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Ejection of smoke and ashes trigger fear of volcanic eruption in Manipur village
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Ukhrul (Manipur): A continuous flow of smoke and ashes from a swamp in Manipur’s Ukhrul district has sparked fear among villagers who think it might cause volcanic eruption any time. The reports suggest that ashes and smoke radius of about two feet …
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Ejection of smoke and ashes trigger fear of volcanic eruption in Manipur village
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Ukhrul (Manipur): A continuous flow of smoke and ashes from a swamp in Manipur's Ukhrul district has sparked fear among villagers who think it might cause volcanic eruption any time. The reports suggest that ashes and smoke radius of about two feet …
Crater expands, ejection of more smoke and ashes reported Panic continues to …The Sangai Express

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Tremendous improvement in health care system says Phungzathang

IMPHAL, July 1: Health minister, Phungzathang Tonsing has claimed that the health care system in the State has witnessed a tremendous improvement during the pass few year despite shortage of

IMPHAL, July 1: Health minister, Phungzathang Tonsing has claimed that the health care system in the State has witnessed a tremendous improvement during the pass few year despite shortage of doctors.

The Health Minister stated this while replying to a query raised by Andro MLA, Th Shyamkumar during the Question Hour of the ongoing Assembly session today.

He said while there are only 1196 doctors of the total requirement of 2222 doctors in the State, there are altogether 522 health centres including seven district hospitals in the entire State. Nevertheless, the health care system has improved a lot compared to previous years, he observed. The minister attributed this to careful planning of the department including the recruitment of 832 doctors this year.

He said that his department is trying its best to further improve the system and gradually the vacant post of doctors will be filled.

Of the total requirement the need for MHS Grade-I is 16 in numbers, 134 for MHS Grade-II, 599 for MHS Grade-III and 1470 for MHS Grade-IV. However, at present there are only 1961 doctors including 2 MHS Grade-I, 34 in Grade-II, 90 in Grade-III and 1070 in Grade-IV, he continued.

Of the total 522 health centres there are 17 CHC, 85 CHC, 420 PHSC and 7 district hospitals.

Th Shyamukar in his questioned initially sought information on the number of hospitals, doctors under the health department of Manipur.

Further in his supplementary question he enquired the Minister how can the health service operate when there was a deficiency of 1026 doctors with 522 health centres to operate.

Prof Gangmumei appointed North Eastern Council member

IMPHAL, July 1: Prof Gangmumei Kamei, a distinguished academician, author has been appointed as a member of the North Eastern Council along with Chandra Kanta Das, a senior retired IAS

IMPHAL, July 1: Prof Gangmumei Kamei, a distinguished academician, author has been appointed as a member of the North Eastern Council along with Chandra Kanta Das, a senior retired IAS officer (`™75 batch).

The announcement was made by Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh, in his capacity as chairman of the North Eastern Council (NEC), today, according to a PIB statement.

The two eminent persons as been appointed as the new members of the council for a period of three years, it said.

They will function as full time non-official members from the NEC headquarters at Shillong, according to the statement.

Prof Gangmumei Kamei retired as Professor of History, Manipur University, and is widely hailed for his excellence as an educationist and researcher in the subjects related to the Northeast, the statement said.

It also said that Chandra Kanta Das superannuated as chairman, Assam Electricity Board in December 2008 following which he served as adviser to the Chief Minister, Assam till 2011 and was thereafter actively engaged in public life as a civil society activist.

The two members appointed today will draw the salary, dearness allowance and perquisites as applicable to a Secretary in the Government of India. Das and Prof Gangmumei will fill in the vacancies that arose following the acceptance of the resignations of earlier NEC members Ashoke K. Dutta and MP Bezbaruah respectively.

Dr Jitendra Singh has also said that shortly a senior IAS officer from Government of India will be appointed as the new Secretary of the NEC, since the post fell vacant following the posting of the earlier Secretary Ameising Luikham as Union Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises, it said.

Stab victim dies on way to hospital in Takhel

IMPHAL, July 1: In an unfortunate incident, a 25 year old went on a stabbing spree leaving one dead, and two injured. The incident occurred today at 9:45 am at

IMPHAL, July 1: In an unfortunate incident, a 25 year old went on a stabbing spree leaving one dead, and two injured.

