11 NOV 2021 by Nagaland Post

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Padma Award is for Nagas: Dr. Jamir Staff Reporter

D I M A P U R , N OV 1 0 (NPN): Former Governor and four-time chief minister and Naga veteran politician, Dr. S.C. Jamir described the Padma Bhushan he received, as an award given to the Naga people for their contributions towards nation building. Dr. S.C. Jamir, was confer red with Padma Bhushan by Government of India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi which was presented to him by the President of India Ram Nath Kovind on November 8 at the Durbal Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan. He said this while speaking to media at his Chümoukedima residence, when asked how he felt about getting the award. Dr. Jamir explained that the award was in recognition of services he (as a Naga) rendered to both Nagaland and the country spanning over 60 years, starting from the time he became the first Lok Sabha MP (prior to Nagaland statehood, in 1961). “Whatever is given or awarded is the reflection of the Naga image all these years,” Jamir said. When asked about his view on the Naga political issue, Dr. Jamir, who has been involved with Naga politics and witnessed the unfolding of Naga politics, said he had been telling the

Dr. S.C. Jamir and his wife Alemla being received by NLA speaker Sharingain Longkumer and leaders of various civil society organizations at Dimapur airport, Wednesday. (NP)

government of India including leaders of both the Naga political groups, that the Framework Agreement signed on August 3, 2015 and the Agreed Position, signed on November 17, 2017 came about due to wisdom and political foresight of the negotiating parties. He said leaders of both NPGs should be proud of having signed two “very pragmatic” agreements for the benefit of the people of Nagaland and the government of India. The veteran politician said the NPG leaders should honestly tell Nagas that they should welcome the agreements and in turn, Nagas should welcome the

agreements. When asked whether the issue of flag and constitution should be added to the final agreement, Dr. Jamir said if both the agreements (Framework Agreement and Agreed Position), were perused, “nothing has been mentioned about flag and constitution as both are attributes of an Independent sovereign country,” adding he wasn’t going to get into further discussion on the matter. In his message to the younger generation, Dr. Jamir said he would sincerely and honestly appeal to the young generation to cope with the changing world as they are citizens of the 21st century. He also said the

younger generation should try to “design a better future for the people of Nagaland and themselves,” Earlier on arrival, Dr. Jamir and his wife Mrs. Alemla were accord an impressive welcome at the airport by hundreds of wellwell-wishers dressed in traditional attires. Speaker NLA Sharingain Longkumer was also among those present to receive Dr. Jamir and his wife. The civic reception was organized by the Ao Senso Telongjem Dimapur besides various Naga tribes under the aegis of Naga Council Dimapur and also attended by Dimapur Ao Youth Organisation, (Cont’d on p-8)

NNPGs, NCD congratulate Jamir on being conferred Padma Bhushan D I M A P U R , N OV 1 0 (NPN): Congratulatory messages continue to pour in for veteran politician leader, former governor and chief minister Dr SC Jamir on being awarded the Padma Bhushan. NNPGs: Congratulating Jamir, Working Committee (WC) of Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs) in a statement said it was a proud moment for the Nagas in general and Nagaland state in particular that a veteran politician and a statesman from our own

Naga community had been recognised and honoured with the third highest civilian award of the country. WC said Jamir genuinely deserved to be honoured for his lifetime of selfless sacrifices and exceptional services rendered to the Nagas and the country. Since the formation of Nagaland as a State, he had been instrumental in nurturing and taking forward the State, putting his life in line for several decades, it added. “All through the tumultuous years of strife and

political conflict, Dr SC Jamir never lost sight of the vision for our people and demonstrated courage, grit, political acumen and true statesmanship. He dared to defy seemingly insurmountable challenges, stood his ground and boldly stood for what he believed was best for our people. We pray for his long life and his enduring wisdom to guide the State and the people to a new era of peace and prosperity,” the statement mentioned. NCD: Naga Council Dimapur (NCD) also con-

gratulated former governor of Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Odisha and Nagaland’s four-time chief minister on being awarded the Padma Bhushan. NCD president Etsungmomo Kikon said NCD was proud of his achievement and wished him good health, wisdom and longevity. He also acknowledged the support shown by tribal presidents and various civil society organisations under NCD banner for the civic reception hosted at the airport here to honour Jamir.

State logs 9 fresh Covid-19 cases; death toll nears 700-mark COVID-19 STATUS AS ON NOVEMBER 10, 2021 District

Dimapur Kiphire Kohima Longleng Mokokchung Mon Peren Phek Tuensang Wokha Zunheboto Total

Asymptomatic 73 6 16 0 29 4 2 3 3 6 0 142

ACTIVE CASES Symptomatic Non Covid Deaths SEVERE ModRecovDeath with erate ICU ICU ered Covid 19 Mild On On (without (On Positivity Oxy- Oxy- ventila- ventigen gen tor) lator 11 2 3 0 2 13557 414 11 0 0 0 0 0 246 9 0 5 3 1 0 1 9125 123 1 0 0 0 0 0 287 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2194 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 1124 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 899 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 574 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 1079 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 368 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 594 15 0 18 5 4 0 3 30047 676 16

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Total Cases

691 14762 1 262 203 9475 18 307 65 2342 17 1159 15 922 9 604 3 1098 16 405 11 624 1049 31960

*16 deaths not due to Covid-19 *0 deaths under investigation

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tients succumbed to the infection-- two in Dimapur and one in Mokokchung. PTI: India recorded a single-day rise of 11,466 Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the country’s tally of infections to 3,43,88,579, while the count of active cases has declined to 1,39,683, the lowest in 264 days. The death toll climbed to 4,61,849, with 460 more fatalities being recorded, according to the data updated at 8 a.m.

Cement price likely to rise C H E N NA I , N OV 1 0 (PTI): The India Cements Ltd on Wednesday said price of cement would increase as every cement factory faces “pressure on cost” and the industry was suffering from the huge impact of rise in coal price. “The rise in cost (of coal) has taken place....the price of coal we were getting was about USD 70-80 per tonne and went up to USD 105; and from there it went to USD 135. Now, it is USD 250 per tonne,” said vice-chairman and managing director of the cement-making company N Srinivasan. Elaborating on this, he said the company was prudent as it has coal of about four lakh tonne which can produce 27 lakh tonne of cement clinkers. “We have four months of stock, but beyond that we are looking at the higher costs of coal. This will apply to everybody (every cementmaker) not only us (The India Cements),” Srinivasan, also managing director of the company, told reporters.

Pak SC grills PM in 2014 Army School massacre INTERNATIONAL, PAGE 9

‘Volatile’ situation on borders, forces must be prepared to respond: Rajnath NEW DELHI, NOV 10 (IANS): Citing the volatile situation on the borders, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said that the armed forces “need to be prepared to respond at a short notice for any contingency”. Addressing the second bi-annual Indian Air Force Commanders’ Conference at the air headquarters, he stressed that the role of IAF in future conflicts is crucial and it needs to harness the capabilities and opportunities offered by Artificial Intelligence, Big Data Handling, and Machine Learning. Rajnath Singh also mentioned that the efforts in the field of indigenisation through ‘Make in India’ initiative of the government are showing results and the orders of LCA Mk 1A and C-295 will open new opportunities in the indigenous aerospace sector. Expounding on theaterisation, he noted that enhancing jointness is essential and the structure should be

HYDERABAD, NOV 10 (PTI): The ideal time for a booster dose for COVID-19 vaccine is six months after the second dose, Bharat Biotech Chairman and Managing Director Krishna Ella said on Wednesday, and also emphasised the importance of having a na-

sal vaccine. He also pointed out that his company was the first in the world to develop a Zika vaccine. Taking the Covaxin vaccine by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi showed confidence in Indian Science, he said at the Times Now Summit 2021. “The ideal time for a booster dose is six months after the second dose,” Ella stated. Bharat Biotech is also looking at nasal vaccine as a booster dose as its scaling up capacity is very easy when compared with

Covaxin, he added. About the importance of nasal vaccine, he said the entire world is looking at nasal vaccines. That is the only way to stop transmission. Everyone is trying to figure out the immunology and fortunately, Bharat Biotech has figured it out. “We are coming out with a nasal vaccine, we are thinking that Covaxin can be given as first dose, the second dose can be given a nasal, that is also strategically, scientifically very

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evolved after closely examining various options, and inputs from all stake holders would be taken into consideration. He exhorted the commanders to brainstorm to evolve viable solutions towards the conference theme of “Ensuring Certainty amidst Uncertainities”. Rajnath also appreciated the IAF for maintaining a high level of preparedness, ability to respond on a short notice and displaying high standards of professionalism in carrying out operational and peace time tasks. Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal V.R. Chaudhari briefed him on the current status of the force.

Addressing all commanders, the IAF chief emphasised the need to develop multi-domain capability in order to give a swift and befitting response to any misadventures by our adversaries. Air Chief Marshal Chaudhari also emphasised on the need for joint training with the Indian Army and Indian Navy to enable synergised application of combat power in future conflicts. The Commanders’ Conference is being conducted from November 10 to November 12. As uncertainty in the geo-political landscape makes it an imperative for the armed forces to train, equip and adapt to rapid changes, top commanders will, during the Conference, discuss and brainstorm situations which may affect national security and focus on measures to enhance operational capability. Issues pertaining to strengthening training and optimising human resource policies for effective utilisation of manpower will also be discussed.

Two-lane: ZTTLMC serves ultimatum on contractors D I M A P U R , N OV 1 0 (NPN): Zunheboto Town Two Lane Monitoring Committee (ZTTLMC) has served an ultimatum on the road construction firm Madhucon projects ltd. company and contractors to start the work of two-lane construction at Zunheboto town as per the “re-marking report” on or before November 13. In an ultimatum addressed to the deputy commissioner (DC) Zunheboto, the ZTTLMC comprising of Zunheboto-based civil society groups—Zunheboto Town GBs Association (ZTGBA), Zunheboto Area Public Organisation (ZAPO), Zunheboto Area

GB Association (ZTK), Zunheboto Sumi Totimi Hoho and Zunheboto Range Students’ Union (ZRSU)-cautioned that failure to start the work would compel the committee to initiate its own course of action and the company and contractors would be held responsible. According to the committee, a joint meeting held at the residence of DC Zunheboto on June 10, 2021 resolved that the “re-marking for the road widening” at town area would comprise of district administration, Sumi Hoho, Sumi Gazetted Officers Union Zunheboto, NHIDCL, Madhucon, Contractors and ZTTLMC as

Covid pandemic generated 8mn tonnes of plastic waste: Study LOS ANGELES, NOV 10 (PTI): The COVID-19 pandemic has generated more than eight million tonnes of plastic waste globally, with over 25,000 tonnes of it entering the oceans, according to a study. The research, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found that a significant portion of this ocean plastic debris is expected to make its way onto either beaches or the seabed within three to four years. A smaller portion will go into the open ocean, eventually to be trapped in

the centres of ocean basins, which can become garbage patches, and accumulate in the Arctic Ocean. The researchers noted that the Covid-19 pandemic has led to an increased demand for single-use plastics such as face masks, gloves, and face shields. The resulting waste, some of which ends up in rivers and oceans, is intensifying pressure on an already out-of-control global plastic problem, they said. The study stresses on the need for better management of medical waste in developing countries. (Read more on p-9)

‘Ideal time for Covid booster shot is 6 months after 2nd dose’ Bharat Biotech looking at nasal vax as booster dose

"Frankly, we all talk a lot when it comes to politics. That's why talks are continuing as long as we are talking. But who will listen? is the question"

D I M A P U R , N OV 1 0 (NPN): Nagaland on Wednesday recorded nine fresh Covid-19 positive cases. The death toll also neared the 700-mark after three more patients lost their lives due to the virus. Of the fresh cases, six were from Dimapur, two in Mokokchung and one in Kohima, taking the total caseload to 31960. The death toll rose to 692 (including 16 non-Covid deaths) after three more pa-

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important because with the second dose, if it is a nasal one, you stop the transmission of the virus…,” Ella said. Nasal vaccine works well if someone has been infected or if someone has been vaccinated with one dose, he added. About the Prime Minister taking the Covaxin shot, he said, “What would a scientist like to have? A country head taking his vaccine. That is the best satisfaction a scientist can get… It shows confidence in the Indian science, con-

fidence in the startup, and confidence in our innovation…” Speaking about a vaccine for Zika, Ella said Bharat Biotech is ready with a vaccine for Zika virus. Phase I is complete. The government has to take up more trials because there are more cases now. “We were the first company in the world to develop the Zika vaccine in 2014… We were the first one to file for a global patent for Zika vaccine”, he added.

stakeholders. It said that as per the resolution, the stakeholders remarked the road and sites on June 11 and 12, 2021. ZTTLMC said that the re-marking report was officially approved on June 17, 2021 in the presence of advisor school education KT Sukhalu at the residence of the DC Zunheboto. It said that the company then verbal assurance that the work within town area would be completed before March 2022. However, it said the company and the contractors failed to comply with the “re-marking reports” as per the resolution. ZTTLMC said a meet-

ing was, therefore, convened with NHIDCL, Madhucon company and contractors on August 12 and 16, 2021 at town council office, where the members agreed and resolved that the drain work, which was constructed earlier from BOC area up to late Dr. Nihoshe Building, be demolished and land dressing would be made as per the remarking report. The committee said it was also resolved that the land dressing would be made at the sharp turning point opposite NCRC Church at DC Hill Colony and the retaining wall would be constructed. (Cont’d on p-8)

CONSUMER COMMISSION VACANCIES

SC warns of imposing exemplary costs on state govts for non-compliance

NEW DELHI, NOV 10 (PTI): Supreme Court on Wednesday warned of imposing exemplary costs on state governments in case of failure to submit a status report within a week regarding the vacancies, including on the infrastructure, in state consumer dispute redressal commission. A bench of Justices SK Kaul and MM Sundresh said it would take stern action if reports are not submitted and a cost of Rs 2 lakh will be imposed on them which will be recovered from officers. “The counsel for states assured that the deficiencies would be addressed within a week. We remind the defaulting states that we will take stern action if reports are not submitted and a Rs 2 lakh cost will be imposed on them. This will be recoverable from officers. If this is the only language understood, we will do it,” the bench said. The top court was hearing a suo motu case on inaction of the governments in appointing president and members/staff of Districts and State Consumer Dis-

putes Redressal Commission and inadequate infrastructure across India. “Respect for time schedules is not being kept and this throws hearing out of gear. We don’t seem to discipline ourselves with any sense of time,” the bench said. At the outset, senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan, appointed as amicus curiae in the case, informed the bench that all the states have not submitted reports in the prescribed format. The bench expressed displeasure at the non-compliance by the states of its order dated October 22, 2021. Expressing displeasure over delay in appointments in the Districts and State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, the top court had earlier said if the government does not want the tribunals then it should abolish the Consumer Protection Act. The apex court had said it is unfortunate that the top court is being called upon to examine and fill up vacancies in tribunals. K Y M C

Tsg Theological colleges hold consultative meeting

Participants after the programme. (NP)

TUENSANG, NOV 10 (NPN): A three-day theological colleges’ consultative meeting of Oriental Theological (OTC) Yangli, Imlong Theological College (ITC), Tuensang and Kihoto Theological College (KTC), Yakor was held from November 8-10 at Imlong Theological College Tuensang. Some of the consen-

DC Noklak asks DTF to ramp up vax DIMAPUR: Noklak District Task Force (DTF) on COVID-19 held a meeting on Wednesday in the conference hall of the deputy commissioner (DC). According to a DIPR report, while chairing the meeting, DC Noklak, Hiazu Meru highlighted the latest COVID-19 vaccination status in the district. He lamented how the district had a low COVID-19 vaccination percentage. In this regard, he encouraged all eligible persons to come forward and avail the vaccination. Hiazu said that during the festive season, citizens were advised to follow and maintain appropriate COVID-19 behavior. He also requested all the district task force members to go the extra mile on vaccination. The house resolved on door to door campaign for vaccination, towns and villages level officer incharge for awareness campaign and re-activating of the sub-divisional and village level task force on COVID-19 among others agenda. It also resolved to conduct more vaccination and COVID-19 testing in the district.

suses were: a joint academic programme for introducing higher and integrated theological education and to introduce short term course on peace studies for church ministers, tribal leaders and theological students. The three colleges would also continue engaging in the ministry of writing academic books, journal and research papers by addressing spiritual, social-economic and theological issues. With an aim to enhance team building and leadership skills, the activities scheduled for the threedays programme were concentrated on engaging on

sports and games events. During the gospel hour in the evening, students from three colleges were given opportunities to participate in preaching and special presentations. Proprietor of Imlong Theological College, Imlong Chang delivered a note of gratitude. The program was culminated with interactions and discussions on the third day where ITC principal, Dr. Y. Kamchila Gonmei gave the exit report. It may be mentioned that the consultations are held annually to create deeper fellowship and strengthen the bonds.

