April 16, 2021

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India logs biggest one-day spike of over 2L cases Cases increased from 1 lakh to 2 lakh in 10 days NEW DELHI, APR 15 (PTI): India added a record over 2 lakh new COVID-19 infections in a day pushing the total tally of cases to 1,40,74,564, while the active cases surpassed the 14-lakh mark, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday.

A total of 2,00,739 new COVID-19 cases have been registered in a span of 24 hours. The death toll increased to 1,73,123 with 1,038 daily new fatalities, the highest since October 3, 2020 the data updated at 8 am showed.

With over 1 lakh infeca row, the active cases have tions per day for the ninth nine days.

Registering a steady increased to 14,71,877, consecutive day, India has added 13,88,515 cases in increase for the 36th day in comprising 10.46 per cent

Rainfall likely over NE region DIMAPUR, APR 15 (NPN): Thunderstor m with lightning and gusty wind was likely to occur at isolated places over SubHimalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura on April 19, 2021. According to Met department (IMD), thunderstorm with lightning and gusty winds (speed reaching 40-50 kmph) was likely at isolated places over Assam and Meghalaya with lightning and gusty winds (speed reaching 30-40 kmph) at isolated places over Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura on April 16.

On April 17 and 18, thunderstorm with lightning and gusty wind (speed reaching 40- 50 kmph) was likely at isolated places over Assam and Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura.

NEET postponed NEW DELHI, APR 15 (PTI): In view of a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases, the National Eligibility-Cum-Entrance test (NEET), which was scheduled to be held on April 18, has been postponed, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Thursday.

“In light of the surge in #COVID19 cases, GoI has decided to postpone # N E E T P G 2 0 2 1 ex a m which was earlier scheduled to be held on Apr 18. Next date to be decided later. Decision has been taken keeping wellbeing of our young medical students in mind,” he said in a tweet.

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of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has dropped to 88.31 per cent.

The active caseload was at its lowest at 1,35,926 on February 12 and it was at its highest at 10,17,754

Delhi CM announces weekend curfew Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced a curfew this coming weekend and the closure of malls, gymnasiums and auditoriums till April 30 as part of sweeping restrictions to break the chain of the COVID-19 infection in the city.

According to an official order, the weekend curfew will be effective from 10 pm on April 16 (Friday) to 5 am on April 19 (Monday), even as gymnasiums, auditoriums, malls, spas, entertainment parks and assembly halls will remain closed in the national capi-

Improper management causing water scarcity, Rio

Neiphiu Rio after inaugurating the water harvesting tank. (NP)

Correspondent

KOHIMA, APR 15 (NPN): State chief minister Neiphiu Rio has attributed scarcity of water in many parts of the State to improper management.

Speaking as a special guest at the launch of a two lakh-litre capacity rainwater harvesting tank at Gariphema village here on Thursday, the chief minister called for a collective public effort in locating good water sources and harnessing them for public use.

He observed that while torrential rains caused havoc during the summers, water shortage in the winter months had become a

major problem all over the country.

Keeping this in mind, he said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched “Jal Shakti Abhiyan” campaign on March 22, 2021 under the banner “Catch the rain where it falls, when it falls”.

He explained that the campaign was basically to encourage people to learn the importance of water management by means of harvesting it during summer and storing it for use later.

Rio observed that with climate change, droughts were becoming more severe each year thereby sounding an alarm for “all of us” to act now.

on September 18, 2020.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,24,29,564, while the case fatality rate has further dropped to 1.23 per cent, the data stated.

Citing the example of Kohima where people faced drought-like situation every winter, he said in order for the city to thrive, proper water supply was one of the top requirements.

And though efforts had been put into place to augment water supply, including the newly-commissioned Zarü river water supply project and the existing water supply from Jotsoma, Rio said the State Capital was still in need for more and therefore the government might even have to tap Dzükou water source to meet the deficit in the near future.

He said consumers would also have to pay their due in the form of water bills since maintenance and distribution of water supply were a huge tasks with expensive upkeeps.

In his short speech, water resources department chief engineer Hotovi Ayemi said the rainwater harvesting tank was one of its kind in the State constructed under Phase II of Jal Shakti Abhiyan campaign.

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tal till April 30. However, officials said a decision to extend the weekend curfew will be taken after reviewing the COVID-19 situation next week. There will be no in-house dining in restaurants.

He said the essential services and weddings will not be affected by the weekend curfew and passes will be provided to those attending weddings. People going to airports, railway stations and ISBTs will be allowed to proceed on the production of valid tickets.

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Fuel prices slashed after 15-day pause DIMAPUR, APR 15 (NPN): State-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) on Thursday decreased prices of petrol and diesel across the country after a 15-day hiatus passing the benefit of softer global oil prices earlier this month to the consumers.

According to India Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) website, prices of petrol and diesel fell by 16 paisa and 14 paisa per litre respectively on Thursday.

After today’s rate revision, petrol price in Dimapur was cut to Rs.89.44 per litre while diesel price was lowered to Rs.82.97 per litre.

In the state capital Kohima, price of petrol was brought down to Rs.90.35 and diesel price was decreased to Rs. 83.70 per litre.

Oil marketing companies align the rates of domestic fuel with the global crude oil rates by taking into account any new changes in foreign exchange rates. New changes in fuel prices are implemented with effect from 6 am every day.

Konyaks affirm not to pay tax till NPGs unite DIMAPUR, APR 15 (NPN): The members of the Konyak community have affirmed to temporarily refrain from paying any tax to any Naga political groups (NPGs) until they stand united for a unified Naga solution.

In a press release, Konyak Union (KU) president S. Howing and press secretary Pangmei Konyak said that the decision was taken at an emergency meeting held at KU Conference Hall, Mon on April 13 and April 14, 2021.

The meeting, which discussed the “present impending crisis and situations,” was attended by all Konyak stakeholders, all the village councils, all the Konyak Anghs, VDB secretaries, village guard, Goan Buras, KBBB (Church), KNSK(Women organisation), Konyak Stu-

dents’ Union, Konyak exparliamentarian, Ex-MPs, Konyak gazetted officers’ union, Konyak representative to ENPO, Konyak village council union, Mon District VDB Association, Mon district Dobashi Association, 15 KU Unit Branches, Konyak intellectuals, Konyak retired officers, representative from all the Naginimora town wards, Mon town wards, Tobu town wards, Tizit town wards, Aboi town wards along with the nine Konyak elected representatives.

The house noted that the starting from the time of Naga independence movement the Konyak tribe, along with the rest of the Nagas, had “endorsed sovereignty/ integrity to protect the people and its land”. The house further noted that Konyaks unwaveringly supported the movement “physically, men-

tally, materially, financially and in every possible way; as a consequence, the outcome was subjugation, brutality, sufferings in the hands of Indian military.”

However, the house lamented that in spite of so much support and sacrifices, the “Naga national workers” till date continue to split into numerous factions, which has not only resulted in multiplying taxation burden, but has also acted as an obstacle in achieving an honourable and acceptable early Naga solution.

“In light of this pending burning issue and while reaffirming its political slogan ‘Unity first’, the Konyak as a community has endorsed and resolved through this historic event that it shall temporary refrain/abstain from paying any tax to any factions/NPG until all the Naga political groups stands

united for a unified Naga solution,” the house affirmed.

Further, in view of the plight and untold sufferings and harassment inflicted on account of multiple taxation by numerous NPGs, the house “unanimously decided through referendum” and declared a historic affirmation intone with ‘No Unity No Taxation’.”

The house also endorsed all the village councils, KU branches to strongly adhere to the “Konyak Referendum until further affirmation.” In the light of the declaration, the KU has strongly appealed to all NPGs to “kindly recognize and understand the plight and sufferings of the common people and come together to a common conclusion with solidarity and in the spirit of forgiveness with a vision to pursue the general cause of the Nagas.”

