HIMALAYAN MIRROR
NORTHEAST
GANGTOK, SUNDAY 03 MAY 2015
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Include Assam in India-Bangladesh Top militant
killed in
land protocol: Gogoi urges Modi
Parrikar reviews antiterror operations in Assam
Guwahati, May 2 (IANS) : Defence
Minister Manohar Parrikar, on a trip to
Assam on Saturday, reviewed the security preparedness and status of ongoing
anti-terror operations here.
On the second day of his maiden visit to
the northeast, the defence minister visited
the Red Horns Division at Rangiya along
with Indian Army chief Gen. Dalbir
Singh and Lt. Gen. M.M.S. Rai, general
officer commanding-in-chief of the
Eastern Command, to review the overall
security situation prevailing in lower
Assam.An official statement said the visit
was aimed at getting a "first-hand feel of
the ongoing operations against militant
groups".
It said Parrikar was given a detailed
briefing on the ongoing counter-terrorism
operations in lower Assam.The minister
expressed satisfaction on the progress of
operations and also appreciated the
efforts made by the formation to dynam-
ically review and alter its tactics to
counter the rapidly changing situation in
the state.Parrikar complimented the army
for the high level of integration with
Assam Police and central armed police
forces.He also appreciated the efforts of
the army in the violence free conduct of
elections to the Bodoland Territorial
Council (BTC) in the Bodoland
Territorial Area Districts (BTAD) to
bring peace and normalcy in the
region.The defence minister also had a
long interaction with the soldiers.
Parrikar, however, could not visit Tawang
along the China border in Arunachal
Pradesh as planned, due to bad weather.
"Visit to Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh
could not take place today due to bad
weather,"
ministry
spokesperson
Sitanshu Kar tweeted.
The minister was to pay homage at the
Tawang War Memorial in the border district on which China has staked its claim.
Dibetes management conference
held in Siliguri
Siliguri, May 2:The second batches of 15 doctors
in Siliguri today were
conferred a certifications
for the 'Certificate course
in Gestational Diabetes
Mellitus' (CCGDM), an
executive on- job training
program that develops
core competencies in doctors in the area of
Gestational Diabetes management. Present on the
occasion were representatives from Public Health
Foundation of India. New
Delhi along with regional
faculties Dr. Sekhar
Chakraborty
&
Dr.
Gostha Behari Das in
Siliguri for the Course in
Gestational
Diabetes
Millitus.
Globally around 366 million people are suffering
from diabetes, which is
expected to rise to a total
of 552 million by 2030.
India alone has 62.4 million people with diabetes
ans 77.2 million people
with pre-diabetes as of
year 2011. India comes
second to highest number
of people with diabetes in
the world and is expected
to rise 101.2 million by
the year 2030.
Gestational diabetes (or
Gestational
Diabetes
Mellitus, GDM) is a condition in which women
without previously diagnosed diabetes exhibit
high blood glucose levels
during pregnancy (especially during their third
trimester).
GDM affects up to 15%
of
pregnant
women
worldwide and in India
estimated
4
million
women have GDM.
Babies born to mothers
with untreated gestational
diabetes are typically
increased risk of problems
such as being large for
gestational age, low blood
sugar and jaundice if
untreated, it can also
cause seizures or stillbirth.
Toyota Kirloskar Motor
launches The All New Camry
Guwahati,
May
2
(IANS) : Assam Chief
Minister Tarun Gogoi on
Saturday requested Prime
Minister Narendra Modi
to include the state in the
protocol signed between
the governments of India
and
Bangladesh
on
September 6, 2011.
In a letter to Modi, Gogoi
expressed surprise at the
reported decision of the
central government not to
include clauses relating
to Assam in the protocol
ratified by parliament
without any consultation
with the state government.
"We are completely in the
dark about the reasons
behind this turnaround
and how the interests of
the people of Assam are
going to be protected by
the exclusion of the
clauses relating to Assam
during the process of ratification by parliament.
"This decision is also
against the principles of
cooperative federalism
which you have been
advocating," he said.
Gogoi pointed out that
the provision of the protocol was an integral part
of the 1974 agreement
between the governments
of India and Bangladesh.
"As a result of the protocol, the Radcliff Line
demarcating the
India-Bangladesh border
in the Assam sector
namely,
LathitillaDumabari sector in
Karimganj
district,
Kalabari (Boroibari) area
in Dhubri district and the
Pallathal
area
in
Karimganj district of
Assam will be re-drawn
as agreed to in the protocol," Gogoi said.
As a result of the redemarcation, approximately 714 acres of land
area in Lathitilla area will
formally become part of
India (state of Assam)
and an area of 193.85
acres of land in Kalabari
(Boroibari) and 74.55
acres of land in Pallathal
area will formally go to
Bangladesh.
"These 268.4 acres of
land are already under
adverse possession of
Bangladesh. Therefore,
India (Assam) will formally get a net land area
of 445.6 acres with reference to the Radcliff
Line," Gogoi said.
