel on August 10.
It is suspected that he became
a victim of ragging.
A formal announcement in
THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 3
‘Marital cruelty does not
have defined limits’
KOLKATA, Nov 25: A Divi-
sion Bench of the Calcutta High
While passing the order on
a divorce petition, the Division
Gopal Reddy contesting from
Court has observed that martial Bench observed that marital
Munugode Komatireddy has
cruelty has no defined limits and cruelty is not necessarily lim-
declared assets to the tune of the court hence can determine ited to physical cruelty and at
Rs 458.39 crore and Congress whether there had been cruelty times abusive behaviour or a
candidate Ponguleti Srinivasa or not on a case-to-case basis. pre-planned attempt to de-
Reddy from Palair assembly The observation by the Di- stroy the relationship is also
seat has assets worth Rs 433.93 vision Bench of Justice Soumen tantamount to marital cruelty.
crore. Sen and Justice Siddhartha Roy According to the Division
On the other hand, the re- Chowdhury was part of an or- Bench, mental abuse and not ful-
port also highlighted that there der which was passed a few filling the responsibility towards
are 25 candidates who have days ago, a copy of which was wife and children also amounts
declared zero assets. uploaded on Saturday. to marital cruelty. – IANS
The report stated that All
India Samata Party candidate
Maddileti from Alampur (SC)
Assembly seat, Bharatiya
Chaitanya Yuvanjana Party can-
didate Mahendar Bhukaya
from Dornakal (ST) seat and
Bahujan Republican Socialist
Party candidate Vanguri Ja-
yashanker from Nagarkurnool
Assembly seat have declared
the lowest asset worth Rs 500.
BRS’s Bongir assembly seat
candidate Pilla Shekar Reddy
has declared liabilities worth
Rs 112.75 crore, while its Ar-
mur candidate Ashannagari
Jeevan Reddy has liabilities
worth Rs 50.73 crore and Khai-
ratabad candidate Danam Na-
gender has liabilities worth Rs
49.55 crore. – IANS
this regard was made by the
JU authorities on Saturday. As
per the announcement, the en-
try ban will stay in place till the
time they come clean of the
charges levelled against them.
The six accused are Deep-
sekhar
D u t t a
(Economics), Manotosh
Ghosh (Sociology), and Md
Asif Afzal Ansari, Md Arif,
Ankan Sarkar and Satyabrata
Roy (all engineering students).
All six of them are current-
ly serving judicial custody at
the Presidency Jail. – IANS
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CITY THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 5

HC bail to four accused Khanajan outlet blockage, Rising Sun

in fake call centre case Water Festival trigger severe erosion
STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI, Nov 25: The
Gauhati High Court has grant-
ed bail to four accused who
were arrested for allegedly
running fake call centres in
Guwahati.
Those allowed to go on bail
are Prashant Sharma, Jitu
Sood, Yash Kamble and Swab-
himan Bhola.
An FIR was lodged at Cy-
ber Police station, Guwahati on
September 14 regarding in-
volvement of some scammer
gangs in Guwahati thereby
alleging that the accused op-
erated call centres across In-
dia through which they had
scammed gullible Indian and
foreign nationals by imperson-
ating as tech support staff.
Although Gauhati High
Court had earlier granted bail
to several accused on Novem-
ber 8, they were later shown
arrested in connection with
another case registered with
Dispur Police and were sub-
sequently sent to four days
police custody.
Of the total 26 shown arrest-
ed by Dispur Police, four moved
the Gauhati High Court with a
prayer for bail through advo-
cate Bijon Kumar Mahajan.
Contending on behalf of the
accused persons, Mahajan said
that they were newly appoint-
One more arrested in
fake land papers case
STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI, Nov 25: Guwa-
hati Police today arrested one
more accused in connection
with the scam related to coun-
terfeit land documents case.
The accused has been iden-
tified as the 58-year-old Bap-
dhan Das, Lat Mandal, Reve-
nue Circle, Dispur.
ed in call centres in Guwahati
through online advertisement
and they had no knowledge
about the alleged scam and the
allegations made in both the
FIRs are identical, thereby the
FIR lodged at Dispur Police
Station is a second FIR on the
same subject matter.
P Borthakur, Additional
Public Prosecutor appearing
for the State of Assam argued
that the accused persons are
the members of an internation-
al gang and their arrest is jus-
tified and their custodial in-
terrogation is very much nec-
essary and they should not be
released on bail.
After hearing both sides and
perusing the materials avail-
able on record, the High Court
observed that from the two
FIRs and the forwarding re-
port, it was clear that the alle-
gations made are absolutely
similar and commission of sep-
arate offence is not made in
the second FIR except re-
peating the allegation that
fraudulent call centres were
operated to generate fake tech
support pop ups and posing as
legitimate customer service
operators for trapping vulner-
able customers. They were
allowed to go on bail against a
bail bond of Rs 2 lakh with two
suitable solvent sureties of
like amount each.
Police have already arrest-
ed Nitul Das, junior assistant,
Office of the Sub-Registrar,
Kamrup (Metro); Dhruba Jyo-
ti Barman, data entry opera-
tor, Dispur Revenue Circle;
advocate Mainul Haque and
Tapash Choudhury, a land ma-
fia in connection with the case
registered at Cyber Police sta-
tion case.
SIVASISH THAKUR
GUWAHATI, Nov 25: The months-
long blockage on the Khanajan outlet of
Deepor Beel to facilitate the Rising Sun
Water Festival not only caused an ab-
normal rise in the wetland’s water lev-
el preventing the arrival of aquatic birds
but has also triggered severe erosion
on both banks of the Khanajan rivulet.
Khanajan – a natural channel – links
Deepor Beel with the Brahmaputra
and helps maintain seasonal water lev-
els in the wetland which is a Ramsar
Site and a bird sanctuary.
The blockage caused the Khanajan
channel to go dry for over three months
even as the Deepor water rose, and
with the release of water at the conclu-
sion of the water festival a few days
back, the banks of Khanajan are wit-
nessing severe erosion. On the other
hand, agriculturalists and pastoralists
have been hit due to prolonged water-
logging in the Deepor Beel’s vicinity.
“The prolonged blockage of the wa-
ter-body has disrupted the delicate ec-
ological balance of the entire area. First,
water level of Deepor Beel rose ab-
normally and inundated nearby plain
areas where people raise crops. This
time, they would not be able to culti-
vate because of the inundation. Secondly,
the dry banks of the Khanajan rivulet
has suffered erosion because of the de-
velopment,” conservationist Pramod
Kalita said, adding that a whole lot of
cascading effects of the blockage were
now manifesting.
Commenting on the developments,
International Union for Conservation
of Nature (IUCN) Dr. Sanjib Kumar
Borkakoti said that unwarranted tink-
ering with the natural environment
was bound to trigger such severe
backlashes and held the Assam gov-
ernment responsible for the disturb-
ing development.
“Assam has a great bounty of na-
ture, which is unfortunately not being
taken care of properly, and even de-
stroyed in many cases. The most un-
fortunate aspect is the involvement of
the government of Assam in this proc-
ess,” Dr Borkakoti who is Member,
Commission on Education and Com-
munication, IUCN, said.
Stating that Deepor Beel, a wet-
land of critical importance, was un-
dergoing an existential crisis “due to
open attack on it,” Dr Borkakoti said
that the Rising Sun Water Festival
held under the aegis of the Assam
government and the Indian Army was
a direct assault on the wetland.
“Water of the wetland – which is a
bird sanctuary and a Ramsar Site was
blocked for several months to hold the
festival and a portion was also filed up
with land. A government is not sup-
posed to perpetrate such atrocities on
the natural environment. All this is high-
ly condemnable,” he said.
Dr Borkakoti said that growing an-
WEATHER
GUWAHATI
Fog or mist would occur in
early morning. Maximum and
minimum temperatures are
most likely to be 30°C and
16°C respectively.
TEMPERATURE:
Max 30.2°C
Min 16.4°C
Cash snatched
GUWAHATI, Nov 25: Two
bike-borne miscreants snatched
a bag containing cash Rs 5 lakh
from a person at Athgaon on
Friday evening.
A police source said that the
miscreants first hit the scooty
of the victim and when he fell
down on the road, one of the
miscreants snatched the bag
from him. – Staff Reporter
thropogenic and industrial pressure on
Deepor Beel was drastically impacting
the biodiversity-rich wetland with the
government authorities adding to its
degradation process.
Meanwhile, the people of Pub Dhar-
apur, Garigaon, Khanamukh, etc., ar-
eas have urged the local MLA, Ram-
endra Narayan Kalita and the State
government to take immediate meas-
ures to check erosion in the Khana-
jan rivulet.

DRCs given to viral on social media platforms.

eight persons
STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI, Nov 25: Minister of Urban
Planning and Housing Ashok Singhal distrib-
uted Development Right Certificate (DRC)
to eight persons under Transferable Devel-
opment Right (TDR) Policy at the Janata Bha-
wan recently.
They have already handed over 38 bighas,
1 katha and 15 lechas of land to the govern-
ment.
As a part of Urban Reforms Agenda of Min-
istry of Housing and Urban Affairs, TDR pol-
icy for the State has been notified and made a
part of the Assam Unified Building Construc-
tion (Regulation) Byelaws, 2022 as Sched-
ule-IV.
In the initial phase, GMDA has taken up
cases of land surrendered in the restricted
zones, which are only emanating or sending
zones like eco-sensitive, eco-friendly, water
bodies for issue of DRC for grant of TDR.
The event was attended by Mayor Mrigen
Sarania and GMDA CEO Anbamuthan MP,
Secretary Manali Jain, Town Planner Devaraj
Kalita, Consultant Dalim Gogoi, Assistant
The carcass of a cat lying on the Arya Nagar flyover in the city for the last couple of days emanating a foul stench, thereby Urban Planning Officer Raji Gogoi, engineer
posing a health hazard for commuters of the area. – Photo: Ranjit Chandra Dey
Avatosh Bhuyan and others.
Woman assaulted;
CINEMA PROGRAMME Don Bosco School one detained
“Although Sarma dragged the woman to
the street and beat her, no one came to res-
cue her. He told the police that the woman
came to his shop yesterday and created a ruck-
us,” he said.
Chaos at hospital
STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI, Nov 25: Chaos prevailed at
the KGMT Hospital premises following the
death of a nearly two-year-old baby boy here
this evening. The child was admitted to the
hospital this morning. Police said the body
has been sent for postmortem, which would
ascertain the cause of the death. However, no
police case has been registered in this con-
nection till the time of filing this report.
Golden jubilee meet
STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI, Nov 25: To discuss the up-
coming golden jubilee celebration of the Dis-
pur Govt HS School, a meeting will be held
in this connection here on December 9. The
meeting will start at 10:30 am, stated the prin-
cipal of the school.
Two drug peddlers
arrested
STAFF REPORTER

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celebrates annual day STAFF REPORTER GUWAHATI, Nov 25: The Special Task
Force of Assam police arrested two habitual
GUWAHATI, Nov 25: Don Bosco School, Panbazar celebrated its GUWAHATI, Nov 25: Odalbakra Police drugs peddlers at Khanapara and recovered
annual day with a two-day cultural extravaganza on November 23- today detained a person for allegedly assault- around 81.5 grams of suspected heroin and
24, that was laced with an array of cultural programmes including ing a 60-year-old woman in broad daylight at Rs 3,000 cash from their possession on Sat-
orchestra, skit, mime, song and dance, a press release stated. Lutuma, Kahilipara on Friday. urday. The arrested drug peddlers are Mofiz
On the opening day on Thursday, the chief guest was Lakhan
The person was identified as Arup Sarma, Ali alias Fata and his wife Manjila Khatoon
Lal Meena, Regional Officer, Central Board of Secondary Educa-
a shopkeeper at Lutuma. alias Kunu. They hail from Rampur of Nal-
tion (CBSE), who graced the occasion along with school Principal
Fr. Sebastian Mathew, Vice-Principal Fr. Saju Kariyil, former Sale- A police source said that the woman was bari district. Police also seized two mobile
sian Provincial Fr. VM Thomas and a host of other invited guests. physically assaulted and her hair pulled out handsets and eight empty vials from their
possession.
On the second and final day on Friday, Pallav Gopal Jha, Dis- by the shopkeeper, the video of which went
trict Commissioner, Kamrup Metro graced the occasion as chief
guest along with guests of honour Archbishop of Guwahati Arch-
diocese Rt. Rev. John Moolachira, Rupa Paul Choudhury, CGM,
BSNL, Kamrup, and other invited Fathers and Sisters.
This year’s theme was “Our Heritage, Our Pride”. Around
900 students from classes KG to 11 performed on both days
depicting the rich cultural diversity of India. Classes 10 and 12
weren’t a part of the annual day due to their upcoming Pre
Boards and Boards exams.
Some of the major attractions were Welcome Symphony (or-
chestra), United Little Hearts (class KG), The Legend of Lachit
Borphukan (Middle School students), Kaleidoscope of cultural
harmony (class 1 & 2), Rhythm of Unity (class 3 & 4), Navarasa
(classes 8 & 9) and Dashavatara (class 11).
World Heritage Week
GUWAHATI, Nov 25: The West Guwahati College of Educa-
tion celebrated World Heritage Week with an enriching array of
activities from November 19 to November 25, a press release
stated.
The week-long event, catering to both BEd and DElEd stu-
dents, featured a diverse range of activities. Formal inaugura-
tion was done with a speech of the Principal of the college, Dr
Gitanjali Choudhury. A highlight of the celebrations was a field
trip to nearby heritage sites such as Kamakhya Devalaya,
Umananda, Madan Kamdev, Ashwaklanta, Bhima Sankar Tem-
ple, Deepor Beel, Madhav Mandir, Kedar Mandir etc., of Hajo,
Sankaradeva Kalakshetra, Basistha Ashram etc., providing stu-
dents, with a first-hand experience of historical and cultural
significance.
 6 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2023

MESSAGE FOR TODAY

If agriculture goes wrong, nothing else will have
a chance to go right.
‘Quality seed alone can raise crop productivity’
– MS SWAMINATHAN In Assam, multiple Sub1 eties. further increased through rig-
varieties including Swarna- What are the challenges orous partnership with public-
Sub 1, Ranjit-Sub 1, Bahadur- in paddy seed sector of private community multipliers.
Sub 1, and BINA Dhan 11 have Assam? Alternative seed enterprises
performed remarkably well. Some key challenges in As- led by farmer institutions are
Dr Swati Nayak is an agriculture scientist and seed IRRI, with its implementing sam paddy seed sector are lack also mainstreamed to add to the
Incessant war system expert with International Rice Research Institute
(IRRI). She is the recipient of prestigious Norman Borlaug
partners AAU, DOA, Govt of
Assam under the World Bank-
of enough localized State-
based seed enterprises/grow-
mix.
How can a farmer pro-
In testimony to the ephemerality of “news”, a con- funded APART project has ers and high dependency on ducer company play a role
flict that till just a month back had been hitting the head- Field Award 2023, given by World Food Prize Foundation.
created a significant momen- the adjoining State of West in strengthening the seed
lines the world over has abruptly receded to the back- tum. The Sub1 varieties have Bengal. The local seed dealer- system in Assam?
ground, to be replaced by another one of an equal if not Congratulations. What is from national systems start- resilience against submer- ship network is relatively less Farmer producer companies
more brutal nature. It may be recalled that on February the significance of the Nor- ing from breeders to exten- gence up to 14 days. A yield prevalent unlike in other can form an alternate pillar to
24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin had an- man Borlaug Field Award sion officials, community insti- You have successfully advantage of 0.7 t/ha has been States. This creates some ex- strengthen localized and faster
nounced he was commencing a “special military oper- for you? tutions and also market actors disseminated more than 20 estimated against farmer va- tra and additional pressure on seed provisioning in Assam. As
ation” in Ukraine, thereby beginning one of the most Being a woman agriculture like dealers, millers and sev- promising climate-resil- rieties. The drought-tolerant government programmes and the demand for seeds remains
protracted conflicts in the post-World War II era. It will field scientist who has been eral private institutions. ient and bio-fortified rice varieties like DRR Dhan 44 distribution systems amidst high in Assam, they do have
be two years just a few months on, yet neither is there working for decades in ensur- How did you go about in varieties. How did you go have also been performing limited resources, infrastruc- business potential. However,
any sign that an end to the conflict is in the offing, nor ing that technology is trans- leading a dedicated initia- about it? well. These varieties are act- ture and manpower. This calls they would certainly need rig-
that concrete efforts to end it are being taken. It may ferred to smallholders, and in- tive for women farmers We started with varietal in- ing as in-kind insurance mech- for a concrete public-private orous capacity development,
also be recalled that Russia’s former President Dmitry novations are brought out of approved by the Indian telligence engaging intensive- anisms for farmers against crop partnership roadmap and cre- policy support and handholding
Medvedev had stated that the ongoing war between lab and research stations to Cabinet? ly with national breeding pro- loss. In addition, low-input ation of alternative channels in initial years to develop their
Moscow and Kyiv could continue for decades, though the doorsteps of last-mile In my very early career grammes and tracking new responsive varieties, namely and enterprises. The area and business skill, negotiation pow-
Western support for Ukraine will eventually wane. If, farmers; this award is a testi- days, I got an amazing oppor- germplasms. We carried com- BINA Dhan 17 (now very pop- ecology in Assam, however, er, market intelligence system
indeed, such a prediction be proven true, and a conflict mony! This re-establishes and tunity to work for women prehensive, statistically rigor- ular in Boro season) have been remain conducive for seed to position themselves well in
which has enhanced the global political and food inse- brings the focus back to the farmers through a dedicated ous on-farm testing of many doing increasingly well. production as the State is the seed market space.
curity is destined to become an incessant war, it would need and criticality of inten- initiative called Mahila Kisan new germplasms. We always What is the impact of known as a rice biodiversity What are the prospects
be bad news for entire humanity! Though the fighting sive agriculture extension and Shasaktikaran Pariyojana. That compared these against the quality seeds in increasing hotspot. for seed entrepreneurs in
continues no one seems to be gaining much ground, delivery models, and better gave me great exposure to most popular and highly de- productivity of rice culti- How is IRRI helping Assam?
with even the much-touted Ukrainian counter offen- investment on the same for nuances of different structur- manded existing farmer vari- vation? Govt of Assam in provid- Amidst low seed replace-
sive not quite taking off, though it has intensified its real and on-the-ground im- al, operational and policy level eties to provide a value prop- Quality seeds alone can con- ing quality paddy seeds in ment rates, continued de-
drone assaults within Russian territory. pact of science. challenges, opportunities in osition for the farmers and oth- tribute 15 per cent increase the State? mand for quality seed, and
It is, in fact, turning out to be a see-saw battle; if Rus- How did you try to close mainstreaming women in ag- er users. The large-scale ad- in crop productivity. It is the IRRI, in collaboration with lack of enough State-based
sian forces have launched assaults on the Ukrainian towns the gap between scientif- riculture. This also helped me aptation testing (across key genetic repository of a variety Assam Agricultural Universi- enterprises, there is poten-
of Avdiivka and Kherson, Ukraine has struck a military ic knowledge and its prac- in forming a knowledge repos- ecological hotspots) gave reli- and carrier of embedded ge- ty, and Department of Agricul- tial for seed business for in-
award ceremony, targeting Russia’s 810th Separate Na- tical applications for farm- itory of comprehensive best able evidence. This paved the netic gain through various su- ture has been working on a two- dividual entrepreneurs.
val Infantry Brigade, in the Russian controlled area of ers? practices in our country that way for successful positioning perior traits like yield, aroma, pronged strategy for seed sys- They could play a role either
the Donbas in eastern Ukraine. As long as the West con- I focused on institution has been under way to engage and scaling of many critical new grain quality, biotic and abiotic tem development of selected across full-fledged seed pro-
tinues to supply weapons to the Ukrainian troops these building as well as capacity and empower women in agri- varieties which are steadily stress resilience. This is also varieties. They have been duction, processing, market-
kinds of futile engagements will continue, and the threat development of key institu- culture. While no single ap- expanding in seed chain of tar- the most low-cost technologi- working towards ensuring ing engagements or in any or
tions, actors and scaling agents proach could be perfect and it geted areas through multiple cal innovation a smallholder enough early generation seeds either stages while being
of an inadvertent World War III, not to mention continued
in germplasm/seed delivery needs contextual improvisa- innovative platforms and mod- farmer can adopt in a sustaina- (breeder seed and foundation linked up with larger seed
global food and security instability, will continue. Putin
systems of South Asia, and tion, the experience made me els around demand, and ble manner to ensure higher seed) produced at different lo- companies. Amidst the ab-
has routinely claimed the Kremlin is ready to negotiate to
beyond. It was carried through target better on women’s par- awareness generation. productivity, climate resil- cations under careful supervi- sence of strong dealership
end the war, but in the same breath continues to assert
an intensive public-private- ticipation, income, decision- Which are the climate- ience, nutrition and income by sion of breeders and institution- network, many can flourish
that it maintains its key objectives, including territorial
community partnership, en- making and visibility in my resilient rice varieties pro- leveraging key value-added al multipliers and then the qual- in those roles as well.
claims and regime change in Ukraine. But no one has
gaging diverse stakeholders research endeavours. moted in Assam? traits in targeted/specific vari- ity/certified/commercial seed is pjbaruah_at@yahoo.com
actually taken up Putin on his words, and there has been
no initiative to end a war that has served little purpose.

Electric Vehicle Policy of Assam

Recently, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna
said that China’s cooperation was vital in ending the war
in Ukraine, and she has hit the nail on the head. China,
Voices of the WEEK
perhaps, is the only Russian ally which wields some in-
fluence on the Kremlin, and certainly is the key to ending Priyadarshini Alok / Sonia Shukla
the conflict in Ukraine. One certainly hopes that the im-
he Assam government intro-

proved relations between Washington and Beijing will be
conducive towards persuading the latter to become a
peacemaker in this seemingly incessant war.
NGT intervention
With NGT taking suo motu cognizance of large-scale
tree felling for expansion of NH-17 in Assam, one ex-
pects that some interventions will come from the appro-
priate levels. While NGT has registered the case over
an NH stretch from Guwahati to Goalpara, there has been
widespread felling of trees across the State for road
expansion. What has shocked conservationists and the
general public alike is that nowhere did the National
Highways Authority of India or the National Highways
and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd take
recourse to alternatives for saving at least some of the
mature trees that support wide-ranging biodiversity, es-
pecially birds. Century-old trees that are known to shel-
ter thousands of birds have ruthlessly been chopped
down to make way for so-called development. As NGT
has observed, the case involves “substantial issue re-
lating to compliance of environmental norms and the
provisions of the scheduled Act”. According to NHID-
CL, around 28,000 trees were to be felled for the ex-
pansion of NH-17 on the 128-km-long Guwahati-Goal-
para stretch. Conservationists have been quick to de-
cry the brazen manner in which trees in their thousands
are being felled as part of a shockingly insensitive de-
velopment model that has gained ground in Assam. On-
going road widening projects including four-lane con-
version of national highways have resulted in indiscrim-
inate cutting down of trees, leaving thousands of birds
and animals without a shelter and killing their young
ones. The cumulative impact of such large-scale destruc-
tion of trees on the environment will be extremely se-
vere. Trees are the best regulators of temperatures,
rainfall, soil fertility, and water quality and quantity, and
the loss of thousands of trees is bound to make life mis-
erable for the people in the coming days. The audacity
of the foolhardy Government and its dimwit departments
and agencies should be evident from the fact that abso-
lutely no thought has been given on protecting the ma-
ture trees by effecting changes in road route, road de-
sign, etc. Indeed, authorities such as the Forest Depart-
ment, the PWD and the NHAI and NHIDCL seem to
have developed an insatiable thirst for destruction of
trees without sparing even a little thought for exploring
alternative options to avoid felling of trees. All this at a
time when the entire world is waking up to the perils of
climate change, especially rising temperatures and di-
minished rainfall, is disgusting to say the least.
T
duced the Electric Vehicle
(EV) Policy in 2021. The poli-
cy’s primary objectives are to
leverage electric mobility for advancing
towards clean transportation, ensuring
environmental sustainability, and foster-
ing a conducive environment for the local
manufacturing of EV components within
the State of Assam. Initially, the policy
was under the jurisdiction of the Indus-
tries and Commerce Department, Gov-
ernment of Assam. Now, the responsi-
bility for considering and implementing
the recommendations has shifted to the
Transport Department, Government of
Assam, which is a reasonable transition
given the fact that the Transport Depart-
ment would be primarily involved in the
transition to electric mobility.
The Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy of
Assam focuses on driving the adoption
of electric vehicles in the State. The
policy aims to deploy two lakh elec-
tric vehicles by 2026, with the goal of
achieving 25 per cent EV penetration
in all vehicles by the same year. This
involves converting government ve-
hicles and public buses to electric,
along with incentivizing private EV
adoption. The policy offers demand-
side incentives based on EV battery
capacity. For 2-wheelers with a bat-
tery size of approximately 2 KWh, the
State subsidy amounts to Rs 20,000
and the maximum ex-factory price to
avail the incentive is Rs 1.50 lakh. Sim-
ilarly, for 3-wheelers with a battery
size of about 5 KWh, the State subsidy
is Rs 50,000 and the maximum ex-fac-
tory price eligible for the incentive is
Rs 5 lakh. In the case of 4-wheelers
with a battery size of around 15 KWh,
the State subsidy is Rs 1,50,000, and
the maximum ex-factory price for
which the incentive can be availed is
Rs 15 lakh. Charging infrastructure de-
velopment is a priority with 25 per
cent subsidy for the first 500 charging
stations, electricity duty exemptions,
and setting up charging stations at pet-
rol pumps. First-time EV buyers ben-
efit from substantial discounts, 100 per
cent on registration, road tax, parking
charges, 50 per cent rebate on toll tax
for 5 years, along with retrofitment
incentives for autorickshaws. The pol-
icy also focuses on battery and EV re-
cycling, offering remunerative price
and battery exchange rates. Overall,
the policy sets a comprehensive frame-
work to accelerate the adoption of elec-
tric vehicles and related infrastructure
in Assam.
The Assam EV Policy undeniably re-
flects the State’s commitment to driv-
ing forward the sustainable mobility
agenda. By focusing on electric vehicle
adoption and manufacturing, the policy
showcases a forward-thinking approach
that aligns with global environmental
goals and economic aspirations.
However, a few gaps can be observed
in the current EV Policy. Firstly, the
policy provisions for skill development,
support for start-up businesses, capac-
ity building, and strategies to create de-
mand for EVs across various segments.
Secondly, subsidies or rebates for EV
freight vehicles, both light and heavy
are missing. These incentives are cru-
cial for encouraging the transition of
commercial transport to electric. Com-
mercial vehicles contribute significant-
ly to emissions. Furthermore, includ-
ing freight vehicles in the incentive
framework is essential for accelerating
the adoption of electric freight vehicles,
aligning with sustainability goals.
In addition, the installation of Electric
Vehicle Charging Infrastructure (EVCI)
in buildings needs to be integrated into
the Energy Conservation Building Code
(ECBC) and bye-laws for development of
a robust EV charging infrastructure. Ef-
fective recycling and waste management,
particularly concerning battery disposal,
require more comprehensive provisions,
such as recycling points and ensuring a
remunerative price for recycled materi-
als, to support environmental sustainabil-
ity. Addressing these gaps will undoubt-
edly strengthen the policy’s impact and its
contribution to sustainable transportation
and economic growth in the region.
Several States have implemented ex-
emplary practices in their EV policies,
setting benchmarks for holistic electric
mobility development. Maharashtra has
incorporated innovative measures such
as emphasizing job creation opportuni-
ties and promoting research and devel-
opment (R&D) in electric mobility. Ad-
ditionally, their focus on establishing gi-
gafactories for advanced chemistry cell
(ACC) batteries and offering property
tax rebates for private charging infra-
structure installation underscores their
commitment to fostering a robust EV
ecosystem.
Haryana’s EV policy showcases a
strong emphasis on standardizing charg-
ing infrastructure. This includes speci-
fying charger specifications for both res-
idential and commercial setups, as well
as dedicating parking zones for EVs.
Moreover, their commitment to offer-
ing power tariff discounts and providing
support for skill development and train-
ing programmes ensures a conducive
environment for both manufacturers and
workforce development.
Telangana’s approach to incentives
and support is noteworthy. Their pol-
icy includes comprehensive benefits,
such as 100 per cent exemption on
stamp duty, transfer duty, and regis-
tration fees for manufacturers, along
with ready factory sheds for MSME
units. Their focus on supporting re-
search and innovation through finan-
cial aid for start-ups, as well as encour-
aging battery reuse in stationary en-
ergy storage applications, displays a
forward-looking perspective on sus-
tainable EV growth.
Overall, these States have strategical-
ly integrated various facets of the EV ec-
osystem, from manufacturing incentives
to skill development and awareness cam-
paigns, showcasing the potential for a
comprehensive and effective electric
mobility transition. As Assam continues
to refine its EV policy, it can draw inspira-
tion from these best practices to create a
well-rounded and impactful framework
that accelerates the adoption of electric
vehicles and contributes to a greener and
more sustainable future.
Courtesy: The Hindu
Those who looted the poor will not be spared, will have to
spend days in jail... – NARENDRA MODI, Prime Minister,
India.
++++
“Candidates will be given sufficient time before this new
syllabus is introduced in UGC-NET so that the changeover
takes place smoothly.” – M JAGADESH KUMAR, UGC
Chairman.
++++
For India, a people’s leader, Prime Minister. For me, my
grandmother, my teacher. – RAHUL GANDHI, former Con-
gress president.
++++
“What our people are enduring in terms of killing and
destruction surpasses human capacity.” – MAHMOUD
ABBAS, President, Palestine.
++++
I have a request for BCCI. Please, India should not play on
the day which is the birthday of Gandhi family members. I
have learned this from the World Cup final. – HIMANTA
BISWA SARMA, Chief Minister, Assam.
++++
We have been preparing for this festival for a long time.
I feel that the excitement that you see during the four days
of Chhath should exist throughout the year among the peo-
ple. I express my wishes to the people of the State on the
occasion of Chhath. – HEMANT SOREN, Chief Minister,
Jharkhand.
++++
We are ready to provide (medical) assistance to the people
in Gaza. – BAHRAM EINOLLAHI, Health Minister, Iran.
++++
I am sure that KCR will become the Chief Minister for the
third time. – ASADUDDIN OWAISI, AIMIM Chief.
++++
If the children learn and write in the same language that
it hears and speaks in its early days, then the child’s ability
to use logic, express thought and do analysis will develop
significantly. – DHARMENDRA PRADHAN, Union Edu-
cation Minister.
++++

