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Govt plans to intensify anti-Naxal operations

Choke flow of funds, act against frontal groups

NEW DELHI, SEP 26 (PTI): Intensifying operations against the Naxals and choking the flow of funds to them were the two key issues discussed at a high-level meeting chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and attended by six chief ministers and top officials of four other states here on Sunday, sources said.

Action against frontal organisations of the Maoists, filling up the security vacuum, concerted action by the Enforcement Directorate, the National Investigation Agency and the state police were other vital issues discussed during the nearly

Amit Shah during the high-level meeting with chief ministers of ten Naxal-hit states, in Delhi on Sunday. (Pic via twitter)

three-hour-long meeting.

The chief ministers who attended the meeting were Naveen Patnaik (Odisha), K Chandrashekar Rao (Telangana), Nitish Kumar (Bihar), Shivraj Singh Chouhan (Madhya Pradesh), Uddhav Thackeray (Maharashtra) and Hemant Soren (Jharkhand), official sources said. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, Bhupesh Baghel of Chhat-

tisgarh, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy of Andhra Pradesh and Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan did not attend the meeting. Their states were represented by senior officials.

Shah also took stock of the requirements of the states, the strength of forces deployed to tackle the extremists, development works like the construction of roads, bridges, school, and

health centres being carried out in Naxal-hit areas.

Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren requested the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to waive off an alleged debt of Rs10,000 crore on Jharkhand to be paid in exchange of the deployment of central security forces in the Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected districts of the tribal State.

Soren said that the demand for money in exchange of providing security forces to the states was “unbecoming” of the Centre as the states and the Centre were unitedly fighting against the LWE menace.

“Following the ideology of cooperative federalism, the states and the Centre should jointly work against left wing extremism,” said Soren. “I have been informed that the Min-

istry of Home Affairs has raised a bill of Rs10,000 crore for providing Central security forces to Jharkhand.

I would request the centre to write-off this bill and refrain from raising such bills in future as well,” he added.

Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray urged the Centre to provide Rs 1,200 crore, saying the government would spend funds on erecting more mobile towers to improve connectivity, especially in forests, build additional schools and roads and also procure modern gadgets to deal with the LWE menace.

In addition, Thackeray proposed to utilise the Central funds to undertake initiatives such as setting up new police checkposts and implement development schemes in Naxal-affected areas.

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Compelled to impose forced load shedding: DoPN Diesel price hiked again, petrol remains unchanged Reason: reduced power generation from hydro and thermal plants

DIMAPUR, SEP 26 (NPN): Due to low power generation from hydro and thermal power generating stations and the resultant power shortfall, Department of Power, Nagaland (DoPN) Dimapur transmission division said it was being compelled to impose "forced load shedding."

In a press note, Dimapur transmission division executive engineer informed that coal-fired thermal power

Rev. Dr. Shiwoto passes away

plant generation decreased due to unprecedented coal supply shortage all over India. To meets its power demand, Nagaland is mostly dependent on power allocation from Inter State Generating Station comprising of hydel, gas and thermal power plants, out of which coal-based thermal power plant comprises about 36% of the State’s total allocation.

In addition to this, the executive engineer pointed out that rainfall in catchment areas of most hydel projects had been very low this year, affecting power generation in the hydel power plants.

The department has requested the public to extend co-operation and bear with the inconvenience.

DIMAPUR, SEP 26 (NPN): Veteran church apostle and evangelist, former president of the Nagaland Christian Revival Church (NCRC) and also former executive secretary of NCRC Sumi, Rev. Dr. Shiwoto Assumi passed away on Sunday. He is survived by his wife, three daughters and one son.

The funeral of late Rev. Dr. Shiwoto Assumi will be held on September 27 at 11 a.m. at Eralibill (H/No. 65) village near Garo Baptist Church.

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"Boy, I'm glad I didn't install pre-paid meter otherwise it would be paying for no power."

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DIMAPUR, SEP 26 (NPN): Oil marketing companies on Sunday hiked diesel price by up to 25 paise across the country, the second increase in rates after the State-owned oil firms ended a three-week hiatus in rates following international oil prices surging to their highest since 2018. However, petrol price remained unchanged.

Accordingly, diesel price was hiked to Rs. 91.19 a litre in Dimapur and Rs. 91.99 a litre in Kohima. In the national capital, diesel now cost Rs. 89.07 a litre.

State-owned Indian Oil Corp., Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. and Hindustan

Petroleum Corp. Ltd. had on September 24 resumed daily price revision, ending the pause in rates hit since September 5.

On September 24, diesel rates were hiked by 20 paise a litre.

The price of petrol and diesel in the international market has risen by around $6-7 per barrel this month as compared to average prices during August.

But oil companies, which are supposed to revise prices daily in line with the cost, did not change rates for almost three weeks.

They have now started to pass on the increase to customers.

India is now in endemic stage, 3rd wave could be small, say virologists PUNE, SEP 26 (AGENCIES): Amid rising speculations about a possible third wave in India, virologists on Sunday said that if another wave of the deadly COVID-19 comes in, it is not going to be as devastating as the second wave, which had hit the country earlier this year.

Dr Gagandeep Kang, a member of the Covid-19 working group and professor at Christian Medical College, Vellore, told Times of India she could not really see a large third wave in the next couple of months with the existing variants.

But, she said, there could be small waves limited to certain geographies.

“Delhi, in all probability, had four waves. A wave is an increase in cases followed by a decrease in a relatively short period in a defined geography. We are unlikely to see a sharp spike in cases in the third wave as in the case of the second because of lower number of susceptible people and no new variants,” she said.

Kang said she was not saying there would not be a third wave even with the existing variants, but it would

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Unlikely to see a sharp spike in cases in 3rd wave due to lower number of susceptible people and no new variants - Dr Gagandeep Kang -

be a smaller one in smaller geographies.

She said earlier, there were a lot of infections and a large number of people fell sick because everyone was susceptible. “Now, with fewer susceptible people, there would be an increase in infection without an increase in people getting sick.

This is a decoupling between the infection and the disease because of people being protected from severe disease owing to prior infection or vaccination,” she said.

Kang said an endemic was a disease that was consistently present at high or low frequency, which might differ in different geographies.

“Given the virus has been there for over 18 months, with two-thirds of the population already infected by June/July and

the continuing cases, we can reasonably say we have reached the endemic stage,” she said.

Kang said a rise in the number of cases even in an endemic disease hinged on environment conditions and behaviour changes. Seasonal fluctuations, too, affect an endemic disease.

Jacob John, another virologist, said, “We are in an endemic phase with numbers without many ups and downs for 12 weeks or 3 months. He said a wave in near future was possible only if a new variant more transmissible than Delta emerged.

Epidemiologist Giridhar Babu said interpretation of terms such as endemicity was bound to be subjective and it needed clear definitions to track Covid’s next phase.

State logs 31 fresh Covid-19 cases DIMAPUR, SEP 26 (NPN): Nagaland on Sunday recorded 31 fresh Covid-19 positive case while no deaths were reported during the day.

Of the fresh cases, 19 were from Dimapur, nine in Kohima, two in Tuensang and one in Mokokchung, taking the total caseload

to 31150. The death toll remained unchanged at 662 (including 15 non-Covid deaths but with positivity).

PTI: India saw a single-day rise of 28,326 new Covid infections, taking the country’s total tally of cases to 3,36,52,745, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday.

The death toll climbed to 4,46,918 with 260 daily fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am.

The active cases have increased to 3,03,476, comprising 0.90 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 97.77 per cent, the ministry said

Mangkolemba CSOs serve ultimatum on govt Abonmai murder case: Manipur New parking regulations govt writes to Centre for NIA probe in Kohima from Oct 1 Demand restoration of MangkolembaLongnak road by Oct

Lt. Rev. Dr. Shiwoto Assumi

It may be mentioned that the Dimapur electrical division on September 22 informed that the department would be carrying out raid and disconnection drive for non-payment of electricity bills and all other illegal activities like meter tampering and hooking for all categories of consumers within its jurisdiction without further notice.

In August last, the department had said that consumers in Dimapur increased from 1.07 lakh in 2018-19 to 1.11 lakh in 2021-22 while factors responsible for revenue gap were-- power theft (20%), no meter reading (40%) and non-payment of electricity bill (40%).

Motor Vehicles (Driving) Regulations, 2017 Issued by: Dimapur Traffic Police “Cares for You” Initiative, 2021 Regulation – 4: Use of roads by vehicles  Unless road signs or markings indicate otherwise, the driver shall keep the vehicle as far as possible to the left of the carriageway, and shall allow all traffic, which is proceeding in the opposite direction, to pass on his right side.  The driver shall keep the vehicle to the left while being overtaken and when approaching a bend, a hill or when his view ahead is restricted.  A heavy vehicle or speed restricted vehicle shall be driven in the left lane on a carriageway with several lanes in one direction, except when overtaking an obstruction or a slower moving vehicle. The driver shall return to the left lane as soon as he is safely past the obstruction or the slower moving vehicle  No driver shall pull, push or drive a vehicle against the flow of traffic, except when directed to do so either through a traffic sign or by a police officer in uniform for the time being on duty

DIMAPUR, SEP 26 (NPN): Civil society organisations (CSOs) of Mangkolemba town under Mokokchung district have set October as deadline for the State government to repair the 11-km MangkolembaLongnak road.

In a joint statement, presidents of nine CSOs-Mangkolemba Ao Lanur Telongjem, Jangpetkong Hoho, Japukong Hoho, Tzürangkong Hoho, Jangpetkong Students’ Conference, Japukong Students’ Conference, All Ward Chair man Association M a n g k o l e m b a , Wa t s ü Mungdang Mangkolemba and Mangkolemba Town

Students’ Union, urged the state government to heed to their demand to lay asphalt, construct proper drains and build new bridges in place of old/weak ones by October 2021, failing which they threatened to initiate their own course of action wherein the government would be held responsible for any eventuality whatsoever.

A sub-divisional headquarter covering three ranges-- Jangpetkong, Japukong and Tzürangkong, they said Mangkolemba town was connected by the 11-km road with Mariani-Mokokchung road (NH702-D) at Longnak, which was a lifeline not only for residents of the town but also a large part of the sub-division as many villages could be reached via this road. They stressed that keeping the road in good condition was paramount as Mangkolemba sub-division

was situated in a strategic location bordering Assam.

Asserting that the road had been neglected for many years leading to its current dilapidated condition, they said the first black topping was done way back in 1986.

Thereafter, the road did not see another major repairing.

As a result, they pointed out that the road was in pathetic condition with most of the bridges on the brink of collapse, posing great danger to lives of people.

They regretted that despite several reminders to the state government, no action had been initiated till date as the government turned a deaf ear to their pleas.

Given the situation, they warned that widespread public outrage was inevitable due to discontentment over the prejudiced and adamant attitude of the government.

Correspondent

IMPHAL, SEP 26 (NPN): Manipur government has recommended handing over the case of abduction and subsequent murder of former president of ZeliangrongBaudi (AMN) Athaun Abonmai to National Investigation Agency (NIA).

In a letter to the Union home ministry, the state government said in view of the sensitive nature of the case and possible inter-State ramifications, it felt that the case was fit for NIA to probe. It requested the Union ministry to issue necessary instruction in this regard.

DC, SP transferred: The State government transferred both deputy commissioner and superintendent of police of Tamenglong district. While DC Armstrong Pame was transferred as spl. secretary (RD&PR/ power), Kamjong district DC Hungyo Worshang has been posted as the new DC of Tamenglong.

Similarly, Tamenglong SP Mohurle Sandip Gopaldas has been transferred and posted as SP (CIDTechnical), with Anupam replacing him as the new SP of the district, according to an order of the government issued on Sunday.

The transfer of DC and SP came a few hours after leaders of ‘Joint Action Committee (JAC) Against the Brutal Murder of Shri Athuan Abonmai’ and family members met chief minister N Biren Singh on Sunday.

During the meeting, in which chief secretary and senior police officials were also present, Singh reportedly shared a detailed account of the actions initiated by the State government to book the perpetrators of the crime.

“Fulfilling one of the demands from the JAC, I have also assured various assistance for the bereaved family,” Singh wrote in his Facebook page.

DIMAPUR, SEP 26 (NPN): Insupersession to the Regional Transport Authority (RTA) notification of October 9, 2020, deputy commissioner and Kohima RTA chairman Gregory Thejawelie has notified the stretch from New NST to Khuochiezhie (local ground) North Gate via Razhu Point in the State Capital as “no parking zone” with effect from October 1, 2021.

Alternate parking space has been provided at the City Centre site (Old MLA Hostel) and Khuochiezie North Gallery area. Public have been requested to adhere to the revised traffic rules.

As per the new rules, previous traffic permits allocated within the notified no parking area stands cancelled and 8 pm to 6 am has been fixed as the permitted timing for loading and unloading of goods.

Likewise, on-street parking is not permitted from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., while no parking will be allowed outside the entrances of DC’s office, commissioner’s office and SBI office for smooth flow of traffic. According to the notification, designated locations for pick-up and dropping points shall be indi(Cont’d on p-8) cated on the road.

Sea level rose 3.1 mm each year between 1993 and 2020: Report NEW DELHI, SEP 26 (AGENCIES): The global ocean, which covers 71 per cent of the Earth’s surface and regulates the Earth’s climate and sustains life, is undergoing severe changes from natural variations, over-exploitation and anthropogenic influences, a new report has flagged.

According to DownToEarth, these changes caused the sea level to rise by 3.1 millimeters each year on an average from January 1993 through May 2020, according to the report The

Ocean State Report 5 by the Copernicus Marine Environmental Monitoring Service.

According to the report, between January 1993 and May 2020, the warming of the world’s oceans and melting land ice caused sea levels to rise by 2.5 mm per year in the Mediterranean; 4.5 mm per year in Baltic Sea; 4.2 mm per year in western Pacific Islands; 1.7 mm per year in the Black Sea; 3.6 mm per year in the Iberian Biscay Ireland Seas; 2.9 mm per year in the

North West Shelf; 3.5 mm per year Central Pacific Islands and 3.4 mm per year in Pacific Islands (total area).

The report showed that warming ocean waters have caused many marine species to move towards cooler waters; this migration has led to the introduction of non-native and invasive species to different marine ecosystems.

Increasing temperatures in the eastern Mediterranean basin saw the lionfish (Pterois miles) entering the Mediterranean Sea from the

Suez Canal to the Ionian Sea. A series of unprecedented and strong Acqua Alta (high water) events occurred in Venice in 2019, which contributed by an unusually high mean sea level, a high spring tide and extreme local and regional weather conditions. Water levels rose to 1.89 metres, the highest recorded level since 1966, flooding 50 per cent of the city between November 11 and 18, 2019.

In the Arctic, sea ice is steadily decreasing; in

September 2019, sea ice followed a decreasing trend of -12.89 per cent per decade — a record low in sea ice extent in the last two years.

Around 50 per cent of Earth’s oxygen production takes place in the ocean, sustaining marine life cycles.

This is threatened by growing human activities leading to climate change and eutrophication. This deoxygenates the oceans and seas and has adverse consequences on the marine life.

New tools, technologies to monitor warming

ocean: Ocean temperature is increasing, influencing catches and marine species migration. Human pollution and overexploitation are affecting seawater quality, creating the need for a new indicator to measure seawater conditions.

The report suggested new tools for monitoring ocean changes: Forecast alert systems in Malta, prediction models for jellyfish blooms in the Mediterranean Sea and real-time monitoring programmes for tailored sea ice data.

These tools can help scientists and policy-makers adapt to a changing ocean on a local, regional and global scale.

The new Maltese tracking system provides alerts and near-real-time evolution of potentially extreme ocean and weather conditions. In 2019, it helped local authorities improve land and marine protection, providing guidance for safe ocean navigation and relaying critical information to emergency units during severe ocean and weather events.

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‘Smoke free’ campaign launched in Peren

Members of DTCC Peren and others at the launching programme.

DIMAPUR:District Tobacco Control Cell (DTCC) Peren launched “smoke free district” campaign at additional de puty commissioner (ADC) office, Peren on September 16.

In a press release,chief medical officer (CMO) Peren office informed t h a t A D C Pe r e n , K .

MhathungTsanglao while launching the campaign highlighted the issues of tobacco and stressed on the importance of working together with civil society organisations to sensitise the public.

Tsanglao also underscored the need for more poster campaign and other activities to create

DBS mourns demise of Prof. Dutta

DIMAPUR: Dimapur Bengali Samaj (DBS) has mourned the demise of Prof. and HoD, Dept of Bengali, Dimapur Government College, Debasish Dutta (Retd), who passed away on September 25 at Nursing Home in Guwahati.

In a condolence note, DBS stated that late Dutta joined Dimapur College as a lecturer in the year 1969 and served the society in multiple ways.

He was chief advisor of Dimapur Bengali Samaj and did a lot to promote art culture and literature in Nagaland and the North East. He was also one of the founders of cultural organizations like Sanskrti Parishad and the renowned NANDANIK and Nikhil Bharat Banga Sahitya Sammelan, served as the first president of the Ram Krishna Sevashram, Dimapur and an active member of Dimapur Kalibari Committee.

D i m a p u r B e n g a l i S a m a j c o nve ye d condolences to late Prof. Dutta family and extended sympathy and comfort to the family members at the sad times.

