April 11, 2019

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Vol XXIX No. 124

DIMAPUR, THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 2019 Pages 12 ` 5.00

Protest against ‘assault’ on Muslim trader for ‘selling beef’

Interest in LaLiga on the rise in India

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Stage set for Lok Sabha, by-poll 24 hrs before polls, big blow to Modi Correspondent

Rafale: SC rejects Centre’s plea, to hear on merit

NEW DELHI, APR 10 (AGENCIES): With just 24 hours before the phase I of Lok Sabha elections, the Narendra Modi-led NDA government was dealt with two major blows.

The first blow came from the Supreme Court after it agreed to hear petitions for a review of its verdict in the Rafale jet deal on the basis of ‘leaked’ secret documents by dismissing its preliminary objections.

The second blow came from the Election Commission, which said that it would not allow the release of the PM Narendra Modi biopic.

Supreme Court Wednesday allowed the plea relying on leaked doc-

uments for seeking review of its Rafale judgement and dismissed government’s preliminar y objections claiming “privilege” over them.

The Centre had submitted that the three privilege documents were unauthorisedly removed from the Defence Ministry and used by petitioners to support their review petitions against the December 14, 2018 judgement of the apex court which dismissed all pleas challenging the procurement of 36 Rafale fighter jets.

A three-judge bench headed by Chief justice Ranjan Gogoi delivered two separate but unanimous verdicts rejecting ob-

jections raised by the Centre that those documents were not admissible as evidence under Section 123 of the Indian Evidence Act, and no one can produce them in court without the permission of the department concerned as those documents are also protected under the Official Secrets Act. Delivering a 58-page unanimous verdict, the top court also went on to say that the publication of the said documents in ‘The Hindu’ newspaper reminded it of the consistent views of the court upholding the freedom of the press in a long line of decisions.

The court said it will fix a date for hearing the review petitions.

Poll panel bans release of Modi biopic, NaMo TV

Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday stopped the release of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s biopic and also ordered a ban on NaMo TV till the Lok Sabha elections conclude, saying that any material which disturbs a level playing field should not be displayed.

EC has ruled that a film about PM Narendra Modi’s life cannot be released ahead of elections due to begin on April 11. BJP

told the EC that it has no connection with the release of the biopic and a ban on it will only curtail the fundamental right.

But the commission said the film, which contains fictional elements, posed a “serious threat” to ensuring a level playing field for all candidates. It said such a film “may create an impression of truthfulness of content” and could therefore not be displayed on any electronic media or at the cinema.

SC order blows the lid off Modi’s ‘lies’: Congress

Congress on Wednesday said the Supreme Court’s interim order has blown the lid off the “lies” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Rafale deal, and termed it as the first step towards justice with the last being a joint Rahul Gandhi parliamentary committee probe.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi thanked the Supreme Court for rejecting the Centre’s objections over the admissibility of the “leaked” documents cited by petitions seeking a review of the Rafale verdict. Addressing mediapersons in Amethi, he said, “The Prime minister has been claiming that the Supreme Court had given him a clean chit on the Rafale deal. The Supreme Court has clarified and has begun an investigation into the Rafale deal.”

(Cont’d on p-11)

BJP accuses Rahul of gross contempt of court

Accusing Congress president Rahul Gandhi of gross contempt of court, the BJP on Wednesday said he attributed to the Supreme Court what it had never said in its order on the Rafale deal.

Narendra Modi Addressing a poll rally at Goa, Prime Minister Narendra Modi indicated that the Congress chief was “burdened” with “Bofors sins” of his late father (Rajiv Gandhi) and therefore, was accusing others of corruption. Referring to the I-T raids on close aides of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath, Modi said the opposition party wants to be in power to loot.

“After 15 years, they got a chance in Madhya Pradesh.

It has been only few days of their government there, but the kind of loot they are engaged in such a short span,” (Cont’d on p-11) Modi said.

Pak PM Imran Khan backs Modi for second term

NEW DELHI, APR 10 (AGENCIES): Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan backed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a second term stating that his coming to power will help solve the Kashmir situation, reports The Statesman.

Speaking to a select group of foreign journalists in Islamabad, Khan also reportedly said that a Congress government might be cowed down by right-wing groups if they

This is it!

Imran Khan (File)

go for a settlement on Kashmir. “Perhaps if the BJP – a right-wing party – wins, some kind of settlement in Kashmir could be

reached,” Khan told the foreign journalists in an interview on Tuesday.

Khan, however, added that just like Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, PM Modi was electioneering based on “fear and nationalist feeling”.

He further said that “Muslim-ness is being attacked” in India. Imran backs Modi for second term Hours after Khan’s c o m m e n t s, r e a c t i o n s poured in from the op-

position, which is often accused by the Prime Minister and the ruling BJP of “speaking Pakistan’s language”.

Leaders from the Congress, AAP and J&K politicians Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti seized the chance to get back at the PM and BJP. “Pakistan has officially allied with Modi! A vote for Modi is a vote for Pakistan,” tweeted Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala.

Governor appeals to voters DIMAPUR, APR 10 (NPN): Nagaland Governor, PB Acharya, has appealed to voters to ensure that they cast their votes as they were the ones to decide a good and clean government.

In a message, Acharya called upon all, especially the first-time-voters, to participate in the biggest festival of democracy in the world and not let their vote go waste.

“Vote is right and duty,” he said, adding that every vote counts and could make a difference in taking the country to a road of development. He added that elections play the most important role in shaping destiny by and for people. “In democracy, voting is your sacred right,” he said.

Correspondent

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LOK SABHA POLLS 2019

26-Aonglenden A/C by-election

appealed to the electorate to exercise their franchise without any fear and ensure ethical and informed voting, adding everything has been put in place for the conduct of peaceful polls.

He said all polling personnel have been despatched for their respective polling stations and are expected to reach the 2,227 polling stations spread over 12 election districts in the state. On security arrangement, Sinha said 75 companies of security forces including Central Armed Police Force, IR and State Police and Home Guards supplemented by over a

1000 village guards have been deployed in the polling stations.

He also informed that around 250 sector officers, sector magistrates and sector commanders will be moving around along with security forces and visiting polling stations to ensure that everything was fine.

The lone Lok Sabha seat will witness a quadrangular between Congress/ NPF consensus nominee K.L. Chishi, NDPP/ PDA candidate Tokheho Yepthomi, NPP nominee Hayithung Tungoe and Independent Dr M M Thromwa Konyak.

(Cont’d on p-11)

Jailed Manipur scribe released

Correspondent

IMPHAL, Apr 10: Manipur journalist Kishorechandra Wangkhem, who was detained under the National Security Act, walked out of the prison on Wednesday.

Authority in Manipur Central Jail released journalist Kishorechand, following an order of the High Court of Manipur.

The 39-year-old journalist, former news reader of ISTV network, was detained under NSA on November 27, 2018, for allegedly calling Manipur CM a “puppet” for celebrating the

birth anniversary of Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi and allegedly neglecting the freedom fighters of the state.

He was arrested on sedition charges and sent to jail for one year in November last year. After coming out of the jail, Kishorechandra thanked his media friends, human rights activists, rights bodies, CSOs who had supported him in fighting for justice.

“I would like to thank my friends from media, rights bodies and CSOs including my wife who supported me morally in fighting for justice,” he said.

‘Largest Traditional Konyak Dance’ sets Guinness Record 3 sentenced to life imprisonment for murder

Konyak womenfolk during the Guinness World Record performance on April 5. (NP File)

“We are in a win-win situation. I have votes and you have notes.”

KO H I M A , A P R 1 0 (NPN): The stage is set for over 12,13,777 electorates, including over 16,000 first time voters, to exercise their franchise in the first phase of polls for the lone Lok Sabha seat. For the bypoll to the 26-Aonglenden constituency, to be held simultaneously with the Lok Sabha polls on April 11, the constituency has 12,436 electorates including 6,146 male and 6,290 female voters.

Voting for both Lok Sabha and by-election will be held from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The phase-I Lok Sabha election will also see 91 constituencies across 20 states voting to choose their representatives from about 1,300 candidates.

The elections, which will begin on April 11, will continue for over a month till May 19 across seven phases, followed by counting of votes on May 23.

Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Nagaland, Abhijit Sinha Wednesday informed that adequate arrangements have been made for the smooth conduct of the elections. CEO

MON, APR 10 (NPN): ‘Largest Traditional Konyak Dance’, which was staged by 4687 Konyak womenfolk in Mon on April 5, 2019, has

entered the Guinness Book of World Records.

Konyak Union informed that it received approval for the setting of the record on April 9, 2019, at 9pm from the Guinness

Book of World Records, which read “The largest Traditional Konyak Dance consists of 4687 participants and was achieved by the Konyak Union (India) in Mon Nagaland, India on

April 5, 2019”. In this regard, the KU has expressed its appreciation and thanked all the participants, organisers and well-wishes for their contributions and support “in accomplishing this great achievement.”

It may be mentioned that in an attempt to set the record, the Konyak womenfolk clad in traditional attire had danced to a folksong during the third day of the three-day long Aoleang cum Mini Hornbill Festival in Mon town on April 5, 2019.

Correspondent KOHIMA, APR 10 (NPN): Kohima principal district and sessions judge Khesheli sentenced three persons to life imprisonment on April 2 in connection with the killing of Rahul Dey, son of late Subhas Dey. According to public prosecutor Kathu Rengma, the convicted trio – Lipise Sangtam, Ngamphong Konyak and Hangtong Konyak, all in their early 20s – had beaten Rahul to death on the night of Febru-

ary 21, 2016 and threw his body below the Secretariat Road here. The body was retrieved by police the next morning after being informed by public.

UBSI H Inaky of North PS, Kohima investigated the case and submitted charge-sheet against the three accused. Seven persons were examined as witnesses during the course of investigation to prove the case.

While convicting the accused, the judge stated that the prosecution had

proved the case beyond reasonable doubt. The court further observed that the accused persons had beaten Rahul and pushed him down the road to mitigate evidence.

The court stated that the accused had committed an act that was likely to cause injury sufficient enough to cause the death in the ordinary course of nature.

The three persons were convicted under Section 300 IPC and punishable under Section 302 IPC.

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Neissrians pray for peaceful elections

The special prayer meeting organized to pray for the elections in Nagaland, in progress on April 10 at NEISSR. DIMAPUR: MSW students of NEISSR along with faculty members on April 10 organized a special prayer meeting for the elections in Nagaland, in the morning at the institute’s assembly hall.

A press release from principal of NEISSR stated that students prayed for clean elections in Nagaland, free from

vote buying and selling for money, favour and against intimidation, threats and violence. They also prayed for upholding sacred individual rights to choose the right candidate to represent the people of Nagaland.

The release also stated that the students then proceeded to their respective home polling

stations to exercise their individual rights to vote.

Three days ago, MSW students of NEISSR also launched a campaign through social media with the slogans: Say No to Proxy Voting; Say, I vote for myself and Say No to Money for Vote; Say, I Value my Vote; after taking a pledge together at the institute’s assembly hall.

state

news in Brief LRCA meeting: Rengma Contractors Association (LRCA) has convened a meeting for April 13, 12 p.m. at the contractor’s office chambers in Wokha Town. All bona fide members have been informed to attend the meeting without fail.

CCCRC to conduct ‘Divine program’: Council of the Chakhesang Christian Revival Churches (CCCRC) Centre Chetheba will be organizing a Divine Program, a monthly program for Chakhesang leaders, on April 21, at 10. a.m at Mission and Prayer Centre Chetheba. Members of Parliament, MLAs, bureaucrats, frontal organizations CPO, CSU, CYE, national workers, CMA, Church Council staff, Chakhesang Wrestling Association, CWA, all prayer centres and houses and prayer groups have been requested to attend the prayer meet without fail.

V&V Club annual day & picnic: Vi mu Vikehie (V&V) Club will conduct its annual day & picnic on April 12, 11 am in Kisama. All members have been requested to attend the program without fail.

Lokayukta awareness program to be held in Dimapur: A Lokayukta Awareness program will be held at the DC’s conference hall in Dimapur on April 15 from 12 noon. DC Dimapur, Kevekha Kevin Zehol has informed the following to attend the program: Commissioner of Police, Dimapur; all head of departments; all administrative officers from both HQ and outposts; and president/ secretary of Naga Council, Dimapur Chamber of Commerce & Industries, Dimapur Naga Students Union, and the Naga Women Hoho. (DIPR)

Walk for Ethical Voting in Wokha 144 CrPC in Mon as it gears up for elections

DIMAPUR: DC & DEO Wokha, Dr. Manazir Jeelani Samoon, flagged off a Walk for Ethical Voting under the SVEEP Awareness Campaign on Clean Elections on April 6.

The activity was jointly organized by Wokha District Administration and Lotha Eloe Hoho and was flagged off from Police Point, Wokha.

“Lack of infrastructure in our state is due to absence of clean elections”, Dr. Samoon stated before

the flag-off. He added that people cannot blame only the government or political parties, but they need to decide whether they want a prosperous future through ethical voting, or allow their votes to be influenced by bribes in cash or kind during elections and regret it later.

The DC urged the public to select and vote for the right candidate who can bring changes to society. Appealing to the citizens of Wokha district to go and cast their votes

on April 11, the DC also urged the gathering to not indulge in or tolerate bogus or multiple voting which, he said, goes against ethical voting.

The prog ram was chaired by Lotha Eloe Hoho (LEH) president, Zuchopeni Ezong; the invocation was offered by LEH cultural secretary Ranchano. A special song was presented by Sochano Tsopoe and a vote of thanks was said by Grace Ezung, SVEEP icon Wokha.

Sector Officers’ meeting in Kiphire

DIMAPUR: A Kiphire District Sector Officers (for the Lok Sabha Elections 2019) meeting was held at the DC’s office in Kiphire on April 8.

The meeting was chaired by DC, Kiphire, M. Shayung Phom.

A DIPR report stated that Shayung expressed gratitude to all the sector officers, the Superintendent of Police (SP) and police forces for their tireless work to ensure success of the election process in

Kiphire. He also requested them to visit polling stations in their jurisdiction for safety reasons and observe and complete formalities prescribed before the commencement of polls. Shayung further requested all sector officers to ensure that the voting procedures were being followed correctly.

ADC, Renny Wilfred also asked all the sector officers to ensure that documents were ready for submission.

Wokha polling officials briefing

DIMAPUR: DC & DEO, Wokha, Dr. Manazir Jeelani Samoon, speaking at the final phase of training for polling officials for the forthcoming Lok Sabha Parliamentary Elections 2019 at GHSS auditorium hall, Wokha stated that all officials should work to learn from the training. He added that it was the final training session before the polls and urged the officials to take this as an

opportunity to clear doubts from training officials and master trainers.

According to DIPR, wishing them the best he said that for the successful conduct of elections, sincere efforts and cooperation of all polling officials was required.

Dr. Samoon also reported that 79 polling parties will be dispatched, who will move out on April 9 and the rest will be

dispatched the next day.

He reminded the polling officials to take details, data, and notes of senior citizens and Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) who come to exercise their franchise.

A D C, S a n i s a l s o briefed the officials about Check Lists. EAC Wokha dwelt on Election Duty Certificates (EDC) and AEO, Wokha gave a briefing on the E-roll.

Correspondent

MON, APR 10 (NPN): Deputy Commissioner Mon has promulgated the enforcement of section 144 of CrPC in Mon district from 6 am of April 9 to 6 pm of April 12.

Assembling and movement of more than five persons within Mon District is restricted.

The prohibitory order states that this was found necessary to create a conducive environment for free and fair polling and ensure that no unscrupulous elements are able to engage in nefarious activities like distribution of cash, gifts, liquor etc to unduly induce and influence electors for extracting political mileage.

However, house-tohouse visits during the 48 hours in connection with door-to-door campaigning, and movement by government officials on election duty, those coming to vote during poll day, and emergency services have been exempted from

the purview of order. Mon district, with 1,39,179 eligible voters (73162 male and 66017 female), will exercise its franchise to help elect the lone Lok Sabha representative from Nagaland.

Out of 237 Polling Stations (PSs), 16 have been categorised as vulnerable, 31 as critical and 190 normal.

Thirty five polling stations will be operated

by Female Polling Officials (FPO). It has also been learnt that polling at 29 PSs will be web cast and 18 PSs will be monitored via offline videography.

Polling Officials (PO) began to be dispatched on April 9 to far flung and interior villages, categorized as P-2 polling stations, while the rest of the polling officials left on April 10 to their respective PSs. All polling officials despatched to P-2 polling stations yesterday have been confirmed as having reached their respective PSs.

and alert while performing their duties.

Master trainer John Kiso asked all personnel to use the helpline phone number 9612776848 wherever necessary. The handling of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) was also demonstrated in the training session.

