April 10, 2019

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Vol XXIX No. 123

DIMAPUR, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2019 Pages 12 ` 5.00

Chowkidar is a thief and coward, says Rahul Gandhi

Chelsea down West Ham to go third

Dhaka seeks US help to deport Rohingyas

northeast, Page 4

sports, Page 12

international, Page 9

Modi, Rahul pitch issues

Those trying to attack India will be paid Our ‘NYAY’ to undo the ‘anyay’ of back with ‘compound interest’: Modi Narendra Modi’s govt: Rahul Gandhi

Narendra Modi

COIMBATORE/GAYA, APR 9 (PTI): Invoking national security as the top-most priority, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday warned that those trying to attack India will be paid back with “compound interest”.

Addressing a massive NDA rally here, Modi underlined his government’s commitment to national security and accused the opposition of having no plans in the sphere.

“Their attitude made India helpless in front of forces of terror for many years, when they were in power, innocent Indians had become targets of terrorists.

Attacks happened in many

cities, but the Congress did little,” he alleged.

Referring to the 1998 serial bomb blasts here, he said “your own city saw a deadly terror attack in February 1998” and slammed the manner in which the then DMK government headed by M Karunanidhi handled it.

“Today India is different. Anyone who dares to attack India will get a strong response. We will pay back in same coin and with compound interest,” Modi asserted.

“Today, every Indian has become a chowkidar who is standing firm against forces of terror, misgovernance and corruption,” he said. India can attain its true potential only when its security needs were taken care, he said adding his government has attached top-most priority to the Defence sector and strategic interests.

Prime Minister said the polls would be a contest between the “pro-people” work of the BJP-led NDA and the “anti-people agenda” of opposition.

Rahul Gandhi

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi Tuesday launched a frontal attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying his party has come up with “NYAY” (justice), a reference to the proposed minimum income guarantee scheme, to undo the “anyay” (injustice) done by the Centre.

He said the proposed scheme was a realistic measure that could be implemented without harming the economy or increasing the tax burden on the common people “unlike the boastful promise made by Modi of remitting Rs 15 lakh into the bank accounts of all poor people in the country”.

20 buffaloes die of suspected epidemic DIMAPUR, APR 9 (NPN): More than 20 buffaloes have died so far at Sheiri Angami and Sochünoma villages in Medziphema.

According to Dimapur deputy chief veterinary officer (DyCVO) Dr K Thungchamo, following information provided by staff of Medziphema veterinary health centre on April 5, a team of veterinary doctors led by Thungchamo himself and including VAS and VFAS from the Dimapur

Rahul Gandhi accused Modi of spreading the “canard” that NYAY will be an expensive scheme to implement which the Congress would not find enough funds unless more taxes are imposed on the salaried class.

“I promise that the scheme would be implemented no sooner than the party comes to power and we would get the money out of the pockets of people like Anil Ambani, Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi the role of whose chowkidar (watchman) Modi has assumed,” Gandhi told an election rally here.

“The sum of Rs 72,000 per year promised under NYAY comes to a total of Rs 3.60 lakh over a period of five years. Now you have to make a choice between the lie of Rs 15 lakh and the truth of Rs 3.60 lakh,” he said.

Attacking Modi over his chowkidar claim, Gandhi said the poor cannot hire a watchman, a luxury only the wealthy can afford.

NDPP appeals for free and fair polls DIMAPUR, APR 9 (NPN): NDPP has appealed to all government machineries, particularly administration, police and law enforcing agencies, to ensure an atmosphere of free and fair elections with utmost impartiality.

NDPP media & communication committee, said the party had the fullest confidence on the institutions that were conducting the polls, that they would carry out their responsibilities in the most impartial manner.

NDPP assured its cooperation to Election Commission and government agencies, “as it is our collective endeavour to strengthen the foundations of the country’s democratic principles by ensuring clean, free and fair election”. It further urged the citizens to come forward and cast their precious votes.

While acknowledging all partners for their support in putting up the consensus candidates for both Lok Sabha polls and by-election, NDPP asked all its rank and file to carry out their responsibilities without deviating from the model code of conduct and uphold the clean election guidelines.

NSF slams BJP for promising CAB

DIMAPUR, APR 9 (NPN): Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) Tuesday came down heavily on the BJP for incorporating its commitment to enact the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, if it comes back to power in its poll manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls.

NSF president Kesosul Christopher Ltu and general secretary Imtiyapang Imsong said that the move of the BJP in its Lok Sabha election manifesto 2019 was to gain political mileage by sacrificing the future of indigenous people of the North East. NSF reminded that the federation, representing the students’ community and Naga youth, had on several occasion strongly voiced concern against the menace of illegal immigrants issue.

Mass grave being dug to dump dead buffalos.

It also said that the NSF along with NESO and its chief veterinary officer’s of- Monday to contain and as- component units had apprised Centre on the setbacks of fice went to Sheiri Angami certain the cause of buffalo the CAB and its detrimental effects to the indigenous people (Cont’d on p-7) of region, if the bill was passed.

(Cont’d on p-7) and Sochünoma villages on deaths.

State oppn parties hit out at BJP NPF highlights dangers for NE if BJP returns

NPCC terms BJP manifesto ‘anti-minority, anti-diversity’

DIMAPUR, APR 9 (NPN): Naga People’s Front Legislature Party) leader TR Zeliang on Tuesday warned Naga people that if BJP came back to power in Delhi, the North-eastern region and Nagaland in particular would be adversely affected as the social fabric of indigenous people would be destroyed, stated NPF Press Bureau.

Speaking on the eve of the last day of the election campaign for Congress candidate KL Chishi at Samziuram, Peren and Jalukie town, Zeliang reminded that BJP in its manifesto had committed to revive the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB) and also opposed any move to review the controversial Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA). Zeliang also alleged that BJP at the Centre was never serious about resolving the “Indo-Naga” political issue but was only offering a false hope to the people. He said during the past five years the BJP-led NDA government had only made announcement after announcement for a solution, but in reality it was never committed to bring about an amicable solution to the problem.

He also accused the PDA government of having no concern for the people and likened it as “ a wolf in sheep clothing”, by only trying to please BJP to retain power.

Zeliang also said the PDA government’s achievements was nothing but “harvesting” what the previous DAN-III government had sown. He also alleged that the PDA was merely implementing the works sanctioned during the DAN III regime and that no new scheme or project could be brought about (Cont’d on p-7) from Delhi.

Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) Tuesday termed as “antiminority and anti-diversity” BJP election manifesto 2019 and said the manifesto commits to pass the Citizenship Amendment Bill and also assures to remove Article 370 and 35A from the Constitution of India.

In a press release, NPCC president, K Therie, said Article 371(A) would also be in danger of meeting a similar fate.

Therie asserted that BJP’s assurance to pass CAB was with intent to “wipe out the identity and existence of minorities” particularly in the North East region.

Terming as “incorrect” PDA’s plea that Art 371(A) and ILP would protect Nagaland, NPCC president said that if CAB was passed, no one could stop granting citizenship. He said that once citizenship was granted before the Constitution of India, they would have equal rights and opportunities and they cannot be stopped from voting.

With such voting power, Therie said immigrants, who would come in crores, would also have the power to elect representatives. “And since the decision making process is by the majority, in a few decades, we will have no place and will be reduced to a minority in our own land as has happened with the indigenous Tripuri people,” he said. NPCC chief said that if the PDA’s decision to oppose CAB was “honest” and they were sincere, PDA candidate should resign from contesting to prove their commitment and sincerity.

‘Fate of rebel MLAs after outcome of polls’ KOHIMA, APR 9 (NPN): NPF has announced that the fate of the seven rebel MLAs would be determined by the outcome of the April 11 election.

NPF spokesperson Achumbemo Kikon told media persons that if rebel MLAs defied the collective decision of the party to support Congress candidate, it would be tantamount to “voluntarily giving up of membership”.

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State BJP dismisses allegation levelled by former members DIMAPUR, APR 9 (NPN): While acknowledging services of the members who had resigned from the party and strengthening it when there were only few party members and for the pivotal role they had played in bringing the party to the level it had reached today, BJP Nagaland unit nonetheless expressed shock for taking a U-turn in their public statement and making “out-

rageous” allegation while condemning the party.

Issuing a clarification following news report of 37 BJP members, including four State executive members, resigning, State BJP chief spokesperson Kuputo Shohe admitted that many of them had been instrumental in taking forward the Naga peace talks by playing proactive role.

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APO lauds WSH stand on name usage DIMAPUR, APR 9 (NPN): Angami Public Organisation (APO) has appreciated and extended “full support” to Western Sumi Hoho (WSH) for taking “bold steps” concerning usage of Naga names and surnames by the non-Nagas. APO through its press and media cell said that Naga names and surnames, as mentioned by the WSH, should be used only by true original Nagas.

Stating that there was a time when Nagas embrace even non-Nagas into the society, APO, however, said that now the infiltration of non-Nagas into Naga society has increased a thousand-fold and keeps increasing day by day. “We are all aware of it now and unless this dangerous trend is checked or stopped completely before it is too late, not only our businesses and properties would be totally taken over by them but our very own identity, traditions and culture including our land will be lost and swallowed completely by these non-Nagas,” APO said.

APO therefore lauded WSH for taking stringent action and for standing firmly in maintaining the Naga identity and protecting our heritage. It urged all tribal Hohos to extend solidarity to the WSH at all cost in safeguarding Naga names and surnames now and in the future. Further, APO has warned Advocates/Notary public/s against taking up such cases of usage of Naga names and surnames

by Non-Nagas in the future as pointed out by the WSH.

This is it!

“It used to be easy to choose between regional and national parties.

Today both are same.”

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1 held for alleged rape MOKOKCHUNG, APR 9: In a delayed report, Mokokchung police on Monday evening arrested one person on charges of rape. The arrest was made following a complaint lodged by the father of the victim. SP Mokokchung Raghuramarajan informed that one Akangnungba (40 years) from Mongsenyimti village, and a resident of Sungkomen ward Mokokchung was arrested. The accused was remanded to judicial custody. SP also said that the medical examination report of the victim was awaited. (Correspondent)

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Easterine, Kethoser bag Naga literature award

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Kohima, APR 9 (NPN): Kohima Educational Trust (UK) and Kohima Education Society (Nagaland) awarded the first Gordon Graham Prize for Naga Literature (GGPNL) to Easterine Kire and Kethoser (Aniu) Kevichüsa at Hotel Vivor, Kohima here on Tuesday.

Kire won the award for her novel (fiction category) “When the River sleeps” and Kevichüsa for his book (non-fiction) – “Forgiveness and Politics.”

Both received Rs. Rs 100,000 cash each along with a certificates. The award was handed over to them by chief minister, Neiphiu Rio and CEO, Kohima Educational Trust (KET) UK, Sylvia May. The award was given to recognize and reward the knowledge keepers and idea givers in Naga society and to encourage and promote reading and writing within the Naga community.

Rio congratulated both the winners and said that they deserved the award.

He also lauded the Kohima Educational Society for the noble initiative in instituting the award in memory of Gordon Graham, on the 75th anniversary commemoration of the Battle of Kohima. He opined that

Neiphiu Rio along with Kethoser (Aniu) Kevichüsa, KET members and others. (NP) the award would be a role model for the youngsters.

Rio also encouraged the youth to inculcate reading habit and said that the initiative of awarding promising Naga authors would help promote the young promising writers in the state.

He reminded that the most successful people like Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, etc find time to read books even though they have the busiest schedules.

Highlighting the life of Gordon Graham, Rio said Gordon fought the battle of Kohima as a young captain of the “Queen’s own Cameron Highlanders” in the British 2nd division under General Grover and his act of bravery won two military crosses in the Burma

campaign.

Gordon after retiring from the Army, took up journalism and authored books including the famous book “The trees are All young on Garrison hill” which had accounts of the events of the battle of Kohima, Rio said.

CEO, Kohima Educational Trust (KET) UK, Sylvia May in her speech said the award was instituted to encourage budding Naga writers to write and build confidence, and also to recognise and reward the knowledge keepers and idea givers of the Naga society.

May, who is the daughter of late Gordon Graham, founder and president of the Kohima Educational Trust said his father himself was a writer in his entire life.

“For him (Gordon) the written word was everything. Everything he wrote

would be mulled over, thought about, drafted, rewritten, until it was perfect.

He weighed every single word and searched for the one that could replace the five currently being used,” she said.

She further said that the idea of the literary award was conceived four years ago, when Gordon and Charles Chasie had a long communications (written conversations) for over a year about the award.

Even at the age of 95, her father was determined to keep his brain functioning and the only way to do that was to think about new ideas and discuss them and communicate about them.

However, Gordon died in 2015. He visited Kohima three times, his first was in 1944 to fight

the battle of Kohima, May added. The memory lay dormant for many years but in 2004, on the 60th Anniversary of the battle, Gordon and several other fellow veterans founded The Kohima Educational Trust, a trust designed to help and assist with educational needs for young Nagas, she said.

President Kohima educational Society (KES) Charles Chasie in his address said Gordon Graham prize for the Naga literature has been the result of long deliberations. He said Gordon was very keen to promote better understanding and unity within Naga society, wanted to bring out a glossary of the Naga languages so that Naga tribes could at least learn the most common words and phrases in each other’s languages and communication.

Chairman KES, P. Ngully in his welcome address said KET and KES have been actively involved in the promotion of education for the Naga children through the annual scholarship award. The programme was compeered

by Sophy Lasuh, special presentation of Naga traditional musical instrument

by D. Atso Chasie. Dr. Akum Longchari spoke on behalf of judges.

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news in Brief CAN Youth skill training programme: CAN Youth will be organizing skill training programme, sponsored by Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) for women of Darogajan village on April 20 at community hall, Darogajan. Interested persons may contact Faihamti Longmailai and Marina Rongmei of CAN YOUTH 8794391328, 8974473643 for registration on or before April 17.

SFS Tening alumni general meeting: St. Francis De Sales School (SFS) Tening, Peren district alumni has convened a general meeting on April 18 at 10 a.m. at the school premises. All alumni concerned have been requested to attend the meeting without fail NPGN/NNC (N/A) reinstates: NPGN/NNC (N/A) president, T Ovung, in a statement, has informed that the termination order of its ex-chief of army, Iheto Aye has been revoked and that the latter has been reinstated after thorough investigation.

DEO briefs Zonal, Sector magistrates

DIMAPUR: A coordination meeting of Zonal magistrate and Sector magistrate along with master trainer was held at the Deputy Commissioner’s conference hall, Kohima on Tuesday.

According to DIPR report, giving a final briefing for the smooth conduct of Lok Sabha election 2019 to be held on April 11, DC and DEO Kohima, Anoop Khinchi said that the Zonal magistrate will be the overall in-charge, however, DC & DEO Kohima, Anoop Khinchi briefing the Zonal the sector magistrate also and Sector magistrates on Tuesday. (DPRO, Kohima) has an important role for the successful conduct of for their respective polling their polling stations. He also reminded them on the the election. He therefore, stations.

He also pointed out Form 17C which has to be asked them to check their respective polling stations that the most important deposited.

ADC Lithrongla Tongwhere proper voting com- task of the sector officers partments have been set on the poll day will be the pi Rutsa, AEO Toshimeren up and to ensure that the mock poll where they have and master trainer, Chusecrecy of the vote should to ensure that the mock poll bayanger also briefed the starts in time (6 am) before gathering on the importance not be compromise.

DC also asked the the actual polling process. of mock poll where certain DC further asked them things has to be taken care sector officers to ensure that all the polling materi- to keep in touch with their and also to report immedials and important forms respective polling stations ately if any failure of EVM collected by their polling within the first two hours of and VVPAT occurs on the DIMAPUR: Khiamniungan teams before they move out the polling day by visiting polling day.

Baptist Church Tuensang (KBCT) organized “Father’s School” at KBCT from April 2 to 5, on the theme “A loving Father make a loving family”.

The resource person of the camp was Rev. I. Bendangmeren Pastor, Kohima Ao Baptist DIMAPUR: After two wild elephants were electric cable/lines (220/132 KV) was only Arogo (KABA). According electrocuted by sagging high tension electric 10-12 feet from the ground. He said that the to pastor KBCT, S. Mono, cable (220/132 KV) in Sanis area under negligence amounted to violation of the 68 fathers from Khiamni- Wokha district on April 8, the department Wildlife Protection Act’1972 for which leungan community attended of forest has said that legal action would be gal action would be initiated as per the law.

Kinimi said the incident happened exactly the school. Meanwhile, Kh- initiated as per the law.

In a press release, Wildlife Warden, at the same spot where two elephants were iamniungan Baptist Church Tuensang expressed gratitude Wildlife Division Dimapur, H Tokaho electrocuted on October 24, 2018.

Meanwhile, Wildlife Warden has and acknowledged the pastor Kinimi, stated that the department had and his team for inspiring the written to the general manager, Power expressed gratitude to all the volunteers gospel message. The KBCT Grid Cooperation of India Limited, Di- (Green Sons), public, police and administraalso acknowledged the KABA mapur on November 2, 2018 requesting to tion of Sanis town, Wokha district for their for financial assistance and take necessary action for maintenance of assistance to the department in rescuing an providing training materials electric cables/lines at optimum height as elephant calf on April 7, 2019. According to during the programme. The there could be such deaths from accidental Wildlife Warden, the elephant calf was under participants were awarded electrocution in the future. Wildlife Warden safe custody at Intangki National Park with pointed out that the height of high tension veterinary doctors monitoring its health. graduation certificates.