LMRPO joint meeting DIMAPUR: Lotha Middle Range Public Organization (LMRPO) has convened a joint meeting on September 30, 10:30 a.m. at Sanis Town Hall to constitute an advisory board, executive members. All office bearers, village council chairmen, head GB and GBs under Lotha Middle Range have been requested to attend the meeting. For further information one has been asked to contact at 8731826341.

mass awareness on the hazards of smoking.

The keynote address was delivered by senior dental surgeon cum district nodal officer, Dr.Sabino K u o t s u w h i l e Pe r e n Town Women Welfare Association leaders and the members present extended support to the campaign.

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GNF, TSU condemn killing of former ZB (AMN) president DIMAPUR: Global Naga Forum (GNF) and Tening Students’ Union (TSU) have strongly condemned the killing of former president of Zeliangrong Baudi (AMN) Athuan Abonmai, who was reportedly abducted and killed on September 22.

GNF media cell described as “intolerable abomination” the abduction and murder of Athuan Abonmai.

The forum stated that the murder of “Athuan Abonmai and others like it debase our common humanity; they make animals of us all”.

“They dehumanize not just the victims, who are treated like animals, but the perpetrators too, who turn themselves into animals by acting with such wanton cruelty”, the forum stated.

Noting that Naga people’s long str uggle for freedom and selfdetermination has experienced disagreements, d i v i s i o n s, a n d t r a g i c enmities, the forum said it is time to start resolving the problems through

non-violent negotiations and peaceful processes of healing.

Further, the forum conveyed condolences to the wife, children and family for the tragic loss and prayed for the departed soul to rest in peace.

T S U : I n a condemnation note, TSU president Ngauphutlakbo Nrak and general secretary Kewiphibangbo Kambutta expressed outraged and anguished over the murder.

The union expressed sadness and anger against such “abhorrent ferocity” committed against the victim in particular and the fellow citizens in general.

TSU appealed to the law enforcing agencies to promptly investigate the case without delay and award befitting punishment to the culprit (s). The union further conveyed condolences to the bereaved family members and prayed to the almighty to grant strength and solace to the family members to overcome the irreparable loss.

State BJP minority morcha observes Deen Dayal’s birth anniversary

Members of Minority Morcha BJP Nagaland at the celebration.

DIMAPUR: Minority Morcha BJP Nagaland celebrated the 105th birth anniversary of BJP founder pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay on September 25 at Rotary Club Hall.

A press release by the morcha stated that state president Deep Kumar welcomed the members

SJC organises workshop on mushroom cultivation Development Workshop on mushroom cultivation on September 25.

64 students from 1st and 3rd semesters of the department of Botany along with four students from the department of Commerce (5th semester) attended the workshop.

The students were a c c o m p a n i e d b y t wo faculty members from the department of Botany. The workshop was organized by department of Botany, S J C ( A ) Ja k h a m a i n collaboration with Dr. S o s a n g L o n g k u m e r, director, Konger Agritech, Aoyimkum, Dimapur who is a frontrunner of Mushroom production in Nagaland.

D r. S o s a n g w a s the instructor while Dr. Toshinungla Ao, assistant professor, depar tment of Botany, St. John’s College, Dimapur was the resource person. The workshop welcome note Participants during the workshop. was addressed by Asha DIMAPUR: Department of (Autonomous) Jakhama Singh, Assistant Professor, Botany, St. Joseph’s College conducted a one -day Skill department of Botany

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Longkumer emphasized on the impor tance of mushroom cultivation and its prospects among the emerging entrepreneurs.

Dr. Toshinungla, an accomplished mushroom taxonomist spoke about the diversity of mushrooms available in Nagaland.

She briefly highlighted the identifying characteristics of edible and non-edible mu s h r o o m s a n d a l s o mentioned the nutritional benefits and medicinal values of mushrooms. The attendees had intensive hands-on experience on learning how to prepare oyster mushroom cylinders.

A field visit to a private mushroom farm at Aoyimkum, Dimapur was made to witness the mushroom cultivation, production and processing unit. The workshop concluded with a vote of thanks by Dr. Kizukala Jamir, Assistant Professor, department of Botany, SJC(A), Jakhama.

and vice president S. Panesar shared details about pandit Dayal’s life.

The programme was chaired by state secretary S a n j ay D e y, f o u n d e r member of BJP Nagaland Doodh Singh and Brij Kishore Rai also spoke on the occasion, Anita Roychowdhury delivered

vote of thanks.

Later, the members visited Neighbourhood Children Ministry O r p h a n a ge a t S eva k , D i m a p u r w h e r e Rev. Daniel said a prayer. The birth anniversary was also celebrated by all the district minority morchas of the state BJP.

Ao Senden, TVC flay Sep 14 murder in Mkg DIMAPUR: Ao Senden and Tamlu Ching Va n g v u n g l a ( T C V ) Longleng have strongly condemned the “brutal mu r d e r ” a wo m a n i n Mokokchung whose body was found near District Jail area. The accused Aowati, a GB of Yimyu,Ward was arrested in connection with the murder.

Ao Senden: In a c o n d e m n a t i o n n o t e, Ao Senden president Chubawati Longchar and secretary Imtipokyim lauded and acknowledged the prompt action and investigation conducted by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) led by SDPO Mokokchung Chuba Chang. The Senden further appealed to the authorities to ensure that

the perpetrator of such “inhumane and unlawful crime” be brought to justice and serve befitting punishment.

TVC: Tamlu Ching Va n g v u n g l a ( T C V ) expressed shock and pain to learn about the murder and called upon all right thinking individuals, groups and society to condemn such heinous crime and brutality meted out to an innocent woman.

Fur ther, TCV has urged the law enforcing authority and district administrator to investigate the murder case thoroughly without any lapse and award befitting punishment to the culprit(s). The union has also conveyed condolences to the bereaved family members.

25th Death anniversary of Lt. Neilakuolie Belho

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You are gone but never forgotten.

Your are missed but always loved Memories are a gift to treasure And ours of you Dad will love forever.

Fondly remembering you on your 25th Death Anniversary.

(L-R) G Kishan Reddy at the tree plantation drive. Medical camp in progress.

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teachers and troops of Assam Rifles.

Jalukie Bn: A workshop on solid waste management was o r g a n i s e d b y Ja l u k i e battalion of Assam Rifles in collaboration with Pro Rural Society on September 24 at Jalukie and Peren Town.

A press release by Assam Rifles stated that the objective of the workshop was to provide learning to the locals regarding the solid waste and its management.

During the lecturecum-demonstration, the participants were informed that on a daily basis, a human being produces approximately 750 grams of solid waste, which was hampering the environment.

The participants were highlighted about the “zero litter lifestyle campaign” and were m o t i va t e d t o r e c yc l e items. A demonstration

on vermin-compost was also carried out wherein participants were taught to transform kitchen waste into fertilisers.

Kohima Bn: Kohima battalion of Assam Rifles organised free medical camp on September 25 at North Kikruma village, Phek. In a press release Assam Rifles stated that villagers were treated and advised as per their ailment.

Shamatore Bn: A medical camp-cumScrub Typhus awareness lecture at Langnok village, Noklak was organised by Shamatore battalion on September 26. The main objective of conducting the medical camp was to reach out to the people of the remote areas and establish faith and build cordial relations with locals.

A total of 63 villagers including 27 males and 36 females benefitted from the medical camp.

The battalion a l s o o b s e r ve d Wo r l d Contrace ption Day at Shamatore town, Tuensang on the same day.

The event was focused at creating awareness amongst local population regarding importance of contrace ption focused for women’s health. The awareness was carried out to raise awareness on existing moder n contrace ption methods with an aim to increase understanding of contraceptive usefulness in fight against Sexually transmitted infections like HIV, unwanted pregnancies which not only leads to high risk abortions and maternal mortality A lecture-cumdemonstration was delivered by 2IC Jacob, CMO Shamatore battalion on use of contraceptive kit, its advantages, prevention with major focus on women’s health issues.

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Forever in our hearts, Children, Grand children & Great Grand Children

1ST DEATH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR BELOVED FATHER LT. PUDEL SOTHU

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DIMAPUR: Assam Rif les under the aegis Headquarters Inspector General of Assam Rifles (North) conducted workshop, medical camp and tree plantation drive.

Ghaspani Bn: Ghaspani battalion of Assam Rifles organised a tree plantation drive as part of the clean and green Nagaland initiative of Assam Rifles on September 25 at Pherima village, Dimapur.

A press release by Assam Rifles stated that the event was attended by union minister of tourism, culture and DoNER, government of India, G Kishan Reddy along with ministers and officials from state government.

The event witnessed active par ticipation including gover nment dignitaries, civil administrative officials, local people, students,

1st Death anniversary

A year has passed since you left us to rest with our Heavenly Father, continuously thanking and praising God of your beautiful life. Remembering you forever in our hearts as the greatest father. Your guidance and advises are our strength.

Loving Wife, Children, In-Laws & Grand Children

Lt. Miss Khochobeni Z. eZung (June 3rd, 1994 – sept 27th, 2020) Year will pass away but your love and smile will remain evergreen. Your memories always bring us a smile and you’re forever in our hearts until we meet again. Missing you always and will remember you forever Loving Parents & Siblings wc-241/21 K Y M C

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WEATHER FORECAST

SEPTEMBER 27 (Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala Cloudy, humid; a p.m. t-storm 33 25

A t-storm around in the p.m.

29 21

Guwahati A t-storm around in the p.m.

34 25

A morning t-storm in the area

28 19

Itanagar A t-storm around in the a.m.

30 22

Aizawl Imphal Shillong

A p.m. t-storm in spots

25 17

Kohima

Times of sun and clouds

25 18

Dimapur A stray morning thunderstorm 32 23

A t-storm around in the p.m.

28 19

Tuensang A t-storm around in the p.m.

21 15

A t-storm around in the p.m.

28 21

Zunheboto A t-storm around in the p.m.

25 17

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Participants and officials in Dimapur

DIMAPUR: Agriculture Technology Management Agencies (ATMAs) and other agencies organised training programmes on Skill Training of Rural Youth (STRY) across the state with an aim to impart skill-based training to rural youth on agri-based vocational areas to promote employment in the rural area.

STRY is a flagship scheme of the Government of India, which aimed at imparting skill-based training to rural youth on agri-based vocational areas in agriculture & allied areas

to promote employment of rural areas and for creation of skilled manpower to perform farm and non-farm operations.

Dimapur: In Dimapur, six-day STRY programme on “empowering women in agriculture through agripreunership” was held from September 20-26.

A press release by ATMA Dimapur stated that project director ATMA and DAO Dimapur, L Mhao Lotha gave a brief introduction about the programme.

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Training on ‘mushroom production technology’ in Mokokchung The training in progress at Lekromi Village, Phek.

University (rural development and planning) assistant professor, Dr. Mary Odyuo spoke about empowering women in agriculture and how this programme would enable each and every participant to be confident and take up agripreunership.

Dr. Ithika C Swu spoke on “poultry production and management: A way of employment and income generation”.

Mokokchung: Sensing the gaining popularity of mushroom as the superfood and the increasing demand in the market,

ATMA Mokokchung in association with SAMETI, Medziphema and MANAGE, Hyderabad conducted STRY programme on “mushroom production technology” from September 20-25 at ATMA Conference Hall, Sangtemla ward, Mokokchung.

A press release by ATMA Mokokchung stated that the resource persons for the training were ATM Kobulong Block, ATMA Nuksunginla Jamir and area coordinator, NSRLM Changtongya Moasanen.

During the six days training programme topics

on scope and importance of mushroom cultivation, type of edible mushroom best suited to the climatic condition of Nagaland, production technology of oyster mushroom, nutritional value, economic importance, marketing strategy, pest and disease management were covered.

Step by step procedure of oyster mushroom production like sterilization method, spawn inoculation, spawn run, incubation in oyster mushroom using saw-dust and paddy straw substrates were also done.

The training conclud-

ed with valedictory speech by deputy project director, ATMA, Mokokchung, Sentinaro Longchar while the certificates to all the participants was distributed

by BPM, NSRLM Changtongya Moanungsang.

Phe k: STRY pro gramme on “post harvest management of kiwi” was organised by ATMA on September 20-25 at Lekromi Village, Phek.

A press release by ATMA Phek stated that resource person for the training were HO Kelhouzakie Chielie, HI Lhuveto Keyho and HA Keneitsei-u

Liezietsu.

During the course of the training, the trainees were trained on post harvest management of kiwi fruit such handling, grading, storing, packaging and transportation after harvesting and also various technique to obtain kiwi fruit products.

The trainees were also taught the importance of dehydration in food processing to preserve fruits for longer period of time (increases the shelf life of fruits) and also various procedures/methods of dehydration.

Coffee growers participate at ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ Awareness on environment protection

Officials and coffee growers at the programme.

DIMAPUR: As part of the 75 years celebration of India’s Independence, Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav programme was organized by the Department of Commerce, Ministry of

Commerce and Industry, Government of India along with the Coffee Board of India and department of Land Resources, Kohima at Kohima Village Council Hall on September 26.

60 coffee growers from Kohima village participated in the programme.

The programme was chaired by APO, department of Land Resources, Kohima, Sentinungla while

welcome address was delivered by District Project Officer, Land Resources, Kohima, Dr. Menuosietuo Tseikha.

Keynote address was delivered by Junior Liaison

Officer, Coffee Board of India, Uday Pandit.

He shared about the prospects of Coffee plantation as a means for sustenance of economy and environmental protection.

He also encouraged the coffee growers to maintain the organic conditions in the plantations which would be viable for organic GI certification to enhance the quality and price value of the coffee that is produced in the state.

An interactive session was also held whereby the coffee growers shared their experiences and clearing of doubts with the resource person. Tools were also distributed to the coffee growers by the Coffee Board of India. The programme ended with light refreshment where the participants were served coffee in tune with the Land Resources Department’s Slogan “Drink what you Grow”.

Cadets of 1 Naga girls NCC taking part in the awareness programme.

DIMAPUR: Cadets of 1 Naga girls National Cadet Corps (NCC) battalion created awareness on environment protection and government welfare schemes on September 24 at Rusoma Village, Ko-

hima.

A press release by PRO (Defence) Kohima stated that the cadets explained the welfare schemes under the central government and also the benefits of environmental

protection.

PRO informed that the Rusoma Village council members were impressed by the dedication and commitment of the cadets and pledge to incorporate the message of the cadets.

Rectify W/C employees: Zbt PWD FWA

DIMAPUR: Zunheboto PWD Field Workers’ Association (FWA) has extended support to All Nagaland PWD Field Workers Association (ANPWDFWA) to rectify Work Charged (WC) employee details which was wrongly uploaded in the personal information management database.

In a statement, Zunheboto PWD Field Workers’ Association president, Kakiho Sumi and general secretary, Kakuto Aye stated that most of the W/C employees were on the MTBA pastor Rev.Ponen Longchar, MB Longkumer and verge of retirement and co-author Lima Longchar at the releasing of the book especially the fixed labour‘MOKOKCHUNG- The swinging Sixties and Beyond’ at ers have been retiring every (new) The Restaurant, Mokokchung on Sunday. (NP) month.

However, the department has shown no concern on the employees by not releasing the salaries (March 2021- September 2021) of those who had already completed Aadhaar verification and placed under categories while labourers in other category had not received for more than 17 months.

In this regard, the Zunheboto PWD Field Workers’ Association has appealed to the department to release the pending salaries within due course of time.

The association also pointed out that Aadhaar verification of all the work-charged employees

under NPWD and has been placed under category wise, where most of the genuine W/C employees were placed under category ‘C’ and ‘D’ and some of the genuine employees details document had not been verified by the department Aadhaar verification committee and placed them under category ‘C’ and ‘D’.

Therefore, the association warned that during the physical verification if any of its genuine employ- One day legal awareness programme on empowerment of women through ees were terminated, the entrepreneurship organised by NSCW at Chizami on September 23. (DIPR) department shall be held responsible and failing to comply with their demand, it will resort to democratic agitation which may be “aggressive and violent”.

TVBCLN organises farmers’ exposure trip

NSACS organises awareness programme DIMAPUR: In commemoration of 75th years of India’s Independence, an awareness programme on Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Tuberculosis (TB) and blood donation was held Friday at Sakus Mission College (SMC) Dimapur.

A press release by the college informed that the awareness programme was organised by Nagaland State AIDS Control Society (NSACS) under the aegis of National AIDS Control Organisation, ministry of health and family welfare, govern- Students and officials at the awareness programme.

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ment of India in collaboration with Red Ribbon Club of SMC. At the programme, district programme officer, Mecievinuo Zhotso, senior TB lab supervisor (district Tuberculosis centre) Kekuoseno Peseyie and ICTC supervisor, Orenthung spoke on misconceptions and stigma on a person having HIV, causes and cure of Tuberculosis and the importance of Blood donation respectively.

The programme started with a prayer by SMC chaplain Amenla Aier.

Farmers during the exposure tour in Kiphire.

DIMAPUR: Tizu Valley Biodiversity Conservation and Livelihood Network (TVBCLN) Zunheboto, in collaboration with, the Energy Resources Institute of India TERI organised four-day farmers’ exposure trips to the Kiphire district from September 24 to 28.

The trip was supported

by Japan Fund for Global Environment, Environmental and Restoration Agency, JFGE. A press statement by team leader TVBCN, Ivan Jimomi, 15 farmers from Sukhai, Ghukhuyi and Kivikhu were taken to Fakim wildlife Sanctuary and Shiloi Lake.

