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Tame Phassang of BJP lashes out at China

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Tame Phassang of BJP lashes out at China

Arunachal, Dec 10: BJP’s national council member Tame Phassang lashed out at China over the recent construction of three villages along the International border and also express concern about Arunachal.

BJP’s national council member Tame Phassang, who is also the advisor to Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu, said, “I would like to clear one thing that the actions of neighbouring country China against India are shameful. LOC and LAC are very much cleared with China and Pakistan but if we talk about Arunachal, we neither have LAC nor LOC. According to the 1914 Simla act, we follow the Mcmahon line. This was a treaty signed between Tibet and India that time we don’t have any consequences with China. This has been signed by Henry Mcmahon. Till now we are believing in that. If we discuss this with China then it will be more beneficial for everyone.”

Phassang said that the Chinese intrusion which was done in Srinagar should not be repeated in Arunachal.

“The incident which happened recently in Srinagar, we should think of that as an incident which shouldn’t happen in Arunachal. We heard that China is trying to settle themselves in a colony by the border. A few months back they kidnapped some people from Arunachal, and later returned them safely,” BJP’s national council member added.

Arunachal is an integral part of India said Phassang.

“I want to say this to our party seniors that the people of Arunachal are an integral part of India. We condemn any anti activity that is being tried to create some sort of misunderstanding in our country by our neighbouring countries. All the top ministers will discuss the matter,” Phassang added.

BJP seeks President’s rule in Bengal

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BJP seeks President’s rule in Bengal

Bengal, Dec 10: Bengal BJP seeks Presidential rule in the state after a worker allegedly shot by the police during the BJP’s Uttar Kanya Abhiyan.

“The Democracy, common people, and constitution are in danger here. I want to request the central government for a CID investigation in this matter and take strict action on the police who did this. I also request to implement Presidential rule in Bengal as TMC is not able to control the situation,” BJP MP Raju Bista said.

Talking about the incident that happened in Siliguri MP said “Today our lot of workers are injured and admitted to hospital. One of our 50-year-old workers, Ulen Roy has lost his life after been shot by the police. Today in West Bengal, Mamata didi is expecting that no other party else than TMC stand for the election and no one will be able to protest against them. In 2017, the government had killed the Gorkha people on-road and the blame has been put on the leaders of Gorkha. Yesterday the same incident happened and an FIR registered on our leaders and MPs. It is not only bad politics it is a dictatorship and shameful incident.”

Taking a dig at state administration, MP said that police are working to save the TMC.

“The kind of politics TMC is doing now, you have to accept that TMC is going to be defeated. On 7th December in Siliguri, a peaceful rally was held by the North Bengal BJP Yuva morcha. Kailash Vijayvargiya, Dilip Ghosh, president of BJYM Tejasvi Surya along with other leaders and workers of North Bengal attended the march. We can understand by this rally that the people of Bengal are in the notion to change the situation. But the way police treated on the orders of Mamata didi was a shameful incident. I think police is not working as the administration but trying their best to save TMC government,” MP Raju Bista added.

Good news for Northeast Indian states!

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Good news for Northeast Indian states!

Northeast, Dec 10: Good news rolls in for Northeast Indian states as the Union Cabinet has given its approval for the provision of a Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) Scheme for providing mobile coverage in Arunachal Pradesh and two districts of Assam, namely Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao, under the Comprehensive Telecom Development Plan (CTDP) for North Eastern Region (NER). The cabinet was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

According to a statement from the Ministry of Communication, USOF, the project envisages providing mobile coverage to 2,374 uncovered villages, 1683 in Arunachal Pradesh and 691 in two districts of Assam, at an estimated cost of implementation about Rs.2,029 crore including operational expenses for five years.

Apart from the higher capital cost of providing telecom services in rural and remote areas, these areas also generate lower revenue due to lower population density.

Thus normal market forces alone would not direct the telecom sector to adequately serve backward and rural areas. Thus, keeping in mind the inadequacy of the market mechanism to serve rural and inaccessible areas on one hand and the importance of providing vital telecom connectivity on the other, most countries of the world have put in place policies to provide Universal Access and Universal Service to ICT.

The New Telecom Policy – 1999 (NTP ’99) provided that the resources for meeting the Universal Service Obligation (USO) would be raised through a ‘Universal Access Levy (UAL)’, which would be a percentage of the revenue earned by the operators under various licenses.