KBCT organizes Pro Rural trains students on baking ‘Father’s School’

Students at the training programme on baking.

DIMAPUR: Pro Rural in collaboration with Quest Alliance and Accenture conducted three months baking training from January 9 to April 6.

A press release from Pro Rural stated that the students, who enrolled for “Skills to Succeed” project had the privilege to go through soft skills for self-

employment by project coordinator- Skills and Entrepreneurship, KevineituoTepa, coordinator- Environment and Sanitation, Zheni Chache and guest lecturer,

pastor Mao Baptist Fellowship, Adahe Neli.

The training programme was especially targeted the unemployed youth. Besides the Pro Rural training staff, some experts were also hired for technical skills. The training were conducted under the guidance of the winner of Naga Chef Season 4, 2016 and the owner of Ren Creamy Creation, Renphamo Ezung, session

by Kezevinuo Yano, alumni of Skills to Succeed and master trainer Pro Rural, Julia Kajini. Also the next batch for undergoing skill development will commence shortly. For queries, one may contact project coordinator, Pro Rural, Kevineituo Tepa (7005403964).

Jumbo electrocution: Forest department to take legal action

CRPF celebrates ‘Valour Day’ at Zubza

DIMAPUR: Remembering the sacrifices made by the soldiers and courage rendered by CRPF, 78 Bn CRPF, “Valour Day” was celebrated on Tuesday at the Unit Hqs, Zubza, Kohima.

A press release by CRPF stated that on the occasion, second-incommand, commandant (AOD)-78 Bn CRPF, Ram Chandra and other senior officers and jawans laid wreaths and paid homage to the martyrs at the Jai Jawan Memorial.

Ram Chandra briefed the men about the significance of the occasion through “sainik sam melan”.

The officers and men of the unit also participated CRPF officers laying wreath on “Valour day”. in “shramdan” at the unit Wokha Battalion (28 Assam Rifles) constructed a 500 m stretch of pathway and handed over to the residents of campus to promote the Badminton competition, patriotic fever was also “Swacch Bharat Abhiyan”. cultural programmes with organised.

Lower Saron Colony, Wokha on April 8.

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MESSAGE Dear Voters, As we prepare ourselves to vote tomorrow, i.e. on the 11th of April 2019, in the General Election to Lok Sabha 2019 from Nagaland Parliamentary Constituency and in the Bye Election to Nagaland Legislative Assembly from 26-Aonglenden (ST) Assembly Constituency being held simultaneously, let us all be reminded of our own duty as proud responsible citizens of the largest democracy in the world to participate in true spirit by expressing our freedom of choice through voting.

Let us also take a pledge to vote fearlessly in the election and without being influenced by consideration of race, caste, religion, language, community or any inducement.

Dear Voters,

BE AWARE OF THE POWER IN EVERY SINGLE VOTE and, BE THERE TO VOTE. Thank You.

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Sd/- ABHIJIT SINHA, IAS Chief Electoral Officer, Nagaland.

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WEATHER FORECAST April 10

(Temperature in ºC)

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Agartala A shower or heavy t-storm

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A shower or heavy t-storm

25 16

Aizawl

Guwahati Sun and some clouds

30 18

A thunderstorm in spots

26 14

Itanagar A thunderstorm in spots

25 15

Imphal

Shillong A shower and t-storm around 20 12

Partly sunny; a thunderstorm

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Dimapur Some sun; a t-storm in spots

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An a.m. t-storm; partly sunny

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Tuensang Hazy; a t-storm in the area Wokha

A thunderstorm in spots

Zunheboto Hazy sun; a t-storm in spots

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Rev. Andrew Semp after unveiling the Dimapur Bengali Baptist Church jubilee monolith on April 6.

DIMAPUR: Dimapur Bengali Baptist Church (DBBC), Nagagaon Colony celebrated its silver jubilee and a thanks giving programme under the theme “Thy faithfulness is unto all generation” on April 6 and 7 respectively.

A press release from DBBC silver jubilee committee convenor, Ratan Deb stated that Rev. Andrew Semp, director of Nagaland Mission Movement (NMM) and Rev Phushito Chishi, mission promoter WSBAK were guest speakers for the programme.

Rev. Andrew Semp in his message reminded the congregation that it was

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a time to look back and thank God for the blessings and to seek forgiveness. He encouraged the Church to remain faithful to God so that blessings could pass on to the next generations.

At the thanks giving service, Rev Phushito Chishi, as speaker shared that thanksgiving should overflow, and it must be expressed and this was demanded by the Lord.

He pronounced blessing prayer upon all members of the Church, and past and present leaders.

BB Sen, chairman souvenir committee shared a history of the Church.

Earlier, in the pro-

gramme led by DBCC pastor, Rev. Dulal Sarkar, an invocation prayer was said

by Manoj Nath and the souvenir released by Rev. Kamal Dutta, former pastor of DBBC. Rev. Andrew Semp read a passage from the Bible and unveiled the silver jubilee monolith.

Anil Saha, Jubilee treasurer read from the scripture and Sunday school children presented a choreographed presentation. A vote of thanks was delivered by jubilee convenor Ratan Deb, and a welcome song presented by the jubilee choir.

Rev Dilip Singh said the benediction.

MYO bans entry to Heritage village at night KOHIMA: In compliance with its standing resolution, the Merama Youth Organization (MYO), Phesama village has restricted entry in the vicinity of Kisama (Heritage village) after 6 pm.

In this regard, MYO president Vipu Zashümo and general secretary Thejangulie Lhoushe in a press statement said that the organization will be carrying our inspection in the vicinity of the village after 6 pm.

The organization said that the step was initiated “to ensure peaceful environment in and around the vicinity to avoid occurrence of unpleasant incidents.” MYO also reiterated that restriction has been imposed as “many anti-social elements and unethical activities taking place in and around the vicinity of Kisama and frequently at night”.

Further, MYO said that only healthy recreational activities will be allowed in the day or before 6 pm.

Meanwhile, in compliance with the resolution of Angami Youth Organization (AYO) to preserve and protect natural bio-diversity and its flora and fauna, the MYO has banned hunting and burning of jungles under its jurisdiction and cautioned the public that penalty would be levied against the violators.

HCHSS conducts awareness on ‘free and fair election’

Students during the awareness programme at its school premises on April 8.

DIMAPUR: Holy Cross Higher Secondary School (HCHSS) Dimapur, conducted awareness programme under the theme “Free and Fair Election” on April 8, with police inspector, Kohima and former investigator, Central Bureau of Investigation, R. Philip Yanthan, as special guest.

A press release from HCHSS Dimapur principal, Fr. Philip Magh stated that the special guest ex-

horted the gathering of students and teachers saying that “Free and Fair Election” constitute the basic foundation and prime features of a democracy.

A countr y cannot be truly democratic until its citizens have the opportunity to choose their representatives through elections that are free and fair, he added.

Principal, Fr. Philip thanked all the participants and reminded that

the programme was intended to instil in everyone that “free & fair election” must become a reality in the country one day.

During the programme, special song was presented by Benjongsola, speech from student was delivered by Kedukho, and skit on election was presented by class 12 students.

Hundreds of inspiring placards on election were displayed by the students.

DNSU asks department to issue textbooks without delay

DIMAPUR: Dimapur Naga Students’ Union (DNSU) has served 10-day deadline to the concerned authority over the delay of issuing text books to the students.

In a press statement, DNSU president Sedevilie Angami and secretary education & statistics Te-

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nyebinlo Himb pointed out that delay in issuing of textbooks will jeopardise the future of thousands of students as mid-term examination will start in the first week of May. Despite request from Dimapur Education Office to department of School Education on February 27

regarding shortage of textbooks numbering 64,779, the Dimapur Naga Students’ Union claimed that no action has been taken so far. Therefore, the union warned that further action would be initiated after the expiry of the deadline.

Meanwhile, Dimapur Naga Students’ Union

further informed that it will be conducting education tour after the Lok Sabha election within its jurisdiction and will strictly check proxy teachers, RTE for the students, land encroachments, mid-day meal scheme and other pertaining issues to the education system.

The union has also warned all shopkeepers to strictly adhere to Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COPTA)2003 and not to sell tobacco products to students in uniform, below 18 years, within 100 meters radius from educational institu- Requisitioned vehicles parked at the State Stadium Dimapur on April 9, to be tions. dispatched for election duty in Dimapur district. (DIPR)

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airport due to heavy rains, Gandhi said the media reports have been of giving money to the rich people like Anil Ambani, Mehul Choksi and Nirav Modi, but not to poor people.

“Narendra Modi ran the government in five years to give benefits to only 15 people and gave non-stop money to the richest people of the country. After Congress comes to power in 2019, the headline will be poor people are given money,” he added.

Gandhi alleged that Modi made false promises

Muslim selling beef forced-fed pork in Assam

TEZPUR (ASSAM), APR 9(PTI): A Muslim man was allegedly beaten up and forced to eat pork by a group of people who were angry over his selling beef in Assam, police said on Tuesday.

Consumption of pork in a taboo among most Muslims.

The victim, Shaukat Ali (48), was assaulted by a group of locals at Madhupur weekly market in Biswanath district on Sunday and required hospitalisation, Superintendent of Police Rakesh Raushan said.

A video of the incident that has gone viral showed a dazed Ali surrounded by some people who angrily demanded to know from him where he came from and whether his name figured in the contentious National Register of Citizens that intends to weed out illegal migrants.

Ali, according to Raushan, was beaten up by locals not aligned to any fundamentalist organisation. Ali, who owns a food

stall, claimed he was forcefed pork by the assailants but police did not confirm it.

"We have also heard about that. It is a matter of investigation. It is only after that has been done that I will be able to tell," the SP said. A man was arrested in connection with the incident and questioned.

Ali claimed he had been selling beef at the market for over three decades and never faced such a situation. The group also beat up 42-year-old Kamal Thapa, the contractor of the market, for allowing Ali to sell beef dishes.

Cow slaughter and consumption of beef is not banned in the state but the Assam Cattle Preservation Act, 1950, permits slaughter of only cattle above 14 years of age after due certification by a veterinary officer.

A man was beaten to death and three others were critically injured when villagers assaulted them on suspicion of being cattle thieves in Biswanath district in August last year.

over giving two crore jobs, fair prices to farmers and depositing Rs 15 lakh in everyone’s bank accounts.

“Chowkidar took away your money by demonetisation and GST. The keys of the banks were handed over to thieves like Anil Ambani.

Once we will come to power, we will snatch that key from Anil Ambani and give it to the youths of the Barak valley,” he said at the rally in Barak valley. Gandhi also said that as soon as the Congress forms the government at the Centre, the party will work towards making 33 per cent women’s reservation in Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Vidhan Sabhas.

He also spoke about the Congress promise of depositing Rs 72,000 annually in the bank accounts of the 20 per cent of the poorest people across the country irrespective of region, religion and caste.

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IMPHAL, Apr 9: Manipur People Against Citizenship Amendment Bill (MANPAC) and state based student bodies expressed strong resentment over BJP’s election manifesto committed to the enactment of the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB).

The ruling BJP, in its election manifesto released at New Delhi on Monday stated that the party was committed to the enactment of the CAB for the protection of individuals of religious minority communities from neighbouring countries escaping persecution.

It said that the party will make all efforts to clarify the issues to the sections of population from the Northeastern states who have expressed apprehensions regarding the legislation.

It reiterated party’s commitment to protect the linguistic, cultural and social identity of the people of Northeast while expressing its commitment of granting citizenship to Hindus, Jains, Buddhists and Sikhs escap-

ing persecution from India’s neighbouring countries.

MANPAC, a body formed in the wake of people’s agitation against Centre’s attempt to pass the CAB by the Parliament expressed strong resentment over BJP’s election agenda.

By bringing back CAB in its manifesto, BJP has not only insulted the indigenous people of the Northeast states but also put a challenge on them, MANPAC convenor Yumnamcha Dilipkumar said in a statement.

The convenor further reiterated MANPAC’s firm stand against the CAB and said that people of the state along with other northeast states will always oppose any attempt to implement CAB into an Act. “We will not step back from fighting against the Bill, will fight tooth and nail,” the convenor reaffirmed.

Recalling the resolution passed in recently convened conference of the Northeast people in Imphal, he said, “North East Forum for Indigenous People (NEFIP) was there to fight against CAB or similar legislation

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No. ELE/IT-30/2019 :

Dated Kohima, the 9th April 2019.

DISTRICT CONTROL ROOM NUMBERS FOR ELECTION The date of the poll for General Election to the Lok Sabha, 2019 from Nagaland Parliamentary Constituency and Bye-election to Nagaland Legislative Assembly from 26-Aonglenden (ST) AC is on 11.04.2019. For this purpose, the District Control Rooms for Election have been set up and activated in all the districts. For any query, assistance or complaints on election related matters on the poll day as well as pre and post poll days, citizens can contact the Control Rooms on the numbers as given below.

District Dimapur Peren Kohima Pughoboto Phek Mokokchung Zunheboto Wokha Mon Longleng Tuensang Kiphire

Control Room Number 9402041695/ 9402041471 9436634435 0370-2290257 9366593952 7005044909 8787831651 6909728672 03860-242124 9436004860 9436017951/ 8974459648/ 9862689284/ 8837072725 03861-220142 6909178855

Citizens can also connect to the Voter Helplines by dialing Toll Free No. 1950 within the district or prefix STD Code and dial 1950 for calls to other districts. Online queries or complaints can be lodged through the National Grievances Service Portal which can be accessed through www.eci.gov.in or www.ceo.nagaland.gov.in /www.ceonagaland.nic.in or an e-mail could be sent to ceo_nagaland@eci.gov.in.

Calls can be also made to the CEO’s office at # 0370-2290452/2292314 Fax No. 0370-2290460.

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that will infringe on the rights and very existence of the indigenous people of the region.” NEFIP was formed to work collectively on common issues in the fore of the people of the state, he added.

M A N PAC f u r t h e r asked the Congress to clarify on its promise, in its election manifesto, to ensure leaving no citizens of India in the updation of NRC in Assam and implementing the same in other Northeast states.

“The Congress should make it clear the base year which a person is to be treated as citizen of Indian,” he pointed out and suggested that for Manipur, the base year should be 1951.

At the same time, the convenor asserted that MANPAC and people of Manipur will treat all political parties equally so far as CAB and similar issues are concerned. Student bodies of the state also came up with strong warning to the BJP saying that they will be compelled to take extreme forms of agitations if CAB is brought back in the Parliament. Leaders of

the student bodies - AMSU, DESAM, MSF, KSA, SUK and AIMS – alleged that BJP was challenging the indigenous people of the region by bringing back CAB in its election manifesto.

Addressing a press conference at DESAM office, they said that the students bodies are alert on the issue.

DESAM vice president, N Adison said that BJP election agenda has shown that the party has no affection for the indigenous people of the region.

If the BJP goes ahead against the wishes of the people of the region, the student bodies may take up extreme step of imposing a ban on national anthem, emblem, Hindi, the national language etc. in the state forever.

He demanded that Manipur unit of the party must clarify on party stand on the recent development at the earliest while asserting that the BJP national leaders commitment on CAB was in total contrast with the assurance given by state leaders to the people of the state.

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MON : NAGALAND NO.GA/JUD-08/2018-19/

Dated Mon, the _______ 2019.

NOTICE Whereas, an application has been submitted by Ms Yimsentula with a prayer for issue of Succession Certificate for drawal of entitled pension dues and any other outstanding dues from the Government of Nagaland on behalf of his/her mother deceased Late Mrs M. Tialemla Ao, Ex. T.M.S (BSNL) Tizit under the establishment of Junior Telecom Officer, BSNL, Mon who expired on 11/02/2019.

Objections are hereby invited from persons in regards to claims for withdrawal of the dues by the applicant within 30 (thirty) days with effect from the date of issue of this notice. No petition will be entertained after the expiry of the given period.

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DIPHU, APR 9: As per mandatory provison of the Election Commission of India, BJP candidate for Autonomous District (ST) constituency, Horensing Bey has declared two pending criminal cases against him.This has been declared by Bey in two consecutive press conference held at Diphu since yesterday.

Bey, a former insurgent leader, (self-styled chairman of United Peoples Democratic Solidarity) stated before the media that the first case pending in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Diphu is case number 193/17 GR.447/97 PRC 90/18 Diphu Police Station appearance under section 448/364 (A)/34 of IPC read with section 120 (B) /121(A) /122/123/368/302 of IPC).

The other case pending in the court of Additional District & Session Judge is case number GR 115/97 S/C, 227/18 Diphu Police Station appearance under section 448/365/34 of IPC read with section 368/364(A) /120(B) /121/123 IC).

Bey also mentioned that some criminal cases are also pending against him in relation to alleged incidents at Down Town Hotel are Resort, Samaguri and Nagaon today.

Shillong, Apr 9: Six of the nine candidates in the fray in Meghalaya’s two Lok Sabha constituencies that go to polls on Thursday with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) confident of springing a surprise, are crorepatis.