The main objectives for the organizing the trips was to let the farmers to interact with progressive farmers and share the knowledge of best practices of traditional and sustainable jhum cultivation in the areas and also to have access knowledge on how eco- tourism was promoting in the areas.

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College teacher among 6 behind Dholpur violence, says Assam CM

GUWAHATI, SEP 26 ( AGENCIES): A day after hinting at involvement of a “third force” at Dholpur, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said the government has identified six people, including a college teacher, who “mobilised people and created havoc” resulting in the death of two persons in police firing and also left nine policemen injured, reports Times of India.

Pointing fingers at Popular Front of India (PFI), Sarma said, “A day before the incident, PFI members visited Dholpur in the name of carrying food items for evicted families. They will be brought under investigation. The government of Assam had already sent a dossier to the Centre seeking a total ban on PFI.” “We have the names of six persons. Various evidence are now emerging, implicating certain people, including a lecturer,” Sarma said.

He added that the government has clear evidence that these six people collected Rs 28 lakh in the past three months from the people of Dholpur, saying they will convince the gov-

Himanta Biswa Sarma ernment not to carry out the eviction. “When they could not resist the eviction drive, they mobilised the people and created havoc,” the CM said.

The PFI immediately denied Sarma’s allegations and said, “The CM said a third force is involved and he has targeted us. He has ordered a judicial probe.

If he has any evidence he should make it public.”

“We don’t have any organizational set up at Sipajhar. The CM’s allegation is a blatant lie to cover up their conspiracy to give communal colour ahead of the bypolls,” a PFI leader said. Sarma said he had called representatives of All Assam Minority Students’ Union (Aamsu) to his office a few months back to discuss the eviction drive and then

directed them to meet the Darrang administration.

“I told them that we would give two acres of land to each evicted person, on condition that they do not possess any land in any other place in the state. Most of these people evicted have land and are not landless as a section of the national media has portrayed them to be,” he added.

Aamsu president Rejaul Karim Sarkar told reporters on Saturday that the affected people were not given any land or compensation and those evicted are now living in temporary structures without proper drinking water or sanitation facilities.

In the meanwhile, an All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) on Saturday met Assam Governor Jagadish Mukhi and urged the government to ensure that a compensation of Rs 20 lakh be paid to the next of kin of those killed and Rs 10 lakh to those injured in the firing during the eviction drive.

The AIUDF also sought a minimum of six bighas of land for farming and one bigha for homestead to be given as compensation to each evicted family.

Ahoms will be given protected status: Sarma GUWAHATI, SEP 26 ( AG E N C I E S ) : A s s a m Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that Ahoms will be accorded protected class status in tribal blocks and belts of Assam, a Times of India report stated.

Sarma held a meeting on Sunday at Assam Administrative Staff College with the representatives of Tai Ahom community organisations including members of All Tai Ahom Students’ Union, Tai Ahom Yuba Parishad Assam, Purbanchal Tai Sahitya Sabha, All Assam Ahom Sabha, Mohan Deudhai Bilung Sanmilan to deliberate on issues concerning the community.

Sarma said that a Tai Language Teaching Centre would be set up by the State Government for sustaining and popularising the language.

Assuring that Ahoms will be accorded protected class status in tribal blocks and belts of Assam, he said that Sukapha Samannway Kshetra at Jorhat would be turned into a top tourist attraction and all works would be completed within two years. A Tai Museum at Joysagar and Joymoti Museum at Rang Ghar premises in Sivasagar would be built, he added.

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‘One Family, One Entrepreneur’ launched in Sikkim GANGTOK, SEP 26 (AGENCIES): Chief Minister Prem Singh Golay launched the scheme of ‘One Family, One Entrepreneur’ in the state to ensure support through various schemes aiming at the youth and rural populace in the State, reports East Mojo.

At the Sikkim Grameen Udyami Sammelan held in Pakyong, East Sikkim organised by Sikkim Entrepreneurship and Economic Development Society, CM Golay was joined by his cabinet ministers along with scores of government officials and the public.

The occasion also marked the launch of the Sikkim Entrepreneurs Card to recognise entrepreneurs in the State with a devoted database in the dedicated web portal.

Chief Minister Golay stated, “One Family One Entrepreneur is different from One Family One Job. We are in the first generation of businesses, hence any kind of support from the government will come. The point is to bring the economy back to Sikkim instead of pushing the same outside as has happened in the past.

We will lease our hotels to the locals, not outsiders. If businesses support, I will change the system. We are yet to change the system.

Only the government has changed so far. I will not let

CM Golay launches One Family, One Entrepreneur scheme. Courtesy: East Mojo. myself change, even though the system tries. I am here to change the system. It has been unsuccessful, in the track, upcoming generation.

You are giving livelihood to the government and its people,” he said to the entrepreneurs.

Chief Minister Golay acknowledged the troubles faced by businesses in the state over the pandemic.

He also highlighted how the internet is a basic necessity for the growth of entrepreneurship and businesses in Sikkim. “Entrepreneurship and the hotel industry can’t function without the internet. But the bandwidth in the past was never increased.

If we ask we get. We didn’t in the past. The internet system is the worst in Sikkim.”

Pushing the youth to take risks in life while also asserting the support, he asserted, “Sikkim needs a

belief system in entrepreneurship, we are pushing for the same. No more the concept that government jobs are the only employment option…we need not rely on employing outsiders, we must have our beautician to even construction workers, women must come forth, we will support them in this endeavour. You must have the courage, those scared can’t and won’t. If you are only worried about losses, you won’t succeed. If you win, you lead, if you lose, you can guide.”

Golay termed SEED Cell to be the consultancy to learn and understand entrepreneurship. On SEED Cell, Golay stated, “Skill Youth Start-Up loan, many struggled with no connection to banks, hence SEED cell is used as a consultancy.

Release subsidy first, people say. But start your business,

you will get a subsidy. We have kept Rs 5 crore subsidy.

In the supplementary budget, we will keep funds for our entrepreneurs..”

On Homestay as entrepreneurial ventures, Golay stated, “We are coming up with Mega Homestay project…there will be traditional houses and the funds have been approved. It is for all, not just selective supporters of the party.”

Golay also declared five-megawatt electricity to the locals with partners from outside, amongst various other schemes and benefits for the entrepreneurs. “We are hopeful that entrepreneurs will come forth. I will support, it’s my attitude. If the next Ambani and Adani must come from Sikkim, we must strengthen our belief system. We never do. We discourage and tell them to opt one family one job.”

Passenger air services to start from 4 Woman dies during child delivery at hospital in Manipur remote Arunachal towns; pact signed IRATE LOCALS DEPOSIT DEAD BODY TO HOSPITAL, DEMAND APOLOGY BY DOCTORS

‘Made in India’ Dornier DO-228 I TA NAG A R , S E P 2 6 (PTI): Air connectivity in Arunachal Pradesh got a major boost on Sunday as decks were cleared for introduction of passenger flight services to remote towns such as Mechuka, Tuting, Ziro and Vijaynagar in various parts of the Himalayan state from Assam.

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) signed an agreement with Alliance Air to lease out two ‘made in India’ Dornier DO-228, a 16-seater aircraft, for operation in the state under the Centre’s UDAAN scheme, according to an official statement.

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Chief Minister Pema Khandu was present virtually when the agreement was inked.

“It is a big leap in connectivity for Arunachal Pradesh,” Khandu said and thanked the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation, HAL and Alliance Air. The flights will start operation from Advanced Landing Grounds (ALGs) in phases. However, the dates of starting the services were not yet finalised.

The chief minister expressed hope that all feasible ALGs in the North-eastern state would be connected with passenger air services in the days to come, the

statement issued by the CMO said.

T w o m o r e A LG s, which are under survey at Dirang and Daporijo would be connected later.

Khandu said the civil passenger terminal buildings (PTB) at Ziro and Tuting are under construction and would be completed by the year-end. The PTB at Mechuka is also under construction while Pasighat and Tezu already have the mandatory infrastructure.

A private airline has already started commercial services in Pasighat and Tezu.

The chief minister suggested that till completion of the Hollongi Airport near state capital Itanagar which can be later used as the operational base for DO228 aircrafts, flight services connecting Tezu, Pasighat, Ziro, Tuting, Mechuka and Vijaynagar may be extended to Lilabari airport in Assam’s North Lakhimpur district so that passengers from the remote places coming to the state capital can get these flights.

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IMPHAL, SEP 26: Alleging medical negligence behind the death of a woman, relatives and locals on Sunday deposited the dead body of a woman at a hospital premises in Manipur’s Imphal West district.

Depositing the dead body, irate relatives and locals alleged medical negligence leading to death of the woman and sought an apology from the doctors and staff of the CHC. The deceased woman was identified as Maibam Monica Devi (24) of Iram

Siphai and was admitted to Wangoin CHC on Saturday evening for delivery.

She died after giving birth to a baby girl at the CHC last night.

As alleged by the locals and relatives of the woman, after giving birth to a baby girl around 8 pm, the woman and her new born baby were kept at the labour room for a long time.

W h e n h e r f a m i ly members asked for the reason, the nurses on duty informed that the woman and her child are in good condition.

Tocklai Tea Research Institute and Patanjali GUWAHATI, SEP 26 (PTI): The Tocklai Tea Research Institute in Assam’s Jorhat district will enter into an MoU with Patanjali Ayurved Ltd to collaborate on advanced research on extracting chemical compounds from tea leaves and seeds.

The decision on signing the agreement was taken at a meeting here between Assam Industries and Commerce Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary and Patanjali Ayurved MD Balkrishna, a release said

on Saturday. Advanced research will be carried out to extract several chemical compounds from tea leaves and seeds to be used in medicine, cosmetics and wellness products, it said.

The minister said as Assam has a large number of medicinal plants, the collaboration with Patanjali will benefit both sides.

Balkrishna said Patanjali will work with the Industries and Commerce Department to promote medicinal plantations in Assam.

fered an apology and the state government ordered a probe.

Timely intervention by the police, however, prevented the irate locals from ransacking hospital properties.

A relative who attended the woman said that no doctor of the CHC attended the patient but a male nurse delivered the child. It was only after they strongly pressed that a woman doctor attended to her.

The husband wanted to know why a male nurse delivered the child even as

doctors were there in the hospital.

While depositing the dead body, relatives and locals demanded termination of doctors and staffs involved in the case while asserting that it was not the first case where a woman died in delivery in the CHC due to medical negligence.

They demanded an apology from the authorities of the hospital while seeking compensation for the bereaved family.

The dead body will not be taken back until and unless their demands were met, locals said.

3 boys drown in Brahmaputra in Ghy M’laya: 2 minor girls Arunachal Gov asks ‘gaon burahs’ GUWAHATI, SEP 26 on for the fourth boy, the kidnapped, rescued to encourage vaccination (PTI): Three boys drowned officer said. in the Brahmaputra river near Pandu Ghat in Guwahati on Sunday, a police officer said.

The boys, aged 14-15, went for a swim in the river while returning from their tuition classes, he said.

There were four boys in all, three bodies were recovered and a search is

“The boys had shot pictures and videos on their mobile phones at the ghat before getting down. They had kept their belongings at the ghat,” the officer said.

A post-mortem will be conducted on the recovered bodies though preliminary findings indicate drowning, the officer said.

Assam tea research institute, BSF hands over B’deshi boy to BGB Patanjali set to collaborate S H I L L O N G, S E P 2 6 (PTI): The Border Security Force (BSF) handed over a 13-year-old Bangladeshi boy, who was apprehended while illegally crossing the international border in Meghalaya, to the BGB in a goodwill gesture, officials said on Sunday.

A woman smuggler and the boy were apprehended on September 24 while illegally crossing the India-Bangladesh border

However, when a doctor attended to her after midnight, her condition deteriorated due to profuse bleeding and she referred her to RIMS hospital, Imphal where she was declared dead.

Her family members and relatives took the body back and deposited it at CHC premises alleging that she died due to medical negligence on the part of doctors and staff of CHC. They also gheraoed the hospital declaring that they would not accept the body unless doctors and staff of the hospital of-

through the unfenced area at Nongkhen in Meghalaya for petty smuggling, a BSF statement said. Both the woman and the boy hail from Sylhet district of Bangladesh. The woman revealed that she brought the minor boy with her as labour for carrying items meant for smuggling into India, the BSF said. The boy was handed over to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) during a flag meet-

ing on Saturday in presence of police representatives as a goodwill gesture and the apprehended Bangladeshi woman was handed over to police station Baghmara for further legal action, the statement said. BSF Meghalaya Frontier Inspector General Inderjit Singh Rana said the goodwill gesture was adopted by the BSF as a humanitarian approach in such cases where the victims are minors.

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SHILLONG, SEP 26 (PTI): Two minor girls hailing from Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district have been rescued from Assam’s Kalain area, and two people were arrested for kidnapping them, police said.

Acting on complaints, Meghalaya Police launched an investigation and managed to track the whereabouts of the girls with the help of its Assam counterpart, a senior officer said.

The arrested duo Saydul Islam and Raju – had befriended the minors and later kidnapped them, he said on Saturday.

“The girls have been safely brought back to the district and they will be handed over to the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) after completion of formalities,” the officer added.

Sikkim districts to undergo nomenclature change: Golay GANGTOK, SEP 26 (AGENCIES): Following the declaration of two new districts in the State in Soreng (currently West Sikkim) and Pakyong (currently East Sikkim), earlier this year, Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Golay announced that the names of all four districts will undergo a name change, reports East Mojo.

Addressing the pubPrem Singh Golay lic of Pakyong, East Sikkim, the Chief Minister districts, the nomenclature highlighted how with the for the other 4 districts will formation of two new also undergo a change.

He stated, “With Pakyong and Soreng maintaining their respective names as the district, we have decided that other districts will also undergo a nomenclature change.

Each district will take the name of their respective district capital, such as West Sikkim will become Geyzing District, North Sikkim will become Mangan district, East Sikkim will become Gangtok district and South Sikkim will become Namchi district.”

The Chief Minister also announced that the same will create newer positions, two in particular for Soreng and Pakyong, with an entire range of government officials, district officials from DCs to SDMs, to even the Superintendent of Police, mentioned Golay.

Although the districts have been announced, the Chief Minister informed that a legislative discussion and an Act will be passed in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly.

ITANAGAR, SEP 26 (PTI): Arunachal Pradesh Governor BD Mishra on Sunday asked the village headmen for encouraging people to take vaccines to defeat the coronavirus.

Mishra, who is on a four-day tour to the frontier districts of West Kameng and Tawang as part of the ‘Azaadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’, interacted with the ‘gaon burahs’ or village headmen at Dirang. The governor urged the villagers to get vaccinated without any hesitation, besides following COVIDappropriate behaviour such as use of masks, frequent washing of hands and social distancing. The governor presented them with essential daily utility items before leaving for Tawang.

On the way to Tawang, Mishra laid a wreath at Jaswant Garh War Memorial and paid tribute to

BD Mishra the 1962 War Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat. He also paid his respect to the heroes of the India-China war. The governor said that the soldiers would always be an inspiration for every citizen of the country.

Earlier, Mishra, who commanded the 7th Battalion of the Madras Regiment, interacted with the troops of 16 Madras Regiment at their unit location in Nyukmadung near Dirang in West Kameng.

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NATIONAL

Grand welcome to PM Modi UP Cabinet expansion: Jitin Prasada, 6 others inducted at airport on return from US

NEW DELHI, SEP 26 (AGENCIES): For mer Congress leader Jitin Prasada was sworn in as a minister in the Uttar Pradesh gover nment in the presence of Governor Anandiben Patel, as Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expanded his cabinet on Sunday, reports India Today.

B J P l e a d e r s Pa l t u Ram, Chhatarpal Gangwar, Sangeeta Balwant Bind, Dharamveer Prajapati, Sanjeev Kumar Gaur and Dinesh Khatik took oath as junior ministers (MoS).

The oath-taking ceremony was held at the Raj Bhavan.

Chhatrapal Gangwar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi being garlanded by BJP National President JP Nadda an MLA from Bareilly’s Baheri, said that he didn’t and party members on his arrival from US at AFS Palam in New Delhi, Sunday. (PTI) have any information, but NEW DELHI, SEP 26 gathered at the Palam Nadda tweeted, “People he was prepared to act on (IANS): Prime Minister Airport technical area to we r e e a ge r ly wa i t i n g Narendra Modi received receive the Prime Minister. since morning to see and a grand welcome from A big stage was set up greet their beloved Prime BJP leaders and workers at outside the airport for Minister Narendra Modi Delhi airport on his return Prime Minister Modi to ji on his return from US from an official visit of the acce pt g reetings from visit. Huge cheering and CHANDIGARH, SEP United States of America people. enthusiasm. Some glimpses 26 (PTI): Punjab Chief (USA), here on Sunday.

Prime minister walked of Prime Minister Modi Minister Charanjit Singh BJP chief J.P. Nadda, around two kilometres to Ji meeting people and Channi carried out his national general secretary meet party workers and accepting their greetings.” first cabinet expansion Arun Singh and Tarun common people standing Prime Minister Modi on Sunday, inducting 15 C h u g h , f o r m e r u n i o n on both sides of the roads thanked the people who Cabinet Ministers which health minister Dr Harsh w i t h h i s c u t o u t s a n d were there to welcome him. included seven new entrants.

T h e n ew f a c e s i n Va r d h a n , L o k S a b h a posters.

