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Over 2k voters Manipur Violence

Rahul Gandhi reinstated
as Wayanad MP
New Delhi, Aug 07: Rahul Gandhi's
disqualification as Lok Sabha member
was revoked by Lok Sabha secretariat
after the Supreme Court's relief in the
Modi surname defamation case.
Congress's Rahul Gandhi was reinstated
as Wayanad MP by the Lok Sabha
secretariat after the Supreme Court's relief
in the 2019 Modi surname defamation
case. The Lok Sabha secretariat issued a
notification announcing that his
disqualification has been revoked and his
membership restored.
"In continuation of Notification No. 21/
4(3)/2023/TO(B), dated the 24th March,
2023, the Supreme Court of India has
passed an order on 04.08.2023 in Special
Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No. 8644/2023,
staying the conviction of Rahul Gandhi,
Member of Lok Sabha representing the
Wayanad Parliamentary Constituency of
Kerala, which was ordered by the judgment
dated23.03.2023 of the Court of the Chief
Judicial Magistrate, Surat in C.C./ 18712/
2019," an official notification issued by Lok
Sabha secretariat read.
"In view of order dated 04.08.2023 of
the Supreme Court of India, the
disqualification of Rahul Gandhi, notified
vide Gazette Notification no. 21/4(3)/2023/
TO(B) dated the 24th March, 2023 in terms
of the provisions of Article 102(1)(e) of
the Constitution of India read with Section
8 of the Representation of the People Act,
1951, has ceased to operate subject to
furtherjudicial pronouncements," it added.
Reacting to the development, Congress
president Mallikarjun Kharge said the
move brings relief to the people of India,
and especially to Wayanad.
“The decision to reinstate Shri
@RahulGandhi as an MP is a welcome
step… Whatever time is left of their
utilise that by concentrating on actual
governance rather than denigrating
Democracy by targeting opposition
leaders,” Kharge tweeted.
Congress deputy leader in Rajya Sabha
Pramod Tiwari said, "Truth has triumphed,
and lies has been defeated. INDIA has
won, our lion Rahul Gandhi has won, Modi
Ji, your defeat has begun."
In a tweet, senior Congress leader Shashi
Tharoor said, "With enormous relief,
welcome the official announcement of
@RahulGandhi's reinstatement. He can
now resume his duties in the Lok Sabha to
serve the people of India and his
constituents in Wayanad. A victory for
justice and for our democracy!" Congress
MP Imran Pratapgarhi also hailed Gandhi's
reinstatement as Lok Sabha MP.
On August 4, the apex court had stayed
Gandhi's conviction in the case, paving the
way for his reinstatement as Lok Sabha MP
from Wayanad in Kerala. Gandhi was
disqualified as Lok Sabha MP on March 24
after the metropolitan court in Surat in
Gujarat sentenced him to two years in jail in
the case a day earlier. On July 7, the Gujarat
High Court dismissed his plea seeking a
stay on the conviction, after which he
join BJP
Observer Reporter
Agartala: Aug 07. Over two
thousand voters joined the
ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in
presence of BJP MLA
Bhagaban Das and local
Mandal president at
Pabiacherra. Sources said, a
total of 2,109 voters from 630
families joined the ruling party
from CPIM and Congress.
Speaking on the occasion,
MLA Bhagaban Das said,
“The people have rejected the
Congress and CPIM for their
double standard politics.
Those who have served in
these two parties for years
today realized that these parties
are ideologically redundant. I
think they have taken the right
decision in the right time. I have
personally spoken to all the
people who joined our party
and the most common thing I
have noticed in their statements
is that they are heavily inspired
by the works of Prime Minister
Narendra Modi”. According to
the MLA, most of the leaders
who joined the ruling party
have served in different levels
of the CPIM local committee
and Congress’s DCC and BCC
SC forms 3-member
panel of former judges
New Delhi, Aug 07: As Manipur sank
deeper in ethnic violence, the Supreme
Court on Monday announced setting up of
a committee of three former women high
court judges to look into relief and rehabili-
tation of those affected. A bench headed
by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud said the
committee will be headed by former Jammu
and Kashmir High Court Chief Justice Gita
Mittal and include Justices (retd) Shalini P
Joshi and Asha Menon.
The bench, also comprising Justices J
B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, said the
effort of the apex court is to restore a
sense of confidence and faith in the rule
of law in the state. It said besides the ju-
dicial panel that will oversee relief and
rehabilitation efforts among other things,
senior police officers will be asked to su-
pervise the investigation in criminal cases
to be probed by the state SITs.
The bench said a detailed order will be
uploaded on the apex court website later in
the evening. During the hearing, Manipur
DGP Rajiv Singh appeared before the bench
to answer queries on the ethnic violence
and the steps taken by the administration so
far to check it, besides the segregation of
cases for the purpose of effective investiga-
tion.
Attorney General R Venkataramani and
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing
for the Centre and the state government,
submitted a report, which the apex court had
sought on August 1, on issues including
the segregation of cases. "The government
is handling the situation at a very mature
level," the attorney general told the bench.
The government law officers said the state
government proposed to set up Special In-
vestigation Teams (SITs), headed by the su-
perintendent of police at the district level, to
probe sensitive cases. The CBI has been
asked to investigate 11 cases. On August 1,
the top court had said there was a complete
breakdown of law and order and constitu-
tional machinery in Manipur.
It had rapped the state police for a "tardy"
and "lethargic" probe of incidents of ethnic
violence, especially those targeting women,
had summoned the DGP to answer its que-
ries on August 7. See on P-3

Seven BD
tenure, BJP and Modi Govt should

PM’s 'One District One Product' program 297 Kg Ganja

Nationals
including
children held
Observer Reporter
Dharmanagar: Aug 07.
As many as seven
Bangladeshi nationals had
been detained comprising
two men, two women and
three children by police
based on an intelligence
input today. Police sources
said, those who had been
detained during the
operation had unlawfully
entered India in the year
2020. For the intervening
period, they were engaged in
different menial jobs at
Bangalore. After a stay of
over three years, both the
families had been returning
to Agartala on board
Hamsafar express to return
to their homeland. As soon
as they reached
Dharamanagar, they were
detained from the Rajbari
area. The arrested persons
are identified as Mohammad
Litan Sheikh (35), Fatema
Begum (28) Nurul Amin (3),
Nur Mohammad (5), Mamun
Rashid (21), Ajeeja Begum
(19) and Yasin Begum (6).
Police sources said, they
were en route to Kailashahar
to cross the borders.
Former CM
CM emphasizes promoting
local products of state
Observer Reporter
Agartala: Aug 07. Chief
Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha,
during a review meeting of the
Tripura State Employment
Guarantee Council at the
Secretariat, emphasized the
importance of promoting local
popular products in line with
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi's 'One District One
Product' program.
The Chief Minister also
suggested that products
which are popular and have
approached the apex court on July 15.
seized, one
held
MGNREGA in various Gram
Panchayats and Villages of the
State, emphasis should also be
placed on the production of
local popular products. All the
products which are popular
and produce more in the
districts of the state should
be given importance in the
cultivation of all the products
in the respective districts. It
will also be possible to
implement Prime Minister
Narendra Modi's 'One
District One Product'
program”, said Dr Saha.
In the meeting, the Chief
Minister said that the
concerned departments
should take initiative to select
the beneficiaries of various
projects from their own budget
instead of relying only on
MNREGA.
“Beneficiaries should also
be encouraged to make some
contribution in facilitating a
project. In creating permanent
assets under MNREGA,
priority should be given to
selecting the right
beneficiaries so that it can be
committees.
Observer Reporter
Agartala: Aug 07. Police
today seized 297 Kg of dry
Ganja from the secret
chamber of an Assam bound
lorry followed by is
interception at Churaibari
naka point in Assam-Tripura
borders. The vehicle
carrying the consignment
was impounded and the
driver had also been arrested
in connection with a specific
case registered under the
NDPS Act. The arrested
driver is identified as
Radheshyam Dubey, a
resident of Uttar Pradesh and
the vehicle was driving bear
a registration number of
CF04FD/9489. Briefing the
media persons over the
operation, SDPO Debasish
Saha said, “OC Churaibari
received a secret information
regarding movement of
Ganja consignment from
Agartala to Assam.
Accordingly, the police
intercepted the lorry and
seized as many as 297 kgs of
dry Ganja”.
Asst. Comdt
Hamsrai
Reang
Local BJP leaders launch
rebellion against Mandal
Anganwadi Center closed
Observer Reporter
Agartala: Aug 07. The
fissures of disagreement
within the party rank and file
in ruling BJP is apparently
taking the shape of full-
fledged rebellion in areas
where the senior leadership
of the party has been found
taking unilateral decisions
ignoring the views of foot
soldiers.
In an outburst of the
resentment accumulating
among the grass root level
political leaders, the
Anganwadi center located at
Amtali, Manurmukh area had
been locked opposing the
recruitment of an outsider as
the in-charge. The locals
alleged that the appointment
of the lady from another
village is a gross violation of
the existing system.
By nature, the Anganwadi
in-charge is supposed to be
appointed from the local
areas. But, the senior BJP
leaders of the Mandal,
especially the Mandal
president and the Panchayat
Samiti chairperson had
somehow manipulated
appointment process to get
someone from their lobby
selected for the post.
The Pradhan of the Amtali
said that she had not been
consulted for appointment of
the Anganwadi worker. She
said, the Mandal president
and the Panchayat samiti
chairman are making all
decisions themselves.
The Booth president of
the local area also claimed
that all these malpractices
had raised concerns over the
functioning of the party.
The local leaders also
sought intervention of the
state leadership to resolve the
issues and settle the problems
emerging within the party.
The local leaders who had
fought the real fight for the
party during elections are
being sidelined. This
practice would surely leave
a harsh impact on the
organizational functioning.
The party workers have
demanded a fair
investigation by the local
panchayat chief to uncover
the truth behind the alleged
corrupt practices.

