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A PIL seeking intervention in the matter of incomplete construction of Kalakshetra auditoriums compels Gauhati High Court to set deadline for it. Kalakshetra authorities passes responsibility to PWD for completion.

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Because of the dispute going on between the Srimanta San-kardev Kalakshetra Society

(SSKS) and representatives of Larsen & Toubro (L&T), the construction work of two auditoriums of Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra (SSA) are yet to see the light of the day.

After the directive of the Gauhati High Court, the Kalakshetra author-ity has now thrown the ball into the court of PWD, which has taken over the construction work of the audito-riums from L&T.

The court directive came in the month of August this year, after a PIL no 67/2013 was filed by civil rights activist and senior advocate of the Gauhati High Court, Bhaskar Dev Konwar. The PIL was filed seeking intervention in matter of the incom-plete construction of the 800 and 1250 capacity auditoriums (conven-tion centre) at Kalakshetra and the general lack of care and maintenance of the same, due to inadequate bud-getary allocation by the state govern-ment.

“Out of the three proposed audi-toriums to be constructed inside the premises of the SSA, one with a seat-ing capacity of 300 people had been completed in the year 2006 by L&T. But after that, due to issues related to the payment of bills, L&T expressed their inability to remain involved in the project and hence the construc-tion work of the other two auditori-ums had been stalled. Now, the con-struction work of the remaining two auditoriums has been transferred to PWD and we cannot say any-thing about the completion of work. Only PWD can talk about it,” Saradi Saikia, secretary of the Kalakshetra, told G Plus.

On the other hand, while re-sponding to the same PIL filed by Bhaskar Dev Konwar, the Gauhati High Court has directed that con-struction of all the three auditoriums had to be completed by the end of 31st December, 2014.

According to the SSA author-ity, an amount of `9.04 Cr has been sanctioned for construction of the remaining two auditoriums with the seating capacity of 800 and 1250, the construction of which had been stopped in 2006 after L&T wanted to withdraw itself from the work. Be-sides, 90% of the auditorium with a

capacity of 1250 has been completed and construction of the other audito-rium has been completed up to only the plinth level. Therefore, PWD was requested to complete the remaining works of the project.

“The 800 and 1250 capacity audi-toriums are still under the custody of L&T. The matter will be soon sorted

out by the Srimanta Sankardev Ka-lakeshtra society for completion of the two auditoriums in question. The state government has been releasing sufficient funds to the Srimanta San-kardev Kalakeshtra society under the planned and non-planned heads. During the last five years, an amount of `11,39,62,502 has been released to

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KALAKSHETRA THROWS BALL TO

PWD COURTHigh Court directive to complete construction of all three

auditoriums by 31st December, 2014

Srimanta Sankardev Kalakeshtra so-ciety for its various activities includ-ing this project,” excerpts from a re-ply to the PIL no 67/2013 by the state government said, the copy of which has been received by the petitioner of same PIL in the month of November last year.

Meanwhile, the CAG (Comptrol-ler and Auditor General) in its report for the fiscal 2012-13 also criticised SSKS and the state government for non-completion of the construction of the auditorium complex despite being overdue for more than sev-en years from the stipulated date of completion, rendering the expendi-ture of `17.72 cr unproductive.

The project, estimated at a cost of `27.91 Cr was submitted in 1999, where the state government is also a stakeholder. The project report men-tioned the construction of three au-ditoriums with seating capacities of 300, 800 and 1250 respectively with estimated provision of `22.47 Cr and other ancillary works worth `5.44

Cr, which includes public toilets and restaurants, parking lot and central plaza, water body-cum fire fighting reservoirs and residential accommo-dation for key personnel.

“As a part of the Assam Accord, three auditoriums were proposed to be built at Guwahati, first with a ca-pacity of 300-seats, the second being a 800-seater and the third with a seat-ing capacity of 1250. But till date, the state government as well as the SSKS have not been able to compete the construction of the entire project.

There are no such large audito-riums in the entire North eastern region. It would be a great source of revenue to the government itself if they rent it out to other parties occa-sionally for organising various pro-grammes. But, lackadaisical attitude shown on part of the government has been stalling the project for nearly a decade,” Bhaskar Dev Konwar, civil rights activist and senior advocate of Gauhati High Court said.

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“the 800 and 1250 capacity auditoriums are still under the custody of L&t. the matter will be soon sorted out by the Srimanta Sankardev kalakeshtra society for completion of the two auditoriums in question.”

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The city police crime branch arrested three persons in connection to the killing of a

19-year-old college student, Chan-dan Das, of Amingaon located on the northern banks of river Brahmapu-tra.

While two of the accused, identi-fied as Shah Alom and Dipjyoti Kali-ta were nabbed from a hamlet in Tura in Garo hills of Meghalaya, the third one Nayan Das was arrested from Amingaon.

Chandan was abducted on Octo-ber 27 and then the kidnappers asked for a ransom of Rs. 30 lakh from his family. While police were trying to catch hold of the culprits his body was recovered from a paddy field at Dhelamara, near his village, on No-vember 2. However, the body was found in a decomposed state and was decapitated.

Family members however identi-fied Chandan from his clothes. Later the chopped head was recovered on November 3. The forensic and DNA test of the head is yet to be completed. The killing resulted in people fuming and coming out on to city streets de-manding security and the entire Am-ingaon area was under heavy security thereafter.

“Both Alom and Dipjyoti are mo-tor mechanics at a workshop run by Nayan. They hatched the conspiracy

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and abducted Chandan. But in the fear of getting arrested, they killed him,” said city traffic SP, P Goswami who is also in charge of the city police now. Police suspect that personal en-mity caused the killing.

In the meantime, the locals al-leged that a police constable, Rafiq, posted in the area was involved in the crime. Following the allegations, city police called for an enquiry on the matter and sent all the police officials to police reserve and replaced them with a new batch of officials.

“The  matter of constable Rafiq of Amingaon will be enquired by an SP rank officer. All officer and jawans are being closed to the police reserve to ensure free and fare examination of the matter. We have tried our best to save and rescue him but unfortu-nately we could not succeed as he was killed on the day he was kidnapped.

Chandan was killed on the same day he was abducted, but the culprits were trying to collect money from victim’s family with a view to mis-lead investigators,” said a city crime branch official.

Local legislature of the Jalukbari area and former health and educa-tion minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced of a compensation of Rs one lakh to the victim’s family and demanded for stern action on the killers.

Four persons were arrest-ed by The Crime Branch of Guwahati in con-

nection with the kidnap and murder of Pappu Paswan. The 23 year old boy was abducted from the Sunsali area on Oc-tober 30 and later the kidnap-pers threw him in the river Brahmaputra. The investigat-ing officers doubted that the reason behind the incident is some kind of personal enmity. Though the family members refused to accept that and said, “Pappu was a socially active boy and he might have come to know about some secret re-garding the persons who mur-dered him”. Family members also said that the four persons who have been arrested are bad guys of the area. Ram Ashish Sahani, Sonaram Sar-ma, Ajay Hajong and Nanki Paswan are the four arrested persons. Police is still in search of the body and more facts will be revealed once Pappu’s body is found, investigating officer said.

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The show was about to start at 7.30 Pm and it usually takes around 30 minutes for us to reach Khanapa-ra from Guwahati Club, so, we start-ed at 6PM but reached Khanapara at around 9.15 PM because of the traffic jam. For hours the vehicles were not moving. When we reached the venue, the entire area was fully crowded and there was no place to park. Somehow we managed to reach the venue, but when we reached the main gate, the gate was totally packed and mostly by guys who were totally drunk. We saw that the guys were just trying to touch the girls at every chance they had. They went to the concert with that motive. The comments they were passing were also very cheap and de-meaning. There was out and out eve teasing happening at the gate. We then entered the concert by crossing the boundary, where there was a drain. Many people got hurt and I was one of them. We bought tickets worth Rs 2500 each, but we did not get an op-portunity to sit while people with Rs 500 tickets were sitting and watching the show happily. The organisers did not do anything about the problem and this was the worst experience I had in Guwahati”, said Nilakshi Bujar-baruah, an HR professional and also an ardent Arijit Singh fan.

The entire area from the Khana-para flyover to the Greenwood resort turned to a battleground during the performance by singer Arjit Singh, last Saturday evening. The biggest mess ever witnessed by many Guwahatians. A massive traffic jam occurred near the venue and nothing could move for hours. Vehicles got stuck and were lined up from Khanapara up to Lokhra Chariali till 2 am in the night.

More than 15000 people turned up for the event, which was actually organized for an audience of around 4000 to 5000. Many were injured in

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the chaos and there was no manage-ment by the event organisers. The Kamrup (M) deputy commissioner has asked the additional district mag-istrate Dhrubajyoti Das to look into the matter and find out the real cause behind the whole incident. But why was such a chaos triggered during an event which people expected to enjoy? Is the city not prepared to handle such a concert?

THE PROBLEMArijit Singh’s show has a history

of chaos because of his fan following. This year, there was a problem in Del-hi, Miranda House too, during one of his concerts. The organisers here should have realised and researched about some of his previous shows to know the approximate number of crowd, which turn up for such events.

Even though the final report is awaited, there were some telltale signs which are probable reasons for the chaos that ensued. Firstly, according to police it was informed to them by the organisers that the show was planned for around 5 to 6 thousand people, whereas around 13000 to 15000 people turned up for the event. The parking place in the premises of Greenwood resort is not sufficient to accommodate such a huge number of crowd.

Furthermore, the highway where the resort is located is very narrow. Even vehicles routed to many places like Barak Valley, Mizoram, Upper Assam, Manipur and almost entire northeast have to pass by that road. So, if the turn out of the crowd would have been just appropriate as expect-ed, there wouldn’t have been a traffic jam.

Secondly, the tickets were of three different classes `5000, `2500 and Rs 500. The sitting arrangement was made only for two classes `5000 and

`2500. `500 ticket holders were ex-pected to stand and enjoy the show. However, if there is no seat limit, the standing capacity is tough to be ascer-tained. It was also informed by some

of the audience that `500 tickets were distributed free to people buying li-quor in the retail outlets before the show.

People that came to watch the

show was double the number of what was expected. This can be only pos-sible if more tickets are sold. People were inebriated and the crowd was uncontrollable. The resort apparently is not suited to hold a concert of such stature.

If the commercial aspect of a con-cert is important, audience safety is also top priority – this is something that had to be realised by all people involved.

In the end the situation was such that some Rs 2500 ticket holders had to stand behind the people with Rs 500 tickets. The event should have been organised in a bigger venue likethe Khanapara field or Sarusajai stadium, which could have eased the chaos. The crowd might have been huge and the performer may have enjoyed, but the audience suffered.

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Bike rally on road safetyStudents of the Assam Engineering College took

out a bike rally on Monday in the city. The ini-tiative was taken with the intention of spreading

awareness about traffic rules and road safety among the city riders. Students displayed placards with mes-sages like, “Wear helmets while riding two wheelers”, “Use signal indicators”, “Overtake from right” during the rally. One of the students said, “Everyday numer-ous accidents takes place in the city and most of them occur for following traffic rules. We urge the people to maintain road safety and also want to aware the youths about the consequences of rash riding.” With accidents occurring every day, this step by the AEC students was appreciated by the city dwellers.

Experts meet to tackle city floodThe first meeting of the seven-member expert committee to

study the city flood problem was held at the Guwahati Metro-politan Development Authority (GMDA) on Wednesday. The

expert committee was formed by the Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi to study the reasons and suggest remedial measures and execute a pro-ject to control the city flood. Member Secretary Dr. M Angamuthu, the Chief executive officer (CEO) of GMDA said, “The meeting was on a preliminary basis to discuss the short, medium and long term plans for tackling the flood problem of the city”. It was suggested by the committee that in order to prevent the storm water coming from Meghalaya hills from entering Guwahati, the Public Work Depart-ment should be asked to built side-drains along the VIP Road from Koinadhara Hills to Rani Patargaon and the side-drain from Khana-para to Jalukbari should be widened for allowing maximum storm water coming from Meghalaya to be diverted along these drains.