DIMAPUR: Under Kohima district, a total number of two hundred twenty six polling parties have been dispatched for conduct of the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, from DC’s Office Kohima on April 10. DIPR reports that a total of 1,42,842 voters will be casting their votes in different polling stations under the district. Out of 226 polling stations, 26 polling stations will be manned by all women poll parties and the remaining 200 polling stations will be manned by male polling parties.

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Women polling officials in Kiphire manning the control room set up for the April 11 elections. (NP)

Vehicles ready to ferry polling officials to their polling stations in Tuensang on April 10. (DIPR)

Security and polling personnel for Zunheboto waiting for their dispatch orders in Zunheboto on April 10. (DIPR)

A women polling personnel team preparing to set out on April 10 in Kiphire.

(DIPR)

DIMAPUR: 124 polling officials have been dispatched for the polls in Peren district with 24 lady presiding officers, from Old DC office on April 10. According to DIPR, the P-2 polling parties were sent off ahead of the poll date which is scheduled for April 11.

DIMAPUR: Based on guidelines issued by the Election Commission of India and Service HQs, serving personnel of Indian Army deployed in Eastern Arunachal Pradesh, Upper Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura commenced exercising their voting rights for the Lok Sabha Elections 2019.

PRO (Defence) Col C Konwer, in a press release stated that in the run up to casting of votes, serving personnel were first registered as service voters online and Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot (ETBP) generated for each service voter exercise of their voting right.

According to the press release, after months of Poll personnel set out to from DC office in Kohima preparation which involved overcoming digital conon April 10. (DIPR)

226 polling parties for Kohima district

Lok Sabha Elections 2019

24 women presiding officers in Peren

Final election training in Phek Military personnel exercise franchise

DIMAPUR: The last and final round of training for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2019 was held at GHSS Phek on April 8 where the district Deputy Commissioner called upon all to be sincere and responsible. The SDO (Civil) also informed election personnel to be dutiful

Nagaland Post, Dimapur THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 2019

nectivity challenges in far flung areas and conducting exhaustive awareness campaigns for soldiers, voting has now begun after requisite infrastructure was put in place even at the lowest levels to conduct the process smoothly under supervision of a board of officers.

Ser vice voters deployed in remote localities like Rayang, Hayuliang, Kibithu, and towns like Dimapur, Leimakhong and Agartala enthusiastically participated in the democratic process to choose their own representatives.

Voting for other phases will also be carried out in a similar manner once Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballots are uploaded by the Election Commission of India.

Deputy Commissioner Tuensang, Mohammed Ali Shihab (second from Right), with the Medical Team from CMO Tuensang during medical coverage for the General Elections to the Lok Sabha 2019 in Tuensang. (Vishü Rita Krocha)

Polling officials getting their dispatch orders from State stadium Dimapur on April 10. There are altogether 321 polling stations under 5 Assembly Constituencies in Dimapur District. (DIPR)

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MITE conducts mental health session in Kohima

Participants and resource persons of the program on mental health conducted at MITE, Kohima on April 9.

DIMAPUR: Modern Institute of Teacher Education (MITE) Kohima conducted a short mental health session and interaction program at its premises on April 9.

The program was organized by a team from District Mental Health Programme (DMHP), Kohima.

A press release from

MITE principal Dr. Devanand Sinha stated that resource persons Veronica Nriame, psychiatric social worker and Ketousenuo Phewhuo, clinical psychologist put special focus on various issues related to mental health, depression and anxiety.

In the first session, Nriame spoke about various

issues and remedies which remain prevalent, unidentified, unrecognized and gets referred to improper agencies. The second session was followed by an interaction between the studentteachers and resource persons. The program ended with an appreciatory note and thanksgiving by Dr. Devanand Sinha.

Director of School Education clarifies on text books Staff Reporter DIMAPUR, APR 10 (NPN): In response to the news items pertaining to delay in distribution of government school text books, published on April 10, the Director of School Education and HoD, Wothungo Tsopoe has assured students that the distribution of textbooks will be completed by next week. Tsopoe informed Nagaland Post that a consignment has already reached Dimapur and the publishers have been directed to dispatch the remaining textbooks at the earliest.

Tsopoe explained that the shortage of textbooks occurred due to mismatch in the number of textbooks required sent to the department and the actual number of students in classes. The textbook shortage affected some classes of government schools in Dimapur, he added. He stated the shortage could be because of the increase in enrolment but was positive that students should get their textbooks by next week.

3 MHSU to inspect constituent units

DIMAPUR: Mopong Hongkong Students’ Union (MHSU) will be touring its constituent units from April 14 to 18 under the theme “Social awakening”.

A press release from MHSU president, L. Kholee stated that the union will inspect educational institutions and check all developNagaland Bible College (NBC), Artang Ward, Mokokchung, observed its 38th mental activities of various graduation day at the Discovery Hall with Rev. Kerstin Olsson, chairman, Pentecostal communitized departments Church Sweden, as graduation speaker on Tuesday. Altogether 16 students during the tour. The union has reminded all governgraduated from the college. (NBC) ment employees within Mopong Range (MHSU jurisdiction) to be at their respective places of posting during the time of inspection. It further warned that strong action will be initiated against absentees.

Health and Family Welfare, principal secretary, I. Himato Zhimomi, and principal director, Dr. Vikeyie Losu along with other officials at the inauguration of ‘Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendra (PMBJK)’ pharmacy new building, at District Hospital Dimapur on Wednesday. They also inspected the OPD building, blood bank, bio-chemistry lab, eye operation theatre etc. (District Hospital Dimapur)

1st trial flight of the NCC SW- 80 virus microlite aircraft at Dimapur airport on April 10. All AAI related issues to begin NCC flying have been resolved. (DIPR)

nagalandpost.com Poll Q.: Is the national media giving balanced coverage to all parties?

100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%

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Yes. No. Can’t Say.

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6% 90% 4%

Next poll

Q: Will people in Nagaland

vote on issues ?

 Yes.  No.  Can’t Say.

WEATHER FORECAST april 11

(Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala Hazy sunshine

34 22

Hazy sunshine

29 16

Guwahati Hazy sunshine

32 16

Aizawl Imphal

Hazy sunshine; warmer

29 13

Itanagar Hazy sunshine

28 15

Shillong A p.m. t-storm in spots

22 10

Kohima

Hazy sunshine

Dimapur Hazy sun

24 11 32 16

Hazy sunshine

26 10

Tuensang Hazy sunshine

18 8

Hazy sunshine

24 15

Zunheboto Hazy sunshine

24 8

Mkg Wokha

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CYF enforces CPO ban in Phek district

DIMAPUR: Chakhesang Youth Front (CYF) went on a surprise checking drive in all Chakhesang inhabited areas of Phek district on April 5 and 6, as a follow up to the CPO’s ban on various activities in the area.

The CPO has banned fishing, hunting, forest burning, collection of medicinal plants and illegal import of pigs.

Chakhesang Youth Front president, Lhuvesayi Lohe and general secretar y, Medovelo Sono in a press statement stated that the organization appreciated its subordinate youth bodies for supporting and cooperating with the Chakhesang Youth Front in implementing the ban.

The youth body has also resolved to ban use of air guns within its jurisdiction, and agreed to fine defaulters.

The Chakhesang Youth Front, in the press release, also stated that it has accepted the apology letter from NPF 17th Chizami Assembly Constituency, for violating of the fishing and hunting ban during their office bearers meeting held from March 21 to 23 at Sarula River.

The Chakhesang Youth Front has also informed members that it will hold its 11th general conference on December 12 and 13 at Bade village Dimapur and asked its subordinate youth bodies to prepare for the event.

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Stage set for Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in NE states

Correspondents/PTI

G u wa h a t i / I M P H A L / S h i llo n g / Itanagar/ Aizawl/ Agartala/Sikkim, Apr 10: The stage is set for conduct of the Lok Sabha polls in all Northeastern states along with assembly elections in Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and by-election in Mizoram.

In Assam, an electorate of 76,03,458, including 38,65,334 male, 37,37,970 female and 154 of the third gender will exercise their franchise in 9,574 polling stations in Tezpur, Kaliabor, Jorhat, Dibrugarh and Lakhimpur Lok Sabha constituencies.

Tight security arrangements have been m a d e a c r o s s t h e f ive constituencies to ensure smooth conduct of polling, Assam Director General of Police Kuladhar Saikia said.

Altogether 40 companies of para-military forces have been deployed in the first phase while the state police force is also engaged in ensuring free and fair polls.

Altogether 1,300 polling booths have been identified as critical and adequate security arrangements have been made to ensure free and fair polls, Chief Electoral Officer Mukesh Sahu said.

Around 45,950 polling personnel have been deployed in the first phase and they have started moving out since Tuesday but most of them have left for their polling booths Wednesday.

Beside buses, the polling personnel are also using boats to reach inaccessible areas along the river banks though no animals are being used this time.

The district election officers have also made special arrangements for people with disabilities and senior citizens, particularly those above the age of eighty, Sahu said.

Lakhimpur has the highest number of 11 candidates in the fray with the main contest between sitting BJP MP Pradhan Barua and Congress can-

Polling personnel in Manipur’s Jiribam district heading to polling stations on boat over Election officials carry EVMs after collecting them from a distribution centre ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, in Dibrugarh district, Wednesday. (PTI) Barak River on Wednesday. (NP)

didate Anil Borgohain.

In the Dibrugarh constituency eight candidates are in fray.

In the neighbouring Jorhat constituency, eight candidates are in fray.

In Kaliabor, sitting Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi is pitted against AGP's Moni Madhab Mahanta while in Tezpur constituency state Power Minister Pallab Lochan Das of the AGP is fighting it out against retired bureaucrat M G V K Bhanu of the Congress.

There are two women candidates - Ribulya Gogoi of the Trinamool Congress and an Independent Nandita Gogoi, both are contesting from Jorha seat.

MANIPUR: Eight candidates are the fray for the Outer Manipur (ST) Parliamentary Constituency seat which will go to poll on Thursday.

“All is set for smooth conduct of the first phase poll in Outer Manipur (ST) Parliamentary Constituency,” said officials in the CEO Manipur office said on Wednesday.

They said that most of the polling officials have reaching their respective polling stations while othes were expected to reach late night.

Polling officials were deputed at 124 polling located in the far inte-

rior of hill districts of Churachandpur, Ukhrul, Chandel and Tamenglong were airlifted, the official said.

The Outer Manipur PC spreads over 28 Assembly segments -20 in hill districts, seven in Thoubal and Kakching districts and one in Jiribam district.

A total of 1010618, which includes 495583 males, 515022 females and 13 voters in third gender category are expected to exercise their franchise.

The constituency has also total of 11,347 service voters.

Voting will be held at 1,562 polling stations.

Manipur has two Lok Sabha seats – Outer Manipur and Inner Manipur.

Election to the Inner Manipur seat will be held on April 18 during the second phase. (Correspondent) M E G H A L AYA : Over 19 lakh voters are expected exercise their franchise on Thursday to elect two new members of the Lok Sabha from Meghalaya.

Meghalaya has two parliamentary constituencies - Shillong and Tura.

Six of the nine candidates are millionaires.

In Shillong parliamentar y constituency, there are six candidates include outgoing MP Vincent H. Pala, who is pitted against Bharatiya Janata

Party's (BJP) Sanbor Shullai, United Democratic Party’s (UDP) Jemino Mawthoh and three Independents – T.H.S.Bonney, Romeo Phira Ranee and Samuel Hashah.

However, all eyes will focus on the Tura seat where former Chief Minister Mukul Sangma of the Congress is confident to defeat former Union Minister and National People's Par ty (NPP) nominee Agatha Kongkal Sangma and Meghalaya's BJP vice-president Rikman G. Momin.

Though, the BJP which is part of NPP-led Meghalaya Democratic Alliance government, the saffron party is fighting the elections on its own.

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 own party's - the UDP and the NPP, respectively.

Votes can be cast from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

“We are all geared up for the polling. We expect a peaceful and smooth polling but our challenge is the weather which is not under our control,” Chief Electoral Officer, Frederick Roy Kharkongor said.

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UDSF Hojai district committee staged a massive demonstration at the district headquarter at Sankardev Nagar in Hojai. (Northeast Now)

HOJAI, APR 10 (AGENCIES): All India United Democratic Front’s wing United Democratic Student Front (UDSF) Hojai district committee staged a massive demonstration at the district headquarter at Sankardev Nagar in Hojai, in front of the deputy commissioner’s office on Wednesday.

According to Northeast Now, the demonstration was held in protest and demand the arrest of the culprits involved in the vicious attack on 68-year-old Shaukat Ali on Sunday at Biswanath Charali in Assam which has led to a lot of backlash.

UDSF Hojai district committee president Atikur Rahman and general secretary Habibur Rahman along with their members handed K Y M C

over a memorandum to deputy commissioner of Hojai district which was received by ADC Gauri Shankar Das. In the memorandum, UDSF has demanded immediate apprehension of the culprits involved in the merciless crime and also demanded stringent punishment for those involved in this brutal incident.

Through Hojai DC, one copy each of the memorandum has been forwarded to chief minister of Assam, director general of police, Assam and the human rights organisation.

UDSF has further stated that if stern actions are not been taken within 24 hours, they will be obliged to hold massive demonstration lawfully all over the state.

Earlier, according to

PTI report, Shaukat Ali was 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 Tuesday. Consumption of pork is a taboo among most Muslims.

Ali 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.

D I M A P UR , A P R 1 0 (NPN): A combined Fathers’ Camp (FC) for Razeba Baptist Church (RBC) and Zelome Baptist Church (ZBC) will be held at Bisho Koide, under Senapati District, Manipur, from April 12 to 14, under the theme, “Stand Firm in the Faith; Be Men of Courage” (1 Cor. 16:1314). The camp is being organized sponsored by the Chakhesang Baptist Church Ministers’ Hill, Kohima (CBCMHK).

A press release from media coordinator, Kuzhovesa Soho, stated that the three-day camp speakers will include, senior pastor, CBCMHK, Rev. Dr. Vevo Phesao; senior pastor, CBCMHK, Rev. Wepre Mero; pastor, ZBC, Rev. Akha Shupao, Pathologist, NHAK; Dr. Vinotsole Hiese, head deacon, CBCMHK; Rhucho Tureng, ex-chairperson, CBCMHK, Council; and Neizulo Therie, entrepreneur. Rakodu Nukhu, church secretary, Chakhesang Baptist Church Ministers’ Hill, Kohima will lead the Bible study during the camp.

The release also appealed to all campers and officials to bring their own light bedding and other necessary requirements themselves.

PRADESH: Necessary arrangements, including adequate deployment of security personnel in insurgency-hit districts, have been made for the smooth conduct of elections in two Lok Sabha seats and 57 assembly constituencies in Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday.

"Polling parties, along with consignments for 518 remote and inaccessible booths out of the total 2,002 polling stations in the state, have already reached their destinations," Additional Chief Electoral Officer Kangki Darang said.

On the security arrangements for the polls, Inspector General of Police Sunil Garg said, "We have deployed 45 companies of Central Armed P a r a m i l i t a r y Fo r c e s (CAPF) comprising ITBP, CRPF, IRBn, along with over 7,000 state civil police personnel."

Maximum security personnel have been deployed in insurgency-hit Tirap, Changlang and Longding districts, he said.

Seven candidates, including one woman, are trying their luck in the Arunachal West parliamentary seat along with five candidates for the Arunachal East Lok Sabha seat.

The ruling BJP had

already opened its account in the assembly polls by winning three seats unopposed.

A total of 7,94,162 voters, including 4,01,601 women, are eligible to exercise their franchise in 2,202 polling stations spread across the state.

There are also 3,000 odd physically challenged voters in the state.

This time, there are also 11 polling stations exclusively for women.

The BJP has fielded candidates in all the remaining 57 assembly seats while the Congress is contesting in 46 seats, the NPP in 30 seats, JDU in 15 constituencies, JDS (12), PPA (9) and the All India Party (AIP) in one seat.

There are also 11 independents in the fray for the assembly polls in the state.

M IZOR A M : A l l the polling parties have reached their respective polling stations to conduct election to the lone Mizoram Lok Sabha seat and bypoll to the Aizawl We s t - I a s s e m b ly s e a t on Thursday, an official said.

Joint chief electoral officer H Lianzela said that 4,409 security personnel, including 12 companies of central armed police force (CAPF), 20 companies of state armed

police and 22 companies of unarmed police were deployed for the polls.

The fate of six candidates for the Lok Sabha seat would be decided by an electorate of 7,78,777.

Three nominees are in the fray in the Assembly bypoll.

Polling would be held in 1,175 polling stations across the state and 15 special polling stations at Mizoram-Tripura border Kanhmun village, where 12,081 Bru voters lodged in the Tripura relief camps would exercise franchise.

