Centre moves SC seeking more time on Hajela transfer
New Delhi, October 24 (IANS): The Centre on Thursday moved the Supreme Court seeking extension of time for completing formalities facilitating transfer of State National Register of Citizens (NRC) Coordinator Prateek Hajela to Madhya Pradesh. The Centre's advocate told the bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi that though the government has taken steps to transfer the officer, procedural formalities will take some more time. The court asked the government to file an application on this. On October 18, the Supreme Court ordered inter-cadre transfer of Hajela to Madhya Pradesh on deputation for the maximum period permissible under the relevant rules. The top court has directed the government to notify his transfer within seven days. However, it did not specify the reason for passing the order.
Assam CBI court sentences passport office employee to 4-year RI in corruption case
Guwahati, October 24 (PTI): A CBI court here on Thursday sentenced an employee of the regional passport office to four years rigorous imprisonment while acquitting her spouse in a disproportionate assets case. CBI Special Judge Soneka Bora convicted the lower division clerk/junior passport assistant Anjali Das Thakuria in the case filed by the central agency's anti-corruption bureau in 2016. He also slapped a fine of Rs 50,000 on Thakuria under sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Thakuria was found guilty of amassing assets worth Rs 58,43,860, disproportionate to her known sources of income, during her posting at the regional passport office here from November 2006 to September 2014. Her husband Munindra Das, who was acquitted, was accused of instigating and aiding Thakuria in acquiring the assets.
Tripura to get 2 more border
haats after B'desh nod
Agartala, October 24 (IANS): After a wait of over two years, Dhaka has finally issued a no objection certificate (NOC) to set up two more border "haats" (markets) along the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura, an official said on Thursday. Currently, four border haats are functional along India-Bangladesh border in Tripura and Meghalaya. "The Bangladesh government has issued NOC to set up two more border haats in Kamalpur and Raghna in northern Tripura along the Bangladesh border," an official of Tripura government's Industries and Commerce Department told IANS. The official on condition of anonymity said that the officials of India and Bangladesh had earlier identified 1.92 acres and 1.36 acres of land at Raghna and Kamalpur respectively under North Tripura and Dhalai districts. "Now after completing few other formalities including acquiring of the land, the Union Commerce and Industries Ministry would release around Rs 3.25 crore for each border haat." The official said that the issue of setting up of new border haat was raised with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during her visit to New Delhi earlier this month. "The NOC was issued by the Bangladesh government after a continuous persuasion by the Tripura government officials and Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb," he added. According to the official, two more border haats are also proposed at Radhanagar (Ghoshkhamar) in southern Tripura and Belchara in western Tripura. These two proposed locations would be finalised after the joint visit of India and Bangladesh government officials. The first border haat was set up on July 23, 2011 at Kalaichar (India)-Kurigram (Bangaldesh) in the West Garo Hills of Meghalaya. Subsequently, three more haats followed in Meghalaya and Tripura in 2015. The Indian government has been spending on an average Rs 3.5 crore to develop the infrastructure and necessary facilities for each border market. Experts and various studies have shown that the border haats have not only increased the livelihood of the people living in the border areas, but has also helped control cross-border troubles, including illegal trade.
NEIAH runs for longevity
Shillong, October 24 (NNN): The North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda and Homoeopathy organized a ‘Run for Longevity’ on the eve of the 4th Ayurveda Day, 2019 which will be observed on Friday. This ‘Run for Longevity’ was flagged off by the Director of the Institute, Prof (Dr.) PK Goswami from HP Petrol Pump, Wah – heh, Ishyrwat at 9 am and concluded at the Director’s office, NEIAH. This run which was participated in by staff members, the faculty and students of NEIAH and was preceded by a pledge taking ceremony. After this run, a Regional level Quiz competition was organised, where different colleges from all over North-East region participated. The first prize was bagged by Akash Verma and Akshit Kukreti from IIM, Shillong; second prize by Rupankar Nandi and Bishwayan Bhattacharjee from GHMC, Guwahati and third prize by Rushabh Menon and Vani Vivek from IIM, Shillong. To mark the 4th Ayurveda Day on Friday, a One-day workshop on ‘Ayurveda for longevity’ will be organized in the institute campus, which will be graced by the Governor of Meghalaya, Tathagata Roy as chief guest.