Though BJP is part of National People’s Party (NPP)-led Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) government, the saffron party is fighting the elections on its own.

The ruling alliance has fielded former union minister and NPP leader Agatha Sangma and Jemino Mawthoh of United Democratic Party (UDP) as their common candidates from Tura and Shillong Lok Sabha seats respectively.

Both Mawthoh and Agatha Sangma, the sister of the Chief Minister and the youngest daughter of former Lok Sabha Speaker Purno Agitok Sangma, will contest on symbols of their respective party, the UDP and the NPP. They are supported by

MDA partners - People’s Democratic Front, Hill State People’s Democratic Party, Nationalist Congress Party and Independent.

Votes will be cast from 7 a.m to 4 p.m on April 11.

Of the total 19, 14, 795 voters in Meghalaya, 32.34 percent are in the 20-29 age groups, while 52 percent are women. Among the electorate, 11, 97, 806 voters are in Shillong seat that has 36 assembly seats and 7, 16,989 voters will cast their votes for Tura which covers 24 assembly segments.

There are 4,986 voters with disabilities and the Election Commission has issued over 800 brailleenabled ballot papers for 797 visually impaired voters across the state.

CEO Fredrick Roy Kharkongor on Tuesday handed the first Braille Elector Photo Identity Card to Padmahree Bertha Dkhar, who is also the principal of Jyoti Sroat Inclusive School, the first visually impaired school in Meghalaya.

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MANPAC, student bodies reiterate stand on CAB

BJP candidate OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER declares pending NAGALAND : KOHIMA Email: ceo_nagaland@eci.gov.in criminal cases

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Hailakandi, Apr 9 (PTI): Continuing his tirade against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi Tuesday said the ‘chowkidar’ (watchman) is not only a “thief ”, but also a “coward” as he avoids having a direct debate with the opposition party chief.

Launching a volley of criticism, Gandhi said Modi and his schemes “benefited” only the rich businessmen like Anil Ambani, Mehul Choksi and Nirav Modi in the last five years.

“Chowkidar is not only chor, but also a coward.

I told the Chowkidar to debate with me as he talks about corruption. He does not have the guts and fled away,” the Congress president said at a public rally here. Reaching the venue almost two hours late by road instead of a planned chopper ride from Silchar

SHILLONG, APR 09 (AGENCIES): The NorthEastern Hill University, Shillong is ranked 39 in the University category and 62 in the Overall category in the National Institutional Rankings Framework (NIRF) rankings for Indian educational institutes.

The NIRF rankings was announced by President of India, Ram Nath Kovind in New Delhi on April 8.

L a s t ye a r, N E H U ranked 61 in the University category and 88 in the Overall category.

A total of 3,127 institutions participated in the ranking process under overall rankings, categoryspecific and domain specific ranking. In all, 4,867 applications for rankings were made by the 3,127 applicant institutions under various categories and domains.

Started in 2015, NIRF outlines a methodology to rank educational institutions across the country.

6 out of 9 candidates are crorepatis in Meghalaya

Teisozha – 13th April Thechü – RCEMPA Jotsoma Keseketuo tei : 10:00 am Cakekrie tei : 10:30 am Kehou tei : 11:00 am KEPESIKESHÜ 1) Teisozha hanhie Peseyienuo miako thechü kehou ki puo tuo ta shie rei vor phreshü nu kieshüya.

2) Mechü-u thuo kecükekrie, tehie, mekhu mha pete keseshütuo.

3) Kecükekrie sekelie sie Nouca rüchü tei batuo.

4) Pete ko vi shürho ba di vor keseketuo merüya.

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tary constituency, there are eight candidates in the electoral ring from Meghalaya’s capital include sitting Congress LS member and former union minister, Vincent H. Pala who is pitted against BJP’s Sanbor Shullai, UDP’s Jemino Mawthoh and three Independents – T.H.S.Bonney, Romeo Phira Ranee and Samuel Hashah.

All eyes will however be on the Tura parliamentary constituency where former Chief Minister Mukul Sangma and Congress candidate Mukul Manda Sangma is pitted against former Union Minister and NPP nominee Agatha Kongkal Sangma and Meghalaya BJP vice-president Rikman G. Momin.

CM Conrad Sangma voiced confidence that vot-

ers would cast their votes in favour of the ruling alliance candidates as people of the state have reposed faith in the government.

“The people have reposed faith in us due to our developmental initiatives.

We are confident they will ensure the victory of our nominees,” Conrad said.

Congress president, Celestine Lyngdoh said: “People and public opinions are in favour of the Congress after experiencing the antipoor, anti-minorities and pro-Hindutva policies of the BJP-led NDA government.”

However, state BJP General Secretary Bashailang Khongwir said his party would spring a surprise in the Lok Sabha elections as the BJP-led NDA have ensured all round development in the past five years.

Dear Elena, Happy birthday to our dear little princess Elena Miachieo. May all that is good be yours. May you always remain in the Almighty’s favour.

From daddy, mummy, Norah and all your loved ones Dearest Lemti, Abundant of blessing be upon you, as you step in your new life. May your life fill with new experience, new things in life. God bless you. Wish you a very happy bornday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY From, Stranger.

Dear Niyo, Life is not easy as it starts to mature.. but a life can be a perfect one when there is a beautiful soul like you. On this precious day of your life, I would like to take a moment to thank you for being the perfect soul for me.. “HAPPY BIRTHDAY NIYO” Always yours, Taro IN THE COURT OF Y. LONGKUMER, FAMILY COURT, DIMAPUR : NAGALAND SUMMON FOR SETTLEMENT OF ISSUE (ORDER - V. RULE - 1, 5, 20)

CASE NO : Divorce 09/19 PETITIONER : Smti C. Amenla Ao RESPONDENT : Shri Maya Kasar To, Shri. Maya Kasar, S/o. Lt. A. Kasar, R/o Nagarjan, Dimapur, Nagaland.

Whereas you have instituted a case for U/S 10 (1) (vi) of the Divorce Act 1869, Praying for decree of Divorce.

You are hereby summoned to appear before the Court in person or by pleader duly instructed and able to answer all material questions relating to the case on 29th /04/19 at 10:30 A.M. without fail.

Take notice that in default of your appearance on the date mentioned the case will be heard and determined in your absence.

Given under my hand and the seal of the Court, this 25th day of March 2019.

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CHANGE OF NAME I, Shri ABA DOLIE, son of Late Seto Dolie, earlier known as Ketholebi Dollay in all official documents, have decided to henceforth change my name to Aba Dolie for all official purposes. That I have declared to adhere to my name ABA DOLIE by an Affidavit, authenticated by Shri ZEKUSETO NATSO, Notary Public Vide Regd. No. 764/19 Dated 02-04-2019.

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VIKUTO VILLAGE COUNCIL

Regd. No. :- GAB-1/Com/189/2009 DIST. :- MOKOKCHUNG, P.O. :- MANGKOLEMBA, NAGALAND

The Vikuto Village Council Court on 4th April 2019 passed a verdict, that Miss Bohoni, D/o Mr. B.C Gogoi has been excommunicated from the village due to weak moral character with immediate effect.

Henceforth, Miss Bohoni is no longer a member of the village and the Village Authority will not be responsible for any matters relating to her.

Dokhevi Awomi Chairman Vikuto Village

Inato Awomi Hd. GB Vikuto Village

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NEHU improves in NIRF India rankings

Nagaland Post, Dimapur WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2019

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The Chakhesang Community Seluophe Village wishes to acknowledge the many expressions of sympathy and gestures of kindness shown to one of our esteemed member Mr. Vicikho Chakhesang, who not only lost all his belonging due to the fire incident which occured on the night of 2nd April 2019, but also lost his wife Mrs. Ayekopelu and two of his daughters Vedulü & Mülevelü.

We are very grateful to each and everyone of you who stood by us during the tragic incident.

We specially want to thank : 1. Mr. Kevekha Kevin Zehol, Deputy Commissioner & Chairman DDMA. 2. Mr. Azheto Zhimomi, MLA 3-Dimapur III 3. EAC Chumukedima 4. Doctors & Nurses CIHSR 5. Police & Fire Brigade Dimapur 6. Different Churches, Communities, Unions & Individuals.

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Maoists kill BJP MLA, 4 more in Chhattisgarh

Mangled remains of a vehicle after a BJP convoy was attacked by the Maoists in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh. (Inset) Bhima Mandavi (PTI) Raipur, Apr 9 (IANS): Maoists exploded an improvised explosive device (IED) in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday evening, killing BJP MLA Bhima Mandavi, his driver and three personal security officers in a forested part of Dantewada district, officials said.

The Maoists carried out “the meticulously planned attack” when Mandavi was hurrying to an election meeting just before the close of election campaign at 5 p.m. for the first phase of Lok Sabha battle starting on Thursday.

Director General of Police Giridhar Naik said five people had been killed and that only Baghel’s vehicle was targeted in the convoy of vehicles in Kuakonda area.

Initially, another officer had said that all the killed were security personnel and were from the District Reserve Group, a locally raised force vested with battling Maoists.

Mandavi was the lone Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from Bastar region which accounts for 12 Assembly seats.

This was the first Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh after the Congress took power in December, ending 15 years of BJP rule.

Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel cancelled his election meetings and rushed to his office for a meeting with senior police and intelligence officers after the attack.

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Terror funding case: Mirwaiz again appears before NIA New Delhi, Apr 9 (PTI): Separatist leader Mirwaiz Umer Farooq Tuesday appeared before the National Investigation Agency for the second consecutive day for questioning in connection with a case related to funding of terror groups and separatist organisations in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said here.

The Mirwaiz came to the NIA headquarters under police protection and will be questioned on the matter of funding of his own party -- Awami Action Committee -- and Hurriyat Conference, a conglomerate of several separatist organisations, the officials said.

The Mirwaiz is the chairman of the Hurriyat Conference which has in the past engaged with the NDA and UPA-led governments for talks to find a lasting solution to the Kashmir issue.

The NIA has also summoned Naseem Geelani, son of pro-Pakistan separatist Syed Ali Shah Geelani, on Tuesday but it was not

immediately clear whether he was appearing before the agency or not.

The NIA probe seeks to identify the chain of players behind the financing of terrorist activities, pelting of stones on security forces, burning down of schools and damaging of government establishments. The case names Hafiz Saeed, the Pakistan-based chief of Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD), the front for the banned Lashker-e-Taiba, as an accused. It also names organisations such as Hurriyat Conference factions led

by Syed Ali Shah Geelani and the Mirwaiz, the Hizbul Mujahideen and the Dukhtaran-e-Millat.

Ahead of his appearance before the NIA, the Hurriyat Conference chairman tweeted, “In Delhi today with my colleagues for the NIA summon, efforts to malign leadership for its political stand won’t work.

Inspite of harassment Hurriyat will continue to seek peaceful resolution of the Kashmir issue.

Anyone doubting ‘Sena’ Arrested Advani against Centre’s advice: Lalu is Pakistani: Gujarat CM Gandhinagar, Apr 9 (IANS): Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Tuesday reiterated that those who sought evidence of the Indian Air Force’s Balakot air strikes were anti-national and pro-Pakistan, including even the kin and family members of the Pulwama terror attack victims.

“I once again say that this time the elections are between India and Pakistan. Why? Because Pakistan is asking for the proof of the air strikes and the Congress is also asking for the same. Both speak the same language,” Rupani told reporters at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters near here.

“So all those, who doubt our Sena’s actions are aiding Pakistan’s objective in shaming India,” he said. When asked what would he call some of the Pulwama martyrs families who had also asked for evidence of the air strikes, Rupani asserted: “Yes! Absolutely, anyone doubting our ‘Sena’ is definitely a Pakistani.”

The Chief Minister was speaking at the launch of the Gujarati version of the BJP manifesto ‘Sanka-

Vijay Rupani (File) lp Patra’. He said: “The ‘Sankalp Patra’ is a pledge for making a ‘new India’.

There is a global recognition of the growth India has achieved during the last five years. The past 60 months have been a direct fight against corruption by the Modi government.”

Rupani said the security of the nation was the top priority. “Our government will give a free hand to the security forces to send back the infiltrators.

On terrorism front, our government won’t compromise.”

Asked about the party’s long-standing promise of doing away with Article 370, he claimed that a lot was happening on that front. “We will abolish Article 370. And it will be us who will be making the Ram Mandir. We will also abolish Article 35A in Kashmir.”

New Delhi, Apr 9 (IANS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s Rath Yatra was stopped and its leader Lal Krishna Advani arrested in Bihar in October 1990 though then Union Home Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed had advised against it, said Lalu Prasad, who was the Chief Minister of the state then.

In his autobiography titled “Gopalganj to Raisina: My Political Journey”, which was made available from Sunday, he has said Hindu religious figures impressed upon him that the yatra should not be blocked.

“To be honest, nobody had asked me to stop the procession or arrest Advani. The Prime Minister had said nothing. Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, who was then the Union Minister for Home Affairs, called me to Delhi and enquired if I planned to detain Advani,” he has written.

“Sayeed told me ‘why are you taking upon yourself (to block the procession)? Let the yatra go on,” he added.

The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief, who was then in the Janata Dal, however, said he retorted

Modi will be remembered for mob-lynchings: Owaisi

Hyderabad, Apr 9 (PTI): All India MajlisE-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi Tuesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be best remembered for mob-lynching incidents during his tenure.

Referring to reports of a man being thrashed by a mob for allegedly selling beef in Assam, Owaisi said ...These incidents will haunt Modi in his entire life that being a Prime Minister he was unable to stop such incidents.

He described the reported incident as ‘horrible’ and the 68-year old man was beaten because he was selling beef. “...he has been in the trade for the past 35 years. Then he is forced to eat pork. These ‘bafoons’... they are not fit to be called human beings...they are animals”, the Hyderabad Lok Sabha member charged during a ‘Meet The Press’ here. “Mr Narendra Modi’s legacy...the top most thing he would be remembered for is during his tenure as Prime Minister of this great country and it is because of him being in power moblynching happened and such

Asaduddin Owaisi (File) incidents increased”, he said. He claimed the people who indulged in mob-lynchings were all Modi’s supporters, and “they have got emboldened because they know that they have a Prime Minister who supports their ideology”. “’Love jihad’, ‘ghar-wapsi’, mob-lynching and ‘cow’ happened after Modi became Prime Minister in 2014”, Owaisi, who is seeking re-elecction from Hyderabad in the April 11 first phase Lok Sabha elections, alleged.

Had the Prime Minister called at least one victim of such incidents to his house and showed “empathy and sympathy” and told very clearly he would not tolerate this, and had he been sincere, these incidents would not have happened,

he said. On BJP’s manifesto promising scrapping of Article 370 of the Constitution that gave a special status to Jammu and Kashmir, and Article 35-A, which says no outsider can own property in that state, Owaisi asked: “how long you want to cheat the people in the name of (Article) 370”.

“Your government was in power for five years in Centre and you were in government with PDP in J&K. 370 cannot be removed.

It is only during elections they indulge in politics of cheating and lying. Uniform Civil Code cannot be implemented in the country, the AIMIM leader said.

He accused the Prime Minister of lying on the developmental works in Hyderabad and charged him with speaking lies.

He (Modi) is Badshah and ‘Shahenshah’ of lies and if factory of lies is set up then he can become MD-cum-chairman of that factory”, Owaisi said.

Alleging that the Prime Minister failed to deliver on his promises, Owaisi asserted people have seen through his jumlas (gimmicks) and his ‘lies’.

Lalu Prasad (File) by saying: “Aap sab ko satta ka nasha chad gaya hai” (all of you are intoxicated by power).”

Then Prime Minister V.P. Singh had called for a meeting of various Hindu religious figures, and these people impressed upon him that the yatra should not be blocked, Lalu Prasad said, adding that no solution could be arrived at even after several discussions.

He said it was clear in his mind that Advani’s yatra was a direct threat to the minority community and communal harmony, and the secular character of the nation had to be protected at all costs.

Lalu Prasad said the initial plan was to arrest Advani in Sasaram on September 9, 1990 but it was leaked to him and he altered his route. He was

then arrested from Samstipur the next day.

As consequences of his “bold decision”, the two-time Chief Minister of Bihar said, some communal elements, who had been opposing the implementation of the Mandal Commission report, found in Advani’s arrest a pretext to vent their anger.

While he dealt with them with an iron hand, Sayeed pleaded with him to allow Advani’s release in the interest of the continuation of the National Front government, he said.

“I told him he was dr unk on power, and b a n g e d t h e r e c e i ve r down,” he added.

The RJD supremo claimed that he had put meticulous planning to get Advani arrested because of his hunch that the BJP leader was leading a frenzied mob of volunteers to demolish Babri mosque in Uttar Pradesh.

“I felt that by arresting him I had haled the demolition of the Babri mosque, which could well have happened in 1990 itself. I was at peace with myself over the realisation that I had done the right thing,” Lalu Prasad said.

Govt playing with national security in Rafale deal: Yechury

New Delhi, Apr 9 (PTI): CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury Tuesday lashed out at the government over reports of waiver given in the Rafale deal to two foreign defence companies and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “playing” with national security.