TRIPURA: The stage is set for over 13 lakh voters to exercise their franchise for the West Tripura Lok Sabha seat which would go to the polls on Thursday.

Chief Electoral Officer, Sriram Taranikanti said, elections would begin at 7 am and would continue till 5 pm and adequate security arrangements have been made.

The CEO said 13,47,381 voters including 6,82,044 male and 6,65,327 female voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in 1679 polling stations of the constituency.

Altogether, 13 candidates including BJP's Pratima Bhowmick, CPI(M) nominee Shankar Prasad Datta and Subal Bhowmick of the Congress are in the fray.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi and CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechuri have campaigned in the state.

Director General of Police Akhil Kumar Shukla said 64 companies of Central Arms Police Forces (CAPFs) have been deployed in different areas of the state along with state police and Tripura State Rifles (TSR) for the first phase of the polls.

Tripura has two Lok Sabha seats - West Tripura and East Tripura. Election to the East Tripura seat will be held on April 18 during the second phase.

SIKKIM: An electorate of over 4 lakh would exercise their franchise on Thursday to elect a new 32-member Sikkim Legislative Assembly as well as its only Lok Sabha member.

All arrangements have been made to conduct simultaneous polls in a free and fair manner on 32 Assembly seats as well as the lone Lok Sabha as per the guidelines of the Election Commission of India, Sikkim's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Ravindra Telang told PTI. The polling will be held from 7 am to 5 pm at 567 polling stations spread over four districts in Sikkim, he said.

There are 150 candidates in fray on 32 Assembly seats, while 11 candidates are contesting for the lone Lok Sabha seat.

Prominent candidates include Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kimar Chamling, who is seeking a record eighth successive term as an MLA. He is contesting from two Assembly seats - PoklokKamrang and NamchiSinghithang.

For mer footballer Bhaichung Bhutia, who is the working president of the Hamro Sikkim party (HSP) has entered into fray from two assembly seats as well, including Gangtok, reserved seat for the indigenous BhutiaLepcha communities.

As many as 39 of 567 polling station will be manned by all-women personnel.

Sonowal addresses back to back rallies in Diphu Correspondent Diphu, Apr 10: Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday addressed three back to back election rallies in the hills of Assam covering Dima Hasao, West Karbi Anglong and Karbi Anglong autonomous hill districts which constitute Diphu parliamentary constituency.

Sonowal, while addressing an election rally at Haflong for BJP candidate Horen Sing Bey, attacked Congress and claimed that the 70-year misrule of the Congress has pushed the hill districts of Assam towards backwardness. He

claimed that the troubletorn hill districts have begun its journey towards normalcy with all round developments after BJP came to power.

Seeking massive support from all section of people, Sonowal said that the BJP government headed by Prime Narendra Modi was dedicated, decisive and self-determined government, for leading the country towards a new India.

He claimed that BJP was committed towards equal development of all 33 districts of the state.

As Prime Minister, Narendra Modi had promised, maximum developments

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have been to take place in the state along with other states of the North-East, Sonowal said.

The rally was also addressed by Hill Areas Development minister Sum Ronghang and Tuliram Ronghang, Chief Executive Memebr of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council.

PUBLIC NOTICE This is to notify that Mr. L. Lisethrong Sangtam, S/o Late Lipito Sangtam of Kiphire Town has no more land and property in our Native Village or elsewhere in Nagaland, all his share of lands were misused and he has signed an MOU between us under Regd. No. 1127/16 Dt. 31/12/16.

The undersigned family members are the owners of the remaining land and property of Late Lipito Sangtam. If any person (s) or society purchase or mortgage or deals with any land from Mr. L. Lisethrong Sangtam and lends money without the consent of the undersigned shall do so on his/her or their own risk.

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NOTICE INVITING OTHER CLAIMANTS TO REPRESENTATION TO COME FORWARD (SECTION 375 OF INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925).

In the Court of Smti Sharon Longchari, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur District, Nagaland.

Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate of Late Renbomo Lotha Deceased, has been filed by Smti. Akhangla, relation Wife R/o H/No - 97 Rilan Village, Dimapur to draw his/her Family Pension, Bank Acct, who expired on 02-04-2019.

Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the estate of the said deceased, may if he/she so desire may appear in this court within 30 days, on the said day of 10/5/2019.

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New Delhi, Apr 10 (IANS): Forty-three days after the Indian Air Force struck Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror training camps in Pakistan’s Balakot, the Pakistani government took representatives of some Islamabad-based international media houses and foreign diplomats to the area but directed them not to “speak too long” to local residents.

The Hindi website of BBC reported that one of its correspondents was also among the team that visited the “air strike site” in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, bombed by the IAF in retaliation for the February 14 Pulwama

terror attack in which at least 40 CRPF troopers were killed.

India claimed to have destroyed a camp belonging to the JeM in the air strike, inflicting “a large number of casualties”, a claim that was refuted by Pakistan that said besides some trees which were felled, and a person who sustained injuries, no one was killed.

The Pakistani government had then assured the media that they would be taken to the place where India claimed to have conducted “surgical strikes”.

However, the government later backed off from its promise.

New Delhi, Apr 10 (PTI): Tightening its noose around separatists of Jammu and Kashmir, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday arrested JKLF chief Yasin Malik and questioned Mirwaiz Umer Farooq again in connection with a terror financing case, officials said here.

Malik was brought to the national capital Tuesday evening after a special NIA court in Jammu gave the go-ahead for his custodial interrogation by the probe agency, they said.

He was produced before a special court which remanded him in the NIA custody till April 22.

The NIA spokesman said in a brief statement that Malik, who was already under detention under the Public Safety Act, was arrested in a terror funding case.

Malik, whose Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front was recently banned under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), was shifted to Tihar jail Tuesday evening under police protection from Jammu’s Kot Balwal prison.

He is also facing two CBI cases which includes kidnapping of Rubaiya Saeed, daughter of then Union home minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, in 1989, and the killing of four IAF personnel in 1990.

New Delhi, Apr 10 (AGENCIES): Goa Congress president Girish Chodankar believes there is no sympathy wave for for mer chief minister Manohar Parrikar in the state and that people will not be swayed by emotions while voting. Parrikar, who was battling cancer, passed away recently.

Chodankar, who is contesting the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from north Goa, alleged that Parrikar brought the state administration on standstill for the past one year.

“Why must there be sympathy for something?

Shouldn’t there be sympathy for bringing Goa to a standstill for more than a year without any chief minister or a deputy chief minister? For not having cabinet meetings and assembly sessions?

For paralysing the administration? There could be sympathy in BJP offices but not among people.

That is out of the question. For the last one year, we have seen that just because of one person, the entire Goa administration was non-functional,” said Chodankar in an exclusive interview with indianexpress.com.

Chodankar, who hails from the Bhandari community that forms a sizeable chunk of voters in the north Goa constituency, has been pitted against

Holy Cross Higher Secondary School, Dimapur

union minister Shripad Naik who has been the MP from the region for the past 20 years.

Hopeful of defeating Naik at his bastion, Chodankar said, “It’s not only me who is confident, but it’s also the people who are seeking a change. And they are confident that they will bring a change as the sitting MP has not done anything for the last 20 years.”

Elaborating on the “failures” of the current BJP regime, the Goa Congress chief said, “They have failed on all fronts.

Whether it is the Centre or the state government or the sitting MP, none have done anything in the last 20 years. The youth is frustrated.

The common man is struggling. The mining dependents are angry as their businesses have collapsed. The economy is on the downtrend. Tourism has been destroyed. Every segment is unhappy.”

Chodankar said tour-

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ism, which is one of the major sources of employment and revenue in Goa, has been completely ignored by the BJP government. Criticising the Coastal Regulation Zone or CRZ notification, which environmentalists claim has opened up fragile intertidal areas to real estate agents and benefits largescale industry at the cost of fishing communities, Chodankar said, “They have destroyed our beaches and they are trying to destroy it through this CRZ notification. There is no focus area for tourism. It’s unplanned. Security of the tourists and cleanliness of the beaches are among hosts of issues affecting the tourism industry.”

Promising better governance, the Congress chief said, “We have to become the voice of people. Right now our MPs have failed miserably to become the voice of the common man who is struggling to save Goa. The entire Goa is crying over issues like the river nationalisation, CRZ notification. All these issues could have been raised in Parliament and at the level of the Prime Minister.

They have their government in the Centre as well as the state. But they didn’t do anything.”

Goa has two Lok Sabha constituencies, north and south Goa. The state goes to polls on April 23.

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winning select number of seats. There are 443 candidates in the fray.

The Nizamabad Lok Sabha constituency is a special case as 185 candidates, including over 170 farmers, are in the fray.

Congress leader Renuka Chowdary (Khammam), AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi (Hyderabad), state Congress president N Uttam Kumar Reddy (Nalgonda) and daughter of TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao, are among the prominent candidates.

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be seeking election from Kuppam, while his son Nara Lokesh is making his electoral debut from Mangalagiri. YSR Congress chief Y S Jaganmohan Reddy, an aspirant for the CM’s post, is fighting from his family’s pocketborough Pulivendula. All 17 Lok Sabha seats in Telangana will go to polls in phaseone.

The TRS having swept the December assembly polls is hoping for an encore in the company of AIMIM while the opposition Congress and BJP appear to be focussed on

will clash with the newly-formed SP-BSP-RLD alliance. In Muzaffarnagar, RLD chief Ajit Singh will take on BJP’s Sanjeev Balyan. His son Jayant Chaudhary is fielded against Union minister Satyapal Singh in Baghpat.

Union ministers V K Singh and Mahesh Sharma are BJP candidates in Ghaziabad and Gautam Budh Nagar, respectively.

Seven Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra will go to polls, with Union Minister Nitin Gadkari locked in a battle with Congress’ Nana Patole, a former BJP MP. Union minister and BJP leader, Hansaraj Ahir is seeking a fourth term from Chandrapur.

In Bihar, four Lok Sabha seats will see polling on Thursday. LJP leader Chirag Paswan is contesting from Jamui reserved seat. He is the sitting MP and is locked in a virtual straight contest with Bhudeo Chaudhary of RLSP. In Chhattisgarh where one Lok Sabha seat, Bastar, is going to polls, security has been tightened following a naxal attack in the constituency’s Dantewada area on Tuesday. A BJP leader and four security personnel were killed. The first phase of polls will decide the fate of 217 candidates.

There are 26 hopefuls in fray for Lok Sabha seats and 191 for assembly seats.

Terror funding: NIA arrests JKLF chief Yasin Malik

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New Delhi, Apr 10 (PTI): Ninety-one Lok Sabha constituencies spread across 18 states and two UTs, including all in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, will go to polls on Thursday in the first phase, with Nitin Gadkari, Kiren Rijiju and VK Singh among several Union ministers in the fray.

In Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim and Odisha, assembly polls to 175, 32 and 28 seats, respectively, will be held simultaneously in the first phase.

Voting for 543 Lok Sabha seats will be held in seven phases: April 11, April 18, April 23, April 29, May 6, May 12 and May 19. Counting will be done on May 23.

In Andhra Pradesh, strong anti-incumbency, caste and corruption are the major factors that could determine the outcome of the elections to Lok Sabha and the state assembly as over 3.93 crore voters get to exercise their franchise.

This is the first general election in the state after the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh in 2014.

Polling for all 25 Lok Sabha and 175 assembly seats will be held simultaneously. There are 2,118 candidates for the state polls and 319 for the Lok Sabha elections.

TDP chief and CM N Chandrababu Naidu will

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When a name is a game

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hen Western Sumi Hoho (WSH) took serious note of a non-Naga and suspected immigrant, issuing an affidavit declaring that he had changed his name and surname with a Naga name and surname; it opened up the lid over a continuing debate. What the WSH has brought in public domain, is an issue about misuse of traditional practice of adoption. This practise of renaming non-Nagas with Naga names and surnames is also an issue with other Naga tribes. The WSH has made it clear, that it will no longer tolerate such questionable practices that have become almost rampant and that it will also take serious note of the practise among some advocates/notary in preparing such affidavits. This is not the first instance of a suspected Bangladeshi immigrant being given a Naga name and surname. There were instances in the past, where some non-Naga immigrants, under the cover of Naga names and surnames, were caught for extortion or trying to forcibly collect illegal taxes on behalf of some groups. There are also instances where such people have acquired immense wealth and properties because of the privileges of having Naga names and surnames which have been successfully exploited as leverage. The Angami Public Organisation(APO) has taken note of the stand of the WSH against this practice and expressed appreciation of the stand taken in this regard. Furthermore, the APO has also urged upon the apex tribe organisations to also follow suit in order to halt the unhealthy trend. It may be pointed out that adoption in its true sense, is not something that is done rampantly but which is followed with due diligence and after following the customary practises. Today, a mere affidavit is seen as enough for any non-Naga to acquire the tribe identity of the adoptive parent(s).

When someone is adopted, it means he or she becomes the child of the adoptive parent and given a name of the tribe and surname of the adoptive parent and enjoys the customary rights and privileges. However, in the recent decades, the practise appears to have taken a different turn especially in Dimapur, where it has aroused serious concerns.

The issue of giving Naga names and surnames to non-Nagas etc by local Nagas has created a problematic situation. This is particularly noticed when suspected Bangladeshi immigrants have been given Naga names and surnames. There are also instances of some non-immigrant non-Nagas from other trades who have also been given Naga names and surnames. Whether it is pure ignorance or financial gain that has led to some locals lending their tribe name and surname to the outsiders is quite worrisome. Normally, a child is adopted if he or she is permanently separated from the biological parents or is an orphan to become the legitimate child of his/her adoptive parents with all the rights, privileges and responsibilities that are attached to the relations. The issue being raised, is not merely about adoption but in a way, about exploitation of a customary practice. There needs to be a clear dividing line between local guardianship and adoption. The situation in Dimapur in particular, needs to be seriously taken note of in the light of how such the practise has become a tool for exploitation and which could cause a very difficult problem for the future generation.

DailyDevotion Complete and Effective Decision About Sin …our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin. —Romans 6:6 Co-Crucifixion. Have you made the following decision about sin—that it must be completely killed in you?

It takes a long time to come to the point of making this complete and effective decision about sin. It is, however, the greatest moment in your life once you decide that sin must die in you– not simply be restrained, suppressed, or counteracted, but crucified— just as Jesus Christ died for the sin of the world. No one can bring anyone else to this decision. We may be mentally and spiritually convinced, but what we need to do is actually make the decision that Paul urged us to do in this passage.

Pull yourself up, take some time alone with God, and make this important decision, saying, “Lord, identify me with Your death until I know that sin is dead in me.” Make the moral decision that sin in you must be put to death.

This was not some divine future expectation on the part of Paul, but was a very radical and definite experience in his life. Are you prepared to let the Spirit of God search you until you know what the level and nature of sin is in your life— to see the very things that struggle against God’s Spirit in you? If so, will you then agree with God’s verdict on the nature of sin— that it should be identified with the death of Jesus? You cannot “reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin” (Romans 6:11) unless you have radically dealt with the issue of your will before God. Have you entered into the glorious privilege of being crucified with Christ, until all that remains in your flesh and blood is His life? “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me…” (Galatians 2:20).

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Your right to vote & you Thewegovernment deserve

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very day you wake up, yawn and stretch to your glory, live your regular days as if nothing special happen. Then seasons change and you find yourself with running nose and stuffed throat. That’s when you realize to value the gift of breathing. Yes, breathing- the ultimate parameter to differentiate the dead from the living- yet is one of the only few things that we overlook the most.

It’s human nature to overlook the importance of something until it is taken away from you. But sometimes, some things once lost are never found.

Let’s relate that with the Universal Adult Franchise (UAF).

What’s common between the example of breathing and UAF? It is that the ability and inability to breathe determines living and death; and the availability and unavailability of UAF determines living and surviving.

How many of us actually notice the importance of India being a republic and democratic nation, let alone being thankful for it? I bet it’s just a handful of us. I don’t blame it entirely on you though. It’s as normal as breathing is to us now- it has been there with us since birth and we think and hope it will remain with us forever. But all of us should know that we are the luckiest people on Earth. Our ancestors had toiled really hard, giving their ultimate sacrifices, so we can avail these cherished values today in the form of a right given under Article 326 of the Indian Constitution since its very genesis.