Confederation of Indian In-dustry (CII) Young Indi-ans (Yi) Guwahati chapter

is organising a business plan com-petition ‘Road to Ideas’ as a part of the Global Entrepreneurship Week celebrated globally between 17 and 22 November. The contest is being organised in association with Assam Down Town Univer-sity, Brand New Day and G Plus. The entries for the contest are to be submitted latest by 17 No-vember. Entries will be accepted to compete based on submission guidelines set by the judges. En-tries can be submitted online at

noorjahan.saikia@cii.in. The con-test is open to any Indian Citizen between the age group of 18 to 30. The ideas will be evaluated based on innovation and the practi-cal demand for that business or service in the local environment, i.e., in the city of Guwahati or the North East Region. The win-ner of the contest will be given an opportunity to actually start the business with a seed capital of Rs. 1 lakh and free 1 year incuba-tion space and start up support by Entrepreneurship Cell, Assam Down Town University, in terms of hand holding and mentoring.

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Established in 31st March, 2012 and registered under the FSSAI (Food Safety and

Standard Authority of India) NEC Food Processing Pvt. Ltd stands with a motive to provide quality meat product for the meat loving people. Located in ALPCo (Assam Livestock and Poultry Corporation) Compound, Kalakshetra road, NEC follows a very strict chain of processing. The vaccinated meat goes through a sealing process for eight hours in 0 to 4 degree temperature followed by a blast-freezing process for another hour in negative 35 degree temperature in order to provide the best taste and quality before being produced to the consumers. But, it is after two years of the Supreme Court’s instruction to ensure a scientific and hygienic slaughter of livestock that the GMC has begun the drive in the city urging the members of the meat dealers’ association to bring their animals for slaughter to the modern slaughter house of NEC Food Processing Pvt. Ltd, Khanapara.

Although the meat dealers of Ganeshguri, Beltola, Sixmile and Basishta have been asked to follow the set parameters, but no such dealer has showed up yet to slaughter their animals at NEC. On asking one

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of the meat sellers in Six Miles, he mentioned that people mostly avoid buying pre-slaughtered meat and rather opt for live poultry instead and get it slaughtered in their presence. So,

this kind of ideology is a drawback and this leads to a lesser possibility for the selling of frozen meat. Meanwhile, the GMC has imposed conditions for the meat sellers to install glass and net

covers and maintain strict hygiene at their shops.

“The general public in the north east region is not aware enough about processed meat. Generally people prefer to buy poultry alive and get it slaughtered in front of their eyes. They do not prefer to buy frozen meat,” said Bhusan Mazumdar, General Manager, NEC Food Processing.

“The boiling process of meat, which is generally carried out by people at their homes is not sufficient enough to get rid of all the harmful bacteria and still remains even after being cooked. In NEC, we carry out a technical process starting from curing with salt to lab testing and a blast freezing process, to get rid of all the bad bacteria before being sent out to market to be sold to consumers,” Mazumdar added.

Although the GMC has taken such strict measures against the meat sellers who sell meat in an open and unhygienic manner but no steps have been implemented on the restaurants, motels and other food outlets who buy meat from such dealers to be sold to

their customers. “The meat that is cooked in our homes is processed and cleaned before consumption but what is served in restaurants, is completely out of knowledge of the consumers. The consumers are completely unaware about the history, quality and hygiene of the served meat and hence, it creates a matter of huge concern,” said Mazumdar. “In Guwahati, only a few of the restaurants such as Grill Republica, Food Exx and a few others buy processed meat from NEC out of the thousands of restaurants,” Mazumdar added.

Standing as only one of its type, which carries the process of modern slaughtering, NEC distributes meat to states such as Meghalaya, Nagaland and Mizoram and besides Guwahati NEC meat can only be found in some places such as Jorhat and Silchar. In Guwahati, NEC currently has its outlet in association with ALPCo situated in Khanapara and Chenikuthi and are working on projects to come up with many more such outlets to reach out to people of the city.

In what could be termed as a grave matter of concern, it has been no-ticed that 18% of female malig-

nancy patients suffer from breast can-cer than any other form in the district of Kamrup (M). The trend has been growing over the years and early detec-tion is the only way out to prevent this terminal disease.

According to the population based cancer registry, Guwahati, pub-lished by B. Barooah Cancer Institute (BBCI), after breast cancer, prevalence of cervical cancer (13%) is the highest among the female malignancy patients in Guwahati. In BBCI, out of the total 7091 diagnosed cancer patients in the year 2012, altogether 512 had breast cancer, which is the most common fe-male cancer.

“Earlier, the rate of uterine cervi-cal cancer was high among the females diagnosed with cancer in the city. But, now trend has been shifted to breast cancer and the number of females di-agnosed with breast cancer has been increasing day by day,” Assistant pro-fessor as well as a surgical oncologist, Dr J N Buragohain, Gauhati Medical college said.

Stressing on the early detection of cancer, which is very important to prevent it from turning into a fatal one, Buragohain said, “There are a few simple methods of determining breast cancer, which can be practised by the females right at their homes. Whenever they notice any irregulari-ties, they should consult with doctors and this is the only way out to get rid of breast cancer. This type of cancer can

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be treated at any kind of hospital and totally curable if detected early.”

In this regard, he also stated that 70-80% of the females diagnosed with breast cancer in India go to the doc-tor only after reaching stage 3 or 4. At these stages, it is impossible to cure the disease.

“Like other parts of the country, the women here also go to the doctors after they reach stage 3 or 4 of the dis-ease of breast cancer, which is why they cannot be treated well enough. The city has all the facilities to treat all kinds of cancers. The only thing required is awareness among the people on early detection and proper treatment of can-cer,” Buragohain said.

Buragohain, who is a representa-

tive of Association of Oncologists of North east India (AONEI) also stated the association would be going to or-ganise ‘Run for breast cancer’ – an initia-tive to build awareness on breast cancer among the masses on November 9th at 6.30 am from the Gauhati Medical Col-lege to Nehru stadium.

The initiative is also a part of the three-day long silver jubilee celebration of the Association of Surgeons of Assam, which started last Friday (November 7). The celebration has been organised at the GMCH auditorium and renowned surgeons from Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai have taken part in it. Repre-sentatives of Junior Doctors Association and Gauhati Medical College Students union have also taken part in the cel-

ebration.“A sharp rise in breast cancer has

been reported globally. Developing countries are going through rapid societal and economic changes and there is a shift towards lifestyle, that is representative of industrialised countries. These factors, along with changes in reproductive, dietary, hor-monal risk factor and late marriage are seen among the urban women-folk, contributing towards the rising rates of all types of cancer including breast cancer. Pregnancy and breast feeding help prevent breast cancer and therefore the risk of occurrence of breast cancer among the unmar-ried women is high,” Dr Utpal Ran-jan Das, treasurer, ASA said.

Mentioning about scarcity of on-cologists in the region to treat cancer patients, Dr J N Buragohain said that at present around 100 oncologists are there in the entire North east region, out of which 69 are registered with AONEI.

“There are considerable num-ber of oncologists in the region. But, compared to the volume of patients diagnosed with cancer in the region the number is very less. Besides, there is a need of more training centres for oncologists. The GMCH is coming up with a new cancer treatment facility soon, which is expected to solve these types of situations,” Buragohain stated.

18% OF FEMALE CANCERS IN KAMRUP (M) ARE BREAST CANCERS

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In the past, people going to schools and colleges used to get a bicycle from their parents to commute.

But these days, after passing their tenth class exams, youngsters easi-ly persuade the parents to buy him/her a bike or a two wheeler. Similarly, two-wheelers have become the most used vehicles in Guwahati, as it is convenient to travel by and also saves time.

Many organisations hire people only if they own a two-wheeler. But meanwhile, the two wheelers are also turning killers as every now and then, the city is witnessing bike accidents frequently. The increase in the number of bike accidents has raised a concern over the safety scenario of riders. But what is the reason of such an increase in the number of bike accidents?

AccidentsA student of Hiteswar Saikia Col-

lege died in a road accident recently at the Six Mile over bridge. An IIT Gu-wahati scholar is in comma since last five days at GNRC hospital as he met with a bike accident in the campus of IIT Guwahati. Last week, a young cor-porate professional died in Hayat Hos-pitals as he succumbed to his injuries. He was severely injured as his bike was hit by a truck at Lokhra. According to records 23 riders and 12 pillion riders died this year in road accidents till the month of June. In the year 2013, 34 riders were killed and 102 riders were severely injured in bike accidents. Similarly, in 2012, 31 riders were killed and 91 injured; 17 pillion riders were killed and 66 were severely injured. The data explains that the number of bike accidents in the city is increasing.

ReasonsAccording to Traffic SP Pranab

Jyoti Goswami, in most of the bike accident cases, it was noticed that the rider tried to overtake from the left side. He said, “In Guwahati, the pil-lion riders do not wear helmets, which is a matter of concern and very soon it will be ensured that both the rid-er and the pillion rider have to both wear helmets.” He also added that bike accidents mostly happen because of negligence. The biker is not concerned about his safety and others’ safety too, which makes him ride rashly in city roads resulting in accidents.

It is also observed that licence for gearless two wheelers are issued to people between the age of 16 to 18, but some kids misuse the license and

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ride two wheelers with gear. There are also reasons that people in Guwahati do not follow traffic rules everywhere, which again results in accidents. To save fuel worth ̀ 10, bikers cross divid-ers, get into one ways from the wrong side thus risking their lives. There are some roads in the city, which do not have dividers, like the Paltan Bazaar – Lokhra Road, and people indulge in rash driving causing accidents every now and then.

According to Fatashil Ambari po-lice, recently a biker was almost killed near Lal Ganesh by the local residents, as the biker was speeding and he al-most hit a kid. The biker fell down and the irate residents set the bike ablaze and started bashing up the biker. The

police reached the spot and managed to control the situation. The police also said that bike accidents are very common on this road as there is no di-vider and the condition of the road is also very pathetic. Similarly, there are many other reasons leading to bike ac-cidents -improper overtaking, drunk-en driving, breaking traffic rules and rash driving are some of them. But can the problem be solved?

The solutionThe District Transport Officer

Gautam Das said, “Time to time we have been informing the riders about the safety measures they should fol-low while riding a bike. We have also shown an animation film to many bik-ers explaining the risk of rash riding.” With the help of interceptors, these days the stunt bikers are identified and then warned by the DTO to ride safely or else their license would be cancelled within six months.

The DTO also said that both rider and the pillion rider will have to start

Year Fatal (killed) Non-fatal (Injured)

2012Rider 35 Rider 91

Pillion Rider 17 Pillion Rider 66

2013Rider 34 Rider 102

Pillion Rider 9 Pillion Rider 65

2014 (Upto June)Rider 23 Rider 52

Pillion Rider 12 Pillion Rider 31

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wearing helmets soon in Guwahati. At present according to records, 80% rid-ers wear helmets. Not wearing helmets is also a reason, which has to be dealt with strictly. There is also no speed limit defined in the city as because of traffic congestion and poor road con-dition vehicles cannot ply at a very high speed. But still, people meet with accidents and that is because of negli-gence not only on the part of bikers, but many a times even four wheelers break rules and cause accidents.

The traffic SP said that the edu-cation part is very important and it has to be from all corners. The traffic police and the DTO do educate the bikers, but the media, school, col-leges and the guardians have to play an important role to reduce the prob-lem. The parents should take care of their children and make sure that they ride safely. No one should be al-lowed to ride bikes on the city roads, if he/she is not an experienced rider. The authorities do check the licences, but sometimes the riders make sure that they do not reach a point where

checking is happening. The parents have to make sure that their kids do not ride without proper knowledge and license.

Many people are scared to ride bikes after learning about so many accidents happening every now and then. A biker said, “It’s not always that it is the biker’s fault as everyone loves one’s own life and if a biker speeds up a bit then people think it is rash driving. The four wheelers too drive rashly risking mostly the bikers’ lives. I think there should be CCTV cameras everywhere in the city which can identify the riders and the drivers, which will help the authorities to decide who is wrong. Instead of paying huge amounts on salaries, which also increases the chances of graft, the authorities should start installing CCTV cam-eras and upgrade the system, which will ease all the problems.” The au-thorities should think in the same lines to solve the problem but funds are always a problem.

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it’s not always that it is the biker’s fault

as everyone loves one’s own life and if a biker speeds up a

bit then people think it is rash driving. the

four wheelers too drive rashly risking

mostly the bikers’ lives. i think there

should be CCtV cameras everywhere in the city which can

identify the riders and the drivers,

which will help the authorities to decide

who is wrong.

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Guwahati faces some major is-sues like traffic jams, poor drainage system and flash

floods. With scrutiny happening every now and then regarding the improve-ment and development of the city, the main cause of such problems need to be identified and resolved. However, apart from various other problems, haphazard constructions have played their part in the chaos.