T Hands-up tally
here are many surrenders: bat-
From THE PAST tlefield, spiritual, wilful, willy-
State Govt Employees Movement nilly and all that. In the nineties,
Assam witnessed a new wave
GAUHATI, Nov 25: The Joint Action Committee recently formed here with 45 mem- of surrenders; that of gun-toting ter-
bers from different Trade Unions of the State Government employees, will resort to rorists bidding farewell to arms and
mass squatting and demonstration from November 26 to 30 in front of different State joining the mainstream in full glare of
Government offices within greater Gauhati. media limelight. It spawned a new
The committee has chalked out a programme of movement culminating in an indefinite genre with a new acronym: sounding
strike of the State Government employees from December 16 next. something similar to ‘sulphur’. The
Sri Bhaba Pathak, Joint Convenor, Greater Gauhati State Employees Co-ordination rest is history now.
Committee, has appealed to all employees and Trade Unions to rally behind the call of Surrenders became the in thing.
movement which will start in front of the office of the Chief Engineer, R and B, Chand- DMs and SPs (with assistance from
mari, tomorrow from 9:30 am to 10:30 am. the Army) were competing to notch
up figures of their tally – some factual,
The committee has decided to resort to squatting movement as per following pro-
some concocted. This also provided
gramme: November 27 – Agriculture Office, Ulubari; November 28 – PWD Office,
an opportunity to the fence-sitters,
Dispur; Nov 29 – PWD, (R and B) Office, Fancy Bazar; and Nov 30 – DC Office.
some of whom would manage a gun of
NOVEMBER 26, 1972 some sort and jump on to the band-
Shantanu Thakur
wagon to be counted for sarkari lar-
gesse. There would be periodic re-
views at Dispur in the Cabinet Room
where a sombre-faced CM would scan
the count district-wise. Newsmen
would hang around close-by for any
breaking news. The top brass of the
bureaucracy would attend and the DMs
and the SPs would oblige with ready
statistics; would feel good; sit smug
and satisfied. Quite a roll call, that was.
Bad luck for those who had nothing to
show.
In one such routine stock-taking, an
otherwise smart DM was somewhat
fidgety. His colleagues from most dis-
tricts had impressive figures to cite of
the weapons haul; he had none, al-
though his district was extremist in-
fested. Therefore, when his turn
came, the unfazed old-hand pitted his
rather well-known extempore wit:
“Sir, they have all surrendered; no
more of them left, a clean sweep.”
The CS and the DGP asked almost
simultaneously: ‘And the arms?’ Not
the one to be caught on the wrong
foot, the good old warhorse replied:
“No weapons, sir, they have thrown-
up their hands and given up! Haat dan-
gi dise! An unconditional surrender, if
you would allow me to call it that.”
The SP nodded in silence. For once,
the Cabinet Room exploded in laugh-
ter. And why not? Arms could be mis-
used anytime by trouble-mongers; but
an unconditional farewell to arms, with
just your arms held up, was something
even a Sadhguru would approve of –
an innovative art of surrendering in Jiss
desh me Lohitya behta hai! What say?!
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NORTH EAST THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 7

Village volunteer
killed in gunfight in
More Myanmar nationals flee to Union minister visits
Meghalaya under ‘Viksit
Manipur Mizoram following airstrikes Bharat Sankalp Yatra’
STAFF CORRESPONDENT
IMPHAL, Nov 25: At least village as well as adjoining CORRESPONDENT
one village volunteer was areas in Bishnupur and Kang-
AIZAWL, Nov 25: At least 174 more SHILLONG, Nov 25: Union minister of State for Micro,
killed in a gunfight with uni- pokpi districts, with people
refugees from southern part of Chin Small and Medium Enterprises Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma
dentified men in Manipur’s apprehending counter-at-
state’s Lailenpi and surrounding villag- on Saturday visited the remote Laitkseh village under
Kangpokpi district on Satur- tacks on villages in adjoining
es have been reported to have entered Mawryngkneng block in East Khasi Hills district in the State.
day, an official said. Imphal Valley and further
southern Mizoram’s Siaha district, State His visit was a part of the ‘Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra’.
The incident took place at reprisals, he said.
home department officials said on Sat- With just about six months away from the general elec-
around 2.30 am when a group Additional security forces
urday. tion, the BJP-led NDA government has embarked on a
of armed men attacked Joupi, have been deployed in the
The officials said that Myanmar air mission to create awareness about the Central govern-
leading to a gunfight with lo- village and operations are
cal volunteers guarding the underway to nab the attack- force warplanes on Tuesday and Wednes- ment schemes. Several Union ministers are visiting sev-
hill village, he said. ers, the official said. day bombarded areas surrounding eral parts of the country and meeting people in remote
“One person, identified as The fresh attack comes Lailenpi village where the Chin Defence corners to create awareness about the schemes of the
Khupminthang, was killed in five days after two people, Force (CDF) militia groups and Chin Central government.
the gun-battle,” he said, add- including an IRB (Indian Re- National Army (CNA) underground The objective of the campaign is to “reach the un-
ing that the armed men re- serve Battalion) personnel, militants were suspected to be re-group- reached” and highlight the achievements of the NDA gov-
treated some time after were killed in an ambush near ing. The bombardment forced many to ernment in during its nine years in power before the
launching the attack. Haraothel village in Kang- try to cross over to Mizoram for safety. general elections in 2024.
Tension prevailed in the pokpi district. – PTI There were around 60 people who During his visit, Verma said that due to Prime Minister
were trying to enter Siaha district, but Modi’s humble background, he has been giving priority to
were not allowed by the Assam Rifles the welfare schemes for the downtrodden.
Shops gutted in Williamnagar personnel guarding the area, the offi-
cials said. signboard at Khawmawi village in Chin Efforts have been made to systema-
He highlighted that in 2014, LPG connections was just 50-
55 per cent in the rural areas and now it’s almost 100 per
CORRESPONDENT With almost all the Myanmar army state, situated just across Mizoram- tize local self-governments in the areas cent. He also said that life saving vaccines and water connec-
camps along the areas adjoining Mizo- Myanmar bordering Zokhawthar village called ‘liberated areas’ by the local units tions are being provided in rural areas on a priority basis.
WILLIAMNAGAR, Nov 25: At least three shops have ram being captured by the CNA-CDF/ in Champhai district. From ‘Welcome of the Civil Disobedient Movement Verma said that the spirit behind ‘Viksit Bharat Sankalp
been completely gutted in a massive fire near Rongreng- People’s Defence Force (PDF) com- to the Union of Myanmar’, the signboard (CDM) comprising policemen, fire serv- Yatra’ is to ensure social justice with the government
gre HS School in Williamnagar. A LPG cylinder blast was bine, the pro-democratic forces have has been changed to ‘Welcome to Chin- ice personnel, teachers, medical person- schemes benefiting everyone equally.
suspected to have sparked the fire. been controlling the western parts of land’ on the Myanmar side of the Indo- nel and those involved in administration In this campaign, the government will go to every vil-
As per reports, two tea stalls and one fast food counter Myanmar’s Chin state, sources in the Myanmar friendly bridge. CNA flags have before the military coup on February 1, lage of the country and will make every poor and de-
were completely gutted in the fire. There was no report CNA said. been flying on the top of the signboard as 2021, according to The Tahan Post, an prived person a beneficiary of government schemes, Ver-
of any injury or casualty in the incident. The CNA cadres even changed the well as some buildings in the area. underground social media publication. ma said.

Uphold gallant traditions of Indian Bhutan researchers visit

armed forces: Arunachal Governor Meghalaya to study land policy
CORRESPONDENT briefed on the operational preparedness NEWMAI NEWS sons, Kencho Dema, a re- state and our country and we visit of the delegation from

ITANAGAR, Nov 25: Highlighting the

sensitive and strategically important in-
ternational borders of Arunachal
Pradesh, Governor Lt General (Retd)
KT Parnaik urged the border guarding
forces to be on alert and to uphold the
gallant traditions of Indian armed forces
in guarding the sensitive borders.
Paying a visit to Walong, country’s
easternmost habitation in this frontier
state’s Anjaw district, on Saturday, the
Governor met the troops of Indian
Army and personnel of Indo-Tibetan
Border Police (ITBP), Border Roads
Organization (BRO) and Arunachal
Pradesh police (APP).
While addressing the troops and se-
curity personnel, he shared fine points
of border management with the securi-
ty forces. He encouraged the security
personnel to maintain physical fitness
During the visit
to Walong, the
Governor also laid
a wreath at the
Walong War
Memorial
and sound mental alertness. He also
shared modern day security design and
steps to keep the borders safe and se-
cure.
He advised the security forces to be
vigilant and instill a sense of security
amongst the people.
During the visit, the Governor also
laid a wreath at the Walong War Memo-
rial, a communiqué from the Raj Bha-
van here said.
Earlier at Kibithoo, the Governor was
and security measures in place for main-
taining the sanctity of Line of Actual
Control (LAC) by the top military offi-
cials including the General Officer Com-
manding (GOC) of 2 div, Major General
VS Deshpande and 82 Mountain Brigade
Commander Brig R Bhandari.
They also informed the Governor
about the bonhomie existing amongst
the security forces and local population,
and the cordial relations with the dis-
trict administration. Officers and troops
of Bihar, Assam and Punjab regiments
and personnel from ITBP, BRO and APP,
and Indian Air Force officers were
present on the occasion.
During his day-long tour to the east-
ern Arunachal Pradesh district, the Gov-
ernor was accompanied by Arunachal
Pradesh DGP Anand Mohan, Anjaw dep-
uty commissioner Talo Jerang and SP
Rike Kamsi, the communiqué added.
SHILLONG, Nov 25: Re-
searchers from Bhutan
Gross National Happiness
Studies (GNHS) on Friday
paid a visit to the office to the
Khasi Hill Autonomous Dis-
trict Council (KHADC) to
understand the function and
role of the three autonomous
district council (ADCs) in
Meghalaya.
Speaking to media per-
search scholar from GNHS,
said that the objective of the
visit was to learn and study
the administrative structure
of the ADCs and how they
draw its power, especially
when it comes to the judici-
ary system and their func-
tioning.
“In the process of the
meeting, I think we have
found a lot of connections and
issues that are mutual to this
hope that in the future we
will be able to take good les-
sons from the ADCs of your
state,” said Dema.
Dema said that the meet-
ing was a learning process as
information was shared by
both the GNHS and the
KHADC.
Meanwhile, chief execu-
tive member (CEM) of the
KHADC Pyniaid Sing Syiem
said that the objective of the
the GNHS was to learn
about the power and func-
tion of the ADCs in Megha-
laya.
Syiem said that during the
course of the visit, the schol-
ars from Bhutan has conduct-
ed studies on the ways, tra-
ditions, culture, and language
of the people in the three
ADCs and also learnt about
the land ownership system
in Meghalaya.

WEATHER NorthEast
JAC defers protest
IMPHAL, Nov 25: The proposed agitation by the Joint Action
Committee (JAC) against the deaths of Z Asongbou and Aman-
Forecast for North Eastern States: Weather likely to remain gliu Pamai in a tragic accident which occurred on November 15,
2023, has been deferred as per the request of the government The official delegation of the Government of Bhutan met the chief executive member of the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council
dry over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Pyniaid Sing Syiem at the conference hall of the KHADC in Shillong on Friday. – UB Photos
Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura. Shallow to Moderate fog likely and owing to the prevailing law and order situation in the State.
to occur at isolated pockets over Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, The said JAC was formed following the tragic accident that
Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura. occurred at Laikot village along NH-2 under Sapormeina police
Warning: Dense fog at isolated pockets very likely over Assam,
Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura.
station of Kangpokpi district when a SUV coming from Dimapur
side to Imphal was hit by a speeding goods carrier truck coming
from Imphal.
Manipur planning to introduce
Dibrugarh
Max Min
Tezpur
Max Min
Silchar
Max Min
“The accident occurred due to drunk, rash and negligent driv-
ing on the part of the truck driver. The owner of the truck has not
given any cooperation in spite of several attempts made by the
‘save springs’ mission
29.4 13.8 29.3 15.7 30.6 17.0 police and the victim’s family,” the JAC alleged. The JAC gave an CORRESPONDENT now,” said Dr Brajakumar. report on springs in the Indi- lowed by deliberation by
ultimatum to Manipur Chief Minister to arrest of the truck owner, “There are no other impor- an Himalayan region, more faith-based leaders repre-
Dhubri Jorhat N. Lakhimpur identified as Bishwajit Dey of Kamrup in Assam. The JAC also IMPHAL, Nov 25: The au- tant water sources except than 60 per cent of the Hima- senting different denomina-
Max Min Max Min Max Min demanded ex-gratia for the victims’ families, job to one of the two thorities in Manipur are plan- springs in the State. So, we layan population depends tions including Manipur
sons of the deceased, reimbursement of the medical expenses ning to introduce a State mis- need to do something for fu- upon spring water for their Baptist convention, Dioce-
27.5 18.0 28.7 14.0 29.2 13.4 and to compensate for the damaged vehicle. – Newmai News sion called ‘Ephut-kansi’ (save ture generation as springs are lives and livelihood. san social service society,
springs) in the interest of the drying up,” he said. Accord- Earlier, the practitioners Seventh day Adventist.
Shillong
Max Min
Cherrapunjee
Max Min Max
Aizawl
Min
ASHAs call of protest future generations as a cli- ing to the officials, about 50 from Dailong village in Leaders of Tangkhul Shanao
SHILLONG, Nov 25: Accredited Social Health Activists mate action, informed Dr T per cent of natural springs Tamenglong district, Lung- Long, a women’s body of the
20.6 9.8 24.0 11.2 -- -- (ASHAs) have resumed their service from today after being on Brajakumar Singh, director of found in the State of Manipur har village in Ukhrul dis- Tangkhul community in the
strike for 18 days while demanding a hike in their honorarium. Directorate of Environment have either dried up or their trict, Sadim Pukhri village in State, also shared their field
Kohima Pasighat Itanagar The ASHAs were demanding that their honorarium should be
hiked from Rs 2000 per month to Rs 5000.
and Climate Change, during discharge has been reducing Senapati districts of the experiences during the two-
Max Min Max Min Max Min the faith-based leaders meet considerably. State shared their success day meet. Nearly 100 faith
Although the government didn’t give in to their demand, a on climate action in Imphal on Around 1384 villages out stories in conserving the based leaders of Manipur at-
20.2 8.4 30.5 18.0 25.0 17.4 middle ground was found. In a meeting with the agitating ASHAs,
Saturday. of 2111 villages in Manipur’s natural resources. It was fol- tended the meeting.
the State government has decided to increase the fixed hono-
“We wanted to introduce hill districts depend entirely
Imphal Agartala Duty Meteorological rarium to Rs 3000. Meghalaya ASHA Workers’ Union President
Mirajune Myrsing said that the Union is still contemplating a mission on this. However, on spring water for their do-
Max Min Max Min Officer, Regional
Meteorological about the government’s proposal, but added that the ASHAs no decision has been taken at mestic use and sustenance.
25.1 10.3 28.8 17.1 Centre, Guwahati would be resuming work immediately. – Staff Correspondent the government level as of According to comprehensive

CM convoy Chalo Loku celebrated with traditional gaiety

meets with
accident
STAFF CORRESPONDENT
SHILLONG, Nov 25:
The Chief Minister’s
convoy met with a minor
accident at Upper Shillong
today. Luckily no one was
hurt in the mishap.
Police sources said that
the incident happened at
around 9.30 am when one
of the pilot cars collided
with a pickup truck coming
from the opposite direc-
tion.
CM Conrad Sangma was
heading for an official
programme when the
mishap happened. Both the
vehicles involved in the
accident were partially
damaged.
CORRESPONDENT
ITANAGAR, Nov 25: Arunachal
Pradesh Health and Family Welfare
Minister Alo Libang commended the
Nocte community of Tirap district for
diligently preserving their rich cul-
tural heritage.
Attending the 55th Nocte Chalo
Loku celebration at Khonsa, the min-
ister congratulated the Nocte com-
munity, emphasizing the longstand-
ing tradition of tribal festivals rooted
in agriculture.
He stressed the need for the prac-
tical application, protection, and pro-
motion of cultural practices by
present and future generations, stat-
ing that mere verbal commitment to
cultural preservation is insufficient.
Libang, who was accompanied by
MLAs Wanglin Lowangdong and
Chakat Aboh, earlier extended his
hearty greetings to all the festival
Nocte community people performing a traditional war and hunting dance
during Chalo Loku festival at Khonsa in Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh
on Saturday. – UB Photos
revelers on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, Puna Hin-
da, MD of PH Construction, urged the
youth of Tirap and neighbouring
Longding district to abstain from drug
abuse and become responsible citizens.
Chief patron and Borduria-Bogapa-
ni MLA Wanglin Lowangdong extend-
ed his heartfelt greetings to the com-
munity, emphasizing the importance
of unity among Noctes from various
clans, villages, and denominations to
preserve and promote their ances-
tral traditions and culture.
Chalo Loku festival is celebrated by
the Nocte community after the paddy
harvest marking the commencement
of the New Year. The festivities fea-
tured captivating cultural performanc-
es by troupes from Huakan, Kheti,
Chasa villages, and a mesmerizing
dance by Khonsa women.
Gracing the festival at Deomali,
State Assembly Deputy Speaker Te-
sam Pongte expressed hope that the
festival would foster peace, unity, and
emotional integration among the peo-
ple of the State.
 8 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI
Morigaon
DC becomes
CCI chairman
CORRESPONDENT
MORIGAON, Nov 25:
Cancer Care India (CCI) has
selected Morigaon District
Commissioner Devashish
Sharma as its Chairman, The
news has brought joy to the
people of Morigaon district.
It is worth mentioning
here that Devashish Shar-
ma had done remarkable
services to poor cancer pa-
tients of the country
through his organization
called Dipshikha.
During the Covid period,
Sharma played a vital role in
treatment of cancer patients
in Mumbai and other cities.
He was also a residence com-
missioner of Assam House in
Mumbai.
School
students
hurt in mishap
CORRESPONDENT
BONGAIGAON, Nov 25:
Around 50 students of Jonaki
Jatiya Bidyalaya of Fakirganj
in Dhubri district were in-
jured when the bus they
were travelling in hit a Bole-
ro pick-up van and over-
turned beside the NH-27 at
Samthaibari in Chirang dis-
trict on Friday.
The students were going
to Saralpara in Kokrajhar dis-
trict on an educational tour
when the mishap took place.
The injured students were
rescued and rushed to JSB
Civil Hospital in Chirang dis-
trict headquarters Kajalgaon
with the help of local residents.
They were released from the
hospital by Friday evening af-
ter they were first aid.
“Their injuries were not
serious but one girl student
needed better medical care
for her tooth injury,” Super-
intendent of the hospital Dr
Rajesh Pandey said.
Drug peddler
arrested
CORRESPONDENT
GAURIPUR, Nov 25: On
receipt of secret information,
Balajan Police and the CRPF
jointly nabbed a drug peddler
from Balajan area on the NH-
17 on Friday. He was identi-
fied as Billal Haque of Bidya-
para area of Dhubri town. Po-
lice recovered a large
number of narcotic tablets
and banned cough syrup bot-
tles from his possession.
Science
exhibition
held at
Chaparmukh
ANN SERVICE
RAHA , Nov 25 : Science
has become an integral part
of the modern world with-
out which the whole struc-
ture of the society, risks a
collapse. To create aware-
ness and enthusiasm among
students about science, an
exhibition was organised to-
day at St. Basil’s Academy,
Chaparmukh.
The open meeting held on
the occasion was presided
over by father Methew Kisku,
Principal of the school. Ex-
plaining the objectives of the
event, he said that a science
exhibition is an interface of
science and society. “The ex-
hibition is organised not only
to inculcate a scientific attitude
but also to enhance students’
interest in science and tech-
nology,” he said.
The exhibition was formal-
ly inaugurated by father
James Thapa, principal,
Christ Jyoti School, Nagaon.
A total number of 300 stu-
dents from Class 4 to 10
showcased their working
models in the exhibition.
They gave a detailed expla-
nation of their projects to the
parents and guests.
Mukesh Kumar Rajak, in-
spector, RPF, Chaparmukh,
Malarani Bora, Lakhiprasad
Medok, Sayanika Deka, Pri-
tilata Pegu, Uttam Das and
Pankaj Tamuli attended the
function as invited guests.
Bhakats of Dakhinpat Satra taking part in a rehearsal for the upcoming Raas festival, in Majuli on Friday. – UB Photos
Swasthya Sewa Utsav-2
ends in Darrang dist
CORRESPONDENT
MANGALDAI, Nov 25:
The three-day ‘Swasthya
Sewa Utsav, phase 2’ ended
in Darrang district on Wednes-
day along with rest of the
State. The programme, which
aimed at providing compre-
hensive health care services
to the community by assess-
ing the gaps, covered alto-
gether 42 public health insti-
tutions of the district.
On the last day of the pro-
gramme, Mangaldai Lok Sab-
ha MP Dilip Saikia took part
as the external evaluator at
Jaljali Block Primary Health
Centre (PHC). Earlier dis-
trict commissioner Munindra
Foundation of erosion protection scheme laid
CORRESPONDENT
SIVASAGAR, Nov 25:
While addressing a meet-
ing in remote Kakilamari
area of Panidihing mouja
under Nitaipukhuri PS in
Thowra LAC recently, the
State Water Resources
minister Pijush Hazarika
Darrang’s young fish grower bags
State best seed grower award
CORRESPONDENT
MANGALDAI, Nov 25:
Biswajyoti Sarmah, an edu-
cated young fish grower
from Darrang district bagged
the best fish seed grower of
the State award, 2023.
The award carries a certif-
icate, a trophy, a traditional
seleng sador and a gamosa. It
was handed over to him in
the centrally-organized
World Fisheries Day celebra-
tions at the office of the State
Directorate of Fishery, Biru-
bari, Guwahati on Tuesday in
the presence of Paban Kumar
Borthakur, Chief Secretary
of Assam, Rakesh Kumar,
Commissioner and Secre-
tary of the State Fishery de-
partment, Gurujyoti Das,
Chairman, Assam Fishery
Development Corporation,
Sushila Hazarika, Chairper-
son, Fishfed, Asaam, senior
officials of the State Fishery
department and others.
Biswajyoti Sarmah receiving the award from Gurujyoti Das, Chairman, Assam Fishery Development Corporation, in the presence
of Chief Secretary Paban Kr Borthakur (centre) and Commissioner, Secretary of Fishery department Rakesh Kumar.
– Photo: Mangaldai Correspondent
Nath Ngatey ceremonially in-
augurated the programme in
the presence of additional
district commissioner (in
charge of Health) Gopal Sar-
ma, joint director of health
services (in-charge), Dr
Ramesh Chandra Goswami
and others at a function held
in the Circuit House campus
here on Monday.
During the programme, all
the 42 health institutions were
reportedly visited by the ex-
ternal assessors or technical
experts while 24 institutions
were visited by the external
evaluators including non-tech-
nical persons like public rep-
resentatives, senior adminis-
trative officers etc. The con-
said that the margin of vic-
tory for the BJP candidate
from Jorhat parliamentary
constituency in 2024 will be
even greater than the pre-
vious elections. He also lam-
basted the Congress party
for its alleged misrule in the
State for over several dec-
ades. He said that the
Biswajyoti Sarmah, a res-
ident of Hazarikapara, Sipa-
jhar, after completion of his
graduation didn’t waste his
time running after govern-
ment or private jobs and took
up fish farming as the means
of self employment. He
started fish farming initially
with a stocking tank of 0.40
Ha and now he has increased
his farm up to 4.0 Ha water
area. In the year 2004, he
constructed three stocking
tanks with an area in be-
tween 0.80 Ha, and 0.67 Ha
in a low-lying area with the
help of a bank loan.
“In the initial years, I
couldn’t utilize the full po-
tential of the tanks due to the
lack of scientific management
practices in my farm. In the
year 2007, I came in touch
with the district Fisheries
department and following
participation in several train-
ing and awareness pro-
grammes of the department,
S TATE
scious circles here expect that
the true picture of the acute
manpower shortage in the
present public health care
services of the district, espe-
cially the lack of a regular radi-
ologist, psychiatrist, forensic
expert in the district hospital,
requisite grade four staff, safai
workers etc., will be properly
evaluated so that the situation
could be improved at the ear-
liest. Meanwhile, sources in
the district Health department
have stated that the observa-
tions of the external evalua-
tors and assessors of the pro-
gramme have already been
submitted to the government
from the district for the final
evaluation.
Himanta Biswa Sharma-led
government has allocated Rs
34 crore from the Water Re-
source department for Brah-
maputra erosion protection
works in Thowra LAC.
Jorhat Member of Parlia-
ment Topon Kr Gogoi, dis-
trict BJP president Mayur
Borgohain and many other
I gained practical knowledge
in scientific fish culture and
achieved a substantial return
at the end of the culture pe-
riod in comparison to earli-
er years,” said Biswajyoti
Sarmah about the turning
point of his success while
talking to this correspond-
ent. Thus the annual produc-
tion level was raised from
earlier 2000 kg per Ha to
near about 3000 kg per Ha.
In due course of time, he
again invested money for con-
struction of another stocking
and nursery tank. Subsequent-
ly, he established one eco-
hatchery where he is produc-
ing approximately 400-450 la-
khs spawn of IMC and exotic
carp annually. Meanwhile, the
artificial breeding of indigenous
small fish species namely, mola
and puntius was done success-
fully in his fish farm in collabo-
ration with the World Fish. At
present, he is producing an av-
erage of 3.50MT/Ha of fish
2 bike lifters
held
UDALGURI, Nov 25: Act-
ing on a tip off, the Mazbat
police in Udalguri district
nabbed two bike lifters with
three bikes on Thursday
night in two separate opera-
tions from Bahadur Adarsh-
gaon and Merabil respective-
ly under Mazbat PS. The duo
has been identified as
Jaysingh Boro (27) and La-
dura Boro (26)) of Banda-
rikuchi village in Baksa dis-
trict. The seized bikes have
been kept at the Mazbat po-
lice station. The raids were
led by Sanjay Singh Dubey,
officer-in-charge of Mazbat
PS and Pranab Baruah, in-
charge police officer of Lal-
pani police outpost respec-
tively. – Correspondent
BJP leaders attended the
function. The Minister laid
the foundation of a geo-bag
protection scheme in the area.
Thowra MLA Sushanta
Borgohain delivered the
welcome address and Pranab
Chetia, secretary of BJP dis-
trict committee anchored the
meeting.
annually. Further, he has also
started to produce ‘carried
over seeds’ at his own farm
and it is supplied to farmers of
the nearby districts. He is earn-
ing approximate a total Rs
18.50 lakh annually from his
all fishery-related activities as
net income.
Sarmah has attributed his
success in fish seed produc-
tions to the support received
from the State Fisheries de-
partment and World Fish
with special mention about
Bipul Khataniar, the district
fisheries development offic-
er and Dr Dhrubajyoti Sar-
ma. MD, Fishfed, Assam.
Recently he attended the
16th Agricultural Science
Congress-2023 held in Kera-
la where he along with the of-
ficials of the World Fish dem-
onstrated a presentation on
induced breeding and mass
seed production of ‘pool barb’
– a nutrient small indigenous
fish species in Assam.
North East India History
Association session on at Diphu
CORRESPONDENT
DIPHU, Nov 25: The 42nd
session of the North East In-
dia History Association be-
gan in Diphu on Thursday.
The three-day conference,
which is being held at the
Langkung Habe Memorial
auditorium of Assam Univer-
sity, Diphu campus, is being
organized with the associa-
tion of Karbi Anglong Auton-
omous Council (KAAC).
Chief Executive Member of
Karbi Anglong Autonomous
Council, Tuliram Ronghang
was the chief guest in the in-
augural session. Addressing
the session, Ronghang ex-
pressed his pleasure over host-
ing the session and the oppor-
tunity it has provided to local
academicians to enhance their
acquaintances. He added that
Platinum jubilee celebration of
Basudev Than Raas fest begins
A CORRESPONDENT
JAMUGURIHAT, Nov 25:
The platinum jubilee cele-
bration of Basudev Than Raas
festival began here on Friday
with a three-day programme.
The event began with light-
ing of earthen lamps followed
by hoisting of flags. Sootea
A Bhagwat and cultural procession being taken out on the occasion of the platinum jubilee
celebrations of Basudev Than Raas festival on Friday. – Photo: A Correspondent, Jamugurihat.
Silver jubilee of Madan Kamdev
Raas Mahotsav from today
ANN SERVICE
BAIHATA CHARIALI,
Nov 25: The silver jubilee
celebration of Madan Kam-
dev Doulguri Raas Mahotsav
will be held from November
26 with a nine-day pro-
gramme. This was stated in
a press release issued by
Mohan Swargiary, president
and Parikshit Kakati and San-
jay Boro, secretaries of the
Raas celebration committee.
On November 26, the pro-
gramme will begin with the
hoisting of silver jubilee cele-
88-year-old Raas
fest at Bichandoi
A CORRESPONDENT
GAURIPUR, Nov 25:
The 88-year-old Raas festi-
val will be held at Burar-
part-Bichondoi pt-II village
under Golokganj circle with
a nine days programme
from November 26 to De-
Kachari Gaon gears up for
Raas festival celebrations
A CORRESPONDENT
JAMUGURIHAT, Nov 25:
Kachari Gaon, Sootea is gear-
ing up for the celebrations of
300-year-old Raah festival
with a two-day programme
on November 26 and 27 re-
spectively, stated a press re-
lease issued by the Raas fes-
tival celebration committee.
It is pertinent to mention
here that during the Ahom
rule, Sootea was an admin-
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2023
the conference will reinforce
future cooperation.
Ronghang also mentioned
about the Karbi community’s
oral tradition of preserving
history and its relation with
folk songs. He said that the
elders of Karbi society com-
posed songs about places and
events related to the earliest
history of the Karbis. He em-
phasized on the need of pre-
serving this oral tradition. He
also appreciated the efforts of
the North East India History
Association, which is working
towards this direction.
Vice Chancellor of Assam
University, Diphu campus,
Prof. Sivasis Biswas, in his
address, informed that more
than 300 academicians across
the North East are attending
the three-day session. He
spoke on the need of preserv-
MLA Padma Hazarika cum
president of Basudev Than
Raas festival celebration
committee, along with pres-
idents of various sub-com-
mittees, hoisted the plati-
num jubilee flags. Dr Ajit
Hazarika, principal of THB
College inaugurated the ex-
hibition stalls. Bidyasagar,
bration flag by Mohan Swar-
giary at 8:30 am. At 10:30 am,
in-charge of SIRD Bezera, Ra-
men Barua will inaugurate the
office of the silver jubilee cele-
bration committed while Chan-
dana Mahanta, former member
of Bezera ZPC, will unveil the
curtain of Dasavatar idols and
at 7:30 pm, Pranjit Deka, PA to
the Chief Minister of Assam
will inaugurate the trade fair.
On November 27, a cul-
tural rally will be taken out
and thereafter felicitation
meeting, religious seminar
and magazine inauguration
cember 4 next. Meanwhile,
a celebration committee
with 35 members, headed
by Harish Chandra Roy and
Bhupen Nath Karmakar as
president and secretary re-
spectively, has been formed.
The celebration committee
has already finalized the
istrative headquarter. Solal
Borgohain, the then admin-
istrative officer, initiated the
Raas festival at Kachari
Gaon, Sootea and invited all
the officials of the royal fam-
ily. The script for the Raas
festival was brought from
Gangmouthan (Behali)
through the Brahmaputra
river and dropped at the
Ahatguri Ghat on the south-
ern part of present-day
Sootea. And as and when the
ing the oral tradition of pre-
serving history and the ne-
cessity to introduce its study
in schools and colleges of
Karbi Anglong.
General secretary of the
organization, Amena N
Pasah informed that the or-
ganization was established in
1979 and the first conference
was held in 1980 at Shillong,
beginning its journey with
69 members. Now it has
1600 members from eight
north-eastern States and
other parts of India and for-
eign nations.
In the inaugural session,
two books – Slavery and Ser-
vitude in pre-colonial East
India by AK Thakur and His-
tory of North-East India and
New Research and Perspec-
tives by Rusievam Shangphi-
ang – were released.
popular singer, inaugurated
the multi-cultural and Bhaga-
wat procession on Friday
morning. Notably, on No-
vember 25 and 26, Sishu Lila
and Maharaas will be per-
formed. Tourists from Ger-
many participated in the cel-
ebrations, which gave an ex-
tra charm to the event.
will be held. In the nine-day
Raas mahotsav, a number of
programmes such as oja pali,
nagara nam, ayoti nam,
bhagawat recitation, pres-
entation of dramas, super-
star competition, banti pra-
jalan will be held. The ma-
hotsav will come to an end
on December 4 and on that
day besides other regular
programme , Hemanta
Choudhury, OSD to Chief
Minister of Assam, will inau-
gurate the cultural evening,
where popular singer Neel
Akash will perform.
programme for the celebra-
tions including puja, arati
competitions, Bhagawat
path, cultural shows, com-
petition on folk song and
dance etc. Prize distribution
ceremony will be held on
the concluding day of the
Raas festival.
script reached the ghat, the
villagers used to take the
script (naat) in a cultural pro-
cession to Kachari Gaon.
Since then, the villagers
have been continuing with
this age-old tradition.
It may be mentioned here
that Sootea MLA Padma Haz-
arika will perform the role of
Kongsa during the Raas while
Deva Kumar Mishra, Com-
missioner of Sonitpur district
will inaugurate the festival.
 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2023
STATE THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 9

