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The state government is all set to provide a renewed thrust to the long-standing problem

of flash floods in the city. This had been made clear at the end of a two-day long workshop on urban drainage management organised by the GMDA recently in Guwahati.

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A flood mitigation action plan was chalked out during the workshop under the guidance of Professor Kapil Gupta, IIT, Bombay who is an expert in drainage management. The plan in-cludes designing a drainage and fore-cast system, removal of solid waste and silt in Guwahati along with other measures.

In the meantime, M.G.V.K. Bha-nu, Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, who was present at the in-augural session of the workshop last Tuesday, had set a period of seven month before the concerned depart-ments, to chalk out a flood manage-ment system in Guwahati.

“The problem of flash floods is not a new phenomenon in Guwaha-ti. It has been happening for a long period and sometimes the gravity of the problem causes severe damage. Also the problem is getting aggra-vated every passing year along with other problems like traffic congestion. Therefore, it is the high time that there should be a mechanism put in place to solve these issues,” Bhanu said.

Asking the Deputy Commission-er, Kamrup (M), M Angamuthu who is also in charge of the GMDA and the GMC commissioner S. Viswanathan to prepare a comprehensive action plan, Bhanu said that even a hilly state

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like Meghalaya, which has difficult terrains, excels in managing the traf-fic with lady officers. “Let us make a promise to ourselves that we will not allow floods to happen in Guwahati next year,” Bhanu said.

On the other hand, Professor Ka-pil Gupta, who was coordinating the workshop, stated that in the absence of basic data, which involves the in-tensities of rain at least in the last five years and contour map, it would not be possible to prepare a proper drain-age system or flood mitigating system of a city.

“As a first step towards preparing a flood mitigation system, it is import-ant to get rainfall charts from the In-dian Meteorological Department for high rainfall and flood days of the last five years to get rainfall intensities for immediate analysis. For a long term flood mitigation plan, developing con-tour map for GMDA or a GIS based mapping has to be done,” Kapil Gupta suggested.

He also suggested making a list of the existing drainage system which includes channels, lakes, feeders, in-ternal drains and their connectivity in one month and then designing the drainage system for peak rainfall in-tensity.

“As a part of the best management

practices, some of these exercises can be taken up – low lying areas can be reserved for parks/wetlands, so that if flooding occurs, there would be no damage done to the property. Rainwa-ter harvesting should be encouraged and existing lakes should be used as flood control ponds. Construction of

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waterfronts on either side of major drains and rivers would also prevent further encroachment,” Gupta men-tioned.

The two day deliberation has also delivered an action plan for removal of solid waste and silt in the city.

In this regard, Kapil Gupta sug-

gested desiltation of drains before and after every monsoon and an efficient garbage collection strategy.

The representative of GMDA present at the workshop mentioned that inadequate storm water drainage, excessive siltation, deposition of solid waste, encroachment of the five pri-mary river channels and five notified water bodies within the city of Guwa-hati are the main causes of the floods in the city.

“The eviction and clearing of the water channels of the city had been started on the 30th of June 2014 and was continued throughout the month of July during which 2207 structures were removed, including 731 pucca structures, 1083 kutcha structures and 393 walls,” a GMDA official said.

After the loss of lives and de-struction of property caused by heavy (flash) flood every year, this time the local administration has bravely tak-en up the task of clearing the natural drainages and wetlands in and around the city, the evidence of which can be seen almost everyday in different lo-calities of the city. But only time will tell how far the government will be able to solve the problem and translate the minutes of a workshop into a real time solution.

The eviction and clearing of the water channels of the city had been started on the 30th of June 2014 and was continued throughout the month of July during which 2207 structures were removed, including 731 pucca structures, 1083 kutcha structures and 393 walls”

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In The News

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Due to the lack of seriousness towards centrally sponsored schemes, the Assam Public

Health Engineering Department and the Rural Development Depart-ment of Assam have miserably failed to reap the benefits of the program ‘Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan’ for the state of Assam.

The ‘Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan’ – a centrally sponsored program was launched in 30 states of India in or-der to ensure sanitation facilities in rural India with the broader goal to eradicate the practice of open def-ecation. Assam was one of the states wherein the project was started in the year 2010. The provision was to provide individual household la-trines for both Below Poverty Line and identified Above Poverty Line households. A sum of Rs.928 crore was sanctioned to the state of Assam to build up cost-effective latrines in the rural areas. But after a few months of the constructions, these latrines broke down and have not re-mained functional hence.

As per the project of Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan cost-effective sani-tation was aimed to provide and it included the government schools, Anganwadi centres and the rural households. Though the Assam gov-ernment has submitted a report of completion of 70% construction of the Household Latrines for BPL ben-eficiaries, the real picture is far from what is in the report. Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan aims at benefitting 12 lakh 20 thousand beneficiaries as per the census of 2001.

As per the program, the House-hold Latrines (HHL) have to be con-structed with pucca floors, tin roofs and walls and special importance has to be given to the hygienic aspect. But in Assam, these norms are not being followed by the PHE depart-ment and the Department of Rural Development. As a result of which, these latrines have been started fall-ing off within a year of construction. Again in some places, the adminis-tration wrapped up its duties after the construction of only the floor.

The actual number of HHLs are far lesser than the actual number of beneficiaries. Huge misappropria-tion of funds is suspected as in some rural areas, more than three such la-trines are being granted against one beneficiary.

Bhanita Devi, a resident of Moukhuwa Village of Golaghat dis-trict said, “My name was in the list o the beneficiaries. I have paid `300 to the Panchayat people and now they say I will be allotted the HHL in the next phase of constructions, while my neighbor has already been allot-ted three latrines so far.”

Initially, under the Nirmal

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1000 Cr

Bharat Abhiyan Scheme, the central government allotted `2700 against each of the beneficiaries. The ben-eficiaries have to add `300 by them-selves to get the advantage of the scheme. In the second phase of the implementation of NBA, funds al-lotted against each beneficiary by the centre was increased to `3700. The Gaon Panchayats were given the responsibility of selecting the ben-eficiaries and the local NGOs were engaged in the construction of the HHLs .

So far, a sum of `652.48 crores have been sanctioned by the centre to the state of Assam for construc-tion of latrines, holding of sensitisa-tion programs and issuing of adver-tisements. A sum of `556.19 crore has been released so far and until last June, `503.92 crore was spent by the state government. In addition, the Finance department of Assam has sanctioned `205.82 crore for the project.

The PHE has released `116.84 crore fom this amount. The depart-ment has already spent `108. 74 crore. Likewise, a sum of 69.83 crore were fixed to be drawn from the beneficiaries. Until now, the depart-ments have collected `69.83 crore

and a sum of `39.92 crore has been spent so far.

Notably, all the 31,769 HHLs constructed in the first phase of the scheme have already collapsed. After this, thousands of more HHLs were constructed but due to the loopholes in the construction procedure, these pucca latrines are not suitable for use.

“In my house, they constructed the walls and after that they disap-peared. The workers came one day and said they lacked the materials and promised to complete it in two days. How can anyone use such la-trines?” said, Sadori Devi, 45, a resi-dent of Kokodunga village in Upper Assam.

So far, under NBA, 34772 school toilets have been constructed. Also a total of 1681 Anganwadi toilets have been completed so far. As per the National Sample Survey Organisa-tion’s report, 456 families among 1000 rural households in Assam do not possess bathrooms. Likewise, 137 families among 1000 practice open defecation due to lack of HHL. Though under NBA, 12 lakh HHLs were to be constructed by 2013-14, only 69 percent of the work has been completed so far.

Syeda aMbia zaHan

In my house, they constructed

the walls and after that they

disappeared. The workers came

one day and said they lacked

the materials and promised

to complete it in two days. How

can anyone use such latrines?”

Sadori Devi, 45, a resident of Kokodunga village in Upper Assam.

Enduring the flood re-lated problems since a long time, the Na-

bin Nagar Welfare Society, the apex body of around 25 welfare/namghar samities demanded for both short and long-term measures to resolve the perennial prob-lem of artificial flooding in the capital city, particularly in areas like Anil Nagar, Nabin Nagar, Tarun Nagar, Lachit Nagar, Pub Sarania etc. The Society pointed out that the schemes undertaken to address the issue have not provided respite to the citi-zens; rather the problem has been compounded of late with even a slight downpour creating untold sufferings for the residents. The soci-ety also suggested diversion of concentrated water from Karnachal Hills, Krishnana-gar, Bamunimaidam and Jy-otinagar areas to address the water logging issue.

The Assam police,on September 4, recov-ered a massive quan-

tity of explosives including gelatin sticks, detonators and fuse wire inside an aban-doned bag at Machkhowa bus terminus of Assam State Transport Corporation in Guwahati . There were 100 detonators and 99 gelatin sticks found in the bag. A police official said, “There was information received by intelligence agencies that explosives were being transported in a bus com-ing from Lower Assam. The Bharalumukh police station was alerted at around 8 am in the morning. Police and CRPF carried out a search in the area at around 10.30 am which led to the recovery of the abandoned bag”. The po-lice picked up five persons for interrogation following the recovery of explosive.

Call for solution to city artificial flood

explosives recovered at city bus stand

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Kamrup (M) has become a paradise for the concentration of child labours, both boys

and girls. A UNICEF, Assam report on ‘Secondary data analysis on traf-ficking of women and children in Assam’ says that the district has the maximum number of cases, most of which are children, mostly girls, from all over Assam and even some other states for employment purposes.

The UNICEF report, which fea-tures data received from different CWCs (Child welfare committee), DoLE (Department of labour and employment) and other related agen-cies, has revealed that Kamrup (M) registered a total of 326 cases of child labour during the period of January 2011 to July 2013, which is the highest among all the districts of Assam.

Out of those cases (326) of child labour, DoLE has recorded 97 cases and the rest of the cases (229) have been registered by the CWCs located in all the districts of Assam. Of the 97 cases recorded by DoLE, 83 are boys and the rest are girls. Likewise, out of the 229 cases of child labour reg-istered by CWCs, 192 are girls and 37 are boys.

“The Kamrup (M) has the maxi-mum number of cases, most of which refer to children, mostly girls, from all over Assam and some from other states, employed in the city of Guwa-hati. Very few cases are marked as trafficking in the CWC report. It is somewhat curious that the number of girls rescued by the child labour inspector in Kamrup (M) is signifi-cantly less, which possibly indicates the existence of other stakeholders like NGOs, active in the rescue. It

could be because girls are engaged more as domestic labours, thereby remaining comparatively invisible while boys are employed in more eas-ily visible outdoor jobs,” the UNICEF report states.

In the meantime, in a bid to check evils like child labour in Kam-rup (M) district, the Assam State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (ASCPCR), in collaboration with two voluntary organisations, has recently launched an anti-child labour campaign ‘Red Signal’. The voluntary organisations involved are

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WAY Foundation and MIND India.The campaign aims to create so-

cial awareness involving locals, GMC ward councilors, area sabha mem-bers, labour department and school students.

Admitting improper implemen-tation of anti-child labour and other relevant laws in tackling the issue, Runumi Gogoi, chairperson ASCP-CR said, “The city of Guwahati has been increasingly facing the problem of child labour every day. There is a constant supply of child labour into the city not only from other districts of Assam but also from the North east. This is a social menace, which hinders the process of socio-eco-nomic development in the entire NE region. Laws are available to address the issue, but due to unsuccessful im-plementation of the laws, the menace

As part of the National Chil-dren’s Science Congress (NCSC) 2014, the Kamrup

(Metro) District Level Children’s Science Congress 2014 will be held on September 14th 2011, Sunday at the premises of Assam Jatiya Bidyalaya, Noonmati. Dr. M An-gamuthu, Deputy Commissioner, Kamrup (Metro) will inaugurate the event. Kamal Jyoti Gogoi, Inspector of Schools, Kamrup (Metro) District will be the Chief

Guest of the closing Ceremony in the daylong event. National Chil-dren’s Science Congress is a na-tionwide programme organised by NCSTC-Network, New Delhi and catalised & supported by RVPSP, Government of India. Children of Age Group 10 to 17 years can join the programme. They must do Project Work as a team work. One team may consists maximum 5 (five) members. Single man work will not be accepted.