The power to elect our government and to have ownership of their very existence is a line that any definition of real freedom and liberty begins with. Social media, mass communication platforms and the general social discourses are overflowing with open criticisms, suggestions, instructions, abuses, protests and condemnation against the actions of our government and our administrative processes. One can utter these criticisms out of their mouth, literally and figuratively, even just as the opinions form in their minds. And if enough of a certain like-minded people gather, they can overthrow the government and replace it with anyone they like. This, what you have just read, is nothing short of a blessing, people. Be thankful we

(From previous issue) The Indian Christianity of the Mar Thoma Church and the Mughal imparted Islam of India are uniquely Indian in that they are hugely different from Roman Christianity and Arab Islam respectively. This uniquely Indian flavour is what makes them Indian and they need not become a Hindu tradition to be Indian. The Nagas and Mizos of India who are historically of a Mongolian/ Chinese extract, are nevertheless uniquely Indian due to their historical situations of being on the Indian side of the Himalayas. It is this uniqueness that is celebrated as their being Indian. So, commonality of all traditions is not what we seek in being Indian, rather each of these traditions brings to the table a unique view of what it is to be Indian.

So, if India can be seen as a huge orchestra with a variety of instruments, then the aim is not to make all the members of the orchestra play a single instrument; rather it is to use all the different instruments to perform in harmony the same song – the song of India.

The success of an orchestra lies in each member bringing the unique sound of their instrument in harmony with the sounds of all the other instruments and to produce a musical piece together that is rich precisely because of the harmony of its diversity.

Given this as my prejudice, how has Modi fared in Modi’s India. Two years in as the PM, in September 2016 in Kozhikode, during the birth centenary celebration of Deen Dayal Upadhyay, the founder of BJP’s precursor, the Bharatiya Jan Sangh (BJS), Modi shared his eight-point vision for India.

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are lucky to have it given to us as an inherent right.

Imagine waking up one morning and finding yourself in a regime where every bit of your thought and actions are monitored, and one word against your ruler gets you in prison and tortured, while also imprisoning your children and your grandchildren for their entire lives for your mistake.

This is not a fiction. It is called the “Three generations rule” and you can find yourself being sentenced to this punishment for reasons as petty as forgetting to dust off your ruler’s portrait. This is what the citizens of North Korea wake up to every morning. They don’t have access to internet, no contact with the outside world, no choices even in personal matters like hair-style or clothing and food, no say in their own living standards, and cannot leave this kind of existence without being killed by their own soldiers. On the outside they pray to their dictator (just as they are instructed to), but on the inside I bet every single one of these people pray and wish they could live in a place like ours at least once before they die. A place like ours where we have decided to downplay our role in elections; where we are “too busy” to go and stand in that little queue; a place like ours where we are afraid the heat of the sun might tan our skin; where it is more important to play games at home than elect our leaders. Our disregard of these values make us say, “Moi najai lebi tai khan jaile kafi ase!”. It is this very place that other people are willing to give their lives for.

We overlook these values because our lives have been made easy. But trust me when I say this: these values exist not because our lives were already easy. Our lives are easy because these values exist.

And if you don’t start to treat it with prudence and cherish it, we never know if it would remain with us forever.

Go out there on 11th this month and exercise your valuable right to vote. If you think it is trouble, even just for a little bit, know that nothing but nothing on this Earth is for free. And for something as colossal of a blessing as democracy, it is definitely the least of a price you can bargain for.

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he entire state of Nagaland requires a state of support and implementation of progressive plans.

The election is knocking at the door. Election being a platform for every individual to exercise their Universal Suffrage, are we really making the best use of this right? This is a million dollar question and we need to push ourselves to understand the present socio-economic and political condition of the state.

Real development is possible when you have people work in coordination with their representatives and vice versa.

But are our representatives doing the needful? Or for that matter are we electing the right person to represent us! Can everyone of us contribute a little more of our effort towards achieving a better society?

Even when a labourer performs his duties and obligations in the agricultural sector, it is enough to feed the population.

Likewise, if we as responsible citizens duly perform our duty of voting for a candidate, not based on any prejudice or bias, will that not feed the wholesome development and healthy nourishment of our state? Is it too much to ask for? They say we receive a government we deserve.

Undoubtedly a government is a reflection of its people. We ask questions like: Can Nagaland ever develop? Will the roads ever be mended? Why is electricity supply so scarce?

But before we ask any of these questions, we should ask ourselves if we deserve any better. If the government is a reflection of the people, shouldn’t we introspect and analyse our own image and substance before we criticise the shadow that we cast? Perhaps it is just a thought which will remain unanswered.

So, we as citizens of Nagaland, we should not let our votes go in vain. A single vote can transform a state. As such we should vote for a candidate based on merit and morality rather than our prejudices and bias.

Nobulu Bide Chuzho, Student, Dept of Mass Communication, Patkai Christian College

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Booth and booths

dolf Washington, special correspondent of Matters India and Smart Companion, speaks of a loving and caring philanthropist, William Booth. Booth was a compassionate preacher in England, very popular and highly respected even by the English Royalty. He was often moved to tears when he saw the plight of slum dwellers in England. Years later, during his funeral, next to the Queen came a shabbily dressed old lady to pay her last respects to William Booth. Pleasantly surprised the Queen gently asked the poor lady, “How do you know him?” The old lady began weeping and said in a choked voice, “He knew us, in our poverty, in our suffering and our pain!”

Booth and booths, what a coincidence! Booth, the hero the above anecdote, was a living person who knew and passionately loved the poor. This general election season millions of Indians will visit hundreds of thousands of booths all over the country. These election booths are

Aspirational district, Kiphire

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spirational district programme aims to expeditiously improve the socio-economic status of 117 districts from across 28 states and where Kiphire district in Nagaland has been selected as one of the aspirational districts in the country by the government of India in November 2017. To enable optimum utilization of their potential, this program focuses closely on improving people’s ability to participate fully in the burgeoning economy. Health & Nutrition, Education, Agriculture & Water Resources, Financial Inclusion & Skill Development, and Basic Infrastructure are this programme’s core areas of focus. Moreover, the broad contours of the programme are Convergence (of Central & State Schemes), Collaboration (of Central, State level ‘Prabhari’ Officers & District Collectors), and Competition among districts driven by a mass Movement. With States as the main drivers, this program will focus on the strength of each district, identify low-hanging fruits for immediate improvement, measure progress, and rank districts.

Paradoxically, on November 9, 2018, during the Special Cabinet Meeting held in Kiphire, Nagaland Cabinet came out with a famous ‘Cabinet Declaration’ with the idea of ‘aspirational blocks’ to be selected from the remaining 10 districts. The famous cabinet declaration itself is an imbroglio to the people if the proposed 10 blocks are to be funded from the Kiphire aspirational programme? So at this circumstance, the state government should justify/clarify its stand to the people of Kiphire district on what ground it has set up 10 aspirational blocks while the aspirational programme is purely meant for Kiphire District.

On the other hand, it is utterly dismaying that as per the government think tanks, in the Niti Ayog release of the second delta ranking of the aspirational districts programme, Kiphire ranked at bottom of ‘aspirational’ districts list and the least improved. Kiphire district has not received a single paisa and there is no funding from the government from the day Kiphire was declared as an aspirational since November 2017. It also learnt that at present scenario there is no development taking place hence there is only paper presentation and report by the concern departments. It can be said that “justice retard is justice denied”.

In conclusion, Kiphire is one of the remotest places in the state which needs proper development as per the aspirational programme. The aspirational district should not be a mere epithet but should be authentic in action.

K. Chumseli Anar, Mission Compound, Kiphire

Modi’s India: The path ahead

riththi se yukt (free from poverty, full of prosperity) 2. Bhedbhav se mukt, Samanta se yukt (free from discrimination, filled with equality) 3. Anyay se mukt, Nyay se yukt (free from injustices, ensconced in justice) 4. Gandagi se mukt, Swachchhta se yukt (free from squalor, covered with cleanliness) 5. Bhrashtachar se mukt, Pardarshita se yukt (free from corruption, complete with transparency) 6. Berozgari se mukt, Rozgari se yukt (free from unemployment, enriched with employment) 7. Mahilautpidan se mukt, Streesamman se yukt (free from atrocities against women, full with respect for women) 8. Nirasha se mukt, Asha se yukt (free from despondency, full of hope) Of course, even Modi’s political detractors will have to accept that different schemes in promotion of these objectives and vision have been implemented. As an ‘aam aadmi’ who can only perceive what he sees around himself, I have been able to observe the implementation of cleanliness and environment-friendliness in my neighbourhoods. Although it has been inconvenient, but the use of plastic has greatly reduced. Segregation of waste has been introduced with a view to recycle organic waste. As a nation we witnessed and experienced several experiments by the government to fight corruption. Be it demonetization or tightening of the income tax net or converting India to a cashless economy, it has affected me as a citizen for the first time in my life. Has the Indian economy grown?

Has there been an increase in employment? Numbers

and quantitative analysis can be used to argue both ways.

But I can testify that 2016-18 have been the most successful and profitable years in my career. Is the success directly a result of government initiatives or is it merely a result of my consultancy coming to maturity? It would be impossible to ascertain the impact of macro policy on micro economic activities.

But what I remember as highlight of the past five years, or what has profoundly left a mark on me are events and activities that have made me proud as an Indian. The beginning and flourishing of the Kabaddi league tournaments were significant, which interestingly began in the year 2014.

The international yoga day celebrations launched in 2015 has made India proud.

Modi’s foreign trips have indeed boosted the India brand internationally, and revived the Indian diaspora population. Finally, Modi’s self-proclamation as India’s Pradhan Sewak and Chowkidar has albeit symbolically given a sense of security and flourishing. I am unable to name another Indian politician who has been equally faithful to both India’s past as well as her future.

Of course, one of the accusations has been that Modi too has his RSS bosses in Nagpur who have their own agenda for the country.

And many in this country have strong emotions when it comes to the RSS. Shall we leave aside emotions for a bit and talk plainly? Modi has been an RSS sewak all his life and so to expect him to not be influenced by the RSS or its ideology is not common-sense. Furthermore, to demand that he distance himself from the RSS which has undergirded him all his life would be unfair. So, to

mere ‘enclosed areas enabling voters to exercise their franchise privately’.

But these inanimate booths represent living candidates from various political parties. These politicians have extravagantly spent tons of hard-earned money of the tax-payers in advertising themselves, their ‘achievements’ and their policies. Their election manifestos have promised to solve all the problems and needs of the electorate!

But do these would-be “messiahs” really know the voters with their genuine needs and aspirations? After having emerged victorious at the hustings will they care to remember their tall promises vowed to the electorate, or just disregard their voters as mere gullible vote-banks? May God, the ultimate source of true power and authority, inspire the citizens to cast their precious votes for candidates who really valuethem and sincerely care to fulfill their hopes.

Jonas Kerketta, Bosco College of Teacher Education, Dimapur, (frjonassdb@gmail.com)

have the expectation that RSS should have nothing to do with either BJP or with Modi’s India is unrealistic.

But if a segment of the Indian society takes strong offense with RSS ideology and functioning, then like any other organization, perhaps for its own good, the RSS should reflect on itself and see how best it can reimagine itself for the greater good of India in the twenty-first century. For any organization, religion or business to be continually relevant and successful in the fast-changing world, it must be open to change and reconfiguring itself according to the needs of the present without losing sight of the original vision.

For Modi, even as he matures as an international politician and stands firm on his own successes and legacies, like in any family when a child comes of age, his relationship and equation with his RSS family will be reconfigured. It will be a twoway relationship, where not only does Modi realize RSS dreams for India through his politics, but also Modi will be able to realize his dream for the RSS for our age and time. Modi’s stand on the Gau-rakshaks is an example of this mature relationship.

Of course, we want to hear him more on some of the ridiculous claims of Indian Science or communal-based violence.

There are politicians and there are politicians! The world is looking for politicians who are not merely known for their pragmatic approach to governance, but who take ‘governance’ to the next level. Politicians who are not only able to lead in the messiness of everyday politics, but also able to rise above race, caste, and even nation, and contribute to

humanity as a whole. These politicians would etch their names in the sands of time and stand tall in the history of the human race.

I am an Indian Christian – Indian and Christian at once. I am proud of my Indian heritage, culture, religious traditions and share a lot in common with Savarkar’s vision for India.

And also, I am a follower and a bakhta of Jesus Christ.

One of the reasons I follow Jesus is precisely because of his political imagination. He too imagined a kind of Ram Rajyaor Kingdom of God where politicians would govern under the authority given

by God himself. One of the greatest lessons I have learnt from Jesus is self-critique. He being a Jew and an Israelite, spared no words in critiquing and admonishing Jews and the Israelite nation when they were wrong. He was assassinated and torturously crucified on the cross by his own countrymen who had political disagreements with him. The courage to say no to one’s own, one’s family and nation is indeed the sign of a mature global leader.

He welcomed those who

were despised by society and broke social mores and arrangements in catering to the needs of all. He had a vision for mankind that continues to have an impact even after two thousand years.

There are many in the country who want to go beyond the confines of their selfish lives and make a larger contribution to India and even humanity at large. There are many in the country who also want to be sewaks and chowkidars.

There are many of us looking for a leader who will lead us in a path that will not merely give us political security or economic wellbeing but also meaning and significance to our lives.

Would Modi be the one to lead us in 2019? Would Modi’s India truly be a Ram Rajya that ushers in the Kingdom of God, where the lion and the lamb play together? Would Modi’s India give its citizens not just value for their tax-money but also a deep value for their lives?

What would Modi do? What would you do?

(Concluded) Brainerd Prince

Reader’s Post

Be free to exercise your franchise

Sir,

As citizens of Nagaland go to cast their votes to the Lok Sabha Election 2019, it is hoped that each and every individual above 18 years of age will vote according to their conscience. General elections to Lok Sabha come once in five years and during this period of time, the elected member will have to work for the welfare of the people. In this regard, the voters also need to be cautious of whom they should cast their vote. The right to vote is our democratic right and such a right must be exercised freely without any coercion.

Merenungsang Longchar, Agri Colony, Kohima

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.

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Dantewada ambush: 100 naxals involved

Police have also recovered a GPS device of Naxals from the site in which the rebels had set the location of the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) used in the incident. (File)

The Bacheli police station head officer immediately called the MLA, asking him not to take that route due to security reasons, he said.

“In the meantime, the MLA left behind his piloting escort vehicle. He, along with four security personnel in his SUV, and another vehicle behind carrying five policemen, headed towards Shyamgiri, ignoring the advisory,” he said, adding two escort vehicles followed his SUV. After spending a couple of minutes at Shyamgiri fair, the MLA headed towards Kuwakonda.

He barely covered a distance of around 200 metres when Naxals triggered a powerful IED blast with around 60-70 kg of landmine, that flung the vehicle several feet in the air. The blast left an eight-feet crater at the site, he said.

“All the vehicle occupants, including the MLA, his three personal security officers and the driver - a police constable, died on the spot,” he said.

The Naxals also opened fire on the vehicle, to which the security personnel in the escorting vehicles retaliated.

his security staff were killed when Naxals blew up their vehicle near Shyamgiri village on Tuesday, just two days before the first-phase of the Lok Sabha polls in the state.

“We have received inputs that around 100 Naxals, including 50 to 60 armed and rest militia (lower rung) members, led by commanders Deva and Vinod, were involved in the attack,” Dantewada Superintendent of Police Abhishek Pallava told PTI over phone.

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I&B Secy writes to PB CEO to ensure fair poll coverage

Rahul hits out at Mamata’s claim of not fighting BJP jasthan and Chhattisgarh after it came to power in these states, Gandhi alleged Banerjee has failed to keep her promise in this regard.

“We waived off farm loan in all three states within two days of coming to power. Go to any states where Congress is in power and ask whether Congress has really waived off farmers’ loan or not. Everyone will say we have done that.

“Mamata ji also promised the same. Did she waive off the farm loans? No, she hasn’t,” he said.

Attacking the Narendra Modi government, Gandhi alleged that the current regime at the centre is busy waiving off huge

Mehbooba Mufti (File)

the step has been taken to ensure safe movement of forces and that reasonable restriction have been imposed for 12 hours only on two days in a week.

The ministry said an impression is being created by some individuals that the national highway has been closed for civilians which is “farthest from the truth”.During this period of 12 hours, alternative routes like old national highway and other internal roads are available for commutation of civilians without any hassle.

Asked about a PIL seeking ban against her and National Conference leaders Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah from contesting Lok Sabha polls, Mehbooba Mufti said, “If the BJP abrogates Article 370, then the Constitution of India will not apply here and so, we will automatically be debarred from contesting the polls and in that case, they will not have to work hard”.

The PDP president while reacting to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran

Khan’s remarks that he thinks there may be a better chance of peace talks with India if BJP wins the general election due to begin on Thursday, Mehbooba Mufti said her father and former chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed held the same view when he formed an alliance with the BJP in 2015.

“That is what Mufti thought. He knew that a BJP prime minister, who has support of Jan Sangh, the RSS and Shiv Sena, if he wants to make use of the opportunity, then he can talk to Pakistan like (former prime minister Atal Bihari) Vajpayee,” she said. However, Mehbooba said Modi lost a golden opportunity by not making use of it to start a dialogue with Pakistan.

