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Even after High Security Registration Plates were made compulsory for all vehicles by the
Centre across the country, it has been noticed that only a few vehicles in Guwahati are following
the rule and the authorities have failed to mandate it across all and sundry.
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Lead Story
Transport dept fails
to mandate security
plates in all vehicles
RAHUL CHANDA
T
he Ministry of Road Transport
and Highways, Government
of India amended Rule 50 of
Central Motor Vehicle Rules 1989 to
standardise the pattern of displaying
registration mark throughout India.
The state governments and union
territories were asked to take necessary action to ensure the implementation of Rule 50 of Central Motor
Vehicle Rules 1989, on or before 31st
October 2006 for the newly registered vehicles and within a period of
two years, thereafter for already registered vehicles. High Security Registration Plates (HSRP) was expected
to be installed in all vehicles within a
period of two years from the starting
of the scheme in any state. In Assam,
HSRP installation started in the
month of June 2012, so, initially the
new vehicles and within June 2014
all the previously registered vehicles
were expected to be installed with
the security plates. However, the
ground reality is far from ideal. Do
people understand the importance
of such number plates? Are the vehicles without HSRP checked? Who is
responsible to make it a mandate in
the state? Did the government generate any revenue fining the vehicles
without security plates?
Present scenario
According to highly placed
sources in the transport department,
4.75 lakh vehicles in entire Assam
have been fitted with HSRP since
June 2012, whereas the approximate
vehicle population of the state is
around 30 lakhs. In Guwahati, 1.44
lakh vehicles are fitted with HSRP,
whereas the vehicle population of the
city is somewhere around 5 lakhs.
So, it’s been more than two years
that the scheme started in the state,
but all vehicles still have not been
installed with HSRP. Since, the start
of the implementation, the source
said that only newly bought vehicles
usually were brought to the District
Transport Office to install the security plates, but owners of older vehicles
are seen least interested in installing
such plates. The source also said that
even among the newly bought vehicles, not all owners follow the security norms and owners of expensive
vehicles can be observed installing
fashionable number plates breaking
all the norms of Central Motor Vehicle Rules.
The source further added that it
is actually because the government
did not mandate the HSRP for all
vehicles and if it is checked, most
of the commercial vehicles are not
installed with security plates. With
fancy plates installed on vehicles,
it proves a formidable task for the
police to track vehicles if it has committed any crime because of which
most hit and run cases remains unsolved.
Interestingly, it is noticed that
some of the tourist taxis plying to
Shillong (both old and new once)
rushed to the DTO to install HSRP,
because the Meghalaya government
has mandated the installation of security plates, and if any vehicle plying in Meghalaya roads are caught
without HSRP, the vehicles are fined
Rs 500, so, the taxi drivers make sure
that HSRP is installed on their vehicles.
When questioned, the DTO
enforcement team usually come up
with excuses that they do not have
enough man power and till date no
special drives have been taken by
them to penalise vehicles without
HSRP. HSRP is planned in such a
manner that it helps in maintaining
the security of a particular vehicle
and also helps in barring various vehicle related crimes.
Population of
vehicles
with HSRP
Assam
30 lakhs
4.75 lakhs
Guwahati
5 lakhs
1.44 lakhs
The importance
HSRP introduces standard formats with bold, clear and conspicuous lettering in standard letter fonts
in one language only. Standard of
sizes and also the fitment details on
each vehicle lead to better and higher
visibility of HSRP. It is supplied by
authorised vendor only on the specific authority of DTO and affixed
in the premises of DTO. As similar
plates are not available elsewhere, so
the plates cannot be forged. HSRP
has special retro reflective sheet of
high reflectivity which can be seen
clearly even from a distance of 20
metres, which can help recognising
the number details easily, and because of such technology, law enforcing authorities can detect vehicles
involved in any crime and thus nab
the perpetrators. HSRP has many
more importance and some special
features as well. The expanse of installing such plates is also moderate .
Some government vehicles not installed security number plates
HSRP RATES
Two wheelers
Three wheelers
Four wheelers
Heavy vehicles
Tractors
`120
`154
`336
`336
`120
HSRP features
Hot stamped
chromium
based hologram
Prevents counterfeiting
Ingressed IND
Inscripted
for national identity and
standardisation
Laser etched 9 digit
code
Sequential identification
of individual license plates
across the country. It
acts as a watermark and
cannot be erased
Superior grade
reflective sheeting
(White for non-commercial
and yellow for commercial
vehicles)
Visible from a minimum of
200 mtrs. The enhanced
visibility prevents accidents
during night/low visibility
Security inscript
On the alpha numerals and border, prevents
painting/ screen printing and protects against
counterfeiting
Class consciousness
A police patroling vehicle
plying without HSRP
When questioned, the
DTO enforcement team
usually come up with
excuses that they do not
have enough man power
and till date no special
drives have been taken by
them to penalise vehicles
without HSRP
Snap lock
Fitted on the rear licence
plate of vehicles. Selfdestructive in nature
thereby tamper-proof.
Provides immediate and
distinguishable identification
According to norms, only an officer of the rank of inspector of police
can fine vehicles breaking norms,
but there are very few inspector
ranked personnel in Guwahati traffic police, so, the constables or home
guards deployed at the check points
cannot do much, and, if someone
tries to fine a vehicle installed with
fancy number plates, vehicle owner
often pulls a string and gets away
with impunity.
There are also police personnel
who are not knowledgeable about
the HSRP mandate, and if mandated
Embossed alphanumeralS and border
For enhanced readability
thereby easy identification
the authorities have not yet informed
the general public about the consequences of not installing the security
plates.
The transport department have
also failed to mandate such plates in
all vehicles even after two years of the
start of the scheme. Except My Taxi,
all other commercial taxi services in
the city are not HSRP installed. But
the moot question remains, who will
take the responsibility of ensuring
security if such a simple scheme cannot be implemented fully even after
two years.
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In The News
GMC’s initiative on
to evoke
street lights fails
residents
Aditya Gogoi
T
he Guwahati Municipal
Corporation’s
(GMC)
initiative to light up the
streets with Project Jyoti has received mixed reactions from city
residents.
The residents said there is no
point of paying extra money in
having lights installed in their
respective areas when they are already paying taxes.
According to the initiative,
the GMC has decided to install
10,000 street lights across the city
to the individuals and development committees on application.
The applicants have to pay a
sum of Rs 300 as fee per application. Besides, they will also have
to bear around Rs 30 per month
for the light.
Many in the city felt that there
is no logic in charging extra money for the lights. “There should
be more lights on the streets of
the city to get rid of many crimi-
nal activities. We welcome the
move of installing new lights
but charging money is uncalled
for. There should not be any additional fee as the residents have
been paying the GMC taxes,” said
Ajay Hazarika of Consumers’ Legal Protection Forum.
As the lack of street lights has
encouraged criminals to carry
out their acts of crime, the residents said that this will deprive
the poor from safety and security.
“This is not logical at all. As
lack of street lights also increases
incidents of crime, the poor people will be deprived of their basic
rights. The residents who are economically sound might give the
fee and get the lights installed but
we have also need to think about
the poor,” said Samar Bezbaruah
of secretary of Society for SocioEconomic-Development in the
Region (SSEDR), an NGO.
These lights will be pro-
vided as ‘first come first served’
method to the applicants. The
GMC said that the street lights
will be low energy consuming 16
watt LEDs and will be around 15
feet high to be installed within
the applicant’s premises. The
minimum distance between such
street lights will be 25 metres.
The applications can be
downloaded from the GMC website. A senior GMC official said
that due to lack of publicity, the
response is not up to the mark so
far.
He said that it’s an opportunity for the people of the city to
install lights in their campuses
and neighbourhoods at a cheaper
price. “The people who have realized about the facility of the offer
given by the district administration have grabbed the opportunity. I think more people should
come forward to take this facility,” he said.
Ajay Hazarika | (Consumers’ Legal Protection Forum)
Many in the city felt that there is no logic in charging extra
money for the lights. “There should be more lights in the streets
of the city to get rid of many activities of crime. We welcome
the move of installing new lights but charging money is uncalled for. There should not be any additional fee as the residents have been paying the GMC tax.
Dayaram Rajbongshi | (GMC official)
A few section of the residents have reacted very well. But
may be due to lack of publicity, the people have not responded
well as we had anticipated. We have discussed with the NGOs
and others to let the residents know about the project in detail.
Samar Bezbaruah | (Society for Socio-Economic-Development in the
Region)
This is not logical at all. As lack of street lights also increases crime, the poor people will be deprived of their basic
rights. The residents who are economically sound might give
the feeand get the lights installed but we have also need to think
about the poor.
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In The News
District authority
stands strict on
implementing rte
Mrinmoyee Hazarika
Innovation Festival starts
on 14 Feb in City
T
he Regional Science Centre, Guwahati, in cooperation with the National Innovation Foundation is going to
organize a two-day Innovation
festival on 14th and 15th February at its campus. The two day
festival is being organized with
the aim to give the participants
a platform to share and exchange
their creations and ideas. The
organisers said, “Students, resource persons and innovators
from across the state are invited
to the fest to showcase their creativity”.
The fest will have several
sections for the participants
such as make and remake, creativity from scrap, innovators,
challenge-yourself booth and
hands-on-opportunity spaces.
The fest will also have lectures
for the participants from prominent people and workshops will
also be held at the fest where the
participants would get a chance
to showcase their creativity.
AIMT to organize
‘SANSKRITI 2015’
K
eeping in view the poor pace
of implementation of Right to
Education (RTE) Act in the
schools of the city, the district administration of Kamrup (M) is going
to constitute a committee to conduct
inspections in schools.
The committee will be selected
after detailed discussions with the
schools located within the purview of
Kamrup (M).
“After constituting the committee, five teams will be formed. The
teams will visit all the schools including government, private, provincialised and higher secondary schools
and check the status of implementation of various provisions of RTE by
different schools authorities in their
schools,” Deputy Commissioner
(DC), Kamrup (M), M Angamuthu
said in a meeting organised to discuss
educational atmosphere and implementation of RTE in schools.
Sending a strict message to headmasters, headmistresses and principals of the schools present on the
occasion, the Deputy Commissioner
urged them to implement various
provisions of RTE in their respective
schools.
“Strict disciplinary actions will
be taken against schools who do not
implement RTE and the headmasters, headmistresses or the principals
of those concerned schools will be
held personally responsible. FIRs will
be lodged against them,” said Angamuthu.
He also urged all the schools,
right from the kindergarten level to
higher secondary schools, to submit
their fee structure and the rationality
of such structures.
Mentioning the pathetic condition of some of the government
schools of the city, Angamuthu said,
“After visiting various schools, I have
seen that most of the schools have
not been able to maintain their infrastructure. There is no provision
of drinking water and they lack ba-
“Strict disciplinary
actions will be
taken against
schools who do
not implement
RTE and the
headmasters,
headmistresses or
the principals of
those concerned
schools will be
held personally
responsible. FIRs
will be lodged
against them,”
M Angamuthu
Deputy Commissioner (DC),
Kamrup (M)
sic health and hygiene facilities. The
teachers have very poor attendance
record. Therefore, we are planning
to give a comprehensive format to
all the schools and they have to give
their feedback in it and submit it to us
within 15 days from the date of issue
of the format.”
He also stated that the authority
would carry out regular and random
inspections in schools and if any
schools are found not implementing RTE or violating other relevant
norms, salaries of employees of such
schools would be stopped.