Constitution
Day observed Human-elephant conflict kills
STAFF CORRESPONDENT

DIBRUGARH, Nov 25:

The Department of Political
Science of DHSK College and
Dr Rohini Kanta Barua (RKB)
Law College jointly observed
the Constitution Day in the
college premises of Dr RKB
Law College.
The theme of the event
was ‘Democracy, Constitu-
tion and Role of Media in In-
dia’. The event was an out-
come of an MoU signed be-
tween both the institutions
previously on November 17,
2023. The event was presid-
ed over by the principals of
both the colleges- Dr Sashi
Kanta Saikia and Dr Gauto-
mi Dutta Bora respectively.
The event began with the
ceremony of lighting of the
traditional lamp and paying
tribute to Dr BR Ambedkar,
followed by an introductory
speech by Dr L Doungel.
The principal of Dr RKB
Law College delivered the
welcome speech. It was then
followed by the reading of the
preamble by Siddhant Jaish-
wal, general secretary of the
Dr RKB Law College Stu-
dents’ Union and the pream-
ble was recited by the audi-
ence along with Jaishwal. The
event was inaugurated by Dr
Sashi Kanta Saikia, the prin-
cipal of DHSK College.
Senior journalist Ikbal
Ahmed attended the pro-
gramme as the resource per-
son. He highlighted all the
important aspects of democ-
racy, the Constitution of India
and the role of media in main-
taining the spirit of constitu-
tional democracy in India.
Protest rally
CORRESPONDENT
SIVASAGAR, Nov 25:
Synchronising the Interna-
tional Day for Elimination of
Violence Against Women and
Girls today, Sanmilita Nari
to Adhikar Suraksha Samity
and Shamik Krishak Adhikar
Suraksha Samity under the
banner of Forum for Assam
carried out a silent protest
rally demanding the Union
Government’s sincere initi-
ative in bringing lasting peace
in Manipur and to hold peace
talks between the Meiteis
and the Kukies.
Through a memorandum
to the PM,the leaders of the
organisations also demanded
publication of the reports of
the two Judges in regards to
Manipur violence.
They demanded that
there should be a thorough
investigation into the death
of people.
They also demanded that
there should be a total halt
to indiscriminate killings by
security forces, terrorists
and underground rebels in
Manipur.
The forum called for
elimination of all kinds of
atrocities, kidnapping, sex-
ual violence, domestic vio-
lence, injustices to girl child
in the society.
Art exhibtion
at Jorhat
GUWAHATI, Nov 25: A
solo exhibition of art by vet-
eran artist BK Nandita Baru-
va will be held at the ‘Gallery
Vision Art, Asom’ at Jorhat
from November 26–28.
This was stated in a press
release received here.
226 people in three years
A CORRESPONDENT vious years pending cases,” the official ures for prevention of human-elephant
said. conflict.
NEW DELHI, Nov 25: As many as The official said that an advisory on “One of the major initiatives taken by
226 people have lost their lives in As- dealing with human-wildlife conflict has the State government is that at vulner-
sam in the last three years due to the been issued by the Ministry in 2021. able locations, solar-powered electric
human-elephant conflict. “The advisory recommends coordinat- fences have been erected to avoid the
Statistics provided by the Union Min- ed inter-departmental action, identifica- damage to human life and property by
istry of Forest Environment and Climate tion of conflict hot spots, adherence to the wild elephants in the State,” the of-
Change, at least 77 people were killed Standard Operating Procedures, estab- ficial said.
in 2020 in human-elephant conflict, fol- lishment of rapid response teams, for- Coordination committees, consisting
lowed by 76 in 2021 and 73 in 2022. mation of State and District level com- of Departments like District and Civil
“Although we have released a book mittees to review the quantum of ex- Administration, Police, Forest, Pancha-
titled “Best Practices of Human Ele- gratia relief, issuing guidance and in- yat, Railway, PWD, Transport, APDCL
phant Conflict Management in India” for structions for expedited payments, and (Electricity), NGOs, Panchayat repre-
the benefit of States and other stake- provision of adequate funds for suitable sentatives, etc., have been constituted
holders, the unabated conflict is a mat- portion of ex-gratia relief to be paid with- in each District of Assam to mitigate
ter of concern for us,” said a senior offi- in 24 hours to the affected persons in the human elephant conflict.
cial in the ministry. the case of death and injury to persons,” “The State headquarters has toll free
Significantly, the government provid- the official said. phone to receive messages and com-
ed compensation of Rs 896.00 lakh to The official said that apart from sev- plaints on elephant and other animal
230 people in 2021 and Rs 345.00 lakh eral measures being undertaken by the depredation problems, control room has
to 90 kin of the deceased persons. Central government, the Assam gov- been set up for 24x7 monitoring,” the Minister for Irrigation and Urban Affairs Ashok Singhal inspecting ongoing projects at
Tezpur on Saturday. – UB Photos
“The compensation also includes pre- ernment has also taken several meas- official added.
DU’s NAAC rank drops Lachit Divas
observed
Barambaba Mela from today
STAFF CORRESPONDENT The Assam Tribune. sity, Lucknow. The other STAFF CORRESPONDENT Kaushik Rai and other dignitaries.
CORRESPONDENT
According to Prof Kalyan members of NAAC team in- “A total of 15 priests headed by our Achar-
DIBRUGARH, Nov 25: Di- Bhuyan, the university failed cluded Prof Venkata Rao SILCHAR, Nov 25: The 82nd annual Bara- ya Savita Sharma ji will look after the Puja
HAILAKANDI, Nov 25:
brugarh University’s (DU) to meet the latest benchmarks Nimma, the Vice Chancellor mbaba Mela will commence at the Silcoorie rituals during the three days. People, in huge
The Lachit Divas was observed
National Assessment and Ac- set by NAAC. “Regardless of of Dr BR Ambedkar Univer- area on the outskirts of Silchar from Sunday. numbers throng the mandir from various parts
in Hailakandi on Friday. On the
creditation Council (NAAC) making considerable improve- sity, Prof Jagat Bhushan The three-day festivities, which is a popu- of the state and the country to offer their
occasion, a meeting was held at
grade has reportedly fallen ment in various areas since the Nadda, Vice Chancellor of lar religious event among the people in the prayers to Barambaba and other deities here.
the district BJP office here. At
from an ‘A’ to ‘B++’ in the last NAAC assessment, we Consortium For Educational locality and also across the region, will wit- The mandir management committee looks
the outset, district BJP presi-
fourth cycle of its accreditation. failed to touch the NAAC Communication (Central ness a conglomeration of lakhs of devotees after the conduct of the festival while Cachar
dent Swapan Bhattacharjee in-
The easternmost state uni- benchmarks. In the research University), Prof Prafulla from around the state and across the country Police ensures maintenance of law and order.
augurated a programme. After
versity, which had secured ‘A’ paper publication alone, we im- Sabale, the Director of Board with saints and priests already taking charge Lakhipur MLA Kaushik Rai had visited the
this, the dignitaries present
grade in its last NAAC assess- proved 300% but still we could of Exam Evaluation, RTM of their allotted responsibilities. mandir and assured all possible help to make
paid their tributes to the the
ment in 2017, had undergone not touch the NAAC bench- Nagpur University, Prof Jawahar Lal Pandey, one of the priests of the festival a grand one. He has also assured
portrait of Lachit Barphukan.
the fourth cycle of assessment mark. The latest benchmarks Devanand Padha, the Vice the temple, said that this mela is being organ- of constructing a community hall in the man-
President Swapan Bhattachar-
and accreditation by National set by NAAC are quite high. Chancellor (in-charge) of ised on Karthik Purnima since the past eight dir premises and talks are in process for de-
jee discussed various aspects
Assessment and Accreditation There are multiple other in- School of Computer Science decades with reverence to Barambaba. This marcation of suitable location here. Mean-
of Lachit’s life and contribution.
Council (NAAC) from No- ternal lacunas too, which need Engineering (Model Insti- year, the proceedings will be commenced by while, Cachar SP Numal Mahatta has taken
District BJP general secretary
vember 6 to 8, 2023. The uni- to be addressed,” said Prof tute of Engineering Technol- Swami Ganadhishananda Maharaj, the secre- stock of the preparations and ensured all as-
Swapan Paul, town mandal pres-
versity scored a cumulative Bhuyan. ogy) and Prof Venkata Cha- tary of Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama Sil- sistance for smooth conduct of the festival,”
ident Sunny Deb, Rupak
grade point average (CGPA) The seven-member lam Kuruma, the Vice Chan- char in the presence of Lakhipur MLA Pandey said.
Biswas, Yuva Morcha mandal
of 2.79 in the fourth cycle, Prof NAAC team who visited the cellor (in-charge) of Palamu- president Subhabrata Deb, SC
Kalyan Bhuyan, Director of university for the assessment ru University and Prof Ram- Morcha president Jaydeep
Internal Quality Assurance was led by Prof Sanjay Singh, akrishana Sompalem from Malakar, Pradeep Chakraborty, SRI SRI ANIRUDDHADEVA SPORTS UNIVERSITY, CHABUA,
Cell (IQAC) of Dibrugarh Uni- Vice Chancellor of Babasaheb the Department of Zoology, DIBRUGARH, ASSAM
Kajal Deb and others were
versity, when contacted told Bhimrao Ambedkar Univer- Bangalore University. (A State University of Assam Govt. Recognized
present on the day and took part by UGC under 2(f) Category)
in the discussion on Lachit.
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at Bhattadev University. In
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INDIAN INSTITUTE OF FOREIGN TRADE
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Announces Admission to Full Time
MBA 2024-26 Programmes
The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT, established in 1963 by Ministry of Commerce and
Industry, Govt. of India is one of the top business schools in the country renowned for skill
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IIT-G takes major initiative to generate solar power
STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI, Nov 25: Indian Insti-
tute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati
incubated start-up Quant Solar Tech-
nologies Pvt Ltd has pioneered float-
ing solar technology, which is consid-
ered an innovative way to harness
solar energy and conserve water bod-
ies, in India.
“Incubated at IIT Guwahati Tech-
nology Incubation Centre (IITG-TIC),
Quant Solar has made significant
strides in the field of renewable ener-
gy. Floating solar plants are gaining
prominence as the third pillar of solar
installations, complementing the well-
established domains of rooftop solar
and ground mounted solar... Quant
Solar has surged to the forefront of
the clean-tech revolution, making cut-
ting-edge contributions to the field of
renewable energy,” a press release
issued by IIT Guwahati said.
Floating solar plants are installed
on water bodies such as dams and
reservoirs where they can restrict
evaporation loss by up to 70 per cent.
With easy integration into existing
reservoirs, they efficiently contrib-
ute to national solar goals while leav-
ing zero footprints at the end of the
project life cycle.
“Our innovative start-up is not just
about clean energy but also about con-
serving water by containing evapo-
ration, saving precious land for bet-
ter utility, improved power genera-
tion due to cooling effects of water,
and improving aquatic life, among
other things. This is a monumental
leap towards environmental sustain-
ability. With thousands of reservoirs
and big water bodies spread across
the country, the potential is enor-
mous and the opportunity to make an
impact is incredible,” co-founder and
director of Quant Solar Technologies,
Pankaj Kumar, said.
Another co-founder and director of
the company, Siddhant Agarwal, said,
“In steering through the landscape of
clean energy, Quant Solar has also in-
troduced a wide range of products
embodying our dedication to innova-
tion within the floating solar sector.
We firmly believe that these advance-
ments will not only fulfill the growing
energy needs but will also make sub-
stantial contributions to environmen-
tal conservation, ushering in a new era
of sustainable power solutions.”
Since its inception, Quant Solar has
worked with multiple public sector
enterprises, State government bod-
ies, and private companies. It has also
delivered India’s first Megawatt (MW)
scale floating solar plant of two MW
capacity and one of the world’s largest
floating solar plant of 36 MW capacity
for NTPC, the release added.
“Quant Solar is not just an emerg-
ing start-up. It is making significant
contributions to environmental sus-
tainability. The success of start-ups in-
cubated at IITG-TIC is fuelled by IIT
Guwahati’s unparalleled expertise in
clean energy products design and de-
velopment,” chairperson of IITG-TIC
Prof Senthilmurugan Subbiah stated.
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GORCHUK CHARIALI AT Ready 2/3 BHK flat sale at Shanti #9864173738.
Rent: 12000/- & 8000/-. Ph : 3 BHK for rent in gated society VERY NEAR LATASIL FIELD available for rent. Baba Path, Sixmile, 120 mtrs.
B.B. UTTHAN WITH 3 BHK Path, Zoo Road Tiniali 61 lakhs Consultancy/P/NP002602/9
8011670539. opp Commerce College IDEAL FOR COMPANY #8876261861. from GS Road, opposite
STARTING @ 51.28 L, onwards. 70029-09457.
TL/P/ZC012417/2 Chandmari. 9864047697. GUESTHOUSE/LARGE TL/P/ZC012523/1 Nayantara Supermarket.
TL/PL001808/1
HURRY! B.B. CONSTRUC- H&F/P/HP004373/1
Superior finishes like 100% ADVERTISEMENT
1, 2, 3 BHK Rajgarh, FAMILY. CONTACT: 3 ROOM RCC HOME WITH TIONS- 9016553399. RGVN invites applications
9678084300; 9401781935. Ready to move 3.5 BHK flat mosquito proofing upvc
Bhangagarh, Ganeshguri, 2 BHK 1st fl. part house, running ATTACHED BATH AND H&F/P/ZC012430/2 windows, wall hung WC, 4 ×2 from individual consultant or
Chandmari, Zoo-Road, Dispur, water, parking at Padum path TL/RP001863/1 VERANDAH. CONTACT: with parking available in Lokhra consultancy firms to
OWN YOUR DREAM HOME Road. Price at 90 lakhs, broker ft. tiles, Gym, Swimming pool, document a compendium
Beltola, in city, 6901768987/ Saurav Nagar Beltola family 2500 sq.ft. of space in rent 7002105486. Biometric access. etc. Sample flat
AT DURLLOV NIWAS & GET please excuse. Contact : 77609- (both audio and video) on its
9859081231. preferred. @15000/-. Call: Ulubari, G.S. Road. Ideal for TL/RL001523/1 AFFORDABLE PRICING 75283. is ready. Phone: 8486027924. ongoing project of ADP.
TL/P/PP003133/11 7086099805. large offices. As is where is. Rent Beautiful secured 1 BHK semi WITH 3 BHK STARTING @ H&F/RP001856/1 H&F/RL001528/1 The applicant has to compile
TL/RL001487/1 negotiable. Call: 8638966278 furnished @Rs. 12000 at Beltola 41.54L, NEAR BASISTHA
New RCC 2 room attached the whole of the project
for queries. Road facing 3BHK flat for sale details in context of agriculture
kitchen & bathroom with 3 BHK flat with attach bathroom Survey for working bachelor. Ph: CHARIALI, PILINGKATA, 3 BHK flat 1450 sq.ft. next to near NRL Petrol Pump
TL/P/PP003262/1 HURRY! B.B. CONSTRUC- Shrimanta Shankar Academy for 5 aspirational districts
running water, no car parking at Greenview Apartment, ‘B’ 9864019611. Jayanagar. Rs. 63 L. Ph:
School opposite Assam namely Barpeta, Baksa,
rent 14,500/- Gandhibasti Tiniali wing 3rd floor, Geetanagar, near TL/P/HP004449/1 TIONS- 9016553399.
Three rooms for rent, attached 8876919266. Dhubri, Darrang and
Lalmati Road. Ph: 7002851177. Gurukul Grammar School. H&F/P/ZC012429/2 Secretariat, Dispur, 70 lakhs.
washroom, kitchen, balcony on Single room with toilet, kitchen H&F/P/HP004457/1 Goalpara. Further details to
TL/P/NP002662/3 Contact: 9706096079. 70021-83728. be informed once confirmed.
ground floor, tile flooring at @3500/- at Panjabari, BOOKING OPEN FOR 3 H&F/P/PP003227/1
TL/RL001507/1 The applicants are to
3 BHK flat 1473 sq.ft. in Basistha Lakhiminagar, Hatigaon. Batahghuli. Ph: 9435119379. BHK, 2 BHK NEXT TO mail their resume and their
Chariali, Patharkuchi Road. Ph. 2 BR, D/D, Mod. Kitchen 2 Mobile: 9954034542. TL/P/HP004458/1 AYURSANDRA HOSPITAL & Booking open for 3 & 2 BHK, mail of interest to
TL/P/ZC012494/1 D.P.S. ONLY FEW FLATS Vastu compliant residential flat M A R R I AG E / B A N Q U E T
No. 8415965851, 8638767174. baths, balcony, on site security, tasminrgvn@gmail.com
To let Eastern Part Upstair, H/ AVAILABLE IN A SERENE at Gorchuk Chariali, near HALL: BOOKING OF within 7 days from the date
TL/P/NP002697/2 1st floor near Beltola Tiniali at INDEPENDENT SECURE 3 No. 79 with a garage in Survey,
LOCATION WITH ALL Gorchuk Police Station adjacent MARRIAGE CEREMONY, of publication.
Rongpur Path, Guwahati. Rs. BHK ASSAM TYPE HOUSE Beltola, Guwahati-28. Service
Paying Guest Accommodation: 14000/ month. Contact: AMENITIES NEARBY. to Bethany Provincial House. BIRTHDAY, CORPORATE
IN JOYMOTI PATHAR holder family preferred. Contact: MEETINGS & KITTY PARTY, CD/Consultancy/HL002060/1
for girls & working women. prasanna_dutta@hotmail.com. POSSESSION DEC'25. Contact : 88221-29392, 70025-
Fully furnished apartment in a 7636849172, 9365730552. TEZPUR FOR IMMEDIATE 9864077109. BIG & SMALL EVENTS,
REASONABLE PRICE. 63835, 86388-34620.
secured location across Nehru TL/RL001515/1 RENT. CONTACT: TL/.../1 H&F/P/HP004362/1 POOL SIDE PARTY, SPA,
6900844243.
Stadium flyover. Contact: 9864207924. SWIMMING POOL, BAR
H&f/P/HP004386/3 WANTED HOUSE OF 4+
8011332778, 9864068749. 1st floor, 2 BHK with adequate TL/P/ZC012496/1 An apartment on 4th floor with PREMIUM RIVER VIEW 3 (OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT, ROOMS IN RESIDENTIAL
TL/P/HC000431/3 parking at Ratnagiri Path, lift, open from 3 directions with Ready to move 3 BHK Flat for BHK FLAT WITH COMMON LIVE KARAOKE) ROOMS,
2 BHK 1220 sq.ft. furnish flat furnished kitchen, 4 bedrooms AREA OF NOONMATI/
Bamunimaidam, Guwahati- Sale in Geetanagar & SWIMMING POOL AT MULTICUISINE RESTAU- JYOTI NAGAR/GOPAL
Single room for students 781021. available with monthly rent Rs. (2 AC) attached toilets, 4
Contact Ph: Bamunimaidam. #8638587743, TERRACE AVAILABLE FOR RANT VASTU APPROVED, NAGAR WITH OPEN SPACE
@5,500/-. Attached kitchen 8011047221. Note: Only for 25000, FA Road Sixmile balconies, spacious living & RENT IN KHARGHULI,
9435575323. THE LILY HOTEL BANQUET FOR PLAY SCHOOL
running water (Silpukhuri/ Family. Guwahati. Service holders with dining room & extra utility space GUWAHATI. AREA: 2000
H&F/P/ZC012262/10 MANAGER- +918811030950, CONTACT 7002616799.
Chandmari). (M) 8876962015. TL/P/HP004434/1 family pref. 7308434197. at VIP Road, Sixmile, Guwahati. SQ.FT. (APPROX.) SPA- +918811030939, Acco/P/HP004428/1
TL/P/ZP000423/1 TL/P/ZC012498/1 Company residential lease Under construction 930/960/ CONTACT : +91 70994-52690. RECEPTION-0361-7150001,
1300 sq.ft. 2/3/ BHK flat for sale H&F/P/HP004363/1
Fully furnished 3 BHK is ready
New 3 BHK flat for rent near for rent at Rukminigaon, near 3 BHK flat with 3 balconies and preferred. Expected Rent @ +91-7896000123.
45000/- PM. Pl. Contact- at Azara Main Road (NH 17), Marriage Hall/P/ZC011999/10
Nayantara Supermarket, GS Road. Contact: 9954712230. 2 bathrooms in Janakpur Road,
8486922817. beside Azara Govt. Hospital. One 2 BHK flat 1000 sq.ft.
Sixmile. Contact: 7002215959. TL/P/HP004420/1 Kahilipara. Service holders An upcoming Educational
TL/.........../1 Contact : 9707670331/ Anuradha Apartment B.Borooah
TL/P/HP004377/1 preferred. 2nd floor flat with car Road, Ulubari, Guwahati and Group from upper Assam having
9101330486/ 9864047195.
2 BHK flat n rooms available at parking and 24 hrs water facility another 3 BHK flat 1650 sq.ft. sizable land is looking for
H&f/P/ZC012421/2 CCTV 4 camera set @ 12699,
RCC 2 rooms and kitchen, New Guwahati. Phone No. with excellent daylight. Please financial collaborator/partner for
Dharapur Chariali Guwahati for CCTV 8 Camera set @19990 with
attached bathroom at 9864049325. contact owner 9136857694. 2, 3 BHK flat sale LNB Road, 2 BHK, 753 SQ. FT FOR SALE sale. Contact 94017-25311. scaling up/setting up new
Kamakhyagate. Ph: TL/P/HP004425/1 TL/P/ZC012499/1 free installation. 9435554846. educational ventures. Please send
Green Path, Hatigaon, Guwahati. @ 33 LAKHS FIXED. H&F/P/PP003241/5 Paltan Bazar, Guwahati.
9864028852, 7086238731. INCLUDING PARKING AT details at: ed.jbfoundation@
TL/P/ZP000420/1 Two bedroom drawing dining COMMERCIAL SPACE 5TH 69134-00617. CCTV/P/HC000353/8
H&F/PL001812/1 KAHILIPARA, JANAKPUR. 2 BHK ready flat for sale at gmail.com; Contact Mob.-
kitchen toilet Kamakhya Gate 9TH & 10TH FLOOR 6100 Bishnu Rabha Path, Beltola, Ghy.
PH. NO.: 7099050409. 9412057659.
2 BHK 1st floor with carparking Durgasarobar House No. 7/1. SQ.FT. EACH FLOOR Ready to move 2BHK@42 Lacs,
H&F/P/HP004350/2 Contact : 84863-79644. Investment/...../1
for rent at 6th Mile opposite Contact: 9854050798. MAYUR HEIGHTS 3BHK @ 49 Lacs flats available H&F/P/HP004396/1 Invest in real business with
Hiteswar Saikia College. Ph: TL/P/HP004426/1 ABCBUSSTOP GS ROAD. at Lalmati, Opposite of Audi 3 BHK apartment (no broker)
9864060906. 9435062855. assured R.O.I, P.D.C & Notary
Showroom 200 Meter from Odalbakra, Kahilipara near Resale 1200 sq.ft. 3 BHK flat agreement. Cont. 9678281157.
TL/P/ZP000421/1 2 rooms attached B/K near TL/P/ZC012503/3 NH.37. Ph.No. 7099020838, Modern English School. Ph. No. ground floor opposite Purabi Busi/P/PP003236/1
ALPS Co-Working Space.
Commerce College. Contact: 7002631699, 9706573888. Dairy, Panjabari 94351-91069. Flexible Workspace for your
400 sq.ft. Hall room at 6900186852, 9864982714. Paying Guest for Girls at Zoo 7099020848. H&F/P/HP004395/4
H&F/P/NP002571/30 H&F/P/PP003214/2 Contact us for Agricultural business. ALPS Co-Working
groundfloor for rent at TL/P/HP004427/1 Road near SPM. Contact:
Sreenagar Path, Christianbasti. machinery, feeds, Pesticides, Space offers comfortable ready
8822181396. Booking for 2BHK flat at Ready 3 BHK flat (1260 sq.ft.) For sale 2 BHK flat Ph. No.
Ph: 8473895018. Single/double rooms available seeds and fertilizer etc. to use office facilities in the heart
TL/P/ZC012504/1 Nizarapar, Chandmari. for sale at Garchuk near SBOA. 86382-64132, 91016-93592.
for rent near Downtown, Dispur. 9101543402. of Guwahati at Panbazar.
TL/P/HP004384/1 Contact: 8638642083. H&F/RP001861/1
Contact: 8638852067, 1 BHK flat at Latakata Swargapur Ongoing G+2 project. Call- Busi/P/PP003237/1 Surrounded by vibrant
9435041659, 9859935094. H&F/P/NP002737/3 commercial establishments of
For girls at Chandmari, 9435329000. near Army Hospital Basistha for Ready to move 3 BHK flat at
Nizarapar. Ph. No. 9437188592, TL/P/HP004429/1 rent. 9435553305, 45 lakhs fixed. A Excellent Animal / Fish / bookstores, consumer goods,
3 BHK semi furnished flat, 1st Nayanpur, Ganeshguri. Contact:
9854715362. 6000186853. H&F/P/HP004326/6 Poultry Feed Manufac. Unit pharmaceutical dealers,
floor, 1250 sq.ft. sale at Birubari, 99542-45097, 86385-59677.
TL/RP001859/1 Commercial space 900 sq.ft. 1st TL/P/ZC012508/1 (Cap: 5 M) with 12000 Sq ft renowned Cotton College, hotels,
1/2/3 BHK Deluxe Flat with Udaypur @70 lakhs. Ph: H&F/P/HP004402/1 Godown ready for Lease at etc. it offers ready to use desks
floor, R.K. Mission Road, 9435023530 & 8876554652.
Fully furnished 2 BHK with A/C Ulubari, Op. to New GMCH Ground floor, main road side, swimming pool and all modern 1/2/3 BHK FLATS AVAILABLE Guwahati Assam On 4 lane and cabins on pay as you use
H&F/RL001466/1
@Rajgarh Road for corporates/ Gate, Ghy-7. For office only. commercial space available at amenities for sale at SOS Road FOR SALE AT TARUN NH 37. Cont : 9101215038. basis. High-speed internet,
Bank Executives/Govt Cell: 9435545672, Beltola, Guwahati. Contact: near Airport Guwahati and at PROJECT NEARING NAGAR, BAKRAPARA, Busi/PL001809/1 refreshments, library, CCTV,
employees on transferable job. 9678196464. 8011992796. Azara near Don Bosco University COMPLETION: LAST FEW 3 JYOTIKUCHI, BELTOLA,
Rent Rs. 18,000/-. M: TL/P/HP004432/1 TL/P/ZC012510/1 and at Khanamukh near BHK RESIDENCES IN AZARA, GARBHANGA, PH. Looking for business partner/ smoking zone, etc. available.
Contact: 6003828674,
9864174261. Guwahati University : Contact – VIJAYA GOLDEN ORCHID, 98641-01132, 97060-01132. investor for existing wholesale
3 BHK semi furnished flat at Chinmoy- alpscoworking1@gmail.com.
TL/P/HP004382/1 2000 SQ.FT. MODERN FULLY 7002156839, NEAR VIJAYA CRESCENT, of crockery, gift items with shop.
H&F/P/HP004418/22 OS/P/NP002700/4
FURNISHED, AIR Bamunimaidam @20000/-. Manish- 8011344266. Baruah Prime location 8399864275.
KHARGHULI. TOP CLASS
Three 3 BHK flats at Ganesh CONDITIONED FLAT AT (Negotiable). Contact: Construction. Visit : AMENITIES, BRANDED Ready to move 2 BHK/3 BHK Busi/P/HP004438/1 500/1200/2000 sqft for office/
Residency Antarapath Janakpur KHARGHULI, PREFERRED 9435391204. www.baruahconstruction.com FITTINGS, CCTV/ flat for sale at Jatia, Kahilipara, CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS
Godown at Kalapahar, Birubari,
Kahilipara. Mobile: FOR RESIDENCE/PSU OR TL/P/ZC012513/1 H&F/HL002045/7 INTERCOM, AESTHETIC Ph. 92879-98439. AVAILABLE FOR
Lalganesh. 7896557875,
9435143710, 7002018613. CORPORATE GUEST H&F/P/HP004421/1 6900625993.
TL/P/PP003233/1 One BHK part 1st floor at Geeta Under Construction 2 BHK flat LANDSCAPING ETC. RERA LANDFILLS! CONTACT:
HOUSE/OFFICE, ETC. Nagar Giripath. H.No. 1 (A). for sale at 40 Lakhs behind REGISTERED PROJECT. OS/P/HP004430/3
Ready to move 2 BHK/3 BHK 9864127868.
Downtown, 1st floor (2R+K+B), CONTACT: 9864056390. Call: 9365303722, Adabari Bus Stand please contact: CONTACT NOS. +91 98201- flat for sale at Dharapur. Contact: Busi/P/ZC012509/1 750 sqft for office space at GS
Rs. 9000/- Max. 2 members. Ph: TL/P/HP004441/1 9101448927. Debajit- 9706044971, Dhiraj- 96508 OR +91 86381-83171
92879-98439. No broker. Road near Axis Bank for rent
7638893036. OR +91 8133827156 Opportunity to own a global
2 BHK flat (980 sq.ft.) 2 balcony, TL/P/PP003266/1 7002913857. H&F/P/HP004422/1 #8876261861.
TL/P/HP004336/1 PROMOTER: VIJAYA distributorship associated with a
for rent. Parking available at 2nd floor, 2 big room attached H&F/HL002046/7 CONSTRUCTION.
OS/P/ZC012524/1
3 BHK flat for sale 1375 sq.ft. scientific health device & free trip
1/2/3 BHK 8000/10,000/ Baghorbari (Shine Heaven) Pls. bath room, kitchen, front
3 BHK @ 56 lakhs all inclusive H&F/PL001783/2 75L, used Jayanagar Nr. to its corporate office, Malaysia- OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT
15,000/20,000/25,000 (Beltola, Contact: 9854647683. varanda flooring tiles, running available at Baghorbari NERIM, Beltola. Call: 98640- WhatsApp- 86381-88602. IN PRIME LOCATION AT
Jayanagar, Sixmile, Hatigaon). TL/P/PP003269/1 water, bike parking for rent for Panjabari. Possession by 31st 3 BHK 1600 SQ.FT. FLAT AT 48530. Busi/P/HP004431/1 CHANDMARI, 700 SQFT
7086281817. ALAKANANDA APART-
3 BHK WITH ATTACHED working man at Birina Path, September 2024. Ph:
MENT, BYE LANE-1, BEHIND H&F/P/HP004424/1
CARPET AREA ON FIRST
TL/P/ZC012525/1 An investment of around Rs 2 FLOOR.
BATHROOM HAVING ALL Janakpur, Kahilipara. 9706010051.
RAJIB BHAWAN. CONTACT Ready to move 3 BHK flat at
CONTACT-
crores is required for a Broiler 9864355354/9101046396.
3 BHK, Synergy Eden MODERN FACILITIES IS FOR 9678181671. H&F/P/HP004044/14
: 86380-65759, 85838- Noonmati. (No brokers) Ph. Farming Project in Guwahati. OS/P/ZC012517/1
Apartment, Lakhimi Nagar RENT ONLY TO PSU’S/ TL/P/HP004445/1
Only 2 (two) 2 BHK flats (80% 07325. 69018-16002. Contact: 8638513459.
Hatigaon, Rent @16000/-. Call: CENTRAL GOVT. OFFICES/ Two rooms, bath, kitchen near
completed) with basement H&F/P/HP004440/1 H&F/P/PP003253/1 Busi/P/ZC012516/3 PRIME LOCATION 3000
9818239503. M U L T I N A T I O N A L Navjyoti Club, Hengrabari.
parking available for sale in SQFT COMMERCIAL
TL/P/HP004357/1 COMPANY AT AJANTA PATH, 9435555205, 9864071610. FOR SALE 2BHK GROUND Duplex flat with private open Best prices for prestige Chimney, OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT
Bishnu Rabha Nagar, bye lane
1ST BYELANE, SURVEY FOR TL/RP001855/1
No. 1 Noonmati, Guwahati. FLOOR FLAT FACING terrace for sale at Kahilipara, Hobtop, Gasburner, OTG, Mixie, IN DISPUR NEXT TO AURUS
One brand new 3 BHK semi USING AS THEIR
Please contact : 87249-58189. ROADSIDE CHILDREN Dakhingaon Ph. 91013-08776. Vaccum, Induction, 94351- MALL. CONTACT
furnished flat at Jorpukhuri, G U E S T H O U S E / O F F I C E 3600 sq feet 2 floor, Each floor PARK, OUTSIDE PARKING H&F/P/PP003247/1 47027/ 70028-03269.
H&F/P/NP002704/3 6900788232.
Lamb Road, Uzanbazar, (TOTAL-4 UNITS). IT IS AN 10 rooms. Total 20 rooms. Every AT SK BARUAH PATH Busi/P/HP003482/52 OS/P/HP004419/1
Guwahati with 03 baths, 05 INDEPENDENT HOUSE. room have bed, table and chairs. Book 2/3 BHK flat (under RUKMINIGAON. PRICE 35 Booking open for under
balconies, Modular kitchen RENT: RS. 1,20,000/- PER West Baragaon, Guwahati-35. 50 construction) at Downtown, LAKHS, NEGOTIABLE; construction flats at Janakpur, Require partner (Computer/ITI/ 1700 sq.ft. 1st floor R. G. Baruah
parking and servant toilet. Rent MONTH. CONTACT NO. metres from NH-37. Wireless & Last Gate, Ghy. Ph. CONTACT: 6363503741, Kahilipara, Guwahati Phone No. Polytechnic Training) all District Road. Opp. Tata Motors.
30000/-. Contact: 9957576674. 9711748519. 7777056561. 94351-93898. 9986537276. 69000-25910. in Assam. Ph: 9864526535. 9954806255.
TL/P/HP004446/1 TL/P/PP003245/1 TL/P/ZC012545/1 H&F/P/HP004435/1 H&F/RL001519/1 H&F/P/PP003259/1 Business/P/PP003274/1 OS/RL001529/1
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General, Assamese/ reputed

