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Vol XXXII No. 242

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Dhankhar elected VP; defeats Alva by 346 votes

NEW DELHI, AUG 6 (AGENCIES/PTI): NDA candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar was elected as the 14th Vice President of India on Saturday as he defeated joint Opposition candidate Margaret Alva by 346 votes.

Dhankhar, a former governor of West Bengal, secured 528 votes while 80-year-old Alva got 182.

Dhankhar, 71, will take oath as the vice president on August 11, a day after incumbent M Venkaiah Naidu’s tenure ends.

The numbers were s t a c k e d i n f avo u r o f Dhankhar as the ruling BJP enjoys an absolute majority in Lok Sabha and has 91 members in Rajya Sabha.

Even before the results were announced, celebrations had started outside the residence of Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi where Dhankhar was present. Soon after the announcement of the result, Prime Minister Narendra

State logs 8 fresh Covid-19 cases D I M A P U R , AU G 6 (NPN): Nagaland on Saturday recorded eight fresh Covid-19 positive cases while no fatalities were reported during the day. Of the fresh cases, three were from Dimapur, two each in Kohima and Longleng and one in Phek, taking the total caseload to 35,853.

The State currently has 65 active cases-- two admitted to Covid hospitals and 63 under home isolation.

India recorded as many as 19,406 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday. The tally of COVID-19 cases is now at 4,41,26,994 including 1,34,793 active cases. Active cases account for 0.31 per cent of the total cases.

CM. DyCM extend Biam fest greetings

D I M A P U R , AU G 6 (NPN): State chief minister Neiphiu Rio and deputy chief minister Y. Patton have extended greetings to the Khiamniungan community on the occasion of Biam festival. Rio, in a tweet, prayed that “God Almighty answer our prayers for a good harvest and the days ahead be happy and prosperous.” In his greetings, deputy CM, Y. Patton said “rituals reflect the rich cultural aspects associated with it, and wished them a bountiful harvest.”

On behalf of the state BJP legislators, Patton conveyed festive greetings and prayed for peace and prosperity.

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“Yes GST has made pre-packed food items costlier but they are still cheaper than items sold by roadside vendors.”

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the Vice-President designate Jagdeep Dhankar in New Delhi on Saturday. (@narendramodi)

Modi met Dhankhar and congratulated him.

Wi s h e s p o u r e d i n from various quarters after the election result was announced with President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Alva congratulating Dhankhar.

The nation will benefit from Dhankhar’s long and rich experience in public life,

the president tweeted.

He will be the second vice president from Rajasthan after Bhairon Singh Shekhawat who held the office between 2002 and 2007.

With Dhankhar’s election, the presiding officers of both Houses of Parliament will be from Rajasthan. The vice president is the chairperson of Rajya Sabha.

As many as 725 MPs cast their ballots in the poll,

which is 92.94 per cent of total votes, an official said, adding 15 votes were declared invalid. Members of Parliament, including nominated ones, are entitled to vote in the vice presidential poll. While the electoral college comprises 788 members, due to eight vacancies in Rajya Sabha, the actual strength was 780.

TMC MPs cross vote: The Trinamool Congress had abstained from voting claiming it was not consulted while naming Alva as the opposition pick. However, two of its MPs-- Sisir Kumar Adhikari and Dibyendu Adhikari-- broke ranks and cast their ballots. The party has 36 MPs, including 23 in Lok Sabha.

The rise of Dhankhar, 71, to become the next vice president has surprised many. Dhankhar, who had been associated with the Janata Dal and the Congress, joined the BJP only in 2008 after a hiatus of nearly

State govt rolls out e-Sanjeevani

a decade when he concentrated on his legal career.

MPs who did not vote: A total of 55 MPs did not turn up to cast their votes, notable among them were BJP MPs Sunny Deol and Sanjay Dhotre, the Samajwadi Party’s Mulayam Singh Yadav and Shafiqur Rahman Barq. Seven MPs from the Shiv Sena, including Sanjay Raut who is in jail in connection with a money laundering case, did not vote. Two MPs from the BSP and one from the AAP also did not vote.

Battle to protect Constitution to continue, says Alva: The Opposition’s vice presidential candidate Margaret Alva congratulated Jagdeep Dhankhar for winning the poll and noted that while this election is over, the battle for protecting the Constitution, strengthening democracy and restoring Parliament’s dignity will continue.

Correspondent

KOHIMA, AUG 6 (NPN): State Health & Family Welfare minister S. Pangnyu Phom on Saturday launched the e-Sanjeevani, an integrated telemedicine service under the Health ministry.

The e-Sanjeevani services for telemedicine were launched by the Health ministry during the Covid pandemic to ensure health consultation reaches the remote areas. At the time of launch, the ministry had stated that this was a doctor-to-doctor telemedicine service to provide general and specialised health services in rural areas.

With this, e-Sanjeevani will now replace the Naga telehealth, a telemedicine platform and assisted teleconsultation system, to alleviate the urban-rural divide in terms of health care services that works on ‘Huband-Spoke’ model, Pangnyu said at a programme held here at the capital conven(Cont’d on p-8) tion centre coinciding with

Pangnyu Phom at the felicitation programme of NQAS certified PHC and UPHCs officials and others. (NP)

the felicitation programme of three health care units-UPHC Duncan Dimapur, Mongsenyimti PHC Mokokchung and UPHC Burma Camp Dimapur for receiving the National Quality Assurance Standards (NQAS) in health care service.

He said this platform will enable patients residing in rural areas to avail quality healthcare services. Towards this the minister urged the entire district officials to encourage state health care workers and the general public to make use of the

platform for the benefit and welfare of all concerned.

He also acknowledged USAID NISHTHA Jhpiego for supporting the state in various digital interventions like Naga Telehealth, Tele Track, iLearn.

Phom informed that in line with National Health Policies aim to ensure Universal Health Coverage, Ayushman Bharat was launched in 2018 with Health & Wellness Centre (HWC) and Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY).

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DoSE assures to address GHSS Phek issue TASU serves 7-day deadline to repair road DIMAPUR, AUG 6 (NPN): Taking note of the concerns raised by the Phek Town Youth Society (PTYS) in regards to functioning of GHSS Phek, principal director School Education Thavaseelan K said that the Department of School Education (DoSE) was seriously examining the matter and assured that all issues raised by PTYS would be addressed in conformity with the department’s norms.

It may be mentioned that the PTYS on Thursday closed down the Government Higher Secondary School (GHSS) Phek “indefinitely” following the expiry of ultimatum served

on department of school education on July 27 to fulfil several demands.

In a press note, PD said that the new principal posted to GHSS Phek had already assumed charge on August 4, which was being manned by the vice principal. According to PD, GHSS Phek currently has a total enrolment of 585 students from Classes 7 to 12.

He further informed that the department has posted a Post Graduate Teacher (Tenyidie) to GHSS, Phek. PD said there were 23 PGTs-- four English, two each for Geography, Political Science, Education, History, Chemistry, Maths and

Computer Science and one each for Economics, Hindi, Physics, Botany and Zoology and eight GTs-- three Science, two Social Sc. and one each for English, Maths and Hindi.

PD said that Science stream is being offered at GHSS Peren, GHSS Longleng and GHSS Kiphire from the current academic year. To activate the Science stream in these 3 districts and meet the demand of the students, he said one PGT each in Chemistry and Maths have been transferred from GHSS Phek and posted to GHSS Peren and GHSS Kiphire respectively. Post the recent transfer & posting, he

said the School will have 22 PGTs and eight GTs totalling 30 teachers in all. PD, therefore, said the was sufficient number of teachers to run the school smoothly.

Citing a notification, PD said that the department reiterated that all PGTs were to teach Classes 9 and 10 in the relevant or general subjects as per the Nagaland School Education Service Rules 2017.

While highlighting shortage of PGTs, PD said that the department had recently requisition 116 posts of PGTs with the Nagaland Public Service Commission (NPSC) to meet the needs of newly upgraded GHSSs.

A mini-truck stuck in the muddy along Namtola to Mon NH-702. (TASU)

D I M A P U R , AU G 6 (NPN): Expressing anguish over the deplorable and nonpliable road condition of Namtola to Mon NH-702 road, the Tapi Area Stu-

dents’ Union (TASU) has served one-week deadline on the department concern and contractors to carry out maintenance work, particularly between Tuimei village

and Mon village junction, under TASU jurisdiction.

In a press note, TASU president M Chingmei Konyak and asst. gen secretary Yeihtai Konyak questioned the concern authority for turning blind eye to the only lifeline of Mon district.

It pointed out that NM road NH-702 has been in existence since the British era and has never been improved. TASU said that despite the contractors and workers being deployed for over a year, the road condition had gone from bad to worse, endangering the lives of commuters and especially serious patients.

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ZYF (N) alleges anomalies in Excise commr flags concern over free flow of liquor disbursal of land compensation `52 Lakh worth

D I M A P U R , AU G 6 (NPN): Zeliangrong Youth Front (N) has alleged huge anomalies in allocation of land compensation FOR NH 129A Dimapur-Maram road via Jalukie, Peren, under former deputy commissioner (DC) Peren and his team for package-II. ZYF action committee convener Atabe Newme in a statement claimed that discrepancies involving crores of rupees were detected after information was received through an RTI reply from the Peren district administration.

He said various incrim-

inating evidences like documentary and photographic images implying anomalies in carrying out assessment and disbursal of compensation by the competent authorities were found when proper enquiry was made.

He mentioned that detail estimate for 78 beneficiaries and the amount to be paid was brought forward to the knowledge of the aggrieved party.

He claimed that some beneficiaries had on August 2, 2021 executed declarations/affidavits relinquishing their title rights and transferred land for

construction of two-lane NH129A, while some who did not execute the declaration also found execution of deeds signed without their consent, which would have legal ramification.

Newme fur ther alleged that some unaffected individuals had become beneficiaries. Thus, 27 beneficiaries were aggrieved by the irregularities, bias and discrepancy in the payment of compensation on the following grounds– i) some beneficiaries’ signatures were never obtained but forged; ii) some received less amount (Cont’d on p-8)

IMFL seized in 4 months destroyed

D I M A P U R , AU G 6 (NPN): Commissioner of Excise & Prohibition, H. Atokhe Aye on Saturday said that the removal of inter-state check gates have resulted in free flow of liquor into the state, which has also posed as a great challenge for the enforcement agency.

He said this while speaking at the ‘combined destruction programme of seized IMFL’ by Dimapur

Atokhe Aye with Excise department officials on Saturday.

district Excise, Narcotic Cell & Mobile Squad at the Excise directorate office, deputy commissioner of excise (HQ) S. Chanlei Angh said in a press note.

Altogether, 40,484 bottles of assorted brands of IMFL were destroyed on

the occasion amounting to Rs. 52,00,140 (Rupees Fiftytwo lakhs one hundred and forty) at street value, which were seized during April 2022 to July 2022.

While congratulating the three wings of the department for the commend-

able seizure despite all the situational constrains, he encouraged the personnel to keep up the good work in the right spirit.

He also sought the support and cooperation of the public and social organizations.

Chairing the programme, S. Chanlei Angh lauded the three units for their achievements in making huge seizures within a short span of time.

Brief reports were also presented by the superintendent of excise (Dimapur), superintendent of excise (Mobile Squad) and deputy commissioner of Excise (Narcotic Cell).

Omicron, sub-lineages circulating predominantly in India: Report 7th Mile village council NEW DELHI, AUG 6 (ANI): The Indian SARSCoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG), in a weekly meeting, reviewed the data of genomic surveillance of variants and found that at present, Omicron and its sub-lineages are the predominant mutations that are circulating in India.

“Presently, only Omicron and its sub-lineages are the predominant circulating variants in India,” sources told ANI today.

“The COVID-19 cases are rising, but hospitalization and deaths are still less,” said sources.

“We review the data

every week, but there is no need to panic at all because hospitalization hasn’t increased and no new variant has been found so far,” added sources.

INSACOG will release its bulletin regarding the presence of Omicron

sub-lineages soon.

According to the bulletin issued on July 11 by INSACOG, Omicron and its sub lineages continue to be the dominant variant in India. “BA.2.75 subvariant has acquired more mutations in spike protein

and other genes of the SARS-CoV-2,” and it also mentioned that the variant is being closely monitored.

INSACOG is jointly initiated by the Union Health Ministry of Health and the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

“COVID-19 is a cyclical viral disease like many others. Immunity from infection is short-lived for coronaviruses, unlike measles or chicken pox viruses. Newer Omicron sub-lineages are especially

capable of leaping past the immunity generated by older versions of the same variant,” said Dr Rajeev Jayadevan, co-Chairman of National Indian Medical Association’s COVID-19 task force.

“The longer we are past the recent infection or the last vaccine dose, the more the number of susceptible people in a region. Many people are not following basic precautions now, and therefore making the virus spread by aerosol is easier. The public must understand that the virus has not gone away,” he said further.

rejoinder to news item

DIMAPUR, AUG 6 (NPN): In a rejoinder to the news item ‘Chathe river washes away road’ published on July 27, as stated by the Global Open University vice chancellor Dr HN Dutta, the 7th Mile Village Council has clarified that the particular stretch of road falls under its jurisdiction and not as published.

In a statement, the village council chairman Lhoupe Koza and GB Zeve Koza said that the publication was made without the consent of the actual landowners, which has “deeply

tarnish the good relations between the two villages (7th Mile village and Sodzulhou village).”

It further reminded that in order to avoid any unnecessary inconvenience, the concern authority(s) have been directed to consult the actual land owner (7th Mile village) for executing any developmental activities on the said stretch/land. Failing which, the council cautioned that it would be compelled to take its own course of action to protect landownership rights and hold the concern authority (VC) responsible.

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SDH office, town hall inaugurated

DIMAPUR: An inaugural programme of Tening town hall and Tening sub-divisional Horticulture (SDH) office was held at Tening Town on August 5, with advisor for Horticulture & Border affairs, Mhathung Yanthan as special guest and advisor for Water Resource, Namri Nchang as special host.

According to a DIPR report, Mhathung Yanthan after inaugurating the SDH office said people of Tening area were fortunate to have achieved the establishment of sub-divisional Horticulture office.

The advisor also spoke on climate change, progressiveness, system of farming and adaptation.

Lauding Namri Nchang, Mhathung said it was through the advisor’s initiative and effort that the people were witnessing developmental works.

He also urged upon the gathering to make use of the facilities provided by the government and said that the government was focusing mainly on agricultural sectors to uplift the society.

Mhathung Yanthan along with Namri Nchang and others after unveiling the plaque. (DIPR)

Further, he said Peren district was a potential area where many Nagas received vegetables and other commodities.

In this regard, Mhathung encouraged the people to work harder.

Meanwhile, after the inauguration of the town hall, Namri Nchang in his address lauded Mhathung Yanthan, the director and department for hearing the plea of the people by establishing the Horticulture office.

He advised the people

to lay more focus in farming in order not to waste the fertile area.

The advisor also acknowledged the administration & SDO, PHED for the completion of town hall and informed that the newly inaugurated town hall would be managed and look after by the administration for the area people.

At the programme, speeches were also delivered by director of Horticulture, Dr. R. Elithung Lotha and commissioner secretary, Horticulture &

NSLSA to conduct 3rd Lok Adalat

DIMAPUR: Nagaland State Legal Services Authority (NSLSA) under the aegis of National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) has informed that it would be conducting 3rd Quarterly National Lok Adalat (People’s Court) 2022-23 sitting on August 13 in all district headquarters.

In a press release, NSLSA informed that a total of 12 Lok Adalat benches at Gauhati High Court, Kohima bench and all district court premises would be set up by HCLSC and District Legal Services Authorities (DLSAs).

Nagaland State Legal

Services Authority has asked persons having dispute/cases (pre-litigation and pending) on civil, matrimonial, MACT, and petty offence cases to come forward on the day or submit their disputes before the date at District Legal Services Authorities front offices, district court building, and NSLSA member secretary office, DC office compound or contact 03702290153 or email at nslsa. nagaland@gov.in.

Disposal data of each DLSAs would be further uploaded on the web portal of the state authority at nslsa. nagalandgov.in., informed NSLSA.

Women Resource Development, Anenla T Sato.

The programme was chaired by EAC Tening, Imliwabang Aier while ADC Tening, Tokai V. Sumi delivered welcome address.

Tening Town Women Welfare Organisation performed a cultural dance while Voice of the Hill band presented a special number.

Later, vote thanks was proposed by ex-vice chairman, Adhoc Town Committee, Lungchui.

Handloom expo to be held in Dimapur DIMAPUR: Nagaland Handloom & Handicrafts Development Corporation (NHHDC) Ltd. Dimapur has informed that a State Handloom Expo will be held at Urban Haat, under Dimapur district, from August 17-30, sponsored by the office of the development commissioner (Handloom), ministry of Textiles, New Delhi.

NHHDC managing director Zakabo V. Rotokha has informed that cooperative societies, NGOs, apex societies, SHGs, etc. may apply at project cell, NHHDC Ltd, Half Nagarjan, Dimapur with ID cards issued by the corporation on or before August 12 during office hours.

Participants have been asked to be COVID vaccinated and follow strict SOPs. Stalls will be provided free of cost and TA/DA and freight charges will be reimbursed. During the handloom expo, a competition for the best three stalls in display and sales will be held wherein, cash prizes would be awarded.

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NEWS IN BRIEF Niuland DPDB meeting on Aug 9: Deputy commissioner & vice chairman District Planning & Development Board Niuland, Sara S Jamir has informed all concerned that Niuland DPDB meeting will be held on August 9, in the conference hall of the deputy commissioner, Niuland. DC has requested concerned members to attend the meeting.