“Now, if Modi gets re-elected, then like Imran Khan, we too hope that he starts a dialogue with Pakistan and Modi makes full use of another opportunity,” she said.

During an interaction with a small group of foreign journalists in Islamabad, Khan had said he believes there may be a better chance of peace talks with India and settling the Kashmir issue if Modi’s party BJP wins the general elections. Khan said other parties would be afraid of right-wing backlash in case of a settlement on the Kashmir issue.

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New Delhi, Apr 10 (IANS): After Election Commission pulled up Doordarshan for not giving balanced poll coverage, Information and Broadcasting ministry secretary Amit Khare has written to Prasar Bharati CEO Shashi Shekhar Vampati to ensure full compliance of Model Code of Conduct guidelines.

In his letter, Khare also asked Prasar Bharati to develop robust internal system to address concerns expressed by EC and suggested creation of a monitoring mechanism to check any oversight.

He also wrote that all the divisions of the national broadcaster should follow the instructions.

West Bengal’s North Dinajpur district. “Congress has never formed an alliance with the BJP in any state.

Has it? But Mamata ji has done that. She had formed alliance with BJP before,” he said.

During her public meeting in Raiganj on Tuesday, Banerjee had claimed that it is not the Congress or the CPI-M but her Trinamool Congress, which is fighting the real battle with the BJP and said tthey would take the most important role in ousting the Modi regime from power.

Stating that Congress has kept its promise of waiving farm loans in states like Madhya Pradesh, Ra-

Mehbooba warns Centre of ‘Palestine-like situation’

Srinagar, Apr 10 (AGENCIES): Asking people to defy the highway ban, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday stepped up her tirade against the Centre, warning it against turning relations with Jammu and Kashmir into an Israel-Palestine type confrontation.

“I think this (J-K’s relation with the Union of India) is not an IsraelPalestine relation. If the government of India wants to convert our relation like the Palestine-Israel, then they will have to be ready for Palestine-like situation as well,” Mehbooba told reporters here.

The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister asked the people of the state to defy the highway ban and alleged it was another attempt to “subjugate” them.

“This ban is another attempt to suppress the people of Jammu and Kashmir and is an attack on the state’s economy and the fundamental rights of the people.

According to an order issued on April 3 by state Home Secretary Shaleen Kabra, no civilian traffic will be allowed to move from Baramulla in north Kashmir to Udhampur in Jammu region on Sundays and Wednesdays till May 31. loans taken by big businessDefending the move, men while his Congress the Union Home Minishas waived off loans of the try said Wednesday that poor farmers. “When the big businessmen take loans and do not replay them, they do not go to jail. So I have written in our election manifesto that not a single Indian farmer will be sent to jail for failing to repay farm loans,” he said. “ We h ave wa ive d the farm loan in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh as soon as we came to power there. If BJP can waive off loans taken by the businessmen worth thousands of crores of rupees, Congress can waive off loans of the farmers,” he added.

Raipur, Apr 10 (PTI): At least 100 Naxals are suspected to be involved in the attack in which a BJP MLA and four security personnel were killed in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district, a police official said on Wednesday.

Police have also recovered a GPS device of Naxals from the site in which the rebels had set the location of the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) used in the incident.

Bheema Mandavi, the BJP MLA from Dantewada seat, and four personnel of

Karandighi , Apr 10 (IANS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday attacked West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for claiming that his party is not fighting against the BJP and pointed out that her Trinamool Congress had once formed an alliance with the saffron outfit.

“Mamata ji is saying that Congress is not fighting the BJP. Who raised the Rafale issue? Who brought up the slogan ‘Chowkidar Chor hai’ (the watchman is a thief)? Congress is fighting the BJP in all the states. We haven’t spared an inch of space for them,” Gandhi said at a public rally here in

mittee of the banned CPI (Maoist), which is active in the area, along with Kerlapal area committee and some cadres of Jagargunda area committee jointly executed the attack, he said.

Three weapons, including a 9 MM pistol and two rifles, were reported to be missing from the attack site, he said.

On Tuesday, it was Mandavi’s third visit on the route in the election season. The SP said the area was sanitised twice by the District Reserve Group (DRG) in last five days, but

the IED can be planted in a day only.

On Monday, Mandavi passed through the same route but that day, de-mining exercise was done by security forces and he was escorted by an additional team of DRG, Pallava said.

That day, the MLA is suspected to have told some villagers that he would attend the fair held in Shyamgiri on Tuesday, or somebody from the village would have invited him for it, he said.

The MLA’s mobile phone is missing and it might have been taken by Naxals, the official said.

On Tuesday also, Mandavi was being escorted by additional security of 50 DRG personnel on 25 motorcycles, during his poll campaigning.

But when he sought that security be withdrawn citing that he had completed his campaigning for the day, the security forces returned, he said.

The MLA then suddenly decided to head to towards Kuwakonda in his bullet proof vehicle, following which his security staff in the escort vehicle informed the police.

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Jio, Voda Idea, Airtel pay dues; RCom yet to pay

New Delhi, Apr 10 (PTI): Leading telcos Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio have paid the government over Rs 10,000 crore in spectrum dues slated for April 10, but debt-ridden Reliance Communications has so far not deposited its outstanding amount of Rs 492 crore, a source said.

The payments are towards the latest installment in deferred spectrum liability for radiowaves bought in the past auctions. The source privy to the development told PTI that the country’s largest telecom operator Vodafone Idea has made payment of over Rs 6,277.1 crore to the Department of Telecom (DoT) towards its spectrum dues.

The company, which has put in motion a Rs 25,000-crore rights issue, had paid Rs 3,042.7 crore to the department in March as part of a previous in-

stallment. While Bharti Airtel has made payment of Rs 2,745.8 crore and Reliance Jio paid Rs 1,109.1 crore, the embattled Reliance Communications has not yet made payment of about Rs 492 crore as on the due date. Typically, telecom companies are given a grace period of 10 days after the due date by the DoT to make the stipulated payment.

Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Reliance Jio did not comment on mails sent to them. Reliance Communications too declined to comment on the issue, but an industry observer noted that RCom has repeatedly written to the DoT, seeking return of excess bank guarantee encashment. The next round of installments for the operators is scheduled for September-October. The government, in March last year, enhanced number of

annual installments for spectrum payment from 10 to 16 years to provide relief to the debt-laden telecom sector.

The industry argues that the sector has lost 42 per cent revenue from sales of telecom services on quarterly basis between April-June 2016 and July-September 2018. They have said the debt level on four mobile operators is at around Rs 5 lakh crore, and 60 per cent of the liability is from spectrum payment obligations.

Vodafone Idea has earlier sought two-year moratorium on annual spectrum payment of over Rs 10,000 crore, citing high debt levels and stress on the balance sheet.

In all, the amount to be paid by Vodafone Idea is estimated to be around Rs 11,900 crore this year, spread over multiple instalments through the year. The company – formed from the merger of Vodafone and Idea Cellular – has embarked on a massive fund raising drive – Vodafone Idea’s Rs 25,000 crore rights issue opened Wednesday, and the telecom operator is offering 2,000 crore shares at a price of Rs 12.50 a share.

The rights issue will close on April 24, 2019. Bharti Airtel too has received market regulator Sebi’s approval to raise up to Rs 25,000 crore through rights issue.

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Airtel picks Ericsson for VoLTE expansion in India

Under the deal, Bharti Airtel will use Ericsson’s Cloud VoLTE solutions.

New Delhi, Apr 10 (IANS): Bharti Airtel on Wednesday announced it has selected Swedish telecommunications manufacturer Ericsson to expand its pan-India voice over LTE (VoLTE) services to offer HD-quality calling over 4G smartphones and smart watches.

Airtel will deploy the Ericsson Cloud VoLTE solution to deliver VoLTE services onto a customer data centre. “We remain committed to building a future-ready network as part of our network transformation programme ‘Project Leap’ and deliver best-inclass digital experience to our smartphone customers,” said Randeep Sekhon, CTO, Bharti Airtel. As part of “Project Leap”, Airtel is offering innovative communication services.

The Ericsson Cloud VoLTE solution enables high-definition voice (HD voice) and provides modern

communication service experiences across many types of devices, over LTE, Wi-Fi, and future 5G access.

According to the latest “Ericsson Mobility Report”, India is expected to have more than 780 million VoLTE subscriptions by 2023. VoLTE technology will also be the foundation for enabling 5G voice calls on different types of 5G devices.

“We are delighted to support Airtel by delivering our Ericsson Cloud VoLTE solution. We start today with expanding HD voice over LTE services across India, which will establish a platform to easily introduce new innovative services in the future,” informed Nunzio Mirtillo, Ericsson’s Head of Market Area, South-East Asia, Oceania and India.

Ericsson Cloud VoLTE is an industrialised solution to deliver VoLTE services onto a customer data centre Cloud.

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Deadline for Jet bidders extended

Mumbai, Apr 10 (PTI): Lenders of Jet Airways Wednesday extended the deadline for submission of initial bids for stake purchase in the ailing airline to April 12. Cash-strapped Jet Airways has delayed salaries to pilots, defaulted on loan repayments as well as payments to aircraft lessors.

SBI Capital Markets, which issued Expression of Interest (EoI) document on April 8, has extended the deadline for submission of initial bids to April 12. Potential bidders can send their queries till April 11.

The deadline for submission of bids was to end on Wednesday.

“The qualified bidders will be expected to submit their respective binding bid(s) latest by April 30, 2019 subject to the terms set out under the bid document,” SBI Capital Markets said in a notice posted on its website. The SBI-led consortium of domestic lenders are implementing a debt resolution plan for Jet Airways, whose board approved the plan last month.”

While all soft copies of the EoIs are required to submitted by the EoI due date, the hard copies may be submitted by April 16, 2019,” the notice said.

Earlier in the day, SBI Capital Markets issued a set of clarifications related to the EoI document, including that bidders in a consortium need to furnish solvency certificates individually.

Rupee spurts 19 paise to 69.11

New Delhi, Apr 10 (PTI): Rising for the second straight session, the rupee advanced 19 paise Wednesday to close at 69.11 against the US dollar on strong foreign fund inflows amid the greenback’s weakness against key rivals overseas.

At the Interbank Foreign Exchange, the domestic unit opened at 69.26 and advanced to a high of 69.09.

It finally settled at 69.11, showing a gain of 19 paise over its previous close.

The rupee had strengthened by 37 paise Tuesday to close at 69.30 against the US dollar.

Forex dealers said selling of the American currency by exporters supported the rupee. Moreover, IMF’s bullish growth outlook for the Indian economy added strength to the local currency.

According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), India is projected to grow at 7.3 per cent in 2019 and 7.5 per cent in 2020, supported by the continued recovery of investment and robust consumption, thus remaining the fastest growing major economy of the world.

“Rupee bulls are having upper hand over American dollar amid expectation of inflows through VodafoneIdea right issue (USD 4 billion), Baring’s investment in NIIT (USD 400 million) and Essar Steel acquisition (USD 7 billion),” said V K Sharma, Head PCG and Capital Markets Strategy,

HDFC Securities.

M e a n w h i l e, b r e n t crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading at USD 70.92 per barrel, higher by 0.44 per cent.

T h e d o l l a r i n d ex , which gauges the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, slipped 0.07 per cent to 96.93.

Foreign investors remained net buyers in the capital markets, putting in Rs 1,429.92 crore Wednesday, provisional exchange data showed.

Market benchmark BSE Sensex, however, lost 353.87 points, or 0.91 per cent, to close at 38,585.35, while the broader NSE Nifty dropped 87.65 points, or 0.75 per cent, to 11,584.30.

The Financial Benchmark India Private Ltd (FBIL) set the reference rate for the rupee/dollar at 69.1482 and for rupee/ euro at 77.9120. The reference rate for rupee/British pound was fixed at 90.3799 and for rupee/100 Japanese yen at 62.21.

IMF cuts India’s GDP growth forecast to 7.3% for FY20 Gold gains Rs 90 to Rs 33,070/10 gm

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On Tuesday, the yel-

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However, sovereign gold held steady at Rs 26,400 per piece of eight gram.

Silver ready surged by Rs 715 to Rs 38,725 per kg, while weekly-based delivery slumped Rs 87 to Rs 37,743 per kg.

Silver coins, too, were in good demand and traded higher by Rs 1,000 at Rs 80,000 for buying and Rs 81,000 for selling of 100 pieces, respectively.

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New Delhi, Apr 10 (PTI): Gold prices Wednesday rallied by Rs 90 to Rs 33,070 per 10 gram in the national capital on increased buying from jewellers amid firm trend overseas, according to the All India Sarafa Association.

Silver too shone by gaining Rs 715 to Rs 38,725 per kg on increased offtake by industrial units and coin makers.

Traders said gold prices crossing USD 1,300 an ounce overseas influenced the sentiment in the domestic market thereby leading to upward movement of gold prices.

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investment, disrupt supply chains, and slow productivity growth,” the IMF said.

“The resulting depressed outlook for corporate profitability could dent financial market sentiment and further dampen growth.”

Global growth, which peaked at close to 4% in 2017, dropped to 3.6% in 2018, and is projected to fall further to 3.3% in 2019. “Although a 3.3% global expansion is still reasonable, the outlook for many countries is very challenging, with considerable uncertainties in the short term, especially as advanced economy growth rates converge toward their modest long-term potential,” it added.

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consumption amid a more expansionary stance of monetary policy and some expected impetus from fiscal policy”. The country’s growth is expected to stabilise at just under 7.75% over the medium term, based on “continued implementation of structural reforms and easing of infrastructure bottlenecks”, it added.

The IMF cut the global growth projection for 2019 to 3.3% from 3.5% projected in January, citing risks from increasing trade tensions and tighter monetary policy by the Federal Reserve.

“Higher trade policy uncertainty and concerns of escalation and retaliation would reduce business

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pliance and further reducing subsidies”, it added.

Governance of Indian public sector banks needs to be enhanced and reforms to hiring and dismissal regulations would help incentivize job creation, it said. Nevertheless, it acknowledged “important steps” that have been taken to strengthen financial sector balance sheets, including through accelerated resolution of non-performing assets under the new insolvency law.

In its latest World Economic Outlook report, the Fund said India’s growth is projected to pick up to 7.5% in FY21, aided by the “continued recovery of investment and robust

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growth forecast for India is lower than the World Bank’s (7.5%) and the Asian Development Bank’s (7.2%).

However, at 7.1%, the IMF’s estimate of the country’s growth in 2018-19 was even 10 bps higher than the second advance estimate by the Central Statistics Organisation. Even as key political parties in India have pledged several populist measures, including minimum income support to the poor and farmers, ahead of general elections, the Fund has prescribed continued fiscal consolidation in the near term to trim the country’s elevated public debt. This should be “supported by strengthening goods and services tax com-

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NEW DELHI, APR 10 (AGENCIES): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday trimmed its economic growth forecasts for India by 20 basis points (bps) each from its January predictions to 7.3% for FY20 and 7.5% for the next fiscal, Financial Express reported. Citing persistent risks from the trade war, it lowered 2019 global growth forecast by 20 basis points to 3.3%, the weakest since 2009 when the subprime crisis had flared up.

The Fund also reduced its 2019 trade growth forecast by a sharp 60 basis points to 3.4%, compared with the actual rise of 3.8% in 2018.

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Netanyahu set to become Israeli PM for fifth time The near-final results showed it deadlocked with Likud at 35 seats. But most of its support seems to have come at the expense of the venerable Labor and leftist Meretz parties, who both earned historic lows in Tuesday’s election.

The spotlight now falls on Israel’s president, Reuven Rivlin, who will consult with party representatives next week before picking the candidate with the best chance of assembling a parliamentary majority.

Together with his current Jewish ultra-Orthodox and nationalist partners, Netanyahu seemed to have a clear path toward building a coalition government that has a majority in the 120seat parliament.

Rivlin said that for the first time, his discussions with party leaders would be broadcast on live television “in the name of transparency.” With a victory, Netanyahu would capture a fourth consecutive term and fifth overall, which this summer will make him Israel’s longest-ever serving leader, surpassing founding father David Ben-Gurion.

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Venezuela ‘ready for aid’, says Nicolas Maduro C A R A C A S, A p r 1 0 (AFP): Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday the country was ready to receive international aid following a meeting in Caracas with the global Red Cross chief. “ We c o n f i r m o u r readiness to establish cooperation mechanisms for international assistance and support,” Maduro wrote on Twitter.

The president, who denies that the current situation in Venezuela can be described as a humanitarian crisis, reiterated after the meeting that collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) should respect “the Venezuelan legal order.”

An ICRC delegation led by its president Peter Maurer has been in the South American country since Saturday and is due to finish its visit on Wednesday.