“No school can deprive a student
from getting admission in schools
even if he or she is not capable of paying the fee. No schools can conduct
admission test in time of admission
or else fine will be imposed on defaulters,” said Angamuthu.
He also added, “We also need to
know the disaster management provisions of the schools, which include
fitness condition of the school buses.
The school authorities must follow
the guidelines of the Supreme Court
in case of safety of students in school
buses. We have set a deadline for
31st March this year for the schools
to fulfil the SC guidelines and if any
untoward incidents happen, then the
concerned schools authorities will be
held personally responsible.”
Urging the teachers to change
their mentality towards teaching students, R C Jain, Secretary, Education
(secondary) department said in the
meeting, “The condition of government schools in Kamrup (M) district
is very pathetic. In order to improve
the present scenario, we have issued
two circulars. One is related to the
provision of drinking water and toilet facilities and if any school is found
guilty of not maintaining these facilitites properly, then the current school
management committee has to be
dissolved. The second circular mentions that if the headmaster/headmistress or the principal is not able to
keep the toilets of their schools clean,
then their salaries would be stopped.”
At present, there are more than
130 government schools in Kamrup
(M).
He also talked about the poor
condition of school buses which has
been the cause of concern both for
the students and the traffic police.
“The traffic police have been
catching school buses which make
illegal movements. But, the parking
of school buses by the road has made
it a lot more difficult for us to handle
the traffic congestion on busy roads.
We request the school authorities to
arrange parking lots for both their
school buses and private vehicles,”
DCP, Traffic, Kamrup (M) said.
The DTO (registration and licensing) of Kamrup (M), Gautam
Das, who was also present on the
occasion, stated that the transport
officials have suspended fitness certificates of 397 school buses during its
visit of 83 schools of the city. During
the same visit, the district transport
department has inspected 551 numbers of buses.
mrinmoyee.hazarika@g-plus.in
Asian Institute of Management and Technology, Guwahati, is going to organize its annual inter-college extravaganza
Sanskriti 2015 on February 14th
and 15th respectively. This year
the venue of the event will be
Shilpagram, Guwahati. The
event will start off by lighting
of the lamp by Prof. Dr Niren
Deka, Principal of Asian Institutions followed by a chorus by
the students of the institution.
This year, Sanskriti 2015 will be
witnessed by a large number of
students from different colleges
and other educational institutions of various nook and corner of the state for competition
in Quiz, Debate, Dance, Rock
show, Fashion show, Paintings
and Sketch as well as Mr. Sanskriti and Miss Sanskriti of the
year. The main attraction of the
event will be the performance
of VH1 Supersonic featuring DJ
Gurbax and India’s death metal
band ‘Demonic Resurrection’.
Aids distributed to the needy
A
voluntary charitable organization from Guwahati, SBI Ladies Club, NE
Circle on Wednesday donated
ten ceiling fans and ten water
purifiers to Gauhati Blind School
at Basistha. President, SBI Ladies
Club, NE Circle, Nivedita Magoo
said, “We have been rendering
help to the people and today we
have donated the ceiling fans and
water purifiers for the benefit of
the blind and poor students stud-
ying in this school”.
Whereas on Thursday, the
Union Minister to Ministry of
Social Justice and Empowerment, and Minister to the Department of Empowerment of
Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment distributed aids and
appliances to the disabled persons at the Composite Regional
Centre, GMCH and also visited
the centre.
Documentary on horse racing
of Jorhat screened
A
documentary on the
old horse racing tradition of Jorhat Riders of the Mist was screened
at the Assam State Museum
auditorium on Wednesday
morning. The documentary is
made by Roopa Barua under
the banner of Kahini Media.
The one hour five minute film
showed the century old tradition of horse racing of Jorhat.
The Jorhat Race is 135-year-
old and a landmark event in
Assam’s rich tea heritage in
Jorhat district.
A graduate in economics
from Boston University, Director Roopa Barua also studied film production at the New
York Film Academy and film
criticism at the University of
California, Berkley. Falkland
Road a short film made by her
was also shown at the Afghan
Human Rights Festival 2012.
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In The News
City cops to Vice Chancellor
hand over ERDF
invoke NSA
Excellence
on repeated
Award-2014
offenders to eminent personalities
T
aking stringent action against
repeated offenders, the city
police commissionerate has
decided to invoke the National Security Act (NSA) against habitual
criminals who often commit serious
crimes while out on bail.
The first one to be slapped with
the stringent law was Chandan Kalita, a surrendered Ulfa militant who
has been arrested by the Assam police for at least seven times before the
latest one in city.
On Monday he was arrested by
city police from Gorchuk area with
a small arm. Police suspected that he
was on his way to kidnap a city based
doctor.
“We have seen criminals obtaining bail and carrying out serious offences while on trials. To stop this, we
will now arrest them under the NSA
that allows detention of a criminal
for a longer period,” deputy commissioner of police (central zone) Amitava Sinha said.
Police have detained Chandan
for three months under the NSA.
“Every time Chandan was out on bail,
he committed murders, dacoities and
extorted money from people. We can
now detain him for three months under the NSA,” Sinha said.
Chandan was a member of Ulfa’s
109 battalion.
Prior to this, Chandan was
caught for the murder of a trader in
2011. While he was out on bail, he allegedly killed another businessman
in Nalbari.
P
rofessor Sudhir Kumar Sopory,
Vice Chancellor of Jawaharlal
Nehru University, New Delhi,
recently handed over the “ERDF Excellence Award – 2014” in a function
held at the University of Science and
Technology, Meghalaya.
This year, ERDF Excellence
Award was conferred to D. N. Bezboruah, noted journalist and former
Editor of the Sentinel, Ashok Kumar
Goswami, language expert and retired professor of Sanskrit, GU, Lakshahira Das, renowned singer, lyricist
and writer, M. H. Hazarika, former
Head of Genetics and Plant Breeding,
Assam Agriculture University, Anil
Kumar Goswami, former Principal
Cotton College, Dr. Nirupama Mahanta, social worker, G L Agarwalla,
chairman and MD, G L Publications,
Tayabun Nisha, renowned sportsperson, Er. Isfaqur Rahman Borborah,
social worker, Gandhian and former
engineer of OIL, Dr. U. K. Sharma,
former Director, NERIST.
Radhika Mohan Bhagawati, eminent journalist and editor of Dainik
Asom, Col Monoranjan Goswami,
columnist; Dr DN Buragohain,
Founder Director of IIT, Guwahati
and Chancellor of Nagaland University; Dr. Justice Aftab Hussain Saikia,
Chairperson, Assam Human Rights
Commission were also in the list of
awardees but could not attend the
function due to ill health and preoccupations.
The awards were conferred for
their distinguished services to the
community and also to wish them
good health and long life so that they
can continue their service to the society.
Earlier, welcoming the dignitaries and guests to the function, Mahbubul Hoque, Chairman ERDF and
Chancellor USTM said, “The tendency in our society is that senior
citizens who toiled all their life to
make life better for others are often
forgotten after the prime of their life.
To reverse this trend, we have started
giving the Excellence Awards to outstanding senior citizens of Assam for
nearly a decade now. Very soon we
are going to extend this programme
in Meghalaya also.”
Over
100 free
deliveries
at Satribari
Christian
Hospital
S
atribari Christian hospital,
known for its mother and
child care facilities has successfully conducted over 100 free
deliveries in the year 2013-14 under
the government’s National Health
Mission. It is amongst the only
two private hospitals in Kamrup
accredited by NRHM to offer cashless delivery service to poor pregnant women.
The service under this scheme
is offered to pregnant women belonging to BPL families, who meet
the criteria set as per guidelines
and provides for free institutional
deliveries, be it normal birth or
caesarean operation. Benefits under this scheme include free drugs,
free diagnostic tests such as blood
test, urine test, ultra sonography
etc. as prescribed by the medical
officer. The scheme falls under Janani Suraksha Yojana, a safe motherhood intervention programme
under NRHM, for promoting in-
stitutional delivery among the poor
pregnant women.
Commenting on the infrastructural facilities available at Satribari
to run the programme, Manesh
Mathew, CEO, Satribari Christian
Hospital said “At Satribari, we have
a team of highly trained gynaecologists, obstetricians and dedicated
nursing staff that can provide firstrate obstetrics care to expecting
mothers, in a caring atmosphere.
This has increased the choice available to expectant BPL mothers who
can now look beyond government
hospitals to handle their delivery.”
Instituted in 1926, Satribari
Christian hospital is known primarily for mother and child care
and basic specialties like general
surgery and general medicine. The
charitable mission hospital has recently added key specialties like
Neonatal Care, Intensive Medicine,
Orthopaedics, Urology and Geriatric Care.
Assam boy
languishing
in Bangladesh
WWII commemoration jail for eight
in city on Feb 19
years
T
T
o mark the worldwide commemoration of the 70th anniversary of World War II, the
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association delegates will visit the Gauhati
War Cemetery located at Nabagraha
Hills, Silpukhuri on February 19.
The British Deputy High Commissioner (Kolkata), Scott Furssedonn-Wood here informed that the
Gauhati War Cemetery needs to be
popularized among tourists and visitors.
“It is a special site because the
memory of the Hindu, Muslim and
Christian soldiers, who fell during
the Great War, remains here. There is
a need to create awareness about the
site so that the memories of the fallen
soldiers live forever,” Wood viewed.
On Wednesday last, Wood visited the cemetery and spoke to Salew
Pfotte, regional manager (North East
India) of the Commonwealth Graves
Commission ahead the programme.
On Monday in a solemn programme, Commonwealth delegates
will pay their respects to the fallen sol-
diers. Pfotte added, “The event will
help create awareness about Gauhati
War Cemetery. I hope it will be an
opportunity for the people to revisit
the history.”
Altogether there are 523 graves
at the cemetery. In 2012, the mortal
remains of 11 Japanese soldiers were
exhumed and taken back to Japan.
The cemetery has graves of soldiers
from India, China and Europe.
It needs mention here that incidents of theft of iron plaques from
the cemetery was reported earlier.
he Assam Human Rights
Commission (AHRC) division bench, Guwahati,
recently took a suo motto cognizance of a college student from
Golaghat district reportedly confined in a Bangladesh jail.
The right body, consisting of
its chairperson Justice Aftab H
Saikia and member Tarun Phookan sought the status report and
asked Assam government to furnish a detailed report within a
month.
“One Sambhu Mushahary,
a BA third year student in Golaghat district, went missing in
February of 2007. After being reported missing for eight years in
December last year, Sambhu sent
a letter to his family through the
Red Cross Society in which he
informed that he was being confined in room No. 21 of Kashim-
pur Jail-2 located at Gazipur in
Bangladesh. In his letter, Shanbhu asked his parents to bring him
back through the Indian High
Commission in Bangladesh,” an
AHRC official statement said.
Sambhu hails from the fringe
area of Golaghat district’s Burhi
Makha village in Telishal area of
sector D. In 2007 he asked for a
motorbike from his parents for
his transportation to college.
However, his father Anil Mushahary, a peasant, failed to fulfil his
demand.
“After having an argument
with his parents, Shambhu left
home. He went missing thereafter,” said police sources in Golaghat.
Already the poor family has
contacted the Golaghat district
administration and prayed for repatriating him.
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City
Bangladesh Bringing
Liberation Guwahati
Alive
documentary I
screened in city
Bangladeshi film maker Prokash Roy (2nd from L)being felicitated at Guwahati
D
haka born French filmmaker Prokash Roy has
blamed the lack of political
will for deterioration of relations
between Indian and Bangladesh.