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NEWS IN BRIEF DC Noklak informs on revised fares: Deputy commissioner Noklak, Hiazu Meru has informed that the rate of taxi fare under Noklak district has been revised back to the pre-lockdown rate or as per the latest rate fixed on account of 100 percent seating capacity being permitted. SCHSC to celebrate Ahuna festival: Sumi Community of High School Colony Purana Bazar, East Dimapur would be celebrating Ahuna festival on November 13, 10:30 a.m. at the resident of chairman High School Colony Council, Er. David Achumi. All residents of the colony have been asked to attend the festival in traditional attire. NC convenes general meeting: Naga Club (NC) has informed that its general meeting would be held on November 13 at AMK building conference hall where new team of NC office bearers would be installed. NBSE notifies on painting competition: In celebration of the 75th year of Independence on the theme “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav-Energy Efficient India”, Nagaland Board of School Education has directed all registered heads of institutions to encourage students to participate in the painting competition launched by the ministry of power to motivate children towards energy conservation. Students of 5, 6 and 7 standards under Group ‘A’ and students of 8, 9 and 10 standards under Group ‘B’ are eligible to participate. Online registration for the state level competition would be open till November 30. Details of the painting competition may be viewed on www.beeindia.gov.in. NPF minority wing greets: NPF Minority Wing Central has extended Chhath Puja greetings and best wishes to the Bhojpuri and Bihari Community people living in Nagaland and neighbouring area. The wing has hoped that the festival would shower blessings upon all and bring prosperity, peace and tranquillity.

CEO meets electoral officials in Kohima DIMAPUR: Chief electoral officer (CEO), Nagaland, V. Shashank Shekhar along with a team of senior officers from the chief electoral officer’s office held a series of review meetings with district election officer (DEO), electoral registration officer (ERO) and EROS, registered political party representatives, civil society organisations (CSOs), NGOs and BLOs of Kohima district on Wednesday in the conference hall of the deputy commissioner (DC) Kohima. According to a DIPR report, during the meetings, various issues pertaining to the ongoing special summary revision of photo electoral roll January 1, 2022 as the qualifying date

CEO, DC Kohima Gregory Thejawelie and others at the meeting on Wednesday. (DIPR)

including issues pertaining to preparing and maintaining an accurate and clean electoral roll, different constraints and issues faced by the election

machinery, ensuring proper implementation of the various election commission of India’s instructions etc. were discussed.

Deputy commissioner and chairman DTF Tuensang, Ramnikant Kumar launched the vaccination express ambulance for door to door COVID-19 vaccination campaign on November 9 to mobilise, track, sensitise and vaccinate those who missed the first and second dose of the Covid vaccine at Tuensang town. (DIPR)

OBITUARY

2nd death anniversary of Late rupfuzo Kotso

It has been two years since you bid adieu to this world and went for eternal rest, though it feels like yesterday, you are sadly missed and remembered in our hearts. Your memories will always remain in our hearts. Loving wife, daughters and loved ones. dp-5426/21

10th Death anniversary of Late. t. sachumo yanthan

Late I. Ahozhe Chishi, DCIO, SIB (Retd.)

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Born on : 12-06-1928 – Died on : 31-10-2021

We, the bereaved family members extend our special thanks to all our relatives, friends, neighbours and church members who firmly stood by us during the brief ailment and demise of our beloved, so also extending your physical, material and prayer support. Words are indeed inadequate to express our profound gratitude to each and every individual. However, it is our sincere prayer that the Almighty God richly bless each one of you in return.

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Beloved, Wife, Children, In-laws, Grand Children & Great Grand Children

17.12.1986 – 11.11.2011 On this day you left us to be with our Almighty God. Your good deeds and legacy will always remain in our hearts. Till we meet again, good bye my son. Loving, mom, dad, brother, sister and all relatives.

Acknowledgement

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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Rev. Alen Khular, born on 22nd April 1966, and died on 7 October 2021 was a loving father, a caring husband, and a faithful servant of the Lord. A man of faith known for his patience and humility, he dedicated his life to the service of the Lord and served the Almighty well till the day he died. His sudden demise has left us in pain, but we find peace in knowing that he is with the Lord now. We, the bereaved family offer our heartfelt gratitude to the Lamkang Naga Baptist Association Manipur, Lamkang Baptist Church Dimapur, Chandel Union Church Dimapur, Maring Baptist Fellowship Dimapur, Anal Baptist Church Dimapur, DEEHA, SNUNS, Kongpe Baptist Church Manipur, Thamlapokpi Baptist Church Manipur, Thamlakhuren Baptist Church Manipur, Daampi Baptist Church Manipur, friends, families, relatives, and countless other individuals who have supported us through prayers, finance, as well as comforting us with your presence during our struggle with his treatment and our time of grief. We are indebted to you all and though we can’t give anything in return, it is our sincerest prayer that the Lord guides you, be with you, and bless each and every one of you abundantly in every areas of your life. Loving wife, son and daughter dp-5417/21 th

We, the family members of Late P. Yisanbeni Odyuo, W/o. Mr. R. Phyobemo Odyuo would like to express our profound gratitude to each and every individual, friends, groups, churches, village and Colony members for your unflinching support, generosity and prayers from the time of her illness til her last breath on 21-10-2021. Though, we could not mention the names of each and every one of you individually, we pray that may our Almighty God bless you abundantly. Loving husband, sons, daughters, in-laws and family members

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District level awareness on NEP Kazheto inaugurates EAC building at VK ‘PROXY TEACHERS ONE OF THE MAJOR ISSUES IN THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT’

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WEATHER FORECAST NOVEMBER 11

(Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala Hazy sunshine

30 17

Aizawl

Partly sunny and beautiful

Guwahati Rather cloudy Imphal

27 16 29 17

Clouds and sun with a shower 28 17

Itanagar Mostly sunny and not as warm 26 15 Shillong

Pleasant with clouds and sun

22 8

Kohima

Partly sunny with a shower

23 13

Dimapur Partly sunny and not as hot

28 18

Mkg

Partly sunny and beautiful

Tuensang Partly sunny and cooler Wokha

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26 14 17 10

Mostly sunny and not as warm 23 15

Zunheboto Partly sunny and beautiful

22 12

Shanavas C, DC Dimapur Rajesh Soundararajan and others at the meeting.

DIMAPUR: District level community awareness and sensitization programme on Nagaland Education Project (NEP)-the lighthouse (NECTAR) was held in the conference hall of the deputy commissioner (DC), Dimapur on November 9. In a press release, deputy project director, Nagaland education project-the lighthouse (NECTAR), Avelu Ruho informed that

during the meeting, DC Dimapur Rajesh Soundararajan expressed happiness to be associated with the project under the education department. He encouraged all the departments to make the best of the project to enable Nagaland to become a “performer” in the North East region. Speaking at the meeting, principal director DoSE and project director, NEP-

the lighthouse (NECTAR) Shanavas C highlighted on how the project was aimed at channelising the system of education in Nagaland. He stressed on the criticality of right information for the successful implementation of the project and said that the project would enhance the governance of schools across state and improve the teaching practices and learning environments.

He underlined the challenges that were being faced by the education system in Nagaland and with the cooperation and participation of all stakeholders, the project aims to address the prevailing issues. Meanwhile, project coordinator, NEPLighthouse (NECTAR), Visato Koso spoke on community ownership and potential roles, interest and influence of key stakeholders. He said that one of the major issues faced in the education department in Nagaland were proxy teachers and urged not to encourage it. In the concluding remarks, senior SDEO Dimapur, Kisheli Shikhu pointed out the importance of the role of teachers in educating a child and that honesty and transparency would pave the way for a better education system in Nagaland. Earlier, the meeting was chaired by ADC Samagra Shiksha, Freda Angami.

Kazheto Kinimi and others at the inauguration of the EAC office at VK.

D I M A P U R : A dv i s o r CAWD and NSDMA, Kazheto Kinimi inaugurated the new EAC office building and GA rest house at VK town and additional deputy commissioner (ADC) residence at Akuluto on November 8. In a press release, PA to advisor informed that Kazheto in his speech called upon the public of Akuluto and VK area to live in harmony and in the spirit of brotherhood with their neighbours. He reminded the gathering that these kinds of developments activities would create congenial atmosphere for the officers and staff and

ensure smooth functioning in the administration of town. He therefore, encouraged the public to take care of the government infrastructures in the interest of all. Kazheto also lauded the contractor for timely completions of the projects and expressed appreciation to chief minister Neiphiu Rio for extending his full support towards the development activities carried out in the interest of the public. Presenting a technical report, EE CAWD, Sungtiba Amer highlighted the achievements made by

CAWD where various projects were inaugurated. The projects included DC’s bungalows in Wokha, Phek, Tuensang and Kiphire, GA rest house in Akuluto, ADC offices at Tseminyu and Medziphema, EAC residence at Chuchuyimlang. The EE also said that GA rest house in Niuland and ADC office at Tening are already in pipeline for inauguration. Short speech was also delivered by deputy commissioner (DC) Zunheboto, Peter Lichamo. Earlier, the inauguration programme was chaired by EAC VK Hq, James Renbi Kikon.

NSLSA to conduct state-wide legal services camp AICRPF trains SHGs at Bade Village

DIMAPUR: As part of the “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav” activities and legal services week launched on October 2- November 14, Nagaland State Legal Services Authority (NSLSA) under the aegis of the National Legal Services Authorities (NALSA) has informed that it would be organising a state-wide legal services camp or mega camp in all the districts through the District Legal Services Authorities (DLSAs) and various departments and agencies on November 13 for distribution of benefits of government welfare schemes to entitled beneficiaries.

NSLSA informed that it would also conduct a state level exhibition in association with the high court legal services committee at Tseminyu town hall on November 13. Kohima DLSA would conduct the mega camp at Tseminyu town hall. In Longleng, DLSA would conducts the camp at Longleng public ground on November 13; Mokokchung DLSA legal services camp would be held at Sungratsu Village on November 13 covering Asetkong range; Phek DLSA will conduct the camp at Phek Local ground on November 13 in

collaboration with government and stakeholders; Mon DLSA would organise the mega camp on November 11 at ADC compound, Tizit Town. Tuensang DLSA would be conducting the camp on November 12 with Assam Rifles and district administration at Tuensang Town at Tuensang town venue, CKS hall, Tuensang while Kiphire DLSA will hold the mega camp at primary schools and Shalom Children Home, Kiphire on November 12 and Wokha DLSA would organise the camp at Lotsu Public ground on November 13.

Meanwhile in Peren, the DLSA will conduct the mega camp at Jalukie town on November 13; Dimapur DLSA would provide benefits under various schemes at district court complex Dimapur on November 13 while Zunheboto DLSA would organise the camp at deputy commissioner’s office complex on November 13 and free services would be provided by DLSA, medical, social welfare, labour department and economics and statistics department Various services could be benefited at the camps in each districts, NSLSA informed.

DIMAPUR: An awareness training for women Self Help Groups (SHGs) was organised by All India Coordinated Research Project on Fruits (AICRPF) department of Horticulture in collaboration with the Sisterhood Network, Dimapur on November 5 at Bade Community Hall. A press release by

School of Agricultural Sciences and Rural Development (SASRD) - Nagaland University (NU) stated that fruit saplings and vegetable seeds were distributed followed by technical lectures on “nutri garden importance, site selection standard model of nutrigarden and routine management practices” by

department of Horticulture assistant professor, Dr. Graceli Y Yepthomi. Speaking at the programme, project in-charge of AICRP on fruits, professor, C S Maiti shared his opinion on how the family members of SHGs to become self-sustainable, healthy and secured to generate money through the nutri-garden.

NDPP Dimapur 2 emergency meeting DIMAPUR: NDPP Dimapur 2 assembly constituency II has informed that an emergency consultative meeting would be held at its office, super market on November 13, 10 a.m. In a press release, its president R. Sanen has informed all the concerned office bearers of Dimapur 2 Assembly constituency Il, women organisation, youth organisation and Devotees offer prayers to Sun God during Chhath Puja in Dimapur on Wednesday. Chhath members representing Dipuja is a festival devoted to Sun God Surya and his wife Chhathi Maiya. During the festival, mapur region to attend the people thank Lord Surya, the god of energy and life-force for sustaining the life of Earth. (NP) said meeting.

‘Har Ghar Dastak Campaign’ launched in Phek

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CMO Phek, Dr. Khriezotuo Paphino along with the participants.

DIMAPUR: Phek district launched “Har Ghar Dastak campaign” a house-to house campaign on Covid vaccination at the office of the chief medical officer, Phek on Wednesday. In a press release, district media officer NHM Phek, K Y M C

Kutolu Nakro informed that the campaign was formally launched by chief medical officer (CMO) Phek, Dr. Khriezotuo Paphino in the presence of district program officers Phek, doctors from district hospital, Phek, Dobashi and CMO staff.

T h e c a m p a i g n wa s launched to accelerate the coverage of first and second dose. During the campaign from November 10-30, the health care workers would reach out, give counselling, mobilise and vaccinate beneficiaries who missed-out

or the dropped out eligible beneficiaries to complete the vaccination schedule for adequate protection. A brief outline of the objective of the campaign was highlighted by DPO RCH-UIP Phek Dr. Kolhitso Khalo. K Y M C

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Assam police stop road construction by Mizoram

S I L C H A R , N OV 1 0 (AGENCIES): The Assam police stopped a group of residents from Mizoram from building a road in its border district of Cachar, insisting that the land on which they were building the road falls on its side of the border, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The incident took place on Monday, reports The Hindustan Times. Mizoram police officer Vanlalfaka Ralte acknowledged that villagers on its side made a mistake and didn’t realise where the inter-state boundary was. Cachar district’s superintendent of police (SP) Ramandip Kaur said this wasn’t a first and there have been multiple such instances in recent months. Assam districts of Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi share a 164.6kmlong border with Mizoram’s Aizawl, Kolasib and Mamit districts. The decades-old border dispute stems primarily from a difference in perception; Mizoram goes by an 1875 border agreement but Assam follows a demarcation made in 1933. In July this year, the border

Explosive diffused along AssamMizoram border

Assam’s Cachar district SP Ramandip Kaur said a police team stopped construction of the road by Mizoram civilians because it was on Assam’s side of the border.

was on Assam’s side of the border. “This is not the first time they were attempting to construct a road on Assam’s land. In past also, we stopped similar activities but this time they were doing it during the night,” she said Kaur also confirmed that this time, the Mizo civilians agreed to move back and didn’t argue. “In past, when we stopped such activities, Mizoram citizens argued with us. But this time they moved back peacefully because they understood

that activities were wrong. I have spoken with the superintendent of police of Kolasib district about this,” she added. Mizoram’s Kolasib district SP Vanlalfaka Ralte said, “People from a village panchayat of our district was involved in the construction. It was under their farming land and they didn’t understand the border. I have talked to the SP Cachar and assured her that the work will not resume for the time being.”

Air Warriors instructed to be ‘operationally focused’ in M’laya

Deb demands Agartala-Dhaka flight service

dispute deteriorated, leading to a bloody clash that led to the death of six Assam police personnel. On Monday, an Assam police officer said, residents of Paglacherra and French Nagar under Dholai assembly constituency of Cachar district noticed that a road was being constructed on forest land by Mizo civilians and its India Reserve Batallion jawans. Cachar SP, Ramandip Kaur said they stopped the construction work because it

Air Marshal DK Patnaik addressing Air Force personnel.

Correspondent SHILLONG, NOV 10 : Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), Eastern Air Command (EAC), Air Marshal DK Patnaik on Wednesday asked the Air Warriors at the Air Force Station, Laitkor Peak, Shillong to

Model’s car accident victim dies in Guwahati

GUWAHATI, NOV 10 (IANS): Model and 2016 Miss India finalist Rajkanya Baruah’s car accident victim Joseph Marak died at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) on Wednesday, police said. Baruah, who critically hit eight roadside construction workers on October 1 in Guwahati while driving her car allegedly at a high speed during Covid-19 induced night curfew and in an inebriated condition, was rearrested on October 6. Police said that Joseph, a resident of neighbouring Meghalaya, was undergoing treatment since October 2 at the GMCH after he, along with his colleagues, met with the road mishap. The GMCH sources said that Joseph, who was the only earning member of his family, had lost one of his legs in the accident and his other leg too had to be amputated. Baruah was granted bail from the police station within 12-hours after she caused the mishap at GS Road, near Rukminigaon but rearrested on October 6 after the controversy of granting bail to the 29-yearold model. A medical report of the GMCH stating her good health condition led to the rearrest. The police drew criticism for registering a weak case against Baruah under bailable sections of the Indian Penal Code.

be “operationally focused” especially in view of the ongoing security scenario. The top Indian Air Force official on a visit to the Air Force Station, EAC, was received by Group Captain Sandeep Singh, Station Commander. “The Air Marshal

was given a brief presentation on the operational potential and war fighting capacity of the station. He also inspected various sections of the station and took a census of ongoing works services,” a statement issued by PRO Defence, Meghalaya, Wing Commander Sreeprakash J said. The AOC-in-C also brought out that the station would be playing a key role during operations in time to come. Air Marshal Patnaik also touched upon various initiatives being taken by the IAF in terms of human resource management. He exhorted the air warriors of the station to remain operationally focused, physically fit and mentally agile and live up to the motto and highest traditions of the IAF.