Sachindra
Lal Singh
remembers
Observer Reporter
Agartala: Aug 07. In a
solemn ceremony held at the
Pradesh Congress Bhavan
here on Monday, prominent
leaders including Congress
MLA Sudip Roy Barman,
Pradesh Congress President
Asish Kumar Saha, and
Pradesh Mahila Congress
President, along with other
party members, paid heartfelt
tributes to the late Chief
Minister Sachindra Lal Singh
on the occasion of his 117th
birth anniversary. Speaking
to reporters on the sidelines
of the ceremony today, PCC
President Asish Kumar Saha
spoke highly of Sachindra
Lal Singh's remarkable
contributions and
significance. He emphasized
that Singh dedicated his
entire life to serving the
people and played a pivotal
role during the liberation war
of Bangladesh. Saha also
highlighted that Singh's
influence extended beyond
the borders, and he made
See on P-3
high production in specific
districts of the state should
Dr Saha in the meeting
reviewed the progress and
properly converted and
perpetuated”, he said.
passes away
receive greater attention and Observer Reporter
future work plans of other The Secretary of the Rural
focus on cultivation.
“Apart from permanent
projects of the Rural
Development Department
Development Department, Dr. Agartala: Aug 07. The 6th
Sandeep R. Rathore, provided Battalion of
Asset creation through including MNREGA. See on P-3 Ramchandraghat
Teliamura
in
sub-division
More than 2000 voters joined BJP at Pabiacherra on Monday.
HM accused of corruption, mourns the loss of Assistant
Commandant Hamsrai
Reang, who succumbed to a
prolonged battle with a Five including cops injured
SMC demands probe complex illness. After
seeking treatment overseas
Observer Reporter how and where the money was utilized.
in pursuit of better medical
care, his health deteriorated
Last Saturday, the Karbook School significantly, and he sadly
in acid attack on police van
Agartala: Aug 07. In a shocking Inspector, Damodar Tripura, conducted a breathed his last yesterday Observer Reporter The incident aggrieved the Speaking on the issue,
revelation, serious allegations of corruption meeting with the school management morning, despite the earnest locals of his neighborhood Prantosh Das pleaded
have surfaced against the headmaster of committee to investigate the matter further. efforts of medical Agartala: Aug 07. A total prompting them to lay a innocence and said that the
Bhanu Karbari Para Upper Primary School, During the meeting, tensions escalated as professionals. The news of of five Persons, including siege around the houses of thief was beaten up by other
Kushalav Chakma. The management Chakma and Kishore Debnath, the chairman Hamsrai Reang's passing two police officials, suffered Prantosh Das, Kajal Das and traders and vendors of the
committee of the school, located in North of the school management committee, got has left his family, burn injuries today after Subir Das who allegedly led market. He, however,
Ekchari Village under Karbook subdivision, into a heated argument. Debnath accused colleagues, and the miscreants hurled acid the mob that roughed up the admitted that he was present
has accused the headmaster of diverting Chakma of corruption, while the headmaster community in grief. His bottles targeting a police van suspected thief. at the spot.
funds meant for school development dismissed the allegations, claiming they dedication to his service and at Shimna area under Sidhai They had been attacked by "All of a sudden, a large
projects during the financial year 2022-23. were motivated by personal enmity. commitment to his duties police station. The injured the crowd in the morning number of people came and
According to the complaint received by However, the lack of proper bills and made him a respected figure persons had been rushed to leading to vandalism in their attacked us. I tried to make
the School Inspector, a total of Rs 2.68 lakh documentation raised further suspicions among his peers. The body GBP hospital Agartala for houses. Even their family things clear before them but
was allocated for various development regarding the use of funds. The school of the late assistant better treatment, police members also suffered minor they were not in the mood to
projects at Bhanu Karbari Para Upper inspector discovered that essential commandant was brought sources have said. injuries. hear anything. They didn't
Primary School. However, the headmaster, maintenance work, such as repairing the back to Agartala today. At According to available As police came to know even spare my wife" , he said.
Kushalav Chakma, allegedly misused this ceilings of various classrooms and fixing the airport, a somber information, a youth from about the incident, a small Although no senior police
money without informing the school water filters, had not been carried out despite gathering paid heartfelt Shimna was caught red team of cops arrived at the official could be reached for a
management committee. annual allocations from the school grant. tributes to the departed soul. handed by local traders in spot and rescued them. But comment on the incident,
When the school's management committee This is not the first time Kushalav Chakma Among those present to bid the market and he was before the police van could sources said that such
asked for an account of the allocated funds, has faced accusations of corruption during their final farewell were IGG thrashed inhumanly in full leave the area acid bottles incidents are very concerning.
Chakma claimed that the entire amount had his tenure as a teacher. The situation has S Rao, MLA Pramod Reang, public view yesterday. The had been thrown on that "Prima facie evidence
already been spent. However, he failed to prompted the school management committee MLA Philip Kumar Reang, youth hailed from Shimma tea inflicted severe injuries on suggests that the incident is
provide any documentation or details about to demand a thorough See on P-3 and several relatives. garden area. the persons sitting inside. See on P-3
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TUESDAY 8TH AUGUST 2023
TRIPURA OBSERVER
TUESDAY, 8TH AUGUST 2023 Strengthening Traditional
DARK SIDE OF
PALM CULTIVATION
Palm cultivation, driven by the insatiable demand for
palm oil, has become a global juggernaut. The vast ex-
Industry of Khadi in India
panses of palm plantations have transformed landscapes
Nimish Rustagi, Himanshu
and economies, making palm oil one of the most signifi- Pathak & Apoor
poorvva Mahiw
Mahiwaa
cant agricultural commodities. While the economic ben-
n the last 9 years, the whole world is seeing
efits are undeniable, the bad impact of palm cultivation
cannot be ignored. From environmental devastation to
social injustices, the dark side of palm cultivation is be-
I the revolution that Indian artisans have wo-
ven on the charkha of Khadi. The name of
that revolution is 'Self-reliant India'. Khadi commands a
coming increasingly apparent and demands urgent at- sentimental value for Indians. It symbolizes the need and
tention. First and foremost, the environmental conse- importance of indigenous manufactured goods. Today,
Khadi means the Fabric of our Nation's Progress and
quences of palm cultivation are alarming. Large-scale Resilience.
deforestation to make way for palm plantations has led The khadi industry is one of the most prominent tradi-
to the destruction of precious tropical rainforests and tional industries in India as it not only boosts sales and
their diverse ecosystems. This rampant deforestation employment opportunities for the artisans; but also
has dire implications for biodiversity, as it threatens the strengthens export potential, contributes to GDP, pro-
motes rural development and entrepreneurship.
survival of endangered species like orangutans, Economic Development
Sumatran tigers, and countless other unique flora and Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has even
fauna. Additionally, the loss of forests exacerbates cli- exceeded the turnover of the best FMCG companies in
mate change by releasing vast amounts of stored car- India. Owing to the constant support of Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, KVIC has, for the first time, clocked a
bon into the atmosphere and reducing nature's capacity massive turnover of Rs 1.34 lakh crore in 2022-23. In 2013-
to absorb greenhouse gases. 14, the turnover of Khadi and Village Industries (KVI)
The heavy use of water resources for irrigation in products was Rs. 31,154 crores.
water-stressed regions further exacerbates water scar- There has been an unprecedented growth of 332% in the
sale of indigenous Khadi products made by artisans from
city and poses a serious threat to local communities' 2013-14 to 2022-23. Among the different KVI products,
access to clean water. Consumer awareness and respon- there has been unmatched growth in the production of
sible choices are crucial in driving demand for sustain- Khadi fabrics in the last 9 years. In 2013-14, the produc-
able palm oil. Certifications such as RSPO (Roundtable tion of Khadi clothes was Rs 811 crore, with a jump of
on Sustainable Palm Oil) can guide consumers towards 260%, it has touched the figure of Rs.2916 crore in 2022-
23. The demand for Khadi clothes has also increased
products that meet higher environmental and social stan- rapidly from 2013-14 to 2022-23. In 2013-14, where its
dards. Boycotting palm oil altogether is not the solu- sales were only Rs 1081.04 crore, by 2022-23, it increased
tion, as it may lead to a shift to other unsustainable by 450% to touch the figure of Rs 5942.93 crore.
vegetable oils, exacerbating the problem. In conclusion,
the bad impact of palm cultivation is undeniable and
demands immediate action from governments, corpora-
tions, and consumers alike. We must recognize the ur-
Hindi - "national language" of India! Several
Kajal Chatterjee
measures taken to
ease of travel for passengers
indigenous languages in the
gency of preserving our planet's fragile ecosystems, pro- non-Hindi speaking regions
tecting biodiversity, and respecting the rights of vulner- Recently a particular judge are superior in status than
able communities. Only by collectively addressing these of Supreme Court has de- Hindi which is actually noth-
issues can we steer palm cultivation towards a more sus- clared Hindi as the "national ing but a mere regional lan-
tainable and responsible future. language" of the country! guage spoken in few North
But hadn't the division Indian states, but absolutely
bench of Gujarat High Court, FOREIGN outside it.
VP applauds exemplary consisting of Chief Justice SJ
Mukhopadhaya and Justice
Thus, it can be easily de-
duced that those political
performance of Indian AS Dave, categorically
stated(in January 2010) that
there is no provision of "na-
leaders and institutions who/
which zealously project
Hindi as the "national lan-
Archers at W’Championships tional language" in the Con-
stitution of India!
guage" are merely assaulting
the very basis of the Consti-
New Delhi, Aug 06(PIB): The Vice-President and Chair- Again hadn't the bench of tution and the powers who
man, Rajya Sabha, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar lauded the exem- the enlightened and Honor- are imposing Hindi upon the
plary performance of Indian Archers at World Archery Cham- able High Court of Gujarat, non-Hindi speaking popula-
pionship at Berlin, Germany in the Upper House today. He comprising Justice VM Sahai tion are actually demeaning
said that their exemplary performance is bound to inspire and AJ Desai, also had the esteemed judiciary.
and motivate the nation. opined(in January 2012) that In this perspective, doesn't
Extending the felicitations on behalf of the House in Rajya Hindi is nothing but a FOR- the comment of the Supreme
Sabha, Shri Dhankhar particularly highlighted the achieve- EIGN LANGUAGE for Court judge run contrary to
ments of the women archers for “scripting history by their Gujaratis who were protest- the two verdicts (as referred
spectacular performance.” ing against the National above) of the Gujarat High
Praising the Indian archers for their best ever performance Highway Authority of India Court!
at the World Archery Championships, he said that their who had dared to issue a So definitely it must be won-
achievements reflect our rapid stride forward in the arena of notification in Hindi only dered we, the common
sports and is testimony to the unwavering focus, tremen- right on the soil of Gujarat! people, will accept which
dous hard work and wholehearted dedication of our This directly proves that the message to be the "ultimate
sportspersons. “This is also on account of affirmative gov-
EDITORIAL 2P
Khadi artisans associated with Khadi sector are also get- the country and abroad.
ting the benefit of increase in production and sale of Boosting Employment Opportunities
Khadi clothes. Their remuneration has been increased In the last couple of years, KVIC’s main focus has been
by more than 150% since 2013-14. The record production to create sustainable employment for artisans and unem-
of Khadi has been possible due to the continuous ef-
forts and hard work of the cotton spinners and weavers
engaged in the production and sale of Khadi.
Strengthening Rural Industries and Community Building
ployed youth. It has set a milestone by creating 9.5 lakh
jobs in rural areas in 2022-23, whereas in 2013-14, 5.6 lakh
jobs were created. Under Prime Minister’s Employment
Generation Programme (PMEGP), the nation has set a
Rural revitalization plays an essential role in fulfilling the new record by connecting the youth of the country with
country’s aim of becoming self-sufficient. In this regard, the Swadeshi Campaign. More than 80% of PMEGP units
financial assistance provided through DBT to artisans, are set up in rural areas, out of which more than 50%
modernization of existing infrastructure like charkha and units are headed by SC, ST and women entrepreneurs.
looms, digitization, development of new technology and This has given a boost to women empowerment and
designs through R&D activities has increased signifi- women entrepreneurs in the country. Under PMEGP, a
cantly in the last 9 years. This has contributed a lot to total of 73.67 lakh people have been provided employ-
the development of Khadi and Village Industries prod- ment opportunities by setting up 8.69 lakh new projects
ucts. To further strengthen the rural economy and to during 2022-23, with a total margin money subsidy dis-
ensure self-sustainability, KVIC unveiled a unique gov- bursement of Rs 21870.18 crore from 2008-09 to 2022-23.
ernment online platform eKhadiIndia.com in 2021, which Further, KVIC, through its training centres and through
showcases over 50,000 products. other promotional schemes, conducts Skill Development
Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has Programme (SDP) and Entrepreneurship Awareness
taken several other initiatives for promoting, developing Programmes (EAP) in the country for unemployed youth
and strengthening the rural traditional industries in the to generate self-employment opportunities in traditional
country. For instance, KVIC through its Village Indus- industries.
tries Program is running skill development training pro- To sum up, Khadi industry is not just a symbol of India's
grams to provide training, enhance income and improve independence movement and cultural heritage but also
livelihood opportunities in various rural industries like an essential driver of economic growth, employment, and
honey and beekeeping, palm jaggery, pottery, handmade sustainable development. By supporting the Khadi in-
paper and leather industry, rural engineering etc. Apart dustry, the nation has reaped social, economic, and en-
from this, KVIC is working on a plan to provide sewing vironmental benefits, contributing to the country’s over-
machines as well as sewing training to rural women to all progress.
provide maximum opportunities to women power in rural
areas. Since 2013-14, 7.43 lakh people have been trained *Authors: Nimish Rustagi, Additional Director
General; Himanshu Pathak, Deputy Director; and
across the country and artisans have been provided with
need-based tool kits. Further, the appeal of "Vocal for Apoorva Mahiwal, Young Professional, Research
Local" has taken Khadi to new heights of popularity in Unit, Press Information Bureau.
truth" - - - that of the Gujarat statements in Hindi as it is our
High Court or Supreme "national language"! New Delhi, Aug 06(PIB):India is one of the fastest growing avia-
Court! Or due to its highest Very humbly, but firmly, it is tion markets in the world and is already the third largest domestic
status, Supreme Court judge- being declared that just like aviation market. At present, there are 30 international airports in
ment revolving Hindi will pre- innumerable Gujaratis the country. The average monthly footfall and annual passenger
vail! If the answer is "Yes", Marathis Kannadigas handling capacity of international airports for the year 2022-23 are
then another pertinent ques- Malayalis Tamils Telugus at Annexure.
tion arises - - - "Exactly when Oriyas Santhals Asomiyas The Government has taken several measures to enhance the ease
has the Central Government
(led by the party of "Hindi-
Khasis Nagas Manipuris or
Mizos (to name a few); this
of travel for passengers such as capacity enhancement through
infrastructural changes in existing terminals, installation and com-
Hindu-Hindustan" vintage)
officially declared the lan-
guage of Bihar - Uttar
proud Bengali, residing in
West Bengal, is as "enlight-
ened" of the language of
missioning of additional X-ray machines for baggage check, de-
ployment of additional manpower by CISF (Central Industrial
Security Force), airlines and airport operators, management of
Pradesh as India's "national
language"! Hope the "fool-
Bihar-Uttar Pradesh-
Rajasthan as the Biharis/
slot allocation, co-ordination with airlines to avoid bunching of
flights etc. Additionally, to provide seamless and hassle-free ex-
ish" people of the country Uttar Pradeshis/Marwaris are perience for passengers at airports, the Government has launched
will be made enlightened of "enlightened" of Bangla Digi Yatra for biometric-based travel using Facial Recognition
these facts! But prior to that Kannada Oriya Mizo and Technology. In the first phase, Digi Yatra has been launched at
a declaration must also be other non-Hindi languages! Delhi, Bangalore, Varanasi, Kolkata, Pune, Vijayawada and
given from this end! So despite the assertion of the Hyderabad Airports. The upgradation of infrastructures/facilities
The concerned judge has concerned judge, neither can at airports is a continuous process, which is undertaken by the
opined that though India I comprehend nor converse AAI or the concerned Airport Operators depending upon opera-
comprises of lot of prov- in the so-called "national lan- tional requirements, traffic, demand, commercial feasibility etc.
inces with people talking in guage" of this diverse multi- Moreover, Ministry of Civil Aviation launched Regional Connec-
various tongues; still it is lingual heterogeneous con- tivity Scheme (RCS) - UDAN on 21.10.2016 to stimulate regional
expected that witnesses from glomeration of various re- air connectivity and make air travel affordable for the masses.
West Bengal can be easily gions, each possessing dis- Besides, both AAI and other PPP Airport Operators have em-
produced in the Court of tinct language and culture of barked upon a Capex Plan for more than Rs.98,000 crore including
Uttar Pradesh as he thinks its own with none any bit su- around Rs.25,000 crore by AAI during 2019-24 for development/
that they can talk and give perior /inferior to Hindi! upgradation/ modernisation of various brownfield airports .

Challenging the stereotypes

ernment initiatives and policies,” he added.
In his statement, the Rajya Sabha Chairman noted that 17
year old Aditi Gopichand Swami secured the first individual
world title for the country by winning Gold Medal at the
Championships. She became the youngest across the globe
to win the title.
He also acknowledged Ojas Pravin Deotale who clinched
Gold Medal in Men’s Individual event. He became the first
Indian male archer to claim such a title at the World Archery
Championships.
Another woman archer Jyothi Surekha Vennam won Bronze
Medal in the Women’s Individual Compound event, while
the team of Jyothi Vennam, Parneet Kaur and Aditi
Gopichand Swami put on an outstanding performance to
clinch Gold Medal in Women’s Compound Team event.
Wishing the archers all the success in their future
endeavours, the Chairman expressed hope that they will
continue to bring laurels and make the nation proud by
their achievements.
Following is the full text of Chairman’s statement –
“Hon’ble Members, it is a moment of immense pride for us.
Our archers, particularly women archers, have scripted his-
tory by their spectacular performance at the World Archery
Championships, 2023, held at Berlin, Germany.
17 year old Aditi Gopichand Swami secured first individual
world title for the country by winning Gold Medal at the
Championships. She became the youngest across the globe
to win the title.
Ojas Pravin Deotale clinched Gold Medal in Men’s Indi-
vidual event. He became the first Indian male archer to claim
such a title at the World Archery Championships.
Jyothi Surekha Vennam won Bronze Medal in the Women’s
Individual Compound event, while the team of Jyothi
Vennam, Parneet Kaur and Aditi Gopichand Swami put on
an outstanding performance to clinch Gold Medal in
Women’s Compound Team event.
This has been India’s best ever performance at the World
Archery Championships. Their achievements reflect our
rapid stride forward in the arena of sports and is testimony
to the unwavering focus, tremendous hard work and whole-
hearted dedication of our sportspersons. This is also on
account of affirmative Government initiatives and policies.
Their exemplary performance is bound to inspire and moti-
vate the nation.
On behalf of the House, and my own, I extend our felicita-
tions to the archers and wish them all the success in their
future endeavours.
We hope that they will continue to bring laurels and make
the nation proud by their achievements.”

