HIMALAYAN MIRROR North East Briefcase Suspected NLFT insurgents abduct 11 construction labourers Agartala, Oct 11 : Suspected insurgents of banned National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) have abducted 11 persons from Amchurmukh, near Rajivnagar in Mamit district of neighbouring Mizoram, a senior police official said on Saturday. Uttam Bhaumick SP (Police Control) said 16 people including five from Chakma tribal community were coming towards Tripura by a jeep which was stopped at gun point at Amchurmukh and then five tribals were freed and the rest 11 persons were abducted. The incident occurred at about 9 PM last night and the area is near the Mizoram-Tripura border. Superintendent of Police of North Tripura district, Abhijit Saptarshi said he was in touch with his counterpart in Mamit district so that the ultras could not sneak into the Bangladesh territory, which is just five km from the spot from where the workers were abducted. Bhaumick said the kidnapped persons are construction labourers from Karimganj district of Assam. PiramalSwasthya crosses 5 million beneficiary benchmark in Assam HM Report Gangtok, Oct 11: PiramalSwasthya, (formally known as ‘Health Management and Research Institute’ -HMRI)the nonprofit organization supported by the Piramal Foundationtoday announced that they have crossed the 5 million beneficiary benchmark in Assam, reaching out with healthcare solutions to the underprivileged within the region in a time frame of three and half years. This accomplishment comes within 40 months of starting the operations and is a milestone in the primary healthcare sector in India. Piramal Swasthya is a not-for-profit organization working to make healthcare accessible, affordable and available to all segments of population, especially the most vulnerable. It was launched in Assam in November, 2010, where they worked in association with the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) of Assam to set up a call centre for pregnant women. Through this initiative, their efforts were focused on reducing the Maternity Mortality Rate (MMR) and Infant Mortality Rate (IMR). Initially, only the 104 - Health Information Helpline (Sarathi 104 Call Centre) was launched and subsequently more projects were added to the Piramal Swasthya service lines - such as the Village Health Outreach Program (Sanjeevani Services), Mother and Child Tracking System (MCTS) Outgoing call center, Mobile Medical Units (MMUs), World Diabetes Foundation (Denmark) initiative and an upcoming Telemedicine Project (NRHM). NORTHEAST GANGTOK, SUNDAY 12 OCTOBER 2014 Burdwan blast: Persons arrested from Assam part of JMB module Guwahati, Oct 11 : The Assam police on Saturday claimed that the persons arrested on Friday from Barpeta district for suspected involvement in the October 2 Burdwan blast were a part of a module operating under the patronage of Jamatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), allegedly involved in the blast. An Assam police spokesman claimed that preliminary investigations reveal that one of the arrested person Shaikhul Islam alias Abdulla is an important member of the module operating in Assam and an associate of Shakil Ahmed alias Shamin, a JMB activist who died in the IED blast in Burdwan of West Bengal. Shaikhul had been trained in Jehad in Simulia Madrassa of Burdwan and also in another Madrassa in Murshidabad, the spokesman claimed. Militants kidnap 11 people from Mizoram Agartala/Aizawl, Oct 11 (IANS) : Militants have kidnapped 11 people from Mizoram along the interstate border with Tripura, police said Saturday. "NLFT (National Liberation Front of Tripura) extremists Friday evening abducted 16 construction workers from Rajivnagar village along Tripura-Mizoram border. Later, the rebels released five people," a Tripura police officer said. He said all the 16 people - Bengali Muslims and Chakma tribals - were residents of southern Assam's Karimganj district. They went to Rajivnagar village under Mamit district in Mizoram as construction workers. They went to Mizoram through Tripura's Kanchanpur area. Police suspect that abductors might have taken these people to Bangladesh. "The NLFT rebels might have taken the hostages to Bangladesh as the place is just a few kilometre away from the India-Bangladesh border. "Senior police officials have asked the Border Security Force to hold a flag meeting with the BGB (Border Guard Bangladesh) to rescue the hostages," the official said. The security forces of Tripura and Mizoram have jointly launched a search operation to rescue the captives and to nab the militants. June 14, three Tripura traders and their driver were kidnapped by NLFT guerrillas from the same area of Mizoram. However, they were subsequently freed by the rebels. After the erection of fencing and strengthening the security along the India-Bangladesh boundary with Tripura, the NLFT extremists use Mizoram as corridor for their cross border activities. The NLFT guerrillas, with their base in Bangladesh, have been kidnapping people in Tripura and Mizoram to collect ransom. Mizoram has unfenced and porous international border of 404 km with Myanmar and 318 km with Bangladesh. Tripura also shares 856km-long border with Bangladesh and some parts of the border areas are still unfenced. Tripura shares 109 km borders with Mizoram and 53 km borders with Assam. Police crackdown in Goalpara inhuman: Ajmal Third edition of Tata Social Enterprise Guwahati, Oct 11 : Even as the state government launched an enquiry into the recent protests by flood victims in Goalpara's Bolbola area, and the subsequent police crackdown, All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) president