Reminding Modi about
his statement during his
visit to Assam in
November 2014 that the
2011 protocol to the 1974
boundary
agreement
would benefit
Assam in the long run,
Gogoi said the agreement, if ratified along
with the clauses relating
to Assam, would not only
lead to a permanent solution to the long standing
border dispute but also
facilitate demarcation of
un-demarcated areas in
Lathitilla-Dumabari.
"Construction of border
fencing will also prevent
illegal infiltration of foreigners and subversive
elements, smuggling, etc.
by sealing the porous
border," he added.
Gogoi requested Modi to
initiate steps for ratification of the protocol by
parliament by including
the clauses relating to
Assam.
Protest in Gurgaon over
Assam girl rape
Guwahati, May 2 :
People belonging to the
north-eastern states on
Friday staged a protest
outside a police station
here over inaction in an
Assam girl’s rape incident on April 29 and
demanded
immediate
arrest of the accused.
Over 150 people, including women, gathered outside the DLF-1 police station and protested for
over three hours.
Both the accused and the
victim worked at the
Golden Eye Guest House
in DFL-1 area.
The protest was held
under the banner of the
north-east support centre
helpline.
Mathew, one of the
helpline activists, told
IANS: “The rape accused
would have been behind
the bars if police had
acted on time. The manager and some other
employees at the guest
house, where the crime
occurred, also helped the
accused to flee.”
Protesters were shouting
slogans against police
and also demanding
assurance of appropriate
action from Gurgaon
Police
Commissioner
Navdeep Singh Virk.
Deputy Commissioner of
Police (East) Deepak
Saharan, who is also
nodal officer for helping
people hailing from the
northeast, assured protesters that the accused
would be arrested by
Monday.
Assistant Commissioner
of Police Dharna Yadav,
who is monitoring the
investigation,
also
assured all support from
police.
“We will hold bigger
protest if police fail to
arrest accused within the
said time frame,” Mathew
said.
A 19-year-old girl from
Assam was raped by a
23-year-old man from
Nepal on Wednesday.
The girl said in her police
complaint that she was
raped by a guest house
employee in the washroom.
She also alleged that she
informed the woman
manager of the guest
house about the incident
but she, too, did not cooperate and helped the
accused, Debu Tamar, to
escape.
She said the sweeper of
the guest house came to
the washroom when she
cried for help but instead
of helping her he kept on
laughing.
Protesters said they wanted legal action against all
who helped “rapist” Debu
Tamar to escape.
A special police helpline,
0124-2301559, launched
here on October 28 last
year for people from the
northeast has not received
relevant calls till date.
“We have requested
police to SMS helpline
numbers to all northeast
people
residing
in
Gurgaon, but police did
not cooperate. We have
circulated the number
within our circle,” added
Mathew, who is senior
executive at a private
firm here.
“We have formed several
teams to nab the accused.
Police teams have also
been sent to Nepal.
The accused will be
arrested soon,” a senior
police officer told.
JK Business School to
Win Every Minute with
Pepsi this Pepsi IPL season! hold counseling session for
management aspirants
New Delhi, May 2
:Toyota Kirloskar Motor
(TKM) today launched
The All New Camry Camry Hybrid and Camry
Gasoline. The All New
Camry comes with an
unmatched offering of
luxury. It has been
designed to match the
refined and ever evolving
customers need for a luxury car. The All New
Camry has an essentially
new exterior that creates
an even more innovative,
prestige
appearance
appropriate for luxury
sedan.
Camry Hybrid comes with
Toyota's Hybrid Synergy
Drive (HSD) powertrain.
Camry Hybrid's "full
hybrid" powertrain combines the performance of a
2.5 litre Atkinson cycle
four - cylinder gasoline
engine and a high - torque
electric motor.
The Camry Hybrid has a
combined power (engine
+ motor) output of 205 PS
coupled with leading edge fuel economy of
19.16 kmpl* and 122.8
gm of CO2 emissions per
km of driving, which is
far lesser than the conventional vehicles of similar
engine size. The Camry
Hybrid comes with an
Electronically Controlled
Continuous
Variable
Transmission (E-CVT),
which provides enhanced
driving performance, with
reduced fuel consumption
and lower NVH.
The Camry Hybrid a full
hybrid is a self charging
vehicle, unlike an electric
vehicle. When the vehicle
decelerates or at the time
of braking, the electric
HV battery pack for later
use when needed to power
the vehicle.
Taking luxury to the next
level the Camry Hybrid
provides an advanced air
conditioning system with
three - zone control, a
pollen filter and break
through nanoeTM water
coated ion technology. It
provides moisturizing benefits to occupants' skin and
hair and deodorises the
cabin.
The gasoline Camry was
first introduced in 2002, in
India. In 2012, TKM
began locally manufacturing the gasoline Camry.
Toyota marked an important milestone in the history of the Indian Auto
Industry in 2013, with the
launch of India's first ever
locally
manufactured
hybrid - Camry Hybrid.
New Delhi, May 2 : This Pepsi IPL, Pepsi gives consumers the chance to win a prize every minute with an
offer that will be rolled out on over 200 million bottles!