Prabhat Pheris to be held in Dimapur: In view of the upcoming Independence Day and Har Ghar Tiranga campaign, “Prabhat Pheris”- morning procession carrying the national flag will be organised on August 9, 8 am. The procession will be conducted from ADC Court Junction to City Tower led by DC Dimapur and the other from commissioner of police office to City Tower led by commissioner of police Dimapur. In this regard, CSOs, schools, colleges and public have been requested to participate.

NPROA holds meeting: Nagaland Police Retired Officers’ Association (NPROA) held its executive meeting on August 4 at Central Police Officers’ Mess, Chümoukedima and discussed various issues in regard to the association. NPROA has informed that the 7th Annual General Meeting (AGM) and election of new team for the tenure 2022-2025 would be tentatively in the month of October 2022.

ACC cleanliness drive: Amos Care Channel in collaboration with Nagaland Science Centre (NSC) Dimapur organised a cleanliness drive on August 6 at NSC Dimapur.

Sensitisation programme on combating child trafficking conducted in Noklak DIMAPUR: District level sensitisation programme on “combating child trafficking” was observed on the occasion of “World Day Against Human Trafficking” under the aegis of “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” on August 5, in the conference hall of the deputy commissioner (DC) Noklak.

According to a DIPR report, DC Noklak, Hiazu Meru said Noklak was a new district functional from 2020 and had porous international border with Myanmar.

In this regard, he said there were many cases of children from poor families from across the border and within the district were taken to other urban towns in the state to study and use as domestic help.

National Commission for protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) consultant, Kapil Sharma in his PowerPoint presentation spoke on human trafficking and informed that several rights have been guaranteed

to children under the constitution of India.

He said National Commission for protection of Child Rights was formed to ensure that no child was deprived of his/her basic and inalienable rights.

Resource person, additional superintendent of police Noklak also spoke on legal mechanism and mentioned Indian Penal Code section 370 which provides comprehensive measures to counter the

menace of human trafficking including trafficking of children.

He also requested civil society organisations (CSOs) to come forward with any cases and to spread awareness on human trafficking.

E a r l i e r, t h e p r o gramme was chaired by SDO (Civil) Noklak, C. Phuniang and was attended by civil societies, organisations, dobashis and government officials.

Montessori preschool inaugurated Correspondent KO H I M A , AU G 6 (NPN): Cambridge Montessori preschool under the aegis of Jalsa Ventures was inaugurated at New Secretariat Road, here, on Saturday.

At the dedication programme, principal Christ King Higher Secondary school, Fr Innocent said the directors had taken up a responsibility to nurture and develop kids in a holistic manner.

During introduction of the school, academic director, Kevikunuo Phewhuo said the school was aimed at giving wings to children’s imagination and a vision to bring them up into responsible individuals.

It may be mentioned that Cambridge Montessori preschool is focused on preschool, day care and mind lab with curiosity based and experiential learning.

Kevikunuo Phewhuo and operational director Kelhousenuo Khruomo along with a team of three well trained teachers would be running the preschool.

The school also has counselling department with a clinical psychologist.

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1st Death anniversary of Late Longkokchemla 7th august

Born on : 7th May 1968 Died on : 2nd August 2022 We, the family of Late Krishna Bahadur, owe sincerest gratitude to all the people who showered us with love and support at the sad demise of my loving husband and our father on 2nd August 2022. The debt of gratitude is too much, the people too many and words are inadequate to all who helped us through financially, moral support, prayer and physical presence but we specially would like to thank dc Office driver Union kohima, NERSNA kohima, NHAk driver Union kohima, Officers Hill Nepali committee, Gulmi chettra No.3, and all the residents from Officers Hill colony kohima. We regret our inability to mention every individual and Union’s name.

We offer our heartfelt gratitude and pray for God’s abundant blessings to everyone who were there for us in our time of grief.

It's been a year since you left us for your heavenly abode; we think about you always and we talk about you still Though you are not here with us, your unrelenting prayers, your wisdom and your immense love for us will always be treasured and remembered.

You will always be in our hearts to walk and guide us through our lives.

We love you and miss you every day.

Loving children, grandchildren and relatives

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Post master general, NE II, Som Kamei addressing the media at the presser on Saturday. (NP)

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Keoshu extends Metümnyo festival greetings

DIMAPUR: Advisor IPR & Village Guards, S Keoshu Yimkhiung has extended warm Metümnyo festival greetings to all the members of the Yimkhiung community.

In a message, Keoshu said Metümnyo is one of the important festivals of the Yimkhiung community which is celebrated from first week of August and ends on 8 of August every year after the harvest of millets. He said August 6 to 8 were regarded as “cynosure of the festival” marked by rites and rituals, songs and dances, merriment and friendship.

“It is a festival of sacred rituals, which is primarily performed and celebrated for new born babies and pray for the departed souls who had died in the preceding year and for those who would die during the year”, the advisor said. He added that the souls of the death were honoured by setting food provisions as it is postulated that they visit homes of their living relatives, in order to lead away the souls of those who are destined to die before the advent of Metümnyo festival. The advisor also said that it was a festival of reconciliation, forgiveness and building strong bond between brethren and neighbours.

Further, he hoped that the festival would bring everyone, joy, love, peace, unity and prosperity throughout the year.

D I M A P U R , AU G 6 (NPN): Post master general, NE II, Som Kamei on Saturday, disclosed that 331 post offices across the state has sold 12,271 national flags from August 4 till August 6 as part of “Har Ghar Tiranga” campaign.

Addressing the media at MDG building, Kamei said India Post was selected by the government of India as distributor and

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seller of national flag as part of the campaign.

He said Indian Post as a symbol of national integrity and unity was selected as the distributor as it reached out to all parts of India.

When asked on the size and amount of the flag, he informed that the national flag would be available in all post offices across the state at Rs. 25, in the size 30x20 inches without flagpole.

Som Kamei added

that the flags would be available on their ePost office portal departmental website, www.indiapost. gov.in. After placing the order, the nearest post office would carry out the delivery, he informed.

Kamei also stated that all the money generated through the selling of flags would go directly to the government of India.

The PMG later informed that out of the total flags sold in the state, most were bought in bulk by institutions, political parties and the military.

He said a total of 20,000 flags were allocated for the state and informed that more would be brought in if the demand increased.

Further, Kamei said Selfie points were set up outside the office and requested the youth to click selfies and upload them with hastag #IndiaPost4Tiranga.

He also appealed to the public “to hoist the national flag” as a part of the campaign.

173 Bn CRPF 18th Unit Raising Day observed DIMAPUR: The 173 battalion Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) based at Airfield Dimapur celebrated the “18th Unit Raising Day” on August 2 by conducting “Swarndharam Puja” and remembering and paying homage to the martyrs.

In a press release, the battalion stated that DIGP, Vishnu Goutam addressed “Sainik Sammelan” of all ranks and dwelt on the history of the unit.

He said the battalion was raised at on August 2, 2004 at Hyderabad and has since deployed operationally in Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Tripura and Nagaland.

The celebration culminated with cultural event which was attended by all ranks and invited dignitaries.

As a prelude to the celebration, the unit on August 1 organised tree plantation drive at all their camps in Dimapur and Chümoukedima districts, blood donation camp at battalion headquarters at Airfield besides Inter-Coys games and sports activities.

Divyangjans receive aids and appliances in Kiphire district

Photo: DC Kiphire distributing aids and appliances to differently abled person.

Correspondent KIPHIRE, AUG 6 (NPN): A programme for distribution of aids and appliances to divyangjans was organised by Department of Social Welfare Kiphire at Child Development Project Officer (CDPO) Kiphire office, Saturday.

Speaking at the programme, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kiphire T. Wati Aier said that Kiphire district was the first the state to receive the aids and appliances for the people with disabilities.

The DC also urged

CAB Kiphire discusses welfare of children

DIMAPUR: Childline Advisory Board (CAB) Kiphire conducted a meeting on August 4, in the conference hall of the deputy commissioner’s (DC) Kiphire, to discuss the issues with reagard to the welfare of children.

According to a DIPR report, CHILDLINE director, Tsusu Mary highlighted POCSO Act 2021, (Protection of Children Against Sexual Offenses).

She also stated that it was

difficult for them to convince parents when their children get abused, saying that exposing their abuse to the organisation was not right since it would affect their career and bring a bad reputation in the society.

In this regard, she informed that many cases went unreported. Further, Tsusu urged upon all the departments to support the ministry in every aspect in order to bring positive changes in the district.

In his address, DC Kip-

hire, T Wati Aier encouraged CHILDLINE team to organise sensitisation and awareness programmes for church leaders and parents so that they can disseminate information to children.

Reporting on CHILDLINE activities, Levi informed that they were collecting data on children under the age of 18 years who were staying and working with foster parents and relatives through the village council.

Some of the agendas highlighted in included— no gynecologist in Kiphire District Hospital; if a child-friendly room could be maintained in the police station; conducting awareness programme for church leaders and students’ bodies on child-related issues in collaboration with stakeholders and timely check up on major places where children hang out at night as Kiphire has good number of substance abusers.

people with disabilities to get medically checked and avail certificates so as to receive aids and benefits from the government. Aier also encouraged the young people with disabilities to read and avail reservations, if any, in competitive examinations and jobs.

Deputy chief medical officer (CMO) Kiphire, Dr. Kohlitso Khalo also spoke on the rights and Acts of people with disabilities.

He said the government was giving utmost importance to them by way of providing reservation in job and exams and also

highlighted the schemes and policies for people with disabilities.

Earlier, CDPO and DWO in-charge Kiphire, S.Yesumong delivered keynote address and shared about the benefits for people with disabilities.

District coordinator (PMMVY) Limitsung Sangtam, who chaired the programme, highlighted the PMMVY program; KTBL associate pastor Alison Sangtam invoked God’s blessing while block coordinator Phoshan Abhiyann Kiphire, Atsoba delivered the vote of thanks.

Power department informs consumers in Kohima district

DIMAPUR: Electrical division, Kohima has informed consumers under Kohima electrical division that disconnection of electricity supply on account of non-payment, meter tampering, hooking and other means of power theft was underway and would continue till financial year ending.

In a press release, Executive Engineer (EE) Er. Rükongutuo Suohu has asked consumers to clear dues to avoid inconveniences

and that one could also visit www. dopn.gov.in for non-receipt of bills.

In case of discrepancies with bills, the EE has asked consumers to approach respective sub-divisional offices on all working days.

EE asked consumers to be cautious against making any payments to employees of the department without valid receipts and added that for payments without valid receipts, the onus shall lie on payer.

Nagaland launches phase-II vaccination of food & mouth disease

DIMAPUR: The department of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services (AH&VS) under the aegis of Nagaland Livestock Development Board (NLDB) officially launched the second phase of the scheme, “National Animal Disease Control Programme on Foot and Mouth Disease” (NADCP) on August 5.

According to a DIPR report, the vaccination mission was launched

by AH&VS director, Dr. Nsanthung Ezung by tagging animals, vaccination, recording and data uploading into the INAPH portal at Nagaland Livestock Development Board office, Dairy Farm Complex, Lerie Kohima.

In his address, Dr. Nsanthung urged upon all the department officers and field staff to be sincere and to ensure vaccination of the entire eligible cattle and buffalo population

NPP Dimapur unit holds consultative meeting

DIMAPUR: National People’s Party (NPP) Nagaland state, Dimapur district unit held a consultative meeting with the state parent body on Saturday, at Cafe Mitron, Dimapur.

In a press release, NPP Nagaland state informed that NPP state president, Dr. Andrew Ahoto Sema expressed happiness to see the vitality and motivation of the party workers from Dimapur district. He lamented that Nagaland was presently in a “chaotic condition” and only the dedicated effort of the public including the NPP party workers could redeem the state which does not even have basic facilities like good roads, drinking water, electricity, medical colleges, etc. till now despite 75 years of India’s independence.

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land was one of the most underdeveloped states and has the highest number of unemployed youths, Dr. Andrew called upon the party workers to bring about a positive transformation by electing only virtuous, honest and people-centric candidates in the upcoming elections.

Others who spoke at the meeting include speakers include vice president cum spokesperson, state women wing, Pinky Sukhalu, vice president, state NPYF, Heto Achumi and state advisor, minority cell, Ranjit Singhvi.

The meeting which was part of the 8th leg of district tour carried out by the state parent body along with its frontal bodies was attended by around 200 NPP party members from Dimapur district.

against FMD in the state.

The disease is a highly contagious viral vesicular disease of cloven-hoofed animals such as cattle, buffaloes, sheep, goats and pigs etc., which leads to reduction in milk yield, decreased growth rate, infertility, reduced working capacity in bullocks, trade embargo in the international market, he informed.

Dr. Nsanthung also stated that control of FMD could be achieved by mass vaccination of susceptible livestock repeatedly at regular intervals till the incidence of the disease is decreased.

He urged upon the farmers to take benefit of programme and to vaccinate their livestock against FMD. He also added that the mission could be accomplished only through cooperation from the district

and village authorities.

In this regard, he requested them to extend support to the department while carrying out vaccination in their respective jurisdictions.

The programme was chaired by project director Dr. Kuokehebi Gwirie, keynote address from managing Nagaland Livestock Development Board director Dr. Salangtemjen.

The DIPR report informed that NADCP was launched by the prime minister on September 11, 2019, which envisages control of FMD and Brucellosis diseases in livestock by 2025 and freedom status by 2030.

The mission would culminate on October 4 as part of synchronised vaccination with a mandate to achieve 100% immunisation of bovine, caprine and ovine population in the state.

Sensitisation on HIV&AIDS, drug related issues

DIMAPUR: Advocacy and sensitisation programme on HIV& AIDS and drug related issues with stakeholders and high-risk groups was held on August 4 at Jakha town hall. The programme was organised by Nagaland Users’ Network (NUN) Targeted Intervention (TI) Jakhama and HCMC Jakhama supported by Nagaland Health Project (NHP).

In a press release, NUN TI Jakhama informed that director Kripa and advisor NUN, Abou Mero spoke on HIV and AIDS Act 2017 and Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.

Mero said Section 2(1) of HIV AIDS Act stated that the act was extended to the whole of India and therefore Nagaland was no exception.

On NDPS Act, Mero said India was signatory to the three UN Conventions namely, Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs (1961), Convention on Psychotropic Substances (1971) and Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (1988).

Mero said substance use disorder was a serious problem and that dependence on substances not only affects health but also disrupts families and society. He called upon stakeholders for a collective effort to address substance use and abuse holistically.

NUN TI Jakhama, programme manager, Vikukhoto Rolnu suggested help from doctors or professional health workers. He also informed that OST was an organised treatment programme aimed at prevention of HIV. The programme was attended by around 80 stakeholders.

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Student-cop clash leaves 30 injured in Mnp Correspondent

IMPHAL, AUG 6: As many as 30 students were injured in a clash with police near Imphal’s Mao Market when hundreds of tribal students tried to organize a protest rally in the capital city on Saturday.

Tribal students of various colleges and schools in Imphal converged near the Mao Market in Imphal to take part in the protest rally to press for g immediate unconditional release of five leaders of All Tribal Students’ Union Manipur (ATSUM) today, around 10.30 am.

The police tried explaining to them on the restriction in mass gathering in the city area under section 144 of CrPC promulgated in the entire Imphal West district, covering a major portion of the capital city.

However, unheeding to the police’s words, they tried to go ahead with the protest rally. As the police started forcing them to leave the place, some students pelted stones toward them.

As the situation went

Tripura girl gangraped; three arrested AG A RTA L A , AU G 6 (PTI): A 15-year-old girl has been allegedly gangraped by four youths in North Tripura district, police said on Saturday. Three of the accused have been arrested, while a manhunt has been launched to nab the fourth.

“The incident took place when the four accused kidnapped the minor while she was returning from her private tuition at Kalagangerpar in Kadamtala Police Station area around 7.30 PM on Friday and took her to a nearby forest, where they took turns to rape her,” Dharmanagar SDPO Soumya Debbarma told PTI over the phone.

“After raping the girl, they dumped her at a nearby school ground. Upon receiving information, police rescued her around 11.45 PM,” he said, adding she is undergoing treatment at a hospital.

Agitating students pelting stones towards police who dispersed them from carrying out a rally in Imphal.

out of control, the police fired several rounds of tear gas shells and also use mock bombs to disperse the students.

In the melee that lasted for around half an hour, several students sustained minor injuries which needed no medical attention. Some girl students also fainted and were treated by female police personnel.

The tribal students planned to carry out the rally pressing the state government to release ATSUM leaders who were arrested by the police.

A team of Imphal police station picked five lead-

ers of ATSUM, including its president and general secretary, from its office in Imphal ahead of the commencement of a total shutdown call given by the apex body of tribal based student bodies.

ATSUM, along with its constituents, called for total shutdown to press the state government to table Manipur (Hill Areas) District Councils Bill-2021 recommended by Hill Areas Committee (HAC) of the Manipur Legislative Assembly in the monsoon session of the state Assembly concluded here on Friday.

ATSUM had also re-

jected two bills seeking amendment to the Manipur (Hill Areas) District Councils Act, 1971 which were introduced in the house during the monsoon session.

The state Assembly passed the Manipur (Hill Areas) District Councils (6th Amendment) Bill 2022 but referred the Manipur (Hill Areas) District Councils (7th Amendment) Bill 2022 to the Hill Areas Committee (HAC) on the last day of the session (on Friday).