The incident occurred today at 9:45 am at Takhel Keithel Macha under Lamlai Police Station.

The dead victim has been identified as Khundrakpam Sanathoi Singh, 24, son of Kh Shamungou Singh of Takhel Mayai Leikai

It is learnt that Sanathoi was reading the morning newspaper at the site of the incident site when 25-year old Arambam Naobi Singh son of (L) A Ibomcha Singh came and suddenly stabbed him on his chest with a knife.

Even as by-standers were in shock over the stabbing, Naobi rushed forward and attacked 18-year old Yumkhaibam Premchandra Singh son of Y Angou Singh of Takhel Mayai Leikai who came riding a two-wheeler.

Following the second attack, the by-standers tried to control Naoba and seize the knife from him. In the effort, Naoba attacked another person identified as Thaoroijam Jugeshwar Singh, 55, of Takhel Mamang Leikai. However, he escaped with a little scratch on his hand.

On the other hand, Sanathoi was rushed to JNIMS but succumbed before reaching the hospital around 10:10 am.

Naoba who was also injured in the effort of the by-standers to control him was taken to JNIMS along with Premchandra

At the same time, Lamlai Police has registered a case in this regard and taken Naobi in its custody.

Meanwhile, eyewitnesses said Naobi has been suffering from some psychological imbalances since sometime.

A JAC was formed in this connection and held a meeting today demanding befitting punishment to Naobi.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/07/stab-victim-dies-on-way-to-hospital-in-takhel/

Govt investigating unauthorized absence of IFS officer, says CM

IMPHAL, July 1: The State government will not spare Indian Forest Officer (Manipur-Tripura cadre) SK Srivastava who has resurfaced again after missing for over six years, if he is found

IMPHAL, July 1: The State government will not spare Indian Forest Officer (Manipur-Tripura cadre) SK Srivastava who has resurfaced again after missing for over six years, if he is found guilty of any charge, Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh said during the ongoing session of the Manipur Legislative Assembly today.

The leader of the House was responding to a calling attention motion moved by Oinam MLA Dr I Ibohalbi.

Further clarifying on the controversy surrounding the promotion of the IFS officer SK Srivastava to the rank of additional principal-chief conservator of forest (AP-CCF) from being a DFO, Ibobi said that the State government has not accepted the joining report as AP-CCF furnished by Srivastava.

The State government is taking the matter very seriously and a thorough investigation is underway against the IFS officer, said Ibobi while assuring the House that the government will not spare the officer if found guilty.

However, the Chief Minister observed that it would not be sensible to form a House Committee and conduct an enquiry at this stage overlooking the department and the Ministry concerned.

Moving his motion, MLA Dr I Ibohalbi said that SK Srivastava`™s act openly mocked the administrative set up of the nation and Manipur in particular.

Stating that Srivastava had completely defied the authority and the RR, Ibohalbi questioned whether his service was any longer required in the State?

The MLA drew the attention of the House stating that a House committee should be formed to conduct a probe against the IFS officer opining that his action could demoralise the entire administrative set up.

SK Srivasta a 1987 Manipur-Tripura cadre, who was then a Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) went missing from the State in 2008 finally resurfacing on September 8, 2014 with a joining report furnished to the State government stating his designation as AP-CCF.

It was reported that the officer had reportedly gone on deputation to the RD Ministry in 1996 and went on to extend the deputation for several years.

With him failing to return to the state the DP declared him `unauthorised absentee` from January 20 2008 to June 5, 2012 and also reportedly sent summons for furnishing detail reports on his immovable assets.

However, he made several attempts to justifying himself including the joining report as APCCF on September 8, 2014 which allegedly on May 14 this year was granted by the Chief Secretary of Manipur after a mild warning.

Naga Hoho pronounces deadline for Mao Council to withdraw memorandum submitted to Manipur govt

IMPHAL, July 1: The Naga Hoho has unanimously resolved to direct the Mao Council to immediately withdraw within a five-day period its memorandum submitted to the Manipur government on the

IMPHAL, July 1: The Naga Hoho has unanimously resolved to direct the Mao Council to immediately withdraw within a five-day period its memorandum submitted to the Manipur government on the issue of the Dzuko Valley dispute.