Asad Mirza
nstereotype Alliance, an initiative of the UN
U Women is an effort to bring together the adver-
tising doyens and corporate world to create
campaigns, which are able to change the stereotypical im-
ages of women, racial and physical profiles, besides help-
ing in creating a more equal world for She and He.
We often hear complaints of objectifying and sexualising
women in the advertising world. However, though the ad-
vertising world propagates or translates its ideas into the
final copy, but the fact remains that it is driven by the client’s
demands, and in most cases to generate revenues the ad-
vertising firms bow down to the client pressure.
In addition, we also bemoan poor performance of India on
many social indicators, but it indeed it may hearten you to
know that India is perhaps the only country in Asia which
has a law in place defining indecent representation of
women through advertising.
Policy interventions by the government in India from time
to time, on the issue have indeed been progressive. The
Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act was
passed in 1986 and it was further amended in 2012 and 2018.
In addition the Advertising Standards Council of India
(ASCI), Broadcasting Complaints Council of India (BCCI)
and the largest state broadcaster Doordarshan have their
own Code for the advertisers besides the industry’s self-
regulatory bodies, however, most advertisements across
brands, defy these norms.
This leads one to the question whether we are fulfilling our
duty to stop objectification of women and discrimination to
other disadvantaged groups based on their race, skin colour,
social status an physical appearances, just in words or are
we approaching the issue from a wrong angle.
Recognising this anomaly and addressing the issue from a
direct approach, the UN Women launched a new initiative
titled Unstereotype Alliance in 2017, underlining the SDG-
5, which was aimed to consolidate the activities related to
gender issues and women, particularly through advertising
and marketing platforms.
The Unstereotype Alliance aimed to address the advertis-
ing industry, its leaders and decision makers and the cre-
ative teams to aim to end the anti-women stereotypes in
advertising. The initiative received the desired support from
the industry leaders and corporates around the world and
as a result within five years of its launch it is supported by
12 member countries, including the US, the UK and India
across five continents with an impressive 45 per cent growth
in industry membership, besides support from international
and national advertising bodies.
Coalitions like Unstereotype Alliance provides us an op-
portunity at the global level to promote gender equality and
break the stereotypical notions associated with both gen-
ders. In a way Unstereotype Alliance provides us an oppor-
tunity to systematically study and analyse the gender rep-
resentation in advertising in different countries.
Globally, research has found that customers across the world
are increasingly responding and rejecting the set stereo-
types, which are fed through the advertising industry and
they respond in a positive manner to a balanced and repre-
sentative portrayal of women in advertising.
In a country like India, women are usually portrayed in tra-
ditional roles like house makers, teachers etc. engaged in
activities which are traditionally associated with them like
cooking, cleaning the house and caring for the family be-
sides the traditional beauty products or being showed as
fair and thin. In contrast they are negatively portrayed in
advertisements where there is no need for them to be
present.
An article in exchange4media.com, a leading platform of
industry players related to advertising, marketing and me-
dia world, in 2020 found that industry research reveals that
as compared to 25 per cent of advertisements which feature
men there are only 8 per cent advertisements which feature
women.
However, it is heartening to note that several Indian compa-
nies have tried to bust the myth and in the past had launched
women-centric advertisements. Several brands like Tanishq,
Raaga, Titan, Airtel, Havell’s, Tata Tea or Dalda, some of
which are owned UnStereotype Alliance Champion in India
i.e. Hindustan Unilever Limited have tried to break the ste-
reotypical mould and start a fresh campaign with a newer
perspective.
In India, the Unstereotype Alliance could focus on promot-
ing girl education, gender parity, nutrition, skills and em-
powerment and hygiene management. All these initiatives
should try to break the traditional roles of women and in-
stead male leads could be shown to support the message as
they are going to be target audience. In addition, the posi-
tive outcome of women education, women employability,
women breaking the gender barrier, women gaining entry
into traditionally male preserved domains like engineering
should be given more focus besides highlighting their suc-
cesses in corporate or other domains.
Also to reach our target audience in rural India, Unstereotype
Alliance could focus on promoting the key messages in the
vernacular or regional languages as the traditional English-
medium advertising retains only the educated class as the
main audience, but in order to break that myth and connect
with the masses, it is important to connect with them in their
language, ensuring a better connectivity and recall of your
messages.
Expanding the Unstereotype Alliance is not going to be a
challenge but an additional bonus in the sense that Indian
advertising industry and advertisers, both are working to
negate the traditional stereotypes. There have been several
advertising campaigns initiated in the past, which have been
received, positively by the target audience and the indus-
try both.
So what we need in the current scenario is perhaps a little
push to set the tone and delivery right. Though the re-
search points to the negative results about the portrayal of
women in the Indian advertising campaigns. Yet, with little
sensitisation and providing the stimuli could work wonders
for the Unstereotype Alliance in India, as most of the adver-
tising bodies are already on board to set the tone right in
the Indian advertisements.
In this regard a collaborative effort could be initiated with
the Government of India, too through its various ministries
like Ministry of Education, Ministry of Women and Child
Development and Ministry of Minority Affairs. They could
be targeted to promote the Prime Minister’s campaign, 'Beti
Bachao, Beti Padhao'.
Additionally, another positive factor working in favour of
the Unstereotype Alliance is that currently, a majority of
CEO’s or MD’s of leading Indian advertising firms are
women and definitely it would require less of an effort to
join the Unstereotype Alliance in its fight against the ste-
reotyping the women.
(Asad Mirza is a Delhi-based senior political and interna-
tional affairs commentator)
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TUESDAY, 8TH AUGUST, 2023
th
69 All India Railway Table
Tennis Championship kicks off
Observer Reporter
Agartala, Aug 07: The 69th
All India Railway Table
Tennis Championship (Men
& Women) 2023 is being
organised by the Northeast
Frontier Railway. The
championship started on
Meitei body urge PM
not to divide Manipur
as demanded by tribals
New Delhi/Imphal, Aug 7
(IANS) A day before the tribal
leaders’ meeting with Union
Home Minister Amit Shah in
New Delhi to press for their
demand for creation of a sepa-
rate state for tribals, the Coor-
dinating Committee on
Manipur Integrity (COCOMI),
apex body of the Meitei com-
munity, on Monday urged
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
not to divide Manipur and to
introduce the National Regis-
ter of Citizens (NRC).
The COCOMI submitted
its memorandum to the Prime
Minister’s Office highlighting
the resolutions adopted in
the mass rally held on July
29 in Imphal.
The other demands of the
COCOMI include an end to
the present ethnic conflict,
and eliminating foreign (ille-
gal immigrants) and Chin-
Kuki "narco-terrorism".
After submitting the memo-
randum in the PMO,
COCOMI coordinator
Jeetendra Ningomba, in a
video message, claimed that
the foreign elements, includ-
ing some of the leaders of the
Kuki-Zomi outfits with which
Suspension of Operation
pacts were signed, are directly
involved in the Manipur con-
flict and they should either be
eliminated or pushed out of
the territory of India.
"To identify illegal immi-
Sepahijala
observes
Vanmahotsav
2023
Observer Reporter
Bishalgarh: August 07.
Sepahijala district observed
Vanmahotsav 2023 at
Chayanat Community hall of
Karaimura, Bishalgarh. The
festival was inaugurated in the
presence of MLA Sushanta
Deb, District Forest Officer
Pritam Bhattacharjee, SDFO
Pallab Chakraborty,
headmaster of Karaimura
higher secondary school
Priyatosh Nandi and many
more. MLA Deb emphasized
the urgency of focusing on
afforestation at this very crucial
point of time when the whole
world including our country is
facing the adverse effects of
global warming, apart from that
he also underscored the
importance of taking on the
responsibility of nurturing and
caring for the trees we plant.
In a display of support for
the cause, MLA Deb along with
the other guests personally
planted trees. Leaving an
imprint and powerful message
of unit in safeguarding our
environment.
07 th August, 2023 at N.F.
Railway Indoor Stadium,
Maligaon, Guwahati.
President/NFRSA, Shri
Sandeep Sharma was the
Chief Guest of the sporting
event. The Chief Guest
hoisted the Tournament
Flag and addressed the
grants, the NRC must be
implemented in the state with
1951 as the base year. This is
to deprive illegal immigrants
from being citizens though
they may continue to stay as
guests, if necessary, without
indulging in destructive poli-
tics by creating concocted
history and bombarding the
media and seeking support
from the left liberals to
achieve what is known as a
Kuki-Zomi nation
(Zalengam) comprising areas
from three countries," the
memorandum said.
The COCOMI said that the
conflict can only be inferred
to be pre-planned as tension
started building up from April
27 after an open gym to be
inaugurated by the Manipur
Chief Minister was
vandalised.
The involvement of those
in Mizoram can be seen by
the press handouts of the
Mizo Zirlai Pawl, Aizawl of
April 30, regarding the evic-
tion of unauthorised en-
croachers from reserved and
protected forest.
Further the involvement of
cadres of the Chin Defence
Force (CDF) in the present con-
flict can’t be denied and even
the National Unity Government
of Myanmar had appealed to
all its units not to be involved
in affairs of neighbouring coun-
tries, the COCOMI memoran-
CNG car
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passengers and onlookers.
Startled pedestrians quickly
raised an alarm, prompting the
driver to stop the vehicle. With
the fire spreading rapidly, fear
gripped the passengers as they
attempted to exit the car. The
vehicle, running on
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG),
posed a severe risk, amplifying
the panic among the
passengers and other motorists
on the road. As the situation
escalated, fire and emergency
services were promptly notified,
and firefighters rushed to the
scene. Displaying swift action
and expertise, the firefighters
efficiently brought the blaze
under control, preventing a
potential disaster.
Body found
Contd from Page 1
investigation, but thus far,
they remain perplexed about the
circumstances surrounding
Santosh Gaur's untimely
demise. As the investigation
progresses, authorities have
refrained from drawing any
premature conclusions. The
police referred the deceased to
the morgue at Khowai District
Hospital for further examination
and to determine the cause of
death.
gathering in presence of
other officials of Northeast
Frontier Railway Sports
Association (NFRSA).
General Secretary/
NFRSAwelcomed all players
and officials in his opening
speech. The championship
will last for five days and
dum claimed.
It said that though cadres
of CDF, who are drawn from
among the Chins settled in
Shan State and Sagaing Divi-
sion of Myanmar have report-
edly been trained by Kuki
National Army in Manipur
territory, "it seems that there
are likely to be other powers'
influence to create turmoil in
the border state of Manipur.
As the present conflict in-
volves national security, it is
of utmost importance that this
aspect is thoroughly probed
and curtailed".
In fact, the root cause of
the Naga-Kuki conflict of the
1990s was due to the claim of
Kuki ancestral land by the
immigrant Kuki after settling
in Naga areas after seeking
permission from the Naga vil-
lage chiefs, the memorandum
stated. Meanwhile, a four
member delegation of the In-
digenous Tribal Leaders' Fo-
rum (ITLF) would meet Amit
Shah in New Delhi on Tues-
day to press for its demands.
The ITLF’s demands include
a separate state for the tribals,
Manipur Police and comman-
dos should not be deployed in
the hill areas of Manipur, in-
mates lodged in the jails in
Imphal should be shifted to
others states of the country,
and legalisation of a site for
mass burial of tribals killed dur-
ing the ethnic violence.
party leaders
Contd from Page 1
Manipur, while a delegation
of 21 INDIA MPs visited the
strife-hit state on July 29 and
30 and also submitted a memo-
randum to President Droupadi
Murmu seeking her interven-
tion. During the Monsoon Ses-
sion of the Parliament, the IN-
DIA MPs have raised the is-
sue of Manipur inside both the
Houses leading to disruptions
and adjournments.
PepsiCo
Contd from Page 1
fifth snacks plant in Assam,
aiming to further strengthen its
presence in the region. The
company’s commitment to
innovation, distribution
expansion, and focus on
consumer needs positions it well
for continued success in the
dynamic Indian market.
flag sale counter
Contd from Page 1
all walks of life are encouraged
to actively participate in this
national endeavour and embrace
the tricolour as a symbol of unity,
liberty, and prosperity. The "Har
Ghar Tiranga" campaign serves
as a gentle reminder of the
sacrifices made by our
forefathers in the quest for
freedom and instills a sense of
responsibility in safeguarding the
nation's values and ideals.
will conclude on 11 t h
August, 2023.
14 teams representing from
various Zonal Railways of
Indian Railways will
participate in the
championship. 12 men team
and 07 women team
consisting of a total of 160
players, coach officials,
referees and Railway Sports
Promotion Board Observers
will take part in this
championship.
Sports are an integral part
for one’s life to keep mind
and body healthy. N.F.
Railway is working with the
objective to create and
develop new talent in the
field of sports by taking
various steps which will in
turn bring glory to Indian
Railways. Organising such
kind of a championship will
boost the overall
development of the
upcoming youths.
Five including
Contd from Page 1
an act of retaliation. But, the
way acid has been thrown on
the victims makes the crime
grave and heinous. Police
investigation into the matter
is underway", a police officer
has said.
HM accused
Contd from Page 1
investigation into the
alleged misappropriation of
funds by the headmaster. In
response to the mounting
evidence and the school
inspector's findings, Damodar
Tripura issued a warning to the
headmaster, instructing him to
be transparent about all future
expenses and involve the
school management
committee in decision-making
processes.
SC forms
Contd from Page 1
The Centre had urged the
bench that instead of the two
FIRs related to a video show-
ing women being paraded na-
ked by a mob, 11 out of 6,523
FIRs linked to violence against
women and children may be
transferred to the CBI and tried
out of Manipur. The bench is
hearing around 10 petitions
related to the spiralling vio-
lence, including those seeking
court-monitored probe into
cases, besides measures for
relief and rehabilitation.
CM emphasizes
Contd from Page 1
some statistics related to
MNREGA in the state.
“There are a total of 6 lakh 77
thousand job card holders in
MNREGA across 8 districts of
Tripura. In the last financial year
2022-23, 3 crore 25 lakh
mandays were sanctioned for
MNREGA, but the state
achieved 3 crore 34 lakh 55
thousand mandays,
surpassing the target with
102.95 percent success rate.
The state received a total fund
of Rs 997.08 crore for MNREGA
in the financial year 2022-23, the
highest in the last 5 years, and
Rs 414.78 crore has been
received so far in the current
financial year. Out of this, Rs
360.47 crore has already been
spent”, he said.
The Chief Minister directed
that all the works implemented
through MNREGA in the
current financial years should
be regularly supervised by the
District Magistrates.
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Former CM Bangladesh delegation meets Nadda
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considerable efforts in
rehabilitating refugees who
sought shelter in Tripura
during
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that
to
Sachindra Lal Singh's
period.
Saha,
legacy remains relevant
even in the present day. The
ceremony served as a
poignant moment of
remembrance, honouring
the memory of the late Chief
Minister whose invaluable
contributions continue to
be celebrated and
remembered by the world.
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delegation of the Bangladesh Awami League Meanwhile, the BJP President in a tweet wrote,
I, Parimal Chandra Das met BJP President Jagat Prakash Nadda on “Had an engaging discussion with the delegates
S/O. Rajyeswar Das Monday. from the Bangladesh Awami League in Delhi
resident of ViII-Town The delegation which is on a four-day visit today as part of our ‘Know BJP’ initiative.”
to India at the invitation of the BJP as part of “We discussed ways to enhance party-
Sonamura,Sub-Udaipur,
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P.O. - Radhakishorepur, with Nadda discussed ways to enhance our party’s functioning, vision, and contri-
Dist-Gomati,Tripura, party-to-party interaction. butions to India’s progress,” Nadda said.
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declare that I have Bangladesh Agriculture Minister Abdur Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist-Centre),
changed my name from Razzak and Bangladesh Information and met Nadda as part of ‘Know BJP’ initiative.
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TUESDAY, 8TH AUGUST 2023
Cambodian king appoints
Hun Manet as new PM
Phnom Penh, Aug 7 (IANS) Cambo-
dian King Norodom Sihamoni on Mon-
day appointed Hun Manet as the new
Prime Minister after the latter's father
and incumbent premier Hun Sen an-
nounced to step down after serving
in the post for more than 38 years.
The monarch signed a royal decree to
designate Hun Manet, 45, as the new
premier for a five-year-term govern-
ment following a request from Hun
Sen, the longest serving Prime Minis-
ter in the world, reports Xinhua news
agency.
"The designated prime minister of the
Kingdom of Cambodia has duties to
prepare the members of the govern-
ment in order to ask for the adoption
of confidence from the National As-
sembly," Sihamoni said in the royal
decree.
"This royal decree takes effect from
14 killed, one
missing after Police search S.Korean airport
the day of signature," he added.
Hun Manet, along with his new cabi-
net members, will need to win a vote
of confidence in the National Assem-
bly slated for August 22 in order to
INTERNATIONAL 4P
officially become the new prime minis-
ter, and he is expected to be sworn in
on the same day. The appointment
came after the ruling Cambodian
People's Party (CPP) of Hun Sen won
a landslide victory in the July 23 gen-
eral election, gaining 120 out of 125
seats in the National Assembly.
Hun Manet is currently a member of
the CPP's Standing Committee and a
deputy commander-in-chief of the
Royal Cambodian Armed Forces.
Hun Sen announced on July 26 that
he would step down as the Prime Min-
ister for the first time since assuming
the post in 1985, handing the reins of
power to his eldest son Hun Manet.
However, the 71-year-old leader said
he will remain the CPP's president and
will take the position of President of
the Senate in a Senate Election on Feb-
ruary 25, 2024.
Congress remembers the birth anniversary of first Chief Minister of Tripura Sachindra Lal Singh
at Congress Bhavan Agartala on Monday. Pic: TO