Rejecting the bills, ATSUM which started its agitations with total shutdown in hill districts of the state is currently imposing economic blockade in the hill districts. The blockade entered its second day today.

Meanwhile, police on Saturday produced the five arrested leaders of the ATSUM in the court of Imphal West chief judicial magistrate today. The five arrested leaders have been sent to judicial custody for 15 days.

The police produced them in the court, ending their police custody period.

Meanwhile, hundreds

Bhattadev University’s Registrar arrested for taking bribe

Guru Prasad Khataniar caught red-handed while accepting bribe.

G U WA H AT I , AU G 6 (PTI): Registrar of Assam’s Bhattadev University Dr Guruprasad Khataniar was arrested for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 50,000 from a contractor here on Saturday, police said.

The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption had received a complaint from a contractor, panelled with the state Public Works Department (PWD), that

Khataniar had demanded a sum of Rs 1,00,000 from him as a bribe for releasing the bill for earth filling work at Bhattadev University at Pathshala in Bajali district.

Later, the contractor reduced the amount demanded to Rs 50,000.

The contractor had alleged in the FIR that the Executive Engineer, PWD Building, Pathsala had prepared a running bill for earth

filling work amounting to Rs 32,00,000 and forwarded the same to the Registrar who kept the bill pending without any reason. Unwilling to pay the bribe, the complainant approached the state Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, for taking needful legal action against the Registrar.

Accordingly, a trap was laid on Saturday and Khataniar was caught red-handed after he had accepted Rs 50,000 from the complainant in the Chandmari area of the city here, a police spokesperson said. The bribe money has been recovered from Khataniar’s possession in the presence of independent witnesses and has been seized by the team. A case has been registered against the Registrar in the ACB Police Station under sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (as amended in 2018).

of Imphal-bound loaded trucks were stranded in Assam and Nagaland as ATSUM’s agitations also hit normal vehicular movement on the national highways.

Normal plying of vehicles on two main lifelines of Manipur –NH-2 (Imphal-Dimapur section) and NH-37 (Imphal-Jiribam section) remained affected since August 2 evening, the day ATSUM announced a lightning shutdown in hill districts.

The lightning shutdown call was announced to protest against the arrest of five leaders of the ATSUM, including its president and general secretary, by a team of Imphal police station from its office in Imphal.

It was followed by a 24-hour shutdown from the next day. At the end of the shutdown, ATSUM announced an economic blockade in hill districts which also covered the national highways passing through the hill areas of the state.

The economic blockade entered its second day today.

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Three more JE Exotic wildlife rescued from deaths, 12 fresh smuggling racket in Meghalaya cases in Assam GUWAHATI, AUG 6 (PTI): Three more persons succumbed to Japanese Encephalitis (JE) while 12 fresh cases were reported in Assam on Saturday, according to a release issued by the National Health Mission.

The death toll due to JE has increased to 63 in the state since July one.

The 12 new cases reported during the day took the tally to 347 during the same period. All three deaths reported during the day are from Nagaon.

The fresh cases inc l u d e t wo e a c h f r o m Dibrugarh and Kamrup Metro along with one each from Cachar, Chirang, Goalpara, Hojai, Karbi Anglong, Nagaon, Tinsukia and Udalguri.

The state had reported three deaths and six new JE cases on Friday.

All the nine medical colleges in the state and 10 district hospitals have been kept ready with ICU and laboratory test facilities and have been designated as JE treatment centres.

Hoolock gibbon rescued in Meghalaya.

Correspondent S H I L LO N G, AU G 6 : Seven endangered exotic wildlife species have been rescued from a vehicle and two suspected traffickers arrested in Meghalaya’s West Jaintia Hills district, police said on Saturday.

Acting on a tip-off, the police intercepted a vehicle in 8th mile near in West Jaintia Hills district on Friday night and found two Hoolock gibbon, two Grey Langur, a Great Indian Hornbill, a Phayre’s leaf monkey and an Otter inside the Guwahati-bound vehicle which started its journey from Mizoram.

“The police rescued the

NORTHEAST COVID-19 UPDATE

Mizoram logs 181 One-day recoveries surpass fresh new COVID cases COVID-19 cases in Arunachal

AIZAWL, AUG 6 (PTI): Mizoram reported 181 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, 28 less than the previous day, with the tally rising to 2,33,932, a health department official said.

The death toll remained at 711 as no new fatality due to the infection was registered in the last 24 hours, he said.

Lunglei district registered the highest number of fresh cases at 39, followed by Aizawl at 34 and Lawngtlai at 25.

The single-day positivity rate was at 26.16 per cent as the fresh cases were detected from 692 sample tests.

Mizoram now has 1,283 active patients, while 2, 31,938 people have so far recovered from the infection, including 223 on Friday, the official said.

The discharge rate stood at 99.14 per cent.

The state has tested 19.57 lakh samples for COVID-19 thus far.

ITANAGAR, AUG 6 (PTI): Single-day recoveries outnumbered fresh COVID-19 infections in Arunachal Pradesh on Saturday as 80 more people recuperated from the disease while 58 new cases were reported, a senior health official said.

The caseload in the northeastern state stood at 66,164, and 65,501 people have been cured of the disease so far, he said.

The state on Friday reported 60 new coronavirus cases and 71 recoveries, the official said.

The toll remained unchanged at 296 with no fresh fatality recorded in the past 24 hours, State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Dr Lobsang Jampa said.

Among the new cases, 16 were reported from

Namsai, six each from Lower Subansiri and the Capital Complex Region, five from Anjaw and four from West Kameng, the official said.

Arunachal Pradesh currently has 367 active cases, the SSO said.

Namsai district has the highest number of active cases at 71, followed

by Dibang Valley at 51, West Kameng and Upper Siang at 24 each, Lower Subansiri at 23 and East Siang at 22.

A l t o g e t h e r 12,84,990 samples have been tested for the infection in the state thus far, including 332 on Friday, Jampa said.

Over 18.09 lakh people have been inoculated with COVID vaccines so far, State Immunisation Officer Dr. Dimong Padung added.

endangered exotic wildlife species from a vehicle bearing registration no. ML-110661. The animals have been handed over to the Wildlife Division Jowai in the district, Bikram D. Marak, the district police chief of West Jaintia Hills, said.

He said the driver of the vehicle identified as Kormola Bru of Mizoram and another occupant of the vehicle have been arrested by the wildlife officials.

“We are investigating how the animals were brought into the State,” Divisional Forest Officer, Jaintia Hills (Wildlife) Division, Jowai said, adding that the animals are “healthy and safe”.

80 fresh COVID-19 cases in Sikkim G A N G TO K , AU G 6 (PTI): Sikkim’s COVID-19 tally rose to 42,674 on Saturday as 80 more people tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said.

The state had reported 100 cases and one death on the previous day.

The toll remained unchanged at 474 as no fresh fatality was recorded.

Sikkim now has 559 active cases, while 40,863 people have recovered from the disease and 778 patients have migrated to other states so far.

The daily positivity rate stood at 8.94 per cent as 894 samples were tested for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of such clinical examinations to 3,65,460.

Cancer costs push 300 families in African Swine Fever spreads to wild pigs in Mizoram: official Tripura below poverty line each year

Officials release report on Monitoring Survey of Cancer Risk Factor and Health System Response in Northeast Region (Tripura) on Friday.

AG A RTA L A , AU G 6 (AGENCIES): Medical Superintendent of Atal Bihari Vajpayee Regional Cancer Center, Dr Gautam Majumder said a recent survey conducted by the hospital found that the financial status of over 300 families in the state is slipping down to below the poverty line owing to expenses incurred for cancer treatment. Dr Majumder attributed this to the propensity of the patients to avail treatment outside the state, reports East Mojo.

“The detection of cancer cases increased over the years. Twenty years ago, the total number of cases detected annually was below five hundred but has today crossed the 3,000-mark. In 2021, 3,050 new cases were detected. It does not mean that the number of cancer patients has increased sixfold. The fact is, the detection mechanism of cancer has been strengthened across the state,” Dr Manjumder said. On the financial issue,

he said, a good number of patients tend to go outside the state for treatment.

“Every year, we receive six to seven hundred cases who return to the state after spending lakhs of rupees in private hospitals out of the state. Among these six hundred, around three hundred families have been pushed below poverty line (BPL).

This is an early phenomenon,” Dr Majumder said.

According to the survey conducted, as many as 20% of cancer patients sought health care outside the state, whereas 75% were being treated in the state. As many as 5% of cancer patients never receive any treatment, according to the survey.

Explaining the survey titled, “Monitoring Survey of Cancer Risk Factor and Health System Response in Tripura”, Dr Majumder said, “As per the findings of the survey, at any point of time, there are 12,000 active cancer cases in the state and last year, a total of 1,450

patients died. To control the incidences of cancer and mortality, a collective effort from all the stakeholders is required”.

One of the key reasons for cancer, Dr Majumder said, was smoking. “In Tripura, around 60 per cent of the males smoke and so far, the records of the hospital also tell that lung cancer is most prevalent among the male patients. Apart from that, cancer in the oesophagus is also found in decent numbers. Consumption of dry fish is a dominant reason behind this,” he said.

The survey says that 45 per cent of the women use tobacco but not through smoking. “The women necessarily use tobacco for chewing with betel leaves.

In some areas, women also smoke but these are very negligible when compared to the overall picture. The most prevalent types of cancer in women are cervix, breast, ovary and gallbladder,” Dr Majumder said.

AIZAWL, AUG 6 (PTI): The African Swine Fever (ASF) has now spread to wild animals in Mizoram and it appears that inoculation is the only option left to contain the outbreak of the killer pig disease, a senior official said on Saturday.

The state government has decided to write to the Centre requesting it to import vaccines against the viral disease from Vietnam, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department Joint Director (Livestock Health) Dr Lalhmingthanga told PTI. “Samples extracted from carcasses of wild boars found in two forest areas in Champhai district were sent to the National Institute

of High Security Animal Diseases in Bhopal. It has recently confirmed that they died of ASF,” he said.

Carcasses of two female wild boars and a piglet were found in a jungle about six kilometres from Leisenzo village in Champhai district on July 19. Cadavers of wild pigs were also found in a forest in Samthanga area in the same district, he said.

Earlier, ASF was reported only from farms and households in the Northeastern state. “It is now believed that the disease cannot be eradicated through the existing containment measures being taken according to the National

Action Plan as the outbreak is now considered endemic,” Lalhmingthanga said.

He said that vaccination is the only solution to contain the outbreak right now. “Vaccines (against ASF) are available in Vietnam but the Centre’s approval is required to import them,” the official said.

The state government would write to the Centre next week to inform it about the detection of ASF in wild boars. The central government would also be requested to provide vaccines from Vietnam, he said.

According to the data released by the state animal husbandry and veterinary department on Thursday,

Dumper collides with pilot car of Assam Assembly Dy Speaker in Sikkim

The pilot car that sustained damages.

GUWAHATI, AUG 6 (PTI): The pilot car of Assam Legislative Assembly Deputy Speaker Dr Numal

Momin met with an accident in Sikkim while he was on his way to Bagdogra airport in West Bengal on

Saturday.

Momin, who was on a visit to the Himalayan state, was returning to Assam and was on his way to the airport when a dumper came from the wrong side and collided with the pilot vehicle at Ranipal, the Deputy Speaker tweeted.

The driver of the vehicle received minor injuries and was admitted to the hospital. ‘’Pilot car driver Roshan had a minor injury and was sent to the hospital after I examined him’’, Momin, who is a doctor, said.

The Deputy Speaker has since returned to Assam.

altogether 9,891 pigs and piglets have died due to the ASF outbreak since February this year.

The administration has also culled a total of 8,486 pigs and piglets to prevent the disease during the same period. The data revealed that 43,308 pigs and piglets have died and over 19,300 culled since March last year because of ASF. At least 134 villages and localities in 10 districts have been currently affected by the outbreak. ASF was first reported on March 21 last year at Lungsen village in south Mizoram’s Lunglei district bordering Bangladesh. Although the outbreak was considered more or less

contained in December, it resurfaced in February 2022.

ASF is not a danger to human health, but it has devastating effects on the pig population and the farming economy. The disease has been reported recently in other states such as Assam, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Kerala.

According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), ASF is a highly contagious and fatal viral disease of pigs.

It was first detected in Kenya, East Africa, in 1921 as a disease that killed settlers’ pigs. Contact with warthogs was proven to be an important factor in the transmission of the virus.

50 bank accounts held by Partha: ED

K O L K AT A , A U G 6 (IANS): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) probing the multi-crore teacher recruitment scam in West Bengal has come across as many as 50 banks accounts held individually or jointly by prime accused Partha Chatterjee and his close aide Arpita Mukherjee.

The agency officials have contacted all the bank authorities concerned and asked for statement details, following which they will be sent for forensic audit.

Meanwhile, the ED sleuths have come across another shell company in this connection, in which the names of directors were changed a number of times ever since it was floated on March 23, 2012.

The address of the said company, Ananta Texfab Private Limited, is Club Town Heights, Block 5, Flat 8A, 14 B.T. Road, Kolkata 700056. Incidentally, this is also the address of Arpita Mukherjee’s flat from where the ED sleuths had recovered huge stash of cash and gold on July 28.

Partha Chatterjee at ESI hospital for medical check-up before being produced in a court.

As per the ED, when the corporate entity was floated on March 23, 2012, its three directors were Partha Chatterjee’s deceased

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wife, late Babli Chatterjee, daughter Sohini (Bhattacharya) Chatterjee and sonon-law Kalyanmoy Bhattacharya.

In 2016, the names of the daughter and wife were removed from the list of directors and Arpita Mukherjee’s name was included.

However, as per Corporate Affairs Ministry records, currently the two existing directors of the company are Mrinmoy Malakar and Ranesh Kumar Singh.

“The names of directors changing so frequently points at something fictitious in this entity. Probably this is another shell company which was used to divert funds to different channels. Now we are trying to detect the identity of the two current directors, Mrinmoy Malakar and Ranesh Kumar Singh, and their links with Partha Chatterjee and Arpita Mukherjee,” an ED official said.

ED has summoned Sohini (Bhattacharya) Chatterjee and Kalyanmoy Bhattacharya for questioning in this connection. Both are currently settled in the US and the ED has sent an email communique to them asking them to reach Kolkata at the earliest.

No special treatment to Partha: prison authority KOLKATA, AUG 6 (IANS): Since Friday night, cell number 2 of ward number 22 of the Presidency Central Correctional Home has become the abode of once heavyweight West Bengal minister and the Trinamool Congress’ virtual second-in-command, Partha Chatterjee. However, the prison authorities have denied any kind of special or preferential treatment to him as a former minister.

However, the authorities of the Alipore Women Correctional Home, where Chatterjee’s close aide in the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) recruitment irregularities scam, Arpita Mukherjee had been lodged, has shown a comparatively softer approach towards her.

Prison Department sources said that the cell of Chatterjee neither has any cot nor any chair. Chatterjee, on Friday night, provided with two blankets like the other inmates, two of which he used as mattresses and the other two as pillows. However, the cell is fitted with a ceiling fan.

In contrast, Arpita Mukherjee has been provided with a slightly bigger and airy room and separate mattress at Alipore Correctional Home. “This room was mainly used for conducting vocational courses for our female inmates.

‘Nitish will never become PM,’ says RCP Singh after resigning from JDU

File photo of Nitish Kumar with RCP Singh.

PATNA, AUG 6 (AGENCIES): Former Union Minister RCP Singh resigns from the Janata Dal (United) after the party sent a notice on allegations of corruption. The Janata Dal (United) on Saturday issued a show cause notice to RCP Singh over “discrepancies in immovable properties” and asked him to file his reply at the earliest. After resigning, RCP Singh said, “Nitish Kumar will never be able to become PM.” RCP Singh, a former Uttar Pradesh cadre IAS officer, had won Nitish Kumar’s trust while on central deputation in the late 1990s. Nitish Kumar was then a Union Minister.

RCP Singh took VRS in 2010 to join politics. During Nitish Kumar’s first five years as chief minister, RCP Singh served as his principal secretary.

JDU state president Umesh Singh Kushwaha said in a letter to RCP Singh that you are well aware that our honorable leader Nitish Kumar is working with a policy of zero tolerance towards corruption and he has been spotless in his long political career. Announcing his resignation, RCP Singh called JDU a ‘Sinking Ship’. RCP Singh announced to leave the party in a press conference in Mustafapur and talked about forming his own party.

Satyendar Jain’s wife gets interim Sanjay Raut’s wife appears before ED in money laundering case bail in money laundering case NEW DELHI, AUG 6 (PTI): Delhi Minister Satyendar Kumar Jain’s wife Poonam Jain was on Saturday granted interim bail by a court here in a money laundering case in which he was arrested over two months ago.

The court also allowed the jailed Delhi minister to withdraw his application seeking interim bail in the case. His counsel moved for withdrawal saying they have been informed that he was getting discharged from hospital. Jain, 57, was arrested by the Enforce-

ment Directorate on May 30 under criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

He was admitted to LNJP hospital here on July 15.

“The application is taken up and the same is dismissed as withdrawn,” Special Judge Geetanjali Goel said.

The court granted interim bail to Jain’s wife and co-accused Poonam while directing the Enforcement Directorate’s Special Public Prosecutor N K Matta to file a response by August 20 on her regular bail plea.

Poonam appeared before the court on Saturday in pursuance of the summons issued by the judge earlier and moved her bail plea on the ground that she was not arrested during the investigation and there was no requirement for her custody now since the charge sheet has already been filed.

