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PUBG Mobile, Lite version taken down from Google, Apple app stores

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PUBG Mobile, Lite version taken down from Google, Apple app stores

The popular mobile game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) Mobile along with the lighter version of the game have been pulled out from both Google Play Store and Apple App Store in India following the directive from the Indian government.

PUBG Mobile is no longer available to download for the Android and iOS users in the country.

However, the game can still be played for users who have it installed on their smartphones sans updates.

It is still unclear whether PUBG lovers will be able to use a VPN (virtual private network) and access the game like with TikTok. However, the government banned 2 VPN networks to access the Chinese short-video making app in the fresh app ban list.

PUBG was banned on an order by the Ministry of Information and Technology (MeitY), which also banned 117 other popular apps from China over national security concerns.

In June, 59 apps were banned including TikTok and another 47 apps were suspended in July.

The PUBG game, which has more than 600 million downloads and 50 million active players globally, has millions of users, especially young, in India.

PUBG Mobile saw a global revenue gain of $1.3 billion (roughly Rs 9,731 crore) in the first half of this year, bringing its lifetime collection to $3 billion (nearly Rs 22,457 crore) with the highest number of downloads in India which ranks at the top with 175 million installs as people stayed home owing to the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns.

PUBG was not banned in India earlier as it is not entirely Chinese. The game has been created and managed by Bluehole which is a South Korean organisation.

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Akshay Kumar unveils FAU-G as India's alternative to PUBG (Ld)

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Akshay Kumar unveils FAU-G as India's alternative to PUBG (Ld)

Bollywood star Akshay Kumar on Friday announced a multi-player game titled ‘FAU-G: Fearless and United Guards’ that will support Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ movement.

The game aims to provide an Indian alternative to PUBG Mobile that has been recently banned in India along with 117 more apps.

“Supporting PM @narendramodi’s AtmaNirbhar movement, proud to present an action game, Fearless And United-Guards FAU-G. Besides entertainment, players will also learn about the sacrifices of our soldiers. 20% of the net revenue generated will be donated to @BharatKeVeer Trust #FAUG,” Kumar said in a Facebook post.

The new PUBG alternative has been announced by the developer nCore Games and will be developed under the mentorship of Kumar.

The game is expected to based on real scenarios encountered by the Indian security forces to deal with both domestic and foreign threats and it will be available on the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store.

The government banned the multiplayer action game PUBG on September 2 and it has been pulled out from both Google Play Store and Apple App Store in India following the directive from the Indian government.

PUBG was banned on an order by the Ministry of Information and Technology (MeitY), which also banned 117 other popular apps from China over national security concerns.

In June, 59 apps were banned, including TikTok, and another 47 apps were suspended in July.

The PUBG game, which has more than 600 million downloads and 50 million active players globally, has millions of users, especially young, in India.

PUBG Mobile saw a global revenue gain of $1.3 billion (roughly Rs 9,731 crore) in the first half of this year, bringing its lifetime collection to $3 billion (nearly Rs 22,457 crore) with the highest number of downloads in India which ranks at the top with 175 million installs as people stayed home owing to the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns.

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Assam lifts weekend lockdown, night curfew

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Assam lifts weekend lockdown, night curfew

The Assam government on Friday lifted weekend lockdown and night curfew while Covid-19-related restrictions would remain in force in the containment zones until September 30, Chief Secretary Kumar Sanjay Krishna said.

Assam Chief Secretary in a tweet said : “Weekend lockdown and night curfew have been lifted, however, please adhere to all the Covid-19 protocols to keep yourself and others around you safe. The night curfew and weekend lockdown were enforced across the state and inter-district movements were prohibited since June 28 following a massive rise in Covid-19 cases.”

The Chief Secretary in a separate order said that people above 65 years of age, people with co-morbidities, pregnant women and children below the age of 10 years are advised to stay home except for medical emergencies.

“Any person violating any of the Covid-19 guidelines is liable to be prosecuted under the relevant sections of the Disaster Management Act and also under section 188 of IPC.

Any person not wearing face cover or spitting in public places shall be fined Rs 1,000 on the spot besides being prosecuted under relevant provisions of law,” Sanjay Krishna said in his order.

It said that schools, colleges, educational and coaching institutes for regular activities shall remain closed till September 30, but online and distance learning would continue.

The order said that 50 per cent of the teaching and non-teaching staff are allowed to attend the educational institutions at a time for online teaching and related works only in areas outside the containment zones.

Students of Class 9 to 12 are allowed to visit schools on a voluntary basis and with written consent from parents for guidance from teachers only.

Public transport would be allowed to operate from September 7 with strict compliance to social distancing and other Covid-19 protocols.

Marriage related gatherings, however, shall be restricted to 50 persons, while the assembling for performing the last rites shall be restricted to 20 persons at a time till September 20.

Cinema halls, swimming pools, entertainment parks, theatres and similar places will remain closed.In the containment zones, lockdown shall remain in force till September 30 and it will be demarcated by the District Magistrates with the sole objective of breaking the chain of transmission of Covid-19 by ensuring that there is no movement of people in or out of such zones except for emergency and medical purposes, the order stated.