Alleging that there were several anomalies in the defence deal, Yechury said the government had not only acquired less number of fighter jets than what IAF required, but also did favours to its cronies in the deal.

“Lesser fighter aircraft than what IAF required, favours to a crony who had set up a company weeks ago and now this: after dubious procedures with NSA negotiating directly in violation of processes. The corrupt Modi government will be held to account for playing with national security.

“The truth about Modi and his government’s actions in the Rafale scam, where exceptions were made to favour private foreign defence companies is there for all to see. No wonder the government was so terrified of a JPC (Joint Parliamentary Committee

probe), and has not answered any questions about it,” he said, referring to news reports which claimed that the government gave waivers to Dassault Aviation and MBDA, a leading European manufacturer of missiles, as a part of the deal.

Yechury also hit out at the government over the state of India’s economy and alleged that it has no regrets that the economy was in shambles.

“There is one rate that has increased, that of moving towards recession. The economy is in shambles but the government has no regrets. They will only weave rhetoric and make false promises. It is time to remove this government,” Yechury said.

He further said that everyday there is proof of economic slowdown and concerns over lack of jobs.

“Modi government’s actions, disregard for lives and livelihoods of all sections of our society has pushed India downhill.

Just PR and ‘tamashas’ (spectacle), as sales, manufacturing and jobs in the real world have crashed down to alarming levels,” he said quoting media reports.

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Vice Admiral Verma withdraws petition New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI): Vice Admiral Bimal Verma on Tuesday withdrew his petition challenging the appointment of Vice Admiral Karambir Singh as the next chief of naval staff after a military tribunal told him to first explore “internal remedies”, official sources said.

Verma, commanderin-chief of the Andaman and Nicobar Command, approached the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) on Monday, asking why he was overlooked as the next Navy chief despite being the senior-most in the line of command. Sources said Verma withdrew his petition after being told by the AFT that he should first explore “internal remedies” to his grievances. It said he could again approach the tribunal if he was not satisfied with the remedies.

In his petition to the AFT here on Monday, Verma sought to know why the government ignored his seniority and appointed Vice Admiral Karambir Singh as the next Navy chief. His

RSS leader, PSO killed in militant attack in Kishtwar Jammu, Apr 9 (PTI): An RSS leader and his security guard were killed on Tuesday when a militant opened fire at a health centre in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar town, prompting authorities to impose curfew and call the army to maintain law and order in the communally sensitive region, officials said.

The incident took place at 12.30 pm when a militant barged into the health centre and started firing at the RSS leader, Chanderkant Sharma, they said. Sharma and his personal security officer Rajinder had gone to a health centre in Kishtwar.

“The militant was watching his movement and opened fire, resulting in the death of the PSO and injury to the leader,” Kishtwar Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Shakti Pathak told PTI. Sharma was moved to Jammu by air for treatment but died in hospital, officials said. The Army was called to maintain law and order in Jammu region’s Kishtwar and Bhaderwah districts.

The state administration imposed curfew in Kishtwar and neighbouring Bhaderwah and also snapped Internet connection in the area, officials said.

Vice Admiral Bimal Verma (File) petition is likely to be taken up Tuesday.

The government last month named Singh as the next chief of naval staff, succeeding Admiral Sunil Lanba who retires on May 30. The government made the selection following a merit-based approach and did not go with the tradition of appointing the senior-most eligible officer to the post. Verma is senior to Singh and was among the contenders for the top post.

While appointing the Army chief in 2016, the government did not follow the long-held tradition of going by seniority. Bipin Rawat was appointed Army

chief superseding then Eastern Command Chief Lt Gen Praveen Bakshi and Southern Command Chief PM Hariz. Besides Verma, the other contenders for the Navy Chief post included Vice Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar, FOC-in-C of Western Naval Command Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar and FOC-in-C of Southern Naval Command Vice Admiral Anil Kumar Chawla.

Singh, who is at present serving as the Flag Officer Commanding in Chief (FOC-in-C) of the Eastern Naval Command in Visakhapatnam, will be the first helicopter pilot to become chief of naval staff.

President pays tributes at National Police Memorial New Delhi, Apr 9 (PTI): President Ram Nath Kovind Tuesday paid tributes to the police and paramilitary personnel killed in the line of duty, including the 40 CRPF men killed in the February 14 Pulwama terror attack, at the National Police Memorial here.

Kovind paid his respects to the slain security personnel and laid a wreath at the memorial during a remembrance service that marks the annual “Valour Day” event of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).

The National Police Memorial, a 30-foot-tall and 238-tonne black granite structure, was unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 21 last year on the occasion of the police commemoration day. It was for the first time that the President visited the memorial located in Chanakyapuri area of the national capital.

Kovind, the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, was accorded a “national salute” and presented a guard of honour by a joint column of troops from all the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) such as the CRPF, BSF, ITBP, CISF and SSB. Union Home Secretary

Rajiv Gauba, Director of Intelligence Bureau Rajiv Jain, Director of CRPF Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, other officials of paramilitary, police forces and the Union home ministry attended the event.

The day is celebrated to remember a gallant fight back by the CRPF men at the Sardar post in Gujarat’s Rann of Kutch in 1965.

The troops were posted on border-guarding duties that time and the event is mentioned as one of the glorious chapters in the country’s military history when only two companies (about 150 personnel) of the force stood their ground and repulsed a Pakistani brigade attack. The force was tasked to secure the post seeing the aggressive posturing of the other side and the location was at a flat area, which was tactically disadvantageous.

On the intervening night of 8-9 April (1965), 3,500 men of the 51st Infantry Brigade of Pakistan, comprising the 18 Punjab Battalion, the 8 Frontier Rifles and the 6 Baluch Battalion, had stealthily launched a simultaneous assault on the Sardar and Tak posts under an operation code-named “Desert Hawk”.

EC asks probe agencies to take strong action against use of ‘black money’ New Delhi, Apr 9 (PTI): The Election Commission on Tuesday directed the probe agencies under the central department of revenue to “come down heavily” on those who indulge in using black money and illegal inducements to vitiate the ongoing poll process.

The EC also asked the CBDT to furnish to it a full report by Wednesday on the raids conducted by Income Tax Department on close aides of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath and others in four states on Sunday.

Union Revenue Secretary AB Pandey and CBDT chairman PC Mody Tuesday morning met Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora and Election Commissioners Ashok Lavasa and Sushil Chandra, after the poll panel sought a meeting on a recent directive to the revenue department for a fair and impartial conduct of operations by agencies under its commands, such as the I-T Department, ED and Customs and DRI. Official sources said the two officials briefed

the EC on the intelligence inputs it is receiving during the election season and the mechanism to execute surprise checks and raids in case the inputs are “credible”.

A similar input was received by the Delhi investigation wing about “largescale collection, possession and movement of unaccounted assets” from Madhya Pradesh to Delhi and hence the raids happened, the officials told the EC according to the sources.

It is likely that the tax department will in the coming days slap criminal charges for possessing illegal foreign assets and benami properties against the accused based on the document found during the raids.

As voluminous data, in the form of papers, diaries and hard drives, have been seized and are being processed, the CBDT was taking time to present a full report of the operation, they said.

They added that the I-T Department has also grilled a few people and sending summons to a number of them to depose so

that the probe in the case can be taken forward. It is understood that that the department wants to also grill in-depth S M Moin, an employee of senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel after they searched his premises in Delhi’s Geeta Colony over the past a few days.

Pa t e l h a d v i s i t e d Moin’s house when I-T sleuths were present.

Sources in the tax department said they have seized hand-written and printed “records of funds collection and distribution” which they suspect were allegedly sourced illegally from government funds.

However, these are only preliminary inputs gathered after the seizures were made at 52 premises in four states, including Madhya Pradesh, since Sunday, they said.

The EC, the sources said, asked the Revenue Department and the CBDT to ensure that when they carry out such operations during election time, it should be based on “solid” inputs and “very credible” information as such action invites immediate concerns among political parties.

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Nagaland Post

Post-mortem

Modi’s India: The path ahead

Vol. XXIX NO. 123 Dimapur, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2019

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Where the wind blows

ndia votes to elect 543 representatives in a sevenphased poll to constitute the next 17th Lok Sabha , with the first phase on April 11 to elect 91 members from 20 states and Union Territories. The next six phases are in April 18, April 23, April 29, May 6, May 12 and May 19. Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Sikkim, Telangana, Tripura, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep. These include all the 25 Lok Sabha seats of Andhra Pradesh, 17 seats of Telangana, five seats of Uttarakhand, two seats each of Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Meghalaya and one seat each of Chhattisgarh, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, Andaman and Nicobar as well as Lakshadweep. The first phase will also cover Uttar Pradesh’s eight out of 80 Lok Sabha seats, four out of 40 seats of Bihar and two out of 42 seats of West Bengal. Campaigning for the Lok Sabha election has been hard and bitter and with no holds barred. The incumbent BJP-led NDA coalition is putting up a spirited fight to retain power while the opposition is equally determined to oust Modi and his alliance. The lack of opposition unity for whatever reasons, has given a lease to the NDA which was battling to fight anti-incumbency.

The main political parties- BJP and Congress- which have a pan-India presence, have also released their respective manifestos. While the Congress manifesto, titled “Congress Will Deliver” was launched on April 2, the BJP manifesto titled “Sankalpit Bharat, Sashakt Bharat (Determined India, Empowered India) was released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 8.

Both Congress and BJP have kept national security as a top priority in their respective manifestos. The BJP’s security doctrine focuses on acting against terrorism and extremism while Congress has focused more on defence preparedness through procurement. The Congress has promised to review the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act in force in J&K and several north eastern states. The BJP has opposed any such move. The BJP has also promised to abrogate Art 370( in Jammu & Kashmir). It said the same about Article 35A that empowers the state’s native citizens. According to the BJP, both lawsArticle 370 and Article 35A have been an obstacle to development in the state. The BJP also promised to build the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, legislate the Uniform Civil Code(UCC) and replace personal laws based on the scriptures and customs of each major religious community in India. BJP also reaffirmed its promise to legislate the Citizenship Amendment Bill(CAB)2016 to facilitate grant of Indian citizenship to Hindu immigrants from Bangladesh and excluding Muslim immigrants. Despite the massive outcry in the north east against the CAB the BJP has reaffirmed its commitment to legislate the Bill after it comes back to power. The other promise for 33% Women’s quota remains a symbolic mention which the BJP failed to fulfil in NDA-I under Vajpayee and also NDA-II under Modi. The party has also reaffirmed its commitment to alter election schedules by holding simultaneous polls for Lok Sabha and assemblies. These are issues that are uppermost but the media, has turned the campaign narrative as a battle between Modi and Rahul. Despite media polls, the decision of the Indian voters will be known by May 23,2019.

DailyDevotion Have You Seen Jesus?

After that, He appeared in another form to two of them… —Mark 16:12 Being saved and seeing Jesus are not the same thing. Many people who have never seen Jesus have received and share in God’s grace. But once you have seen Him, you can never be the same. Other things will not have the appeal they did before.

You should always recognize the difference between what you see Jesus to be and what He has done for you. If you see only what He has done for you, your God is not big enough. But if you have had a vision, seeing Jesus as He really is, experiences can come and go, yet you will endure “as seeing Him who is invisible” (Hebrews 11:27). The man who was blind from birth did not know who Jesus was until Christ appeared and revealed Himself to him (see John 9). Jesus appears to those for whom He has done something, but we cannot order or predict when He will come. He may appear suddenly, at any turn. Then you can exclaim, “Now I see Him!” (see John 9:25).

Jesus must appear to you and to your friend individually; no one can see Jesus with your eyes. And division takes place when one has seen Him and the other has not. You cannot bring your friend to the point of seeing; God must do it. Have you seen Jesus?

If so, you will want others to see Him too. “And they went and told it to the rest, but they did not believe them either” (Mark 16:13). When you see Him, you must tell, even if they don’t believe.

O could I tell, you surely would believe it!

O could I only say what I have seen!

How should I tell or how can you receive it, How, till He bringeth you where I have been?

Quotes

My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me. ~ Jim Valvano

Nagaland Post, Dimapur WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2019

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ven as we sit at the threshold of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections that will determine at least for the next five years the direction of the political life of India, the world’s largest democracy, I ponder about the future of our prime minister, Narendra Modi.

Politicians elected by the people stand responsible for the country not only on every action taken by the government but also for everything that happens in the country during their leadership.

The prime minister or the president of the land is more than symbolically linked with every success and failure of the country, so that they end up either being praised or blamed. For example, in spite of the enormous complexity of Brexit, history will remember Theresa May and hold her responsible for its outcomes. ‘What did May’s Britain do with Europe?’ would be a genuine question asked by many for years to come. Similarly, ‘What did Trump’s America do with its borders?’ is another question already being asked. Even in our part of the world we have had Gandhi’s India, Nehru’s India and Indira’s India, each being remembered for their accomplishments and failures.

Although the destiny of a nation is shaped by many complex factors and by many different people and events, it is, however, the person with the top job at that time who is required to lend her name to the country. Looking back, we say Gandhi’s India secured her freedom and independence, Nehru’s India was much more socialist but laid India’s foundations, and Indira’s India faced the slog overs before the liberalization of India’s economy in 1991.

The last five years we have been experiencing Modi’s India.

We are too close to the data and therefore to get an overview or a distilled theme would be difficult.

But it is pertinent that we do the work of distilling so that perhaps we can get a picture of Modi’s India that will inform the nation as it prepares itself for elections. It is precisely the aim of painting a picture of Modi’s India that inspires this reflection.

Although the BJP had a resounding victory in the 2014 general elections and vanquished its arch-rival, the Congress party, it was with a lot of bad press that Modi took over as prime minister.

The 2002 Gujrat riots continued haunting the Indian imagination

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t was an OMG-moment for many when LK Advani said, ““The essence of Indian democracy is respect for diversity and freedom of expression.” He went on to say that his “party has been committed to freedom of choice of every citizen at personal as well as political level.”

This is priceless, coming from the man who spearheaded the BJP’s Hindu nationalism movement in the 1980s and ‘90s, and largely seen as the one responsible for bringing out in the open demands for Muslims to go and settle in Pakistan; the man who termed non-BJP parties as “pseudo-secular” parties; the man who was most vocal about the need to have a Uniform Civil Code in the country. Advani, talking of “respect for diversity”, “freedom of choice” etc. is as jarring to one’s intellect as it is to mention Jack the Ripper and saintliness in the same sentence! And we felt like shrinking back into our seats.

Closer home, we have come across several instances and occasions which made us squirm uneasily. Rahul Gandhi’s declaration at Dimapur the other day that if voted to power, his party Government shall introduce Special Category States for Northeastern States and others, was a classic one.

We do not know if Dr SC Jamir, who was sharing the dais with him, reminded the young leader that it was the Congress Government at the Centre which abolished the Special Category States facilities way back in 1989, and that he, as Chief Minister of Nagaland in the 1990s, had repeatedly pointed out to the Congress Government

as well as the unspoken fear of the possibility of RSS’ Hindutva ideology taking firmer root was seen as disturbing. While, on the one hand, there were these fears, on the other hand, there was excitement about what his strong leadership might accomplish in and for India.

So, it is only fair that, before India goes to the polls again, it has some idea on how Modi has fared over the past five years in Modi’s India. We have already said that it is the fate of those holding the top job to be ascribed both the failures and successes of their government irrespective of their personal commitments and involvement. So, it will be impossible to evaluate how Modi has performed without reference to the performance of his government. Furthermore, what else do we mean when we talk about Modi’s performance – is it not the performance of his government that we seek to know?

What I aim to do is offer an ‘aam aadmi’ Indian’s perception of Modi in Modi’s India.

But before I do so, I must lay bare my prejudice with which I do this analysis. Now don’t dismiss me yet because I say that I come with prejudice. The fact is, all of us see and perceive the world around us with our prejudices. Prejudice is not a bad word as it has often been made out to be. Prejudice or pre-judice (pre-judgement) refers to what we already think, beforehand, on a subject before we begin an analysis. Actually, it is good to be open about our prejudices, so that our audience is aware of our starting point. Being open about it is intellectual honesty. Those who claim to have no prejudices and that their opinion is purely objective are in fact smuggling in their prejudices and keeping hidden what really drives their analysis. The German philosopher Gadamer has even argued that it is only our prejudices that open us to understanding and knowledge.

He states that it is impossible to get away from prejudices and that those who are against prejudices have a ‘prejudice against prejudice’ and thus still have prejudice.

So, what is my prejudice in putting forward my perception of Modi in Modi’s India? As someone who has spent many years studying Aurobindo’s works, who was one of thepioneers in imagining the Indian State, I am of the view that India will not achieve greatness by imitating the West

or blindly following America or Europe in imagining India as a State. Unfortunately, under the garb of secularism, that is what has precisely happened in India.