Roy, who is in the city for an Indian premier of his documentary
film ‘Bangladesh: Birth of a Flag’,
on the Bangladesh Liberation war,
also said only more cultural exchange can better the relation between the two neighbouring countries.
The film narrates the tale of
Bangladesh Liberation War with
old video footages collected from
French journalist Philippe Alfonsi.
“I wanted to project the happenings of the Liberation War and
other important incidents which
took place during that period in
front of the present generation of
Bangladesh, India and others. This
is very much important for the
present generation to know about
their past,” Roy told G-Plus.
He also expressed concern
that due to lack of political will,
the person to person relation has
deteriorated to some extent. “As a
filmmaker or an actor, I feel that
more exchanges of cultural activities between the two countries will
help in developing person to person relation. I’m also hopeful that
my documentary will also help in
this regard,” Roy added.
The 70-minute documentary
which is in French with English
subtitles was screened for the first
time in India in the city on February 8 in association with Byatikram Masdo and Gauhati Cine
Club.
The documentary was first
screened in Dhaka on February 23
in 2014 while the global premiere
was in Paris on June 1 in 2014. Roy
collected the old videos and images
from National Archive of France.
“I’m lucky enough to meet
Philippe Alfonsi who also covered
the major incident in 1971. The
video and images used in the film
were taken by him and a few others,” said Roy.
Gauhati Cine Club secretary
Madhurima Barua said that this
documentary will provide answers
to many questions of the viewers.
aap to contest in Assam
assembly elections
B
ouyed by the landslide victory in Delhi elections, the
Assam unit of Aam Aadmi
Party (AAP) is now gearing up to
contest in the upcoming 2016 state
assembly elections.
Addressing a press conference
in the city on Wednesday, state
AAP leaders said that they would
follow in the footsteps of their
counterparts in Delhi to fight with
‘honesty’ to deal with the real issues of the state.
“We will emerge as a ‘strong,
honest and alternative’ force in Assam to defeat both the Congress
and the BJP in 2016 state assembly
election. We hope, in due course of
time, we will be able to gather that
kind of support base,” said state
AAP spokesperson Manoram Gogoi in Guwahati.
He said that there are many is-
n an endeavour to showcase
arts, music, culture, heritage,
diversity and to celebrate the
essence of Assam, Guwahati Alive
has set the stage to bring the citizens of the city together. The carnival that kicked off on February
13, a day prior to Valentine’s Day,
focuses on bringing a full rounded
“Perfect Extended Weekend” spanning till Sunday, February 15.
To be held at Sonaram H.S Field
and the Bharalumukh River Bed
the carnival will showcase heritage
and history of northeast. Alongside
the featuring of short films, several
entertaining acts such as BBoying,
BMX stunts, Sand art, live art illustrations, photography workshop
will take place during the carnival
whereas, the headlining act is that
of Raghu Dixit which will feature
on February 13. The carnival will also
feature activities for children such as
paintball and several entertainment
activities.
The endeavour to merge entertainment, art and music, Guwahati
Alive is an initiative mentored and
supported by the Assam Tourism and
is a part of their Annual Festival Calendar. The carnival exhibits a wide
array of delicacies with all the leading
food and beverage stalwarts of the
city to give the visitors a culinary delight and adventure sports activities
to ensure thrill and entertainment.
The carnival will also feature local music talents Work in Progress,
Colossal Corp., Spreading Roots and
Vodoo Child. The carnival will also
feature visual artists Sayantan Mitra,
Flora and Samira from Brazil and
Ivan from Spain.
Brahmaputra Valley Film
Festival to kick off on
April 24
T
he film festival dedicated
to the film fraternity of the
northeast region, Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival 2015 has
been scheduled to kick off on April
24 at Pragjyoti ITA, Machkhowa,
informed in a press release.
The three-day festival includes
screening of some of the best movies, documentaries and short-films
of the region as well as of the nation
along with workshops by renowned
and acclaimed directors. The festi-
val aims to build a platform for the
new as well as professional filmmakers to come together and rediscover
different aspects of movie making.
This year the festival will be organised along with the Brahmaputra Valley Short Film contest where
some of the best directors from the
Indian film fraternity will be invited
to be part of the initiative. The festival will also screen some of the
finest movies from the northeast as
well as the rest of India.
Annual General Meeting of PRSI
held in city
P
ublic Relations Society of India (PRSI), Guwahati Chapter’s annual general meeting
was held in city on Monday. Several members of leading PR and
corporate communication officials,
professionals and students attended
the programme.
Madhuchanda A Choudhry
(NRL), Hamad Berlashker (Tan-
gent PR) and Jumita Saikia Phukan
(NEDFi) were selected as the chairperson, vice chair person and secretary respectively for the term 20152016 at the meeting. Member of the
chapter, Juhi P Pathak was also felicitated at the meeting for her book
Media Law and Ethics meant for
the mass communication and journalism students of the region.
2015 Amulya Kakati Memorial
award presented
sues left unaddressed by the other
parties, which will be discussed
with the people.
“We have to admit that at present our party is not that strong but
we will build the base of the party
in coming months to deal with the
real issues of the state. For that
Arvind Kejriwal and other central
leaders will visit the state,” Gogoi
said.
He also mentioned issues like
f lood havoc, illegal immigration
and unemployment as major problems of the state besides the need of
scientific and practical solutions to
the problems.
Gogoi further said that all
honest people who wants to bring
a change in the present political
and social system are welcome to
the party.
T
he Amulya Kalita Memorial
Award 2015 was presented
to Sachchinanda Bora on
Monday at the Vivekananda Kendra auditorium. The Students Artists Writers Welfare Trust of All
Guwahati Students Union presents
this award annually to bring those
individuals who are working and
dedicating for promotion of the
culture of the State to limelight.
Sachchidananda Bora received
the award from music composer
Ramen Baruah that carries a memento and a cash of Rs 25000.
Bora has been dedicatedly working for the promotion of Jyoti
Sangeet, Rabha Sangeet, Bongeet
etc amongst the young generation
of the state in the original form.
A documentary showcasing the
life and contribution of Amulya
Kakati was also screened on the
occasion.
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DBTL
enrolment confuses
City
LPG consumers
RAHUL CHANDA
I had linked my bank
account with the LPG connection
by submitting my bank details at
the LPG agency in the month of December. I was told that as soon as
the bank account is linked, Rs 568
will be automatically transferred to
my bank account before I refill the
cylinder, but it did not happen. Now
I have to refill cylinder in non-subsidised rate from the agency and the
subsidy provided by the government,
which is supposed to get credited in
my account do not get credited”, said
an LPG consumer from the Dhupolia area. He further added that he
had complaint to the agency many a
times, and they told him to fill up a
complaint form and assured him that
money will soon be transferred to his
account. He is upset with such chaos
and does not know the scheme will be
a success or not. Similarly, there are
many consumers facing a problem
getting the subsidies in their bank accounts.
The chaos
Direct Benefit Transfer of LPG
(DBTL) scheme, which has made
people throng the LPG distributors
to make sure they get their subsidies have started in Guwahati. The
consumers were informed to submit
their bank details before 31 December 2014. But, there is a three month
grace period and now, the last date to
submit the details is 31 March 2015.
Consumers have to just provide bank
account information (bank account
holder name /account number /IFSC
code) to the LPG distributor for entering the details in LPG database.
The consumers can also provide the
LPG consumer information (17 digit
LPG consumer ID) to his/her bank
which can link the process. But, when
the consumers go to the banks to update their LPG information, the bank
officials ask them to visit the LPG distributors. So, the consumers have to
go to the agencies. The people working in the agencies are often not that
techno savvy, they somehow enter
the bank details into the system and
then the information gets transferred
to the banks and the oil companies.
The agency people have no idea about
why the money is not transferred,
what they can double check is if the
bank details are entered correctly or
not. And interestingly some consumers did get the advance Rs 568 as soon
as they enrolled in the scheme, and
also the subsidy after refilling the cylinder. So, the agency people approach
the company head office, for example
the IOCL distributers contact the city
IOCL head office at Lachit Nagar. The
is Rs 668.50, and the DBTL enrolled
consumers will get a subsidy refund of
Rs 240.56 in their bank accounts.” The
official further added that if any enrolled customer is not getting his subsidy credited in the account or did not
even get the advance Rs 568, can lodge
a complaint by filling form 6 available
with the distributors and submitting
it. The problem will be identified and
solved. Most of the time there is the
problem from the bank’s side also,
so, before lodging the complaint, the
consumers should check with the
banks. Till the enrolment process is
on, the agencies are jam packed and
the agency officials need to handle the
consumers with patience.
Customers’
confusion
The consumers
were informed to
submit their bank
details before 31
December 2014. But,
there is a three month
grace period and
now, the last date to
submit the details is
31 March 2015.
company then double checks their
system if the complainants account
is linked with the bank, once they
see that the LPG account is linked
with bank, they ask the consumer to
contact the bank and assure that the
money will soon be transferred. So, it
is a serious chaos for many consumers.
The explanations
According to an IOCL official,
DBTL is one of the largest schemes
in the world and there
are 10 crore consumers across India who
are already enrolled in
the scheme amongst
16 crore existing LPG
consumers. The official said that there is
the consumer’s bank,
the oil company and
the agency working
together and there can
be a technical error
from any part, and so,
some chaos at the initial stage is expected.
It’s just that the consumers have to
have a bit of patience. Once the entire
process is over then there won’t be any
problem. The process will end on 31st
March 2015, as the grace period will
end and after that whoever is not enrolled in the scheme will not be able
to get subsidised cylinders. Enquiring that there are some confusions
regarding the rates, the official said,
“The cylinder rate varies from month
to month depending on the market
petrol rate. For the month of February,
the non-subsidised rate of a cylinder
Customers are unaware who is responsible for the chaos and keep blaming the LPG agencies, but, at times it is
the bank’s fault too. Recently there was
an incident of a consumer manhandling a labourer from the agency who
came to deliver cylinders, because the
labourer did not know why the consumer didn’t get his advance subsidy
money credited in his account. Many
similar incidents are occurring and
it can only be entirely resolved once
the entire enrolment process is over.
The scheme is subjected to benefit the
consumers in the long run and reduce
the black marketing of cylinders. According to IOCL data, 66 per cent
consumers are enrolled in the scheme
out of 3,67,781 city LPG consumers.
One percent consumers opted out of
the scheme saying they do not require
government subsidy, and according to
agencies 155 consumers are no more
getting cylinders because they had
multiple accounts. So, the scheme is
somehow serving the purpose but the
authorities need to take care of the
chaos which is creating some confusion among the consumers.
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City
CM advocates
more investments
in agriculture
MRINMOYEE HAZARIKA
A
ppealing to the Centre to create a more farmer-friendly
environment in the country,
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has endorsed more investments in the field
of agriculture in addition to the industrial sector.
Speaking at the inauguration of
the second edition of Assam International Agri-Horicultural Show 2015,
Tarun Gogoi said, “If we focus on the
industry sector, then only the industrialists will be benefitted. No one
will come here to invest money in the
agricultural sector. I am opposing the
Centre’s new plan to give more focus
on market economy.”
Expressing his clear dissatisfaction over the Centre’s new sets of policies on economy, Gogoi said, “From
the new policy of market economy,
states like Gujarat or Maharashtra
may be benefitted. But, there is a need
to chalk out a middle path. Agricultural sector has not been given attention in a deserving way. We will start
a package for the sector in the name
of Momai Tamuli Borbarua, the first
farmer of Assam. We will not follow
the diktat of Centre.”