The project would be funded by the Universal Service Obligation Fund and has been targeted to be completed by December 2022. The work-related to the provision of 4G mobile services in identified uncovered villages will be awarded through an open competitive bidding process as per extant USOF procedures.

The provisioning of mobile services in the remote and difficult uncovered areas of Northeast Indian states like Arunachal and two districts of Assam will enhance digital connectivity useful for self-reliance, facilitate learning, dissemination of information and knowledge, skill up-gradation and development, disaster management, e-governance initiatives, the establishment of enterprises and e-commerce facilities, provision of adequate support to educational institutes for knowledge sharing and availability of job opportunities and fulfilling the vision of Digital India promoting domestic manufacturing and fulfilling the objectives of Atmanirbhar Bharat.

BJP leader Sunil Deodhar slams Congress for posting ‘wrong’ Indian map

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BJP leader Sunil Deodhar slams Congress for posting ‘wrong’ Indian map

Assam, Dec 9: BJP central leader Sunil Deodhar questions the tweeting of the map without Jammu and Kashmir posted by the Twitter account of Assam Congress.

The BJP central leader Sunil Deodhar has accused that the Congress, after keeping Jammu and Kashmir out of the development path for decades by supporting Article 370, has now excluded the union territory from the Indian map.

Assam Congress had posted a tweet on Tuesday, where the party used the Indian map and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s photo in support of farmers’ protest. BJP alleged that Congress has excluded Jammu and Kashmir from the Indian map. However, Assam Congress has deleted the tweet and netizens skewered the Congress on social media.

“Working against the nation’s interests, unity & sovereignty runs through @INCIndia’s & its leaders’ veins. After keeping J&K out of the development path for decades by supporting Article 370, it’s now excluded the UT from the Indian map. Why such contempt?,” BJP central leader Sunil Deodhar wrote on tweet while sharing the image.

JP Nadda discussed problems faced by local people in Bengal

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JP Nadda discussed problems faced by local people in Bengal

Bengal, Dec 9: Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has kick-started its campaign in West Bengal with party President JP Nadda. This is done to boost the grass-root cadre.

Nadda holds a meeting with the residents of the slum area. The program was held at Indian Council for Cultural Relations (IICR) centre in Kolkata.

At least 250 people from slums area have attended this program with the BJP nation president.

“I belong to Kolkata. I am the convener of the West Bengal Basti Unnayan Cell. My name is Abodh Kishor Gupta. I informed Nadda Ji about the tribulations that the residents of the slums of this area are facing. These residents also brought into light their issues and troubles to Nadda Ji. Two hundred and fifty people came and Nadda Ji confronted ten people amongst them, asked those questions, and answered their questions and doubts,” said Abodh Kishor Gupta, Convener, West Bengal Basti Unnayan Cell.

Kishor added that the people of Bengal believe that all the problems will solve once BJP will be in power.

“As a common solution to all the problems these people came up with, Nadda Ji said that if BJP is brought under power in 2021, then all these problems will find a resolution. I had documented these tribulations and sent it to Nadda Ji. I wrote about the problems these residents are facing regarding drinking water, toiletries, etc. It’s been around three hundred and fifty years, why does ‘tali bari’ still exist in Kolkata metropolitan city? Why these houses are still not being converted into multi-storied buildings to provide that to the poor people?” Kishore added.

Nadda has promised the people that all the problems will be resolved once BJP will be in power.

“These are the issues that are to be looked upon. I am very happy that I conveyed these problems to Nadda Ji. All the leaders of our party work only for the public. They don’t work for themselves. They don’t work for their family. This is the unique selling proposition of our party. Nadda Ji and me, we are always incessantly conversing on these issues. Also, we always want to hear from the residents of the slums about their problems. That is what happened today. In 2021, BJP is coming into power and then these issues will be resolved,” Abodh further added.

After having a fruitful interaction with the local people, Nadda also holds a meeting with the Bengal BJP leaders along with Kailash Vijyavargiya.

Earlier today, Nadda arrived in Kolkata to a rousing welcome. Scores of party workers gathered at the airport here to receive Nadda who is on a two-day visit to the poll-bound state.

During his stay here, Nadda will review the preparations of the party for the April-May 2021 Assembly elections and launch a door-to-door campaign. He will also participate in various programs aimed at strengthening the party organization.

Nadda inaugurates an election management room at BJP’s office. He also virtually unveil party offices in nine districts of the state.

Party President JP Nadda also participated in the door to door campaign under the BJP’s Aar Noi Annay campaign in Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s Assembly constituency, Bhawanipore.