Children’s science Congress to be held in Ghy

The Kamrup (Metro) district administra-tion on August 30

sealed the Guwahati office of the Pearl Agrotech Cor-poration Limited (PACL) for violating Sec 5 A of the As-sam Protection of Interest of Depositors in Financial Establishment (Amendment) Act 2013. The Circle  Officer of Guwahati along with a team of City Police visited the PACL office situated in Ulubari area and found that the company did not have in possession the mandatory certificate from competent authorities, like the SEBI and the RBI. “They also did not have the NOC from the dis-trict administration which is a must,” sources said. The PACL head office in New Del-hi is also under the scanner of CBI and its accounts in Assam have also been frozen by the SEBI, sources said. The Kamrup Metro district ad-ministration said that it has taken steps against errant non-banking financial com-panies (NBFCs) to ensure protection of investors.

administration seals Pearl agrotech city office

is still spreading its tentacles.” The three month long campaign

will include workshops involving children in the age group of 14-18 years. Besides, a series of group dis-cussions with the locals, ward coun-cillors and labour department of-ficials will be conducted in order to chalk out constructive measures.

Mukesh Sahay, additional direc-tor general, CID too is also of the view that law alone cannot do much. “It’s time for the people of the society to awake and understand the grav-ity of the problem of child labour. Various survey reveal that most of the people who employ children as labourers are educated. People need to change their mindset and in this context, the youth have an important role to play,” Sahay said.

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There is a constant supply

of child labour into the city

not only from other districts of Assam but also from the North east. This is a

social menace, which hinders the process of

socio-economic development in

the entire NE region.”

Runumi Gogoi, chairperson ASCPCR

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NICT CoMPleTes 10 Years

INITIaTIve for sTudeNT’s asPIrING To sTudY aBroad

Ms Joanne Joria, Director, American Centre Kolkata

NICT 2014, Northeast Infor-mation & Communication Technology Exposition was

held in Guwahati on the 3rd and 4th of September. The event comprised of a two-day conference and exhi-bition, which was directed towards enabling the business community of the Northeast with the power of Information Technology. A one of its kind event, NICT attracts partic-ipating organisations from leading industries – product and service, IT, Academia and Governments from across the country.

Over the last 10 years, NICT has emerged to be the largest B2B plat-form for the Northeast that show-cases the developmental potential of the region to the national inves-tor community. As a pro- business forum and by combining business, technology and leadership elements, the event sets a new pace every year for the growth and development of the region by playing a pivotal role of a catalyst that drives the power of IT into the deepest corners of the Northeast.

Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi in-augurated the event by lighting the lamp along with Guest of Honours

Nilamani Sen Deka, Minister for Agriculture, Horticulture, Food and Parliamentary Affairs, Rajiv Kumar Bora, Principal Secretary, Depart-ment of IT, Dr R M Dubey , Chair-man, Pollution Control Board and

Paban K Kataky, MD & CEO , Exide Industries. The conference com-prised of discussions on areas most relevant to the Northeast such as ex-ploring Northeast as an Investment Destination, Northeast 3.0, Leader-

An interaction programme with Ms Joanne Joria , Direc-tor, American Centre Kolk-

ata was organised at the Don Bosco School, Guwahati on August 29. She addressed the staff and students of classes 10 and 12 of the school. The programme included a presentation on the American Library services in Northeast India and avenues for stu-dents to pursue higher studies in the United States of America.

Annie Kar, Chief Co-ordinator of The American Corner, Guwaha-ti told G Plus, “This is an awareness generation programme for people, especially students interested in pur-suing higher studies in the US.” The American Corner is an extension of the American Library, Kolkata situ-ated in Bamunimaidam in Guwahati and provides a window to the life and culture in the United States. It is the first place to visit for accurate and up-to-date information about the polit-ical, economic, cultural, educational and social trends in the US.

The presentation was carried on further by Ms Shevanti Narayan, Director of United States India Edu-cation Foundation (USIEF), who ex-

plained to the students about the pro-cedure that could be followed by ones who are interested. She also insisted on the students’ varied area of inter-est, extra-curricular activities, leader-ship qualities and English proficiency as one of the main requirements to be chosen for any institute abroad.

Along with that she mentioned the importance of the entrance tests to be appeared for. But with a cost of $15,000 - $50,000 per annum and 100% scholarship available for the students selected, there is still a sec-tion of people who would not be able to cater to such opportunities.

On being asked about the stu-dents’ reactions or feedback from those who have studied and come back to their country, Dr Anibul Choudhury, Director of The Amer-ican Corner, Guwahati said, “The students, after coming back want to go back but say that they have ben-efitted from it and take pride to call themselves a citizen of India.” Ms Jo-ria added, “We want this opportunity to be availed by the students so that they could learn something there and utilise it here in their own place. We are selling an idea.”

SneHa CHoudHury

SneHa CHoudHury

We want this opportunity to be availed by the students so that

they could learn something there and utilise it here in their own place. We

are selling an idea”

Over the last 10 years, NICT has emerged to be the largest B2B platform for the Northeast that showcases the developmental

potential of the region to the national investor community.

ship spotlight with Jamling Tenzing Norgay , Delivering Next Generation Citizen Services in the Northeast and promoting Entrepreneurship in India.

To celebrate its 10 years, NICT

awarded 10 individuals who have used vision , creativity, business acu-men and technology to lead the NER towards its higher goal. Speakers and Participants included industry, government and knowledge lead-ers from the Government of Assam Exide Industries, Pollution Control Board – Assam, IIIT Guwahati, Syn-opsys India, India Electronics and Semiconductor Association (IE-SA),Rickshaw Bank, SBI Life Insur-ance and many more innovators and entrepreneurs from NE.

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Implementation of the Cigarette and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA)-2003, especially section

6 (b), which prohibits selling of to-bacco products within a 100 yard ra-dius of any educational institution, in and around Guwahati, is yet to yield the desired results as authorities do not seem to be enforcing the same.

Despite the recently enacted As-sam Health Act (which bans smoke-less tobacco products in the State) as well as the central Act — COTPA, 2003 being in place, neither the au-thorities of educational institutions nor the administration seem to have paid due cognizance to the menace

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The 100 Yards ruleTobacco products still available near educational institutions

called tobacco or initiated any cor-rective steps to rein in the same.

According to a survey conducted by a NGO, Voluntary Health Asso-ciation of Assam (VHAA) last May, tobacco products have been found to be sold openly next to all educational institutions surveyed.

The Survey report revealed that premier institutions like the Gauhati University, Cotton College and B. Ba-rooah College of Guwahati are taking no concrete steps to stop the sale of

tobacco within 100 yards of their campuses.

According to the survey report, even the mandatory signboard stat-ing prohibition on selling of tobac-co products within 100 yards of the institute (as made compulsory under the COTPA), outside the colleges and the university campuses were not there.

However, when media reports focusing the outcome of the survey was published, the authorities took

note of it and made arrangement to install the mandatory signage outside the campus of the educational insti-tutions.

Even as the mandatory signage is up in almost all the educational insti-tutions in the city, there is hardly any institution that is following what is written on the signage board.  

However, as per the provisions of the COTPA, 2003, the head of the ed-ucational institution itself is empow-ered to take action to stop the sale of

tobacco products within a 100 yard radius of its campus.

It is worth mentioning that in 2013, the students of the Gauhati University had collaborated to pro-mote self ban on tobacco products and stop their sale within and near the university, but proper enforce-ment of such self ban only remained on papers.

When contacted, the principals of a few colleges of the city had one common answer, that they have in-timated the District Administration to take action in this regard but the administration is paying no heed to their repeated pleas.

A kiosk (in left) next to the ATM selling tobacco products within the 100 yard radius of JB Law College in Guwahati. The yellow colour board in the right to the ATM is the mandatory signage.

A fish festival featuring sea food like Kolkata Bhetki, Tengra, Hilsa, Pabda, Topsai and Parsai, brought from West Bengal, will be held at the Bengali Restaurant ‘O MAA GO’ (OMG) in the city from September 6 to 14.

‘o Maa Go’holii opens store in Guwahati

Holii, leather handbag brand of the country, has landed in the North East of India with its first store in Guwahati. The Holii store in Guwahati is located in Dighalipukhuri locality. Mehtaj Zaman Ahmed,On the occasion, business Partner, Designwale, says, “North East represents mix and match of cultural designs and Holii is about this mix of tones, texture, hence fits perfect for the fashion forward women of the North-East. The women here like to be unique and have the confidence to dress unique and we are happy to offer a brand that resonate the same attitude”.

SAT06 September

Thunderstorms.Mostly cloudy. 25 / 34 °C

SUN07 September

Strong thunderstorms.Mostly cloudy. 24 / 33 °C

MON08 September

Strong thunderstorms.Mostly cloudy. 25 / 34 °C

TUE09 September

Thunderstorms.Mostly cloudy. 25 / 33 °C

WED10 September

A few tstorms.Broken clouds. 24 / 34 °C

THU11 September

A few tstorms.Mostly cloudy. 25 / 34 °C

FRI12 September

Tstorms late.Mostly cloudy. 25 / 33 °C

Weather report for the week

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At least 29 girls from the Sonit-pur district landed up in Mumbai seven months back

in search of jobs. A man known as Mamu accompanied them to Taloja in Navi Mumbai and subsequently all of them landed up with jobs in a fish packaging factory, without knowing that they would fall prey to a human trafficking racket.

Without proper salaries and re-siding facilities, they were spending a life of nothing but torture. However, the nightmare for these girls final-ly got over in August as Maharastra Police along with the labour depart-ment and a Mumbai based NGO, My Home India, rescued them from the factory while working in ‘unconge-nial conditions.’ 

Along with them, another 31 mi-nor girls from Assam were rescued from the same place. “We worked from 9 am to 6 pm and used to clean the fishes and pack them for export.

The 60 minor girls have been brought back to Assam.resCued MINors reaCh hoMe

But some of us are suffering from skin problems now,” said Fatema on reaching the Guwahati railway sta-tion with 28 other girls. 

A CID sleuth, Child Welfare Commission members from Assam and the Mumbai NGO brought back these girls home on the 1st of Septem-ber. 

“There are 36 girls who have reached Guwahati out of the 60 in total. The other 24 girls have already been handed over to their parents. All of them are between the age of 12 and

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When you get a kidney transplant, your kidneys are usually left in your body and a 3rd one is put in your pelvis.

Your eyes have a pretty large blind spot that your brain is just filling with what it “thinks” you should be seeing.

If you have 23 people in a room, there’s a 50% chance two of them have the same birthday

The Guwahati police have suc-ceeded in nabbing the two most wanted money snatchers

who have been on a looting spree in the city streets recently. The duo was giving a tough time to the city police who were unable to apprehend them even after several cases.

At least six such cases were registered against the duo in vari-ous police stations here last month, in which the duo snatched several lakhs of rupees from city residents. 

In August, following the occur-

Most wanted money snatchers in cop netrence of several cases, city police have managed to procure their im-ages through CCTV cameras and then released their images in public domain seeking information from the public. Police had also pasted their pictures on ATMs across the city. 

The City Police identified them as Manilal Kumar of Argora colo-ny in Jharkhand and Pritam Singh of Rajaganja district in Jalpaiguri. While Manilal was arrested from city’s Jalukbari area, the latter was

nabbed from the Dispur area. “The duo kept on moving from

one city to another. They keep track of people who usually withdraw large amounts of money from banks or ATMs. Whenever someone with-draws money, the duo looking for scope on motorcycle, come in and then snatch the bag or suitcase con-taining the money.” said city Senior Superintendent of Police, AP Tiwari. The duo is wanted by police of Pat-na, Muzaffarnagar, Ranchi, Jalpaig-uri, Kolkata and several other cities

for similar crimes. “Interrogation is on,” he added. 

The city police however, have not succeeded in recovering any money from their possession. Police suspect that they have possibly looted over several lakhs of rupees in Guwahati. 

The cops believe that there are probably other people involved in the racket too. “Possibly some local people were helping them too by providing inputs of bank withdrawls and other necessary details,” said Dispur police.

17,” said Sukesh Jha, member of the NGO adding that the factory was vio-lating the labour act provisions while employing them and a case was regis-tered against it. 

Among the rescued girls, there were 29 from the Sonitpur district and six from Baksa.  “Some local agents had sent these girls to Mumbai as cheap labours. These traffickers get Rs 3000 for every labourer,” Jha add-ed. Mumbai police are also working to bust such rackets. 

The human traffickers prefer girls because they usually cannot escape their situation even though they are unhappy with the work. “This is not an isolated case. Lack of job opportu-nities and poor financial conditions have always led the children from ru-ral Assam to fall prey to human traf-ficking. The government must imple-ment the rural employment schemes in a proper way to minimise such incidents,” said a CID official.

We worked from 9 am to 6 pm and used to clean the fishes and pack them for export. But some of us are suffering from skin problems now

The duo kept on moving from one city to another. They keep track of people who

usually withdraw large amounts of money from banks or ATMs.

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Any endeavour would be inad-equate when it comes to pay-ing tribute to the legends of

the land. Nonetheless, people never stop devising new and unique ideas to pay tribute to appreciate the sig-nificance of eminent people.