heavy rain
hits China
Beijing, Aug 7 (IANS) Four-
teen people had been killed
and one remained missing as
of 10 p.m. Sunday after heavy
rain battered the city of
Shulan in northeast China's
Jilin Province, local authori-
ties said. Water levels in res-
ervoirs and major rivers have
so far receded to the safe
range, Xinhua news agency
reported. Shulan had experi-
enced continuous rainy
weather since Tuesday
night. This round of rain has
basically ended. The local
government has mobilized
various rescue forces to re-
locate residents, repair roads,
and restore power and com-
munication to resume
people's normal lives as soon
as possible.
3 killed, 11
injured as
buildings col-
lapse in Iran
Tehran, Aug 7 (IANS) At least
three people were killed and
11 others injured as a number
after online bomb threat
Seoul, Aug 7 (IANS)
An online post
threatening to bomb
the airport in South
Korea's resort island
of Jeju has triggered
police searches at
the premises and a
hunt to track down
the suspect, offi-
cials said Monday.
The post was uploaded on an
internet community at 9.07 p.m.
Sunday, threatening to "launch
a terrorist bombing attack on
Jeju International Airport at 2
p.m. on Monday", Yonhap
News Agency quoted police of-
ficials as saying.
The writer said a bomb had
already been planted at the
airport and threatened to
stab people coming out of
the building.
After spotting the post, the
police conducted a search
of Jeju International Airport
for two hours, but no explo-
sives were found.
The officials said the police plan
Israel's SC to hold expanded
to deploy police personnel and
step up access controls at the
airport on Monday to prepare
for any emergency situation.
The police on Monday also
searched Gimhae International
Airport in the southeastern port
city of Busan and Daegu Inter-
national Airport in the south-
eastern city of Daegu after
online bomb threats were made
for both airports.
An online post, uploaded at
12.18 a.m. on Monday, threat-
ened to detonate a bomb and
kill everyone with a jackknife at
Gimhae International Airport.
Another post on an internet
community, uploaded at 11.16
p.m. on Sunday,
warned of "a terror-
ist bombing attack
at Daegu Interna-
tional Airport on
August 9," threat-
ening to "stab ev-
eryone to death".
Shortly thereafter,
the police searched
the two airports but
found no signs of terrorism, the
officials said, adding they will
step up security at the airports.
The incidents mark the latest in
a series of copycat crime threats
that followed two fatal stabbing
rampages in and around Seoul.
On August 3, a 22-year-old sus-
pect, surnamed Choi, rammed a
vehicle into pedestrians outside
of a department store in
Bundang, south of Seoul, and
then attacked shoppers with a
knife inside the store, leaving 14
people wounded, 12 of them se-
riously.
One of the victims, a woman in
her 60s, was pronounced dead
after three days of treatment.
Pak train crash kills
30, injures over 100
Islamabad, Aug 7 (IANS)
At least 10 cars of a pas-
senger train derailed in
Pakistan's southern Sindh
province on Sunday, kill-
ing at least 30 passengers
while injuring over 100
others, government and
police officials said.
While confirming the ca-
sualties, Sindh's Chief
Minister Syed Murad Ali
Shah said that nine cars have been
cleared, adding that a rescue operation
is underway in the remaining car to re-
cover passengers, Xinhua news agency
reported.
He said that critically injured people will
be transported to the southern port city
of Karachi for better treatment.
The Hazara Express train, comprising
around 16 to 17 cars with over 1,000
passengers, veered off the track while
crossing a canal bridge on its way to
the country's northwest Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa province from Karachi.
Minister for Railway Khawaja Saad
Rafique told the media that authorities
are investigating the incident and the
possibility of "sabotage" can be ruled
out.
Rescue teams, the Pakistan Army and
Pakistan Railways personnel rushed to
the site and initiated relief activities.
Local volunteers also helped rescue the
stranded passengers.
Affaq Rao, an eyewitness, told Xinhua
he was working in the fields when he
heard a strange loud bang.
"It was the noise of the train derailing.
Initially, I could not figure out what to
do, but then along with other locals, I
ran towards the coaches
and tried helping people
get out of the train," he
said.
"These were the most
horrific and heart-
wrenching scenes of my
life," Rao said.
Rehman Malik was trav-
elling to the eastern city
of Rawalpindi for his
business venture when
the unfortunate incident happened.
"Fortunately, I remained unhurt," he
said. Malik, who received minor inju-
ries in the accident, said that the inci-
dent was his worst nightmare.
After the train derailment, train opera-
tions were suspended, affecting the
routine of many trains, with railway
authorities saying that it may take up
to 18 hours to restore operations.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif
expressed deep grief and sorrow over
the incident and directed the authori-
ties to provide the best medical treat-
ment to the injured people.

hearing on PM incapacity law extends e-visa Jeddah talks on Ukraine

of semi-finished buildings col-
lapsed in Iran's capital Tehran,
local media reported.
The incident occurred on Sun-
day morning when the Tehran
Municipality staff, backed by
the provincial police forces,
were supervising the demol-
ishing of an "unsafe" build-
ing in District 19, Xinhua news
agency reported, citing the
Iranian Students' News
Agency (ISNA).
The knocking down of the
building caused the col-
lapses of adjacent five build-
ings, which also have not
met safety requirements,
leaving four police officers
and two municipality staffers
buried under the debris, the
ISNA said, citing a statement
by the Tehran Police Infor-
mation Center.
Saudi Arabia
Jerusalem, Aug 7 (IANS) to citizens of 8 crisis conclude, participants
Israel could be declared unfit
Israel's Supreme Court has for office. The law cancelled
said that an expanded panel more countries the possibility of removing
would hear appeals against a
recently-passed law, which
makes it harder to declare
Prime Minister Benjamin
call for continuing peace efforts
Netanyahu due to his conflict
of interests over his ongoing
corruption trial. Moreover,
only Netanyahu's government
Riyadh, Aug 7 (IANS) Saudi
Arabia announced that citi-
zens of eight more countries
will now be eligible for a visi-
Netanyahu unfit for office, in or the parliament, in which tor e-visa, state media re- Jeddah, Aug (August 5-6)
September. In a decision pub- Netanyahu's coalition also hasported. 7 (IANS) meeting,
lished by the country's top a majority, now has the author-
The e-visa will be available The talks on Xinhua news
court on Sunday, the justices ity to remove an incumbent to visitors from Albania, the Ukraine agency re-
instructed the state to respond prime minister and only on Azerbaijan, Georgia, crisis have ported, citing
to arguments and explain why panded panel of 11 justices to medical grounds. The peti- Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, concluded in the Saudi
the new law should not come hold the follow-up hearing tions against the law came as South Africa, Tajikistan, and the Saudi P r e s s
into effect until after the next scheduled for September 28, Netanyahu's coalition was try-Uzbekistan, for leisure, busi- Arabian city Agency.
elections, to avoid it from be- after the court held a first hear- ing to pass a controversial ness, and religious (Umrah of Jeddah, where participants from more than 40 countries Ukraine’s President,
ing perceived as a tailor-made ing on Thursday. plan to reshape the Israeli le-
only) travel, bringing the to- have called for continuing in- and international Volodymyr Zelensky, said
law designed to benefit Netanyahu's far-right coalition gal system and undermine the tal number of eligible coun- ternational efforts to build a organisations, including the that he hoped the initiative
Netanyahu, Xinhua news passed the law in March, power of the Supreme Court, tries to 57, Xinhua news common ground for peace. US, India, the EU, China and would lead to a “peace sum-
agency reported. changing the conditions un- which sparked mass demon- agency quoted the state me- The meeting, which excluded the United Nations. mit” of world leaders this au-
The court also set an ex- der which a prime minister in strations across the country. dia report as saying. Russia, was chaired by Saudi The participants tumn to endorse the prin-
The visitor e-visa is valid for Minister of State and National emphasised the importance ciples, based on his own 10-

Donald Trump, Mike Pence engage an entire year, grants mul-

tiple entries, and permits a
stay of up to 90 days. After
launching the e-visa pro-
Security Adviser Musaad bin
Mohammed Al-Aiban. It was
attended by representatives
of benefiting from views and
positive suggestions pre-
sented during the two-day
point formula for a settle-
ment, The Guardian re-
ported.