One can also easily conclude that most of the city buildings are con-structed in a way where people have to park the vehicles on the roads, the drainage system is not appropriately planned resulting in urban floods and construction norms are not followed, eating up space, which results in con-gested roads. Now, construction is regulated in Guwahati and the author-ities regulating such vital processes are the GMDA (Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority) and GMC (Guwahati Municipal Corporation).

Building permissions are the most important factor in deciding what and where anything is to be built. But is the process transparent, efficient and effective enough to help out in easing the problems?

THE BUILDING BYLAWS Previously both GMC and

GMDA had the authority to provide building permissions after proper sur-vey of the proposed building site, but after the new building byelaws act was passed in 2014, the planning permit is provided by the GMDA and the build-ing permit or the no objection certifi-cate (NOC) is provided by the GMC.

According to new building by-laws, every person who intends to erect or re-erect or make material al-teration in any place in a building or part thereof or intend to subdivide or transfer any plot of land, within the jurisdiction of Guwahati Metropoli-tan Area, shall make an application to the Chief Executive Officer, Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority.

Planning Permit under Part-I of the application shall be granted by the Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority on the recommendation of the Town Planner of the GMDA. Building Permit under Part-II of the application shall be granted by the Guwahati Municipal Corporation on the recommendation of the Associate Planner, Guwahati Municipal Corpo-ration in respect of the areas under the Guwahati Municipal Corporation and the building permit in respect of the areas under other urban local bodies or the Panchayats shall be granted by the concerned urban local bodies or the Panchayat on recommendation of the technical person of the concerned

urban local bodies or the Panchayats, as the case may be.

Previously, the applicants had to go to one office, which is either GMC or the GMDA, but with the new build-ing bylaws in place, according to pa-pers, the two departments are now involved in providing building per-missions to the applicants.

THE TIMELINEGMC commissioner S Viswana-

than said, “It is mandated that the per-mission should be processed within 45 days of the submission of application according to the new building bylaws.” According to GMC records till 31st

BUILDING BYLAWS IN THE CITY

October, after the new building bylaws were implemented, GMC received 432 proposals out of which 23 permissions were issued and the rest of the propos-als are under process.

According to highly placed sourc-es in the GMC, the new building by-laws act came into effect on 21st Feb-ruary, but the GMC implemented the act from 1st March only. There are 113 proposals, which were received be-tween 1st February to 1st March 2014 and some of the applicants informed us that the GMC has not yet decided under what the 113 proposals would fall under – the old or new building bylaws, which is giving a tough time to the applicants.

Similarly, because of the new building bylaws there are many pend-ing proposals, which were kept on hold and according to records, in the financial year 2013-14, 852 proposals were received out of which 705 per-missions were issued. Now, these 705 permissions consist of many pending proposals from previous years as well. There are some proposals, which have been pending for more than three-four years. Viswanathan said, “We are making sure that all the pending permissions falling under old building bylaws are cleared within the next one year.”

THE CHAOSWhether it is the old bylaws or

the new ones, there is always a chaos to acquire a building permission. Ac-cording to an applicant, it is very diffi-cult to get permission without going to a middleman and paying extra. There is an application fee of Rs 500 that is charged by the GMC and once all the scrutiny is over, 1% tax of the estimat-ed cost of construction has to be paid. But, according to the applicant who did not want to be named, Rs 50000 to the middleman, has to be paid as a bribe if the land ratio does not match the norms for construction and some-where around Rs 15000-20000 is paid as bribe to get the permission sooner

even if all the land measurement is per-fect matching the norms.

The applicant described that once you apply, the concerned engineers un-der whom your plot of land will fall will have some problems with the planned drawing, which makes you involve the architect. Maximum architects have some known middlemen who deal with the engineers and they are the ones who inform about the amount to be paid as bribe. Even after this, they might raise some other issue like prob-lems with documents and so on, which ultimately lengthens the period.

If you don’t pay extra, apparent-ly the process is slowed down. The applicant said, “My permission has been pending since November 2013 and I have already paid Rs 50000, but I still have not received the NOC. I am fed up of the system.” Now, since two departments are involved, people might actually have to pay in both the departments. According to the appli-cant, if you have the money then you can violate the norms.

Save Guwahati Build Guwaha-ti (SGBG) president Dhiren Baru-ah said, “I thank Bhanu, who has at least made the government officials punctual. They come to the office on time these days. But the corrup-tion problem will never be solved and in Guwahati, no official wants to work without getting paid extra for the work they are responsible for.” He further added that for building permissions, only one department should have been responsible and this would have reduced the chaos.

The most important part of city development, which is building per-missions should be made effective, planned and graft free and only then it will result in proper growth of the city. Why can’t the entire process be handled by a single department? The new building bylaws sound good on pen and paper, but is the process be-ing followed sincerely?

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The 16th edition of the North East book fair going on at the AEI playground, Chandmari

has seen the sale of books worth more than Rs 50 lakhs in just one week. So far, the book fair, which has been or-ganised by the All Assam Publishers and Book Sellers’ Association and kicked off last November 1, had also recorded a considerable volume of visitors visiting the fair.

“In the last seven days, nearly 1.5 lac people have thronged the book fair. The sale of books during the period has also been satisfactory. Though, initially the response we received from the people was a bit less enthusiastic. But, by the sixth day of the fair, we have been able to receive overwhelm-ing response from the public,” Dhiraj Goswami, general secretary, All Assam Publishers and Book Sellers’ Associa-tion said in a statement.

The general secretary also stated that so far, the sixth day of the ongo-ing book fair had received the high-est number of visitors (30,000), which brought a smile to all the participants of the fair.

Altogether, 80 establishments from across the country including Agartala, Kolkata, Ludhiana, Mumbai, New Delhi and Siliguri are display-ing their books in the 200 book stalls erected inside the premises of the book fair.

As per the schedule of the fair, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi was pre-sent at the inaugural ceremony of the 16th edition of the North East book fair held on 1st of November at the AEI playground.

Participating in the ceremony, Tarun Gogoi said, “As time changes, the subject matter of everything in the society changes. Likewise, the techno-logical advancement has reached new heights, but in this world of techno-logical advancement books will never ever lose their relevance”

Veteran litterateurs of Assam in-cluding Nalinidhar Bhattacharjya, Lakhminandan Bora, Nirupoma Bor-gohain, Sudakhina Sharma, Dhiren-dra Nath Bezbaruah, Jatin Goswami, , Badal Das, Arun Sharma, Anima Guha and renowned litterateur from West Bengal Shaktimoi Das were among the others who attended the inaugural cer-emony of the book fair.

Participating in an interactive session held on the second day of the book fair, renowned journalist and lit-erature of West Bengal, Azizul Haque said, “We have seen that everybody including the Chief Minister of As-sam is sweeping the streets in order to keep it clean. But, what is most impor-tant for us is to sweep the dirt in our brains. Who will take the responsibil-ity of sweeping it? We all have to take the responsibility of keeping our brains clean, and then the streets will remain clean automatically.”

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Apart from that, discussions and interactive sessions were held on the lives and works of Debakanta Barua, Hem Barua, Lakhyadhar Choudhury and Dinanath Sharma where veteran journalist Kanaksen Deka, Nani Gopal Mahanta, professor, Gauhati Univer-sity, Akhil Ranjan Dutta, professor, Gauhati University, literature Niru-poma Borgohain and others took part.

The organisers also held pro-

grammes in memory of the legendary singer Bhupen Hazarika on his death ceremony on the 5th of November. Veteran educationists Paramananda Majumdar, Dr Irshad Ali, retired professor, Gauhati University, singer Loknath Goswami, Kamal Kotoky and other people have participated in the programme organised on the occasion.

With the increase of Ji-hadi elements in the state in the recent

past, Assam’s prime regional po-litical party Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) has taken an initiative to sensitise the people of the state against such bad elements in the society.

The AGP leadership will trav-el across the state from November 10  to create awareness against such anti-social elements along with other burning issues.

“Along with other problems, the increase of anti-social activi-ties in the name of Jihadi and Is-lamic fundamentalist has been a threat for our society. Today’s situation has arrived due to the negligence of the state and cen-tral government. But we need to do something from getting the things from further deteriora-tion,” AGP general secretary Ra-mendra Narayan Kalita said.

The AGP team will start their journey, which is named ‘Jatiya Chetna Yatra,’ from the remote areas of Dhubri and will cover most of the lower Assam in the next two months. They will meet the local workers and common people throughout their journey.

“We need to know the views of the people in the remotest parts of the state to understand their problems. At the same time, we need to be careful that no bad elements can take advantage of their poverty and use them for anti-national activities. We will have to make these people aware,” Kalita added.

The AGP leadership also slammed the role of the state and central government for not giv-ing attention at the international border and illegal citizens in the state.

“Be it the Congress govern-ment at the state or even the BJP at the centre has not given the due attention in solving the ille-gal citizen’s issue which has given us so much trouble. The interna-tional border has also been lying open for a long time. They keep on promising but in reality, no government has tried to sort it out,” said AGP’s another general secretary Kamala Kalita.

The AGP leadership also slammed Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi following his state-ment of having Jihadi threat. “If he CM has threat from Jihadi, we would like to ask him why he was silent so far. This is a serious is-sue,” Kalita added.

AGP JOURNEY AGAINST JIHADI

Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi along with Nalinidhar Bhatacharya, Nirupama Bargohain and other dignitaries are seen in inaugural function of North East Book fair in Guwahati.

Lakhinandan Bora, former Assam sahitya sabha president and other dignitaries seen in the progremme of Writer Sudip Prakash Baruah’s Book “Pandam” release by an Elephant at 16 North East Book Fair in Guwahati.

Student browsing books during the 16th North East Book Fair in Guwahati

Visitors browse through books at a stall during the North East Book Fair in Guwahati

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is sweeping the streets in order

to keep it clean. But, what is most

important for us is to sweep the dirt in

our brains.”

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Rubbishing speculation about handing over possession of Purabi dairy, a popular milk

brand based in Guwahati over to Amul, one of the leading brands in milk production in the country, the authorities of Purabi dairy has vehe-mently opposed the idea.

As per the renewed contract with the government of Assam, the West

PURABI DAIRY TO REMAIN WITH NDDBMrinMoyee Hazarika

Assam Milk Producers Co-operative Union Limited (WAMUL), which is a unit of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and runs the office of the Purabi dairy, WAMUL will be looking after it for the next five years starting from this year.

“The state government handed over Purabi dairy to NDDB in the year 2007-08 for a period of five year

in a view to revive the brand. This year, the contract comes to an end and will get renewed again for the next five years and currently there is no plan of handing it over to Amul or any other entitiy,” M Thakur, Manag-ing Director, West Assam Milk Pro-ducers Co-operative Union Limited told G Plus.

Mentioning that WAMUL is do-

ing well under NDDB, Thakur noted, “The condition of Purabi dairy was pathetic before NDDB took over. It was on the verge of collapse and plagued by mismanagement. People with vested interest are still propa-gating rumours against the present management”

Citing examples of other states like West Bengal where Amul had set foot in the field of dairy produc-tion, Thakur said that initially it (Amul) offered high incentives to the milk producers. But, as soon as they get hold of the market and started their monopoly in milk production, they stopped giving lucrative offers and other facilities to the producers, which eventually made the producers return to their earlier employers.

“Now we are doing well and good. Besides, in the current fis-cal, we received an amount of Rs 34 crores from the Wold Bank for dairy development activities under the As-sam Dairy Development Plan. Out of those Rs 34 crores, in the first phase, an amount of Rs 11.82 crore has been received by WAMUL in the current fiscal and this amount will be spent to undertake various activities in-cluding cross breeding, fodder de-velopment programme, good quality cattle feed, vaccination of cattle and formation of co-operative societies,” M Thakur stated.

Currently, altogether 120 Milk Producer Institutions (MPIs) are reg-istered with WAMUL across the state (in Barpeta, Kamrup and Morigaon), out of which 10 are Dairy Co-opera-tive Societies, which sale their surplus

milk to WAMUL. Under the new World Bank funded dairy develop-ment scheme new co-operative socie-ties will be formed in Nagaon, Jorhat and Golaghat and stress will be placed upon women dairy producers.

Highlighting the fact that the state of Assam is a milk deficit state in terms of production of the same, Thakur also stated, “The city of Guwa-hati has a need of around 1,20,000 litres of milk per day. Currently, we produce 50,000 litres of milk every-day and are targeting to increase it up to one lakh litres in the upcoming period. Usually, the scarcity of milk arises during the month of August and September and in order to miti-gate it, we have to import milk from outside the state, mainly from Bihar. Still the gap between the demand and supply remains and the gap has been filled up by the state government and other local vendors.”