AGARTALA, NOV 10 (PTI): Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Wednesday requested Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia to start direct flight service between Tripura and Bangladesh. During a video conferencing with Scindia, the CM placed the demand for starting direct international flight service between Agartala-Dhaka and Agartala-Chittagong, helicopter service to different tourist spots in the state to boost tourism industry, building of a runway at Kailashahar and VAT reduction on domestic flights. Later in a social media post, the chief minister said that the Union Civil Aviation Minister had assured full support to the Tripura Government for fulfilling the proposal.

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MAIRANG, NOV 10: Meghalaya Chief Minister, Conrad K. Sangma on Wednesday inaugurated the new district of “Eastern West Khasi Hills”, which was carved out from West Khasi Hills. Eastern West Khasi Hills is the youngest and the 12th district of Meghalaya, which was carved out of West Khasi Hills district, and has a population of less than a lakh people mostly from two Assembly constituencies – Mairang and Mawthadraishan. Mairang is one of the oldest civil sub-divisions, which was inaugurated on November 10, 1976 and exactly after 45 years it has now been upgraded to a new district. The new district will be headquartered at Mairang which is about 40 km from Meghalaya’s state capital, Shillong. After inaugurating the ‘Eastern West Khasi Hills’ district amidst a festive mood in Mairang, the Chief Minister said the district has been created based on the “people’s need” as

West Khasi Hills district has been at the bottom of several parameters. “In terms of infrastructure, human development index, education and overall development of the people, West Khasi Hills district has been at the bottom,” Sangma said, while justifying creation of the new district. Reiterating that creation of the new district is need-based, Sangma cited the example of West Khasi Hills district having one police station in an area covering 1300 sq kilometre. “Therefore it is important that we bring administration closer to the people,” he said, adding that the government is looking into the demands of other regions, but is also considering the finance required to bring in development. Stating that the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) government doesn’t discriminate, the Chief Minister said, demands arise from several parts of the state when one area is developed. Sangma was probably referring to the demand for the upgrade of Sohra Civil Sub-division into a district

AOC. Hospital sources said that a bullet that hit on his stomach pierced through his back. Altogether 10 labourers were engaged in the construction of a RCC bridge on Imphal River under the Central sponsored PMGSY scheme. Other labourers miraculously escaped unhurt,

Air India flight makes emergency landing in Silchar

Sikkim logs 16 new COVID cases

IMPHAL, NOV 10: A labourer was killed in Manipur’s Imphal West district on Tuesday night as unidentified assailants opened fire at a makeshift camp of the workers. Unidentified gunmen on foot indiscriminately fired on a group of labourers staying at the makeshift

GUWAHATI, NOV 10 (AGENCIES): An Air India flight from Assam’s Silchar had to make an emergency landing on Wednesday after one of its landing gears failed. As per reports, the aircraft was forced to land shortly after take-off due to a problem in one of its back wheels, according to reports. Kumbhgram Airport was the scene of the event, reports The Sentinel Assam . The plane, an Airbus A319, was flying to Kolkata with passengers on board. The Airbus A319 is a commercial passenger twin-engine jet aircraft that can transport 124 to 156 passengers on short to mediumrange flights. Earlier this year, An airport official said that a Delhi-bound Vistara flight was diverted to Devi Ahilyabai Holkar International Airport in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore on October 22 after a passenger complained of breathlessness and fainted. When less than an hour in

the air, a Saudi-bound Air India Express aircraft from Thiruvananthapuram made an emergency landing after the pilots noticed a break in the windscreen. The passenger was brought to a local hospital after the Vistara aircraft UK-818, which took off from Bengaluru, landed in Indore at 9.30 p.m. on Thursday. “Manoj Kumar Agrawal, a passenger on Vistara’s aircraft, complained of shortness of breath and passed out. After being diverted, the Bengaluru-Delhi flight landed under medical emergency at Indore airport about 9.30 p.m “Pramod Kumar Sharma, the airport’s in-charge director, stated. After an inspection, the passenger was transported to Banthia Hospital, where experts proclaimed him dead. “Agrawal died on the way to the hospital from the airport, and based on his condition, it appears that he had a cardiac arrest,” said Dr Sunil Banthia, the hospital’s director.

G A N G TO K , N OV 1 0 (PTI): Sikkim in the last 24 hours recorded 16 fresh coronavirus cases, two more than the previous day, that took its infection tally to 32,074, a health department bulletin said on Wednesday. The number of active cases has also increased to 124 from 122 on Tuesday. The death toll remained at 400 as no COVID-19 fatality was registered in the last 24 hours, the bulletin said. While 333 coronavirus patients have migrated to other states, 31,217 people have recovered from the disease. East Sikkim registered nine fresh cases followed by South Sikkim (six), and West Sikkim (one). East Sikkim has logged the highest number of COVID-19 cases so far at 17,855, followed by South Sikkim at 7,056, West Sikkim at 6,159, and North Sikkim at 671. The state has so far conducted 2,64,233 sample tests for the infection, including 507 in the last 24 hours.

for several years. There is also a demand for upgradation of Dadengiri Civil Sub-division in West Garo Hills as a district. “The MDA government has always kept the peoples issues as top priority. Whatever concerns the people have raised, including those which were raised earlier, our MDA government has been very prompt to find an amicable solution to address the concerns,” he asserted. Meanwhile, Sangma expressed amusement at people criticising the government for the name of the new district and said those on the social media should instead try to provide suggestions on how to develop the new district. He however said that several meetings were held to decide on the name and since the region falls in the Eastern part of West Khasi Hills district, it was named likewise. “Meghalaya follows the matrilineal system and since West Khasi Hills is the mother we thought there needs to be some lineage with the mother,” Sangma added.

Miscreants burn paddy crops in Manipur

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IMPHAL, NOV 10: With the onset of the paddy crop harvest season , the heinous crime of burning paddy crops piled for threshing has revisited Manipur when paddy stacks for threshing in the field at Senjam area of Imphal West district were set afire early on Wednesday morning. The miscreants destroyed paddy crops of seven Sangams belonging to four different owners. (Sangams is a traditional unit for land measurement in Manipur. One sangam is equal to 27225 square feet.) The destroyed paddy crop belonged to Taorem Shyamsundor, Irungbam Yaiskul, Laishram Yajanta Singh (all from Senjam Khunou village and Yumnam Biyenta (of Phumlou Awang Leikai). Owners suspected that miscreants torched the stacks around last midnight,

Paddy stack burnt down by miscreants in Imphal West district. taking advantage of closure tered four different cases and mai Assembly constituency to the main road. The farm- initiated an investigation to pressed the police to track down the perpetrator(s) at ers learnt about the burn- track down the culprit(s). This is not the first time the earliest and initiate being of their paddy stacks only after morning walkers paddy crops for threshing fitting legal action to check further damage of paddy informed them. Police sus- were burnt. In the recent years, crop of the poor peasants. pect miscreants set afire the He termed the burnpaddy stack in the wee hour there were several instances as the stacks were almost of miscreants destroying ing incident as the cruelest crime committed against reduced to ashes when they paddy crops. In some of the cases, the poor peasants while rushed to the spot. They called out fire the police had even arrested asserting that the rice to be fighters from Imphal to suspected perpetrators of harvested was meant for a douse stacks that were still the crime. Shocked by to- year and destroying it meant burning. Sekmai police sta- day’s paddy stack burning cutting the stomach of memtion of Imphal West regis- incident, local MLA of Sek- bers of an entire family.

Labourer killed at makeshift camp in Manipur camp at Laiphrakpam village under Wangoi police station of Imphal West, killing one of them, the police said. The slain labourer was identified as Riyajul Islam (27) from Assam’s Marigoan district. He succumbed to bullet injuries after a brief struggle for his life at Raj Medicity hospital in Imphal North

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In a major development, five days after Cachar police detected a suspected object along the Assam Mizoram interstate border, personnel from the Special Branch of police defused the object, reports The Assam Tribune. Senior police officials informed that the object was detected to be explosive and was defused successfully at a far off place near the interstate border. Police has urged the people living along the border to remain alert and vigilant Cachar SP Ramandeep Kaur however informed that investigation is in process to identify the source of the explosive being planted at the place close to the underconstruction bridge. “We have informed the developments to SP Kolasib district and investigation is in progress to ascertain the source of the explosive. We have anti-sabotaged the entire area and vigil is being maintained,” the SP maintained.

Eastern West Khasi Hills, 12th district in Meghalaya officially inaugurated

the police said. Two g u n m e n w h o came on foot opened fire on the construction workers who were reportedly awake when they smashed the main door of the makeshift camp before firing. They then fled the scene by crossing a suspension bridge near the construction site, police quoted the labourers.

Top officials of Imphal West district rushed to the site early today morning and took stock of the situation. The police recovered an empty case of 9mm pistol from the crime scene upon spot inquiry, the source said. Wangoi police station has registered a case and investigation to book the assailants are on, the police said.

IN THE COURT OF PRINCIPAL JUDGE FAMILY COURT DIMAPUR : NAGALAND Guardianship Petition No. 24/2021 NOTICE (Sec 10 of Guardianship & Ward Act.) Whereas an application under the Guardianship & Ward Act has been filed by Shri Alfred Ng Chawang for appointment of Guardian in respect of minor(s) 1. Master Christopher Zeliang & 2. Miss Themis Zeliang before this Court and whereas the 02nd day of December 2021 has been fixed for the hearing on the matter. NOTICE is hereby given inviting objection if any from the person having interest in the above named minor(s) to be furnished on or before the fixed date/or appear in person. Given under my hand and seal of the Court on this 09th day of Nov. 2021. JuDGe dp-5410/21

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IN THE COURT OF PRINCIPAL JUDGE FAMILY COURT DIMAPUR : NAGALAND

DISTRICT & SESSIONS JUDGE ZUNHEBOTO : NAGALAND

No.JUD/SUCC-34/19-20/101

Dated Zbto., the 08/11/2021

Notice Calling Objection for the issue of Succession Certificate

Whereas application has received from Smti. Hokheli U/S 372 of the Indian Succession Act. resident of Alahuto Colony, Zunheboto for Succession of SBI A/C No 11736621953, all the intestate properties, P.P.O No-PEN/ COM-15734/NL/V/17193, pension benefits & other allowances debts & securities of Late Shihokhe Sema. Notice is hereby issued for filing objections to all who has interest in the said claim(s) within 45 (forty five) days from the date of publication to this notice. dp-5423/21

District & Sessions Judge Zunheboto : Nagaland

Guardianship Petition No. 18/2021 NOTICE (Sec 10 of Guardianship & Ward Act.)

Whereas an application under the Guardianship & Ward Act has been filed by Shri Rongsenmeren for appointment of Guardian in respect of minor(s) Master Temjenwapang I Pongen before this Court and whereas the 09th day of December 2021 has been fixed for the hearing on the matter. NOTICE is hereby given inviting objection if any from the person having interest in the above named minor(s) to be furnished on or before the fixed date/or appear in person. Given under my hand and seal of the Court on this 09th day of Nov. 2021. dp-5407/21

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GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DIMAPUR : NAGALAND

NOTICE Whereas the petitioner Shri Jonathan Yepthomi, S/o Late L. Akuto Yepthomi, a resident of Lhomithi Village has filed a petition, praying for declaring the petitioner as "Legal Heir and Next of Kin" of Late L. Akuto Yepthomi. Notice is hereby issued inviting objection, if any to file before this Court on or before 10th Dec day of 2021, as to why the prayer of the petitioners shall not be granted. Given under my hand and seal of this Court this 9th day of Nov, 2021.

NOTICE Whereas the petitioner Shri Simon Yepthomi, S/o Late L. Akuto Yepthomi, a resident of Lhomithi Village, Dimapur has filed a petition, praying for declaring the petitioner as "Legal Heir and Next of Kin" of Late L. Akuto Yepthomi. Notice is hereby issued inviting objection, if any to file before this Court on or before 10th Dec day of 2021, as to why the prayer of the petitioners shall not be granted. Given under my hand and seal of this Court this 9th day of Nov, 2021.

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Civil Misc. Case No. 17/2021

Additional Deputy Commissioner Dimapur : Nagaland

Civil Misc. Case No. 18/2021

Additional Deputy Commissioner Dimapur : Nagaland

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restores MPLAD Scheme ‘Afghan territory must not be used for terrorism’ Cabinet after Covid-induced suspension

NEW DELHI, NOV 10 (PTI): India, Russia, Iran and five Central Asian countries on Wednesday vowed to work for ensuring that Afghanistan does not become a “safe haven for global terrorism” and called for the formation of an open and truly inclusive government in Kabul during a meeting of their top security officials here. At the end of the Indiahosted security dialogue to review the unfolding situation in Afghanistan, a declaration was adopted by these eight nations, reaffirming that Afghan territory shouldn’t be used for sheltering, training, planning or financing terrorist activities. Significantly, the declaration also emphasised the need for respecting the sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of Afghanistan and non-interference in its internal affairs, seen as an indirect message to Pakistan. The Delhi Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan expressed concern over

Prime Minister Narendra Modi poses for a group photograph with the National Security Advisors (NSAs) of seven nations, in New Delhi, Wednesday. (PTI)

the deteriorating socio-economic and humanitarian situation in that country and underlined the need to provide urgent humanitarian assistance to the Afghan people. The security officials also said that humanitarian assistance should be provided in an unimpeded, direct and assured manner to Afghanistan and that the assistance is distributed within the country in a non-discriminatory manner

across all sections of the Afghan society. The Central Asian countries that attended the dialogue are Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. In his opening remarks, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, who also chaired the meeting, said the recent developments in that country have important implications not only for Afghan people but also for the region. The dec-

NEW DELHI, NOV 10 (PTI): The Union Cabinet on Wednesday decided to restore the Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) and an MP will get Rs 2 crore for development activities for the remainder of 2021-22 and annually Rs 5 crore thereafter. The MPLAD Scheme was suspended temporarily in April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its funds went into the Consolidated Fund of India. Announcing the decision at a press conference, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi decided to restore the scheme for the remaining part of financial year 2021-22. The scheme will continue till 2025-26. While Rs 2 crore to each MP will be released in one instalment for the remaining period of 202122, from 2022-23 to 2025-26

Anurag Thakur

funds will be released under the scheme at the rate of Rs 5 crore per annum to them in two instalments of Rs 2.5 crore each, he said. “During COVID-19, a decision had been taken by the cabinet that for two years, 2020-21 to 2021-22, MPLAD Scheme money will be used in the fight against the pandemic. And all parliamentarians had also enthusiastically given their consent to contribute in the fight against Covid. “I am glad to share with you that in view of the improvement in economic scenario, the way economic recovery has taken place and we have seen growth in various sectors as well, a

decision has been taken to restore MPLAD Scheme for the remainder period of the fiscal 2021-22,” Thakur told reporters at a cabinet briefing. He said instalments of Rs 5 crore each will be given to parliamentarians for the development of their respective constituencies for the remaining three years 2022-23 to 2025-26. In April last year, the government had suspended MPLADS for two years 2020-21 and 2021-22, and said that the funds totalling about Rs 7,900 crore would be used for improving health infrastructure and managing health services in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The government had also reduced the salaries of MPs by 30 per cent in April last. Under the MPLAD scheme, all the MPs can recommend development programmes involving expenditure of Rs 5 crore every year in their constituencies.