family/ 32/ 5'2'', B. Arch,
Age 35, Bengali, MBA, Banker,
Bangalore. 33, Bengali, MBA,
Hindu/Assamese/34yrs/5'10''/
Ph.D /working as a Professor for
1991 born Assamese boy,
M.Tech. Working in Oil. Father
2307 sq.ft. commercial space
available for rent at Dispur G. S.
No relief as
1997 born girl /B.Tech MBA /
Architecture in reputed firm. Pvt. job, Ghy. 32, Bengali, University of abroad/only Child/ is a Retd. Officer, Mother is a Road near Secretariat. Banks and Delhi’s air
Direct contact # 8638888368. MBBS/ MD, Govt. Doctor, own property in Guwahati/Caste housewife. Looking for well corporate offices are preferred.
MNC Bangalore. Looking for Mat/G/P/ZC012489/1 Darrang. Sandhani. no bar/if serious pls call: educated Assamese Girl. Contact Brokers not allowed. Contact: quality continues
‘Choose your Life-Partner’ well educated Bengali boy for
never married / Divorcee / early marriage. Contact : 080- Kalita/ Assamese/ 28/ 5'5''/
9101707706.
Mat/B/P/HP004414/1
8822243823.
Mat/B/P/ZC012480/1
: 080-69103007.
Mat/B/P/ZC012446/1
6900010227.
CS/P/ZC012546/1
to be in ‘very
Widow -Ahom / Kalita/ Brahmin, 69144005.
‘Choose any caste /age /Assamese Mat/G/P/ZC012454/1
B.Tech, MBA/ Manager at
Nationalised Bank. # Age 33, Brahmin, BE, Govt. Assamese Boy/ Kalita/ 35/ 5'9''/ Assamese Boy, 31 years, MBBS/ Flat, shop & office space sale at
poor’ category
/ Bengali / Muslim any 8822559824. Engineer, Ghy. 29, Brahmin, ACS permanent resident MD from UK (NRI) is looking Sarania/Rajgarh Road. Phone: NEW DELHI, Nov 25:
Community / Religion. Any 1996 born girl, B.Tech, MS Mat/G/P/ZC012490/1 B.Tech/ MBA, MNC, Canada. Guwahati. Direct contact : for a educated Girl. Caste no bar. 9706949939. Overall air quality in Delhi con-
place of North-East. Contact for working in Chicago, Looking for 30, Brahmin, M.Com, Senior 9954881938. Contact : 080-69075216. CS/P/HP004451/1 tinues to be in the “very poor”
Bride / Groom outside of Assam/ well settled boy for early Brahmin/ Assamese/ 30/ 5'3''/ Manager (Bank) Delhi. Mat/B/P/ZP000418/1 Mat/B/P/ZC012447/1 category with AQI at 389 on
India. Sanjyog Matrimony. marriage. Only serious seeker M.Sc in Chemistry/ working in Sandhani. 9101707706. Well running Kids Shop in Prime Saturday evening, according to
Guwahati, Ulubari. 86381- can contact : 080-69103019 Govt. service. # 9854386083. Mat/B/P/HP004415/1 Age 38, Muslim, MA/ B.Ed, Bengali Boy, 1993 born, location at Sixmile for rent. Rs data from the System of Air
53087 / 69002-58272. Mat/G/P/ZC012455/1 Mat/G/P/ZC012491/1 owner of Pvt. School, Nalbari. M.Tech,working in Italy, 25 Lakhs, Cont. 9954740280.
Quality and Weather Forecast-
Mat/P/ZC012472/1 Assamese Boy/ Gen/35/ MBBS/ 32, Muslim, Masters, Govt. job, originaly from Upper Assam CS/P/ZC012534/1
1994 born girl, MBBS, MD Bengali Saha Girl, 30 years, Government Doctor- Medical ing And Research (SAFAR).
Ghy. Sandhani. 9101707706. settled in Guwahati, seeks a well
Only Assamese Brahmin Groom pursuing, Father Retd. Doctor, M.Sc, Ph.D (Caste no bar). Officer working at the Dept. of Mat/B/P/HP004408/1 educated Girl for marriage. 2385 sqft, road facing showroom
Anand Vihar entered the
or Bride can contact me directly. Mother working as Professor. Parent's contact : 8876622361. Health. Looking for a well Contact : (080-69070650). space (ground floor) for sale at “very poor” category with PM
No Matrimony pls. Looking for a well settled boy. Mat/G/P/ZC012492/1 educated Girl. Residence : Age 31, Kalita, B.Tech/ MS, Mat/B/P/ZC012449/1 G.S. Road. Shree Jain Properties 2.5 at 336 and PM 10 at 320
9101093763. Contact : 080-69072099. MNC, USA. 35, SC, B.Tech/ (Since 2006). 9864034949. while the CO reached at 100
Mat/G/P/ZC012456/1 Age 29, Bengali, M.Sc, Teacher, Dibrugarh. Direct contact : MBA, MNC, Delhi. 31, OBC, 1991 born Boy, M.Sc/ Ph.D, CS/P/ZC012539/1
Mat/P/HP004404/1 while NO2 was at 94, both in
Bijni. 29, Bengali, M.Com, Ghy. 6003278724, 8720902244. B.Tech, MNC, Bangalore. working as an Assistant
30, Bengali, B.Com, CMA, Mat/B/P/HP004417/1 “satisfactory” levels, as per
1996 born beautiful Assamese Sandhani. 9101707706. Professor. Parents both Rtd. 4500 sqft road facing the Central Pollution Control
GROOM WANTED Metro. Sandhani. 9101707706.
girl (Brahmin), B.Tech , working Bengali/ General/ 35/ MBBS, MD Mat/B/P/HP004409/1 Looking for alliance. Contact : Commercial Space (1st floor) for Board (CPCB) at 6 pm.
Assamese Brahmin girl (28) in MNC in Metro City. Father Mat/G/P/HP004413/1 (GMCH)/ Doctor Govt. Hospital/ (080-69103025). rent/sale at Panbazar. Ph:
and Mother retired. Looking for Age 34, SC, MBBS/ MD, Govt. Mat/B/P/ZC012450/1 9864034949. The Bawana station record-
working in IT sector in US seeks residence Ghy/ Caste no bar.
well educated Assamese Brahmin BRIDE WANTED Doctor, Ghy. 37, Kalita, LLB, CS/P/ZC012540/1 ed PM 10 at 423, in the “se-
suitable groom in US. 94354- 8822230669.
boy for early marriage : 080- Govt. Officer, Ghy. 44, SC, Assamese Hindu, OBC Boy, 5'5'', vere” category and PM 10 at
03462. Assamese Hindu 39, 5’10” well Mat/B/P/HP004405/1
Mat/G/HL002054/1 69103007. Govt. Engineer, Ghy. Sandhani. 31 yrs, working in Govt. Bank, 393, in the “very poor” cate-
Mat/G/P/ZC012457/1 qualified State Govt. Officer, 1993 born Boy, B.Tech/ MBA, 9101707706. as a Branch Manager. Upper gory, while the CO reached
Beautiful BDS passed, both APSC CCE qualified. Looking Assam Girls (below 30 yrs). Learn Vocal (Classical) n
working in MNC in Bangalore. Mat/B/P/HP004410/1 104 or “moderate”.
parents are Doctor, based at Assamese girl 1996 born, B.Tech for well educated girl for early Parents both Doctor. Well known Parents contact directly. Mobile Assamese Modern Songs etc. At Aya Nagar, the PM 2.5
Guwahati need proposal from working as an Engineer in Govt. marriage. Preferance will be family from Guwahati. Looking Hindu/Assamese/B.Tech/40yrs/ No.: 9678905501. with Radio Artist at AC room.
reached 152 and PM 10 was at
good, preferably medical Sector. Father working in ONGC. given to girl working in for early marriage. Contact : 5'8''/working as an Engineer in Mat/B/P/ZC012512/1 Call : 9476799866.
Looking for a well established Educational Sector. Age should Central Govt. Dept/small and 172, both under the “moderate”
families. Contact: 8011156783. (080- 69103025). Music/P/HP004348/5
groom. Contact : 080- not be more than 31 (only son). educated family of Ghy/Caste no Brahmin, Assamese, 31, 5'9'', category, and the CO at 65, un-
Mat/G/PL001785/8 Mat/B/P/ZC012451/1 der the “satisfactory” category.
69103003. Contact: 9613529781. bar/for early marriage/if serious B.Tech, MBA from very reputed Online/Offline classes for Guitar/
Invited from a well established Mat/G/P/ZC012458/1 Mat/B/P/NP002645/7 1990 born, Muslim Boy, M.Tech, pls call : 8822243823. College, working in reputed Piano/Song/Violin/Ukulele/ The AQI monitoring station
Bengali groom Srihottio for a working in Central Govt. Mat/B/P/ZC012481/1 MNC Delhi. Only child. # Sound Engineering. 69134- at Dwarka Sector 8 recorded
Bengali Kayastha bride Srihotto, 1997 born Brahmin girl, B.Tech, Bengali, General, 30, M.Tech. Looking for well educated 8133823609. 00617. PM 10 at 485, in the “severe”
convent educated, 74 born, 5’, both parents Retd. as Professor. From IIT, 5’8”, Assam Govt. Muslim Girl for early marriage. Hindu/Ahom/ 37yrs/6'1''/B.E / Mat/B/P/ZC012484/1 Music/PL001813/1 category and PM 2.5 at 354 or
Ph.D, D.U., Medium Looking for well educated Class-I Officer. 9394938273, Contact : 080- 69103003. B.Tech/Engineer with Oil India “very poor” while the CO
Complexion, Bharadwaj Gotra. Brahmin boy for early marriage. 8638064237. Mat/B/P/ZC012452/1 Limited/earning handsomely / Bengali Boy, age- 36, Edu- M.D,
plunged to 134 or “moderate”.
Contact: 94350-78563, 98181- Contact : 080-69070650. Mat/B/P/ZC012536/1 originally from Upper Assam/ H-5'7'', Govt. Hospital, Caste no
For sale 2 Night Super, Seater The air quality at the Indira
08257. Mat/G/P/ZC012459/1 Assamese/ OBC- 34/ 5'9'', own house in Ghy/Caste no bar/ bar. Cont.: 8486325819.
Bengali, General, 32, 5’9”, M.Tech, APSC, PWD Engineer, cum Sleeper, AC Buses. Contact: Gandhi International (IGI) Air-
Mat/G/P/HP004343/1 if serious pls call : 8822243823. Mat/B/P/ZC012493/1
1995 born, Brahmin girl, B.Tech. From NIT, MBA. Caste no bar. Residency Mat/B/P/ZC012482/1 7578001995. port T3 area was in the “very
1) Assamese Brahmin 35 yrs. M.Tech, working as State Working in MNC Metro. Guwahati. @ 8011641568/ Bengali Kayastha, age- 33, H- B&T/P/ZC012526/1 poor” category with PM 2.5
homely girl B.A., Ghy. 2) Government Employee, Father- 8638064237, 9394938273. 8638153087. Assamese Boy, 1990 born, 5'8'', edu- MD, occupation- at 336 and PM 10 at 304, while
Brahmin 29 yrs working girl retd from IOCL, upper Assam Mat/B/P/ZC012537/1 Mat/B/P/ZC012461/1 MBBS, working as a Health Govt. Doctor AMC, Caste no bar. the CO was at 102, in “mod-
B.Sc/PGDCA, Ghy. Ph.No.: based family. Looking for a Officer, parents both Retired Cont.: 9101152291. erate” level.
6001080377. perfect match for early marriage. A well established Bengali Bengali/ Brahmin- 31/ 5'8'', Central Government Employee, Mat/B/P/ZC012488/1 2 NOS. NEW EXCAVATOR
Brahmin Boy, 30 yrs, 5 ft 8'', At ITO station, the PM 2.5
Mat/G/P/HP004358/1 Contact : 080-69103040. B.Tech (JEC). MNC service own residence in Guwahati / JCB 215 AVAILABLE ON
Doctor (MD), working in was recorded at 367, in the
Mat/G/P/ZC012460/1 Bengaluru. Residency Guwahati. Jorhat. Looking for a suitable MONTHLY HIRE BASIS.
SEEKING GOSWAMI, Central Govt.PSU at Guwahati. INTERESTED MAY
“very poor” category, and PM
@ 6900258272/ 8638153087/ Assamese Girl.Contact : 080-
BRAHMIN BOY FOR Bengali /Nath / beautiful - 31/ Seeks suitable match. Directly First floor Office/ Warehouse CONTACT 9859121126. 10 was at 267, in the “poor”
Mat/B/P/ZC012462/1 69075216.
ASSAMESE GOSWAMI 5’2”, MBBS, pursuing DNB contact : 9435703819/ space measuring 8700 (3200 + Excavator/P/HP004393/1 category. The CO was at 16, in
Mat/B/P/ZC012436/1
GIRL, 31, 5’6”, MVSC, PH.D, (Anaesthesia) caste no bar. Early 8638614079. (non Brahmin & Assamese/ Kalita- 37/ 5'7'', 1300 + 4200) Sq. ft readily “good” levels while NO2 rose
WORKING AS CONSULTANT marriage. 8638153087. broker please excuse us). Master's, Govt. service, 1991 Bengali Boy, MBBS/MD available for rental in G.S. Road, to 299, in “poor” level. – IANS
(FATHER). 8638926217. Mat/G/P/ZC012467/1 Mat/B/P/HP004356/2 Residency Guwahati. Caste no (Child Specialist), working as Bhangagarh. 9435108221,
Mat/G/P/ZP000416/4 bar. Early marriage. @ Govt. Doctor. Father Retd. State 9810145381. Urgently required driver (Full/
Assamese / beautiful / General - ALLIANCE INVITED FROM 9394688843. Govt Employee. Looking for CS/P/ZC012414/1 part time) for a organisation of
Bride 40 Master self employed, 31 / 5’3”, B.Tech/ MS(Civil) SMART, BEAUTIFL, FAIR Mat/B/P/ZC012463/1 early marriage. Contact-(080- Ulubari. Experienced in AMT NGO TRUST 6 LAKH TO 10
alliance invited from groom. Govt. Officer. Caste no bar. AND WELL EDCUATED 69103040). COMMERCIAL SPACE 7738/ Car 8638816702. CRORE GOVT. GRANT, CSR
Caste no bar. Contact direct : Residency Guwahati : 69005- WORKING GIRL FROM Assamese/ General/ Divorcee/ Mat/B/P/ZC012437/1 4400/3200 SQ.FT. SUITABLE Driver/........../1 PROJECT, 35 AC PROJECT,
8453670926. 00664. CULTURED FAMILY FOR AN issueless- 35. Qualified. Govt. FOR SHOWROOM, WHATSAPP FOR FREE
Mat/G/P/ZP000413/1 Mat/G/P/ZC012468/1 ASSAMESE HINDU Officer. Residency Guwahati. Assamese Boy, 1988 born OFFICES ETC. AT 1ST GUIDELINE: GFPC
GENERAL CASTE BOY, 32/ Caste no bar. @ 6900500664/ (Divorced), B.Tech / M. Tech, FLOOR NEAR ABC POLICE 09839978211. WEBSITE:
Assamese girl (1992 born), Beautiful/ Kalita/ Assamese / 29/ 5'7'', B.TECH, MBA FROM 8638153087. working as a Gazetted Officer, POINT, GUWAHATI. CALL : Furnished shop available at ngoconsultant.co.in
B.Tech (Chennai), MBA (USA), 5’4”/ BE & MBA / working MNC WELL KNOWN INSTITUTES Mat/B/P/ZC012464/1 Father and mother both are Retd. 9435018804 FOR MORE prime location near Athgaon Fly NGO/P/HP004315/4
working in USA. Looking for at Bangalore/ early marriage. OF INDIA WORKING AT Looking for early marriage. DETAILS. over- 8399864275.
suitable groom preferably 9864809793. REPUTED MNC FROM A Bengali/ Kayastha-34/ 5'10'', Contact : 080-69103040. CS/P/ZC012420/3 S&S/P/HP004436/1
working in USA, Canada, UK. Mat/G/P/ZC012469/1 REPUTED FAMILY OF B.Tech/ MBA, MNC service at Mat/B/P/ZC012438/1
Own residence Guwahati. Direct GUWAHATI. CONTACT Bangalore. Residency Guwahati. For rent 3202 sqft 1st floor near Showroom space required Contact for all Interior,
family contact No.: 78960- Bengali / beautiful / Kayastha - @ 6900258272/ 8638153087. 1984 born Boy, M.Sc, Ph.D. Ulubari Chariali. 2 car parking, requirement of 600 sq.ft.
DIRECTLY : 7002072457. Construction & Renovation
00306, 99540-47745. 26/5’3”, MA, B.Ed. Pvt. School Mat/B/P/ZC012465/1 Working in Govt. sector. 45 kw for Bank, Corporate showroom space on behalf of an
Mat/B/P/HP004368/2 work. Modular Kitchen, False
Mat/G/P/HP004371/3 Service. Residency Guwahati. Looking for well educated Office etc. Ph: 8638736660, MNC with parking space, on Ceiling, Paint, Aluminium,
8011641568 / 8638153087. (1) Kalita, 32, B.Tech, MBA, Kalita/ Assamese/ 34/ 5'9''/ Assamese Girl for early 9101260548. ground floor. Preferred areas : Electric etc. # 6002475929.
Alliance invited for Assamese Mat/G/P/ZC012470/1 Engineer Gurgaon Delhi (2) B.Tech/ Oil Engiener/ family of marriage. Contact : 080- CS/P/ZC012350/8 Ulubari, Panbazar, Interior Design/P/HP004460/1
Kalita girl 28, 5’4”, B.Tech Assamese, Hindu, 36, BE, MBA, Guwahati/ early marriage. 69144005. Dighalipukhuri, Bharalumukh,
working State Govt. Department Assmese /Muslim / beautiful - 23/ working in Delhi (3) Kalita, 35, 9864809793. Mat/B/P/ZC012439/1 Space 1600 sqft for office & Maligaon, Adabari, Kalapahar.
in Guwahati. Contact: (M) 5’2”, Degree. Pvt. Service. B.Tech, MBA/MNC Bangalore. Mat/B/P/ZC012466/1 other purpose at Survey Beltola. Contact @ 9864507418/
8638253628. Residency Guwahati early 1989 born, Ahom Boy, M.Tech, Contact- 6003638944.
Vivah Point : 8638253628. 9706862220. Electrical materials supply all
Mat/G/P/UP001321/1 marriage. 9394688843 / Brahmin/Hindu/Assamese/ working under Central Govt. CS/P/PP003175/2
Mat/B/P/UP001313/1 S. & Showroom/P/ZC012425/2 over North East delivery with
8638153087. 37yrs/M.Com/working at very Father is Retd. Chief Engineer. best price. Ph: 7086822317.
Assamese Kalita 31 yrs Slim, Mat/G/P/ZC012471/1 USA/ Canada, Australia, good position in ONGC/well Looking for well educated 2600 sq.ft. GF 3000 sq.ft. first D&D/P/PP003272/1
very fair & preety, well qualified Germany, London, Japan, educated family background/ No Assamese Girl for early floor 1200 sq.ft. rooftop
Assam Govt. Officer. Guwahati Bengali Hindu girl, born Nov. Singapore working Assamese Caste bar/Contact no: 95080- marriage. Caste no bar. Contact: available for rent near New project & MSME Loan: Distributorship Opportunity.
residence. Profession no bar. (M) 1995, 5’4”, M.Sc (BHU) doing Hindu Engineer Groom's & 08145. 08069144005. Ganeshguri. Call : 98541- Contact: 9864135063. Sunbird Lubricant (A unit of
Ph.D looking for suitable
6000486706.
alliance. Contact : 9435012183. Brides of all ages. Contact : Mat/B/P/ZC012473/1 Mat/B/P/ZC012440/1 99108. Loan/P/HP004094/30 Sunbird Super Energy Pvt Ltd)
Mat/G/P/UP001322/1 Vivah Point (M) : 6000486706. Muslim/Assamese/33yrs/5'8''/ CS/P/NP002676/3 proposes Grade-I Distributor at
Mat/G/RL001508/1 Bengali Brahmin Boy, 1994 Two commercial room on 1st 5-25 cr fund available without
Mat/B/P/UP001314/1 various locations of North-East
Fair & Preety Assamese Hindu MBBS & MD/working as Doctor born, B.Tech from NIT floor measuring 1200 sqft and interest, without collateral, for States of India. To become a
girl 27, 5’4”, B.Tech (ECE) VIT- Bengali, Hindu, Kayastha, 35, (1) Brahmin, 30, BE, MBA, in Govt. Hospital/well educated Durgapur, working in IOCL, 285 sqft opposite Goswami good profit making SME distributor of Sunbird Lubricant
Vellore Engineer, MNC, Intel in 5’3”, Assistant Professor (Govt. Engineer Guwahati (2) Brahmin, family background / own Both parents are Rtd. Govt. Service Station Silpukhuri. companies, on profit sharing and start your business in
Bangalore. Father Rtd. Govt. Institute, permanent), Guwahati. 34, BE from AEC, Govt. service property in Ghy / if serious pls Officer. Looking for well Phone 9435321765. basis. 9085447445. Lubricant Industry. It’s a Golden
Officer. Contact : (M) 86382- Contact No.: 9854154396. (3) Brahmin, 37, MBBS, MS, call /you can contact: 95080- educated Girl for early marriage. CS/P/ZP000419/1 Loan/RL001506/1
Mat/G/RP001862/1 opportunity to develop your
53628. Govt. Doctor. Contact : Vivah 08145. Contact : (080-69103019).
Loan against Mutual Funds, own Area’s in Lubricant market.
Mat/G/P/UP001323/1 Assamese girl MBA (34) Point : 8638253628. Mat/B/P/ZC012474/1 Mat/B/P/ZC012441/1 Office/Hostel/Educational
Home-Mortgage (LAP) Loan, Interested Candidate shall collect
Muslim Assamese (Sunni) girl, working as HR Manager. Contact Mat/B/P/UP001315/1 Hindu/Assamese/35yrs/B.Tech/ Institute space 9000 sqft at
Assamese Brahmin Boy, M.Sc, Panikhaiti, Chandrapur Road. +919864027311, +9197078-
the application form, from our
Slim, fair & preety, B.Tech, parents: 9954830411. (1) Brahmin, 30, 5'10'', BE, working as an Engineer in Oil Ph.D, working in Govt. Ph: 9437188592, 9854715362. 40431.
website or mail id
Engineer woking MNC, seeks Mat/G/P/HP004406/1 MBA, Engineer Amazon (MNC) sector/well educated family from (Gazetted Officer), Father: Rtd. CS/P/PP003229/1 Loan/P/PP003270/5 (sunbird.lubricantdealership@
suitable match working any gmail.com) and required to
Working girl 1985 born seeks (2) Brahmin, 34, B.Tech, MS Guwahati / Caste no bar/Mobile Govt. Officer. Looking for well
Indian Metrocity. (M) 98540- submit the relevant documents
alliance with well-placed PSU/ Engineer Tokyo Japan (3) no : 9508008145. educated Girl for early marriage. 1st Floor. R.G.B. Road. The
63196. along with application form by
MNC Officer. 8135896291. Brahmin, 33, BE, MBA, Mat/B/P/ZC012475/1 Only serious seeker can contact Dhaba Next Building. Phone-
Mat/G/P/UP001324/1 Outright sale of crockery, gift Speed Post to our registered
Mat/G/P/HP004407/1 Engineer Bangalore. Vivah Point Hindu/Assamese/MBBS & MD/ : (08069103019). (M) 8135840060.
items, toys at minimum price- office. For further any
Assamese Hindu issueless (M) : 6000486706. Mat/B/P/ZC012442/1 CS/P/HP004383/1
Age 27, ST, BE/MBA, MNC, 34 yrs /5'8''/working as a Doctor/ 8399864275. information, you may contact
divorcee, General caste fair & Mat/B/P/UP001316/1
Banaglore. 28, Koch, MBA, well educated family Well settled Boy, 1993 born, M.S 1000 sqft office space G.S. Road S&P/P/HP004437/1 03843-268051/ 8638279041 or
preety, M.Sc, B.Ed, Govt. School Banker, Pune/Mumbai. 28, Alliance invited for Assamese background /own property in from USA, working in MNC, 3rd floor Rent- 45000 Ph- Visit our website:
Teacher. Father Rtd. Govt. Kalita, M.Com, MNC, Hindu OBC, 34 yrs, BE, M.Tech, Ghy/Caste no bar/if serious pls A retail supermarket covering www.sunbirdenergyindia.co.in
Both parents are Retd. Govt. 7002015148.
Officer. Contact: (M) 60004- Bangalore. Sandhani. 91017- Assistant Engineer P.W.D. call : 8822243823. 3600 sqft having average sales D&D/P/HP004459/1
Employee. Looking for a well CS/P/PP003254/1
86706. 07706. Department. Seeks suitable Mat/B/P/ZC012476/1 of 190000/- on a running road
educated Girl for early marriage.
Mat/G/P/UP001325/1 Mat/G/P/HP004411/1 match. Caste no bar. Contact (M) 7000 sqft 2nd floor G.S. Road of Guwahati is on sale with stock
Traditional Brahmin family is Contect : (080-69072099).
: 8876361596. P.G. Guest House etc Ph- and furniture. Investment of
Compatible match for a widow, Mat/B/P/ZC012443/1
Age 30, Kalita, M.Sc/B.Ed, High looking a match for their only 7002015148 Rent- 40 rupees 2cr+ Only serious party should 14 Rooms New Guest House/
Assamese, Hindu, Kalita, 5’6”, Mat/B/P/UP001317/1
School Teacher, Kamrup. 31, Son, 1997 Born, 5'10'', working Assamese Boy, 1992 born, sqft. contact on 9278514217. Lodge for Rent at Sixmile near
DOB February 1985, Engineer Kalita, BDS, own Chamber, Muslim Assamese (Sunni), BE, as a Central Govt. Employee MBBS, MD (RADIOLOGY). CS/P/PP003256/1 S&P/P/ZC012500/2 Flyover. Ph: 8473895018.
(IT) working at MNC, Noida. Mangaldoi. 29, Ahom, B.Sc, M.Tech, Engineer working and (Upper Assam). Contact : (080- Working as Doctor. Father Rtd. Guest House/P/HP004385/1
Caste no bar, preferably 1100 sqft 1st Floor Beltola SALE OF 30000 SQFT
Govt. Job, Ghy. Sandhani. earning handsomely. Only son, 69070650). Doctor, Mother housewife. Only
Government service holder, Restaurant, Cloud Kitchen Rent- FACTORY WITH SPICE
9101707706. Guwahati residence. Contact (M) Mat/B/P/ZC012448/1 serious seeker can contact : (080-
widower/Divorcee. Father retired 40,000. Ph- 7002015148. PROCESSING MACHI-
Mat/G/P/HP004412/1 : 9854063196. 69103007).
Professor, Residence Guwahati- Hindu/Assamese/37yrs /5'8''/ CS/P/PP003257/1 NERIES, AC OFFICE SPACE, Three Doctors chambers are
Mat/B/P/UP001318/1 Mat/B/P/ZC012444/1
22. Contact No. 917086486901/ Age 33, Brahmin, Masters, B.Tech/working as an Engineer ready for OPD use at Hengrabari
18000 sqft (G+3) Building for LABORATORY, STAFF
9435732115. Govt. Lecturer, Nagaon. 30, Match invited for Assamese in Oil/earning handsomely/own Bride wanted : Assamese Boy, Rent at Lokhra, NH-37, QUARTER, WEIGH BRIDGE, Main Road, Near Navajyoti Club.
Mat/G/RL001509/1 Brahmin, BE, MNC, Bangalore. Hindu General Caste, 32, 5'8'', property in Ghy/Caste no bar/if 1986, ME/ M.Tech, working as (Opposite Binod Nissan) Ph: GENSET IN A CAMPUS OF Interested Doctors please contact
33, Brahmin, M.Com, Ph.D, BE from AEC, MBA, Dy. serious pls call : 9016776318. a Engineer, Father And Mother 6003903165. 94,000 SQMT. CONTACT AT 9435021955.
Assamese beautiful girl, 1997 Govt. Lecturer, Ghy. Sandhani. Manager, Govt. Department. Mat/B/P/ZC012477/1 Both are Rtd. Govt Employee. CS/P/HP004423/1 7002998742. D. Chamber/P/HP004374/1
born, 5’3”/ Fair, B.Tech, 9101707706. Only son, Guwahati residence. Looking for a early marriage S&P/P/ZC012514/1
pursuing MBA, Father retired Mat/G/P/HP004416/1 (M) : 8638253628. Muslim/Assamese/39 yrs/5'8''/ 340 sqft Road facing
Contact : 080-69103003.
Central Government Employee, Mat/B/P/UP001319/1 MBBS & MD/working as a (Commercial space) ground Running bar for sale in Sixmile,
Mat/B/P/ZC012445/1
looking for a suitable match. Bengali, Brahmin, 28, BDS, 5’3”, Doctor in Govt./own property in floor for rent at Zoo Road Guwahati. 7578999802, If you need building
Contact : 080-69075216. working, beautiful girl. 86380- Assamese Hindu, 30+, B.Tech, Ghy/if serious pls call: Kalita, Assamese, 35, 5'10'', Tiniali. Ph: 9706279395 (Direct 9957577096. construction and Developers?
Mat/G/P/ZC012453/1 64237, 93949-38273. MBA, working MNC Delloitte 9016776318. B.Tech, M.Tech, Asstt. Manager owner). S&P/P/ZC012418/3 Please contact us. Ph. No:
Mat/G/P/ZC012535/1 in Bangalore/ can relocate to Mat/B/P/ZC012478/1 in APGCL. Caste no bar. CS/P/AP000006/1 6901306495.
1991 born well established Mumbai. Father Officer Oil 8133823609. Builder/P/PP003223/1
Assamese girl B.Tech/IT MBA/ Brahmin/Hindu/Assamese/34 sector. Contact : 6000486706. Hindu/Assamese/Divorced/
Mat/B/P/ZC012485/1 1st floor open slab area 2500
MPr working as Project Manager yrs/MA/5'4''/Beautiful/working Mat/B/P/UP001320/1 issueless/Handsome, 38yrs /5'7''/ sqft & ground floor covered area 2500 to 98000 sqft Industrial
in Private Sector looking for well as a very good position in M.Tech/working as an Engineer SC/ Assamese/ Caste no bar/ 33/ 2500 sqft for rent Godown/ Shed/Warehouse, Godown at
educated Guwahati base groom Guwahati/well established family Bengali/ Hindu/ Kayastha/ 33/ in Govt. Dept/owns property in 5'8''/ M.Tech from NIT Office/Warehouse at Gauripur Khanapara, Beltola, Lokhra, Looking an investor for an
for marriage may directly background/if serious pls call : 5'8''/MBBS, MD/ Doctor at Ghy /if serious pls call : Kurukshetra/ SDO at APDCL. # Radhata Tinali North Ghy. Pamohi, Amingaon, Changsari. ongoing education institute in
contact parents. 9957563538. 9508008145. reputed Hospital. # 7638893235. 9016776318. 8822559824. 9401065092 (Direct owner). 9435403986. Guwahati. Call- 9435548061.
Mat/G/P/ZC012530/1 Mat/G/P/ZC012483/1 Mat/B/P/ZC012486/1 Mat/B/P/ZC012479/1 Mat/B/P/ZC012487/1 CS/P/PP003265/1 Godown/P/ZC012401/30 Investor/P/HP004452/1
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BUSINESS & ECONOMY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Sebi tweaks rules, iPhone warning notifications to Opp MPs