The ICRC said last Friday in a statement it was “concerned by the serious impact that the current situation has on Venezuelans, especially those who do not have access to basic services.”

Venezuela has been plunged into a deep po-

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Half a million children at risk in Libya

TRIPOLI, APR 10 (IANS): Nearly half a million children are at “direct risk” in Libya as rogue general Khalifa Haftar’s forces advance on the UN-recognized government in the capital of Tripoli, according to Unicef.

In a statement on Tuesday, the UN agency said: “Violence has escalated over the past few days in and around the Libyan capital of Tripoli. Nearly half a million children in Tripoli and tens of thousands more in the western areas are at direct risk due to the intensification of fighting.

“Unicef calls on all parties to the conflict to protect every child at all times and keep them out of harm’s way in line with International Humanitarian Law. “Unicef reminds all parties to refrain from committing grave violations against children, including the recruitment and use of children in fighting.

The agency said it would remain on the ground during the conflict to provide support to children and their families.

The violence began when Haftar, who leads the Libyan National Army from a stronghold in the east, declared an offensive

Jerusalem, Apr 10 (Agencies): Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to be headed toward a historic fifth term as Israel’s prime minister on Wednesday, with close-to-complete unofficial election results giving his right-wing Likud and other nationalist and religious parties a solid majority in parliament.

According to AP, the outcome affirmed Israel’s continued tilt to the right and further dimmed hopes of a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Re-election will also give Netanyahu an important boost as he braces for the likelihood of criminal charges in a series of corruption scandals.

With 97.4 per cent of the vote counted, Likud and its traditional political allies were in command of a 65-55 majority in parliament. A couple of small parties were still teetering along the electoral threshold and fighting for their survival, so the final makeup of the next parliament has yet to be decided.

Final results were expected Thursday.

Two of his potential al-

lies, hawkish former Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman and economic-centric Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon, have yet to formally confirm they would sit with Netanyahu and could emerge as wildcards. In any case, the country now faces what could be weeks of political negotiations over the composition of a ruling coalition. But under nearly every scenario, Netanyahu was the big winner.

The long-time Israeli leader had fought a tight, ugly race against centrist exmilitary chief Benny Gantz, whose nascent Blue and White party emerged as a viable alternative to Netanyahu’s decade in power.

Jallianwala Bagh massacre: UK PM expresses regret

Party of exiled former Maldives leader wins historic victory China says Dalai Lama’s successor must have its approval

Lo n d o n, A p r 1 0 (IANS): UK Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday expressed regret over the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre, describing it as a “shameful scar” on British Indian history. Her comments came just ahead of the 100th anniversary of the bloodbath committed by the British Army during the colonial period.

“The United Kingdom deeply regrets what happened and the suffering caused in Jallianwala Bagh tragedy,” said the British leader while replying to questions in Parliament.

Former British Prime Minister David Cameron had described the tragedy as “a deeply shameful event in British history” during a visit to India in 2013.

On April 13, 1919, British forces led by Brigadier General Reginald Dyer opened fire in Jallianwala Bagh on thousands of unarmed and peaceful protesters, including women and children, killing hundreds of them. The Jallianwala Bagh houses the martyrs’ memorial which was established in 1951 to commemorate the massacre. It is managed by the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Trust.

BEIJING, Apr 10 (PTI): China on Wednesday asserted that any successor to the Dalai Lama should have its approval as the 83-yearold Tibetan spiritual leader was admitted to a hospital in New Delhi with a chest infection.

According to the hospital in New Delhi, his condition was stable.

Asked whether China has any plans to appoint his successor, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang told a media briefing in Beijing that the Chinese central government has to approve the Dalai Lama’s successor chosen through the reincarnation system.

“I am not aware of the physical condition of the 14th (the present) Dalai Lama,” he said.

“As far as the reincarnation issue is concerned, it is clear that the reincarnation is a particular inheritance system of the Tibetan Buddhism. It has fixed rituals,” he said.

“We have relevant regulations to respect and protect this heritage. The 14th Dalai Lama himself was recognised according to the fixed religious rituals and was approved by the

then central government.

“So the reincarnations including that of the Dalai Lama should follow our national laws, regulations and religious rituals,” Mr Kang said.

The Tibetan spiritual leader has been admitted to a private hospital in New Delhi with a chest infection and his condition is stable, hospital sources in New Delhi said on Wednesday.

While Beijing views the Dalai Lama as a separatist who seeks to split Tibet from China, the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize laureate says he only seeks greater rights for Tibetans, including religious freedom and autonomy.

Since he fled Tibet in 1959 to escape from the Chinese occupation, the

First ever black hole image released

The first ever picture of a black hole: It’s surrounded by a halo of bright gas pulled in by the hole’s gravity.

Lo n d o n, A p r 1 0 (Agencies): Astronomers have taken the first ever image of a black hole, which is located in a distant galaxy.

According to BBC, it measures 40 billion km across - three million times the size of the Earth - and has been described by scientists as “a monster”.

The black hole is 500 million trillion km away and was photographed by a K Y M C

network of eight telescopes across the world.

Details have been published today in Astrophysical Journal Letters.

Prof Heino Falcke, of Radboud University in the Netherlands, who proposed the experiment, told BBC News that the black hole was found in a galaxy called M87.

“What we see is larger than the size of our entire Solar System,” he said.

“It has a mass 6.5 billion times that of the Sun. And it is one of the heaviest black holes that we think exists. It is an absolute monster, the heavyweight champion of black holes in the Universe.”

The image shows an intensely bright “ring of fire”, as Prof Falcke describes it, surrounding a perfectly circular dark hole.

The bright halo is caused by superheated gas falling into

the hole.

The light is brighter than all the billions of other stars in the galaxy combined - which is why it can be seen at such distance from Earth.

The edge of the dark circle at the centre is the point at which the gas enters the black hole, which is an object that has such a large gravitational pull, not even light can escape.

The image matches what theoretical physicists and indeed, Hollywood directors, imagined black holes would look like, according to Dr Ziri Younsi, of University College London - who is part of the collaboration.

“Although they are relatively simple objects, black holes raise some of the most complex questions about the nature of space and time, and ultimately of our existence,” he said.

“It is remarkable that the image we observe is so similar to that which we obtain from our theoretical calculations. So far, it looks like Einstein is correct once again.”

C o lo m b o, A p r 1 0 (AFP): The party of exiled former Maldives president Mohamad Nasheed has won the country’s first outright majority in parliament in its democratic history, officials results showed Wednesday.

The final count released by the Election Commission shows Nasheed’s Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP)

won 65 of the 87 seats in parliament in elections held Saturday -- a more than twothirds majority.

His party will r ule without needed to form a coalition, an unprecedented election outcome for the Indian Ocean archipelago nation. The MDP’s closest rivals, the Jamhooree Party and Progressive Party of

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees relocated 150 refugees at a detention center near the conflict to a safe area for their protection.

to take control of Tripoli from Libya’s UN-backed government last week.

Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj, the head of the Government of National Accord, accused Haftar of attempting to carry out a coup.

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that at least 47 people were killed and 181 wounded in the first three days of fighting in the beleaguered North African country.

Nine of the dead were civilians, including two doctors working to provide critical healthcare in Tripoli, the WHO said.

About 3,400 people have been displaced, according

the Maldives, both won five seats. Two minor parties and independents secured 12 seats among them.

Nasheed -- who until five months ago was still in exile -- has vowed to use his party’s thumping mandate to usher in a new era of

to UN estimates.

Militias from the coastal towns of Misrata and Zawia -- which are not under the UN-recognized government’s direct control -- deployed troops to the capital as part of the counter-offensive against the LNA. The UN had planned to hold a conference between April 14 and 16 in the Libyan town of Ghadames to broker a solution to the crisis.

Amid the escalation of fighting, the UN Special Envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame called for the conference to be held “as soon as possible” -- but it was unclear when that would be, given recent developments.

stability and democracy in the Maldives.

The holiday destination popular with honeymooners is only just emerging from years of strongman rule, political crises and corruption scandals miring the government and judiciary.

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10/04/2018 It really broke our hearts to learn that we have lost you. But we believe and hope you are still there in our minds and you are not alone. Wish that if only time could bring us together. We still miss you Dad. - Loving Wife, Children & Relatives

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Tibetan spiritual leader has been keeping China on tenterhooks about his successor.

Last month, China rejected the Dalai Lama’s assertions that his successor could come from India and a nominee by China would not be respected.

“The reincarnation system has been there for hundreds of years. The 14th Dalai Lama has also been recognised in the religious rituals approved by the central government.

“So the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama should follow the national rules and regulations and the religious rituals,” another spokesman of the Chinese Foreign Ministry Geng Shuang told reporters on March 19.

China also defended its policies in Tibet in a white paper released in Beijing last month, highlighting that Tibet’s GDP grew by 191 times since China took over the Himalayan region in 1950.

The white paper countered the US criticism of its governance in Tibet, saying that support of Tibetan independence no longer exists.

litical crisis, with opposition leader Juan Guaido proclaiming himself acting president in January.

He has since been recognized by more than 50 countries, including the United States, which wants Nicolas Maduro to step down.

With its crude exports collapsing and international sanctions piling up, Venezuela’s oil economy has crumbled. Malnutrition and disease are on the rise as living conditions plummet.

Maduro blames the country’s problems on US sanctions, while Guaido says they are down to corruption and poor governance.

According to the United Nations, nearly a quarter of the 30 million Venezuelans need urgent help.

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GoT showrunners have no idea how Martin’s books will end

e’ve already reached the point where Game of Thrones is ahead of George RR Martin’s books – but showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss have admitted they have no idea how the source material will actually end.

As the hit fantasy show prepares to return for its final season on Sunday, Benioff and Weiss say that Martin has left them in the dark about how he wants to end his own books. “[The concern] used to be that the books would spoil the show for people

Whitening products may cause tooth decay

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hile using teethwhitening products can make your smile brighter, they might also lead to tooth damage, researchers have warned.

The study, led by researchers from the Stockton University in the US, found that hydrogen peroxide -- the active ingredient in whitening strips -- can damage the protein-rich dentin tissue found beneath the tooth’s protective enamel.

Human teeth is made up of three layers -- the outer tooth enamel, an underlying dentin layer and connective tissue that binds the roots to the gum.

Unlike most studies which have focused on tooth enamel, the new study focused on dentin, which makes up most of the tooth and has high levels of protein -- most of which is collagen.

The team demonstrated that the major protein in the dentin is converted to smaller fragments when treated with hydrogen peroxide.

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— and luckily it did not, for the most part,” Benioff told Entertainment Weekly. “Now that the show is ahead of the books, it seems the show could ruin the books for people.

“So one thing we’ve talked to George about is that we’re not going to tell people what the differences are, so when those books come out people can experience them fresh.”

Benioff added: “And George discovers a lot of stuff while he’s writing.

I don’t think that final book is written in stone yet — it’s not written on paper yet.

Celebs urge voting by people with disabilities

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ollywood celebrities Dia Mirza and Esha Deol Takhtani have backed a campaign urging greater voting by people with disabilities in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

The National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) together with the National Disability Network has launched a public interest campaign called ‘REV-UP - Register, Enable, Vote’. Coena Mukherjee, a girl with cerebral palsy, who interns at The Network, Mumbai, has been a part of the development of the campaign.

Dia, Esha and producer Deepshikha Deshmukh have already shared the campaign and message on social media.

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makes them the world’s largest minority. Their voices must be heard and hence I stand by the Rev-Up campaign. It’s time to be inclusive and step-up, and help persons with disabilities to register, enable and vote,” Esha, daughter of BJP MP Hema Malini, said in a statement.

Reeta Gupta of The Network who guided Coena to develop the campaign, said it brings together disability rights organisations in the country and all corporates who support disability rights.

Arman Ali of NCPEDP said that on a more holistic note, the campaign is also about revving up participation of persons with disabilities in the electoral process as candidates and representatives.

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wo Twitter bots -- one in support of and one in opposition to Prime Minister Narendra Modi -- made a massive attempt to boost traffic on the platform in India in February as the world’s largest democracy prepared for the General Elections, a new report has found.

The US-based Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFR Lab) revealed that the pro-Modi traffic was far more heavily manipulated than the antiModi traffic or any largescale traffic flow the DFR Lab had analyzed.

The two hashtags were #GoBackModi and #TNwelcomesModi.

“The accounts were deployed on a massive scale on February 9-10 and boosted hashtags both in support of and in opposition to incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with small groups of accounts pushing out thousands of posts an hour,” said the DFR Lab report.

The accounts were domestic in origin and substance. #TNwelcomesModi was mentioned over 777,000 times in two days. The hashtag referenced Modi’s

visit to Tamil Nadu.

The DFR Lab analyzed the first 49,727 tweets in the flow to see whether the hashtag started to trend because of widespread interest or because it was pushed by a small group.

“Almost two-thirds of the posts that initiated #TNwelcomesModi and pushed it to trend came from just 50 accounts. This was an attempt at manipulation on an industrial scale, using a small number of hyper-tweeting bots to give the hashtag a massive boost,” the report explained.

One such bot account, @priyamanaval6 tweeted around once every 17 seconds. This account, and the others amplifying the #TNwelcomesModi

hashtag have been suspended.

On February 10, the hashtag #GoBackModi also trended.

This hashtag trended even faster, racking up 49,538 tweets in just over three hours in the early morning of February 10. It peaked at a lower rate, however, generating 447,000 posts on February 9-10.

Just like #TNwelcomesModi, #GoBackModi was heavily pushed by a small number of high-volume accounts that posted hundreds of times an hour. “ U n l i k e # T N we l comesModi, these accounts were still not suspended at the time of the report.

The most active was @PhillyTdp, which posted on #GoBackModi 2,179 times as the hashtag took off staggering one tweet every 5.3 seconds for over three hours.

The analysis used the Coefficient of Traffic Manipulation (CTM) method, which allows researchers to compare a given Twitter flow with known organic traffic, and traffic that was heavily gamed by small groups.

(IANS)

Sammy Hagar admits grunge ‘Today’s nationalism different from Independence era’ movement made him ‘nervous’

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ammy Hagar has admitted that he got “nervous” when the rise of grunge in the early 1990s forced most hard rock bands off the radio and MTV, with album and tour sales plummeting.

“I’m in a totally comfortable place now,” Hagar said during an appearance earlier today (Tuesday, April 9) on SiriusXM’s “The Jenny McCarthy Show” (see video below).

“But when [I was in] Van Halen, in the ‘90s, when grunge came along, that was freaky. Because I’m looking at these guys…

And we were sort of the

glam rock — we were all dressed up and dressing like girls and stuff. Like Motley Crüe and Poison and these guys. It was more fun dressing like that than the way I dress now, I’ll tell you that. But then, when grunge came, they were down and dirty and funky. And they made me nervous. I thought, ‘These guys are gonna disrespect us. You know they’re gonna look at us and say, ‘Yeah, your shit’s done, buddy.’’

But it didn’t happen. I was so insecure about it that I invited Alice In Chains, with their first album and their first single — when

they had ‘Man In The Box’ — to open for Van Halen. They came out on the whole tour with us. And I’ve been dear friends with Jerry Cantrell since then.

But that’s how insecure I was. I said, ‘Let’s get ‘em on the damn show. That way their fans will know that we’re cool.’… I came out of fear — not bad fear, but nervousness. And they did really good, and business was good. And I made a friend out of it.”

Upon release in September 1991, Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” wreaked confusion upon the hair metal vanguard, putting an end to an era dominated by glamorous, androgynous and sparkly rock stars who absolutely saturated the radio waves and were almost exclusively what aired on MTV. Hagar, who plays with former Van Halenbassist Michael Anthony in both The Circle and Chickenfoot, hasn’t made music with Eddie or Alex Van Halen since his final tour with Van Halen back in 2004.

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AC/DC’s engineer confirms band has been in the studio

C/DC’s longtime engineer Mike Fraser has confirmed that the band has been in the studio “doing something.”

Rumors of a new AC/ DC record have been circulating for several months, ever since singer Brian Johnson and drummer Phil Rudd, along with guitarists Angus Young and Stevie Young, were photographed outside Vancouver’s Warehouse Studios. Based on the

How pro-Modi, anti-Modi Twitter bots went berserk

pictures, the assumption at the time was that AC/DC was in the midst of making — or at least planning — another album, with Rudd and Johnson both back in the lineup. Online reports have also indicated Angus Young will dedicate the new AC/DC album to his late brother.

Fraser spoke about a possible new AC/DC record during an interview he did last month with Australian record-masterer

and podcaster Tony “Jack the Bear” Mantz.

Asked if there is any truth to the rumor that there’s another AC/DC album in the works, Fraser said (see video below starting at around 37-minute mark): “Umm... Well, yeah, I could say that we’ve been in the studio doing something. What’s come of that I can’t discuss yet, but uh...”