At present, there are around 2200 retail outlets located across the state, through which Purabi dairy sale milk and other products like curd, ghee and cream. Out of those 2200 outlets, 1800 are situated in Guwahati itself.

Moreover, Purabi dairy, which has become a well-known name among the households of the city over the years, has five whole-day milk parlours located at Bharalu, Pan-bazar, Hengerabari, Survey and at the premises of the office of Purabi dairy in Panjabari. By the month of March next year, Purabi dairy is planning to open another twenty new such par-lours in different localities of the city.

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Society

Located on the foothills of the Nilachal Hills, the history of Bhootnath goes way back to

over 60 years ago when the tantrics visiting the Ambubachi mela held at the Kamakhya temple and used to take shelter in the Bhootnath cremation ground. Although, there is no available documentation of the establishment but the GLP Social Circle along with GMC worked for the development and formally inaugurated the cremation ground in the year 1999.

Though the name Bhootnath brings up just a picture of a cremation ground, the entire region which is named after the smashana inherited the name from the temple of Lord Shiva located just at the entrance of the crematory. Located on an area of 7000sq mts. the ground holds the cremation of five to seven person on an average every day.

The lesser known fact about Bhootnath is that the glass topped cold-coffin, which was used as the final resting place for the preservation of body of the legendary Late Dr Bhupen Hazarika was provided by Bhootnath. The coffin has been preserved by the management at the location. The cold-coffin still remains in the smashana three years after the cremation of the legendary singer, song-writer and artist and is on display with a Bhupen Hazarika idol lying in the coffin in his usual attire. The museum is named after Justice Dr. BP Saraf within the ground premises. The same cold-coffin was also used during the cremation of late scholar Mamoni Raisom Goswami and singer Khagen Mahanta.

Apart from carrying out the rituals of people from the Hindu community, the ground also conducts rituals for people of the Sikh and Jain community. Hindu bodies are cremated on a platform, which stands three to four feet above the ground but according to the belief of the Jain community the bodies should be cremated on ground. The Bhootnath also receives bodies from Christian missionaries and carries out the rituals according to the religion in the burial ground in the smashana premises itself. There is also a separately made graveyard for the cremation of those children who faced untimely death.

PEACEFUL DWELLINGSBHOOTNATH

With a motive of providing a very calm environment, the entire area is decorated with a very artistic touch to it, including graphic artwork and proverbs written in all corners of crematory . “The people who visit the place in order to perform the last rites for their loved ones are in grief and so, in order to ease some amount of their pain, the area is decorated in a way that the environment helps to divert their mind from the grief,” said Basant Narayan Pathak, more commonly

known as Bhootnath Pathak , the manager of Bhootnath cremation ground.

With an availability of round the clock service, Bhootnath also provide swargaraths and ambulance service along with uninterrupted electricity and water which are provided by GMC . Currently, there are forty people working for the cremation ground along with the chandals who have been there for generations. The workers take part in the maintenance of the entire area along with the remains of the cremated, which are buried on the banks of the river Brahmaputra. For the monetary funds required for the proper function the smashana, the ground is dependent upon the voluntary donation of the 200 to 250 members of the GLP Social Circle. “The swargaraths which are used to bring in the bodies to Bhootnath were donated from the MP fund by Bhubaneshwar Kalita and Birendra Prasad Baishya,” mentioned Pathak.

“The people who visit the place in order to perform the last rites for their loved ones are in grief and so, in order to ease some amount of their pain, the area is decorated in a way that the environment helps to divert their mind from the grief,”

A view of the Cremation Ground

The cold coffin with an idol of Dr. Bhupen Hazarika

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Ward Watch

WARD NUMBER 25 POPULATION 10000 (AppROx) | VOTERS 8000 (AppROx)

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Located in the inner areas of Hen-grabari and Lichubagan, Mahesh Nagar, Shankardev Nagar and

Kanchan Nagar fall under the sub-division C of ward no.25. These areas have been constantly facing the prob-lems of drinking water and poor roads. Even though the areas inter-connect the Lichubagan region to the VIP road, this region has been turned a blind eye to by the authorities. The problems of transportation and drinking water have also been major issues for the people of this region since the estab-lishment of civilisation in these areas.

Mahesh Nagar, Shankardev nagar and Kanchan nagar have always been under dispute since the area is claimed by the forest department and land evictions have been conducted sev-eral times in order to vacate the region. Whereas on the other hand, residents claim that they have stayed in this re-gion for decades.

During the monsoon, it gets even uglier when the people have to face the problems of landslide and muddy roads and travelling through across this region gets unbearable. “We avoid wearing footwear while moving out of our places and have to carry our chil-dren on our shoulders to their schools on such days”, said Rita Talukdar, a res-ident of Shankardev Nagar. “We have to keep our vehicles parked on the main road as the road gets very muddy and slippery and it becomes an impos-sible situation,” said Talukdar.

Other than the poor roads, anoth-er major problem that is faced by this region is the scarcity of drinking water. Not all of the families residing in these areas can afford to have bore wells for drinking water. “Drinking water is a major problem in these regions since the area is located at a higher altitude. Not all the families can afford to have bore wells for their personal use,” said Satish Baruah, a resident of Kanchan nagar.

DRINKING WATERMeanwhile, the GMDA water sup-

ply project is in progress in this region and water pipelines are proposed to be set up throughout the area for distri-bution of drinking water. The project includes construction of a water reser-voir, which has already been set up but pipelines are yet to be installed. The proposed pipeline will be providing drinking water to the entire Dispur region, which also includes an inward link from the river Brahmaputra.

COUNCILOR SPEAKIn an interview with G Plus, coun-

cilor Niranjan Hazarika mentioned that he is aware of the problems of the region and he is seriously consider-ing the matter. A committee of local residents have been set up as a Nagarik Committee in order to discuss the problems faced by the people of the re-gion. “There are ten to fifteen members in our committee and we hold meet-ings on a regular basis in order to dis-cuss the problems of the entire region,” said the councilor.

Regarding the link road via Shankardev Nagar, Mahesh Nagar and Kanchan Nagar to the VIP road, Hazarika said that this region can be utilised as a very important link road. “Since, the Hengrabari road is very busy during rush hours so, the link road would be very helpful in diverting the traffic from this area,” said Hazarika.

“The area also consists of a cre-mation ground that covers an area of 11 bighas approximately, part of which can be used as a playground or parking area,” Hazarika added.

On asking Hazarika about con-tribution from the state government for the development of this region, Hazarika said that no helping hand has been offered by the state gov-ernment yet. “Although, I have per-sonally approached GMDA with a proposal for the development of the road, no feedback has been received as of now,” said Hazarika. “But, the pipeline project has kicked off from 3rd November and will cover the en-tire region very soon,” he concluded.

LICHUBAGANAWAY FROM GMC’s STARE

Concentrated areaMahesh Nagar, Shankardev Nagar, Kanchan NagarWard number - 25Population - 10000

Councilor’s nameNiranjan Hazarika

Phone number 9864444847

Voters - 8000 Falls under sub division – 25CPopulation of Hengrabari – 90000 (approx)Voters – 26000 (approx)

Major Issuespoor RoadsDrinking water

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Art

Meet Shargeswar Barman of Boragaon who has con-verted his house into a mu-

seum of different famous monuments of the state and the rest of the world.

Bamboo has been his first love since childhood and whenever he has touched a bamboo piece, it has turned out to be something or the other. Be it the Taj Mahal or a bull-ock cart or even the Leaning Tower of Pisa – everything has its presence at Barman’s house.

“Since my childhood I was fond of bamboo and used to do something or the other with it. Gradually when I grew up, I tried to give shape to it. Now, these are the results of my asso-ciation with bamboo,” said Barman.

His house is a home to more than 200 such items but he has never tried his hand at selling these products. He has not even got an opportunity to exhibit them for the public.

“Once I participated in a govern-ment event but besides that, I have never attended such events. I just love doing it and so I have been making all these pieces of art. My neighbours often come to see my work,” Barman added.

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ment office as a fourth grade employ-ee to make his living, wakes up early in the morning to make all these rep-licas. He uses only bamboo to create

all kind of designs and replicas. He even has drawn portraits with bam-boo.

He, however, expressed his de-

sire to teach the young generation his art. “I was never taught how to do all these. I just used to do it on my own. But these days such arts are dying out. I would like to teach the young-sters if they are willing to learn this art,” Barman added.

His neighbours who visit Bar-man’s house appreciate his work and encourage him to carry forward his artistic work. “As a neigbour we feel proud to have him. He is an excellent craftsman and an artiste. We wish he gets some recognition which will help him promote his art form and bring a good name to our locality,” said Mun-in Sharma, a neighour.

The Gauhati high court has directed the state govern-ment to apprise the Court

about the legal steps and measures taken by the state government for curbing the menace of witch hunt-ing in Assam.

Earlier, the court summoned the home department’s high ranked officials to appear before the court and explain the court on the matter personally. The court was hearing a PIL that sought court’s intervention in curbing the witch hunting menace in Assam. 

Senior advocate Bhaskar Dev Konwar, counsel of the petitioner said that Assam home secretary G D Tripathi appeared personally before the court  on Wednesday. “We drew the attention of the court about the failure of the state government in controlling killings of many people by branding them as witch,” said Konwar.

“The Home Secretary assured the Court that killings in the name of witch hunting would be includ-ed in the proposed new legislation of ‘organised crime’ in Assam,” the counsel added. The next date of hearing is fixed on December 6.

Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi had announced that the state gov-ernment was contemplating to en-act a law to put an end to the prac-tice of witchcraft. During the last decade alone, Assam witnessed almost 100 killings in the name of witch hunting. Majority of the vic-tims were women.

Police records said that 21 cases of witch-hunting were regis-tered in 2006, followed by 7 cases in 2007, 10 cases in 2008, 4 cases in 2009, 11 cases in 2010, 29 cases in 2011 and 14 cases in 2012 across Assam.

Social activists in the state have welcomed the proposed ini-tiative, but pointed out that if it was not given more teeth it would meet the same fate as happened in states like Bihar, Jharkhand and Chattisgarh where a similar legis-lation exists.

In those states, the law has failed to act as a deterrent since the provision of punishment en-shrined in the law is mild. At most, the punishment amounts to three months in jail and a penalty of Rs 1,000 only.

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How to deal with our emotions? Big problem! Although we have grown older physically, often we do not

grow up emotionally. Lack of emotional ma-turity is always worrying about your emo-tions - feeling as though you are a victim of your own emotions. “Oh! I feel like this! I feel like that! What to do?” But what is the big deal about your feelings? Bundle them up and throw them into the ocean! Disown all that you think are your patterns. If you start identifying that “My patterns are like this, I am always angry, I am always defensive”, then you are latching onto them. They were there yesterday and “it came in my space.” So what? Sometimes you see dark clouds in the sky, but the space does not own them. It just allows them to come and pass away. Similarly, these emotions come, sometimes pleasant, some-times unpleasant. You should disown them. That is the first step. Let them come and go.

All emotions are linked with people, ob-jects and events. Catching on to objects, peo-ple or relationships hinders freedom, libera-tion. Just examine why your spirits go down? More often than not, it is because somebody said something nasty to you. They had some garbage and they needed to throw it out; and you were there, ready to catch it. And once you have caught it, you hold on to it so passionate-ly! Wake up! Don’t let your smile be snatched away by anybody! Nobody can feel bad or good all the time; the good and bad feelings come like waves. You can’t stop a wave that has already arisen; nor can you make a wave rise just like that. Just as waves come and go, clouds come and go, so also emotions come and go. Waves of different emotions come. And they disappear. But we make it such a big issue and it keeps bombarding our minds. This emotional garbage is so useless; it is also a sign of emotional immaturity.

  One should learn how to handle one’s self. Your emotions make you very weak and emotions make you very strong. When your emotions are positive they make you sensitive to the truth, subtle, delicate and take you into a deep meditation. But the same emotions, when they are rough, ruin your mind and body. Emotion is your enemy and emotion is your friend. That emotion which makes you so soft inside is your friend. That emo-tion which makes you rough inside, is your enemy. If you have no emotions then you are like a dead rag and Divine Love cannot flower in you.