The court also extended the interim bail of two other accused persons — Ajit Prasad Jain and Sunil Kumar Jain — in the case as it reserved the order till the next hearing on their regular bail plea.

Navy sending ships across world as part of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahostav’

File photo of Indian Navy ships.

NEW DELHI, AUG 6 (PTI): The Indian Navy is sending its ships to ports in almost all continents as part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahostav’ commemorating 75 years of India’s Independence. Navy officials said

ships are visiting all continents except Antarctica.

In Asia, stealth-guided missile destroyer INS Chennai and guided missile frigate INS Betwa are visiting Muscat while patrol vessel INS Saryu is

sailing to Singapore.

For Africa, the Navy is sending INS Trikand, a Talwar-class frigate to Mombasa in Kenya while patrol vessel INS Sumedha is visiting Perth in Australia, In North America, INS Satpura, a stealth multi-role frigate, is sailing to San Diego in the US while frigate INS Tarkash is visiting South America’s Rio de Janeiro port in Brazil.

For the European continent, the Navy is sending INS Tarangini, a sail training ship, to London.

In London, the crew of INS Tarangini would be paying homage to the Indian soldiers, who made supreme sacrifice during the two World Wars.

MUMBAI, AUG 6 (PTI): Varsha Raut, wife of arrested Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut, on Saturday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) here in connection with a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in the redevelopment of a ‘chawl’ and related transactions.

The central agency had issued summons to Varsha Raut earlier this week.

Accordingly, she reached the ED office located at Ballard Estate in south Mumbai at 10.40 am.

She is expected to be confronted with her husband, who is currently in the ED custody, and some

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut’s wife Varsha Raut at the ED office. (File)

other accused involved in bers outside the ED office. the case.

The central agency is Police personnel have conducting a probe linked been deployed in large num- to a Rs 1,034-crore alleged

K Sudhakar

BENGALURU, AUG 6 (PTI): Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar on Saturday expressed concern over the limited number of vascular surgeons in the country, at a time when there is an increase in vascular diseases.

T h e m i n i s t e r wa s speaking to reporters after flagging off a walkathon, organised by the Vascular Surgeons Association from the city’s Town Hall to Kanteerava stadium on the occasion of World Vascular Day. “It is an age of growing vascular diseases and we have limited vascular surgeons in the country. For a

NEW DELHI, AUG 6 (PTI): Amid a rise in coronavirus infections in some parts of the country, the central government has asked Delhi and six states to ensure adequate testing, promote Covid-appropriate behaviour and increase the pace of vaccination to contain the surge.

In a letter to Delhi, Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Telangana, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said upcoming festivals and mass congregations in different parts of the country may potentially facilitate transmission of infectious diseases, including COVID-19.

It is critical to ensure adequate testing is undertaken in all the districts of the state while maintaining the recommended share of RT-PCR and antigen tests.

The state must also closely

crore of Varsha Raut and two of associates of Sanjay Raut as part of its probe.

The attached properties are in the form of land held

by Pravin M Raut, Sanjay Raut’s aide and a former director of Guru Ashish Construction Private Limited, at Palghar, Saphale (a town in Palghar) and Padgha (in Thane district).

The properties also include a flat in Mumbai suburb Dadar held by Varsha Raut and eight plots at the Kihim beach in Alibaug jointly held by Varsha Raut and Swapna Patkar, the wife of Sujit Patkar, a “close associate” of Sanjay Raut, the ED had said.

Aid for kin of farmers who died Samyukt Kisan Morcha to launch nationwide during stir against farm laws campaign against ‘Agnipath’ scheme today

CHANDIGARH, AUG 6 (PTI): Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday said his government has completed the process of providing financial assistance to families of 789 farmers, who lost their lives during the course of the agitation against the Centre’s now-repealed farm laws.

Mann said the family of the each farmer has been given Rs 5 lakh as financial assistance, amounting to Rs 39.55 crore in total.

The farmers died because of various reasons, including harsh winter, road accidents, cardiac arrest and other ailments. The state government is duty bound to safeguard the interests of farmers and their families, Mann said, adding that ev-

Bhagwant Mann

ery promise made to them will be fulfilled, according to an official statement.

The CM reiterated that his government is committed to bail out farmers from the current agrarian crisis.

His government has already introduced an alternative crop in the form of green gram, the purchase of which is being done at a minimum support price, he said.

NEW DELHI, AUG 6 (PTI): The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella organisation of over 40 farm unions, will launch a nationwide campaign against the Centre’s Agnipath scheme for military recruitment on Sunday.

The campaign will be launched in collaboration with the United Front of ex-Servicemen and various youth organisations.

Swaraj India president Yogendra Yadav on Saturday said the first step in the campaign would be a “Jai Jawan Jai Kisan” conference from August 7 to August 14.

“This campaign aims to educate the public about the disastrous consequences of the controversial Agnipa-

Limited vascular surgeons in Amid rise in Covid cases, Centre asks Delhi the country: K’tala Minister & 6 states to focus on testing, vaccination population of 1.3 billion, we have only around 500 vascular specialists. Spreading awareness about vascular health is paramount both in rural and urban areas,” Sudhakar said.

“We have to ensure a strict health regimen to protect our blood vessels. If this is not done, it could lead to severe health problems including non-communicable diseases or aneurysms, etc.

These in turn could cause life threatening situations,” he said.

Further pointing out that some people are prone to vascular diseases, the minister said, “Every six seconds, a person loses his or her leg in the world. We need to increase awareness among youngsters and those professionals who are prone to such issues because of their professions like policemen, teachers, etc. who stand for long periods of time.”

land scam related to the redevelopment of the Patra “chawl” in Mumbai’s Goregaon area.

Sanjay Raut, a Rajya Sabha member, was arrested by the ED in this case on August 1 and a local court on Thursday sent him to further custody till August 8.

The ED had earlier told the court that Sanjay Raut and his family received “proceeds of crime” worth over Rs 1 crore generated out of alleged irregularities in the housing redevelopment project.

In April, the ED had provisionally attached assets worth over Rs 11.15

monitor districts reporting higher cases, positivity rates and clusters to prevent further spread of infection and effective case management, he stressed in the letter dated August 5.

In his letter to Delhi, Bhushan said the national capital has been reporting high average daily new cases (811 cases) for the past month with a high of 2.202 new cases reported on August 5.

Delhi has contributed 8.2 per cent of India’s weekly new cases in the week ending August 5 and has also recorded 1.86 times increase in average daily new cases from 802 in the week ending July 29 to 1,492 in in the week ending August 5.

An increase in the weekly positivity rate was also reported in Delhi -from 5.90 per cent in the week ending July 29 to 9.86

per cent in the week ending August 5.

Bhushan said Kerala reported 2,347 average cases per day in the past month and Maharashtra 2,135 cases. He also cited districtwise spread of infection.

He requested states to ensure effective compliance of the revised surveillance strategy for COVID-19 which has been shared by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

“In view of some changes in symptoms and clinical manifestation of the disease, it is crucial to monitor and report districtwise influenza-like illness (ILI) and SARI cases in all health facilities as per the guidelines, on a regular basis for detecting early warning signals of the spread of infection. This will enable us to take pre-emptive action if required, in any areas of concern,” he said.

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Hannan Mollah, Yogendra Yadav and Rakesh Tikait address a press conference in New Delhi, Saturday.

th scheme and compel the Centre, by using democratic, peaceful and constitutional means, to roll it back.

“If the (three) farm laws were dire, the Agnipath scheme is disastrous. With our farmers and soldiers in distress, the backbone of our nation is in danger of being broken. Our silence cannot be the reason for the

government to bulldoze and destroy the protectors and feeders of the nation. We have stopped them once, we can stop them again,” Yadav told a press conference here.

He said some of the major events under the campaign will take place on Sunday in Haryana’s Jind district, Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) and Kolkata.

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VOL. XXXII NO. 242 DIMAPUR, SUNDAY, AUGUST 7, 2022

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strong message was sent out at the public rally in Dimapur on August 5 which also came against the backdrop of a growing disenchantment with the unexplained delay in securing solution after over 25 years of prolonged negotiations between the government of India’s Interlocutors and the Naga Political Groups. The Naga public had considered two factors as necessary for highlighting the reasons why they believe that public have to rise to the occasion- the expectations that the Centre will go ahead in announcing its willingness to sign a broad-base agreement to end several decades of unsolved Naga political issue and the suspicions though not groundless, that the ruling UDA was again up to its old game of running with the hare and hunting with the hound. As for the expectations of early solution, it may be recalled that solution appeared visible on the horizon after the government of India’s Interlocutor R.N. Ravi declared on October 23 that all official talks will conclude by October 31,2019. This hasn’t happened and the fate of two agreements- Framework Agreement and Agreed Position- signed between the NPGs and government of India are yet to see the light of day. All the while, the state legislators continued to bask in their self-appointed role as ‘facilitator’ under various fora- Joint Legislature Forum (headed by the Speaker) and then the split by NPF which went its own way to form the Political Affairs Mission (PAM) on August 26,2020. Eventually NPF rejoined the process of facilitation and along with the ruling PDA (NDPP-BJP and Independent legislators) reformed the legislators’ forum as Parliamentary Core Committee on Naga Political Issue on June 11,2021.

The CCoNPI as it is called, has been undertaking the same exercise of holding consultative meetings with various CSOs, former parliamentarians, leaders of political parties and the Naga Political Groups.

These meetings have seen repetitions of the same resolution-a call on all to unite for solution and urge upon the government of India for early solution by taking forward the “ongoing peace process”. After years of taking Nagas for a ride, the people were hardly convinced that the state government was taking the issue anywhere with the same resolutions passed after every consultative meeting. The cynicism was fueled by the state government ignoring that the government of India’s deadline on official talks. So, the October 16, 2020 consultative meeting convened by the state government, revealed a contradiction with Interlocutor’s declaration that all formal talks have ended on October 31, 2019. The meeting again called on all to “facilitate the peace process and strengthen the ongoing negotiation”.

At the rally in Dimapur and also as stated by the organizers, NPAC, delay in arriving at a solution and also competencies discussed, should be made known to the people. The organizers of the rally, NPAC, has made it very clear that Naga public are no longer interested with rhetoric heard since 2003. They want concrete steps to secure solution because for them ‘solution is solution’ as against ‘no solution is solution’. The rally also threw the gauntlet at the government of India to show political will to secure solution otherwise to leave the issue to the public. The continuance of uncertainty is only causing great distress and damage on Naga society as the constitutionally elected government as ‘facilitator’ has used the issue to camouflage the lack of transparency and accountability in the system while perpetrating all kinds of nepotism and corruption and no solution. Certainly no solution has been very costly and damaging for the people.

DailyDevotion The Cross in Prayer

In that day you will ask in My name… —John 16:26

We too often think of the Cross of Christ as something we have to get through, yet we get through for the purpose of getting into it. The Cross represents only one thing for us— complete, entire, absolute identification with the Lord Jesus Christ— and there is nothing in which this identification is more real to us than in prayer.

“Your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him” (Matthew 6:8). Then why should we ask? The point of prayer is not to get answers from God, but to have perfect and complete oneness with Him. If we pray only because we want answers, we will become irritated and angry with God. We receive an answer every time we pray, but it does not always come in the way we expect, and our spiritual irritation shows our refusal to identify ourselves truly with our Lord in prayer. We are not here to prove that God answers prayer, but to be living trophies of God’s grace. “…I do not say to you that I shall pray the Father for you; for the Father Himself loves you…” (John 16:2627). Have you reached such a level of intimacy with God that the only thing that can account for your prayer life is that it has become one with the prayer life of Jesus Christ? Has our Lord exchanged your life with His vital life? If so, then “in that day” you will be so closely identified with Jesus that there will be no distinction.

When prayer seems to be unanswered, beware of trying to place the blame on someone else. That is always a trap of Satan. When you seem to have no answer, there is always a reason— God uses these times to give you deep personal instruction, and it is not for anyone else but you.

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Blessed are the hearts that can bend; they shall never be broken. ~ Albert Camus

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Why our economic growth has been patchy

ndia in 2022 is a result of India in 1991, when economic reforms were brought in, and India in 1991 was the result of India in 1952, when the FiveYear Plans were launched.

There is the general argument that India did not grow from 1947 to 1991 because it adopted socialism, and whatever good that happened was due to the reforms launched in 1991 by Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao. The second scenario is the theme song of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who came to power in 2014, and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). They claim that the economy has been transformed in the past eight years, so much so that India is poised to become an economic superpower.

The claims of marketfriendly economic analysts in India in the first case and of Modi’s supporters in the second are forgivable rhetorical excesses.

It would be a good exercise to look at the figures

of the past 75 years and make a sober assessment of what we have achieved because much has been achieved over seven decades rather than in the past 30 years or the past eight years.

The decadal growth figures give a general picture of the movement of Indian economy, though the figures are to be taken as general indicators and nothing more.

In their article, ‘Economic Growth in India during 1950-2015: Nehruvian Socialism and Market Capitalism’, written in 2021, Deb Kusum Das and Abdul Azeez Erumban mention that the growth rate from 1950 to 1964 was 3.9 per cent; from 1965 to 1979, it was 3.0 per cent; from 1980 to 1992, 5 per cent; and from 1993 to 2016, it was 6.7 per cent.

It has been an incremental growth rate over the decades, except the one from 1965 to 1979 when it dropped to 3 per cent from 3.9 per cent of the previous 15 years.

In his address delivered in 2008, Rakesh Mohan, former Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, said the growth rate in the 1960s was 4 per cent, in the 1970s 2.9 per cent and in the 1980s0 5.6 per cent. And, he has rightly observed: “It is widely believed that Indian economy witnessed near stagnation in real GDP growth till the late 1970s. A closer review of the performance of Indian economy, however, suggests a continuing increase in real GDP growth over each decade since Independence, except for the 1970s.”

We must avoid the hypothetical criticism that if India had adopted the open economy system from the time of Independence, it would have resulted in a faster growth and that India would have become a wealthy country.

Even today, if India were to grow at a faster pace — and the country is not growing at a faster pace — it will remain a middle-income country. In-

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dia will not become a rich economy because of the population factor. There may be some advantages of India emerging as the most populous country, overtaking China, but it does not offer economic advantages.

Chinese leaders are aware of this fact.

Unfortunately, Indian leaders seem to be carried away by growth figures.

More importantly, the Indian private sector was not prepared to take up the challenge of economic growth after 1947. From the 1950s to the 1980s, the government had to handhold the private sector, and the seeds of crony capitalism go back to that era.

And as pointed out by economist Amartya Sen as far back as 1980, in his Coromandel Lectures, India, as a democratic country with a free media, had avoided the catastrophe of the Great Leap Forward of the late 1950s and early 1960s, when 30 million people are estimated to have died in famine-hit China. The role of democracy in India’s

economic growth is not to be underestimated. It kept the relations between society, economy and polity on an even keel.

It was Abid Hussain, former Commerce Secretary in the Government of India, who argued the case well for economic reforms persuasively in the 1980s.

Many people had not noticed the winds of change that were blowing through India in the 1980s, when Indira Gandhi returned to power, and when Rajiv Gandhi served as Prime Minister from 1984 to 1989.

Hussain argued that the public sector was the need of the hour in the 1950s and the 1960s and the private sector was needed in the 1980s. He said that there was no need for ideological quibbles over socialism and market economy.

Many of the diehard Left ideologues refused to accept the opening up of the economy, and many of the market fanatics wanted to count economic history from 1991 and deemed the 40 years before that as the

socialist ‘dark age’.

A great failure of both eras of the economy after Independence — the planned and market eras — has been on the social sector front, especially health and education. And between the two, education has been neglected more.

India’s young population today is deprived of good education. Neither the government schools nor the private ones are bothered about making education the keystone of development. Education is seen either as a utilitarian or an ideological tool. It is being used for brainwashing.

The growth of economy is closely connected to education. And it is not enough to turn out technicians. We need educated citizens as well as educated workers: those who can think and who can question, who can change and who can create. India has failed to achieve this ideal.

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr Senior Journalist (As published in The Tribune)

Disadvantages of using same blood related pigs for breeding

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s a concerned Naga who has When there arises the need for igs are one of the most from each parent. An inbred the male pig for breeding travelled to all post seven extensions, permits are issued with impor tant livestock individual carry undesirable should be exchanged between districts of Nagaland to wit- complying form that new buildings reared by the Naga’s genes which is received from different villages. Here, the ness no convenience in geographical are laid in the same pattern with the since time immemorial. identical members i.e. parents. male pig is taken from one planning even in the extensions of initially settled degrees, so no matter They are an integral part of This system of breeding in village to another village for areas by the district planning or urban how many additional buildings are Naga livelihoods and cul- which parents are related is crossing the female and vice development, I strongly believe that erected, conveniences of dwellers are ture. Amongst the livestock, used from generation to gen- versa for breeding male. In this we, imperatively, seek outside help. In untouched. pigs account for more than eration leads to a decline in way the inbreeding is avoided. setting up a new town or city, we all More importantly, I plea to our 55 percent of the livestock performance called inbreeding The practice should be folknow that a Zoning Commission is State Government to spare no costs. population and the state also depression. lowed every year for breeding most vital. We have District Planning Some of the new approved districts stand highest in per capita One of the effects of male which must be changed and Urban Development, I suppose. have the compositions that can be with un-related herd to avoid These departments have played accredited as tourist spots for Indians consumption of pork in India. inbreeding will be decrease inbreeding problems.