“There is a need to use new technologies for the states in the country
to enhance performance in the field
of organic farming in the country.
We need ‘smart agriculture’ which is
the mixture of soil management, seed
management, ground water management and technology management
and the only way towards development. Besides, we have to solve issues
like middlemen, marketing etc.”
The five day show was inaugurated last Tuesday (February 10) and
would come to an end on Saturday
(February 14). Participants from
various states and countries including US, UK, Germany, France, Italy,
China, Nepal, South Korea, Australia, Thailand and others have participated in the event held at Assam State
Veterinary College Field, Khanapara.
Stressing on Centre-State cooperation for the promotion of agriculture and its production, Union
Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan
Singh, who was also present on the
occasion said, “There are lots of research going on in the laboratories on
high quality seeds, quality of soil etc.
But, the benefits of those researches
have not reached the land. Therefore,
the chain of lab-to-land has to be
not Just in industries
made an efficient one.”
He also replicated Centre’s commitment for welfare of the farmers
and informed that the Centre would
provide health cards to all the landholding farmers within three years of
time.
“The marketing of agricultural
products is a subject of the states. The
state of Karnataka has started e-commerce platform for such marketing
purposes. There should be a common
e-marketing platform for the farmers
of the country,” Radha Mohan Singh
stated.
Singh also mentioned that an
amount of Rs 500 crore had been earmarked for the purpose of controlling
food price.
There is a need to use new technologies
for the states in the country to enhance
performance in the field of organic
farming in the country. We need ‘smart
agriculture’ which is the mixture of soil
management, seed management, ground
water management and technology
management and the only way towards
development. Besides, we have to solve
issues like middlemen, marketing etc.”
Tarun Gogoi, Chief Minister of Assam
“We have requested the government of Assam to provide land for
setting up a Krishi Anusandhan Sansthan (Indian Council of Agricultural Research) here in Assam. The
Centre is also going to start district
irrigation plants in every district
which will be looked after by state
level selection committees,” Singh
added.
State Agriculture, Horticulture
and Food Processing Minister Rakibul Hussain while addressing the
gathering said that the Agri-Horticultural show would lead to innovation and exchange of ideas among the
participating countries which will
lead to tapping the potential of agricultural sector in the state.
“Agriculture information centres would be set up in all the Block
Development Offices in 219 blocks
of Assam for the benefit of the farmers. The event will facilitate business
to business, business to farmers and
business to Government activities for
the promotion of agriculture in the
state,” Hussain said.
In the show, organised by the
state agriculture department in association with Indian Chambers of
Commerce and Assam Agriculture
University, altogether 12 countries,
25 multinational companies and 425
stalls have taken part.
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City
MRINMOYEE HAZARIKA
W
ith more than two thousand bank accounts in its
carter, the diligent women employees of the SBI all-women
branch has been sailing the ship
forward. And, it has all become possible with the relentless effort of six
dedicated women staff of SBI, who has
been serving its customers excellently
since the inception of the branch.
The all-women branch of SBI, the
first of its kind in the state was opened
in Rajgarh road, Guwahati in the year
2013, after then Finance Minister, P
Chidambaram made a proposal to set
up bank branches as a public sector
bank, exclusively served by women in
his Budget speech. An amount of Rs
1,000 crore had been earmarked as an
initial capital for the purpose.
So far, a total number of 2,355
bank accounts including savings and
fixed deposits have been opened at the
branch.
“Till now, we are getting very
good response from the public. At
present, there are 2,355 numbers of
bank accounts in our branch, which is
good news for a new branch (PBB, Lachit nagar) like us. In its initial stage,
the branch was opened with 15 accounts being transferred from other
branches,” Manager, Bank Operations, Tista Barua told G Plus.
She also informed that currently
an amount of Rs 25 crore has been deposited at the branch and it has been
able to make a profit of more than
2,355 accounts
opened
in all-women bank
“All the employees
working here are
like my family. When
I first heard that a
bank branch, served
exclusively by women
would open at Guwahati,
I thought of transferring
my account there. The
location of the branch is
near to my home and less
crowded.”
Rs 25 lakh from mutual funds. An
amount of Rs 17 crore advances (in
form of loan etc) has been granted by
SBI all-women bank.
“Though the branch is being run
by women employees, anyone can
visit here for opening a bank account
or any other bank related transactions. There is still a misconception
that only women customers can open
accounts in our branch. But, now, the
massage is spreading among the public that anyone can open an account
here. About 40 per cent of our customers are female,” Tista Barua told.
Sharing the business prospective
of the branch, she also mentioned,
“We are in profit now. At present, we
have locker facility for 165 slots and
all of them are booked. We are going
to get second locker requisition in the
month of April this year.”
Geetamanju Baruah,
First customer
After the branch started operating in the month of June 2013,
Branch Manager, SBI, PBB, Lachit
Nagar branch or all-women branch,
Purnima Hazarika told before G Plus,
“From the day one, we have been
receiving good responses from the
people of the city. On an average, we
have been handling 15 to 20 custom-
ers in a day, which is not bad for a
new branch. The minimum amount
needed for opening an account in this
branch is Rs 5000.”
The customers visiting all-women
branch too expressed satisfaction
with the kind of service rendered by
the small group of women employees.
“All the employees working here
are like my family. When I first heard
that a bank branch, served exclusively
by women would open at Guwahati,
I thought of transferring my account
there. The location of the branch is
near to my home and less crowded.
Besides, I was not satisfied with the
response I used to get from my earlier
branch. Now, I am totally happy and
satisfied with the response I am getting from the employees here,” Geetamanju Baruah, the first customer of
SBI all-women bank branch, who currently does all her banking transactions through the branch told G Plus.
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Special
KALYAN DEB
I
n our country most marriages are
governed by the specific personal
laws governing each religion. In
extra ordinary circumstances when
two people of different castes decide
to tie the knot, the society grapples
in the shackles of the caste system.
Grave discrimination are made on
grounds of caste and there have been
extremely stringent rules enforcing
the same. Although we have come a
long way in developing liberal perceptions, modern day society still has orthodox views and opinions inculcated
within.
In today’s society, intermingling
between people of different castes is
happening at different forums, be it
for education or profession. Today’s
Celebrating
Love
youth are quite receptive to the idea
of inter-caste/ inter-religion marriage. The real impediment is in altering the mindset of the family elders.
India has progressed significantly in
terms of inter-caste marriages being
on the rise. However, this is still not
embraced very well by people at large
and we have a long way to go to rid our
society of all prejudiced and pre-conceived notions, to widen our outlook.
Gplus bring you two such stories from around the city that have
set successful examples of inter-caste
marriage.
Reema and
Rajkumar Chetry
The story of Reema and Raj goes
way back to their school days in
the year 1997 when they met each
other for the first time in 6th garde.
Though they shared the same classroom in the same school, back then
to each other they were nothing
more than random faces in the class.
It was only after both were promoted to 8th standard when Rajkumar
got attracted to Reema Mishra and
confessed his feelings to a common friend and classmate Neetu.
The same went on for two years and
finally just before their HSLC examination, Raj spoke his heart out
through a three paged letter.
On receiving the letter from Raj,
Reema, who belonged to a very strict
and orthodox Bihari family and was
completely unaware of such things,
was really scared. Although she felt
the same way for Raj, it took three
days for Reema to reciprocate Raj’s
feeling, which happened through
exchange of a letter where Reema
barely wrote five to six lines.
Tragedy struck when both were
separated after their HSLC examination and went to different colleges. For months, the couple barely got
to see each other and the only way of
communication was through public
telephones and the dates were long
walks the couple used to take when
Reema had to return home from her
tuition classes.
“We used to schedule our timings to call each other. Neither of us
had mobile phones and we used to
go to PCOs to talk to each other. Raj
even took a job in a PCO just to call
me up and back then since we were
given minimum pocket money, we
had to save money to be able to afford the call bills”, Reema added.
The same went on till 2003, until
Raj introduced Reema to his family
members, though she had no clue
that Raj had already told his family about their relationship. Though
the couple did go out few times
during that time but both were accompanied by their gang of friends
and both used to barely talk to each
other and the only conversation the
couple had was saying ‘goodbye’ before going their own ways.
A significant moment in their
relationship came in the month of
April when Raj’s family asked to
Reema to join them to take a tour
of the city since the festival of Bihu
was in the air. Reema had to lie
about a sleepover at a friend’s place
who Reema’s parents knew well and
trusted. The couple had a fun evening and it was the evening when the
couple hugged each other for the
first time.
“Although it was a mere coincidence but as soon as we hugged, it
started raining. That moment made
the bond even stronger”, said Rajkumar Chetry.
The story took a dramatic turn
when the anti non-Assamese riots
hit the state and at the same time
Reema’s family found out about
her relationship with Rajkumar.
In the same month Reema’s family
was scheduled to depart for Bihar.
Meanwhile, the family was also
looking for a groom to marry off
Reema. With no other option left,
the couple decided to elope on the
very day when Reema along with her
family had to depart, knowing that
her family would never accept their
relationship.
Raj, along with his friends was
waiting for the train to arrive at
Rangia station and in the meantime
Reema was in a dilemma since she
was not ready to ditch her parents.
“But as soon as the train started
moving, I could feel the adrenaline
since I knew that I had to make a
choice. The train was gaining speed
and for me the moment was, either
now or never. I was literally shaking but I jumped from the running
train. I fractured my right wrist
during the process after hitting
the compartment door”, asserted
Reema.
Raj took Reema to his family
where they got married in a simple
ceremony conducted within the
resident premises itself few days
later. But tough times for the couple
did not end there. Reema’s parents
arrived in Guwahati two days after
she eloped and filed a report against
Rajkumar on charges of kidnapping
their daughter. The very night police
went knocking at Raj’s residence
and took both of them to Dispur police station.
“On the way one of the lady officers told me ‘don’t turn your back
on him or his life will be ruined’. I
confessed to the officer in charge
and told them that I am an adult and
it is only with my will that I accompanied this person. Even if I was
feeling guilty for embarrassing my
parents, I had to stand up for what
I believed in and the police let us go.
We did a registered marriage two
days later on December 5, 2003,”
Reema added.
The couple have been through
thick and thin but dealt with the
problems together. Reema and are
Rajkumar are blessed with two children Ronit Chetry and Rashi Chetry
who are now 8 and 2 years old respectively and after more than 11
years of marriage the happily married couple stands as a symbol of
love and celebrates the same.
Imny and
Raju Chanda
Raju Chanda, the CMD of
Kailrock Infrastructures Pvt. Ltd.
belongs to a typical Bengali family
whereas Imny was from the Chang
clan of Nagaland and belonged to
a Christian family. Both met when
Raju, for business purpose had to
visit Nagaland where he met Imny,
who was the cousin of one of the
business partners. Imny Chang
was a government employee who
was working at the Nagaland secretariat.
Since Raju had to visit Nagaland frequently for business purposes, both came close to each
other. It was in the year 2006 when
Imny visited Shillong and since
Raju was born and brought up in
Shillong, he helped her visit places
in the city and the two fell for each
other. Since the couple belonged to
very different religious and cultural background the same stood as a
major hurdle in way of the couple’s
future together and created a lot
of problems among the families
of both Raju and Imny. But the
two decided not to elope and try
to convince their parents to allow
them to get married.