directs AIFs to Apple team from US

dematerialise units
NEW DELHI, Nov 25: To facilitate ease of compliance
and strengthen investor protection in alternative invest-
ment funds (AIFs), Sebi on Saturday said that all the fresh
investments made by an AIF after September 2024 should
be held in demat form.
Approving amendment to AIF rules, Sebi said that some
exceptions have been provided. Additionally, Sebi said that
the mandate for the appointment of custodians should be
extended to all AIFs. Currently, the requirement applies
to schemes of Category-III AIFs and schemes of Catego-
ry-I and II AIFs with a corpus of more than Rs 500 crore.
“AIFs may appoint a custodian who is an associate of
manager or sponsor of the AIF, subject to conditions sim-
ilar to those prescribed under Sebi (Mutual Funds) Regu-
lations, 1996 for permitting related party of sponsor of a
mutual fund to act as its custodian,” the regulator said in a
statement after the board meeting.
The board of Sebi also noted that the cost of compliance
to the schemes coming under this mandate was an average
of approximately Rs 88,000 per annum for availing custodial
services, based on analysis of sample data. Further, Sebi
said, “Any fresh investment made by an AIF, beyond Sep-
tember 2024, shall be held in the dematerialized form.”
The existing investments made by AIFs have been ex-
empted from the said requirement, except in cases where
an investee company has been mandated to facilitate de-
mat of its securities; and investments where the AIF has
been mandated to hold their investment in demat form.
The new requirement will be exempted for investments
held by liquidation schemes of AIFs, schemes, whose ten-
ure ends within one year, and schemes of an AIF that are
in extended tenure. – PTI
likely to meet CERT-In
officials this month
NEW DELHI, Nov 25: Apple’s cyber cials sometime this month.
security executives from the US are ex- A Meity official said that the Apple cyber
pected to meet officials of CERT-In this security team will come this month only if
month regarding the show-cause notice is- they get a visa on time.
sued to the company in the wake of several Meanwhile, the MPs who received the
Opposition MPs receiving a warning notifi- warning notification on their iPhones include
cation on their iPhones. Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, party
Last month, several Opposition leaders leaders Shashi Tharoor, Pawan Khera, KC
claimed that they have received an alert Venugopal, Supriya Shrinate, TS Singhdeo
from Apple warning them of “state-spon- and Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Trinamool
sored attackers trying to remotely com- Congress MP Mahua Moitra, CPI (M) gen-
promise” their iPhones and alleged hack- eral secretary Sitaram Yechury and SP chief
ing by the government. Akhilesh Yadav. Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priy-
CERT-In, which comes under Meity, had anka Chaturvedi, Aam Aadmi Party’s Raghav
issued a show-cause notice to Apple in this Chadha, AIMIM president Asaduddin Ow-
regard. aisi and some aides of Congress MP Rahul
On Friday, Minister of State for Electron- Gandhi also received the notification. – PTI
ics and Information Technology (Meity) Ra-
jeev Chandrasekhar said that Apple has to
reply to the notice which needs to be done
by their global cyber security team.
“They have to come here and answer
those questions. Basic issue is ongoing,”
the minister told reporters. He said that
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addressing a business conclave on the theme the Indian Computer Emergency Response
‘Emerging Bharat, Growing Kerala’, in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday. Congress leader
Team or CERT-In has met local represent-
Shashi Tharoor is sitting on the dais. – PTI
atives of Apple but the issue is beyond their
capability to respond.

N Murthy’s Catamaran
plans to invest in precision
manufacturing companies
NEW DELHI, Nov 25: In-
fosys founder Narayana
Murthy’s venture capital
firm Catamaran plans to ex-
pand its portfolio by invest-
ing in precision manufactur-
ing startups, which can ex-
port and make components
in deep tech and automo-
biles, a senior company offi-
cial has said.
While speaking to PTI on
the sidelines of the Digital
Acceleration and Transfor-
mation Expo (DATE), Cata-
maran chairman MD Ranga-
nath on Friday said that the
valuation expectation in star-
tups has come down in India
compared to 2022, but good
ideas with good business
models will continue to at-
tract investments.
“Our current focus, in ad-
dition to services, is on pre-
cision manufacturing. Now,
India is attracting a lot of
manufacturing investments.
We are trying to invest in
those companies which can
export and make components
in deep tech and automo-
biles,” Ranganath said.
Catamaran has invested in
companies like SpaceX,
deep-tech energy startup
Log 9, B2B e-commerce firm
udaan, edtech firm udemy,
and fintech firm Acko, among
others.
“Overall, in a market com-
pared to 2022, the valuation
expectations are down, but fi-
nally, what we are betting is
on the business model, the
relevance of the company for
the market. We are very con-
fident that whatever invest-
ments we have made are right
bets,” Ranganath said. - PTI
Berkshire Hathaway Inc sells
2.46 pc stake in Paytm at a loss
NEW DELHI, Nov 25: Billionaire War-
ren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc has
sold its entire 2.46 per cent stake in Paytm
for Rs 1,371 crore through an open market
transaction at a loss of about 31 per cent
per share.
The company had acquired 2.6 per cent
stake in Paytm for Rs 1,279.7 per share at
an aggregate value of Rs 2,179 crore, as
per an official document.
The shares were disposed of on Friday
at an average price of Rs 877.29 apiece,
taking the transaction value to Rs
1,370.63 crore, according the data availa-
ble on the NSE.
A comparison of the purchase and sale
price of the shares shows a loss of 31 per
cent apiece. Berkshire Hathaway Inc,
through its affiliate BH International Hold-
ings, sold more than 1.56 crore shares of
fintech Paytm’s parent One97 Communi-
cations on the National Stock Exchange
(NSE).
According to the bulk deal data available
with the NSE, BH International Holdings
offloaded 1,56,23,529 shares, or 2.46 per
cent stake, in the Noida-based Paytm.
At the end of the September quarter,
BH International Holdings held 2.46 per
cent stake in Paytm, shareholding data avail-
able with the BSE showed. It could not be
immediately ascertained when the entity
had offloaded the 0.14 per cent stake.
Meanwhile, on Friday, Copthall Mauri-
tius Investment picked up 75,75,529 shares
and Ghisallo Master Fund LP acquired
42.75 lakh shares, amounting to a 1.19 per
cent and 0.67 per cent stake in Paytm, re-
spectively. The shares were purchased at
an average price of Rs 877.20 per piece,
taking the aggregate deal value to Rs
1,039.52 crore.
Details of the other buyers could not be
ascertained.
Shares of One97 Communications de-
clined 3.08 per cent to close at Rs 895
apiece on the NSE on Friday.
In October, Fintech company One97
Communications, which operates under the
Paytm brand, reported the narrowing of
consolidated loss to Rs 291.7 crore in the
second quarter of the current fiscal.
The company had posted a loss of Rs
571.5 crore in the year-ago period. – PTI
AIBEA defers two
“It is their cyber security people who
have to come and meet CERT-In and they
will come all the way from the US,” the
minister said.
When asked about the deadline given to
Apple to submit its response, the minister
said that he is not certain about the dates
but expects the team to meet Cert-In offi-
Domestic air Wetlands ...
passenger traffic (Contd from page 1)
touches new high People who had settled nearby rivers had a close and in-
NEW DELHI, Nov 25: Do- tense relationship with the rivers. In contrast, people who
mestic air passenger traffic settled away from the rivers had used water from other nat-
touched a new high on Thurs- ural sources (mainly khals and beels). In such a situation, peo-
day as airlines carried ple had to carry water for long distances and keep it in storage
4,63,417 people. In Novem-
to use it whenever the need arose. At times, it became diffi-
ber, the domestic air passen-
ger traffic scaled new peaks cult for the villagers, especially the women and children, to
at least four times. access water for various household chores, highlighting the
“Post-Covid, the story of need for accessible water facilities. Thus, the integrated idea
the turnaround of India’s do- of excavating ponds came into being where pisciculture can
mestic aviation has not just also be suitably practiced apart from availing water facilities.
been overwhelming but inspir-
This integrated idea has, however, increased people’s inter-
ing as well. Positive attitude,
progressive policies, and deep
action with the artificial ponds (locally called pukhuris) and
trust among passengers are decreased their interaction with the natural wetlands.
taking it to new heights with In the 1950s, people started using groundwater for drink-
every flight, every day,” the ing purposes in the rural areas of Nagaon district. As a result,
Civil Aviation Ministry said in the water from tube wells (TWs) and ring wells (RWs) be-
a post on X on Friday. came vital in the villages, causing considerable shift in peo-
As per data, the number of
ple’s relationship with surface water bodies. Simultaneously,
flight movements stood at
5,998 on November 23.. – PTI the introduction of electric motor pumps (EMPs) and diesel
water pumps (DWPs) primarily took place after the 2000s,
which drastically altered the water usage scenario in the vil-
lages of the district.
EMPs are utilized to extract groundwater for household

strike calls, retains all
India call for Jan 19-20
CHENNAI, Nov 25: The All India Bank Employees’
Association (AIBEA) on Saturday said that it has deferred
its bank wise and state wise strike call given earlier de-
manding adequate recruitments by the banks.
According to AIBEA’s general secretary CH
Venkatachalam, the largest union in the banking sector
has deferred its bank wise strike call from December 4-
11 and state wise strike call between January 2 and
January 6 next year.
However, he said that the all India strike call for Janu-
ary 19-20 still stands.
The decision to defer the strike follows the concilia-
tion meeting called by the chief labour commissioner of
the Union Government and attended by officials from
various banks and the lobby body Indian Banks’ Associ-
ation (IBA).
“After a lot of deliberations, we suggested that some
broad uniform policy guideline on manpower assessment
and recruitment should be formulated at the IBA level and
IBA agreed that since the issue is in our charter of de-
mands, it can be discussed therein,” Venkatachalam said.
“After we have started our agitation, some of the bank
managements like Bank of Baroda, Indian Bank and Ca-
nara Bank have agreed to place their indents with IBPS/
CEO and co-founder of BLive Samarth Kholkar speaking to a reporter at the Digital Acceleration and Transformation Expo increase the indents for recruitment of clerks. But there
(DATE), in New Delhi on Friday evening. – PTI is a shortage of staff in every bank,” he added. – IANS
Govt makes phased blending of compressed bio-gas mandatory
activities, while DWPs are employed to irrigate agricultural
fields during dry periods. These practices have resulted in
notable shift in traditional water management practices with-
in the villages. Consequently, the increased use of groundwa-
ter in rural areas has exerted pressure not only on groundwa-
ter resources but also on surface water resources, particular-
ly affecting the wetlands in the district.
The researchers have, thus, recommended for maintaining
a harmonious human-water nexus through the sustainable
utilization of water resources by integrating social hydrolog-
ical and rural hydrological approaches.
New AASU ...
(Contd from page 1)
“The Union government formed a committee to suggest
measures for implementation of Clause 6 of the Assam Ac-
cord to fizzle out the anti-CAA movement and even after
more than two years of submission of the report by the com-
mittee, no step has been taken. We have to keep mounting
pressure on the government on those issues,” he added.
Sarma also said that experts of Assam were against con-
struction of big dams and now their apprehensions have
proved to be true as only recently, the Subansiri river com-
pletely dried up because of landslides at the dam site. This
issue will also get priority from the AASU.
Sarma said that young blood has been infused in the AASU
executive and there are a number of students with very good
academic careers in the new body. Six members of the exec-
utive committee, including the president and the general sec-
retary, are PhD students. On the issue of Samujjal Bhattach-
arya remaining with the AASU as its chief adviser, Sarma said
that the AASU general house felt that his services and sug-
gestions are still required for the student body.

NEW DELHI, Nov 25: The
National Biofuels Coordination
Committee, chaired by the Union
Petroleum and Natural Gas
Minister, has announced the
introduction of phase-wise
mandatory blending of com-
pressed bio-gas (CBG) in CNG
(transport) and PNG (domestic
cooking) segments of the city gas
distribution sector.
Petroleum and Natural Gas
Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said
on Saturday that the decision will
encourage investment of around
Rs 37,500 crore and facilitate
establishment of 750 CBG
projects by 2028-29.
The key objective is to
stimulate demand for CBG which
will lead to reduced imports of
costly liquefied natural gas (LNG)
and savings in foreign exchange
while assisting in achieving the
target of net zero emission.
It has been decided that CBG
blending obligation will be
voluntary till financial year 2024-
2025 and mandatory blending
obligation would start from 2025-
26.
CBG blending obligation will be
kept as 1 per cent, 3 per cent and
4 per cent of total CNG/PNG
consumption for FY 2025-26,
2026- 27 and 2027-28 respective-
ly. From 2028-29 onwards, CBG
blending obligation will be 5 per
cent.
A Central Repository Body
(CRB) will monitor and imple-
ment the blending mandate based
on the operational guidelines
approved by the Minister for
Petroleum and Natural Gas.
Discussions also took place for
promoting production of ethanol
from maize with all stakeholders
especially with the Department of
Agriculture and Department Food
and Public distribution (DFPD) to
make it a prominent feedstock in
coming years. It was discussed
that in the last few years there has
been an increase in the maize
cultivation area, yield per hectare
and production.
Work has been initiated by the
ministry in consultation with the
Department of Agriculture and
DFPD to further develop high-
starch yielding varieties, improve
quality of maize DDGS (dried
distillers grain solids) by remov-
ing aflatoxins, faster registration
of new seed varieties with high
starch.
On Friday, another important
announcement was made for
promoting biofuels in the country.
Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF/
Bio- ATF) initial indicative
blending percentage targets were
set by the committee.
Based on the comments
received from the stakeholders,
like MoCA, Niti Aayog and oil
company OMCs, the capacities
of sustainable aviation fuel plants
coming up in the country and
projected aviation turbine fuel
sales, the following initial
indicative blending percentages
of SAF in ATF are approved: 1
per cent SAF indicative blending
target in 2027 (Initially for
international flights); 2 per cent
SAF blending target in 2028
(Initially for international
flights). – IANS
Cancellation of the process for recruitment
to the posts of Public Prosecutors/Special
PPs/Additional PPs/Assistant PPs in Assam
This is to inform all concerned that the notification
issued vide advertisement (vide Janasanyog/D/12416/
23/30-Oct-23 to Janasanyog/D/12421/23/30-Oct-23),
along with an addendum (vide Janasanyog/D/13420/
23/14-Nov-23 to Janasanyog/D/13425/23/14-Nov-23)
issued thereto, for recruitment to 26 posts of Public
Prosecutor, 3 posts of Special Public Prosecutor, 88
posts of Additional Public Prosecutor and 185 posts of
Assistant Public Prosecutor is hereby cancelled. A fresh
advertisement will be issued soon.
Sd/- Secretary to Government of Assam
Home & Political Department
Janasanyog/D/14039/23/26-Nov-23
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2023
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Know your DAY SUNDAY CROSSWORD - 1296

By JACQUELINE BIGAR
Happy Birthday for Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023:
You are charismatic and intelligent. You generally excel at anything
you choose to do. You are success-oriented and work diligently for your
goals. This is a powerful year for you, because you will get acknowledge-
ment for your efforts. Expect a promotion, awards, kudos and acknowl-
edgement from your peers.
The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive;
3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult

ARIES (March 21-April 19)

★★★ Avoid important financial decisions today, especially
during the Moon Alert. You might be tempted to buy some-
thing luxurious, and later regret it. If you can’t resist temp-
tation, be smart and keep your receipts. Tonight: conversations.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
★★★★ Today you feel friendly toward someone. You might
want to expand their point of view about something, or show
someone a new way of looking at things. Be aware of the
restrictions during the Moon Alert today. Tonight: Check your money.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20)
★★★★ Today you will feel sympathetic for anyone who is
less fortunate. Possibly, someone will approach you for ad-
vice or help. If you can help someone, you will. Do not make
important decisions during the Moon Alert today. Tonight: You win!
Across 35 Department or 9 Like a hendecagon
CANCER (June 21-July 22)
1 Sudden division (7) (6-5)
★★★★ Your sympathies for others are strong today. You
unreasoning fear 36 Seize, hold or 14 Flavouring added
might lend your energy to a charitable organization that will
(5) clench (5) to food? (9)
help those who are having problems or suffering. If you ex-
plore ways to do this, you will be effective. Tonight: Solitude. 4 Sharp reply (7) 38 Refusing to grant 18 Critical situation
8 BSE alternative (7) (9)
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) for share traders 41 Drying-cloth (5) 19 Mumbai’s state
★★★ People admire you today. They see you as understand- (3) 42 Spouse’s parent (11)
ing and sympathetic. Someone might be grateful for your
10 Tint (3) (2-3) 21 German industrial
kindness. You might be involved with children or sports events
more than usual. Do what you can. Tonight: Be friendly. 11 Abolish (5) 43 Pounds abbr (3) city (5)
12 Church levy (5) 44 Novelist Rand (3) 22 Water plants (5)
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
13 Greek epic (7) 45 In the direction of 23 Grim fate or
★★★ Feelings of escapism are strong within you today. You
15 Detest (5) (7) destiny (4)
also might feel strong sympathy for someone far way or in
16 Dignify (7) 46 Chores or jobs (5) 25 Major canal (4)
another country. Meanwhile, make no important decisions or
purchases during the Moon Alert today. Tonight: Show respect. 17 Copied (4) Down 27 Chinese province
20 Fishing aids (4) 1 “La Paz” changed popular for it’s
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) spicy cuisine (8)
23 Domesticated to a public place?
★★★★ Because you feel sympathetic for someone today,
canines (4) (5) 29 Pharmacist (8)
you might be tempted to give away the farm. Be generous;
24 Entertains (6) 2 The Karate 30 Natives of
however, respect your own self-interests as well. Tonight:
26 Fail to notice (8) sticks? (8) Nazareth (8)
Explore!
27 Breaking off (8) 3 Halogen element 33 Boring little tool (6)
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) (8) 34 Former England all-
★★★ A discussion with a partner or close friend will be 28 Look up to (6)
4 Depend on (4) rounder ___
mutually sympathetic today. You each know where the other 31 Tease (4)
5 Church seats (4) Flintoff (6)
one is coming from. If either one of you can help or improve 32 Large container
6 Remained (6) 37 Hocks (5)
things, you will. Avoid arguments about shared finances or shared respon- (4)
sibilities late in the day. Tonight: Check your finances. 7 Prolong or enlarge 39 Never, poetically
34 Dramatic conflict
(6) (4)
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) - “goan”
anagram? (4) 8 Laptop (8) 40 Misfortunes (4)
★★★ Feelings of sympathy for a co-worker or something to
do with a pet might concern you today. Perhaps your idealism
is aroused. You also might see ways to improve your own SOLUTION TO SUNDAY
health, which is a lovely bonus. Tonight: Listen. CROSSWORD – 1296
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) 40 Ills.
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Tonight: Work. 18 Emergency, 19 Maharashtra,
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share, because a sympathetic ear is always a comfort. To- Down: 1 Plaza, 2 Nunchaku,
night: Play!
Ayn, 45 Towards, 46 Tasks.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
41 Towel, 42 In-law, 43 Lbs, 44
★★★ Don’t worry if you spend time daydreaming or being lost
Section, 36 Grasp, 38 Denying,
in a fantasy world today. We all need a mental health break.
31 Razz, 32 Ewer, 34 Agon, 35
However, do avoid making important decisions or shopping
during the Moon Alert today. Tonight: Relax.
look, 27 Severing, 28 Admire,
23 Dogs, 24 Amuses, 26 Over-
★★★
16 Ennoble, 17 Aped, 20 Nets,
Thought for the day Tithe, 13 Odyssey, 15 Abhor,
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their 8 Nse, 10 Hue, 11 Annul, 12
dreams. Across: 1 Panic, 4 Riposte,
– ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
 14 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI
INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2023