Channi faces criticism over AG issue, Jakhar calls him ‘compromised CM’

First Indian layman to be conferred sainthood THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, NOV 10 (PTI): Devasahayam Pillai, a Hindu converted to Christianity in the 18th century, will become the first Indian layman to be conferred sainthood. Pope Francis will canonize Blessed Devasahayam Pillai, together with six other Blesseds, during a Canonization Mass in St Peter’s Basilica in Vatican on May 15, 2022, Church officials said here on Wednesday. The announcement was made by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints in the Vatican on Tuesday. With the completion of the process, Pillai, who took the name “Lazarus” after embracing Christianity in 1745, will become the first lay person from India to

laration said the participants discussed the evolving situation in Afghanistan, especially the security situation and its regional and global ramifications. “The sides paid special attention to the current political situation in Afghanistan and threats arising from terrorism, radicalisation and drug trafficking as well as the need for humanitarian assistance,” it said. After the dialogue, the officials made a joint call on

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and briefed him about the deliberations. The declaration said the officials reiterated strong support for a peaceful, secure and stable Afghanistan. It said they also expressed deep concern over the suffering of the Afghan people arising from the security situation there and condemned the terrorist attacks in Kunduz, Kandahar and Kabul. They specifically emphasised that Afghan territory should not be used for sheltering, training, planning or financing any terrorist acts. The declaration said the officials condemned in the strongest terms all terrorist activities and reaffirmed their firm commitment to combat terrorism in all its forms including its financing. It also referred to the need for dismantling terrorist infrastructure and countering radicalisation to ensure that Afghanistan would never become a safe haven for global terrorism.

become a saint, the church said. “Lazarus” or “Devasahayam” in the local language, meaning “God is my help”. “While preaching, he particularly insisted on the equality of all people, despite caste differences. This aroused the hatred of the higher classes, and he was arrested in 1749. After enduring increasing hardships, he received the crown of martyrdom when he was shot on 14 January 1752”, a note prepared by the Vatican said. Sites linked with his life and martyrdom are in Kottar Diocese, in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu. Devasahayam was declared Blessed on December 2, 2012, in Kottar, 300 years after his birth.

CHANDIGARH, NOV 10 (PTI): Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi faced flak from leaders of his own party on Wednesday for ousting the advocate general, with former state Congress president Sunil Jakhar calling him a “really compromised CM”. Senior Congress leader Manish Tewari, who is an MP from Anandpur Sahib, took a swipe at his own party government over the issue, saying politicising the AG’s office “undermines” the integrity of constitutional functionaries. The remarks came after the Channi government on Tuesday accepted the resignation of advocate general APS Deol, yielding to the pressure mounted by Punjab Congress chief Navjot

Singh Sidhu for replacing the state’s AG. Channi had said a new advocate general would be appointed. Reacting to the development, former Congress chief Jakhar in a tweet said, “The ouster of a competent yet ‘allegedly’ compromised officer has exposed a ‘really’ compromised CM.” “Giving rise to a pertinent question- Whose government is it anyway?” asked Jakhar, who was among the frontrunners for the post of Punjab chief minister after the resignation of Amarinder Singh. Tewari in a series of tweets said both previous advocate generals of Punjab became “punching bags in proxy political wars”.

Charanjit Singh Channi

“Those who subvert the institution of AG’s office need to remember a lawyer is neither wedded to a client or a brief,” Tewari tweeted. He said since the Punjab government is going to appoint a new advocate general, they would be well advised to peruse rules of professional standards prescribed by the Bar Council of India.

“An advocate is bound to accept any brief in the courts or tribunals or before any other authority in or before which he proposes to practise. He should levy fees which is at par with the fees collected by fellow advocates of his standing at the Bar and the nature of the case,” the senior Congress leader tweeted. “Special circumstances may justify his refusal to accept a particular brief. Politicising AG’s office undermines the integrity of Constitutional functionaries,” he added. Sidhu had been pushing for the replacement of Deol who had represented former Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh Saini in cases related to the 2015 postsacrilege police firing incidents. Sidhu had also been tar-

geting his own party government over the appointment of officiating director general of police Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota who was the head of the special investigation team formed by previous SAD-BJP government to probe sacrilege incidents. There had been unease between both Channi and Sidhu over the appointments of the advocate general and the DGP. On Monday, Sidhu while targeting the state government over the advocate general and DGP had said, “(Either) choose compromised officers or the PPCC chief.” He had even stepped down in September as the Punjab Congress chief while questioning the appointments of the AG and the DGP.

Lakhimpur: Forensics confirm weapon seized from Ashish was fired

LAKHIMPUR, NOV 10 (AGENCIES): A forensic report has confirmed that weapons recovered from Union minister Ajay Mishra’s son Ashish Mishra and others after the Lakhimpur violence had been fired. Protesting farmers had alleged that Ashish Mishra had opened fire. Though the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) report confirmed that the weapons had been discharged, it does not specify whether they were fired on the day of the violence or some other day. In a related development, Pawan Kashyap, brother of Raman Kashyap, a journalist who was among the victims of the Lakhimpur violence, has moved court for the registration of another FIR against 14 people, including the minister and his son, in connection with the scribe’s death.

Ashish Mishra

Eight people died in the October 3 violence. Four of them were farmers who were allegedly knocked down by a vehicle carrying BJP workers. Infuriated farmers then allegedly lynched some people in the vehicles. The other dead included two BJP workers and their driver. Four weapons, including a rifle belonging to Ashish Mishra alias Monu Mishra, had been seized following the Lakhimpur violence. A pistol owned

by Ankit Das, nephew of former Union minister Akhilesh Das, and a repeater gun, which was with Das’ bodyguard Lateef Kale, were also among them. A forensic report of the fourth weapon, a revolver owned by Das’ aide Satya Prakash, is awaited. “Of the four weapons sent for ballistic examination to the FSL, it has been confirmed that firing took place from three, including Ashish Mishra’s rifle. However, the report did not confirm when the firing took place,” a senior official said here. The special investigation team (SIT) probing the case is yet to issue an official statement on the FSL report. After the arrest of Ashish Mishra, Das and Kale, the SIT had recovered their licensed weapons -- a rifle,

pistol, revolver and a repeater gun -- and sent them for forensic examination on October 15. According to the FIR registered by the police on a complaint of Jagjit Singh, a native of Bahraich district, the entire episode was “premeditated” for which the “conspiracy was hatched” by the minister and his son. The FIR stated that the farmers had gathered at the sports ground of the Maharaja Agrasen InterCollege on October 3 and they wanted to peacefully show black flags to Ashish Mishra and Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, who were visiting Banbirpur. “Around 3 pm, Ashish Mishra, along with 15-20 armed men, in three speeding four-wheelers, reached the protest spot in Banbirpur. Ashish Mishra, who

was seated on the left side of a Mahindra Thar, opened gunfire. The Thar mowed down the crowd and sped ahead,” the FIR stated. “Because of the firing, farmer Gurvinder Singh, son of Sukhwinder, a resident of Matronia in Nanpara, died,” it stated. However, two successive autopsies conducted on Gurvinder Singh had ruled out bullet injuries. Ashish Mishra and 15-20 unnamed men were mentioned as accused and charged with murder, criminal conspiracy, rash driving, and rioting among others. Of them, police have so far arrested 13. Minister Ajay Mishra had refuted the allegations that his son was involved in the episode that took place near his native Banbirpur village in the Tikonia area of the district.

Farmer protesting at Singhu Bengal minister FAITH THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE (Associated with Martin Luther Christian University) border found hanging from tree attacked by mob Govt. Recognized & Accredited by NATA, IATA & GATA CHANDIGARH, NOV 10 (PTI): A 45-year-old farmer from Punjab, participating in the protest against the Centre’s farm laws at the Singhu border, allegedly hanged himself to death from a tree near the border, police said on Wednesday. Identified as Gurpreet Singh, the victim was a resident of Fatehgarh Sahib district, they said. The body has been sent to a local hospital in Sonipat for a post-mortem examination, a Kundli police station official said. Farmer leader Balwant Singh said they got to know about the incident around 7 am. “We got to know about the incident around 7 am. He was at the protest site here at the Singhu border for the last three to four months. The body has been handed over to the police for the

autopsy,” he said. Hundreds of farmers have been camping at Delhi borders since November 2020, demanding the repeal of the three laws -- Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; Farmers’ (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020; and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020. They are also demanding a new law to guarantee the minimum support price (MSP) for crops. The Centre, which has held 11 rounds of formal dialogue with farmers till now, has been insisting that the three laws are pro-farmer, while protesters have been claiming that the three enactments would leave them at the mercy of corporations.

BAHARAMPUR (WB), NOV 10 (PTI): West Bengal minister Subrata Saha was on Wednesday evening attacked by a mob in Murshidabad district shortly after he met family members of an accident victim, a senior police officer said. The Trinamool Congress leader, however, escaped unhurt. The mob threw bricks at his vehicle and its window glass was damaged when the minister of state for food processing and horticulture was coming out of the house of the accident victim at Barua area. “Police officers who were present there escorted him to safety. We have started an investigation into the matter,” the IPS officer said. It is not clear why he was targeted but a meeting of his party was going on in a nearby place and those present there attacked him, he said.

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Irregularities under DUDA

ecently, the nascent political party in Nagaland-Rising People’s Party (RPP)- has made serious allegations of questionable practice in the Department of Under Developed Areas (DUDA) which is tasked with development programmes in the four districts of eastern Nagaland-Mon, Tuensang, Longleng and Kiphire. Recently, Noklak became the fifth district. The RPP claimed that during 2019-20 Rs.43.83 crore was allotted by the Central government under the Under Developed Area Programme (UDAP) and Border Area Development Programme (BADP) for eastern Nagaland and other pockets. The RPP based its source of information to replies to RTI queries. It also claimed that the DUDA allegedly circulated work orders to select firms which run a syndicate. In this manner, all work orders under DUDA were distributed to the syndicate regularly each annual year, alleged RPP. Pointing out another irregularity in the case, RPP revealed that while the total work order for 2019-20 amounted to Rs.43.83 crore, the RTI reply however informed that the amount released was only Rs.32.69. This raises serious questions about something amiss in the entire matter. A huge difference of Rs.11.14 crore is not something that can be ignored. There has to be some explanation about the anomaly in the figures. The RPP also claimed that it has a whole list of work orders and names of firms who were awarded contract works even from 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2018-19. The central funding allotted to DUDA , meant for ushering development to eastern Nagaland areas is supposed to make up for alleged ‘discrimination’ in funding and projects. Therefore, if what the RPP claimed is true then this scam has reached huge proportion over the past decade. If the syndicate system is a fact then it is a scam and again if projects are either not taken up or left incomplete then all this have to be probed by the government of the day. A high level probe by a sitting judge of the high court or a police probe by a SIT monitored by the court should be obvious outcome in order to ascertain whether works have been carried out as per specifications. The people of eastern Nagaland cannot afford to ignore the allegations made by the RPP. They must take this as an opportunity to demand answers from their legislators. Even till today, many areas do not have motorable roads and are cut off during monsoon. How long can the blame go to the advanced tribes? A thorough and fair probe will unearth those responsible for the alleged scam. On the other side, an extremely inspiring example has been set in Nagaland by a prominent member of the ENPO, Rev. Chingmak who founded the Eleutheros Christian Society (ECS). Under Rev. Chingmak, the ECS has been doing yeoman services by providing free health care, training on farming, primary education etc in Tuensang district including some areas in eastern Nagaland without any government assistance. Recently, a Rs.1.2 crore 70-feet length bridge started by ECS and later helped by various agencies, was completed and inaugurated by the chief minister through virtual on November 9,2021. ECS is a fitting example that people in the area are second to none in terms of human resources. Being literate does not mean anything if those highly literates are only fit for or expect only government clerical jobs.

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India’s data shows how worried we should be

n India, malnutrition is not uncommon even in economically well-off sections of the population. It must be understood that malnutrition is not just hunger. It also includes: Undernutrition –which includes wasting (low weight for height), stunting (low height for age) and being underweight (low weight for age) Micronutrient-related malnutrition –which includes deficiency of important vitamins and minerals or micronutrient excess; and Overweight, obesity and diet-related lifestyle diseases. The Global Hunger Index 2021 is basically about undernutrition. It provides us an opportunity to introspect on why India’s performance is not as good as what our economic growth should have ensured. Rather than doing that, the Narendra Modi government has chosen to question the methodology of one particular indicator used in the report to assess the level of undernourishment. It is true that at its core, the Hunger Index is primarily an indicator of child undernutrition and mortality. While it does estimate the prevalence of undernourishment (PoU), its weightage in the index is only one third. The other three components of the index relate to the percentage of children under five years who show wasting, stunting, and child mortality (percentage of children who die before reaching five years of age). Dipa Sinha has explained the methodology of index India collects its own data on health and nutrition that is widely considered to be credible and extremely useful. The fifth round of the National Family Health Survey was conducted in

2019-20 and its findings were released in December 2020. However, data for Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Jharkhand, and Madhya Pradesh was not included in the first phase so the all-India performance is not yet known. The survey found that the progress is worse than expected, and stunting, reflective of chronic malnutrition, has increased in 11 out of the 17 states surveyed. Wasting, indicative of acute malnutrition, has also increased in 13 of these 17 states. Such malnourished children are more vulnerable to illness and disease. The percentage of underweight children has gone up in 11 of the 17 states. In Bihar and Gujarat, 40 per cent of children under the age of five, were underweight. Undernutrition is one of the leading risk factors for child mortality in India, accounting for 68.2 per cent of total under-five deaths (10.4 lakh) in 2017. Children with severe undernutrition are at high risk of dying from diarrhoea, pneumonia, and malaria. Our own data is a sign of how worried we should be. Data gaps in nutrition Hunger is defined as an uncomfortable or painful physical sensation caused by insufficient consumption of dietary energy. This term is sometimes also used to denote food insecurity. Someone is severely food insecure when they have run out of food and gone a day or more without eating. A person is moderately food insecure if their access to food is uncertain. In this situation, they might have to sacrifice other basic needs just to be able to eat. Such a situation is not uncommon. It must be noted that

the Global Hunger Index 2021 does not present data of impact on hunger and food insecurity as a fall out of the economic impact of the Covid pandemicinduced lockdown from March to June 2020. Several reports have documented the loss of livelihood and income, especially on the 91 per cent of the working population employed in the informal sector. Similarly, the impact of a large number of deaths, largely unaccounted in government records, in the second wave of pandemic in April-May 2021 is not captured by this report. We might get to know the real impact of these events when the household consumption expenditure survey is released. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) researchers have published papers on the affordability of Indian diets and a comparison of the Indian diet with the EAT-Lancet reference diet. The latter study found that in the lowest decile of per capita monthly expenditure, only 4 per cent caloric intake is from protein sources against the recommended 29 per cent. These studies are based on consumer expenditure surveys of 2011-12 and the situation may be entirely different now. When the Modi government decided not to release the consumption expenditure survey conducted by National Statistical Office (NSO) in 201718, it was hoped that a fresh survey will be conducted in 2020-21 and 2021-22. But we don’t know yet. In the absence of recent data, it is difficult to assess whether the poorest Indians are eating nutritious diets. What the government is doing It is not that the Modi

government has been totally oblivious to the challenge of undernutrition of children. In 2017, the Niti Aayog published the National Nutrition Strategy with the vision of Kuposhan Mukt Bharat by 2022. The following sources of funding were identified for this: • National Health Mission • National Nutrition Mission (Poshan Abhiyan) • Integrated Child Development Scheme • Swachh Bharat Mission • Provision of 25 per cent flexible funds for states in centrally sponsored schemes In 2018, Poshan Abhiyan was launched by the government through which it aimed to reduce child stunting, underweight and low birth weight by 2 percentage points per annum and anaemia among children (and young females) by 3 percentage points per annum. Niti Aayog has been evaluating the progress and three reports have been submitted to the government. Anyone concerned about India’s poor standing in the Global Hunger Index should read the latest of these reports to understand the challenges faced by the Union and the state governments in tackling child undernutrition on the ground. The two most important government interventions to address the challenge of undernutrition are the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) and National Health Mission (NHM). ICDS has been focused on providing take-home ration to children between 6 to 36 months. It also provides supplementary nutrition to children aged 3-6 years in anganwadi centres with

provision for enhanced support to undernourished children. Health-related facilities like immunisation, check-ups and referral services for malnourished children are supposed to be delivered through the state government’s primary and community health centres and hospitals. However, the fragile health infrastructure and severe deficiency of trained health professionals in many states, especially in rural, hilly and tribal areas, is a serious stumbling block in ensuring these. We hope that the PM Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission, launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will augment the health infrastructure at the primary and secondary level to address these concerns. Implementation of ICDS also warrants more rigorous coordination and monitoring because, in 2018-19, only 44 per cent of the funds released by the Modi government under the Annual Programme Implementation Plan (APIP) were reported to have been utilised. India has set a target to end all forms of malnutrition by 2030. To this end, in the Union Budget 2021-22, Mission Poshan 2.0 was announced to improve nutritional outcomes in 112 aspirational districts. Poshan 2.0 is just a new name for existing schemes like ICDS, Anganwadi services, Poshan Abhiyan, Scheme for Adolescent Girls and National Creche Scheme. Distributing excess grains Many say that the Union government should distribute excess stock of food grains to those who are not currently covered under the Public Distribution Scheme, in view of rampant undernutrition. In fact, the government