Indian intellectuals, followed by their politicians, have understood ‘secularism’ and ‘being secular’ to be good for India and her progress, without realizing that ‘secularism’ is a ‘religion of the West’ which is built on the prototype of protestant Christianity and has Latin Christianity as its forebear. So, I am bewildered when I hear India swearing allegiance to secularism and secular ways of living without any understanding of what secularism entails. Unfortunately, many secular political visionaries of India, with their allegiance to secularism, do not possess the intellectual resources required to imagine an India that is true to her heritage and traditions. Being children of secularism, they are unable to see India in her multifaceted historical context. So, my prejudice is that I want to see an India that is true to its historical situations which gives it its unique flavour and take on the world. We need to preserve the ‘Indianness’ of India even as we stride forward to grow and have success in the technological world. Forgetting our past will leave us as orphans. A strong selfidentity is important for engaging with the world. Unfortunately, in this mad rush for ‘progress’ many have forgotten our roots and it has become fashionable to adorn a bad imitation of the West. So, who can imagine India’s future through the lens of her past? Of all the political parties in the fray, perhaps the BJP, with its nationalist vision, is most suited for this task.

But let me clarify what I mean

by India and her past. It would be ridiculous to take any single vision to capture the rich plurality of India’s past. But that indeed has been the power and prestige of India – to be able to hold together multiple diverse visions within the Indian gaze. India is a land full of rich traditions which continually give birth to new traditions and ways of life. So, no single tradition or way of life can have primacy or supremacy in this land. For example, the Mar Thoma Christian tradition of Kerala, which traces its history to the first century, is far more ancient than the eighth-century Sankara’s Advaitic tradition.

(To be concluded) Brainerd Prince

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Will Bharatiya Janata Party shine in Nagaland?

actor - I Hindutva: Nagaland is predominantly occupied by Nagas from time immemorial. The majority of Nagas are Christians. They observe Sunday a day of God. God worked 6 days and took rest on 7th day. God commanded Christians to keep the 7th day holy. All works are to be ceased on the day of God. Exodus 20:19. “Remember the Sunday as a day of God and keep it holy”.

Christians of all denominations are busy from morning attending devotional service to evening services and prayer meetings.

The Government of India has adopted a policy to do away Sunday by fixing interview, board meetings, conducting examinations for selection of candidates for employment in government offices and recruitment in Army, Para Military Forces, BSF etc. on sundays. This kind of action disturbs Sunday worship services.

Sunday is recognised as International holiday by the world body which is found in Gregorian Calendar. But BJP is trying to do away Christianity by way of declaring Sunday a working day.

Factor - II Hindi as official language: After joining BJP a political party, I attended two executive meetings one at Dimapur and other at Kohima. The two national secretaries addressed the meeting in Hindi. Those of us who are not conversant in Hindi were placed in very difficult situation either to walk out or remain mum and sit like a statue. How can we participate in the discussion without knowing the subject matters? Yes learning Hindi is very beneficial but forced learning will not help.

Factor - III seat sharing between BJP & NDPP: I joined BJP during the 3rd Nagaland BJP Executive meeting at Dimapur along with 4 other senior citizens of Nagaland with a hope of getting involved in the BJP Political affairs in Nagaland. I was appointed as advisor to BJP 34 Aghunato assembly constituency. While working hard to wake people to understand the working principles of national party - BJP, the seat sharing between BJP& NDPP arranged at the highest level in Delhi crushed our hopes. BJP 34 Aghunato constituency was thrown into dustbin. Not only 34 Aghunato assembly constituency, 39 other constituencies which were given to NDPP will never came back to

Weird statements, strange bedfellows

at the Centre how deficits of the State have started to accumulate astronomically after discontinuation of the facility. We surely felt tingles running through our spines when RaGa made the statement.

RaGa’s promise to bring an early solution to the protracted Naga political problem also made us rub our chins raw wondering what the Congress-led UPA Government was doing for ten long years between 2004 and 2014 about the issue, and made us squeamish with the phrase “early solution” used lavishly by one and all when we Nagas, the immediate stakeholders, are undecided exactly what kind of solution we want!

RaGa’s opposition to CAB is understandable since his party had been tooth and nail against it since it was introduced in the Lok Sabha in July 2016. But if the Congress was in power, do we really know for sure that it would not introduce it or something similar to it in the Parliament? After all, politicians are known to create vote banks and we have seen what the Congress Governments in Assam did about vote banks by not checking illegal immigrants as stringently as ought to have been done. RaGa cannot possibly blame the present BJP Government in Assam for the lakhs of settlers whose documents and antecedents are doubtful, and who have been left out of NRC list presently: His party was ruling the State for decades till two years or so back. Yes, we develop goose bumps when we think of Congress’ opposition to CAB. While the party had come out opposing the bill

vehemently, in a recent election campaign, NPCC President wooed the minority communities by declaring that “if Congress forms the Government with the help of the coalition, then nonNagas will be able to enter the Municipal or Assembly either by election or as nominees”! Eerie statement which sends shivers up Naga spines.

As for the NPF’s opposition to the CAB, it makes one a bit wiggly considering that when it was passed in the Parliament in 2016, the NPF-led DAN Government did not raise even a semblance of a whisper campaign against it.

Strangely, the NPCC has promised to help NPF form the Government in Nagaland after the Parliamentary elections. This makes one wonder if the Congress, like a magician pulling out rabbits from a hat, expects to bring out legislators from thin air. After all, it is contesting in a single bye-election in the State, and election is yet to be held. Also, the NPF has only 26 MLAs out of whom 7 have openly revolted against the party. If this is not a classic case of counting chickens, what is?

But then, electioneering throws up weird statements and makes strange bedfellows.

Dr SC Jamir has recently lauded the Congress candidate KL Chishi as “a veteran leader who understands well the plight of the people.” This candidate is the very person he dropped from his ministry in the mid-1990s and declared in the Assembly that the worst mistake he, Jamir, had made in his political life was to make KL Chishi his Finance Minister!

And what about Jamir and K Therie, the NPCC chief, sharing the same dais?

After Jamir dropped Therie from his ministry in 2002, the latter joined the NPF and managed to form the Government under Neiphiu Rio in 2003. Elated by the victory over his former political godfather, and bitter that he had been unceremoniously dropped from the ministry a year earlier, Therie used choicest of the most un-parliamentary words to attack his former leader during the first Budget Session in 2003. But now, they are back again together and we cannot help but marvel at the healing powers of, well, politics!

Nothing much need to be said about NPF supremo Dr Shurhozelie Liezietsu and his “Heraka Boy” because it is still fresh in everyone’s mind as to how the latter pulled the rug off from the feet of his President, appointed his own Chief Whip in the Assembly defying party directive, and tried to re-write the provisions of the Tenth Schedule which clearly states that it is the political party which appoints the Whip. The acrimony and rancor which prevailed between the two in 2017, and which were made abundantly sufficient for the public to witness in the local media, are memories which have not been blurred from the minds of the people.

As for the “one-time affair” between the “Hand” and the “Cock” we can only wait for the date of counting to know what will come out of it. But one finds it strange that the Cock party which had been in alliance with the BJP, then known as Bharatiya Jana Sangh, or

BJP. We have no alternative than to join NPF whether one likes it or not. The BJP party workers in 34 Aghunato assembly constituency will never again join BJP. Factor - IV Framework Agreement signed on 3rd August 2015: Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi had declared that he would settle Naga political problem within 18 months. To his word, an agreement was signed on 3rd Auguat 2015. There was jubilation throughout Nagaland welcoming the final agreement for permanent political settlement.

But till today nothing concrete has come up.

Shri. R.N Ravi the Interlocutor representing Government of India is playing hide & seek game with the Naga negotiators. He himself has become controversial.

He is keeping Naga peace negotiators in Delhi and coming down to Nagaland for consultation with Naga civil societies and at times he consults with the neighbouring states of Manipur, Assam & Arunachal Pradesh. He is acting paying quest game. It is difficult to understand him. The original name of India was Bharat but the Bharat was confined in the central India and not beyond Calcutta. The North-East was discovered by the British and not by India. India is a secular country. Thus Indian leaders should take wise decision for survival of India.

Factor -V CAB: The Citizenship Ammendment Bill 2016 is the talk of the day in India with particular reference to North-East India.

Though the Bill is yet to be introduced, the intention of the BJP is to pour the refugees into the North-East India to overrun native people. As has already been mentioned, Amit Shah the president of the BJP said if BJP is voted to power the Bill willbe passed and introduced. Whether C.A.B is passed or not, Dimapur is already flooded with Bangladeshis.

Permit me to say that political negotiation for final settlement is only lip language but real intention of BJP is to flood the North-East with refugees from Bangladesh.

This is my earnest appeal to all Naga Political negotiators not to press upon the government of India for early political settlement. Time is not yet ripe for settlement.

Vihuto Yepthomi, Ex. GS Naga Hoho, Kohima

Jana Sangh in short, since 1977 and have been opposing tooth and nail the Congress party for the notorious Emergency declared by Indira Gandhi, has suddenly found out that the BJP is anathema to the Nagas and their ways of life. The BJP was NPF’s “natural ally” when the latter was in power as recent as two years back; but now the BJP is NPF’s bête noire and a threat to secular democracy and diversity of the nation.

However, this does not seem to be the case in neighbouring Manipur where NPF is part of the BJP Government!

Strange, indeed, and stranger bedfellows we have seen this season.

END PIECE: Politicians in Goa are not a very popular set of people and passers-by at the Goa Legislative Assembly located at Porvorim across the Man-

dovi river snidely comment that the building houses Ali Baba’s Forty Thieves (Goa has 40 seats). Liberated from Portuguese rule in 1971, it became a full-fledged State only in May 1987. And since then Governments have been formed with wafer-thin majority. And many ministries have had life spans of fruit flies owing to defections and change of loyalties which made a resident Goan comment tongue-in-cheek: “When two or three of our legislators get together in one of the many resorts over a bottle of Scotch, get tipsy and decide to change the Government, why, within 24 hours or so, we head to Raj Bhavan to witness a new Swearing-In ceremony!”

(The writer belongs to a political party. These are his personal opinions.)

Sebastian Zumvu

Reader’s Post Sir,

Mind the gap

Dear citizens of Dimapur let us not ignore the fact that during this transitional stage our government is also trying their best to keep the traffic congestion at minimum for our conveniences so, why not we also try to use our so-called uncommon ‘common sense’ while we park our fancy cars by mining the gap and leave a little space for the next car to squeeze in as we don’t have the luxury to get a parking space most of the time unless the lady luck smiles on me on rare occasions. I mean come on! We all have better things to do than to end up wasting our time and gas by hovering around the market and join the chaotic jam just for a quick stopover mainly in the market areas like Nyamo Lotha Road and City Tower. Imagining all the inconveniences why not we all spare a few seconds to check the space while parking to accommodate even a single car that may be of great help to someone especially in times of an emergency or that can even bring a smile on someone’s face.

Redeemson Raleng, Golaghat Road, Dimapur

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

national/state

Modi blames Cong for Pak creation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray at an election campaign rally in support of alliance candidates in Maharashtra, Tuesday. (PTI)

Pulwama terror attack and the air strike in Balakot.

Attacking the Congress, the prime minister alleged that corruption was the only activity which the party does “with honesty” after coming to power.

“Aapne dekha hoga kal-parson kaise Congress ke darbariyon ke ghar se bakson main note nikli hain, note se vote kharidne ka ye paap inki rajnaitik sanskriti rahi hai. Ye pichhle chhe mahino se bol rahe

hain ‘Chowkidaar chor hai’ lekin note kahan se nikle?

Asli chor kon hai?

(You must have seen how boxes full of currency notes are being recovered from the houses of Congress courtiers. Buying votes shows their political culture. They are saying for the last six months that the watchman is a thief but from where have the notes come out and who is the real thief ?), Modi said.

Modi’s remarks followed

the recent income tax raids at several locations, including in Delhi and Madhya Pradesh, against close aides of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath and others on charges of tax evasion and hawala transactions.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi has been attacking the prime minister using the ‘chowkidar chor hai’ phrase, alleging corruption in the Rafale deal.

He said the Congress wants to take back the special powers given to armed forces. “Pakistan too wants the same thing so that terrorists have a free run. The Congress has said it wants to do away with the sedition laws. Pakistan too wants this. It wants free hand for those who want to work against India,” he added.

“Those who talk such things, can you trust these people? Can these people safeguard the country,” Modi said.

M o d i hailed the BJP manifesto, released in Delhi Monday, and said the party is committed to national security and farmers’ welfare.

“Your trust is my biggest accomplishment in the last five years,” Modi told the crowd. He also said his objective is to rid India of naxal and Maoist menace.

Union Minister Ramdas Athawale, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray also attended the rally.

20 buffaloes die LRC NNC (PB) condemns EC sets up 49 allLotha Re- furtherance of Naga cause. women booths in of suspected... DIMAPUR: gional Council (LRC) NNC Stating that it was politi(From p-1) Uttarakhand (Parent Body) condemned cally, legally and officially The team members inquired from the Village Council chairman and villagers about the buffalo deaths, and were told that three to five buffalos were dying every day and that till date more than 20 buffaloes had died. Upon being told that the buffaloes showed signs of frothy mouth, had difficulty in breathing, high temperature, complete off feed, collapsed and died within two days, the team carried out spot inspection of some sick buffaloes and gave treatment.

After making assessment of the symptoms reportedly shown by dead buffaloes and observing the sick buffaloes, DyCVO in his report said the team suspected HS (hemorrhagic septicemia) disease to be the cause of death of buffaloes.

The team treated two sick buffaloes as per their symptoms on the spot and instructed the area VFAs to complete the treatment.

The veterinary doctors also provided antibiotics, vitamins, mineral mixture, anthelmentic, etc, to the villagers for administering these to the sick buffaloes.

They also advised immediate blood serum collection from buffaloes of the area, immediate provision of antibiotics (Enrofloxacin— LA single dose and other supporting medicines) and immediate ring vaccination in nearby villages to avoid spreading of the disease to other areas, Thungchamo claimed.

‘Fate of rebel MLAs after outcome of polls’ (From p-1) This would directly attract the 10th schedule of the constitution on “anti-defection law”, he added. Kikon said everybody should be aware that once giving up membership, it was like the member was asking himself for disqualification.

However, he said there was still time to prove their loyalty and stick to the collective decision of the NPF to support the Congress candidate.

NSF slams BJP for promising CAB

Achumbemo Kikon said the main objective of NPF not setting up candidate was to ensure the interest of the Naga people and the indigenous of the North East region was safeguarded, protected and nurtured.

Kikon said issues like Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, AFSPA and Naga political issue were some of the key reasons for joining hands with Congress.

Kikon said the issue confronting the Nagas and the North East was the

CAB, which he described was a threat to the North East people in general. He also said BJP was determined to strengthen the existing AFSPA, which the Nagas were demanding to repeal through different forums.

On Naga political issue, he said during its meeting with NPCC, NPF made its stand clear that the party cannot compromise on the issue. He said Congress also committed to strongly advocate the Naga peace process

with all seriousness and ensure that the talk come to a logical end without any further delay if voted to power.

Kikon said NPF did not make the mistake in supporting Congress since the party also needed the support of national party leaders at national level, adding that one such leader expected to become Prime Minister was Rahul Gandhi.

Backing Congress manifesto, Kikon pointed

out that Congress in their manifesto has promised to review AFSPA, restore special category state status for North East states and strengthen North East Council. However, he said BJP in its manifesto has assured to revoke Article 370, which provides special provision to Jammu and Kashmir and Article 35 (A) that strengthens J&K status.

Kikon expressed apprehension that Article 371 (A) could also be removed if BJP was voted to power.

and expressed concern about the “warning and stringent action to be taken

by Z. Royim Yimchungrü (former acting president) and supporters against NNC (Parent Body) officials and Yimchungrü Regional Council officials in particular without any valid point/reason.”

In a press note, LRC general secretary Mhonyamo Kikon, vice president Khocherao Odyuo and women president Nungshumi Okhyopvui reminded that all the regional councils, sub-regional council, executive council members, women federation members, senior members, officials etc. during the general meeting held on March 7, 2019 at Lotha Tribal Council Hall Wokha elected the office bearers for five years, for

valid, LRC therefore said “nobody in this matter can question or terminate the elected officials with full mandate of voting in the general meeting.”

LRC condemned that the ousted leader-- a village GB and village development board member, cannot terminate the NNC leaders who were elected by genuine national workers.

“We will stand firm behind the acting president, vice president and general secretary at any cost and Naga political rights for freedom,” LRC stated. In this regard, LRC stated that any stringent action taken against its elected leaders and region president, GB Z. Royim and supporters will be held responsible of all consequences.

State BJP dismisses allegation...

(From p-1) Hence, their allegation of delaying the final Naga peace deal cannot be an excuse, he pointed out.

Mentioning that the party was utterly shocked that Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) and Hindutva policy were cited as grounds for resignation, the chief spokesperson claimed that the resigned members were aware that the State unit would go

with the voice of the people on the CAB issue and that there was no confusion over the matter.

He clarified that raising the Hindutva issue had no relevance whatsoever as the party policies says nothing about Hindutva and that it was known to the resigned members too.

“It is only lame excuse to mislead the general public. After years of giving service to the party, the

(From p-1) H e s a i d t h e o n ly achievement of the PDA government so far organizing Hornbill Festival, Mini Hornbill Festival and the cabinet meeting conducted at Kiphire district headquarters once.

Zeliang said the other “visible development of the PDA government” was random transfer of officers as punishment posting and removal of employees from their services.

The opposition leader said the only achievement of the PDA government

so far organising Hornbill Festival, Mini Hornbill Festival and the cabinet meeting conducted at Kiphire district headquarters once.