Students protest outside Assam University; demanding a proper convocation

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Students protest outside Assam University; demanding a proper convocation

Assam, Dec 9: Students of Assam University stage a protest outside the university demanding a proper convocation. A few days back, the university has announced that the 18th Convocation will be held on 24th December 2020.

The officials of Assam University had declared that only those students who received the gold medal for Covid-19 would be able to attend the convocation arranged by the university. “#WE WANT # PROPER CONVOCATION” was their statement.

“This is the first day of our protest. We are sitting in front of the gate of Assam University. We have only two demands. The first demand is the convocation needs to be postponed, if not so then the convocation needs to be organized in the next two or three days. If the authority of Assam University is unable to execute either of the two demands then we the students are sitting right here and we will sit till the end until our demand is fulfilled by the officials. No convocation has been held in Assam University since 2018,” states Shubham Chatterjee, a student of Assam University.

The movement that we have kicked off cannot be ceased until the demands of the students are fulfilled. Such was the statement made by the crusaders.

“Attending the convocation, wearing the gown, these embody the raw emotions of the students in itself. We support this emotion of the students. We are thankful to all the student organizations who have supported this movement of ours and joined us in this movement. I end by saying one last time that we will sit here and continue with our revolt until our demands are fulfilled,” Chatterjee added.

Vice-Chancellor of Assam University, Dilip Nath said that he will discuss the matter.

“I will discuss this issue at the meeting. I cannot comment on this right now until the meeting is carried out. How can I say anything about this right now? We have to discuss this in the meeting and then we can let them know about the final verdict. We will make the decision tomorrow. I requested the students to cease the revolt but did not get the sought-after response from them. Every demand for them, even the one not refunding the money will be considered in the meeting. The teaching and the non-teaching faculty are not available right at this point as they are not supposed to come to the university regularly in this pandemic situation. Tomorrow we will see to it,” said Dilip Kumar Nath, VC of Assam University.

Minister of road transport & Highways and the Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in the Government of India, Nitin Gadkari will attend the convocation as the guest of honour.

Farmers reject a fresh proposal by Centre

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Farmers reject a fresh proposal by Centre

Delhi, Dec 9: Farmers’ unions rejected a fresh draft proposal by the Centre on Wednesday and said that they would continue their struggle against the three contentious farm laws. The Central government has sent a fresh proposal to the protesting farmers for consideration.

After the talks with Union Home minister Amit Shah had failed to break the impasses on Tuesday.

The Centre’s three farm laws that were cleared by the Parliament in September, are at the heart of the protest which is going on from last 14th days.

The minimum support price for crops will stay, said the Centre in a written proposal to the protesting farmers today. The farmers’ groups received the proposal with amendments that the government intends to carry out.

The big meeting scheduled for today with Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar – the sixth since the protests started – was called off.

Earlier on Tuesday night, a meeting called by Home Minister Amit Shah failed as farmer leaders rejected the government’s offer to amend new farm laws, saying they would settle for nothing less than the scrapping of the legislations. The sixth round of talks between the government and farmer unions to end the protests on Delhi’s various borders, which was scheduled on Wednesday, has been cancelled.

Meanwhile, a group of five opposition parties comprising the Congress, NCP, CPI(M), CPI, and DMK will meet President Ram Nath Kovind to express their concerns over the three farm laws at the heart of protests.

The delegation will comprise Congress’, Rahul Gandhi, NCP’s Sharad Pawar, CPIM’s Sharad Pawar, CPI’s D Raja and a representative from the DMK. The five leaders will meet the President at 5 pm on behalf of the opposition parties.

Former India wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel announces retirement

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Former India wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel announces retirement

India, Dec 9: Former India wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on Wednesday. The 35-year-old represented India in 25 Tests, 38 ODIs and 2 T20Is having made his international debut as a 17-year old in 2002.

Patel put out a statement on Twitter announcing his retirement from all forms of the game. “I feel at peace having played the game in its truest tenets, 3ith dignity and in the spirit of the game and more importantly with great camaraderie. As I walk away a proud man, having fulfilled more dreams than I thought possible, I hope to be remembered with that thought and find your support for my future endeavours.”

Parthiv Patel was Test cricket’s youngest wicket-keeper when he made his debut in England in 2002 and continued to have a stop-start journey at the international level. With the emergence of other MS Dhoni, Patel continued to remain in the back-up options for India.