The Department of Post, Gov-ernment of India too is not lagging behind in this front and has taken up an exclusive initiative to honour some musical doyens of the country. As a part of this initiative, the postal department, on Wednesday released a collection of eight stamps on eight music maestros of the country across India including Guwahati.

The names of the people being incorporated in the stamps are – si-tar maestro late Ravi Shankar, Indian classical musician and sarod master late Ali Akbar Khan, Indian classi-cal vocalist Bhimsen Joshi, Carnatic musician late D K Pattammal, Indian classical musician Gangubai Hangal, Hindustani classical singer late Ku-mar Gandharva, Indian classical

singer Mallikarjun Mansur and sitar maestro late Vilayat Khan.

“They have (musicians) given so much to us. It is time for us to hon-our those who have been giving so much to the world throughout their lives. Keeping this in mind, we have released these stamps which can be used both for philatelic as well as

commercial purpose,” Riju Ganguly, Director, Postal Service, Assam circle told G Plus.

In order to ensure broader circu-lation of the newly released stamps, initially, they will be sent to all the postal headquarters located through-out the state. The monetary value of two of the eight stamps is `25 each

and the rest of the six stamps will be available for `5 each.

“More than 7.5 lakh newly re-leased stamps are in stock here in this office and some of which, we will be sending to all other post offices locat-ed throughout the state. Once these stocks are exhausted, there is no way to procure them, since these types of stamps are printed only once,” an official at the Meghdoot Bhawan, Guwahati, the Postal Head Quarter of Assam circle said.

Highlighting the postal depart-ment’s effort to popularise philately, Ganguly said that this was not the first time that the department has released postal stamps on musicians. Earlier, it had released postal stamps on Bollywood musicians like Hemant Kumar, Kishore Kumar and Md Rafi.

“Those stamps which had the im-pressions of Bollywood musicians got

sTaMPs oN MusIC leGeNds releasedThe Department of Posts released a set of eight commemorative postage stamps on legendary Indian musicians.

over faster than the Bollywood ac-tresses. But again, the people who are interested in Bollywood music would buy it, but, the recently released stamps on the legendary musicians have a universal appeal. Anyone would be interested in them,” Riju Ganguly said.

Besides, two years back, India post had launched another unique scheme called ‘My stamp,’ which is still operational in the Philately Bu-reau of Guwahati GPO along with other parts of the country.

“A customer can imprint his or her photograph in a postal stamp with the help of this scheme. There is a fixed template on one side of the stamp while the customer’s photo will be on the other side. It costs `300 for a My Stamp sheet of 12 stamps which can be used to cherish loving memories and also for sending letters to loved ones,” Riju Ganguly men-tioned.

He also stated that if someone wants to have a personalised stamp, he has to fill up a form and deposit Rs 300 with a photo. If the customer does not have his own photo, the phi-lately staff is always there to click his photograph.

“It is very unfortunate that we are not being able to popularise ‘My Stamp’ in the way we should be do-ing it. However, in this fiscal, we have released 300 ‘My Stamp’ sheets across the state and we are hoping to get more responses from the philatelists of the state,” Ganguly added.

MrinMoyee Hazarika

It costs Rs 300 for a My Stamp sheet

of 12 stamps which can be

used to cherish loving memories

and also for sending letters to

loved ones”mrinmoyee.hazarika@g-plus.co.in

In The News

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City In The News

It seems that the defunct drainage system of Guwahati has become the hen, which lays golden eggs

each time, the monsoon is here. The main reason behind these artificial floods are the shallow drains that overflow at the slightest downpour. Thus it has been the main source of attracting domestic and foreign funds.

Seemingly, the Assam Govern-ment has ‘spent’ an amount of 1̀200 crores to repair these drains over the past ten years. Another 1̀00 crores were spent on the cleaning of these drains. Needless to say, all these ef-forts by the Guwahati Metropoli-tan Development Authority and the Guwahati Municipal Corporation re-sulted in the inundating of new areas of the city every year and the situation recently turned even worse.

The recent flash floods took twelve lives and a few days back, the govern-ment reports again disclosed that it had spent an additional 4̀0 Cr while preparing a Detailed Project Report to find a way out of the artificial flood and this sum has been provided to various consultancies working on the report.

The GMDA and GMC are per-haps the two departments of the As-sam government that have received the highest criticism for its failure to make any improvement in the flash flood situation. It now seems like all the criticism over the years have thick-ened their skins.

Every problem comes with a so-lution they say, but for the GMC and the GMDA, flash floods come with more flow of funds from the centre. In the name of cleaning and dredging of drains, the department has shown expenditures of 1̀00 crores in the

three terms of the Congress govern-ment. Likewise, 4̀00 crore has been ‘spent’ just to clean the river Bharalu. Funds spent in the name of cleaning of drains in various areas of Guwahati, are as listed below.

Under the ‘Drain Cum Footpath cum Flood wall’ project of the cen-tral government, a sum of 1̀00 crore had been sanctioned for cleaning of the Bahini river in the year 2008-09. In addition, an amount of 1̀20 crores were sanctioned under the same pro-

GuWahaTI flash floodsJAPAN TO INVEST 947 CRORE

ject for cleaning of the Bharalu and the Bahini river.

Apart from these, the GMDA has shown an additional expenditure of `20 Cr, in the name of cleaning Bhara-lu since 2006-07and 2009-10, spent from the fund of state planning.

With a tradition of rampant cor-ruption, the ministers in the state have become smart enough to ensure con-stant flow of funds in crores. Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Japan visit has become a blessing for

the government in the state to fill their pockets once again.

PM Modi’s visit to Japan has been a huge success as his Japanese coun-terpart has promised to assist in In-dia’s infrastructure growth and clean-liness with the help of USD 35 billion over five years. It is the highest ever amount the country has received from any other country.

Guwahati is one of the cities of the country, which will be receiving funds from this amount to improve

the drainage system of the city. Ja-pan will provide 156 million dollars to Assam for developing the drain-age system in Guwahati. The Guwa-hati Development Ministers of Assam Chief Minister’s cabinet, i.e. Himanta Biswa Sharma and Ajanta Neog have miserably failed to create any change after spending thousands of crores in the drainage systems for the past few years. The additional fund of `947 crore that will be released to the gov-ernment in the next five years might just turn out to be another big source of corruption that has been opened for the Assam government.

From past experiences, most of the Guwahatians have stopped hop-ing for a better Guwahati to live in, no matter how big an amount of fund is sanctioned for development. Every time a project is declared, it feels like the GMC and the GMDA would only be busy in creating detailed project reports and roadmaps to ‘spend’ the amount.

The Congress led government in Assam does not seem to much bother about any project of the NDA led cen-tre for the state of Assam. The latest example being the review meeting on the major road projects taken up by Union Minister for state, Sarananda Sonowal. The PWD minister Ajanta Neog who is also in charge of the Guwahati Development Department, skipped the meeting. Not only her, but no officials from the Congress led gov-ernment bothered to attend the meet-ing. In such a situation, only time will tell about the proper implementation of the projects of the NDA led central government in the coming years in Assam. Of course, the funds will keep the interest alive.

Gs road to Khanapara

125 crore

dispur to KhanaPara70 crore

last Gate to Beltala

15.70 croreadabari to Jalukbari

5.46 crore

Khanapara to narengi

3.90 croreaT road

23.32 crore

Pandu4.23 crore

Guwahati university

9.21 crorePhatasil

2.37 crore

The recent flash floods took twelve lives and a few days back, the government reports again disclosed that it has spent an additional 4̀0 Cr while preparing a Detailed Project Report to find a way out of the artificial flood and this sum has been provided to various consultancies working on the report.

The 16th edition of Tech-niche started at the IIT Guwahati campus from

September 4 and will conclude on September 7. The students of  Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT-G) organized the Guwahati Half Marathon  on Au-gust 31. The Half Marathon, a one-of-its-kind event organized wholly by a student community, is a part of  Techniche, the annual techno-management festival of IIT-G. The event started with the profession-al’s marathon of 21-km run in the morning from the Sonaram High School. Professional runners from 11 different States participated in the run. This was followed by the 6-km run for the general public in which many participants took part. The run covered places like MG Road, Ferry Ghat, Nehru Park, B Borooah Road and culmi-nated at the Nehru Stadium. There

was also a painting competition organized for people who could not join the marathon but wanted to be a part of the fun. Differ-ent schools, colleges and various organisations came forward to

participate in the event to win the prestigious winners tag and the championship. Total prizes worth `3 lakh were given to the winners apart from trophies and certifi-cates for the top three teams.

IIT-G participates in half marathon

Syeda aMbia zaHan

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi launched the website of the As-sam State Archives www.assamarchives.gov.in at a function held in Guwahati on September 1. Launching the website at the conference

room of the Assam Secretariat in the presence of senior officials and emi-nent historians, Gogoi said that the State archives have a pivotal role to play in shaping the present and the future. The Chief Minister said that the role of study of history is important in the progress of modern civilization. Ex-pressing immense satisfaction over the modernisation of the Assam State Archives, Gogoi said, “The use of modern, sophisticated technology will help bring students and researchers of history closer to the archives.” The function was attended, among others, by historians Dr. Jogendranath Phu-kan, Dr. Rajen Saikia and senior officials of different departments. Principal Secretary, SAD (Archives), Jishnu Barua revealed that 3,06,643 files dating back to 1774–1957, almost 29,300 books and reports, 2,419 old maps have been preserved through modern scientific ways and these materials could provide the students–researchers of history as well as people at large with vital information.

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Politicking

The state is on its way to face another political crisis right after the two-year long dis-

sident drama within the congress, which slowed down many of the developmental projects of the state. This new political turmoil is the brewing mistrust and the rivalry between the NDA led centre and the Congress led state of Assam.

The first evidence of the conflict came to the fore when Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi criticised the NDA led centre for not taking action against the violence in the Assam-Nagaland border a few days back. Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi was blamed by most of the civil organisations of the state for leaving the border people unpro-tected during the attack of the Naga miscreants. But Gogoi, while sternly criticising the centre said, “It is the responsibility of the centre to ensure peace in the disputed border areas. The centre has not sent a single offi-cer to the border. People living along the Assam-Nagaland border and the inmates in the relief camps do not have confidence in the central secu-rity forces.”

The CM even went the extra mile to say, “The people of Assam will lament their decision of sending the NDA led government to the centre.”

After Assam Chief Minister Ta-run Gogoi accused the CRPF, which is under the home ministry’s control, of failing to keep the inter-state bor-

Syeda aMbia zaHan

der peaceful and charged the Centre with staying away from the problem, Minister of State for Home Kiren Ri-jiju hit back at Assam CM and said that maintaining the law and order situation of the state is the respon-sibility of the state government and not the centre.

“This is a problem of Assam and Nagaland and both states should talk and sort it out,” Rijiju said. “The cen-tral government can only assist the state governments. I don’t under-stand why the CRPF is being blamed for the situation. Gogoi cannot blame us. It is a very irresponsible statement from the Chief Minister.”

The blame game stopped as the situation slowly became normal along the border and after the centre sent additional paramilitary forces. But the state government’s decision of skipping the review meeting on major road projects in the state has taken the conflict to new heights.

At this moment, the Con-gress-ruled Assam government and

NDA-led Centre is on a collision course as the state government chose to boycott the review meeting of Union minister of state Sarbananda Sonowal. He was entrusted by the Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister Ni-tin Gadkari to review the road proj-ects of Assam and expedite the same.

Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Sports and Youth Affairs, Sarbanan-da Sonowal, said “No minister of the State government turned up for the meeting. They have boycotted the meeting which is very unfortunate and is not in the interest of the devel-opment of the state.”

He said that the skipping of the meeting had shown the Chief Min-ister in “poor light” and they owe an explanation.

“It is very unfortunate that there was no representation from the State Government. Until yesterday, they were assuring participation but their absence is a mystery. It shows the se-

a NeW PolITICal TurMoIlCENTRE-STATE IN COLLISON

riousness of the State Government in carrying forward the development projects. Such issues should not be politicised.” Sonowal said.

One day after the review meet-ing, State government spokes-man Rockybul Hussain, however, brushed aside the allegations. “India has a federal structure. There is a way to invite the State Government for such meetings. Moreover, a union minister cannot review projects, which are not under his ministry,” Hussain insisted.

In a federal structure, power- wrestling strategies have always de-prived the issue of its sanctity espe-cially if the central government and the government in the state are from different political parties. The recent incident is an example that shows the government in the state has to attain the maturity wherein it can focus on developmental issues of the state as-sisted by the centre putting aside the differences between the two.