The coronavirus cases rose to 1,18,333 in Assam, including 90,697 recoveries and 330 deaths.

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No protests, but JEE-NEET aspirants from NE states want deferment

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No protests, but JEE-NEET aspirants from NE states want deferment

Despite there being no major protests, a section of candidates from the northeastern states want the deferment of the JEE-NEET examinations scheduled for next month.

In the eight northeastern states, 53,235 MBBS (Under Graduate) aspirants and 21,236 engineering (JEE-Main) candidates will sit for the examinations in 148 and 23 centres respectively. The JEE (Main) test will be held from September 1-6 and NEET examination on September 13.

Demanding postponement of the two examinations, many of the NEET and JEE (Main) candidates are worried about movement in the crowded examination centres and the risk of using public transport.

Shahidul Islam from Western Assam’s Barpeta said: “I belong to a rural area and my preparation has remained incomplete as due to the Covid-19 pandemic my tutor stopped coaching.

“I am also afraid about the risk of the spread of the virus in the examination centres. Many students will come from different districts and cities and they would face a lot of problems if the NEET examinations were held on September 13.”

Tushar Sarma, another NEET aspirant from Guwahati, said life is more precious than the examinations. “I and my friends are preparing ourselves with a lot of uncertainties and in an adverse environment,” Sarma said.

Santosh Roy, a JEE (Main) candidate in Agartala, said that it would be good if the examination was held after some time, but he would sit for the examination if it is held as scheduled.

With concerns over social distancing during travelling to the exam centres, another NEET candidate Sankar Das said that he is worried about going to the examination centres as there will be a lot of students, guardians and well-wishers. He said social distancing will not be maintained as many people are not taking the pandemic seriously.

Congress leaders in Guwahati said that as part of their all India programme, they will hold protests on Friday to oppose the government’s decision to hold the NEET, JEE exams during the pandemic.

The CPI-M backed Student Federation of India (SFI) leader Suleman Ali said they have not organised any protest in the region against the holding of the NEET, JEE exams.

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Singer Archana Mahanta passes away

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Singer Archana Mahanta passes away

Renowned Assamese singer Archana Mahanta passed away around 11 am in the morning on Wednesday, August 27, in Guwahati’s Health City hospital. She was 72. The acclaimed singer had been undergoing treatment at the private hospital in the city ever since she suffered a brain stroke on July 14 last. A team of doctors had been continuously monitoring her health. Days after she suffered the stroke, doctors confirmed that her situation was “critical.” “She is also suffering from diabetes, high blood pressure, and Parkinson’s disease. The left side of her body has almost become paralyzed due to the stroke. It has been getting very tough now to say anything about her health condition,” a doctor tending to the ailing singer after her stroke said on July 16.

  Mahanta’s stroke and subsequent “critical” condition led to immense concern in the state over her health. “Concerned over the news of eminent Assamese singer Archana Mahanta Baideu illness. My prayers for her quick recovery”, Assam’s Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal had tweeted days after the news of her stroke became public. Assam’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Ranjeet Dass had also expressed concern over the ailing singer’s health.

  Archana Mahanta’s son, the renowned singer nicknamed as ‘Papon’, who was out-of-station when his mother suffered the stroke, thanked the well-wishers of the family through a post on social media. “Thank you for your prayers for the speedy recovery of my mother. She is a fighter and I am sure with everyone’s love and prayers she’ll come out of the condition she is in due to a stroke she had! Please keep sending your positive energies!” Papon wrote during a post on social media.

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India's Covid tally crosses 32L, toll nears 59.5K

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India's Covid tally crosses 32L, toll nears 59.5K

With 67,151 fresh coronavirus infections in 24 hours, India’s tally mounted to 32,34,474 on Wednesday, while the death toll climbed to 59,449 with 1,059 more fatalities, said the Health Ministry.

The actual caseload is the active cases, which currently stands at 7,07,267. The silver lining is that the recoveries are over three times more than the active cases.

The country breached the 30-lakh mark on August 23 and added more than two lakh fresh Covid cases in just three days.

Recoveries have crossed the 24-lakh mark and surged to 24,67,758 with 63,173 more people recuperating in the past 24 hours, taking the recovery rate to 75.92 per cent.

Out of the total active cases, 2.7 per cent patients are on oxygen support, 1.92 per cent patients in intensive care units (ICU) and 0.29 per cent are on ventilator support.

In India the fatality rate, which is the proportion of people who die from the disease among individuals diagnosed, has dropped to 1.84 per cent, the Health Ministry said.

As per Ministry’s data, 87 per cent of deaths due to coronavirus were recorded among people aged 45 and above, while people in the 60-years and above category were among the 51 per cent of total deaths. Meanwhile, the mortality rate among people under 26 years of age was 2 per cent.

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research, a cumulative of 3,76,51,512 samples have been tested till August 25 with 8,23,992 samples being tested on Tuesday.

Maharashtra continues to be the worst-hit with a total of 6,93,398 cases and 22,465 deaths; followed by Tamil Nadu with 3,85,352 cases and 6,614 deaths. Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, West Bengal, and Bihar come next.

