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Special
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Citizen falls
prey to
4g tower
fraud
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HOW
QUAKE
PROOF IS
GUWAHATI ?
Amit
Shah’s
visit
ignites
protest
vows to
implement
fare meter
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rickshawS 03
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LACKS
READING
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SOCIETY
DTO
POLITICKING
Installation of telecom towers is seemingly a lucrative business - both for the people erecting them and
also for the people leasing out their lands for the erection of these towers as it becomes a regular source
of income. The arrival of 4G has given birth to a new fraud system that fools land owners into parting
with huge amounts of security money in return for a tower to be installed in their property. Interestingly
a few citizens have already fallen prey to this deception.
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G PLUS MAY 02 - MAY 08, 2015
Leas Story
Citizen falls prey to
4g tower fraud
Rahul Chanda
I
t is a common sight in Guwhati
to see owners of a plot of land or
a building to allow telecom companies install telecom towers on their
property for which they get monthly
rentals and it becomes a source of income. Reliance Jio is expected to set
up a pan India telecom infrastructure
to provide fourth generation 4G LTE
TDD high speed wireless internet
and mobile communication services
which may be launched by June 2015.
The company is in the process of setting up the 4G LTE infrastructure
which will also be an enabler for a
portfolio of rich multi-media digital
services including education, healthcare, entertainment, payment and
cloud services for millions of individuals, homes and businesses across the
country. The service will also come to
Guwahati and Assam for which the
company is expected to install towers
at various places of the state. But, G
Plus during its investigation discovered that some gangs have started
cheating people of huge amount of
money in the name of security fees
for installing towers on their land or
building.
Luring the owners
According to Kedar Nath, a resident of Jyotikuchi area, a woman
named Pooja Meheta has been calling him from Kollkata (Pooja’s number – 9831162058) since last two
months to register himself with their
company which will help him earn a
huge amount of money every month.
Kedar said, “A female named
Pooja Meheta called me and said
that she is working as senior manager with Reliance and they have
surveyed and identified my plot of
land at Jyotikuchi as an appropriate spot for installing a Reliance 4G
tower for which I will get a rent of
`40,000 every month. The money
for one year will be paid in advance
but for doing so, I will have to pay a
security amount of `54,000 to them.”
He further said that Pooja told him
that they are based in Kolkata and
their head offices are in Mumbai and
as they have not opened any office in
Guwahati till date, Kedar Nath will
have to send the money by a cheque
in the name of BAJ to a Kolkata based
address (Ms Pooja Meheta, Sr Manager, Reliance IC, Cimsys Tower, 1st
floor, Y-13, EP Block, Opposite South
City Pinnacle Building, Sector 5, Salt
Lake City, Kolkata -700091).
Nath said that he was lured by
the deal but wanted to meet the
company officials first before going
for any kind of deal. He asked her to
send someone from Reliance to his
place after which he will think about
the deal. Pooja gave him the number
of one Rubul Burman (9007303839)
who, according to her, takes care of
all the work happening in Assam. Interestingly, after a while Rubul called
up Kedar Nath from the same number and said that he is in Jorhat now
as the installation work of towers is
going on in Jorhat and after few days
it will start in Guwahati.
The victim
Nath discussed the matter with
some of his close friends and discovered that one of his close friend
Sitaram Sharma had provided Nath’s
phone number to Pooja as a reference
of a land owner in Guwahati. Then,
Kedar Nath and Sitaram Sharma
came to G Plus and narrated their
story.
Sitaram Sharma said, “I received
a similar call from Pooja Meheta
around eight months back and was
lured by the deal where I would
be getting `40,000 per month as a
rental once they install a 4G tower on
my plot of land at Govind Nagar in
Lal Ganesh area of Guwahati. Pooja
said that many owners back off after
the paper works are done and therefore, they need to pay a security of `
54,000. I paid the amount through
check and after few days I was again
asked to make a payment of `30,000
which I did. Since last five months
they have been postponing the date
of installing the tower on my land as
every time I ask them over the phone,
they tell me that it is taking some
time because of technical requirements.” He further added that the
“I received a similar call from Pooja Meheta around
eight months back and was lured by the deal were I
would be getting `40,000 per month as a rental once
they install a 4G tower on my plot of land at Govind
Nagar in Lal Ganesh area of Guwahati. Pooja said
that many owners back off after the paper works
are done and therefore, they need to pay a security
of `54,000. I paid the amount through check and
after few days I was again asked to make a payment
of `30,000 which I did. Since last five months they
have been postponing the date of installing the tower
on my land as every time I ask them over the phone,
they tell me that it is taking some time because of
technical requirements.”
last date given to him for installing
the tower on his land was 14th March
2015, and although he has been trying their number, they do not receive
his calls. Very recently Pooja called
him and told him to wait for 15 more
days and the tower will be installed.
The investigation
A team of G Plus called both
the numbers and enquired about the
company. Pooja Meheta said that they
do not have any office in Guwahati
and the survey of the land is being
done through satellite, whereas Rubul
Burman told G Plus that they have an
office at Ulubari and when the address was asked Rubul disconnected
the call and did not receive any more
calls made to him by G Plus.
G Plus then visited the office of
Reliance Jio at Lachit Nagar to extract the truth. An official of Reliance Jio Infocom Limited said, “We
do not have any team in Kolkata to
call up people in Assam. These kind
of activity is totally fraudulent and
we are nowhere related to such incidents. We have a dedicated team in
Guwahati which makes physical visits to the selected lands and talks to
the owners. All the expenses are also
taken care by our company and we do
not take any security money from the
owners of the land or building where
we erect the 4G towers.”
The official further said that the
public should not pay any security to
anyone for installing towers as it is
totally the company’s responsibility
to install tower, make legal agreement
with the owners and also provide
rents per month with a proper negotiation. The official said that once a
site is selected, the Reliance Jio team
physically visits the sight and talks to
the owner. The rent is then negotiated
and once settled, the legal agreement
is made and the expense for the legal
agreement is also paid by the company itself. The official said. “I request the public not to be duped by
anyone for towers and not to pay any
money as security or bribe for getting
the towers installed in their land or
building.”
Sitaram is planning to file a case
with the police against Pooja and Kedar has decided that he will not pay
to anyone for towers, but how many
people like Sitaram made payments
to Pooja Meheta and will they ever
get their money back?
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G PLUS MAY 02 - MAY 08, 2015
DIStrict transport officer
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In The News
vows to implement
fare meter for auto rickshawS
Juthika Baruah
A
uto-rickshaws have always
been a matter of contention
among the city denizens, creating furoe amongst the citizens with
their stubborn behaviour and exhorbitant fare has compelled the public
to go for other options rather than
hire an auto for travelling.
Repeated complaints from the
public, senior citizens and tourists
compelled the District Transport Office, Kamrup (M) to organize a meeting under the chairmanship of DTO
(Registration & Licensing) Gautam
Das as per the direction of the Assistant Deputy Commissioner of Regional Transport Authority M. Angamuthu as to why the auto-rickshaw
association has not asked the auto
drivers to use fare meter for smooth
implementation of auto service for
the people.
The DTO organized the meeting
with the Auto-Rickshaw Owners’ Association Coordination Committee,
Legal Metrology, Transport Department, District Administration, Police
department to start the auto-rickshaw
service in a free and fair means. “The
auto service in the city is a very old
service but it seems that public dislike
the auto service because of their bad
behaviour with the commuters and
increase of fare to unexpected levels.
The Gauhati High Court, in a recent
verdict, said that the auto-rickshaws
should install fare meter immediately
and that the auto-rickshaw owners’
association coordination committee
should implement the government
rate i.e. Rs. 30 for the first 2km against
the meter reading of Rs 10 and Rs. 3
for subsequent 200 meter or part i.e.
Rs. 15 for subsequent 1km. The waiting charge should be Rs. 3 for every 5
minutes i.e. Rs 36 for every one hour.
The fare in night time i.e. from 10 pm
to 5 am will increase 50 per cent than
the normal fare,” said Das.
Assistant
Commissioner
of
Transport, Gunadhar Das said that
the transport department wants to
solve the problem of the auto-rickshaws and said that the colour scheme
for the autos will be implemented. He
said that commuters often complain
about the manners and behaviours of
the auto drivers.
DTO (Enforcement) Munin
Das said that in Greater Guwahati,
the auto service is the oldest and although there were no trekker or cab
service, there were no fare problems
either. But now-a-days, the fare has
been increased to such a level that
public refuse to take auto service.
During 2014-15, the Transport de-
partment collected a fine of Rs. 15
lakhs from the autos from not having fitness certificates, pollution certificates, besides, seizing many autos.
There are almost 9,000 autos in Kamrup (M).
On the other hand, the AutoRickshaw Owners’ Association Coordination Committee alleged that the
government has fixed the rate at Rs 10
per km in 2002 and for ten years the
rate has not been increased, although
the price of petrol is increasing. “In
2012, the rate has been increased by
Rs.2 only and there is only one service
centre in the city at Silpukhuri where
the spare parts are also not available,”
said Pabitra Kumar Baishya, Working
Secretary of the Coordination Committee while speaking to G Plus.
Earlier, the Advisory Committee has given recommendations that
the government may refix the fare
as per the costing formula already
submitted by the Commissioner of
Transport while the auto-rickshaw
association demanded that the fare
should be fixed at Rs 50 for first 2km
and Rs 4 for additional 200 meter.
But DTO Gautam Das countered saying that earlier the price of petrol was
Rs 76 when the rate was Rs. 30 for 2
km but now since the price of petrol
has decreased, the rate should also be
nominal.
Baishya also stated that if the government would not fulfil the demand
of the auto-rickshaw association, they
will go for democratic protest.
The meeting held on 29th April,
2015 formed an Inspecting Team for
auto-rickshaws comprising of Legal
Metrology, Transport Department,
District Administration, Police Department, Auto-Rickshaw Owners’
Association Coordination Committee and Bajaj Company which will
inspect whether the auto-rickshaws
have installed fare meters, the government fixed rate, the problems of
the auto-rickshaws, whether it has
the fitness certificate, pollution control certificate etc.
DTO (Registration & Licensing)
Gautam Das also informed that there
are 18 numbers of service centres and
that they want to make the service
better.
On the other hand, DTO Kamal
Das said that the auto drivers want
to maximise their earnings at one
go during the day, even though they
spend the whole day sitting idle but
even then they won’t ride their autos
at a nominal rate which is beneficial
for them. If they follow the government rules and norms than they can
earn more but it is due to their stubborn behaviour that they are losing
their source of livelihood.
A commuter, Rita Das said, “One
have to think twice before hiring
an auto-rickshaw as they charge so
much that it becomes difficult for a
middle class family to afford riding
in one. If they would only charge the
nominal fare, people won’t think before hiring an auto. If anyone can call
for a cab, then they can also take an
auto at the same price but the autodrivers’ behaviour and exhorbitant
charge tends to encourage people to
go for other options.”
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Speaker Gogoi saYS extreme regionalism has affected the state
G PLUS NEWS
A
ssam Legislative Assembly
speaker Pranab Kumar
Gogoi has said that at present many in the state do not like
to identify themselves as Assamese. Taking part in an event in
Guwahati Press Club on Wednesday, the veteran Congressman said
that extreme regionalism has hampered the unity and integration of
the state.
“It’s very unfortunate that
some people in the state do not
like to identify themselves as Assa-
mese any more. This is because their
sentiments have been hurt for a long
time. I think extreme regionalism has
hampered a lot in this regard,” Gogoi
told reporters.
Gogoi shared his experience after he recently met representatives of
several indigenous and minority organizations including students’ bodies to bring out a definition of Assamese people.
“I told them that if we stick to
this, all of us will sink in sea. So, it’s
time we should stay united for the
growth of the state and its people.
To better the economic status of the
state is very important,” said Gogoi.
On the issue of updating
the National Register of Citizens
(NRC), he said that the 1951 records
are intact and these are uploaded
in the NRC website. Besides a few
areas in Sivasagar district, Dima
Hasao and in others, all the record
of NRC 1951 is intact. It should not
be a problem and no one should create any controversy, he said.
Born in Sivasagar, Gogoi was
involved with the Youth Congress
since his early days. He was first
elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly in 2001 and continued his
winning spree in 2006 and 2011 Assembly polls.
A law graduate, Gogoi was also
president of the Sivasagar Bar Association (1998-2002). His hobbies
include listening to classical music
as well Assamese songs and he has a
special interest in gardening.
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G PLUS MAY 02 - MAY 08, 2015
In The News
Zen Driving
Simulator
to be used
Mock
drill on
earthquake
conducted
at Assam
Secretariat
A
for testing driving skills of new drivers
Juthika Baruah
Number of
Registration in
DTO in the last
three months
January, 2015
Learning
License
Applied
362
Pass
309
Driving
License
Applied
279
Pass
254
February, 2015
Learning
License
Applied
520 Pass 443
Driving
License
Applied
411
Pass
372
Pass
472
March, 2015
F
or the hopefuls planning to
apply for a driving license, will
now have to undergo no less
than an acid test on the Zen Driving
Simulator installed at District
Transport Authority, Kamrup Metro
failing which they will not be issued
the license.
Speaking to G Plus, Motor
Vehicle Inspector of District
Transport Office (DTO) Rafiqul
Islam said, “When a person is issued
a learning license, they are given
a period of six months to learn
driving before becoming eligible
for getting the driving license after
qualifying a test drive. But now the
people will be tested on the driving
simulator which is a computerised
duplicate car but gives the feeling of
a real car while driving.”
Islam said that the simulator
have the features of hill drive, rainy
weather drive, highway drive, snow
drive, city driving etc. The person
will have to qualify in all the drives
and the system will automatically
declare whether the person passed
or failed in the test. If the person
failed the test, he will not be issued
the driving license.
The Zen Driving Simulator
will help the authority identify the
qualified person to be issued driving
license as it an important document to
be carried while driving.
On the other hand, the DTO has
also started an operation to check the
pollution emmision levels of vehicles
in the city and in a single day, it has
found that 140 cars do not have
Learning
License
Applied
567
Driving
License
Applied
302 Pass 283
The simulator have the
features of hill drive,
rainy weather drive,
highway drive, snow
drive, city driving etc.
The person will have
to qualify in all the
drives and the system
will automatically
declare whether the
person passed or
failed in the test.
pollution-under-control
certificate
and the DTO issued the certificates to
the vehicles. The drive will continue
and the transport authority will
inspect all the vehicles to determine
whether the owner have been issued
the pollution certificate or not.
The
pollution-under-control
certificate is mandatory for all
categories of motor vehicles according
to Rule 115 of the Central Motor
Vehicle Rules, 1989. Earlier, the
transport authority had made it
mandatory for owners of all motor
vehicles that are a year old from the
date of registration to carry pollutionunder-control certificate from a
registered pollution testing centre.