As all the central leaders belong to the states and all the people of the states belong to India, the cen-tre should not be reluctant to review the centre-state relations. At least the irritants should be removed as otherwise the people of Assam, who have already suffered a lot due to the dissidence in the Assam Congress, will be the witness to snail’s pace of development within the state, no matter how big is the amount of fund pumped in.

No minister of the State government turned up for the meeting.

They have boycotted the meeting which is very unfortunate and is not in the interest

of the development of the state.”

A search was conducted at the Assam Sahitya Sabha on September 3

by the city police based on an FIR filed by a lifetime mem-ber of the Sabha regarding alleged destruction of doc-uments related to financial anomalies. Bhabani Prasad Adhikari, a lifetime member of the Sabha and its former publication secretary, lodged a complaint with Panbazar police station on September 2, alleging that Sabha offi-cials had set documents on fire, ahead of an examination by the state government’s fi-nance department regarding the use of government mon-ey by the Sabha. On the basis of the complaint, Panbazar police registered a case (No. 341/14 under Sections 120 (B) 406/408/427 of the IPC). This is the first time police have entered a Sabha office to in-vestigate a matter in the insti-tution’s nearly 100-year-long existence, sources said. Sabha vice-president Paramananda Rajbongshi said the Sabha gets Rs 42 lakh annually from the state government, which was not enough to pay the employees. “We have around 50 employees, including 35 permanent, in our eight of-fices. We need `56 lakh as annual expenditure. But as the state government gives us Rs 40 lakh we are running in deficit budget,” he said.

Cops search sahitya sabha

office

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The Dargah Sharif of Hazrat Zahir Aulia Khuwazgan at Ulubari is a popular shrine for

the people of Guwahati and North-east and a place of supernatural be-liefs. Existing earlier but established in 1947, the Mazhar was said to have been built over the grave of the afore-mentioned Peer.

Late Al Haj Jinnat Shah, while in Ajmer had a dream of the grave of the Peer to have been lying unat-tended in Guwahati. After lot of toil and the people’s support in place, the structure, better known as Rowja,

MaZhar60 YEARS OF PRAYERS & BELIEF

was constructed after its discovery and people came to know about the importance of this divine place and started to believe on the importance of this place.

Thereafter, thousands of devotees have flocked in to visit this Mazhar often and it has become an inte-gral part of Guwahati’s history. The Mazhaar is believed to be miraculous and it is said that any devotee who comes here for seven days regularly has their wishes fulfilled. The Mazhar welcomes many devotees every day from different parts of the city and

occasionally people from rest of the northeast too come here for prayers.

Thursdays and Fridays see the shrine packed with devotees. Peo-ple come here and offer chadar and flowers, light candles and pray to the holy soul. They are offered Langar and Sherni is distributed among the devotees.

The Peer’s lineage traces back to the Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti dar-gah of Ajmer, which is one of the most revered shrines in our country. “People from every religion come here for prayers and have a belief in

our Mazhar” said Syed Abdul Karim (Khadim), President of the Ulubari Dargah Development Committee and grandson of Jinnat Shah who used to look after the Dargah earlier. Khadim’s family has been looking af-ter the Mazhar since its inception and it has been the family’s responsibil-ity to protect the purity of this place. Syed Abdul Karim would be passing this legacy of Gaddi Nashin Baba to one of his kin after him.

During the yearly death anniver-sary of the Peer, Urs Mubarak is cel-ebrated, which falls on the 20th of the Islamic month Moharram (in Febru-ary according to the English Calen-dar) and it sees a huge gathering. Ear-

lier, Urs Mubarak was celebrated in an area under the government’s pos-session just adjacent to its plot. “But that area has been converted into a park which leaves no space for this special event to be celebrated . We plan to do it on the adjacent road with due permission,” added the President.

Interestingly, the Dargah is run and maintained by the little dona-tions made by the regular devotees and no fund is received from any gov-ernment or private organisations for its maintenance. The boundary wall in the back was funded by govern-ment and a three storied building is being constructed for the out-station guests during Urs.

The Dargah also has a small room for Namaaz and Prayers and a space is reserved for the Khadim or the priest. Recently , the Dargah was hav-ing some issues with the electricity board as five of the electricity cables running over it supplies power to the Guwahati Medical College and no al-ternatives were possible.

All throughout its existence, which is over 60 years, passersby halt here for a while and pray to the buried Saint. “We want the devotees to enter this holy place with their heads cov-ered as a sign of respect but some peo-ple are not aware of it”, a member of the committee added. A devotee said, “I come here often and people like me believe that praying here with a true heart is always fruitful.” The commit-tee has also extended a wish to have donations from its devotees for the development of the Dargah.

We want the devotees to

enter this holy place with their heads covered

as a sign of respect but

some people are not

aware of it”

Syed Abdul Karim (Khadim), President of the Ulubari Dargah Development Committee

SneHa CHoudHury

sneha.choudhury@g-plus.co.in

Society

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The Rukminigaon area of Ward number 26 seems to be having quite a good time in matters

of garbage and drainage, which are the general problems of many areas in Guwahati. The ward happens to be the largest of all the 31 wards under the Kamrup (M).Moving around the area, G Plus found out that the peo-ple of the area, though having a few issues like streetlights and water sup-ply, are quite content in comparison to other wards.

ChalleNGesSTREET LIGHTS

The streetlights of this area are in need of electricity connection. Reportedly, the local committee and not the GMC have installed most of the lights. Speaking to the Council-lor, Manjula Kakaty said, “There had been a clash between the PWD and GMC for some time and so the con-nections are pending.”

The clash between these two departments have made the people suffer a lot as some of the areas re-main dark at night and safety of the passersby come under question.“It is always the common people who have to suffer all the time,” added one of the locals. In the recent state budget, CM Tarun Gogoi had announced `25 Crores for streetlights.

WATER SUPPLYThe area enjoys a regular supply

water, which is supplied twice a day, but a section near the housing colony often faces problems. To suffice that, a plot of land of the Tangara Satra has been allotted by its women’s commit-tee in the Namghar Path for boring

which would soon cater to 300 house-holds in the area.

ROADSThe roads are quite good in the

area and most of them have been repaired recently. Out of them, the Sinaki and Bishnu path are in need of urgent repairs. The Area Sabha mem-ber has also proposed for another five roads to be repaired urgently.

The Patkai Path, Simanta Path, Saptasakhi path and the Priya Ka-lita Path are the next in line to be re-paired. From the 30 Lakhs allotted to the Councillor, two of the roads have been repaired.

Issues uNder CoNTrolGARBAGE DISPOSAL

NGO Uttaran looks after the gar-bage disposal of this ward and has satisfied almost all the residents here. Interestingly, a plot in this local-ity seems to have become a garbage dump and the owner, one Mr Neog, is not bothered. “The neighbourhood in the Pragati path have themselves dumped the garbage and now they are complaining about it. But they could have just put up a banner on my behalf.”

DRAINAGE SYSTEMThe drains are clean and look

well maintained. The Bahini river along with Lakhimijaan that flows through this area joins the Bharalu river. The eviction drives that took place around the area evicted many stalls and shops, which has given way to more cleanliness and has lessened

SUB DIVISION 26 a , 26 B, 26 C, 26 d

WARD POPULATION 38,893

TOTAL VOTERS 29,446

CONCENTRATED REGION ruKMINIGaoN

FALLS UNDER 26 B

AREA’S POPULATION 7,400 (approx.)

AREA’S VOTER’S 7,249

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the water logging in the area to an extent. “I am very happy about the eviction drives in my area, which has lessened much of the problems of the people” said Mrs Kakaty.

CHANGES REQUIRED“The ward committee which had

been formed after the 2013 GMC elections, can be said to be the best part till now and also provides trans-parency to the public,” added Ranjan Das. It is under the Assam Nagara

Raj Act, 2007 that a ward needs to have a committee of its own apart from its chairperson as the Council-lor and the Area Sabha members.

Ward 26 has 16 members in to-tal and with most of the people still blaming the administration, there are still some efforts that is expected from the people such as a little aware-ness and civic sense.

SneHa CHoudHury

COUNCILOR’S NAMEMaNJula KaKaTY,

PHONE NO8011149307

sneha.choudhury@g-plus.co.in

Ward Watch

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Art

Experimenting with William Shakespeare has always been every dramatist’s dream. Be

it an adaptation or fusion, Shake-speare’s classics in varied forms are presented across the world either on stage or on the silver screen. In the context of the dramatic arena of Guwahati, the timeless classic ‘Romeo-Juliet’, one of the marvel-lous creations of Shakespeare, has witnessed a number of presenta-tions in the city in the last couple of years. In 2013, director Boloram Das adapted the same into Assamese with Sufi treatment, whereas direc-tor Rupa Hazarika Shome fused it with ‘Ramayana’ in her comedy play ‘Bollywood Dreams.’

Apart from these, director Himangshu Prasad Das presented the entire play in its classical form and delivered a contradictory cli-max. He scripted and used the char-acter of Shakespeare at the end of the play in a manner to convey the message that Shakespeare would not have wanted to make the romantic couple die if the happenings were plotted in present day era. After staging, it got a mixed response among the theatre goers here as many considered the twist to be un-acceptable.

In 2014, perhaps to convey the same message that present day Romeo-Juliet should not commit suicide, ‘Anubhav’ in collabora-tion with The Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India and ‘Abhinaya’ staged ‘Romeo-Juliet ‘N’ TRP’ on August 22, 2014, at the Rabindra Bhawan. Scripted and conceptualised by Meenakshi Guatam and designed and directed by Jyoti Narayan Nath, the play can be termed only as an

inspiration of the original work hav-ing a twisted climax.

Except the analogy of love between Romeo (Racktim) and Juliet (Jostshna) and the animos-ity between the Montague and Capulet families (here as Saharia and Saikia families), the entire play was plotted with series of experi-mental consequences fused into a contemporary dimension. The rival business tycoons started blaming each other when a news story aired

in a TV channel named Just News, focussed on Racktim’s proposal of love to Jostshna with a bunch of roses on Rose Day. Under the tre-mendous pressure created by Chan-nel owner Mr. Kharkotia to gain Television Rating Points (TRP), TV reporter D’Com, who had low TRP programmes to his credit, plotted the situation in the Central College with the help of two of his juniors who were close acquaintances of the couple in lead.

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afghan artists in the city

When the situation got grim, the channel owner wanted to broad-cast follow up shows to make the situation worse. To make matters worse, D’Com advised the couple to commit suicide which he would air live to make the news exclusive. But finally he realised his mistake and tried to save them. Meanwhile, the couple conveyed the message to the other channels, with the assur-ance that they were supposed to air it as exclusive. In the final scene, the

lover duo announced their decision not to commit suicide and rather warned the TV Channels regard-ing their inference in their personal lives.

A direct criticism to the TRP hungry news industry, the play fo-cussed on the facts of breaking news and making news. A fusion of the Shakespeare classic with contem-porary social situations, the play justified its nomenclature. The title roles played by Gunjan Bharadwaj as Racktim and Pallabee Kashyap as Jostshna suited their characters, but lacked spontaneity. Sattyakee D’Com Bhuyan who played the role of TV reporter D’com is an expe-rienced stage actor and popular director Rajesh Bhuyan kept a strong grip over the play throughout by importing the humour elements in the character of media baron Mr. Kharkotia.

Dr. Jayanta Das, Debajit Majum-dar and fashion designer Garima Saikia Garg also played some impor-tant characters in the play. Overall, the entire ensemble of many other characters cast in the play demanded more dialogues and stage presence. Although the play was technically enriched from many angles, which proved some similarities with the treatments applied in mobile thea-tre, many loopholes were observed in the script. Eclectic with music by Zubeen Garg, Jayanta Kakati and Shekhar Goswami, the play can be termed as an entertaining package tagged with a classic title. From hu-mour to crisis, the play comprised of all sorts of flavours, but was deficient in projecting the soulful nature of the classic as it uses to be.

romeo-Juliet ‘N’ TrP

In a bid to promote cultural exchange between India and Afghanistan, an evening of

Flute Recital was organised by the Guwahati Regional Office of Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), Ministry of External Af-fairs, Govt. of India on August 25, 2014 at Rabindra Bhawan in Guwa-hati. Internationally acclaimed flautist Zalai Pakta, accompanied by Mohammad Nazir Nabizada on Tabla performed in the concert organised in collaboration with the Directorate of Cultural Affairs, Govt. of Assam as well as with sup-port of Krishna Prerna Charitable Trust, New Delhi.

Sharing his experience in India, Pakta said, “Music creates cultural harmony between the people of two countries. Previously, we had

performed at the Afghan Embassy in India and this is the first time we are performing here for the public. People are appreciating our perfor-mances, which is nothing but their love.”

