User Rating:  / 0

CACHAR “Operation save nature.”

By-Jyoti Lal Chowdhury

There has been frequent public outcry against illegal quarrying and mining of sand from the river system of Barak Valley. This has been going on for decades without any action by the forest officials concerned or the administration. The situation has come to such a pass that even the forests and its wealth have become the target of timber-mafias. The media, both print and electronic, has been highlighting with graphic details and photographs how the greenery and the illegal mining and quarrying go on daringly. Of the three districts in this valley, Cachar is richest in natural resources.

According to a forest official who wants to remain anonymous, 90% of the quarrying of stones and mining of sand has been illegal. People, both tribal and non tribal, have often dared to speak out against the mafias.

User Rating:  / 0

Kerala Finance Minister deems Mizoram lottery tickets illegal in the state

Kerala Finance Minister T M Thomas Isaac addressed that selling of Mizoram lottery tickets was illegal and it is without the state’s permission. The Government has assured investigation into it, of finding out who is behind the selling of Mizoram Lottery tickets by giving advertisements and have imposed restrictions on the sale of tickets from other states. It was alleged that the tickets coming into the state is not of Mizoram but of lottery king Santiago Martin. Efforts were made to sell the tickets after GST came into force.

IIM Shillong pays homage to Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

The IIM Shillong fraternity marked the second Death Anniversary of the ‘People’s President’ with the 2017 edition of the Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Annual Lecture Series. Padma Vibhushan Shri G. Madhavan Nair, former Chairman, Indian Space Research Organization and Secretary to the Department of Space, Government of India was the Chief Guest for the session. Recently, PM Narendra Modi, on Dr APJ Abdul Kalam's death anniversary on July 27, inaugurated a memorial built in Kalam's honour at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu. The memorial has been designed and built by DRDO and has a replica of Agni missile installed at the site. While the memorial's main entrance resembles India Gate, the dome structure is similar to Rashtrapati Bhavan's.

An Extraordinary General Meeting of Vijaya Bank

An Extraordinary General Meeting of the Shareholders of Vijaya Bank was held at Mulki Sunder Ram Shetty Auditorium at Vijaya Bank, Head Office, Bangalore. Extraordinary General Meeting was conducted to elect Two Directors from amongst the shareholders of the Bank in terms of Section 9(3)(i) of the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1980. After the election proceedings, two candidates Shri Rajan Dogra and Shri Raghvender Gupta, who secured highest number of votes polled were elected as Directors to the Board of the Bank for a term of three years. The Bank has been at the forefront in ushering a new era of growth and all round progress.

User Rating:  / 0

Young man from Meghalaya qualifies as AIFF match commissioner

In a three-day seminar conducted by the All India Football Federation(AIFF) for aspiring Match Commissioners in July 2017, 50 candidates appeared for the examination which was held at Mumbai and Kolkata respectively. Among the successful list of 24 candidates, Meghalaya lad Pynshngainlang Nicholas Jyrwa qualified the course which entitles him to officiate in various AIFF competitions.

“If I’m not able to put forward the concerns of my weaker section in the Parliament, I don’t have the right to stay”.

– BSP Chief Mayawati while resigning as Member of Parliament from Rajya Sabha.

“We are residing in India at a time when we do not know whether we have our democracy or not”.

– Mamta Banerjee while addressing the Martyr’s Day rally, commemorating the 1993 Kolkata firing.

Accused of corruption in land for hotel deals, “I was only 13 when the sale of railway hotels took place in 2004.I did not even have a moustache at that time. How can a 13 or 14-year old do all this?”

– RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav’s son and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav told reporters in Patna.

“I have proof that while the first 13 properties were transferred in his name when he was not yet 13, the rest came when he had already grown a ‘moustache and beard’, which makes him culpable,”

– BJP leader Sushil Modi addressing a press conference in Patna.

“Modi’s policies have created space for terrorists in Kashmir. Grave strategic blow for India #Amarnath TerrorAttack. Short term political gain for Modi from PDP alliance has cost India massively... Modi’s personal gain = India’s strategic loss + sacrifice of innocent Indian blood.”

– Slamming PM Narendra Modi, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi onTwitter

“Our society has found an able and competent contractor (PM Narendra Modi) for social welfare. But the danger is that we might put the entire onus on the contractor’s head and sleep. This shouldn’t happen. The people who work for public welfare have a feeling of worship for the country.”

– RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat addressing a function at New Delhi.

User Rating:  / 0

North Korea not to surrender its nuclear arsenal

North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho strongly opposed the bargain by the United Nation to hand over its nuclear arsenal for negotiation adding that it’s for the "strategic option" against the threat from the United States.  He alsothreatens thatthe missiles which the country has can penetrate any territories of the United States.

North Korea’s top official on 6^th August disagrees with the proposal from the united nation claiming that its nuclear arsenal is the top priority for its country’s security.

North Korea’s main objectives for attending the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) gathering in Philippine was to stop its missile from launching but not to sign the proposal sanction by the U.N. The foreign minister clearly pointed out the threat from Japan and its allies are one of the reasons why not surrendering its arsenal is the right thing to do for the security of its nation.

User Rating:  / 0

Why SC says no to yoga as compulsory subject in school?

The Supreme Court disagree with a petition filed by a bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta to make Yoga compulsory in schools claiming that it was for the Centre to take a call on such issues. The Court clearly remind the jury that "RTE Act does not specifically mention about the curriculum of yoga hence it should only be an integral part of the curriculum of 'Health and Physical Education' in which schools affiliated with CBSE and who adopted NCERT curriculum and syllabus ‘Health and Physical Education' have already enforced from Class 1 to 10 and optional at Classes 11 and 12.

The Centre also clarified that majority of schools were under the control of States and Union Territories. Hence, it is the duty of the states and union territories to ensure that schools should followed the provisions of the NCF (National Curriculum Framework), under which yoga is only an integral part of 'Health and Physical Education' at all levels of school education.

User Rating:  / 0

Kenya Presidential Election

Under tight security voters all over Kenya were seen forming long lines at many polling stations since dawn waiting for the chance to cast their votes in the tightly contested race for the President election as well as more than 1,800 elected positions, including governors, legislative representatives, and county officials.

User Rating:  / 0

“Lightning BOLT”-End of an Era

Usain Bolt a.k.a the “Lightning BOLT” misses out his perfect retirement medal to American sprinter Justin Gaitlin and Christian Coleman at the 2017 International Association of Athletics Federations in London.

This was Bolt’s farewell sprint before his retirement after the conclusion of the ongoing London IAAF Championship 2017. Gatlin sprinted to his glory in 9.92 seconds while his fellow American Christian Coleman finished in 9.94seconds and Bolt clinched unto his bronze medal in 9.95seconds. With this win Gaitlin became the oldest sprinter to clinch gold medal in short distance track at the age of 35.

Bolt is currently the reigning Olympic champion in three events (100,200 4x100) and will go down in history as the greatest Olympiad who has ever competed in track event. He holds the record of winning the 100 m, 200 m, and 4 × 100 m at three consecutive Olympic Games. The eleven-time World Champion, Bolt has won the World Championship 100 m, 200 m and 4 × 100 metres relay gold medals consecutively from 2009 to 2015, with the exception of a 100 m during the 2011 championship due to false start .