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joint mock drill on earthquake was conducted on
the premises of the Assam
Secretariat on Tuesday, April 28th.
With an objective of mock evacuation exercise, the drill was initiated in order to generate awareness
among the public in the wake of a
disaster.
A task force consisting of
NDRF, SDRF, fire and emergency services and Civil Defense
took part in the mock drill under
the supervision of ASDMA. The
NDRF rescuers during the exercise displayed various extrication
methods like rope rescue, high
rise rescue and victim stabilisation.
In a statement, the Commandant of the 1st Bn NDRF said,
“Earthquake is an unpredictable natural calamity which might
cause immense loss of life and
property. The recent mega earthquake in Nepal is a living example
of this and quick response is the
only remedy which can minimise
the casualty and maximise survival of victims.”
Mock drills provide a suitable platform for organisation
and rapid employment of rescuers
to mitigate any kind of disaster,
he said. “Such exercises should
be conducted frequently in every
district of the northeastern region
that falls under high seismic zone
of earthquake,” he added.
Around 1,500 people consisting of members of district authorities, volunteers, NGOs and local
public participated in the joint
mock drill.
First
Ever Lady
Functional
Director
appointed
in OIL
R
upshikha Saikia Borah,
also the winner of ‘Best
CA Professional Woman
Achiever Award’ by the Institute
of Chartered Accountants of India and with 27 years of experience in diverse fields of financial
management, audit and strategic
planning, has been recommended
by the Public Enterprise Selection
Board (PESB) as the new CMD
of the Oil India Limited and is to
take charge of her new responsibilities on July 1st, 2015. She is
also a post-graduate in commerce
from the Delhi School of Economics.
G PLUS MAY 02 - MAY 08, 2015
5
City
GMDA to UNDERtake
Developmental
Projects
Juthika Baruah
I
for Vibrant Guwahati
n order to make the city smart
and modern and to make it a flood
free city from 2016, the Guwahati
Metropolitan
Development
Authority (GMDA) has taken up
various developmental plans for a
vibrant Guwahati.
Chairman of GMDA, Dhiren
Baruah, while speaking to G Plus
said that the Government should
come forward with an open mind
to cooperate with the department to
fulfil projects for the betterment of
the citizens.
“The Government should realize
the reality and not intervene in the
work taken up by GMDA as the
department is the sole authority to
take decisions for a developed city.
It was since 1947, that I am fighting
for the development of the city and
therefore, I am determined to make
the city smart and modern,” said
Baruah.
The Chairman said that the
department is not getting adequate
fund to complete the projects and
requested the government to release
more funds to implement the
projects. He also said that the works
and projects which should have been
done 14-15 years back are being taken
up today.
“We have also asked the
government
departments
not
to take any step without the
permission of GMDA. As per the
provision of GMDA’s Act 1985,
all state government departments
without exception and also Central
Government department, PSUs, semi
government department, BSNL and
any private companies should take
due permission from GMDA before
any construction or installation of
any building, bridge and other units
from GMDA. As GMDA is the sole
planning and development authority
within
Guwahati
metropolitan
area, any construction or repairing
of a building should be done with
proper procedure of GMDA. It is also
mandatory to take permission from
GMDA to carry out road work as per
the Act,” added Baruah.
The new schemes to be taken
up by GMDA for the year 2015-16
includes the Panbazar Culvert which
will cost `49 lakhs, renovation of
Latasil Park, Kharghuli Park, slum
clearance and rehabilitation of people
living in abandoned railway land at
Uzanbazar and reconstruction of
Nabin Bordoloi Hall at Panbazar.
GMDA will also set up statue of
Sir Syed Muhammad Saadulla at
Machkhowa, statue of Tayabullah,
which was requested by his family
members at the free space between
the Handique Girls’ College and
Nabin Bordoloi Hall, statue of
Ambikagiri Roy Choudhury at
Ambikagiri Park, Silpukhuri as per
the request of the Park Committee.
The department will also establish
the statue of Hem Baruah as per the
The Chairman said that the department
is not getting adequate fund to
complete the projects and requested
the government to release more funds
to implement the projects. He also
said that the works and projects which
should have been done 14-15 years back
are being taken up today.
request of the public body at District
Library and the statue of Mahendra
Mohan Choudhury at the Hospital
premises. These schemes are in the
process of construction and will be
completed within three months.
The Assam Sahitya Sabha has
also requested GMDA to allot
space for setting up the statue of
Laxminath Bezbaruah and the
department has decided to provide
space in Khanapara. The Assam
Sahitya Sabha will install the statue
at their own cost and if they seek any
help from GMDA, they are willing to
help the Sahitya Sabha. The statues
of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and
Sukafa will also be set up but the place
has not yet decided. The department
has decided to establish the statues of
these great personalities as they have
contributed much for the state which
should be remembered by the people
and the young generation should
know about the personalities and
about their contribution.
The Chairman further stated that
underground drains were also built in
Lachit Nagar, Chandmari, Zoo Road
14-15 years back but as the drains are
not being cleaned and people throw
garbage in the drains, it gets blocked
and causes flood. The steps which
should be taken 15 years back for a
developed city were neglected, as a
result of which the citizens have to
face many problems.
GMDA has also taken up
improvement and construction of
roads and drains proposed under
third priority list 2015-16 and
the government has sanctioned
`
5,40,95,000
whereas
the
department has proposed to sanction
`10,52,31,000.
The Chairman has also proposed
to the Chief Secretary to the
Government of Assam, Jitesh Khosla
that all plans for developing of any
government infrastructure which
may bring in any more population
into the 60 municipality wards in
Guwahati may be avoided as the city
is already congested. Moreover, in
case of any infrastructure that can be
removed and taken outside the city
areas may be considered on a priority
basis.
As planned by the Government,
Chandrapur may be taken as the
city’s extension area. All the legal
machineries, including the Guwahati
High Court may be shifted to North
Guwahati and the session court can
be accommodated at the present
High Court premises. A bridge
may be constructed with minimum
blockade to the river flowing between
Guwahati and North Guwahati.
Designated
multilevel
markets
with food safety regulators should
be planned and executed in the
city markets. Measures for water
conservation and controlling floods
may be planned in a better scientific
and people participatory manner.
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City
G PLUS MAY 02 - MAY 08, 2015
Happy weddings
unhappy traffic
Few city marriage halls fail to follow norms
Kalyan Deb
M
ushroom
growth
of
marriage
halls,
often
without following the
relevant norms, has again become a
major reason behind nuisance late at
night and hike in traffic congestion
in Guwahati. With the season of
weddings in full swing, glimpse of
groomsmen dancing along with the
ushers is a common sight in this
time of the year. Since most wedding
ceremonies are conducted in
marriage halls across the city, leading
to massive traffic congestions, leaving
the public in distress.
On Thursday April 30th, the
denizens of Chatribari and Athgaon
were forced to spend a sleepless night
as the groomsmen came dancing
along the tune played by a music
band in order to conduct marriage
ceremonies in the marriage halls
situated in the area. While the
groom’s car stood in the middle of the
road, the ritual of bursting crackers
continued creating hassle for the
passersby and the nearby residents.
“Such traffic congestion takes a
long time to clear off and it is even
tougher for the four wheelers to clear
out of a traffic jam. If one gets stuck
in such traffic it takes around thirty
minutes to one hour for such traffic
to clear off. The chances of accidents
taking place also get higher as the
roads are very narrow. During such
congestion, if one vehicle accidently
brushes against another, it may result
in chaos. The marriage halls must
organise proper provision for traffic
control or ask the traffic department
to appoint a personnel during such
events”, said a passerby stuck in
traffic in the Athgaon area.
“Parking is a major problem in
marriage halls. Since there are usually
no attendants at such ceremonies,
due to inadequate space for parking,
guests at such wedding halls are
forced to park their cars on both
sides of the road. Several complaints
have also been made to the owners of
the marriage hall to make sufficient
space available for parking within the
marriage hall but the problem seems
to be never ending. Also the dustbin
near the marriage hall overflows
with waste materials after marriage
parties which remains until cleared
by the GMC”, said a shop owner in
Chatribari area.
It can be mentioned that in a
directive, as its order in the Case
no. PIL 73/2013 filed by Rajib Kalita
seeking intervention of the Gauhati
High Court in the menace created
by marriage halls, the Court, last
year had asked the managements of
marriage halls to comply with the
norms set for running marriage halls
and also asked the district and police
authorities to see that the norms are
strictly adhered to.
The Gauhati High Court said
that marriage halls that do not have
license would not be allowed to carry
on the trade henceforth allowing the
ones which did not have license with
the liberty to apply to the GMC for
grant of license.
The High Court had further
said that the GMC Commissioner
would issue notice under section
337–A of the Act to all the Bibah
Bhawans, which according to report
on September 1, 2014 were still
On Thursday April
30th, the denizens
of Chatribari and
Athgaon were forced to
spend a sleepless night
as the groomsmen
came dancing along
the tune played by a
music band in order
to conduct marriage
ceremonies in the
marriage halls situated
in the area. While the
groom’s car stood in
the middle of the road,
the ritual of bursting
crackers continued
creating hassle for
the passersby and the
nearby residents.
operating and running but did not
fulfill the requirements of law and
the norms, to show–cause within a
period of four weeks from the date
of service of notice as to why the
Bibah Bhawans should not be sealed
and why the licenses should not be
cancelled or not renewed.
The High Court said the reply
submitted by the Bibah Bhawans
would be considered by the GMC
Commissioner in accordance with
law after hearing the parties and a
reasoned order would be passed in
respect of each of the Bibah Bhawans
on or before December 31, 2014 and
action would be taken on the basis of
the determination made.
The Bibah Bhawans, the High
Court said, may also take necessary
steps for fulfilling the requirements
in law and the norms in place in
the meantime. “The licenses of
Bibah Bhawans, which do not fulfill
the requisite norms even after the
opportunity granted, shall not be
renewed after the validity of the
licenses. They shall not be allowed
to run the Bibah Bhawans after the
expiry of the present term of the
licenses because abrupt closure of
Bibah Bhawans may create public
hardship during the marriage season,”
the High Court directive said, and
added: “The management of the Bibah
Bhawans, who are allowed to carry
on business, shall ensure that the
approach roads or roads linked to the
approach roads to the Bibah Bhawans
are not blocked by vehicles parked by
the hosts, guests, invitees attending
the functions and ceremonies and
that no inconvenience is caused to the
commuters and pedestrians using the
approach roads or roads linked to the
approach roads by such parking of the
vehicles.”
The court further said that the
management of the Bibah Bhawans
should ensure that no speakers or
public address microphones are
used by the hosts, guests, invitees of
the functions at the Bibah Bhavans
between 10 pm and 6 am.
Although after only few months
since the directive had been passed,
ignorance in following the norms by
the marriage halls in the city have
already come into notice. However,
it remains to be seen if strict actions
are taken against those violating the
norms.
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7
G PLUS MAY 02 - MAY 08, 2015
Athgaon
road blocked
for more than
three days
Residents unaware about
owner of construction materials
blocking arterial road
Rahul Chanda
T
he district administration
and the traffic police are
working overtime to manage
the traffic congestion in the city and
in recent days, according to many
vehicle drivers, the situation has
somehow improved but there are still
some roads which are almost always
chaotic, especially the roads where
there are no norms for parking.
Athgaon road is one such road with
scores of business establishments and
many vehicles plying 24/7, the road is
always chaotic. Recently the road was
seen mostly jam packed with traffic
for hours because of a huge quantity
of soil and boulders kept in the middle
of the road for some construction
purpose. G Pus enquired in the area
about who kept the construction
materials occupying half of the road
and blocking the road.
The innocence
After
enquiring
all
the
shopkeepers about the owner of the
materials kept on the road blocking
the way, no one seemed to know who
kept it there. A local shopkeeper said,
“The boulders and soil are being kept
on the road since last three days and
are causing a major problem for the
traffic to move and even the traffic
police are not at all concerned about
the problem. The traffic patrolling
party sometimes comes and removes
the vehicles from the road which are
parked wrongly, but do not even try
to find out who blocked the road by
keeping such construction materials
here.” Another local resident said,
“Some people kept these construction
materials in the middle of the road at
City
Guwahati residents
worried after
Nepal disaster
G PLUS NEWS
T
he devastation in Nepal
wrought by the massive
earthquake has left many
worried, especially those living in
the city apartments. Guwahati falls
in the ‘very severe intensity zone’ or
zone V, the highest-risk earthquake
zone.
The National Disaster Management (NDM) report says, “Typically, the majority of the constructions
in these cities are not earthquake
resistant. Thus any earthquake
striking in one of these cities would
turn into a major disaster.”
“We have reasons to be worried seeing the horrifying scenes
on television and newspapers of
Nepal earthquake. Seeing the fact
that many buildings in the city have
developed cracks, earthquake of
such a magnitude can easily create destruction. I hope the builders and the administration will be
careful with a holistic approach to
construction of buildings in this
regard,” said Bikash Gupta of Athgaon area in the city.
After the series of earthquakes,
which have hit the region since Saturday, several buildings developed
cracks in the city. Some also raised
questions over the credibility of
builders of not following the norms
properly.
Slamming the builders, the
Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti
(KMSS) advisor Akhil Gogoi said
that the builders say there is noth-
ing to worry so that their business
does not get hampered.
“It’s not just about unsafe
buildings but it’s a far greater question of humanity. It involves the
risk of lives of thousands who are
living in the city apartments. Even
the city disaster management report says that more than 35 percent
buildings in the city are vulnerable,”
Akhil said.
The Kamrup (metro) district
administration has taken several
steps to inspect the buildings –
commercial, residential, schools
and hospitals. It has also issued notices to 30 buildings asking to submit the details within 15 days.
“Our inspection is already on
in city school and hospital buildings. Besides, we have issued notices asking details. There was a visual
screening study by the state disaster
management authority. We will also
check the status of these buildings,”
said Kamrup (M) deputy commissioner M Angamuthu.
However, Assam Real Estate
and Infrastructure Developers’
Association (AREIDA) said that
no structural cracks or defects
were detected in the buildings in
city. It said that apart from few
non-structural cracks in some
of the buildings and apartments,
which pose no threat, the conditions of the buildings in the city
after the quake were found to be
good.
State disaster
management
preparedness still
not up to the mark
Chief minister
night and I think maybe it is kept to
repair the road but I am not sure.”
No one exactly knew who the owner
of the construction material was and
who kept it there. So, G Plus thought
of talking to the authorities.
Authorities
The councillor of the area Sunita
Bhilbariya was also unaware of the
situation and she promised G Plus
that she will find out who kept the
construction materials on the road
and will make sure that it is removed.