in slugfest over 2020-21 events No delay for Indigenous

Washington, Aug 7 (IANS)
Former US President Donald
Trump and his then deputy Mike
Pence have engaged in a war of
attrition over the events that un-
folded in 2020, and their respec-
tive roles in controlling the Capi-
tol Hill insurrection in 2021 in the
wake of Joe Biden being elected
President.
Trump chose through his Truth
Social site to lash out at Pence,
his former Vice President and GOP
presidential primary opponent,
calling him "delusional" and “not a very
good person". WOW, it’s finally hap-
pened! Liddle’ Mike Pence, a man who
was about to be ousted as Governor of
Indiana until I came along and made him
V.P., has gone to the Dark Side,” Trump
said in a Truth Social post. "I never told
a newly emboldened (not based on his
2 per cent poll numbers!) Pence to put
me above the Constitution, or that Mike
was ‘too honest'," Trump added.
“He’s delusional, and now he wants to
gram in 2019, Saudi Arabia
welcomed 93.5 million visits
in 2022, a 93-per cent increase
change the results of the 2020 elec- from 2021, registering a tour-
tions.
Voice
The then Vice President broke with Saudi Riyals ($49 billion).
Trump on the day of the US Capi-
2 dead, over
referendum:Aus
ism expenditure of 185 billion
PM
tol riot and certified the results. Canberra, Aug 7 (IANS) Aus- Australia's largest Indigenous
tralian Prime Minister Anthony cultural gathering on Saturday.
Pence, one of the hopefuls for the
2024 presidential race, who was hu- 30 missing Albanese has declared that the "In the months ahead, just as
miliated by Trump for not invok- Rome, Aug 7 (IANS) At least referendum on the proposed we will continue to make it clear
ing the 25th amendment to stay two people died and more Indigenous Voice to Parliament what voting Yes will achieve.
Biden's victory in 2020, was called than 30 went missing near the will go ahead this year. In a re- Australians should be equally
a 'WIMP' by Trump, and his sup- Italian island of Lampedusa cent speech at the Garma Fes- clear about what voting No
porters erected a stockade before after two boats carrying asy- tival in the Northern Territory means: it is more of the same.
the Capitol Hill with the cry “Hang lum seekers capsized in the (NT), Albanese said there was Not only rejecting the oppor-
Pence”. Pence said repeatedly dur- rough seas, a police official no guarantee of success for the tunity to do better but accept-
show he’s a tough guy,” Trump was ing his campaign speeches that Trump de- said.At least 57 people were referendum, but rejected calls ing that what we have is some-
quoted by the US media as saying. manded he “choose between him and the rescued after the vessels that to put it off, Xinhua news how good enough."
Trump’s comments on Pence are yet the Constitution". In response to Trump’s in- went down amid high waves agency reported. The referen- First Peoples of Australia. He listed some examples of the
sharpest attack against a person who has dictments, Pence has maintained that the around 43 km southwest of dum will ask Australians to vote In order to be successful, more gap between Indigenous and
rebuked him on the campaign trail for his former President is not above the law, Lampedusa between late yes or no on altering the than 50 per cent of Australian non-Indigenous people to
role in the January 6, 2021 attack on the CNN reported. Pence, however, hasn't Saturday and early Sunday, nation's constitution to estab- voters as well as a majority in show the urgency, including
US Capitol. ruled out pardoning Trump even though reports Xinhua news agency. lish the voice, which would at least four out of six states high suicide rate and shocking
According to Trump’s third indictment the former President’s actions on January According to local media, advise federal politicians on all must vote yes in a referendum. disease rate. The statement
earlier this week, Trump told Pence in one 6 were reckless, but he was not convinced the boats had departed from matters relating to Indigenous "Today I can promise all of you comes despite support for the
conversation on January 1, 2021 that he at all that Trump was above the law or that Tunisia. The bodies of an 18- Australians, and formally rec- - and all Australians - there will "yes" campaign trending
was “too honest” when the Vice Presi- he is convinced that his actions were crimi- month-old child and a ognize Aboriginal and Torres be no delaying or deferring this downwards in recent months
dent said he lacked the authority to nal, Pence told CNN. woman were recovered. Strait Islander peoples as the referendum," Albanese told according to some polls.
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TUESDAY, 8TH AUGUST, 2023 NATIONAL NETWORK 5
Sonia meets party leaders of Manipur to
take stock of situation in strife-hit NE state
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS)
Congress Parliamentary
Party (CPP) chairperson
Sonia Gandhi on Monday
met the party leaders of
Manipur, including former
Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh
and others to discuss the situ-
ation in the north eastern
state. Besides the Manipur
Congress delegation, the
meeting in the chamber of
Sonia Gandhi in Parliament
was also attended by Con-
gress President Mallikarjun
Kharge, party leader Rahul
Gandhi and general secretary
(organisation) KC Venugopal.
Besides Ibobi Singh, who is
also the CLP leader in the as-
sembly, Congress state unit
chief and party MLA K
Meghachandra Singh,
Deputy CLP leader K Ranjit
TSU meets in deputation at Siksha Bhavan in Agartala on Monday. Pic: TO
Heavy showers ahead for North
Northeast India: IMD
Airtel launches Airtel IQ Reach- New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS)
The India Meteorological
India’s first-of-its-kind self-serve Department (IMD) on Mon-
day forecast isolated heavy
to very heavy rainfall in
Uttarakhand, north Uttar
marketing communications platform Pradesh, Bihar, Sikkim and
over Northeast India during
next three days.
Agartala, August 1, 2023: Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), one of ogy along with Airtel’s strengths of infrastructure, data and Subdued rainfall activity is
India’s leading telecommunications service providers, to- engineering expertise to facilitate enterprises in targeted cus- expected over the remaining
parts of the country during
day, announced the launch of Airtel IQ Reach, a first-of-its- tomer communications. Our customers can now capitalise on
kind self-serve marketing communications platform, which the platform for their business growth even as they reduce next one week.
will enable brands/ companies to drive targeted customer their customer acquisition costs and target the right audi- In a bulletin released by the
engagements through personalised communications. ence at the right time with the right personalised communica- weather forecast agency, it
said that in Northwest India,
Launched under Airtel IQ, the world’s first network-em- tion through our innovative solution.”
bedded Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS), The platform will also offer real time insights and compre- there will be light to moder-
Airtel IQ Reach is an intuitive platform that will enable small hensive analytics on a centralised dashboard with the aim ate scattered rainfall with
some fairly widespread activ-
and medium businesses to make the most of their marketing of enabling businesses to measure their campaign effec-
investments as they engage with target customers in a cost- tiveness. Airtel IQ Reach will help SMBs solve key chal- ity, including isolated in-
stances of heavy rainfall over
effective manner with prepaid pay-as-you-go plans. lenges when planning marketing campaigns – like identify-
Uttarakhand from till Thurs-
This self-serve portal will be a one-stop destination to ing the right audience, tracking campaign effectiveness,
empower businesses, especially emerging businesses, to managing multiple channels to reach their audience, amongst day. “Uttar Pradesh will ex-
have full control of their campaign execution, by simply others. perience similar conditions
logging on to a single portal for designing customised mes- The Airtel IQ Reach portal is now live for communica- from Monday to Wednesday,
sages, uploading or selecting their target audiences, sched- tions via WhatsApp and will be rolled out on SMS, voice while Himachal Pradesh is
expected to see this on Mon-
uling their messages and, finally, tracking campaign effec- and other channels shortly.
tiveness, all in just a few clicks. Airtel IQ is an omni-channel cloud communications plat- day. East Uttar Pradesh
Abhishek Biswal, Head – Digital Products & Services, Airtel form that unifies cloud communication and customer expe- could encounter isolated
Business, said, “Our customers are at the heart of everything rience management to enable brands to engage with their heavy rainfall from Monday
we do. We have designed Airtel IQ Reach especially for the customers across voice, SMS and WhatsApp channels. to Wednesday, and
SMB segment to enable them to elevate their customer com- Airtel is the first telecom company in the world that serves Uttarakhand along with West
Uttar Pradesh on Wednes-
munication. The platform leverages cutting-edge technol- as a Business Service Provider (BSP) for WhatsApp.
day. The rest of the region is
anticipated to have subdued
Siddaramaiah rainfall for the next week,”
said the IMD. Moving to
meets MLAs East India, there will be light
to moderate fairly wide-
to quell spread to widespread rain-
fall, with isolated episodes of
discontent heavy rainfall. “West Bengal
and Sikkim are likely to expe-
Bengaluru, Aug 7 (IANS) rience this on Monday and
Karnataka Chief Minister Tuesday, while Bihar and
Siddaramaiah on Monday held Jharkhand will have these
separated meetings with MLAs conditions from Monday to
at the Vidhana Soudha here on Wednesday,” the IMD pre-
Monday after disgruntled legis- dicted. “Gangetic West Ben-
lators wrote to him alleging neg- NIT NO: e-PT-20/W/EE/RDAD/
ligence and no response from 2023-24 Dt. 05/08/2023
cabinet ministers. The Executive Engineer, R
Between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., D Agartala Division, R D
Department, Agartala,
Siddaramaiah held meetings with West Tripura invites
MLAs, ministers and in-charges percentage rate e-tender
from the districts of Tumakuru, (two bid) in Tripura PWD
Yadgir and Chitradurga. Form No.7 from eligible
bidders up to 3.00 P.M. of
Meanwhile, the evening meet- 18/08/2023 for 15 (Fifteen)
ings from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. will internal Electrification
be hld with with MLAs, repre- works. For details, visit
sentatives and concerned min- website https://
isters from Bagalkot, Ballary tripuratenders.gov.in and
contact at 0381 2325988.
and Dharwad districts. Any subsequent
Sources explained that the Con- corrigendum will be
gress party has decided to quell available in the website
the discontent at the starting only.
Sd/- Illegible
stages by holding the meetings. Executive Engineer
The MLAs from the respective RD Agartala Division
Gurkhabasti, Agartala
districts would be given a fair
ICA-C-1766/23
chance to give their opinion on
the ministers, their issues and NIT NO: e-PT-04/W/EE/RD-
problems. DIV/JRN/2023-24
After getting feedbacks from the Dt.05/08/2023.
The Executive Engineer,
MLA’s, he will give necessary RD Jirania Division, RD
directions to the ministers for Department, Jirania, West
maximum cooperation. Sources Tripura invites
have said that the Congress high percentage/rate e-tender
(two bid) in Tripura PWD
command has given a clear in- Form No.7 from eligible
struction in this regard as the bidders upto 3.00 P.M. of
party wants to give a message 28/08/2023 for 2 (Two) no
to the country ahead of the Lok work. For details, visit
Sabha elections. Siddaramaiah is website https://
tripuratenders.gov.in and
also likely to request the MLAs contact at 9774186723. Any
not to insist on releasing of subsequent corrigendum
funds to developmental activi- will be available in the
ties as the party’s first priority website only.
Sd/- Illegible
is to deliver all the five guaran- Executive Engineer
tee schemes and also to ensure
RD Jirania Division
the implementation of major Jirania, West Tripura
ICA/D-726/23
projects in the state. ICA-C-1768/23
Singh and party MLA and erupted once again in several The Congress and other par-
state unit treasurer Th areas. The violence in ties of the Indian National
Lokeshwar Singh met with Manipur erupted on May 3 Developmental Inclusive Al-
liance (INDIA) have been
demanding for a detailed
statement by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi in both
Houses of Parliament and
also a discussion on the
Manipur issue in the House.
In June-end, Rahul Gandhi
had visited Manipur, while a
delegation of 21 INDIA MPs
visited the strife-hit state on
July 29 and 30 and also sub-
mitted a memorandum to
President Droupadi Murmu
seeking her intervention.
During the Monsoon Ses-
Sonia Gandhi. and since then hundreds of sion of the Parliament, the
During the meeting, the Con- people have died while thou- INDIA MPs have raised the
gress leaders discussed the sands have been forced to issue of Manipur inside both
situation in the north eastern take refuge in the relief the Houses leading to dis-
state where fresh violence has camps. ruptions and adjournments.
gal could see isolated very
heavy rainfall Monday, and
Tripura over the next two
days, followed by isolated
Monday,” said the IMD.
Lastly, in Central, West and
Bihar on Monday and Tues-
day,” the weather agency
said. Northeast India is ex-
pected to witness light to
heavy rainfall for the subse-
quent three days. “There's a
possibility of isolated ex-
tremely heavy rainfall over
South India, there will be
subdued rainfall activity
across these regions in the
upcoming week, as the
moderate fairly widespread
to widespread rainfall. This
will include isolated in-
Meghalaya and Tripura on weatherman .
PRESS NOTICE INVITING TENDER (PNIT)
The under signed for and on behalf of the Government of Tripura
stances of heavy to very invites eTender from the eligible, reputed Companies of India for
heavy rainfall over supply of Canvas Fabric Bags for distribution amongst Ration
Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Cardholders during the period from September, 2023 to October,
2023 in c/w this year Durga Puja Festival.
Meghalaya, and Nagaland,
2. Interested Bidders may see & download the NIT Document
Manipur, Mizoram and from the website 'https://tripuratenders.gov.in/nicgep/app'.
However, e-Bidding to be made only through 'https://
PRESS NOTICE INVITING e- tripuratenders.gov.in/nicgep/app'. Last date & time of submission
TENDER NO: 11/EE/MCD/
of Bid is 24.08.2023 up to 3.00 PM.
PWD(R&B)/2023-24., Sd/- (Nirmal Adhikari)
Dated:-02-08-2023
ICA-C-1770/23 Addl. Secretary & Director
On behalf of the ‘Governor of Food, Civil Supplies & CA
Tripura’ The Executive Government of Tripura
Engineer, Medical College
PWD(R&B), Agartala, West
NOTICE INVITING TENDER (NIT)
Tripura invites percentage PNIet No: 18/EETUDA/2023-24 Dated: 21/07/2023
rate e-tender from the The Executive Engineer, TUDA, AGARTALA on behalf of
eligible bidders up to 3.00 PM the ‘Governor of Tripura’, invites online Item rate e-
on 16-08-2023 for the tender for the following work:
following works:- 1. Name of work:- Hiring of Mahindra Bolero
1. DNIT NO:- ACE/Project (M&M)1Diesel) model 2022 onwards for 24 (Twenty Four)
Unit/PWD(Buildings)/DNIT/2 months for use of the Executive Engineer (PIU), Tripura
7/2023-24 Urban Planning and Development Authority(TUDA),
For details visit website https:/ Agartala
/tripuratenders.gov.in and 2.Estimated Cost: Rs. 11,48,160.00
contact at 7629039641 (M) // 3.Bid Fee: Rs.1,000.00
7005353321(M). Any 4.Earnest Money: Rs.22,963.00
subsequent corrigendum will 5.Last date & time for online Bidding: 11-08-2023 upto
be available in the website 15.00 Hrs
only. 6.Time for Completion: 730 Days.
Sd/- Illegible
Executive Enoneer
Note: The bid forms and other details including online
activities should be done in the e-procurement portal
Medical College Division, https://tripuratenders.gov.in
PWD(R&B)
Kunjaban, Agartala. ICA-C-1760/23
Sd/- (Er. N.K. Jamatia)
Executive Engineer
ICA-C-1763/23 TUDA, AGARTALA
PRESS NOTICE INVITING TENDER NO: - 03/SDO/IES/DMR/ 2023-2024 DATED: -02/08/2023
The Sub-Divisional officer, Internal Electrification Sub-Division, Dharmanagar invites on behalf
of the Governor of Tripura sealed percentage rate tswioc-in P.W.D. Form TRI-7 for the
following works up to 5.00 P.M. on 18/08/2023 from the eligible, financially capable and experienced
Internal Enlisted Contractors of appropriate class of Tripura PWD/MES/RAILWAYS/ CPWD having
valid Electrical License of Tripura Government.
SI Last Date and Time
DNIT NO. Estimated Earnest Time for
No Cost Money for receipt of Completion
application for issue
of tender form
1 D.N.I.T. No/SDO/IES/DMR/ Rs. Rs. 7 (Seven)
04/2023-2024 (2nd Call) 53346.00 1067.00 Days
Up to 16.00 Hrs
2 D.N.I.T. No/SDO/IES/DMR/ Rs. Rs. 15 (Fifteen)
on 14/08/2023
05/2023-2024 (2nd Call) 81165.00 1623.00 Days
3 D.N.I.T. No/SDO/IES/DMR/ Rs. Rs. 7 (Seven)
07/2023-2024 (2nd Call) 54123.00 1082.00 Days
Details Tender Notice May be Seen in Office of the Sub-Divisional Officer (Electrical)
Internal Electrilication Subdivision Dharmanagar.
Sd/- (Er. S. Chakraborti)
Sub-Divisional Officer (Elect.)
ICA-C-1753/23
Internal Electrification Sub-Division
Dharmanagar, North rripura
Press Notice Inviting eTender (PNIT)
On behalf of the Governor of Tripura.the following iteam wise separate e-tender (NIT wise) are
invited from the fish farmer.fishery cooperative society ,Fishery entrepreneurs.Fishery based
SHGs by the undersigned for procurement of Quick Lime and Mustard Oil Cake (M.O.C) as per
detail below for distribution under different pisciculture development schemes in different VCs
under Jampuijala R.D Block Sepahijala District Tripura Jampuijala Sub-Division
NIT No Iteam for Estimated Estimated Necessary date & Time
which e-tender Quantity Tender
is invited value
No. F. 3(30) 14 MT (may Bid document can be download
Quick Lime be increased
2,24,000 from 05.08.2023 from 17.30
SF(JMP)/DEV/
TENDER/2023- or Hours Last date of online
24/720 decreased) submission of e.tender upto
21.08.2023 upto15.00 Hours
Time as per clock time of e-
procurement website
https://tripuratender.gov.in
NIT No Iteam for Estimated Estimated Necessary date & Time
which e-tender Quantity Tender
is invited value
No. F. 3(30) 15 MT (may Bid document can be download
Mustard Oil be increased 5,100,000/
from 05.08.2023 from 17.30
SF(JMP)/DEV/
TENDER/2023- Cake (M.O.C) or Hours Last date of online
24/721 decreased) submission of e.tender upto
21.08.2023 upto15.00 Hours
Time as per clock time of e-
procurement website
https://tripuratender.gov.in
All the future modification /corrigendum shall be made available in the e-procurement
portal. So, bidder are requested to get the update themselves from the e-procurement
web portal only.
Sd/- (B.K. GHOSH )
ICA-C-1756/23 Supdt. of Fisheries
Jampuijala Sub- Division Sepahijala
 TRIPURA OBSERVER
TUESDAY, 8TH AUGUST, 2023 MISCELLANEOUS
6P
Nifty closed higher for 5th
straight month in July
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS)
The Nifty closed higher for
the fifth straight month in
July'23. The index oscillated
757 points before closing at
565 points (or 2.9 per cent)
higher month on month at
19,754. The Nifty is up 9.1 per
cent in the calendar year to
date, a report by Motilal
Oswal Financial Services
said.
Midcaps/Smallcaps outper-
formed largeca New Delhi,
Aug 7 (IANS) The Nifty
closed higher for the fifth
straight month in July'23.
ps by 2.6 per cent/5.1 per
cent in July'23. Similarly, in
CY23YTD, midcaps/
smallcaps have outperform
largecaps and both have
risen 20 per cent vs. a 9 per
MLA Sushanta Deb inaugurates Van Mahotsav at Koroimura HS School in Bishalgarh on cent rise for the Nifty.
Monday. Pic: TO FIIs recorded inflows for the
fifth consecutive month. FIIs
remained net buyers for the
with YTD inflows at
USD10.2b.
All major sectors ended
higher in July'23: Media (+18
per cent), PSU Banks (+12
per cent), Utilities (+9 per
cent), Real Estate (+9 per
cent), and Healthcare (+9 per
cent) were the top gainers.
Major economies end higher
in July'23: Among the key
per cent), China (+3 per cent),
Korea (+3 per cent), the UK
(+2 per cent), and Taiwan (+1
per cent ) ended higher in
July'23, while Japan (-0.1 per
cent) ended lower in local
currency terms. Over the last
12 months, the MSCI India
index (+11 per cent) has out-
performed the MSCI EM in-
dex (+5 per cent). Over the
3.4 per cent. India's share in
global market cap stood at 3.4
per cent, above its historical
average of 2.6 per cent. Over
the last 12 months, while the
global market cap increased
8.2 per cent (USD8.4t),
India's market cap surged
12.5 per cent. Barring Russia
and China, all key global mar-
kets witnessed a rise in mar-
ket cap over the last 12
months, the report said.
The 1QFY24 corporate earn-
ings so far have been in line
with performance of heavy-
weights, such as Tata Mo-
tors, BPCL, HDFC Bank,
ICICI Bank, and Axis Bank,
driving the aggregate, the
report said. The spread of
earnings has been decent
with 65 per cent of Universe
either meeting or exceeding
profit expectations. How-
ever, growth has been led
only by BFSI and Auto, while