The tribal’s prefer to consume in litter size i.e. the number significant roles in Nagaland but and foreigners alike. There should Conclusions never in larger scale such as in zon- be no dread that can stop some of fresh pork which is home of piglets born will be less.

In most of the villages the grown.

Although the demand For example, a farmer had ing out a new districts or cities. And these new districts to be created in farmers rear male pig for meat for local pork is increasing 12 piglets which is a result as human principality goes, mistakes ways that symbolise Shimla or Musare assuredly prone to happen - a soorie, the pinnacle spots for tourists day by day our farmers could of the cross between a male purpose after castration. This not produce it due to multiple and a female that are not re- leads to shortages of breeding very costly one that cannot be recti- in India. fied in our community. Once the Let’s return to basics. What ele- reasons. One of the obvious lated by blood. From him, a male and only a few mainfoundation is laid, buildings built ments does these tourists spots have reasons for non performance male and a female piglet was tains the male for breeding and roads constructed, its hard for in common? Well, foremost of all, of our piggery farmers are due taken by another farmer to his purpose. In some case, only home. After attaining sexual a single male is available for the Government to even ask for an they have mountainous views that to inbreeding in pigs.

What is inbreeding in maturity he crossed the same crossing the entire female in inch more, no matter the amount of city dwellers from plain areas pay siblings i.e. brother and sister. the villages irrespective of the recompense, from us Naga landlords. hefty sums for views alone. Secondly, pigs?

Well drawn professional and we have milder and colder weather The mating of the same The female will give about blood relations to the male conforming map of city zoning is throughout and beautiful monsoons. breed that is closely related 9 piglets which is very less pig. In such scenario the vices the bedrock that essentially defines There may be lack of snowfalls but to one another is called in- as compared to her mother. of inbreeding will be observed the safety, comfort and convenience given the habituation of wealthy Indi- breeding. To be more specific Here, about 25% less number to a great extend. Inbreeding of lives dwelling in it. Since half a an, from major parts with unbeatable inbreeding involves the mating of piglets of smaller and weak will lead to some undesircentury back, European and western- summer heat, having the tendency of of related individuals within piglets are born and some of able traits like hernia and ers have been following a pattern of seeking hilly resorts and towns with 4 to 6 generation. Inbreed- them were born dead. From, cryptorchidism. It increases mapping out a smart city whenever cool summer breeze, it’s a gospel ing can be of close breeding these siblings another farmer mortality or the death rate and wherever they built new towns. truth that we can convert these new where father is crossed with took a male and a female pig- of the piglet’s generations to Here, everything is pre-determined: districts into tourist friendly towns. daughters, son is crossed with let to his home. After attaining generations as their immune from drainage lines to straight roads Since Bhartiya Janata Party mother, full brother is crossed maturity the same siblings i.e. system becomes weak. It leads despite topographical issues in order ousted the Congress Party in the with full sisters and line breed- brother and sister is crossed. to low libido for inbred sows to be able to see hundreds of meters Central Government, the Central has and boars. It leads to few eggs away ahead and not short zigzagging been setting its sights on Northeast ing in which half brother is The results from such breed- during oestrus for gilts, hence roads which is a recipe for motor India with a notion to set up major crossed with half sister, cousin ing produced 6 piglets by the farrowing small litter (less sow which is 50% less number accidents; appropriating houses in tourist spots. Nonetheless, people crossed with cousin etc.

The effects of inbreed- with very small and weak number of piglets). Hence blocks and ensuring desired distances from our regions haven’t been able to piglets as compared with the inbreeding to any degree or between houses; interconnecting conceptualise defining projects that ing in pig production An individual receives first sow (grandmother) and extend should be avoided as roads from every right angle, meeting are deemed worthy in the eyes of much as possible. at the end of every block, touching the Central Government to sanction genes from each parent i.e. some of them were born dead.

Dr. S Sarendi Walling father and mother. If the parSuggestion for farmers every house’s lawn and space by enormous tax payers’ rolls.

ACTO (Animal Science) ents are related by blood the in rural areas metalled roads.

Fortunately, we have this blessKVK, Yisemyong For crossbreeding i.e.

Roads doesn’t have to be two ings at the right moment, like manna offspring is more likely to get Mokokchung or four lanes given that many of the from heaven, where we can zone our genes that are identical genes breeding of unrelated blood, new districts are mostly hilly. As long new hilly and mountainous districts as roads are interconnected at every with the intend to make it tourist end of a block, there will be no hassle friendly. even if one-way protocol is validated I’d urge Elected Ministers, Adas a driver will only be circling only visors and MLAs from these newly few hundreds of meters to arrive at approved districts to approach the one’s designated place - unlike the Central Government provisionally one-way in Kohima and Tuensang, with the centerfold of touristic dishe Supreme Court has asked stakeholdA blanket ban on pre-poll announceif you happen to overshoot your car trict in mind. Here, I would suggest ments won’t be a workable solution. The ers, including the Centre, Niti Aayog, by mere twenty feet from intended seeking helps from foreign zoning Finance Commission and RBI to come Election Commission can frame guidelines diversion, woe to you as you will officials who are specialized in outhave to circle half of the district in lining towns in mountainous regions. up with ‘constructive suggestions’ to deal to keep unreasonable promises out of poll the menace of jams, specifically in It would be an additive premium if with widely prevalent practice of promising manifestos. There should be norms restraining Kohima to reach one’s missed former skilled landscapers are also added freebies to woo voters in the run-up to elec- governments from introducing new welfare forked juncture. tions. The court has suggested setting up of schemes or doles during the last six months in the mix.

What zoning authority basiIt would be a given fact that the expert body to scrutinise the problem and of their tenure. EC not only has to ensure a cally draws is a suitable blueprint Central would definitely sanction find a solution. The Centre has finally taken level playing field but also take political parties in conformation to geographical such projects if the State Govern- a firm stand on the issue, telling the court that to task whenever freebie budget equals or exfeatures of the intended location. In ment draws out a plan with the help the distribution of freebies ‘inevitably leads ceeds government’s regular budget. Electoral a viable flat land, all they do is set of formerly mentioned veterans to future economic disaster’. considerations shouldn’t be allowed to eclipse up a certain pattern where sections and submit over. Also, it would be a No political party can resist the tempta- economic constraints. With the Centre apprisof blocks compromising of houses, definite matter of killing two birds tion of luring the electorate. While opposi- ing apex court of its aversion to freebies and markets, medical establishments, law with one stone. tion parties promise the moon to voters, the PM Modi lashing out at ‘revdi culture’, the enforcement etc are all symmetrically Forgive me if my article started ruling dispensation starts doling out sops ruling party needs to lead by example and try situated in a square or rectangular with a head of a horse and ended with to build political consensus on this matter. A block, parallel with roads, commut- a body of a donkey. Never intended months before the model code of conduct mechanism to regulate or minimise pre-poll is enforced.

Incumbent governments have able roads on all four sides. This sort this outcome but my brain took a no qualms about splurging public funds to doles should be developed at the earliest so of outline serves it dwellers to their complete U-turn, involuntarily. ‘bribe’ electors. The distribution of free food that it can be put to the test in the BJP-ruled best advantages. Every emergency Viketo Nihokhe Sumi kits had worked wonders for the ruling Left states of Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh elecservices are not left in confusion and Purana Bazar, Dimapur Democratic Front in the 2021 Kerala As- tions later this year. services are immediate because of the viketo06@gmail.com (As published in The Tribune) sembly elections. ergonomic design and outline.

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EC should frame guidelines on pre-poll promises

KCR to boycott NITI Aayog meeting

K Chandrashekar Rao

Central government to discriminate against the States and not treating them as equal partners in our collective effort to make the nation strong and developed,” Rao said in the letter, narrating a host of reasons for the boycott.

Alleging that recent “unpleasant happenings” have given rise to a realisation that the federal structure is being systematically eroded by some “deliberate actions” by the Centre,

Rao said it is needless to say these developments are very much discouraging to “trail-blazing” States like Telangana.

“The blatant discrimination against some States even in the legitimate functions assigned to them in the Constitution leaves much to be desired,” he said.

He reminded Modi that though in the beginning NITI Aayog had constituted a group of Chief Ministers to give recommendations on developmental issues, it was kept aside and on the contrary the Centre is micromanaging the schemes giving a go-by to State-specific needs which are best left to individual States.

“It is not just in case of such schemes but Centre has also turned a Nelson’s eye even to the recommendations of NITI Aayog itself...” KCR said.

He alleged that though there were recommendations from NITI Aayog for a grant of Rs 5,000 crore to Mission Kakatiya and Central assistance of Rs 19,205 to Mission Bhagiratha, the NDA government ignored them and did not release any money for the schemes.

However, the State government has completed both the projects on its own.

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HYDERABAD, AUG 6 (PTI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Saturday told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he would be boycotting the 7th Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog scheduled to be held on August 7, as a mark of strong protest against the present ‘discriminating’ trend of the Centre towards States.

In a letter to Modi, KCR, as Rao is also known, said the country can develop only when States develop.

Strong and economically vibrant States alone can make the nation strong, he said.

“In view of these facts, I do not find it useful to attend the 7th Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog scheduled to be held on August 7, 2022 and I am staying away from it as a mark of strong protest against the present trend of

“Ladakh and Tibet are connected by the mighty Indus River along with religious and cultural similarities,” he said, adding the changing climatic condition is a major cause of concern and urged everyone to be environmentally conscious in their act.

MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal said Ladakh is blessed to have the opportunity to bestow its highest award to the 14th Dalai Lama on the auspicious occasion. He also expressed gratitude to the LAHDC headed by Tashi Gyalson for the honour bestowed on the spiritual leader as a true reflection of the love, respect and dedication of the people of Ladakh towards the torch bearer of peace, kindness and compassion.

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surrendered in court, and since then, he is lodged in Naini Jail in Prayagraj.

In August last year, the woman along with her friend and witness in the case died after self-immolation outside the Supreme Court in Delhi.

Before committing suicide, the two had recorded a Facebook Live video in which the alleged victim disclosed her identity and claimed that she had filed the rape case against Rai in 2019. She also alleged that some senior police officers were supporting the accused.

Rai was booked by the Hazratganj police in Lucknow for abetting the suicide of the two.

In July, the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court, while deny-

ing bail to Rai, had asked Parliament and the Election Commission of India to take effective measures to remove criminals from politics and break the unholy nexus among them, politicians and bureaucrats.

A bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh said it is the responsibility of Parliament to show its collective will to restrain criminals from entering politics or legislature to save democracy.

Considering the criminal history of 23 cases against Rai, the might of the accused, evidence on record and the possibility of tampering with the evidence, the bench said it did not find any ground to grant bail to him at this stage.

Lawyer Anuj Yadav said Rai can be released from jail only when he gets bail in the case of alleged criminal conspiracy and abetment to suicide.

The advocate also said, “The High Court had directed us to submit the electronic evidence. After examining it, the court found that the case was registered as part of a political conspiracy to defeat him in the Lok Sabha election.”

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tions), 188 (Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant), 332 (voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty), 34 (common intention),” a senior Delhi Police official told IANS. The Congress party on Friday carried out a nationwide protest against the policies of the Central government which has allegedly

LEH, AUG 6 (PTI): Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama was honoured with the ‘dPal rNgam Duston’ award -- the highest civilian honour of Ladakh -- for his immense contribution to humanity, especially towards the union territory, an official said on Saturday.

The sixth award was conferred by Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Leh which celebrated the ‘dPal rNgam Duston’ with great fervour on the occasion of its foundation day at Sindhu Ghat on Friday.

The 87-year-old spiritual leader, who is on a visit to the union territory since July 15, appreciated the gesture and stressed maintaining communal harmony in the region.

VARANASI (UP), AUG 6 (PTI): A court here on Saturday acquitted BSP Lok Sabha MP Atul Kumar Singh in a case of alleged rape and cheating filed in 2019 by a woman who committed suicide outside the Supreme Court last year after accusing senior police officers of colluding with the accused.

Anuj Yadav, the advocate of the MP, said that the special judge of the MP-MLA court, Siyaram Chaurasia, gave the decision in favour of Atul Kumar Singh alias Atul Rai, who represents the Ghosi Lok Sabha seat and has been in jail since June 2019 in the case.

“Evidence could not be submitted on the behalf of the victim, and the incident could not be proved,” the lawyer said.

On May 1, 2019, the 24-year-old woman filed the complaint of rape against Atul Rai and others. She alleged that Rai took her to his flat in Varanasi, raped her, made objectionable videos and took photographs.

After this, he threatened to put the videos online.

On June 22, 2019, Rai

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NEW DELHI, AUG 6 (IANS): Delhi Police has registered an FIR against Congress party workers for allegedly obstructing and hurting police personnel during their protest march in the national capital, an official said on Saturday.

“We have registered an FIR under sections 186 (Obstructing public servant in discharge of public func-

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Rahul Gandhi with party MPs during a protest march as part of party’s nationwide protest over price rise. (PTI)

led to rise in unemployment and inflation in the country.

As many as 65 Congress lawmakers, including Rahul Gandhi, were detained from the Vijay Chowk, close to Parliament while in total 335 protesters were detained under section 65 of the Delhi Police Act in order to maintain law and order in the area.

Special Commissioner of Police, L & O Division, Dr Sagar Preet Hooda informed that the Congress party protested at various sites of New Delhi, including Akbar Road, Vijay Chowk and Jantar Mantar.

He said that the protesters were appropriately warned about the prohibitory orders in force in the area and repeatedly requested to disperse from the area, however, they continued the protest, thereby violating prohibitory orders under section 144 CrPC. “When the police personnel moved in to contain the situation, the protesters tried to obstruct the police officers from performing their duties, manhandled and injured them,” Hooda said.

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The initiatives taken by the APEDA that works under the Ministr y of Commerce and Industry have helped the country in achieving 31 per cent of the total export target in the first quarter of the current fiscal.

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(From p-1) The dusty road during winters and muddy during monsoon has caused untold misery not only to the passersby but also those residing near the road. While reminding that good road is the way for development of any society, TASU warned that failing to address the issue within the given time-frame “may invite more aggression from the union and vast section of public” as it was the only lifeline for people of Mon district. Meanwhile, the union lauded the steps taken up by the Tizit Area Students’ Union for the cause of Konyaks and the district in general.

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(From p-1) She hit out at some opposition parties for supporting the BJP in this election “directly or indirectly” and said it was an attempt to “derail” the idea of a united opposition.

Alva said she believes that by supporting the BJP in this election, such parties and leaders have damaged their own credibility.

TMC party seeks explanation from MP

Despite being informed

by TMC MP Sudip Bandhopadhyay that the party will abstain from taking part in the voting process in the Vice President election, party MPs Sisir Adhikari and Dibyendu Adhikari on Saturday took part in the election process in the national capital.

Though the father and son didn’t say anything, TMC state general secretary and spokesperson Kunal Ghosh said that both of them are ‘not’ with TMC.

Trinamool Congress MP and Leader of the House in the Lok Sabha Sudip Bandyopadhyay has written to fellow parliamentarian Sisir Adhikari asking him to explain why he participated in the vice presidential election when the party had decided to abstain from the process.

The Mamta Banerjeeled party had decided not to be a part of the vice presidential poll, alleging the joint Opposition candidate was chosen without due consultation.

Sisir Adhikari’s relationship with the Trinamool Congress has become a tenuous one with Bandyopadhyay demanding his dismissal citing his “defection” to BJP. Bandyopadhyay had alleged that Adhikari crossed over to BJP in March last year in the run-up to the 2021 West Bengal assembly polls.

Adhikari had been elected thrice as an MP from the Contai seat since 2009 on a TMC ticket.

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NEW DELHI, AUG 6 (PTI): The government on Friday relaxed the quantitative restriction of 10 million tonnes on sugar exports and allowed shipments of an additional 1.2 million tonnes in the current marketing year ending September.

In late May, the Centre had decided to cap sugar exports at 10 million tonnes in the 2021-22 marketing year (October-September) to maintain domestic availability and price stability. Sugar mills have already exported nearly 10 million tonnes so far -- an all-time high -- in the current marketing year. The industry has been demanding that the export cap should be enhanced.

On the sidelines of an event here, Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey said the government will allow a further 1.2 million tonnes of sugar exports. Later in a statement, the food ministry said sugar mills can now export up to 11.2 million tonnes from the earlier cap of 10 million tonnes as the stock position of sugar since May 2022 has improved due to increase in production and decrease in domestic consumption.

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NEW DELHI, AUG 6 (PTI): Capital markets regulator Sebi on Friday constituted a committee, which will advise it on measures to facilitate ease of doing business by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) in India .In addition, the advisory committee will suggest measures required to encourage FPI participation in the bond market and advise on issues related to investments and operations of such investors in the Indian financial markets.

The 15-member committee will be chaired by K V Subramanian, former

chief economic adviser to the Government of India, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) said in a statement. The panel will be required to recommend measures for simplification of FPI regulations and to advise on custodian-related matters pertaining to such foreign investors. Apart from Subramanian, chiefs of depositories, academician and legal experts are part of the committee.

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He said some unaffected persons knowingly signed affidavits/ declarations though they did not own any property, but still received compensation.

According to him, seven affidavits/declarations were allegedly executed on August 2, 2021 by “Old Jalukie village chairman Hainkieng and Jalukie Pumling Nko chairman Kumui Nring stating that they own land and claim compensation amounting to Rs 2,30,44,056.”

Besides, they claimed that DC Peren had issued cheques on May 3, 2021 to a family who did not own any land in NH129A (ROW) area, which was contrary to norms provided under the National Highway Act, 1956.