Planet earth: Nature’s fury against greedy humans

limate change is already changing the world. From Alaska to Iowa to Iceland to New York to New Delhi, it is in our midst and the changes that we see are real and existential. Climate change is felt all over in small and big ways. Our planet has been wounded, bleeding and groaning. We have ravaged and plundered our planet ruthlessly to meet our unlimited wants. The healing process should start today, and not 2030 or 2050. It should be on war footing, failing which we would be experiencing the ramifying effects leading to final doom. How we to respond and with what degree and scale are in our hands. It is not too late. We are now in a moment of Kairos – a opportune moment and so it should be seized to our advantage at least for the future of humanity. Our failings and short coming could perhaps be set right only when our words and action go together. Young people are frustrated of the COP-26 Summit in Glasgow. The reason being that the world leaders have not gone far enough. Young millennials have the right to get frustrated, because of the fact that we have created catastrophic problems which they are inheriting. They are wondering whether they have any future left for them to move on or even to survive. Changing weather conditions have furthered the gravity of risks. Rising sea levels and volatile weather conditions have totally changed the usual patterns we used to be assured of. As a consequence of our way of living, we have been witnessing climate migrants that numbers 31millions since 2020. Bio-diversity and millions of species are at the brink of extinction. As against such a catastrophic landscape we live in and so there is no choice

arguing for 1.5 degree Celsius or 2 degree Celsius. For the survival of humanity, we ought to strive for less than 1.5 degree Celsius. There is no option left before us. It is science. When humans have ravaged nature indiscriminately and tampering the laws of nature to satiate our greediness, but showing ripple effects such as Artic melting, rising sea levels, forest fires, floods, sickness, pandemics and host of others. More and more people will be displaced as a consequence, if we do not address the problems that arise out of our neglect and greediness. Consensus or agreement on net zero by 2050 is just an escape route thinking that those leaders who attended COP26 may not be alive. But one thing is certain their children and grandchildren will be alive. What are they going to leave not only to their children, but also our children and future generations? Our responsibility and our bounden duty are to leave a sustainable planet. Recently concluded Climate Change COP 26 Summit is all about how to save the earth planet and the future of humanity. De-carbonizing our world raises two important questions: how much and how soon? From coal to nuclear though needs huge capital which most countries cannot afford as it requires nuclear reactors that costs huge sums of money. Even resorting to other alternatives for clean energy such as solar and wind renewable initiatives needs initial capital. Therefore, the rich and wealthier countries should do more. Pledging 133 trillion dollars is not enough without even committing for. Leaving the burden to the private sectors would not be an answer to the mammoth problem that we face. Young Millennials are angry and should stay angry.

They are hitting hard saying that leaders and representatives of the 200 countries present in the Summit did not go far. They say that repercussions of their actions will certainly have ramifying effects on them in the near future. The planet is going to be hotter, more hostile temperatures and volatile weather conditions we are going face hereafter. Though most of the leaders tacitly agree with science, the tipping point for most countries is coal, oil and other resources on which their economies are dependent on. However, there is plenty of money available with the rich countries and their banks, but do not want to commit for a safer planet by bailing out the two-third world. We have heard heavy jargons, but not in action. Apparently, China and Russia did not even participate in the Summit. India should somehow tide over in pragmatic ways that its 70 percent of energy comes from coal. Further, its dominant development paradigm is liberalization, privatization and globalization (LPG) which undermines ecological issues. For instance, the State Gover nment of Madhya Pradesh ruled by BJP felled 2000 huge trees for the sake of diamond mines which consumes 16 million gallons of water. The water required for the diamond mines is being diverted from the nearby river. The governments at the Centre and the states are yet to minimize the fossil fuel and carbon footprints because the subsidies amount to trillion of dollars. The government at the Centre and the States prefer dominant development model as against environment. Likewise take any country in Africa, Asia and South America, the ruling class comprised of the political leaders, bureaucrats and capitalists

prefer LPG model. At the same time even developed countries and rich nations such as America, China, Russia, England and others have not totally committed to reducing carbon emission. For all the countries quality of life means increasing the ‘unlimited wants’ which requires raw materials that are taken from the planet earth. And for packing and others daily useable plastics which is non-renewable. Plastics are scattered and dumped everywhere – in ocean, seas, rivers, ponds and on land as well. International scientists warn at Glasgow that the climate is rising at alarming levels. It is a stark reality and more we neglect climate changes, more intensely we would hit in alarming ways. We have recached a point to keep the planet safe. What has been achieved in Glasgow? At the beginning of the Summit, it was 2.7 degree Celsius, then agreed for 1.8degree Celsius, but now we there is no other option except we should agree on 1.5 degree Celsius. We need to protect, invest and initiate actions, not in 2050 or 2030, but now. In the long-run people are dead and millions of species would go extinct. Messages and narratives coming from young people are clear and loud. They vent their anger and frustration as they increasingly see their futures are at stake. For them, the only solution is to show their defiance against those who abuse the eco-systems, environment and the earth planet. They want their planet to be clean, environmentally and ecologically sustainable for the present and future generations. They are going all out setting the wrongs right. We have only one Planet Earth and as residents we are bound to take care of our Mother Earth Dr. John Mohan Razu

has done well to allot an additional 5 kg of wheat or rice per person per month under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY). In 2021-22, this allocation is up to November 2021. But only 79.51 crore people with ration cards are eligible for this. There would be many others who would have fallen into poverty as a result of the pandemic and also deserve cheaper food grains. On 1 October 2021, the central pool stock of rice and wheat was 816.03 lakh tonne against the buffer norm of 307.70 lakh tonnes. Rather than making ethanol from issuable food grains procured at the minimum support price, the government can allow anyone to take 5 kg of wheat or rice per person per month at 50 per cent of MSP. This can address the needs of those who do not have ration cards. Jharkhand has recently decided to provide eggs at least six days a week to children aged 3-6 years at Anganwadi centres. The Modi government should encourage other state governments to also distribute eggs to children from families where eggs, meat and fish are not taboo. Even if the Union government is reluctant to bear losses incurred in inclusion of nutri-cereals in PDS, the states should consider introducing them at least in aspirational districts that have high incidence of under-nutrition. Hussain, retired as Union Agriculture Secretary. He is Visiting Senior Fellow, Indian Council for International Economic Relations. Mohapatra was Chief Secretary, Odisha and Union Secretary, Rural Development. Views are personal. (As published by The Print)

Pandemic caused detrimental effect on kids’ mental health: Study

hile Covid-19 spared neither young nor old, children were the worst affected as the pandemic disrupted their education and a normal childhood. There is growing international evidence of a large increase in the proportion of children reporting elevated or clinically significant emotional difficulties since Covid began. According to a new report from Cardiff University, over a quarter of 10-11-year olds had elevated or clinically significant emotional difficulties during the pandemic, up from 17 per cent in 2019. The team, from the Centre for Development, Evaluation, Complexity and Implementation in Public Health Improvement (DECIPHer), found that not seeing friends or family and family members becoming unwell with Covid were among the most persistent worries experienced by 10-11-year olds during the pandemic. Children from poorer backgrounds were approximately twice as likely to report elevated emotional and behavioural difficulties compared to those from the most affluent families, according to the survey data. “While people often say children are resilient, our data demonstrate the significant impact the pandemic has had on children’s mental health. Many children will recover once the current circumstances improve. However, for many, experiences of the pandemic will have lasting effect on their mental health without appropriate support for their emotional recovery,” said lead Professor Graham Moore, Deputy Director of DECIPHer. The study, however, showed that despite the heavy emotional toll caused by lockdowns and home learning, most children remained well connected to their primary schools, rating relationships with staff positively. In an online survey, which included Class 6 pupils from 76 schools in Wales, 90 per cent children said they felt cared for and accepted by their teachers, while 80 per cent trusted their teachers and agreed that there was at least one adult in school they can talk to about things that worry them. “The relationships between teachers and their pupils remained consistently strong ... demonstrating the vital role education professionals have played for young people during the pandemic,” Moore said. “It’s plausible that if teachers and support staff hadn’t done such a good job of connecting with their pupils in this way, we would be dealing with an even greater mental health crisis among our children,” he added. (IANS)

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Cong to launch nationwide stir against price rise from Nov 14

HC dismisses CBI challenge to order allowing PC

Chinese PLA in Pak occupied Kashmir, surveys villages and military posts

NEW DELHI, NOV 10 (PTI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed the CBI’s challenge to a trial court order allowing inspection of documents by Congress leader P Chidambaram, son Karti Chidambaram and other accused in the INX media case. The CBI had sought to set aside a special judge’s March 5 order that directed the agency to allow inspection of documents kept in the ‘malkhana’ by the accused or their counsel. “The petition is dismissed,” said Justice Mukta Gupta. The investigating agency had opposed the inspection of documents on the grounds that the probe in the INX media case, in which the Chidambarams are accused, is still ongoing, and that it may result in evidence tampering. In its plea before the high court, CBI had said INX Media case involved high level of corruption with wide ramifications on society, and while the accused have a right to a fair trial, collective interest of the society could not be impinged.

NEW DELHI, NOV 10 (IANS): Chinese People Liberation Army personnel are carrying out a survey of the border posts and villages in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir to strengthen the Pakistan military apparatus across Line of Control, said sources, adding Indian security forces are keeping an eye on the activities and motives behind the survey. Source said that around four dozen Chinese People’s Liberation Army soldiers arrived in general area Kel, Jura and Leepa sectors of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir a month ago. Indian armed forces say that these areas -- Kel,

Jura and Leepa -- are among those from where Pakistan pushes terrorists into Indian territory. Source said that the over 40 People’s Liberation Army soldiers came to these regions, divided themselves into groups of five or six each, visited a number of villages and conducted surveys of villages, Pakistan Army posts and “infiltration routes used by terrorists to reach the Kashmir Valley”. The groups were accompanied by Pakistan Army personnel, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) officers, and interpreters. Source said that the

visit of Chinese troops in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir villages indicates the making of model villages -- which can be used both by civilians and military -- in these regions. “Are Chinese helping Pakistan in building model villages along the Line of Control as they have done across borders with India,” questioned a senior government officer over Chinese PLA men visiting these regions. Last week, the US Department of Defense in its annual report to Congress on military and security developments involving the People’s Republic of China (PRC) had flagged that China has built a large 100home civilian village inside disputed territory between the Tibet Autonomous Region and India’s Arunachal Pradesh. The report also had stated that these and other infrastructure development efforts along the India-China border have been a source of consternation in the Indian government and media.

Fadnavis appointed ‘criminals’ Communal violence like lava to govt posts, claims Malik erupting from volcano, Sibal tells SC

12 dead in bustrolley collision in Rajasthan

3rd non-bailable warrant against Param Bir Singh

NEW DELHI, NOV 10 (PTI): The Congress will launch a 15-day people’s awareness programme from November 14 during which its workers will fan out across the country, holding marches and group meetings, to highlight the issue of inflation and price rise. Several leaders, including former president Rahul Gandhi and party general secretaries Randeep Surjewala and K C Venugopal, on Wednesday spoke on the Jan Jagran Abhiyan and what it would entail. “The public harassment campaign of the BJP government is carrying on, Now the Congress will run its Jan Jagaran Abhiyan. We will seek answers to this injustice,” Rahul Gandhi said on Twitter. Addressing a press conference, Venugopal alleged that price rise was destroying livelihoods and adding to people’s woes. This was caused by “destruction of the economy, deepening recession, highest-ever unemployment rate,

Nawab Malik

MUMBAI, NOV 10 (PTI): Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik on Wednesday accused former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis of sweeping under the carpet a case of seized fake notes and appointing people with criminal background to government boards. Continuing his tirade against the leader of the opposition, Malik in a press conference said there are “more bombs to be dropped” in coming days and he will make more revelations against the BJP. Soon after Malik’s press conference, Fadnavis posted

Congress leaders K.C. Venugopal and Digvijaya Singh during a special Congress Party briefing in New Delhi. (PTI)

farm distress and escalating levels of poverty and hunger”, he said. Attacking the government over the issue, his colleague Surjewala added that the Modi government had proved to be the most “expensive regime”. Elaborating, Venugopal said the prices of mustard and other edible oils have doubled in the last one year. Seasonal vegetable prices have increased by 4050 per cent in a month. The cost of subsidised LPG cylinder has gone up by 50 per cent to Rs 9001,000 in the last one year.

a cryptic tweet, quoting famous playwright George Bernard Shaw. “I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it!” it read. Malik on Tuesday said he would drop a “hydrogen bomb” and reveal Fadnavis’ alleged underworld links, while Fadnavis had alleged a dubious land deal involving Malik, his family members and two convicts of the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case over a decade ago, a charge refuted by the minister. On Wednesday, Malik said while fake notes were seized in other states after demonetisation in 2016, there was not a single such instance in Maharashtra, when Fadnavis was the chief minister of the state. Malik said on October 8, 2017, the Department of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized fake notes worth Rs 14.56 crore from the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) in Mumbai.

Similarly, petrol and diesel prices have gone up by Rs 34.38 and 24.38 to Rs 103.97 and Rs 86.67 per litre respectively in the last 18 months, he said. The back-breaking price rise and inflation, unprecedented levels of unemployment and loss of jobs had made lives unbearable for the common people, Venugopal told reporters. He claimed that 14 crore jobs were lost during the Covid period alone. Crores of daily wagers as well as salaried employees faced up to 50 per cent sal-

NEW DELHI, NOV 10 (IANS): Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, representing Zakia Jafri, the wife of slain former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, told the Supreme Court that communal violence is like “lava erupting from a volcano”, and “leaves the ground fertile for future revenge”. Jafri had moved the top court challenging the clean chit to then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and other high functionaries in the 2002 riots cases. Sibal, while arguing the matter before a bench headed by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar, turned emotional while pointing out that he lost his maternal grandparents to communal violence during the partition. Emphasising his concern for the future, he said: “Communal violence is like lava erupting from a volcano. It is institutionalised violence. Wherever that lava

ary cut, and unemployment rate is at an all time high of 8-9 per cent, the Congress leader said. During 10 years of its government, the Congress-UPA pulled 27 crore Indians out from the ‘Below the Poverty Line’ (BPL) while in the last two years, the Modi government has pushed 23 crore fellow Indians back below the poverty line (as per the latest report of Azim Premji University), he alleged. According to Congress leader Digvijaya Singh, party workers during the Jan Jagran Abhiyan, will reach out to the maximum number of people across the country to strengthen their voices against the “unprecedented” price rise of CNG, cooking gas, diesel, petrol, cooking oil, pulses and other essential commodities. The AICC will also launch a logo for the Jan Jagran Abhiyan and release a pamphlet with facts about price rise, its repercussions and a questionnaire pertaining to people’s prevailing predicament.

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touches, it scars the earth. It is a fertile ground for future revenge”. He also raised questions before the bench also comprising Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and C.T. Ravikumar in connection with the clean chit given by the Special Investigation Team. Sibal contended that he does not want to accuse somebody, but rather wants to send a stern message to the world that communal violence cannot be tolerated. Arguing that the SIT

Cabinet okays Rs 17,409 cr to CCI for cotton procurement in 7 seasons NEW DELHI, NOV 10 (PTI): The government on Wednesday approved a Rs 17,408.85 crore ‘committed price support’ to the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) for seven cotton seasons from 2014-15 to 2020-21. The decision was taken at the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) headed by PM Narendra Modi. The CCEA has approved incurring expenditure for reimbursing losses

under MSP operations for cotton during the cotton season (October-September) 2014-15 to 2020-21. The CCEA has given its approval for committed price support of Rs 17,408.85 crore to the CCI for the cotton seasons from 2014-15 to 2020-21 (up to September 30, 2021), an official release said. In order to safeguard the interests of the cotton farmers, the government

said the CCI procured cotton in large quantity during 2014-15 to 2020-21 as cotton prices touched the MSP prices. The procurement of cotton at MSP helped stabilise the cotton prices and alleviate farmer’s distress. Briefing media on the Cabinet decisions, I&B Minister Anurag Thakur said the CCI and authorised agencies procured 123 lakh cotton bales in 2019-20 and 100 lakh bales in 2020-21.