Want to catch your favourite Pepsi IPL match with
friends on a brand new home theatre? Or flaunt your
loyalty with your favourite Pepsi IPL team's jersey? All
you have to do is grab a bottle of Pepsi, look under the
label or crown and send the code to 09227792277.
Consumers can win autographed mini-bats every
minute, Pepsi IPL team jerseys every hour, and a home
theatre mega prize every day!
Speaking on the offer, Ruchira Jaitly, Senior Director,
Marketing - Social Beverages said "The Pepsi IPL is a
celebration of what India loves most. With the Pepsi
"Win Every Minute" offer, we want to ensure that every
Indian celebrates his/her passion for the game with special Pepsi IPL merchandise. As India plays up its passion for the game this Pepsi IPL season, we will dial up
the rewards, making this a mega-offer that matches the
mega-event that Pepsi IPL is."
Guwahati, May 2 : JK
Business School, country's leading centre for
management education,
will hold counseling session for management
aspirants
at
Hotel
LandMark Dr B. Barooah
Road, Ulubari, Guwahati
on Sunday 3rd May.
Senior faculty members
from JKBS will conduct
group discussion and
personal
interviews
(GDPI) as part of the
counseling session to test
and apprise students of
their aptitudinal abilities
and identify areas for
improvement.
"Career counseling session is a good opportunity for MBA aspirants to
test their preparedness
and aptitude for MBA
programme. I am sure
students
will
gain
tremendously from the
career guidance provide
by the outstanding faculty members of JKBS.
All aspirants should take
advantage of this opportunity as this will also
help them an informed
choice about future
course of action," said Dr
Sakhuja, Dean, JKBS.
JKBS will also be showcasing its academic and
campus strengths a day
earlier during the
'Career Fair' being held
at TRP Indoor Stadium
on 1st and 2nd of May
2015. Visitors and aspirants can have detailed
information about JKBS
programme,
faculty,
campus facilities and
placement support for its
students.
About JK Business
School: Established in
2006, JKBS swiftly rose
to be among the best BSchools in India and has
been consistently being
ranked among the
Top 10 B-School in India
across relevant parameters by credible agencies
and publications. JKBS
PGDM
program
is
designed to inspire, innovate and create. It's a
combination of exhaustive series of stimulating
workshops, lively seminars, resolute team work,
proactive tasking together with classroom excellence to prepare business
leaders of tomorrow.
Meghalaya
Shillong, May 2 (IANS) :
The self-styled military
chief of a militant outfit
was killed in a gun battle
with SWAT commandos in
Meghalaya on Saturday,
officials said.The gunfight
broke out between the
Special Weapons and
Tactics (SWAT) team and
Garo outfit A'chik Matgrik
Elite Force (AMEF) at
Mandadagre area in North
Garo Hills district when
the SWAT commandos
raided their hideout.
Jack Marak, the AMEF's
military wing chief, was
killed on the spot,
Inspector General of
Police (Operations) G.H.P.
Raju told IANS.Marak
was wanted in many cases
of murder, kidnapping and
extortion.An AK-47 rifle,
a foreign-made pistol, and
a huge cache of ammunition and improvised
explosive devices and
incriminating documents
were recovered from the
site.The AMEF is a splinter group of the Garo
National Liberation Army,
a terrorist organisation
fighting for a separate
Garoland to be carved out
of Meghalaya.
SBI
General
Insurance
Accelerate
s Disaster
Related
Claim
Settlement
Gangtok, May 2 : :SBI
General Insurance is
focussed on settling disaster related claims within
seven days in the regions
affected by the recent earth
quake in the Country. SBI
General’s Dy. CEO, Steve
Hollow,
Pushaan
Mahapatra, COO along
with senior officials of the
SBI General Claims team
have visited some of the
affected areas including
Patna, Lucknow and other
cities.In the Insurance
Industry, the “Moment of
Truth” is when an unfortunate event strikes a Policy
holder and a claim is made.
This is when an Insurer’s
promise, process and reputation are put to test.
Keeping true to the credo
of unparalleled customer
service, SBI General’s
Claims team is on ground
to assist its policy holders
to get back to normalcy at
the earliest.
Speaking on the occasion
Mr Hollow said, “We are
currently accessing the situation and are working
towards assisting our policy holders as quickly as
possible. About 25 claims
have been reported till
date. Most of our impacted
policy holders are SME
and Home Insurance customers. While the survey
reports have started coming in, we have already initiated the settlement
process. Our Company is
geared up to settle the
claims at the earliest.” He
concluded. SBI General
has deployed a team of
Claims Experts in all of the
affected
regions.
Inspections are being carried out on a war footing.
At the ground level, the
SBI
Branches,
SBI
Associated Branches and
the Retail Asset & SME
Processing Centres & RBO
of State Bank of India are
kept in the loop and the
officials are helping SBI
General in facilitating the
claim process. Customers
can get in touch with SBI
General’s nearest offices or
walk into their SBI Banks
for any claims related
assistance. SBI General’s
website is also providing
special helpline numbers
for their customers.