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Big B sings in musical film presented by AR Rahman

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Big B sings in musical film presented by AR Rahman

Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman presents the upcoming musical film, Atkan Chatkan. Among the highlights is the fact that Amitabh Bachchan has sung a song in the soundtrack of the film composed by master percussionist Sivamani.

The film tells the story of a 12-year-old chai delivery boy and his dream.

“‘Atkan Chatkan’ is a story that is enriched with heart and hope, and we are finally sharing it with the world on a global platform. The rhythm of this kid’s dream will beat with a passion that it is a perfect example of hope,” Rahman said.

The protagonist is a 12-year-old chai delivery boy named Guddu, whose passion is to observe, listen and create new sounds. He finds rhythm in almost everything. Rising beyond his daily mundane life, he forms a band with three other street children.

Playing Guddu is gifted child pianist Lydian Nadhaswaram, who is also Rahman’s protege. The film will also star Sachin Chaudhary, Yash Rane, and Tamanna Dipak.

The music of the film is scored by the celebrated percussionist Shivamani. “The music in the film plays an integral part, but it’s the storyline that will give the audience a sense of hope. The friendship between the four kids and their passion to fulfil their dream is the rhythm that the world would want to dance to while watching the film. Hope and burning passion are the key takeaways,” said Shivamani.

Amitabh Bachchan, Sonu Nigam, Hariharan, Runa Sivamani, and Uthara Unnikrishnan have sung the songs.

The film is written and directed by filmmaker Saumyy Shivhare, produced by Vishakha Singh, and is slated to release on Zee5 on September 5.

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915 women caught crossing India-B'desh border

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915 women caught crossing India-B'desh border

With human trafficking across the India-Bangladesh borders an area of major concern for authorities on both the sides, the BSF has caught 915 women while they were illegally crossing the borders between the two countries till mid-August this year.

Those arrested included women who tried to enter India as well as those who attempted to cross over to Bangladesh between January 1 and August 15 with the help of touts, data collated by the Ministry of Home Affairs reveals.

The numbers are significant since it could break the past few years’ record by the time 2020 ends.

As per an estimate, if the number of women caught during trafficking has crossed 900 in seven-and-a-half months, it could cross the 1,400-mark by the end of this year.

The number of women caught on the International Border between India and Bangladesh was 936 in 2019, a record 1,107 in 2018, and 572 in 2017.

Of the total 915 women apprehended on the borders this year, a maximum of 888 were caught from south Bengal, 14 from Tripura, six from Guwahati in Assam, four from north Bengal, two from Mizoram and Cachar, and one from Meghalaya.

India and Bangladesh share 4,096.7-km-long International Border in West Bengal (2,216.7 km), Assam (263 km), Meghalaya (443 km), Tripura (856 km), and Mizoram (318 km).

The report mentions that maximum women trafficking cases were registered from south Bengal, from where 850 women were caught while crossing over to Bangladesh or entering India. These figures were 620 in 2018 and 462 in 2017.

The data shows that Tripura has been in second position in women trafficking through India’s borders with Bangladesh in 2019, reporting 52 such cases. A total of 47 women were caught on the Tripura frontier in 2018 and 14 in 2017.

Guwahati in Assam was in second place in 2018 after south Bengal, reporting the arrest of 394 women while crossing the border. The figures were eight in 2019 and six in 2017.

Cases of women’s trafficking through the north Bengal frontier though has registered a drastic decline in the last few years. The figure was 87 in 2017, but went down to 39 in 2018, 12 in 2019 and only four till August 15 this year.

Only one case of a woman’s trafficking was registered till August 15 from Meghalaya frontier, from where 11 women were caught last year. Six women were caught from the said frontier in 2018 and three in 2017.

The lowest women trafficking cases were registered in Mizoram and Cachar in Assam. Only two women were caught from these areas till August 15 this year. The cases were three in 2019 and one in 2018. No similar case was registered in 2017.

The Border Security Force (BSF), which is mandated to guard the India-Bangladesh and India-Pakistan borders along with preventing cross-border crimes like human trafficking and smuggling of drugs, had rescued a Bangladeshi woman on August 18 from a gang and arrested a tout.

The woman from Gaya Banda district in Bangladesh was trafficked to India in July last year through the Benapole-Petrapole border along with one of her friends. The woman was carrying gold ornaments worth over Rs 60,000 when BSF troopers deployed at the Bhithari border outpost in West Bengal rescued her during a search operation based on specific intelligence inputs while she was returning to Bangladesh.

Officials posted on the India-Bangladesh border who dealt with the matter told IANS on the condition of anonymity that most women trafficked into India from Bangladesh are sold into sex rackets. After a few years, these women try to return to their native country after earning some money.

The official said gangs of touts operate on both sides of the international borders who facilitate the to and fro illegal entry of these women on the border. Some touts charge a minimum of Rs 1,000 for the job.

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Local Fishes of Assam

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Local Fishes of Assam

Introduction to some of the small and big fish found in Assam.