She called up the GMC officials to
enquire if the material was for some
road construction work but GMC
officials informed her that it did
not belonged to the GMC. She said,
“GMC workers will find out who kept
the materials there and will remove it
within three days, by 1st May 2015. I
tried to find out who kept the soil and
the boulders on the road but no one
knew about it.”
Similarly, DCP traffic Pranab
Jyoti Goswami said, “Whenever
something like this happens and it
comes to our knowledge, we try to take
action.” He further said that people
should also be responsible and make
sure that no one is allowed to do so in
any area which will create a problem
for everyone. He said people should
complain to the authorities who will
take action against those who do not
have any sense of responsibility.
Traffic is always a problem in the
city and with some people making
it more difficult by forgetting their
responsibilities towards the society,
it remains to be seen how long only
the authorities will be blamed.
Interestingly people are so busy in
their lives that they do not know what
is happening in their locality and
do not even bother to take action if
anything wrong happens.
[email protected]
C
hief Minister Tarun Gogoi, who cut short his
Australian tour following
the quake that killed thousands,
including those from Assam,
said that disaster management
preparedness in the State is still
not up to the mark and that a lot
needs to be done.
“At the moment, we certainly
lack the expertise like the rest of
the country. We are just above
the average mark”, the Chief
Minister said during a tributepaying programme for the victims of Nepal earthquake in
Guwahati on Thursday.
He also said that the State
government’s
response
was
quick and that resources were
mobilized immediately after the
news of the tragedy broke out.
Gogoi also urged the Members of Parliament and the Legislative Assembly to donate their
one-month’s salary for the cause
of the quake-hit people.
As per information available,
a total of 152 persons had gone to
Nepal, of which 126 have already
returned to Assam, Gogoi said.
“While six bodies were
brought to the State, 18 persons
from Assam have decided to
stay back in the neighbouring
country. Moreover, four of the
victims are still in hospitals,” he
added.
The Chief Minister further
added that the cracks that reportedly appeared in structures
across the State, according to experts, are not of serious nature.
8
G PLUS MAY 02 - MAY 08, 2015
City
Mobile app Vigilance
cell
on disaster formed
to be launched soon
Juthika Baruah
by ASDMA
During quake
to contain
corruption
G PLUS NEWS
• Earthquakes give no warning at
all. Sometimes, a loud rumbling
sound might signal its arrival a
few seconds ahead of time. Those
few seconds could give a chance
to move to a safer location. Here
are some tips for keeping oneself
safe during a quake given by ASDMA:
I
n an innovative step to make the
people aware about different disasters one may face, the Assam
State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) will soon launch a
mobile application for disaster resistance.
Director of ASDMA, Nandita
Hazarika, while speaking to G Plus
said, “The mobile app will have ‘Save
My Source (SMS)’ button which will
help the people send message if anyone is trapped anywhere in any kind
of disaster like flood, earthquake,
storm etc. The person can click the
button and it will be recorded in the
control room and accordingly, the
disaster management authority can
help the person after receiving the
information. It will have different
sections like River and Flood, Urban
Flood, Storm, Earthquake, Fire etc.”
Hazarika said that the app will
have instructions like do’s and don’ts
while facing any hazard and there
will be emergency contact numbers.
The application will also have quiz
games where anybody can ask a question on different hazards which will
help spread awareness about disaster
related information and people will
be aware as what to do and what not
to do through the quiz game. She also
said that an important contact of the
disaster authority will be available in
the application which will be linked
with the ASDMA’s Facebook page.
If a person face any trouble and they
inform the contact number, it will
be automatically updated in the Facebook page where their friends will
get an update and they will be able to
help rescue the person from the hazardous place.
Hazarika further stated that ASDMA want to make the people aware
through innovative ideas as people
are now more attached to the internet
and the mobile and the app will help
the people get in touch with the authority as well as with their near and
dear ones if they get stuck anywhere.
On the other hand, ASDMA has
also inspected school buildings which
are the most vulnerable section in the
city. Past experience in cities struck
by disasters shows that school buildings have been the cause of many
casualties and injuries during earthquakes. ASDMA therefore felt it essential to undertake a Status Survey
of School Buildings with reference
to their safety against multi-hazards
like earthquake, flood, wind and fire,
and a project on the same was undertaken with the Civil Engineering Department of Assam Engineering College, Guwahati. 770 schools were covered in the status survey out of which
537 were Government schools and
233 Private Schools. This is probably
the largest ever School Safety Survey
Project conducted in the country. The project activities includecarrying out Rapid Visual Screening
of all schools buildings of Guwahati
College and quantify the parameters
to map risk index from field data carrying detailed engineering analysis
of identified vulnerable buildings,
General vulnerability map of school
buildings and suggest retrofitting
solutions for highly vulnerable buildings. AEC has completed the first
phase of the project and a report has
been submitted to ASDMA which
maps out each school with a colourcoded vulnerability status along with
details, so that corrective measures
may be taken by the school authority.
The status report has been categorized into three groups as Government, Private and an additional part
as North Guwahati.
Meanwhile, the District Administration has also instructed 30
big shopping mall to ensure disaster
safety measures and instructed the
lifeline hospitals and nursing homes
to keep 30 per cent open space to treat
the victims in case of any disaster
emergency case.
The ASDMA has also instructed
some rules like_
• Take cover. Go under a table or
other sturdy furniture; kneel, sit,
or stay close to the floor. Hold on
to furniture legs for balance. Be
prepared to move if your cover
moves.
• If no sturdy cover is nearby,
kneel or sit close to the floor next
to a structurally sound interior
wall. Place your hands on the
floor for balance.
• Do not stand in doorways. Violent motion could cause doors to
slam and cause serious injuries.
You may also be hit be flying objects.
• Move away from windows, mirrors, bookcases and other unsecured heavy objects. If you are in
bed, stay there and cover yourself with pillows and blankets
• Do not run outside if you are inside. Never use the lift.
• If you are living in a kutcha
house, the best thing to do is
to move to an open area where
there are no trees, electric or telephone wires.
Hazarika further stated that as
the people of Assam have not faced
earthquake disaster since 1950, they
have forgotten about such a disaster
which can be risky. Therefore, they
are trying to make people aware
about such disaster as Guwahati falls
under Zone V which is at high risk.
ASDMA has set up a State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) with
toll free number 1070 and District
Emergency Operation Centres (DEOCs) with toll free number 1077. Information can also be shared on the
landline number of SEOC 2237219.
All the districts have been instructed
to remain alert and one control room
has also been opened at the Assam
Bhawan, New Delhi. The contact
number of in-charge of the Control
Room P.K. Dutta is 09435002199.
[email protected]
A
vigilance cell headed by
the Guwahati Municipal
Corporation (GMC) Commissioner, including GMC Additional Commissioner and Zonal
Commissioner I and II, has been
formed in order to contain corruption. The cell has been constituted
as an effort to check and prevent
misdeed and corruption in the
city as stated in a copy of the office memorandum issued by GMC
Commissioner S Viswanathan.
“The main objective of the establishment of a vigilance cell is
to check and prevent corruption
in GMC. The GMC reiterates firm
and priority commitment to an
all-out effort for achieving a clean
and transparent administration,
accountable to the rule of law, responsive to public grievances and
free from misdeed and corruption
and with this objective the GMC
desires that a vigilance cell be established and it functions properly
and efficiently,” it said.
It added that the vigilance cell
would function towards achieving
a streamlined and efficient system
of attending to the various public
grievances.
“Whenever the Chief Vigilance Officer or Vigilance Officer
asks to see any paper or any matter relating to any branch, it shall
be made available to him by the
head of the concerned branch. The
Chief Vigilance Officer or Vigilance Officer shall be consulted by
the branch authorities through the
head of the branch in all matters
relating to vigilance,” it said.
The document added that all
public grievances and complaints
will be thoroughly investigated
and reports will be submitted
to the Chief Vigilance Officer
through concerned Vigilance Of-
ficers.
“The Personnel Branch of the
GMC is the nodal branch to deal
with all the matters relating to
vigilance,” it said, adding that the
instructions have come into force
with immediate effect.
It said that major emphasis in
the sphere of vigilance in public
administration is on the preventive and precautionary measures
to check and minimize likely misdeeds and corruption in the sensitive activities under various departments of the GMC.
“The GMC gets sufficient funds
from the State government as well
as Central government for implementation of various schemes,
plans and projects for benefit of
urban citizens. Hence proper vigilance is essential to prevent huge
quantity of funds from being siphoned off and to ensure completion of the schemes. The collection
of the property taxes, licence fees,
market fees are also found unsatisfactory due to un-assessment or
under assessment of holdings and
lack of proper assessment of license
fees,” said the GMC.
It added that despite preventive measures there still remain
some instances of misdeeds or corruption.
“Each of these needs to be
investigated properly and thoroughly and firm and expeditious
action needs to be taken as per law
against the wrongdoers within the
GMC and others. The investigation
or inquiry would be departmental,
magisterial, or by the police or vigilance organization, depending on
the situation. If the investigation
or inquiry in specific instances reveals any system deficiency or inadequacy, it would also have to be
rectified,” it said.
G PLUS MAY 02 - MAY 08, 2015
9
City
SS Road street vendors
mull stir against GMC
Rahul Chanda
SS Road
HB Road
S
treet vending as a profession has
been in existence in our country
since time immemorial, however their numbers have increased
manifold in the recent years. According to researches, Mumbai has
the largest number of street vendors
numbering around 250,000, while
Delhi has around 200,000. Calcutta
has more than 150,000 street vendors
and Ahmedabad has around 100,000
street vendors. Similarly, according to
a Guwahati city based NGO, SSTEP,
the city has around 25,000 street
vendors. Recently the Guwahati Municipal Corporation evicted the street
vendors from SS Road in Fancy Bazar,
which incidentally have been in business for the last 40 years there and has
asked them to reopen their business at
HB Road opposite Sharma Sweets till
Kedar Road. The vendors, however,
are not happy with the idea and are
mulling to agitate against the move.
The eviction
According to a street vendor of
SS Road, Muzafil Ali, on 30th April at
around 1.30 pm, a joint team of GMC
and police reached SS Road and asked
the vendors to close all the shops. He
said, “After announcing once within a
span of 30 minutes, the GMC workers
started to break all the small wooden
constructed shops on the street. We
had to pack up everything and they
asked us to move to HB Road near
the Fancy Bazar Jail.” Dey further
said that there was no notice served
before eviction and on 1st May, they
were not allowed to open up any shop
on the road. SS Road Hawkers Association Secretary Rati Das said, “We
cannot move to a new location unless
SS Road vendors after the eviction
we get a written confirmation that the
new vending zone will be a permanent
one.” He further added that they are
planning to talk to the GMC officials
regarding the issue and will also plan
for an action plan.
The street vendors of SS Road
have been running their businesses
in the area since last 40 years and one
such long time vendors, Ravi Dey said
that he has a shop there since 1977
and according to him around 1000
families directly or indirectly survives
on the market. He said, “We pay a tax
of Rs 20 everyday to the GMC and
since last 10 years we did not face any
such problem.” He added that 20 years
back once similarly they were forced
to move from the area and when they
agitated they were taken into police
custody. He said that this time also a
similar agitation might happen if the
authorities do not think of a proper
way to solve the issue. He said, “We
can go to a different location but it
should be declared permanent on pa-
per and we should get at least the basic
amenities from the administration as
we have been settled here for many
years now and all our customers know
that we set up shop here.”
Talking about HB Road near the
Fancy Bazar Jail, Dey said that it is just
a footpath where they are asked to set
up their shops but if there is a problem with the traffic or any other issue
later, they would again be removed by
the authorities. Interestingly people
on the HB Road are also against this
move.
HB Road
The councillor of the HB Road,
Raj Kumar Tiwari said, “I heard about
this move of the GMC and as soon
as the SS Road vendors were evicted
yesterday, I had a talk with the commissioner of the GMC and asked him
to provide a different area to the vendors as HB Road is the only road in
the entire Fancy Bazar-Pan Bazar area
which is a bit free and traffic can move
from this road towards Kedar Road
easily. Once the vendors are shifted
here, even this road will be jammed
and traffic management will be a serious issue.” He further added that it
would have been a better option if the
vendors would have shifted to an area
inside the Fancy Bazar jail.
Another shop owner of the HB
Road area said, “It will be a problem
for the vendors to do business here as
all the garment shops are in the Fancy
Bazar area and customers will hardly
come here to shop. This area is for other business establishments and not for
garments. There is already a wholesale
vegetable market nearby so bringing
the vendors here is a vague idea as the
SS Road is anyways not used for traffic
movement.”
Thinking on the same line, G Plus
talked to GMC officials and the Commissioner S Viswanathan said, “The
vendors of the SS Road were doing
business in a very high risk zone as it
is difficult for the fire service vehicles
or the ambulance to get inside the SS
Road during emergencies.” He further said that on both the sides of the
SS Road, there are very old high rise
buildings and if there is an emergency
like earthquake, it will be a very difficult situation for the vendors. The
commissioner also said that Rs 40 to
50 lakhs will be invested in the HB
Road area to provide all the amenities
to the vendors to do business there
and the move was made according to
the guidelines of the street vendors
act. Regarding traffic congestion, he
said that the issue is already been discussed with the traffic police and the
place was decided with their consensus.
There are 302 street vendors on
the SS Road who have been asked to
set up their shops at HB Road and
according to the street vendors act,
Town Vending Committee will be responsible for conducting of survey of
all the vendors under its jurisdiction,
and such surveys must be conducted
every five years, and also, no street
vendor will be evicted until such survey has been made and a certificate
of vending has been issued. In case
of declaration of a specified area as a
no-vending zone, the vendors will be
relocated to another area. However,
such street vendors must be given a
notice of at least 30 days for relocation.
Vendors, who fail to vacate such space
after a notice has been given, will have
to pay a penalty which may extend up
to Rs 250 per day. According to the SS
Road vendors they did not receive any
notice, so, how can GMC evict vendors without any notice?
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10
G PLUS MAY 02 - MAY 08, 2015
Politicking
Amit Shah’s visit
ignites protest around the city
KALYAN DEB
T
he BJP on Sunday resonated
the poll trumpet for the
upcoming assembly elections
in the State, with president Amit
Shah appealing to the people to
make Assam a Congress free state.
Criticizing
the
Congress
government in the state, the BJP
president said that Assam under the
Congress enjoyed no development
except the dubious distinction of
involvement in several scams. He
also harped on the burning issue
of Bangladeshi influx into Assam
and said that only a BJP government
could ensure that the infiltrators
were detected and expelled.