ZYF further said that on March 15, 2021 additional deputy commissioner (ADC) Peren had furnished information under RTI Act, 2005 where terms and conditions of the road construction project were stated. But the mode of compensation payment was contradictory to the project policy, the ZYF leader stated.

Newme claimed that the front had on April 11, 2020 submitted a representation to then Peren DC pointing out all the anomalies in dispensing of compensation pertaining to NH 129A in Peren district with a prayer to address them, which was totally ignored.

After requesting the administrative set-up several times and having given them time to do the needful, he warned that the aggrieved families would have no alternative but to take to legal recourse seeking justice.

He also asked the erring officials and individuals involved in the issue to come forward and rectify the matter in a time-bound period so that justice could be delivered to the aggrieved individuals in the earliest possible time because justice delayed was justice denied.

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growth in user engagement, merchant base, use cases on the Paytm super app and subscription revenue from payment devices.

The company’s user engagement, measured by monthly transacting users (MTU), grew 49 per cent Y-o-Y to 74.8 million during the quarter, while the merchant base expanded 30 per cent Y-o-Y to 28.3 million. This has resulted in a 101 per cent Y-o-Y jump in Gross Merchandise Value (GMV), which stood at Rs 2.96 lakh crore during the quarter.

Paytm continues to dominate the offline payments segment, with a total of 3.8 million total devices deployed, of which 2.8 million were added in the past 12 months and 0.9 million during the quarter.

The company’s revenue from financial services grew 393 per cent Y-o-Y during the quarter, led by massive growth in Paytm’s loan distribution business.

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certification, and advised them not to be complacent over their achievement but to continue to keep up the good work by setting example for the rest.

Secretary health and family welfare Dr. Asangla Imti in her address congratulated all the three UPHCs and said each block has to think and improvise and achieve the target.

Imti reminded the healthcare professionals to uphold their oath to serve the people, and examine whether justice was delivered to the profession in the areas where they are posted and are serving the people true to the oath.

With the launching of eSanjeevani, Imti also cautioned that the department will be facing many challenges and encouraged all to take up the challenges positively, identify the weakness and work together.

The prog ramme was chaired by principal director Dr. Vikato Kinimi while Mission director Dr. Thorhusie Katiry delivered the welcome address.

NEW DELHI, AUG 6 (IANS): Digital financial services giant One97 Communications, that operates the brand Paytm, on Friday reported its Q1FY23 results, where it saw a massive jump in revenue from operations driven by strong monetiSation in payments, device subscriptions and accelerated adoption of highmargin businesses such as lending.

In addition to 89 per cent Y-o-Y revenue growth to Rs 1,680 crore, the company also saw EBITDA (before ESOP) reduce to Rs 275 crore, an improvement of Rs 93 crore Q-o-Q. As a result, the company’s contribution profit grew 197 per cent Y-o-Y to Rs 726 crore, leading to an increase in contribution margin to 43 per cent of revenues in comparison to 35 per cent in Q4FY22.

Paytm’s payments services revenue grew by 69 per cent Y-o-Y (3 per cent Q-o-Q), supported by rapid

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(From p-1) He said Nagaland has successfully completed four years of implementation of the prestigious Ayushman Bharat Health & Wellness Centre, adding, that it has brought quality care closer to homes of community.

Pangnyu said Seikhazou UPHC in Kohima was the first facility to be certified for NQAS in Nagaland in 2019 and interestingly in 2022 three additional facilities were certified for NQAS, which was indeed a great success and pride moment for the department and the State.

He congratulated and lauded the hard work and exuded confidence that the state will move forward to soar higher and their achievement will motivate and inspire other health units to participate and put more labour for such achievement. Director Regional Resource Centre-NE Guwahati Assam Dr. Ashoke Roy in his brief address congratulated three UPHCs for getting NQAS

MUMBAI, AUG 6 (IANS): Bank of Baroda is planning to raise Rs 1,000 crore through issuance of infrastructure and affordable housing bonds on August 12, a source close to the development told IANS. “The likely tenure for the bonds is seven years and have Rs 250 crore as base issue and Rs 750 crore as greenshoe,” the source said.

The auction for the infrastructure and affordable housing bonds is expected to be held on August 12 on the BSE’s bidding platform.

During the bidding, better coupon is expected to set on the bonds considering the higher demand for PSU bonds. The bonds have got ‘AAA’ ratings with ‘Stable’ outlook from ICRA and India Ratings and Research.

On June 27, the board of directors of the bank has approved raising Rs 5,000 crore through Long term Bonds for financing of infrastructure and affordable housing.

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mented by net forward assets, provide insurance against global spillovers.

Our umbrella remains strong,” RBI Gover nor Shaktikanta Das said. “The Reserve Bank has also used its foreign exchange reserves accumulated over the years to curb volatility in the exchange rate,” he added.

During the current financial year (up to August 4), the US dollar index (DXY) has appreciated by 8.0 per cent against a basket of major currencies. In this milieu, the Indian rupee has moved in a relatively orderly

NEW DELHI, AUG 6 (IANS): Exports of agricultural and processed food products rose by 31 per cent in the first three months of the current financial Year 2022-23 (April-June) in comparison to the corresponding period of FY 2021-22, as per government data. As per the provisional data released by the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCI&S), the overall export of the Agricultural and Processed Food Prod-

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MUMBAI, AUG 6 (IANS): India’s forex reserves rose around $2.4 billion during the week ending July 29 after falling for the four consecutive weeks. The rise was seen on back of positive inflows by the foreign investors in the Indian equity market. The country’s foreign exchange reserves rose by $2.315 billion to $573.875 billion during the week ending June 29, according to the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) weekly supplementary statistical data.

“India’s foreign exchange reserves, supple-

fashion depreciating by 4.7 per cent against the US dollar during the same period, faring much better than several reserve currencies as well as many of its EME and Asian peers.

The depreciation of the Indian rupee is more on account of the appreciation of US dollar rather than weakness in macroeconomic fundamentals of the Indian economy.

“Market interventions by the RBI have helped in containing volatility and ensuring orderly movement of the rupee. We remain watchful and focused on maintaining stability of the Indian rupee,” Das added.

In July, foreign investors turned net buyers in the Indian equities nearly after 10 months, with an investment of around Rs 4,980 crore in the Indian equity markets.

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LO N D O N, AU G 6 (AGENCIES): The Tories can “kiss goodbye” to winning the next election if inflation is not brought under control quickly, Rishi Sunak has said.

Speaking at a leadership hustings in Eastbourne, the ex-chancellor, who wants to prioritise tackling rising prices before cutting taxes, seized on a warning by the Bank of England.

Rival Liz Truss said keeping taxes low was the best way to avoid a downturn.

She said the UK should not be “talking itself into a recession”.

The Bank of England has warned inflation - currently 9.4% - could peak at more than 13% and stay at “very elevated levels” throughout much of next year, before eventually returning to its 2% target in 2024.

Ms Truss, who has promised to reverse some

of Mr Sunak’s tax rises, challenged the Bank’s gloomy economic prognosis, at the hustings.

But Mr Sunak highlighted its warning that inflation could become embedded, saying there would be “no hope that we’re going to win that next election” amid continuing rising prices.

Mr Sunak and Ms Truss are vying for support from Conservative party members to be elected the next party leader, and prime minister.

Voting has started and the result is due to be announced on September 5.

There was a brief disturbance at the hustings when Ms Truss’s opening remarks were interrupted by a small group of climate activists, who were believed to be from the Green New Deal Rising group.

After the group was ejected from the event, Ms Truss took aim at what she called “unfair protests” that disrupted people’s lives.

She pledged to clamp down on “militant people who try and disrupt our country” - mentioning both trade unions and environmental groups such as Extinction Rebellion.

Another protester was later removed from the event after interrupting Ms Truss.

DHAKA, AUG 6 (IANS): Bangladesh’s retail fuel prices have been hiked to levels not seen since the country’s independence in 1971.

The Bangladeshi government on Friday night hiked the fuel prices by up to 51.7 per cent with effect from Saturday, reports Xinhua news agency.

According to a price notification from the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, a liter of octane now costs 135 taka ($1.43), which is 51.7 per cent higher than the previous rate of 89 taka.

The prices of diesel and kerosene have been increased by 42.5 per cent to 114 taka per liter.

Also, each liter of petrol now costs 130 taka, a rise of 44 taka or 51.1 per cent, said the notification.

Officials said the latest price hikes at the retail level were inevitable to reduce the subsidy burden on staterun distribution companies.

Also, fuel prices in the international market are much higher than that in Bangladesh.

Japan marks 77th anniversary of Hiroshima bombing

public broadcaster NHK. Officials placed a list of victims of the bombing back in a cenotaph, following the addition of the names of 4,978 people who died or were confirmed dead over the past year. The total now stands at 333,907. The average age of atomic bomb survivors is now more than 84.

Atomic Bomb Dome is seen from the venue holding a ceremony to mark the 77th anniversary of the first atomic bombing.

TOKYO, AUG 6 (IANS): Japan on Saturday marked the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima that took place in the final days of the Second World War. A moment of silence was observed at 8.15 a.m., the exact moment when a uranium bomb dropped from a US bomber detonated over the city on August 6, 1945, killing around 140,000 people by the end of the year and exposed many more to harmful radiation, reports Xinhua news agency.

At a memorial ceremony held at the Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui cautioned in the Peace Declaration that dependence on nuclear deterrence is gaining momentum in the world.

“We must immediately render all nuclear buttons

meaningless,” he said.

Also in attendance at the ceremony were Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, representatives from 99 countries, as well as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, the first chief of the world body to attend the event in 12 years.

In his speech, Guterres warned that a new arms race is accelerating. The Prime Minister said “Japan will pursue this goal despite global security tensions, and while following the three principles of not possessing, producing or permitting the introduction of nuclear weapons into the country”.

More than 3,000 members of the public also turned out for the ceremony, a substantial increase on the crowds in 2020 and 2021, the first two years of the coronavirus pandemic, says

UN chief warns nuclear weapons are ‘loaded gun’ for humanity

Humanity is playing with a “loaded gun” as crises with the potential for nuclear disaster proliferate worldwide, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in Hiroshima on the 77th anniversary of the first atomic bomb attack.

The United States dropped the world’s first atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, destroying the city and killing 140,000 people. It dropped a second atomic bomb three days later on Nagasaki, killing more than 70,000. Japan surrendered on August 15, 1945, ending World War II. At an annual memorial on Saturday for the dropping of the first nuclear bomb, Guterres warned of the risk posed by crises in Ukraine, the Middle East and the Korean peninsula as he described the horrors endured in the Japanese city during World War II.

China performing simulation of attack: Taiwan frigate looking at a nearby Chinese warship off Taiwan’s east coast. “Absolutely not photoshopped!,” the caption said.

It also said it fired flares late on Friday to warn away seven drones flying over its Kinmen islands and unidentified aircraft flying over its Matsu islands. Both island groups are close to A Chinese PLA aircraft flies over the 68-nautical-mile mainland China’s coast.

Blast in Kabul; many feared injured KABUL, AUG 6 (REUTERS): A bomb exploded in a busy shopping street in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Saturday and at least 22 people were injured, hospital officials and witnesses said.

The blast occurred ina western district of the city where members of the minority Shi’ite Muslim community regularly meet.

Video footage posted online showed ambulances rushing to the scene, which is also near bus stations.

A spokesman for the Taliban interior ministry said an investigation team was at the blast site to help the wounded and assess casualties.

No militant group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, which came ahead of Ashura, a commemoration of the martyrdom of Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, which is marked mainly by Shi’ite Muslims.

On Friday, at least eight people were killed and 18 injured in a blast in Kabul carried out by Islamic State, a Sunni Muslim militant group.

IS does not control any territory in Afghanistan but does have deadly sleeper cells that have been targeting religious minorities in the country as well as Taliban patrols.

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TAIPEI, AUG 6 (REUTERS): Taiwan officials said Chinese aircraft and warships rehearsed an attack on the island on Saturday, part of Beijing’s retaliation for a visit there by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that has also seen it halt talks with the United States on issues including defence and climate change.

Pelosi’s brief visit this week to the self-ruled island that China regards as its territory infuriated Beijing and prompted unprecedented military drills that have included ballistic missiles fired over the capital, Taipei.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused China of taking “irresponsible steps” by halting key communication channels with Washington, and said its actions over Taiwan showed a move from prioritising peaceful resolution towards use of force.

The Chinese exercises - centred on six locations around the island - began on Thursday and are scheduled to last until midday on

WASHINGTON, AUG 6 (PTI): President Joe Biden has called for reducing gun violence and banning assault weapons in the US to defeat “domestic terrorism” and hate in all its forms, including the “poison of white supremacy”, as he condemned the attack on a Sikh gurdwara in Wisconsin in 2012 on the 10th anniversary of the heinous act.

On August 5, 2012, a white supremacist opened fire inside the Oak Creek gurdwara in Winconsin, killing six people. A seventh person who was severely paralysed died from his injuries in 2020.

“The Oak Creek shooting was the deadliest attack on Sikh Americans in our nation’s history. Tragically, attacks on our nation’s houses of worship have only become more common over the past decade. It is up to all of us to deny this hate safe harbour. No one should fear for their life when they bow their head in prayer or go about their lives in America,” Biden said in a statement on Friday.

The President said the

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Chinese warships and aircraft continued to “press” into the median line of the Taiwan Strait on Saturday afternoon, a person familiar with security planning said.

Off Taiwan’s east coast and close to Japanese islands, Chinese warships and drones simulated attacks on U.S. and Japanese warships, the person added.

Taiwan’s army broadcast a warning while deploying air reconnaissance patrol forces and ships to monitor and putting shorebased missiles on stand-by.

The island’s defence ministry published a photo of a Taiwanese sailor on a

Oak Creek incident has shown “us the way” and recalled how after the attack, the Sikh community returned to their Gurdwara and insisted on cleaning it themselves. The son of one of the victims became the first Sikh in American history to testify before Congress, successfully calling for the federal government to track hate crimes against Sikhs and other minority groups.

Every year, the congregation now hosts an annual memorial run to honour the victims. The event bears the words ‘Charhdi Kala’, meaning “eternal optimism”, he noted.

“Fuelled by that spirit of eternal optimism, we must continue to take steps

Head of Amnesty Ukraine resigns over rights report KYIV, AUG 6 (AFP): The head of Amnesty International’s Ukraine office has resigned, accusing the rights organisation of parroting Kremlin propaganda in a controversial report that criticised the war-torn country’s military response to Russia’s invasion.

Amnesty sparked outrage in Ukraine when it released a report on Thursday accusing the military of endangering civilians by establishing bases in schools and hospitals, and launching counterattacks from heavily populated areas.

“If you don’t live in a country invaded by oc-

cupiers who are tearing it to pieces, you probably don’t understand what it’s like to condemn an army of defenders,” Amnesty’s Oksana Pokalchuk said on social media, announcing her resignation late Friday.

“And there are no words in any language that can convey this to someone who has not experienced this pain.”

Pokalchuk said she had tried to warn Amnesty’s senior leadership that the report was one-sided and failed to properly take into account the Ukrainian position, but she was ignored.

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With immense pride and honour, the Molonsu Colony Youth League Wokha would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to the following individuals for their outstanding achievements in various fields and bringing laurels to the Colony.

1. Jenibemo T. Murry, S/o Mr & Mrs Tsupon Murry, for clearing the Common Educational Services Examination (CESE 2019) conducted by NPSC for the post of Lecturer in Automobile Engineering under Technical Education.

2. Chungchothung M. Ezung, S/o Mr & Mrs Late Mhathung Ezung for having secured top 9th rank in Science Stream, Pranab Vidyapith Higher Secondary School under NBSE (HSSLC) and also for receiving the Physics-Chemistry-Maths (PCM) category (from among three recipients) Governor Medal Award 2022.

The Youth League wishes them all success in their future endeavours.

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scenic spot, in Pingtan island, Fujian province. (Reuters)

Sunday.

Taiwan’s defence ministry said multiple Chinese ships and planes conducted missions in the Taiwan Strait, with some crossing the median line, an unofficial buffer separating the two sides, in what the Taiwan military described as a simulation attack on the island.

China’s Eastern Theater Command said it had continued to conduct sea and air joint exercises north, southwest and east of Taiwan. It said its focus was on testing the system’s land strike and sea assault capabilities.

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now to reduce gun violence and keep our fellow Americans safe. We must do more to protect places of worship, and defeat domestic terrorism and hate in all its forms, including the poison of white supremacy.

“We must ban assault weapons- used in many mass shootings at houses of worship and other sites across the country- as well as high-capacity magazines,” Biden asserted.

Underlining that the House of Representatives last week passed a bill to do that, he said the Senate must act as well.

Recalling the attack, the President said when generations of Sikh-Americans in Oak Creek constructed their place of worship after years of renting local halls, it was a sacred place of their own and a connection shared with the broader community.

That sense of peace and belonging was shattered on August 5, 2012, when a white supremacist wielding a semiautomatic handgun arrived at the Gurdwara and began shooting.

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crisis since independence in 1948. The export industry is badly hit by the fuel scarcity caused by the forex crisis.

To u r i s m i n d u s t r y, which was the backbone of the Sri Lankan economy, also got dented initially due to the COVID-19 pandemic and later owing to the economic turmoil.

Wickremesinghe, who was elected the president last month by Parliament, will serve the remaining term of Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country and resigned amidst the massive anti-government protests.

Wickremesinghe, who has previously described Sri Lanka’s economy as bankrupt, said that economic reforms would require higher taxation.

politics of the region of Asia?,” he said.