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NPCC demands state govt to implement RIIN panel’s report DIMAPUR, APR 15 (NPN): Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) has accused the ruling PDA government in Nagaland of engaging in prolonged distractions and delay tactics in implementing Register of Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland (RIIN) with December 1,1963 as cut-off date in order to prolong its stay in power.

NPCC in a press release, maintained that the interest of the people of Nagaland and their future generations cannot be bartered or sacrificed for the interest of the PDA government.

F u r t h e r, N P C C termed the proposed consultative meeting convened by the government on April 16 with various apex tribe organisations on RIIN as “total sham”.

It said this exposed the directionless objective of the government which was unable to implement what it started off nearly two years ago when it constituted the commission headed by Banuo Z Jamir.

Terms April 16 consultative meeting as sham NPCC said since the RIIN commission had carried out extensive consultations with various stakeholders of Nagaland to compile its completed report which has already been submitted to the government, there was no reason for further delay in taking a decision on the report.

Therefore, NPCC said

convening another consultative meeting on April 16 after the RIIN commission had already submitted its report was like putting the cart before the horse which was nothing but an attempt to delay and deny justice to the people of Nagaland.

NPCC asked the government not to attempt to override the interest of the people by imposing “cleverly worded resolution” so as to shelve implementation of RIIN and tacitly shift responsibility on the stakeholders invited to the meeting.

Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee also urged upon the stakeholders, comprising of various tribe hohos invited to the meeting, “ to be very careful of the government’s intention” and not to succumb to theatrics that would roll (Cont’d on p-5) out.

JCPI urges tribe bodies not to compromise on Dec 1, 1963 as cut-off date for RIIN Thursday to deliberate on the consultative meeting convened by the government on modalities and systems to achieve the RIIN, said it also insisted that the standing notification of April 28, 1977 should be enforced in toto covering the entire State.

Though JCPI has been spearheading the demand for ILP and RIIN, it has not been invited to the consultative meet by the government. According to JCPI ,members at Thursday’s meeting overwhelmingly expressed their resentment at JCPI not being invited

to the consultative meeting.

The members also decided to inform their respective apex bodies that there was documented data on indigenous inhabitants only on the standing notification and changing the cut-off year would open up a Pandora’s box of controversies. Therefore, JCPI said any resolution that contradicted and defeated the very purpose of ILP/RIIN implementation should be opposed by all means.

The meeting urged upon all stakeholders to uphold the collective decision on the fundamental issue.

COVID cases on rise in Nagaland; 42 new cases reported on Apr 15

NPF attacks state govt for football tournament

DIMAPUR, APR 15 (NPN): Joint Committee for Prevention of Illegal Immigrants (JCPI), said that, as a mandated body empowered by all tribal apex bodies and civil society organisations of Nagaland, it reminded stakeholders invited by the state government to the consultative meeting on Friday not to revert on the cut-off date of December 1, 1963 when Nagaland attained its statehood with constitutional mandate.

JCPI convenor Atomi Swu and secretary Tia Longchar said JCPI at its emergency meeting held

DIMAPUR, APR 15 (NPN): Nagaland is witnessing a steady rise in COVID-19 positive cases since the past few days, with 42 new cases having been reported on Thursday, taking the total caseload to 12,482.

On Thursday, 23 cases were recorded in Kohima, 13 in Dimapur and two each in Longleng, Mokokchung and Phek. With this, the active cases also rose to 121.

Meanwhile, a higher secondar y school in Mokokchung has been closed for a specific period of time after a faculty tested positive for COVID. Though the State government has urged everyone to strictly follow COVID-appropriate behaviour, medical practitioners have expressed serious concern that many have become complacent despite knowing the fact that the India has been gripped by a more deadly second wave with multiple COVID variants.

It may be mentioned here that the High-Powered Committee (HPC) on COVID-19 at its meeting held on April 6 had decided to place teams from District Task Force (DTF) at Dimapur airport for thermal screening of all incoming passenger and check if they have negative report of COVID test done not earlier than three days prior to arrival in Nagaland.

And on April 14, Commissioner of Police, Dimapur issued directives that inter-State entry of people into the district by road, train and flight without wearing mask would be strictly restricted.

On April 13, 331 passengers had arrived Dimapur by air and tests were conducted on 47, out of which six tested positive.

The next day, 282 passengers had arrived, out of which tests were conducted on 46 and on April 15, out of the 361 passengers that arrived, samples of 80 persons were taken, and results of both the days are awaited.

Meanwhile, with regard to reports about suspected cases in Dimapur not being reported to the authorities and individuals choosing to self-quarantine themselves after having symptoms similar to COVID, health department officials said they did not come across any such report.

Parents fear students’ safety: On the other hand, parents of students appearing for their Class X and XII board exams are expressing concern over the safety of their wards. A parent, whose ward is currently appearing for Class X board exams, expressed apprehension about his safety. While the school authorities might be following all COVID protocols (Cont’d on p-5) inside

DIMAPUR, APR 15 (NPN): A day after the state government decided to keep in abeyance the Dr T Ao Trophy 2021 following detection of COVID-19 positive cases from among the participants, the NPF has asked what prompted the state government in the first place, on holding such tournament when people were reeling under the fear of pandemic?.

NPF through its press bureau claimed that Nagaland was again under health threat because of “callous attitude” of the government and exposing the lives of participants and spectators under big threat.

NPF alleged that elected representatives at the helm of power, were “so insensitive” and not paying enough attention to the danger of the pandemic. It said that the government should have done proper screening and mandatory testing of all players before the tournament. NPF also said that organisers should have also followed proper SOP. NPF said it was believed that some districts played without even testing for COVID, adding that such a tournament should not have been hosted in such perilous situation. “It has cancelled the tournament but too late. This has exposed the ill-preparedness and easy-going nature of the government,” NPF said.

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WEATHER FORECAST April 16

(Temperature in ºC) Agartala Hot with clouds and sun Aizawl A t-storm around in the p.m.

Guwahati Turning cloudy Imphal Partly sunny Itanagar A stray morning thunderstorm Shillong A stray morning thunderstorm Kohima A strong afternoon t-storm Dimapur A heavy t-storm in the p.m.

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

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

Wokha Pleasant with clouds and sun Zunheboto Partly sunny and pleasant

Max 37 31 33 33 30 25 26 33 28 20 27 25

Min 25 18 21 15 19 16 15 20 15 13 20 14

‘Impart quality edn to young minds’ WSYF celebrates 14th Foundation Day

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DIMAPUR, APR 15 (NPN): Advisor, prison, printing & stationery, H Haiying said that the best gift that the educational institutions can give to the society was to impart quality education to young minds.

He was speaking as the special guest at the thanksgiving programme of Faith Theological College (FTC) on affiliation to Martin Luther Christian University (MLCU) at the college premises, Ura Villa Colony here, Thursday.

He said that providing quality education would go a long way in shaping millions of dreams into

H Haiying speaking at the thanksgiving programme on Thursday. (NP)

reality.

Haiying who is also a board member of the college shared joy with the college on being affiliated

to MLCU and expressed his gratitude to the institution for striving towards excellency through faith and holistic education.

He further added that imparting life values and skills through faith and holistic education to youngsters was of paramount significance and urged the staff to continue imparting quality education to the students.

Delivering shor t speech, FTC board member, Imkongmeren Imsong encouraged students to work hard and study to become leaders of tomorrow, and advised them to stay dedicated to their call.

Earlier, the programme was chaired and invocation

was pronounced by regional secretary, FMPB, Rev. Hutoi Achumi, vote of thanks delivered by board chairman, FTC, Er. Dr. L Yezhelhu Sumi while a brief report on FTC and welcome address was delivered by founder and principal, FTC, Rev. Dr. S Gangte.