“There is a need for a change of
governance in Assam for a brighter
future. The corrupt Congress has
failed to address all the relevant
issues of the State such as Bangladeshi
intrusion. Bangladeshi infiltrators
have taken away everything. Yet the
Congress government does not have
the guts to touch them. It is only the
BJP which can free Assam from the
hold of the Bangladeshsis,” said Shah
who arrived in the city on the last leg
of his eight-day tour of the northeast
region. Shah further appealed to the
people of Assam to vote for his party
and free themselves from the menace
of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants.
Following Shah’s maiden visit to
the city after taking charge as BJP’s
national president, several protest
have ignited across the state. On
Monday, six left parties including
CPI, CPI (M), CPI (ML), Forward
Block, RSP, and SUCI (C) took out
a procession in Guwahati against
alleged ‘anti-people’ policy of the
State and the Central Government
near Dighalipukhuri in Guwahati
joined by around 1,000 people
staging the demonstration. The
left parties also demanded halt
in price rise, retaining the public
distribution system, secure food
safety, cancellation of the Land
Acquisition Ordinance, hike in the
payment of tea labourers up to Rs
303, ‘special classed state’ declaration
to Assam, declaration of floods as
a national problem, cancellation of
proposed river linking scheme, etc.
On Monday activists of Nagarik
Suraksha Sangram Samity staged
protest over the NRC update process
in front of Silchar’s DC’s office.
On Sunday, April 26th Amit
Shah formally launched his party’s
“oust Congress” campaign in Assam,
addressing a Janajagaran Samaroh
at the Veterinary College ground,
Khanapara, where he asserted that
the vote-bank politics is the major
reason behind the delay and urged
the people to give an opportunity to
the BJP to form the next government
in Assam to resolve the issue of
Bangladeshis once and for all.
Shah also said that the process of
updating the National Register of
Citizens (NRC) was a move of the
BJP government at the Centre that
had earmarked Rs 140 crore to the
state government for this purpose.
“Once the NRC is revised
and updated, all the Bangladeshi
infiltrators will be exposed. But the
“In Assam, the BJP is
getting ready for the
Assembly election.
We had aimed to
reach a 25-lakh
membership target
in Assam and we have
succeeded in our
mission. The coming
Assembly election
will be fought on
the issue of illegal
Bangladeshis and
development of the
region,”
amit shah
Congress does not want this and
instead want their votes,” Shah said
slamming the Congress government
for the delay in NRC update.
The BJP chief, however, said that
those people who had come from
Bangladesh because of religious
discrimination would be given
citizenship. “But the people of
Assam need not worry. The entire
country will have to share the
burden of these people,” he added.
“The Congress has ruled
Assam for most of the time since
independence. But where has the
current government taken Assam?
There have been so many instances
of corruptions and financial
scandals. The CAG has pointed at
the Rs 13,000 crore scam. There is
scam in the agriculture department
as well as in PDS. Congress leaders
have been also accused of benefitting
from the multi-crore Sharadha chit
fund scam,” the BJP president said.
Shah, making his observations
on the resources of the State, said
that Assam had all the potential
to emerge as a tourist hub and will
emerge as one of the most developed
State, only when the Congress is
ousted from power. Shah assured
that the BJP government will tap
this potential of the State to the
optimum.
“In Assam, the BJP is getting
ready for the Assembly election.
We had aimed to reach a 25-lakh
membership target in Assam and
we have succeeded in our mission.
The coming Assembly election will
be fought on the issue of illegal
Bangladeshis and development of
the region,” announced Shah.
Referring to Congress vicepresident Rahul Gandhi as Rahul
baba, Shah said that it was quite
natural for people “born with a
silver spoon” like him not to see any
positive change happening to the
country since BJP came to power.
Shah, highlighting the achievements
of the Modi government said that
in a few months after forming the
government at the Centre, the BJP
could do a lot for the welfare of the
common people.
“The BJP has succeeded in
checking price rise, corruption,
has undertaken many schemes like
Jan Dhan Yojana for the benefit
of the poor people, is acting on
black money, and has ensured a
respectable position for India at
the international level without
compromising on its security”, Shah
asserted.
The meeting was attended by
several senior leaders of the party,
including office-bearers, MPs, MLAs
and Union Ministers Dr. Jitendra
Singh, Kiren Rijiju, Dharmendra
Pradhan, Sarbananda Sonowal,
Bijoya Chakraborty amongst others.
All castigated the Congress for the
backwardness of the Northeast and
promised prosperity and progress of
the region under the BJP.
Earlier, State BJP president
Siddhartha Bhattacharya welcomed
the national leader by presenting a
‘Hengdan’ (sword) and expressed
that Assam will surely witness
a change in the 2016 Assembly
election.
[email protected]
Weather report for the week
SAT
2 May
SUN
3 May
MON
4 May
TUE
5 May
WED
6 May
THU
7 May
FRI
8 May
Showers late
Scattered showers
A few showers
Passing showers
Isolated tstorms
Tstorms early
More sun than clouds.
20 / 30 °C
20 / 32 °C
20 / 33 °C
20 / 32 °C
21 / 35 °C
21 / 34 °C
22 / 31 °C
G PLUS MAY 02 - MAY 08, 2015
11
Ward Watch
Ward No. 30
HIGHWAY TO HELL
JAYANAGAR
KALYAN DEB
O
n April 23rd an accident in
the Jayanagar area claimed
the life of a youth after being
hit by a truck. As alleged by locals, it
was not the only incident of its kind
that took place in the area. Over the
past fifteen days, around five similar
accidents took place on the road
from Jayanagar Chariali to Sixmile.
Though none of these accidents were
fatal besides the one that took place
on April 23rd but some of those who
fell victims of such accident suffered
major injuries.
Jayanagar, a locality situated
adjacent to Sixmile, G.S. Road is a
connecting area with Beltola Tiniali
in Basishtapur Road and the NH 37.
Besides several business outlets, the
road also houses several residents
lying adjacent to both sides of
the road. Though developed with
proper roads and provided with
all basic amenities, the area lacks
in road safety. Most accidents that
take place in the area only occur in
the afterhours, most of which are
hits by trucks. Being a connecting
road to the NH 37, the area receives
huge traffic of heavy vehicles such as
trucks and dumpers.
“The area from Jayanagar
Chariali to Sixmile has seen several
accidents, most of which are caused
after the road is opened for the trucks
to pass by. The reason behind the rate
of accident being so high in the area
is that the entire Jayanagar road does
not consist of a single speed breaker
in the area. The right turn just before
the NRL petrol pump is a particular
area where most accidents take place.
If there were speed breakers installed
on the road, it would have helped in
bringing down the rate of accidents”,
said A Barman, a local resident.
“Most accidents take place from
the road to Jayanagar Chariali till
the NRL petrol pump. Though most
accidents are caused by trucks, but
the truck drivers alone cannot be
entirely blamed as it is the equal
responsibility of the passersby to
maintain road safety. Most accidents
that take place in the area are in
the afterhours, out of which several
are caused due to drunk driving”,
asserted Aman Ahmed, a shop owner
at Jayanagar Chariali.
Apart from being prone to
Continuing vehicular accidents in the area have resulted in numerous
fatalities raising concerns among the local residents
Concentrated area Jayanagar
Population of ward number 30 42,000(approx.)
Sub-division 30(a)
Voters 30,000 (approx.)
Councilor Manabendra Malla Bujarbarua
Population of Jayanagar 17, 000 (approx.)
Phone number 9864073215
Voters 11,000 (approx.)
Area Sabha Member Purnima Boro
Problems Accident prone, Theft
Phone Number 970625709
accidents, the area is also infamous
for theft and dacoity. “Most shops
in the Chariali area have suffered
from loss caused due to theft. Such
an incident took place in my shop
two months ago where several items
were stolen from the shop one night.
When I arrived the next morning, I
found the lock of the shutter broken.
Though a police complaint was made
but no progress has been made in the
case so far including the several other
cases that took place over the years”,
said Ahmed adding, “In one incident
a mobile store in the area was broken
into few months ago where the thieves
had entered through the roof. Part of
the roof and the ceiling was found
tempered with the next morning and
several items were missing.”
Says the Area Sabha Member
Talking to G Plus, area sabha member Purnima Boro informed that earlier the flow of trucks were even
more as there was no time limit for the trucks to commute through the area. “In a discussion with the GMC
commissioner, the flow of trucks was arranged at intervals as the area consists of schools and during the
working hours, the road remains busy. It is also the responsibility of the truck drivers to drive slowly in
such areas since the road is only a connective road to the highway and not a highway itself”, said the area
sabha member.
“Since the rate of accidents in the area is higher so in order to ensure better road safety for all, discussions
for the installation of speed breakers on the road is underway”, the sabha member informed adding, “The
roads in the area also require a higher number of traffic personals in the area, which cannot be seen at all.”
Interestingly, the area sabha member, while discussing the problems of theft in the area, said that the
person who was largely involved in most illegal activities in the area lost his life in a recent accident that
took place near the NRL petrol pump.
“Since he did time in jail, most people were intimidated by him and thus raised no voice against any
illegal activities carried out by him. Since his death the people must be relieved to an extent”, said Purnima
Boro.
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Special
Special
HOW
QUAKE PROOF
IS GUWAHATI ?
Kalyan Deb
T
he recent earthquake that took
place on April 25th left Nepal
in a devastated state, claiming
the lives of several thousand people.
The ripples of the quake were felt in
the city as well. While the first tremor, which lasted about fifty seconds,
was felt at 11:47 am, it was followed
by a smaller one at 12:19 pm. Seven
earthquakes, including the two on
Saturday last, has been recorded in
the northeast since April 3rd that
was followed by the early visit of the
monsoon this year which has raised
the question whether there is any
relation between the chains of earthquakes that took place and the early
monsoon.
Dr. Saurabh Baruah, Senior Principal Scientist and Head, Geoscience
Division, CSIR North East, Institute
of Science and Technology informed
G Plus, “Sometimes it is observed
that during heavy monsoon, the core
pressure underneath the earth’s surface increases which often triggers
earthquake but this particular Nepal
earthquake is exclusively a tectonic
origin earthquake. The 6th August,
1988 earthquake in Indo-Myanmar
subduction region occurred during
heavy flood and rainfall. In this monsoon-earthquake condition, dilatancy diffusion model phenomena plays
Historical earthquakes that
affected Guwahati city.
Date Epicenter and effects in Guwahati
Ninth Century between Destruction of temples and palaces from Dhubri in the west through Guwahati to Tezpur in
825 and 835 A.D. the east. Location is near Guwahati-southern Brahmaputra Valley
1633 A.D.
Earthquake felt at Guwahati; probably a local earthquake; felt for about half an hour at
Kajali, near Nagaon; no damage reported.
1714 A.D.
Several temples in Guwahati shattered
1843 A.D.
A strong shock felt at Guwahati at night on 2nd September.
1843 A.D.
A shock felt at Guwahati on 14th November and 18th December.
1845 A.D.
Severe shock, lasting for about a minute at Guwahati on 6th August. Another severe shock
took place on 24th August. Earth opened and water was thrown out.
1869 A.D.
Epicenter was located on the east side of Shillong Plateau and it was felt over
640,000 kms. Spectacular earth fissures and sand craters resulted.
1870–1880 A.D.
Series of tremors occurred near Guwahati, followed by a relatively quit period, starting
from 1880, until 1897 event.
12 June 1897
Total destruction in the valley (Tezpur in the east of Goalpara in the west) and manyparts
of the Shillong Plateau including monuments and stone bridge near Hajo.
1930 A.D.
Earthquake at Dhubri (25 57 0N; 90 E); liquefaction and ground failure within thealluvial
tract of North Bengal and NW Bangladesh and western Brahmaputra Valley.
1936 A.D.
Guwahati city was affected and four people were injured and 3 houses collapsed.
1978 A.D.
27 people died, 11,000 people injured and 1,377 buildings collapsed.
The impact of 1950 earthquake
Photo courtesy: Facebook
the important role.”
Assessment of ground motion is
the first step of earthquake damage
assessment and generally consists
of mainly two processes. The first
process is the assessment of ground
motion on bedrock and the second
process is assessment of site effects
(Midorikawa and Kobayashi, 1979)
pertaining to seismic hazards analysis.
Guwahati city, being located almost at the center of northeast India, acts as the gateway and transit
point for communication and transportation in the region. People from
all over Assam and the neighboring states migrate to the city for job,
business and education, which has
resulted in very fast and unplanned
growth of the city. The city, otherwise
geographically has very limited housing space in between the relatively
steep sided granite hillocks in the region (Census of India 2011). Now the
city area is covered with several tall
buildings including residential and
commercial hubs and markets, but
without proper planning and seismic
design. Many natural water bodies
are filled up for construction of the
houses, making them more vulnerable to earthquake hazards. In some
cases, steep slopes of the hillocks are
occupied, making life and property
vulnerable to landslides, especially
during earthquake and heavy rains.
In view of the above, it is essential
to evaluate seismic hazards of the
Guwahati city, which may experience a large or great earthquake from
its near- or far-field known seismic
sources.
“Since the Northeastern region
of India falls under Zone V of Indian zonation map, entire NE-India is
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under a big threat from earthquake
as we have already experienced two
great earthquakes of 12th June 1897
and 15th August 1950 earthquakes
(Magnitude greater than 8.5). Thus
Guwahati and other major cities of
NE India are not exceptional. Since
NE India is embedded with so many
large faults, we may expect large to
great earthquakes from any of these
faults”, said Saurabh Baruah.
Considering the availability of
databases, the city of Guwahati was
considered for Seismic Microzonation study. The city of Guwahati is located in a highly seismic active Zone
flanked by Shillong Plateau to the
south and Mikir Plateau to the east
that are considered as one of the deformed zones in the northeastern region of India; the Plateau area is seismically very active .The Shillong Plateau in the NER, India is a part of the
Indian shield that is separated from
the peninsular shield and moved
At Hengrabari, floral
tributes were paid to the victims collectively by the people of the locality in the Karbi
Yuva Sabha field. After the
bodies of the six women from
Assam who were killed in
Saturday’s earthquake in Nepal, were brought here from
New Delhi by an Air India
flight this afternoon. People
from different walks of life
including members of various political parties and social organisations converged
on the cremation ground to
pay their last respects to the
departed souls.
From the LGBI Airport,
the bodies were taken to their
respective homes. While four
of the six dead – Rima Das,
BhonitaDeka, Bhumika Das
and Joyshree Bora – were
residents of Hengrabari area,
Kalpana Adhikary and Hema
Saikia were from Bhangagarh and Narikalbasti respectively.
After the funeral-related
rituals, the bodies were taken to the Nabagraha cremation ground where the last
rites were performed.
Minister Rakibul Hussain, APCC president Anjan
Dutta and State BJP president Siddhartha Bhattacharya were among those who
were present at the funeral.
Also candle light tribute was carried in Dighalipukhuri in memory of the
departed souls of the Nepal
earthquake victims.