According to a statement of the Hoho, a consultative meeting of the Naga Hoho was held today at the Heritage Kohima in Nagaland.

It said the consultative meeting acknowledged the decision of the Naga Hoho in serving the directives issued to both the Southern Angami Peoples`™ Organisation and the Mao Council on June 5.

After a thorough discussion on the ensuing impasse between the SAPO and Mao Council, it has unanimously resolved to direct the Mao Council to immediately withdraw the Memorandum submitted to the Government of Manipur within five days period, it continued.

It said the meeting also deliberated at length the border issues between Assam and Nagaland and resolved to apprise the Nagaland government to immediately convene an emergency meeting with all the tribal bodies.

House passes six demands amounting to Rs 11,04,22,80,000

IMPHAL, July 1: Altogether six demands amounting to Rs 11,04,22,80,000 were passed today unanimously by the House during Discussion and Voting on Demands for Grants, 2015-16 on the fourth day

IMPHAL, July 1: Altogether six demands amounting to Rs 11,04,22,80,000 were passed today unanimously by the House during Discussion and Voting on Demands for Grants, 2015-16 on the fourth day of the ongoing session of the 10th Manipur Legislative Assembly.

The demands were tabled by the Chief Minister of Manipur which included Rs 1062,05,80,000 for demand no. 7 Police; Rs 3,07,75,000 for demand no. 24 Vigilance department; Rs 10,48,00,000 for demand no. 31 Fire protection and control; Rs 16,40,22,000 for demand 32-Jails; Rs 10,65,06,000 for demand no. 3-home guards and Rs 1,55,97,000 for demand 34-Rehabilitation.

Prior to passing the demands, opposition MLAs moved cut motion on certain demands.

In response to the cut motions moved by the opposition MLAs in regard to demands, Home minister Gaikhangam said that the police department is the most crucial department with huge role but is less appreciated.

Despite the fact that it has maximum number of disciplined and decorated officers, the department`™s image is sometimes tarnished by some blacksheep within it.

Nevertheless, the department and its officers are organising interaction programme in collaboration with the media and social organisation to boost the relationship between public, said Gaikhangam.

`Our top priority is instilling public confidence and to do so we need public support`, observed the Home Minister.

He clarified that the intelligence wing of the department is commendable for the fact that it lacks infrastructures.

Gaikhangam further revealed that the CCTV cameras installed within the heart of Imphal will be restored soon, and will be extended to Greater Imphal areas adding that the finance department have sanctioned the required funds to do so.

Justifying on the delay in solving of cases, the Home minister asserted talks of substantial improvement.

He said that in 2012 altogether 2396 cases were registered of which charge sheets have been framed in 406 cases, similarly in 2013, 262 charge sheets were frame of the total 3930 cases registered, 406 of 4510 in 2014 and 2036 of the total 2396 till May 2015.

With regards to the demand of the VDF and Home Guards, Giakhangam revealed that financial constraint and time factors are the two important factors holding back the government.

For demands no. 7-Police, MLA L Ibomcha and K Shyam moved motion for disapproval of policy cut supplemented by Dr I Ibohalbi and Uripok MLA L Nandakumar on account of inability of Manipur police to maintain good relation with public, failure of intelligence of police department, failure to develop a policy for the promotion of officers in Manipur police/MRs/IRBs etc, failure to install CCTV in the strategic areas of Imphal city, delay in investigation and filing charge-sheets in time, failure to enhance the allowances of VDF, failure to open station in Dzuko valley and inability to boost morale of the police personnel.

For demand no. 24 Vigilance department a motion for disapproval of policy cut was moved by MLA Ibomcha and Dr I Ibohalbi Singh on account of non-submission of department enquiry report against charge-officers even though there is specific allegation and evidence for committing offense and failure to give more autonomy to state vigilance commission.