“With Brian singing?”

Mantz asked. “I think so,”

Fraser replied, laughing.

Fraser recorded and mixed five AC/DC albums, including the band’s latest CD, 2014’s “Rock Of Bust”. He is also known for his mixing work with such acts as Rush, Guns N’ Roses, Metallica and Led Zeppelin.

Ever since AC/DC completed the tour cycle for “Rock Or Bust” more than two years ago — a turbulent trek that weathered the forced retirement and eventual death of cofounder Malcolm Young, plus the departures of Johnson, Rudd and bassist Cliff Williams — fans have wondered whether sole remaining founding member Angus Young would keep the band going or decide it was time for AC/DC to pack it in.

Johnson was forced to leave AC/DC mid-tour due to a dangerous level of hearing loss, and was eventually replaced on the road by Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose, while Williams decided to retire at the end of the cycle.

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he "secular world" is now "very different" from what it used to be and the nationalism witnessed in the country now is not what existed in the pre-Independence era, according to artist-curator Bose Krishnamachari, who is the president of the Kochi Biennale Foundation (KBF).

India is going through a different phase now, opined the 56-year-old Kerala-born and Mumbaibased artist.

"The nationalism that we saw and learned from history in the 1940s is not the nationalism that we see today," he told IANS over phone.

"The secular world that we used to talk about is very different now. It's not so good to hear when you listen to present tone of it," he said, adding "You see these kind of changes in some pockets -- some cities you find it in."

The senior artist, who has the Charles Wallace India Trust Award (1999) and the Kerala Lalit Kala Akademi Award (1985) to his credit, was responding when asked if he feels that

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Indian art is witnessing an ideological and cultural revolution.

Speaking on the just-held Kochi Biennale, Krishnamachari said these events become like temporary museums for people and that is what makes it beautiful. "The key is to keep things active and well planned," he added.

The artist, who cofounded the Kochi-Muziris Biennale on the lines of the Venice Biennale, with its first edition being held in 2012 in Kerala's Kochi, said the city is now thought of as a strong concentration point for Indian art, as it drew at least 5,00,000 lakh visitors in just its third edition.

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remain and events like the Biennale become sites of learning and education, he said.

He felt that India's second-ever participation in the 120-year-old Venice Biennale in 2019, albeit a great moment, should turn into a permanent one exhibiting the work of new artists and curators.

"India has a great wealth of artists, but we never packaged it to the public and to the international audience. In our cultural policy-making also, we never gave that importance to art and culture.

"Look at Europe, look at China. There are reports that in some countries, 80 percent tourists are cultural tourists. They protect mu-

seums, and keep having great programs. We've to learn from all this," Krishnamachari said.

Calling Venice Biennale a great moment for India, he lauded its India Pavilion curator Kiran Nadar Museum of Art. "Individuals like Kiran Nadar, who is a big and serious art collector in the world, have played a big role in securing this participation since we have to approach the biennale for participation."

He added: "There are close to 32 pavilions in Venice, and it is time India should have a permanent pavilion of its own at the Venice Biennale. Every time we should only find new artists and curators to participate in the Venice Biennale. So what is really required is planning for the future."

Krishnamachari refused to comment on the dropping of an enquiry into the #MeToo allegations against Kochi Biennale's co-founder Riyas Komu, which was announced in a recent statement by the KBF. (IANS)

Emma Corrin to play Lady Diana in ‘The Crown’

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ewc o m e r E m m a Corrin has bagged the role of Lady Diana Spencer in the show “The Crown”.

Honoured to be a part of the Netflix show, Corrin said in a statement: “Beyond excited and honoured to be joining ‘The Crown’ for its fourth season. I have been glued to the show since the first episode and to think I’m now joining this incredibly talented acting family is just surreal.”

Corrin considers Lady Diana her “icon” and she hopes to do “justice” to the role.

“Princess Diana was an icon, and her effect on the world remains profound and inspiring. To be given the chance to explore her through Peter Morgan’s writing is the most exceptional opportunity, and I will strive to do her justice.”

Creator Peter Morgan described Corrin as a “brilliant talent” who “immediately captivated” the casting director.

“Emma is a brilliant talent who immediately

captivated us when she came in for the part of Diana Spencer. As well as having the innocence and beauty of a young Diana, she also has, in abundance, the range and complexity to portray an extraordinary woman who went from an anonymous teenager to becoming the most iconic woman of her generation,” he added.

(IANS)

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“As George says, he’s a gardener and he’s waiting to see how those seeds blossom.”

We i s s e x p l a i n e d : “It’s kind of nice for him [George RR Martin] because — obviously through necessity we’ve pulled out ahead — the show has become so different that people will have no way knowing from watching what will or won’t appear in the books.”

This comes after Martin himself admitted that he has no desire for the show to end.

Martin, who wrote the book series A Song Of Ice And Fire, says he will be “hanging around Westeros” for a long time after the final episode airs. “ I d o n’ t t h i n k i t should be the final season.

But here we are,” he admitted at last week’s New York premiere. “It seems to me we just started last week. Has it been longer than that? The time has passed by in a blur. But it’s exciting.”

Game Of Thrones returns for a final run of six episodes on Sunday.

(NME)

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Son Heung-min gives spurs edge over Man City Champion league quarter final

Son Heung-min’s late goal gives Spurs slender edge over Manchester City.

NORTH LONDON, APR 10 (AGENCIES): Son Heung-min gave Tottenham Hotspur first blood in their all-English Champions League quarter-final with Manchester City after firing them to a 1-0 first-leg win on Tuesday. Son struck 12 minutes before the end to snatch the victory from a tight contest at Tottenham’s new stadium after Sergio Aguero missed a controversial VAR-awarded penalty early in the first half.

The decisive second leg will be played at City’s Etihad Stadium on April 17. It was an impressive display of resilience from Mauricio Pochettino’s men after star striker Harry Kane limped off with his latest ankle problem early in the second half. Hugo Lloris also deserved plaudits for

saving Sergio Aguero’s first-half penalty, laying the foundations for Son’s 78thminute strike and inspiring the South Korean to hail their togetherness.

“Not just me but as a team, we never give up for 90 minutes. We fight,” Son said.

“It was a very difficult game and in the end, we were more clinical than them.”

Son had scored the first goal in Tottenham’s new ground in their Premier League win over Crystal Palace last week.

Six days later, he was once again the toast of the 62,062 crowd. “I like this stadium, it is amazing to play here, I am grateful for the opportunity to play at this stadium,” Son said.

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Pre-monsoon preparedness meet DIMAPUR, APR 10 (NPN): State government has informed all responsible that a pre-monsoon pre paredness meeting would be held on April 16, 2019 at 2pm in the Conference Hall of the Chief Secretary to discuss about the status of public

infrastructures like Roads & Bridges, Power supply and to take stock of preparedness before the onset of the monsoon.

In a circular, State chief secretary, Temjen Toy, has requested all responsible to attend the meeting positively.

Mathews inspires RR players with his surfing stories

Jaipur, April 10 (IANS) Mark Mathews’ story of overcoming fear and adversity to become one of the world’s leading big wave surfers is a truly inspirational one. From being just another boy in coastal Australia who used to enjoy surfing with his mom to eventually conquering some of the biggest and heaviest waves around the world, his journey has been turbulent yet hugely successful.

So, it was only befitting that the 36-year-old joined the players at the Rajasthan Royals camp recently and shared some of that inspiration. The Australian was hosted by the players and the staff at the Marriott in Jaipur for an insightful interaction.

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have control of the tie, Son warned that they will need another herculean effort to knock out City at the Etihad Stadium on April 17.

“It will be very tough, but we performed well, we fight well,” he said.

“We should just enjoy like we did today and fight altogether.”

City’s bid to win an unprecedented quadruple is now under threat after another tired display.

It appeared the strain of competing on four fronts might be taking its toll on City as they followed a lethargic FA Cup semi-final win over Brighton with this tepid effort.

But City manager Pep Guardiola insisted his players had done enough to deserve a draw and are more than capable of mounting a fightback in the second leg. “We created chances, more than the penalty.

Except for a few set-pieces and some counter-attacks, we controlled the game,” Guardiola said.

“When we are not good I say so, but I don’t have that feeling.

“The result is not the best one but we have to make these kind of comebacks to go through.

KPC mourns Viya Sekhose: Kohima Press Club (KPC) has expressed deep pain on learning of the demise of Viya Sekhose on April 10, one of the pioneers of journalism in Nagaland. He was 77.

Late Sekhose had worked with the ‘Citizens Voice’ in the early 1970s then went on to start a weekly news journal called ‘The Guardian’ in 1976 and later changed the name to ‘The Kohima Weekly’ which ran till the early 1990s.

He also served as the secretary of the erstwhile Nagaland Journalists’ Association and was also associated with the Kohima Press Club for several years, KPC acting president Atul Sharma and general secretary Alice Yhoshü stated in a condolence message.

KPC said that the period when late Sekhose worked as a journalist was considered a very difficult one for those who pursued journalism as a profession because of lack of facilities, revenue etc.

Editors themselves were invariably the publishers and reporters as well as the printers and business&-circulation managers, KPC recalled.

KPC said late Sekhose himself was one such journalist who managed to bring out a weekly newspa-

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per through sheer passion, grit and determination.

He was one of last of the few remaining individuals who struggled with type-setting printing presses, gathered stories, searched for advertisements, ran around for circulation and payments, KPC added.

“The present generation of journalists in Nagaland owe what we are now to pioneers such as him, and we can only marvel at how they managed to serve their readers,” KPC stated.

KPC described him as a polite, amiable and wise yet mild soft-spoken man, who always had good things to say to others.

KPC conveyed heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family members and prayed that his soul rest in eternal peace.

CNTC mourns B. Tekalong Longkumer and Hekhevi Achumi: The Central Nagaland Tribes Council (CNCT) has mourned the passing away of B. Tekalong Longkumer, of Aonokpu village and Hekhevi Achumi. In a condolence message, CNTC media cell described late Tekalong as a true educationist, who held various posts at the national and regional levels and many leading institutions around the state. CNTC said his

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KO H I M A , A P R 1 0 (NPN): After the announcement of Dr. T. Ao North East Football Championships slated for April 7 following the state government’s meeting headed by the chief minister Neiphiu Rio as the chairman on February 17, the state government is yet to take up the initiative officially though the announcement date has lapsed.

Sources stated that that the final decision of the tournament will be decided by the chief minister. The state government has however failed to give any official statement if the tournament has been postponed or cancelled.

Football lovers and fans are in suspense as the state government has not an-

nounced if the tournament is likely to take place.

A source from the YRS department said the tournament couldn’t take place on schedule time as all the organising committee are from the state government department and the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) has comes into force with the announcement of the election dates on March 10.

The source informed that the tournament is likely to take place after the election.

When this correspondent contacted the CMO, it was learnt that the new date would be fixed after the election.

In a recent interaction, Nagaland Football Association (NFA) president Atuo Mezhur Sekhose stated that Dr. T. Ao North East Football Championships was a government

sponsored tournament and the NFA’s duty was to arrange a team and have a team ready for the tournament.

He revealed that the selection process for Nagaland team took during the inter- district Dr T Ao tournament around 30 players have been selected.

On being asked about the preparation camp for the team, he said the NFA was prepared but failed to mention when it was likely to take place. According to the state government, the event is being co-sponsored by the North East Council, Government of India and will be conducted under the technical supervision of the All India Football Federation and the Nagaland Football Association.

This will be the second time that Nagaland

SC order blows the lid off Modi’s ‘lies’...

(From p-1) “The Supreme Court has accepted that there was corruption in Rafale and that the Prime Minister has given Rs 30,000 crore to Anil Ambani,” Rahul Gandhi said.

Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the layers of corruption in the Rafale fighter aircraft deal are now out in the open and that justice will be done as the prime minister can no longer hide behind the veil of “official secrets act”. “…To hide the lies of Rafale, Modi-ji spoke a hundred lies, but, truth has finally caught up with him and the truth is that ‘chowkidar chor hai’,” he told reporters.

Surjewala said the government and the Prime Minister hid crucial facts

and evidence from the Supreme Court, including the price of the aircraft that was increased from Rs 526 crore to Rs 1,600 crore and refused to tell the price to the Supreme Court on the so called ground of breach of national security.

He alleged Modi was directly negotiating the price bypassing the Indian negotiation team was another fact that was hidden from the Supreme Court.

This, he said, resultantly benefitted Dassault Aviation and made it richer by a few hundred crores as noted by the CAG also. The Congress leader alleged that Modi government hid from the Supreme Court that it allegedly paid Rs 208 crore per plane more for India specific enhancements as compared to a deal negotiated by the erstwhile UPA dispensation.

Stage set for Lok Sabha... Chahar creates IPL record for most dot balls

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seven constituencies with a total of 143380 voters, Pughoboto 13558 voters, Phek district 102398 voters in five constituencies.

Mokokchung district has 140020 voters for 10 constituencies, Zunheboto district 92269 voters for six constituencies, Wokha district 101670 voters for four constituencies, Mon district with 139635 voters for nine constituencies.

Longleng district has 42101 voters for two constituencies, Tuensang district 123088 voters for seven constituencies and Kiphire 50880 district for one constituency.

passing away was a great loss not only to the Ao community but for the Nagas in general. The council prayed that Almighty grant solace to the bereaved family.

The council also mourned the demise of Hekhevi Achumi who had served in various capacities. It added that late Hekhevi was a very active social worker, who worked for the welfare of Dimapur town. “His straightforwardness and boldness was one remarkable feature in him that stood out,” it stated. The CNTC said late Hekhevi devoted his life for causes and issues that were crucial for the younger generation and his death had left a huge vacuum.

NCD: Naga Council Dimapur (NCD) has expressed pain over the demise of Hekhevi Achumi, former general secretary of the council from 1981 to 1984. In a condolence message, NCD general secretary Thsapongkyu Sangtam said late Hekhevi was actively involved in activities of the NCD, and contributed towards the harmony of Dimapur and the Nagas in general. NCD said the people have lost an extraordinary person who had shown the skills of leadership. The council said late Hekhevi, a well-known and respected

Dr T Ao NE football tournament in suspense

(From p-1) “(It is) directly (linked) to Tughlaq Road the Tughlaq Road election scam. One more scam to their credit. Will we still give them an opportunity to loot the country?” he said. Addressing a press conference, senior party leader and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, “The Congress president probably doesn’t read even half a paragraph of the court’s order, but here, by saying that the court has has said ‘chowkidaar chor hai’, it is verging on contempt of court.”

The president of a party which has been in power for so many years has shown his frustration by attributing words to the apex which were not uttered, she said. The minister added that the court order was limited to whether it should consider the documents the government said were illegally obtained by petitioners.

Taking a potshot at Gandhi, she said he is out on bail and was accompanied at his nomination filing in Amethi by “the family” -- as described Christen Michel, an alleged middlemen in VVIP chopper deal. Gandhi has crossed the line of decency in his comments on the court, she said, adding that he is repeatedly misleading people on the Rafale fighter jet deal. Asked whether the court order is a setback for the government, Sitharaman said, “Not at all.”

(From p-1) The by-poll to Aonglenden A/C will be a straight fight between the Congress nominee Alemjongshi Longkumer and NDPP/PDA consensus nominee Sharingain Longkumer.

Meanwhile, the state Election office also gave out district-wise data of voters: Dimapur district, with five constituencies, has a total of 208216 voters (including service voters), Peren district with two constituency has 56562 voters.

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C hennai , A pr 1 0 (IANS): Chennai Super Kings (CSK) pacer Deepak Chahar on Tuesday created the record for bowling the most number of dot balls in an innings in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

The right-arm seamer returned figures of 3/20 from four overs against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), bowling as many as 20 dot balls in the process. Chahar broke the record of 18 dot balls in an innings jointly held by Rashid Khan and Ankit Rajpoot.

Chahal accounted for the wickets of Chriss Lynn (0), Robin Uthappa (6) and

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Nitish Rana (0) after KKR were put into bat.

The 26-year-old bowled five dot balls in the 19th over to keep the big-hitting Andre Russell quiet.

Kolkata Knight Riders were reduced to 24/4

inside the first five overs, largely due to Chahar who bowled a superb first spell of 3-0-14-3.

He first trapped Chris Lynn (0) in front before accounting for the wicket of Rana (0) who hit a rising delivery straight to Ambati Rayudu at midwicket.

Chennai Super Kings went to the top of the league standings with the seven-wicket win over KKR. They have won five out of the six matches they played so far.

Chennai Super Kings next take on Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on April 11.

will be hosting the prestigious championships as the first ever edition in memory of the legendary Dr. T Ao was also hosted

by Nagaland.