Seismotectonics in Northeast India
Guwahati city, being
located almost at the
center of northeast India,
acts as the gateway
and transit point for
communication and
transportation in the
region. People from
all over Assam and the
neighboring states migrate
to the city for job, business
and education, which has
resulted in very fast and
unplanned growth of the
city. The city, otherwise
geographically has very
limited housing space in
between the relatively
steep sided granite
hillocks in the region
(Census of India 2011).
How the earthquake in Nepal felt
Pallav Medhi who was in Nepal’s
Raddison Hotel on Saturday when
the massive earthquake hit shared
his terrifying experience with G Plus.
Pallav a resident of Guwahati based
in Delhi said, “It did not feel like an
earthquake for an instant and was
certainly nothing like any earthquake that we have experienced in
India. It was a terrifying one. We were
in the middle of a conference when
the lights went off a few times and
then, the building started swaying.
Throughout the entire time, it did not
occur to us that it was an earthquake.
We rather thought that a bomb had
exploded somewhere nearby.”
“Usually during earthquakes,
the ground merely shakes but in this
incident, the building was literally
swaying in different directions. The
direction of the quake was completely random. We were not even able to
grab hold of any of the objects in the
room in order to take support. Then
suddenly a chair hit me and I fell. I
tried several times to hold on to the
door in order to get up but failed in
all my attempts. Whenever I tried to
grab the door, it moved in the other
direction. All these happened in a
frame of almost a minute and it was
a horrifying experience,” Pallav recounted.
“When the ground finally stood
still, we somehow managed to take
the stairs to the ground floor and
surrounded by the hotel staff, we
came out in the open. All this happened so quickly that we didn’t
even get the time to panic. After
we moved out, another earthquake
hit within a time frame of 10 to
15 minutes and was almost of the
same intensity. It was an experience that the 40 of us were lucky
to have survived. There were several other tremors following the
first one and the last one that we
experienced was around 12:30
PM on Sunday afternoon due to
which, the flight we were supposed to take in order to fly back
to Delhi got cancelled and we
were provided an air force flight
at 10:00 pm.”
to the east by about 300 km along
the Dauki fault (Evans, 1964). The
Shillong Plateau was uplifted during
the latest Cenozoic. The Brahmaputra River, on the other hand, separates the Plateau from the Himalaya
to the north. Guwahati has been affected both by crustal and interplate
earthquakes during the last several
hundred years. The area is associated
with complex geological and tectonic
features. The seismic microzonation
process was studied in detail by using the available information related
to geomorphological, geological and
subsurface features.
Primarily, estimation of strong
ground motion parameters based
on geomorphological and geological
units of greater Guwahati city was
carried out. This study further augments the estimation as a function
of earthquake magnitude, distance,
fault type, source depth and velocity characteristics of medium. The
first step of seismic hazard assessment procedure is the identification
of active faults and estimation of
the source parameters. Second step
is the estimation of ground motion
parameters using strong motion accelerograms recorded locally as well
as globally. In this study made by
Dr. Saurabh Baruah, an attempt was
made to generate artificial accelerograms with parameters related to
an expected maximum magnitude
earthquake.
“The 1950 earthquake occurred
in east of Sadiya along the Pochu
fault bordering India and China. Yes
, there is every possibility that large
earthquakes may likely occur in NE
India. As you know earthquake does
not kill but unsafe buildings kill people. So we must focus on best building
construction practices after proper
site characterization on where it will
be built. Then we may survive safely
with earthquake”, Baruah added.
In designing an earthquake safe
structure, the most important criteria is to make sure that no critical
element of the structure is compromised. The standard in designing
a safe building is the capacity or
strength of the material to resist seismic stresses, in particular horizontal
acceleration, without failure. It is,
however, important to understand
that seismic provisions in most building codes are intended to protect life
and reduce property damage but not
completely eliminate losses.
The Guwahati city in the Assam
valley falls in a wedged tectonic block
between the Himalayan collision
zone to the north and Indo-Myanmar subduction zone to the east. The
Shillong plateau to the south of the
Assam valley with an average elevation of 1,000 m, on the other hand,
is a pop-up tectonic block between
two boundary faults (Bilham and
England 2001). To the south of the
Shillong plateau lies the world’s largest delta, the Bengal basin; the basin
is separated from the Shillong massif by the east–west long Dauki fault.
The ongoing collision to the north
and subduction to the east make the
whole region one of the most intense
seismic zones of the world.
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Society
GUWAHATI LACKS
Juthika Baruah
READING HABIT
I
n today’s competitive world,
children are forgetting how to
enjoy their childhood days. Not
just through sports and games but
certain childhood joys are also linked
with reading books, of discovering
new and unknown knowledge,
which, unfortunately, seems to be
decreasing day by day as today’s
generation do not have the habit of
going to libraries.
The Bishnu Nirmala Children’s
Library situated at Latasil under
the Directorate of Library Services
do not have any children visiting it
as most of the people in the city are
not aware of the existence of such
a library. An official of the library,
while speaking to G Plus said, “The
library, established in 1957, is the
only children library in the state. The
Library was donated by Gopinath
Bordoloi to the Bishnu Nirmala
Trust for the welfare of the children.
Earlier people had an urge to read
books out of curriculum but nowa-days the children have only the
academic knowledge and are lacking
general knowledge because of their
reluctance to go through library
books.”
The official said that the library
consists of more than 14,000
children’s books and children from
age group of 4-16 can come to the
library although there is no age bar.
“The number of readers seems to
be less in the library as the parents
want academic related books rather
than story books or other general
knowledge books which can give
knowledge to the children other than
the academic studies. A four years
child do not know that he/she should
come to a library to read books, it is
the responsibility of the parents to
bring them to the library and create
interest among them to read books so
that it helps them in the future,” the
official added.
The official further stated that it’s
high time that the guardians should
be concerned about the future of the
children as academic studies alone
may not be helpful for the future.
Academic studies has a limit but
the general knowledge will make
them a good human being. “Most
of the guardian comes to the library
asking for books related to project
work given by the school and as the
libraries are not meant for academic
studies only, the books related to
course might not be available but
there are books related to curricular
activities. But it is seen that the
guardians itself search books which
can directly give the information.
They don’t give the chance to their
children to utilize their creativity
and it happens because the schools
The library has games and computers
besides books so that the children get
interested to come to the library. The
official said that a four year child do
not have interest in books, they are
interested in games and other activities.
So the library has the facility to attract
the children to come to the library and
enjoy games and gradually gainninterest
in reading books as well
give them a deadline or else they
won’t get good marks in the
examination if the project would
not be submitted in time,” said the
official.
Reading books makes a man
perfect but the guardians and
children spend their time in other
activities rather than come and sit in a
library to read a book. The education
system needs to be changed and the
children should be compelled to
make a habit of reading books. “The
internet has also made a bad impact
on the children as it has made things
easier to find information which
is bad for the people as they don’t
utilize their own minds. The people
don’t verify whether the information
is right or wrong, they have a belief
that internet always provides the
right information,” according to the
official.
The official further informed
that there are more than 3000
members in the library. The books
are being provided by the Directorate
of Library Services and also donated
by people. Some books are also
provided by Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Library, Kolkata.
The library has games and
computers besides books so that the
children get interested to come to the
library. The official said that a four
year child do not have interest in
books, they are interested in games
and other activities. So the library
has the facility to attract the children
to come to the library and enjoy
games and gradually gainninterest
in reading books as well. A culture
should be developed to read books
other than the syllabus. It is said that
libraries don’t have sufficient books
but no one wants to know the real
scenario as to why people don’t go to
library. It is only because that they
want course related materials which
can give them easy information
without any pain. In a mechanical
lifestyle which people are having
today, they forget to utilize their
talent and search for easy way for a
solution, said the official.
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9
Health
Surprising Reasons
to Get More Sleep
G PLUS FEATURE
W
hat difference could an
extra hour of sleep make
in your life? Maybe quite
a lot, experts say. Studies show that
the gap between getting just enough
sleep and getting too little sleep may
affect your health, your mood, your
weight, and even your sex life.
If you’re getting less than the
recommended seven or eight hours
of sleep a night, here are nine reasons
that you should shut down your
computer, turn off the lights, and go
to bed an hour early tonight.
Better health
Getting a good night’s sleep won’t
grant you immunity from disease.
But study after study has found a link
between insufficient sleep and some
serious health problems, such as
heart disease, heart attacks, diabetes,
and obesity.
In most cases, the health risks
from sleep loss only become serious
after years. That might not always be
true, however. One study simulated
the effects of the disturbed sleep
patterns of shift workers on 10 young
healthy adults. After a mere four
days, three of them had blood glucose
levels that qualified as pre-diabetic.
Better sex life
According to a poll conducted by
the National Sleep Foundation, up to
26% of people say that their sex lives
tend to suffer because they’re just too
tired. There’s evidence that in men,
impaired sleep can be associated with
lower testosterone levels - although
the exact nature of the link isn’t clear.
Of course, not getting enough sleep
can affect your love life in less direct
ways too.
Less pain
If you have chronic pain - or acute
pain from a recent injury - getting
enough sleep may actually make you
hurt less. Many studies have shown
a link between sleep loss and lower
pain threshold. Unfortunately, being
in pain can make it hard to sleep.
Researchers have found that
getting good sleep can supplement
medication for pain. If pain is
keeping you up at night, there are also
medications available that combine a
pain reliever with a sleep aid.
Lower risk of injury
Sleeping enough might actually
keep you safer. Sleep deprivation has
been linked with many notorious
disasters, like the destruction of the
space shuttle Challenger and the
grounding of the Exxon Valdez. The
Institute of Medicine estimates that
one out of five auto accidents results
from drowsy driving - that’s about 1
million crashes a year.
Better mood
Getting enough sleep won’t
guarantee a sunny disposition. But
you have probably noticed that when
you’re exhausted, you’re more likely
to be cranky.
Better weight
control
Getting enough sleep could help
you maintain your weight - and
conversely, sleep loss goes along
with an increased risk of weight
gain. Why? Part of the problem is
behavioral. If you’re overtired, you
might be less likely to have the energy
to go for that jog or cook a healthy
dinner after work.
The other part is physiological.
Getting a good night’s sleep won’t grant you immunity from
disease. But study after study has found a link between
insufficient sleep and some serious health problems, such as
heart disease, heart attacks, diabetes, and obesity.
In most cases, the health risks from sleep loss only become
serious after years.
The hormone leptin plays a key role
in making you feel full. When you
don’t get enough sleep, leptin levels
drop. Result: people who are tired are
just plain hungrier - and they seem to
crave high-fat and high-calorie foods
specifically.
Clearer thinking
Have you ever woken up after a
bad night’s sleep, feeling fuzzy and
easily confused, like your brain can’t
get out of first gear?
Studies
have
found
that
people who are sleep-deprived are
substantially worse at solving logic
or math problems than when they’re
well-rested. They are also more likely
to make odd mistakes, like leaving
their keys in the fridge by accident.
Better memory
Stronger immunity
Feeling forgetful? Sleep loss
could be to blame. Studies have
shown that while we sleep, our
brains process and consolidate our
memories from the day. If you don’t
get enough sleep, it seems like those
memories might not get stored
correctly - and can be lost.
What’s more, some research
suggests that sleep decreases
the chances of developing false
memories. In several experiments,
people were asked to look over a
series of words. Later they were
tested on what they remembered.
People who didn’t sleep in
between were much more likely to
“remember” a word that they hadn’t
actually seen before.
Could getting enough sleep
prevent the common cold? One
preliminary study put the idea to
the test. Researchers tracked over
150 people and monitored their
sleep habits for two weeks. Then
they exposed them to a cold virus.
People who got seven hours of
sleep a night or less were almost
three times as likely to get sick
as the people who got at least
eight hours of sleep a night. More
research is needed to establish a
real link; this study was small and
other factors may have inf luenced
the results. Still, you can’t go
wrong getting eight hours of sleep
when possible.
HEALTH TIP
Stay away from the quick fix cure of the crash diet. These are bad for you and do more harm than good in the long run. Whilst you may lose a few pounds in the short
run, your body will have gone into starvation mode and once you start eating normally again, the weight will pile back on and may increase above what it was originally.
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G PLUS MAY 02 - MAY 08, 2015
Life
AND THEN,
A DREAM COMES TRUE!
WHY people
hate their
in-laws.
Hate And Bitterness Will
Destroy You
Y
I
t is 5.30am and Tirus is already
awake. He is ready to go for his
jog. As he sips his health drink, a
familiar voice, which he hears every
morning tells him “Tirus, you have two
minutes to go downstairs.” As he rushes
out and gulps down his juice, the computerised voice in the hall tells him he
has just a minute more.
Tirus opens the living room door
and hops into the lift waiting for him.
“Good morning, Mr. Tirus. How are
you today?” The familiar female voice
greets him over the speaker on the lift.
Tirus smiles back and whispers. “I am
doing good today! Very good! Thank
you!” It took him less than a minute
to get to the park below his ten-story
apartment and meet his friends.
Tirus loves the park. He and a
couple of his associates had designed
how it would be when they had shifted
home to this apartment which overlooked the Brahmaputra. It was very
clear from the beginning that they will
plant lots of trees, especially oak trees,
bamboo and the local Hollong tree,
which absorbs a lot of carbon and releases a lot of oxygen. And today, they
have a sprawling area, an outdoors all
the people of the apartment are proud
of and love. By the time the sun was
high, Tirus and his friends had already
done several rounds of jogging. Kids,
teenagers, their parents and some elderly people are in the park, going
about their work.
After half an hour of rest, Tirus
and his friends get down to work.
Some starts sweeping the leaves below
the trees, someone starts watering the
plants, while another takes to mowing
the lawn. Soon, the children and elderly join them too. There is a bevy of
activity, all busy with their own chore.
It is 7.30am and Tirus, after a good
round of talk and laugh with his friends,
rushes up to his apartment pad. He has
just half an hour between his shower
and Skyping with his parents. And then
that very important meeting!
While the high speed water from
the shower hits his body, he reiterates
his work for the day; the meeting with
some citizens where a couple of NGOs,
women’s organisations, the mayor, the
DC, the SP and a state minister will
be present. They are going to discuss
about some very important matters
relating to the city. Recently, there has
been a lot of complain about an area in
Rehabari, where young people needed
counselling and rehabilitation. They
have been abusing themselves for long
with drugs and they needed help. Tirus
has been a visionary for his city and it
has taken him a little less than a decade
to see his dreams materialise right in
front of his eyes!
When Tirus started to envision
the city of his dreams, he knew he had
to start from scratch. And start from
scratch he did. The city had a major
problem of water-logging. The drainage system needed a total revamping.