Highlights of the programme included welcome song by Phaome Konyak and friends, special numbers by Chanbenthung Yanthan, Eangnyu Konyak and Opent Phom, Tsangmong Tikhir and choreography by Atheli Awomi and friends. A Hindi gospel song was also presented by students from Arunachal Pradesh.

Law students appeal for online examination

DIMAPUR: In view of the emergence of second wave of COVID-19 in the country, students of Mokokchung Law College, City Law College Dimapur and Kohima Law College have urged Vice Chancellor (VC) Nagaland University (NU) to allow them to sit for online examination.

In a letter addressed to VC-NU, Mokokchung Law College Students Union (MLCSU) president, Molosen, City Law College Students

Union (CLCSU) president, Ramdihei and Kohima Law College Students’ Union (KLCSU) general secretary Imtila S Pongen mentioned that the second wave was proving to be more dangerous, infectious and lethal than the first wave.

The student leaders said that the students were apprehensive of the impending situation for the wellbeing and safety of their healthcare.

While appealing for online mode of examination, the students said they do not wish to be “victim of COVID-19 effect like last year”, where the students have lagged behind by a semester in addition to the “already existing lagging system”.

Further, the students appealed the vice chancellor to take “right course of action” well in time so that their proposed examination would not get derailed or delayed.

NSF poll panel issues model code of conduct

news in Brief Fire safety & awareness campaign at Kiphire: Fire and emergency service department has informed that it would be conducting fire safety & awareness campaign on April 17 at helipad, Kiphire, 10 a.m. Officials, representative from civil societies and general public have been requested to attend the programme.

NDPP 58AC holds general meeting: Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) 58 Shamator-Chessore AC held its general meetingon August 13 at Cultural Hall, Shamator with MLA & Advisor to IPR, SCERT & VG, Toshi Wungtung.

Clarification: Apropos the news item, “NPGN/ NNC/NA(MK) on financial assistance” published on April 15, the NNPGN should be read as NPGN and not as published.

Dimapur Meeteis inform: Dimapur Meetei Council has informed Meeteis in and around Dimapur that there would be a general meeting on April 18, 2 p.m. at Jagannath Mandir premises, Westyard, Dimapur for appointment of its new office bearers. Media secy and treasurer, Prem Thongbam has requested all elders, brothers and sisters to attend the meeting positively.

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polling; maintain silence during casting of votes.

Excepting the voters, no one without permission from election commission shall enter the polling booths; in case on any dispute relating to interpretation of article

26 of NSF constitution, the decision of the election commission shall prevail and it shall be final and binding; for smooth conduct of election, the election commission may issue directives and guidelines from time

to time.

The election commission chairman has informed that non-compliance may invite penalty and violation of the above code of conduct may invite disqualification of his/her candidature.

Y. Kikheto Sema speaking at the WSYF 14th Foundation Day at Nihoto village.

D I M A P U R : We s t e r n Sümi Youth Front (WSYF) celebrated its 14th Foundation Day under the theme, “Safeguarding our identity through Peace” on April 14 at Nihoto Village.

Speaking at the programme as special guest, Agriculture Production Commissioner (APC) Nagaland Y. Kikheto Sema said Nagas were inseparable race bonded by blood relations and distinct identity and till the time the British set foot in the present land inhabited by the Nagas, there were no separate tribes.

Asserting on the importance of peace and tranquillity among tribes, he urged the Sumis particularly inhabiting the Western area to be harbingers of peace, to reconcile and make peace with every Naga tribe.

He said the peaceful coexistence between Sumis and other tribes was evi-

The Nagaland Food & Civil Supplies Field Staff Association is deeply saddened at the untimely demise of Shri. Wangnei Konyak, Sr. Inspector of Supply, Kiphire on 12/04/2021 at Dimapur. The Association have lost a bonafide member and a resolute Officer at a very young age, who will always be remembered by all members of the Association as a man of simple and upright nature.

While his demise was a great loss not only for the Association but to the entire Konyak Community and has left a void which would be difficult to fill in the coming days. The Association conveys deepest condolences to the bereaved family and prays that the departed Soul Rest in Peace.

(K. MHONTHUNG) President NF&CSFSA

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OFFICE OF THE

SUMI GAMES & SPORTS ASSOCIATION H.Q. ZUNHEBOTO-798620 : NAGALAND Regd. No. R.S.2791/22/9/94 Motto : "Unity and Integrity"

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The Sümi Games and Sports Association (SGSA) would like to thank Shri.

Pukhayi Sumi, Hon’ble Advisor GoN for being ‘Kuküsütou’ of 13th Sumi Hoho Trophy (SHT). Shri. I. Kitto Zhimomi, IRS Taxes Commissioner GoI, C&S Planning and Coordination, Tourism, GoN as ‘Gihutou’ and Shri. Mughato Aye, President DDFA, V/President NFA, Advisor SGSA as ‘Atsapiu’. We SGSA would also like to convey our heartfelt gratitude to ESSA (Aghunato) host of 13th SHT. Aghunato Civil Administration, Police and Medical team. Aghunato Town GB Association.

Shri. Hekhushe Shikhu, President Sümi Hoho and colleagues, Kashito Yepthomi President SKH & colleagues, SGOUN, STH, SKK, WSSA, SBC Shokhuvi and all Units of SGSA. The SGSA in particular would like to acknowledge the following individuals for their benevolent contribution in making the programme of 12th & 13th SHT a grand success.

13th SHT Donors: 1. Sümi Legislatures Shri. H. Khehovi Yeptho, Hon’ble Advisor Tourism Art & Culture, GoN- Rs. 50,000/Er. Picto Shohe, Hon’ble MLA - Rs. 50,000/2. Shri. Hokato Vusshe, Chaplee Kilonser GPRN/NSCN (U) – Rs. 2,00,000/3. Inoli eno Ino Nillo Shiholi Achumi – Rs. 25,000/4. Shri. Enock Sukhato Wotsa – Rs. 5,000/12th SHT Special Guest: 1. Kukusutou (Opening) Shri. Y. Patton, Deputy Chief Minister, Nagaland.

2. Kukusutou (Cultural), Shri. H. Khehovi Yeptho, Hon’ble Advisor Tourism and Art & Culture GoN. 3. Gihutou, Shri. Hotokhu Chishi, Director Dental, Dept. of Health & Family Welfare, GoN. th 12 SHT Donors: 1. Sümi Legislatures: Shri. Kaito Aye, Minister of Agriculture GoN Shri. Pukhayi Sumi, Hon’ble Advisor GoN Shri. H. Khehovi Yeptho, Advisor Tourism Art & Culture, GoN. 2. Shri. Col. Retd. Isak Sumi, Ato Kilonser NSCN/GPRN 3. Shri. Kakheho Dennis Yepthomi, Class- I Contractor.

4. Shri. Mughato Aye, State Coach.

5. Shri. H. Hukavi Zhimomi, Advocate.

6. Shri. Zhimo, BDO, Satakha.

7. Shri. Domel, Class-I Contractor.

8. Shri. Acato Chishi.

9. G-Sports.

Sd/P. Akihito Zhimomi President, SGSA

dent from the past records as Sumis and Angamis in particular have a history of having a Sumi-Chakro Huba (annual conference).

Kikheto said such inter-tribe confluence helped in fostering friendship and close ties among different tribes.

Underscoring the importance of refraining from turning incidents involving individuals into “family, village and clan issues”, he urged the people to believe in the “efforts” made by the government.

He also appealed NonGover nmental Organisations (NGOs) not to become “governmental organisations” and asked them to work for “peace and not pieces”.

Highlighting the importance of work culture among the youth, Kikheto appealed to the youth to

“work and eat” to overcome job and economic crisis and enhance prospects in agri and allied sectors.