“It will be a period which we have not seen before, we have to look at both foreign debt and local debt, it is certainly going to be a difficult time. The first six months will be difficult,” he said.

Wickremesinghe said that over 6 million of the 21 million population of the country are being malnourished. More and more are unemployed, he said, adding that additional funds are being set aside to support them.

Wickremesinghe said political stability was important to set in motion the required reforms.

“So we have to look at the political, social and economic dimensions of the reform, the restructuring that we are going to implement.

We’ve already seen the economic impact as a shortage of oil and inflation in this country. In fact, it came onto the political scene as a social scene”, Wickremesinghe said, referring to the months-long street protests which culminated in the ouster of former President Rajapaksa.

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“Even taxation on wealth, we have to resort to those measures, first for economic recovery and second for social stability,” he said. The president also said the country will have to consider getting into the nuclear energy sector.

“More you have more energy you can sell to India, at the same time keep more renewable energy available.

We have to think outside the box,” he said.

Having declared an international debt default in April, Sri Lanka is currently negotiating with the International Monetary Fund for a possible bailout package.

However, the IMF programme has hit a snag in the form of restructuring of debt. Even the World Bank has refused to provide any aid until a detailed macroeconomic policy is in place.

Referring to the ongoing IMF bailout attempt, Wickremesinghe said the legal and technical advisers on debt restructuring are moving ahead with the task.

“First the foreign debt….and when you look at the official debt are we getting caught into the geo-

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The LOTISA MAPULU UNION DIMAPUR (LMUD) with immense pride and pleasure extend our heartiest congratulations to the following individuals.

1. Mr. Aheto Chophy on being promoted to AdEO under School Education department.

2. Mr. Khutoi Yepthomi on being promoted to SdO (Soil Conservation) under dSCO, dimapur.

3. Dr. Kito K. Yepthomi, S/o khutoi Yepthomi on being promoted to Assistant Commandant, Assam Rifles, Serchip, Mizoram.

4. Dr. Tsipila Thonger, W/o dr. kito k. Yepthomi on being conferred doctorate in Botany (ph.d) on the topic “Studies on Mitotic Behaviour of Allium Cultivators of Nagaland.”

5. Dr. Inolu K. Yepthomi, S/o khutoi Yepthomi on successfully completing MBBS from RIMS, Imphal.

6. Mr. Isato K. Yepthomi, S/o khutoi Yepthomi on successfully completing B.Tech (Civil Engineering) from ApG Shimla University.

7. Miss Inikali K. Chophy, d/o d. kughaho Chophy & Esther Sema for securing 90.2% marks in the recently declared Class 10 CBSE examination from delhi public School dimapur We are incredibly proud of your achievements and accomplishments in different fields. We further wish you success in all your future endeavours.

Er. Hekavi G. Sumi kiyeshe Chophy president, LMUd Secretary, LMUd

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C O L O M B O, AU G 6 (PTI): President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that Sri Lanka’s economic woes would last for another year and it will have to think outside the box and look at new sectors like logistics and nuclear energy to revive the bankrupt economy.

Speaking at a two-day conference titled “Let’s reset Sri Lanka” held on Friday, Wickremesinghe said that reforms in the country also would need higher taxation.

“The next six months to one year I think till about July next year, we will have to go through a hard time,” he said, adding that for recovery Sri Lanka would have to look at new sectors such as logistics and nuclear energy.

“One I believe in very much is logistics, if you see the growth of the Indian, Bangladeshi and Pakistani economies, logistics can have a big role to play here in Colombo, in Hambantota and Trincomalee. This is how we use our strategic position,” he said, referring to the two major ports of the island nation.

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he much awaited “Nagaland for peace and harmony” concert was held here Saturday, at DDSC stadium, Golaghat road, Dimapur.

Hundreds of people of all ages thronged to witness the concert organised

by Dimapur Ao Youth Organisation (DAYO) in commemoration of its 10th year and Tsungremmong festival.

Lashana Lynch to play Bob Marley’s wife in his biopic following several tests including chemistry reads with Ben-Adir, Lynch not only won over execs but also Rita and the Marley family, who all gave their blessing to the casting.

‘Deadline’ further states that Rita, Ziggy and Cedella Marley will produce on behalf of Tuff Gong. Robert Teitel will also produce. Script has been penned

by Green and Zach Baylin.

Bob Marley died of cancer in 1981 at age 36, but in that short lifetime he changed the landscape of music, introducing generations to reggae with such songs as “Get Up, Stand Up”, “One Love”, “No min” and “Redemption Song”.

Woman, No Cry”, “Could You Be While the audience remember Loved”, “Buffalo Soldier”, “Jam- Bob for his impact on the Reggae

scene and political activism, his and Rita’s love story has its own timeless feel to it and is equally essential to telling his incredible life story. The two met when Rita was a young singer and Bob was still a member of the Wailers vocal trio. After she joined The Soulettes, Marley began mentoring the group, which ultimately led to the two falling in love.

Lynch was recently seen in Marvel’s “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness”. Next up for her is Sony’s “The Woman King”, which is already drawing award season buzz as well as Netflix’s “Matilda” adaptation where she plays Ms. Honey.

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Chris Hemsworth calls CWG gold medallist Mirabai Chanu ‘legend’

one of the most fashionable state in the NE region and yet faced a lack of opportunities and platform.

Hence, keeping all these in mind, the show was planned Movi added.

On the theme, Movi said that the institute focused on recycling waste materials and use it for creativity purpose while also emphasizing on environmental elements. He hoped for the show to impact the society and spread awareness, shed light on recycling and other alternatives, and bring solutions.

For any details and queries one can contact vilhousamovi@gmail.com (8787414884) Staff Reporter

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CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE The Chiecha Ramia Dzevi Kro-u (CRDK), Kohima congratulates its members for their success in the recently declared CESC examination conducted by NPSC to the posts of Assistant Professor under Higher Education Department.

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riends’ star Lisa Kudrow has described the ‘jarring’ emotion she felt when filming the hit American sitcom alongside co-stars Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox. The 59-year old, who shot to worldwide fame in the mid-1990s for her portrayal of Phoebe Buffay, revealed that her body perception soon changed after she landed the role, reports mirror.co.uk.

Kudrow told the Popcrushed podcast she suffered from body dysmorphia,

adding that she wrongly felt like a ‘stick’ like her sister and father. “I didn’t see it.

I had no waist. I didn’t see it at all. I thought I was just really skinny and I could just do whatever,” she explained.

“And I would look at pictures and be like, ‘Wow, pictures really distort reality’. It wasn’t until Friends that I realised that I don’t really look like I thought I looked. That’s what was so jarring and that’s when I was like, ‘I’ve gotta actually lose weight? I have to diet?

Shoot’.” Asked whether the media had impacted her change in perception, Lisa put it down to ‘just seeing herself on the show’ and simply seeing how the female trio looked in clothes.

She added: “I’m not trying to say I was overweight either. I was not. I just had no idea of the actual shape of my body.” Kudrow went on to reveal that she finally began to accept her body upon reaching her 40s, telling herself: “Do what you need to do to be healthy but this is your body and it’s OK.” (IANS,LA)

20 designers and around 25 models, male and female from NE region. The designers will be displaying 15 collections based on the recycle. Auditions will be held for designers this month. Organisers also planned to approach the government and invite resource persons for the show. When asked about whether fashion industry in Nagaland contributed towards waste pollutant, Krocha lamented that the fashion industry itself had barely any exposure and denied on the statistics of being a contributor.

Designer and proprietor of the institute Vilhousa Movi maintained that Nagaland have been

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The CRDK thank the Almighty God for their remarkable achievements.

The CRDK also congratulates all the successful candidates and urge upon them to give their best services in the noble profession of teaching for our upcoming generations.

The CRDK wishes them good health and successful career.

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ritish actress Lashana Lynch, who is known for her work in “No Time To Die”, has been tapped to play Bob Marley’s wife, Rita, in the untitled Bob Marley biopic.

Her fellow British actor, Kingsley Ben-Adir, will be seen portraying the legendary Reggae singer with King Richard director Reinaldo Marcus Green helming the project, reports ‘Deadline’.

Similar to the casting of Bob, a large net was cast when it came to finding the right person to play Rita including looking to find someone with Jamaican descent (Lynch was born in England but her family comes from Jamaica).

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ddressing the need for a platform for budding creative designers, V Movi Institute of Fashion Designing, Cutting and Tailoring has announced that it would be presenting a fashion week under the theme “Carry your story of eco fashion” in the month of October.

This was announced in a press conference held on Saturday, at the institute.

Institute managing director, Jacob Krocha said that fashion has been one of the foremost things among Nagas. The institute, like many designing and tailoring avenues in the state having produced hundreds of graduates decided to create a platform and display the creative works of the designers.

The show, a first of its kind for the institute, is scheduled to be held on October 21 and 22, 2022 and will be an annual event, he added. Show organisers are looking out for about

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‘ C o l o u r e d Ke y s ’ entralled the audience opening the show while headliners, ‘M-Sonic’ a fusion sufi/rock/bolly band caught the attention of the audience with their presentation. Various artists- Samuel Konyak, Vinika Yepthomi, Projection Crew, DGP Band and the Mahila Band performed at the concert. At the show, invocation prayer was proposed by FNR, convenor

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DAYO president, Tia Longchar while delivering welcome address said that during the time of pandemic, we have witnessed unity and diversity amongst each other.

“Let us continue to uphold to do so that we continue to live in peace and harmony” he said. He also requested all to seek for peace and harmony assuring that Dimapur Ao Youth Organisation will continue to uphold the motto “Unity and Justice” not only for the Ao community but for everyone in general.

Further, results for painting and online poetr y slam competition organised by DAYO in collaboration with Ao Kaketshir Telongjem Dimapur (ASUD) were also announced.

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Christian Academy International conveys its heartiest congratulations and appreciation to Rev. Dr. Joshua, Principal of CAI, for achieving his ph.d. in Education specializing in Curriculum & Instruction from Liberty University, Virginia, U.S.A. under the supervision of dr. A. Jones and dr. Cates on the doctoral dissertation entitled, “Character Education for Elementary School Students and Parental Commitment: A Qualitative Phenomenological Study.”

May our Almighty God continue to bless him and his family for His Glory and kingdom.

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Through this column, the Sheanghah Tangten Village Students’ Union (STVSU), Sheanghah Tangten Village Council (STVC) and Sheanghah Tangten Nyupuh Sheko Khong (STNSK) would like to convey our heartiest congratulations to Miss Manyei Kuhmeishu N for successfully clearing the NPSC (CESE) examination as Asstt. Professor (English) under Higher Education Department and bringing fame and laurels to the community and Sheanghah Tangten Village in particular.

The three organisations on behalf of the entire Sheanghah Tangten citizens acknowledges her milestone achievement and conveys best wishes in her future endeavours.

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ollywood star Chris Hemsworth, who plays Thor, the god of Thunder, has said that CWG gold medallist Mirabai Chanu is worthy of Thor’s hammer and even called her a legend. Chris’s praise comes after Chanu won gold at the ongoing CommonWealth Games 2022 in Birmingham. She was feted with the honour after she lifted 201 kilos.

A social media user had tweeted to Chris, saying: “Time for Thor to give up his hammer.”

To which, he replied: “She is worthy! Congrats, Saikhom, you legend.”

An ecstatic Chanu replied to Hemsworth saying: “Thank you so much @chrishemsworth, always love to watch you.”

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First open Javelin throw championship in Dimapur Winners list

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D I M A P U R , AU G 6 (NPN): The First State O p e n Jave l i n T h r ow Championship was held at Government Higher Secondary School ground (GHSS), United Colony, Dimapur, on Saturday. The championship was organised by Dimapur Athletics to commemorate the gold medal won by Neeraj Chopra in Tokyo Olympics 2020.

Addressing the gathering as guest of honor at the opening programme, ADC Dimapur, Mhalo Humtsoe stated that Nagas were athletic from the past adding that they were neither here, nor there. She lamented that most Naga parents only encouraged their children to opt for white collared jobs and

Participants and officials at the open Javelin throw championship in Dimapur. (NP)

considered their children as failure if they did not do well or secure low marks in their studies. She therefore appealed to the parents to encourage their children if they were interested in sports as education was incomplete without sports.

She expressed hope that the championship would further motivate and bring changes to the participants.

Meanwhile, exhorting the gathering at the closing ceremony, district sports officer, Tepulezonu Tetso urged the gathering to not take games and sports as recreation or a past time habit, but take it seriously as it has become a professional career. President, Dimapur Athletics, Bithungo Kikon, in his welcome address stated that the tournament was organised to

instill inspiration among younger generation and for athletes to draw attention from the Gold medalist.

He informed that 122 participants took place at the First State Open Javelin Throw Championship.

Winners each category walked away with certificates and cash prizes of Rs. 5000, Rs. 3000 and Rs. 2000 for First, Second and Third respectively.

Performance P o s i Category Name (In Me- tion ters) P e r a m d i h e i 44.05 First Kereu Boys Under 16 Iteisape Reunim 36.33 Second Tsibulie Nagi 31.97 Third Temjenrenla 17.38 First Girls Under Litika Singh 10.90 Second 16 Arenpenla 9.20 Third Shilutemjen 49.52 First Men’s Open Medo Linyu 45.75 Second Jeyalo Kath 42.97 Third Ruulhoubeinuo 27.95 First Women’s Vithonu Theyo 19.21 Second Open Netolu Medeo 17.95 Third Meanwhile, president, Dimapur Athletic, Bithungo Kikon has informed all aspiring athletes of Dimapur that open trials for Dimapur athletic team for the forthcoming Nagaland Olympics would be held at GHSS ground, Half Nagarjan, on August 9 and 10. All have been requested to report at the ground by 6 am.

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NEW DELHI, AUG 6 (IANS): With the international football federation (FIFA) and Asian Football Confederation (AFC) ban looming large on the All India Football Federation (AIFF), the state associations have reportedly held a virtual meeting on Saturday to find a solution to the emerging crisis.

Sources in the know of things told IANS that the state associations have decided to file a review petition with the Supreme

Court to urge the apex court to re-examine its order dated August 3, 2022 so that AIFF can avoid the impending FIFA-AFC ban.

FIFA-AFC, via a letter dated August 05, 2022 to the acting AIFF general secretary, Sunanda Dhar, have threatened the national football body with a ban due to alleged “influence by third parties” and said India could lose the hosting rights of the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup because of that.

CDBA to hold basketball trials

DIMAPUR, AUG 6 (NPN): Chumoukedima District Basketball Association (CDBA) will be conducting selection trials for the upcoming Nagaland Olympic and Paralympic Games 2022 on August 8 and 9 at 3 pm at 1st NAP basketball court, Chumoukedima. The trials will be conducted by the selection board appointed by CDBA. Further details can be contacted at the following numbers: 9366917750, 7005825048 and 9366066585.

Salah rescues Liverpool with late equalizer against Fulham LO N D O N, AU G 6 (AGENCIES): Fulham came close to producing one of the biggest shocks on the opening weekend of any Premier League season as Aleksandar Mitrovic marked his return to the top flight with two goals in a 2-2 draw with Liverpool at Craven Cottage.

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elled for the visitors with 10 minutes remaining to deny Marco Silva’s side a famous victory after a performance full of endeavour that celebrated Fulham being back in the top division.

Much has been made of whether Mitrovic can cut it at this level, having scored just three goals in his last Premier League

campaign two seasons from Salah’s cross while in second-half stoppage ago, but he bullied Trent Jordan Henderson might time when his curled effort Alexander-Arnold for his have won it for Liverpool cannoned off the crossbar. headed opener (32) before striking the winning ACKNOWLEDGEMENT penalty after being fouled inside the box by Virgil van We, the bereaved family members of Late Kovino Dijk (72).

Darwin Nunez came Zhasa would like to express our off the bench to open his heartfelt gratitude and sincere to all the relatives, account (64) and cancel thanks churches, neighbours, unions out Mitrovic’s first strike and friends who stood by us

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Your kindness and sympathy will always be remembered. May our Almighty God bless you all.

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We, the family of Late Traffic Constable, Kiyeshe Sema Kasho, acknowledge with deep sense of gratitude the kind gestures of solidarity at the time of bereavement of our beloved Father and sharing our moments of grief and thereby giving us strength to bear with it. From the deepest of our heart we are grateful to all who stood by us in time of our extreme distress. We could not have borne the grief without your presence, love, support and prayers.

However, we deeply regret for not mentioning each and every individual's name.

We extend our special thanks to: 1. Senior Officers, O.C and Comrades of Traffic Police Kohima.

2. O.C and duty colleagues of North Police Station Kohima 3. Pughoboto Police Station O. C i/c and Guard of Honour personnel 4. Doctors and Nurses of NHAK 5. Catechist, Women Leader, CC Convenor and members of Catholic Church and well wishers from Lazami Village.

6. Parish Priest, Assistant Priest and Sisters of St. Francis Parish Lazami.

7. MSMHC Sisters who came along from far and near.

8. Neighbours and Friends from Pezielietsie Colony, Kohima.

9. President and members Sumi Catholic Community Kohima.

10. Lazami Social Welfare Members Kohima.

11. Friends and Companions from Mizoram.

12. Family members from Mao Community.

13. Friends from Mt. Hermont Hr. Sec. School Kohima.

Last but not the least to all those who stood and supported from the moment of his last breathe till the last rite of our beloved Dad’s journey. We remember and pray that the Almighty God bless each and every one of you.