In this particular event, Pakta, who worked for Afghan National TV for 15 years and now teaches flute in the Aga Khan Trust for Cul-ture and Kabul University, started his performance with the composi-tions of Ustad Amir Mohammad Khan, followed by Afghan folk tunes and a composition of Indian Flute Maestro Pt. Hari Prasad Chaurasiya. On public demand, Pa-kta concluded the marvellous event with a composition of Senior Ghu-lam Ali. The entire performance was given a vivid dimension through the strokes of Tabla by Mohammad Na-

zir Nabizada, who also worked for Afghan National TV for 10 years.

In regards to a question on the conflict prone situation in Afghani-stan, Pakta said, “People in Af-ghanistan are as lovely as the people here in India. It is the situation,

which is good or bad sometimes. It is my prayer to the almighty that the friendship-peace-harmony between these two nations flourishes and gets strengthened.”

It has been quite some time since ICCR, Guwahati had organ-

ised any event at the Rabindra Bha-wan and for the past one and half years, most of the ICCR events were organised at Shilpagram. But this particular unique event which was expected to bring in a large number of audiences saw a poor turnout.

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SubHraJiT roy

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While Manipur failed to re-lease the bollywood mov-ie, ‘Mary Kom’ in Kom’s

native state, neighbouring Assam has given an entertainment tax wavier for the Priyanka Chopra starrer biopic.

“As the movie revolves around boxer Mary Kom, the pride of the North East and the country as a whole, we have decided to exempt it from en-tertainment tax,” said Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi.

Based on the life of the Olympic bronze medal winner and five-time world amateur boxing champion, the film was released on September 5. As-sam is the third State to have made the film tax-free after Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.

In Manipur, the screening of Hin-di film is banned by the militant out-fits and it is nearly a decade now that Hindi films have not been screened in Manipur.

Kom said she was disappointed that her biopic is unlikely to be shown at the theatres in Manipur due to a militant-enforced ‘ban’ on Hindi films there, despite taking up the issue with the state government.

Before the special screening of the movie ‘Mary Kom’ at a theatre in New Delhi, the legendary boxer said that she had taken up the issue with the ministers there in her home state but in vain.

“I tried my best, took up the mat-ter with the government ministers. But it did not happen. I want the mov-ie to be shown in Manipur also. But I am helpless and it is not in my hands,” she said.

‘MarY KoM’ eXeMPTed froM TaX

Her husband Onler Kom said that Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh should take up the matter and see if something could be done. “The Chief Minister should do something if Mary’s movie is to be shown in Mani-pur,” he said.

Mary Kom, who won a bronze in the 2012 London Olympics, nonethe-less was excited that the film on her life was finally going to be released. “There are very few biopics on sportspersons. As far as I know, mine is going to be the second such film after that of Milkha Singh. I am happy and excited

that my film is coming out,” she said. “When I started boxing I had nev-

er imagined that my life and career will be made into a film but it is hap-pening. It is happening by the grace of God and support and wishes from the people of this country.”

Kom said, “She (Priyanka) has done a fantastic job and she has worked so hard. It must not be easy for her to don a role of a boxer. She had to go to the gym, do jumping exercis-es and skipping ropes and then learn boxing, besides acting. It must be real-ly hard for her.”

As the movie revolves around boxer Mary Kom,

the pride of the North East and the

country as a whole, we have decided to

exempt it from entertainment tax”

Tarun Gogoi, Chief Minister

SHaMbHaVi

The Lumia 530 Dual SIM, the most afford-able Lumia to date, has

been rolled out into the North Eastern market by Microsoft Devices. Delivering an uncom-promised smartphone experi-ence with the latest Microsoft and Lumia innovations, Lumia 530 is available in stores at a best buy price of INR 7,349/-. It comes with changeable cover shells in bright orange, bright green and stylish neutrals like dark grey and white. The Lu-mia 530 Dual SIM, the most affordable Lumia to date, has been rolled out into the North Eastern market by Microsoft Devices. Delivering an uncom-promised smartphone experi-ence with the latest Microsoft and Lumia innovations, Lumia 530 is available in stores at a best buy price of INR 7,349/-. It comes with changeable cover shells in bright orange, bright green and stylish neutrals like dark grey and white.

Amway India, a direct selling FMCG company, has recently launched

the global new Satinique range in India. The range consists of 4 shampoos for different hair needs, a glossy repair condi-tioner, a revitalizing masque, a scalp tonic and a styling gel. The new range priced at INR 325 onwards. The company or-ganized an experiential hair spa in Guwahati on September 4 to promote the new Satinique hair care products.

Speaking about the new Satinique range, Diptarag Bhat-tacharjee,Vice President, East-ern Region, Amway India, said, “Amway’s deep commitment to scientific innovation elevates SATINIQUE to be among the best haircare brands in the mar-ket. We’ve raised the bar in the category with technology and performance in the formula-tions that truly make a differ-ence to the health of hair, inside and out.”

It can be noted that Amway India sells more than 140 daily use products across categories like nutrition, beauty, personal care and home care through in-dividuals.

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amway organizes experiential hair spa in Guwahati

Young and energetic writer Vishwas Mudagal’s debut novel Losing My Religion

was released at Bhabani Books in panbazar. The writer before reading abstracts from the book provided the gathered audience with a narrative of his adventur-ous life, his pitfalls and his inner voice, which constantly coaxed him to write. The novel released in March this year, is already a No.1 Bestseller. The promising young writer spoke about how he followed his passion of writing all through the way to achieve his goal and asserted that he does not write only for the cause of enter-tainment but in his own words, he writes “entertainment with substance”.

The book is about an entre-preneur’s dilemma leads to in-credible situations that make up the core of this fast-paced novel written by Vishwas Mudagal. Rishi Rai, the protagonist of Losing My Religion is an adventurous entrepreneur left in the lurch when his new business ven-

ture collapses. A person with a revo-lutionary idea that could change the gaming industry learns about failure the hard way and a subsequent chance of meeting with a hippie takes him on a thrilling adventure.

vishwas Mudagal in the City

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Artist: Ariana Grande

Yours Truly

Trials Fusion

When My Everything arrived as the summer of 2014 drew to a close, it was clear that

Ariana Grande was poised to be the reigning pop diva of the mid-decade. Possessed with greater vocal chops than any of her peers -- her effortless runs revealed the limitations of Katy Perry and Rihanna -- she luxuriated in her debt to Mariah Carey on her 2013 debut Yours Truly, working mainly with Babyface to re-create the vibe and feel of the ‘90s. On My Everything, Grande takes a decisive step into the future, breaking away from Babyface so she can bring in a host of modern producers - Max Martin, Shellback, David Guetta, Benny Blanco, Ryan Tedder, Darkchild, and Pop & Oak among them - not to mention a parade of guest stars highlighted by Iggy Azalea, A$AP Ferg, the Weeknd, Childish Gambino, Zedd, and Big Sean. All this suggests Grande is resolved to inhabit her time, which is true. She remains anchored in ‘90s soul on My Everything - and it’s hard to deny her love of Mariah, although Ariana rarely indulges in the high-flying melisma that’s her idol’s specialty - but there are serious EDM flourishes and a facility with hip-hop, something that’s showcased via the countless cameos that eat up the midsection of the album.

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To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before is the story of Lara Jean, who has never openly admitted her

crushes, but instead wrote each boy a letter about how she felt, sealed it, and hid it in a box under her bed. But one day Lara Jean discovers that somehow her secret box of letters has been mailed, causing all her crushes from her past to confront her about the letters: her first kiss, the boy from summer camp, even her sister’s ex-boyfriend, Josh. As she learns to deal with her past loves face to face, Lara Jean discovers that something good may come out of these letters after all.

Trials Fusion has one of the most brutally honest trailers of all time. Ignore the early

dubstep-fuelled montages of rad dudes doing cool stuff, because that’s only part of the game. Mostly, you’ll be biting it hard.

The trailer, called ‘Competition’, presents an ignoble reel of crashes, spills and tumbles. After each wipe out, the player’s name plummets down a leaderboard. It captures the spirit of a game devious enough to continuously knock you on your backside, but compelling enough to make you rise to your feet.

A physics lesson on two wheels. That’s Trials Fusion. It’s about friction, momentum, gravity. There’s no bunny hop button in real life and there’s none here. To jump, you’ll need to distribute weight accordingly, rocking

back on your bike then snapping forwards with purpose. You can lean back to wheelie, break hard to endo, rotate in the air and land hard on squishy suspension. Despite a basic control scheme where the only options are go faster, go slower, and nudge your body around a bit, you’re surprisingly versatile. Unconstrained by specific commands, you find your own methods of movement in between the buttons.

That’s the reason those dubstep-fuelled montages of rad dudes doing cool stuff are better to watch than play—because essentially all they’re doing is holding down accelerate and letting the course do the work. It’s fun but hardly challenging. Trials Fusion is best when you’re making slow progress.

Priyanka plays a gritty volatile boxer from Manipur who won’t take no for an answer, even from God. Penetrating a male domain like boxing in a gender-defying swoop, Priyanka’s MC takes us on a

voyage of self-discovery where a plucky poor girl from rural Manipur goes right to the Olympics. It’s an incredible story filled with sound and fury signifying something deep and seductive, just waiting to be told.

“Mujhe bronze pasand nahin aata,” barks MC’s coach. As we see Mary’s dreams come true in front of our eyes, we know she was born to win.

The narrative has a soaring quality and texture. It simply takes off with scarcely any room for breathing space. The breathless quality of storytelling goes well with the protagonist’s stormy mercurial nature.

As MC’ story unravels in a flashback we meet a woman who is not affected by gender rules and discrimination that governs our society.

Very early in the tightly clenched narrative, we see MC get into a full-fledged scuffle with a school bully. Later she takes on another far more dangerous bully who threatens to destroy her boxing career. In and out of the arena Mary never stops fighting.

“The rest of the world may be round. But your world is this square ring,” her coach reminds her pointing to the boxing arena. The struggle, as depicted in the stunning unspoilt northeastern terrain of Manipur, captured with mesmeric intensity by cinematographer Keiko Nakahara, is manifold. Here it is a curse to be born a girl. And to be born a girl who wants to be a boxing champ!

Hats off to debutant director Omung Kumar for bringing us one of the most inspiring biopics to have ever reached the silver screen. Priyanka expresses every shade of her character with a pitch-perfect bravado. Her northeastern accent could easily have become caricatural. The actress controls curbs and quantifies every component of her character’s personality without losing that basic element of spontaneity without which Mary would have become mechanical.

I dare any other actress to play MC the way Priyanka has. Even Hilary Swank would have been stumped by MC’S mystical mix of the girlish and the aggressive. Priyanka gets the point.

The picturesque narrative, the richly flavoured music composed by Shashi Suman and Shivum (watch out for the poignant lullaby sung by Priyanka), the rapid fire editing, the framing of the shimmering shots and the incredibly aesthetic use of rich colours bear the unmistakable stamp of producer Sanjay Leela Bhansali, who is billed as Creative Director.

“Mary Kom” is a motivational masterpiece. From first frame to last it grips your senses and irrigates the parched corridors of your heart like very few biopics in recent times. Kumar weaves seamlessly in and out of Mary’s remarkable life creating a work that is as dramatic as Mehboob Khan’s “Mother India” and as inspiring as Richard Attenborough’s “Gandhi”.

Priyanka’s powerhouse performance knocks the breath out of our solar plexus. She yet again proves herself the best actress of her generation.

Hereafter there will be an eternal confusion about whose face goes on the hoardings announcing Mary Kom’s boxing events.

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Indrajeet Bhuyan is a 16 year old tech blogger and secu-rity researcher. He is passionate about computers and be-lieves in sharing knowledge and information . He uses his spare time helping people and compa-nies secure themselves. fb.me/indrajeet.bhuyan

Google Maps v8.3 update brings hindi

voice navigation support.

Google has rolled out up-date 8.3 for Google Maps. The update brings Hindi

support including voice naviga-tion, some regular bug fixes and improved navigation notifica-tions on Android wear.

Google recently launched Google Maps for Hindi speak-ers and the addition of the lan-guage for voice navigation will make Google maps more useful. The internet giant has also opti-mised its voice search for Indian accent to help improve search experience for Indian users. The improved notification on Wear devices will help the users who own Android wearables, but this number is still very less.

Google Maps 8.2 update was rolled out six weeks back, which included a new biking elevation feature and comes with voice ac-tions in navigation mode. The app even compares multiple routes in the search interface.