Zeliang said the other “visible development of the PDA government” was

random transfer of officers as punishment posting and removal of employees from their services.

The opposition leader called upon the electorate of the state to go to polling booths on April 11 and vote wisely.

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resigned members became disgruntled not because the party gave them lesser importance, but for their own personal reasons,” he alleged.

Stating that levelling several “non-issue allegations” to make their resignation “flowery and appealing” to the public was misleading, Shohe wished them on State BJP’s behalf the best in their future endeavours.

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NSF reiterated that the federation will oppose the Bill and appeal to the political parties not to be blinded just for the sake of wanting to be in power and at the cost of sabotaging and destroying the future generation.

D e h r ad u n, A p r 9 (IANS): The Election Commission has set up 49 polling booths in Uttarakhand which will be managed only by women.

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Addressing a poll rally here, Modi also appeared to be treading sensitive ground, by asking first-time voters to dedicate their vote to those who carried out the air strike in Balakot.

“Can your first vote be dedicated to those who carried out the air strike,” Modi said, appealing to first-time voters.

Pakistan would not have born in 1947 had Congress leaders acted wisely in the pre-Independence era, Modi said. The Congress party’s manifesto speaks the same language as that of Pakistan, he added.

Referring to National Conference leader Omar Abdullah’s remark, Modi accused the Congress and its ally NCP of standing with those who want a separate prime minister for Jammu and Kashmir.

Hitting out at NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Modi wondered if it behoved the Maratha strongman to join forces with the parties holding such a view.

Under the BJP’s watch it is the policy of ‘New India’ that it will kill terrorists by barging into their dens, he said.

Modi said the opposition parties were questioning the valour of the security forces after the

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New Delhi, Apr 9 (IANS): State Bank of India (SBI) said on Tuesday that it has put non-performing assets (NPAs) worth Rs 423.67 crore on auction to recover unpaid dues. The accounts Kamachi Industries owes Rs 364.80 crore and SNS Starch has Rs 58.87 crore due - to SBI, the bank said. The bidding for these properties will start on April 25.

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“We wish to inform you that the bank proposes to raise funds by issuing perpetual debt instruments, tier II capital bonds and long term bonds (financing of infrastructure and affordable housing) up to a total amount of Rs.50,000 crore in the period of next twelve months through private placement mode,” it said in a regulatory filing. The bank said its board of directors will consider the proposal at its ensuing meeting on 20 April. Stock of HDFC Bank closed at Rs.2,288.90 on BSE, down 0.56% from previous close.

points, or 0.62 per cent, higher at 38,939.22 on Tuesday. In similar movement, the broader NSE Nifty rose 67.45 points, or 0.58 per cent, to 11,671.95.

The Financial Benchmark India Private Ltd (FBIL) set the reference rate for the rupee/dollar at 69.5397 and for rupee/euro at 78.3124. The reference rate for rupee/British pound was fixed at 90.9538 and for rupee/100 Japanese yen at 62.45.

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IANS on April 4 had reported that the fiscal deficit target had been met on expenditure savings and small savings withdrawal.

Sources had told IANS the government might have met the higher food subsidy bill by drawing Rs 30,00040,000 crore from small savings corpus. In the budget 2018-19, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had allocated Rs 1.69 lakh crore towards food subsidy, which was increased to Rs 1.71 lakh crore in the revised estimates.

The food subsidy bill was pegged higher in 201819 on account of rising procurement costs and the government decision to keep selling prices unchanged under the National Food Security Act. Under the Act, highly subsidised grain is provided.

Gold falls on muted demand

New Delhi, Apr 9 (PTI): Gold prices Tuesday slumped by Rs 235 to Rs 32,980 per 10 gram in the national capital due to lacklustre demand from jewellers, according to the All India Sarafa Association.

Silver too fell by Rs 660 to Rs 38,010 per kg on low offtake by industrial units and coin makers.

Traders said, reduced demand from local jewellers as well as retail buyers led to the slide in gold prices.

In the international market, spot gold was trading at USD 1,299.30 an ounce while silver was at USD 15.31 an ounce in New York.

On Monday, the yellow metal rose by Rs 425.

In the national capital, gold of 99.9 per cent and 99.5 per cent purity declined

by Rs 235 each to Rs 32,980 and Rs 32,810 per 10 gram,

lar index, which gauges the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, fell 0.12 per cent to 96.93.

Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, was trading almost flat at USD 71.09 per barrel.

Meanwhile, foreign investors (FIIs) remained net buyers in the capital markets, putting in Rs 1,212.35 crore on a net basis Tuesday, the provisional exchange data showed. The 30-share Sensex index settled 238.69

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New Delhi, Apr 9 (IANS): The government has met the fiscal deficit target of 3.4 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP) in FY19, by reducing spending and higher borrowings from small savings funds, according to a government source.

Fiscal deficit of 3.4 per cent has been met on savings on expenditure and small savings corpus, the source said on Tuesday.

The gover nment missed the tax collections target by over 1 lakh crore, including about Rs 50,000 crore shortfall in direct tax and Rs 65,000 crore in indirect tax receipts, said the source.

However, the details about expenditure cut-down in ministerial allocations and borrowings from the small savings corpus were

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40 per cent will still have substantial stake that can also rise if state/owned institutions, like LIC, also hold a sizeable share,” said an industry expert.

The government is already taking steps to reduce its stake in various PSUs. In the case of banks, the aim is to first reduce government shareholding to about 52 per cent, and then further down. In others, this exercise can be pursued rapidly. Market regulator SEBI also wants PSUs to increase public float to at least 25 per cent.

The government has surpassed the FY19 disinvestment target of Rs 80,000 crore by Rs 5,000 crore. It has set a conservative target of Rs 90,000 from disinvestment in FY20.

If the PSU definition is changed, it would be easier for the government to mobilise funds even in a choppy market as PSUs could be asked to buy back government shares. If markets are good, higher number of government shares in PSUs can be offered at a premium.

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It can be brought down to, say, 40 per cent. It will still allow the Centre to be the largest shareholder especially in companies like NTPC, Powergrid, BHEL, where public shareholding is already very high. The changes will also facilitate consolidation among PSUs in different sectors.

For example, the Power Finance Corporation (PFC) that has bought entire government equity in REC, now wants to merge the entity with itself.

But this will bring down government shareholding in the merged entity to just about 42-43 per cent, taking the company outside the PSU-fold. If the threshold of the government holding is lowered, such consolidation will be promoted without companies fearing to lose their PSU character. “This would be wonderful change that will allow PSU boards to be widely represented. The fear of a possible hostile takeover of companies with reduced government equity is also unfounded as the government with

economy, Indian Overseas Bank, Chennai-based public sector bank, reduced its interest rate on loans (MCLR) by 5 basis points in one year and above tenors wef 10.04.2019,” the bank said in a statement.

“Hence, various loans like Housing Loan, Vehicle Loan etc., will become cheaper”, it added.

Last week, Bank of Maharashtra reviewed and reduced its MCLR with effect from April 7, 2019.

Muted growth and subdued inflation prompted the RBI, last week, to lower its key lending rate for commercial banks by 25 bps to 6 per cent.

“On the basis of an assessment of the current and evolving macroeconomic situation, the MPC (Monetary Policy Committee) decided to reduce the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) by 25 basis points to 6 per cent from 6.25 per cent with immediate effect,” the RBI said.

“Consequently, the reverse repo rate under the LAF stands adjusted to 5.75 per cent, and the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the bank rate to 6.25 per cent,” it added.

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New Delhi, Apr 9 (IANS): The government is planning a major overhaul of the definition of state-run companies where an entity will continue to qualify as public sector enterprise (PSE) even if the government holding falls below 51 per cent.

Sources in the Department of Public Enterprises said the change in definition is being discussed with the Finance Ministry, and an announcement could be made by the new government.

“There is a thinking that PSU definition should be maintained with government holding of, say, 40 per cent or 26 per cent in case of certain non-strategic entities. This will not only give flexibility to PSU boards in decision-making but also allow more room for the Centre to raise additional revenue from disinvestment,” said a top PSE official aware of the proposed changes.

Under the present definition, CPSEs are companies in which the direct holding of the central government or other CPSEs is

Mumbai, Apr 9 (IANS): Within days of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) lowering its key lending rate, staterun State Bank of India (SBI) on Tuesday reduced its benchmark marginal cost of funds based lending rate (MCLR) and home loan rates, effective from April 10. SBI reduced its MCLR by 5 basis points (0.05 per cent) across all tenors with the one-year MCLR coming down from 8.55 per cent per annum to 8.50 per cent per annum.

“As a result, interest rates on all loans linked to MCLR stand reduced by 5 bps (basis points) with effect from 10th April 2019,” the bank said in a statement.

“Also, SBI makes its housing loans more affordable by reducing the interest rate by 10 bps on loans up to Rs 30 lakh. Now the applicable interest rate for such housing loans below Rs 30 lakh will range from 8.60 per cent p.a. to 8.90 per cent p.a.” Besides SBI, Indian Overseas Bank also reduced its interest rate on loans (MCLR) by 5 basis points for tenures of one-year and above from April 10.

“Taking a cue from the latest policy measures...and to support growth of the

New Delhi, Apr 9 (PTI): The rupee Tuesday strengthened by 37 paise to close at 69.30 against the US dollar in line with firming Asian currencies and sustained foreign fund inflows, halting its three-day losing streak. Forex traders said the dollar’s weakness against its key rivals overseas and heavy buying in domestic equities also supported the domestic currency.

At the Interbank Foreign Exchange (forex) market, the domestic unit opened at 69.65. The local unit moved in a range of 69.73 to 69.21 before finally ending at 69.30, a rise of 37 paise over its previous close. The rupee had declined by 44 paise to close at 69.67 against the US dollar Monday.

“Rupee broke the three day losing streak in today’s session amid foreign fund flows in equity market and stronger Asian currencies against the dollar,” said V K Sharma, Head PCG & Capital Markets Strategy, HDFC Securities.

Sharma further said “risk-on sentiment also jumped after ruling government released manifesto for general election in which they pledged to spend USD 1.44 trillion on infrastructure to boost economy and improve standard of living”. The dol-

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Dhaka seeks US help to deport Rohingyas Dhaka, Apr 9 (IANS): Bangladesh has sought help from the US in pressurising Myanmar to offer safeguards for the return of thousands of Rohingya refugees who have fled the country since August 2017.

Foreign Minister A.K. Abdul Momen sought the US assistance during a meeting on Monday with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Washington, the government of Bangladesh said in a statement on Tuesday.

During the meeting, Momen discussed the importance of “repatriation of Rohingyas and creation of credible international pressure on Myanmar in that respect”, the statement said.

According to the statement, Pompeo reiterated that the US “would stand beside Bangladesh (both politically and financially) in finding a permanent solution to the Rohingya crisis”, Efe news reported “It is the responsibility

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen shakes hands with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Washington, DC during a meeting on Monday.

of the Myanmar government and military to create a conducive environment for Rohingyas to feel safe to return home,” he said.

Momen told Pompeo about Dhaka’s plans to transfer a group of Rohingya to the uninhabited Bhashanchar island in the Bay of Bengal. The island has been prepared to host 100,000 refugees from the overcrowded camps in the Cox’s Bazar district.

Over 738,000 Rohingyas have arrived in the

camps since the beginning of the crisis on August 25, 2017, following a wave of violence and persecution, which has been described by the United Nations an attempted ethnic cleansing.

Most refugees of the majority-Muslim community live in harsh conditions in the Kutupalong camp -- located near the border between Bangladesh and Myanmar. It has become the biggest refugee camp in the world.

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Geneva, Apr 9 (IANS): The UN Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday warned that attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure in Libya could amount to war crimes.

In a statement issued in here, Bachelet said all parties to the conflict must make every effort to protect civilians. She urged protagonists to the conflict in Libya to take measures to ensure civilians do not once again - bear the brunt of the fighting.

The BBC, citing the World Health Organization, reported that 47 people, including civilians have been killed over the past three days as rebel forces seek to seize the Libyan capital Tripoli.

At least 181 people were said to have been injured in recent clashes.

Gen. Khalifa Haftar, who leads the Libyan National Army from a stronghold in the east, declared an offensive to take control of Tripoli from Libya’s UNbacked government last week. Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj, the head of the Government of National

Accord, has accused him of attempting to carry out a coup. According to the UN, at least 2,800 people have so far fled fighting around Tripoli.

“The attack near the Mitiga Airport (on Monday) that left many civilians in Tripoli stranded brought into stark focus the imperative for all parties to respect international humanitarian law, and to take all possible measures to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure, including schools, hospitals and prisons.”

Much of the international community, including the US, has called for a ceasefire.

The US military was among those to withdraw their supporting forces based in the country, blaming the “complex and unpredictable” situation and “increased unrest” on the ground. The UN was also due to pull out non-essential staff.

UN-backed talks between the rival governments had been scheduled for April 14-16 to discuss a roadmap for new elections, but it is now unclear if these will still take place.

Over 320,000 affected Pak ‘accepts’ India’s ‘offer’ on Kartarpur by severe dry weather in SL C o l o m b o, A p r 9 (IANS): Sri Lanka’s Disaster Management Centre on Tuesday said that the number of people affected by the severe dry weather conditions prevailing across the island country had risen to over 321,000.

The worst affected districts were Vavuniya and Jaffna in the north, Puttalam in the North Western province and Kegalle in the Sabaragamuwa Province, Xinhua

news agency reported.

The Disaster Management Centre said the lack of rains, especially in the mountainous areas, resulted in a severe water shortage.

Authorities said that they were continuing to send water bowsers into the areas to supply fresh water to the affected families.

The Meteorology Department said hot weather conditions were likely to rise further in the coming days.

Islamabad, Apr 8 (IANS): Pakistan on Monday accepted India’s “proposal for a technical meeting” on the Kartarpur Corridor which will be held on April 16. “ C o n t i nu i n g w i t h #Pakistan’s spirit of constructive engagement, we have agreed to the Indian proposal for a technical meeting on April 16. We expect positivity from #India so that the corridor becomes reality for 550th celebrations. #PakistanKartarpur-

Spirit,” Pakistan Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman Dr Mohammad Faisal tweeted. His comment came after India last week said Pakistan had not responded to the clarifications it has sought about facilities to pilgrims for the Kartarpur Corridor.

New Delhi had also said that Islamabad also had not addressed its concerns about appointment of “controversial elements” to the committee appointed

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AG to testify on Mueller report Washington, Apr 9 (IANS): US Attorney General William Barr is scheduled to testify before the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday for the first time since he received and summarised special counsel Robert Muellers report on Russias interference in the 2016 US presidential election.

It will be Barr’s first public appearance on the Capitol Hill after becoming the Attorney General.

It also comes amid his department scrubbing Mueller’s report with an aim to release it by mid-April, the Washington Post reported.

Barr’s handling of the nearly 400-page document has already sparked political spats and Democrats are likely to press him to turn it over to lawmakers in full, according to the daily.

The Attorney General in a publicly released letter to Congress on March 24 summarised Mueller’s report and quoted some

of the counsel’s findings, including the conclusion that Russia did attempt to interfere in the US election campaign.

Barr wrote the probe “did not establish that members of the (Donald) Tr ump campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities”. He also stated the evidence found in the probe was “not sufficient” to establish that President Donald Trump obstructed justice.

The Post reported that Democrats, in particular, criticised Barr’s “barebones” description of Mueller’s findings, and some on the counsel’s team told associates that they were frustrated with the limited information made available about their work. Barr could change that when he releases the report, the daily said.

Representative Nita M. Lowey, Chairwoman of the Appropriations Committee, said Barr’s quick

release of Mueller’s conclusions was “more suspicious than impressive” and she called on him to make minimal redactions to the report itself.

“I understand that portions of it must be redacted as a matter of law, but my hope is you will stop there and bring transparency to this process as soon as possible,” Lowey said. “The American people deserve the facts.”

Democrats are likely to question Barr on the extent of the material he will hold back and conversations he has had with the White House about the report.

Barr will appear at the hearing with the Justice Department’s Assistant Attorney General Lee Lofthus. His opening statement, which was released on Monday, makes no mention of Mueller’s investigation, but instead focuses on the reason the hearing was convened: the Justice Department budget.

SL opens first Chinese-funded railway line

Beijing, Apr 9 (IANS): China has financed and constructed Sri Lanka’s first new railway line after the island nation became independent in 1948.

The 26.75-km long Matara-Beliatta railway extension was declared open for the public by Sri Lanka’s Transport and Civil Aviation Minister Arjuna Ranatunga on Monday. China has invested heavily and pledged financial loans to Sri Lanka, a strategically located country in the Indian Ocean. Beijing already has a 99-year lease of Sri Lanka’s Hambantota port, a result of Colombo’s failure to repay Chinese debts. The railway extension was financed by the ExportImport Bank of China (China Exim Bank) and the conK

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tract was awarded to China National Machinery Import and Export Corporation, Chinese state news agency Xinhua said in a report. The Matara-Beliatta railway line is the first to be constructed in Sri Lanka since 1948 and it includes the longest and second longest railway bridges of 1.5 km and 1.04 km, respectively, the state media said.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang confirmed Chinese funding of the project. “It is now officially opened and it will make regional transportation more convenient and facilitate local economic and social development. The Sri Lankan people are pleased to see that and China is pleased for the Sri Lankan

people,” Lu said. China is Sri Lanka’s biggest lender.