Artists from different member Ramesh Bidhuri, Praising the Prime states were also invited to the Channi Ministry are party Delhi unit president Minister, BJP chief Nadda play musical instruments Randeep Singh Nabha, Adesh Gupta and others called him a global leader from different parts of Raj Kumar Verka, Sangat received Prime Minister who has made the country the countr y. “Musical Singh Gilzian, Pargat Narendra Modi at the a global player. instruments from different Singh, Amarinder Singh Airport.

Sharing pictures of parts of the country are Raja Warring and Gurkirat S i n c e m o r n i n g the Prime Minister meeting playing outside the airport Singh Kotli.

Rana Gur jit Singh thousands of Delhi BJP people waiting outside the and artists have been invited w o r k e r s a n d p e o p l e airport to welcome him, to play the instrument,” has made a comeback after

Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath with newly sworn-in state ministers in Lucknow, Sunday. (PTI)

instructions given by the BJP high command. Gangwar was on a visit to Lucknow, to hold a discussion about the university in his area.

The expansion focused on unrepresented castes

and political parties. This is the third time that new ministers were inducted into the Uttar Pradesh cabinet since CM Yogi Adityanath was first sworn in on March 19, 2017. As many as 23

Punjab CM carries out cabinet expansion resigning in 2018 from the Amrinder Singh Ministry.

Punjab Gover nor Banwarilal Purohit administered the oath of office and secrecy to the legislators. Brahm Mohindra, Manpreet Singh Badal, Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa, Aruna Chaudhary, Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria, Razia Sultana, Vijay Inder Singla and Bharat Bhushan Ashu, who were ministers in the previous Amarinder Singh led cabinet, were retained as Cabinet Ministers.

Cong asks state units to join ‘Bharat Bandh’

PM to launch PMDH Mission today NEW DELHI, SEP 26 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the Pradhan Mantri Digital Health Mission on Monday via video conference, his office said.

The pilot project of National Digital Health Mission had been announced by the prime minister from the ramparts of the Red Fort on August 15, 2020.

Currently, the Pradhan Mantri Digital Health Mission (PM-DHM) is being implemented in pilot phase in six Union

Territories.

In a historic initiative, Prime Minister Modi will launch the PM-DHM on September 27, 2021 at 11 AM via video conferencing, which will be followed by his address on the occasion, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said in a statement.

The nationwide rollout of PM-DHM coincides with National Health Authority (NHA) celebrating the third anniversary of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PMJAY), the statement said.

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NEW DELHI, SEP 26 (PTI): The Congress on Sunday asked all its workers, state unit chiefs and heads of frontal organizations to take part in the ‘Bharat Bandh’ called by farmer unions on September 27 to protest the Centre’s three agri laws.

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, the umbrella body of over 40 farm unions spearheading the farmers’ agitation, had earlier appealed to the people to join the bandh.

C o n g r e s s ge n e r a l secretary (organization), K C Venugopal, said the Congress and its workers will extend our full support to the peaceful ‘Bharat Bandh’ called by farmer unions on Monday.

“We believe in the right of our farmers and we will stand by them in their fight against the black farm laws,” he said in a tweet.

“All PCC Presidents, Chiefs of Frontal Organizations are requested to go out in front with our Annadatas in their peaceful Bharat Bandh across the country,” Venugopal said.

The government and farmer unions have held 11 rounds of talks so far, the last being on January 22, to break the deadlock and end the farmers’ protest.

Ta l k s h ave n o t resumed following widespread violence during a tractor rally by protesting farmers on January 26.

The three laws -- The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, The Far mers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020, and The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act 2020 -- were passed by the Parliament in September last year.

Farmer groups have alleged that these laws will end the ‘mandi’ and the MSP procurement systems and leave the farmers at the mercy of big corporates, even as the government has rejected these apprehensions as misplaced and asserted that these steps will help increase farmers’ income.

Channi had taken oath as the chief minister following the unceremonious exit of Congress veteran Amarinder Singh after a prolonged power tussle with state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu. Rana Gurjit Singh, Mohindra and Singla are considered close to Amarinder Singh. A total of 18 MLAs, including the chief minister, can be included in the cabinet.

Channi’s two deputies Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and OP Soni were sworn in on Monday.

new ministers were inducted into the cabinet on August 21, 2019.

With 14 Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs as ministers, the state now accounts for the largest

chunk of cabinet ministers.

At the Centre, the BJP has 84 MPs from Uttar Pradesh-62 in the Lok Sabha and 22 in the Rajya Sabha, while its ally Apna Dal has two.

This is the first time that Uttar Pradesh has had such a large representation in the central government. This has partly been explained as a result of the upcoming assembly election in the state.

The 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election is extremely crucial for the BJP as its outcome is likely to set the tone for the 2024 Lok Sabha election. The BJP recently suffered a major drubbing in West Bengal despite having pumped in massive political capital and human resources.

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Nagaland Post VOL. XXXI NO. 293 DIMAPUR, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

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Surprise solution

here are many speculations doing the rounds after the Governor R.N. Ravi was shifted from Nagaland to Tamil Nadu and also after retired Intelligence Bureau director A.K. Mishra began holding talks with the NSCN (I-M). When Ravi was shifted, it was largely speculated that he will continue to hold the post of government of India’s Interlocutor since he has been instrumental in signing of the Framework Agreement with the NSCN (I-M) on August 3, 2015. He later followed it by signing the Agreed Position with the Working Committee (WC) of the NNPGs. What made Ravi’s continuance untenable at least for the government of India was because he irked the NSCN (I-M) with statements that were considered disparaging even at a time when everyone was required to be on board. Ravi also slammed his own government for not doing enough to check rampant taxations by whom he termed as “armed gangs”. The fact that the letter which Ravi wrote to the chief minister got leaked, was clear indication that the lines of battle had been drawn. Probably the government of India, notably the union home ministry wasn’t too pleased with the way Ravi precipitated the developments in displeasing the PDA coalition government (of which the BJP is a partner) and the NSCN (I-M).

With a peeved state government and angry NPG, there was much speculations doing the rounds on how long Ravi will remain in Nagaland. According to what had been made known in 2019 by Ravi, all talks would officially conclude by October 31, 2019.

Ravi’s announcement about conclusion of all official talks over the Naga political issue and that only a final agreement was awaited towards securing a solution, was good news for all. However, the NSCN (I-M) seemed to be telling Ravi not to rush so fast since there was the issue of Naga flag and constitution which it claimed, was encompassed within the FA and that without it there was no scope or hope of any settlement. While Ravi seemed to suggest that the demands could be addressed post-FA, the NSCN (I-M) wanted it to be part of the solution. This led to schism between the Interlocutor and the NSCN (I-M). All the while since the Ravi-NSCN (I-M) tiff took a serious turn with the latter refusing to have anything to do with the Interlocutor, the home ministry deputed A.K. Mishra to calm the storm. Mishra has been meeting with the Naga political groups besides the chief minister and his colleagues. To ensure that the efforts to reconnect all stakeholders succeeds, the ministry of home affairs also appointed Mishra as the Interlocutor to replace Ravi. Now that Ravi has also been relieved of the post of Interlocutor and Mishra appointed in his place; the clouds have moved away and reopened the path towards inking the final agreement. If Mishra’s appointment as the Interlocutor is to be any different then , would it mean he will differ with Ravi over flag and constitution?. If Mishra cannot override Ravi’s contention, then was the change only cosmetic? On the other hand, does Mishra have any other option to offer in order to broker solution? Even the formation of the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) comprising of all legislators of the 13th Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA) for the Naga political issue may not have impressed nor convinced most people but perhaps it is aligned with another perspective for solution and which will be unfolding in the days to come.

DailyDevotion The “Go” of Reconciliation

If you…remember that your brother has something against you… —Matthew 5:23 This verse says, “If you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you….” It is not saying, “If you search and find something because of your unbalanced sensitivity,” but, “If you…remember….” In other words, if something is brought to your conscious mind by the Spirit of God— “First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift” (Matthew 5:24).

Never object to the intense sensitivity of the Spirit of God in you when He is instructing you down to the smallest detail.

“First be reconciled to your brother….” Our Lord’s directive is simple— “First be reconciled….”

He says, in effect, “Go back the way you came— the way indicated to you by the conviction given to you at the altar; have an attitude in your mind and soul toward the person who has something against you that makes reconciliation as natural as breathing.”

Jesus does not mention the other person— He says for you to go. It is not a matter of your rights. The true mark of the saint is that he can waive his own rights and obey the Lord Jesus. “…and then come and offer your gift.” The process of reconciliation is clearly marked. First we have the heroic spirit of self-sacrifice, then the sudden restraint by the sensitivity of the Holy Spirit, and then we are stopped at the point of our conviction.

This is followed by obedience to the Word of God, which builds an attitude or state of mind that places no blame on the one with whom you have been in the wrong. And finally there is the glad, simple, unhindered offering of your gift to God.

Quotes

The past always looks better than it was.

It’s only pleasant because it isn’t here. ~ Finley Peter Dunne

NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

US corp pledge elusive,Bad bank is expensive T he visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the US has tried to kindle hopes in an economy that needs investment but the American companies yet have not given any firm commitments at the meetings with corporate CEOs. India has taken many steps to bring in reforms through an asset reconstruction construction company (ARC) or the bad bank, lower interest rates, networked businesses and chain of roads.

The Prime Minister held bilateral meetings with US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. He also met his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison and Japanese PM Yoshihide Suga. PM Modi also participated in the first in-person Quad meeting after COVID-19. He also held meetings with five global CEOs for potential investment in India on Thursday.

Some companies like Qualcomm has investments wireless modem, digital media networking, dairy transportation to defence.

Now PM suggests them to invest in hi-tech sectors and measures to strengthen innovation ecosystem. Since the Qualcomm is in India

since 1996, it may continue to increase its operations but that would be its business decision. General Atomics, which opened its first office in India in 2018, is making significant contributions to deepen India-US defence and security cooperation. It is working with both governments in an effort to provide India with the latest defence systems and technologies. It has also partnered with Indian companies to develop solutions for Indian defence as well as capacity building.

Investments in real estate too are always lucrative. Blackstone has so far invested $ 15 billion in real estate, private equity, real estate, education, fashion, packaging and housing finance. It would continue to do so as per the meeting with its CEO Stephen Schwarzman.

Blackstone Real Estate Fund is said to be the largest owner of commercial real estate in India. The company played a key role in launching India’s first real estate investment trust (REIT) along with its partner Embassy Group in 2019 and has since then launched two REITs in the country.

The Quad is symbolic multilateral body. It provides

a platform to seek cooperation from like-minded countries on issues like ensuring respect for territorial integrity, sovereignty and peaceful resolution of disputes. It is a kind of united front to check the unceremonious and belligerent activities of China.

As US President Joe Biden says it plans to open up to build a free Indo-Pacific.

The Quad leaders agree to scale up collective strategic cooperation. It is gaining momentum but still ChiShivaji na could not be contained to the extent it is planning.

There may be gains in future. As of now it is expectations amid not so good situations in the domestic arena. The country’s non-performing assets increased because of not only the business cycle but also for many underwritings.

Various steps like taming inflation, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Act, Real Estate Regulatory Act, and GST did not add to the desired growth. These have shaken the system and market confidence. The rules are more stringent and do not help the people. The foreign investors though may be keen also have apprehensions, which

partially the scrapping of the retrospective taxation may help.

Corporate tax rates were cut but it ignored the pivot the individual. His taxes peaked during 2019.

It hit the basic capacity of individual to ride through a crisis pandemic situation.

At 42 percent plus various cesses, India has the highest tax rates. The gestures by the foreign countries would not be enough to bring that confidence back.

Sarkar It would be welcome even now to cut the income tax rates. It would boost the individual’s capabilities and benefit the whole economy as he consumes more.

The lower interest rate is playing havoc along with tax deductions on deposit hedging against inflation that interest accrual does.

It affects the developmental process. To accelerate development, the interest rates must be lowered. Economic development is a complex matter. It cannot be done merely by the government but needs involvement of all - businesses and the public in their various sphere of activity. The pattern may be the level of cooperation and social discipline seen in

ASEAN - South East Asian nations. The country needs to ponder how the entire system is revamped.

The new ARC or the bad bank with the limited government guarantee will remove Rs 22.14 lakh crore ($ 30 billion) NPAs from the system. Since now it will be now under one entity resolution would be easier, it is being said. Bad bank is not all virtue. It started in 1988 with Mellon Bank, which created bad bank to hold $ 1.4 billion bad loans. Others who have it are Swededm following Swedish bank crisis in 1992, UK, Germany, France, Finland, Indonesia and Belgium and many others. The US sub-prime mortgage crisis has been one of the worst global tragedies.

The world experience sees bad banks having excessive and hidden fees, funds or cheques bounces, most expensive debits, loyalty means virtually nothing, large errors and mistakes and failing to honour the promises. Though it separates the good funds from the stressed, it has not been a solution to the NPA crisis.

It may reduce bail outs but it is not ruled out. It can create a new kind of market in dealing with stressed loans

but there are apprehensions that asset buyers may resort to harsh unethical methods.

In a difficult situation, new methods are likely but it also has to be remembered that all Euro-US models of capital market should not be copied as the financial literacy is poor here and even in the most developed countries. Moreover, Indian society is far more complex and heterogeneous. A complicated system may not be a proper solution. Hiving off bad assets may be practical but settling those or reselling those for realization of dues is not easy and would have many complications as each of the cases are different.

True, the nation will chart out its course. Setting the new course is not easy and none as of now has a clear idea how it would function.

The country has to balance critical situations with well-thought of measures. Demonetisation had done lot of harms and had given a jolt to the economy.

These new steps may have the capacity to give further jolts. While cajoling for foreign investments is a good idea along with make in India, but a self-sufficient amanirbhar economy would need much more.

Post-mortem

Tourism for inclusive growth: 27th September is World Tourism Day

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ne of the major sectors when it comes to employment is tourism as it employs one in every ten people on earth but due to the recent pandemic, 100-120 million direct tourism jobs are at risk. The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) foresees that domestic tourism will return before international tourism and if managed well then this could benefit rural communities around the world.

There is no doubt that tourism creates jobs, promotes local culture and products, works in the sustainable use and management of the environment, like marine resources, and improves measures to make tourism an inclusive experience for all.

We know that 17 Sustainable Development Goals( SDGs) and the corresponding 169 SDG targets offer the world a

new direction, tourism can and must play a significant role in delivering sustainable solutions for people, the planet, prosperity and peace. Tourism has the potential to contribute, directly or indirectly to all of the goals. In particular, it has been included as targets in Goals 8, 12 and 14 on inclusive and sustainable economic growth, sustainable consumption and production (SCP) and the sustainable use of oceans and marine resources, respectively.

The many important contributions of tourism encouraged the UNWTO to institute World Tourism Day in a meeting that took place in Spain, commencing the first celebration of the observance in the year 1980. This date was chosen to coincide with an important milestone in world tourism: the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the UNWTO Statutes

on 27th September 1970.

This year’s theme and focus is on “Tourism for Inclusive Growth.” UNWTO is guiding the global sector towards inclusive recovery and growth and it ensures every part of the sector has a say in its future – including communities, minorities, youth and those who would otherwise be at risk of being left behind.

António Guterres, the Secretary-General of the UN in his message said that “on World Tourism Day, we recognize the power and potential of tourism to advance prosperity and drive inclusive, sustainable development.

The tourism sector touches almost every part of our economies and societies, enabling historically marginalized people and those at risk of being left behind to benefit from development that is local and direct.” “With many millions of livelihoods in

jeopardy, it is time to rethink, transform, and safely restart tourism. With the right safeguards in place, the tourism sector can provide decent jobs, helping to build resilient, sustainable, gender-equal, inclusive economies and societies that work for everyone.

This means targeted action and investment to shift towards green tourism – with high emitting sectors, including air and sea transport and hospitality, moving towards carbon neutrality”, he added .

There are many challenges ahead as the sector already faced many challenges after the pandemic and starting of lock down and travel restrictions. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism could result in a more than $4 trillion loss to the global economy and tourism experts do not expect a return to pre-COVID arrival levels until 2023 or later.

Developing countries have borne the biggest brunt of the pandemic’s impact on tourism due to the absence of widespread COVID-19 vaccinations. They suffered the largest reductions in tourist arrivals in 2020, estimated at between 60% and 80%.

The constant growth of the tourism sector during the last six decades reflects more progressive access to tourism thanks to the decline in the cost of transport and the worldwide growth of the middle classes.

Post pandemic the domestic tourist shall increase in many parts which should be beneficial for many rural communities of the north eastern region.

The promotion of tourism is the responsibility of each and every one of us. As this year’s theme is focused on inclusive growth, we have to make sure that many people and commu-

nities benefit from it. We know that tourism allows people to experience some of the world’s cultural and natural riches and brings people closer to each other, highlighting our common humanity.

Let us take the opportunity of the day and rethink and innovate ideas to engage more people in tourism for achieving sustainable development and it means giving everybody a say in how tourism shapes the future of our societies and our planet.

We can make tourism an engine for prosperity and also a vehicle of integration. We should encourage responsible tourism so that we can protect our planet as it has already faced challenges from climate change.

Ranjan K Baruah (With direct inputs from UN publication and feedback may be sent to bkranjan@ gmail.com)

World Peace: An approach to the concept of living together (From previous issue...)

It may be said that we are teaching philosophy in universities and colleges but they have no desired effects.