Following their collective decision of convincing their parents,
Raju went to Tuensang, Nagaland,
Imny’s native place to convince
her father of their relationship and
asked for Imny’s hand in the pres-
ence of relatives and promised her
father that he would keep her happy all her life. Reciprocating Raju’s
proposal, Imny’s father asked to
meet his parents. Since, Raju’s
parents were also not in favour of
the marriage, he took one of his
uncles to see Imny’s parent and
somehow managed to convince
her father and went on to persuade
his parents. Although, he managed
to convince his parents to accede
to the marriage but was denied of
their presence during their marriage ceremony.
The couple got married on
February 7, 2007 in the Kamakhya
temple in the presence of other relatives but their parents and after 8
years of marriage Imny has learned
all the Bengali customs and has
managed to convince Raju’s parents as well and is the most loved
and respected member of the family. Imny and Raju are also blessed
with two children Akansha and
Agasthya.
With the changing social scenario, a change in the mindset of
the people can be seen, but people are still critical towards interreligious marriage, though people
in cities have learned the nuances
of caste system and the positives of
inter-caste and inter religious marriages.
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Feb 14
Australia v England
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Mar 01
Pakistan vs Zimbabwe
Feb 15
South Africa v Zimbabwe
6.30AM
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Mar 03
Ireland vs South Africa
Feb 15
India vs Pakistan
9.00AM
Adelaide
Mar 04
Pakistan vs United Arab Emirate
Feb 16
Ireland vs West Indies
3.30AM
Nelson
Mar 04
Australia vs Afghanistan
Feb 17
New Zealand vs Scotland
3.30AM
Dunedin
Mar 05
Bangladesh vs Scotland
Feb 18
Bangladesh vs Afghanistan
9.00AM
Canberra
Mar 06
India vs West Indies
Feb 19
United Arab Emirates vs Zimbabwe
3.30AM
Nelson
Mar 07
Pakistan vs South Africa
Feb 20
New Zealand vs England
6.30AM
Wellington
Mar 07
Ireland vs Zimbabwe
Feb 21
Pakistan vs West Indies
3.30AM
Christchurch
Mar 08
New Zealand vs Afghanistan
Feb 21
Australia vs Bangladesh
9.00AM
Brisbane
Mar 08
Australia vs Sri Lanka
Feb 22
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka
3.30AM
Dunedin
Mar 09
England vs Bangladesh
Feb 22
India vs South Africa
9.00AM
Melbourne
Mar 10
India vs Ireland
Feb 23
England vs Scotland
3.30AM
Christchurch
Mar 11
Sri Lanka vs Scotland
Feb 24
West Indies vs Zimbabwe
9.00AM
Canberra
Mar 12
South Africa vs United Arab Em
Feb 25
Ireland vs United Arab Emirates
9.00AM
Brisbane
Mar 13
New Zealand vs Bangladesh
Feb 26
Afghanistan vs Scotland
3.30AM
Dunedin
Mar 13
Afghanistan vs England
Feb 26
Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka
9.00AM
Melbourne
Mar 14
India vs Zimbabwe
Feb 27
South Africa vs West Indies
9.00AM
Sydney
Mar 14
Australia vs Scotland
Feb 28
New Zealand vs Australia
6.30AM
Auckland
Mar 15
West Indies vs United Arab Emi
Feb 28
India vs United Arab Emirates
12.00PM
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Mar 15
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G PLUS FEB 14 - FEB 20, 2015
Ward Watch
RAJGARH
LINK ROAD
CREATING HAVOC IN THE CITY
KALYAN DEB
R
ains wrecks havoc on the
streets of Guwahati every year
and Rajgarh Road, despite being one of the major routes of transportation in the city, a lot still remains to be done to address the root
cause of water logging. A connecting
route between the G.S. Road and the
R.G. Baruah Road, Rajgarh remains
busy with all kinds of vehicles passing through for a major part of the
day, even as it continues to struggle
with excessive dust during the winter
and knee-deep water during monsoon.
The condition has even worsened
since the implementation of GMDA/
JICA water supply project in the area
for which though the road was dug up
for lying of pipes, it has not been restored. Since the water supply project
is still in progress in most part of the
area even after months, it has become
a reason for concern among the residents and commuters of the area as
monsoon gets closer.
Problems
“The problem of water logging
has come up only from the past four
to five years and since then, it has been
a matter of concern for the residents.
The water logging problem continues
to worsen in the city despite measures
taken and funds spent in the name of
this problem. This only underlines
the fact that authorities are still beating around the bush without addressing the root cause which is cleaning
the water reservoirs,” said Mahesh
Deka, a resident of Rajgarh Road.
Anil Nagar and Nabin Nagar
in the area have always been among
the worst hit flash floods areas of the
city where several residents have expressed their immense anger on the
futile exercise of clearing the drains
and launching eviction drives that
has so far failed to minimise the woes
of the people.
“Last year, four bye-lanes of Rajgarh faced water logging for the entire day and the condition was only
relieved after the water was pumped
out from Rajgarh and was released
onto the adjacent Pub Sarania Road.
Also last year’s rainfall damaged several vehicles and kept the commuters
stranded on roads for several hours”,
Deka added.
Also a subsisting bottle neck in
the Rajgarh Road is among the major
problems faced by the people of the
area. The bottle neck was created due
to faulty construction of residences
adjacent to the road. Allegedly, both
sides of the road belonged to the government at one point of time but at
present, only one side remain as government land. Although proposals
of broadening the road has been forwarded, several residents still object
to the move.
“If the road is widened, it will
only help the people and several people are in favour of the proposal. Being a link road between the G.S.Road
and R.G.Baruah Road, the road remains busy for most part of the day
and the bottle neck is one of the crucial reasons of traffic congestion”,
said Deepak Tiwari, who owns a shop
at Rajgarh link road.
“Khanindra Ranjan Barman,
Secretary, Anil Nagar Development
Committee asserted, “The bottleneck
can only be resolved with the consensus of the residents. While many are
in favour, at the same time, several
are opposed to the proposal, regardless of the fact that such measure will
only be for the welfare of the people
of the area. The only notable step
that should be taken by the authorities is the implementation of eviction
drive on the payment of a concession
to those residents who have wrongly
constructed their buildings over the
road.”
Anil Nagar and Nabin
Nagar in the area
have always been
among the worst hit
flash floods areas
of the city where
several residents
have expressed their
immense anger on
the futile exercise of
clearing the drains
and launching
eviction drives that
has so far failed to
minimise the woes of
the people.
The width of the road that was
earlier issued to be upto 120ft but
was later reduced to 80ft keeping in
consideration the convenience of the
residents.
Councilor’s Say
The Rajgarh Road being divided into two different wards, the
development of the link road rests
on the shoulders of PWD. Since the
GMDA project is already in progress in the area, no other project
can be carried out or can be sanctioned overlapping the on going
project.
“Since the road is the responsibility of the Public Works Department, the councilor has no say over
the developmental activities to be
carried in the particular area. The
GMDA/JICA water supply project
is underway and expected to be
concluded within a short period
of time. Regarding the eviction
drive, it can be only carried out af-
ter permission is issued by the DC
and with the confidence of majority of residents. Also, the residents
will be paid a concession for their
property according to government
norms”, said Abir Patra, councilor
ward number 18.
Meanwhile, in regard to the
problems faced by the people of the
area, a public meeting was organised at the Sanatan Dharma Sabha
on Sunday, February 8. The meeting, which was organised by Nabin
Nagar Welfare Society, was held to
carry out discussions over the development and measures required
to be taken to prevent water logging problems in the Rajgarh area
where members of the Anil Nagar
and Nabin Nagar Development
Committee also took part.
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G PLUS FEB 14 - FEB 20, 2015
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G PLUS FEB 14 - FEB 20, 2015
Life
Symbolism Behind The
Form Of Shiva
Significance of Crescent
Moon on Lord Shiva’s Head
Shiva Tattva is where there is no
mind and the moon signifies the mind.
When there is no mind then how can
this ‘no mindedness’ be expressed
and how can anybody understand it?
You need a little bit of the mind to understand, experience and to express.
The no-mind, infinite consciousness
requires that little bit of mind to express itself in the manifest world. So,
to express that inexpressible, that little
mind (crescent moon) is on the head.
Wisdom is beyond the mind, but it
needs to be expressed with a tinge of
mind and this is symbolized by the
crescent moon.
Significance of Lord
Shiva’s Damru
Damru symbolizes the Universe which is always expanding
and collapsing. From an expansion
it collapses and then it re-expands,
this is the process of creation.
If you see your heartbeat, it is not just
one straight line but it is a rhythm
that goes up and down. The whole
world is nothing but rhythms; energy
rising and collapsing to rise again. So
the damru signifies that. Look at the
shape of the damru, from expansion
it collapses and again expands.
The darmru is also a symbol of
sound. Sound is rhythm and sound
is energy. The whole universe is nothing but a wave function, it is nothing
but rhythms. What does quantum
physics say? It says the same thing
– the whole universe is nothing but
rhythms. It is just one wave (Adviata).
So the damru signifies the non-dual
nature of the universe.
Significance of Serpent
around Lord Shiva’s Neck
A state of samadhi where there
is nothing, just the inner sky of consciousness, is Shiva; where there is
alertness and no action. To describe
this alertness they put a snake around
Shiva’s neck. So the serpent is a symbol of alertness.
In the state of meditation when
the eyes are closed, it gives the impression that the person is sleeping,
but he is not asleep, he is alert. To
express this state of consciousness,
a snake is shown around Lord Shiva’s
neck.
Significance of Lord
Shiva’s Trishul (Trident)
Trishul represents the three aspects of consciousness – waking,
dreaming and sleeping, and it represents the three gunas – satva, rajas and tamas. Holding a trishul (Trident) signifies that Shiva (the
divinity) is above all the three states
– waking, dreaming and sleeping, yet
is the upholder of these three states.
The divinity is beyond the three gunas, but it holds the three gunas together.
Shul means problems or suffering. Trishul means that which
destroys all kind of suffering.
Three types of pain that arise in life
1. Aadibhautik (physical)
2. Aadhyaatmik (spiritual) and
3. Aadidaivik (ethereal)
What relieves you from all the
problems and suffering is the trishul.
And it is in the hand of Shiva.
Significance of River
Ganga flowing from Lord
Shiva’s Head
Ganga means knowledge; knowledge that purifies your soul. Head
is always the symbol of knowledge. Heart is the symbol of love.
If Ganga were to be love, it should
have come out of the heart of Lord
Shiva. It is coming out of the head,
because it simply means knowledge.
Knowledge is liberating, knowledge brings freedom, knowledge is
purifying. All these are the characteristics of knowledge. Knowledge is
also movement; motion. So Ganga
(knowledge) has to come out of Lord
Shiva’s (the divinity’s) head.
Significance of Lord
Shiva’s Third Eye
The third eye is associated with
alertness and awareness.
Significance of Shiva’s
Blue Body
Blue means like the Sky. Blue signifies all pervading, infinity which
has no limits. It has no shape. Shiva
does not have a body. Shiva was never
a person at all. To symbolize the unfathomable, the infinite Divinity and
to make that Divinity comprehensible to people, the ancient Rishis made
a form.
Knowledge has no shape but it
infiltrates each and every particle of
the universe.
The whole world is filled with
Shiva – whose body is in the whole
universe.
Significance of Shiva Linga
Lingam means
identification, a symbol through which
you can identify what the truth
is, what the reality is. What is
not visible but yet can be identified by one thing, that is lingam.