Google recently acquired travel app maker Jetpac for an undisclosed sum. The social travel app maker uses pictures from different social network-ing sites to create city guides. Jetpac’s Spotter app lets users identify objects in real-time by pointing their phone at them. It uses ‘Deep Belief Object Recog-nition’ to identify what the object is. According to reports Google may use Jetpac’s Technology in Google Maps and Google Now.

sony, samsung and Canon ban stores from selling products online?

Tussle between electronic brands and e-commerce does not seem to end any time soon. Compa-

nies such as Sony, Samsung and Can-on have reportedly imposed a ban on brick-and-mortar stores from selling their devices online.

According to an Economic Times report, brands have threatened the stores of blocking supplies or imposing financial penalty. The ban is aimed at ending the trend of offering ‘predatory’ discounts online. It’s notable Lenovo and Canon have also banned stores

from selling devices online directly or through any e-commerce store.

“We are trying to weed out unhy-gienic practices to create a healthy en-vironment between online and offline markets,” said Amar Babu, managing director at Lenovo India.

Interestingly, the report suggests brands such as Sony and Samsung have entered into an “unwritten agreement” with some e-commerce sites over not selling their products below the dealer price or manufacturer-recommended price.

Moto G2 or the second genera-tion of Motorola’s popular Moto G, was launched on Friday at a

price of Rs. 12,999 for the 16 GB variant. Bookings will be open from Friday and the Moto G2 can be ordered on Flipkart.

Motorola also launched the second generation variant of the Moto X. Both the Moto G2 and the new Moto X are powered by Android 4.4.4 KitKat.

The Moto G2 has an 8-megapixel auto-focus rear camera and a 2-megapixel front camera compared to the earlier Moto G’s

5-megapixel rear camera and a 1.3- meg-apixel front camera.

The Moto G2 also called the Moto G (2nd Gen) boasts of a 5-inch display com-pared to the earlier 4.5-inch display screen. The second generation Moto G2 is pow-ered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 (MSM8226) processor, coupled with 1GB of RAM and the Adreno 305 GPU.

The Moto G2 is also available in an 8GB variant. A major difference between the Moto G2 and the Moto G is the addi-tion of a microSD card slot.

Samsung has announced its next-generation phablet, Galaxy Note 4, along with two new devices

— Galaxy Note Edge and Gear VR — ahead of the IFA 2014 tech expo in Berlin. With these new announce-ments, Samsung is entering new seg-ments, as well as updating an exist-ing product line. The company also showcased its new smartwatch Gear S, which was announced last week.

Galaxy Note 4, which is now the top-end phablet in Samsung’s portfo-lio, has a 5.7-inch display. Samsung has upped the display resolution in Galaxy Note series, from Full HD (1080x1920p) in Note 3 to QHD (1440x2560p) in Note 4.

Despite a higher-resolution dis-play, Samsung says that Galaxy Note 4 will deliver 7.5% more battery life

than its predecessor due to an opti-mized interface. The phablet has a 3,220mAh battery (just 20mAh more than that of Galaxy Note 3), and fea-tures fast-charging technology, so the battery can go from 0% to 50% in 30 minutes.

Under the hood, the Indian ver-sion of Samsung Galaxy Note 4 has an octa-core processor (1.9GHz quad-core + 1.3GHz quad-core); the international variant has a 2.7GHz quad-core Snapdragon 805 proces-sor, the most powerful in the world at present. The phablet comes with 3GB RAM, which contradicts many rumours that said Samsung will push the memory to 4GB with this device. The only storage option now is 32GB, with support for 64GB microSD cards for more storage.

samsung launches Galaxy Note 4, edge

apple says iCloud not to blame for leaked celebrity

photos

Apple has stated that al-though it’s investigating how hackers managed to

procure private photos of multiple celebrities from their iCloud ac-counts, the service itself was not to blame. Apple claimed that iCloud wasn’t breached and the accounts of the celebrities in question had been breached due to “a very tar-geted attack on user names, pass-words and security questions.”

Private photographs of mul-tiple female celebrities including actors Jennifer Lawrence and Ka-ley Cuoco, model, Kate Upton and singer, Rihanna were procured by the hackers from their iCloud ac-counts last Sunday. Once set up, photos taken with any iDevice are synced automatically with iCloud so that users can view those pho-tos on any other iDevice they own. Logging into iCloud is as simple as keying in a username and pass-word although Apple claims that the account is automatically locked after multiple incorrect inputs.

These days most of our con-versation happens online. We use social networking

sites like Facebook, Twitter and also many messaging service like hangout, Yahoo messanger etc.Us-ing these sites we often send sensi-tive information like phone num-bers, Physical address, Credit card details and private photos to our friends and family members.

But online messaging services are not so secured as there may be a chance that some people may spy our conversation or if some how our account gets hacked then all our secret messages get leaked.

Today I will show you how to send messages that can never be leaked even after someone manages to hack into you online account.There are few services avaiable on the internet that help you send self destructive messages online, which means the message will get de-stroyed immediately after it is read and the best thing is that these ser-vices are free.So even if some evil guy hack into your account he will not be able to see your conversation.

Two self destructive messaging services1. Privnote.com

This website help you send self destructive messages which will get destroyed after it gets read.

steps to send self destructive mes-sage in Privnote.

Write down the message that you want to send and click on ‘Cre-ate note’ button.

Now copy the link generated from privnote and give it to the person whom you want to show the message.

2. Notedip.comJust like privnote, Note dip too

offer the same service of self de-structive messages but what makes it different from privnote is that it allows you to add password to the message which adds a layer more security to the message.

steps to send self destructive mes-sage in Notedip.

Write down the message that you want to send and click on ‘Cre-ate note’ button.

Now copy the link generated from NoteDip and give it to the person whom you want to show the message.

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India: Way ForwardThere is no such thing as a perfect parentSO JUST BE REAL…

Tranquil Waters!

Today’s scenario on handling kids is very different to what it used to be earlier. We need to be very careful about the way we behave with them and we as parents are responsible for their grooming. Amongst all the relationships the one with children are the most important and that’s why we want to handle it with care. No parent knowingly would want to hurt their children. The quality of the parent-child relationship is affected by the parent’s age, experience, and self-confidence; the stability of the parents’ marriage and the unique characteristics of the child compared with those of the parents.

It has been seen that children who have been loved thrive better than those who are not. Though sometimes we tend to forget but the fact is that the position of a child in the family, whether a firstborn, a middle child, the youngest, an only child or one within a large family, has some bearing on the child’s growth and development as well. A lot of parental skill evolves during pre-school.

Parenting has four main styles - authoritarian, authoritative,

“Dragonflies in hoards flitted above the water creating a mystic pattern against the dark green trees, which lined the river on all sides. Dense and deep, they looked like they had untold secrets, waiting to be unraveled. In the distance, a bird cried out in angst, maybe ecstasy. The high-pitched call of insects echoed all around. Nothing moved. Not even a leaf. The humidity was so high, it seemed as if the overcast sky would pour any minute but it still chose to tease the parched earth.

Time seemed to stand still for both of them as the only sound they could hear was that of their hearts, wildly beating as one. Even the water lapping gently on the sides of their boat seemed to understand the passionate emotions coursing through them as they held hands and looked into each other’s eyes, almost for eternity. Just then, a cool breeze touched their faces and as they closed their eyes, they felt the bounteous beauty of each other’s souls. If only they could freeze this moment forever.......”

Nobody thought they would make it this far. Everybody presumed it was

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permissive (indulgent) and detached.

• Authoritarianparentsarestrictintheir rules. For them obedience and discipline are very important. Children raised with this parenting style are often moody, unhappy, fearful and irritable. They tend to be shy, withdrawn and lack self-confidence. If affection is withheld, the child commonly is rebellious and antisocial.

• Authoritativeparentsletthechildexpress their opinions and they are open to changes. Although they set their rules, they allow their children to discuss if they don’t like something. Authoritative parents are both responsive and demanding; they are firm, but they discipline with love and affection, rather than power. This style of parenting often results in children who have high self-esteem and are

independent, inquisitive, happy, assertive, and interactive.

• Permissiveparentshave very little or no control over their children. They let their children do what they feel like and never interfere or involve themselves. The children act more like the parents and the parents behave like the children. The children of permissive

parents may be disrespectful, disobedient, aggressive, irresponsible, and defiant. They are insecure because they lack guidelines to direct their behaviour. However, these children are frequently creative and spontaneous.

• Detachedparentsareparentsthataretotally detached from their children. They may be careless or unaware of the child’s needs for affection and discipline. Children whose parents are detached have higher numbers of psychological difficulties and behaviour problems than other youngsters.

Each and every child is different and so also are their temperaments. We should be careful and fulfil the needs for an overall development of a child. While discipline is necessary to teach a child how to live comfortably in society, it should not be confused with punishment.

What should be the role of an entrepreneur in taking India forward?

Entrepreneurship should grow many fold and so plan for it. Also it is important not to forget to do your CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility). Definitely you can be a part of the inclusive growth if you participate in CSR activities. Don’t do it just because it is a law and you have to do it, but do it willingly with all your heart.

If the law says that you have to contribute 3% and that is mandatory, why don’t you put 4% or 5%. If you add that 1% more it will show your commitment towards the country.

Competition is very good but in competition there should be no bitterness. And how can you have competition yet no bitterness? With spirituality. Spirituality gives you that inner confidence and tranquility that helps you to be competitive yet not cunning or unethical in your attitude and behavior.

What are the five things that the youth should do to make India unstoppable?

You want only five things, I have twenty five things.

1. The youngsters today should be proud of their roots. If they are not proud of their roots then that will show up as a weakness in their personality. So take pride in your roots, then your self esteem will go up.

If you have a good self esteem then you can do anything in the world. In India, many people suffer from a lack of self esteem.

2. Stay away from intoxicants.

The province of Punjab has been destroyed by drugs from across the border. It is a sad thing. The youth don’t want to do anything because they are so addicted to drugs. Not just the province of Punjab but the same is in Kerala as well. I had a delegation of youth who came and met me couple of days ago. He was telling me how drugs have taken root in Kerala, in Mumbai and in Bangalore. It is unbelievable. We must chuck the intoxicants. I request the youth to stay away from all types of intoxicants. Drugs and alcohol de-addiction is a must for a progressive country.

3. Engage yourself in some form of social activity, at least for one hour a day. Give one hour to the nation.

4. Do some random acts of kindness.

5. For the youth, this is the time to improve your talents. This is the time to be creative and multi-dimensional. You have to be multi-talented. Though you may pursue one line of education do not ignore to equip yourself with others skills. You may be studying for engineering, but also learn some cooking. Suppose you don’t get an engineer job at least you can cook somewhere.

When I was a youth like you, I use to think, what else I can do, thought I was anyway going to do spirituality. So I used to put my hand everywhere. Even if you are not a master it is good to be a jack of all trades. That can at least explore your ability to be a multi-faceted personality. So it is very important to improve your personality by engaging yourself in many areas.

just another fatal attraction, when they first started out. But somehow or the other, as was destined to happen, they proved everyone wrong, at every step of everyone’s thoughts. They constantly believed in the magic that was happening with them, within them and around them. They had the strength of the Universe ‘cause every second that they breathed, they knew that they had come together for a purpose much deeper, a meaning that would unfold in front of them as they folded hands together in prayer every day, every morning, every waking moment, not for themselves alone but for the entire World.

In that stillness of the humid afternoon, as their boat slowly moved towards the small wooden jetty and touched it with a light thud, as if it too was careful not to disrupt the tone of their heartbeats, the only thing that rippled the water of the river was the love-song they both hummed in unison. As they walked with fingers entwined in each others, they could feel an enchantment of a million years when the trees lined neatly a few feet away from the banks of the river welcomed them with a cool, gentle breeze, almost like a soft, human touch on their faces. Slowly, they walked

through the trees to come to a clearing which was faintly lit up by the fading light in the sky. And there it stood before them! Though they had absolutely no idea how the huge banyan tree came there in the first place, they however felt comforted by its mystic warmth. They walked towards the tree and both kept looking at it as if for eternity. They both seemed to understand the language it was speaking to them, as its roots going deeper into the cores of the Earth, quivered to acknowledge their presence, nursing their untold secrets. They surrendered to its power, kneeling together with folded hands in the ethereal calm. They sat there oblivious of their surroundings. Though the evening had set in, yet the place where they sat in front of the banyan tree was still surrounded by a strange powerful light. Their biggest surprise though was when they opened their eyes from prayer; they found a vine, with fresh green leaves, entwining the huge banyan tree, as if seeking its love and support. Had they chanced upon some magic charm?.......)

(To be continued.....)

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Health

Celebrating any birthday in-volving a zero tends to be a big deal, even for guys. So moving

from your 20s to your 30s deserves some special attention -- especially as it relates to your health. After all, the last time your internal odometer ticked past a number containing a zero you’d technically been a teen-ager.