Earlier, welcome address was delivered by Nihoto Village head GB, Dr. P. Nihoto Chishi while speeches were delivered by former minister, Hewoto Awomi, Western Sumi Hoho, president, Shikaho Zhimo and Western Sumi Kukami Hoho, president, S. Vihuto Yeptho. The presidential speech was delivered by WSYF president, Mughavi Awomi, A dedicatory prayer for the youth was said by WSBAK, executive secretary, Rev. Dr. Phughoto Sema.

The programme was attended by leaders from the Naga National Political Groups, GBs, Sumi Totimi Hoho and hundreds of representatives under WSYF.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

CONDOLENCE MESSAGE

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Misuse of social media by sharing inappropriate images/audios/videos etc of other candidates is a serious offence hence shall invite befitting penalty; use of loudspeaker during election campaign is strictly prohibited; intimidation in any form is a serious offense hence shall befitting penalty.

Display of posters/ photo of candidates or propaganda materials strictly prohibited; setting up camps by candidates at the venue is strictly prohibited; campaigning by political party in favour of any candidate is strictly prohibited; campaigning during conference hour/session is strictly prohibited. Election procession/public meeting during conference is strictly prohibited; cooperate with the officers on election duty to ensure peaceful and orderly

Sd/Kiyeka Sumi General Secretary

Sd/Joel Assumi Press Secretary

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DIMAPUR: Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) election commission has issued the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) for the election to the executive council and assembly executive of the NSF (2021-2023). NSF election commission chairman, K Elu Ndang informed that MCC would be binding on all intending candidates and federal units in toto and it would come into force with immediate effect.

MCC for the election are as follows: use of money, power, positions, alcohol, etc, to influence voters are strictly prohibited; criticism of other candidates or their supporters based on unverified information, fabricated news or distorted facts is strictly prohibited; provocative words/activities against other candidates are strictly prohibited.

Nagaland Post, Dimapur FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 2021

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

LT. HEKHENI KAIHRÜ PHIMU June 5th 1962 – April 11th 2021 Through this column, we convey our immense heartfelt gratitude to all for your constants support spiritually, materially and physically during our beloved brother’s sickness till his demise.

We would like to thank: 1. Oking Hospital, Kohima 2. Naga Hospital, Kohima 3. Dr. Kezhawetuo Miachieo (Atuo) Bethel Hospital, Kohima 4. Pastor Vezokho Shisha Hoho, Kohima 5. Call of God Ministry, Kohima 6. Koinonia Prayer Centre, Kohima 7. Pastor Ruokuowhelie, Upper Nagabazar Baptist Church, Kohima 8. Kohima Bible College 9. Phezoucha Nagamese Baptist Church, Kohima 10. Song Song Baptist Church, Moa Gate 11. Moa Baptist Church, Kohima 12. Grace Prayer Group, Moa Gate 13. Chakre Chovow Union, Kohima 14. All the well wishers We regret our inability to thank everyone individually but it’s our sincere prayer that the Almighty God bless you abundantly.

With gratitude Brothers and family members K-778

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Born on 14th August 1943 – Died on 2nd April 2021 “For if we live, we live to the Lord. Or if we die, we die to the Lord.

If therefore we live or die, we are the Lord’s.” Romans 14:8 Through this column, we the family members of Late Niesoyi Rhakho would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to each and every individual, various organizations and churches, who stood by us physically, financially, materially and unceasing prayer support during the brief illness and demise of our beloved father, who left us for heavenly abode.

We specially want to thank : 1. Lozaphühü Baptist Church.

2. Lanezho Baptist Church.

3. Lanezho Catholic Cye. 4. Chakhesang Baptist Church, Diphupar-B. 5. Chakhesang Baptist Church Women Department, Diphupar-B. 6. Christian Health Nursing School, Singrijan.

7. Eden Medical Centre.

8. Lozaphühü Village Council.

9. Lozaphühü Youth Organization.

10. Lanezho Village Council.

11. Lanezho Mother’s Müle.

12. Lozaphühü Krotho Dimapur.

13. Lozaphühü Welfare Union Kohima.

14. Chakhesang Welfare Committee, Diphupar-B. 15. Rhakho and Khamo Clan Lozaphühü.

16. Chizami Rhakho Clan.

17. Veto Kro Diphupar-B. We regret our inability to thank each and every individual personally but it is our humble prayer that our Almighty Father blesses you all richly.

Loving Wife, Children, Grand-Children, In-laws and Family Members.

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(16th April 1974 – 29th March 2021)

“For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.” Philippians 1:21

Through this column, we the family members of Lt. Limatula Kichu would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to each and every individual, churches, organizations, relatives, friends and well wishers who stood by us and rendered their support physically, financially and spiritually during the prolonged illness and demise of our beloved.

We deeply regret the inability to thank everyone individually but it is our sincere prayer that the Almighty Lord blesses you all abundantly.

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With prayers, Loving family K Y M C

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northeast/State

Nagaland Post, Dimapur FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 2021

emerges as single largest High Court unseats Manipur’s MLA Congress party in Meghalaya’s GHADC polls BJP’s Y Irabot declared elected from imphal east constituency

Correspondent IMPHAL, Apr 15: BJP, the party leading a coalition government in Manipur gained one more seat in the state Assembly as another landmark judgement of High Court of Manipur on Thursday declared election result of an Assembly constituency as null and void.

A single bench of Justice MV Muralidaran declared the result of election to the 15-Wangkhei Assembly Constituency of Imphal East district in which Okram Henry was elected null and void.

The judge further declared election of Y Irabot of BJP who secured the second position in the election result of 2017 general election to the 11th Manipur Legislative Assembly.

The court declared election of O Henry who contested the election on the Congress ticket null and void while accusing him of furnishing false information in the affidavit he submitted while filing

Court declared elected MLA Y Irabot (right) meeting with Speaker Y Khemchand (left). his nomination.

The case was pending since Y Irabot who contested the election as BJP nominee filed an election petition challenging the election of O Henry in the 2017 state assembly election.

The case was heard by a single bench of Justice MV Muralidaran and reserved the judgment after a final hearing on March 17 last and pronounced today.

In the election petition filed under section 100(1)(d)(i) and (iv) of the Representation of People

97 new COVID-19 cases in Meghalaya Correspondent Shillong, April 15: Meghalaya recorded 97 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday surging the active cases to 457 in the State, even as only three recovered, taking the number of recoveries to 13,974.

Three staff nurses in North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Meghalaya Institute of Mental Health and Neurological Science (MIMHANS) and Dr. H. Gordon Roberts Hospital, Shillong were among the 97 people who tested positive for the viral infection, Director Health Services (MI), Dr. Aman War said.

The senior medical officials said the new COVID-19 cases detected on Thursday comprised of 93 cases including two Armed Force/Paramilitary Force in East Khasi Hills district, two each in

Ri-Bhoi district and West Jaintia Hills district.

Wi t h 3 6 0 a c t ive COVID-19 cases, East Khasi Hills, which includes State capital Shillong is the most affected district followed by West Jaintia Hills with 58 active cases and Ri-Bhoi district with 23 active cases.

Meghalaya has so far registered 14, 582 COVID19 cases, including 151 deaths with 1.06 per cent case fatality rate.

Of the total 4,29,358 swab samples tested till date, 4,14,776 yielded negative for COVID-19, Dr War said, adding that the number of entrants from outside of Meghalaya till Thursday afternoon is 1, 04, 061.

Meanwhile, Dr. War said 1, 66, 625 doses of the Covishield vaccine have been administered across the State till date and total number of persons administered both the doses was 44, 384.

Act, 1951, Y Irabot accused his rival O Henry of filing false affidavit, concealing the material facts with regard to his highest education qualification and pending cases against him.