We teach philosophy and morality for a job and not for true learning and practice of value system. Educational system throughout the world has to undergo change. By saying this I do not wish to cast any aspersion on any person for the failure of the system of ideas. We teach philosophy for livelihood. But we forget that philosophy and religious values are to do a great deal to improve the quality of human being by way of providing guiding light and compass for cosmic welfare.

Ancient Indian Vedas, Upanishads and Bhagavad-Gita are storehouses of moral ideals and ideas.

I n d i a n p h i l o s o p hy is not only a system of knowledge and enquiry but create value systems. For example, Saha nau avatu, Saha nau bhau manaktu (Let all be protected and let all be saved). This means prayer for the good of all.

I may be permitted to say that throughout the world the objective of education seems to be to earn more and more money and enjoy life. I may be excused for saying this. Education as a system and medium for positive transformation has failed like any other systems.

It is usually believed that philosophy started in the

western world with Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. But I wish to say in this connection that Indian philosophy started with the Rig Veda.

The first line of Rig Veda is that I am offering prayer to Almighty God with fire. The Vedas are 4 in number: Rig, Sama, Yajur and Atharva. It will not be an exaggeration to say that Vedas are first books in the world. This is true as a matter of fact.

After the Vedas, the period of Upanishad started. The literal meaning of Upanishad is: knowledge obtained by sitting at the feet of the teacher. After the Upanishad the philosophical systems building started. Historically speaking, Indian philosophical systems are older than ancient Greek tradition initiated by Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. It will not be wrong to say that metaphysical systems building started first in India. Six systems of Indian philosophy were created and developed by ancient Indian scholars. The six systems are Sankhya-Yoga, Nyaya-Vaisesika, Purva-Mimamsa, Uttara-Mimamsa and Carvak system or otherwise known as Indian material system.

Further, philosophy of language was started very early in India by Bhatrihari. I may be kindly be excused to state in this connection that the contemporary philosophy known as linguistic or conceptual analysis, dialectical materialism and pragma-

tism etc. have their roots in ancient Indian philosophical system. Bhatrihari’s commentary is an outstanding works on philosophy of language much before western linguistic analysts. By saying this I am not saying contemporary western philosophy is inferior to Indian philosophy. But what i wish to point out is that ancient Indian philosophy is more comprehensive and started much before contemporary western philosophy.

What I am driving at is that for the good of all humans, unfortunately this part is never highlighted because of various reasons.

Panini, Patanjali, Bhatrihari and many others are comparable to Gilbert Ryle, Wittgenstein, John Austin, A.J. Ayer etc. As a matter of fact linguistic analysis started in India much before the western philosophers. This claim is well grounded. Carvad philosophy tells this way: Yavaj gigee sukhan jige rua kautya ghitam, bhasaya sarirasya punara danan autah.

(Live happily, so long as you live. If possible and necessary take ghee by borrowing money for the simple reason that once you die, you will never come back. Before hedonistic philosophy started in Europe, Carvak already started hedonism in India.

But such philosophy is not good for the survival of all beings. Therefore, only Carvak philosophy is not recommended for ethical

and spiritual living for humankimd.

It may not be out of place to mention here that Europeans came to India for trade and commerce, but in due course of time, some European scholars collected Sanskrit works and scholar like Max Mueller translated Sanskrit works into English.

Max Mueller is the first person who made Sanskrit popular among Europeans.

In order to strengthen the idea of happy coexistence among all humans I suggest that Sanskrit language and philosophy should be taught together. As a matter of fact, Indian scholars went to oblivion of some of the great ideas discovered by their ancient thinkers.

Similarly, if any such great ideas are forgotten or declined into oblivion by any society or community, efforts should be made to retrieve them for the benefit of all humankind. Time has come to discover such ancient ideas and ideals of living together from all the ancient civilizations which are possibly buried or forgotten overtime.

All schools of thought like Monism, Dualism and Pluralism developed in ancient Indian tradition.

Monism of Sankara, Dualism by Sankhya-Yoga and Pluralism by Nyaya-Visesika are well known. All of them emphasize the oneness of all existences including the cosmos. As stated earlier

Carvak philosophy is more ancient than hedonism introduced by John Stuart Mill and Jeremy Bentham. But its ethics is not for the harmony and balance of all beings.

In contemporary period, India has again produced philosophers and saints of world class like Jiddu Krishnamurty, Swami Vivekananda, Aurobindo Ghosh, S. R Bhatt and some others are well known. Prof.

S.R. Bhatt’s interpretation of Indian philosophical tradition with regard to ethical living is not I and thou’ but ‘I and we’ is very significant. Unfortunately even in India these great philosophers and saints are not studied and researched properly in many universi-

ties and colleges. Therefore, I would conclude by saying that time has come to study all great philosophers and saints of the world so that we can enrich and enhance our common storehouses of knowledge of the world.

Such knowledge and wisdom of the world should be taught in all schools and universities of the world to shape and mould future generations to live together as one human family along with other living beings on this fragile earth as all are interconnected and interdependent.

(To be concluded...)

By Xavier P Mao, Department of Philosophy, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong-793022, India

Reader’s Post

Sir,

Let us unite against illegal taxation

Apart from glaring corruption, illegal taxation and extortion have been the two biggest banes of the Naga society. It is everyone’s duty to fight this malaise or it will hamper development of the state and keep away big investments from coming into the state in the future.

The laws need to be revisited and reworked when it comes to dealing with extortion and illegal taxation as these anti-social elements are let off the hook easily due to loopholes in the laws.

Rachel Angami, Dimapu

Reader’s note: Articles or letters published in any of the columns do not reflect the view of this newspaper nor that of the Editor in any manner.

NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Ensure that no one is left out of vaccination’s circle of safety: PM NEW DELHI, SEP 26 (PTI): Ahead of the festival season, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged people to keep following Covid protocol and ensure that no one is left out of vaccination’s “circle of safety”.

In his monthly ‘Mann Ki Baat’ radio address, Modi said the festival season is approaching and when the whole country will celebrate ‘Maryada Purshottam’ Shri Ram’s victory over evil, people should remember the fight against Covid also.

“Team India is creating several records daily on this front. Several records have been created in the vaccination drive which are being discussed globally,” Modi said. “We not only have to get the vaccine administered when it’s our turn, but we also have to ensure that no one is left out of this circle of safety,” he said.

Even after getting vaccinated, the necessary protocol has to be followed, Modi said, adding that he hopes once again Team India will keep the flag flying high in this fight against the Covid pandemic.

“Festivals are approaching,

Narendra Modi

we have to continue our fight with Covid. ‘Team India’ is making new records every day, including vaccination which has made records internationally...

No one should be devoid of this ‘Suraksha Chakra’, protocols should be followed,” he said.

Modi praised those who have committed themselves to conserving rivers. “Naga river in Tamil Nadu had dried up, but due to the initiatives by the rural women, and active public participation the river was brought to life, and to this day there is plenty of water in the river,” he said.

Speaking on the importance of rivers, he said, “September is an important month, a

month when we celebrate World River Day. A day to remember the contribution of our rivers that selflessly provide us with water.”

Speaking on cleanliness, Prime Minister Modi said, “Bapu [Mahatma Gandhi] was a proponent of cleanliness, he made cleanliness a mass movement and associated it with the dream of independence.”

Prime Minister Modi also urged citizens to buy Khadi products to help local craftsmen under his ‘vocal for local’ initiative. He said, “Let us buy Khadi products and mark Bapu’s Jayanti with great fervour.”

Modi on Sunday addressed the 81st edition of the Mann Ki Baat programme. Earlier, the Prime Minister had asked for suggestions and feedback from the citizens for the radio programmed.

“Have been getting several interesting inputs for this month’s Mann Ki Baat, which will take place on the 26th. Keep sharing your insights on the NaMo App, MyGov, or record your message on 1800-11-7800,” the Prime Minister had tweeted.

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NATIONAL Is there any need to open cinema, drama halls when BJP ‘entertaining’ people? asks Raut MUMBAI, SEP 26 (PTI): Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday took a swipe at the BJP, claiming it was providing “entertainment” to people, and questioned the need for opening cinema halls and drama auditoriums during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Notably, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has said cinema halls and drama theatres in the state will be permitted to operate from October 22 on the condition that they follow all the protocols required to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

In his weekly column ‘Rokhthok’ in the Sena mouthpiece Saamana, Raut, who is the executive editor of the Marathi daily, said the opposition party (BJP) in Maharashtra has “crossed all limits”.

“Every day, BJP leader Kirit Somaiya levels new allegations against different state ministers and visits their constituencies. I feel the state government shouldn’t stop his tours.

His allegations are like soap bubbles. Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrakant Patil has a different style,” he quipped.

“Even though the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions continue, political entertainment programmes are on in the country. In all, there is fun everywhere...there is mystery and comedy in the entertainment that is being provided by the opposition party. Is there a need to open cinema halls and drama auditoriums?” he wondered.

Raut, whose party shares power with the NCP and Congress in Maharashtra, claimed that the state BJP unit has made a “mockery” of central probe agencies.

CJI Ramana backs demand for 50% reservation for women in judiciary

NEW DELHI, SEP 26 (AGENCIES): Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana called for 50 per cent reservation for women in all levels of the judiciary and also demanded reservation across all law colleges in the country. He was speaking at an event, organised by the Lady Advocates of Supreme Court on Sunday, in honour of the nine newly appointed judges, reports India Today.

The Chief Justice said that after thousands of years of oppression, women need 50 per cent reservation in the judiciary. He informed that in lower levels, women’s representation was below 30 per cent. In High Courts and in the Supreme Court, it is around 11-12 per cent, he said.

“There is a need to strongly recommend supporting the demand for some percentage reservation in all law schools in the country,” CJI NV Ramana said while addressing the women lawyers of the Supreme Court.

“It’s a women’s right. And they deserve to have it,” he added.

CJI NV Ramana modi-

(CJI) NV Ramana

fied Karl Marx’s ‘Workers of the world unite. You have nothing to lose but your chain’ quote for the occasion and said, “Women of the world unite. You have nothing to lose but your chain.”

He added, “You all are laughing. Yes, I don’t want you to cry but with anger, you have to shout and demand that we need 50 per cent reservation. It’s not a small issue but an issue of thousands of years of suppression.

It is high time we have 50 per cent representation of women in the judiciary. You are entitled (to it), it’s a matter of right. It is not a matter a charity. It is unfortunate that some things are realised very late.”

CJI NV Ramana further said that people will often say easily that it is

difficult to have 50 per cent reservation because women have a lot of problems but that’s not correct. “I do agree that there is an uncomfortable environment, lack of infrastructure, crowded courtrooms, lack of washrooms, lack of creches and lack of sitting places, which are some of the major issues which are unfriendly to the women lawyers in the system,” he said.

“In 6,000 courts across the country, 22 per cent of them do not have separate toilets (for women) and even lady officers also have to suffer from this,” the CJI said, adding, “So these are the ground realities which we have to tackle immediately and that is the reason why I am proposing certain issues to the executive to take and correct this.” The CJI also informed that the Supreme Court was considering the possibility of resuming direct hearings in courtrooms.

He said that the court was more worried about the health of the lawyers and was, thus, keeping a track of medical guidelines related to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Delhi Police chief visits Rohini New AIIMS will correct Cyclone Gulab to make landfall; court, inspects crime scene regional imbalance: Gadkari PM assures all possible support

NEW DELHI, SEP 26 (IANS): Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana on Sunday visited the Rohini court which on Friday saw the dramatic killing of top gangster Jitender Singh Mann, alias Gogi, by two members of a rival gang, before they were, in their turn, shot dead by police.

According to sources, the Commissioner inspected the crime scene -- the courtroom -- where the shootout took place.

On Friday, in an incident that seemed ripped from a Bollywood potboiler, Gogi was shot dead in a courtroom by two gangsters from the rival ‘Tilu’ gang, dressed in lawyers’ garb.

Asthana also reviewed the security arrangements of the Court complex. “He stayed for at least one hour at the court premises,” sources said adding that he also spoke to his team and the lawyers present there. Gogi was on Delhi Police’s most-

wanted list and he was also an accused in dozens of cases - including murder, kidnapping, and fraud - in other states. His gang was also involved in crimes such as possession of illegal arms, carjacking, and land grabbing. The two assailants were subsequently shot dead by three commandos of 3rd Battalion of Delhi Armed Police as the incident led to chaos and panic in the courtroom where the judge had commenced proceedings.

NEW DELHI, SEP 26 (PTI): The new All India Institutes of Medical Sciences built in the country are destined to correct the longstanding regional imbalance in the health sector, according to Union minister Nitin Gadkari, who also said doubling the number of AIIMS will better serve people’s aspirations.

The minister of road transport and highways was speaking at a digital event to mark the 3rd Foundation Day of AI-

IMS, Nagpur. The programme was also attended

by Bharati Pravin Pawar, the Minister of State for Health among others, a health ministry statement said.

“Keeping in view the requirements of the Vidarbha region, with the establishment of an institute of repute like AIIMS, Nagpur, at Nagpur, the patients of all the bordering states of Central India will have access to affordable and modern medical facilities.

NEW DELHI, SEP 26 (AGENCIES): As cyclonic storm ‘Gulab’ hurtles east coast it is predicted to make landfall between north Andhra Pradesh and south Odisha coast by late Sunday (September 26, 2021) evening, reports Zee News.

The Cyclonic Storm lay centered over west central Bay of Bengal, about 140 kms east-southeast of Odi-

sha’s Gopalpur and 190 kms east-northeast of Andhra Pradesh’s Kalingapatnam at 11.30 AM on Sunday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its bulletin. Prime Minister Narendra Modi took stock of the situation and in a conversation with Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, he assured of all possible support from

Centre. Taking to Twitter, Modi wrote, “Assured all possible support from the Centre. I pray for everyone’s safety and well-being.” He also held discussions with Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik on the cyclone situation.

“The Centre assures all possible support in overcoming this adversity. Praying for the safety and well-being of everybody,” he said.

New Rs 7,270 cr scheme for road safety in 14 states are Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Bihar, Telangana, West Bengal, Odisha, Haryana and Assam.

“This is an output and outcome-driven scheme wherein the performance of the states will be assessed on 11 mandatory and three elective indicators (road safety interventions). The grants will be distributed to the states based on the Key Performance Indicators,” top official sources told PTI. The preliminary project repor t prepared by MoRTH says the Motor Vehicle Amendment Act (2019) was brought in as an important intervention to achieve the fatality reduction target. “ To l e v e r a g e t h e strengthened law, it is necessary to have focused interventions in the related areas of road safety like road engineering, enforcement, road safety advocacy and media campaigns and efficient emergency response systems. The states need to be supported to act on result-oriented strategies.

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AMARAVATI, SEP 26 (PTI): The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) is all set to roll out a new Rs 7,270 crore State Support Programme for Strengthening Road Safety to help realise the vision of ‘Zero road fatalities on Indian roads.’

The centrally-sponsored six-year programme will be implemented in 14 states that are now contributing to 85 per cent of the total road fatalities in the country. While MoRTH will lend a budgetary support of Rs 3,635 crore, an amount of Rs 1,818 crore will be secured as loan each from the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank.

Of the total cost, Rs 6,725 crore will be disbursed to the 14 states based on their performance while MoRTH will use Rs 545 crore for capacity building activities. The scheme will incentivise state governments to drive road safety interventions at the grassroots level with the main objective of curbing road accidents and achieving a reduction in fatalities, the MoRTH said in a concept note circulated to the target states. The target states under the scheme

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India needs 4-5 more SBI sized banks: FM MUMBAI, SEP 26 (IANS): India needs a lot more banks and a lot more large sized ones to meet the growing needs of the country needs in the path of making a smart recovery post pandemic disruptions, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Sunday.

Speaking at 74th Annual General Meeting of Indian Banks’ Association at Mumbai, Sitharaman said there was an urgent need to scale up banking to meet the growing needs of the industry and also to ensure that all economic centres of the country are covered with at least one physical or digital banking presence.

“We need to scale up banking. The need is for at least four-five more SBI sized banks,” she said, while reminding that the amalgamation exercise among public sector banks have helped in moving ahead with creation of

Nirmala Sitharaman large banks. Having done two rounds of bank consolidation earlier, the Central government in 2019 decided to merge six disparate and weak PSBs into four in one stroke.

Accordingly, Punjab National Bank (PNB) took over Oriental Bank of Commerce and United Bank of India; Allahabad Bank became part of Indian Bank; Canara Bank subsumed Syndicate Bank; and Andhra Bank and Corporation Bank merged with Union Bank of India.

Earlier, State Bank of In-

dia (SBI) with five of its associate banks while Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank were merged with Bank of Baroda.

Sitharaman lauded the efforts of the PSBs to see through that the amalgamation of banks during the pandemic period was completed without any inconvenience to customers.

She said that that in the post pandemic world, hanks would need to change their mindset and the way they conduct their businesses.

Digitisation, the Finance Minister said has changed a lot of how businesses are done and banks will now need to think futuristically and keep pace with evolving technology.

Sitharaman also asked the IBA to conduct a digitised mapping of each district of the country with regard to presence of bank branch operation and their location. This, she said, would help to plug areas

“Not necessary to have physical banking presence everywhere. The country’s optic fibre network has covered twothird of about 7.5 lakh panchayats. This could be used to deliver banking services in unconnected areas as well,” the Finance Minister said.

She also asked banks to develop models and better understanding of businesses focused on exports as country has set a $2 trillion export target by 2030.