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did not conduct a fair investigation into the matter, he said: “This is in respect of my complaint which talks about a larger criminal conspiracy.” He said that the SIT did not arrest the accused persons, record their statements, seize their phones, and conduct spot visits. Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing on behalf of the SIT, opposed these submissions and said the SIT had investigated all the cases in a detailed and proper manner. He contended that there were nine major cases, nine FIRs, and the Gulberg Society massacre is the case where the complainant’s husband was killed. He further added that the SIT examined all major cases and, in each case, a charge sheet was filed. “Many supplementary charge sheets were filed,” Rohatgi submitted.

JA I P U R , N OV 1 0 (IANS): At least 12 persons were burnt to death and 40 others injured when a bus they were travelling in caught fire after colliding with a trolley at the Jodhpur National Highway in Rajasthan’s Barmer district on Wednesday, police said. According to police, the injured were rushed to a government hospital, which referred 13 victims to Jodhpur hospital as their condition was critical. Fire brigades from Pachpadra, Balotra, and Bar mer refiner y were pressed into service to douse the flames. As per an eyewitness, the trolley was coming from the wrong side and rammed into the bus leading to the tragedy. The number of deaths are likely to go up as some of the victims are stated to be very critical, police said.

M U M B A I , N OV 1 0 (IANS): A Mumbai court on Wednesday issued a nonbailable warrant against excity police chief Param Bir Singh in an extortion case lodged with the Marine Drive Police Station. The NBW, issued by Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate R.M. N e r l i k a r, i s t h e t h i r d against Singh, whose current whereabouts are not known since the past several months. The Marine Drive Police had registered the extortion case against Singh and 7 others, including five police officials, on July 22 following a complaint by realtor Shyamsunder Agrawal. Among the accused, two police personnel - Asha Korke and Nandkumar Gopale - were arrested on Monday and sent to the CID custody for a week on Thursday.

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The CID is also probing a case under Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against Agrawal, registered by Juhu Police Station, alleging links with the absconder mafia operative Chhota Shakeel. However, Ag rawal claimed that based on this “false case”, Singh and other police officials extorted money from him at the best of his former business associate Sanjay Punamia, a co-accused with the ex-city police chief, and currently out on bail.

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to bring down emissions and improve energy efficiency, he added. Commenting on the market situation, Ayukawa said the second quarter turned out to be another challenging period for the company because of the unprecedented global supply crisis of electronic components. Industry, at large, witnessed a significant disruption in its production operations but despite all odds, the auto industry progressively moved ahead, he stated. “While in terms of volume, we may still be much lower than our best of fiscal year 2018-19 but I am confident that together we will attain those levels,” Ayukawa said.

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The all-new Celerio with the 999-cc K10 C petrol engine is the most fuel-efficient petrol car in the Indian passenger car segment, he added. “Our engineers have achieved major fuel efficiency improvement ranging from 15 to 23 per cent across variants over the outgoing Celerio,” Ayukawa said. In the following months, many other models will also be equipped with this next-generation K family engine, he added. Ayukawa noted that the model reinforces the company’s commitment to India’s focus to lower the carbon footprint and reduce oil imports. MSI would continue to invest in future technologies

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rate Ratings, ICRA. “Further, around 70 hybrid annuity model (HAM) projects with a total bid project cost of Rs 87,494 crore are expected to become operational by the end of FY2023 and are ideal candidates for takeover where investors prefer revenue-generating assets.” According to the report, out of the 30 projects monetised between CY2019 to YTD-CY2021, 16 were toll, eight were HAM, and four are annuity road projects. For the eight HAM projects sold, forward sale agreements were in place with the complete transfer of ownership expected to be concluded post fulfilment of certain regulatory requirements. “While five out of the 30 are state road projects, 21 out of the 30 projects have been operational for more than four years and the median balance concession period stood at 14 years,” the report said. “In case of toll road projects, assets with at least four to six years of operational track record provide more comfort to the investors as the base traffic, growth rates and expenditures pertaining to regular/periodic maintenance would have been established.”

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ZTTLMC pointed out that it had extended full support for the completion of the works at the earliest. However, it said that NHIDCL, Madhucon and the contractors took a “U-Turn” to the resolutions. Further, the committee said that the DC Zunheboto convened a meeting on November 1, 2021 at his conference hall attended by administrative officers Zunheboto, ADC Satakha, Additional SP Zunheboto, Sumi Hoho president, ZTTLMC, NHIDCL GM and colleagues, Madhucon company and contractors. At that meeting, the committee said it was resolved that the construction would continue as per the previous resolutions. On the same day, the ZTTLMC said NHIDCL GM, Madhucon and contractors along with the committee members undertook the spot verification. However, it said the NHIDCL, Madhucon and contractors failed to abide with the meeting minutes.

NEW DELHI, NOV 10 (IANS): Revenue-generating road assets worth Rs 20,700 crore have come on block for monetisation, says ratings agency ICRA. The agency, in a report, said that M&A deals in road sector over the past three years (CY2019-YTD CY2021) have been mainly driven by developers’ intent to monetise operational assets to unlock capital. The capital generated out of the sale has enabled developers to bid for new projects, reduce debt, or improve their liquidity position. During past three years, a total of 30 assets were sold with a total project cost of Rs 35,988 crore compared to 52 assets sold during CY2015-CY2018 with a total project cost of Rs 37,019 crore. “Around 57 per cent of the projects sold between CY2019 to YTDCY2021 were to relieve the liquidity stress of promoters and 13 per cent were sold as part of the debt reduction plans of the promoter. Currently, about seven projects have signed definitive share purchase agreements while fourteen other assets worth Rs 20,700 crore are on the block for monetisation,” said Rajeshwar Burla, Group Head, Corpo-

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(From p-1) civil society organisations, Central Nagaland Tribes Council, Naga Women Hoho Dimapur, Dobashi Union etc. Dr. Jamir and his wife halted briefly to acknowledged those who had gathered to welcome them with traditional songs. Bouquets and traditional attires were presented to Dr. Jamir and his wife Mrs. Alemla by Naga Council Dimapur, Western Sumi Hoho, NGBF and Watsu Mungdang Dimapur. In his brief speech at the airport, Dr Jamir called upon the Nagas to stand for truth in order to progress. He pointed out that Nagas were in dark but with the arrival of Christianity, the forefathers were given a larger responsibility to bring about peace in the land. As the forefathers chose to live an honest live, Dr. Jamir encouraged the gathering to stand and speak for the truth.

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NEW DELHI, NOV 10 (PTI): Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Wednesday launched the all-new version of its premium hatchback Celerio in the country, priced between Rs 4.99 lakh and Rs 6.94 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). The manual trims are priced between Rs 4.99 lakh and Rs 6.44 lakh while the AGS (auto gear shift) variants are tagged between Rs 6.13 lakh and Rs 6.94 lakh. The new Celerio is now bigger than the outgoing model and comes with an updated engine and a host of new safety and convenience features. The new engine on the new Celerio helps the model deliver a fuel efficiency of 26.68 km per liter, making it the country’s most fuelefficient petrol car. “India is now fifth largest car market globally and Maruti Suzuki is proud to contribute nearly half of this. We stand committed to taking India to much greater heights. If we have to grow the Indian market further, we have to pay special attention to the volume segment,” MSI Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Kenichi Ayukawa told reporters. Compact cars and entry-level cars form a big volume in India as nearly 46 per cent of the market is hatchbacks, he added. “It is with this background that we decided to present all-new Celerio to the Indian customer...We are proud to introduce nextgeneration K10 C engine to the company portfolio with the model,” Ayukawa noted.

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liquidity and low interest rates. India’s economic recovery gathered steam in the festive season, recording a decade high Diwali sales of Rs 1.3 lakh crore, as per Confederation of All India Traders. Improving COVID-19 situation amid high business and consumer spirits delivered sustained economic recovery in October 2021 as well. The global economic recovery however continues to be impacted by prolonged supply constraints and input cost inflation, it said. Yet IMF in its October 2021 update foresees improved global growth pros-

mitment to increasing farmers’ income, it said, adding, rural demand remains upbeat with month-on-month improvement in tractor and two and three-wheeler sales in September 2021. The report said, softening retail inflation and adequate liquidity in the market are also reflected in largely stable G-Sec and corporate bond yields since July 2021. “A more deliberate effort to reduce cost of borrowing is seen in complete passthrough of policy repo cuts as weighted average lending rate (WALR) on fresh rupee loans decline by 130 basis points between February 2020 and September 2021,” it said. Understandably, it said, RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee in its 33rd meeting during October 6-8 resolved to continue with the extant configuration on the policy rates and its accommodative stance, while deciding to prioritise growth.

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in the world,” the review said. The Economic Survey 2020-21, released in January this year, had projected GDP growth of 11 per cent during the current financial year ending March 2022. The Survey had said growth will be supported by supply-side push from reforms and easing of regulations, push for infrastructural investments, boost to manufacturing sector through Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes, recovery of pent-up demand, rise in discretionary consumption subsequent to rollout of vaccines and pickup in credit given adequate

pects at 5.8 per cent in 2021 and 4.9 per cent in 2022 triggering a coterminous global trade growth, by volume, at 9.7 per cent and 6.7 per cent, respectively. World Trade Organization’s October forecast also confirms favourable trade prospects underpinned by resurgence in global economic activity and vaccine dissemination. This augurs well for India’s export performance in the near future lending credence to IMF projecting India becoming the fastest growing economy, among major countries, in the current and the following year. Agricultural sector continues its strong presence in economic recovery with higher acreage of Rabi sowing, improved reservoir levels, and adequate availability of fertilisers and seeds ensured by the government, it said. Sustained rise in agri-exports, growing year-on-year by 22 per cent in April-August 2021, bespeaks government’s com-

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NEW DELHI, NOV 10 (PTI): Armed with necessary macro and micro growth drivers, India is on its way to becoming the fastest growing major economy in the world, a finance ministry report said. Rapid vaccination and teeming festivities will push India’s ongoing recovery resulting in narrowing of demand-supply mismatches and greater employment opportunities, as per the monthly Economic Review prepared by the ministry. “Aatmanirbhar Bharat Mission encapsulating major structural reforms continues to play a critical role in shaping India’s economic recovery, both through the signalling of business opportunities and expansion of spending channels. “Armed with necessary macro and micro growth drivers, the stage is set for India’s investment cycle to kickstart and catalyse its recovery towards becoming the fastest growing economy

An army soldier stands at the Army Public School, which was attacked by Taliban gunmen, on December 17, 2014.

regarding the APS case, the Dawn newspaper reported. The chief justice told the prime minister that the parents of the APS victims were not seeking compensation from the government. “Parents are asking where was the security system [that day]? Despite our comprehensive orders, nothing was done,” he said. The prime minister told the chief justice that a National Action Plan was introduced after the APS massacre, adding that there is “no holy cow” in Pakistan, Geo News reported. The bench said the government should listen to the parents of the APS school-

children and take action against the culprits. “ T h e g o ve r n m e n t should take action against those involved in the Army Public School massacre,” said the Supreme Court. Khan assured the bench that the government will fulfil the requirements of justice. The apex court, in turn, directed the prime minister to ensure implementation of its October 20 verdict. The prime minister told the bench that he had met the parents of the deceased children before, adding that he would continue to do it in the future. “Find out why 80,000 people were killed. Also,

Myanmar court sentences arrested politicians to 75-90 yrs BA N G KO K , N OV 1 0 (AP): A court in Myanmar has sentenced two members of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s political party to 90 years and 75 years in prison after finding them guilty of corruption, their lawyer said. The sentences appeared to be the most severe so far for any of the dozens of members of Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy who were arrested after the military seized power on February 1. Former Kayin state planning minister Than Naing was on Tuesday convicted by the state court of six corruption charges and given a 90-year prison term, including labour, lawyer Zaw Min Hlaing said. The second defendant, Nan Khin Htwe Myint, 67, the former chief minister of Kayin state and a top

member of Suu Kyi’s political party, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on each of five charges, Zaw Min Hlaing said. Suu Kyi is also being tried on corruption and other criminal charges that her supporters say were concocted to discredit her and legitimise the military’s seizure of power. Virtually any conviction would prevent her from running in elections that the militaryinstalled government has promised to hold by 2023. Nan Khin Htwe Myin, a member of the party’s Central Executive Committee, is a veteran prodemocracy activist who was first arrested in 1974 during a student protest under a previous military government. She was arrested at least two more times before she won the election to the state parliament in 2012 and 2015, after which she was

appointed state minister. She is known for being a close colleague of Suu Kyi. She was detained by soldiers on February 2 and placed under house arrest, where she made a livestreamed broadcast calling for civil disobedience against the army takeover. She was then arrested on February 8. Myanmar has been mired in violence and civil unrest since the military seized power. Protesters against the takeover who faced beatings, shootings and arrests have turned increasingly to armed resistance, and insurgents are active in many parts of the country. One of Nan Khin Htwe Myin’s corruption charges involved alleged misappropriation of state funds for medical treatment after she was injured in a car accident in 2017.

find out who is responsible for 480 drone attacks taking place in Pakistan,” Khan said. “Finding out about these things is your job, you are the prime minister. As the prime minister, you should have the answer to these questions…You are the prime minister, you should have answers,” the chief justice responded. “Khan told the Supreme Court judges that they can constitute a highlevel commission on the APS tragedy. “ We h ave a l r e a dy formed a commission and it has issued a report as well. Our order of October 20 states clearly that the government should find out who is responsible for the massacre and take action against them,” responded the chief justice. The chief justice reminded the prime minister that seven years had passed since the tragedy took place. “Mr. Prime Minister, we are not a small country. We have the sixth largest army in the world,” said Justice Amin. Justice Amin told the prime minister that he had

now brought the culprits of the massacre to the negotiating table. “Are we about to sign a surrender document once again? According to media reports, you are negotiating with these people,” Justice Amin was quoted as saying by The Express Tribune. The government is in talks with the TTP over a “reconciliation process”, with Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry having announced on Monday that a “complete ceasefire” had been reached with the banned outfit. During the last hearing, the Supreme Court bench had directed the attorney general to inform the court about the steps taken by the government to redress the grievances of the parents of children martyred in the attack on APS on Dec 16, 2014. In Wednesday’s hearing, the chief justice asked Attorney General (AG) Khalid Jawed Khan whether the prime minister had read the court’s order in which he had directed the attorney general to take action on the complaints of the victims’ parents.

China to attend Pakistan’s Troika Plus meet on Afghanistan BEIJING, NOV 10 (PTI): China said on Wednesday that it will attend a meeting on Afghanistan convened by its all-weather ally Pakistan, after skipping a security dialogue hosted by India on the situation in the war-torn country, citing “scheduling reasons”. Pakistan will host senior diplomats from the US, China and Russia in Islamabad on Thursday to discuss the situation in neighbouring Afghanistan. The Troika Plus meeting will be attended by special representatives from all four countries, the Dawn newspaper reported. Asked whether China would attend the meeting in Islamabad, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told a media briefing here that “China supports Pakistan in hosting the extended troika meeting”. “We support all efforts conducive for stability in

Afghanistan to building up consensus in the world,” he said, adding that China’s special envoy to Afghanistan Yue Xiao Yong will attend the meeting hosted by Pakistan. On Tuesday, Wang said that China would not attend the security dialogue on Afghanistan convened by India due to “scheduling reasons”. He said China has notified the Indian side in reply. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Thursday chaired an eight-nation dialogue in New Delhi which was attended by officials from Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. All-weather allies China and Pakistan followed a coordinated policy after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan backing the Afghan militant group and getting international recognition for its interim government.

Fumio Kishida reelected Japan’s Prime Minister in parliamentary vote TOKYO, NOV 10 (AP): Fumio Kishida was reelected as Japan’s prime minister on Wednesday after his governing party scored a major victory in key parliamentary elections. Elected just over a month ago by parliament, Kishida called a quick election in which his governing party secured 261 seats in the 465-member lower house — the more powerful of Japan’s two-chamber legislature — enough to maintain a free hand in pushing legislation through parliament. The October 31 victory increases his grip on power and is seen as a mandate from voters for his weeksold government to tackle the pandemic-battered economy, virus measures and other challenges. Kishida said he saw the results as a signal that voters chose stability over change. Later Wednesday, he will form his second Cabinet by keeping all but one of the ministers he appointed when he took office on Oct. 4, and then map out his economic measures and

Heavy rain in SL leaves 16 dead, thousands displaced COLOMBO, NOV 10 (AP): At least 16 people have died in floods and mudslides in Sri Lanka following more than a week of heavy rain, officials said Wednesday. The disaster management centre said more than 5,000 people have been displaced from their homes and have taken shelter in relatives’ homes or government-run relief centres. Most deaths have occurred due to drowning and lightening strikes. At least one person is reported missing. Months of October and November are usually the northeastern monsoon season in Sri Lanka. However, higher than usual rainfalls have been reported in most parts of the country this year.