Canada vows safety of N. Korea on alert as

Typhoon Khanun
fifth straight month at
USD4.1b in Jul'23, year to
date inflows stood at
global markets, Russia (+11
per cent), MSCI EM (+6 per
cent), Indonesia (+4 per
last 10 years, the former has
outperformed the MSCI EM
index by 185 per cent, the re-
the O&G sector reported a
2.6x surge in profit YoY, un-
derpinned by the improve-
approaches
Indian diplomats after Seoul, Aug 7 (IANS) North
Korea on Monday issued an
USD15.3b. DIIs turned net
sellers in July'23 at USD0.3b,
cent), Brazil (+3 per cent), the
US (+3 per cent), India (+3
port said. India's share in the
global market cap climbed to
ment in marketing margins of
OMCs.

Pak train crash

recent Khalistani threats
Toronto, Aug 7 (IANS) Fol-
lowing the recent appear-
ances of pro-Khalistani post-
ers threatening Indian diplo-
mats in Canada, authorities
said law enforcement has
been “engaged” to ensure
their safety and security.
Despite New Delhi register-
ing strong protests, an anti-
India campaign continues in
Canada with the latest
poster, saying "wanted" and
"kill India", being put up near
the entrance to the building
housing the consulate in
Vancouver.
As the poster, referring to
Khalistani leader Hardeep
Singh Nijjar, was removed the
same day on August 1,
Canada's internal security
department, Public Safety
Canada, said in a recent tweet
75% Indians fear tech will
replace their jobs unless Niger military
that Ottawa will ensure the
safety of all diplomats in the
country. "There is no place
in Canada for the incitement
of violence.
Law enforcement has been
engaged following the circu-
lation of an online video in
relation to threats against
Indian diplomatic officials,"
the tweet said.
"Canadian law enforcement
and the Government con-
tinue to work to ensure the
safety and security of all dip-
lomatic representatives in
Canada." The tweet didn't
specify much about the
video threatening Indian dip-
lomats. But according to Glo-
bal News, a July 21 clip
posted on social media by
pro-Khalistani Sikhs for Jus-
tice (SFJ) calls for people to
“besiege” India’s diplomatic
missions in Canada.
The video has been removed
from YouTube for violating
that platform’s terms of ser-
vice, according to the news
report.
Prior to this, similar posters
were put up across the prov-
ince of British Columbia
threatening and holding
High Commissioner Sanjay
Kumar Verma and consul
generals in Vancouver and
Toronto responsible for
Nijjar's death.
External Affairs Minister S.
Jaishankarhad raised the is-
sue of security of Indian dip-
lomats with his Canadian
counterpart Melanie Joly on
the sidelines of ASEAN For-
eign Ministers meeting in
Jakarta last month.
Jaishankar had earlier said
that Canada giving space to
separatist elements was
probably driven by
"votebank politics".
"Actions of a few do not
speak for an entire commu-
nity or Canada," Joly had
said last month, adding that
the country takes its obliga-
tions under the Vienna Con-
ventions regarding the
safety of diplomats very se-
riously.
alert against Typhoon
Khanun and called for efforts
to prevent possible damage
as the typhoon was forecast
to hit the Korean Peninsula
later this week.
After passing through the
northeast of Japan's
Okinawa, the typhoon was
expected to head further
north toward the southeast-
ern coast of the Korean Pen-
insula on Thursday, accord-
ing to South Korea's national
weather agency.
"In all areas of the economy,
the smallest areas of risk
should be detected in a
timely manner and thorough
preventive measures should
be established so that no
damage from the typhoon
will occur," the North's state-
run Korean Central Broad-
casting Station said.
The North's state media
called for safety measures to
be drawn up in key sectors,
such as agriculture and
transportation, and empha-
sized vigilance in areas prone
to floods and landslides, re-
ports Yonhap News Agency.
In addition to a typhoon
alert, the state media also
announced warnings
against strong winds, heavy
rains and tidal waves across
different areas of North Ko-
rea from Wednesday
through Friday.
Last week, the North's for-
eign ministry sent a letter to
embassies and international
organizations in the country,
warning them to brace for a
possible typhoon in early
August.
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS)
Leaked Apple iPhone 15 kills 30, injures
over 100
Ultra case pics show Islamabad, Aug 7 (IANS) At
least 10 cars of a passenger
rumoured 'Action' button
San Francisco, Aug 7 the third button that is bump, and the recessed
train derailed in Pakistan's
southern Sindh province on
Sunday, killing at least 30
passengers while injuring
(IANS) Pictures of Apple's higher and slightly recessed. Apple logo on the rear," the over 100 others, government
upcoming iPhone 15 Ultra's This third button is expected report said. and police officials said.
case have been The new Action but- While confirming the casu-
leaked online, ton is expected to al- alties, Sindh's Chief Minister
which revealed the low users to easily ac- Syed Murad Ali Shah said
rumoured 'Action' cess various functions that nine cars have been
button and settings without cleared, adding that a rescue
The photographs unlocking the device operation is underway in the
were shared by the or going to an app. remaining car to recover pas-
leaker "Majin Bu" Last month, the tech sengers, Xinhua news
on X, reports giant had released the agency reported.
AppleInsider. fourth beta of iOS 17 He said that critically injured
The cases, consist- to developers, and people will be transported to
ing of green, black some new code snip- the southern port city of
and dark blue pets in it revealed the Karachi for better treatment.
variations, had functions of the Ac- The Hazara Express train,
Apple branding on tion button. comprising around 16 to 17
the back, giving According to the code cars with over 1,000 passen-
the impression that found in iOS 17 beta 4, gers, veered off the track
they were genuine the new button will while crossing a canal bridge
Apple products. to be the rumoured Action have nine different options on its way to the country's
However, in a separate post, button. that users will be able to northwest Khyber
the leaker clarified, "It's a rep- "The other photographs of customise. Pakhtunkhwa province from
lica, it is not an official prod- the cases show that there's a Options which are expected Karachi. Minister for Railway
uct." continuation of Apple's nor- to come are: Accessibility, Khawaja Saad Rafique told
The photos show back cov- mal design language in use, Shortcuts, Silent Mode, Cam- the media that authorities are
ers with three buttons on the including the soft lining, the era, Flashlight, Focus, Mag- investigating the incident
left-hand side, with two lower tell-tale ring for MagSafe, the nifier, Translate and Voice and the possibility of "sabo-
buttons that are bigger than small lip around the camera Memos. tage" can be ruled out.
Airtel launches wireless Japan mulls Fukushima
home Wi-Fi service wastewater release
powered by 5G Plus between late Aug, early Sep
that the Airtel Xstream Tokyo, Aug 7 (IANS) Japan agency quoted the report as

they upskill: Report junta shuts

airspace indefinitely
Mumbai, Aug 7 (IANS) Tech-
nological disruptions are
driving Indians' increased
desire to upskill, with as
many as three out of four
working professionals be-
lieving that technology will
replace their jobs if they do
not continue to develop
their skill set, according to a
report on Monday.
The Emeritus Global Work-
place Skills Study 2023 report
by edtech company Emeritus
showed that the profession-
als from finance and insur-
ance (72 per cent), software
and IT services (80 per cent),
healthcare (81 per cent), tech-
nology and innovation (79
per cent) and professional
services/consulting (78 per
cent), among other industries
are the most concerned
about technology replacing
their jobs if they do not
upskill.
Most Indians expressed con-
cerns around experiencing a
skill gap and feeling pressure
to keep up in the fast-chang-
ing job market.
Further, the study showed
that the most sought-after
topics for the professionals
included digital marketing,
data analytics, finance, man-
agement and Artificial Intel-
ligence (AI).
The need to increase self-
confidence, increase their job
security and enhance their
skill sets, were among the
key motives for Indian
techies working in software
and IT services to upskill.
As a result of upskilling op-
portunities, Indian profes-
sionals also expressed satis-
faction at the workplace.
About 80 per cent of the re-
spondents said they would
be more loyal to their em-
ployer if they invested in
continued education.
“We learn from Indian pro-
fessionals across sectors that
the fear of job displacement
due to technological disrup-
tions is a growing concern.
However, it is encouraging to
note that 83 per cent of the
Indian respondents are keen
on upskilling through a repu-
table learning provider as it
allows them to achieve their
career goals,” said Mohan
Kannegal, CEO, India and
APAC, Emeritus, in a state-
ment. The report is based on
a survey of 6,600 profession-
als aged between 21 and 65
across 18 countries, includ-
ing India, US, China, UK,
Brazil, Mexico, and UAE, to
understand how the global
workforce is leveraging
online education to navigate
through uncertain times.
Bharti Airtel on Monday
launched its fixed wireless
access (FWA) offering,
AirFiber will offer internet to
consumers in fibre-dark ar-
eas, addressing the last-mile
is mulling discharge of
nuclear-contaminated waste-
water from the crippled
saying.
Japan has been making final
preparations to commence
Niamey, Aug 7 (IANS) 'Airtel Xstream AirFiber', connectivity issue in both
Niger's military junta has in- rural and urban India where
access to fibre infrastructure
definitely shut the country's
airspace until further notice is a challenge.
Xstream AirFiber is a plug-
after a regional bloc warned
it could use force if President and-play device with in-built
Wi-Fi 6 technology that will
Mohamed Bazoum was not
reinstated, the media re- offer wide indoor coverage
and can simultaneously con-
ported on Monday. Accord-
ing to flight tracking website nect up to 64 devices.
The wireless home Wi-Fi ser-
Flightradar24, there were cur-
rently no aircraft in Niger's vice is available at the Rs 799
plan, which offers up to
skies, the BBC reported. Fol-
lowing a crisis meeting on 100Mbps speed. The plan
can be availed for a duration
August 4, military chiefs of
the Ecowas regional trading of six months with a one-time
refundable security deposit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear the discharge since the In-
bloc which comprises 15
power plant into the sea be- ternational Atomic Energy
West African countries, in- powered by 5G Plus for con- of Rs 2,500.
tween late August and early Agency (IAEA) said in its
cluding Nigeria, Senegal, sumers in Delhi and Mumbai. To avail the service, custom-
September, local media re- final report in early July that
Togo and Ghana, announced The company plans to ers can walk into select Airtel
that they had drawn up a launch the service in multiple stores in Delhi and Mumbai ported on Monday. The the planned discharge "is in
Japanese government is conformity with the agreed
detailed plan for the possible cities and scale up nationally and opt for Xstream AirFiber.
use of force if Bazoum was in a phased manner. Meanwhile, Bharti Airtel Lim- making arrangements to international standards".
hold a meeting of relevant Despite strong opposition
not reinstated by 11 p.m. on “While fibre to the home will ited has announced its au-
August 6. always define the best expe- dited consolidated results for Cabinet ministers to make a from neighboring and Pa-
decision about the specific cific island countries, as well
"All the elements that will go rience of Wi-Fi at home, the first quarter ended June
into any eventual interven- AirFiber helps bridge the ex- 30, 2023. date of the ocean discharge as local fishermen over the
after Prime Minister Fumio irreversible impacts on the
tion have been worked out perience gap for everyone The consolidated revenues
Kishida's visit to the US, marine environment and
here, including the resources else. Today, we are delighted for Q1'24 at Rs 37,440 crore
Kyodo News reported, cit- public health, the Japanese
needed, the how and when to launch Xstream AirFiber grew 14.1 per cent YoY.
we are going deploy the for consumers in Delhi and Consolidated mobile data ing government sources. government has been push-
force," the BBC quoted Mumbai with a pan-India traffic at 15,078 PBs in the Officials are expected to ing for release of the radio-
Abdel-Fatau Musah, rollout planned soon,” quarter with a healthy YoY consider starting the release active wastewater from the
Ecowas commissioner for Shashwat Sharma, Director, growth of 22.7 per cent. of the radioactive wastewa- Fukushima nuclear power
political affairs, peace and Consumer Business Bharti India revenues for Q1'24 at ter sometime between late plant hit by a massive earth-
security, as saying in a state- Airtel, said in a statement. Rs 26,375 crore, increased by August and the first half of quake and an ensuing tsu-
ment. Moreover, the company said 13.1 per cent YoY. September, Xinhua news nami in March 2011.
 TRIPURA OBSERVER
TUESDAY, 8TH AUGUST, 2023
Pramod, Sukant win gold in
men’s doubles at Four Nations
Para-Badminton International
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS)
World No 1 pair in Men’s
Doubles in SL3-SL4 Pramod
Bhagat and Sukant Kadam
won gold at the Four Nations
Para-Badminton Interna-
tional. Ace Shuttler Pramod
Bhagat also secured Silver in
the Singles SL3 category and
silver in Mixed Doubles SL
3- SU 5 category with
Manisha Ramdass and
Sukant Kadam securing
bronze in the singles SL 4
category. The world No 1 pair
of Pramod and Sukant de-
feated the Indian pair of Deep
Ranjan Bisoyee and Manoj
Sarkar to secure gold in the
men’s doubles category. The
duo dominated Deep and
Manoj and didn’t allow them
any comebacks.
The 30-minute match final
score read 21 – 17 and 21 –
17, both Pramod and Sukant
looked in terrific form and
played great shots that were
unreturnable. In the singles
match Pramod went down to
England’s Daniel Bethell, the
final score read 21-8 and 21-
10, Pramod looked rusty and
didn’t have any answers to
Bethell’s brilliant Strokeplay.
In the mixed doubles Pramod
and Manisha Ramdass went
down to Indonesia’s Hikmat
Ramdani and Leani Ratri
Oktila in a tough match. The
final score read 17 – 21 and
17 – 21. Talking about the
same Pramod Bhagat said, “I
am happy with the doubles
result but at the same time
not very pleased with my
singles and mixed doubles
result. Daniel Bethell has
been a very challenging op-
ponent for me this year and I
need to make major improve-
ments in order to beat him. I
will head back into my train-
ing immediately and start
working on my weaknesses.”
On the other hand, Sukant
Kadam went down fighting
to Indonesia’s Fredy
Setiawan in the semifinals to
secure and bronze medal in
singles. Sukant had a great
opening set winning it with
the scoreline of 21-7 but the
Indonesian made a great
comeback taking the next 2
sets 15-21 and 16-21.
Talking about the same
Sukant said, “I need to work
hard on my singles game if I
have to fulfill my dream of
winning a Paralympic gold in
Paris. I have to work on my
weaknesses and strive
harder.”
Santos part ways
with Turra amid
relegation threat
Rio De Janeiro, Aug 7
(IANS) Santos have sacked
manager Paulo Turra after
just seven games in charge
as the Brazilian Serie A giants
fight to avoid relegation.
In a statement issued on Sun-
day, Santos said assistant
coaches Adir Kirst, Felipe
Endres and Leo Monteiro
were also relieved of their
duties, reports Xinhua.
The announcement came
less than a day after Santos
were held to a 1-1 home draw
by Athletico Paranaense, a
result that left them 17th in
the 20-team standings.
Turra, who replaced Odair
Hellmann in June, led the club
to one win, three draws and
three losses during his six
weeks in the role.
The eight-time Brazilian top-
flight champions will meet
13th-placed Fortaleza away
in their next league fixture
next Sunday.
Clinch GT20
Canada season three
title with thrilling
last-ball win
Brampton, Aug 7 (IANS)
SPORTS 7P
Intensity & hunger to
win needs to be far more
Venkatesh Prasad slams Indian T20 side
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) sity and hunger to win needs second T20I by not giving
Former pacer Venkatesh to be far more," Prasad Yuzvendra Chahal a final
Prasad expressed his disap- tweeted. over of his quota after he had
pointment over the Team The West Indies seemed to managed to get India back in
India's performance in the be comfortably on their way the game by taking two wick-
second T20I against the
West Indies.
He termed the team's effort
"very ordinary" while adding
that there is a need for a
higher level of intensity and
hunger to win from the team.
India is trailing 0-2 in the five-
match T20I series against the
West Indies, after the two-
wicket loss in Guyana on
Sunday.
Prasad has been outspoken
about India's failure to play
the brand of cricket required to victory on Sunday, requir- ets in his three overs.
in the white-ball formats. On ing 27 runs from 36 balls "Yesterday after Yuzi took 2
Monday, he reiterated his when a sudden collapse oc- wkts in the 16th and Yuzi got
point and emphasized how curred, resulting in the loss India back into the game in
lackluster and flat the play- of four wickets in just six what was his third over and
ers appeared on the field. runs. With only 21 runs re- West Indies 8th down and he
"Very very ordinary. No quired off 18 balls, it ap- didn’t bowl again and No 9
point in brushing it aside. peared highly likely that cap- and 10 for WI found the pac-
After the 2007 T20 World tain Hardik Pandya would ers easy to handle. Should be
Cup, IPL started and we allow Yuzvendra Chahal to smarter at these moments
haven’t won a T20 World bowl his full quota of four then just doing textbook
Cup in 7 attempts since, mak- overs. Prasad further ques- stuff," the 54-year-old said in
ing only 1 final. The inten- tioned India’s tactics in the another tweet.