‘Israeli-owned ship targeted in suspected Iranian attack in Indian Ocean’
DUBAI, Nov 25: A con-
tainer ship owned by an Is-
raeli billionaire came under
attack by a suspected Irani-
an drone in the Indian Ocean
as Israel wages war on Ha-
mas in the Gaza Strip, an
American defence official
said on Saturday.
The attack on Friday on
the CMA CGM Symi comes
as global shipping increasing-
ly finds itself targeted in the
weeks long war that threat-
ens to become a wider re-
gional conflict – even as a
truce has halted fighting and
Hamas exchanges hostages
for Palestinian prisoners
held by Israel.
The defence official, who
spoke to The Associated
Press on condition of ano-
nymity to discuss intelli-
gence matters, said the Mal-
ta-flagged vessel was sus-
pected to have been target-
ed by a triangle-shaped,
bomb-carrying ‘Shahed-136’
drone while in international
waters. The drone explod-
ed, causing damage to the
ship but not injuring any of
its crew.
“We continue to monitor
the situation closely,” the of-
ficial said. The official de-
clined to elaborate on what
intelligence the US Military
gathered to assess Iran was
behind the attack.
Al-Mayadeen, a pan-Arab
satellite channel that is politi-
cally allied with the Iranian-
backed Lebanese militant
group Hezbollah, reported
that an Israeli ship had been
targeted in the Indian Ocean.
The channel cited anonymous
sources for the report, which
Iranian media later cited.
CMA CGM, a major ship-
per based in Marseille,
France, did not immediately
respond to a request for com-
ment. However, the vessel’s
crew had been behaving as
though they believed the ship
faced a threat.
The ship had its Automatic
Identification System tracker
switched off since Tuesday
when it left Dubai’s Jebel Ali
port, according to data from
MarineTraffic.Com analysed
by the AP. Ships are supposed
to keep their AIS active for
safety reasons, but crews will
turn them off if it appears they
might be targeted. It had done
the same early on when trav-
elling through the Red Sea
past Yemen, home to the Ira-
nian-backed Houthi rebels.
“The attack is likely to have
been targeted, due to the ves-
sel’s Israeli affiliation through
Eastern Pacific Shipping,” the
private intelligence firm Am-
brey told the AP. “The ves-
sel’s AIS transmissions were
off days prior to the event,
indicating this alone does not
prevent an attack.”
The Symi is owned by Sin-
gapore-based Eastern Pacific
Shipping, which is a company
ultimately controlled by Israeli
billionaire Idan Ofer. A phone
number for Eastern Pacific
Shipping in Singapore rang
unanswered on Saturday,
while no one responded to a
request for comment sent by
email. The Israeli military
referred questions to the Is-
raeli Foreign Ministry, which
did not immediately respond.
In November 2022, the Li-
berian-flagged oil tanker Pa-
cific Zircon, also associated
with Eastern Pacific, sustained
damage in a suspected Irani-
an attack off Oman.
Iran’s mission to the Unit-
ed Nations did not respond to
a request for comment. How-
ever, Tehran and Israel have
been engaged in a yearslong
shadow war in the wider Mid-
dle East, with some drone
attacks targeting Israeli-asso-
ciated vessels traveling
around the region.
In the Israel-Hamas war,
which began with the mili-
tants’ October 7 attack, the
Houthis seized a vehicle trans-
port ship in the Red Sea off
Yemen. Iranian-backed mili-
tias in Iraq also have launched
attacks on American troops in
both Iraq and Syria during the
war, though Iran itself has yet
to be linked directly to an at-
tack. – AP
Top diplomats
from Japan,
China meet
TOKYO, Nov 25: Top
diplomats from Japan and
China met for bilateral
talks on Saturday as they
try to resolve disputes
including China’s ban on
Japanese seafood that has
badly hit Japanese
exporters.
Japanese Foreign
Minister Yoko Kamikawa
and her Chinese
counterpart, Wang Yi,
met in South Korea’s
southern port city of
Busan. They will join
their host, Park Jin, for
three-way talks on
Sunday.
Kamikawa, who took
office in September and

Prez Joe Biden’s met with Wang in person

for the first time, said
their meeting was

day out in “extremely meaningful”.

She said they had agreed
to start security and

Nantucket
economic meetings, but
gave no details.
The Japanese and
Chinese leaders met 10
Family lunch, some shopping, days ago in San Francisco,
on the sidelines of the
Christmas tree lighting Asia Pacific Economic
Cooperation summit and
NANTUCKET, Nov 25: It wasn’t all work and no achieved a vague
play for President Joe Biden on Friday on this agreement on easing a
picturesque Massachusetts island. dispute over China’s ban
He spent much of the day in multiple briefings with on Japanese seafood that
national security aides, who were updating him as the has been in place since
first phase of hostages were released in Gaza earlier the tsunami-hit
on Friday. Biden then delivered brief remarks on the Fukushima nuclear power
plant began discharging
hostage deal, saying it is “only a start, but so far, it’s
treated radioactive
gone well”. wastewater into the sea
But then the President joined in the traditional Biden on August 24.
day-after-Thanksgiving festivities – lunch with his Japan says the
family, perusing local shops and mingling with the wastewater is much safer
Nantucket crowd as the town Christmas tree is lit. than international
Because of the remarks on hostages, the traditional standards and that the
family lunch happened later than usual. But like always, International Atomic
Energy Agency has
it was at Brotherhood of Thieves, a cozy bar and grill concluded the
that advertises itself as an “1840s whaling bar”. environmental and health
Then the President’s shopping outing began. impact of its release is
His first stop was just a couple doors down from the negligible. China calls the
restaurant at Nantucket Books, where First Lady Jill Protesters march through the Georgetown neighbourhood of Washington on Friday in support of Palestinians and to call for a permanent ceasefire in discharge “nuclear-
Biden and daughter Ashley were already browsing. Gaza. – AP/PTI contaminated water”. – AP
“Can’t come without
going to the bookstore,”

Largest Russian drone attack

the President said as he
ducked inside. “We’ve
got a tradition.”
Ahmadi place of worship
He left about 20
attacked, minarets
minutes later, carrying a
copy of Democracy
Awakening by the
historian Heather Cox
on Kyiv since start of invasion demolished in PoK
Richardson, who KYIV (Ukraine), Nov 25: Russia on Ministry said 17,000 people were with- LAHORE, Nov 25: More motorcycles and after de-

interviewed Biden at the
White House last year.
Biden then stopped at
Craftmasters
Nantucket, followed by a
quick stop into the Jeweler’s Gallery. He was greeted
throughout his walk by cheering crowds, shouts of
“happy birthday” (the President celebrated his 81st
birthday on Monday) and people waving and taking
photos of the First Family.
Finally, the Bidens ended up at Nantucket’s annual
Christmas tree lighting ceremony, clapping as the town
crier led the countdown and the tree was illuminated
with coloured lights.
Biden’s outing was interrupted twice by pro-Palestine
protesters, once earlier on Friday as he walked to lunch
and then again by a handful of demonstrators at the
tree ceremony who had wiggled their way to the front
of the crowd. Leaning against metal barricades and
waving banners that said “Free Palestine”, the
protesters chanted: “Biden, Biden, you can’t hide. We
charge you with genocide!”
It was unclear whether the President – who was
greeting members of the children’s choir — heard
them. A local official urged the protesters to stop, noting
that the community event was not a political one. – AP
Saturday morning launched its most in-
tence drone attack on Ukraine since the
beginning of its full-scale invasion in
of 2022, targeting the Ukrainian capital,
military officials said.
“Kyiv was the main target,” Ukraini-
an Air Force Commander Mykola Olesh-
chuk wrote on his Telegram channel.
In total, Russia launched 75 Iranian-
made Shahed drones against Ukraine,
of which 74 were destroyed by air de-
fensces, Ukraine’s air force said.
The attack was “the most massive air
attack by drones on Kyiv,” said Serhii
Popko, head of the Kyiv city administra-
tion. Ukrainian air force spokesman Yurii
Ihnat confirmed later that the air de-
fences shot down 66 air targets over
the capital and surrounding region
throughout the morning.
At least five civilians were wounded
in the hours long assault, which saw
several buildings damaged by falling
debris from downed drones, including
a kindergarten. The wounded included
an 11-year-old child, according to Kyiv
mayor Vitali Klitschko.
In the city’s Solomiansky district, de-
“
Our soldiers shot down
most of the drones.
Unfortunately, not all...
But we continue to work
to strengthen our air
defence and shoot down
more.
– Zelenskyy
bris left a crater in the courtyard of a
residential area, and the windows of a
nearby building were blown out. Resi-
dents, most of them elderly, received
medical attention at the scene. Others
took shelter in a nearby subway sta-
tion. As people were clearing up de-
bris and broken glass in the neighbour-
hood, the hum of a fresh wave of drones
could be heard nearby.
The assault on Kyiv began at 4 am,
continuing in waves for over six hours,
and caused power outages in 77 resi-
dential buildings and 120 institutions, ac-
cording to Popko. Ukraine’s Energy
out power in the Kyiv region as a result
of the attack, noting that four power lines
were damaged. Power was restored in
the early afternoon.
“Our soldiers shot down most of the
drones. Unfortunately, not all,” Ukrain-
ian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
wrote on Telegram. “But we continue
to work to strengthen our air defence
and shoot down more,” he said.
The attack was carried out on the
morning of Holodomor Memorial Day
which commemorates the manmade
famine in Soviet Ukraine that killed
millions of Ukrainians from 1932 to
1933. It is marked on the fourth Satur-
day in November.
In addition to Kyiv, the Sumy, Dni-
propetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv
and Kirovohrad regions were also
targeted.
Meanwhile, shelling killed one per-
son and wounded three in the southern
Kherson region, regional Governor Ole-
ksandr Prokudin said on Saturday. Ac-
cording to Prokudin, the region had been
shelled 100 times over the previous 24
hours. – AP
than three dozen people, said
to be activists of a radical Is-
lamist party attacked a place
of worship of the Ahmadi com-
munity and demolished its
minarets and terrorising them
in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir,
an official from the minority
community said on Saturday.
The attack is the latest in
the series of such incidents –
at least 40 between January to
October this year – the Jamaat-
e-Ahmadiyya Pakistan said.
“Over three dozen miscre-
ants believed to be members
of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pa-
kistan (TLP) attacked the Ah-
madi place of worship in Doli-
yan Jatan in Kotli district on
Friday. The Ahmadis present
in the worship places ran for
their lives while the miscre-
ants demolished its minarets
and niche,” Jamaat-e-Ahmadi-
yya Pakistan official Amir Mah-
mood told PTI on Saturday.
The miscreants came on
stroying the minarets and
niche of the worship place left
while chanting religious slo-
gans, he said.
This worship place was built
in 1954. The said incident oc-
curred within the jurisdiction
of police station Narr in Kotli
but no FIR has been registered
against the suspects as yet.
Mahmood said at least 40
worship places of the Ahmadi
minority community have ei-
ther been attacked by radical
Islamists or their minarets and
arches demolished by police
in different parts of Pakistan
during the first 10 months of
this year.
“At least 40 incidents of des-
ecration of our worship places
in Pakistan have taken place
between January and October
2023 in various parts of Paki-
stan. Of them, 11 occurred in
Sindh province and remaining
in Punjab province,” Mah-
mood said. – PTI