Sri Lanks’s envoy to China in February said Colombo will get a $1 billion loan from China and might sign a free trade agreement with Beijing.

Sri Lanka is returning to normalcy after being hit by a deep political crisis last year that plunged the credit rating of the already-indebted country. The Chinese have made deep inroads into the strategically located nation in the Indian Ocean and have a 99-year lease of the Hambantota Port after Sri Lanka failed to pay back loans. Beijing’s growing presence in Sri Lanka worries India which held considerable clout in the country.

with the corridor.

India had put on hold the second round of Kartarpur Corridor talks scheduled for April 2.

The Kartarpur Corridor connects Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan’s Narowal district with Dera Baba Nanak in India’s Gurdaspur. The Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara is significant for the Sikh community as it is here that Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev spent 18 years of his life and is his final resting place.

Muhammad Fayaz with his plane.

Islamabad, Apr 8 (IANS): A popcorn seller in Pakistan is waiting for the country’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to allow him to fly his homemade plane after the police had stopped him from performing an unauthorized takeoff. On April 4, the police had returned the plane they had confiscated from Muhammad Fayaz on March 31, after stopping him from taking off using a metal link road as a makeshift runway near his village, Efe news reported on Monday.

The 30-year-old had dreamed of becoming an Air Force pilot and flying an airplane since he was in school. However, he had to drop out before he could finish his senior year due to poverty. Fayaz, who lives in Punjab province’s Pakpattan, spent around 90,000 Pakistani rupees ($636) by taking a bank loan, selling a piece of his land and few of his savings, to build the plane. To fulfil his childhood dream, he took on a job as a night watchman, alongside selling popcorn in the day. Fayaz began

to build his plane over a year ago at home without any technical help from anyone.

He learned the basic rules of air pressure and flying techniques with the help of experiments that he carried out on his own, including one when he was in the fifth standard and was riding on the passenger seat of his father’s motorcycle on his way to school.

Fayaz also watched National Geographic channel’s “Air Crash Investigation” show to learn about why planes crashed and to understand the different parts of an aircraft and their functions. He had also closely examined a grounded Pakistan International Airline plane that was displayed for public viewing at the Chauburji square in Lahore.

Fayaz had initially planned to take off on his maiden flight with his singleseater plane - which sports a national flag on March 23.

However, his application to the police and other security agencies seeking permission for the flight was never acknowledged. Fayaz said he conducted an unauthorized test flight around a year ago with a smaller engine and made some rounds of his village. The CAA said they appreciated the passion and skills of the “mini airplane” maker and would provide him the required guidance to achieve more expertise in the field. Under the New Aviation Policy 2019, developed in line with the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan, every effort will be taken to promote the sector and support innovation, it added.

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Words are not adequate to thank each and everyone of you who stood and supported us physically, emotionally, materially, financially and through prayer support during the tragic incident where my beloved wife and two of my daughters died. However through this column we would like to convey our profound gratitude to : 1. DC Dimapur & Chairman DDMA 2. Chakhesang Baptist Church Council (C.B.C.C) 3. EAC Chumukedima 4. MLA 3-Dmp III 5. CBC Women Dept. Seluophe 6. Tehephu Union Dimapur 7. Chakhesang Community Seluophe 8. Künü SHG Seluophe 9. Logos School Sovima 10. Set Free Ministry Sovima 11. Angami Community Seluophe 12. C.B.C. East Dimapur 13. Vitho SHG Seluophe 14. Pentecostal Church Sister Seluophe 15. Tehephu Village Council 16. CBC Children Ministry Seluophe 17. “A” Khel Seluophe 18. Zani Village Baptist Church 19. Seithekema ABC Women Krotho 20. United Baptist Church Seluophe 21. CBC Diphupar “B” 22. CBC Seluophe 23. Chakhesang Women Society Seluophe

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Though we remain deeply indebted to you, we regret our inability to thank each and everyone individually. However, it is our sincere prayer that our Almighty God will bless you richly for all your sacrificial act of yours.

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We the bereaved family members of Lt. Rev. Longtsukao Ngullie convey our deepest gratitude and appreciation to each and every individuals, relatives, neighbors, friends, churches, organizations and well wishers for sharing our grief and comforting us through prayer, physically, materially and financially during his brief illness and sad demise of our beloved father on 29th March 2019.

We deeply regret our inability to acknowledge each and every individual yet it is our humble prayer that Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

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We the family members of Late Mr Bietuo (Tombi) Theünuo would like to convey our heartfelt gratitude to all who stood by us during our hard time, when we lost our beloved father on 1st April 2019. We are greatly indebted to you for your financial/physical/prayer support and for all words of comfort and encouragement during our time of predicament.

Our special thanks to: Nagabazar Baptist Church, Kohima Nerhema Baptist Church, Kohima Nerhema Khrietho Krotho, Nerhema Siedze Khrietho Krotho, Nerhema Kohima Truck Drivers’ Owners Union Hosanna Prayer Ministry, Nagabazar Kezieke Welfare Board House of Prayer Ministry, Nagabazar Kezieke Youth Organization Staffs GMS Tekhouzie, Nerhema Doctors & Nurses, ICU NHAK Old Tata Parking Women Society, Kohima All Neighbour and Friends.

Words are inadequate to express our gratefulness to you but pray that our Almighty God bless you all abundantly in return for your priceless and good deeds.

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2019

2 Indians receiving More than 800 theatre artistes make Whitecross concert: five days to go fake1 innews via FB, WhatsApp an appeal to vote out divisive politics D M

The concert had to be rescheduled because of the sudden announcement of the first phase of Lok Sabha elections.

VIP tickets which also carry the previous date will also be valid inclusive of all the perks.

The pre-concert dinner for VIP ticket holders with members of the band will be held on April 15 at Sky Garden, Case Construction Building, Chümoukedima from 5 p.m. onwards.

Some of the perks for the VIP ticket includes: A Note from Whitecross, 2 VIP All Access badge, 1 car pass, limited edition

espite tall claims made by Facebook that it is removing 10 lakh fake accounts a day in India, a survey revealed on Tuesday that one in two Indians has received fake news in the last 30 days and Facebook and WhatsApp are the platforms which are being used excessively to misinform the users.

The survey by online startup Social Media Matters and New Delhi-based Institute for Governance, Policies and Politics found that over 53 per cent of Indians received fake news related to the upcoming elections over various social media platforms.

“Nearly 62 per cent of the population believes that the upcoming elections will be influenced by the misinformation that the users are receiving,” the findings showed. The 18-25 age group that led the conversation constituted 54 per cent of the sample population.

“Facebook and WhatsApp are the leading platforms being used to disseminate misinformation. The survey stated that 96 per cent of the

sample population received fake news via WhatsApp,” the findings showed.

An estimated 900 million voters (including 9.4 per cent new voters) are battling the influence of fake news as India goes to the polls from April 11. “Since halfa-billion voters have access to Internet, fake news can have a massive impact on the elections,” said the survey.

Nearly 41 per cent stated they made efforts to authenticate a news by searching it on Google, Facebook and Twitter.

About 54 per cent suggested that they have never been affected by fake news but 43 per cent of them have known people who have been misled by the same.

T h e s u r ve y t i t l e d ‘#DontBeAFool’ covered nearly 700 users including 56 per cent men, 43 per cent women and 1 per cent transgenders.

Facebook on Monday said it was working for more than 18 months now to make sure that the Indian elections were fair and free from interference, both foreign and domestic. (IANS)

ore than 800 theatre artistes from across the country have issued a joint statement urging the citizens to “vote out” the divisive politics from power.

According to a statement released on Artist Unite India, the theatre artistes said that the upcoming Lok Sabha elections are the “most critical” in the history of independent India.

“Today, that very idea of India is under threat.

Today, song, dance, laughter is under threat. Today, our beloved Constitution is under threat. The institutions that have to nurture argument, debate and dissent have been suffocated. To question, to call out lies, to speak the truth, is branded ‘anti-national’. The seeds of hatred have entered our food, prayers and festivals.

The ways in which this hatred has seeped into our daily fabric are alarming and it has to STOP,” said the statement, which was released in 11 other languages.

In the statement, the artistes slammed the BJP-led NDA government for throttling

Gal Gadot welcomes Zachary Vidya ‘trying to do’ web series on Indira Gandhi Levi to superhero space

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onder Woman” actress Gal Gadot is happy with the success of superhero movie “Shazam!”, and says she is super proud of actor Zachary Levi.

“Shazam!” follows Billy Batson (Asher Angel), a foster teen who transforms into a fully grown superhero (Levi) when he says the magic word. The Warner Bros Pictures project released in India on April 5.

“Shazaming in the world! Congratulations

ctress Vidya Balan Vidya said. has said she is trying “I feel doing a web to do a web series series involves a lot of work. based on the life of India’s While doing a web series, first and only woman Prime a lot of people associate Minister Indira Gandhi. themselves with it as comVidya was interacting with the media at the announcement of nominations for the first edition of the Critics Choice Film Awards, initiated by the Kapur.

“I am trying to do a Film Critics Guild and Motion Content Group, here web series which will be based on the life of Indira on Tuesday. on opening weekend! This The web series will Gandhiji. As of now, we movie is so fun, you all need reportedly be produced by are trying to do it, but let’s to see it,” Gadot posted on her husband Siddharth Roy see how it takes shape,” Twitter.

“So proud of you Zachary Levi! Welcome GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND to the universe brother!

DIRECTORATE OF AGRICULTURE We’ve been waiting for NAGALAND : KOHIMA Dated: Kohima, the 4th April 2019. you,” she added. Over the NO.AGR/PLN-AG.B/2019-20/63 weekend, New Line and AGRICULTURE BULLETIN DC’s genre-bending, kidSl no Crop Planting time Seed rate friendly Shazam! debuted 1 Upland paddy March-April ; April - May 80-100 kg/ha to a better-than-expected 2 Maize March – April (Kharif) 20 kg/ha $53.5 million domestically For further information download Nagaland Local Plant App from Google Play Store. and $155.5 million globally, Director of Agriculture reports hollywoodreporter.

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dissent and promoting an environment of hate and violence. “A democracy must empower its weakest, its most marginalised. A democracy cannot function without questioning, debate, and vibrant opposition. All this is being concertedly eroded by the current government. The BJP, which came to power five years ago with the promise of development, has given free rein to Hindutva goons to indulge in the politics of hate and violence,” the statement, which has so far been endorsed by 835 artistes, read.

The statement also made an appeal to the Indian voters asking them to vote out bigotry, hatred and apathy and, instead, vote for “love

and compassion, for equality and social justice, and to defeat the forces of darkness and barbarism”.

The theatre artists were also joined by over 100 visual artists who issued a similar statement. In the statement, released on the same platform, the artists appealed to the people to “usher in a new and inclusive government that respects democracy and secular values” in the coming Lok Sabha elections.

Earlier, a group of over 200 prominent writers, including Amitav Ghosh and Nayantara Sahgal, have appealed to the people to vote out “hate politics” and choose a “diverse and equal India.

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pared to making a film.

So, it takes a lot of time.

But when I will do it, I will make sure that it turns out really well,” she added.

(IANS)

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VACANCY FOR TEACHERS AND STAFF

1. Walk in interview will be conducted by Assam Rifles Public School, Dimapur (3 Miles, Kohima Road) on 22 Apr 2019 to fill up the following vacancies:Post Vacancies Qualification Principal 01 (i) Post Graduate from recognized university. (ii) M.Ed/B.Ed (iii) Experience as Principal (will be preferred).

TGT (Science) 01 Graduate in Science (Post Graduate will be preferred) Mandatory B.Ed from recog university.

TGT (Maths) 01 Graduate in Maths (Post Graduate will be preferred) Mandatory B.Ed from recog university.

Chowkidaar 01 Above 25 years with good moral character 2. Candidates who are willing to work at Assam Rifles Training Centre & School (High) Dimapur (3 Mile, Kohima Road) only to apply.

3. Application with mobile number of the candidates and copy of Aadhaar card must be submitted by hand to the office on or before 20 Apr 2019 on the following address:OIC Assam Rifles Public School (High), Dimapur ARTC&S 3 Miles, Kohima Road Dimapur (Nagaland) PIN : 797115 4. For any queries, please contact 7652061630 (School NCO) or Management Committee (7018694390) or email at arpsartc122@gmail.com.

5. All expenses will be borne by the candidates themselves.

6. Pay and perks will be as per prevailing scales in comparable institutions. Deserving candidates will be considered for higher pay scales.

Note : All candidates are required to carry PAN Card/UD or any other valid Identity Card for written exam.

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Dated Kohima, the 9th April, 2019

CORRIGENDUM

With reference to the Nagaland Public Service Commission’s Advertisement No. NPSC-5/2018 dated 20/12/2018, Addendum/ Corrigendum dated 01/02/2019, 21/02/2019 and in supersession to Notification dated 5th April 2019, the posts mentioned below shall be re-advertised with the relaxation in two additional qualifications vide Transport Department’s letter no TPT/TC/ ESTT-16/2017 dated 07th March 2019.

Item no. 26: 6(six) posts of Motor Vehicle Inspector (Grade-III) under Transport Department. (1(one) post reserved for BT Yimchunger) Educational Qualification Item no. 26 : Minimum general educational qualification of a pass in X standard, and : A Diploma in Automobile Engineering : (3 years course) Or : Diploma in Mechanical Engineering awarded by the State Board of Technical Education : (3 years course)

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inger Madonna is set to perform at the Eurovision Song Contest in Israel, and it will reportedly cost the organisers $1 million.

The superstar, 60, is said to have agreed to make a guest appearance at the annual event which will be held in Tel Aviv in May, reports dailymail.co.uk.

Madonna will perform two songs -- one of her hits and a new track -- in what would be one of the show’s most expensive bookings to date, the European Broadcasting Union confirmed to the newspaper Haaretz.

The “Material girl” singer will reportedly bring an entourage of 160 people for the show.

It is believed that the singer has already engaged in conflict with the contest’s producers because the song she plans to debut contains a political message.

The Eurovision performance would be Madonna’s fourth in Israel.

The mother-of-six previously performed in the state in 1993, 2009 and 2012.

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ith only five more days to go before American Christian metal band Whitecross takes the stage on April 16 at DDSC stadium, Dimapur, organizers of the event, In the Kingdom Group and Sky Entertainment, are leaving no stones unturned to make the event a grand success and a memorable one.

Organizers have informed that the concert tickets printed before the rescheduling of the concert were still valid and can be produced at the venue on the day of the concert to access entry.

Whitecross merchandise, meet and greet/photograph with the band, dinner with the band a day before the concert.

Organizers have also informed that individuals pre-booking their tickets will receive a personalised note from the band with their name written on the note.

Opening acts for the concert includes Mengu Suokhrie, Tokaholi, The Institute for Music Education, Jano Nyekha, Livingstone Higher Secondary School, Dimapur and Brainstorm Island.

Tickets for the concert can be found at various locations including Candy Shop, Symphony Cafe, Big Bite and Ozone Cafe in Kohima, Crescendo, The Institute for Music Education and Shofar in Dimapur and Humri Bakery in Wokha.

The concert is organized in association with Crescendo and powered by Nagaland Bamboo Timber Unit while Nagaland Post will be the media partner.

For more details about the concert one may call 7005-14-7849, 9089-40-9715 or 8730-95-7422.

(Staff Reporter)

Application forms can be downloaded & submitted for Item no. 26 only with effect from 10 -04-2019.

The last date for submission of application forms is 17-04-2019.

Applicant(s) who have already applied for the posts need not reapply.

The other terms and condition of the advertisement remains the same.

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2019

too cheap, but hard AIFF shortlists 35 for coach’s job to£100m keep hold of Hazard: Sarri Sven-Goran Eriksson, Roca emerge frontrunners

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the final interviews, following which the appointment will be made,” an AIFF official told PTI on the condition of anonymity.

As a manager, the 71year-old Eriksson won 18 trophies with various clubs in Sweden, Portugal and Italy, between 1979 and 2000, and became the first manager to win leagueand-cup doubles in three countries.

However, the Swede was not as successful in

international football. Besides England, he had managed the national teams of Mexico, Philippines and the Ivory Coast.

Under Roca, Bengaluru FC played four finals in his two seasons in charge - making the final of the AFC Cup in 2016, the Federation Cup in 2017 and the ISL and Super Cup in 2018.

Under his charge, Bengaluru FC won the Federation Cup and the

Rashford, Sanchez return to Utd training

Pele leaves French hospital to return to Brazil

L o nd o n , A p r 9 (Agencies): Marcus Rashford and Alexis Sanchez have both returned to training for Manchester United ahead of their Champions League quarter-final against Barcelona.

Rashford missed United’s 2-1 defeat to Wolves in the Premier League last time out due to injury, but he was back on Tuesday morning as the players trained in front of the media.

However, the 21-yearold was spotted training away from the main group with a coach for the start of the session.