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Date of Birth : 29th September 1967 – Date of Death : 2nd August 2022

“Blessed are those whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the one whose sin the Lord will never count against them.” Romans 4:7 & 8 We, the family of Lt. Robin Dominic Thapa would like to extend our gratitude and appreciation to each and everyone who stood by us during his prolonged illness till the time he left us for his Heavenly abode. Your every help that came to us in the form of financial help, emotional and spiritual support to physical help will always stay close to our grateful hearts. Words are not enough to express how grateful we are to you all because your presence all this while really helped us to ease our pain, so we pray to the Almighty God to bless each and everyone of you abundantly.

Our utmost gratitude goes to: 1. G.Rio Higher Secondary School Kohima M.D, Principal, Teachers, Staff, Students and Well-Wishers.

2. Mezhür Higher Secondary School Kohima, M.D., Principal, Teachers and Students.

3. Former students of Mezhur Higher Secondary Kohima (K.E.S) batches 1995-2021.

4. Don Bosco School Kohima Batch 1984.

5. Genesis Higher Secondary School Kohima Staff and Teachers.

6. Rüzhükhrie Govt. Higher Secondary School Kohima Teachers and Students.

7. All Nagaland Private School Association Kohima.

8. Fathers, Sisters and Catechists of St. Francis De Sales Kohima.

9. Angami Catholic Youth Association (S.F.S) Kohima.

10. Angami Catholic Women Association (S.F.S) Kohima.

11. Zeme Baptist Church Kohima 12. New Life Church Kohima 13. Nepali Baptist Church Kohima 14. Doctors, Staff and Nurses of Naga Hospital Authority Kohima, Eden Hospital Dimapur and Health City Hospital Guwahati 15. Midland Colony Kohima 16. Midland Youth Organization Kohima 17. Lower D-Block Kohima 18. Friends, families, neighbors and well wishers.

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BIRMINGHAM, AUG 6 (IANS): Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat won gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in the women’s 53kg event and completed the hat-trick of top podium finishes, here on Saturday.

This was after Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Ravi Kumar Dahiya bagged a gold medal by thrashing his Nigerian opponent Welson Ebikewenimo 10-0 on points in the Men’s Freestyle 57 kg final.

The 27-year-old Vinesh entered Birmingham 2022 as a two-time champion and ensured her third straight CWG gold after going undefeated.

She had won the 48kg gold at Glasgow 2014 and the 50kg division at Gold Coast 2018.

With only four wrestlers in the women’s 53kg division at Birmingham, the medals were decided through a single-phase Nordic Group system, in which all the wrestlers faced each other once. The group topper after the sequence of matches won the gold while

the second and third placed grapplers took silver and bronze, respectively.

World championships 2021 bronze medallist Samantha Stewart, Nigeria’s Mercy Bolafunoluwa Adekuoroye and Sri Lanka’s Chamodya Keshani Maduravalage Don were the other wrestlers competed in the division.

Mercy is the younger sister of three-time Commonwealth Games champion Odunayo Adekuoroye, who beat Vinesh’s compatriot Anshu Malik on Friday to pocket the women’s 57kg gold. In her first bout against Samantha

Stewart, Vinesh caught the Canadian in a headlock and converted it to a pin to win the match by fall.

The bout lasted around 30 seconds. The second bout against Adekuoroye saw the Indian on the mat for the full six minutes to eke out a 6-0 win. The victory meant the Indian grappler already had one hand on the gold medal.

In what was a matter of formality, Vinesh completed the clean sweep, beating Chamodya Keshani Maduravalage Don by fall to end the tournament with a flawless record.

The medal comes as a

huge booster for the Indian wrestler, who had a disappointing outing at the Tokyo Olympics and crashed out in the quarter-finals.

She has been struggling with form and fitness since then.

Samantha Stewar t bagged the bronze medal after beating Mercy in the final second of their bout, which decided the silver medal. Dahiya, a threetime Asian champion and a bronze medallist in World Championship, started cautiously as he tested his opponent’s strength, Both the players failed to score any points in the first minute

and the Nigerian went on the attack, trying to catch Dahiya by his leg. However the Indian boxer easily thwarted his effort.

The Nigerian made another attack but was thwarted again. At this juncture, Dahiya was warned by the referee for being too passive and defensive and that seems to have triggered some wire in the 24-year-old India’s mind, Dahiya launched a series of superb attacks and earned eight points in a row. He got the Nigerian in a leg-attack twice and then forced a takedown again.

The Indian wrapped up the bout with another takedown that earned him two more points. Dahiya went on to win the bout 10-0 and claimed his maiden gold medal in the Commonwealth Games.

The 24-year-old wrestler from the village Nahri in Sonipat district, Haryana, will now be preparing for the upcoming world championships next month and will be hoping to add to the bronze he won in Nur Sultan in 2019.

NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR SUNDAY, AUGUST 7, 2022

Sable, Priyanka clinch silver medals BIRMINGHAM, AUG 6 (PTI): Avinash Sable broke his own national record to win a silver in the men’s 3000m steeplechase while Priyanka Goswami also clinched a medal of the same hue in the women’s 10,000m race walk on a productive day for India in the Commonwealth Games athletics competition here on Saturday.

Goswami also scripted history as she became the first Indian woman to win a medal in race walk with a silver in 10,000m event. With the two silver, the Indian athletics team’s medal count swelled to four and it has already gone past the number in 2018 Gold Coast where the country had won a gold, silver and bronze each in track and field.

High jumper Tejswin Shankar and long jumper Murali Sreeshankar had won a bronze and silver respectively in Birmingham.

The 27-year-old Sable clocked 8:11.20s to better his earlier national record of 8:12.48 and finish behind Kenyan Abraham Kibiwot (8:11.15). Another Kenyan Amos Serem

Avinash Sable

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took the bronze with a time of 8:16.83. Kibiwot had finished fifth in the World Championships in Eugene, USA, last month with a time of 8:28.95s while Sable had ended a disappointing 11th, clocking 8:28.95s in the slowest ever 3000m steeplechase in the history of the showpiece.

With the silver, Sable made amends for his disappointing performance in the World Championships.

A farmer’s son from Mandwa village in Maharashtra’s Beed district, the Indian Armyman had the satisfaction of beating World Championships bronze medallist Conses-

lus Kipruto of Kenya who finished sixth here with a time of 8:34.96.

Sable, who has earlier served at the Siachen Glaciers before taking to athletics, has been on a national record breaking spree in recent times.

He had clocked 8:12.48 when he finished fifth at the prestigious Diamond League Meeting in Rabat last month.

Goswami clocked a personal best time of 43:38.83s to finish second behind Jemima Montag (42:34.30) of Australia.

Emily Wamusyi Ngii (43:50.86) of Kenya took the bronze.

Indian men’s lawn bowls Boxers Nikhat, Panghal in finals; Jaismine bags bronze fours team settles for silver

Sunil Bahadur, Navneet Singh, Chandan Kumar Singh and Dinesh Kumar. (AP/PTI)

BIRMINGHAM, AUG 6 (IANS): The Indian men’s fours team won the silver medal in lawn bowls at the Commonwealth Games 2022 after losing to Northern Ireland in the gold medal match, here on Saturday.

The men’s fours team of Sunil Bahadur, Navneet Singh, Chandan Kumar Singh and Dinesh Kumar lost 5-18 to England in the final at Victoria Park at Royal Leamington Spa. This was India’s second medal in lawn bowls after the women’s fours team won a historic gold medal earlier at Birmingham 2022.

For Northern Ireland, it was a fifth Commonwealth Games gold medal in lawn bowls and a second one in the men’s fours after 1998.

In the final, Northern Ireland began in fine fashion, racing to a 7-0 lead by the fourth end. The Indian lawn bowls team won its first point of the final only on the fifth end. India made it 7-2 by the sixth end but Northern Ireland soon regained their hold on the tie, making it 10-2 on the seventh end which soon ballooned to 13-5 by the 11th end.

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Gold - Vinesh Phogat - Wrestling women’s freestyle 53kg Gold - Ravi Kumar Dahiya - Wrestling men’s freestyle 57kg Gold - Bajrang Punia - Wrestling men’s freestyle 65kg Gold - Sakshi Malik - Wrestling women’s freestyle 62kg Gold - Deepak Punia - Wrestling men’s freestyle 86kg Gold - Mirabai Chanu - Weightlifting women’s 49kg Gold - Jeremy Lalrinnunga - Weightlifting men’s 67kg Gold - Achinta Sheuli - Weightlifting men’s 73kg Gold - Lovely Choubey, Pinki, Nayanmoni Saikia, Rupa Rani Tirkey - Lawn Bowls women’s fours 10. Gold - Sharath Kamal, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, Harmeet Desai Table tennis men’s team 11. Gold - Sudhir - Para Powerlifting men’s heavyweight 12. Silver - Anshu Malik - Wrestling women’s freestyle 57kg 13. Silver - Murali Sreeshankar - Men’s Long Jump 14. Silver - Kidambi Srikanth, Satwik Sairaj, Sumeeth Reddy, Lakshya Sen, Chirag Shetty, Treesa Jolly, Aakarshi Kashyap, Ashwini Ponappa, Gayatri Gopichand, PV Sindhu - Badminton mixed team 15. Silver - Vikas Thakur - Weighlifting men’s 96kg 16. Silver - Shushila Devi Likmabam - Judo women’s 48kg 17. Silver - Bindyarani Devi - Weightlifting women’s 55kg 18. Silver - Tulika Maan - Judo women’s +78kg 19. Silver - Sanket Sargar - Weightlifting men’s 55kg 20. Silver - Avinash Sable - Men’s 3000m steeplechase 21. Silver - Priyanka Goswami - Women’s 10km race walk 22. Silver - Dinesh Kumar, Chandan Kumar Singh, Sunil Bahadur, Navaneeth Singh - Lawn bowls men’s fours 23. Bronze - Gururaja Poojary - Weightlifting men’s 61kg’ 24. Bronze - Vijay Kumar Yadav - Judo men’s 60kg 25. Bronze - Harjinder Kaur - Weightlifting women’s 71kg 26. Bronze - Lovepreet Singh - Weightlifting men’s 109kg 27. Bronze - Saurav Ghosal - Squash men’s singles 28. Bronze - Gurdeep Singh - Weightlifting men’s 109kg+ 29. Bronze - Tejaswin Shankar - Men’s high jump 30. Bronze - Divya Kakran - Weightlifting women’s 68kg 31. Bronze - Mohit Grewal - Weightlifting men’s 125kg 32. Bronze- Jaismine- Boxing women’s lightweight 60kg 33. Bronze - Pooja Gehlot - Wrestling women’s 57kg

with their bowls, choosing the best lines to get it close to the jack and ensuring that there was no virtually no way past for the Indian bowls, moving to a 17-5 lead after the 13th end, an olympics.com report said.

On the 14th end, the Indian team had three bowls closer to the jack before the last roll but Northern Ireland managed to squeeze one in to go up 18-5 and win the gold medal as India could at most make up eight points in the 15th and final end, which would not have been enough to upstage their opponents.

BIRMINGHAM, AUG 6 (PTI): Reigning world champion Nikhat Zareen and Amit Panghal were among three Indian boxers who entered the finals while Jaismine Lamboria settled for bronze at the Commonwealth Games here on Saturday.

Nikhat stormed into the final of women’s 50kg after outclassing England’s Stubley Alfia Savannah 5-0. Panghal (51kg), too, displayed his class as he reached his second consecutive CWG final.

Nitu Ghanghas (48kg) also remained on course for a gold in her maiden appearance.

But another debutant, Jaismine (60kg), had to be content with a bronze as she went down to Gemma Paige Richardson of England via a 2-3 split verdict.

Nikhat started the semifinal on a confident note and dominated all three rounds to emerge the winner in the lop-sided bout.

A s ex p e c t e d , t h e 26-year-old Indian was in lead after the opening round with all the five judges ruling it in her favour,

Nikhat Zareen in action against Stubley S Alfia. (PTI)

and it went on similar lines in the ensuing two rounds.

Panghal, who is vying to win the yellow metal after his silver in the last edition, came from behind to beat an aggressive Patrick Chinyemba of Zambia with a 5-0 unanimous decision win.

Nitu, on the other hand, prevailed over Canada’s Priyanka Dhillon as she notched a RSC (Referee Stops Contest) win in the minimum weight category.

Such was the 21-yearold Nitu’s confidence that

she played with an open guard, inviting her opponent to strike while using her straight jabs and combination punches to great effect.

In the end, the referee had to end the contest.

In pursuit of their maiden gold medals, both the boxers will have to overcome local challengers in Kiaran Macdonald (men’s fly) and Demie-Jade Resztan (women’s minimum) in their respective finals on Sunday.

“I know it would be tough, there would be loud

cheers for him but I’ve to stay focused. Can’t let it go this time,” a determined Panghal, who lost to another Briton and Tokyo Olympics champion in Galal Yafai in 2018, told PTI. Panghal, 26, was left on the back foot as his younger, more aggressive opponent landed a barrage of punches on the world championship silver medallist.

Trailing 2-3 after initially, Panghal, who looked to put behind the ghost of the Tokyo Olympics where he made a first round exit,

had to dig deep in his reservoir of experience. The Asian Games champion upped the ante, landing hooks and jabs at will to take the round.

The final three minutes were keenly contested with both pugilists trying to leave an impression but four of the judges ruled in favour of Panghal.

“He was aggressive up front and I had to give it my all and used all my experiences to bounce back in the last two rounds. I hope I get a gold this time,” Panghal said.

Cricket: India through to final; Sharath assures India of 2 more medals beat England by four runs

India’s captain Harmanpreet Kaur, left, and teammates celebrate their win in the women’s cricket T20 semifinal match against England. (AP/PTI)

BIRMINGHAM, AUG 6 (IANS): India are through to the final of 2022 Commonwealth Games women’s T20 after defeating England by four runs in a thrilling semifinal at Edgbaston on Saturday.

India will now face either Australia or New Zealand for the gold medal match in the final on Sunday while England now enter the bronze medal match scheduled for the same day.

Just like India, England were at 113-3 in 14 overs, needing 48 runs off the last 30 balls. Amy Jones hit two fours in Shafali

Verma’s part-time off-spin to take 15 runs off the 16th over. A tight three run over from Deepti Sharma brought India back in the match.

With 30 runs needed off 18 runs, captain Nat Sciver called for a risky single and Amy Jones was run-out well short of the crease at the non-striker end from Radha Yadav’s throw. Nat, despite not being at her fluent best, hit a six off Pooja Vastrakar and got leg byes. But on the very next ball, she was caught short of the crease by a flat throw from Smriti Mand-

hana at deep mid-wicket.

Despite having three fielders in the deep as they were slow on over rate, Sneh Rana defended 14 off the final over, including taking out Katherine Brunt, to assure India of its first medal in women’s cricket at Commonwealth Games.

Brief Scores: India 164-5 in 20 overs (Smriti Mandhana 61, Jemimah Rodrigues 44 not out; Freya Kemp 2-23, Nat Sciver 1-26) beat England 160-6 in 20 overs (Nat Sciver 41, Danni Wyatt 35; Sneh Rana 2-28, Deepti Sharma 1-16) by four runs.

BIRMINGHAM, AUG 6 (PTI): Star paddler Sharath Kamal continued his sensational run to reach the finals of both the men’s and mixed doubles events and assure India of at least two more medals at the Commonwealth Games here on Saturday.

Sharath first paired up with G Sathiyan to beat the Australian pair of Nicholas Lum and Minhyung Jee 3-2 (11-9, 11-8, 9-11, 12-14, 11-7) in a thrilling men’s doubles semifinal clash.

The Indian duo will face England’s Paul Drinkhall and Liam Pitchford in the gold medal match. Sharath then combined with the young Sreeja Akula to enter the mixed doubles final with a sizzling 3-2 win over the Australian duo of Nicholas Lum and Minhyung Jee. The Indian pair eked out a 11-9 11-8 9-11 12-14 11-7 win and will fight for the gold against Malaysians Karen Lyne and Choong Jayen. In the women’s singles too, Sreeja put up a good show before suffering a narrow 3-4 defeat to Singapore’s Tianwei Feng.

Akula lost 6-11 11-8 11-6 9-11 8-11 11-8 10-12 to Feng in a pulsating semifinal. Earlier, Sharath and Sathiyan progressed to the

Sharath Kamal and Akula Sreeja in action. (PTI)

semifinals of the men’s singles event.

While Sharath made short work of Singapore player Yong Izaac Quek 4-0 (11-6 11-7 11-4 11-7), Sathiyan was stretched in his 4-2 (11-5 11-7 11-5 8-11 10-12 11-9) win by England’s Sam Walker.

“It was a great match, all credit to Sam, he fought really hard. I really should have closed in that fifth set but I was a bit nervous,” Sathiyan said. “I have never beaten Sam, so this came into my mind and it was not so easy to play in a big match like this. I kept my cool in the end and I took the match to get my first (Commonwealth Games)

semifinal so I’m really happy,” he added.

However, it was curtains for Sanil Shetty, who squandered a one-game lead to go down to home favourite Liam Pitchford 1-4 (11-9 6-11 8-11 8-11 4-11).

In the women’s doubles, both Indian pairs -Sreeja Akul and Reeth Tennison, and Manika Batra and Diya Chitale -- won their round of 16 matches.

Akula and Tennnison defeated Chloe Anna Thomas Wu Zhang and Lara Whitton of Wales 11-7 11-4 11-3. Batra and Chitale beat Mauritian pair Jalim Nandeshwaree and Oumehani Hosenally 11-5 11-5 11-3.

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