TUESDAY 16 JANUARY 2024 www.thestatesman.com Pages 12 |` 5.00|LC Twitter.com/thestatesman Facebook.com/thestatesman INDIA’S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER SINCE 1818 KOLKATA | NEW DELHI | SILIGURI | BHUBANESWAR ‘IMD IS MUCH BEYOND WEATHER FORECAST’ RUDRA RAJU QUITS TO PAVE WAY FOR SHARMILA P10 SENSEX 73,327.94759.48 WEATHER Morning fog followed by afternoon sun. Maximum and minimum temperatures likely to be around 23°C and 14°C respectively. RAINFALL: NIL RELATIVE HUMIDITY Max. 79 % TEMPERATURE Min. 66 % Max: 23°C Min: 14°C SUN RISES SUN SETS 06:18 hrs 17:13 hrs MOON RISES MOON SETS 10:01 hrs 22:24 hrs Full Moon on 25 January THUMBNAILS People in large numbers take part in the community fishing at a lake during the Bhogali Bihu celebrations, at a village in Guwahati on Monday. ANI Passenger hits IndiGo pilot over flight delay, Scindia reacts: A passenger allegedly hit an IndiGo pilot while the latter was announcing a flight delay at Delhi airport. Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Monday said "unruly behaviour" is unacceptable, and "will be dealt with strongly" in line with the existing legal provisions. THE SUBMISSIVE VOID P4 NIFTY 22,097.45202.90 P6 ` vs $ 82.2906 PAISE GOLD 64,615.00 ‘Concrete efforts are on to restore peace in Manipur’ J&K on the western borders is under control: Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE NEW DELHI, 15 JANUARY he Chief of Army Staff, Gen Manoj Pande, claimed on Monday that success has been achieved to a large extent in controlling the situation in Manipur, thanks to the continuous efforts of the Indian Army and the government. Speaking on the occasion of the 76th Army Day, he said due to peace talks with local insurgent groups, there has been positive development in the North-East region. "There have been important peace agreements and peace talks with local insurgent groups in the NorthEast in the last few years. As a result of which there has been positive development in this area. Government policies have played an important role in restoring peace. In Manipur, due to the activeness of the government and the efforts of the Indian Army, success is being achieved in controlling the situa- T tion. In this difficult environment of sensitivity, our soldiers have played an important role in reducing the damage by working with patience and talent," he said. "Concrete efforts are going on towards establishing peace in Manipur," he added. He further said that Jammu and Kashmir on the western borders is under control though there has been an increase in terrorist activities in some areas. "Our priority is to strengthen the modern infrastructure with the BCCI INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR SELECTION COMMITTEE cooperation of other agencies. The situation in Jammu and Kashmir on the western borders is under control. But in the last few months, an increase in terrorist activities has been seen in some areas. There is a ceasefire along the Line of Control (LOC) but it is clear from the infiltration attempts that terrorism still exists across the border," the Army chief said. Gen Pande added that the Army is fully prepared and capable of dealing with any challenge and has taken many concrete steps to develop its capabilities on the northern borders. ''Currently, through the principles of emergency procurement, we have imported modern equipment, including weapons equipped with new technology. Special grants have been given towards developing critical infrastructure in border areas,'' he added. "In the past, the Indian Army has faced all security challenges with determination and commitment. I am proud that each of our soldiers has fulfilled his responsibility, be it the security of borders, deployment in difficult areas and challenging weather. Our army is fully prepared and capable to deal with any challenge. Our Army has foiled the infiltration attempts with full vigilance. As a result of continuous efforts by the security forces in the areas of Jammu and Kashmir, there has been a significant reduction in violence,’’ he added. CMYK P12 SILVER 76,800.00 Modi, Putin agree to develop roadmap BRENT CRUDE (IN $) 76.850.71 Mamata’s special gift awaits book lovers STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE NEW DELHI, 15 JANUARY TARUN GOSWAMI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday had a telephonic conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin during which the two leaders agreed to develop a roadmap for future initiatives to further strengthen the special and privileged strategic partnership between the two countries. ''Had a good conversation with President Putin. We discussed various positive developments in our Special & Privileged Strategic Partnership and agreed to chalk out a roadmap for future initiatives. We also had a useful exchange of views on various regional and global issues, including Russia’s Presidency of the BRICS,'' the PM said in a social media post on 'X' later. The two leaders reviewed progress on a number of issues of bilateral cooperation in the follow-up to recent high-level exchanges between the two countries, the Ministry of External Affairs said. They positively assessed the developments in bilateral relations. The two leaders also exchanged views on regional and global issues of mutual interest. Books penned by chief minister Mamata Banerjee will be released in the Kolkata International Book Fair this year. Miss Banerjee will inaugurate the KIBF on 18 January at 4pm. Despite her busy schedule Miss Banerjee steals time to write books, draw pictures and play tunes on electric organ. She has already written 137 books, which include limerick for children, poems, her experience in her long political career among others. She has written a book about women freedom fighters whose names people have forgotten. Few people talk about Kalpana Dutta, who later married Puranchand Joshi, the first secretary of Communist Party of India. When she was arrested in Chittagong, the district magistrate reportedly told her that with such an innocent and beautiful face she could not take part in the revolutionary movement. The body of Bina Das, a revolutionary was found in Rishikesh and her cause of death is still unknown. Das was the daughter of Benimadhab Das, who was Netaji’s teacher. While addressing students Miss Banerjee has said over and KOLKATA, 15 JANUARY again that they should know about the revolutionaries who had laid down their lives for the country. She has asked the state education department to include Subhas Chandra Bose’s Taruner Swapno and Swami Vivekananda’s Call to the Nation in the school curriculum. After Alipore Correctional Home was shifted to Baruipur, she took personal initiative to set up the Alipur Jail Museum where the ordinary and condemned cells have been preserved and people could visit the place where the revolutionaries had been hanged. A visit to College Street, the hub of new and old books, revealed that hectic work is on to give final shape to Miss Banerjee’s books. Apu Dey confirmed that like previous years Miss Banerjee’s book will come out in the Kolkata International Book Fair.
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