The petitioner alleged that O Henry had deliberately misrepresented his highest education qualification in the affidavit “passed XII from Manipur Public School, CBSE” even as he mentioned BA from Punjab University in the affidavit of his nomination paper filed the previous election

to 10th Manipur Assembly elections.

Irabot further pointed out two cases pending against O Henry including a special trial case pertaining to narcotic drugs in his election affidavit.

Interestingly, Henry had already resigned from the state Assembly more than six months ago before he joined BJP after quitting Congress. He, then, became a cabinet minister of social welfare in the BJP-led coalition government.

However, his position became uncertain after no by-election was held even after completion of six months in which he can be the minister without election as legislator of the Assembly.

The maximum six months period for Henry to be a minister without election to the state Assembly had expired on March 24 last.

The by-election was not conducted as the election petition was pending.

Soon after the pro-

nouncement of the judgment, Y Irabot met Speaker Y Khemchand of the state Assembly and conveyed the verdict of the high court by handing over a copy of the judgment.

He reportedly urged the Speaker for necessary steps so that he can be sworn in as a member of the Assembly.

Today’s judgment was the second such case in the history of elections to the state Assembly, that too in the current 11th Manipur Legislative Assembly.

In November 2020, the same court had declared election of Y Surchandra who won in the 11th Manipur Legislative Assembly 2017 from Kakching assembly constituency on Congress ticket null and void and declared M Rameshwar of BJP who secured second position as elected.

Following the verdict of the landmark judgment by the same judge, Justice M V Muralidharan, Rameshwar was sworn in as an MLA of the state Assembly later.

Mnp scribes seek safe passage for three Myanmar scribes

Correspondent

IMPHAL, APR 15: Atleast three journalists of Myanmar facing persecution were taking shelter in Manipur’s Moreh town at the border with the country.

On learning that the Myanmar journalists were taking shelter amidst fears of harassment by Indian security forces, All Manipur Working Journalists’ Union (AMWJU) on Thursday appealed to the Manipur government to give them safe passage.

“As a journalist body, we are especially alarmed by the fate of the media and media persons in the neighbouring country.

AMWJU has come to learn that three Mizzima journalists who have fled their country are now taking shelter in Moreh,” AMWJU president Bijoy Kakchingtabam stated in a statement. The statement appealed to the government

‘The Art Village’ celebrates WAD

of Manipur to give them the respect that journalists were accorded anywhere in the world and also safe passage to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, New Delhi, where they can seek official refugee status under the international convention on refugees.

Mizzima, an Independent media organisation based in Myanmar and the three journalists of the media organisation taking shelter in Moreh fear they may be pushed back to Myanmar where their life and security would be in great danger.

AMWJU recalled an agreement which Mizzima had signed with the Prasar Bharati of India for content sharing in 2018 and said that Mizzima is India friendly.

The agreement was the first time Prasar Bharati had signed with a private media house. The Mizzima had also promoted a

musical evening of music from all parts northeast led

by Guru Rewben Mangsaba in June 2020 and they got the full backing from the Manipur government in organising the event. After the February military coup in Myanmar, the military has taken away the license of Mizzima, arrested several of its journalists, raided the Mizzima office in Yangon, and even froze their bank account in Yangon.

S e ve r a l M i z z i m a journalists are still reporting despite the dangers but of those who fled, three have taken shelter in Moreh, Manipur. AMWJU sought concession for the three journalists taking shelter at Moreh from the Union ministry of home affairs (North East Division) New Delhi directive of not allowing illegal migrants to enter the country in letters sent to northeast states bordering Myanmar.

State

CYO backs UZYF charter of demands

Correspondent Tura (Meghalaya), April 15: The opposition Congress in Meghalaya Assembly has emerged as the single largest party in the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) polls by winning 12 seats out of 29 council seats for which elections were conducted on April 12.

The ruling National People’s Par ty (NPP), which was heading the previous executive committee won 11 seats, even as the incumbent Chief Executive Member (CEM) of GHADC Dipul Marak lost the election to Independent candidate Arbinestone Marak from Rochonpara constituency by 1881 votes. Arbinstone, who is a known NPP worker had deserted the party before the GHADC elections after he was denied party ticket, had already reached out to the NPP leaders and assured his support for the formation of the new executive committee of GHADC. “I will support NPP in the formation of the new executive commit-

Arunachal register 10 new COVID-19 cases Itanagar, Apr 15 (PTI): Ten more people including three security personnel, tested positive for COVID-19 in Arunachal Pradesh pushing the total caseload in the northeastern state to 16,912, a senior health official said here on Thursday.

Of the 10 fresh cases, six were reported from the Capital Complex region, two each from Lower Dibang Valley and East Siang districts respectively, the official said. Two Army men who have returned from Gwalior and Bareilly, and an NDRF official were among the fresh cases, State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Dr Lobsang Jampa said.

Nine COVID-19 cases were detected through rapid antigen tests while one was detected through the RT-PCR method, the SSO said. One more person recuperated from the disease on Wednesday taking the total number of recoveries in the state to 16,792 Dr Jampa said.

tee,” Arbinstone said.

The BJP, which is an alliance partner of NPP in the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance government, has won two seats with its State party vice-president Bernard Marak winning the prestigious Tura constituency which is under the South Tura Assembly segment represented by Chief Minister Conrad Sangma and BJP candidate Pramod Koch winning from Barengapara constituency.

Bernard was the chairman of the breakaway A’chik National Volunteer Council, an armed militant group which signed a tripartite agreement with the state and the Central government.

The Garo National Council (GNC) could win only one seat with Nikman Ch. Marak retaining Rongrikkimgre seat, while his party colleague and outgoing Deputy CEM Augustine Marak was defeated by 342 votes to NPP candidate Sengbath Marak in Silkigre constituency.

Augustine who polled 3942 votes came third, while his Congress rival

candidate Willy D. Shira got 4143 votes came second. The United Democratic Party and Nationalist Congress Party drew blank in the election results, even as the lone NCP legislator in the Meghalaya Assembly Saleng Sangma lost to NPP candidate Rakesh Sangma by a margin of 939 votes in Babelapara constituency.

Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, who is also the national president of NPP, said that the party is in touch with three new elected Independent candidates, besides leaders of the BJP and GNC to form the new executive committee in the GHADC. Meanwhile, State BJP president, Ernest Mawrie said that the newly elected BJP candidates to the GHADC will extend support to the NPP to form the new executive committee of GHADC only after the NPP leaders comply with their demand to institute an independent inquiry into the alleged financial irregularities in the GHADC and Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council besides other issues.

Mizoram reports record 37 fresh COVID-19 cases

Aizawl, Apr 15 (PTI): Mizoram on Thursday reported 37 fresh COVID-19 cases, the biggest single-day spike this year, pushing the tally to 4,722, an official said.

The new infections include 33 cases from the state capital, he said. The northeastern state now has 240 active cases, while 4,470 people have recovered from the disease.

At least 12 people have succumbed to the virus so far. Altogether, 2,68,697 samples have been tested till date, including 2,317 on Wednesday, the official said.

Meanwhile, State Immunisation Officer Lalzawmi said 91,547 people, including 24,397 senior citizens, have been administered the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine till Wednesday, and 29,011 have received the second dose, she said.

Dear Porei Nganba Meitei, Our beautiful prince, you are the sweetest gift we have ever received. We wish you a wonderful and magical second birthday and your entire life. May all your sincere dreams come true.

Lots of love from, Pupu,Bubok, Kaka, Saroda, Podomala, Priya, Premota, Papa and Mom.