For demand no. 32-Jails a motion for token cut was moved by L Ibomcha on account of failure to open/construct proper jail building in the Hill districts and insufficient man-power in the jails. At the same time, demand for disapproval of policy cut on demand no.33 home guards was moved by Dr I Ibohalbi Singh on account of failure to strengthen Manipur Home guards and motion for token cut by L Ibomcha Singh on account of failure to enhance Home guards.

Mission Blind School seeks govt`s attention

IMPHAL July 1: Students and teachers of the Mission Blind School, Heikakpokpi, Chandel today took out a rally in the scorching heat shouting slogans against the apathy of the government

IMPHAL July 1: Students and teachers of the Mission Blind School, Heikakpokpi, Chandel today took out a rally in the scorching heat shouting slogans against the apathy of the government to their demand for government recognition of their school and implementation of the repeated assurance from the authorities to upgrade it into a full fledge government institution.

They were however, blocked from proceeding towards the ongoing Assembly session by the State police.

The State has remained mute to our cries despite repeated verbal assurance from all levels including our Chief Minister, alleged K Pareng Kom, principal of the school.

We are the only operating blind institute in all the five hill districts of Manipur since February 2003, he said.

At present there are 55 students and 13 teachers in our institute and we do not charge any fees from our students, he continued.

Till date we are surviving on NGOs and public donation facing various hardships of both food and other basic needs. Assam Rifle has assisted us since 2005, however we face acute resource constraint and have not been able to pay our teachers for five years, he lamented.

He said, even among the disables we are at the most disadvantage and the State should have prioritized our needs but unfortunately, till date they have not extended any assistance.

He said, after repeated appeals and submissions, the Education minister assured us to upgrade our school into a full-fledged govt institution or provide grant.

The minister assured us that the case will be forwarded to the CM and a cabinet decision taken accordingly at the earliest, he said.

However, we have been left wanting without any significant progress on the issue. Such is the outrageous treatment of the State towards the blind people in the State, he said.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/07/mission-blind-school-seeks-govts-attention/

National Doctor`s Day 1st July 2015

By Dr. Khetrimayum Kala Singh `Doctors perform vital diagnosis, treatment and care 365 days per year, this is the day to honor them` Introduction Doctor`™s Day is observed to pay

By Dr. Khetrimayum Kala Singh

`Doctors perform vital diagnosis, treatment and care 365 days per year, this is the day to honor them`

Introduction

Doctor`™s Day is observed to pay tribute to Dr. B.C. Roy and salutes the spirit of his dedication. The red carnation was chosen as the official symbol of doctors Day because of the color of the flower is in spirit of characters of medical profession. It represents adoration, charity, sacrifice, bravery and audacity.

When is the National Doctor`™s Day in 2015

The national Doctor`™s Day is always observed in the United States of America on the 30th Day of March each year. in India it is observed on 1st July every year.

The origin and History of the National Doctor`™s Day

Following overwhelming approved by the United States Senate and the House of Representatives, on October 30, 1990 President George Bush Signed March 30th as `National Doctor`™s Day`.

Doctor`™s Day in India was established by the Government of India in 1991 to be recognized and celebrated every year on 1st of July as National Doctors day. It is celebrated on 1st of July on the birth and death anniversary of the most famous physician of India Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy (Dr. B C Roy) to pay lots of honor and tribute. He was honored with the great Indian civilian award called Bharat Ratna on 4th of February in 1961. He was born on 1st of July in 1882 in the Patna, Bihar. He had completed his medical graduation from Calcutta and returned to the India in 1911 after completing his MRCP and FRCS degrees in London and began his medical career as a physician in India in the same year.

Later he joined the Calcutta Medical College as a teaching staff and afterwards he moved to the Campbell Medical School and then to Carmichael Medical College. He was a most famous physician and renowned educationalist as well as a freedom fighter as he joined the Mahatma Gandhi during Civil Disobedience Movement. Later he became Indian National Congress leader and then Chief Minister of the West Bengal. He passed away on his birthday means 1st of July in 1962, after 80 years of his great service in this world. Behind his name, Dr. B. C. Roy National Award was instituted in the year 1976 to pay honor, respect and tribute.