By the time you roll into your 30s, life is probably gotten a bit more seri-ous. There are likely bigger responsi-bilities -- such as home ownership, a real career and maybe a child or two -- on your plate. So it should come as no surprise that the health conditions that strike in your 30s could be more serious, as well. As any guy in his 40s can tell you, no one ever said, “I wish I hadn’t taken such good care of myself when I was younger.” Here are some easy tips that will help you maintain the vigor of your 30s and carry it for-ward to your 40s and beyond.

BoLSTeR youR BoNeSBone health is more often men-

tioned in relation to women’s health than men’s. But after the age of 30, men bone mass begins to decline. This can lead to a greater chance of suffering fractures -- and with all those softball game slides and “touch” football tackles, that’s not something guys can really afford.

For the most part, bone loss dur-ing this decade is minor. However, if you have a family history of osteo-porosis, if you smoke or if you tend to hit the sofa instead of the gym, you might want to consider getting

a DEXA scan (dual energy X-ray ab-sorptiometry) to measure your bone density. Even if you’re not losing bone mass, such a test would provide you with a valuable baseline for future measurements.

To help keep your bones strong and man-sized, you might want to consider taking 1,000 milligrams of calcium combined with 400 IU (international units) of vitamin D, which has been shown to enhance the body’s ability to absorb the bone-building nutrient.

KeeP AN eye oN youR PRoSTATeIt makes sense to be aware of any

potential problems with your prostate in your 30s. That’s because research has shown that prostate cancer suffer-ers who detected the disease in their 30s had much better prognoses than men who spotted it later in life. Ac-cording to the Prostate Cancer Foun-dation, early warning signs of pros-tate cancer can include the following:

• Frequenturination(especiallyurges at night)

• Painfulurinationorejacula-tion,sometimesaccompaniedby blood

• Difficultygettingormaintain-inganerection

• Havingatoughtimeeitherstarting the urine flow or hold-ingitback

Go GAGA foR yoGAChances are good that some

time in your 20s you went from be-ing a bellboy, busboy or stock boy to

someone with a real career. That’s great news for your bank account but maybe not such good news for your flexibility. Your body tends to adapt to the ways in which you use it. So when you go from being fairly active to sitting behind a desk, hunched over a keyboard while squinting at spread-sheets, your body’s not really getting the message that you’d like it to be long, lean and flexible.

Yoga not only improves flex-ibility by moving the body through a full range of motion, it can also lower your blood pressure and slow your heart rate -- not to mention it’s a superpower when it comes to easing the stress that accompanies your new desk job. Being more flexible will also protect you from injuring yourself during sports-related activities.

SToP SuPeR-SIzINGA more sedentary lifestyle in your

30s may cause your muscles and con-nective tissues to contract, but it also tends to make your waistline expand. Even if you’re active, staying slim can be a mighty challenge because the body uses 12 fewer calories a day for each year past 30. This is also the decade in which extra body fat creeps up. In fact, if you’re not vigilant, your body can quickly exceed the recom-mended level of 18 to 22 percent lard content. The only simple solution is to eat less.

HeART CHeCK Several things begin to happen to

your cardiovascular system in your 30s. First, because the heart is a mus-

cle, it begins to show signs of age like other muscles in your body. This is manifest in a decreased stroke count -- or the amount of blood pumped by your heart in a single beat. Second, the body begins to lose its abil-ity to extract oxygen from the blood. To top it all off, this is the decade where cholesterol can begin to collect on artery walls and blood pressure can start to increase. But it’s not all as dire as it sounds. The early 30s also signal the time when endurance athletes typically hit their aerobic peaks, so with a little effort you can protect your tick-ing heart from the ticking of the clock. Your best bet is to try interval training: short but intense bursts of exercise where your heart rate climbs to 80 to 95 per-cent of its max, followed by a period of recovery before revving up again.

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In your 30s, your bones can begin to lose their size, your heart be-gins to lose its oomph and your muscles begin to lose some strength. At least you get to hold on to that thing that makes you the manliest of men: your testosterone.Symptoms of testosterone deficiency in-clude the following:

• Lethargy• Lossofsexdrive• Depression• Insomnia• Fewernocturnalerec-

tions• Decreasedmotivation

orself-confidence• Reducedstrength

Some of these symp-toms might be a natural result of aging, but others might indicate that your body doesn’t have enough of the vital male hormone coursing through your veins.If you feel you might be suffering from low tes-tosterone, it’s a good idea to visit a doctor who can measure your levels with a blood test. That’s because in addition to the outward symptoms, low testoster-one has also been linked to an increased risk of pros-tate cancer, heart disease and even premature death.

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Aim to have a brisk 20 minute walk three or four times a week. Brisk walking will help tone legs, hips and buttocks and reduce cellulite. By increasing the heart rate with a brisk walk fat reduction will be helped also. If you are short on time after work, go for the walk in your lunch hour.

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Dietary fibres are the parts of a plant that we eat, but cannot digest but the intake of dietary materials has recent-

ly become quite popular. The reason for this is that these materials pass through our system and act like a cleaning brush - pulling out all the unwanted materials. There are two kinds of fibres: soluble and insoluble. While insolu-ble fibres can hold water, bile acids and miner-als like calcium and iron, soluble fibres binds cholesterol along with water and bile acids.

In our intestines, most of our food get absorbed and the unwanted parts pass down to the colon, ultimately exiting the body as faeces. During this process, a large amount of water present in the food as well as the parts we drink, get absorbed in the intestine. Sometimes this leads to the deposition and accumulation of unabsorbed materials in the large intestine-colon area, causing cancer and diverticulosis.

Dietary fibres soften such hard debris inside our intestine through a process called peristalsis, which means contraction action. It loosens the unwanted material helping it pass down and out of the body. This way the fibres act like the cleaning mechanisms and help prevent constipation, colon cancer, rec-tum cancer as well as diverticulosis. Insoluble fibres are especially helpful in such cases.

Soluble fibres, on the other hand, can help decrease bile and cholesterol from the body and thus help prevent and reduce coronary heart diseases. It also helps in reducing weight and lowering blood sugar by slowing down the absorption process of carbohydrates.

Generally, the amount of dietary fibre in-take as per recommendation should be 30-40 g per day. Sources of insoluble fibres are: rice and wheat bran, wholegrain cereals, millets (ragi, jowar, bajra etc.), apples and tomatoes with skin, cabbages, beans, plums and other mature vegetables. On the other hand, sources of soluble fibres are: seaweeds, edible algae, carrots, berries, apple, wood apple (bael), cit-rus fruits, guava, pulses and processed foods with gums and mucilage (such as pudding with gelling agent added). Dry fruits such as apricots, dates and prunes are also high in fibre. The peels and edible seeds of fruits and vegetable and bamboo shoots are also rich sources of fibre.

In a country like India, where our diets are mostly carbohydrates, a regular intake of fibre is a good habit to maintain physique and health together. Hence, next time onwards, opt for wholegrain processed products and eat fruits without peeling.

The BodY CleaNers - dietary fibres

Monisha ChoudhurySenior Research FellowIICPT, Regional Centre, Guwhati

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LETTER TO THE EDITORDear Editor

Guwahati has seen a rise in population over the past few decades. People from each and every corner of the entire NE region have come to this city in search of liveli-hood. With the rising population, the quantity of garbage is also rising in the city. And it is a known fact that the municipal corporation has failed to control the garbage management system of the city. Recently, it has engaged NGOs for the purpose of door to door waste collection which was a really a good start. Initially the garbage collectors used to come once in two days to collect the garbage from our home and the entire neighborhood. But, for the last few days, the garbage collection has become irregular. The concerned authority should be made accountable for their jobs. Through your esteem media, I would like to request the authority to monitor their initia-tives so that our money does not go waste.

Dear Editor,I am writing this letter to your esteemed newspaper to make people aware about animal abuse. I am a student of Mathematics in the Gauhati University and I support

the well being of animals. Currently, I am planning to start an organisation on my own and for that I am preparing a report on the activities of the animal welfare organ-isations in the city. This report will contain interviews of vets, top authority and other staff members. I would like to suggest you to create a separate column for animal welfare. It will be both informative and inspirational. I will try to present the data in the most creative manner as possible. It will also contain a question and answer blog in which the readers can ask their quarries about animal abuse incidents and other information. It will make people aware about the working of an animal welfare orga-nization, what is animal abuse and other animal rights. It will be immense pleasure if you can allow me to contribute towards the welfare of the animals.

MouSuMi dHarBhetapara

PranJaL ProTiM SaikiaMaligaon

What is wrong if a tax-free sta-tus is given to such films – It is more a sign of respect to

the film and to its content. It becomes low cost for a larger viewership. It is a form of gesture to show regard as well as inspire people from it. Taken as a medium of mass communication, irre-spective of sections of people, person, region or issues, this has to be accepted as a form of national bond instead of sectionalising it into something else.

If the Assamese industry doesn’t come up with such content, the Gov-ernment should not be blamed. Look at the Bengal film Industry, it produc-es both entertaining and art films in a manner that the people appreciate their work and are ready to watch both. Be-ing able to offer such content more often and taking the Assamese film industry to newer heights, both our people and the government will be more welcom-ing towards it.

The question of lack of cinema halls

will arise when the existing halls have audiences thronging to see the movies. As for being a serious art form, how many of the makers have taken their job seriously, even the award winning ones. There is no point making internation-ally acclaimed Assamese films tax-free as they collect zero revenue. As for PVR Director’s Rare release, it happened at the behest of an Assamese executive in PVR.

Late Rudra Baruah, the then cul-tural Director of undivided Assam had worked hard to refund the tax to pro-ducers. He was also instrumental in introducing the first state FFC, which used to finance movies. The selection was made by a panel of eminent film makers and intelectuals and political considerations did not exist then. More-over, the mandatory screening of As-samese movies were also implemented.

If some filmmakers don’t take their work seriously and misuse the govern-ment help, those are individual cases. All filmmakers cannot be held liable for that just as a corrupt doctor, judge, policeman or bureaucrat does not mean that all others in these professions are corrupt. Going by the standard of the films in our place or regional front, any revenue free incentives cannot be pro-vided for such films and if done, it is going to take a lot of time. Even Jonaki cinema hall owners have faced empty halls in spite of their policy of screening all Assamese movies. To have a proper section of viewers, the filmmakers have to produce films carrying better script and art, which will be well appreciated and accepted.

PoINT CouNTerPoINT

The tax-free status given to ‘Mary Kom’ is a good move but I don’t remember the same

being given to any of the national and international award winning films from the state ever. Also there were no incentives given to local filmmak-ers who have won national or inter-national awards. Only the recent pro-duction of a few Assamese language films were financed by the Assam Film Finance & Development Corpo-ration, two of which were Baandhon, directed by Jahnu Barua and Raag by Rajni Basumatary have got a PVR Di-rector’s rare release outside the state.

The priorities need to be set right by the government on providing such facilities. The Karnataka government gives a substantial grant to make the next film when a filmmaker wins a national award or so. Why can’t such schemes be initiated in our state or northeast?

Of course, the film is an NE relat-ed movie and a biopic on Mary Kom is a proud moment, so people will anyhow pour in and watch it .Pro-ducers and directors from the Mum-bai Film Industry may not be provid-ed with such incentives because they happen to be very sound in financial matters in comparison to films pro-duced by the northeast.

Letting down the revenues of the state government to uplift a Hindi film is of no logic where this is nothing done for our local or re-gional films. The refund of ET is a joke, as to get a substantial amount as refund, a film has to run and for

a film to run, there has to be enough number of cinema halls in the state. I will be curious to know how many of the Assamese filmmakers in the last 10 years have actually got the “funds” to make the next film from the Enter-tainment Tax returns of the 1st year (as it is fixed only for the first year).

I am not saying that all films in local languages be given the tax-free status. For a film ‘industry’ (the word ‘industry’ actually is a misfit here) as in Assam, it needs all support from the government till it is back to full health. Governments in Europe spends huge amounts every year, from taxpayers’ money to promote and support their film industries, and nobody has a problem because they look at it as a serious art form, not as just a form of entertainment. Creating art is not a luxury, and there’s a distinction between the ‘VCD’ kind of movies and films like Ganga Chilanir Pakhi surely. I think the public should be more agitated when their ‘involuntary cost’ is spent on the luxuries of rulers such as pol-iticians and bureaucrats, examples of which are many!

UTPAL BORPUjARIFilm critic

Will a ‘tax free status’ for Assamese films help the industry?

RUPAM KUMAR SHARMACorporate professional

“Look at the Bengal film Industry,

it produces both entertaining and art

films in a manner that the people appreciate

their work and are ready to watch both.”