When a baby is born, how do you
know whether the baby is a male or
female? Only through one part of the
body can you identify whether this
baby is a boy or a girl. That is the reason the genital is also called lingam.
Yasya nishvasitam
Vedah yo vedebhyo
akhilam jagat
Nirmame tam aham
vande vidyaatirtha
Maheshvaram
Shivatvam
Gurutvamcha-Shakti
tvameva tvameivasi
Mata Pita-cha tvameva
Tvaimevasi bandhur
tvaimevasi vidya
gatirmeya matirdevi
sarvam tvamaiva
Hymn from the Rig Veda.
Similarly, how do you identify
the Lord of this Creation? He has no
form! So then they said that there
should be a sign to identify Him.
So the sign, by which you identify
both the male and female forms,
combining them both to form one
single symbol to identify the Lord
who has no form or identity; who
is all pervading in this entire Brahmanda (Creation), is Shiva Lingam.
Shiva Linga is very ancient, in
fact most ancient. From the form,
you go to the formless, through
the Shiva Linga. It is a symbol that is
the representation of the cosmos and
the creator of the cosmos, as one.
It is the Shiva and the Shakti, the two
principles in the creation. The silent
un-manifest and the dynamic manifestation together are represented
as Shiva Linga. Shiva Linga is not
just Shiva, but the completion of the
total Supreme Consciousness.
Significance of Nandi
(Bull) – Vehicle of Lord
Shiva
Bull has been used as a symbol
of dharma (righteousness) from a
long time, throughout the world.
Lord Shiva riding on the bull simply
means that when you are righteous
and truthful, the infinite consciousness, the innocent consciousness is
with you.
Significance of Shiva
Tandav
The whole creation is the dance
of one consciousness (Shiva). The
one consciousness danced and man-
ifested into a million species in the
world. So this infinite creation is the
dance of Lord Shiva or Shiva Tandav.
The whole world is a place of Shiva.
Significance of Kailasa
The Abode of Shiva
The abode of Shiva is
in Mount Kailasa, and the smashana (the cremation ground).
Kailasa means ‘where there is
only celebration’, and smashana is
where there is only void. The Divinity dwells in the void as well as
in celebration. And in you there is
void, in you there is celebration.
Significance of Chanting
‘Om Namah Shivaya’
Om Namah Shivaya is one
of the very powerful mantras. It
builds the energy in your system
and clears the environment. Mantras are those energizing sounds
which help to uplift the consciousness.
Om Namah Shivaya, these
words are very important because
‘Na’, ‘Ma’, ‘Shi’, ‘Va’, ‘Ya’, these five
letters indicate the five elements –
Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Ether.
Om is the sound of the universe. Om means peace and love.
So when there is peace, love and
harmony in all the five elements
then there is bliss and there is joy!
Mantras are greater than the
power of the horoscope. Whatever
be the effects of the planets, you
can remove them by chanting Om
Namah Shivaya.
Yasya nishvasitam Vedah yo vedebhyo akhilam jagat
Nirmame tam aham vande vidyaatirtha Maheshvaram
Shivatvam Gurutvamcha-Shakti
tvameva tvameivasi Mata Pita-cha
tvameva Tvaimevasi bandhur
tvaimevasi vidya gatirmeya matirdevi sarvam tvamaiva
- Hymn from the Rig Veda.
(Translated thus: To Him I bow
down, whose very exhalation of
breath are the Vedas, the One who
creates the universe from it, remaining uninvolved, un-manifest, and
who is the most sacred and cherished shrine of pilgrimage for all the
streams of knowledge. You are Shiva,
You are the Guru also and the Divine
Energy manifest in Creation. You are
Mother, Father and the best companion also, and You are the Knowledge
of all that is. Bless me so that my intellect be devoted and directed unto
You, and that it may dwell in it forever.)
An Invitation:
The Guwahati chapter of
The Art Of Living will celebrate
Mahasivratri on 17th Feb,15 and
will perform Rudrabhishek at
Pandu Ashram from 6 p.m. we
request participation of every
citizen of Guwahati and experience Meditational sojourn.
His Holiness
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Ji
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G PLUS FEB 14 - FEB 20, 2015
Made money
Money
It’s time to review your Portfolio
in the boom market?
ROHIT SARAWGI
Independent Financial Advisor
I
nvestment experts are asking individual investors to use the booming stock market to get rid of dud
stocks and mutual fund schemes in
their portfolio. They are also advising
investors to rebalance their portfolio
to conform to their asset allocation
plan, as the share of equity assets in
portfolios would have swelled due to
the rally in equities.
It is also a perfect occasion to book
profits. The S&P BSE Sensex touched
all-time high of 29681.77 in January
2015. This is a good time to review the
portfolio and get rid of Stocks / Funds
that have yielded poor returns vis-avis their peer group stocks / funds.
One should consider booking profits
and exiting from equity investments
to adhere to the original asset allocation plan.
Retail investors tend to hold onto
bad investments due to the fear of
booking a loss, which prevents them
from undertaking the task of portfolio review regularly. Those who have
failed to review the portfolio should
make the most of the current market
surge to eliminate dud stocks and mu-
tual funds.
If a stock or mutual fund scheme
is not doing well, one should get rid of
them after a review, instead of waiting
for good times to come. For instance,
if one disposes a bad stock and replace
it with a performing stock, the latter
would yield even better returns during this market rally. Similarly, if one
feel that the fund manager has been
underperforming for a long time, one
should sell off the units, irrespective of
market conditions.
Investors should evaluate returns
from mutual fund schemes over the
past track record before taking a final
decision. Comparing fund’s returns
with its peers’ over the period will be
an indicator of its utility value to the
portfolio.
One need to exercise caution
while making such comparisons,
particularly in case of mutual funds.
Avoid apples to oranges comparison.
For instance, in the recent times, midcap funds have performed excellently,
while largecap funds have done reasonably well. Retail investors who own
one largecap and one midcap fund
tend to make the mistake of comparing the two and switching out among
each other.
Instead, one should look at the
right indices for benchmarking. In
this case, midcap should be benchmarked against Midcap index and
largecap against Sensex or Nifty. Similarly, a comparison between funds in
the portfolio bought over different
time periods, too, will not be an accurate indicator.
Rather than comparing funds
within the portfolio, assess their
performance with respect to the category average, benchmark indices
and time periods. In addition, find
out whether the fund is adhering to
its stated objective. One can scan the
various reports and figure out whether
the stocks in the portfolio match the
objective. For instance, if an infrastructure fund is investing in banking
stocks and the intention was to invest
in capital goods companies, one may
need to reevaluate the decision to stick
to the fund.
A soaring market is also a great
opportunity to book profits. However, experts caution against booking
profits for its sake. Profit-booking will
only help a person who has a short
term view and needs the money after
a certain period. If one has made a
mistake by directing funds required
for the short-term goal into equities,
he can use this rally to sell them off.
If long-term wealth creation is the objective, profit-booking is not a great
idea. If the fund is invested with a
near-term requirement of money in
the next three-six months, one should
book a certain amount of profit and
make a provision for the expenses.
One should have a belief that the current rally might not last for long. However, the profit-booking should be
done to achieve a specific goal. It could
be to fund a vacation next year, direct
the money to safer avenues like debt
funds, hybrid or liquid funds, or simply to re-enter the equity market later
at a more favourable time with an increased exposure in defensive stocks.
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Reviews
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Saints Row
Gat Out Of Hell
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Moevi
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Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Jacqueline Fernandez,
Arjun Rampal, Anupam Kher
Director: Vikramjit Singh
R
oy is a film about a flirtatious filmmaker Kabir (Arjun Rampal) whose life runs
parallel with one of his characters
Roy (Ranbir Kapoor) that causes
enough turmoil in his love life. Finally, both the director’s as well as
character’s lives merge and bring
love back into the filmmaker’s life.
It’s an interesting novel idea; alas,
the debutant director Vikramjit
Singh is unable to translate his
own story on celluloid.
Jaqueline-Sallu-bhai-ki-dayabani-rahe-Fernandez plays a double role, Ayesha and Tia, a filmmaker and an actor respectively.
She has played both the roles so
differently, for instance, the colour of her lipstick and her hair
changes. If Ayesha is pink-lipped,
Tia is red-lipped. If Ayesha has
long tresses, Tia’s hair is shoulder
length. Such distinct traits lend
such depth to both the characters.
The brilliant idea of fiction
meeting reality is sadly lost in bizarre situations, random dialogues
and clueless characters. There is
an ageing, ailing father who hits
on his nurses, loves cigars and
gives Ted talks to an audience that
consists ONLY his son. There is a
detective who wears trench coats,
smokes like a chimney, bears a
pocket watch and does everything
to look the palest version of Byomkesh Holmes!!
The dialogues don’t help either. Picture thisThe Flirty Filmmaker: One
who has guns is always in control.
The Pink-Lipped Lass: No, the
one who has a heart, is.
Pause.
The Pink-Lipped Lass: You
know I always wanted to be a ballet dancer.
And all this while I am thinking this will eventually make
sense and will lead to something
meaningful. It does. A ballet performance by the Pink-Lipped at
the beach. I am sure there is some
deep-rooted philosophy between
guns, heart and ballet that my stupid silly mind can’t comprehend.
Arjun-Milind-Soman-bodydouble- Rampal is extremely earnest in portraying the maverick
filmmaker and his idiosyncrasies
but earnestness doesn’t always
translate into a pathbreaking performance. He tries his best to show
the characters’ insecurities and
vulnerabilities. Alas, I could feel
none.
Ranbir-I-am-yet-not-engagedto-Katrina-Kapoor plays a thief
who has no history, no layers and
no dimensions. He has a deadpan expression all through, while
stealing, romancing, smoking or
punching the baddies to pulp. We
don’t blame him. It’s a badly written character. Besides, one gets
exhausted dealing with eggzzaatic
accents on a daily basis. Ghar mein
Katrina, sets par Jacqueline and
between the two of them we have
covered the entire Rapidex English
Speaking Course.
The film is shot beautifully.
The screenplay is clever too. A
story that keeps shifting between
time and space from real life to
reel and vice versa, life can be
puzzling but the smart screenplay
avoids any such confusion. I just
wish they hadn’t packed too much
randomness in the name of art and
intensity.
There is an instance when
Ayesha comments on bad films,
‘’One should end the film if headed in the wrong direction.’’ If only
the director practiced what he
preached!
Watch it for the debutant director’s attempt at telling a different story with gorgeous actors that
make enough eye candies!
V
olition took the fourth
installment of the Saints
Row series in a delightfully bizarre direction in August
2013, and now they’ve brought
all the mayhem to next-gen consoles, including a brand-new
standalone expansion.
In “Re-Elected,” you play as
the Boss, and after saving Washington, D.C., in spectacular fashion by disarming a nuke in midair, America loves you so much
you are elected as president of
the United States. After making
the tough choice between curing
cancer or eliminating world hunger, aliens invade the world and
capture the Boss and his crew,
trapping them inside a simulation.
There’s no mission structure
to get to the final showdown with
Satan — just fill up his wrath
meter by causing chaos and
mayhem. In other words, raise
hell. The quickest way to do this
is to complete loyalty missions
involving historical figures William Shakesphere, Blackbeard
and Vlad the Impaler, as well as
twins Kiki and Viola DeWynter.
The problem is these missions all play out the same: survive a wave of enemies, complete
a flying obstacle course, defeat
a big, evil demon, and so forth.