With regard funding for the infra sector, she said that a government sector development financial institution (DFI) is coming up soon.

Sitharaman said that Indian economy is at a critical stage of a reset and banks would form the backbone for it by providing best of the financial services.

NEW DELHI, SEP 26 (IANS): The Centre has approved capital projects worth Rs 2,903.80 crore in eight states.

According to the Ministry of Finance, the projects have been approved under a scheme titled ‘Special Assistance to States for Capital Expenditure for 2021-22’.

Besides, the ministry has released an amount of Rs 1,393.83 crore to these states, namely Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Sikkim and Telangana. The scheme was launched in April 2021 to provide resources to the state governments in the wake of the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.

It aims to provide a special assistance to the state governments in the form of a 50-year interest free loan up to an overall sum not exceeding Rs 15,000 crore during FY22.

NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

17.1 mn workers of unorganised sector register on e-Shram portal: Labour Min NEW DELHI, SEP 26 (PTI): Over 1.71 crore workers from the unorganised sector have been registered on the e-Shram portal in the last one month since its launch on August 26, 2021.

“Completion of one month of launch of e-Shram portal marks with the registration of more than 1.71 crores workers from the unorganised sector and in unorganised employment,” a labour ministry statement said. As of September 25, the statement said, as many as 1,71,59,743 workers have registered on the portal.

The e-Shram portal was inaugurated on August 26, 2021 by the Union Labour and Employment Minister Bhupender Yadav.

The portal is the firstever national database of unorganised workers including migrant workers, construction workers, gig and platform workers.

It facilitates extending

benefits of social sector schemes to the workers in the unorganised sector.

The data shows that the drive has strengthened with the mobilisation of workers achieving a greater mile each week. In this first week, 13.55 lakh informal workers registered on the portal.

Compared to the 2nd week with over 19.52 lakh registration, in the third and the fourth week, the enrolments gained exponentially.

In week 4, over 69.53 lakh workers registered on the e-Shram portal while it was 68.97 lakh in third week. Interestingly, almost 50 per cent of the workers registered so far are female.

There has been week-onweek improvement in the percentage of female workforce, registering themselves on e-Shram portal, the statement said.

The share of women workers drastically improved from around 37 per

cent in first week to almost 50 per cent in the latest week,i.e. week four.

Data analysis based on the last week showed that a substantial proportion of women workers in domestic work are getting themselves registered on the portal.

This is one category of occupation where women outnumber men. Besides, women form substantial proportion of workforce in sectors like agriculture as labourers, food industries as helpers and machine operators, apparel industry as helpers and tailors and also in small scale units of tobacco/ beedi rolling and as ASHAs/ ANMs in the healthcare industry.

Therefore, it would not be wrong to assume that most vulnerable groups of women are insured under various protection schemes accruing from registration at the portal, the ministry said.

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are yet to post profit after a relief package of around Rs 69,000 crore granted to them in October 2019.

Some experts contended that the government may end up holding a “sizable” chunk (estimates varied from 26 percent to majority stake) in VIL at the end of moratorium period, if the telco opts to pay cumulative interest or annual instalments by way of equity.

“They (government) have absolutely made it clear that they want three private players to remain.

They want us to compete in the market. They want us to operate in a competitive manner,” Takkar said.

VIL had total gross debt of Rs 1.91 lakh crore, excluding lease liabilities and including interest accrued but not due, as of June 30, 2021. The debt comprises deferred spectrum payment obligations of Rs 1.06 lakh crore and AGR liability of Rs 62,180 crore

that are due to the government and debt from banks and financial institutions of Rs 23,400 crore.

The company had posted consolidated revenue of Rs 9,152.3 crore during the April-June period and the finance cost was Rs 5,228.4 crore. According to Jefferies, the 4-year moratorium on payments will offer VIL cashflow relief and “could lead to the government taking up sizable stake in VIL”.

The investment banking group analyst report had projected that the government could own 26 per cent of VIL at the end of four-year period, if the telco chooses to pay the cumulative interest of Rs 9,000 crore through equity.

Takkar said that from the company’s perspective exercising equity option for interest payment is the least area that has been its focus and VIL is committed to running the company.

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NEW DELHI, SEP 26 (PTI): The government has given an option to telcos to pay back interest on dues through equity and also conveyed that it has no interest in acquiring any telecom company, a top official of debt-ridden Vodafone Idea has said.

Vodafone Idea Ltd (VIL) Managing Director and CEO Ravinder Takkar in an interview to PTI said it is clear that the government wants the company to compete in the market and there should be at least three private service providers in the telecom sector.

“I have had many many interactions across various parts of the government leading up to this announcement (telecom reforms). In all my conversations, it is absolutely clear that the government has no interest in owning or acquiring or running any other telecom company,” Takkar said. The government is already managing loss-making telecom firms BSNL and MTNL which

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Limited and Kohima Village Youth Organisation as per plans and costing presented to RTA on October 9, 2020.

The notification instructed management authorities to provide adequate signage and perform duty with diligence and due respect to general public.

The notification was issued in the larger interest of citizens and as discussed in the special meeting with RTA and other stakeholders on September 3, 2021, stated the DIPR release.

ment Holiday and Banks Closing of Accounts. List of bank holidays in October 2021: October 1 - Half Yearly Closing of Bank Accounts (Sikkim) October 2 - Gandhi Jayanti (Pan India) October 3 – Sunday (Weekly off) October 6 - Mahalaya Amavasye (West Bengal, Tripura, Karnataka) October 7 - Mera Chaoren Houba of Lainingthou Sanamahi (Tripura, West Bengal, Meghalaya) October 9 - Second Saturday October 10 – Sunday (Weekly off) October 12 - Durga Puja or Maha Saptami (West Bengal, Tripura) October 13 - Durga Puja or Maha Ashtami (West Bengal, Sikkim, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Manipur, Tripura, Assam).

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(From p-1) City Centre parking entry will be at MLA junction and exit towards DC office, while Khuochiezie parking entry and exit at North Gate.The parking sites would have respective rules and regulations. This was stated in a DIPR release.

Parking sites: Meanwhile, the DC has also notified that the parking sites at City Centre, Khuochiezhie and from Post Office Y junction to Congress Bhavan would be jointly managed by Kohima Smart City

NEW DELHI, SEP 26 (AGENCIES): There are as many as 21 days in October when banks – both public as well as private will remain closed as it is a major holiday month with pan India level festivals like Dussehra, Durga Puja and Eid-e-Miladunnabi, NDTV report stated.

Apart from this, Gandhi Jayanti is also observed on October 2, which is a national holiday to mark the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi. There are quite a few regional holidays when banks in some particular states will remain closed, during the month.

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ministry. The Naxal problem, also called Left Wing Extremism (LWE), were reported in 61 districts in 2019 and in only about 45 districts in 2020.

About 380 security personnel, 1,000 civilians and 900 Naxals were killed in different violence in LWE affected areas since 2015 till 2020.

A total of about 4,200 Naxals have also surrendered during the same period, the data said.

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police officers of central and state governments also attended it.

According to the Union Home Ministry’s data, Maoist violence has reduced considerably in the country and the menace is prevalent now in just about 45 districts.

However, a total 90 districts in the country are considered Maoist-affected and are covered under the Security Related Expenditure (SRE) Scheme of the

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Union ministers Ashwini Vaishnaw, Giriraj Singh, Arjun Munda and Nityanada Rai also attended the meeting.

Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla, Director of Intelligence Bureau Arvinda Kumar, senior civil and

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tween the two sides continues regarding the remaining locations and we hope that disengagement at the remaining friction areas will enable us to reach a point where we can pick up the threads of bilateral cooperation,” he said.

“The experience of this multi-faceted dialogue over the last year and a half leads me to believe that we are well-equipped when it comes to resolving pressing issues in the bilateral relationship,” he said.

“Our leaders have in the past concurred that we must work out issues peacefully, prevent differences from turning into disputes and, most importantly, preserve peace and tranquillity in our border areas,” he said. “The recent experience also suggests that at the ground level, when managing a difficult bilateral situation, finding a resolution hinges on mature minds, open channels, and consistency between words and actions. But while these are positive elements we can draw on, we must steer clear of certain obstacles which could block progress,” he said. “The first is

to avoid shifting goalposts.

For long, the Indian and Chinese sides have adhered to a well-understood distinction between resolving the boundary question and managing border affairs,” he said.

“The 1988 understanding between our leaders was precisely for keeping the resolution of the boundary question on a track separate yet parallel to the bilateral relationship, with the maintenance of peace and tranquillity as the prerequisite,” he said.

The Special Representatives mechanism, the Agreement on Political Parameters and Guiding Principles of 2005 and the threephase framework were all designed to work on the boundary question, “which we agreed was a complex and sensitive issue requiring time to work through,” Misri said.

“This is the root cause of the tense situation along the borders. We advocate that we should address the boundary issue through peaceful negotiations and we don’t think that the border issue should be linked up to our bilateral ties,” he

said. But at the same for managing border affairs on a daily basis, the two countries had evolved a mechanism, “consisting of instruments such as the WMCC (Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs) and a succession of agreements, protocols and CBMs, in order to govern behaviour on the ground and ensure peace and tranquillity”.

“A serious violation of peace and tranquillity in the border areas naturally requires us to apply our minds on the basis of established agreements, protocols and mechanisms to resolve it.

As we do so, any attempt to confuse border affairs with the Boundary Question is a disservice to the work of those involved in finding solutions,” he said.

This is why the Indian side has been consistently saying that the current issue is about restoring peace and tranquillity to the border areas and is not about the resolution of the larger Boundary Question, on which India’s stance has not changed, despite what happened last year, he said.

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gender quotas implemented by left-leaning parties for the past decade had managed to create a new norm across Iceland’s political spectrum.“It is no longer acceptable to ignore gender equality when selecting candidates,” she said.

Opinion polls had suggested a victory for leftleaning parties in the unpredictable election, which saw 10 parties competing for seats. But the centre-right Independence Party took

the largest share of votes, winning 16 seats, seven of them held by women. The centrist Progressive Party celebrated the biggest gain, winning 13 seats, five more than last time.

Before the election, the two parties formed Iceland’s three-party coalition government, together with Jakobsdottir’s Left Green Party. Her party lost several seats, but kept eight, outscoring poll predictions.

The three ruling parties haven’t announced whether they will work together for another term, but given the strong support from voters it appears likely. It will take days, if not weeks, for a new government to be formed and announced. Climate change had ranked high on the election agenda in Iceland, a glacier-studded volcanic island nation of about 350,000 people in the North

S Korea urges North to restore hotlines for talks SEOUL, SEP 26 (AP): South Korea on Sunday urged North Korea to restore dormant communication hotlines, a day after the North repeated an offer to open conditional talks.

The North might be seeking to extract concessions about two weeks after it raised tensions by carrying out its first missile tests in six months. North Korea has twice reached out to South Korea saying it’s open to talks if conditions are met.

Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said Saturday the two Koreas can take steps toward reconciliation if South Korea abandons “hostile polices” and “double-dealing standards.” She didn’t elaborate on what specific steps she wants South Korea to take.

But some experts say North Korea wants South Korea to play a role in winning relief

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from U.S.-led sanctions, getting aid, or receiving other concessions such as international recognition as a nuclear weapons state.

On Sunday, South Korea’s Unification Ministry said it highly values Kim Yo Jong’s statement as the South has been consistently pushing to achieve denuclearization and peace on the Korean Peninsula through dialogue.

To hold talks on beginning steps toward reconciliation, a South Korea ministry statement said

that suspended cross-border communication lines must be reactivated quickly to promote stable communications between the divided countries. It said Seoul hopes the two Koreas can resume talks on many pending issues.

The South Korean statement refers to a set of phone- and fax-like communication channels between the rivals, which have been largely dormant for more than a year.

The two Koreas briefly resumed communications over the channels for about two weeks this summer, but North Korea later refused to exchange messages again after Seoul staged annual military drills with Washington.

Earlier this month, North Korea carried out tests of ballistic and cruise missiles in its first such launches since March, displaying an ability to attack South Korea and Japan, both key U.S. allies.

Israeli troops kill 4 Hamas operatives in West Bank JERUSALEM, SEP 26 (IANS): Israel said on Sunday that its troops killed four armed Hamas operatives in the West Bank during an overnight raid.

An Israeli military spokesperson said in a statement that the four were killed amid fire exchanges during an operation to arrest suspects involved in a Hamas cell in five different locations in the West Bank, reports Xinhua news agency.

The first incident took place just after midnight, as Israeli forces raided the Jenin area in the northern West Bank.

Gunmen opened fire at troops in the town of Burqin near Jenin after the troops encircled a building where suspects were hiding. The soldiers responded with fire, killing one of the gunmen, according to the statement.

Near Ramallah city in the central West Bank, Israeli troops killed three other armed suspects during fire exchanges, the spokesperson said, adding that three more Palestinians were arrested.

In response to the killings, Hamas spokesman Abdel Latif al-Qanua warned in a statement the deaths of the Palestinians “will fuel the Palestinian protest and struggle by all means”.

Al-Qanua said the killings were a result of the security coordination between Israel and the Fatah-controlled Palestinian Authority and the meetings between senior officials of the two sides. “The Palestinian Authority must immediately stop the security coordination,” he said.

The West Bank was occupied by Israel in the 1967 Middle East war.

Atlantic. An exceptionally warm summer by Icelandic standards — with 59 days of temperatures above 20 C (68 F) — and shrinking glaciers have helped drive global warming up the political agenda.

But that didn’t appear to have translated into increased support for any of the four left-leaning parties that campaigned to cut carbon emissions by more than Iceland is committed to under the Paris Climate Agreement.

Among inco ming members of parliament are the oldest and youngest lawmakers ever to take a seat in Iceland: 72-year-old burger joint owner Tomas Tomasson and 21-year-old law student Lenya Run Karim, a daughter of Kurdish immigrants who is from the anti-establishment Pirate Party.

MANILA, SEP 26 (IANS): Four inmates were killed in a shootout on Sunday after they tried to escape from a prison in the Philippines’ Surigao del Sur province, jail authorities said.

The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology said the incident occurred shortly at around 7 a.m. when at least 11 inmates took a jail personnel hostage, reports Xinhua news agency.

The bureau added that the inmates allegedly took the firearms of the jail personnel at the gate and used them to fire at the jail guards.

One of the inmates allegedly stabbed a jail guard using a blunt improvised weapon.

WASHINGTON, SEP 26 (IANS): A passenger train with over 100 people on board derailed in the US state of Montana, killing at least three people and injuring multiple others, local media reported.

The Amtrak’s Empire Builder train travelling between Seattle and Chicago derailed at around 4 p.m. on Saturday evening, reports Xinhua news agency.

There were about 147 passengers and 13 crew members on the train at that time, according to a statement by Amtrak.

The exact number of the injured is undisclosed, the Liberty County Sheriff ’s Office told local media, adding that all the other passengers have been safely evacu-

ated. Amtrak is a passenger railroad service company operating many passenger rail routes in the US. Images from the derailment scene shared on social media show train cars tipped over in a remote location surrounded by dozens of people in strong wind.

The accident happened near Joplin, a small village with only about 150 residents. Great Falls is the biggest city nearby, which is nearly 160 km away.

Local media said cell phone service in the area where the derailment occurred is very poor.

1. The Khaghaboto Tokukujo Kükami Küqhakulu (KTKK) along with all its frontal organisations visited the construction of the Shozukhu Zukihe bridge on the 25th September 2021 and highly appreciates our Hon'ble Minister PHED Nagaland Shri Jacob Zhimomi for personally undertaking this project for the welfare and benefit of the Khaghaboto Area people in particular and Western Sumi in general. We express our full satisfaction on the progress of the ongoing works.

2. The Khaghaboto Tokukujo Kükami Küqhakulu (KTKK) and all its frontal organisations also condemn the action of Vikato Aye (Vyca Aye Shihovinu), for indulging in character assassination of our Hon'ble Minister PHED Shri Jacob Zhimomi where the photo of our Hon'ble Minister was misused on social media to complain against bad roads.

We are completely againist such mususe of freedom of speech and expression by individuals for such cheap publicity stunt inorder to popularize oneself. We highly condemn and denounce such action and warn not to defame others by misusing one's right.

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the Ennahdha party and the centralization of the decision in recent years.

On September 22, Tunisian President Kais Saied issued a decree to continue extending the exceptional measures of suspending activities of the parliament and freezing the immunity of all its members.

Saied ordered to put an end to all the grants and privileges granted to the parliament speaker and to all its members.

On July 25, the President had announced that he had removed Hichem Mechichi from the post of Prime Minister and suspended all activities of the Assembly of People’s Representatives, or Parliament.

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With immense pride and joy, the Changki Fellowship Diphupar (CFD) extend our heartiest congratulations to the following bonafide members: 1. mr. menangmeren, nps, S/o Lt. Col. Tinu on his promotion to the post of Superintendent of Police, Govt. of Nagaland.

2. miss aienla longchar, D/o Mr. Taliochet Longchar on being appointed as Assistant Section Officer (ASO) under Central Secretariat Service (CSS), Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, New Delhi.

May God bless and guide you in all your future endeavours.

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Apology

Dear Kinitoli Zhimomi and Family I apologise for posting pictures on social media which was totally unlawful, and I have no excuse for that.

I promise I'll not repeat this kind of mistake anymore in future.