and Dhubri MP Badruddin Ajmal accused the Assam government of being intolerant of democratic agitation. So far, sixteen people have been arrested for ransacking vehicles and pelting stones at police personnel on Wednesday when flood-displaced people from the Bolbola area were protesting against the low quality of grains and other government-supplied relief material. "The state has failed to provide decent quality grains. When the people took to the streets, the government used force to quell them. This is inhuman," Ajmal said. Four NDFB militants arrested in Assam Challenge kicks-off HM Report Siliguri, Oct 11: Tata group, today, announced the commencement of the Tata Social Enterprise Challenge 2014-15, a joint initiative with the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIM-C), a quest for India’s most promising early-stage social enterprises. The endeavour of the challenge is to create an ecosystem for social entrepreneurship and encourage sustainable, scalable and measurable social impact. Teams who either have an early stage venture (not older than 3 years) or a promising idea with a plan, that can create sustainable social impact in India, can submit their business plans online, by logging onto www.tatasechallenge.org. Impact Proposals (detailed Business Plans) are invited in the areas of agriculture, food and dairy, healthcare, water and sanitation, technology and development, education & skills development, housing, handicrafts, energy and microfinance/financial inclusion. The ventures will be judged on three parameters - Business Model, Social Impact and Sustainability. The last day to submit the Impact Proposal (business plan) online is November 15th, 2014. The Challenge also invites the general public to nominate, through the initiative’s website, social enterprises they know who fit the eligibility criteria. Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Tata Services, Atul Agrawal, said, “We are truly delighted as Tata Social Enterprise Challenge enters its third year, taking forward the Tata group’s ethos of giving back to society, through acts of entrepreneurship and innovation. The third edition, has in fact been more comprehensively designed to engage and integrate a larger network of social entrepreneurs with the introduction of regional seminars, discussion forums and online resources. We urge enterprising minds to participate in this Challenge in their journey to be champions of social change.” Manipur’s WW II heroes to get pension Murabari (Assam), Oct. 11 : A joint team of the Army and the Assam police recently arrested four cadres of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (Songbijit) faction and one militant of the Rabha National Liberation army from Murabari area. The arrested cadres were involved in extortion and kidnapping cases in Baksa and Udalguri districts. (ANI) Imphal, Oct 11 : The state cabinet has decided to help 18 World War II veterans of the state by starting a monthly pension scheme for them. According to official records, 18 WWII veterans live in the state but their number is believed to be more than 30. Most of them served in the Assam Regiment during the British rule. A large number of soldiers of both the Japanese and Allied Forces were killed and injured in various air and ground battles across Manipur, one of the main sites of WWII. The twin WWII wars of Imphal and Kohima are considered as the greatest ever battles fought involving the British forces. Chaired by chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh, the cabinet on Thursday decided to pay a monthly pension of Rs 1,200 each to the veterans, a source in the state government said. The Mizoram government pays the same amount to its war heroes, the source added. An Imphal-based research group, the Second World War Imphal Campaign Foundation (SWWICF), has informed various Japanese WWII research groups that wreckage sites of two Japanese fighter planes have been identified. The foundation identified the wreckage sites of a British and two Japanese fighter aircraft, which were shot down by British bomber 'Wellington' and fell into the Loktak Lake. The two were christened 'Oscar'. 'Wellington' was also hit subsequently on June 17, 1944. "All the three planes fell into the Loktak. We have identified the six British crew members and they were buried in the Imphal war cemetery," said Yumnam Rajeshwor Singh, founder of SWWICF. "The Japanese research teams were happy with our job in identifying the wreckage sites and they would give details of all the crew members of the two ill-fated planes to us soon," said Rajeshwor, who is the member of Burma Campaign Society, London and International Guild of Battlefield Guides, UK. C O R R I G E N D U M -01 TENDER NO. DY. CE/CON/JRBM-1/RPSF VEHICLE/2014/05 TENDER NO. CON/J1/2014/AUGUST/01 DT. 13.08.2014 Due to unavailable circumstances the date of opening of the above noted border is rescheduled on 30.09.2014 at 15.00 hrs in place of 19.09.2014 at 15.00 hrs All other terms & conditions will remain unchanged Instructions had been allegedly given to Shaikhul to look for potential Muslim youth for motivation for Jehad. Deceased Shakil Ahmed had visited Barpeta on several occasions under the cover of conducting garment business for motivating the youths for terrorism, he added. Investigations are on to identify those members of module and to arrest them. Meanwhile, the six persons, arrested on Friday from Barpeta, were remanded to 14 days police custody by the Kamrup Chief Judicial Magistrates Court on Saturday with effect from yesterday. The six include the father-son duo of Shiraj Ali Khan and Shaikhul