  English: Olive barb. Scientific Name: Systomus Sarana. অসমীয়া: পুঠি, ( দৈৰ্ঘ্য প্ৰায় ৩ ইঞ্চি )

    English: Banded Gourami or Striped Gourami. Scientific Name: Trichogaster Fasciata. অসমীয়া: খলিহনা, ( দৈৰ্ঘ্য প্ৰায় ২/৩ ইঞ্চি )

  English: Honey Gourami. Scientific Name: Colisa Chuna. অসমীয়া: ভেচেলী, ( দৈৰ্ঘ্য প্ৰায় ২ ইঞ্চি )

  English: Climbing perch. Scientific Name: Anabas testudineus. অসমীয়া: কাৱৈ, ( দৈৰ্ঘ্য প্ৰায় ৪ ইঞ্চি )

  English: Gangetic leaffish/ Mottled nandus/ Mud perch. Scientific Name: Nandus nandus. অসমীয়া: গেদগেদী, ( দৈৰ্ঘ্য ৪/৫ ইঞ্চি )

  English: Ceylon snakehead. Scientific Name: Channa orientalis. অসমীয়া: চেঙেলী, ( দৈৰ্ঘ্য প্ৰায় ৫/৬ ইঞ্চি )

  English: Spotted snakehead Scientific Name: Channa punctata. অসমীয়া: গৰৈ, ( দৈৰ্ঘ্য প্ৰায় ৬ ইঞ্চি )

  English: Assamese Snakehead / Dwarf Snakehead. Scientific Name: Channa stewartii. অসমীয়া: চেং/চেঙা মাছ, ( দৈৰ্ঘ্য ১২/১৪ ইঞ্চি )

  English: Barca snakehead. Scientific Name: Channa barca. অসমীয়া: গৰকা চেং, ( দৈৰ্ঘ্য: প্ৰায় ১৮/২০ ইঞ্চি )

  English: Bullseye Snakehead, Cobra Snakehead. Scientific Name: Channa Marulius. অসমীয়া: শাল মাছ, ( দৈৰ্ঘ্য প্ৰায় ৪৪/৫৬ ইঞ্চি )

  English: Striped Snakehead. Scientific Name: Channa striata. অসমীয়া: শ’ল, ( দৈৰ্ঘ্য ৩৬/৩৮ ইঞ্চি )

  English: Stinging catfish. Scientific Name: Heteropneustes fossilis. অসমীয়া: শিঙি, ( দৈৰ্ঘ্য ৬/৭ ইঞ্চি )

  English: Walking Catfish/ Air Breathing Catfish. Scientific Name: Clarias batrachus. অসমীয়া: মাগুৰ, ( দৈৰ্ঘ্য প্ৰায় ৮ ইঞ্চি )

  English: Striped dwarf catfish. Scientific Name: Mystus vittatus. অসমীয়া: শিঙৰা, ( দৈৰ্ঘ্য প্ৰায় ৩ ইঞ্চি )

  English: Gagora catfish. Scientific Name: Arius gagora অসমীয়া: গাগল, ( দৈৰ্ঘ্য প্ৰায় ৩৬ ইঞ্চি )

  English: Long Whiskers Catfish. Scientific Name: Sperata seenghala. অসমীয়া: আঁৰি, ( দৈৰ্ঘ্য: প্ৰায় ৪০ ইঞ্চি )

  English: Freshwater Catfish, Helicopter Catfish or Wallago catfish Scientific Name: Wallago attu. অসমীয়া: বৰালি, ( দৈৰ্ঘ্য প্ৰায় ৪৮/৫০ ইঞ্চি )

  English: Giant Devil Catfish / Goonch. Scientific Name: Bagarius Yarrelli. অসমীয়া: গৰুৱা, ( দৈৰ্ঘ্য: প্ৰায় ৭৮ ইঞ্চি )

  English: Aspodiparia. Scientific Name: Aspidoparia morar. অসমীয়া: বৰলিয়া মাছ, ( দৈৰ্ঘ্য প্ৰায় ৩ ইঞ্চি )

  English: Boopis razorbelly minnow. Scientific Name: Salmostoma boopis. অসমীয়া: চেলকণা, ( দৈৰ্ঘ্য প্ৰায় ৪ ইঞ্চি )

  English: Flying Barb. Scientific Name: Esomus Danricus. অসমীয়া: দড়িকণা, ( দৈৰ্ঘ্য প্ৰায় ২ ইঞ্চি )

  English: Mola/ Indian carplet/ Pale carplet. Scientific Name: Amblypharyngodon mola. অসমীয়া: মোৱা, ( দৈৰ্ঘ্য প্ৰায় ২ ইঞ্চি )

  English: Elongate glassy perchlet. Scientific Name: Chanda nama. অসমীয়া: চন্দা, ( দৈৰ্ঘ্য প্ৰায় ১.৫ ইঞ্চি )

  English: Indian river shad. Scientific Name: Gudusia chapra. অসমীয়া: কৰোটি, ( দৈৰ্ঘ্য প্ৰায় প্ৰায় ৩ ইঞ্চি )