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The Tsungiki Village Council (TVC) under Wokha District, Nagaland heartily congratulates the following on their recent promotions under the Directorate of Prisons, Government of Nagaland: 1. Shri. B. Yanrenthung Kikon, promoted to the post of Superintendent of Jails 2. Shri. E. Thungdemo Kikon, promoted to the post of Jailor TVC further wishes them success in all their future endeavours.

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TUNIS, SEP 26 (IANS): A total of 113 leaders and members of Tunisia’s Islamist party Ennahdha (Renaissance) have announced their collective resignation due to “lack of reforms”, the national Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) reported.

Former Minister of Health Abdellatif Mekki is among those who have resigned on Saturday from Ennahdha, the first majority party in the Tunisian Parliament, reports Xinhua news agency.

The list also included many leaders of Ennahdha’s consultative assembly as well as members of regional councils.

In a statement published in local media, they said their resignation is due to “the lack of reforms within the party”, adding that “the leadership of Ennahdha is responsible for an important part of the deterioration of the situation in the country”.

The signatories of the statement attributed the decision of their collective resignation to what they described as the “disruption of internal democracy” within

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both sides and the meetings between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi to resolve the military standoff in Eastern Ladakh, Misri said: “These contacts have resulted in significant progress on the ground”.

“Following disengagement in the Galwan Valley in July last year, the two sides have been able to disengage from the North and South Banks of the Pangong Lake in February 2021, and most recently from Gogra in August 2021,” he said.

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tually was co-hosted by the School of International Studies of Sichuan University (SCU), China Centre for South Asian Studies and Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA) in which several former envoys and scholars took part.

Besides Misri, China’s Ambassador to India Sun Weidong also participated in the meeting.

Referring to “multifaceted dialogue” held by the two countries since last year including several rounds of talks between the top military officials on

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R E Y K J AV I K ( I C E LAND), SEP 26 (AP): Iceland has elected a female-majority parliament, a landmark for gender equality in the North Atlantic island nation, in a vote that saw centrist parties make the biggest gains.

After all votes were counted Sunday, female candidates held 33 seats in Iceland’s 63-seat parliament, the Althing. The three parties in the outgoing coalition government led

by Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir won a total of 37 seats in Saturday’s vote, two more than in the last election, and appeared likely to continue in power.

The milestone for women comes despite a poor outcome for parties on the left, where female candidates are more often frontrunners. Politics professor Silja Bara Omarsdottir said the

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BEIJING, SEP 26 (PTI): India has told China not to “shift goalposts” and “confuse” managing the border affairs and restoring peace at the frontiers with the larger issue of the resolution of the boundary question, which is dealt with by different designated mechanisms.

After the standoff erupted in eastern Ladakh in May last year, India has consistently maintained that peace and tranquillity in the border areas are essential for the overall development of relations between the two countries. Besides being neighbours, India and China are also large and emerging economies and “it is not unusual to have differences and problems”, Indian envoy to China Vikram Misri said while addressing the 4th High-level Track II Dialogue on China-India Relations held on September 23.

“The key question is how to deal with them and ensure that outcomes are informed by reasonableness, maturity and respect for the maintenance of peace and tranquillity along our frontiers,” Misri said.

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lder children and kids with chronic diseases are those most likely to wind up in the hospital with COVID-19, researchers have found.

Conditions such as obesity, diabetes and n e u r o l o g i c p r o b l e m s, among others, put kids at risk for severe COVID-19, according to a new U.S. study. “ T h e r e ’s a my t h circulating out there that children don’t get sick from COVID-19, and that’s kind of persisted throughout the pandemic. And I think our findings dispel that, and we can finally put that to bed,” said Dr. James Antoon, who led the study of U.S. kids and COVID-19. He is an assistant professor of pediatrics at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn.

Antoon noted that one in five kids with COVID-19 seen in U.S. emergency departments are admitted to the hospital, and 21% of them require treatment in an intensive care unit, including mechanical ventilation.

The most frequent complications of COVID-19 among children are pneumonia, vomiting and diarrhea. Asthma attacks are also common, Antoon said. For tunately, few

children die.

“One concerning part of our finding is that children who are eligible to be vaccinated — those older than 12 — are most likely to have more severe disease,” Antoon said. “But it’s also the group that’s the leastvaccinated. We need to do a better job of vaccinating the children who are eligible, and then we also have to think carefully about how do we protect those children with comorbidities who are at very high risk for having severe COVID.” Antoon attributed the increase in pediatric cases to the return to school. “ C e r t a i n l y, w h e n children congregate they’re going to transmit the virus, and there’s definitely going to be increased transmission among children, which is going to correlate into more hospitalizations and

more severe disease,” he explained.

W h e t h e r va c c i n e s should be mandated, especially as shots for younger children become ava i l a b l e, i s a t o u g h question, Antoon said, given the level of the antivaxxer movement in the United States.

He added that vaccine mandates are nothing new in the United States, and said a COVID-19 shot should be added to the mix.

“Preventing COVID-19 is much more effective than trying to treat it, because the treatments that we have are not as effective as the vaccines are in preventing severe disease or treating severe disease,” Antoon said.

He also urged parents to make sure their kids get the flu shot and take common-sense steps to

avoid getting sick.

“Even healthy children can end up in the hospital with COVID-19,” Antoon said. “To protect your children and the children around them, please have them vaccinated, wear masks and continue doing the things we know help prevent transmission of COVID.” For the study, Antoon’s team collected data on nearly 20,000 pediatric patients at 45 U.S. children’s hospitals.

The researchers discovered that children who were in poor health due to chronic conditions — such as obesity, diabetes and neurologic problems — were more likely to have severe COVID-19 and need hospital care. This was especially true for older kids.

Dr. David Katz is president of the True Health Initiative in Tulsa, Okla., which promotes preventing illness by living a healthy lifestyle. He reviewed the new study findings.

“This paper highlights the importance of chronic health status to COVID outcomes in children — something already well established for adults,” Katz said.

He noted that obesity and type 2 diabetes, which

add to COVID-19 risks, are a growing problem in children that intensified during the pandemic.

“These conditions are all but completely preventable with lifestyle interventions,” Katz said.

“If this is not an argument for urgent attention to health promotion programming for America’s children, it’s hard to imagine what would be.”

Katz pointed out that the study data noted that while Black children and Hispanic children were less likely to be hospitalized than white youngsters in the United States, they were more likely to be severely ill if hospitalized.

“This, clearly, has nothing to do with skin pigment or ethnicity, and ever ything to do with differential access and barriers to care,” he said.

“Those with impaired access to care arrive later and sicker. Here we have a view of direct interactions between social determinants of health and the toll of the pandemic among our children. This, too, is modifiable; this, too, warrants an urgent, national response.”

The findings were published online Sept. 15 in the Journal of Hospital Medicine.

Pooja film production launches new movie, titled “Zokhum” on September 26, at Tourist Lodge, Dimapur with public leader, Mhonyamo Ngullie, as chief guest. The recently launched movie was the 97th movie launched by Pooja Film Production, with Ajay Kumar as director. The movie talks about how a woman gets her revenge against a group of gangsters, who murdered her boyfriend. (NP)

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Common vampire b a t s (Desmodus rotundus) form social bonds at the roost through sharing food and grooming. New research suggests that these bonds extend to foraging for blood.

To find out, Carter and his colleague Simon Ripperger of the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin, built on previous research that uncovered a colony’s social network using bat backpacks. Tiny computer sensors glued to 50 female bats in Tolé, Panama, continuously registered proximity to other sensors both within the roost and outside, revealing when bats met up while foraging.

Bat buds rarely left the roost together, suggesting that they don’t go on tightly coordinated hunts, Carter says. But bats with a history of associating with one another were more likely than strangers to meet up

in the field and likely feed together, the researchers found. Rendezvous with friends also lasted longer, on average, than other interactions. That was especially true for bats with many roost buddies.

“These are more or less haphazard encounters,” Carter says. He suspects that the bats mostly forage alone, but when they encounter a friendly bat on a cow, for instance, they’ll feed together instead of fighting or flying off to find other food. Biting a new wound can take 10 to 40 minutes, Carter says, so sharing with a friend could save these bloodthirsty bats time and energy.

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he first teaser for ‘ Je e n - Yu h s ’ , a n intimate portrait of global superstar Kanye West, has been released

by Netflix, reports Variety. com.

Co-directed by Coodie Simmons and Chike Ozah, better known as Coodie and Chike, the three-act documentary follows West over a 20-year period.

‘Jeen-Yuhs’ shows behindthe-scenes footage of West as he builds his way from singer to businessman and becomes a global brand.

The doc is also said to look at his failed 2020 presidential bid and the death of his mother Donda West.

The teaser features a home video of West and Mos Def rapping their song ‘Two Words’ from West’s 2004 album ‘The College Dropout’.

West finally released his long-awaited album ‘Donda’ at the end of Au g u s t , w h i c h b r o k e records upon its release.

The album set a new record by reaching No. 1 on Apple

Music’s Top Albums chart in 152 countries in 24 hours. According to Apple, in the album’s first full day of release, ‘Donda’ was streamed over 60 million times in the U.S. ‘Donda’ also broke the 2021 record for being the most-streamed artiste and album in one day, and became the third mostplayed album on its first day of release on Apple Music ever.

E a r l i e r t h i s ye a r, West won his first gospel Grammy and 22nd career Grammy for his ‘Jesus Is King’ album, marking the first time since 2013 that he has received honours from the Recording Academy.

In addition to winning traditional gospel album for ‘Jesus Is Born’ at the GMA (Gospel Music Association) Dove Awards, West also picked up rap/ hip hop album for ‘Jesus Is King’ and rap/hip-hop recorded song for ‘Follow God’.

A premiere date for ‘Jeen-Yuhs’ has not been announced. (IANS)

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ampire bats may be bloodthirsty, but that doesn’t mean they can’t share a drink with friends.

Fights can erupt among bats over gushing wounds bit into unsuspecting animals.

But bats that have bonded while roosting often team up to drink blood away from home, researchers report September 23 in PLOS Biology.

Va m p i r e b a t s (Desmodus rotundus) can form long-term social bonds with each other through grooming, sharing regurgitated blood meals and generally hanging out together at the roost (SN: 10/31/19). But whether these friendships, which occur between both kin and nonkin, extend to the bats’ nightly hunting had been unclear. “They’re flying around out there, but we didn’t know if they were still interacting with each other,” says Gerald Carter, an evolutionary biologist at Ohio State University in Columbus.

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VANTAA (FINLAND): The men’s pairing of MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila was the only bright spot as India suffered a 1-4 loss to Thailand in their group A opener, jeopardising the chances of qualifying for knockout stage of Sudirman Cup badminton here on Sunday.

With P V Sindhu and the men’s doubles duo of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy missing in action, the onus was on senior players such as Kidambi Srikanth and women’s doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy to carry the team through.

However, Srikanth and the duo of Ashwini and Sikki lost their respective matches, while the young Malvika Bansod also went down fighting in women’s singles as India’s fate against Thailand, a three-time semi-finalists, was sealed after the first four matches.

India women’s doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy.

Former world No. 1 Srikanth was no match for three-time world junior champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn, going down 9-21 19-21 in 50 minutes, while Sikki and Ashwini ran out of steam during a 21-23 8-21 loss to world No. 8 combination of Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai.

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badminton, Malvika gave a good display of her immense potential but she lacked the power and precision to trouble Pornpawee Chochuwong, going down 11-21 14-21 against the world No. 10 in the women’s singles.

Arjun and Kapila’s impressive 21-18 21-17 win over Supak Jomkoh and Kittinupong Kedren,

ranked 147th, in men’s doubles was the only highlight for India in a disappointing outing.

In the fifth and final match, the pair of B Sai Praneeth and Tanisha Crasto lost 13-21 11-21 to world No. 3 Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai.

India will play defending champion China on

Monday, before taking on hosts Finland in the world mixed team championships on Wednesday.

Starting the proceedings, Arjun and Kapila got into attacking positions early, leading 4-0 before entering the break with a two-point advantage.

Ar jun and Kapila, ranked 47th, kept their nose ahead despite the Thai pair putting pressure and restored the four-point lead at 17-13 before comfortably pocketing the first game.

The Thai pair made a recovery in the second game, running up a lead of 8-3 but Arjun and Kapila slowly restored parity and grabbed a slender onepoint advantage at the interval.

The Indian duo broke off at 12-12 and built a lead to eventually shut the door on their opponents. India have reached the quarterfinals of the tournament twice, in 2011 and 2017.

Gueye’s goal inspires PSG to Montpellier win to winning ways by beating bottom side St Etienne 3-0 away three days after conceding their first defeat of the season.

Champions Lille claimed their second consecutive win as Jonathan David’s double gave them a 2-1 victory at Racing Strasbourg.

In the absence of Lionel Messi, who missed his second consecutive game to nurse a bruised knee, Angel Di Maria started up front for PSG, alongside Kylian Mbappe and Neymar. The spark came from the midfield, with Gueye unleashing a fierce strike that went

Paris St Germain’s Idrissa Gueye scores their first goal.

into the top corner to put the hosts ahead in the 14th minute. Under sustained pressure, Montpellier reacted with a fine free kick by Teji

Alexander Volkanovski, Valentina Shevchenko retain titles at UFC 266

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LAS VEGAS, SEP 26 (AGENCIES): Australian champion Alexander Volkanovski won a unanimous decision victory over Brian Ortega to successfully defend his featherweight title and Valentina Shevchenko dominated Lauren Murphy to retain the flyweight belt at UFC 266 on Saturday.

In a five-round war of attrition, Volkanovski had the better of the opening two rounds before explo-

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sive activity in the third saw the champ survive two choke attempts to unleash a merciless storm of punches on Ortega, who barely made it to the end of the round.

Californian Ortega went for another choke early in the fourth and once again Volkanovski was able to reverse the position to land thunderous blows from the top, but again Ortega survived.

Behind on the judges’

scorecards, Ortega had no choice but to swing for the fences in the final frame, but Volkanovski gutted out the last five minutes to take the decision and retain the belt.

In the co-main event, f lyweight challenger Murphy was no match for Shevchenko, and the 33-year-old from Kyrgyzstan completely outclassed the American before securing a TKO finish on the ground with a minute remaining in the fourth round.

In one of the most anticipated bouts on the card, fan favourite Nick Diaz made his return to the octagon after an absence of more than six years, but the 38-year-old lost his middleweight fight with Robbie Lawler by thirdround TKO.

Savanier which was parried

by Keylor Navas, again favoured over Gianluigi Donnarumma to start in goal.

Neymar was lively again but

was denied twice by Jonas Omlin, who could do nothing against Ander Herrera’s shot three minutes before the break but was saved by his crossbar. The second half was a less exciting affair with both teams struggling to find the target as Neymar continued to waste chances and Mbappe also lacked sharpness in the area.

Di Maria was replaced with Draxler in the 88th minute and it took the German only one minute to find the back of the net after being set up by Neymar. PSG host Manchester City in the Champions League on Tuesday.

Juventus earn nervy first home win of season; 20 games without clean sheet

Juventus’ Leonardo Bonucci, right, scores on a penalty kick during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Juventus and Sampdoria, in Turin, on Sunday. (AP/PTI)

TURIN, SEP 26 (AGENCIES): Juventus beat Sampdoria 3-2 in Turin on Sunday, their first home victory of the Serie A season but the visitors’ two goals means it’s 20 games without a clean sheet for the Bianconeri, Paulo Dybala scored a superb goal before leaving the pitch in tears with an injury as his injury frustrations continue.

The Argentina international fired a low shot into the bottom corner after 10 minutes but limped off soon after with an apparent muscular problem, which may well rule him out of Wednesday’s Champions League clash with Chelsea. Leonardo Bonucci doubled Juve’s advantage from the penalty spot before Maya Yoshida quickly pulled one back for Samp, stretching the home side’s run without a league

clean sheet. Manuel Locatelli scored his first goal for his new side in the second half, but Antonio Candreva’s late strike meant Juve had a nervy ending before claiming their second consecutive league win. Massimiliano Allegri’s side climb to ninth place in the table on eight points, three points clear of 14th-placed Sampdoria but eight adrift of league leaders AC Milan.

Udinese 0-1 Fiorentina Dusan Vlahovic converted a controversial early penalty and Bartlomiej Dragowski snuffed out Udinese attempts to get back into the game.

The Viola were smarting after their tense defeat to Inter, with Nico Gonzalez suspended due to that red card, and Gaetano Castrovilli injured. Udinese had lost their last two

without finding the net, but Jens Stryger-Larsen returned to the starting XI. The deadlock was broken amid controversy, because Giacomo Bonaventura seemed to go over very easily under pressure from Walace, but VAR called the referee back to look at it again and he changed his mind to award a soft penalty. Dusan Vlahovic sent Marco Silvestri the wrong way to convert.

Gerard Deulofeu wanted a penalty at the other end when he robbed Nikola Milenkovic and ran into the box, going down under Lucas MartinezQuarta pressure, but this time the referee and VAR waved play on. Alvaro Odriozola rolled across the six-yard box and Vlahovic couldn’t get the final touch, while Lucas Torreira blasted over from the edge of the area.

WBBL champs Sydney Thunder signs up Mandhana, Deepti MACKAY (AUSTRALIA), SEP 26 (IANS): Defending Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) champions Sydney Thunder on Sunday signed up India batter Smriti Mandhana and leading all-rounder Deepti Sharma as they look to start their title defence next month.