State AICRP scientists receive awards

DIMAPUR: Scientists from AICRP (VC), department of challenges during COVID-19” DIMAPUR: Chakroma Youth Organi- All India Coordinated Research horticulture, SASRD, NU, Dr. organised by University of Alsation (CYO) has expressed its solidarity Project (AICRP) (VC), depart- Moakala Changkiri received lahabad, Prayagraj, UP during to the United Zeliangrong Youth Federa- ment of horticulture, School of “women scientist of the year April 10-11.

Meanwhile, scientist (astion (UZYF) and the Zeliangrong people Agricultural Sciences and Rural award 2020” in the 4th interin their endeavour for justice for the Development (SASRD), Na- national conference on “Global sistant breeder), AICRP (VC), three innocent persons who were killed galand University (NU) received Approaches in Natural Resource department of horticulture, “prestigious awards” for their Management for Climate Smart SASRD, NU, Dr. Aastik Jha by assailants on March 22.

In a press release, CYO president outstanding contribution in the Agriculture (GNRSA-2020) was conferred with the “fellow Seyieneilhou Keyho and general secre- field of horticulture (vegetable during pandemic era of COVID- award-2020” in the 4th internatary Noseho Peter stated that the CYO science) during the interna- 19” organised by Agricultural tional conference on “GNRSAalso extended its support to UZYF char- tional conferences in the field Technology Development So- 2020 during Pandemic Era of ter of demands made to the government of agriculture/horticulture held ciety (ATDS), Ghaziabad, UP COVID-19” and “outstanding at Sobhit University, Meerut, at Meerut, UP on February horticulturist award” during of Nagaland. the 4th national conference on Further, CYO has appealed to the UP; Allahabad University, UP 26-28. state home minister “to intervene this & Dhandbad, Jharkhand on Dr. Moakala Changkiri also “Doubling Farmers Income case so as to expedite the investigating April 14 won the “young scientist award” for Sustainable & Harmonious Lihan Humtsoe (extreme right), Mhao Aaron Odyuo (third from left) and process and book the criminals at the A press release by depart- in the international seminar on Agriculture (DISHA-2021)” students at Art Village Kohima, Thursday. (NP) earliest since the patience of the masses ment of horticulture, SASRD, “agricultural sustainability for organised by Sambodhi ReCorrespondent the canvas and brush with He reminded them that were running thin and the volatile situa- NU, Medziphema stated that doubling income in changing treat, Dhandbad during March scientist (assistant agronomist), climate scenario and market 13-14. high ambitions. non-conventional education tion was deteriorating further”.

Sharing his business made one realise what the KOHIMA, APR 15 (NPN): Joining the rest of the world, experience, Humtsoe said child was good at.

In his concluding reThe Art Village, Creative that he failed many careers Art School Kohima cel- however, it did not deter his mark, The Art Village diebrated “world art day” will to be a businessman and rector, Mhao Aaron Odyuo Correspondent fice here, on Thursday, its Along as academic guest, from each region have been ply with SOPs, delegation by organising a students’ said sincerity and dedica- said the three-day event president Vizokho Zashü- advisor for IT, science requested to participate. from each region to camp exhibition-cum-sale on the tion generated interest had (April 15-17) was its maid- K O H I M A , A P R 1 5 mo informed that state and technology, MmhonHe further said that at the venue would not en attempt to encourage (NPN): Angami Students’ chief minister Neiphiu lumo Kikon as valedictory various indigenous games, exceed 100. theme “floral” at its insti- always led him.

Humtsoe encouraged students to make a living Union (ASU) will be hold- Rio would be the inaugu- guest and Kethoser Aniu activities and competitions tute, here on Thursday.

T h e c o nve n e r i n Speaking on the event the students to think out of thought art. ing its 29th biennial gen- ral guest for the three-day Kevichusa as devotional would be conducted such formed that sanitation He said that in order eral conference from April event. as special guest, CEO and the box, and to do that, one speaker. as indigenous cart race (sei hour would be observed founder of Ete Coffee, has to first nail the founda- to empower the institute, 23 to 25 at The Heritage Other guests include, To mark the Jubilee, bagei), local rice pound- from 6:30-7:30 a.m. every Lichan Humtsoe congratu- tion else it would be difficult it had to opened two more Village, Kisama under the advisor for technical edu- the office has also invit- ing competition, war cry day during the conferbranches in Kohima. lated The Art Village for to soar high. cation & election, Medo ed the first ASU presi- (mepfükeruo), traditional ence. theme, “reflections”.

The CEO urged the Odyuo informed that conducting the event addHe also infor med The conference will Yhokha as introducto- dent, 1970, Kevisiezolie fire making competition ing that it was the artists students to be eager and en- 19 participants are tak- also commemorate 75 ry guest, Naga Peoples’ Suohu. and bamboo stilt walking that government personwho preserved traditional thusiastic to learn to reach ing part in the three-day years of Kohima Sub Divi- Movement for Human The debate competi- competition. nel would be deployed one event. and cultural values through the highest point.

Meanwhile organis- week prior to the confersion Students’ Conference Rights, secretary gener- tion topic would be, “The He also urged the Students, parents and and 50 years of Angami al, Neingulo Krome as National Education Policy ing committee convener, ence dates and therefore songs, paintings, artefacts, parents to encourage their others attended the exhi- Students’ Union (ASU). cultural guest, minister 2020 will ensure quality Kesosul Christopher Ltu outsiders have been asked etc.

Humtsoe encouraged children by identifying their bition-cum-sale. The event Informing these dur- for higher education and education in Nagaland”. informed that in view of to avoid loitering in the the students to go beyond talent and nurture them. will conclude on April 17. ing a presser at ASU of- tribal affairs, Temjen Imna As such two participants the pandemic and to com- evening and late hours.

ASU biennial general conference from April 23-25

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OPINiON/EDITORIAL

Nagaland Post

Post-mortem

Vol. XXxI NO. 129 Dimapur, FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 2021

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A crucial stage

ven almost a year ago during the first COVID-19 wave scientists had predicted that India was most likely to witness the second COVID-19 wave by March-April 2021 which would be worse than the first. The prediction has proved true as India stares at record fresh COVID-19 spikes since March,2021 from 15,522 cases on March 2 to 61,117 cases by March 31 and an upward spiral from April 2021 when 72,330 fresh cases were recorded on April 1, then 93,249 on April 4 and by April 5, the figure broke the one lakh barrier when 1,15,736 fresh cases were recorded on April 7. The number smash through the roof when on April 15, a total of over two lakh fresh cases were recorded.

This is the second wave that had been predicted and makes the earlier claim by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) that its strategy had succeeded in checking the spread of COVID-19. The prediction by scientists was based on mathematical models from different groups which said India will witness unprecedented growth in cases, much more than what it saw in the first wave. It may also be recalled, that a study in April 2020, by a group of noted scientists of the Indian Institute of Science Centre, Bangaluru, predicted that by the New Year on January 1,2021 India would have possibly reached close to 30 million infected cases (over 6 million ‘active’ cases and 1 million fatalities). They said that the pandemic is not expected to ‘peak’ before March 2021. At a time when the Centre felt the nation can halt the virus through mass vaccinations or Tikka Utsav, the second wave finds the nation unable to fathom on how to check the second wave which is worse than the first. Desperate for an explanation, some health experts have said that it was possible that the new ‘double mutant variant’ of coronavirus could be causing the ongoing surge in new Covid19 cases. According to Dr. Shahid Jameel virologist and Director Trivedi School of Biosciences at Ashoka University, the Indian mutant called E484K, has 15 different mutations which have functionally changed the Wuhan virus strain allowed the virus to get inside human cells more aggressively. The record spike in COVID cases has again exposed India’s health limitations. Even with a conservative estimate of a 100,000 cases each day in the entire country, it will require 5,000-10,000 beds every day for critical care and the corresponding oxygen supply (assuming 5-10% would require hospitalisation).