Emotional reunions as children and women hostages

released by Hamas meet their families in Israel
JERUSALEM, Nov 25:
Emotional scenes unfolded
as Israeli children and wom-
en, held captive by Hamas
militants in Gaza for a gru-
elling 49 days, were re-
leased and finally reunited
with their families under a
Qatar, Egyptian and US
brokered deal.
Ohad Munder, 9, in a vid-
eo released by Schneider
Children’s Medical Centre
(SCMC) can be seen running
and hugging his father in a
tight embrace for the first
time since he was released
by Hamas from the Gaza
Strip on Friday.
Ohad was freed along with
his 55-year-old mother Ker-
en Munder, and 78-year-old
grandmother Ruti Munder.
Ruti’s husband Avraham
Munder still remains in Gaza
Hunter Biden walks with wife Melissa Cohen as they visit shops with President Joe in Hamas’ custody.
Biden and First Lady Jill Biden in Nantucket, Massachusets on Friday. – AP/PTI Ohad turned nine while
being held in Gaza, and events
were held across Israel to
mark the day.
A keen solver of Rubik’s
cubes, people campaigning for
the boy’s release created his
portrait out of the puzzle.
Images circulating on social
media on Saturday showed
Ohad solving a Rubik’s cube
in the hospital as soldiers from
the Israel Defence Forces
(IDF) looked on.
Emilia Alony, 5, who was
released with her mother
Danielle as part of a tempo-
rary ceasefire deal between
Hamas and Israel, was reu-
nited with her grandma.
In photos released by the
SCMS, Emilia can be seen in
a tight embrace with her
grandmother.
The two were visiting Dan-
ielle’s sister and her family at
Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7
when they were all kidnapped
during the dastardly attacks
carried out by Hamas.
Sharon Alony Cunio, 33,
and her husband David Cun-
io, 34, and their twin three-
year-old daughters, Yuli and
Emma, are still being held
hostages in Gaza.
In an emotional video,
Ohad’s brother Roy Zichri
Munder, thanked the IDF for
its role in releasing his fami-
ly members and all the citi-
zens for their “hugs and sup-
port without which we
wouldn’t have been able to
hold up for these 49 days”.
“Thank you to all the peo-
ple of Israel. It is very im-
portant for me to say that we
are not celebrating today. We
are happy but not celebrat- leased,” Roy said, extending SCMC has made special
ing as we have more hostag- support to all those whose arrangements for the hostag-
es and we need to continue loved ones are still stuck in es being released, arranging
with our campaign. We will Gaza in Hamas’ custody. for all possible things to make
continue with our efforts till “Don’t lose hope. They will them switch to normal sur-
all the hostages are re- soon return,” he said. roundings. – PTI
 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2023
Indian bowlers look for improved outing
against Australia in second T20I
THIRUVANAN-
THAPURAM, Nov 25: The
young Indian bowling unit
will have to push behind the
timid show in the series open-
er and find its flow against a
forceful Australian batting
line-up in the second T20
here on Sunday.
India had won the first
game at Visakhapatnam by
two wickets to take a 1-0
lead in the five-match se-
ries, but their bowlers, ex-
cept pacer Mukesh Kumar,
looked incapable of stem-
ming the run-flow.
The pitch and conditions at
the Greenfield International
Stadium will not be massive-
ly different, and that makes
it imperative for the Indian
bowlers to fire collectively.
Despite that, the manage-
ment might not look to shake
the order for this match.
In the opening encounter,
pacers Arshdeep Singh and
Prasidh Krishna went for
10.25 and 12.50 runs per
over while leg-spinner Ravi
Bishnoi was carted around
for 13.50 runs per over.
Kane scores again as Bayern
back on top in Bundesliga
Harry Kane of Bayern Munich scores during the Bundesliga match against Cologne in
Cologne, Germany.
BERLIN, Nov 25: Harry
Kane scored yet again to lead
Bayern Munich to the top of
the Bundesliga with a 1-0 win
at Cologne.
No other player has ever
scored 18 goals in the first
12 rounds of the Bundesli-
ga, while Kane also became
the first English player to
reach 18 goals in a single
Bundesliga season, overtak-
ing the 17 scored both by
Jadon Sancho for Borussia
Dortmund (2019-20) and
Kevin Keegan for Ham-
burger SV (1978-79).
From Bayern’s point of
view, Kane’s goal put the
pressure on early season
leader Bayer Leverkusen,
which can reclaim first place
on Saturday with a win at
Werder Bremen.
But Bayern, the 11-time
defending champion, missed
several opportunities to put
SU DO KU
Solution of last problem
Originating from Japan,
‘su do ku’ is a mind game
and a puzzle that can be
solved with proper reason-
ing and logic. Fill the grid
with digits in such a manner
that every row, every column
and every 3 x 4 box accom-
modates the digits 1 to 12
without repeating any.
Indian players during a practice session ahead of the second T20I against Australia at the
Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday. – PTI
In a format like T20, it is
not an uncommon sight to
see bowlers getting the
stick, but those three bowl-
ers lacked imagination and
variety needed on such sur-
faces on that day.
India’s ambition to double
the series lead will depend a
lot on them significantly im-
the result beyond doubt and
had to endure unnecessarily
nervy final minutes in Co-
logne, where Jamal Musiala
scored late on the final day
last season to snatch the title
from Dortmund.
“One-nil, we probably
know we could have scored
a couple more in the first half
but, really, a great victory,”
Kane said.
Thomas Muller had to be
content to watch from the
sideline again on Friday as
coach Thomas Tuchel opted
for Eric Maxim Choupo-
Moting in support of star for-
ward Kane. It was the eighth
league game in which the
Bayern veteran sat among
the substitutes – this time for
the whole match.
Muller hasn’t started in any
of Bayern’s four Champions
League games so far, while
the only time he played a full
proving their produce here.
It’s not an impossible
task either as Mukesh
showed. The pace bowler
mixed up his deliveries
well – the yorkers, bounc-
ers, wide deliveries around
off-stump and so on – to
contain the Aussie batters.
So, the other frontline
match this season was in Bay-
ern’s shock 2-1 loss to third-
division team Saarbrucken in
the German Cup.
Bayern almost scored
when Cologne defender
Timo Hubers deflected the
ball against his own post, but
the visitors didn’t have to
wait long for Kane to strike
in the 20th minute.
It came on a counterattack
when Choupo-Moting’s
shot was cleared off the line
by Julian Chabot – but only
as far as Kane, who grate-
fully sent the ball inside the
right post.
“It was a nice one that fell
to me, probably one of the
easier ones I’ll score in my
career,” Kane said. “But that
first half, we created some
really good chances, some
clear chances. It was just un-
lucky, a few bobbles on the
pitch.” – AP
Rahul couldn’t bat fearlessly as there
was no one after Jadeja: Akram
MUMBAI, Nov 25: KL
Rahul didn’t play with a “do-
or-die” mindset as he didn’t
want to expose India’s tail-
enders, which is probably
one of the biggest reasons for
host country’s World Cup fi-
nal defeat, feels Pakistan leg-
end Wasim Akram.
Batting first, India posted
a modest total of 240 in 50
overs and Rahul scored a
painstaking 66 off 107 balls
with a solitary boundary to
his credit.
“If I have to pick any par-
ticular reason, I suppose the
middle order should have
played with a ‘do or die’ mind-
set,” he told Star Sports.
“I can understand what
was going through Rahul’s
mind, that there was no bat-
ting to come after Jadeja and
that he had to bat deep, and
batting deep meant he
couldn’t take risks of getting
SPORTS
bowlers now have a route
map to follow in the sec-
ond match.
In their defence, one can
say that many of them were
playing top-level cricket af-
ter a gap, but such is the na-
ture of schedule these days
the players need to put their
best foot forward in the first
Nathan Lyon
mocks ‘Bazball’
LONDON, Nov 25: Aus-
tralian off-spinner Nathan
Lyon has dismissed assertions
that ‘Bazball’, an aggressive
brand of cricket displayed by
the England Test team, has
revolutionised the game.
Lyon, who is just four wick-
ets shy of 500 wickets in Test
cricket, said he did not see
‘Bazball’ in the two Ashes
fixtures he was part of last
year before getting injured
for the remaining three.
The term ‘Bazball’ came
into being after Brendon Mc-
Cullum, who is nicknamed
Baz, was appointed England
Test coach last year.
“I’m 2-0 against Bazball so
I am happy,” Lyon joked on
Channel 7’s Front Bar pro-
gramme. “It’s a load of s***,
if you ask me. It’s a brand of
cricket that the English want
to keep going with. Now, it’s
in the dictionary, which is
pretty extraordinary.”
It was not the first time
Lyon mocked ‘Bazball’ and
here again he termed aggres-
sion as an ability to shift
through the gears during the
course of a Test match.
“I know everyone keeps
ITF juniors
Double crown for Senthil, Rishitha
GUWAHATI, Nov 25: Rethin Pranav Senthil Kumar and
Rishitha Reddy Basireddy of India bagged a double crown in
the ITF Juniors for boys and girls Under-18 years which
concluded at the All Assam Tennis Association Complex in
Chachal here today.
Rethin Pranav Senthil Kumar and Rishitha Reddy Basireddy
had already won the doubles title on Friday, stated a press release.
Final Results: (Boys U-18 singles final) Rethin Pranav
Senthil Kumar (IND) bt Sehaj Singh Pawar (IND) 6-2, 7-5.
(Girls U-18 singles final) Rishitha Reddy Basireddy (IND)
bt Sohini Sanjay Mohanty (IND) 6-3, 6-0.
KL Rahul
out,” Akram added.
Final was one game possi-
bly when the team missed all-
rounder Hardik Pandya more
than ever as he lends that
balance in the middle-order
with his power-hitting.
“If possibly Hardik was in
available opportunity.
It is particularly true in the
case of someone like Bish-
noi, who has been talked about
as one to look forward to as
far as the white ball formats
are concerned.
But he was vastly disap-
pointing at Vizag and
looked rudderless once
Josh Inglis went on the of-
fensive against him.
Bishnoi will have to real-
ise that he cannot rely on a
sequence of googlies to make
an impact as it can lead to a
sense of familiarity in batters,
and he will require drastic
course correction here.
Prasidh too was equally
underwhelming, more so be-
cause he was a part of India’s
50-over World Cup squad re-
cently and had a chance to
work with the top-tier play-
ers and coaches at nets.
However, there was no
trace of that effort in his bowl-
ing as his attempt to purchase
bounce from the track was
treated with disdain by Aus-
tralian batters. – PTI
MATCH STARTS: 7 PM
talking about Bazball, to be
honest, I didn’t really see
Bazball... throughout my two
Tests against them.
“I look at the Australian
cricket team and the batters
we’ve had, David Warner for
example... I’ve seen him
score hundreds in a session
and that’s off playing an at-
tacking brand of cricket.
“I think there’s a lot of
smoke and mirrors with Baz-
ball, if I’m being honest with
you, and I feel like if you’re
going to play an aggressive
brand of cricket anyway, it’s
about being able to go up and
down in gears and under-
standing the moments in the
game,” he added. – PTI
the team, he (Rahul) probably
would take that risk. But, if he
had taken a risk and gotten out
in this situation, then people
would have criticised him for
that as well,” the ‘Sultan of
Swing’ explained.
Not scoring quickly
enough between overs 20 to
40, certainly became India’s
undoing.
“If they had kept pace and
scored quickly in the middle
overs, then it would have
been a different ball game.”
For the ‘Men in Blue’, Rohit
finished the tournament as
the second-highest run-scor-
er after Virat Kohli, thanks
to his attacking intent.
Meanwhile, Akram felt
that captain Rohit Sharma
was right in moving ahead
with his attacking approach
in the final, as it is what had
given him success through-
out the tournament. – PTI
You will see many more Indian
fighters in UFC: Anshul Jubli
SPORTS REPORTER
GUWAHATI, Nov 25: De-
spite going down fighting on
his debut in the Ultimate
Fighting Championship
(UFC), Indian Mixed Martial
Arts (MMA) fighter Anshul
Jubli believes there is no
dearth of potential in the sport
and many more will make
their way into the UFC soon.
Jubli failed to get the bet-
ter of American Mike Breed-
en on his debut fight, spoil-
ing his chance to become the
first Indian to win a UFC
bout. He is the second Indian
fighter in UFC after Bharat
Khandare. Sony Sports Net-
work is the official broadcast-
er for UFC in India.
In an interview with The
Assam Tribune, Jubli spoke
about a number of aspects
regarding MMA as well as
the UFC.
Excerpts from the inter-
view:
The Assam Tribune
(AT): Tell us about your jour-
ney as an MMA artist and
how did it all begin?
Anshul Jubli (AJ): It all
began with me just fighting
Bengaluru FC look to overcome
NEUFC’s home advantage
SPORTS REPORTER
GUWAHATI, Nov 25: It
will be resurgence on the
minds of the Bengaluru FC
side as they take on North-
East United FC (NEUFC) in
their Indian Super League
(ISL) match at the Indira
Gandhi Athletic Stadium in
Sarusajai here on Sunday.
With a solitary victory in six
games so far, the Blues have
begun their campaign on a
similarly slow note as last
season.
However, they can draw
confidence from their re-
markable revival in the sec-
ond half of ISL, and clinch
three points to turnaround
their fate away from home.
The Highlanders, on the oth-
er hand, will hope to extend
their positive form in their
home turf – which includes
two victories in three games
in this season.
The efforts of their head
Pride Cup
New Star, GTC register win
SPORTS REPORTER
GUWAHATI, Nov 25:
New Star Club and Gauhati
Town Club (GTC) won their
first leg semifinal match of
the SLAC Pride Cup being
played at the Amingaon
Cricket Ground in North Gu-
wahati on Saturday.
In the first match of the day,
GTC got the better of An-
kurjyoti Club by a narrow
margin of four runs. Opting
to bat, GTC batters scored
120 for 8 in their allotted 20
overs. Sumit Kashyap (26 off
18 balls; 4x5) and Ranjeet
Mali (22 not out off 18 balls;
4x2) were the main contrib-
utors for the GTC side. For
Indian Oil SERVO Masters Golf
Om Prakash Chouhan
wins year’s third title
DIGBOI, Nov 25: Om
Prakash Chouhan fired a sol-
id four-under 68 in the final
round to pip Sachin Baisoya
by one shot and clinch the
Indian Oil SERVO Masters,
his third title of the year,
here on Saturday
The 37-year-old Chouhan,
who originally hails from
Mhow in Madhya Pradesh,
ended with a total of 18-under
270 at the Rs 80 lakh event.
Chouhan, who is now at-
tached with the Kalhaar
Blues & Greens golf course
in Ahmedabad, took home
the winning cheque worth Rs
12 lakh that helped him set a
THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 15
for some certificates and then
I fell in love with this sport. I
took this sport seriously and I
wanted to be a full-time fight-
er in 2018. It’s been five years
now, so yes, the journey has
been amazing and I am very
blessed that all these coach-
es, my academy Cross Train,
Soma Fight Club, coach Mike,
all are a part of my journey.
They are a part of this whole
movement in Indian MMA,
so yes, I’m very blessed.
AT : Tell us about your
UFC experience and how is
it different from other MMA
competitions around the
world?
AJ: First of all, UFC has a
lot of money. I can say that
because they booked the
whole 5-star hotel, every
room is booked by UFC. Eve-
ry facility, you ask for anything
you get it. UFC is huge, it’s
not a company, I’d say it’s a
machinery. It’s a well-oiled
machinery. Everything is
there, you don’t need to ask
questions. They’ll provide you
everything you need before
you ask for it, so my experi-
ence is very good with UFC.
I fought in Matrix Fight Night
coach Juan Pedro Benali
should not go under the ra-
dar as the Spaniard has
sparked an inspiring recov-
ery by getting his team with-
in the top-six spots at this
juncture of the campaign.
One of the fundamentals of
that form has been their abil-
ity to rally behind the incred-
ible home support they gar-
ner in Guwahati and Sunday
presents them an exciting
opportunity to build on that
momentum against a Ben-
galuru FC unit edging to get
a win under their belt.
Simon Grayson arguably
did the unthinkable by steer-
ing his side to the final last
year, but he must not bank
on recreating that magic sea-
son after season. Bengaluru
FC would want to get their
campaign back on track soon-
er than later, with fresh faces
in the roster having enough
time to acclimatise to the club
and its playing style after two
Ankurjyoti Club, Himanshu
Saraswat and Akash Basfor
bagged two wickets each.
In reply, Ankurjyoti Club
could manage 116 for 6 in 20
overs. Wasim Sahil Saikia (23
off 28 balls; 4x1, 6x1), Varun
Jajodia (22 off 22 balls; 4x3) and
D Sameer Agarwal (18 not out
off 23 balls) were the main con-
tributors for the Ankurjyoti
Club side. For GTC, Sumit
Kashyap and Ranjeet Mali
scalped two wickets each.
In the second match, New
Star Club defeated a spirited
Bud Cricket Club side by
three wickets. Electing to
bat, Bud Cricket Club scored
117 runs before being
bowled out in 17.2 overs.
new record for season’s earn-
ings on the PGTI.
‘OP’, as he is popularly
known on the tour, now has
season’s earnings of Rs
96,41,659 which saw him
extend his lead in the TATA
Steel PGTI Ranking and also
go past Manu Gandas’ 2022
previous season’s earnings
record of Rs 88,50,688.
Baisoya’s strong finish
with a 67 meant he took the
runner-up spot at a tourna-
ment total of 17-under 271.
He continued in second place
on the PGTI’s merit list. He
currently trails Order of
Merit leader and good friend
(MFN) before UFC. MFN
also treats you very well.
They know how to treat a
fighter and what a world fight-
er needs. Their programme
is very good, but you know
UFC is a beast. UFC is very
huge and my experience
there is very nice, very good.
AT: What would you say
regarding the MMA scene in
India and how would you like
to encourage the youngsters
to take up MMA?
AJ: The MMA scene in
India is growing very fast. I
believe that in 3-4 years, we’ll
see 100 fighters in the UFC
and so many fighters are
growing very fast. Now Puja
Tomar is also an Indian MMA
fighter. She’s also a UFC fight-
er now, she just announced it
recently. I knew this before
but now she announced it so I
can say this. She’s also offi-
cially a UFC fighter now so
you don’t have just one Indian
UFC fighter, you have two.
Many more to come, you’ll
see maybe 2-3 fighters more
signing for UFC until this year.
I am really excited for Indian
MMA and the way we are
going up, I’m very excited.
international breaks already.
The 20-year-old attacker
has quickly emerged as a fan-
favourite as his insane out-
of-the-box shooting abilities
allow him to spring a sur-
prise at any moment in the
game. Parthib Gogoi plays a
pivotal role spearheading the
offensive moves of the High-
landers, and he will want to
rediscover his goal-scoring
touch after being unable to
find the back of the net in his
last three appearances in the
league.
The Blues have given
away the fourth-most (8)
goals in the ISL this season,
and their backline needs to
buckle up to secure better
results. Suresh Singh Wang-
jam could be crucial to those
plans, shielding the defence,
breaking the opposition’s at-
tacks in the middle, and initi-
ating offensive moves with
some creative passing mov-
ing forward.
Hrishikesh Tamuli top scored
with 56 runs off 40 deliver-
ies (4x3, 6x3) while Kaushik
Giri and Parvez Aziz contrib-
uted 15 runs each. For New
Star Club, Rituraj Biswas was
the pick of the bowlers with
a haul of four wickets conced-
ing 28 runs in 4 overs while
Monoj Das took three wick-
ets giving away 21 runs in 4
overs.
New Star Club notched up
the target of 118 runs losing
seven wickets in 19.3 overs.
Parvej Musharaf smashed 67
runs off 46 balls (4x6, 6x2).
For Bud CC, Jitu Ali and Amit
Sinha picked up two wickets
each while Rohit Singh
scalped one wicket.
Chouhan by nearly Rs 25 lakh.
Chouhan (67-68-67-68), the
overnight leader by two shots,
seemed to be coasting to a like-
ly win when he birdied the
sixth and seventh holes.
But he then hit a rough patch
with his putting that resulted
in missed short putts for bird-
ies on the eighth and ninth and
for pars on the 10th and 13th.
Chouhan then took stock of
the situation and came roaring
back as he drove par-4 14th
green to earn a birdie there and
followed that up with a chip-in
for eagle on the 15th and the
decisive 15-feet birdie conver-
sion on the 18th. – PTI
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WOMEN PLUS
MAYURAKSHA DEY writes about the
complexities of being a woman in India.
A pageant to
remember
SATTYAKEE D’COM
BHUYAN revels in the
memories of the recent
Tawang Festival.
I
n the embrace of Tawang’s time-
less grace, a symphony of vibrant
colours and ancestral echoes danced
through the crisp air on that ethereal
Wednesday morning — November
8, 2023. The three-day festival awakened
Tawang town to the promise of enchant-
ment, as the sun cast its golden fingers
upon the canvas of the Himalayan hori-
zon to witness the opening of the Tawang
Festival with its flagship Street Parade.
As dawn painted the heavens in
hues only dreams could conceive, the
magical Street Parade unfolded. The
mountains stood sentinel, their ancient
peaks witnessing the human celebra-
tion beneath. Sebang, a sacred rhythm,
resonated through the town, a ritual that
transcended mere celebration. The town,
like a living entity, pulsated with energy,
alive with the spirit of unity and tradition.
The Monpa community, custodians of
ancient wisdom, shared their tapestry of
traditions with the world. It was not just a
celebration; it was a pilgrimage into the
heart of Tawang’s soul, an immersion
in the essence of a community’s spirit.
Distinguished guests, including Chief
Minister Pema Khandu, local MLAs Tser-
ing Tashi and Tsering Lhamu graced
the occasion, adding to the festive spirit.
The street carnival not only attracted
the attention of dignitaries but also drew
thousands of tourists — both national and
international, apart from local residents.
Adding a glamorous touch to the event
were two beauty queens of the region,
Rualhleng Lalnunthari — Mizo actor and
former Femina Miss India Mizoram, and
Thounaojam Strela Luwang, Femina Miss
India Runners Up 2023 from Manipur.
For the record, the Tawang Festival is
a relatively recent addition to the cultural
calendar of Arunachal Pradesh. It was
first organised in 2012 by the Arunachal
Pradesh Tourism Department, with the
primary goal of promoting tourism in the
region and safeguarding the indigenous
culture of the Monpa tribe. “We consider
I
n this day and age — when one has
so many options to choose from
when it comes to entertainment,
movies or motion pictures still rule
the roost. The internet, with its en-
tertainment choices, has brought down
footfalls at movie theatres. Add to it the
two-year long corona nightmare which did
irreparable damage to the movie theatre
business. Despite all these factors, people
still visit movie halls to watch films.
Films have been a popular mode of
entertainment for the people of Guwa-
hati, too, since the silent era days. Even
as far back as the second decade of the
last century, when a full-length silent
feature film was made in India, there
was an arrangement to screen that in
remote Gauhati. Raja Harishchandra
— the first full-length feature film made
by Dada Saheb Phalke, was released
in Bombay in 1913. It was enough to
arouse the curiosity of the people of
Gauhati back then.
Late Kumudeswar Hazarika, who
wrote two books on Guwahati of the
olden days, referred to two places where
silent films were commercially exhibited.
First, it was in a small hall opposite the
Nagpota Pukhuri of Panbazar, where
this festival as a means to showcase our
age-old traditions and heritage to the
world. We make special arrangements
for tourists to benefit out of this festival and
to witness and immerse themselves in the
rich cultural tapestry of the State,” shared
artist and festival curator Ranjan Engti.
The performances were not just a visual
feast; they provided glimpses into the very
heartbeat of the Monpa way of life. The
famous Aji-Lhamu dance, Arpuchham or
war dance, Yak dance, Snow Lion dance,
Ngag Chham (the tantric dance), Phan
Chham (the flag dance) and Yapchenapa-
yumchhen Ama dance, along with various
other rituals, monastic dances and street
performances were a delight.
For Guwahati-based pulmonologist,
Dr. Moitreyee Kalita, the Tawang Festival
Screen presence
BHASKAR PHUKAN traces
the advent of cinema halls
in Guwahati.
films were shown on a single projec-
tor. The name of the hall was Kamrup
Cinema Company. Hazarika’s book
throws light on many interesting facets
about these screening halls. The floor
of the hall was katcha (not cemented),
the walls were made of common reed
that were plastered with clay. Those
who paid more money were offered
chairs, while the rest had to sit on
benches made of bamboo fixed to
the ground or wooden planks laid
on bamboo frames. There used to be
two screenings or two shows during
evenings. A whistle was blown at the
start, at the interval and at the end
of the film show. Another hall that
screened silent films was located at
the Tokobari area, named Lakshmi
MY SPACE
RIMLEE BARMAN on the pros
and cons of turning into an adult.
is all about rich traditions. “I grew up
learning Bharatnatyam and Hindustani
classical music and I am here with my
eight-year-old daughter, Tuhi. I can never
get enough of this place — like a grand-
mother’s embrace, it will continue to be
simple and warm,” she said.
The Yak dance is a vibrant and co-
lourful performance that celebrates the
significance of yaks in the lives of the
Monpa people. The performers dress up
in elaborate costumes resembling yaks,
complete with masks and fur, mimicking
the movements and behaviour of yaks.
The dance is accompanied by traditional
music and songs.
For Longnit Terang, a senior Assam
hall. The hall owner’s residence was
nearby and in the evenings, when the
cattle belonging to the owner returned
from grazing, they walked past the open
hall where the film screening would be
going on.
The first cinema hall in Guwahati that
exhibited a talkie was a hall named Bi-
julee Cinema Hall in Fancy Bazar. This
was, in fact, the first cinema hall in the
true sense and was around till only a few
years ago. The first talkie — Alam Ara,
made by Ardeshir Irani was released in
Bombay in 1931 and this was exhibited
at Bijulee. Picture House was the origi-
nal name of Bijulee Cinema Hall. With
change of ownership the name changed
to Sati Talkies and later, during the early
Fifties, it came to be known as Bijulee.
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Police Service Officer with a passion for
photography, this was his first visit to
Tawang for the majestic festival. “There’s
a kind of divinity in the air of Tawang and
to capture the cultural parade through my
lens and to carry the warmth of Tawang
back home is an experience that I’ll cher-
ish forever.”
In the ancient tapestry of Tibetan tradi-
tions, there unfolds a dance that whispers
tales of mythical grace — the Snow Lion
dance. Cloaked in the ethereal white of
pristine snow, performers embody these
legendary creatures, symbols of power,
strength, and unyielding fearlessness in
the heart of Tibetan lore. In the grand
theatre of Tibetan celebrations, from
the dawn of Losar to the crescendo
of its many cultural events, the
Snow Lion dance pirouettes
with a grace that transcends the
mundane. It is a living, breath-
ing manifestation of a cherished
heritage.
On all three days, as the sun
dipped below the horizon, the
festivities transitioned to the
grand Mentsem-Tse Tawang
festival ground, where the cul-
tural shows unfolded. Foreign
dignitaries, domestic tourists, and
artistes from Bhutan and various
other Indian states added to the
festive spirit, making the occasion
truly remarkable. Bhutanese alter-
native rock band Misty Terrace,
featuring Tandin Wangchuk; singers
Rito Riba; Ladakhi Faisal Ashoor; Ne-
pali singer Anjila Regmi; Sa Re Ga Ma
Pa Li’l Champs winner Jetshen Dohna,
and the melodious heartthrob Monali
Thakur were the invited artistes.
For Priyanka Gogoi, an illustrator
based out of Dubai, the hospitality she
received was overwhelming. “It was a
surprise to see special seating arrange-
ments made for tourists to witness the
cultural parade, covered seats at the
evening cultural programme and the
likes; kudos to the tourism department
for showering such hospitality!”
murnaamdcom@gmail.com
Kelvin Cinema was the second cinema
hall of Guwahati. A German national
named Kelvin bought this building from
a businessman who used it as a godown
to store potatoes. Kelvin turned it into a
cinema hall. It was at Kelvin Talkies that I
watched the first ever Hollywood film —
Ben Hur. I was only 12 years old then.
Another memorable film I saw here was
Shakuntala, an Assamese film made by
Bhupen Hazarika. The unique feature of
this film was that it was the first Assamese
film that was made partly in colour. One
reel of the film was in Eastman colour.
Most of these early cinema halls are
no longer in operation. The now-defunct
Rupasree Hall at Tokobari, which opened
a few years after Kelvin, mostly screened
Bengali films. Choudhury Talkies and
Rupayan Cinema came into existence
around the same time. Meghdoot, Urvashi
and Apsara halls came up during the late
Sixties, and Anuradha and Vandana dur-
ing the early Seventies. Anuradha is the
only cinema hall that is still operational.
The period between the end of the last
century and beginning of present century
witnessed a new phenomenon — multi-
plexes. Big, spacious single screen halls
started giving way to smaller counterparts. It
was the beginning of a trend. The pioneer-
ing one among the cineplexes at Guwahati
was Cinemax. Next came Fun Cinemas at
Bhangagarh. Another among the pioneer-
ing cineplexes was Gold Cinema.
Screening of films in Guwahati is a
century-old story. From the Silent Era,
when films were screened with the help
of a single projector to today’s hi-tech
screening systems that can facilitate mod-
ern sound arrangements and sophisticated
visual effects, it has indeed been an inter-
esting journey worth writing home about.
bhaskarphukan67@gmail.com
VAGRANT WORDS
DHRUBA HAZARIKA wonders
whether destruction always precedes
creation.
UP CLOSE
Bidisha Singha
bidishasinghadutta@gmail.com
Decoding
the past
ARUPJYOTI SAIKIA’s new book is
an engaging exploration of Assam’s
contemporary history and the
events that shaped the region and
its people.
C
onfucius once said that to define the future, we must study the
past. But the past isn’t an easy study, especially when it entails dig-
ging through piles of information stored in numerous archives full
of letters, newspaper clippings, books, official files and statements.
Arupjyoti Saikia’s The Quest for Modern Assam (Penguin Random
House India) is one such exhaustive and compelling work that is built on a
weighty and reliable compendium of Notes.
Historians like Saikia have always played a significant role in chronicling the
catalytic events that have shaped our present and future. And in this recent
work, Saikia has dug deep to track down the eventful 60-year period that
Assam has been witness to since the 1940s. From WWII, the Independence
and subsequent Partition, to the demographic changes, political unrest, and
geographical instability, this northeastern corner of India has witnessed tre-
mendous upheavals during this period. A tome of immense significance, The
Quest for Modern Assam can be a ready reckoner for students, researchers
and history buffs alike.
In this exclusive interview with The Assam Tribune, Saikia, who is a profes-
sor of History at IIT, Guwahati, tells us about the process and the purpose
behind his voluminous work.
What made you embark on this daunting task of documenting the
modern history of Assam and in such an exhaustive manner?
This book is also a history of the Republic of India. Historians have only
slowly begun to take an interest in the study of this extraordinary time in
India’s history. Their reluctance to study contemporary history was founded
on many genuine reasons. While it is truly difficult for historians to write
about the present, they have also faced serious difficulties in accessing official
records that would have spoken for this period. By the turn of this century,
however, things have slowly begun to change. With the archives now avail-
able, historians would be truly tempted to write the history of the Republic
of India. Furthermore, we have very authoritative accounts on India’s mega
developments but hardly any detailed studies on the Indian states for this time
by historians. Journalists, economists, political scientists, or anthropologists,
amongst others, have written excellent accounts of the Indian states. This
book is a limited attempt to fill this gap.
Can you tell us about the process of bringing out a book of such
magnitude, how did you sort through the mountain of notes?
This book owes much to the spirited support it received from my peers,
editors and students from across India and abroad who had read draft chap-
ters, shared thoughts or forced me to rethink some of my ideas. Writing this
book was, however, a long process. Although the actual work of research
and writing took over six years, the process to think and conceptualise the
work began much earlier.
It was an equally daunting task to read notes collected from various archives
but that labour across the archives was very rewarding. Archives make his-
tory; likewise, historians and their histories are products of these archives.
In just six decades, Assam (or this region) has witnessed tremendous
upheavals on all fronts — so much has happened in so little time —
Independence, wars, territorial changes, language and ethnic conflicts.
Would you say this is unprecedented in terms of what you have read
or seen across world history?
Probably not, because every region of the world that has experienced de-
colonisation has its own complex story to tell. But unlike many other Indian
states that have experienced rapid economic modernisation and development
after 1947, Assam, whose six decades were full of political, environmental and
cultural twists and turns, was haunted by a dream of economic development.
The economic distress was very intense. My book gives a more complete ac-
count of this cultural, political, economic and environmental twists and turn.
What made you bring it all out in one volume? Why not a series
since you had so much to work on?
I am sure other historians and future works will be able to do justice to
this by paying attention to shorter periods. One single volume covering all
six decades was planned to keep the readers’ interests in mind so that they
have a sense of the broader development. Whether this was justified or not,
the readers will be able to tell!
It’s often said that our history shapes our present. While so much has
happened in the six decades that you have documented, which major
event(s) has shaped the Assam that we see at present?
It is true that Assam’s six long and tortuous decades were not shaped by a
single event. However, some events have had long-term impacts that have
significantly defined Assam of the 21st century.
First, I would point towards the massive environmental and economic
distress that engulfed Assam and which destabilised its rural economy. This
had many outcomes. Assam, in the mid-20th century, and slowly recovering
from the long colonial rule, did not see the rise of a powerful bourgeoisie who
would have played a vital role in uplifting its ailing economy.
Assam’s economic fate in the 20th century was largely shaped by British
imperial designs. Its global products like tea, timber, forest products like ficus-
elastica, jute, mustard, petroleum and endowments like land contributed sig-
nificantly to the enrichment of British wealth.
It will be wrong to suggest that Assam did
not benefit from this development generated
externalities but they are hard to value. All
these also brought massive environmental
distress to Assam.
By the mid-20th century, things had already
started to take a serious turn. The annual
flooding, which is basic to the well-being of
Assam’s Nature, began to take a disastrous
turn causing devastation. These annual flood-
ings are the second of the wars I think.
Assam’s residents were witness to three ma-
jor wars during this period. Most Indian states
were lucky to escape such a terrible moment.
The World War II, Indo-China War of 1962
and the Bangladesh War of Independence of
1971 had left behind deep economic, political
and social impacts on Assam. Its 21st century
destiny was no doubt shaped by these wars.
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WOMEN PLUS
Mayuraksha Dey
deymayuraksha31@gmail.com
I don’t wish to be Durga!
How does it feel to be a woman in contemporary India?
here is no singular feeling
T
that can justify an answer to
this question. Women in In-
dia are always in a dilemma,
because society never relies
on a solid standard regarding whether
to give women the highest of honour
and worship them, or rob them of
their sanity. There is this concealed
hypocrisy that has loomed through
centuries of objectification of women.
Considering that decades have
passed, and the country has achieved
glory with its advancing technolo-
gies, placing women in the highest of
posts, and educating them, we often
justify that women are empowered
now. We feel like we have achieved
our sweet dream of reaching the
heights of achievement. Our daugh-
ters are living life on their terms, un-
abashedly chasing the goals that they
have set. Despite the optimism that
the above statement carries, I would
try to see it from a different lens,
rather a more pessimistic purview.
Growing up in this country, I have
felt like a pendulum. At times I have
been considered a Devi and have
been revered for my femininity; at
the same time, I have been told that
my femininity needs to be saved from
people who worship me one day but
on another day, they strip me of my
clothes, take away my dignity, and
make me uncomfortable. I am filled
with disgust when, in a country full
of so-called contemporary glories, a
20-year-old is forcibly kissed inside
the BHU campus, a tier-one univer-
sity of the country.
No matter the protests or the upris-
ings we have been carrying out for
decades now — from the day Jyoti
Singh was raped in NCR to the day
a Dalit girl was raped in Unnao. Do
we ever question why we termed
the movement Nirbhaya (Fearless)?
Doesn’t the word itself suggest that
we are freeing ourselves of fear,
HANDS ON
t’s true that arts and crafts can be
I
engaging and you may like it, with
reasons galore. Needless to say, for
implementing your ideas successfully or
to get the most from your innovative
ideas, you can even take help.
So, go on, have a more hands-on
approach to simple craft-making.
Hoop planters
Upcycle embroidery hoops into a
hoop hanging planter! Ensure that the
hoop at the bottom would be a perfect
fit for the pot.
A way to make this craft: Using
two same-sized embroidery hoops,
one comparatively smaller embroidery hoop/
support of your choice, rope, adhesive and
a clip ring (optional), firmly attach the base/
smaller hoop to the bottom of the two larger
hoops. The
tops of the
larger hoops
will be attached
together. See
that the clip
ring on top
remains firmly
attached too.
Tie a rope to
suspend the
craft. The
planter pot/
basket, placed
carefully, can
now be hung.
Chicken cutlets
Ingredients:
W Chicken mince ........................... 300 gms
W Potato, boiled and grated ........... 1 (large)
W Ginger-garlic paste ........................ 1 tbsp
W Green chillies, finely chopped .......... 1 tsp
W Onion, finely chopped ..............................
..................................... 1 (medium-sized)
W Cumin powder ................................. ½ tsp
W Coriander powder ............................ ½ tsp
W Garam masala powder ..................... 1 tsp
W Lemon juice .................................... 1 tbsp
W Salt ............................................... to taste
W Eggs ....................................................... 2
W Bread crumbs .................................. 1 cup
W Oil ............................................... for frying
Method: Place the chicken mince in a bowl, add all
the ingredients except the eggs and bread crumbs.
Mix well and divide into 12 equal portions. Shape
them into round patties.
Whisk the eggs in a bowl. Dip each patty in the
whisked egg mixture and roll in the bread crumbs,
aren’t we justifying that we need to some mechanical standards. They want
fear men, aren’t we institutionalising to win over everything by multitask-
that fear within our daughters? The ing. Women now face the dilemma
wings that we are given to fly come of maintaining that standard of being
with curtailment, they come with a a ‘working’ housewife. Roleplaying
list of dos and don’ts. is getting considerably tougher — as
There is still a forced equality we all we are expected to balance home and
women are racing towards; women the outside world. But focussing only
in our generation are racing towards on the women’s situation would seem
Photo globes
Waterless snow
globes, with your
family pictures, are
simple crafts. Make
sure to handle the
glass/Mason jar
safely.
Using photo prints, cardboard,
a pair of scissors, ribbons, a clean
glass jar with lid, hot glue and
confetti, make these personalised
snow globes. Shower the confetti
to the empty glass jar. Paste a
small piece of cardboard to your
photo cut-out; laminate it. Using
hot glue, attach the same to the
centre of the jar lid. Secure the lid
tightly to the jar to ensure your picture stays in place. Flipping
the glass jar, decorate the lid with ribbons.
Découpaged drawer pulls
Enliven an old cabinet with DIY découpaged
drawer pulls.
Among the multiple
ways of making this DIY
craft, one way involves
using drawer pulls, bright fabric
scrap, non-toxic Mod Podge,
a ruler and a pair of scissors.
You may even use customised
printables of your choice. Cut
the design or fabric scrap to size.
Ensure that you are upcycling the
knobs carefully with the same.
Once the surface preparation
is complete, you may start
with découpage. Finally, when
completely dry, reuse Mod Podge
as a sealant for the drawer pulls.
CULINARY corner
Kashmiri Nath
Kashmiri Nath is an
Assamese Food Chronicler
and a Guest Chef, who
passionately promotes
Assamese cuisine through
her many pop-ups and food
festivals all across the country.
She is the founder of the North
East Food Forum. She has
served dignitaries, celebrities
and guests with traditional
Assamese cuisine. She is
also an avid food blogger
and baker, who organises
workshops to teach the fine
coat well. Continue to do the same with nuances of cooking and eating
all the 12 patties. Heat oil in a pan and
fry them, a few at a time, until golden and
consciously.
crisp. Follow her Instagram handle
Serve hot with a sauce of your choice. @Kashmirinath
“
MYRIAD HUES
Aadarshini
There is still a forced aadarshini135@gmail.com
equality we all women
are racing towards;
women in our generation
Women and
are racing towards
some mechanical
children first!
standards. They want As wars and conflicts abound, it
to win over everything is high time governments invest in
gender-based violence protection.
by multitasking. Women
now face the dilemma of he world has been a witness to two major conflicts since last year
T
maintaining that standard — the Russia-Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas wars, and as earlier
of being a ‘working’ similar experiences have indicated, its impact on women and
children has also been stupendous and continues to inflict untold
housewife. Roleplaying sufferings and violence on this section. From heightened trafficking
is getting considerably and gender-based violence to the loss of crucial livelihoods and rising poverty
levels, women and girls of these conflict zones are facing severe repercus-
tougher — as we are sions. The large-scale destruction of infrastructure has left survivor services,
expected to balance healthcare and other critical forms of support out of reach for many.
As of 2022, over 600 million women and girls live in conflict zones
home and the outside and this is particularly evident in the Middle East and Northern Africa,
world. where armed conflict reaches millions. These crises place a unique
burden on women and the frequently overlooked role of gender in crisis
zones often exacerbates existing inequalities. Women are more vulner-
like overstating the feminist point, as able to sexual violence during wartime, a concept known as Conflict
we know deep down that the issue Related Sexual Violence (CRSV).
lies within the society’s expectations, The United Nations refers to CRSV as “rape, sexual slavery, forced
wherein men are one of the biggest prostitution, forced pregnancy, forced abortion, enforced sterilisation, forced
victims of patriarchy; it gulps down marriage and any other form of sexual violence of comparable gravity perpe-
men as easily as it does women. trated against women, men, girls or boys that is directly or indirectly linked to
We, the women of the 21st century, a conflict” and notes that women are disproportionately vulnerable to it.
do not want to be idolised as god- CRSV is often used as a major weapon to subdue the rival. International
desses, we don’t seek your validation criminal law recognises many types of sexual violence as war crimes but little
on our chastity; we want our dignity to is done to address the social factors and environmental conditions that allow
be upheld, not an equality of bargain such crimes to occur. As a consequence, gender-based violence remains
and most importantly, a life without prevalent during armed conflicts. It is, therefore, imperative that feminist per-
fear of constraint from our own people. spectives are included in the policymaking process as it helps to contextualise
how and why sexual violence manifests during armed conflicts and present
valuable insights into centring the role of gender in analysing conflict-related
sexual violence.
Establishing specific objectives targeting issues like CRSV and encour-
aging legislation with specific and consistent funding requirements for
counter-CRSV initiatives may help bridge the gap between policy goals
and implementation. Research shows that despite underrepresentation
and systemic marginalisation, women spearhead human rights and gender
equality policymaking.
As women continue to bear different and additional burdens of conflict,
they must be represented in all decision-making platforms on de-escalation,
conflict prevention, mitigation and other processes in pursuit of peace and
security for all.
Including more diverse female voices is vital to successful policymaking as
it can offer an insight into how political, social, and cultural conditions in an
ongoing conflict produces CRSV.
Against this backdrop, this year’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-
based Violence assumes greater significance with the United Nations mark-
ing it with the global theme ‘Invest to Prevent Violence against Women and
Girls’. The annual international UNiTE campaign, beginning on November
25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women,
Pretty, aren’t
and concluding on December 10, the Human Rights Day, has called on
they? citizens to show how much they care about ending violence against women
Glitter-dipped mugs and girls and call on governments worldwide to share how they are investing
and glasses look pretty! in gender-based violence prevention.
Carefully using non- The Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women issued by
toxic glitter glue, try to the UN General Assembly in 1993 defines violence against women as “any
implement this DIY craft idea. act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical,
Using old but absolutely clean sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of
porcelain mugs or glasses, paintbrush, such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in
sponge brush, craft glitter (non-toxic), public or in private life.”
a pair of scissors, masking tape and Violence against women and girls remains one of the most prevalent and
glue that’s to be used for découpage pervasive human rights violations in the world. Globally, an estimated 736
crafting, ensure that the tape is million women — almost one in three — have been subjected to physical
sectioning off your mug/glass to its and/or sexual intimate partner violence, non-partner sexual violence, or
desired portion. Properly apply the both, at least once in their life.
adhesive and glitter on your mug/ This scourge has intensified in different settings, including the workplace
glass. Once you’ve removed excess and online spaces, and has been exacerbated by post-pandemic effects,
glitter, the drying process will take conflicts, and climate change. The solution lies in robust responses, including
some time. Applying multiple layers investment in prevention but the data on how much nations are committing
of Mod Podge, remove masking tape to counteract violence against women and girls remain glaringly sparse.
when the craft is dry. Therefore, it is imperative to focus on more investment in women’s or-
ganisations, better legislation, prosecution of perpetrators, more services for
(Compiled by: Ragini Baruah) survivors, and training for law enforcement officials.
Thai fish curry
Ingredients:
W Fish, cut into cubes ................... 500 gms
W Red Thai curry paste .................... 3 tbsps
W Oil ................................................. 2 tbsps
W Onion, finely chopped ...............................
..................................... 1 (medium-sized)
W Ginger, finely chopped ................. 2 tbsps
W Garlic, finely chopped ................. 4 cloves
W Mixed vegetables (carrots, beans,
capsicum, etc.) ............................... 1 cup
W Coconut milk ................................... 1 cup
W Water .............................................. ½ cup
W Salt ............................................... to taste garlic, stir for another minute.
W Sugar .............................................. 1 tbsp Add the remaining curry paste and stir well. Cook for
W Lime juice ....................................... 1 tbsp another two to three minutes. Add the vegetables and
stir again for a minute.
W Fresh coriander leaves ................. 2 tbsps
Add the coconut milk and water. Add salt and
sugar. Bring to a boil and cover and cook for five to six
minutes until the vegetables are almost cooked.
Method: Wash the fish well and drain. Add a Now, add the marinated fish cubes and give a gentle
tablespoon of red Thai curry paste and rub into the stir. Cover and simmer for another six to seven minutes.
fish cubes. Keep aside to marinate.
Stir in the lime juice and adjust the seasoning.
Heat a pan with oil; add the chopped onion and Turn off the heat and sprinkle the chopped coriander.
sauté until pink and translucent. Add the ginger and Serve hot with rice.
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Reema couldn’t believe what she HEALTHWISE

FICTION
heard. “Say sorry? Sorry for what,
Jayanta Madhav Deuta?” Dr. Minhaj A. Khan
jayantamadhav@gmail.com “For the wrong I did you, my girls mak.dentalsolutions@gmail.com