  English: Bata labeo. Scientific Name: Labeo bata. অসমীয়া: ভাঙন, ( দৈৰ্ঘ্য প্ৰায় ১১/১২ ইঞ্চি )

  English: Ilish/ Hilsa. Scientific Name: Tenualosa ilisha. অসমীয়া: ইলিছ, ( দৈৰ্ঘ্য প্ৰায় ১৮/২০ ইঞ্চি )

  English: Kuria labeo. Scientific Name: Labeo gonius. অসমীয়া: কুঢ়ি, ( দৈৰ্ঘ্য প্ৰায় ১২/১৪ ইঞ্চি )

  English: Black Rohu. Scientific Name: Labeo calbasu. অসমীয়া: কলিয়াজৰা, ( দৈৰ্ঘ্য প্ৰায় ১২/১৪ ইঞ্চি )

  English: Nandee labeo. Scientific Name: Labeo nandina. অসমীয়া: নাদনী, ( দৈৰ্ঘ্য প্ৰায় ২২ ইঞ্চি )

  English: Striped Spiny eel/ Macrognathus pancalus, Mastacembelus punctatus. Scientific Name: Macrognathus aral অসমীয়া: টুৰা, ( দৈৰ্ঘ্য প্ৰায় ৬/৮ ইঞ্চি )

  English: Zig-Zag Eel. Scientific Name: Mastacembelus armatus অসমীয়া: বামী মাছ, ( দৈৰ্ঘ্য প্ৰায় ২৮/৩০ ইঞ্চি )

  English: Loach. Scientific Name: Nemacheilus botia. অসমীয়া: বটিয়া, ( দৈৰ্ঘ্য ৩/৪ ইঞ্চি )

  English: Cancila. Scientific Name: Xenentodon Cancila. অসমীয়া: কোকিলা, ( দৈৰ্ঘ্য প্ৰায় ৬-৮ ইঞ্চি )

  English: Garua Bachcha or Bachcha. Scientific Name: Clupisoma Garua. অসমীয়া: নেৰীয়া ( দৈৰ্ঘ্য প্ৰায় ১৬/১৮ ইঞ্চি )

  English: Gangatic ailia. Scientific Name: Ailia coila. অসমীয়া: বাঁহপতীয়া বা কাজলি পাভ, ( দৈৰ্ঘ্য প্ৰায় ১০/১২ ইঞ্চি )

  English: Golden Mahseer. Scientific Name: Tor putitora. অসমীয়া: পিঠিয়া, ( দৈৰ্ঘ্য প্ৰায় ৩৮/৪০ ইঞ্চি )

  English: Brahmaputra Labeo. Scientific Name: Labeo dyocheilus. অসমীয়া: শিলঘৰীয়া, ( দৈৰ্ঘ্য প্ৰায় ২৪/২৬ ইঞ্চি )

  English: Humped feather back. Scientific Name: Chitala chitala. অসমীয়া: চিতল, ( দৈৰ্ঘ্য প্ৰায় ৩৮/৪০ ইঞ্চি )

  English: Bronze Feather back. Scientific Name: Notopterus notopterus. অসমীয়া: কান্ধুলি, ( দৈৰ্ঘ্য প্ৰায় ১৪/১৬ ইঞ্চি )

  English: Tang gobi. Scientific Name: Glossogobius giuris. অসমীয়া: পাটিমুটুৰা, ( দৈৰ্ঘ্য প্ৰায় ৪/৫ ইঞ্চি )

  English: Freshwater Eels. Scientific Name: Anguillidae. অসমীয়া: কুচিয়া ( দৈৰ্ঘ্য প্ৰায় ২৮/৩০ ইঞ্চি )

  English: Ocellated Puffer Scientific Name: Tetraodon cutcutia. অসমীয়া: গঙ্গাটোপ ( দৈৰ্ঘ্য প্ৰায় ১.৫ ইঞ্চি )

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Netizens, TikTokers welcome govt's decision on banning Chinese apps

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Netizens, TikTokers welcome govt's decision on banning Chinese apps

As the short-video making mobile app is removed from the App Store and Google Play Store, #RIPTikTok has started trending on Twitter.

After the Indian government banned 59 Chinese apps, including Chinese short-video making app TikTok over national security concerns, netizens on social media platforms hailed the government’s decision.

People across the country are now sharing memes, funny posts, GIFs and expressing happiness after the ban of the app.

Many famous actors, social media influencers also came in support and the government and praised its decision on banning the apps.

Daily soap actress and famous Television star Kamya Shalabh Dan wrote from her Twitter account: “Superbbbbbbb @PMOIndia excellent news #JaiHind #BoycottChineseProducts #BoycottChineseApps.”

“Let’s be united, please. Can we be a responsible citizen and support the current situation instead of just playing blame games and trolling one and other,” famous TV actress Rashmi Desai wrote in a post which she shared on Instagram.

“Indian leftists are demanding for the return of Rs 30 crore to TikTok which they donated in PM Cares fund Face with tears of joy,” another person tweeted.