Every emotion has a definite sensation in the body. Many a times, we get carried away by thoughts, or feelings and we do not observe the sensations. We make so many af-firmations: “Oh! I will not do this. I will do this. ” But, when the storm of emotion rises in us – we find ourselves lost. There is a strange relationship between thoughts and feelings. Thoughts provoke feelings, and feelings in turn, can bring about some thoughts. We feel completely helpless and don’t know what to do. When we feel high, we have no problems. The problem comes when we feel low. No one wants to feel low. When one feels low, then the more one tries to feel high, the more the low feelings persist. When you feel low, jump into the lowest. Be like water. The nature of water is humility. It always goes down. Stiffness is the problem. Stiffness is ego. Water can take any shape. Whatever glass you put it in, it will take that shape. Water means acceptance of the present moment. It is not simply accept-ance with fatalism; it is acceptance with mo-

tion, with dynamism, with readiness to jump up. How has the ocean become an ocean? It has accepted the lowest. All rivers from the mountain tops flow down to the ocean. The ocean is full. The humblest is the greatest. If you agree to go low when you don’t feel good, you will become the richest person on earth. Have you ever loved your low feelings? You have always fought with them. Just close your eyes and go into that low. “Okay, today I shall agree with my low feelings and I shall go as low as I can, without acting.” Do not do any action but just agree. How far will you go down? You will find the ocean there. You will start rising up in no time.

Depression and low feelings cannot touch you. They can do nothing to you. However big the clouds are, they cannot overshadow the sun. It could be the darkest day, but still it will remain day, and those clouds can never make it night. So, when clouds are there, you don’t have to shiver. Just go deep, observe and you will see a lot of sensations rising up. Some fears come up. Fear is just a sensation in the body. Agree to it, “All right, let it be. I will dive into it today.” An amazing thing hap-pens within you, a phenomenon. If you try to fight with your feelings, they take a longer time to clear. There is only one way, “Let go” or “Surrender”. Surrender means that which you cannot handle, keep it on a plate and of-fer it. You cannot handle your own feelings, you cannot handle your own thoughts, your own confusion. When we are aware of our confusion, we offer it. That is what is called surrender.

The knowledge or awareness of how things are and what things are, what is this positive or negative can make a big differ-ence. The same mind can bring forth positive thoughts, positive vibrations and the same mind can bring forth negative thoughts and negative vibrations. In today’s world, aware-ness is being generated about environment, about keeping our environment unpolluted. We have not given attention to one aspect and that is emotional impurity which we cre-ate around, the vibrations which we create that harbor negativity in us. When we have so much of negativity in us, when we keep encouraging it, we don’t put the detergent of knowledge to our mind and purify it, then the polluted mind goes on creating more pollu-tion. If one person is angry and agitated, the anger and agitation does not stay limited to that one person but rubs off onto all those who this person comes in contact with. These negative vibrations, once compounded, give rise to unrest in society. Negative feelings of hatred, anger, jealousy are the root cause of all disasters and misery in the world, whether they are economical, political or social in na-ture.

We need to attend to the human psyche which causes pollution, whether physical or emotional. Its natural for a mind to become unhappy or to get negative thoughts. We only have to learn to clear them away quickly and come back to harmony immediately. That is why these practices like meditation, yoga and breathing techniques are there. Through them you can cause positive, harmonious and joyful vibrations within you and around you.

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The villagers spoke all at once. Tirus hung his head and rested his arms on his

knees.Kokai came close and sat

down next to him.“What happened, Tirus? Are

u alright?”Someone gave Tirus a glass of

water and he gulped it down in a single breath. He crossed his legs and slowly looked up.

“It’s our fault!”“What do you mean it’s our

fault?”The villagers were gaping at

Tirus, wide-eyed.“We are destroying the for-

ests. The birds and animals in the forest no longer have any food to eat. We are destroying their natu-ral habitat.”

There was a deep thoughtful silence. Then Kokai broke the si-lence with a deep-throated cough.

“So is that why the hoodoo is creating problems for us?”

“Yes, that is the reason. We are insensitively cutting down trees and the hill sides for our own selfish purpose. Have we ever thought about the animals that live there? Have we wondered why the monkeys come down to the village and raid the kitchens? Why has the hoodoo time and again taken away the helpless goats? That’s because there is nothing left for it to eat in the forest. All the animals of prey for these birds are either gone or have become ex-tinct because of their lack of food.”

Tirus shook his head in de-spair. The villagers looked on at him. A few whispered amongst themselves. Some feigned desper-ation. They looked helpless; they had no answers to the situation. Tirus looked at each one of them and finally got up, hit the back of his trousers to get the grass off and put up his right hand to silence the murmur of the small gather-ing of villagers.

“Look Kokai. If you want to save your village from becoming extinct, then you have got to help

yourself at any cost. Or else, you and the rest of the villagers will have to pay a heavy price for this.”

“What do you want us to do?”“Just stop people from cut-

ting down the hills. They are cut-ting down valuable trees in the process and destroying the forest. Trees which prevent soil erosion, help in the cycle of the monsoons. Unknowingly, we are disturbing the ecological balance. If we don’t think now, then in due course of time a store-house of medicinal plants and herbs and more impor-tantly, food for the wild animals and birds, like the eagle, kite and also the hoodoo, will all be gone. The fig, a favourite fruit of the hornbill is also gone as most of the fig trees have been cut down. So, now can you see why the hoodoo has been taking away our domes-tic animals? It is because it has nothing left for it to eat in the hills and forests!”

Everyone looked at Tirus with deep concern. All the people were soaked deep in thought.

“It’s okay. We can still turn the picture around and hope for the best. Let’s think of planting trees in place of all the trees that have been felled. Ofcourse, noth-ing can be done about the earth, which has been cut and taken away. But we have to stop further earth-cutting.”

The faces of the villagers lit up and they all looked at Tirus with a sense of mixed emotions. They all shook their heads in disdain, thinking of all the wrongs they have been seeing and doing all this while.

Tirus got up and rubbed the back of his trousers. He went up to Kokai, who had a pretty help-less look on his face.

“It’s ok Kokai. Don’t worry. If there’s a problem, then there has to be a solution.”

That very same day, the vil-lage panchayat held a meeting and discussed at length about the impending problem. They decid-ed that they will meet the forest

department and ask them to give them saplings of big trees; so that for every tree felled, at least three can be planted in its place.

Soon, the village became a hub of activity. People from the forest department came and helped the villagers to identify the spots for tree plantation. The local MLA too decided to make good of the opportune moment and called for a meeting at the village. The villagers were only too happy because of the attention they were getting after such a long time. Lo-cal NGOs also came in and sensi-tized the people on keeping their village clean, so that the people fall less sick.

In next to no time, the people from this small yet very signifi-cantly located village transformed from a sleepy, insensitive com-munity to one who decided that enough was enough. They put up human barricades for anyone coming to cut the hills in their area and if the need arose, then they would fight them back with their sticks, not stopping to shout at them to ‘go back and never come back, or else face the conse-quences.’

Tirus was more than happy with the transformation. It was time for him to go back home. He touched the feet of his Koka and Aita in respect and folded his hands in a nomoskar, while smiling at the people from the village, who had come to see him off. Kokai as usual had tears in his eyes as he bade Tirus goodbye.

Tirus had a heavy heart too as he started his bike. He waved his hands as he sped off. A whole bunch of children ran after him as he sped through the lane lead-ing into the small forest through which he had come on the first day and disappeared amongst the trees.

The hoodoo circled over the forest and flew a small distance to accompany Tirus on his journey. It was its way of saying “Thankyou Tirus.”

It’s kind of funny to keep watching people who want things to come easy to them in life.  Many other people know of this tendency among hu-

man beings, so they keep selling them diet pills that let them eat whatever they want, job infor-mation that will make them rich with no effort, college “degrees” that require no study at all, and many other “easy” fixes to their problems, easy ful-filment of their desires.  But over and over again these people who want the easy ways out are disap-pointed, for what they hoped and expected would help them simply has left them still with their problems and now with a little less money in their pockets and wallets.

Saying that “nothing comes easy” isn’t at all defeatist or cynical.  It’s a fact that’s been proved

over and over in life, as major scientific break-throughs come after years and years of research and hard work; financial stability comes after years of sacrifice and effort; great movies and albums are made with the most effort and practice and plan-ning and preparation.  Colonel Sanders had to visit over 100 restaurants before he sold his recipe for fried chicken, and that came after years of perfect-ing that recipe.

History is full of examples of great successes and great results after a lot of effort and time.  There are, of course, the exceptions--those people who have found success almost immediately, with almost no work involved.  But they truly are the exceptions rather than the rule.  And that type of success rarely is lasting, either.

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Entertainment

The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its or-der on the Rajasthan Gov-

ernment’s appeal challenging a state high court order staying the conviction of Bollywood star Sal-man Khan so that he could travel to Britain for a film engagement. A bench of Justice Sudhansu Jy-oti Mukhopadhaya and Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said Salman suffered no hardship as the stay of his sentencing by the high court on August 31, 2007 permitted him to continue pursuing his film ca-reer, including travel abroad. The court gave Salman and the Rajas-than government three days to file written submissions. It said the suspension of sentence removed all hurdles in the way of Salman in pursuing his film career, and added that there was no need for any “further order addressing your hardship” to get visa to trav-el to Britain. “The remedy of your hardship for being unable to trav-el to Britain lies somewhere else,”

the court said, hinting towards the British High Commission’s decision to refuse him visa on the grounds that suspension of sentence was not enough and his conviction still persisted could be challenged before courts in Britain. The court compared the hardship Salman faced with that of politicians who lose their leg-islature seats after being convict-ed and sentenced for two years. The bench said this as Counsel Siddharth Luthra, appearing for Salman, tried to impress upon the court that his client be considered for the grant of visa by the British High Commission and the same would not happen unless Salman’s conviction remained stayed. The Rajasthan High Court had sus-pended Salman’s conviction on November 12, 2013. Salman along with Sonali Bendre, Tabu, Neelam and others were accused of hunt-ing the protected blackbuck in Ra-jasthan while shooting for the film “Hum Saath Saath Hain”.

Actor Shweta Basu Prasad, who became the pivot of a prosti-tution scandal recently, has

said in an interview that ‘bad luck’ led to her being arrested from a Hy-derabad hotel and that events didn’t happen quite the way they were made out to be in media reports. The actor, who is back in Mumbai after spend-ing two months at a rehabilitation centre in Hyderabad, said  that she didn’t turn to the sex trade to sup-port her family. “I have had a simple upbringing but have never lacked for anything,” she said. She also denies ever hiring an agent named Balu, who was also arrested that night for accepting cash allegedly on her be-half, and says she only spoke to him because he told her he wanted her to attend some events. “We actresses do these events - award functions, ribbon cutting etc,” Basu says. “For instance, I had gone to Hyderabad to attend an awards function, the Santosham Awards, and the organ-isers had paid for my air fare and hotel stay. It was my bad luck that

I decided to stay on an extra day to meet my friends which is when the raid happened.” While the 23-year-old National Award-winner refused to talk about what happened in the hotel that night, she said, “I don’t understand how I got into such a big mess. I was not doing drugs, I was not murdering someone. People are so interested only because they think here’s some sex, some suffering and someone with a name.” She also spoke about her experiences at the remand home and admitted to being caught in a “fog of despair.” “I de-cided to teach the children of the re-mand home, Hindi, English and mu-sic in a school within its compound. I told myself ‘Shweta is dead, she has disappeared into this character of a school teacher that she is portraying. Just portray the character and make it a good performance’.” During her stay in the remand home Shweta wrote a poem, stating a clarification saying, “It should not seem as if I was suicidal or something. I chose to fly and rise above it all, you know.”

Shweta Basu Prasad on Prostitution Scandal: Chose to Fly and Rise Above

Kareena Kapoor believes in love and can happen be-tween two people regard-

less of caste, creed, or religion. Therefore, the actress doesn’t relate to the concept of “Love Jihad” and says that she never believed in such theories.”I believe only in the feel-ing of love,” Kareena said when asked about Love Jihad, which is allegedly a Muslim project of luring Hindu girls into marriage and religious conversion.  “Saif has a very broad perspective and he also shared his perspective on ‘Love Jihad’. He married a Hindu, which is me, and we had a civil marriage,” said the actress.  “I feel that love is something that you can’t term. There is passion, there is lust... there are so many things. It can happen between two human beings,” said Kareena. “Now if somebody is Hindu and he or she starts loving a Muslim person, you can’t stop them. You cannot ask somebody, ‘Are you a Muslim or are you a Hindu?’ and then fall in love.Love is a feeling, it’s an emo-tion. That’s why I don’t believe in

Love Jihad. I believe in the feeling of love,” added the 34-year-old. Co-incidentally her next film with Salman Khan “Bajrangi Bhaijan” is also about a Brahmin girl and Muslim boy regarding which the team started shooting on Wednes-day in the bylanes of Chandni Chowk. “I am playing a girl from Chandni Chowk in the film. I have huge connection with Delhi as I have done a lot of my films shoot-ing here so I love the city,” said the actress whose films like “3 Idiots” and “Kurbaan” were shot in the capital. To be made under Salman Khan Ventures, “Bajrangi Bhaijan” is being prepared for an Eid release next year.