Covid pandemic generated 8mn tonnes of plastic waste: Study years. A smaller portion will go into the open ocean, eventually to be trapped in the centres of ocean basins, which can become garbage patches, and accumulate in the Arctic Ocean. The researchers noted that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increased demand for single-use plastics such as face masks, gloves, and face shields. The resulting waste, some of which ends up in rivers and oceans, is intensi-

fying pressure on an already out-of-control global plastic problem, they said. The team led by researchers at Nanjing University in China and University of California (UC) San Diego, US, used a newly developed ocean plastic numerical model to quantify the impact of the pandemic on plastic discharge from land sources. They incorporated data from the start of the pandemic in 2020 through August 2021, finding that most of the global plastic

waste entering the ocean is coming from Asia, with hospital waste representing the bulk of the land discharge. The study stresses on the need for better management of medical waste in developing countries. “When we star ted doing the math, we were surprised to find that the amount of medical waste was substantially larger than the amount of waste from individuals, and a lot of it was coming from Asian countries, even though

Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala weds PCB officer

LONDON/KARACHI, NOV 10 (PTI): Nobel Laureate and Pakistani activist for girls’ education Malala Yousafzai has tied the knot with a top-ranked officer of the Pakistan Cricket Board in a small ceremony in the UK. Yousafzai gained international recognition for her activism against the Taliban’s efforts to stop girls from attending school in Pakistan. Announcing her marriage on Twitter, the 24-yearold posted a few pictures of the ceremony along with her husband Asser Malik and family members. Decked up in a tea pink suit and simple jewellery, Yousafzai is seen carrying out the wedding formalities in her home in Birmingham with Malik, where he has gone on vacation. Malik is the general

Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai and her partner Asser on their wedding day in UK’s Birmingham. (PTI)

manager of Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) High Performance Centre. “Today marks a precious day in my life. Asser and I tied the knot to be

partners for life,” she said in a tweet. “We celebrated a small nikkah ceremony at home in Birmingham with our families. Please send us your

prayers. We are excited to walk together for the journey ahead,” Yousafzai, who is an avid cricket fan and a supporter of the Pakistan team, said. The couple first met two years back and since then have been in touch and formed a close friendship and later decided to get married with the consent of their families. According to a source in the PCB, Malik is a top performing officer in the cricket board. He joined PCB’s High Performance Centre in Lahore nearly two years back as manager. “But due to his hardwork and output he has now been promoted to the post of general manager,” the source said. Yousafzai’s recent comments on marriage to an international fashion magazine had stirred controversy.

that’s not where most of the COVID-19 cases were,” said study co-author Amina Schartup, an assistant professor at UC San Diego. “The biggest sources of excess waste were hospitals in areas already struggling with waste management before the pandemic; they just weren’t set up to handle a situation where you have more waste,” Scartup said. The Nanjing University MITgcm-plastic model (NJU-MP) used in the study works like “a virtual real-

ity,” said Yanxu Zhang, the corresponding author and a professor at Nanjing University. “The model simulates how the seawater moves driven by wind and how the plastics float on the surface ocean, degraded by sunlight, fouled by plankton, landed on beaches, and sunk to the deep,” said Zhang. The researchers found that most of the global plastic waste from the pandemic is entering the ocean from rivers.

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BEISUMPUIKAM VILLAGE COUNCIL P.O JALUKIE : DIST. PEREN PIN - 797110, NAGALAND

APPRECIATION We, the undersigned on behalf of Beisumpuikam village convey our hearty appreciation to esteemed SDAO, Jalukie and Agri-Department Kohima, Nagaland for timely assistance in providing wheat and mustard seeds in time of need, and also ICARAICRP-VC, Dept. of Horticulture, SASRD, NU led by Dr. Aastik Jha, Scientist and four of his colleagues on 12th Oct 2021 and ICAR-AICRP, sesame, linseed and toria, Dept. of Agronomy NU:SARSD, Medziphema campus on the 26th Oct 2021 for organizing a farmer training program led by Prof. L. Tongpang Longkumer and Dr. A.P. Singh and their students and providing kharif season vegetable seeds. Thanking you once again for everything and for going extra miles as a great leader, the Beisumpuikam community shall ever remain grateful to you. Sd/Tadibe Zeliang Chairman, BVC

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LOS ANGELES, NOV 10 (PTI): The COVID-19 pandemic has generated more than eight million tonnes of plastic waste globally, with over 25,000 tonnes of it entering the oceans, according to a study. The research, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found that a significant portion of this ocean plastic debris is expected to make its way onto either beaches or the seabed within three to four

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other key policies at a news conference. Kishida had been chosen by the Liberal Democrats as a safe, conservative choice a month ago. They had feared heavy election losses if the unpopular Yoshihide Suga had stayed in power. Suga resigned after only a year in office as his popularity plunged over criticism of his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and his insistence on holding the Tokyo Olympics despite concerns of a virus surge. The better-than-expected election results may give Kishida’s government more power and time to work on campaign promises, including COVID-19 control, economic revitalisation and strengthening Japan’s de-

fense capability. Kishida’s grip on power also may be strengthened by his Cabinet changes. A key policy expert from his party faction, former Education Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, will be the new Foreign Minister, while former Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi will shift to the governing party’s No. 2 post. Motegi voted for Kishida in the party leadership race and will replace party heavyweight Akira Amari, who resigned from the post over his unimpressive election outcome due to his past bribery scandal. Though many of Kishida’s ministers are firsttimers, key posts went to those from influential and party wings, including those led by ultra-conservative former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and former Finance Minister Taro Aso. Kishida promises to create a reinforcing cycle of growth and improved economic distribution to raise incomes under his “new capitalism” economic policy.

Germany’s Covid incidence rate rises to all-time high B E R L I N, N OV 1 0 (IANS): Germany’s sevenday Covid-19 incidence rate continued to rise to a new all-time high of 213.7 cases per 1,00,000 inhabitants, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases has said. On Monday, the incidence rate was already at a record high of 201.1. The previous peak -- just below 200 -- was registered during the second Covid-19 wave in December last year. The daily number of Covid-19 cases also continued to rise as 21,832 new infections were registered within one day, around 11,000 more than a week earlier, Xinhua news agency reported. According to the German Intensive Care Availability Register (DIVI), the number of Covid-19 patients requiring treatment in intensive care units

(ICUs) also kept climbing and reached 2,687 on Tuesday. In the capital Berlin, the Charite University Hospital started to cancel all scheduled procedures. The rising number of Covid-19 patients made this step necessary, a spokesperson said. “Everyone must now work together,” German Chancellery Minister Helge Braun told the public broadcaster ARD on Tuesday, reiterating the need for mandatory testing and the better organization of booster vaccination by the federal and state governments. “We still need to achieve around 20 million booster vaccinations by Christmas,” Braun said. According to the RKI, only 2.8 million people in Germany have received additional booster shots so far.

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YIMKHIUNG UNION MOKOKCHUNG Motto: Integrate and Progress

Acknowledgement

We, the Yimkhiung Union Mokokchung (YUM), would like to extend our heartiest gratitude to each and every individual who have supported us physically, mentally and financially during the YUM Golden Jubilee Celebration held on 4th November 2021, at Town Hall Mokokchung. We deeply regret our inability to acknowledge each and every one personally, but it is our sincere prayer that our Almighty God bless you all abundantly. Our special gratitude to: 1. Shri L. Thronghokiu, Chairman, NBRM 2. Shri. Metsubo Jamir, Honorable Minister, Rural Development 3. Shri. Sharingain Longkumer, Honourable Speaker NLA 4. Shri. S. Keoshu Yimchunger, Honourable MLA 5. Shri. H. Mukam, Advocate 6. Smti. Sotsula, Secretary to the Govt. of Nagaland 7. Smti. Athsangla, Under Secretary, P&AR 8. Dr. K. Rijingkhum, Asst. Professor 9. Shri. K. Yansomong, President, ENPUM 10. Smti. A. Atsula, PGT 11. Shri. Yanrenthung Yanthan, CSTO 12. Shri. Tochimong, Kohima 13. Dr. Temsurenla, V/P MCTE 14. Shri. A. Chuba Lkr, Ungma Village 15. Ao Senden 16. Yimkhiung Tribal Council 17. Eastern Nagaland Peoples Union Mokokchung 18. Eastern Nagaland Women Organization Mokokchung 19. Eastern Nagaland Churches Fellowship, Mokokchung 20. Eastern Nagaland Students’ Union Mokokchung 21. All Ward Union Mokokchung 22. Mokokchung Sumi Community 23. Tenyimia Union Mokokchung 24. Chang Union Mokokchung 25. Phom Union Mokokchung 26. Konyak Union Mokokchung 27. Khiamniungan Union Mokokchung 28. Khiamniungang Baptist Church W/Dept. 29. Yimkhiung Beru Arikio Mokokchung 30. Yimkhiung Baptist Boru Mokokchung 31. Khiamniungan Baptist Church Mokokchung 32. Gorkha Union Mokokchung 33. Yimkhiung Union Kohima 34. Yimkhiung Union Dimapur 35. Yimkhiung Union Chumukedima 36. Yimkhiung Union Diphupar B 37. Chuchuyimpang Village Council 38. Khensa Village Council 39. Mokokchung Village Council 40. Alichen Unit, ENPUM 41. Alichen Unit, ENWUM 42. Yimkhiung Alichen, Unit 43. Mokokchung District Administration & Police 44. Nagaland Post, DIPR & Ao Milen, AIR Kma Sd/Sd/mr. H. chuba mr. Shahoto Convener, Jubilee Planning Committee President, YUM

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Pak SC grills PM in 2014 Army School massacre ISLAMABAD, NOV 10 (PTI): Imran Khan on Wednesday faced a barrage of questions at a hearing of the 2014 terror attack on an Army-run school during which the Supreme Court bench asked the Pakistan prime minister why he was negotiating with the culprits of the massacre of nearly 150 people, mostly students. A total of 147 people, 132 of them children, were killed when Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants stormed Army Public School (APS) in Peshawar in 2014. The three-judge bench — headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Gulzar Ahmed, and comprising Justice Qazi Mohammad Amin Ahmed and Justice Ijazul Ahsan — had summoned Khan around 10 am. He arrived at the court roughly two hours later, just before noon. “The satisfaction of the parents [who lost their children in the APS attack] is necessary,” said Justice Ahsan addressing the premier. The chief justice asked the prime minister to inform the court of the work being done by his government

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Auditions for Global Mr Nagaland to begin today

Paul Rudd crowned ‘Sexiest Man Alive 2021’

Organizers and judges for the Global Mister Nagaland auditions during a press conference on Wednesday at Hotel Acacia, Dimapur. (NP)

uditions for Global Mister Nagaland (GMN), a male pageantry competition conceptualized and founded by Kalina Z Chishi, a part initiative and collaborative event with Global Model India (GMI), would commence from November 11, with auditions to be held at Hotel Four Seasons, Dimapur. This was informed by founder and president, GMN, Kalina Z Chishi, at a press conference held at Hotel Acacia, on November 10. Chishi maintained that the male pageantry competition was open for

all citizens of the state, where the winners would have the opportunity to represent Nagaland on national and international platforms such as Mr. Asia and Man of the Universe. She added that the event was being organized in part initiative and collaboration with GMI, a national registered organization having reputation of bridging gap for young and eligible aspirants to represent the nation on international platforms. She also informed that the primary objective of the state level competition was focused on young Naga

male aspirants into modelling and pageantry, asserting that number of beauty pageants and competitions were held annually in the state mostly prioritizing female aspirants, while there were only few to none platforms, provided for equally talented male aspirants. In this, she maintained that the competition aimed at providing better platform and opportunity to male section which time and again struggled with exiguous resources and lack of opportunity. The first audition would be held at Hotel

Four Seasons, Dimapur, to be judged by renowned personalities, former beauty pageants and individuals from modelling sector. The judges for the auditions would be, Chochoi Lhoujem, Lokendra Singh, Kalina Z Chishi & JPollnd Putlang. It was also informed that the organizing committee would be conducting campus auditions in some colleges. It was further learned that the finale of the event would be having president, GMI, Amar Shamu Sonowane, as chief jury of the event, along with winner of

Global Model India 2021. Winner of the event would walk away with a cash prize of Rs. One Lakh, while 1st runners up and 2nd runners up, with a prize of Rs. 50,000 and 25,000, respectively along with gift hampers for all, and also numerous sub-title rewards would be provided to sub-title category winners with gift hampers and cash awards. The organizing committee further informed that participants between the age of 18 to 26, with a minimum height of 5’5’’ could participate in the contest. (Staff Reporter)

ollywood star Paul Rudd has been crowned as People magazine’s ‘Sexiest Man Alive 2021’. TV personality Stephen Colbert revealed the ‘AntMan and the Wasp’ actor’s new title on Tuesday night’s episode of ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’, reports people.com. “Right now, there is one major question on absolutely everyone’s minds: Who will be PEOPLE Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive for 2021? In these divided times, it’s the last thing that all Americans care about,” said Colbert, noting how this year’s guesses ranged from Chris Evans to Dwayne Johnson. “Well, all the speculation ends tonight, ladies and gentlemen, because it is my distinct honour to have been chosen by the good people at PEOPLE to be the official person to announce this year’s Sexiest Man Alive,” he added. “And it is not a responsibility that I take lightly.” Colbert then took Rudd through a series of tests and assessments to ensure that the actor was properly suited

to take the coveted ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ title. On the show, Colbert cut to a previously recorded clip at the “LSSC Sexiness Research Institute,” where Rudd enters for evaluation. “I think you have the wrong room,” Colbert told Rudd, to which the actor replied: “That’s what I’m here for.” Before analysing Rudd’s mental and physical ‘sexiness’, Colbert swore the star in. “I do solemnly swear to give the sexiest answers I can, to be a man and to stay alive,” Rudd proclaimed. “So help me McConaughey.” After his intellectual assessment, Colbert did a physical exam on Rudd, even running his fingers through the actor’s full head

of hair, before testing how sexy he could be in a rigorous photograph shoot, during which Rudd posed as a construction worker and a monk before finally pouring a gallon of water on himself wearing only a white T-shirt and jeans. At the end of Rudd’s extensive evaluation, Colbert finally delivered the news on whether or not the actor made the cut to be crowned People’s Sexiest Man Alive. “I just got the results back from the lab, and look...there’s no easy way to say this, you tested negative for sexy. I’m sorry,” Colbert told Rudd. It was the actor’s gracious reaction that secured him the title. “Don’t you see Paul? There’s nothing sexier than humility,” Colbert said. “That was the last test — and you passed, Paul — you passed. You’re sexy! Paul, you’re the Sexiest Man Alive.” Rudd tells PEOPLE in this week’s cover story he does “have an awareness, enough to know that when people hear that I’d be picked for this, they would say, ‘What?’” (IANS)

Home Remedies: What Works? Take Care

No matter what you’ve heard or how badly you want relief, talk with your doctor or pharmacist before trying any home remedy. This is even more important if you take prescription or over-the-counter medications, because some can affect how drugs work. And keep in mind that many don’t have any research to back them up.

Peppermint

Mint has been used for hundreds of years as a health remedy. Peppermint oil might help with irritable bowel syndrome -- a long-term condition that can cause cramps, bloating, gas, diarrhea, and constipation -- and it may be good for headaches as well. More studies are needed to see how much it helps and why. People use the leaf for other conditions, too, but there’s very little evidence it helps with any of them.

Ginger

Honey

Sex

This natural sweetener may work just as well for a cough as over-the-counter medicines. That could be especially helpful for children who aren’t old enough to take those. But don’t give it to an infant or a toddler younger than 1. There’s a small risk of a rare but serious kind of food poisoning that could be dangerous for them. And while you may have heard that “local” honey can help with allergies, studies don’t back that up.

Chicken Soup

No more, “Not tonight, Dear.” It turns Turns out, Grandma was right: Chicken out that sex can help ease pain when you have soup can be good for a cold. Studies show it can certain kinds of headaches -- especially mi- ease symptoms and help you get rid of it sooner. graines. It’s also been shown to improve heart It also curbs swelling and clears out nasal fluids. health, ease stress, and boost mental alertness.

Cinnamon

You may have heard that it can help control blood sugar for people who have prediabetes or diabetes. But there’s no evidence that it does anything for any medical condition. If you plan to try it, be careful: Cinnamon extracts can be bad for your liver in large doses.