When he and a couple of planners
put their heads together, they realised
that the hills surrounding the city were
rampantly being cut away by people who needed to build their homes
there as they had nowhere to go. The
trees were gone and so did the fauna.
The conflict was too high to manage.
However, no problem can be solved
without brainstorming at all levels,
Tirus told his associates. And so they
did! They sat late into the night thinking of ways to resolve the problem. And
resolve they did! They had an intensive
meeting with more than 4000 families residing in the hills and told them
about how they can help to get back
the lost glory of the city and make it
feasible for everyone to survive happily! Tirus smiled as he thought of the
day when these very same people came
to him and told him that they would
start planting trees in the hills again.
And Tirus made sure these people had
a roof over their heads. He planned a
huge alternative housing area, with a
well-planned drainage system, sanitation, water-source and uninterrupted
power supply. Today, the hills are green
again, with trees of different varieties
being added every other day, thanks
to people’s participation. The entire
drainage system of the city has been
re-vamped and water-logging is now a
thing unknown.
Tirus is ready now and while he
gobbles mouthfuls of doi-cheera, he
tells his mother over Skype that he is
absolutely fine and there’s nothing to
worry about. His father as usual has
something funny to say.
And in another 10 minutes, Tirus
is in his car, whizzing past the Luit,
with two of his friends, he would have
to drop on the way. He is always left
breathless and amazed at the pristine
beauty of the enormous Brahmaputra River. He smiles. The city is looking greener than before. The asphalt
roads near the Latasil Fields are clean
and lined by shade trees. He made sure
when the roads were reconstructed that
not a single tree would be felled. As he
turns round the corner, he slows down
to let a lady and a school child cross
the road. He looks up at a building and
finds that the surveillance cameras are
in order. He would have to place a couple more in other parts of the city as
well, he thinks.
Tirus and his friends have been
car-pooling ever since they knew they
were to travel on the same route for office. As he drops off both his friends to
office, one at B.Barooah road and the
other at Ulubari, he notices that the
sky buses on that route were pretty full
already.
Tirus’ office is on G.S. Road, a tenstory building, equipped with WIFI
and state-of-the-art amenities. His
car-app does the parking in the underground parking area and he rushes up
to the fifth floor through the stair-case.
He prefers to use the lift only if it is absolutely necessary.
Once inside his office room, Tirus,
being the man that he is, does everything on his own. He gets himself a cup
of ronga saah (red tea), gets a couple of
photocopies done and gets ready for
the meeting. He had specifically informed everyone that they would start
the meeting sharp at 10am. And as is
expected, everyone is on time!
Tirus has an intensive talk about
how he plans to beef up surveillance
in Rehabari and set up a counselling
centre there. The community will have
to help in this case, he says. He tells the
group of people how these same children who are now a problem can actually turn around and help in the building up of the smart city of Guwahati
that he has been dreaming of for long.
“We are getting there but we still have
a long way to go.” He smiles and nods
with a sense of pride. As the others left,
Tirus decides to have a closed door talk
with the Mayor,DC and SP.
After everyone leaves, Tirus looks
out of the huge bay window of his office at the skyline of the city he loves so
much. The city is buzzing with activity.
People all across the city have been getting what they deserve; water, electricity, hygienic sanitation, food, facilities,
technology and more. However, there
is so much more to do for the city. He
questions himself, “Are Guwahatians
getting equal opportunity of everything
that we are making available to them?
Are my people happy? What more can
we do?”
The Gini Coefficient is one more
thing on his
agenda!
tinat ATIFA MASOOD
es, this is a very common
thing. In India, we had
a program with about
20,000-25,000 people. I usually
say that anyone who comes to
the ashram should leave their
worries and problems here,
and go back home with a smile.
One lady said, ‘My problem
is
my
mother-inlaw, can I leave her here?’
I told her, ‘Wait, let me ask your
mother-in-law what is her problem! And your husband! He may
say, ‘Both of them are my problem, can I also leave them here?’
I told that lady, ‘Look, you
have a mother, right? Did you
not fight with your mother
on a routine basis? When you
fought with your mother, you
forgot it the next day. In fact,
your mother was even harsher than your mother-in-law!’
She said, ‘Yes, but she is my mother!’
I said, ‘It is the same. Your mother-in-law is also your mother.
They belong to same category,
same age group. In fact, she is a
little more cautious because you
are the daughter-in-law so she
doesn’t scold you as much as your
mother. Why don’t you win her
over with your love? Why do you
take what she tells you so seriously?’
When you fight with your
mother, do you stop talking to
your mother? Do you hate your
mother because your mother was
not very nice to you? No! So, treat
your mother-in-law the same way
as your mother. You know she has
her limitations, and her own life,
so why don’t you win her over
with love? What is the big thing?
Most problems happen because
of the way we talk. You may want
to have a carrot salad, and your
mother-in-law may want a celery salad. So, on one day let her
have her way, and on another
day you have your way. What is
the big thing about it? You don’t
need to be bogged down for
this, or hate her for this. How
long are they going to be on this
planet? Anyway, you are going to be here longer than her.
Imagine yourself in the same position. You have a son that grows
up, gets married, and the daughter-in-law comes to your home
and she hates you. Would you
like to be in that situation? Would
you like to be in a situation where
your own daughter-in-law hates
you and takes your son away
from you? You would not like
that, then why do you do that?
We live in a world that is so
complex, people are so different,
and we have to live with them.
See, there are all types of animals
living in the forest, from tigers
to deer. They don’t say, ‘I am going to live in a separate forest
and you live in a separate forest’.
Sometimes you become a deer,
and sometimes you become a tigress, that is okay. You don’t have
to be a deer all the time. But don’t
be a tigress all the time and keep
frowning at someone. Even they
don’t prey all their life. They remain like the deer, sometime at
least, when they are not hungry.
So, endure people at home. Be a
beacon of light, a beacon of joy to
the home you have gone to. Know
that you can change the situation
and you can change people. If you
find that an old dog cannot learn
new tricks, they are too old, then
accept them the way they are.
Never mind! It is necessary for us
to see life from a bigger picture.
If you hate someone too
much you will have no freedom
from them. You will be born
with them or they will be born
to you. Then you are stuck with
them for your lifetime; not only
this lifetime but even the next
lifetime. So it is better that you
make peace and be happy with
them so that you get freedom.
Suppose you hate your motherin-law and she hates you, and she
dies or you die, both of you are
going to come back to finish the
score again! I tell you, it is going
to be tougher the next time, much
tougher. It is better you swallow
the bitter pill or whatever their
tendencies are and forgive them
and give only joy. Be compassionate and stop hating people.
If you are a daughter-in-law,
you have gone into a house which
is very challenging, your first challenge is to see how you can win
over the people’s mind and heart.
Know that you have the capacity to change people, especially
when you are on this path. We
are changing the mindsets of
terrorists, even they are getting
transformed, can’t you change
the mind of that one poor lady?
If not change her, why not just
accept her the way she is? She
maybe singing off tune, let her
sing. Sometimes, off tune singing becomes a fashion, it becomes a new style of singing.
Let it go on and have patience.
Wisdom can pull you through
this sort of mental
self created agonies.
His Holiness
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Ji
www.artofliving.org/meditation
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City
KMSS demands
MRF launches new
scrapping mega franchise at Guwahati
dam after Nepal
earthquake
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F
earing an even worse outcome
than Nepal, peasants’ organization Krishak Mukti Sangram
Samiti (KMSS) has once again demanded scrapping the Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Power Project
(LSHEP) along Assam-Arunachal
Pradesh border.
KMSS, which has been opposing
the project ever since its beginning,
said that it’s the high time for the people of the state to stand united and
stop the construction.
“We are never against dam but
we are against mega dam. We need
development and electricity but not
at the cost of the lives of hundreds in
the region. If the dam is constructed
defying all the suggestions of experts,
it can ruin the entire region if such an
earthquake like Nepal’s hits the region.
There is quite a possibility of that,” said
KMSS advisor Akhil Gogoi on Tuesday.
LSHEP is an under construction
dam on the Subansiri river in Gerukamukh village in Dhemaji district
which is expected to supply 2,000 MW
of power.
Quoting Roger Bilham, professor
of geological sciences at the University
of Colorado, Akhil said that at present
50 million people are at risk from a
Himalayan earthquake.
“The Nepal incident has opened
“We are never
against dam
but we are
against mega
dam. We need
development
and electricity
but not at the
cost of the lives
of hundreds in
the region.”
up the eyes of many. The fury of nature
has once again proved that no technology and science can resist it. It’s a good
lesson for all of us, including those
who have been supporting the dam.
It’s high time that all in the state stand
united and work towards scraping the
project,” said Gogoi.
The project which was started by
NHPC Limited in 2007 has met stiff
resistance from several groups including All Assam Students’ Union and
others.
Gogoi said that with experts mentioning the construction of a mega
dam of such measure can be disastrous, the government should understand the matter and look for alternatives.
franchise of India’s largest tyre manufacturer
MRF was recently inaugurated at the NH-37, Lalmati,
Guwahati. The MRF Tyres and
Services franchise, Ganpati Tyres
was inaugurated by the Regional
Sales Manager, MRF Limited, Sougata Maity. Using the latest imported machinery, Ganpati
Tyres is offering full-fledged tyre
services to its customers such as
wheel alignment, wheel balanc-
ing, automatic tyre fitment, nitrogen
inflation of tyres and tubeless tyre repair all under one roof.
Inaugurating the centre, Maity
said, “MRF is trying to make a strong
presence among its customers across
the nation. Ganpati Tyres is one such
effort which brings to the motorist of
Guwahati the best services in wheel
alignment and balancing along with
ZLO Car Radials which are sought by
the motorist”.
Ganpati Tyres is offering services
by the technicians that are trained
in wheel alignment, wheel balancing and other services at the
company’s state of the art- MRF
Tyredrome Training Centre in
Chennai. Customers can also do
their tyre shopping at the centre
relaxing in air-conditioned comfort.
For further information contact:
Rangman Das: 8486002308 /
Gautam kr Baruah: 8486002318
Motorola launches
new Moto E 4G variant
Now available through Flipkart for customers in Guwahati
W
ith an idea of giving people the power
to choose, Motorola
launched its latest product in the
city. Moto E 4G and 3G, the latest
products of the Motorola entity
where Moto E 4G variant is available for purchase exclusively on
Flipkart for Rs.7,999 and the new
Moto E 3G variant is available for
purchase exclusively on Flipkart
for Rs.6,999. Both Moto E 4G and
3G variants are introduced with
multiple launch offers making the
purchase even more exciting for
consumers.
The new Moto E 4G comes
with 4G and 3G speed, a 4.5inch qHD display, front-facing
camera, the latest Android software
(Lollipop) and even more customization options.
Motorola, for the first time is
also bringing a personalized software experience that is introduced
with Moto X, one of the most affordable device. The new Moto E packs
a bigger smartphone punch for a
fraction of the average smartphone
cost and gives a splash of color to
the phone with interchangeable Motorola Bands and Grip Shells. One
also gets premium Moto experiences
like Moto Display for notifications
and updates without interruptions
and Moto Migrate to quickly and
easily transfer contacts, photos and
videos to your new phone from the
old one.
The new Moto E with 4G network is supposed to provide amazing speed with increased bandwidth
to the customers in Guwahati which
will lead to much faster data transfer speed, as it is especially advantageous for mobile devices.
The 5-megapixel rear-facing
camera and a second camera in front
is custom made for perfect selfies or
video calls. With two twists of the
wrist, one can launch the camera
with Motorola’s Quick Capture feature. Moto E 4G users in Guwahati
can stream music, videos and movies at a much faster rate than ever
before and can also easily share information online.
BYST announces Business Idea Contest in Assam
B
haratiya Yuva Shakti Trust
(BYST) in association with
Confederation of Indian Industry and in partnership with the
Employment Generation Mission,
Government of Assam formally
launched the Business Idea Contest today. The contest was flagged
off by Mr. Jitesh Khosla, Chief
Secretary, and Govt. of Assam at
NEDFi House.
The ‘Business Idea Contest’ is
aimed at encouraging the youth of
Assam to come forward with creative and viable business ideas that
can be converted into successful
and dynamic small-enterprises. The
Contest aims at giving a boost to the
entrepreneurial culture in Assam.
Youth in the age bracket of 18-35
years and residents of Kamrup, Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Nagaon and
Cachar districts are eligible to participate in the contest. The top 3 business
ideas shall be awarded cash prizes
worth 50,000, 30,000 and 20,000 respectively. District level prizes and
certificates shall also be presented to
the participants. The contest inaugural was attended by Mr. Jitesh Khosla,
Chief Secretary, Govt. of Assam, Ms
Lakshmi V Venkatesan, Founding
Submissions for the
Business Idea Contest are open till 28th
May 2015. Registration forms can be
downloaded
from
their official website
www.bystonline.org.
(Forth coming event
section) and are
also available at DIC
centers.
Trustee & Executive Vice President,
Bharatiya Yuva Shakti Trust, Mr Abhijit Barooah, Chairman, Strategic
Committee, BYST and Dr. J.B Ekka,
Project Director, Employment Generation Mission amongst others. Ms.
Lakshmi Venkatesan said “Contests
like these help showcase and promote
entrepreunial spirit amongst the
youth. Similar contests run by BYST
in partnership with the Government
in rural Andhra Pradesh and Tamil
Nadu elicited tremendous response
from males and females alike. BYST
has helped create many lakhpatis and
crorepatis out of rural young people
in other States and intend to do the
same in Assam.” Mr Abhijit Barooah, Chairman BYST Strategic Committee said “The Contest presents
a golden opportunity to the youth
of Assam to build their future and
they should draw maximum benefit
out of it.” Dr. J.B. Ekka said “We are
happy to have started this project
in Assam and the success that this
project has gained in three years is
really motivating”. BYST shall not
only award the winning entries but
also help them set-up their business
with the support and guidance of
experienced BYST mentors.
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Reviews
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Cast: Akshay kumar, Shruti haasan, Kareena
Kapoor, Prakash Raj
Director: Krish
A
ditya (Akshay Kumar) is
an extremely righteous
professor who dreams of
creating awareness among the
youth and making them ‘doers’
instead of being ‘watchers’ to the
rotten system of corruption. He
is a professor at National College,
which seems more like a hypothetical college where no police
can enter. Aditya along with a
team of his students who have
now branched out of college and
are placed in various government
organizations chalks out a plan
to erase the top-most corrupt officials. Calling himself Gabbar,
Aditya kidnaps Tehsildars, Collectors, PWD official and even a
police official and kills them. Of
course, no man with a clean past
would voluntarily take up such a
cause of teaching the society a lesson hence we learn about Aditya’s
past.