I don’t believe in love jihad, believe in love:

Kareena Kapoor

SC reserves order on Sal-man’s blackbuck case

ML Entertainment’s first ever production “Anu-radha” has been selected

for the 3rd Delhi International film festival (DIFF) which is scheduled to be held from 20th to 27th De-cember, 2014. Produced by Luit Barman the movie is written and directed by debutant Rakesh Shar-ma. The story revolves around the topic of plight of a woman in a male dominated society and links vari-ous female mythological characters such as Kunti, Sita, Chitangada, etc. “We are trying to do something dif-ferent in Assamese movie. Though,

Anuradha is a mainstream movie with songs but it has got some se-rious content too altogether which the other movies made especially for awards and festivals fail to de-liver”, said Luit Kumar Barman on the backdrop of the selection of the movie for DIFF. The movie’s soundtrack is created by and will also be featuring Papon in the song “Boi Jua”. The movie is scheduled to be released on January 2, 2015 for which promotions have already been commenced by the team.

Anuradha gets official entry into international film festival

NEW RELEASE: RODOR SITHIReleasing date - 7th November, 2014Directed by- Baharul IslamWritten by - Baharul IslamProduced by - Alternative cinematics

Starred by - Adil Hussain, Zubeen Garg, Angaraag Mahanta, Nani Borpujari, Bhagirathi, Barkha Bahar, pallabi phukan, Kismat Bano etc

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Health

Our body is composed of dif-ferent systems ruled by a gov-erning system that allows all

the others to work seamlessly. This overarching system is called the im-mune system. The immune and lym-phatic systems begin protecting your body from diseases and germs from the first day of life. It is also referred to as the body’s first line of defence. Its work consists of not only defend-ing against foreign organisms enter-ing the body but also other parallel formation in your body such as can-cer. We are sure you have heard a lot about cancer, but the prevalence of each kind differs between popula-tions. In some countries lung cancer is more frequent, while in another country ovarian cancer might be the leading form. The most prevalent forms are breast cancer for women and prostate cancer for men. In re-cent years we have been hearing about a growing number of patients being diagnosed with cancer even though the frequency of cancer has not greatly changed, which is prob-ably due to improved diagnosis. A physicians’ first goal is to come up with the right diagnosis, the second is to prevent illness and the third goal is

Cancer has become one of the biggest global health issues. However, with the right diagnosis early enough, cancer’s mortality rate can be reduced significantly

to treat the disease. So in fact, preven-tion is one of the first objectives for a doctor. If you want to reduce your risk of certain types of cancer by al-most 50 percent please follow the tips.

A major threat to women’s health is poor hygiene, which is a large contributor to ovarian cancer – the leading cause of death among female cancer patients. Due to ineffective screening techniques and late symp-toms, this type of cancer is diag-nosed at later stages when treatment is almost impossible. If you learn the terms and conditions of your body you can easily be aware of certain diseases, and this is only one of them. Furthermore, it is important to learn the risk factors of such diseases. In the case of ovarian cancer, belly fat is found to be a large risk factor with re-search showing that women who are more than 10 kilograms above their ideal weight significantly increase their risk of developing ovarian can-cer. Once they become obese their risk of developing ovarian cancer increases by 30 percent. Consuming dairy products more than advised is also another risk factor due to its sugar and lactose content. Other re-search has also shown that women

who consume more than 30 grams of lactose increase their risk of being diagnosed with ovarian cancer by 20 percent. Another risk factor leading to ovarian cancer is the use of birth control pills for long periods of time with studies showing that using the pill for 15 years increases the risk by more than 50 percent, while using them for up to four years showed risk increases of about 20 percent.

Now the good news is that a study has shown that consuming more than 35 grams of fiber daily re-duces the risk of ovarian cancer by 20 percent, while some other convincing research has shown that a daily con-sumption of oolong tea reduces can-cer risk by as much as 80 percent. So, sipping on three glasses of oolong tea a day gives you a benefit that almost nothing else can.

Stomach cancer affects about 1 million people annually, with a higher prevalence in Asian countries than Western countries, however re-cent reports have shown that there is an increasing trend of stomach can-cer in the Western world. The most common risk factor for stomach cancer is bacteria called Helicobac-ter pylori (H. pylori), which is fished out of patients’ stomachs by gastro-enterologists using endoscopes. This bacteria is blamed for causing ul-cers in your stomach and aggravat-ing stomach cells so that they grow abnormally leading to cancer. H. pylori lies in the mucosal lining of

the stomach, right on top of stomach cells underneath the protective mu-cosa. For those who don’t know, it is treated after diagnosis with only two antibiotics and an anti-acid pill. So if you have an upset stomach, stom-ach pain or reflux you should see a gastroenterologist to check to see if you have this because it is an easily curable bacterial infection. Another major risk factor for stomach can-cer is food additives and salt. You may all know that food additives used in processed foods are bad for your health and unfortunately, the first recipient is your stomach, so it would be surprising if they didn’t cause stomach cancer. You should stay away from processed foods to reduce this risk. Processed foods are also a major source of salt which has been shown to damage the lining of your stomach and cause abnormal cellular growth. Studies have shown that if you abstain from processed foods more than three times a week you will reduce your risk of stomach cancer by as much as 50 percent.

Third on the list today is liver cancer. It’s a frightening issue due to its very poor prognosis. A patient’s five-year survival rate with liver can-cer is as low as only 10 percent. This is why it is very critical to be on the preventative side of this disease. But due to the particulars of this disease, patients do not realize their symp-toms until it is too late. The general symptoms of liver disease include

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fatigue, right upper abdominal or shoulder pain, jaundice, unexpected weight loss and loss of appetite. The overconsumption of alcohol and obesity are major risk factors for liver disease. Obese patients with an apple shaped body tend to have fatty livers. If it is not treated before early on when the liver starts changing its anatomy, liver cancer may form. The first goal is to maintain a healthy waist size in order to prevent this disease. Regular excessive drinking can cause cirrhosis, which leads to a fibrotic stiff liver. Cirrhosis is a dis-ease that literally acts as a bacterial culture for forming liver cancer. You may think of it as scar tissue in the liver where normal healthy liver cell growth is almost unexpected. Elimi-nate added sugars to reduce your insulin spikes that form visceral fat in your abdomen leading to fatty liver. Researchers from a valued in-stitution in Italy found another great preventive method which has shown that consuming three cups of filtered coffee every day reduces your risk of liver cancer by 50 percent.

The trick is to change your life-style by implementing good health habits. In some cases, maybe a cup of coffee will help, where as in other cases one cup of oolong tea would benefit more than you think. Our ultimate goal should be to live a longer and lead a healthier life where we keep the quality of our life at the highest to enjoy all its blessings.

G PLuS Feature

Fruit juice contains a lot of natural sugar and so isn’t as healthy as most people think. If you are craving a glass of juice, make sure it is fresh and dilute it with water.

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Reviews

Director: Abhishek SharmaStarring: Akshay Kumar, Lisa Haydon,Anupam Kher, Piyush Mishra, Annu Kapoor

Call of Duty: Advanced WarfareAdvanced Warfare envisions

the powerful battlegrounds of the future, where both

technology and tactic have evolved to usher in a new era of combat for the franchise. Delivering a stunning performance, Academy Award winning actor Kevin Spacey stars as Jonathan Irons - one of the most powerful men in the world -shaping this chilling vision of the future of war. The game takes place in a plausible future in which technological progress and today’s military practices have converged with powerful consequences. In this carefully researched and crafted vision of the future, Private Military Corporations (PMCs) have become the dominant armed forces for countless nations outsourcing their military needs, redrawing borders and rewriting the rules of war. And

Jonathan Irons, the founder and president of the world’s largest PMC, Atlas Corporation, is at the center of it all.

Suit up for combat in exoskeletons that evolve every aspect of a soldier’s battle readiness, enabling combatants to deploy with an advanced lethality and eliminating the need for specialization. Players experience enhanced player movement and verticality through boost jumps and grappling, covert cloaking abilities, and biomechanics that provide unparalleled strength, awareness, endurance, and speed. With the advent of the exoskeleton and newly advanced armor and weaponry, every soldier commands tactical freedom in any terrain unlike ever before, fundamentally changing the way gamers play Call of Duty across all modes.

Lucy Hale’s debut album, Road Between, was released today on iTunes music and in stores. The

album has already shot to #2 on the iTunes music charts, but how is the critical reaction? We rounded up the first reviews for Lucy’s album.

“Pretty Little Liars” star Lucy Hale is more than just another actor trying to crossover into the music world. She’s been singing most of her life, and before she started spending most of her days on sets, she placed in the top 5 of a one-and-done “American Idol” spinoff show called “American Juniors” at the age of 14.

Her 11-song debut album “Road Between” is filled with powerful, catchy choruses and moments that display Hale’s voice in many different ways. “A lot of people don’t know Lucy the person,” she recently told Billboard. “They just know me from characters I played. I think after listening to the album, they’ll have a clearer idea of the kind of girl I am. It’s really real.” “Road Between” covers a lot of familiar country-ground, where relationships are at the core of most songs -- but above all, it sounds honest and wholesome.

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The Shaukeens featuring Anupam Kher, Annu Kapoor and Piyush Mishra as the three protagonists, plus the dusky bombshell Lisa Haydon as the leading lady along with Akshay Kumar in a on and off cameo has grabbed us by the eyeballs with its naughty theme.

Abhishek Sharma directs a laugh riot with the acting stalwarts like Anupam Kher and Annu Kapoor and Piyush Mishra as oldies who are looking for excitement in their dull lives. Men will be men and age is just a number for these three Shaukeens. The three old tharkis plan a trip to indulge in their fantasies and make them a reality which can only happen abroad, away from their families and where being a Shaukeen will not attract a lot of attention.

As it happens in real life as indeed on celluloid, the only 60 year old bachelor suggests the known place for Indian men to indulge in ‘fun and frolic’ is Bangkok. The two married men break the news to their families and they react in the expected way when the oldest man in the house declares that he’s going to the notorious Thai locale. The vacation venue therefore quickly changes to Mauritius (so as to avoid any suspicion the venue might arouse) Enters the sizzling siren Lisa Haydon’s to spice things up for the three men.

Lisa Haydon looks heavenly in everything she wears and her style sizzles the screen. Anupam Kher, Annu Kapoor and Piyush Mishra

all deliver brilliant performances as Shaukeen men who have aged, but still have the desires of younger men. Annu Kapoor delivers yet another sparkling performance, which is reminiscent of how he pulled off the role of a perverted oldie in Club 60. Piyush Mishra and Anupam Kher try with all their might to keep up with their bachelor friend somewhere managing a triumph of their own. But, the larger question that has remained unanswered so far is- Who will win Lisa’s heart?

Following the entry of Lisa Haydon, the three men who have been pretty unsuccessful in their endeavours in fulfilling their lust look towards Lisa to score. Her recent failure in a relationship gives the three men an opportunity to try their chance with her and a certain dialogue about dating site older men almost makes them burst with excitement.

Lisa’s love for Akshay Kumar, the actor, and her obsession for him is taken advantage by three old tharkis. One by one they try to woo her and win in a way. The film takes a dip in entertainment value and falls steeply at the end. Akshay Kumar’s scenes will make you want to scratch your head. The first half and the initial part of the second half is fun but the end is strange and disappointing.

Had the film continued on the same plain as the initial three quarters then the film could have been given three stars, maybe even three and half stars. With the current end, the film gets two and half stars.

Bill O’Reilly is the anchor of The O’Reilly Factor, the highest-rated cable news

show in the country. He also writes a syndicated newspaper column and is the author of several number-one bestselling books, including Killing Jesus, Killing Kennedy, and Killing Lincoln.

In their previous number one bestsellers, Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard retraced the final days of Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, and Jesus; now they probe the mysterious death of George S. Patton, a U.S. general who did not long survive a World War he helped win. Killing

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Patton follows the vituperative commander from childhood through WWII battlefield triumphs to controversies and an end of the war demotion caused by his outspoken views about denazification and the Soviet Union. Then just months after the global conflict ended, Patton died in a hospital, thirteen days after a staff car accident in Germany. Almost from the moment of his demise, rumors of an assassination conspiracy proliferated. In this new headline-grabber, O’Reilly and Dugard wring out the truth.