They’re fun the first couple times,
but outstay their welcome. Enemy variety is thin, too, and while
there are wacky weapons based
on the Seven Deadly Sins that
are a treat to own, you’ll finish
the several hour campaign well
before unlocking their true potential.
Album name: ‘Heavy Love’
Artist: Duke Garwood
H
eavy Love is Duke Garwood’s
fifth full-length solo album.
It is a natural follow-up to
Black Pudding, the collaborative album he cut with Mark Lanegan in
2012. Recorded in London and Los
Angeles,Garwood self-produced the
set and enlisted Lanegan and Alain Johannes from Queens of the Stone Age
to mix it. Garwood plays many of the
instruments himself, but gets selective
assistance from friends along the way,
including Johannes on various keys,
backing vocalists Jehnny Beth and
Johnny Hostile of Savages, and longtime friend, collaborator, and drummer Paul May. Garwood’s guitar is
the album’s most recognizable feature,
but his singing voice is its most natural
companion. In sum, Heavy Love is all
of a piece: slow, slippery, jungly. It is easily the most confident, fully realized album in his catalog to date, and his most
poetic to boot.
One Part Woman
Artist: Perumal Murugan
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to filter their narratives down to a few essential keynotes and
tragedies. In One Part Woman, translated into English three
years after its Tamil original garnered widespread acclaim, Perumal
Murugan turns an intimate, crystalline gaze on a married couple in
interior Tamil Nadu. It is a gaze that lays bare the intricacies of their
story, culminating in a heart-wrenching denouement that allows no
room for apathy.
Kali and Ponna s efforts to conceive a child have been in vain.
Hounded by the taunts and insinuations of others, all their hopes come
to converge on the chariot festival in the temple of Ardhanareeswara,
the half-female god. Everything hinges on the one night when rules are
relaxed and consensual union between any man and woman is sanctioned. This night could end the couple s suffering and humiliation. But
it will also put their marriage to the ultimate test.
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Tech Watch
MTS India launches
‘Homespot’ Instant Wi-Fi
Solution
New vulnerability reveals
WhatsApp privacy is ‘broken’
A
nother major vulnerability
in popular messaging application WhatsApp has been
revealed. The latest vulnerability has
been disclosed by Maikel Zweerink,
who previously developed a web tool
called Whatsspy that can track move
of any WhatsApp user.
In a detailed blog titled WhatsApp privacy is broken, Maikel
Zweerink reveals WhatsSpy Public a web-oriented application that can
track every move of whoever you like
to follow. He claims the app is setup
as a “Proof of Concept that Whatsapp
is broken” in terms of privacy.
According to Maikel Zweerink,
the app can track online and offline
status of a user even though privacy
options are set to nobody, as well as
profile pictures, privacy settings and
status messages. The tool features a
simple GUI to view a timeline of user
and can campare it with other tracked
user.
“The privacy options in Whatsapp act like they give you full control
over your status in Whatsapp meanwhile they only affect a very limited
scope. Sure, the lastseen, profile picture and status options do work, but
probably not as the user intented it to.
The ability for an complete stranger
to follow your in-app status is pretty
creepy and might be abused already.
This is not an “hack” or “exploit” but
it’s broken by design,” adds Maikel
Zweerink.
Windows 10
runs ‘very
smooth’ on
Lumia 635
M
icrosoft is planning to
bring its latest Windows 10 to some of its
low-end Lumia smartphones.
According to reports, Windows
10 preview for phones will be
launched soon, and some handsets with 512 MB of RAM will get
it as well.
Microsoft’s Garbiel Aul,
who’s leading the Windows 10
Insider program, stated that he’s
currently testing Windows 10 a
Nokia Lumia 635, and the OS is
“very smooth on it overall.” Microsoft’s Lumia 635 is a budget
smartphone which runs on Windows Phone 8 and comes with a
Snapdragon 400 processor coupled with 512 MB of RAM. If
Windows 10 runs smoothly on
the Lumia 635, it will most probably run well on other budget Lumia devices like the Lumia 530,
Lumia 525 and even the Lumia
520.
S
istema Shyam TeleServices
Limited (SSTL) that provides
telecom services under the
brand MTS announced its entry
into home WiFi segment with the
launch of Homespot Instant WiFi
solution.
The Homespot Instant WiFi solution comes with an MBlaze Ultra
dongle which works with a simple
plug and play mechanism and can
provide broadband access to five
users simultaneously including
smartphone users.
The data plans for Homespot
Instant Wi-Fi solution start at Rs.
248/- for 1GB of prepaid data with
free WhatsApp and Viber. Customers can choose from a range of other
unlimited prepaid and postpaid
plans depending on their usage.
MTS says its new solution
marks a strategic shift in focus
from being primarily a dongle
driven data company to a WiFi
solutions provider.
According to Leonid Musatov, Chief Marketing & Brand
Officer – MTS India, “MTS is
traditionally known as a data
dongle provider in the Indian
market. The plan is to now shift
focus and be recognised as a
world-class Wi-Fi solutions provider. With the Homespot Instant Wi-Fi solution, we have a
fantastic product to address the
internet needs of multiple users
including Smartphone customers at home with a single, easy to
use device”.
Leonid further added, “The
launch of Homespot Instant
WiFi solution is being supported
by integrated communication
campaign featuring a TVC that
will see the return of MTS Internet Baby in an all new avatar.
The launch of this campaign
will coincide with the upcoming
cricket world cup”
How to Send
Scheduled
Birthday
Wishes to
your Facebook
Friends?
W
hat’s the date today?
OMG! I missed her
birthday yesterday is
what you scream after realizing
that you’ve forgotten your friend’s
birthday yesterday! I know how that
feels. But, you can’t remember every
important day in your life. So, stop
blaming yourself and read on.
Even though Facebook notifies
you about your friends birthdays on
the right sidebar, you may ignore it
sometimes for some reason unintentionally. Wishes at zero hours
brings so much happiness than been
wished at other times. We may not
be awake till 12 every time or we
may be out of reach of Facebook at
those times. So how it would be if
we can schedule birthday greetings
at to be delivered right times? Awesome right? let’s see how!
Samsung Galaxy J1 available in
India
S
amsung’s latest Galaxy J1 smartphone is now available in India via Amazon.in for Rs.
7,190. The Galaxy J1 is the new Samsung mobile line up that is aimed at the budget segment.
The Samsung Galaxy J1 features a 4.3-inch WVGA display. It sports 5 MP rear camera
with LED flash and a 2 MP front snapper. It comes with a Palm Selfie feature, which allows
you to click selfies with a simple hand gesture.
The Galaxy J1 comes with 4GB of internal storage, supports expandable storage up to
128GB via microSD. For connectivity, the smartphone supports dual-SIM, Wi-Fi b/g/n with
Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth 4.0, and GPS. It is powered by an 1850 mAh battery.
Google Search to include fact-checked medical
information
G
oogle has announced that
its search engine will now
display medical data regarding common health conditions. The
internet giants Knowledge Graph
will present relevant information
about symptoms, treatments, and
“details on how common the condition is — whether it’s critical, if
it’s contagious, what ages it affects,
and more.” Google will be rolling
out the feature in US in the next few
days.
Users will now be able to search
for symptoms or health conditions
within Google, rather than going on
external websites. Google’s Knowledge Graph will show how common
conditions are, and whether they’re
contagious or critical, as well as other information. Some of the cards
will even show illustrations. However the company warns that the
results shouldn’t be seen as medical advice, and users should always
consult a health professionals if they
1.
Go to http://www.birthdayfb.
com and connect your Facebook account.
2.
You will be shown the list of upcoming and on date birthdays under
Not scheduled yet.
3.
Choose the contacts you donít
miss birthdays of and those you
wanted to send the scheduled birthday wishes.
4.
Choose Write message from
the drop down options, create your
own message under --Canned Messages-- and click Save.
5.
You can also choose the already
available message bodies instead of
your own canned message.
6.
When done! your scheduled
greetings will be shown under Upcoming Birthdays.
7.
are worried.
Prem Ramaswami, a Google
product manager, announced the
new feature in a blog post: “Once you
get this basic info from Google, you
should find it easier to do more research on other sites around the web,
or know what questions to ask your
doctor.”
He adds, “We worked with a team
of medical doctors (led by our own Dr.
Kapil Parakh, M.D., MPH, Ph.D.) to
carefully compile, curate, and review
this information. All of the gathered
facts represent real-life clinical knowledge from these doctors and high-quality medical sources across the web, and
the information has been checked by
medical doctors at Google and the Mayo
Clinic for accuracy.”
Now go to Preferences and
choose your time zone and time to
send the wishes. Click Save. And its
done.
Indrajeet Bhuyan is
a 16 year old tech
blogger and security researcher. He
is passionate about
computers and believes in sharing knowledge and
information . He uses his spare
time helping people and companies secure themselves. fb.me/
indrajeet.bhuyan
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Entertainment
Bollywood welcomes
its ‘new villain’
Gauahar
Karan Johar
gets
‘selective’
M
odel-actress
Gauahar
Khan, who hogged limelight with her dance performance in the song “Jhalla walla”
from “Ishaqzaade”, now wants to
do selective work. Besides, she is
open to doing more dance numbers.
“Right now I am doing selective work. I don’t want to do just a
song. People love me for my dance
and I hope that something great
comes up,” Gauahar said at an
event.
“If I get a really interesting
dance number, I will definitely
want to do it,” added the successful
model, who had first showcased her
dancing prowess in reality show
“Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa”.
F
ilmmaker Karan Johar, known for his glamorous movies, sharp oneliners and sense of humour, is seen in a new avatar in a poster of his
acting project “Bombay Velvet”. His villainous look with a shrewd
smile and a moustache has got a thumbs up from his friends and colleagues
from tinsel town.
In the Anurag Kashyap directorial, Karan plays Kaizad Khambatta, an
arch rival of street fighter Johnny Balraj, played by Ranbir Kapoor.
“Bombay Velvet” is jointly produced by Phantom Films and Fox Star
India, and is set for release on May 15. The film is set in the 1960s and is a
large screen adaptation of Gyan Prakash’s “Mumbai Fables”.
Dhoni biopic launch cancelled
due to India’s poor form
B
uzz has it that the makers of ‘MS Dhoni:
The Untold Story’ were planning to launch
the biopic on the Indian cricket captain
in Australia this Sunday. They felt it couldn’t be
more opportune as India begin their World Cup
campaign there against arch rivals Pakistan on
that day.
However, they have apparently reconsidered
their decision to go Down Under for the launch.
Says a source, “India’s poor form has been a cause
of concern with several experts and ex-cricketers
doubtful about the team’s chances of victory in
its opening match. So, the makers of the Dhoni
biopic were sceptical of flying down to Australia
and making the announcement there.”
‘It’s not me’
Radhika Apte on her nude pics
N
ude photographs of Radhika Apte have gone viral on the
internet. The actress is shocked that someone is misusing
her name.
Says Radhika, “Anyone with a sane mind will know that it’s
not me. Those are not my photographs. There is nothing more that
I have to say.”
Ranbir doesn’t shy away from risks
“
Roy” needed a “character” and
not a “lead actor”, says its director Vikramjit Singh, who feels that
Ranbir Kapoor fit the bill for it due to
his risk-taking ability.
Singh said, “When you write a film,
you have a wish list of actors ready. The
role in ‘Roy’ is not a typical lead role. It’s
a character. I have seen Ranbir’s work.
He doesn’t shy away from taking risks.
“We have seen him doing a film like
‘Barfi!’ in which he didn’t have any dialogue. Also, his vision is different. He
had faith in the film, and so he said yes
to ‘Roy’.”