“For a film ‘industry’ (the word ‘industry’ actually is a misfit here) as in Assam, it needs all support from the government till it is back to full health.”

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Hangout

The ‘Grand Trunk Road Food Festival’ by Barbeque Nation started from the 24th of August

in an attempt to celebrate the sump-tuous journey at India’s oldest party highway spanning across 2500 kilo-meters from Kabul to Chittagong. The restaurant, which is already a celebrat-ed brand, offers a range of sumptuous delicacies right from the land of Kabul, Kashmir, Delhi, Agra, West Bengal, Assam and other cities falling on the

way of the Grand trunk road, which includes everything from the famous Chapli Kebab from kabul, Calcutta’s Chingri Malai Curry to Awadh’s Tala Gosht.

The mood of the festival sets in the moment you enter the restaurant as a man calling out and serving steaming khullad of ‘Kashmiri Kawah’ welcomes you.

Along with mouth watering bar-beques, impressive buffet, scrumptious

THE gRAnD TRunk RoAD EXPERiEnCE

desserts and a whole lot of celebrations, the vegetarian starters included Anari Aloo, Bhuna Chaat and Peshawari Bharwan Mushroom. Chapli Kebab, Murgh Bano Tawa Kebab, Kasun-di Chingri, Fish Anarkali and Tala Gosht were some of the starters in the non-vegetarian section.

The non-vegetarian main course had the all time favourite Chingri Malai Curry, a treat for sea food lovers and Murshidabadi Chicken Biriyani. The vegetarian fare had Jinga Posto, Dal Khyber, Afghani Pulao, Kosha Patol Bharwan and Khatte Aloo.

Barbeque Nation arranged for spe-

cial mocktails in connection with the Grand trunk Road Food Festival like Dilli Dilwale Ki, White Banarasi Liq-uid Love, Rampur Ki Shaan and Lassi. To sweeten the taste buds, Rosogulla from Bengal is a treat for all the sweet toothed people while Ghanne ki ras ka Kheer leaves a warm feeling on the palate.

The festival not only brought the tastes of these different cities but was also marked by the restaurant’s ambi-ence, which was modified to match a typical dhaba commonly seen while you are travelling through the GT Road.

The unique catch, of course, was the involvement of the guests in the cel-ebrations, which is completely a Barbe-que Nation experience. At the entrance was a welcome gate made of straw and mud with glowing lanterns, resembling that of a highway dhaba. Bollywood music was reverberating and staff members dressed in traditional attires and the ambience created exuded the same warmth and welcoming feeling of a dhaba.

So if you still want to feel the ex-perience, then rush because it is getting over on Sunday, the 7th of September.

At Barbeque

Nation

WINNERS

Asus performer Pranjal Pratim Bora (Mimicry)

Sameer Basar (Dancing)

Saurav Das (singing)

Divine- Dance Jyoti SharmaSingingTVS performer

Mriganayani Satyam(Singing)

Ranjita Rani Dalee(Dancing)

Uday (Singing) Abhilash Mahanta (Mimicry)

Abhijit Roy(Dancing)

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Solution (Last Issue)

YOUR WEEKLY DOSE OF TIMEPASS HOROSCOPE

Friends and allies are in the stars on Monday — you plus others equals great things. So why go it alone? Around Tuesday and Wednesday, try as you might to get something off the ground, the cosmic energy’s creating a bit of a fog. You might just need to wait for things to clarify — which can happen as soon as Thursday and Friday. These are super days to explore ideas, situations and (yes!) romantic matters. Have at it in your energetic fashion! You’re super-hot now. When the weekend comes, money might be on your mind — or maybe it should be. How’s that budget?

You can give it your level best (which is very, very good) on Monday, but work or other projects (or just people) may be a bit of a struggle to deal with. By Tuesday and Wednesday, however, the energy shifts for the better — you can even achieve an understanding of a situation (or an understanding with a certain someone) that you’ve been hoping and striving for. You may be inclined to grab an option that presents itself on Thursday or Friday, but a little tweaking or another choice could be best. With the weekend comes a major chance of romance. You’re hot now — show it!

Go beyond the superficial stuff on Monday to get to the heart of the matter. Around Tuesday and Wednesday, you’ve likely got something to share, but (for once!) the right words or the right time could be elusive. Heed your instincts on this one. The end of the workweek brings active, expressive energy that’s much better suited to taking the initiative and letting others (or one certain other!) in on your ideas, plans and feelings. This weekend, knowledge is power. Get lots of input and information, observe carefully and deepen your understanding.

Let logic and your feelings both have their say on Monday, rather than exclusively relying on the former or getting carried away with the latter. Around Tuesday and Wednesday, it’s your instinct that’s your best guide. As far as understanding others — especially in a romantic context! — you’re all over it now. At the end of the workweek, you’re thinking fast and changing your mind faster. Hold off on saying anything until you’re sure. This weekend, both home and socializing are favored, and (bonus!) others are very responsive to you.

Go with the proverbial flow on Monday; things are changing fast, and you want to keep up. Around Tuesday and Wednesday, you might inspire a surprising reaction at work or in your personal life. What exactly is going on? Asking won’t hurt — be direct, and listen to your intuition, too. Learning something or meeting someone new — or both — renews your lease on life at the end of the workweek. Show the cosmos your curiosity, and you’ll discover some surprising stuff! When the weekend comes, your career’s in the stars, whether you’re on the clock or not.

Monday’s got your wheels turning, and an imaginative idea might send you in a whole new direction. Then it looks like a relationship’s in the forefront around Tuesday and Wednesday, with change in the air. Tread carefully, and allow room for some important evolution — for yourself as well as the situation. If you’re hoping for forward motion, the end of the workweek is made for taking action. Stand up for what you want! When the weekend comes, a little trip or a fresh experience inspires you — and you can also achieve most anything you put your mind to.

Monday’s an oddly romantic day, so if you’ve got love on your mind, don’t delay! Friends and coworkers appreciate you more now, too — and around Tuesday and Wednesday, the feeling’s likely to be mutual, when they help you out with many aspects of your busy life. The going could be slightly tough now, but by Thursday and Friday, things are smooth again. You’ll see connections and patterns with fresh clarity — and see ways to make positive changes, too. When the weekend comes, relax and enjoy, and balance any indulgences with rest and exercise.

The new week’s energy might inspire you to make changes on Monday, but get input from family or coworkers who could be impacted by your whirlwind! Around Tuesday and Wednesday, inspiration in the love department is on its way. The coupled-up can rekindle now, while singletons are giving off sparks. Don’t neglect online flirting and network-ing — you’re on fire there, too! There’s a better way than a conflict or power struggle at the end of the workweek — find it. When the weekend comes, sports or a game give you an outlet for bountiful energy and drive. You’re in it to win it!

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JUSTFORLAUGHSIn a Nursery School Canteen, there was a basket of Apples with a notice written over it: Do not take more than one, God is watching.On the other counter there was a box of chocolates. A small child went & wrote on it: Take as many as u want, God is busy watching the Apples.Moral: NEVER ACT SMART WITH today’s generation...!!!

KID: Why some of your hairs are white, Dad?DAD: Every time you make me unhappy, one of my hairs turns white...KID: Now I understand why Grandpa’s all hairs are white...Moral: Don’t be over smart with today’s kids!

Child: Mummy why Gandhiji had no hair on his head?Mummy: Because he spoke truth only.Child: Now I understood why la-dies have long hairs...The moral remains the same!

Look for smarter alternatives on Monday. Linking up with someone who has an unusual outlook can help. Around Tuesday and Wednesday, you may be feeling nostalgic. Thinking about the past is fine; dwelling on it, not so much. Consider the lessons you’ve learned and how they’re helping you find your life path now. The cosmic energy should pull you right into every delicious moment on Thursday and Friday; life favors fun and games and even love. You’re hot! This weekend, practicality comes in handy, and you’re seeing the nuances of situations. Build and finesse!

Short-term plans may go awry on Monday — there could be oversleep-ing, double-booking and similar mishaps. But don’t worry: The stars favor what you put together long-term now. Around Tuesday and Wednesday, your imagination’s clamoring for some attention. Give that creative side something to chew on — if music, art and performance are involved, that’s even better. At the end of the workweek, you’re getting serious, whether about work, an extracurricular project or a relationship. Your stick-to-it-iveness is impressive, and when the weekend comes, you’re able to apply it to the serious business of having fun and amping up romance. Hot!

The world’s better with you in it on Monday! Dive in and make some positive waves — they’re magnified by the stars. Around Tuesday and Wednesday, though, you’ll want to check on finances, at work and personally, because a tidal change might take you by surprise. Exploring new waters is favored at the end of the workweek. You’ve got amazing radar for the right ideas, places and people to head for now. With the weekend comes a reminder from the past, whether your own, your fam-ily’s or even something from history. A discovery’s there for you.

Monday’s a whirlwind! Working with a partner or talking things over with a friend helps you stay centered amid it all. Around Tuesday and Wednesday, you’re highly attuned to the nuances of situations and peo-ple. Your energy’s magical — what will you pull out of the hat? At the end of the workweek, life or love may be puzzling, but instead of waiting or fretting, look for key pieces and patterns. This kind of atmosphere holds possibilities for you. And when the weekend comes, any and all possibilities are promoted by the stars. Seek and you shall find!

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1. In a small bowl, mix to-gether salt, black pepper, cayenne, paprika, 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder, onion powder, thyme and parsley. Sprinkle spice mixture generously on both sides of chicken breasts.

2. Heat butter and olive oil in a large heavy skil-let over medium heat. Saute chicken until golden brown, about 6 minutes on each side. Sprinkle with 2 teaspoons garlic powder and lime juice. Cook 5 minutes, stirring frequently to coat evenly with sauce.

1. 3/4 teaspoon salt2. 1/4teaspoonblackpepper3. 1/4teaspooncayennepepper4. 1/8 teaspoon paprika5. 1/4teaspoongarlicpowder6. 1/8 teaspoon onion powder7. 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme8. 1/4 teaspoon dried parsley9. 4boneless,skinlesschicken

breast halves10. 2 tablespoons butter11. 1 tablespoon olive oil12. 2teaspoonsgarlicpowder13. 3tablespoonslimejuice

Directions

Spicy Garlic Lime Chicken

Ingredients

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Catching up

Pic of the week

The model turned actress was reportedly dating Randeep Hooda

a few months ago. Speculations sparked as the duo was spotted having dinner at a restaurant together. However in a recent

interview the actress denied any such connections with the actor.

Reportedly Lisa doesn’t even have Randeep’s phone number

and it was the first time that they actually met for a work dinner in

order to celebrate Queen’s success. She also denies any connections with Ness Wadia at present or in

the near past.

The latest promo of upcoming eighth season of Bigg Boss is out, which not only reveals the premiere date (September 21), but also the theme of the high voltage reality show this year. And it looks like all our guesses were absolutely right for the glass walled house is certainly designed like an aircraft. In the promo, we can see Salman in his pilot avatar walking on top of an airplane saying he will take the celebrities on a rather unusual ride in his vimaan. And like every year, eighth season of nation’s most controversial reality show is going to be filled with some twists and turns. It seems that the contestants are certainly going to go through a very tough journey this time around.

Lisa Haydon & Relationships

Now, iPad can turn

into sex toy

Victoria Justice has voiced her “anger” at the distribution of leaked naked pictures that she has already dismissed as fake. she tweeted that photos of her, obtained by a thus far unidentifiable hacker, were

inauthentic but has now spoken out again, stating she is seeking legal action. The singer was one of over 100 celebrities who have

been embroiled in the large-scale hacking, which was allegedly enabled by an alleged iCloud

leak. Nude pictures and intimate videos were published online of

stars including Jennifer Lawrence, Ariana Grande, Mary E Winstead, Rihanna, Kim Kardashian, Mary

Kate Olsen, Mary E Winstead, Cara Delevingne, Kate Bosworth, Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens,

Kate Upton, Kirsten Dunst andKaley Cuoco.

Many of us have become inseparable from our smartphones and tablets, but

if you’re looking to take the relationship to the next step and actually use them

as a pleasure tool, sex toy brand Fleshlight has now made this possible

for some reason. The company this week launches Fleshlight Launchpad, which allows users of their flashlight-

shaped, toy to plug it into the back of an iPad in order

to ‘fully immerse themselves’ in whatever they’re watching. The gadget “enables the user

to enjoy the full Fleshlight experience while enjoying content

or communicating live with a friend via applications like Facetime or Skype,”

Victoria Justice angry at her leaked online photos

Bigg Boss 8 is just around the corner : hints promo

Happiness is playing in the mud