Been married to Kareena Kapoor’s character, five years back
Aditya is all set to start his family
when in an unexpected mishap of
a building collapse, he loses his
pregnant wife. Naturally, agitated
by this, after digging up information on the building collapse,
Aditya gathers evidence against
Digvijay Patil (Suman Talwar),
who is the builder. While Patil
almost kills Aditya, he is miraculously saved by some medical students who find his body lying in
front of their bus. The new lease
of life that he gets is to make sure
that he teaches not only Digvijay
but the other corrupt officials a
lesson.
And well, in the end Gabbar is
successful in creating the desired
revolution amongst the youth.
Well, what would you expect from a film that is a South
remake of an out an out commercial drama. Heavy dialogues,
heightened background score and
a forced item song, this film once
again makes me wonder why Bollywood originally lacks the brains
to come up with such stories.
One particular scene where
Gabbar uncovers the face of some
disgustingly corrupt doctors
was actually a brilliant thought.
When it comes to the loopholes,
one could list out too many. For
starters, Shruti Haasan’s character of a lawyer seems to be like
an IIN ad since she keeps quoting Google every now and then.
She is a lawyer who knows how
to deliver a pregnant women’s kid
in a car because she read it on a
Google. On one hand if you are
saying youth power is required
to brush off corruption, the first
thing we need to do is put off the
bloody technology pseudo-intelligence amongst them. Basically,
the story boils down to only one
thing and that is the fact that it is
highly larger than life and finding
its connect to reality would be a
crime.
If you enjoy films which have
the good vs evil story with full on
action and ‘Dhamakedaar’ dialogues, this is your film. For Akshay Kumar fans this one is a treat
as the weekend watch.
Mortal Kombat X
M
ortal Kombat X sheds some
of its legacy, but shoves itself into a new future.
There was a time when the Mortal Kombat series used to be about
one-upmanship. The original arcade
game outdid Street Fighter’s violence
with its showers of blood and — for
its time — graphically violent Fatalities. Successive Mortal Kombat entries have attempted to outdo what
came before, piling on new finishing
moves, adding mini-game distractions and ballooning its roster.
With 2011’s Mortal Kombat,
developer NetherRealm Studios got
back to basics, focusing on classic
characters, overhauling the fighting
game’s mechanics and resetting two
decades’ worth of convoluted fiction.
Mortal Kombat X builds on the 2011
game’s framework, both in its story
and its technical implementation; the
game’s fighting mechanics have been
refined more than they’ve been reinvented, save for a key addition that
adds variety, not just complexity.
Online, Mortal Kombat X offers
a comprehensive set of competitive
modes, including one-on-one fights,
team battles and King of the Hill,
where up to eight players can get
together in a room and fight for the
top spot. King of the Hill remains a
great place to learn new techniques
and show off your skills, and NetherRealm has made the venue better
than ever for playing competitively.
A new online mode called Tower Battles serves as sort of a hybrid
between single-player and online
multiplayer. Tower Battles are essentially online versions of the game’s
challenge towers, in which players
will compete for the highest score
in a particular challenge. You’re still
fighting against computer-controlled
opponents with various modifiers
and win conditions, but you’re doing
so in real-time against other players. In between matches, you’ll get
a glimpse of how your competitors
are doing, which can add a real sense
of tension. It’s a fun competitive option for players who might not yet be
ready or too intimidated to explore
the more direct player-versus-player
modes.
Album: Suffer in Peace
Artist: Tyler Farr
T
yler Farr had a hit with the slowcrawling menace of “Redneck
Crazy,” a tune where he seemed
neither backwoods nor mad, but its masculine gait fit the outer reaches of bro
country in 2013. Often, Farr recalls the
sour Jason Aldean, a connection underscored on the duet “Damn Good Friends,”
where the pair neither seem like friends
nor like they’re having a damn good time.
Part of the reason Farr doesn’t seem like
the liveliest of characters is the tyranny of
the midtempo pace on Suffer in Peace.
Even the nominal party songs don’t move
along at a quick clip; they swing low and
heavy, like a pair of the Truck Nutz Farr
salutes on “C.O.U.N.T.R.Y.” Such steady
rhythms, combined with a fondness for
minor keys and Farr’s begrudging gruff
huff, means Suffer in Peace sometimes
lives up to the promise of its title, seeming
to favor its misery a little too strongly, but
it does have its charms. Usually, they’re
the outright ballads -- the stately, sad title
track and its doppelganger “Criminal,”
and the drinking ballad “A Guy Walks
Into a Bar” but these would’ve been
placed in sharper relief if there were a fast
tune or two as contrast. Then again, happiness just doesn’t seem to be Tyler Farr’s
thing: he’s the guy scowling in the corner
as he sips a beer.
Book: Scion of Ikshvaku
Author: Amish
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am Rajya. The Perfect Land.But
perfection has a price. He paid that
price.
Ayodhya is weakened by divisions. A
terrible war has taken its toll. The damage runs deep. The demon King of Lanka,
Raavan, does not impose his rule on the
defeated. He, instead, imposes his trade.
Money is sucked out of the empire. The
Sapt Sindhu people descend into poverty,
despondency and corruption. They cry
for a leader to lead them out of the morass.
Little do they appreciate that the leader is
among them. One whom they know. A
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tortured and ostracised prince. A prince
they tried to break. A prince called Ram.
He loves his country, even when his
countrymen torment him. He stands
alone for the law. His band of brothers, his
Sita, and he, against the darkness of chaos.
Will Ram rise above the taint that
others heap on him? Will his love for Sita
sustain him through his struggle? Will he
defeat the demon Lord Raavan who destroyed his childhood? Will he fulfil the
destiny of the Vishnu?
Begin an epic journey with Amish’s
latest: the Ram Chandra Series.
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Tech Watch
Microsoft to Bring Android App
Support to Windows 10
M
icrosoft may finally be
ready to announce that
Windows 10 devices like
smartphones, tablets and PC will be
able to run Android apps. The latest
rumor claims that the reveal might
be made this week at the company’s
Build 2015 developer conference in
San Francisco.
This new report comes from
long-time Microsoft journalist Paul
Thurrott, who certainly has solid
sources inside the company. Microsoft has apparently considered
adding Android app support in
Windows 10 for some time, but if
Thurrott is correct it sounds like the
company has decided to pull the trigger on this feature.
Assuming this is correct, there
are still a lot of questions about how
Windows 10 will offer Android app
support. Microsoft will almost certainly have to create its own app store
for Android on Windows 10 and it
could also support other third-party
Android stores like Amazon’s.
While Windows 10 users might
benefit in the short run with Windows 10 gaining access to hundreds
of thousands of new apps. However,
it remains to be seen if this will affect
Microsoft’s own universal app strategy
for native Windows 10 apps.
Sony Xperia Z4 could be launched as
Xperia Z3+ globally
S
ony introduced the Xperia Z4
in Japan last week. Soon after the release, there were reports that said that the Xperia Z4
will be launched in Japan-only, and
the company is planning to launch
another flagship for global markets. Now the white paper of Sony
SCR30 Style Cover Window accessory for the Xperia Z4 shows that
the smartphone is also called Xperia
Z3+, which could be the name of the
phone when it launches in global
markets outside Japan.
So, Sony could launch the Xperia
Z4 as Xperia Z3+ globally before it
launches another flagship later this
year. Sony immediately pulled the
white paper, but you can still access
the page through cache. This shows
that the Xperia Z3+ is indeed coming soon.
The Sony Xperia Z4 has a 5.2inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Triluminos
Display similar to the Z3, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon
810 processor, runs on Android 5.0
- protection
against
Firesheep attack
(Lollipop), has a 20.7-megapixel rear
camera with 1/2.3” Sony Exmor RS
image sensor, BIONZ image processing engine, 4K video recording
and a 5.1-megapixel 1080p frontfacing camera with EXMOR R sensor and digital image stabilization.
It has IPX5 / IPX8 ratings for
dust and water resistance, packs 3GB
RAM, 32GB of internal storage with
expansion slot and a 2930mAh battery.
Facebook introduces video calling on
Messenger
Google Announces Support For 70
More Third-Party Apps
G
oogle announced initial support for forty third-party apps (including
Runtastic, Zillow, Waze, and more) hooking into Google Now. Even if
Google limited participation to hand-picked partners, the news was
exciting - it marked Google’s first publicly visible steps toward opening Now to
users’ favorite apps in ways that developers could control.
Google is still keeping details about developer participation close, but has
added 70 new apps to the Google Now roster.
F
acebook introduced free video
calling in its Messenger phone
app on Monday as the company seeks to transform its mobile
messaging service into a full-featured platform with the same reach
as its 1.4 billion user social network.
Messenger, with more than
600 million users, now has a video
icon at the top right corner of its
screen. Earlier this year, Messenger
launched voice and video calling be-
tween computers.
Video calling is available on devices using Apple’s iOS and Google’s
Android mobile operating systems
in Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, France, Greece, Ireland, Laos,
Lithuania, Mexico, Nigeria, Norway,
Oman, Poland, Portugal, the United
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months.
Google’s Latest Patent Might Replace Your Laptop’s Space Bar With a Giant
Trackpad
outlined a design for a laptop that logic for a virtual keyboard would
E
very computer manufacturer is looking for ways to
make its laptops smaller and
more portable. Apple recently announced a new MacBook that saves
space by moving the keys on the
keyboard together, and Dell got
rid of the bezel on its newest XPS
laptop. But a new patent awarded
to Google today could lead the way
for the most space-saving laptop
yet, literally.
In the patent, the company
replaces the space bar with an extended trackpad. The patent suggests
that part of the trackpad—separated
by a line or a ridge—would serve as a
space bar, and the rest would just be
a regular trackpad. A set of sensors
that sit under the trackpad would
determine whether the user wants a
space bar or a mouse: A single tap
when the user has been typing will
create a space, but a tap while the using the trackpad as a mouse will result in a mouse click.
According to the patent, Google’s
HTTPS
Everywhere
be to create a smaller laptop computer, by pushing the trackpad up
into the area that the space bar
would havve occupied. Lenovo’s
current laptops already try to save a
little space by pushing the trackpad
a little closer to the keyboard, but
it begs the question of why Google
thinks it would be worth having
just one virtual key. Presumably
any number of keys could be turned
into virtual keys, saving even more
space on a laptop, though at that
point, you could just use a tablet.
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irsheep add-on is an easiest
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over an unsecured wireless network. Today I am going to say you
how to protech yourself from this
attack.This new trick is HTTPS
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The Electronic Frontier Foundation developed HTTPS Everywhere before Firesheep came on
the scene, but it is revamped to offer more robust protection against
Firesheep snooping.
Many websites offer limited support for encryption over
HTTPS, but they make it difficult
to use. They may default to unencrypted HTTP, or fill encrypted
pages with links that go back to
the unencrypted site. The HTTPS
Everywhere extension fixes these
problems by rewriting all requests
to these sites to HTTPS. HTTPS
Everywhere alters browsing so that
your default connection is no longer unencrypted http but the more
secure, encrypted https whenever a
site offers that capability.
Restriction
:
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Firefox users can get it
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G PLUS MAY 02 - MAY 08, 2015
Events
3rd Brahmaputra
Valley Film
Festival 2015
CONCLUDES
Subhrajit Roy
Bobbeeta Sharma, Dcom Bhuyan and Ronnie lahiri
during a panel discussion
Kiren Rijiju presenting Life time achievment award to Abdul Majid
A
72 year old ex-revolutionary
who is suffering from Alzheimer realizes that the extremism he followed during his youth was
against the law. A mother ruminates
her past when she was a revolutionary
and compares her present as her son
is a most wanted hardcore extremist
now. The extremist son moves here
and there for the sake of the ideology he follows, which has nothing but
a blood smearing truth. A call girl,
whose father is on deathbed, spends
overnight with different companions
for the sake of earning a livelihood.
A Leucoderma patient, who supports
his family to the best of his capacity
by driving auto rickshaw named ‘Othello’, is neglected by his own family for
being a victim of such a skin disease.
Finally, a teenage boy, who runs a
roadside tea stall, becomes the victim
of the bomb blast triggered by that
present day extremist son.
There are vast differences between
all these six lives, but the concurrence
of these lives make the Assamese Film
‘Othello- We too have our Othellos...”.
As regards the title of the film on
Shakespeare’s character, here the hero
of the film too is an outcast in the society as he is a patient of Leucoderma
in the same way as Othello was a black
among the whites. The film believes in
the fact that life is like a perennial river
that has to keep on flowing. Life and
river both appear to have a smooth
run when seen from a distance but in
fact they have a fierce current within
that is full of intricacies. An ideology
which persisted in the past may not
have the same impact and importance
at present. Though the goal of achieving freedom in a catastrophic society
has been the same, but the ways and
treatments in the entire process have
changed vastly. Directed by Hemanta
Kumar Das, this National Award win-
Winner of Brahmaputra Valley Short Film Contest
Winner of Brahmaputra Valley Short Film Contest
Rajkumar Hirani during audeince interaction at
Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival’15
ning film was screened as the concluding film of the recently held 3rd Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival 2015, at
the Pragjyoti ITA Machkhowa, Guwahati in April 24-26, 2015.
The three day long festival was
inaugurated by Chief Minister Tarun
Gogoi in presence of Bollywood luminaries like director Rajkumar Hirani
and actor Kunal Kapoor. The valedictory event was graced by Kiren Rijiju,
Union Minister of States for Home
affairs, who conferred the Life Time
Achievement Award to veteran cine
personality Abdul Majid. The other
names of Bollywood celebrities who
were present during the festive days,
interacted with the cine buffs as well
as conducted workshops were director
Shimit Amin, producer Ronnie Lahiri,
cinematographer Amit Roy, actors
Rajkumar Rao and Patralekha Paul.
In the package named Bollywood Box
Office, blockbuster ‘Rang De Basanti’
by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and
critically acclaimed Rajkuar Rao starrer ‘Shahid’ by Hansal Mehta were
screened in this festival.
Though the festival had no entries of any foreign language film, it
focussed mostly on the films made on
the North East. In the package named
NE Hues, Mizo Film ‘Khawnglung
Run’ by Mapuia Chawngthu, which
is based on one of the greatest massacres in Mizo history, Roopa Barua’s
‘Riders of the Mist’, a documentary on
bareback pony racing in Jorhat, Sange
Dorjee Thongdok’s ‘Crossing Bridges’,
the first feature film made ever in the
language of Shertukpen, which is an
indigenous dialect native to the state
Arunachal Pradesh, Pradip Kurbah’s
Khasi Film ‘Ri-Homeland of Uncertainty’, based on true life account of
militancy in the Khasi-Jaintia Hills of
Meghalaya and Adil Hussain and Zerifa Wahid starrer, Rajni Basumatary’s
Assamese Film ‘Raag’ were screened
in the festival.