It may be mentioned that after the state government meeting held on February 17 last, the organising committee had begun preparations for the successful conduct of the tournament under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister and the Advisor for Youth Affairs & Sports, Er. Zale Neikha. Heads of departments including Medical, DGP, senior officers of the sports department, representatives of the Nagaland Olympic Association and the Nagaland Football Association attended the coordination meeting.

person, had more to offer the future. He will be remembered as an extremely pleasant and effective leader, whose legacy will stand as an example to all, it added. NCD prayed that the departed soul rest in eternal peace in God’s kingdom and also prayed for solace of the bereaved family members.

YTC: Yimchungru Tribal Council (YTC) has expressed shock and grief over the untimely demise of late Hekhevi Achumi.

YTC, in a press note issued by its information & publicity secretary Matheaw K. Janger, acknowledged that late Hekhevi, was a true leader who dedicated himself to serve people of the Sumi and Yimchungru communities to his best ability. YTC said the vacuum created by his demise will be difficult to fill, particularly for the Yimchungru community in particular. YTC further conveyed condolences to the bereaved family members and prayed for eternal rest of the departed soul.

ASTD: Ao Senso Telongjem Dimapur (ASTD) has mourned the demise of Hekevi Achumi. ASTD president L. Wati Jamir and general secretary K. Mar Lemtur said late Hekhevi, an eminent personality among leaders, was a dedicated social worker

and sincere in his work.

The union acknowledged the services of late Hekhevi throughout his life for the upliftment of weaker sections of society. ASTD conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family members and prayed that God almighty grant them solace and the departed soul, rest in peace.

WSYF: Western Sumi Youth Front (WSYF) in a condolence note by its general secretary, Bohoi K Yepthomi described late Hekhevi Achumi as a strong pillar of the WSYF. It stated that the demise of Hekhevi who was also an orator and writer, had created a great vacuum in their society. It prayed that Almighty God comfort the bereaved family and further wished for the departed soul to rest in peace.

DNSU: Dimapur Naga Student’s Union (DNSU) in a condolence message stated that late Hekhevi was a prominent leader who had served Naga society in many capacities and was also the first DNSU advisor.

Lamenting the untimely death as an irreparable loss for the student community and Naga society in general, the DNSU extended deepest condolences and also prayed that the bereaved family finds solace.

sainik school organizes inter-house sub-junior volley championship

match between Tizu and Saramati house in progress.

Dimapur APR 10: With Rahul Kumar of Saramati an aim to inculcate team House was adjudged the best spirit and camaraderie, player of the championship. an Inter House Volleyball Gp Capt Sharad R Championship was conduct- Keskar,the Principal of the ed from April 6 to 9 April for school graced the occasion sub-junior category of Sainik as chief guest and awarded School, Punglwa under with certificates and medals to all TGT Social Science teacher the winners. In his address as the in-charge. to the players, he stressed on The final match was the need to play as a team, played obetween Tizu and adding that every player’s Saramati House. Tizu House contribution is important. defeated Saramati 2 sets to 1 He had a special mention to bag gold, while Jaramati for silver medallists Saraand Japfu ended with silver mati House for playing as D I M A P U R , A P R 1 0 and bronze respectively. Cdt. a team.

(NPN): Karbi Anglong Sand & Stone Mahaldar and Supplier Association (KASSMSA) Wednesday DIMAPUR: Dimapur Press Club (DPC) will be hosting urged the Assam Sand a Google News Initiative’s (GNI’s) fact-checking training Supplier Truck Owner program, organized to combat disinformation and fake Association Dimapur (AS- news in India. The training is scheduled to be held on STOAD) not to stop trans- April 27 in Dimapur. Attendance is free, where Kallol portation of sand in the Dey, who is part of the GNI training network, will coninterest of sand mahaldars duct the training in fact-checking and verification.

Interested parties have been informed to send their and labours. list of participants to dimapurpressclub@gmail.com on ASSTOAD had reor before April 15 so that arrangements can be made cently cautioned that the accordingly. suppliers would stop transFor any queries, the DPC president can be contacted porting sand in both the at 9436003433. The training venue and timings will be routes (NH 36 & 39) if the notified after confirmation of participants. illegal collection was not stopped by Sand Stockist & Supplier Union DimaOFFICE OF THE pur (SSSUD) within the ZHERI YOUTH SOCIETY stipulated time.

Zherimia Thepfu Kehou (Viswema) 13th April 2019 Meanwhile, KASSMSA has warned SSSUD nhie batuo. Süla u Zherimia thepfumia ketuo pete bu that if the business was vor kehou phre shü nudi kieshüya. hampered due to “illegal Thechü - Chüzakelo collection” on sand laden Puotei - 10:30 A.M truck then the vehicles Pesikeshü of SSSUD office bearers K-897 Zheri Youth Society would not be allowed to OFFICE OF THE ply in Karbi Anglong.

KASSMSA stated DIMAPUR TONPHYAKTSU-RUI EKHUNG that Assam-based vehicles NTSIJANTA were facing much trouble due to illegal collection Dimapur Tonphyaktsu-rui nzontsu thyutasanta done by SSSUD. ji 13 Aril 2019, enyathung 10 ekhoe khitav Lhisung In this regard, ji chiyithako ji esia topvu thungi randanda vanta su KASSMSA has asked SSSUD to cooperate with mmyanta oro theta le to yenjantala. Lhisung jo ojuramoe ASSTOAD and stop il- jiang tie kha kilan kupa jo njantala. legal collection on sand Mr. Zankhomo Jami Mr. James Jungio Chairman General Secretary laden truck for smooth Dimapur Tonphyaktsu-rui Ekhung Dimapur Tonphyaktsu-rui Ekhung running of business.

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Pollard guns down KXIP with blistering 83

MUMBAI, APR 10 (AGENCIES): L Rahul’s maiden Indian Premier League hundred went in vain after Kieron Pollard powered Mumbai Indians toa sensational 3-wicket win over Kings XI Punjab at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday.

Chasing 198, MI were 65 for 3 off 10 overs but Pollard’s fireworks stunned KXIP who were the more dominant team for the first 30 overs of the match.

Pollard’s knock was studded with 3 fours and 10 sixes. Thanks to his blitz, Mumbai Indians scored 133 runs off the final 10 overs of the innings to record a memorable win.

KL Rahul was unbeaten on 100 off 64 balls while Chris Gayle blasted 63 off 36 balls as Kings XI Punjab posted 197 for 4 off their 20 overs. The pair added 116 for the opening wicket and lost their way in the middle when Davud Miller, Karun Nair and Sam Curran fell in quick succession. Faced with a steep chase in the absence of Rohit Sharma, Mumbai Indians got off to

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a poor start. Mohammed Shami removed Rohit’s replacement and debutant Siddesh Lad during a brilliant first spell of 2-0-4-1.

Suryakumar Yadav fell to Sam Curran in the 8th over of the MI innings and R Ashwin got rid of Quinton de Kock to leave the hosts reeling by the 9th over.

Half-way into their chase, Mumbai Indians were 65 for 3 with Ishan Kishan and Kieron Pollard at the crease.

Mumbai Indians needed a special effort from Kieron Pollard to stay in the hunt for 198. And that is precisely what he did. He

stunned KXIP with a flurry of sixes as R Ashwin conceded 30 runs off his final 2 overs after bowling the first 2 for only 7. Three balls later, Shami dismissed Krunal Pandya but Pollard stormed to his first fifty of the season off 22 balls in the next over from Sam Curran and Mumbai Indians, at that stage, needed 40 off 18 balls.

Mumbai only had 4 wickets in hand and Pollard had to farm the strike. But he was unstoppable Wednesday night. In the 19th over, Pollard hit Sam Curran for a 4, refused a single and then smashed two successive sixes before finally giving Alzharri Joseph the strike on the fifth ball. Ankit Rajpoot bowled a no-ball first up and Pollard hit it for a six. He hit a four off the free-hit and was out in the second legal delivery of the over with MI needing 4 runs off 4 balls with 3 wickets in hand. It was a cliff-hanger alright as MI needed 2 off the final over. Joseph drove Rajpoot straight down the ground and ran two runs to give Mumbai Indians victory.

Hectic IPL schedule takes toll on Dhoni

Mahendra Singh Dhoni posted a picture of him sleeping on the floor of an airport after Chennai Super Kings’ win over Kolkata Knight Riders.

Chennai, April 10 (IANS): The hectic schedule of the Indian Premier League (IPL) was on full display when Mahendra Singh Dhoni posted a picture of him sleeping on the floor of an airport after Chennai Super Kings’ win over Kolkata Knight Riders.

Considered to be one of the fitter players going around, the decorated former India captain led CSK to the top of the table after registering a facile sevenwicket win over KKR at home. The defending champions are scheduled to play their next game against Ra-

Pele returning to brazil after his treatment in Paris.

SAO PAULO, APR 10 (AGENCIES): Football great Pele arrived back in Brazil Tuesday after receiving treatment for a urinary tract infection during a sixday hospital stay in France.

The three-time World Cup winner was discharged late Monday from the private American hospital in the Paris suburbs where he had been taken after falling ill following an appearance at a promotional event with France striker Kylian Mbappe. After arriving at the Sao Paulo-Guarulhos airport in Brazil, the 78year-old was taken through the terminal in a wheelchair and was driven away

in a van.

“Once again, thank God, everything went well.

I’m alive. Long live Brazil,” Pele said after he arrived.

“I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the Brazilians and all those who called the hospital, who called me, for my operation, to wish me a rapid recovery,” he added.

In a statement on M o n d ay o n t h e G l o boesporte.com site, Pele said his condition had required “medical assistance and surgery” but gave no further details.

Before he was discharged, current Brazil star Neymar, who plays

Bigger 2nd season on cards for Pro volleyball league

New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) The Pro Volleyball League, which enjoyed a successful inaugural season in February this year, is all set to come back bigger.

The league, an initiative of Baseline Ventures and the Volleyball Federation of India, saw six franchises competing in the first season which was won by the Chennai based franchise, the Chennai Spartans.

Commenting on the success of the first season, Tuhin Mishra, MD and Co-Founder of Baseline Ventures, said: “The response to the first season was phenomenal and was a testimony to the quality of the product we had put together. After receiving a lot of positive feedback about the league in general, we are planning to make the next season bigger and better and give the Indian volleyball lover an even more memorable experience in season 2.

The CEO of the league, Joy Bhattacharjya, was upbeat about the league’s chances of becoming the 2nd biggest league in the country. “The amount of interest it gener-

ated among the fans in only its first season makes us really confident. We also received a vote of confidence from the Volleyball Federation of India and the FIVB. So, I have no doubts in my mind that we have created a product that will only grow bigger in coming times and can easily stake a claim to be the number 2 league in the country in a not so distant future.”

As per the post-event report by Nielsen Sports & Entertainment, TV viewership for RuPay PVL in season 1 was considerably higher than the badminton and table tennis leagues, which have already completed four and two seasons, respectively.

In terms of engagement, or time spent per viewer (TSV) also, PVL was significantly higher at 12.1 minute, compared with Premier Badminton League 2016 (8.4 minutes), Ultimate Table Tennis 2017 (4.4 minutes), Premier Badminton League 2019 (8.1 minutes) and Pro Wrestling League (11.2 minutes). This was despite the fact that the league clashed with the new TRAI

tariff regime, which started from February 1 and led to a decline in reach across all channels with weekly reach dropping by close to 40 per cent.

The first season of the league was also broadcast across 33 countries. For the Indian subcontinent, the rights were with Sony Pictures Networks (SPN), while Dubai Sports aired the matches in Thailand and the Middle East and North Africa region and Singtel in Singapore.

On the digital platform, PVL had reached to 1.3 million viewers, while the league also initiated the launch of the first time ever globally, a fantasy league for volleyball, which achieved a total of 178,952 active players on the day of the final.

A l s o, P V L wa s watched live in over 45 countries worldwide and garnered a total reach of 161,157 people over the course of the tournament.

In its first season, the league attracted some of the biggest names from the volleyball world including David Lee and Paul Lotman.

Interest in LaLiga on the rise in India

Pele back from paris after treatment

alongside Mbappe for Paris Saint-Germain, paid him a visit at the hospital.

Neymar posted a photo on his Instagram account Monday of himself next to a smiling Pele in his hospital bed with the two holding hands.

Brazil’s G1 reported that Pele had intended to come out of hospital on Saturday to return to his home country, but had been delayed by further tests.

The infection was not serious and was under control, members of Pele’s entourage had said.

Pele has had several health scares in recent years.

A similar infection put him in intensive care in November 2014.

In 2016, Pele, who played 1,363 professional matches, scoring 1,281 goals, was unable to light the flame at the Rio Olympics because of severe pain in the hip.

In January 2018, he cancelled a trip to London fearing a “stressful” and “tiring” journey.

jasthan Royals on Thursday in Jaipur which is almost half the length of India.

And with the travel accommodated in just one day, with CSK going to Jaipur on an early morning flight on Wednesday, the skipper was clearly drained out.

“After getting used to IPL timing this is what happens if you have a morning flight,” Dhoni’s post read.

Dhoni was seen wearing the team’s travel kit and a black cap with wife Sakshi also in the frame taking a power nap. CSK have so far won five of the six games they have played.

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New Delhi, April 10 (IANS): Interest in football and the number of fans following the sport are registering significant growth in China, India and Indonesia, with further evidence of consolidation of LaLiga’s brand image. This demonstrates the degree to which the sport and the Spanish competition are making significant inroads in major Asian markets.

The above results comprise some of the findings of the market research firm GfK in a study conducted for LaLiga analysing the evolution of football and LaLiga in 10 countries, including China, India and Indonesia - all markets of strategic relevance for the expansion of football and the Spanish competition.

The project in Asia consisted of 5,000 online interviews, lasting 15 minutes each, with Internet users between 16 and 69 years of age, who were representative of the population of Internet users in each country, during November 2017 and November 2018.

Over half of the re-

spondents in the three countries stated that they are “very interested” in football. The level of interest has grown by 7 percentage points in the period analysed, rising from 45% to 52%. Particularly notable was the growth in Indonesia, with an increase of over nine percentage points to reach 59%, as well as in China, where the seven percentage point increase put it at 43%. Although more moderate in India, interest also rose by four percentage points to 53%.

Just as a commercial brand needs to be remembered by its potential customers, as a sports brand LaLiga needs to remain in the minds of the public as the first step towards earning their preference.

As a result, measuring the degree to which people remember it is key to winning over fans in China, Indonesia and India. When measured professionally, this is termed “awareness” and it is described as unaided because respondents are not prompted in any way in order to “jog” their

Interest in football and the number of fans following the sport are registering significant growth in China, India and Indonesia.

memory.

Unaided awareness of LaLiga has increased by four percentage points in the three countries analysed during the year under study. According to Javier Gomez, GfK’s Brand and Customer Experience Director, “In our experience with regard to brand tracking studies, growth in brand awareness of one percent-

age point in one year is a very good figure. The result obtained by LaLiga, with a rise of four percentage points in a single year, is extraordinary.”

Additionally, the number of viewers who watched at least one LaLiga match per month last season increased by three percentage points. In the 12 months analysed, this figure rose

from 59% to 62% of the Internet users interviewed.

Another important figure is the high opinion which the fans interviewed have of the Spanish competition. Around 80% of them rate it positively or very positively and offer unprompted praise when asked about the values, ideas and feelings which they associate with LaLiga.

Kohli named Wisden’s leading cricketer in the world

Virat Kohli

New Delhi, April 10 (IANS): India captain Virat Kohli was on Wednesday named the Leading Cricketer in the World and featured in Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Year, by the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack.

It was a double delight for Kohli, who will lead India’s World Cup campaign in England later this year, as he was named the best cricketer in the world for an unprecedented third year in a row.

Kohli was also among Jos Buttler and Sam Curran to be listed in Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Year, a rare accolade which has been eluding him in his career until now.

The India skipper had a fantastic 2018 in which he racked up 2,735 international runs at 68.37 across all formats, more than 700 more than his nearest challenger, England’s Joe Root.

Kohli scored a remarkable 11 centuries in

37 innings, seven of which came on India’s tours of South Africa, England and Australia.

Smriti Mandhana was named the Leading Cricketer in women’s cricket, after the opening batsman amassed 1,291 runs across limited-overs formats, including 13 half-centuries.

Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan was named the Leading Twenty20 Cricketer for the second year in a row.

Besides Buttler and Curran, who played key roles in England’s summer campaigns; Rory Burns, Surrey’s championshipwinning captain, and Tammy Beaumont, the outstanding player in another successful year for England’s women, were also named among the five cricketers of the year category.

The Cricketer of the Year awards, a tradition of the Almanack first introduced in 1889, recognise excellence of players who have performed in England during the previous summer; a player can win it only once in their lifetime.

The Leading Cricketer of the Year honours are more recent, and serve as a hat tip to international performances, with no restrictions on the number of wins.

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