BAI announces BWF World Jr The TD Cricket Arena was

Championships squad; Ayush,
Unnati to spearhead contingent
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS)
Ayush Shetty and Unnati
Hooda will spearhead the
Indian challenge as Badmin-
ton Association of India
(BAI) announced the six-
teen-member Indian squad
for the upcoming BWF
World Junior Champion-
ships 2023, scheduled to take
place in Spokane, USA from
September 25.
The squad was selected af-
ter an exhaustive trials pro-
cess that was held in New
Delhi from July 26 to 29.
“The trial was extremely com-
petitive and we have been
seeing lot of new faces since
we have made trial for such
international events manda-
tory. We are extremely proud
of the names that has been
finalised and are confident
these young shuttlers will be
giving their best and perform
above their weight to make
the country proud,” said
Sanjay Mishra, General Sec-
retary, Badminton Associa-
tion of India (BAI).
Odisha Open, 2022 Cham-
pion, Unnati Hooda will lead
the girls’ singles section
along with BWF World
ranked players, Tara Shah
(World No 7) along with In-
dia ranked 7,Devika Sihag.
The two-time U19 All India
Junior Ranking Champion,
Ayush Shetty will lead the
boy’s squad, securing the Radhika Sharma-Tanvi and the individual event will
top spot in selection trials. Sharma and Vennala K- commence from October 2.
He will be accompanied by Shriyanshi Valishetty while Indian Junior Badminton
Squad (Team Event)
Boys' Singles: Ayush Shetty,
Tushar Suveer, Lokesh
Reddy, Nicholas Nathan Raj
Girls' Singles: Unnati Hooda,
Tara Shah, Devika Sihag,
Shriyanshi Valishetty
Boys' Doubles: Nicholas
Nathan Raj/Tushar Suveer,
Divyam Arora/Mayank
Arora
Girls' Doubles: Radhika
Sharma/Tanvi Sharma,
Vennala K/Shriyanshi
Valishetty
Mixed Doubles: Samarveer/
Radhika Sharma, Sathwik
Reddy K/Vaishnavi
Khadkekar
Indian Junior Badminton
Squad (Individual Event)
Boys' Singles: Ayush Shetty,
Tushar Suveer, Lokesh
Reddy
Girls' Singles: Unnati Hooda,
Tara Shah, Devika Sihag
Boys' Doubles: Nicholas
Nathan Raj/Tushar Suveer,
Divyam Arora/Mayank
Tushar Suveer, and Lokesh Samarveer-Radhika Sharma Arora
Reddy. and Sathwik Reddy K- Girls' Doubles: Radhika
Boys’ doubles team consist- Vaishnavi Khadkekar will Sharma/Tanvi Sharma,
ing of exciting pairs of India represent the mixed doubles Vennala K/Shriyanshi
Junior No 1, Nicholas challenge. Valishetty
Nathan Raj-Tushar Suveer The BWF World Junior Mixed Doubles: Samarveer/
and Divyam Arora-Mayank Championships kicks off Radhika Sharma, Sathwik
Rana along with girl’s with the mixed team champi- Reddy K/Vaishnavi
doubles category lead by onships on September 25 Khadkekar
packed to the rafters as
Montreal Tigers were
anointed champions of the
season three of Global T20
Canada, following a sensa-
tion last ball victory against
the Surrey Jaguars.
The Montreal Tigers
chased down the target of
131, with five wickets in
hand. Jatinder Singh’s
(56*) half century and
Iftikhar Ahmed's (2/8)
crafty spell kept the Jaguars
in the mix till the very last
delivery, however,
Sherfane Rutherford (38*)
and Andre Russell (20*)
wove a match winning part-
nership of 29 runs in just
twelve balls to bring home
the trophy for the Montreal
Tigers.
The Montreal Tigers won
the toss and chose to field
first. Openers Mohammad
Haris (23) and Jatinder
Singh (56*) started cau-
tiously and at the end of the
powerplay the Surrey Jag-
uars were 35/0. Jatinder
Singh anchored the in-
nings, with an unbeaten
half century. A. Afzal Khan
got the Tigers their first
breakthrough, when he
trapped a well settled
Mohammad Haris (23) in
the sixth over.
Litton Das (12) joined
Jatinder Singh and contin-
ued to rotate the strike and
minimize risks. At the half-
way mark of ten overs the
Jaguars were 58/1.
Sanju Samson has not
cashed in on opportunities
he has availed: Parthiv Patel
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) capitalise on his chances on
Former Indian wicketkeeper- the Caribbean tour. While he
managed to score a
fifty in the third ODI,
his performance in
the T20I series has
been disappointing,
as he has only regis-
tered 19 runs in two
matches so far.
India succumbed to
a two-wicket loss in
the second T20I at
the Providence Sta-
dium in Guyana on
Sunday, with
Sansom scoring only
7 runs before getting
dismissed by Akeal
Hosein.
"Every time India
loses, we look at the
negative points.
Throughout the
white-ball series,
batter Parthiv Patel has com- there has been talk about the
mented on Sanju Samson's need for batters to bat long
series of low scores during and it is something that has
the ongoing tour of West been missing so far. Every
Indies, and opined that his time Samson is not in the
time may be running out if squad, we talk about him,
he continues to struggle with but he has not cashed in on
batting and fails to score the opportunities he has
runs. availed of so far. Probably
Samson has been unable to time is running out for him,
2nd T201:
maybe yes or maybe no,"
Parthiv was quoted as say-
ing by Cricbuzz.
"Samson has been getting a
lot of opportunities, to be
honest, he is just not making
the most of the opportunities
that he is getting. There was
only one batter who looked
comfortable and that was
Tilak Varma," he added.
Tilak Varma, on his maiden
international tour, has been
Team India's best player in the
T20I series by a distance.
Having given an early exhi-
bition of his talent in the
series opener, where he
scored 39 off 22, Tilak went
up a notch as he stitched a
composed 51 runs in 41 de-
liveries.
Praising Tilak for his
knock, Parthiv said: "The
way Tilak rotated the
strike, the way he used the
reverse sweep against
spinners, the way he
scored sixes over covers,
through this he showed the
range he has."
India and West Indies will
face each other in the third
T20I at the same venue on
Tuesday.

Pooran's 67 helps West Indies survive late

Asian Champions Trophy:
Harmanpreet scores his 150th collapse to win by 2 wickets; take 2-0 lead Georgetown (Guyana), Aug 7 (IANS) Tilak Varma (51) struck blows in the first over, Pooran heaves Pandya for a six over

goal, India thrash Malaysia 5-0

Chennai, Aug 7 (IANS) Having survived some anxious ward Akashdeep Singh built a strong attack slotting the
his maiden T20I half-century but Nicholas Pooran hammered
a brilliant 40-ball 67 and West Indies survived a major scare,
losing four wickets for two runs late, to reach 155/8 to win
wide long-on and then slashes a shortish and wide delivery
outside off past point for a four in the third over.
Skipper Powell (21) and Shimrom Hetmyer (22) made vital
the match by two wickets and take a 2-0 lead in the five- contributions but the West Indies lost three wickets in a
moments despite dominating the match in the draw against ball to Vivek Sagar Prasad who smartly tackled a couple of match series. sensational 16th over with Romao Shepherd run out going
Japan, top-ranked India came up with a superb performance Malaysian defenders to assist Sukhjeet. Though the striker Romario Shepherd (2-28), Alzarri Joseph (2-28) and Akeal for a second run in which his partner was not interested,
to blank Malaysia 5-0 in a key took a strong shot on goal, his flick Hosein (2-29) claimed a brace of wickets each as India barely Jason Holder given out by TV umpire, stumped by Ishan
round-robin stage match in the missed the target. managed to reach 152/7 in 20 overs thanks to Tilak Varma, Kishan off Chahal and then the Indians got 'three reds' in
Asian Champions Trophy at Just minutes before the first quarter who held the innings together coming in at 76/4 and re- DRS to send back Hetmyer, trapped lbw by Chahal, to re-
the Mayor Radhakrishnan whistle, India's first goal came through sponding with a superb knock in what is only his second duce West Indies to 129/8. West Indies lost three wickets
Stadium here on Sunday. local hero Karthi Selvam. It was Skip- outing in T20I cricket. for two runs and were staring at defeat.
A determined Indian men's per Harmanpreet Singh who made a bril- Despite losing star spinner Kuldeep Yadav to an injury. However, Akeal Hosein (16 not out) and Alzarri Joseph (10
hockey team executed its game liant long, grounded pass to Karthi set- India got off to a superb start with the ball as skipper Hardik not out) saw them through in a thrilling finish by sharing a
plan well to climb up the points ting him up for a fine field goal from the Pandya claimed two wickets in the first and fourth deliver- 26-run partnership for the unfinished ninth wicket as the
table. Playing in front of a top of the circle. ies of the opening over of the West Indies reply. And when hosts reached 155/8 in 18.5 overs to take 2-0 lead in the five-
packed home crowd, the hosts After a goalless second quarter, India Arshdeep Singh trapped Kyle Mayers (15) in front of the match series. This was the first time since 2016 that West
lived up to the billing, produc- took a 2-0 lead in the 32nd minute - wicket, West Indies were 32/3 in the fourth over and facing Indies defeated India in two successive T20I matches.
ing an exciting brand of thanks to a Hardik Singh after his Skip- the prospect of a debacle. Earlier, electing to bat first, India got off to a poor start
hockey from hooter to hooter. per fetched the team's third PC. Though However, Nicholas Pooran blasted a superb half-century, losing three wickets for just 60 runs by the midway stage.
It was a memorable outing for Harmanpreet Singh who Harmanpreet's flick was saved by Malaysia's goalie, a re- putting up a brazen display of power-hitting as he scored Opener Shubman Gill (7) and Suryakumar Yadav (1) failed to
achieved a personal milestone of scoring their 150th inter- bound was picked up well by Hardik to deflect it into the 67 off 40 deliveries to help the hosts recover. He shared a click but Ishan Kishan and Tilak Varma scripted a mini re-
national goal with a 42nd-minute PC while Karthi Selvam post. 57-run partnership with skipper Rovman Powell for the covery. Kishan was lucky in the first over when a defensive
(15'), Hardik Singh (32'), Gurjant Singh (53') and Jugraj Singh The team extended their lead to 3-0 when Harmanpreet fourth wicket that set his team on course to victory. prod by him fell just short of Rovman Powell. He hammered
(54') contributed in India's win. scored in the 42nd minute. Pooran muscled away the ball, hitting shots at will against Akael Hosein for a big six over deep square leg and once
Coming into this game with two wins in a row, a 3-1 win With a comfortable 3-0 lead, India looked to finish well. the Indian spinners as he hammered six boundaries and again went over the boundary in the 10th over when he
against Pakistan and a 5-1 victory over China, Malaysia Working on a disciplined attack, India upped the pressure four sixes. He pummelled leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi for a swiped Romario Shepherd for his second six. In between,
looked to remain ahead of India in the points table. But on Malaysia with a flurry of goals. Gurjant Singh (53') and four and six on the first two overs of the sixth over and then he struck a boundary each off Alzarri Joseph and Kyle
India played with aggression and the right intent to score at Jugraj Singh (54') scored back-to-back goals to put India blasted boundaries off the fourth and fifth deliveries of that Mayers before he was out for 27, playing all over a delivery
regular intervals. ahead by 5-0. The Indian defenders did well to keep India in eventful over. He had earlier struck two back-to-back bound- by Romario Shepherd and had his off-stump rocked back
Within the first five minutes of the match, experienced for- the lead till the final hooter. aries off Mukesh Kumar. After Hardik had struck double off the very next delivery after being struck for a six.
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Body found in
tank at Khowai
Observer Reporter
Agartala: Aug 07. A
shocking incident unfolded
in Brindavanghat area, under
Khowai police station, as a
dead body of a young man
was recovered from a
roadside water tank today
morning. The victim has
been identified as Santosh
Gaur, a 30-year-old resident
of West Rajnagar in
Tulashikhar. According to
eyewitnesses, brick kiln
workers were the first to
found the body around 7
a.m. The body was found
submerged in the water tank,
raising immediate concerns
among the locals. The
workers informed the
Khowai police station. Upon
arrival, the police swiftly
initiated a preliminary
Tripura Pradesh BJP leaders buy national flag from Post Office headquarters on Monday. See on P-3
Sonia Gandhi meets
CM’s initiative helped
student, get help from Mayor
Observer Reporter
Agartala, Aug 07: Chief
Minister Dr. Manik Saha's
initiative helped a meritorious
but needy students get
financial support from
Mayor Dipak Majumder.
Rohan Dutta, a brilliant
student from Khilpara,
Udaipur cleared the joint
entrance exam this year and
got an opportunity to study
Mechanical Engineering at
NIT Agartala. But due to
poor economic condition of the family, the Accordingly, the Chief Minister handed
future of this talented student became over a cheque of Rs. 50,000 provided by the
uncertain to some extent. Mayor to the student at the Secretariat on
The student sought help from the Chief Monday.
Minister through a letter. In view of this, The Chief Minister also encouraged the
when the Chief Minister initiated discussion student to study well and make the state
to look after the matter from government's proud.
side, the mayor of Agartala Municipal Besides, the Chief Minister appealed to all
Corporation came forward and assured the to stand by the side of such talented
Chief Minister that he would extend help to
the student.
students who are facing problems in their
studies due to financial issues.