Meanwhile, the TikTok community in the country has also shown its support and welcomed PM Modi government’s decision to ban 59 Chinese apps, including TikTok.

In a video message, the social media star and famous TikToker Muskan Sharma said: “I stand by my country and the way that China is attacking India is simply not done especially when the Indian market is flooded with Chinese apps and products.”

The government on Monday banned 59 Chinese apps over national security concerns as India-China bilateral relations remain strained after the death of 20 Indian soldiers in the Galwan Valley clash with Chinese PLA troops in eastern Ladakh.

Other Chinese apps in the banned list are Club Factory, SHAREit, Likee, Mi Video Call (Xiaomi), Weibo, Baidu, Bigo Live and others.

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Tigress dies in Aurangabad zoo, swab sent for Covid-19 test

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Tigress dies in Aurangabad zoo, swab sent for Covid-19 test

A six and half-year-old tigress, named Kareena, died at the Siddharth Garden Zoo here early on Wednesday morning after a kidney ailment, officials said.

Unwell for a few days, the tigress had stopped eating for the past 3-4 days and died around 5 a.m.

“As per the advisory of Central Zoo Authority three months ago, we have sent its swab samples for a Covid-19 test and the results are awaited,” a zoo official told media persons.

Born at the same zoo, Kareena was admitted to the veterinary hospital attached to the premises with top vets and Animal Husbandry Department teams overseeing the treatment.

After the big cat’s apparent loss of appetite, the opinion of experts from the College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences in Parbhani was also sought.

The zoo earlier had 12 tigers of which two were shifted to Mumbai’s Veermata Jijabai Udyan in February.

A four-year-old tigress named ‘Nadia’ had succumbed to Covid-19 in the Bronx Zoo in New York, while a white tigress had died in New Delhi zoo in late April but had tested negative.

In view of these developments, all the tigers at Siddharth Garden Zoo and their caretakers were also screened but found to be unaffected.

Congress attacks govt on Chinese incursions in Arunachal

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Natural phytochemicals in ashwagandha, giloy, tulsi can fight Covid: Patanjali

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Natural phytochemicals in ashwagandha, giloy, tulsi can fight Covid: Patanjali

Ramdev’s Patanjali Research Institute (PRI), which has developed Coronil that has been claimed as a cure for Covid-19, has discovered that natural phytochemicals in ashwagandha, giloy and tulsi have the potential to combat Covid-19 and its pathogenicity.

The prescribed intervention includes ashwagandha, giloy, tulsi, anu taila and swasari ras. The research and trials were conducted at the NIMS University in Jaipur.

The Covid-19 infection is known to affect individuals with weak immunity more severely. “Therefore, enhancing immunity is definitely one of the ways the doctors across the globe have been using for treating COVID 19 cases,” according to a Patanjali report.

According to the report, to combat Covid-19 with Ayurveda, “we have screened close to 1,000 phytochemicals from more than 100 medicinal plants. We looked for their binding affinities to Covid-19 essential proteins and host protein interactions.”

“We have discovered that natural phytochemicals in ashwagandha, giloy, and tulsi have the potential to combat Covid-19 and its pathogenicity,” Patanjali said.

In reply to a questionnaire from the Ministry of Ayush, the Patanjali Research Institute, Haridwar, pointed out that the clinical trials for the Ayurvedic medicines were conducted and registered with the Clinical Trial Registry of India (CTRI) as per the guidelines of the Clinical Evaluation of Ayurvedic Interventions by the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, Ministry of Ayush.

The Patanjali reply signed by Acharya Balkrishna said the clinical trials were also communicated to the Director-General of the Council in an email by the Principal Investigator, Ganpat Devpura.

Arunachal Pradesh CM calls LAC Indo-Tibet border

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Congress attacks govt on Chinese incursions in Arunachal

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Congress attacks govt on Chinese incursions in Arunachal

Amid tension at the LAC in eastern Ladakh with China, the Congress has raised the issue of Chinese incursions in Arunachal Pradesh, taking a cue from BJP MP in the state Tapir Gao.

Addressing a press conference, Congress chief Manish Tewari quoted Tapir Gao as saying stated that “People’s Liberation Army, on both sides of the Subansiri river in the upper Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh, have occupied territory on the Indian side of the McMahon Line.”

“According to him (Tapir Gao), the Chinese military has set up another base called new Majha, deeper in Indian territory. According to him, these aggressions are many km in the Indian territory. This isn’t the first time that Mr. Tapir Gao has made these revelations,” stated Tewari.

Congress played a clip of the Arunachal East MP while he was speaking in Lok Sabha that the Chinese have come up to Majha which has been an Indian army base in the past.

Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi cautioned the government to be more vigilant in the northeast and borders. “We demand that the Government of India doesn’t look at what’s happening in Arunachal Pradesh or Ladakh as isolated incidents. These are grand designs and this must be responded strongly,” stated Gogoi who’s MP from Assam.

Tewari alleged that ever since reports about Chinese aggression into Indian territory emerged, the NDA-BJP government has been walking the extra mile to downplay these reports and try to “obfuscate the information” on the ground.