Why National Doctors Day Is Celebrated

National doctors day is celebrated every year all across the India on 1st of July to provide honor to the most famous and legendary physician as well as 2nd Chief Minister of the West Bengal, Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy.

It is a great observance in India which helps in fulfilling the actual need of doctors and physicians in the lives of everyone as well as their significant roles and responsibilities. The annual celebration of this awareness campaign helps common public to get aware about the roles, importance and the precious care of the doctors.

Large population crowd of the India depends in many ways on the physicians and their quality treatments which show the remarkable improvements and progress in the cure and treatments methods. Annual celebration of the doctors day has been proved as a way of encouragement and big eye opener for all the physicians and doctors of the India to wake up from their failing career due to the lack of commitment towards their profession.

National doctors day celebration has been marked as the day of respect for entire professional doctors who have made their great efforts in saving the life of patients. Doctors day means a whole day which has been dedicated to the medical profession especially for doctors and physicians to commemorate their efforts and roles. It is a day to say them vote of thanks for their love, affection and priceless care of their patients.

National Doctors Day Celebration

National doctors day is being celebrated for years by the government and non-government healthcare organizations in order to get familiar with the doctors contributions. Staff of the healthcare organizations organizes variety of events and activities for the campaign celebration. `Rotary Club of the North Calcutta and North East Calcutta Social & Welfare Organization` organizes big event every year for the grand celebration of the doctors day.

A discussion program is organized to discuss about the various aspects of medical profession such as health check-up, cure, prevention, diagnosis, proper treatment of the disease and so many. Rotational medical services by the doctors are also promoted and encouraged in the community for better and healthy social development. Free medical checkup camps are organized at many health centers and public places by the health care organizations to promote quality medical services without cost among common public.

General screening test camps are also organized to assess the health status, health counseling, health nutrition talks and chronic diseases awareness among poor people and senior citizens. Free blood test, random blood sugar test, ECG, EEG, blood pressure checkup and etc activities are organized to aware people about the priceless roles of doctors in everyone lives.

Some of the activities at the schools and colleges level are also organized for encouraging more youth students toward the dedicated medical profession. Discussion on the medical topics, quiz competitions, sports activities, availing scientific tools to students for the creative knowledge, implementing new and effective educational strategies for making the medical profession strong and more responsible.

On the 1st of July patients greet their doctors by distributing greeting cards, appreciation cards, Ecards, giving them bunch of flowers or bouquets, greeting messages through the mails and etc. Special meetings, party and dinner are organized at the health centers, hospitals, nursing homes or at homes by the doctors in order to commemorate importance of day and contributions of doctors towards medical profession.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/07/national-doctors-day-1st-july-2015/

Debtors and creditors

The catastrophe unfolding in Greece is painful to watch, but in the impending tragedy are plenty of lessons for all. On July 5, the beleaguered country will vote whether it

The catastrophe unfolding in Greece is painful to watch, but in the impending tragedy are plenty of lessons for all. On July 5, the beleaguered country will vote whether it is willing to accept the conditions set on it by three powerful institutions, referred to as the `troika`, the European Commission, the European Central Bank, and the International Monetary Fund, for a bailout loan of 110 billion Euros to tide over its estimated debt total of 323 billion Euros. The terms set are extremely harsh. As knowledgeable analysts have noted, a `reform plan foisted on Greece five years ago has been abysmal, resulting in a 25% decline in the country`™s GDP.` They also note that the troika is still demanding Greece reach a budget surplus by 2018, and reserve 3.5 percent of its GDP for the repayment programme of their proposed loan. Without going into too much details of Greece`™s unenviable budgetary balance sheet, suffices it to say the situation is tragic for the country. On July 5, if the country says `yes` to the troika`™s plan, it would virtually be surrendering its financial sovereignty to these banks. If on the other hand it says `no` it would be courting chaos and impoverishment, for indeed Greece`™s economy is on the verge of total collapse. Besides its GDP declining at 25%, among other things unemployment has risen to 60% and pension funds having virtually disappeared. Understandably, there has been an upswing of suicides and during the last one year, and it is said over 3000 ended their lives.