“Roy” also features Arjun Rampal
and Jacqueline Fernandez. And while
the duo has been promoting the film widely ahead of
its release on Feb 13, Ranbir has been missing from the
scene so far.
Singh says it was a strategy.
The director also clarified that “Roy” is not a fullfledged Ranbir Kapoor movie.
Diamond necklace stolen from Bollywood
star Sonam Kapoor’s home
A
ctress Sonam Kapoor registered a complaint with the
Juhu police on February 5
after she found a diamond necklace
missing from her bungalow. The
Juhu police have registered a theft
case against unknown persons and
have begun investigations.
According to Juhu police officials, Sonam and her mother Sunita
approached them on February 5 to
lodge a complaint of theft under Section 380 of the Indian Penal Code. In
her complaint, Sonam has said that
on February 4 she had attended a
party in Bandra when she was wearing the necklace and other jewellery,
and returned late in the night.
She then kept the necklace in a
drawer in her room at 2 am, but
later the same day she found it
missing. According to the actress,
she had been given six boxes of
jewellery from a renowned jeweller for an endorsement and she
wore this jewellery costing crores
overall to the party.
The next day when the jeweller’s representative came to collect it, she found the diamond
necklace missing. Police said that
the necklace was approximately
worth Rs 5 lakh. The Juhu police
have begun the investigations by
questioning the domestic help at
the actress’ house located on the
7th road of Vile Parle Scheme at
Juhu.
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Your weekly dose of
Aries
TIMEPASS
Taurus
In a fairly laid-back week, the pace quickens as Mercury turns direct, which
might ease a misunderstanding with a friend. Later, however, Saturn’s
presence could encourage you to hold back even if the influence of a friend
or partner tempts you to throw caution to the wind. The ability to read
between the lines can be helpful if someone’s behavior becomes a bit of
a mystery. Whatever you do, try not to take anything at face value in the
days ahead.
Leo
Sagittarius
Frustrations could arise if you feel that others aren’t receptive to your
views. This week try not to take criticism personally. See what you can
learn from the comments and use them as incentive to improve. Meanwhile, romance, creative expression, or other interests may leave much
to be desired, and it could be due to financial restrictions. Persistence in
resolving such problems will bring rewards. Later, be sure to recharge
your batteries by opting for a little fun.
SUDOKU
HOROSCOPE
Gemini
Your natural charm encourages others to involve you in their plans, and in
the case of a love interest, to seek to make you happy as well. This is certainly a great time for an active social life, whether you’re eager to expand
your network of friends or encourage business acquaintances. Career plans
take a step ahead as Mercury pushes forward from midweek. It’s now time
to sign contracts, commit to projects, and go ahead with ideas that have
been in development.
Virgo
Today’s focus on your social life could stir up lively involvement with new or
old acquaintances. Though indications are good for relationships overall, try
not to overextend yourself, especially if you’ve been burning the candle at
both ends. A focus on shared resources encourages care when applying for
credit or loans. Be sure to read the fine print before you sign. You’ll also have
a chance to deepen emotional bonds and experience greater intimacy with
someone you care about.
Fun
A sense of responsibility can keep you busy with plans and new ideas,
but there’s benefit to be gained from a willingness to be of service. News
received from friend could put you in a good mood, especially if it concerns
a project you’re working on together. Finally, if you feel an urge to study,
don’t put it off. By taking a course or class or getting a qualification, you
could be doing yourself a big favor further down the line.
Cancer
The current Pisces focus encourages you to reach for a higher goal, as by
doing so the cosmos may grant your wish. You might be motivated to explore workshops or retreats that put you back in touch with your innate
spirituality. If it’s silence you seek, a short break at a sanctuary or other
peaceful resort can help you feel like yourself again. When you emerge
you’ll be fresh, energized, and ready for the next challenge. Meanwhile,
determine to stay in control regarding finances.
Libra
There’s plenty of inspiration out there if you seek creative expression. The
Pisces focus can be excellent for attending cultural events such as concerts,
art exhibitions, or anything else that takes your fancy. If this motivates you to
have a go yourself, then so much the better! Meanwhile, new people will be
coming into your life who can brighten your outlook and open the door to fresh
possibilities. Perhaps it’s time to profit from an exchange of ideas!
Capricorn
Scorpio
Don’t beat around the bush where health matters are concerned, particularly
if you’re baffled by your symptoms. Rather than worry yourself unnecessarily, take practical action by going to see a professional. On another note, it’s
possible you’re thinking of changing jobs yet are uncertain of where to apply.
Saturn’s presence in Sagittarius encourages you to research your options and
think outside the box. Something may turn up that you haven’t considered
that suits you to a T.
If you can’t decide what to do next, this might be a signal that you need to retreat
from the bustle of daily life and give yourself time to think. The current focus may
see you heading off into nature to calm your mind and connect with your deeper
feelings. Go easy this week, as rushing won’t accomplish anything and might
even make matters worse. Consider a relationship problem as a chance to clear
away unrealistic expectations and get grounded.
Aquarius
You’ll be relieved to know that Mercury pushes ahead in your personal
financial sector, hopefully bringing an end to any delays or misunderstandings you’ve experienced recently. Although it may not be plain sailing straight out of the gate, you’ll soon find things begin to bob along
nicely. Continue to keep receipts, however. Your imaginative mindset
can be helpful for coming up with creative ideas with a touch of magic
about them. Don’t ignore those flights of fancy - they could turn to gold.
You know who your friends are, as they’ve likely proved their loyalty
time and time again, but what about a new acquaintance? You may
have reservations based on gossip you’ve heard, but it’s likely they’re
unfounded. If you give this person a chance, he or she could become
a very supportive friend in the future. As Mercury pushes ahead from
midweek, it’s time to get started on plans that have been on the back
burner. Later, a romantic tryst could have the sizzle factor.
Pisces
Although you’re in the driver’s seat, you could have difficulty steering
activities in the direction you should go. This can be due to a spiritual
focus whereby happenings occur out of the blue, disrupting your bestlaid plans. For now you might have to go with the flow and see where
it takes you. Don’t let this keep you from planning ahead. It’s great to
do so long as you remain flexible. Meanwhile, feelings for a special
someone may ratchet up this week.
Useful Life Hacks
Use coins to
open stubborn
packaging
If you don’t have a sharp object
nearby, the coins in your pocket
should suffice. As redditor Xasf
explains, “Place two coins on
the opposite sides of the bag
(close together) and squeeze
the bag with your thumbs.
Then when you try to rip open
the bag, the coins will work as
makeshift scissors and neatly
cut it open.”
JUST FOR LAUGHs
A boy with a monkey on
his shoulder was walking
down the road when he
passed a policeman who
said, “Now, now young
lad, I think you had better
take that monkey the zoo.”
The next day, the boy was
walking down the road
with the monkey on his
shoulder again, when he
passed the same policeman.
The policeman said, “Hey
there, I thought I told you
to take that money to the
zoo!” The boy answered, “I
did! Today I’m taking him
to the cinema.”
At the doctor’s office, Tom
was getting a check up. “I
have good news and bad
news,” says the doctor.
“The good news is you have
24 hours left to live.” Tom
replies, “That’s the good
news?!” Then the doctor
says, “The bad news is I
should have told you that
yesterday.”
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Catching Up
Facebook rolls out
feature for users when
they die
acebook has added a new set-
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ting that gives users the option
of having their account permanently deleted when they die.
Or, if they wish, they can choose
to appoint a friend or family member to take control of some aspects
of the account after their death.
These features were among the
most requested by users who gave
feedback on its memorial page policies.
Facebook’s legacy contact feature will initially only be available
in the US.
Announcing the new feature,
Facebook said: “When a person
passes away, their account can
become a memorial of their life,
friendships and experience.”
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Designers Are Scared
of Curvy Models
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Social robot to give the elderly company
he elderly could soon have a
non-human companion to beat loneliness and isolation as
researchers have developed prototype of
a social robot with
emotion and the
ability to remember
and recall.
Working in partnership with their relatives or carers, the robot
supports independent living for
the elderly, the researchers noted.
The results demonstrated that a
Robyn
Lawley
social robot can potentially help to prevent isolation and loneliness, offering stimulating activities
whilst respecting autonomy
and independence, the researchers from University
of Hertfordshire in Britain added.
Senior lecturer Farshid
Amirabdollahian
led a team of nine partner
institutions from across five
European countries as part of
a project called ACCOMPANY (Acceptable Robotics Companions for Ageing Years).
obyn Lawley has urged designers not to be “fearful”
of using curvier models.
The brunette beauty - who
starred in the pages of the latest Sports Illustrated Swimsuit
Issue - believes sizeist attitudes
in the fashion industry could
be changed if designers created
larger sample sizes and included
bigger girls on the catwalk.
Robyn, who also has her own
swimwear line, said: “Designers
need to not be so fearful of using
a few models that are a different
size on the catwalk. They expect
you just to fit into these sample
sizes. They say, ‘Yeah, you don’t
look like a size 12.’ I’ve got a 42inch hip, my friend, this is not
going to fit.”
“I can’t get clothes for events.
I’m very excluded from a lot
of that, and it sucks. If designers had more sample sizes, they
would make the magazines shoot
size 8 on a size 8... I don’t really
understand why. I used to think
sample sizes were made into a 0.
But as a designer myself, I make
the sample sizes whatever I want.
Why are we so focused on having
the girl fit the clothes rather than
the clothes fit the girls?”
‘Breastaurants’
A
food
research
firm has revealed
that ‘ Breastaurants’ seems to be the
new trend in restaurants
as the concept successfully allures customers
in large numbers.
The research conducted by Technomic
observed that restaurants like Tilted Kilt,
Twin Peaks and Brick
House have grown with
a very fast pace over the
last year as they have
featured some racy clad
waitresses.
Twin Peaks, upgraded their menu featuring
sophisticated twists on
classic bar food like venison chili, blackened fish
are the new crowd-pullers
Stephen HawkinGs
warns calling aliens may
lead to catastrophe on
Earth
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tacos and wings with an optional topping of green chili parmesan sauce, and
ofcourse the waitresses who wear miniscule shorts and tiny plaid shirts that
tie just below the chest, exposing their cleavage.
Kristen Colby, director of marketing at Twin Peaks said that men are
simple creatures and an ice cold beer, sports on TV and beautiful girls are
enough to drive them crazy.
Corrigendum
tephen Hawkings has warned the
scientists against the idea of calling
the aliens and letting them know
that we were here.
Scientists have been exploring ways
of beaming messages from Earth to aliens in the hope of the ultimate callback
are even considering Wikipedia to help
them understand human life, but the
renowned physicist has disapproved the
move, saying that it could lead to catastrophe.
Hawkings said that “If aliens visit us,
the outcome would be much as when Co-
lumbus landed in America, which didn’t
turn out well for the Native Americans.”
The idea, which is the brainchild
of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute in California, involves
powerful radio telescopes which will
send the data to nearby stars and planets.
Seth Shostak of Seti, who was also
the science advisor on the film ‘Battleship’ said that they were planning to
pick star systems within 20 light years,
of which there were several hundred, so
they were near enough to answer in a
reasonable time.
In the interview of Supriya Khound and Lain Heringman, published in Vol 2, issue 18, dated 7th February 2015, Supriya was misquoted as mentioning that she had taken help from NEC and
DoNER ministry. She had only scrutinised their grants and loans but did not avail them . The inadvertent error is regretted.
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