Congress leaders stated that they know something isn’t right with regard to Galwan valley, Pangong Tso lake, hot springs area in the western sector, and with regard to Chinese intrusion in Naku La in the central sector.

“Facts continue to remain opaque on the eastern sector which is perhaps most disputed,” stated Tewari.

Congress stated that the party is highlighting the pattern of the Chinese army and how they’re gradually encroaching upon Indian territory throughout the LAC and the responsibility of protecting Indian territory solely lies with the government of India.

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Arunachal Pradesh CM calls LAC Indo-Tibet border

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Arunachal Pradesh CM calls LAC Indo-Tibet border

Amid the tension between India and China over the violent face-off in Ladakh, where 20 Indian soldiers had been killed 10 days ago, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu, right here on Wednesday, termed the Line of Actual Control (LAC) as the “Indo-Tibet border”.

Posting the pictures of an army event within the state, Khandu tweeted, “The valour of Indian Army is what we counted ever since our Independence. Had an opportunity to interact with the brave jawans today at Bumla post on the Indo-Tibet border. Their josh (excitement) is at the highest level. We’re in safe hands in terms of our borders.”

The statement assumes significance as China has been in occupation of the autonomous region of Tibet, an area of around 2.5 million sq km, since 1951 and the Tibetan authorities has been in exile in India.

New Delhi refers its border with Tibet in Arunachal Pradesh as the LAC.

China disputes India’s sovereignty over Arunachal Pradesh, which has an area of around 84,000 sq km and population of around 1.5 million. India’s boundaries had been defined by the British before Independence. But China occupied Aksai Chin in Jammu & Kashmir and raised dispute over the boundary of Arunachal Pradesh in the 1962 conflict with India.

Around 1,00,000 Tibetans (73 per cent of all Tibetans), including the Dalai Lama, their spiritual chief, are in exile in India.

However in the last few years, the central government seemed to be distancing itself from the community. In 2018, the government prohibited its officials and leaders from attending the events to mark the 60th anniversary of Tibetan exile.

The prohibition came on the eve of an informal summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping. As a result, the Tibetan government in exile cancelled its events in New Delhi.

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Assam Excise Department, Recruitment 2020 : Apply For 203 Assistant Inspector Of Excise & Excise Constable Posts

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Assam Excise Department, Recruitment 2020 : Apply For 203 Assistant Inspector Of Excise & Excise Constable Posts

Excise Department, Assam. Last Date of Submission: 06/07/2020.

SLPRB, Assam has released a notification for the recruitment of 203 Assistant Inspector of Excise and Excise Constable vacancies under Excise Department, Assam.

1. Assistant Inspector of Excise

No of posts: 44 [UR: 20, OBC/MOBC: 9, STP: 7, STH: 4, EWS: 4]

Educational Qualification: Minimum Higher Secondary passed from any recognized Board or Council. Pay: Pay Scale Rs. 14000-49,000/, GP: Rs. 6200/-

2. Excise Constable No of posts: 159 [UR: 72, OBC/MOBC: 40, SC: 11, STP: 16, STH: 4, EWS: 16]

Educational Qualification: Minimum HSLC Passed or it’s equivalent from any recognized Board or Council. Pay: Pay Scale Rs. 14000-49,000/, GP: Rs. 5000/- Age: 18 to 38 years as on 1st January of 2020 (i.e. the candidate must be born on or before 01.01.2002 and on or after 01.01.1982). Relaxations: Upper age limit will be relaxed for: (i) 5 (five) years in respect of candidates belonging to SC, ST (P), and ST(H). (ii) 3 (three) years in respect of candidates belonging to OBC/MOBC.

Application Fee: Nil.

Selection Process: Physical Efficiency Test, Physical Standard Test (PST), and Written Test. How to apply: Applications must be submitted online through the SLPRB website (www.slprbassam.in). Only online applications will be received with effect from 16-06-2020 The last date for receipt of applications will be 06-07-2020.

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UCIL Recruitment 2020: Apply Online For 136 Apprentice, Mining Mate & Other Posts

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UCIL Recruitment 2020: Apply Online For 136 Apprentice, Mining Mate & Other Posts

Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL). Last Date of submission: 22/07/2020.

Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) has released an employment notification for the recruitment of 136 Mining Mate C, Apprentice & Other vacancies.

1. Graduate Operational Trainee (Chemical) No of posts: 4 Educational Qualification: B.Sc.(Physics/Chemistry) – 03 years course with minimum 60% marks for UR candidates and 55% marks for SC/ST candidates. Candidates with knowledge of Computer will be preferred.

2. Mining Mate-C No of posts: 52

Educational Qualification: Intermediate with unrestricted Mining Mate Certificate of Competency issued by DGMS. Candidate must possess 05(Five) years experience at Mining Mate in Underground Mechanised Metal Mines. Candidates must be able to read/write and speak Hindi/Local language.