Islam, Rafikul Islam, Jahuruddin, Golam Osmani and Sarbesh Ali. Top policy makers to converge in Guwahati on October 17 and 18 Guwahati, Oct 11 : Policy markers are expected to converge in Guwahati on October 17 and 18 2014 for Northeastern region (NER) Infrastructure Conclave 2014-Unlocking Investment Potential in NER Infrastructure Development". PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry is organizing the event. Doner minister V K Singh, Sarbananda Sonowal Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, Uma Bharti Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Kiren Rijiju, Minister of State for Home Affairs, Ministry of Home Affairs is expected to participate in the event. The Conclave will identify gaps in implementation of relevant policies, share good practices and lessons learned in order to work towards the development of North Eastern Region to reach the same level of economic growth. CORRIGENDUM TENDER NOTICE NO. DY.CE/CON/BB/Sept/01 The following changes have been made in the Tender No. Dy. CE/Con/BB/Launching Appron /SB/04 as published vide Tender Notice No. Dy. CE/CON/BB/Sept/01. Contractor(S)/ firm(s) is/are requested to follow the changes made in S/No.5 of Schedule-B as published today treating the earlier published one as cancelled. Should be read asScheduled-B: S/No.5: Description of works: Grouting the slope boulder pitching (having nominal thickness of 0.60M to 1.05M) already laid in slope with plain concrete (1:3:6) (nominal Mix) with screened hard stone aggregate of approved quality, properly graded with 20 mm nominal size with contractor's own labour and materials (Excluding the cost of cement) tools, plants and machinery. Rate includes the cost for filling the gaps of boulder pitching properly with grout, curing, royalty, all taxes with all leads, lifts ascents and descents etc., complete in all respects as per specifications & as directed by the Engineer in charge. (Consumption of materials for grouting will be (a) Cement 1 Bag, (b) Aggregate 20mm 0.22 Cum, (c) sand 0.11 Cum. (Payment for supply of cement will be separately). Unit: Sqm All other terms & conditions remain unchanged. DY. CE/CON/Jiribam-1 N.F. RAILWAY SILCHAR FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE PRESIDENT OF INDIA Dy. Chief Engineer/Con-1, N.F. Railway, Dibrugarh, For & on behalf of the President of India “BE A PARTNER IN THE TURNAROUND OF INDIAN RAILWAYS” "Serving customers with a smile" 3 Assam CM Tarun Gogoi turns 81 Guwahati, Oct 11 : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Saturday turned 81, but he spent the day resting on the advice of doctors. The chief minister, suffering from cough due to dust allergy, had undergone a medical check up at the Guwahati Medical College Hospital here on October 8 and was advised rest for a few days by doctors. CMO officials said that the chief minister would not celebrate his birthday, but would spend the day with his family. Gogoi is serving as the chief minister of the state for the third consecutive term since 2001. TENDER NOTICE NO. CEE/CON/MLG/15/2014 Dtd.30.09.2014 Open tenders in sealed cover are invited for the following work from the Tenderers having Electrical Contractor license. (1)TENDER NO.EL/ CON/ 05/ 2014/LMG-SCL Name of work its location: Electrification of newly constructed pit line at SCL stabling yard in connection with LMGSCL Gauge Conversion work, Provision of battery charging & pre-cooling facilities at Badarpur yard. Electrification of sick line shed with provision for power supply to EOT crane welding line, pre-cooling point etc. Supply, installation, testing and commissioning of constant torque. 3 phase solid state alternator testing drive at Silchar sick line shed. At Silchar commissioning of 2x380KVA DG sets along with distribution panel & other testing equipments, wiring & electrification of office building and store of SSE/Elect/SCL & Construction of 11/0.4 KV 2x500 KVA Sub-station at new location of silchar power house & Provision of lighting arrangement in the Station yard & Goods yard. (2) TENDER NO. EL/ CON/ 11/2014/RNY-MZS Name of work with its location: Hiring operation, maintenance of 62.5 KVA DG and 15 KVA DG set for providing power supply to Officer's Rest House at North LAkhimpur, Gogamukh & Murkongselek for a period of 18 months (548 days) in connection with RNY-MZS-GC Project. (i) Tender Value: (1) Rs. 5,56,34,273/-, (2) Rs. 54,31,362/-, (ii) Earnest Money: (1) Rs. 4,23,180/-, (2) Rs. 1,08,630/-. (iii) Cost of Tender document: Rs. 10,000/- for Tender (1) and Rs. 5,000/- for Tender (2), (iv) Address of the office from where the tender form can be obtained: office of the CEE/Con/N.F. Railway, Maligaon, Dy.CEE/Con/N.F. Railway, Lumding & OSD/Con/N.F. Railway, 1st Floor, 3- Koilaghat Street, Kolkata- 700001 for Tender (1) and Office of the CEE/Con/N.F. Railway/ Maligaon for Tender (2): (v) Date & Time for purchasing tender form: With effect from 10.10.2014, (vi) Date & time for closing of Tender: Up to 13.00 hrs of 31.10.2014, (vii) Date & Time for opening of Tender: at 10.00 hrs of 03.11.2014, (viii) Tender opening place: General Manager/Con, N.F. Railway, Maligaon, Guwahati-11, (ix) Website particulars, complete details can be seen and address of the office from where the tender form can be purchased etc.: www.nfrlycontruction.org. In case any of the days herein mentioned above us declared a Bandh or Holiday on any account, the tender paper will be received/opened on the following working days as per same timings and at same places. Chief Electrical Engineer/Con N.F. Railway, Maligaon, Guwahati-11 For & on behalf of the President of India "Serving customers with a smile"