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8.00 PMDaily at 11.15 AM, 5.30 & 8.30 PM

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AMDaily at 3.45 & 6.00 PM Daily at 1.30 PM

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Tech Watch

Moto G 2nd gen launched, available at `12,999

Motorola has officially an-nounced its successor to the Moto G, conveni-

ently called the Moto G second generation. The 16GB version of the Moto G second generation will be available through Flipkart for Rs. 12,999.

As far as the specifications go, the new Moto G has a 5-inch 720p

IPS display with Corning Glass, up from the 4.5-inch of the previous version. The Moto G runs Android 4.4 KitKat and is scheduled to re-cieve the L update. The smartphone is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core processor along with 1GB of RAM.

The Moto G second generation has an 8MP camera and 2MP front facing camera (the older Moto G

featured a 1.2MP front facing cam-era). The smartphone is available in 16GB version. It also supports microSD for additional storage. For connectivity, the new Moto G supports dual-SIM, 3G, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and microUSB. The new Moto G is powered by a 2070 mAh battery. The smartphone also has dual speakers.

WhatsApp is the most popular messaging app on smartphones today.

The multiplatform app has caused a serious dent in the SMS revenue of mobile companies. It is beloved by many for its convenience and features and is a kind of mini so-cial network. The company has a good news in store for Indians; it won’t be charging any sum for re-newal of subscription of services.

Vice President of WhatsApp, Neeraj Arora, said that the compa-ny understands the low concentra-tion of credit cards in the country, and paying for a service won’t be an option for many. The company usually charges $1 every year to renew the subscription, which is a

fairly cheap price. But for Indians, WhatsApp said the magic word – Free!

The future of WhatsApp was also discussed, and he said that the company will remain the same even after the acquisition. The company will not be allowing ads in the app as they believe that it will not be a pleasant experience for the users. Considering the massive seven crore (70 million) users that it has in this country, WhatsApp may not want to give them an opportunity to consider its competitors.

Google Drive Users Can Now Open Files Directly in Desktop Apps

Google on Wednesday un-veiled a new feature for its Drive cloud storage and

sync service that allows users to open files via a compatible desktop application of their choice while us-ing the service.

To that end, Google has released an extension for its own Chrome browser the purpose, which means if you are using another browser you cannot use this feature. Called the Application Launcher for Drive, the extension is available from the Chrome Web Store.

Some caveats exist however. The Application Launcher for Drive extension is only available for the company’s own Chrome browser. Users also need to have the latest version (v1.18) of the Google Drive client installed on their Mac or Windows machine.

Additionally, user also have to

be using the new Google Drive for Web-interface that was rolled out as an option in July, and replaced the ‘Classic Google Drive’ look and interface. The company is pointing users to a support page to be able to check which version they are on.

To use the feature, users can right-click on the file in Google Drive, and then select their pre-ferred app from a list of compatible desktop applications installed on the their machine. After making the requisite edits, Google says us-ers will be able “save back changes to Drive which will sync across all [the user’s] devices and other col-laborators.”

The company notes the Appli-cation Launcher for Drive exten-sion will be rolling out over the next few days, implying it may not yet be available on the Chrome Web Store across all regions.

Amazon tries

out taxi deliveries in California cities, WSJ

reports

Amazon.com Inc is testing deliveries via taxis in San Francisco and Los An-

geles, as the Internet retailer ex-plores alternative modes of deliv-ery to speed up shipments while restraining cost.

Amazon is using the taxi-hailing mobile app, Flywheel, to ship parcels via licensed cabs, studying the feasibility of using taxi fleets more broadly as a de-livery avenue, the Journal cited people familiar with the matter as saying.

The e-commerce company, stung by shipping delays last Christmas blamed on services such as UPS and Fedex , has been exploring various options from regional couriers to its own deliv-ery vehicles.

In its latest test, Amazon summoned cabs through Fly-wheel to distribution centers, from where they picked up as many as 10 packages bound for the same location at about $5 per package, the Journal reported.

The deliveries usually took place early in the morning, when taxi traffic was low and the com-petition unlikely to notice, the pa-per cited the people as saying.

Dropbox Finally Announces Apps

for Windows Phone and

Windows Tablets

Alongside the surprise move of Microsoft col-laborating with Dropbox

for Office integration, the cloud storage company on Tuesday an-nounced that it would finally be releasing apps for Windows Phone and Windows (RT) tablets soon, something that was glar-ingly missing from the platforms.

The firm however did not mention the exact date as to when it will launch the Dropbox app for Windows Phone and Windows tablet users. “We’ll also be releas-ing a Dropbox app for Windows Phone and Windows tablet users in the coming months,” stated the firm on its blog post.

Until Dropbox launches its official app on Windows Store and Windows Phone Store, users would have continue to make use of third-party apps like CloudSix for Dropbox to access their Drop-box accounts.

WhatsApp Announces ‘Free Lifetime Subscription’ for Indians

WhatsApp now tells you

when your messages are read

WhatsApp, that showed double check marks if a sent message had been

received, now turns those check marks blue if the message has been read.

WhatsApp’s FAQ section explains that the feature will be implemented in group chat and broadcast messages as well. The two checkmarks will turn blue after every participant within the group has read the message. This feature has been pushed over-the-air to both iOS and Android versions of the app and is not part of any update

Google Calendar

for Android updated with new features

Google has announced revamped Calendar app for Android, making

scheduling and planning more efficient. The update also brings a Material Design to Gmail. The new Google Calendar is already available for Android 5.0 devices and will be rolled out to devices with Android 4.1 or higher in the coming weeks.

The new Google Calendar is smarter and automates lot of things from your e-mail. For example, every time you receive confirmation emails for flights or hotel reservations, they turn into calendar events automatically. The app also keeps a track of flight numbers and check-in times, and automatically

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Hangout

Now, paan lovers in Guwaha-ti have a first-ever, one of a kind destination where one

can explore different varieties and flavors in paan. ‘Green Leaves’, es-tablished on September 7th, 2014, situated in Machkhowa was started with the initiative of coming up with something different in the world of paan.

After experimenting with many different varieties, Green Leaves has come up with a large number of fla-vors to be offered to the paan lovers of the city. On a daily basis, this one of a kind outlet serves a variety of fla-vors to an average of sixty to seventy customers.

“Even though the shop is new, we are getting very good response from our customers and are looking forward to attract more paan enthu-siasts,” said the owner Ajay Murarka.

Apart from the commonly con-sumed flavors, one of the most inter-esting ones offered by Green Leaves

Undoubtedly, foodies should not be concerned when ‘Food.com’ is just around

to browse through. Situated in Jayanagar in Six Mile with an exclu-sive range of delicacies being served at reasonable prices, the place is the latest entrant into the restaurant map of the city.

The newly launched food junc-tion offers a versatile range of Indi-an and Chinese cuisine along with a blend of exclusive mocktails.

In a bid to provide foodies with a perfect blend of a mesmerising ambi-ence and soothing music, Food.Com stands out with a difference. Despite being located in a flooded corridor with the influx of mushrooming business establishments, the newly opened joint is trying to make its ini-tiatives clear.

Co-owned by schoolmates Kas-turi Dutta Chaudhary, S.B. Chaud-hary, Raj Lakshmi Bhuyan and S.B. Singh, the food joint was started re-cently on the 30th of October, 2014. Inspired by their travel experiences all around the country, the restaurant is an ideal place to hang out along with friends and family.

“We try to provide a calm and soothing environment for friends and families to have a good time while enjoying their food”, said Kas-turi Dutta Chaudhary.

Food.comAmbience Food Service: Self

BROWSING THROUGH

The joint has also come up with a unique concept of ‘economy combo’ that is offered in different cuisines. “The economy combo is introduced with the general idea of providing quality food at minimal rates and is specially concentrated towards the office going population of the city”, says Kasturi.

If quality food and good ambi-ence is what we ask for, then Food.com is the place to be.

PAAN LOVERS, REJOICE!

is the Ulcer paan, which consist of ingredients which help in the healing of Ulcer. “Ulcer paan consist of the usual ingredients but are applied in a certain ratio which is very helpful in the healing of ulcer,” said Murarka.

Green Leaves offers around eigh-teen different types of paan, of which the Ice Paan, Green Leaves special, Chocolate paan and Ferrero Rochers paan are the their most specialised flavors to be offered to the consum-ers.

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G-Talk

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

The public transportation sys-tem of the lone city of Assam, Guwahati has become a matter

of prime concern. Before discussing about the problems faced by it and the steps to be taken for its development, we must go back to the fifth decade of the last century to apprise ourselves with the realities of inception of the system in the city.

The City Bus Service in Guwahati was first introduced towards the lat-ter part of August, 1950 by dint of the far-sightedness of Late Subha Chandra Baruah of Guwahati. The first City Bus, named ‘Navayug’ and bearing Registra-tion No. ASK 1475, plied between He-dayetpur and Bharalumukh. Its route originated at Hedayetpur (present Laxmi Service Station) and moving through M.C. Road, Uzanbazar, Car-zon Hail, Panbazar, Kamarpatty, Fancy Bazar Jail, Machkhowa and ended at- Bharalumukh. At that time the popula-tion of Guwahati was officially less than one lakh but unofficially it was more than that. The cost of petrol was Rs. 3.25 per gallon.

After the service of this only city bus for about 5 to 6 months, a few en-thusiastic people of the locality came forward with their own buses to con-tribute to the public transportation sys-tem of Guwahati. As far as I remember, Niyamat Ali and Rajen Choudhury were amongst them. Gradually, the number of buses increased up to 30 and the route was extended from Sil-pukhuri to Pandu.

Subsequently an organisation named Gauhati Transport Association was formed and necessary rules and regulations were framed for manage-ment of the City Bus Service system in a well-disciplined and smooth way. Re-ceiving good response from the public, the system marched forward and was able to provide jobs to a good number

POSSIBILITIES AND EXPECTATIONS OF A SUITABLE TRANSpORTATION SYSTEM

IN GUWAHATI - dHiren BaruaH, SGBG

of local people. It earned good profit for the bus owners too.

As time went on, the enormous rise in the population of the city com-pelled the City Bus Service to expand to a great extent and the system lost its smooth and public good characters. On

the other hand, the State Govt. did not have any definite policy and planning to control the public transportation system. The Govt. directives depended mostly on the will and motive of the of-ficers concerned. As a result, the com-mon people could not avail the proper benefit of this system.

The situation has worsened day by day and today it appears that the City Bus Service in Guwahati is working not for the benefit of the public but for the benefit of the bus-owners only. This is because of the fact that the City Bus Service, presently running in the City, is managed by a number of different associations and units and there is lack of co-ordination and understanding amongst these organisations that are formed for working towards the cause of public interest.

Today, there are organisations like the Greater Guwahati United Mo-tor Transport Association, Guwahati

Minibus Owners’ Association, Guwa-hati Transport Association, Assam State Transport Corporation, Deluxe Bus Association and others, each hav-ing different policies and regulations. Therefore, without blaming anyone, I am of the opinion that all the City Buses plying in the different routes of the city should be brought under the purview and management of an effi-cient authority so as to attain a stable and disciplined structure of the trans-port system for the much awaited relief of the common citizen.

It has been observed that the for-mer Transport Minister of Assam Mr. Anjan Dutta, who was an enthusiastic and energetic person, took some bold and suitable steps to reform and de-velop the transportation system of the whole of Assam. For Guwahati City too, such type of well-thought and well-planned actions should urgently be taken to relieve the common people off the chaotic situation of the transporta-tion services of the City.

With the mushroom growth in population, the geographical area of the city is increasing rapidly. So, it is high time for State Government to formu-late and implement positive plans and programmes for smooth management of the transportation system in the city. In this context the following sugges-tions are put forward for due consid-eration of the authorities concerned. The Circular Railway Plan surrounding Guwahati City, adopted a few years ago during the tenure of Mr. Ganguli, the Chairman of Railway Board, may now be considered for implementation. This circular railway may run from Kalapa-har to Byrnihat through Fatasil Ambari and Garchuk and then to Assam State Transport Corporation Office at Paltan Bazar through Panjabari and Sankardev Kalakhetra via G.S. Road.

Another circular route may be con-sidered from Jalukbari to Kalakshetra by the side of the National Highway to facilitate the people in the outskirts of

the city. An electric monorail may also be considered from Paltanbazar to By-rnihat via the G.S. Road.