At this rate, cases will accumulate faster and will cause the health system to collapse. The critical stage caused by the second wave over the last few months come after India eased out completely from previous restrictions, with all sectors encouraging borders to reopen. However, by April 2, one of the states where COVID spikes were recorded Maharashtra- had announced a weekend lockdown and night curfew. However, according to experts, a nationwide lockdown at this stage would be akin to using nuclear weapons, which are to be used only as the last resort and whose use will be detrimental to almost every walk of life and sector. Therefore, the only option is for people to strictly adhere to COVID protocols and vaccinate and hope that will stop the virus from spreading.

DailyDevotion The Failure To Pay Close Attention The high places were not removed from Israel.

Nevertheless the heart of Asa was loyal all his days.

—2 Chronicles 15:17 Asa was not completely obedient in the outward, visible areas of his life. He was obedient in what he considered the most important areas, but he was not entirely right. Beware of ever thinking, “Oh, that thing in my life doesn’t matter much.” The fact that it doesn’t matter much to you may mean that it matters a great deal to God. Nothing should be considered a trivial matter by a child of God. How much longer are we going to prevent God from teaching us even one thing? But He keeps trying to teach us and He never loses patience. You say, “I know I am right with God”— yet the “high places” still remain in your life. There is still an area of disobedience. Do you protest that your heart is right with God, and yet there is something in your life He causes you to doubt?

Whenever God causes a doubt about something, stop it immediately, no matter what it may be. Nothing in our lives is a mere insignificant detail to God. Are there some things regarding your physical or intellectual life to which you have been paying no attention at all? If so, you may think you are all correct in the important areas, but you are careless— you are failing to concentrate or to focus properly. You no more need a day off from spiritual concentration on matters in your life than your heart needs a day off from beating. As you cannot take a day off morally and remain moral, neither can you take a day off spiritually and remain spiritual. God wants you to be entirely His, and it requires paying close attention to keep yourself fit. It also takes a tremendous amount of time. Yet some of us expect to rise above all of our problems, going from one mountaintop experience to another, with only a few minutes’ effort.

Quotes

In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Nagaland Post, Dimapur FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 2021

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India’s quest for safe motherhood

ach year, India celebrates Safe Motherhood Day on April 11 to renew and reaffirm our commitment to ensure that every woman in India has access to essential and universal maternal health services, with dignity and respect. The survival and well-being of mothers is not only important in their own right but central to solving broader economic, social and developmental challenges. In spite of the unprecedented challenges brought on by the ongoing pandemic, India, like many countries, declared that no matter what, ensuring access to safe delivery and antenatal and postnatal care is a non-negotiable agenda.

India has made rapid strides in the reduction of maternal and newborn mortality through massive and strategic investments made under the National Health Mission (NHM).

Today we have brought the Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) down to 113 from 556 in 1990. Our MMR has fallen faster than the global decline and we have

done remarkably well to be on track to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG 3) of an MMR below 70 by 2030.

Safe motherhood is closely tied to the continuum of care, which is a crucial interplay of prepregnancy and pregnancy factors including family planning, nutrition, adolescent health and access to safe abortion services.

It also encompasses a positive birthing experience to ensure that women give birth in an environment that is safe and allows them to have control through decision-making.

Among the many pathbreaking schemes that support this mission, the Janani Surakhsa Yojana (JSY) under the NHM, a demand promotion scheme, was the first to be implemented. This was followed by the Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK), which gives numerous free entitlements including free dietary support, drugs, diagnostics and ambulance facilities to expectant women, helping to reduce out-of-pocket

expenditure. As a result of these interventions, institutional deliveries have risen to nearly 80%.

Carrying forward the vision of Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi, the Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA) was launched in 2016 to provide special free antenatal care to pregnant women across the country in order to detect and prevent high-risk pregnancies. In 2018, PM Modi launched the ambitious Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY), to provide financial cover for secondary and tertiary care, including for services related to childbirth. Additionally, the government has also taken a giant leap towards providing accessible and affordable health care by setting up Ayushman BharatHealth and Wellness Centres (AB-HWCs), to deliver a comprehensive range of services encompassing care during pregnancy and childbirth.

Even with such landmark moves, the schemes, by themselves, are not

enough to achieve the numbers set by our policies and commitments.

There is scope for greater improvement in the quality of health care services.

Thus, in 2017, the government launched Labour room Quality improvement Initiative (LaQshya) to improve quality of care in labour room and maternity operation theatres in public health facilities by focusing on intra-partum and immediate post-partum period and upholding the agenda of respectful maternity care and birth companionship.

In another landmark policy decision, the government rolled out the Midwifery Initiative in 2018 to provide womencentric essential maternal, newborn, and reproductive health care through a specialised workforce comprising Nurse Practitioners in Midwifery (NPMs) in designated Midwifery-Led Care Units (MLCU). Nevertheless, there is a need to go beyond service delivery to assured service delivery. In the same spirit, in 2019, Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan (SUMAN) was

launched, assuring delivery of maternal and newborn health care services with respect and dignity and ascertaining zero tolerance for denial of services.

This initiative envisages to provide service guarantee along with large-scale community engagement and a responsive grievance redressal system.

The 360-degree approach builds on the success so far and pushes for momentous change that powers quality service delivery with human dignity.

In this regard, the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2021, has now received the assent of the President of India and is duly notified. It increases the ambit and access to safe abortion services and will ensure dignity, autonomy, confidentiality and justice for women who need to terminate pregnancies. Another noteworthy milestone in the arena of women’s health is the interministerial convergence of my ministry of health and family welfare with the ministry of women and child development for the

POSHAN Abhiyaan.

As the government strives to bring about a visible improvement in health outcomes for women and children through newer initiatives, a stronger national commitment becomes a prerequisite to success. We are committed to withstand new challenges and envisage assuring safe motherhood for all. In this endeavour, everyone has a role to play. Collaborative efforts are needed to meet the health needs of women, but as it is with every endeavour for the people, it can never happen without the people’s involvement.

Hence, I urge all stakeholders and, most importantly, members of civil society to come together and make concerted efforts with solidarity and compassion to prioritise the health of women which shall ultimately contribute to building a prosperous, healthy and empowered New India.

Harsh Vardhan, Union minister of health and family welfare (The views expressed are personal)

Board exams cannot always work; find better ways to assess students

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n the wake of the pandemic, the government has decided to cancel the Class 10 examination and postpone the Class 12 examination conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).

In the run-up to the decision, the questions most frequently asked included: Should we hold exams or not? Will colleges be comfortable accepting grades without the formal exam? But the question that needs to be asked is this: How can an externally-administered, endof-year board exam be the only way to obtain an authentic and valid assessment of a child’s abilities?

In my almost three-decadelong career, I have come across many students who did not make the 95%-above mark and were considered “unworthy”.

Maybe they did not make it to the top colleges but are doing very well for themselves, despite scoring 80% or 60%.

Board exams, clearly, end up categorising those who have great skills in pen-and-paper tests as successful and the others as not.

It is sad and ironic that the assessment carried out by the school where the child has spent 12-14 years is less authentic/or of no consequence. Our internal assessment systems are not robust enough to give authentic and valid data on student achievements, which is why we cannot trust the grades we get in schools, and instead

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rely on the external exam.

The answer also cannot lie in aping other international boards — they cater to either a tiny population, or a less varied social and cultural group.

Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) — a grade-based framework mandated by the right to education and then scrapped in 2017 — gave a glimmer of hope.

A progressive idea, if did not stand the test of time perhaps because it focused more on reporting rather than assessing.

More importantly, it continued to believe in a one-size-fits-all system.