The pair will replace the English duo of Heather Knight and Tammy Beaumont who have declared their inability to participate in the tournament. Sydney Thunder coach, Trevor Griffin, said his team’s title defence “had received an extra edge with Indian superstars Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma signing on for the club’s WBBL-7 campaign”.

“The pair, who are in Queensland with India’s national team for the ODI series and Test match against Australia, were identified

by Thunder as quality players with the ability to make an explosive impact on the T20 competition,” a Sydney Thunder statement said on Sunday.

Mandhana starred for India in Friday night’s (September 24) nail-biting, final-ball loss to Australia in Mackay. Her innings of 86 from 94 balls was highlighted by 11 boundaries, and it helped set up India’s competitive total of 274 runs. Sharma made her presence felt in the ODI match described as one of the most thrilling played in Australia, with a knock of 23 runs and by capturing Tahlia McGrath’s wicket.

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PARIS, SEP 26 (AGENCIES): Paris St Germain put on a solid display in the opening half to maintain their perfect record in Ligue 1 with Idrissa Gueye’s fine goal inspiring them to a 2-0 home win against Montpellier on Saturday.

Senegal midfielder Gueye fired home from just outside the box at a packed Parc des Princes and substitute Julian Draxler wrapped it up late to put the capital side on 24 points, 10 ahead of second-placed Olympique de Marseille who host RC Lens on Sunday and have two games in hand. Nice are third after they got back

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MACKAY, SEP 26 (IANS): India finished the ODI leg of the multi-format series on a high with a brilliant two-wicket win -- fashioned by a collective team effort -- which ended Australia’s unbeaten ODI streak of 26 matches on Sunday. However, Australia won the ODI series 2-1, with the multiformat series’ scoreline reading 4-2.

The third and final ODI in Mackay went down to the wire but this time India held their nerves as they sealed a thrilling twowicket win with just three balls to spare. Tall India pacer Jhulan Goswami hit the winning runs, lofting it straight for a four.

Chasing a target of 265, India showed poise and power in their response, with the opening pair of Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana putting on 59 for the first wicket. Negotiating the new-ball partnership of Perry and McGrath, ManK Y M C

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dhana fell to the off-spin of Gardner for 22 (25), with Annabel Sutherland taking a catch running back from mid-off. Young Yastika Bhatia continued her fine start to international cricket, ticking things along with Verma, bringing up a 100-run stand in just 19 overs.

At 160/1 after 29 overs and needing just 105, India looked in prime position, before a double blow swung the pendulum back once again. Verma fell to the leftarm orthodox spin of So-

phie Molineux for 56, while wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh was dismissed an over later, with Sutherland taking her first wicket.

Bhatia continued her press with captain Mithali Raj, with only a piece of inspired fielder ending her stay at the crease. Topedging a short ball, Bhatia became Stella Campbell’s first victim in international cricket, only after a diving catch from substitute fielder Molly Strano.

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tally by rattling Vastrakar’s (3) stumps, leaving Mithali and No.7 Deepti Sharma needing a run a ball from the last 10 overs. Sutherland struck once again, in her next over, snaring the India skipper, who was bowled for 16. Rana got a lifeline when she was dropped by Nicola Carey on 11 on the last ball of the 44th over. The equation came down to India requiring 33 runs from the last five overs, with four wickets in hand.

The luck was on Rana’s side as she got another life in the next over. Once again it was Carey, who completed a caught and bowled dismissal, but the delivery was called a no-ball as Carey had overstepped.

McGrath broke the 33-run seventh-wicket stand by snaring Deepti’s wicket for 31. Riding on a lucky run, the onus was on Rana to take her side across the line but she eventually became Carey’s victim in the penultimate over.

Goswami and Meghna Singh made sure there weren’t any more hiccups, as they guided India to a memorable win, that will help boost their confidence for next year’s ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.

Earlier, Meg Lanning won the third consecutive toss for the Australians in the series and elected to bat. Australia’s opening pair of Rachael Haynes and Alyssa Healy looked to keep the heat on in the middle, racing to 40 inside the first eight overs, only for the pressure to be released through the work of veteran quick Jhulan Goswami.

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Sania wins Ostrava Open for first Patel’s hat-trick helps RCB beat MI by 54 runs WTA doubles title since Jan 2020

DUBAI, SEP 26 (IANS): Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) pacer Harshal Patel took the first hattrick of IPL 2021, sending Mumbai Indians to a crushing 54-run loss at Dubai International Stadium on Sunday.

The win keeps Bangalore at third place while Mumbai slip to seventh place in the points table.

Chasing 166, Mumbai were 56 for no loss at power-play and were 79 for 1 in 9.5 overs before Rohit Sharma was dismissed by Glenn Maxwell.

From there onwards, Mumbai’s slide began and they crashed to 111 all out.

Apart from Sharma and Quinton de Kock (24), no other batter could reach double-figures. Patel, the current Purple Cap holder, took out Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard and Rahul Chahar to bag three wickets in three balls and ended the match by taking out Adam Milne in the 19th over.

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The 32-year-old is the second man after West Indies’ Chris Gayle to reach the landmark in both T20 and one-day international cricket.

The RCB captain got to the mark after pulling Jasprit Bumrah for six in his knock of 51 from 42 balls, joining Gayle, Keiron Pollard, Shoaib Malik

and David Warner as the other players to have scored 10,000 runs in the shortest format.

Kohli has a total of 10,038 r uns from 314 games at an average of 41.65 in T20s, with 3,159 of those coming while playing for India. He has scored five hundreds in the format, all for RCB.

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Virat Kohli captain of RCB celebrates the wicket of Ishan Kishan of Mumbai Indians during the IPL match. (PTI)

165/6 in 20 overs (Glenn Maxwell 56, Virat Kohli 51, Jasprit Bumrah 3/36, Trent Boult 1/17) beat Mumbai Indians 111 all

out in 18.1 overs (Rohit Sharma 43, Quinton de Kock 24, Harshal Patel 4/17, Yuzvendra Chahal 3/11) by 54 runs.

Virat Kohli became the first Indian batsman to notch up 10,000 runs in Twenty20 cricket during

his side Royal Challengers Bangalore’s (RCB) game against the Mumbai Indians in Dubai on Sunday.

Kohli becomes first Indian to reach 10,000 runs in T20 cricket

Ravindra Jadeja’s allround show helped Chennai Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by two wickets in a nail-biting IPL 2021 match here on Sunday. In a match full of twists and turns, it was Chennai who came out on top when it mattered the most. Chasing 172, Jadeja smashed 22 runs off eight deliveries and smacking Prasidh Krishna for two sixes and as many fours in the 19th over, after taking 1/21 in four overs.

With a hat-trick of

wins in the UAE leg of IPL 2021, Chennai re-gain their top position on the points table, demoting Delhi Capitals to second place.

Brief Scores: Kolkata Knight Riders 171/6 in 20 overs (Rahul Tripathi 45, Nitish Rana 37 not out, Shardul Thakur 2/20, Josh Hazlewood 2/40) lost to Chennai Super Kings 172/8 in 20 overs (Faf du Plessis 43, Ruturaj Gaikwad 40, Sunil Narine 3/41, Andre Russell 1/28) by two wickets.

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OSTRAVA (CZECH REPUBLIC), SEP 26 (IANS): India’s Sania Mirza and her Chinese partner Zhang Shuai won the women’s doubles title at the Ostrava Open WTA Tennis Tournament, beating Kaitlyn Christian and Erin Routliffe in straight sets on Sunday.

Indian ace Sania bagged her first WTA title in 20 months as she and Zhang beat Kaitlyn Christian of the United States and Erin Routliffe of New Zealand 6-3, 6-2 in an hour and four minutes.

Sania had won her last WTA title at the Hobart International in January 2020, partnering Nadia Kichenok.

No.2 seeds Sania and Zhang has never teamed up before last week in Luxembourg, where they fell in the quarter-finals to eventual champions Greet Minnen and Alison van Uytvanck.

But this week, in their second event together, Sania and Zhang were commanding in the final, winning 76 percent of points behind both their first and second serves and staving off both

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breakpoints they faced in the match.

This is former World No.1 Sania’s 43rd WTA doubles title and her second title since she returned from maternity leave in 2020.

Meanwhile, Zhang is on a hot run in doubles, having won three of her last five doubles tournaments, including her second Grand Slam title at the 2021 US Open alongside Samantha Stosur. Zhang is now up to 11 WTA doubles titles in her career.

In Sunday’s final, Sania and Zhang started well

and kept their opponents on the back foot throughout the first set. A breakpoint in the sixth game saw the IndoChinese pair take a 4-2 lead and ride the advantage to win the first set.

Hoping for a comeback, Kaitlyn and Erin, the third seeds, threw caution to the wind early in the second set but the ploy backfired against the experience of Sania and Zhang as the Indo-Chinese pair broke the opponents’ serve in the third and seventh games to clinch the match and title with a straight-sets victory.

Jyothi loses final, wins silver in Usyk outclasses Joshua to claim world heavyweight titles World Archery Championship

Jyothi Surekha Vennam

YA N K T O N, S E P 2 6 (IANS): Another final in the World Archery Championships and another Indian had to settle for the silver medal as Jyothi Surekha Vennam lost to Sara Lopez of Colombia in the Compound Women Individual final here on Saturday. No

Indian has ever won a gold medal in the World Championship, finishing 2nd six times in the past.

Jyothi, who had won silver medals in the Compound Women’s Team competition and Compound Mixed Team event on Friday, lost to the Colombian

archer, the world No 1 in compound section, 146144 in the 15-arrow final in South Dakota.

The 25-year-old from Vi j ay wa d a i n A n d h r a Pradesh, who had done brilliantly to reach the final, trailed by 1 point (28-29) after the first end as she shot two 9s and a 10 in her 3 arrows while Sara had a 10, X, and a 9. Both archers shot 29 each in the second end and Sara thus maintained her one-point lead (58-57).

Sara shot a perfect 30 of the three arrows in the third end while Jyothi managed a 10, X, and 9 for 29, thus trailing by two points after nine arrows (88-86).

The Indian conceded one more point in the 4th end, losing it 29-28. She won the 5th and final end 30-29, scoring a perfect 30 (10, 10, X) as compared to 29 by Sara (9, X, X), thus losing the final by 2 points.

LO N D O N, S E P 2 5 (AGENCIES): Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk dethroned world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in his own backyard with a stunning display to earn a unanimous points decision in front of a sell-out crowd at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday.

The 34-year-old former undisputed cruiserweight world champion put on a master class to silence the vast majority of the 67,000 fans who packed into the huge arena.

Usyk, giving away height, weight and reach to the champion, proved too elusive for Joshua throughout an enthralling contest and landed the much cleaner shots, finishing with a flurry in round 12 as he went in search of a knockout. Joshua stayed upright but the decision was a formality as Usyk seized the WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO belts with the

Anthony Joshua in action against Oleksandr Usyk during the WBA, IBF & WBO heavyweight titles boxing match.

three judges scoring it 117112, 116-112, 115-113.

Fo r m e r O l y m p i c champion Usyk, contesting only his third professional heavyweight fight, follows in the footsteps of compa-

triots Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko who dominated the division for a decade from 2004-15.

He is only the third cruiserweight world champion to step up a weight

and become the heavyweight world champion after Evander Holyfield and David Haye.

For Joshua, a second career defeat was a crushing blow and scuppered

hopes of a unification showdown with fellow Briton Tyson Fury, the WBC holder, who takes on American Deontay Wilder in Las Vegas on October 9.

Even the most diehard Joshua fans had to concede their man had been schooled by a skilful craftsman who rarely looked ruffled even when sustaining a cut above his eye late on.

Joshua gave the crowd little to cheer and ran out of ideas against his southpaw opponent who was ahead throughout.

“This means a lot for me. The fight went the way I expected it to go. There were moments when Anthony pushed me hard but it was nothing special,” Usyk told Sky Sports.

“I had no objective to knock him out because my corner pushed me not to do that. In the beginning, I tried to hit him hard but then I stuck to my job.”

Berlin Marathon: Ethiopia’s Adola and Gebreslase win Hamilton takes 100th win in Russian

Guye Adola

BERLIN, SEP 26 (AGENCIES): Ethiopia’s Guye Adola beat a field including

to finish in two hours five minutes 45 seconds and hold off Kenya’s Bethwel Yegon and Ethiopian veteran Bekele, who was third.

Adola’s compatriot Gotytom Gebreslase won the women’s race on her debut over the distance, the 26-year-old clocking 2:20:09 to lead home an Ethiopian sweep of the podium places.

Hiwot Gebrekidan took second and Helen Tola third.

Gotytom Gebreslase Adola, who antwo-time winner Kenenisa title over the distance. nounced himself with a Bekele to win the Berlin The 30-year-old sur- second place to world reMarathon and take his first vived the brutal early pace cord holder Eliud Kip-

choge in Berlin in 2017, was almost two minutes outside his time that day, the fastest ever marathon debut.

“The race started off really fast - the leading pack couldn’t maintain that pace, so I took my chance to hit the front,” he said.

The highest-placed Briton was Cardiff ’s Matt Clowes, who ran 2:18:55.

Marcel Hug of Switzerland won the men’s wheelchair race in 1:24:03, and fellow Swiss Manuela Schar took her fifth straight Berlin title in the women’s event in 1:27:31.

SOCHI, SEP 26 (AGENCIES): Lewis Hamilton won his 100th Formula 1 race as a frantic last few laps in the Russian Grand Prix caused by heavy rain dashed Lando Norris’ hopes of a maiden victory.

And the rain helped Hamilton’s title rival Max Verstappen vault from seventh to second in his Red Bull after timing his change to wet tyres perfectly.

The Briton’s win puts him back into the title lead but Verstappen’s drive from the back of the grid in Sochi means Hamilton’s advantage is only two points.

Hamilton already held the record for most F1 wins fore Son Heung-min pulled touching Lucas Moura’s with Michael Schumacher one back. Ramsdale spared shot on to the bar as Mikel next in the all-time list with Arsenal any late anxiety Arteta’s side closed out a 91 victories. with another superb stop, richly deserved win.

The late downpour turned the race on its head and while it gave the MerRaul Jimenez scored his first goal since suffering cedes driver a victory, it a life-threatening fractured skull as Wolves won at helped Verstappen even Southampton. more.

The Mexico forward grabbed the only goal of the McLaren’s Norris, match when he collected a long ball forward, showed who took his maiden pole great skill to evade two home defenders and finished position on Saturday, was calmly past Alex McCarthy. leading with five laps to Southampton previously had chances to open the go in his McLaren when it scoring but Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa denied Adam started to rain.

Armstrong, Valentino Livramento and Mohamed It was light initially Elyounoussi. and only over a few corAfter Jimenez’s goal, his first for Wolves since October 2020, the Saints had a chance for an equaliser ners, but Verstappen, who but Che Adams’ shot was saved and despite late home was at that point struggling in seventh place, was one pressure, Wolves held on for the win.

Southampton remain without a Premier League of the first drivers to pit for victory this season and drop to 16th, while Wolves treaded intermediate tyres.

It was the making of move above them up to 13th. his afternoon as Norris and

Arsenal crush Spurs 3-1; Wolves beat Southampton 1-0 LO N D O N, S E P 2 6 (AGENCIES): Arsenal’s revival gathered pace as Tottenham’s recent decline continued in an entertaining north London derby 3-1 at Emirates Stadium.

The Gunners propped up the table after three games while Spurs were top under new manager Nuno Espirito Santo - how things have changed as a rampant Arsenal ripped their shambolic rivals to shreds in a brilliant first half.

Emile Smith Rowe started the celebrations for the Arsenal fans when he arrived unmarked to sweep home Bukayo Saka’s cross after 12 minutes before the scorer turned provider as Pierre-Emerick Aubamey-

Wolves 1-0 Southampton

Bukayo Saka of Arsenal celebrates after scoring their side’s third goal during the Premier League match.

ang got the second midway through the half.

Spurs were producing a horror show and nothing summed it up better than Arsenal’s third after 34 minutes. Harry Kane fell over the ball in a Spurs attack then missed two tackles on Saka as he raced

back into his own penalty area to try to rescue the situation. Saka compounded the agony with a calm finish.

Inevitably, Spurs improved after the break, Kane bringing a good save from Aaron Ramsdale and wasting a good chance, be-

Grand Prix as Lando Norris spins in rain

Lewis Hamilton, center, celebrates on the podium after winning the race with second place Max Verstappen and third place Carlos Sainz Jr. (AP/PTI)

Hamilton - more than 30 seconds up the road in their battle for the lead - initially stayed out.

A similar decision briefly vaulted Alpine’s Fernando Alonso, who was leading Verstappen in sixth place before the rain, to third. Halfway around the lap following Verstappen’s stop, Norris was asked if he wanted to stop for intermediate tyres and he said: “No.” Hamilton was also saying it was not raining that heavily, but was ordered to come in because more rain was coming.

He stopped a lap after Verstappen, with four to go, leaving Norris out in front on his slick tyres as the rain fell increasingly

heavily. Hamilton was 14.9 seconds behind Norris a lap after he had stopped, but the rain was by now so bad that the seven-time champion caught the McLaren within five more corners and swept by into the lead.

Norris finally stopped after tip-toeing around the rest of the lap but the delay in coming in for tyres dropped him down to seventh place at the end.

Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, who stopped for tyres at the same time as Verstappen, took third, while McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo and Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas also benefited from early stops for treaded tyres to take fourth and fifth ahead of Alonso.

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