Today we need a City Bus terminus and suggest that the most suitable site at present would be the Railway Goods yards at Bamunimaidam. The yards should be shifted to Sangsari.

It is said, “Rome was not built in a day”. We should not erect all these de-velopmental programmes to be com-pleted within a short span. It may take five years, ten years or even more. But a distinct term-plan should be under-taken and should be started with posi-tive attitude without any further delay.

Save Guwahati Build Guwahati submitted a memorandum on these matters to the Government of Assam a long time back. We, on behalf of SGBG, appeal to the Government to consider the matters once again on the basis of our memorandum.

Many State Governments of India including Delhi have now adopted new plans for their overall development. Let our Government also take up some suitable plans for development and remedy of social problems, especially the transportation problem.

The example of BEST of Mum-bai City may be cited in this context. Established in 1946, BEST has now emerged as the most successful organ-isation managing the whole transport system of Mumbai. At present, 43,000 buses serve the city under BEST. There is no road in Mumbai which is not touched by BEST. The organisa-tion has 27000 employees and it has not incurred any financial loss since its inception. The General Manager of BEST is changed after every three years and the appointment is made on the basis of efficiency of the candidate only. We also shall be able to adopt such a system if the public and the Government think positively for the greater interest of the mass. The result of such deep and positive thoughts shall always be good.

“It may take five years, ten years

or even more. But a distinct term-plan should be

undertaken and should be started

with positive attitude without any further

delay”

Dear Editor,I’m a resident of the Borbari area and would like to inform you about the poor road condition of the city. It is a serious matter of concern but not being paid enough

attention by the Government. No measures are being taken by the concerned authorities to repair the damaged roads. At the same time, when the district administration is taking the initiative to put up new signboards in the city to help the tourist, the other poor  infrastructure of the city has been overlooked by the government. The Public Works Department (PWD) is not taking up any measures to maintain and repair the damaged roads in the city. A stretch of almost 6 kilometre of road from Narengi to Sixmile (VIP road) is in a miserable state with full of potholes. The commuters face a lot of problems everyday and even road accidents occurs due to this. The government says that it has asked the GMC to repair the city roads but I have not seen any such interest shown by the GMC.

GunaJit kaLita(GANESHGuri)

Sir,Diwali got over last month but still the city buildings are decorated with the attractive lights. The tradition of lightning up the households on Diwali has now turned into an

opportunity for many to flaunt their status in the society. The big and small city malls, even the private buildings in the city start putting up decorative lights ahead of Diwali, which goes on till the New Year. This is a waste of electricity in large amounts. I don’t understand why the educated people of the city still don’t realise it. While on one side we complain to the government for the scarcity of electricity, on the other side we waste huge amounts of electricity during the festive seasons for unnecessary reasons. I feel the district administration should take a firm step towards this issue and if possible should give a notice to the masses to make proper and necessary use of electricity during the festive seasons.

raHuL BaruaH(HENGrABAri, BorBAri)

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Solution (Last Issue)

YOUR WEEKLY DOSE OF TIMEPASS HOROSCOPE

If it weren’t for Mercury in Libra helping you maintain your equilibrium, you might find the week ahead rather unsettling. You seem determined to suc-ceed at an important career goal, so much so that you might be willing to step on another’s toes to get there. Although playful romantic opportunities show up, you may prefer being with a love interest with a slightly wicked sense of humor. Thursday’s Taurus Full Moon might test your loyalty to a person or organization.

An important relationship may reach a critical phase, especially midweek. Feelings could come to a head and could be rather intense. If you’re going out on a date, it could be a very memorable event as passions develop quickly. However, if you get involved in a spat this week, back down. There’s a chance that a full-blown argument could spoil your relationship. The weekend brings a more relaxed and easygoing atmosphere that’s perfect for entertaining at home.

With a full house in your lifestyle sector, it’s time to make one or two major changes. However, you’ll likely be left in no doubt about which issue to concentrate on first, as this week’s alignment brings it right out into the open. You may feel as though the rug is being pulled out from under your feet, but it’s at times like these when deep-seated transformation can occur. Regarding finances, if you’re looking for a loan, be sure to deal with the right people.

Whatever your relationship status, interactions can be all-consuming. You may be overwhelmed by the strength of others’ feelings - as well as your own. A Full Moon in your social zone might intensify a romance that’s already smoldering with passion. Temptation along with desire for forbidden fruit may test your loyalty, but only your conscience can decide what’s right or wrong for you. Meanwhile, shopping or cooking might temporarily ease any angst.

Although you may be feeling upbeat, family life could be a different kettle of fish altogether. A work or lifestyle matter might have you on tenterhooks. You may appreciate the company of a good friend who can give you a fresh perspective on what’s happening - and perhaps some advice. When it comes down to it, your best approach may be to wade in and deal with whatever comes up, which will likely be around the Full Moon on Thursday. Then you can relax knowing you’ve done your best.

You may want to pace yourself, as your thought processes and overall focus could be fairly intense. If you’re researching a subject or hoping to solve a mystery, you may find it hard to tear yourself away, especially as it seems you’re about to make some exciting discoveries. It’s also possible that a romance could grow more passionate as you and another enjoy the process of getting to know each other. By the weekend you might need a break from the burning emotions.

You could get the shopping bug, particularly if you’re eager to upgrade your home or do some remodeling. With a focus on recycling, this could be a week in which you sell or give away items you no longer need. Whatever your situa-tion, the careful handling of resources may enter the equation. One time when you could be tempted to splurge is around the Full Moon on Thursday, when anything goes. If you’re hitting the shops, give yourself a strict dollar limit!

You’ll be completely in your element this week with a major planetary lineup in your sign greatly enhancing your magnetism and willpower. Along with this, the cosmos conspires to bring even more passion and intensity to the days ahead with a Full Moon on Thursday adding a touch of drama to key relationships. You may say something you don’t intend, so it helps to tread carefully. Mercury’s presence in your sign on Saturday enables you to take better note of your instincts.

Aries

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Taurus

Virgo

Capricorn

Gemini

Libra

Aquarius

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JUST FOR LAUGHS

You may be more introspective than usual in the week ahead, causing you to spend more time reflecting or mulling things over. A major focus on your spiritual sector hints that you may be preoccupied with certain issues and your reaction to them. Try to avoid a tendency to dwell too much on topics that you can’t as yet do anything about. Putting your attention on those areas that you can change will enable you to channel your thinking along more positive and successful lines.

Your social life seems to be at the top of your agenda, bringing a chance to mix with folks with whom you can deal. Go easy when making a deeper connection with certain people, especially if there’s a romantic involvement, as there could be a hidden agenda at work here. The Full Moon on Thursday can enhance the sensuality and passion in a relationship that you’re just beginning to enjoy. Just don’t do anything you might regret later by giving in to impulses.

There’s a very strong accent on career this week, which may lead you to ponder and think deeply about the direction you’re going and your priorities. It’s also time to be honest with yourself about what works and what doesn’t. You might find that you’ve been focusing on a goal that you feel you can’t give up because you’ve invested so much in it. Take it easy on Thursday, the time of the Full Moon, as it would be unwise to make any impulsive moves.

The idea of transforming your life so that it opens up new horizons for you could seem very appealing. You’ll likely find that you desire to make far-reaching changes. These could include sweeping reforms of some of the plans you’ve been nurturing for a while. Though you might feel as though you have a blank canvas, something that really fires up your enthusiasm may well come along to replace it sooner than you think. If possible, avoid getting into a spat around Thursday’s Full Moon.

There once was a “smart guy,” a “not that smart

guy,” and an all round “not smart at all guy.” They were

going to cross the Sahara Desert. The “smart guy”

says, “meet here in an hour with something useful to

cross the desert with!” Lat-er on an hour passes. The

“smart guy” says I brought some ice packs to keep our

heads cool, the “not so smart guy” says I brought a pail of water to keep us hydrated. The “not smart

at all guy” says, “I brought a car door so I can roll the window down when it gets

hot!”

Banta’s son: Dad there is some one at the door to collect donations for a

swimming pool.Banta: Give him a glass of

water.

Fun

Ingredients

1. 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves

2. 1/4 teaspoon salt3. 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper4. 6 slices Swiss cheese5. 4 slices cooked ham6. 1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs

Directions

Chicken Cordon Bleu

1. Preheat oven to 350 de-grees F (175 degrees C). Coat a 7x11 inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.

2. Pound chicken breasts to 1/4 inch thickness.

3. Sprinkle each piece of chicken on both sides

with salt and pepper. Place 1 cheese slice and 1 ham slice on top of each breast. Roll up each breast, and secure with a toothpick. Place in baking dish, and sprinkle chicken evenly with bread crumbs.

4. Bake for 30 to 35 min-

utes, or until chicken is no longer pink. Remove from oven, and place 1/2 cheese slice on top of each breast. Return to oven for 3 to 5 minutes, or until cheese has melted. Remove toothpicks, and serve immediately.

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Catching Up

Selena Gomez Cries Over Justin Bieber In ‘Heart Wants What It Wants’

Selena Gomez is crying and laying it all out on the line about her ex Justin Bieber in the music video for her new song, ‘The Heart Wants What

It Wants’. Prepare yourselves, Selenators, because her song will leave you with tears in your eyes!

We know Selena has matured a lot this year, and it really comes across in her new song! The lyrics to “The Heart Wants What It Wants” have a much edg-ier and darker feel. We’re loving it!

“I felt like I know him though and I know his heart and I know what he wouldn’t do to hurt me, but I didn’t realize that feeling so confident, feeling so great about myself, and then it just be completely shattered by one thing, by something so stupid…” Selena’s teary voice-over said.

This has to be about Justin, right? It might as well have had his name in the title!

Selena’s new song is such a tear-jerker. The first 30 seconds will have you getting your emotions in check. Selena is really putting everything out there in her new music.

However, she gets mighty close to a new guy in the video. It’s so sexy! We’ve never seen Selena like this before!

Natalie Dormer in no hurry to get married

Game of Thrones star Natalie Dormer says she is in no hurry to get hitched.

The actress, who graces the cover of Flare mag-azine, says the pull of marriage is not as strong in actresses because they are used to being at the centre of attention.

“It’s such a thing, right? So many little girls dream about their wedding day, but with actresses, sometimes it’s the inverse, because we get to be the centre of attention, looked up and down, dressed up for premieres all the time. The pull isn’t quite as great,” she said.

Dormer is often seen playing femme fatale and the actress feels it gives her a chance to explore three-dimen-sional roles.

Channing Tatum experimented with drugs during stripper days

Channing Tatum has recently admit-ted that he had experimented with drugs during his stripper days.

The 34-year-old actor insisted that he was never a junkie but was just “experi-menting” with the drugs back in his strip-

Meet the filmmaker who will be eaten alive by anaconda on TV show

A wildlife filmmaker will re-portedly be eaten alive by an anaconda for a TV show

called ‘ Eaten Alive.’It has been mentioned on the

promotional page for the pro-gramme that Paul Rosolie will enter the belly of a gigantic snake in order to test out a custom-made “snake-proof suit,” the Daily Express re-ported.

However, while exact details surrounding the daring stunt are yet to be revealed, the show has al-ready received mixed responses on Twitter.

The 30-year-old took to twitter account and posted a reassuring message that he would not hurt a living thing, but urged people to watch the show.

Discovery has yet to address any speculation surrounding the show, and neither their Facebook or Twitter page have made any refer-ence to the upcoming show.

However, Rosolie has been tweeting about the bizarre pro-gramme, including posting vari-ous videos, which have since been branded as “private” or “no longer available” in the UK.

Smartphones killing intimacy in relationships

Heavy smartphone use dur-ing midnight hours is de-stroying intimacy in re-

lationships, leading to break-ups, cheating and divorce, says a study.

As the quality of our physical connections gets diluted, people expect less and forget what real ro-mance is, it added.

Researchers from the Ox-ford University in Britain studied 24,000 married European couples.

They found a direct link be-tween use of social networking sites and marital satisfaction.

“The more couples read about others’ exciting lives on social me-dia, the more likely they were to view their own with disappoint-ment and disdain,” the authors noted.

In a separate study, research-ers from the University of Missouri in the US interviewed hundreds of Facebook users aged between 18 and 82.

They found as the use of social media increased with the help of smartphones past midnight, actual intimacy suffered.

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per days, which he started at the age of 19, New York Post reported.

The ‘Magic Mike’ star never tried “the big ones- crack or heroin,” but did use co-caine later on maybe a couple times, he further added.