3. Boiler-cum-Compressor Attendant-A No of posts: 3

Educational Qualification: Matric with 1st Class Boiler Attendant Certificate granted by Government Board of any State or Union Territory. 01 yr experience as in-charge with Ist Class Boiler Attendant Certificate of a single boiler with steam pipes of any type or capacity of two or more boilers in a battery or many separate individual boilers whose total minimum heating surface is 300 Sq.mtr. Should be conversant with operation of oil fired boilers. 4. Winding Engine Driver-B No of posts: 14 Educational Qualification: Matric or equivalent. The candidate must possess Ist Class Winding Engine Driver’s Certificate obtained from the Directorate General of Mines Safety. The candidate should have more than 03 years working experience as a Winding Engine Driver in Metal/Coal Mines out of which at least one year experience on a 100 HP Winder or more. 5. Blaster-B No of posts: 4 Educational Qualification: Matric with unrestricted Blaster’s Certificate of Competency issued by DGMS. Candidate must possess 03 years experience as Blaster in a Underground Metal Mines. Candidates should be well conversant in explosive Electrical blasting. 6. Apprentice (Mining Mate) No of posts: 53 Educational Qualification: Intermediate with minimum 60% marks for UR/OBC(NCL) candidates and 55% marks for SC/ST candidates.

7. Apprentice (Laboratory Assistant) No of posts: 6

Educational Qualification: Matric with minimum 60% marks for UR/OBC(NCL) candidates and 55% marks for SC/ST candidates.

Application Fee: Candidates belonging to General / OBC (Creamy Layer & Non Creamy Layer) categories are required to pay a Non-Refundable Application Fee of Rs 500/- (Rs.Five Hundred only). SC/ST/PWD/Female candidates are exempted from the payment of Application Fee. Application fee will be paid through On-line mode i.e. Debit Card/Credit Card/Net Banking.

How to apply: The candidates shall apply online at www.uraniumcorp.in ( recruitment link) as per the qualifications and eligibility criteria mentioned. A candidate can apply for one discipline only.

The last date of submission of application is 22/06/2020.

Important Dates:

(i) Opening date for On-line Registration of Applications: 18.05.2020 : 10.00 AM (ii) Last date of On-line Submission of Applications with Fee: 22.07.2020 : 10.00 AM (iii) Tentative Date of Computer Based On-line Examination: To be notified later

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ASG appears in Delhi riots case after Monday's court clash

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ASG appears in Delhi riots case after Monday's court clash

A day after the Delhi High Court witnessed a battle between counsels of the state and the central governments over representing the police, Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Aman Lekhi, here on Tuesday, appraised the court that the controversy “has been sorted”.

“The controversy has been resolved. I will appear for the state. I had the instructions to appear in the case, which is why I appeared yesterday (on Monday). He (Rahul Mehra) must have realized it by now, and that’s why he is not present today (on Tuesday),” Lekhi told a single-judge Bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait.

The submission came while the court was hearing through video link an application by the Delhi Police, seeking cancellation of bail granted to Faisal Farooq, owner of Rajdhani School, in Delhi riots case.

Meanwhile, Farooq’s counsel told the court his client was arrested by the Delhi Police on Monday in connection with another case relating to the Delhi riots.

Following which, Justice Kait adjourned the matter for July 1 and asked Farooq’s counsel to file his reply before the next date of hearing.

Staying the bail granted to Farooq, the Bench on Monday said, “Till further order, if the respondent/accused, pursuant to order dated 20.06.2020, is still in custody, he shall not be released.”

On Monday, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appeared for the Delhi Police. Simultaneously, Mehra too entered his appearance and submitted that the central government had no power to file the present petition.

On this, Mehta said he had received instructions from the central government to file the petition and to appear before this court. But it was disputed by Mehra. Then Mehta, submitted before the court that in such a situation he would like permission to withdraw his name from the case.

on June 20, a Delhi court had granted bail to Farooq saying the charge-sheet didn’t provide any evidence of terror funding or his alleged links with the ‘Pinjra Tod’ group, the Popular Front of India (PFI) and Muslim clerics.

The prima facie evidence suggested that he was not present at the spot at the time of the incident, it added.

In the charge-sheet filed before Metropolitan Magistrate Richa Parihar, the Delhi Police said Farooq visited Deoband on February 23, a day before the riots began in the Shiv Vihar and its neighboring areas.

“His (Farooq) call detail analysis and links with prominent members of the PFI, the Pinjra Tod group, the Jamia Coordination Committee, the Hazrat Nizamuddin Markaz, and some other Muslim clerics, including Deoband, indicated the depth of the conspiracy,” the police said.

The case relates to riots that broke out on February 24 outside Shiv Vihar’s Rajdhani School where another school — DRP Convent — and a sweet shop was burnt and a man trapped inside the shop died. 18 people including Farooq were arrested in this regard.

“The rioters had camped inside and fired from the terrace of Rajdhani School. They also threw petrol bombs, acid, bricks, stones and other missiles using an improvised large iron catapult, installed for the purpose,” the police said.

According to the charge-sheet, Farooq had hatched a conspiracy to precipitate and aggravate riots in and around Rajdhani School. On his instruction, the adjacent, rival DRP Convent School, two2 parking lots, run by the other party, and the building of Anil Sweets were destroyed by the mob.

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