Apart from these, several docufeatures were screen here on the theme
of Wildlife and Natural Conservation
by ‘Aaranyak’.
The festival is known for being a
platform to encourage budding filmmakers of the region. Entries for the
Short Film Contest organised in connection with the festival were invited
way back and out of these Top 10 were
shortlisted. In this contest, Jivitesh
Mazumdar’s ‘Lotkon’ was adjudged
the best film, where as Kamal Paran’s
‘Mirrage’ and Porag Gogoi’s ‘A River
Island Tale’ became the second and
third best respectively.
The festival has always been a
crowd puller, mostly the youngsters,
although no new film was screened
here, except ‘Othello- We too have
our Othellos...’. Simultaneously, within
the same week, Gauhati Cine Club
has screened several films, in connection with its Golden Jubilee Celebration. Besides these, the 7th edition of
Guwahati International Film Festival
organised by Cine Art Society, Asom
is underway in the city from April 26,
2015 to May 3, 2015 at the Rabindra
Bhawan and Gauhati University. Every
festival has its own unique approach
and appeal and all these recent events
show the emergence of a healthy environment for cinematic thoughts.
But the concurrence of all at the same
time may not have equivalent takers,
because methodically, nationally and
internationally, a single festival represents the uniqueness of city in the
global forum.
G PLUS MAY 02 - MAY 08, 2015
After decades Rishi re-unites with
Anupam Kher
V
eteran actor Rishi Kapoor
will be seen in an episode
of the second season of
Anupam Kher’s TV show “The
Anupam Kher Show...Kucch Bhi
Ho Sakta Hai”, and he has thanked
his “great co-star” for inviting
him.
The 62-year-old actor took to
his micro-blogging website Twitter to thank Anupam for inviting
him.
“Thank you Anupam for having me over on your show ‘Kucch
Bhi Ho Sakta Hai’. You are a wonderful actor and a great co-star,”
Rishi tweeted.
Anupam made his TV production debut with the first season
of the show last year on channel
Colors.
The show focuses on inspirational stories of popular Bollywood
celebrities, who speaks about their
challenges in life.
Tinsel town’s famous names
like Shah Rukh Khan, Mahesh
Bhatt, Alia Bhatt, Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah, Kangana Ranaut,
Vidya Balan, Kapil Sharma, Yuvraj
Singh and Akshay Kumar appeared
as guests on the show in 2014.
Zubeen set for Bollywood
debut as actor-director
Photo courtesy: Facebook
Y
He will share screen space with Life
of Pi actor Adil Hussain and Victor Banerjee.
The artist, who has acquired cult
status in the northeastern states, has his
own production house, but he is also
looking to associate with another company in Mumbai.
“In Mumbai, I’ll have to tie up with
another production house, otherwise I
won’t be able to distribute the film all
over India and abroad,” said the multitalented artist, who will also be working
on two more Hindi scripts.
Without sharing the names of the
other projects, he said the subjects will
be “very different”.
Zubeen is currently tied up with Assamese film Mission China.
T
he sequel of 2002 film “Kaante”
is part of Sanjay Gupta’s future
plans, but he says the movie
will not happen without actor Sanjay
Dutt who is currently behind bars.
“Ofcourse Kaante 2 will happen,
but not without Sanjay Dutt,” Gupta
tweeted on Wednesday.
The film explored the darker and
grey areas of society with a group
of robbers trying to pull off a big
heist, which can change their future
for good. The perfect plan unravels
when an undercover policeman finds
a place in their group.
The film had a star-studded cast,
including Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay
Dutt, Suniel Shetty, Mahesh Manjrekar and Lucky Ali.
Talks of the “Kaante” sequel have
been going on, but clearly, Gupta
wants to wait for his friend Sanjay
Dutt, who is in jail for illegal possession of arms during the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts and riots.
For now, Gupta’s film “Jazbaa” is
running high on anticipation level
as it marks the comeback of actress
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.
Akki rubbishes rumour of ‘Gabbar Is Back’
donation for Nepal
W
a Ali fame Assamese singer
Zubeen Garg will start shooting for his Bollywood film titled Chakra from January 2016.
“Album is not happening for me
right now. From January 2016, I will
make a Hindi film called Chakra. It’s
a political thriller. It’s a dark kind of
film about humanity and politics.
Now, I’ve my own production house,
so I will make three to four films in
a row”, said Zubeen, who has been in
the entertainment industry for over
two decades.
The singer, who has also recorded
a song for John Abraham’s upcoming
movie Banana, will be playing multiple roles in Chakra. “I will act, direct
and write the screenplay,” said Zubeen.
Entertainment
‘Kaante 2’ will happen, but not without
Sanjay Dutt
After ‘Bombay Velvet’
Ranbir develops a new
fascination
The actor who shot Bombay Velvet
with vintage cars finds them very sexy.
Ranbir Kapoor has developed a liking for vintage cars and hopes to buy a
classic model soon.
Spokesperson confirms the news
and adds, ‘’Ranbir drives a vintage Ford
Falcon in the film and has developed
the liking towards the vintage cars during the shoot and now is also planning
to own one!’’
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hile rumours are rife
that the first day income
of forthcoming film
‘Gabbar Is Back’ will go to Nepal
earthquake relief fund, actor Akshay Kumar says such decisions are
taken by the film’s producers, and
that he doesn’t have to depend on
release of a film to make his contribution.
Bollywood’s ‘Khiladi’ took to
micro-blogging site Twitter to set
the record straight.
“Heard a rumour that I am donating #GabbarIsBack’s 1st day collections to the #NepalEarthquake
victims. Firstly I am not the producer so that’s not my call to make
and more importantly I don’t need
to wait for the film’s release to do my
bit,” Akshay wrote.
Directed by Krish and produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and
Viacom18 Motion Pictures, the
remake of the 2002 Tamil film ‘Ramanaa’ features Shruti Haasan and
Zarine desperate to go bold
A
ctress Zarine Khan,
who will soon be
seen in the third
film of the erotic thriller
franchise “Hate Story”, says
she has no inhibitions about
either intimacy or exposing
on screen.
“You guys just tell me a
film that does not have any
intimate scene and is not
glamorous? I don’t know
why this film is being tagged
as ‘having a lot of exposure’,”
the actress said on being
asked if she is ready to
expose in the new film of
the franchise.
“Honestly speaking,
if I see any of the films
being made today, there
is an exposure quotient.
Anyways, this is something that I will be doing
for the first time. As of
now, we are working on
the story and the character,” she added.
Sunil Grover besides Akshay. The
film is slated to release on May 1.
The actor also shared a link for
the people looking for ways to contribute for rehabilitation of people
in the Himalayan nation, which was
jolted by a 7.9-magnitude earthquake on April 25. The toll in the
devastating quake has risen to 4,680.
“If you too want to lend your
support here’s the link ? https://
www.facebook.com/nepalearthquakesupport,” Akshay shared.
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G PLUS MAY 02 - MAY 08, 2015
Fun
Your weekly dose of
TIMEPASS
A desire for financial growth and security may act as a catalyst for ideas that
can increase your income, but this likely won’t happen overnight. However,
with persistence you can do very well. Mercury glides into Gemini on Thursday,
making this one of the better times to advertise your goods and services, start
earning money online, and expand your network of connections. Go easy over
the weekend, as the Full Moon in Scorpio could bring out your wicked sense
of humor.
Spending money could be a lot of fun as Venus encourages you to purchase
the small luxuries you love. Your more logical side may kick in once Mercury
moves into Gemini, encouraging you to think about the effects to your bank
account. This can be a good time to rework your budget and think about
being a little thriftier where possible. However, by the weekend you’ll be
ready for some passion, and the Scorpio Full Moon suggests this is exactly
what you’ll get!
A continued focus on your goals and ambitions may be keeping you busy. This
is one of the better times to channel your energy into getting ahead. Mercury’s
move into Gemini on Thursday can also be helpful, providing opportunities
to mix with people who share your ideas and ideals. It seems that arranging
and attending events will be an important part of your journey to success
over the weeks ahead. Go easy over the weekend, though, as the Full Moon
could spell drama.
Sagittarius
You need to look after your body and this is the time to lavish special attention on it. With a tendency to ignore your well-being much of the time, the
current Taurus focus is your opportunity to feed it good food and give it the
right kind of exercise. In addition, if you make this a regular habit, you’ll have
more energy available for other areas of your life. Stick with friends over the
weekend to avoid a brooding mood.
SUDOKU
Relying on gut instinct could help you save time and resources this week. A
focus on Taurus and your spiritual sector suggests you should pay attention
to those intuitive nudges if you want to get ahead. You’ll be in your element
once Mercury enters your sign. Your natural curiosity will come to the fore,
encouraging you to swap and share information. Your flirtatious side could
be on display, too, tempting you to indulge this weekend even though you
know you shouldn’t.
There are opportunities for friendly interactions this week. You may be
eager to show your gratitude to friends for their recent support. A meal
or relaxed get-together at your place could be just the ticket. Even so, you
may have one or two secrets that you’d prefer to keep to yourself, no matter how much you trust a certain person. There are times when an idea or
information needs to percolate before you air it in public, and this may
be one of them.
Scorpio
Libra
Virgo
Leo
Cancer
Gemini
Taurus
Aries
HOROSCOPE
It’s all systems go if you want to make travel plans. The Taurus focus can help
you hunt for bargains online and choose a deal to suit your circumstances and
budget. You have a reputation as a workaholic, but it’s time to chill out and
enjoy the good things in life. You know you deserve it! Try to avoid arguing
over the weekend, though. A Scorpio Full Moon suggests that you’ll have
strong opinions that some are bound to disagree with.
Jupiter forging ahead adds extra sparkle to your social sector. This, along with
Venus and Mercury in Gemini, could see you moving outside your comfort
zone to expand your network of friends. Looking to date? Avoid the tried and
trusted and seek out something a little bit unusual. The weekend is a different
matter, however, as a potent Full Moon may tempt you to shop. If feelings run
high, one or two small luxuries might help keep them in check.
This week brings romantic options - and all on your terms. A midweek transit
can be excellent for a special date night that sparkles with tender promise. If
there’s someone you’re hoping to impress, this is the time to go for it. The Full
Moon in your sign on Sunday could bring out your darker side in all its passion
and intensity. While indulging in such feelings it also helps to consider the
consequences. Don’t do anything you might regret later!
Pisces
Aquarius
Capricorn
Grab opportunities for romance while you can. It isn’t often you get such
a sensuous lineup! It’s perfect for wining and dining a significant other.
Smell the roses, savor the chocolates, and relax and enjoy the company
of someone you love. After this phase, your naturally ambitious persona
could lead you into other activities and your love life may take second
place. The Full Moon on Sunday can be excellent for a party with a
seductive theme.
Keep those cookies coming and enjoy spending time in the kitchen or
garden. This very easygoing focus is perfect for friendly get-togethers at
your place. Once Mercury eases into Gemini on Thursday you’ll be eager
to seek out other pleasures, including romance. The weekend could bring
your competitive side out into the open. The Full Moon could put you in
the spotlight, and you might want to take advantage of that situation.
Learning a foreign language could be beneficial, especially if you want
to travel. A focus on study and gaining new skills makes this one of
the better times to take a course with a practical application. A focus
on your home zone could bring on a desire to redecorate and remove
clutter, making your nest as cozy and pleasant as possible. The weekend’s Full Moon could bring an excuse to move outside your comfort
zone - wickedly so!
Useful Life hacks
JUST FOR LAUGHs
A guy says to his friend,
“Guess how many coins I
have in my pocket.”
The friend says, “If I guess
right, will you give me one
of them?”
The first guy says, “If you
guess right, I’ll give you
both of them.”
The mother says to her
daughter, “Did you enjoy
your first at school?”
The daughter answers,
“First day? Do you mean
I have to go back again
tomorrow?”
Paper Clips
Use paper clips to find the end of a rolling tape.
Teacher: What’s the past
participle of the verb “to
ring?”
Student: What do you think,
sir?
Teacher: I don’t think. I
KNOW.
Student: I don’t think I
know either, sir.
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24
G PLUS MAY 02 - MAY 08, 2015
Catching Up
New ‘smart bullets’ can self steer
to hit moving targets
Khloé Kardashian
N
Says Gym Was Her
Refuge
ew smart bullets have recently been developed that can adjust and self-steer its
path in mid-air to hit a moving target.
DARPA stated that the Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordnance (EXACTO) system
seeks to improve sniper’s efficiency and
improve troop safety by allowing greater
shooter standoff range and reduction in
target engagement timelines, the Verge reported.
The tech would help snipers quickly identify targets in
hostile and remote locations, where high winds and dusty terrain would otherwise send rounds off course.
K
hloé Kardashian says
the gym was her
“only refuge” during
her split from Lamar Odom.
The 30-year-old star,
who filed for divorce from
the former Los Angeles Lakers player in December 2013
after four years of marriage
amid rumours he cheated
on her and was addicted to
cocaine, admits she only
started working out to get
over him.
The ‘Keeping Up with
the Kardashians’ star said:
“When me and Lamar were
having issues, I decided to
channel my energy into
working out... if I went out
with my girlfriends I would
be hounded by paparazzi
and made to feel more humiliated.”
“The gym was my only
refuge. I could put music on
and dance around with my
girlfriends and be silly”, she
added.
The star lost a lot of
weight as a result of the
drama and recently shed another 13 pounds by cutting
out dairy from her diet, but
insists she has always liked
her figure.
Michelle
Keegan
named Sexiest
Woman
A
ctress Michelle Keegan
has been named Sexiest
Woman in the World
in a poll conducted by FHM
magazine.
The former “Coronation
Street” actress has topped the
magazine’s annual poll, beating “Keeping up with the Kardashians” star Kendall Jenner
and last year’s winner Jennifer
Lawrence into second and
third place respectively
Paul Walker’s ‘Fast and Furious’ car to be
auctioned
L
PIC
OF THE
WEEK
An exhausted street vendor takes a quick nap in the afternoon heat.
ate actor Paul Walker’s bright orange coloured
1993 Toyota Supra from “Fast and Furious” will
be up for auction in May.
The original car heads to the auction block at Mecum Auctions in Indianapolis, Indiana, between May
12 and 17, reports aceshowbiz.com.
The car, which is one of a few used in the movie,
can be seen in the memorable final scenes of the movie. In the scene, Walker is driving the bright orange
coloured car, racing against actor Vin Diesel who is
in his Dodge Charger, and jumping across a railroad
crossing before Diesel collides with a truck.
The car is equipped with a pair of Holley Performance nitrous-oxide bottles, as in the movie, but they
are not connected. Additionally, it has a five-speed
manual transmission, a heavy duty suspension and
roll cage. The phenomenal car is expected to fetch
around $200,000.
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