Alexis Sanchez, who has been missing since the start of March with a knee injury, was also training, as well as defender Matteo Darmian, who has been absent with an unspecified

left vacant since Stephen Constantine resigned after the Indian team’s failure to make the knockout round of the AFC Asian Cup. “The federation has received over 250 applications. 125 were selected after that and out of which 80 qualified as per the AIFF’s requirements. After that, around 35-40 names, based on various criteria, have been forwarded to the technical committee. Seven to eight will be called for

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problem. Nemanja Matic, Ander Herrera, Antonio Valencia and Eric Bailly were not spotted with the rest of the squad, but youngsters James Garner and Angel Gomes trained with the first team again.

Barcelona announced their travelling squad on

M o n d ay a n d E r n e s t o Valverde has been given a boost with the return of Ousmane Dembele to the travelling squad.

He is expected to undergo a late fitness test to determine whether he will be available to play some part against United.

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London, Apr 9 (Agencies): Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri admitted it will be hard to deny Eden Hazard a move to Real Madrid this summer, even if a reported £100 million ($130 million) move is “too cheap” for the Belgian captain.

Hazard was in stunning form as the Blues moved up to third in the Premier League, scoring both goals in a 2-0 win over West Ham on Monday.

He admitted his first goal was “something special” as after collecting the ball just inside the West Ham half, Hazard jinked past three defenders before coolly slotting home.

However, Chelsea may be forced to cash in on their prized asset as their number 10 has just over one year left on his contract and has so far refused to extend his deal.

Should they refuse to sell this summer, Chelsea run the risk of losing their top scorer on a free transfer in 2020. “It (£100m) is too cheap in this market!

We have seen in the last few windows every price I think,” Sarri said. “I’m sure the club doesn’t want

Eden Hazard

to sell him, but of course we all have to respect his decision, I think. He is in the last season of contract, if he wants to have another experience we have to respect it. We will try in any way to convince him, but it is not easy.”

The prospect of losing Hazard is even more daunting for Chelsea as they are currently banned from sign-

ing any new players due to a one-year transfer ban imposed by FIFA. “From the technical point of view no, not at the moment,” added Sarri when asked if Chelsea can cope without Hazard.

“Also because it is impossible to find another Hazard. At the moment there is not another Hazard, because the level is too high.”

My future is at Crystal Palace, says Zaha L o nd o n , A p r 9 (Agencies): Wilfried Zaha says his future remains at Crystal Palace despite reports linking him with a move away from Selhurst Park.

Borussia Dortmund made inquiries into Zaha during the January transfer window, having identified him as a potential replacement for Christian Pulisic, who will join Chelsea in a £57.6m transfer in the sum-

mer. Zaha has also been of interest to the top-six clubs in England and most recently has been linked with a return to former club Manchester United. The 26-year-old was Sir Alex Ferguson’s last signing in 2013 but his time at Old Trafford was short-lived, returning to London permanently just two years later.

However, the Ivory Coast international says

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D.O.B : 26/11/1962 – Died on : 04/04/2019 We the bereaved family members of Lt. Imnatongzuk Jamir convey our gratitude and sincere appreciation to each and everyone who stood by us and shared our pain, physically, financially and through prayer during his prolonged illness and your presence at his demise.

It is our humble prayer that our Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

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he is committed to Crystal Palace.

“My future is at Palace. I am at Palace, I am not thinking about anything [else]. I’m just playing my football and I will just see what the future holds for me,” he said.

Zaha signed a new deal with Palace until 2023 last August and reports last summer claimed the Eagles wanted £70m for him.

He has had another

outstanding season for the south London club despite their struggles towards the bottom of the Premier League, scoring 8 goals and registering 8 assists.

Crystal Palace defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka has also been linked with a move away from the club in the summer transfer window, but Palace boss Roy Hodgson is confident he will remain at the club next season.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

1926 – 03.04.2019 Words are inadequate to express our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who stood by our family during the sudden demise of our beloved Lt. Mr. Vizosienyü Nagi who passed away on 3rd April 2019. His untimely death came twirled with pain and sorrow. Despite such unfathomable grief, we the family found peace through the act of kindness by people from all walks of life. We deeply acknowledge Khetsülienuoko, Baptist Church Sovima, Christian Revivial Church Sovima, K. K. Society, Doctors and nurses of Referral Hospital and beyond. Your kind physical, financial and moral support greatly lightened our sorrow and gave us solace. We are unable to personally thank you all, but it's our humble prayer that our good Lord bless you abundantly.

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LONDON, Apr 9 (Agencies): Romania’s Doping Control Laboratory has had its accreditation reinstated, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Monday. The Bucharest facility was suspended in February 2018 due to noncompliance issues.

“The Bucharest Laboratory is able to resume all of its anti-doping activities, including the analysis of urine and blood samples, with immediate effect,” WADA said in a statement.

WADA began an investigation into the laboratory after a whistleblower contacted the organisation with evidence of a cover-up of positive samples.

Both the director and the deputy director of the lab were removed from their posts.

Based on a recommendation made by WADA’s Laboratory Expert Group, the International Standard for Laboratories (ISL) had now been met by the facility, the statement said.

“We would like to thank the Laboratory for its cooperation throughout this process,” WADA Director General Olivier Niggli said.

“We are confident that the Laboratory has corrected its deficiencies and our Laboratory Expert Group will continue to monitor the Laboratory’s performance to ensure that it operates to the high standards required

by WADA.”

Paris, Apr 9 (Agencies): Pele left a Paris hospital on Monday after being treated for a urinary infection. The 78-year-old Pele, who has been frequently hospitalised in the last few years for kidney and prostate procedures, was under care in the French capital since last Wednesday.

The soccer great said in statement he will be back home in Brazil “ready to work again” after a fiveday stay at the American Hospital of Paris.

“I suffered from a severe urinary infection that demanded medical and surgical assistance as an emergency,” the three-time World Cup winner said. “I want to profoundly thank you for the positive thinking and good wishes.”

Super Cup, but missed out on the AFC Cup and the ISL titles.

In a managerial career of over two decades, the 52-year-old Alcaraz competed in 10 La Liga seasons at Recreativo, Racing de Santander, Granada and Levante. He was also in charge of five clubs in Segunda Division (second division), winning promotion with Recreativo and Murcia.

The 58-year-old Hakan Ericson, during his playing career, turned out for Swedish sides Aby IF, FK Kick and IK Sleipner.

During his playing career, the 46-year-old Clark had spells with English Premier League sides Newcastle United, Sunderland and Fulham, besides making 11 appearances for the England under-21 team during his international career.

After retiring he began a coaching career as reserve team manager and coach for Newcastle United. He then had managerial spells at Huddersfield Town, Birmingham City, Blackpool, Kilmarnock and Bury.

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New Delhi, Apr 9 (PTI): Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson headlines a list of 35 names shortlisted for the post of the Indian football team coach, which also includes the highly successful ex-Bengaluru FC manager Albert Roca.

The much-travelled Sven-Goran, a Swede, and Spaniard Roca apart, Tommy Taylor (England), Hakan Ericson (Sweden), Tomislav Sivic (Serbia), Lee Clark (England) and Lucas Alcaraz Gonzalez (Spain) are some of the other candidates shortlisted for the coveted post.

Sven-Goran, who was in charge of England for five years until 2006, had last month expressed his interest regarding the job to the All India Football Federation (AIFF).

The Indian team’s spirited showings in recent times had a ripple effect with the position of the men’s coach attracting over 250 applications, an unprecedented number that also includes some well-known names from Europe.

The post has been

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CSK maintain unbeaten run at home

CSK bowler Deepak Chahar celebrates with his teammates after claiming the wicket of KKR batsman Nitish Rana at MAC Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday. (PTI)

Chennai, Apr 9 (PTI): A clinical Chennai Super Kings maintained their unbeaten run at home with a seven-wicket thrashing of Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League here on Tuesday.

The hosts put up a top-class bowling effort yet again after winning the toss, limiting KKR to 108 for nine despite an unbeaten 50 off 44 balls from the dangerous Andre Russell.

With the dew making batting easier in the second half of the match, CSK chased down a rather comfortable target in 17.2 overs.

With an emphatic win, CSK are back at the top of the table with five victories from six games while KKR suffered their second loss in six matches and will be hoping that Tuesday’s performance was just a blip in otherwise a promising campaign so far.

Shane Watson (17 off 9) smashed two fours and

a six early on in the run chase before falling to a soft dismissal off spinner Sunil Narine.

Suresh Raina (14) too did not cash in on the opportunity to make a big score and perished in an attempt to hit Narine out of the park, leaving CSK at 35 for two in five overs.

Since the asking rate was not an issue, Faf du Plessis (43 not out off 45) and Ambati Rayudu (21) went about their job with little difficulty. The South African, who scored 54 in his first game of the season here on Saturday, played another solid innings to take the team home.

Earlier, a lot depended on the in-form Russell after a poor show from the KKR batting unit. He played the only way he knows, going for big shots, and succeeded to a certain extent to finish with five fours and three sixes.

The under-rated Deepak Chahar, who returned with impressive

figures of three for 20 from four overs, rattled the KKR top-order with early strikes, including that of the bighitting Chris Lynn as the visitors struggled to 29 for four in the powerplay.

Harbhajan Singh (2/15), Imran Tahir (2/21) and Ravindra Jadeja (1/17) put the brakes on the KKR batting with a disciplined effort.

KKR were under pressure from the word go as Lynn and Sunil Narine fell within the space of five balls. First, Chahar trapped Lynn leg-before wicket for

a duck in the first over, as the Aussie missed a pull off a delivery that kept low.

In the next over, Harbhajan tossed one up to Narine, who attempted a big shot, only to skew it to the point region where Chahar took a good catch running backwards.

Nitish Rana (0) became Chahar’s second victim, taken smartly by Rayudu. Robin Uthappa (11, 9 balls, 2X4) played a couple of good shots, before perishing to a pull which landed in the safe hands of Kedar Jadhav at deep-square leg.

A lot was expected of skipper Dinesh Karthik but he flattered to deceive, hammering a shot off Tahir straight into the hands of Harbhajan at mid-wicket, to be dismissed for 19 to leave KKR in trouble at 44 for five.

That KKR’s 50 came up only in the 12th over, indicating how much their batsmen struggled to come to grips with the surface at Chepauk.

Brief scores: CSK 111/3 (Faf du Plessis 43*, A Rayadu 21; Sunil Narine 2/24) beat KKR 108/9 (Andre Russell 50*; Deepak Chahar 3/20, Harbhajan Singh 2/15, Imran Tahir 2/21) by 7 wickets.

IPL 2019 Points Table Team

P

W

L

Pts

Chennai Super Kings

6

5

1

10

Kolkata Knight Riders

6

4

2

8

Kings XI Punjab

6

4

2

8

Sunrisers Hyderabad

6

3

3

6

Mumbai Indians

5

3

2

6

Delhi Capitals

6

3

3

6

Rajasthan Royals

5

1

4

2

Royal Challengers Bangalore

6

0

6

0

Aphuyemi Cup open football tourney Dimapur, Apr 9 (NPN): The Aphuyemi Cup Open Football Tournament, organised by Aphuyemi FC, will be held from April 23 at Pughoboto town local ground. The total prize money for the tournament is Rs.2,50,000.

Therefore, interested clubs and teams have been asked to confirm their participation by April 17.

The registration fee for the tournament is Rs.7500 and registration forms can be availed from The Oscar, Supermarket, Dimapur; VS market, opp. Belho Complex, PR Hill Kohima; ZK Bakery, Tseminyu New town and Family Mart, Pughoboto town. For more information, interested clubs and team can contact 8787600205, 9615579605 or 9856787031.

Nagaland Post, Dimapur WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2019

3 from Nagaland pass video analyst course

Neizokholie Medom

Kereivilhou Rupreo

Amit Kumar Singh

Dimapur, Apr 9 (NPN): Three candidates of Nagaland Cricket Association have passed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Video Analyst course cum exam.

Altogether seven candidates took the course and exam from March 25 to 28. The successful candidates- Neizokholie Medom

(89%), Amit Kumar Singh (79%) and Kereivilhou Rupreo (76%)- have been inducted in the BCCI Panel of Video Analyst (Junior).

The BCCI has for the first conducted a crash course for the Northeastern states with Mizoram, Manipur and Nagaland at Dimapur and Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and

Meghalaya at Shillong.

Meanwhile, the Nagaland Cricket Association has congratulated the first batch of successful Cricket Video Analyst from Nagaland and expressed hope that they will utilize their services for the development of the game among the young and upcoming cricketers of Nagaland.

Shot putter Manpreet banned for dope flunk New Delhi, Apr 9 (PTI): Asian champion shot putter Manpreet Kaur has been banned for four years by the National AntiDoping Agency (NADA) for flunking four dope tests in 2017.

The period of suspension would begin from July 20, 2017, the date of her provisional suspension, according to an order of the anti-doping disciplinary panel (ADDP) of the NADA dated March 29.

“Yes, Manpreet Kaur has been suspended for four years,” NADA Director General Navin Agarwal told PTI. She has the option of filing an appeal before the Anti-Doping Appeal Panel.

Manpreet is set to lose the gold she won in the

Manpreet tested positive four times in 2017.

The first was at the Asian Grand Prix at Jinhua, China on April 24, followed by Federation Cup in Patiala (June 1), Asian Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar (July 6) and the Inter-State Championships in Guntur (July 16). She won gold in all these meets.

She had set the national record of 18.86m at Jinhua.

She tested positive for steroid metenolone at the Jinhua Asian GP meet.

In the other three meets in India, she tested positive for the stimulant dimethManpreet Kaur ylbutylamine, a substance 2017 Asian Champion- all her competitive results that has an almost similar ships in Bhubaneswar as from the date of sample structure as the more fawell as her national record collection would be dis- mous methylhexaneamine (MHA). as the panel ruled that qualified.

India to play in Chelsea down West Ham to go third King’s Cup in June

Chelsea players celebrate after scoring a goal during their EPL match against West Ham.

London, Apr 9 (Agencies): Eden Hazard’s stunning individual performance earned Chelsea a 2-0 win over West Ham United which hoisted them into third spot in the Premier League on Monday.

The Belgian wizard tormented West Ham throughout and scored both goals to move Chelsea above Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal in the race for a top-four finish.

Hazard danced through West Ham’s packed defence in the 24th minute to put

Maurizio Sarri’s side in front and Gonzalo Higuain should have buried the visitors before halftime.

West Ham improved after the break and Manuel Lanzini and Felipe Anderson both had good chances to equalise but Hazard sealed the points in the 90th minute with a clinical finish.

A third successive victory means Chelsea have 66 points from 33 games, while Tottenham and Arsenal have 64 and 63 respectively having played a game less.

West Ham are 11th

with 42 points from 33 games.

Hazard was in a class of his own, giving the Stamford Bridge faithful another example of why they are so desperate to avoid him moving on at the end of the season — a fact not lost on West Ham’s fans who chanted that about Real Madrid’s interest.

The 28-year-old’s masterful brace means he now has 19 goals in all competitions this season — equalling his previous best for Chelsea in 2014-15.

New Delhi, Apr 9 (IANS): The Indian football team will be playing in the invitational King’s Cup in Thailand in June, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) announced in a statement.

All matches will be held at the Chang Arena, Buriram, which has a seating capacity of 36,000.

Besides India, and hosts Thailand, the other teams in the competition are Vietnam and Curacao.

As per the April FIFA Rankings, India are ranked 101, with Thailand at 114, Vietnam at 98, and Curacao at 82.

The King’s Cup is a FIFA-sanctioned international tournament being organised by the Football Association of Thailand since 1968. India’s previous participation in the King’s Cup was in 1977.

Two matches will be held on June 5, the winners of which qualify for the final. The two other teams would be playing the play-off for the 3rd spot. This is the first time in 18 years that India will be playing in a FIFA Ranking tournament, the last being the Merdeka Tournament in Kuala Lumpur in 2001.

More must speak out against racism: Sterling London, Apr 9 (Agencies): Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling has said more players need to speak out when they suffer racism if the problem is to be eradicated from the game, but disagreed with the proposal of walking off the pitch in response.

Sterling has earned widespread support for his stand on the subject in the wake of racist abuse he encountered during England’s Euro 2020 qualifier in Montenegro. Earlier this season, he also accused sections of the British media of fuelling the problem with a negative portrayal of young black players.

“I don’t think I’m trying to make a difference, or making a difference,” Sterling told reporters ahead of Manchester City’s Champions League quarter-final first leg at Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday. “It’s about speaking about what you have experienced and some people

Raheem Sterling

have probably shied away from that. If more players speak up then the better it will be.”

However, when asked if he would support walking off the pitch in response

to any abuse, as several Premier League managers have recently backed, Sterling said it would be better to stay on and let football provide the adequate riposte.

“I wouldn’t personally agree with it (walking off), because I think to go out and win the game would hurt them even more. Score a goal or win the match, that’s a better feeling, that beats them,” he added.

Tottenham defender Danny Rose, who was also subjected to racial abuse in Montenegro, said last week he “could not wait to leave football” after becoming frustrated with the way the authorities are dealing with the problem.

“I respect his comments and it’s a shame to hear that,” Sterling said. “It’s a shame to hear that really. For someone like him — and not everyone can take it the same way — it’s not a nice thing to hear.”

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