The Greece situation has raised many interesting questions. These range from the philosophical, political, economic and administrative. It has also brought to the fore once again the antagonism between the socialist vision and the capitalist one. Left leaning Nobel Prize winning American economist, Joseph Stiglitz, for instance sees vendetta and claims that the Troika`™s bailout plan is not meant as assistance but punitive measures. Greece is ruled by a Leftist coalition known as Syriza and its Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras been quite irreverently pushing policies which is against the Capitalist ethos of creating wealth at any cost, including extreme social inequalities. This obviously did not go well with Capitalist Europe, therefore nobody is keen to rescue Greece in its time of crisis and instead endorse directly or indirectly, punishing and humiliating the country till it ultimately submits.

Another well known economist and columnist, Paul Krugman, agrees. Krugman, newspaper readers will recall has always been sceptical of the Euro Zone, saying it was unrealistic to presume different peoples with very different saving and spending habits can share purse. Much before the current Greece crisis he had predicted that it was unlikely for instance for the thrifty and financially prudent Germans, and the spendthrift, carefree Greeks to get along well sharing a single purse. If the EU was a single federal country, the problem would have been different. If one of its units landed in trouble, it would have become obligatory for the Union to come to its rescue. This would be something a situation in which an acute financial crisis befalls Manipur or any other states of India. Such a crisis would have made the Union of India obligatory to come to the rescue of the beleaguered state. But politically, EU is hardly near this arrangement.

Another observation is interesting. It says creditors cannot be made to solely define what justice should be, or the debtors bear all responsibilities of failure. German sociologist and philosopher, Jurgen Habermas, for instance stepped out into public space to ridicule how bankers are being allowed to define a nation and not the citizens. Creditors are not doing the debtors a favour out of charity, but earn handsome profits from loans they extend when the loan contracts succeed, so in situation where these contracts genuinely fail, they too, apart from the debtors, must be made to bear the cost. There are other more obvious lessons. Any economy, from the smallest unit of a family to that of a nation, runs on money they earn. For a nation, this revenue comes from taxes. Hence, an economy cannot afford not to earn, and equally important, it cannot afford to spend more than it earns. In the worries in the Northeast over the Centre`™s plan to end the special category status for Northeast states, is again this same equation. To be independent, an economy must be productive so that there will be a surplus for the government to build a tax coffer with which to run the economy. People in Manipur and the Northeast often forget this and think only in terms of what they are entitled to get and not also what they are obliged to give.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/07/debtors-and-creditors/

One of two brothers shot at dies; local mob sets ablaze accused nephew`s house

IMPHAL, July 1: Kh Krishnamohon, one of the two brothers who were shot at by their nephew yesterday at Naoremthong Khullem succumbed to his bullet injury today, resulting in a

IMPHAL, July 1: Kh Krishnamohon, one of the two brothers who were shot at by their nephew yesterday at Naoremthong Khullem succumbed to his bullet injury today, resulting in a mob attacking the nephew`™s house and setting it on fire along with vehicles and household items.

Krsihnamohan who was hit in his upper thigh succumbed today at 5:15 am at the Shija Hospital and Research Institute.

Post mortem was conducted today at the RIMS Morgue, however, the JAC formed in connection to his death has decided that the body will not be accepted unless the perpetrator Khulem Jiten, who is absconding is arrested.

It is also learnt that the condition of the other brother Priyobarta has improved much and he has been shifted to the ward for further treatment from the ICU at the Shija hospital.

In the meantime, soon after getting information of the death of Krishnamohon, an angry mob ransacked Kh Jiten`™s house and set ablaze the house along with his Scorpio jeep, two-wheeler and a generator.

However, a fire service team also arrived at the scene and tried to douse the fire.

Later, the angry locals led by the JAC staged a sit in protest along the Uripok-Kangchup road by blocking half of the road.

The JAC also took several resolutions including expelling Jiten from the locality and any family found supporting Jiten.

It may be mentioned that Khulem Priyabanta alias Nungshitombi, 54, of Naoremthong Khulem Leikai and his younger brother Kh Krishnamohon, 42 were shot at by their nephew Khulem Jiten for interfering in his quarrel with his father Kendrajit yesterday.