State celebrates 9th National Handloom Day

party leaders of Manipur
Gandhi in Parliament was also attended by
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge,
Handloom sales soar to
party leader Rahul Gandhi and general sec-
retary (organisation) KC Venugopal.
Besides Ibobi Singh, who is also the CLP
leader in the assembly, Congress state unit
Rs 9 crores in state: Balai
chief and party MLA K Meghachandra
Singh, Deputy CLP leader K Ranjit Singh
ICA Director chairs meeting Observer Reporter

Agartala: Aug 07. Balai

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Congress Par-
liamentary Party (CPP) chairperson Sonia
Gandhi on Monday met the party leaders of
Manipur, including former Chief Minister O
Ibobi Singh and others to discuss the situ-
ation in the north eastern state.
Besides the Manipur Congress delega-
tion, the meeting in the chamber of Sonia
Rajib launches flag sale
and party MLA and state unit treasurer Th
Lokeshwar Singh met with Sonia Gandhi.
During the meeting, the Congress leaders
discussed the situation in the north eastern
state where fresh violence has erupted once
again in several areas.
The violence in Manipur erupted on May
3 and since then hundreds of people have
died while thousands have been forced to
take refuge in the relief camps.
The Congress and other parties of the In-
dian National Developmental Inclusive Alli-
ance (INDIA) have been demanding for a
detailed statement by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi in both Houses of Parlia-
ment and also a discussion on the Manipur
issue in the House.
In June-end, Rahul Gandhi had visited
See on P-3
Family escape
with media persons Goswami, chairman of
Handloom and Handicraft
Observer Reporter Development Corporation
Limited said that with 1 lakh
Agartala: Aug 07. In anticipation of the upcoming 37 thousand 445 artisans in
Independence Day celebrations, a significant meeting was the state, handloom cloths
conducted at the conference hall of the Department of and other goods worth
Information and Cultural Affairs (ICA) today. The meeting, approximately Rs 9 crores are
chaired by Director Bimbisar Bhattacharjee, saw the currently sold within the state
participation of photojournalists who will play a crucial role In a grand celebration of the
in capturing and disseminating the event's essence. During 9th National Handloom Day,
the meeting, Director Bimbisar Bhattacharjee announced Hall No. 1 of Prajna Bhavan
that the Independence Day program will take place on in Agartala witnessed a
August 15 at the revered Assam Rifles Maidan. In light of momentous event today. The
the event's significance, officials from various departments, program, jointly organized by
including the Home department, were consulted to ensure a the Ministry of Textiles and
seamless experience for the photojournalists, enabling them the Department of Handloom,
to portray accurate news coverage through television and Handicrafts, and Silk
newspapers. The department has also embarked on the Industries of the Central
"Mere Mitti, Mera Desh" program in conjunction with the Government, was graced by
event, reflecting the spirit of patriotism and love for the
motherland. Furthermore, the "Har Ghar Tiranga" initiative
the presence of Prime
Minister Narendra Modi, who
longside the Prime Minister,
esteemed dignitaries such as
Union Textiles Minister
Piyush Goyal, Union Micro,
Small and Medium
Enterprises Minister Narayan
Rane, and Union Minister of
State for Textiles Darshana
Vikram Jardosh, among
others, participated in the
event, symbolizing the
government's strong support
for the handloom, handicraft,
and silk industries.
The National Handwriting
Day, observed on 7th
August every year since
2015, serves as a tribute to
the invaluable art of
handwriting and its cultural
significance.
Balai Goswami, chairman of
Handloom and Handloom
Development Corporation
Limited, delivered an i speech,
traditional crafts provide
employment opportunities to
artists and bolster the state's
economic foundation. With 1
lakh 37 thousand 445 artisans
in the state, handloom cloths
and other goods worth
approximately Rs 9 crores are
currently sold within the region.
Highlighting the
importance of the occasion,
Director of Handicrafts,
Handloom, and Silk
Industries Department S.
Prabhu expressed his hope
that the National Handicrafts
Day would further
encourage and empower the
skilled artists of the state.
“The government has
taken proactive measures to
promote the marketing of
locally manufactured goods
within the state, ensuring a
thriving market for these

counter at Post Office as CNG car is also being observed, encouraging citizens to proudly
display the tricolor flag on Independence Day.
inaugurated the event in New
Delhi via live telecast.
emphasizing how these artistic creations”, he said.

Observer Reporter catches fire

Observer Reporter
Agartala: Aug 07. With Independence Day around the
corner, the Prime Minister of the nation spoke passionately
about the "Har Ghar Tiranga" campaign, aiming to foster a
Agartala: Aug 07. In a
harrowing incident today, a
spirit of patriotism and unity among the citizens. As a part
of this initiative, a special flag sale counter was inaugurated
family narrowly escaped a
accident as their CNG-
at the Post Office Chowmuhani in the capital city today. operated car caught fire while
The inaugural event was attended by BJP state President on the move in the Bagma
Rajib Bhattacharjee who expressed the significance of the Shalbagan area of Udaipur
campaign, encouraging every household to proudly hoist subdivision. The incident
the national flag on Independence Day. The launch of the occurred when Bishu Sen, a
flag sale counter at Head Post Office here is intended to resident of Agartala's
make it convenient for people to purchase the tricolour Kanthaltali area, was
emblem of unity and freedom. returning from Matabari with
The goal for this year's "Har Ghar Tiranga" campaign has his family in a Maruti van
been set ambitiously, aiming to see over 5 lakh flags proudly bearing registration number
fluttering across the state. This initiative not only seeks to TR 01 A Z 0380. As they were
instill a sense of national pride but also reflects the rich passing through Shalbagan
diversity and collective spirit of the citizens of the nation. area, suddenly, the wheels of
The campaign is a step towards strengthening the bonds the vehicle caught fire,
of unity and celebrating the essence of India's sparking panic among the
independence. Citizens from See on P-3 See on P-3
TSU gives deputation Rain causes TLM competition
at Shiksha Bhavan waterlogging held at Udaipur
Observer Reporter
Observer Reporter at Sonamura Udaipur: August 7. Gomati District Education Officer's
Agartala: Aug 07. A delegation of the Leftist’s Tribal Observer Reporter Office in collaboration with Department of Education and
Students Union gave deputation to the officials of the Human Resource Development, Government of India has
Education department regarding various demands related to Boxanagar: August 07. launched a competition on teaching learning materials
students’ welfare. A representative team from the central Due to an interrupted rain, prepared by teachers who teach from pre-primary to third
Committee of the TSU presented the memorandum at Shiksha residents of Sonamura are class on a block basis to build Nipun Tripura with the aim of
Bhavan here today. The General Secretary of the organization, facing waterlogging issues. implementing "Nipun Bharat" today.
Sujit Tripura, was present during the meeting. He stated that Specifically, wards No. 10 The programme was held at Udaipur URC Hall. Udaipur
there is a severe crisis of teachers in the state's schools. and 11 of Sonamura Municipal Councillor Shital Chandra Majumder was present
However, many graduates with B.Ed and D.El.Ed degrees are Municipality rea are under as the chief guest on the occasion, Gomati district in-charge
unemployed in the state. The state government has left many water, and the long-standing education officer Jain Victor Riang was present among others.
positions for principal and other teachers vacant, which is problem of waterlogging Assistant Professor Uttam Mitra, lecturers Kaushik
adversely affecting the students' education. Additionally, remains unsolved. Majumder and Swapan Mondal from Kakraban DIET, Gomati
there has been a demand to revoke the national education Sonamura to Boxanagar District Coordinator of SSA Amar Chand and Apu Roy, URC
policy in the state as it is considered against the interests of road is closed in the coordinator Debabrata Paul and other personalities.
the students. Furthermore, there have been concerns Tamshabari area, causing In this TLM competition , a total of 85 models were
regarding scholarships for students every year. Therefore, trouble for the city’s presented in nine blocks of the district. The competition is
the delegation called for resolving the scholarship-related residents. Neighbouring area being held in three classrooms of Udaipur Kirit Bikram Higher

PepsiCo India plans new issues at the Education department. In total, the delegation
presented five demands during the meeting. Besides the
representatives, other prominent figures from the central
NC Nagar is also affected
badly due to clogged water,
the schools and agricultural
Secondary School. From these models, ten models on Literacy
and ten models on Numeracy will be selected for the state
based TLM competition and sent to Agartala. The presence
committee, including Netaji Debbarma and Boyar Debbarma, lands are completely
snacks plant in Assam were also present in the delegation.

Helping Hands Society

submerged, farmers are
worried. Sonamura
of teachers from seven blocks of Gomati district was
noticeable in the competition despite the natural adversity.

Net profit jumps to Rs. 255.75 cr

Guwahati, August 07,
2023: In a remarkable financial
performance, PepsiCo India’s
net profit soared to ?255.75
crore during FY23, witnessing
an impressive surge from Rs.
27.87 crore in FY22. This marks
the company’s sixth
consecutive year of profitable
growth. As per the latest
Registrar of Companies (RoC)
filing, the total revenue saw a
substantial increase of
approximately 29 per cent,
reaching around ?8,129 crore.
Ahmed ElSheikh,
President of PepsiCo India,
highlighted the company’s
resilient performance despite
inflationary pressures. He
emphasized that the double-
digit revenue growth was
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well-rounded and supported
by both the foods and
beverages segments.
Elaborating on the growth
drivers, ElSheikh stated, “In
the beverage segment, our
top-line growth was fueled by
a robust summer season and
an upswing in rural demand
during FY23. We also
prioritized expanding our
distribution networks. In the
foods segment, we witnessed
underlying volume growth,
fueled by innovative
products like Lays Gourmet
and Doritos Sizzlin Hot.
Moreover, we concentrated
on strengthening our market
presence in affordable pack
prices, such as Rs. 5 packs.”
The company’s success
was further attributed to the
expansion of margins and a
focus on net revenue
realization, heightened
productivity, and leveraging
on scale.
ElSheikh expressed a
positive outlook on India’s
growth potential,
emphasizing, “This is the
decade of India. Factors
such as robust GDP growth,
increasing discretionary
spends, and relatively low
per-capita consumption
levels are expected to lead to
a positive virtuous cycle.”
Looking ahead, PepsiCo
India is keen on pursuing its
strategic growth path and
has plans to establish its
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municipality is facing
financial crisis, and on one
celebrates foundation day side there is a outbreak of
Dengue while on the other
side there is a water problem.
Observer Reporter
Families with children are in
Udaipur: August 7. Helping Hands Society celebrated it's trouble, as there is no way to
6th foundation day in various ways with the elderly citizens cook and eat., Chairman of
of Amritalaya Nursing Home at East Gokulpur in Udaipur Sonamura Municipal council
yesterday. On this day, the members of the organization cut a Sarada Chakraborty, said that,
cake with the elderly citizens of the old age home and later they are keeping an eye on
provided them with lunch, along with daily necessary the situation and have
cosmetics and dry fruits. Helping Hands Society president arranged food for families
Joydeep Poddar, co-president Simpli Majumder, founder of affected by the waterlogging.
the organization and programme management convener
She also stated that she has
Prajjalika Bhowmik along with members Sautam Das, Shakti
come to see the situation
Chakraborty, Prasenjit Das and Aparna Shil were present in
herself and that a permanent
this event. It should be noted that the members of Helping
solution to the problem will
Hands Society of Udaipur have always been ahead in social be found soon.
work . Meanwhile, musical performances were also organized Not only in Sonamura but
on this day to entertain the elderly citizens of the old age also in other parts of the state
home. Keeping in mind the social responsibility, the waterlogging causes due to
organization's president Joydeep Poddar conveyed a message heavy to very heavy rain.
to stand by the helpless and backward people of the society Such rain may continue next
in the coming days as well. three days.
North Point School
holds meditation class
Observer Reporter
Dharmanagar: August 7. In order to improve the study
environment of the students, North Point School, a renowned
twelfth class school in North District, today taught the school
students to focus on their studies as well as self-restraint,
diligence and self-control. With this objective in view of
enriching more, meditation class through Art of Living was
conducted individually in the school with the students of the
ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth classes of the school.
Brahmachari Swachandan ji conducted a meditation class for
the students. Before starting the meditation class, he
elaborated on the importance of meditation among the
students and its impact on the students' lives. After the long
meditation, he openly discussed the relevance of meditation
with the students. As a result, a lot of enthusiasm and
excitement about meditation is transmitted among the
students. Shashanka Shekhar Das, principal of North Point
School, Saurabh Pal, teacher and volunteer of Art of Living
and Jana Dam, teacher and volunteer, were also present during
today's meditation session.