— for failing you as your father,”

ut one thing about their father
B saddened the girls. Whenever
Nirmal Bora got a chance,
he would boast to his friends
and relatives about his son’s
academic achievements — even telling
them about his marks, but the girls
couldn’t understand why their father
wouldn’t do the same for them. Telling
those people about their educational
accomplishments or at least mentioning
a few words of praise for their hard
work would have cheered them up,
the sisters felt.
With time, Titas took up Major in
Physics as he couldn’t qualify for any
engineering college — shattering his
father’s long-held dream. After doing
his Masters, he joined as a teacher at
Nagaon Government High School.
Meanwhile, Runa and Reema com-
pleted their graduation with Major in
English and Assamese, respectively.
In due course, Bora arranged the
children’s marriages within a span of
five years. A year after her marriage,
Runa’s husband was transferred to
Delhi where, after doing her Mas-
ters, she joined a renowned private
higher secondary school.
Reema’s husband, an engineer
working in Bongaigaon Refinery,
had always been supportive of his
wife’s pursuit of further studies.
With his unstinted support, Reema
obtained a law degree and joined the
local court.
Over time, Nirmal Bora was af-
flicted with various age-related ail-
ments. Though Titas provided him
with the best treatment available in
Nagaon, Runa got him treated at the
Apollo Hospital in Delhi a couple of
times. The second time after he was
discharged from the hospital, Runa
and her husband took her parents
around Delhi and Agra for a few
days, a trip that they thoroughly
enjoyed — along with their grand-
daughter.
Meanwhile, Bina also had to take
Atonement-II
regular medication for her high BP
and thyroid issues. Reema took her
along thrice and got her treated at
their company hospital. Staying
in the refinery’s green residential
colony and walking regularly on its
clean, flower-lined streets would
greatly rejuvenate Bina. And once
back from those trips, Nirmal and
Bina would chat on endlessly about
how endearingly the girls had tended
to them and with how much care —
physical, financial, and emotional,
they looked after them.
***
The following morning, after Titas
left for work and his wife Sumi took
their five-year-old son to school,
Nirmal Bora shuffled across to the
verandah, supported by Bina. Sitting
on a chair in one corner, he asked
his wife to call the girls.
After the girls took their seats,
Bora cleared his throat and, letting
out a long sigh, began to speak in
a quavering voice, “I know you two
were greatly inconvenienced at hav-
ing to come at such short notice.
But I had to tell you something, so I
called you. Please don’t mind.”
The three women looked at each
other, perplexed.
“For the past few days, there has
been an aching feeling inside me,”
Bora continued, a distressed look on
his face, “Since I don’t have many
days to live, I must say it to you
now.”
“Why do you say so, Deuta? Noth-
ing will happen to you,” Runa said,
blinking away her tears.
“The doctor has said you will get
well soon, Deuta,” Reema said, try-
ing to stifle a sob.
Bora gazed emptily at Bina who
was dabbing the corners of her eyes
with the free end of her sador.
“Don’t cry, Bina. One has to go
when the time comes; it’s all written
in our destiny.”
Then he turned towards his daugh-
ters and uttered in a trembling voice,
“The reason I called you here is to
apologise, to say sorry to you, my
girls...”
The three women were stunned
into silence.
“Apologise? What are you saying,
Deuta?” Runa asked, narrowing her
eyes.
Bora muttered, trying to hold back
his tears. “I should have supported
you through your studies — instead,
I was so selfish, thinking about my
own future.” Then, lowering his face
onto his palms, he burst into tears,
choking, “I am so sorry. Please for-
give me, majoni hot!”
A momentary silence fell over the
verandah, when Runa spoke, putting
her arms around her father, “You’ve
given us everything you could, Deu-
ta! You gave us so much love and
care. What more do children want
from their parents? We have no re-
grets in life, so Deuta, please discard
such thoughts from your mind.”
Reema was ruffling his hair, a tear-
drop rolling down her face. “We are
your daughters, Deuta. Do fathers
ever say sorry to their children?
You’ve done so much for us; we all
love you for that.”
“Yes, you’ve nothing to be sorry
about, Deuta. Rather we would feel
guilty if you said sorry to us, your
daughters,” Runa assured, holding
his hand. “Now wipe your tears and
go and get some rest. We are all
meeting after such a long time. I’ve
asked Dada to bring fish and meat
on his way back from school; let’s all
have a sumptuous dinner tonight.”
Bina spoke softly, gently running
her hand on her husband’s head,
“Did I not tell you — we have such
loving daughters? Why do you hold
such dismal feelings?”
His eyes moistening, a strange
calmness descended over Bora as he
stood up, holding Bina’s hand. With
his hand in hers, as Bina walked her
husband into the house with their
daughters by their side, the girls
glanced at each other, dabbing at
their eyes.
(Concluded)
Fiction entries should not
exceed 1,800 words.
Digital implant
dentistry
This is a novel
method that
enhances
the quality
of dental
treatment.
hen a tooth or teeth
W is lost, the patient
has the choice of
having fixed or de-
tachable teeth. From a
biological perspective, having fixed teeth
is always advantageous as it restores the same
chewing capacity and function as natural teeth. Artificial teeth may now be
permanently placed with support from the jaw bone, thanks to advances in
science and technology, which are known as dental implants.
Digital implantology is a modern approach to dental implant placement
that utilises advanced technology to plan, design, and place dental implants.
It involves the use of computer-aided design (CAD) software, 3D imaging,
and other digital tools to create a precise and customised treatment plan for
each patient. It also offers the option of ‘immediate loading' where a tem-
porary restoration can be placed on the implants immediately after surgery.
How does digital implantology differ from traditional implant placement?
Traditional implant placement involves a more manual and subjective
process where the dentist relies on his or her experience and judgement
to determine the best location and size of the implant based on physical
impressions, X-rays and measurement to plan the surgery. However, this
approach can be time-consuming, less accurate and at times lead to varia-
tions in outcomes and potential errors. In digital implantology, the treatment
plan takes into account individual factors such as position of adjacent teeth,
thickness of jaw bone and the overall shape and size of the patient’s mouth.
This allows the dentist to create a customised treatment plan that is tailored
to the patient’s specific needs which is more efficient and accurate.
Benefits of digital implantology
There are several benefits of digital implantology, including:
OImproved accuracy: With digital planning and guided surgery techniques,
implants can be placed with greater precision, leading to better aesthetic
results and long-term success.
O Reduced treatment time: Digital planning allows for faster treatment
as it eliminates the need for multiple appointments for impressions and
adjustments.
O Enhanced patient communication: With 3D imaging and virtual simula-

tions, patients can better understand their treatment plan and visualise
the end result before undergoing any procedures.
MONEY SMART
Dipankar Jakharia Teaching them young O Customised treatment plans: Digital technology allows for a more per-

sonalised approach to treatment as it takes into account each patient’s

unique anatomy and needs.
O Predictable outcomes: The use of advanced technology in digital im-

his November, most of the If you’re a parent, it’s important to discuss financial matters plantology ensures consistent results with minimal room for error.

T schools observed Children’s

Day prior to the actual Chil-
dren’s Day. This was done as
Diwali holidays coincided with
the actual day and it also slipped from
my mind. Normally during this time
of the year, I devote a column for the
with your kids.
face a financial problem, we tend not to
share even with our adult children. We
don’t discuss our earnings. We never
include them in their budgeting process.
If financial matters are only for adults,
will depend on the maturity of the child
and awareness of the parents. If you keep
your children in the loop, they will see
you facing a problem and also finding
a solution. This will immensely help
term, and the idea that if you face a
problem, you can contact a financial
professional for help should be a part
of the education.
For grown-up children, when it comes
O Minimised discomfort: The use of guided surgery techniques reduces

trauma to surrounding tissues during surgery, resulting in less post-operative

discomfort for patients.
How does digital implantology work?
The process of digital implantology involves the following steps:
O Digital impressions: Digital implantology uses intraoral scanners to

children. Better late than never, here I
am, writing about personal finance in
the context of children.
A few months ago, a quote from Elon
Musk moved me a lot. It forced me to
think. Musk said, “My children didn’t
choose to be born, I chose to have chil-
dren. They owe me nothing, I owe them
everything.” For us, easterners, this is
profound. We tend to protect our children
with energy and effort and also believe
that they owe their future to us. Now I
am not a person who can speak about
which way is correct. But I know how
we can make the future better for our
how can we expect them to cultivate
a sound personal habit or interest? If
you want to teach children cooking,
they should learn things in the kitchen
from an early age.
I know that all lessons should be age-
appropriate. Children below nine to
ten years will not understand. They
should only be taught about pocket
money — spending and saving.
But as they mature, bigger lessons
should come along. I am not a
child psychologist but I know
for sure that not expos-
ing them and keeping
them negotiate their personal finance
in the future.
With pre-teens — medical emer-
gencies, loss of income, restructuring
debt management should also be dis-
cussed. But do it in a calm manner. Let
them understand that all problems are
temporary. And in this financial
world, all problems have solutions.
Resizing of loan, extension of loan
to their higher education expenses, dis-
cuss openly how much you are capable
of spending on their education. Also,
for their marriage, be open about your
finances. Let them decide on what they
want within those finances. Young adults
are smart and they have inherited a
world far different from our time. If you
say that you have kept ten lakh rupees
for your daughter’s marriage, she might
choose to spend only two lakhs on her
marriage and invest the remaining eight
lakhs in her new start-up venture.
The purpose of this piece of writing
is to make our children aware of their
capture 3D images of the patient’s mouth. This eliminates the need for
uncomfortable physical impressions. Then a 3D scan of the patient’s
mouth using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) is done. This
scan produces high-resolution images that allow for detailed assessment.
O Virtual planning: The 3D images are then imported into CAD soft-
ware, where the dentist virtually places the implants based on factors
such as bone density, angulation, and proximity to adjacent teeth or
nerves.
O Surgical guide fabrication: Once the virtual plan is finalised, a surgical
guide (a custom-made template that fits over the patient’s teeth/jawbone)
is created using 3D printing technology which aids the dentist in placing
the implants at predetermined locations and angles, thereby eliminating
guesswork during surgery and reducing the risk of errors.
O Guided surgery: During the actual surgery, the surgical guide is placed
in the patient’s mouth, and the implants are placed according to the pre-
determined plan using dedicated digital implant kit.
O Restoration: After a healing period, a final restoration (crown, bridge,

children in terms of personal finance.
I have written about how we can make
our children’s future secure. Marriage,
education — all have been covered in
this space before. You will also find many
online resources telling you how to invest
for them and so forth. But do we really
make them understand our financial life
and also share our insecurities? If we
them at bay from ev- future through learning and to mitigating
ery financial deci- any emotional risk through it. It should
sion will have be done with a perfect understanding
a negative im- of the child’s learning capacity. The
pact. At what learning should not be a source of his/
age should one her anxiety or stress. If parents are heav-
discuss which ily impacted by financial mishaps or
real-life matter mismanagement, it is best to limit the
information with the adults.
or denture) is fabricated using digital technology to ensure a perfect fit
and aesthetic result.
Is digital implantology more expensive than traditional implant place-
ment?
The cost of digital implantology may be slightly higher than conventional
implant placement. However, the increased precision and comfort of the
treatment justify it.
[The author is an M.D.S. (Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics), Fellow M.I.C.D.]

MY SPACE
Rimlee Barman
rimleebarman0103@gmail.com
The downsides of adulting
ey! What’s up, Sam?” I

“H
asked him, patting his
back.
“I am good, Manu Ba.
What about you?” he asked
softly.
His voice lacked that sweetness, that
charm which he used to carry. He looked
a bit tense.
“I am good. Now tell me, what are you
going to pursue — Science or Arts?” I en-
quired rather jovially.
“I want to take up Science. Let’s see
what happens.”
“Okay. And are you going to stay in the
same school or change it?” I enquired.
“Depends on my marks… Let’s see.”
I nodded my head in approval. I was
amazed to hear Sam’s diplomatic answers
— Sam, who had always been so bold and
chilled.
“Lunch is ready,” Mahi beckoned us. All
the other cousins — Riya, Kiya, Masum,
Ananya, Tara and Abhi — sat together in
the huge dining hall. Summer vacation had
just begun. Sam sat on the chair in front
of me. As my mahis began serving food, I
looked at Sam. He looked confused. He ate
in silence, while the others talked. Tara, the
youngest of all — seven years old, started
speaking about her new friends.
After lunch, we watched TV for about
two hours. Suddenly, there was the honk-
ing sound of a car. Moha was waiting for
Sam outside in the car. It was time for
his tuitions. As Sam bade us goodbye, I
gazed at him. He had grown tall, much
taller than all of us. His voice had become
hoarse. Fine facial hair had also begun
to grow. He slowly disappeared from my
sight. He was not the Sam I knew, not
the one I had played with. My mind ran
into flashback.
Little Sam with his round cheeks used
to run around the house, with me chasing
him. His cute smile, innocent face and
drooling saliva could easily win hearts. I
was two-and-a-half years older than him.
I had always wished for a brother. We had
more girls than boys in our family. My
elder sister and I always used to shower
unconditional love on Sam, as if he
were our own sibling. As kids, we always
wished to keep him with us. I came out of
my reverie as Mahi served me tea.
I looked around. All the others were busy
staring at their screens. All of them were
slowly turning into adolescents. No one
bothered to sit and talk. I went to the room
where my mother and mahis were chatting.
“Arre Manu! Come, join us,” called
Mahi. I sat near them on the bed.
“Mahi, Sam has also left. I am getting
bored. He did not talk to me like he used
to earlier. Why did he grow up so soon?”
I used to be their I complained.
“Time flies, dear. Do you think you
teacher and they would have not grown up? A few years ago, you
follow my instructions were that meek, innocent little girl sitting
at the corner of the sofa, not talking to
like obedient students. anybody. And look at yourself now, you
are entering college,” Mahi explained
I loved them a lot. I smilingly. I felt choked up. I buried my
asked myself if they face in the pillow to hide my tears. I
could not figure out why I was weeping.
loved me the way I did. I had always wanted to grow up, to go
to college, to work. Then why was I so
Does growing up mean anxious? I pretended to be normal and
distancing yourself from walked back to the TV room.
“Manu Ba, come here. Look at this
your own people? video. It is very funny,” Kiya called me
pointing to her phone. I sat near them. I
walked down memory lane again. Just a
few years ago, how all of us were kids and
how we used to play and sing together. I,
being the eldest of them all, used to get
all the warning and scolding whenever
any of them would skid and fall. My elder
sister was never into this. She disliked the
mess that kids used to make. All she did
was sit back and study.
My mahis and mohas would often hand
me down the responsibility of their wards
whenever they went out shopping. They
relied on me. I too enjoyed being their
babysitter.
Though I myself was a kid, I was ma-
ture. I used to be their teacher and they
would follow my instructions like obedient
students. I loved them a lot. I asked my-
self if they loved me the way I did. Does
growing up mean distancing yourself from
your own people?
I remembered a line my teacher once
told me, “Always look at life from others’
perspective.” Maybe I was overthinking.
Maybe they love me too. They have to
endure so many things now — peer pres-
sure, study pressure, acne, etc. Their
bodies are changing too. Maybe I was
overthinking or maybe these are just the
pros and cons of adulting.
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Random Thoughts on a Battle-Weary Day 5 THINGS / Telling stories

ramed on one side by infinity and territories many a smaller, ‘weaker’ civili- “Let’s aim at achieving a deeper
F
VAGRANT WORDS
on the other by eternity, 4.5 billion
years is all that we can avail of at
present to bracket Earth’s existence,
Dhruba Hazarika
sation has been wiped out. And, so, the
question: Between creation (invention?) and
destruction, is there any difference? Perhaps,
understanding...”
without really knowing when and none. For, the one is super-imposed upon Critically-acclaimed independent filmmaker
where the beginning of all beginnings could the other.
DR. MEENA LONGJAM shares her thoughts on

“
have been, if at all there was the beginning;
and without exactly knowing when existence
as defined by us humans could end, if at all
there is an end.
As we enter yet another year short of still
yet another year before completing the first
quarter of a so-far-tumultuous 21st century,
mankind has neither been kind to its own
kind nor has it been considerate to what it
considers its associate but ‘lesser’ forms of
lives. In a recorded history spanning a mere
5,000 years, we wax eloquent over the
existence, and the subsequent vanishing,
of civilisations, both large and small, often
conveniently glossing over man-made cruelty
that each of these underwent while seeking
to attain a civilisational grandeur as under-
stood by the times then prevailing.
Whether defined by human and animal
sacrifices or by inter-tribal brutality or by
the ravages of Genghis Khan or by the
Occident’s wanton pillages of the Orient
and Africa through ‘fortuitous’ possession
of superior arms, violence as a leitmotif has
never quite left us; violence perpetrated
through barbaric slavery for no other reason
than differences in one’s race, colour, caste,
violence exercised by men over women for
no other reason than the oft-repeated macho
argument that the male genetic code pro-
vides an evolutionarily stronger musculature
for bringing home meat.
Hence, too, whether it was the Aztecs or
Mayans or Mesopotamians; or the almost
all-subsuming Roman, Greek or Egyptian
civilisations, to name but a few, none has
evolved in history’s front page without some
semblance of violence generated, within or
without its own kind. Peace not only came
from the barrel of a gun but it also arose
from a self-aggrandised calculation that for
all purposes sought preservation of one’s
culture or religion at the cost of another’s.
Humans, it can be held, are notorious in
ruthlessly justifying their own actions, no
matter what the outcome.
Yet wars based on religion are often a
poor cousin when compared to the many
wars between nations. Not just the World
Wars and the millions who died while facing
Yet, from the very ashes
of destruction there arises
great creation. Even as
soulnessness and brutality
prevail, there exist, too,
side by side, monumental
goodwill in the human
condition: Compassion,
grace and wisdom.
one another across battle lines or in the
Holocaust but also Nagasaki and Hiroshi-
ma and My-Lai: Tragedies made possible
by leaders who tom-tom man’s ability to
forge steel into various shapes for ensur-
ing destruction. Who was it who said that
there can be no war unless preceded by an
aggression? Yet in the scheme of things,
definitions and homilies are thrown into
history’s dustbins. What emerges is another
poser: Who is more of a human? The
killer or the killed? Certainly, modern-day
terrorism begs an answer for sanity’s sake
in a partly insane world.
It may seem banal, then, to state that for
almost every creation there is a concomi-
tant destruction. Yet the facts stand out. For
every road constructed there will be trees
destroyed. For every house kept warm by
electricity there will be rivers harnessed,
aquatic life cut short. For every aircraft
that takes off there is fossil oil drained out,
forever destroying the life that the land
once held. For every newly-built ship that
ventured into the seas for charting new
A world without some sort of violence, no
matter at how minuscule a scale, at every
passing moment seems unthinkable. Many
a pundit has held that such a path is but
natural in an organic, as well as an inorganic
cosmos that is seemingly predetermined.
Predetermined? Perhaps, no. Perhaps, yes.
Is evolution itself, in any of its myriad shapes,
predetermined? Was the Big Bang meant to
be discovered specifically, and only, during
the 20th century? Was Darwin born on that
particular day and year through a carefully
designed sequence beyond human under-
standing merely to tell us that he had to take
a voyage in The Beagle? Or, to cite some-
thing that still excites both young and old:
did dinosaurs roam for millions of years only
to await their total extinction by an arrogant
asteroid furious at their longevity? Organic
dinosaurs versus inorganic asteroid. Both
pawns in the evolutionary process? Only the
Truly Unseen will ever know.
Yet, from the very ashes of destruction
there arises great creation. Even as soulness-
ness and brutality prevail, there exist, too,
side by side, monumental goodwill in the
human condition: Compassion, grace and
wisdom. Oftener than not, and many a time
over and above religious practices, spiritual
apostles make their appearances. They do
not just happen. (Or do they? Pre-determina-
tion, again?) The Buddha forsook a kingdom
for thinking-out loud about wise living and
correct thinking. As had Marcus Aurelius.
As have numerous saints from centuries
gone by in every civilisation, as do women
and men of peace who dot the world in the
same way that light streams through the
iron-grilled windows of a dark, sunless prison.
Who, then, are these people? Not just Nobel
Prize awardees, not just the ones who flaunt
humanitarianism or charity, but those who
contribute despite it all, and, who, in Swami
Vivekananda’s words symbolise the primary
humans, unknown and unsung, forev-
er striving for that one great singularity
known as love without conditions.
The writer is a novelist, short-story writer and a
former member of the IAS.
documentary filmmaking essentials.
1 Capturing the real can
move the world
I am honoured that my film Andro Dreams
(Manipuri) got screened as the Opening Film
(‘Non-Feature’) in the Indian Panorama Section
— at the annual 54th International Film Festival,
2023. You need to get back to basics in terms
of documentary filmmaking as best as you can;
present multiple perspectives and depict the
reality (of your subjects) even-handedly.
Documentaries revolving around women are
my forte; women-centric storylines seem to
just come organically to me. When we initially
work to conceptualise a documentary, let’s aim
at achieving a deeper understanding from the
ground up and focus on fact-checking; it takes
me two and a half to even six years (maximum)
to complete a documentary. So whether it is
about an all-women’s football club — wholly
reer, becoming an academician in Manipur Uni-
versity of Culture, along with being a filmmaker, I
handled by the women of Andro village, or an know that recognition at work matters. If you ask
inspiring lady auto-rickshaw driver in Manipur, me, the simple fact is that we still need to reduce
namely, Eche Laibi Oinam, everyone has a gender disparities.
story and a balance in documentary filmmaking
can resonate with their dreams and hardships.
4 Seeking sensible
approach
2 The power of
documentaries
Our respect for human dignity counts. As
Calling all aspiring independent filmmakers, the
importance of sensibly funding and commissioning
your film for finance management doesn’t go
a filmmaker, explore the unseen effects on unmissed.
your subjects with careful editing. It’s imper- So often with limited access to finance, over-
ative to maintain ethics of filmmaker-subject coming such roadblocks is crucial.
relationships.
By having better conversations, you get them
to talk to you. A factor of good documentary
filmmaking: You are not just embracing the
5 Expanding
your reach?
Besides deciding on your target audience, keep
psychology of character bonding with respect in mind the challenges of film distribution. When
but also helping your subjects own their stories. it comes to film distribution, there sure is a list of
OTT platforms, yet many impediments remain
3 Women
in films…
for independent filmmakers.
Couple navigating film distribution — which is an
Indeed, we stand in need of more female ever-evolving and ongoing process, with evaluating
filmmakers. Some incredibly talented women the social impact of your documentary films. Be
have made history at the Academy Awards. more conversant with the right process and take
This serves as a reminder to give credit where steps to make your work available for viewing.
credit’s due.
Personally, balancing motherhood and ca- (As told to Ragini Baruah)

FORECAST NEWSMAKERS
Compiled by: Bidisha Singha
SCREENSHOTS
Shoma A. Chatterji
Being the ‘Best Man’
November 27 – December 3, 2023 VICKY KAUSHAL on what it means to
Matthew Perry icky Kaushal needs no
ARIES Your hard work in a project pays off. Thinking outside

T
his much-loved actor passed away at his Los An-

V introduction today. play the role of Sam Manekshaw.

(MAR 21 –

the box at work helps, especially on Tuesday. From

APR 19)

From a blink-and- him and watched videos featuring him. I had heard a lot about him from my
Wednesday onwards, socialising is on the cards. geles home in a freak drowning incident. Known
you-miss-him role in parents but had never seen what he looked like. Day after day, I sat with Meghna
Spend your money wisely. for playing the iconic role of Chandler
Anurag Kashyap’s reading the script for long hours and discussing the role. I met his family mem-
Bing in the wildly popular sitcom of the
TAURUS Gangs of Wasseypur to critically bers and spoke to them at length. His two daughters also shared information
As the week begins, focus on a personal goal. You’ll ’90s — FRIENDS, Perry struggled with
acclaimed Masaan, bagging two
(APR 20 –

substance abuse for a major part of his about their father we might not have got from anywhere else. I have around
MAY 20)

take steps to give yourself a fresh start and that’s for

the best. Midweek onwards, you will do well at work.
Spend this weekend with friends.
GEMINI
A great time to socialise, this week will bring you much
(MAY 21 –
Filmfare awards and a National 200 pictures of him on my phone to capture every aspect of his life.
life, which affected his work and personal
Award, he has come a long way What was the most challenging aspect about portraying a personality
relationships. He later opened a rehab
indeed. In this interview, he talks like Sam Bahadur?
centre and helped several lost souls, hop-
about his most ambitious project, In one of his interviews, when he was asked, ‘in your 40
ing that people would consider his
the title role in Sam Bahadur

happiness. Tuesday will be a great day for you to focus philanthropy as his legacy rather years of work, what has been your biggest achievement,’
JUN 20)

on a financial matter. From Thursday onwards, thinking — a biopic on the legendary he said that he never punished any of his jawans. I
than his role as Chandler.
outside the box will help at work. Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, really admire that compassion which he had, despite
directed by Meghna Gulzar, that the power he wielded.
CANCER Talk through your feelings as the week begins. Your
well-wishers will be supportive, especially on Wednes- Virat Kohli will release on December 1.
How difficult has it been to
When I walked in just before the trailer launch of the
(JUN 21 –

film at Delhi’s Manekshaw Centre, in the presence of

JUL 22)

day. Career-wise, this will be a productive period for ndia may have lost the World Cup but this man came

LEO
you. Towards the weekend, take care of your wellness.

You are keen on going with the flow. A short travel plan
I to the party all guns blazing. He piled up 765 runs at
an average of 95.63, including three centuries and six
half centuries, smashing numer-
bring to life the personality of
Sam Manekshaw?
It has been the most difficult
and challenging task. As every-
the Chief of Army Staff, General Manoj Pande, he told
me, “Do not forget that you are portraying the role of
our ‘Best Man’ and I was awestruck.
You have worked with Meghna Gulzar in Raazi.
is on the cards. Be careful with your money though. ous records along the way. The one knows, he was Chief of the
(JUL 23 –
AUG 22)

icing on the cake was his 50th How was the experience this time?
Midweek onwards, you’ll learn to emotionally connect Army Staff during the Indo-Pa-
more with your teammates. ODI hundred in the semi-final Meghna had mentioned her intention of making the film
kistan War of 1971, and the when we were working on Raazi. At that time, not
match, going past Sachin Ten- first Indian Army officer to be knowing whether she would cast me in the film, I
VIRGO This week, you will do good in a new project. Setting dulkar’s 20-year-old record. It promoted to the rank of Field
was only fitting that the man began digging up as much information as I could
organisational goals will help, especially on Wednes- Marshal. There were many
(AUG 23 –
SEPT 22)

received Sachin’s iconic No. on Sam Manekshaw. I am really very grateful

day. Patience is the key to happiness. Domestic life challenges like trying to copy
will be in a state of bliss. 10 jersey, as also the Player of to her for casting me in this very difficult role.
his body language, his walk, the What’s next in the pipeline for you?
the Tournament award. expression in his eyes, but most The next two films I am waiting for are
LIBRA From Monday to Wednesday, you’ll gain due recog- of all, to try to peep into his Chava, directed by Laxman Utekar,
(SEPT 23 –

nition at work. Your hard work pays off. This week, mind and bring it out. He used
Subrata Roy
OCT 22)

domestic life will be blissful. Midweek onwards, you’ll

scheduled to release on December
to walk bending slightly forward; 6, and Karan Johar’s romantic
gain clarity on a personal goal. erhaps the most controversial businessman India has I acquired that walk as best as

SCORPIO You are keen on taking steps to develop a meaningful

relationship with a dear one. Effective communication
P seen, Subrata Roy passed away in Mumbai recent-
ly. A tale of rags-to-riches-to-infamy, this founder of
the Sahara Group apparently sold snacks on a
I could.
What kind of homework
did it demand?
film directed by Anand Tiwari
scheduled to hit the theatres
in February.
(OCT 23 –
NOV 21)

is the key. This week, your optimism at the workplace
will motivate others.You’ll do well in a creative project.
SAGITTARIUS
Career-wise, Tuesday and Wednesday will be favour-
able days for you. You will have a productive work
(NOV 22 –
DEC 21)
scooter when he started out, moving on to I read as much as I could about Trans World Features (TWF)
take over a struggling finance company and
changing its fortunes. At its peak, Sahara
sponsored the Indian cricket team and Roy
owned New York’s Plaza Hotel and Lon-
don’s iconic Grosvenor House. But things

week. Take care of your health. Towards the weekend, came crashing down when he was
a short travel plan is on the cards. accused of cheating his investors,
mostly small-time rural folk.
CAPRICORN
Involve yourself in a creative project at work. Your
Sam Altman
(DEC 22 –
JAN 19)

creativity will inspire others.You are good with making “I saw it on the Animal Channel. It’s the “The cream cheese grows mould and
financial decisions. Domestic life will be blissful. This ysterious things happen in corporate boardrooms, only safe way to bathe a cat.” the mould grows hair!”

AQUARIUS
weekend, let go of the past.

From Monday to Wednesday, you’ll improve your work-

M and the recent Sam Altman episode is one such
curious case of boardroom hara-kiri. Altman, the
co-founder and CEO of Open AI —
ChatGPTmaker, was fired recently by
(JAN 20 –
FEB 18)

life balance. Matters of the heart will be prioritised

and rightly so. Midweek onwards, take care of your the board, sending shockwaves through
lifestyle habits. This weekend, focus on a financial goal. Silicon Valley. News now is that the
man will be back in his position as many
Open AI employees threatened to re-
PISCES This week, you will do well at work. Monday and
Tuesday will bring you a piece of good news. From sign and even Microsoft, which
(FEB 19 –

owns 49 per cent of OpenAI,

MAR 20)

Wednesday onwards, you may have an unexpected “I was going to start the High Protein “It’s our anniversary. Can you arrange
financial gain. Spend this weekend with like-minded rushed to hire Altman to Diet today, but I couldn’t find a place the anchovies so it looks like they’re
friends. lead a new AI group. that sells pork-filled doughnuts.” kissing?”