Hot Bath

Green Tea

It’s good for all kinds of things that affect your muscles, bones, and tendons (the tissues that connect your muscles to your bones), like arthritis, back pain, and joint pain. And warm water can help get blood flow to areas that need it, so gently stretch and work those areas while you’re in there. But don’t make it too hot, especially if you have a skin condition. The ideal temperature is between 92 and 100 F.

Turmeric

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This comforting drink does more than keep you awake and alert. It’s a great source of some powerful antioxidants that can protect your cells from damage and help you fight disease. It may This spice has been hyped as being able to even lower your odds of heart disease and certain help with a variety of conditions from arthritis kinds of cancers, like skin, breast, lung, and colon. to fatty liver. There is some early research to Garlic support this. Other claims, such as healing ulSome studies cers and helping with skin rashes after radiation show that people who are lacking proof. If you try it, don’t overdo eat more garlic are it: High doses can cause digestive problems. less likely to get certain types of cancer It’s been used for thousands of years in Asian medicine to treat stomachaches, (garlic supplements diarrhea, and nausea, and studies show that don’t seem to have it works for nausea and vomiting. the same effect). It There’s some evidence that it might also may lower blood help with menstrual cramps, too. But it’s cholesterol and blood not necessarily good for everyone. pressure levels, but it Some people get tummy trouble, heartdoesn’t seem to help burn, diarrhea, and gas because of it, and it that much. may affect how some medications work. So talk to your doctor, and use it with care. OFFICE OF THE

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To commemorate the forthcoming 53 rd Jangpetkong Kaketshir Telongjem Mongdang (JKTM) triennial event “Mongchen 2022”. The Mongchen Students’ Union (MSU) organized a Seminar on “Consumer Right awareness in Jangpetkong range” at Mongchen village on 15th October 2021. The Seminar was sponsored by the Department of Legal Metrology & Consumer Protection, Government of Nagaland. The resource persons were Shri. Imilemtet, Advocate & Notary Public and Shri. Tiakaba Jamir, Legal Consultant. Both the resource persons stressed on the importance of consumer rights & awareness about products, goods & services. (Tesmsüwapang) (Limatenjen) President General Secretary K Y M C

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APPRECIATION

The River Belt Colony Council would like to express our sincere Appreciation/Gratitude to: Shri. Albert Ezung (NCS) Chief Executive Officer, Dimapur Muncipal Council (DMC) towards the repairs of road and black-topping. The stretch of road more then 1000 feets in River Belt Colony, which was in deplorable condition neglected for long was undertaken for repairs under the initiative of CEO (DMC). The River Belt Colony Council and all the residents of our Colony prays that GOD bless him with good health and greater success in all his future endeavours. Measurement Clarification

(T. Mapu Imchen) (Anthony Lotha) Chairman GB River Belt Colony Council River Belt Colony Council Dimapur, Nagaland Dimapur, Nagaland

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Kohima district volleyball tourney begins

NCA releases team list for U25 One Day Trophy

persona of a sportsperson. She congratulated the organisers, wished the best to the players and later declared the tournament open. Earlier, the inaugural was compered by Kekhrieneikho Zhünyü, Vilakiezo Yano invoked God’s blessings. K D VA p r e s i d e n t Visasielie Suohu delivered the welcome address while Nouvilie Rülho administered the oath to participating teams. Meanwhile, KDVA has fixed the entry fee for spectators at Rs. 30 per head.

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KO H I M A , N OV 1 0 (NPN): The 8th Kohima District Open Volleyball Tournament 2021 organised by Kohima District Volleyball Association (KDVA) got underway at Khuochiezie, here on Wednesday. 18 teams will be participating in the three-day event with teams from different parts of Kohima district. During the inaugural programme, director department of youth resources and sports, Akumla Chuba said the community should take active parts in organising such events. While lauding KDVA for their efforts to promote the game, Akumla expressed her happiness that such events were picking up pace in the post pandemic world. She reminded the gathering that the department and gover nment alone would not be able to sponsor all such events

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Akumla Chuba (C) with KDVA members. (NP)) although they could be the facilitators. In that regard, she called on the general population to be proactive in coming forward and organise such events hand in hand with the government. She observed that volleyball was a popular sport which have its own share

of talented players and that with practice and training the State would also be able to produce national and even international level players. Stressing on the importance of sports, Akumla said it not only has health benefits but was also crucial for the all round devel-

opment of a person. She highlighted the significance of a community’s role in the development of any sport discipline. Akumla added that talented individuals are identified only through the participation of a community and through it a person was able to develop the

Thursday’s matches 9:00 a.m. onwards:

Players and officials of the Men’s U25 State A One Day Trophy 2021-22.

MEN Dazzling Phesama Vs Trinity Nerhema Kiruphema YO Vs TKK Jotsoma

D I M A P U R , N OV 1 0 (NPN): Nagaland Cricket Association (NCA) has declared the team list for the Men’s U25 State A One Day Trophy 2021-22. The players are: Akavi A Yeptho (captain), Tohuka Zhimo(vice captain), Shamphri Terang, Sanjay Shiva, Hiketo Aye, Nchumbemo, Shamwang Konyak, Renben N Odyuo, Mynul Haque,

WOMEN Khwüno Girls Club Khonoma Vs Tsiese Basa YO. Mele-Menyiu Volleyball Team Vs Elite Sisters.

Saurav Kumar, Parbez Alom, Imtizungted, Sunil Sharma, Ihoto Yepthomi, Peteneizo Rupreo, Temsulong, Ruokuotuolie Angami, Arshashi Imsong, Viketuolie Kuotsu and Lanunochet. The support staff are: Keneizetso (team manager & asst. coach), VVV Apparao (team coach), Swadesh Nagre (team S &

C coach) and Mowalong Kichu (team physio). Nagaland will play their first match against Manipur on November 17 followed by matches against Arunachal Pradesh (November 18), Meghalaya (November 20), Mizoram (November 21), Sikkim (November 23) and Assam (November 24). All the matches will be played in Guwahati

Jazz and Bucks return to winning ways US Open champion Raducanu shocked by qualifier Xinyu in Linz LINZ (AUSTRIA), NOV 10 (IANS): The latest tennis sensation and US Open champion from Great Britain, Emma Raducanu’s string of poor performances continued with the 18-yearold losing to qualifier Wang Xinyu of China 6-1, 6-7(0), 7-5 in the second round of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz here. Xinyu earned her first top-20 win, stunning the No.1 seed Raducanu in a late Tuesday evening game, while second seed Simona Halep of Romania reversed a recent loss to Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus to reach the quarterfinals. World No.106 Wang Utah Jazz forwards Bojam Bogdanvoic (left) scores as Atlanta Hawks forward needed 2 hours and 36 minJohn Collins (20) defends on Tuesday. L O N D O N, N OV 1 0 (AGENCIES): Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points to help the Utah Jazz beat the str uggling Atlanta Hawks 110-98. Five players reached double figures for the Jazz as they ended their twogame losing streak, BBC reported. For the Hawks, who were in the middle of four games on the road, it was a fifth straight defeat. Champions the Milwaukee Bucks also returned to winning ways, as Giannis Antetokounmpo starred in a 118-109 vic-

tory over the Philadelphia 76ers. The former MVP finished with 31 points and 16 rebounds as the Bucks ended a two-game losing streak. M e a n w h i l e, t h e Hawks are now 4-8 for the season after extending their losing streak in Salt Lake City. After trailing by 12 at half-time they came to within three points in the third quarter, opening with an 11-2 run to cut the deficit. Trae Young and Kevin Huerter combined for 55 points for Atlanta, but Utah - led by reigning

defensive player of the year Rudy Gobert - held the Hawks to just 18 points in the fourth quarter. Paul George finished with 24 points, nine rebounds and seven assists as the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 117-109. Reggie Jackson scored 23 points and Nicolas Batum added 22, as the Clippers extended their winning streak to five games. Portland, who remain winless on the road this season, saw their two-game winning streak come to an end.

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Shaheen Shah Afridi much of a difference to be honest. He said Pakistan’s current form provides them with an edge and also they have a quality spin attack in left-arm spinner Imad Wasim, leg-spinner Shadab Khan and off-spinner Mohammed Hafeez. But the Australian skipper has faith in Adam

Zampa’s abilities and also backed Glenn Maxwell’s off-breaks. “We’ve been really happy with how Adam Zampa has been going. He’s bowled brilliantly throughout this tournament. He’s taken big wickets at crucial times. He gets good players out. Maxwell has chipped in and done really well for the overs that

utes to knock off this year’s most recent Grand Slam champion, and the 20-yearold from Shenzhen, China edged closer to potentially making her top-100 debut on the WTA. Coming into Linz, Wang had played top20 opposition for the first four times in her career this

Ahuna open volleyball tourney

D I M A P U R , N OV 1 0 (NPN): Ahuna Open Volleyball tournament (men) was held on November 8 and 9 oranised by Mission Board Zutovi Village, Dimapur. Eight teams participated in the tournament. MH-10 team from Kohima district emerged as the champion and Zutovi team as runner-up. Pitovi of Zutovi was named as the best player, Moatemjen of MH-10 as best spiker and Jesse of Zutovi as best setter.

Battle with Shaheen in Powerplay will be crucial: Finch DUBAI, NOV 10 (PTI): Australia will need to handle Shaheen Shah Afridi’s inswinging deliveries in the Powerplay overs well when they face Pakistan in the second semi-final of the T20 World Cup, captain Aaron Finch said on Wednesday. Pakistan have won all five group league games but it’s Afridi’s fiery first spell against India in the opening Super 12 game that is now a part of T20 folklore. “Shaheen has been in really good form for Pakistan. Yeah, so that’s going to be a crucial battle no doubt,’ Finch said at the pre-match press conference. Underlining the importance of the first six overs, Finch said: “I think what we’ve seen over the course of the tournament is how important the powerplay is for batting and bowling. “I think the stats around the middle overs and the death overs are pretty similar throughout, but the Powerplay definitely holds the key.” Finch didn’t give too much credence to the theory that losing the toss could be of disadvantage. “I think when it comes to finals, it doesn’t make too

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he’s bowled.” For Australian though, it will be their pace attack that is expected to rule the roost. “With the new ball, Cummins, Starc and Hazlewood have been fantastic. I think you can look at stats and you can deep dive into whether you should be bowling spin or quicks in the powerplay. “Sometimes it just comes down to executing your best ball on the day over and over. For us that’s been Starc and Hazlewood first couple of overs generally and Cummo coming in on the back of that. We’ve been really happy with how they’ve executed and kept pressure on oppositions.” Such has been Australia’s fast bowling depth that one of the best shortest format pacers Kane Richardson doesn’t get a look-in. “They’re a world-class trio of quick bowlers and we’ve got Kane Richardson there, as well, who’s arguably one of the best T20 bowlers in the world who hasn’t featured just yet, but yeah, we’re really happy with how that’s gone,” Finch said.

season, and she was unable to win a set in any of those clashes. But with Raducanu having just hit her new career-high ranking of world No.20 in this week’s singles rankings, Wang was able to capture her first top-20 victory in Linz. Last month, Raducanu

was brought crashing down to earth in her first tournament since her US Open triumph, losing in straight sets to Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. It had ended her 10-match winning streak that began in New York. Wang played an aggressive first set, moving forward whenever she could to take command of points. Wang finished the first set with 13 winners to just three unforced errors, and she never faced a break point as she reeled off six games in a row. Raducanu exhibited some of her US Open form in the second set and won the tie-break to come on

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level terms. However, there were no break points in the decisive final set until Wang powered through a love break for 5-4. Serving for the match, Wang squandered two match points as Raducanu pulled back level at 5-5, but the Chinese player quickly gritted out another break for 6-5. Next up for Wang will be a quarterfinal matchup with No.8 seed Alison Riske of the United States. Riske defeated France’s Alize Cornet, 6-4, 6-4. No.2 seed Halep got her Upper Austria Ladies Linz campaign off to a satisfying start, taking revenge on Aliaksandra Sasnovich in a top-notch 7-5, 6-3 second-round win.

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T20 WC: NZ beat Eng by 5 wkts to enter final

New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell bats during the T20 World Cup semi-final match in Abu Dhabi. (PTI)

ABU DHABI, NOV 10 (IANS/PTI): An unbeaten half-century from Daryl Mitchell (72 not out off 47 balls), along with an explosive cameo from James Neesham (27 off 11 balls) helped New Zealand beat England by five wickets to storm into the final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium here on Wednesday. Chasing 167, New Zealand achieved the total with an over to spare. England had an early breakthrough on third ball of the innings as Martin Guptill went early for a flick, only for the leading edge to pop to mid-on off Chris Woakes. Mitchell and Devon Conway struggled for timing but hit four boundaries between themselves. Post power-play, England contained the duo

with raw pace of Mark Wood and leg-spin of Adil Rashid in tandem. The 82run partnership for the third wicket was broken by Liam Livingstone in the 14th over as Conway tried to chase a wide delivery but missed it and was easily stumped. Livingstone had another wicket in the 16th over as Glenn Phillips holed out to long-off. Neesham thumped two sixes (including an attempted catch by Bairstow at long-on) and a four while taking 23 runs off Jordan in a match-changing 17th over. With 20 runs needed off the last two overs, Mitchell slammed Woakes for back-to-back sixes over long-on and deep mid-wicket before finishing the chase in style. Earlier, an unbeaten half-century from Moeen Ali (51 not out off 37 balls) steered England to a decent

166/4 in 20 overs. Apart from Ali, Dawid Malan (41 off 30 balls) chipped in resurrecting England’s innings. Promoted to the top of the order in the absence of injured Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow (13) played his first attacking shot. But Adam Milne’s first delivery brought an end of Bairstow’s stay in the middle. New Zealand soon had a lot to cheer about as Ish Sodhi got the huge wicket of Buttler, who went for the reverse sweep again, but did not succeed on that occasion as the ball hit him on the pads. England had a productive 11th over as they scored 11 runs, thanks to two fours by Malan off Glenn Phillips. Southee got the big wicket of an ominous-looking Malan just as he was about to cut loose. After Malan’s dismissal, the onus was on Moeen to propel England and the all-rounder did his job that was asked of him with his lusty hits. Liam Livingstone chipped in with 17 off 10 balls. BRIEF SCORES: England 166/4 in 20 overs (Moeen Ali 51 not out, Dawid Malan 41, Tim Southee 1/24, Adam Milne 1/31) lost to New Zealand 167/5 in 19 overs (Daryl Mitchell 72 not out, Devon Conway 46, Liam Livingstone 2/22, Chris Woakes 2/36) by five wickets

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NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2021

WW II Peace Rally on Dec 7 Man arrested for rape threat on Kohli’s daughter DIMAPUR, NOV 10 (NPN): The 11th edition of World War II Peace Rally will be held on December 7 during the Hornbill Festival. Wreath laying ceremony to pay homage to the fallen soldiers and Flag off will be held at the Commonwealth War Cemetery, Kohima at 11 am. T h e c o nvo y w i l l traverse through Razhu Point, Phool Bari, PR Hill, Phesama and culminate at the 2nd World War Museum, Kisama, Naga Heri-

tage village where the prize distribution programme will be held at 2 pm. It may be noted that Nagaland Adventure & Motor Sports Association (NAMSA) in collaboration with the department of Tourism, Government of Nagaland has been successfully organizing the World War II Peace Rally since 2010, during the Hornbill Festival to commemorate the Battle of Kohima. The main aim of the rally is to promote Peace and Unity.

MUMBAI, NOV 10 (PTI): Mumbai Police on Wednesday arrested a 23-year-old man from Hyderabad for issuing online rape threat to cricketer Virat Kohli’s baby daughter following India’s loss against Pakistan in the recent T20 World Cup, an official said. Ramnagesh Akubathini, a software engineer and a resident of Sangareddy area, was arrested by a special team of the Mumbai Police on Wednesday, the official said. He is being brought to Mumbai, he added. The threats targeted

the 10-month-old daughter of Kohli and actor Anushka Sharma, who have a house in Mumbai, police said. Ramnagesh worked for a food delivery app earlier, police said. The incident (issuing threat) took place on October 24 and the cyber police registered a case on Kohli’s behalf on Monday. Team India’s star paceman Mohammed Shami was subjected to online abuse after India’s loss against Pakistan. After skipper Kohli extended his support to Shami and called out religious discrimination,

the now-deleted Twitter account @Criccrazyygirl had issued rape threats to Kohli’s daughter. An FIR has been registered against the accused under various sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC) including 354-A (sexual harassment) and sections of Information of Technology (IT) Act, police said. Following the threats, the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) had called for an investigation and had issued notice to the Delhi police, asking a detailed “action taken report”.

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