However, he also had a flourishing domestic career scoring over 11,000 First-Class runs in 194 games. He also had the honour of leading Gujarat to the maiden Ranji Trophy win in the 2016-17 season as well as their maiden Vijay Hazare Trophy win.

Also, Patel was a part of six different teams in the Indian Premier League where he managed 13 fifties over 139 games.

Forbes’ list features Big B on 100 most influential celebs on social media

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Forbes’ list features Big B on 100 most influential celebs on social media

December 9: Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Alia Bhatt, and Shah Rukh Khan is among the most influential celebrities on social media in the Forbes’ list of most influential celebs in the Asia-Pacific region. The inaugural list highlights 100 singers, bands, and film and TV stars from across the Asia-Pacific region who have taken the digital world by storm.

Other Indian celebs who feature in the list include Ranveer Singh, Katrina Kaif, Jacqueline Fernandez, Hrithik Roshan, Shahid Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit.

The list also includes international stars like Hugh Jackman, South Korean girl band Blackpink, boy band BTS, actor, and singer Jay Chou, Lee Min-ho and actors Mahira Khan, singers Atif Aslam, Troye Sivan and many others.

Indians on the list:

The list of most influential celebrities on social media from the Asia-Pacific region includes several Indian stars. Amitabh Bachchan and Akshay Kumar are among those on the top of the list with over 105 million and 131 million social media followers, respectively. Shah Rukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit also made it to the list because they engaged with their fans on different social media platforms.

The Indian celebrities on the list are Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Alia Bhatt, Shah Rukh Khan, Ranveer Singh, Jacqueline Fernandez, Hrithik Roshan, Neha Kakkar, Shahid Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Katrina Kaif, Anushka Sharma and Shreya Ghoshal.

What does Forbes say about Amitabh Bachchan?

Amitabh Bachchan is one of the most senior actors in today’s Bollywood. The actor has a huge fan following with many ardent fans supporting him for years.

The Forbes’ list of most influential celebs in Asia-Pacific region describes him as “A veteran of over 200 movies, Bachchan in May used his star power and 105 million social media followers to help raise $7 million for Covid-19 relief. Over his long career, he has held elected office and been the subject of at least 11 biographies.”

While mentioning the names of the celebrities who made it to the list, Forbes also emphasized the reasons why these celebrities are popular. Akshay Kumar has been called Bollywood’s highest-paid actor and has also been mentioned to have donated $4 million during the difficult time.

About Shah Rukh Khan, it says that while his last starring role was in 2018, Khan continues to do voice work for films and documentaries and has 106 million social media followers. The article also mentions the actor being honoured by The World Economic Forum in 2018 for championing women’s and children’s rights.

Anushka Sharma has been recognized as a film and television producer, Neha Kakkar’s recent wedding was mentioned in the article and also how it was a big hit with her followers. Alia Bhatt was introduced as ‘part of a Bollywood family dynasty.’

ASDM organized first district workshop on SANKALP

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ASDM organized first district workshop on SANKALP

Assam, Dec 9: Assam Skill Development Mission (ASDM) has organized its first, ever district workshop on Skill Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for the Livelihood Promotion (SANKALP) on Wednesday.

The program has been organized at Rabindra Bhawan in Hailakandi district of Assam.

Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has introduced SANKALP to strengthen institutional mechanisms for skill development and increase access to quality and market-relevant training for youth across the country, SANKALP was launched on 19th January 2018.

SANKALP has a six-year implementation period till March 2023. SANKALP aims to address the ongoing challenges like bringing about convergence, infusing quality in skill development programs and making them market-relevant and accessible while ensuring private participation in the context of short-term training.

The workshop has four key result areas:

(i)        Institutional Strengthening at Central, State & District level

(ii)       Quality Assurance of skill development programs

(iii)      Inclusion of the marginalized population in skill development programs

(iv)      Expanding Skills through PPPs.

ASDM has initiated a State-Sponsored Skill Development Training Program primarily aiming at training the youth of the state and offering them placements. The program is run on a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Model. Training Partners are empanelled by ASDM after evaluation of their credentials and proposal.

ASDM has trained at least 1, 18, 585 candidates. For the financial year 2020-21, the total target of 26,600 has been allotted to 396 training Centres, covering 33 districts in 24 Sectors and 83 unique job roles.

The centres were launched in December 2017, with a vision to provide Short Term Training to the youth so it helps them to gain employment in the state, however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all the training centres across the state were closed from March 2020.

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