Only if we look at skills that are required in the workplace, and skills that make us more sensitive and participative global citizens, can we review and improve our assessment system, because only then will we give opportunities to develop these in the classroom. These include information literacy, digital and media literacy, collaboration, communication, research, data analysis, critical thinking, problem solving, among others. The traditional assessment system has not been able to develop these skills and cannot do so. Better teachers might still try and give opportunities in the classroom but constraints of time and of syllabus eventually lead them to encourage memorising and learning meaningless, outdated facts.

Here, then, is what needs

to change.

First, recognise India is diverse. Every individual comes from a different set of cultural and social norms, has different abilities and talents, and cannot and should not be assessed in one way. Assessments will have to include elements of research, personal perspectives, and opportunities for displaying creativity/innovation. Children should also be allowed to show work that has been developed when given the opportunity to work at their own pace, with little constraints on time.

Educating a child entails preparing the child for a life beyond school. Only when these skills are clearly listed and articulated will they become a part of the content and the pedagogical processes, and only then will schools give opportunities to develop these. Assessment will then have a clearly defined purpose, to evaluate whether the planned learning outcomes have been achieved, and to what extent.

We will therefore have to develop assessments in school, often also called internal assessments. This will have to include student work through the year, be it a research piece in science, a critical appreciation of a book the child has read in languages, or an essay on contemporary issues in humanities, identified by the child. This will not only give an opportunity to the child to take time on a project but also allow her to form and

express opinions. It will also allow for diversity – because contemporary issues vary from region to region, from floods in Bengal to cyclones in Odisha to pollution in Delhi to migration in the Northeast.

Second, assessments will have to allow students flexibility in presenting their ideas via any medium, a movie or a monologue, in the written form or a painting. Languages will need to be assessed in not just all four skills — reading, writing, speaking and listening — but also in presenting ideas, comprehending what has been read or heard, discerning between real and fake facts, and in appreciating good forms of expressions, whether in the written form or spoken or in reel. We will also have to move from the idea of teaching a text to teaching the skill to appreciate and comprehend language in all its forms.

Students will have to be given opportunities for collecting, processing and interpreting data and ideas. They will have to learn to wade through all sorts of information and choose the most appropriate resource.

Each subject area will have to identify important attitudes and skills that need to be developed and provide opportunities within the classroom and subject area to develop and assess these skills. If we are able to achieve this, we will be armed with enough information about the student to be able to com-

ment with confidence on skills and abilities. We will also give ample and diverse kinds of opportunities for every individual to demonstrate knowledge, understanding and abilities.

Increasing the weightage of internal assessment grades in calculating the final grade is the way forward. The problem of standardisation can be easily met by using percentiles and not absolute scores.

This might sound utopian and impractical. But we are already developing many skills and assessing these as we go along, informally. Both CBSE and NCERT have been progressively pointing in this direction.

Every good teacher knows the value of a class discussion, of customised assessments and assessing varied skills. Every Holiday homework, which encourages research and interpretation, is assessing skills of data interpretation and information literacy. Every assessment of speaking and listening skills, which asks for personal ideas, and every book cover that children design, assesses creativity.

We now need to formalise these, train teachers, create exemplar schools who walk the talk and support others. We also need to show honesty in our internal assessments and trust and belief in our systems.

Richa Sharma Agnihotri, Principal of Sanskriti School, New Delhi (The views expressed are personal)

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h e n a u g h t y a n d of our future. It is crucial accept the bigbang theory with devises they watch, noisy children called that they know the truth which was hypothesized 92 fast food they eat, and un‘Generation ’must recorded in the Bible. No- years ago. Our generation healthy conversation they be our priority today if body will believe that your must know the truth of hear. The need for them is we want a better society ancestors were evolved creation and how creation right direction. We must intomorrow. We talk high from monkeys or apes as continues today. The Bible still the truth in them. Our and plan big now but this evolution theory advocated is the source of truth from nuclear families, churches, is all in the hands of the some 162 years ago while the beginning of human and schools are the stratesucceeding age. The Bible the Bible always tells us history. The Bible must be gies to reach them with warns us ‘we will reap what that the first man and the the prime source of truth fundamental truth that will we sow today’ (Galatians first woman were created against false doctrines and generate honesty, peace, 6:7). A better future all by God. Who created theories that thwart and love, integrity, loyalty, and depends upon how we lead monkeys or chimpanzees, deviate from the truth. human quality that we pray our youth to fundamental if not God? Planting the Our children are the for today. truth against theories of seed of truth in children kids of the national workWe talk about the islies and false. Our children must be the priority when ers, people who generate sue of ‘unemployment’ are receptive and want to they are correctable as the political vision, bureau- which subject becomes a know how we operate our Bible assuresus (Proverbs crats who exercise admin- matter of saturation and life system but we hush 22:6). istration, missionaries and exhaustion. The Bible asand shut them up. They We have confidence pastors who preach on sures us that things shall are not noisy but they want of escalation when our pulpits, business and en- follow if we put God first to watch, participate and children stand on the firm trepreneurs, and fathers (Matt 6:33).But we must know how we demonstrate ground of truth as the foun- and mothers who comprise know that God is a working and show them the truth. dation holds the dimension large human society. Our God. It is a false belief that Our children are inno- of a ladder. It is a simple children watch over how God would bless lazy and cently give us big smiling. logic that a Designer or we behave and what we cheap people. There is no Their faces are the lanes Architect created the order do. They need to know magic in God’s blessing. and mirrors of our days of Heaven and Earth. He the truth, do the truth, tell Hard work is the miracle ahead. As root holds the is God. He continues regu- truth, believe and live by of success. Our youth must top and as germination lating His creation. It will truth. Truth is what they work to employ themselves takes place in soil, our be a Himalayan blunder if need far more than modern and earn to live. There is youth are the foundation our children are forced to technology in their hands honesty and truth in work.

Reader’s note: Articles or letters published in any of the columns do not reflect the view of this

A regrettable generation will not hit the course of our future if our children are our PRIORITY today.

The truth is the truth and will generate moral character, spiritual security, economic survival, mental health, peace, unity and love, positive attitude, and a people with vision. It is high time to promote the principle of truth. Learning the truth and doing the

truth is the right generation technology today.

Our children are our heart. We want them to avert mistake. But they need to learn from us today.

May God help us do this.

The Bible says “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord “(Psalms 33:12).

God bless you!

Rev. Dr. Phuveyi Dozo, Naga United Village, Dimapur

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Schools and Covid

As some staff had already been tested positive in the school. I would like to suggest the authority to kindly allow parents to take home our children (hostellers) for sometimes. Knowing fully the alarming situation, CBSE have also cancelled and postponed exams. Let’s stay safe.

Aheto Yeputhomi, a concerned parent newspaper nor that of the Editor in any manner.

COVID: Delhi worst-hit city in India

COVID-19 victims’ bodies being creamated at the Nigambodh Ghat in New Delhi, Thursday. (PTI)

Ahmedabad, Apr 15 (PTI): The Gujarat High Court on Thursday pulled up the Vijay Rupani-led government, saying that the state was facing a “tsunami” of coronavirus cases as it did not pay heed to the suggestions made earlier by the court as well as the Centre, and also because the dispensation was not “as cautious as it should have been”.

A division bench of Chief Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Bhargav Karia also raised doubts over the state government’s claims about the availability of beds, testing facilities, medical oxygen and Remdesivir injections.

“In anticipation that the situation may get worse in the future, this court had in February made some suggestions. We told you to get ready with more COVID-designated hospitals, sufficient beds should be available, testing should be increased, make sure people wear masks and strict vigilance at public places,” the bench said.

“But, it seems that the state government did not give due consideration to our suggestions. That is why we are seeing a Tsunami of Corona at present. Though the Centre was also continuously reminding the state about it, the government was

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not as cautious as it should have been,” it added.

It was hearing a PIL, taken up suo motu (on its own) a week back, about the coronavirus situation and problems faced by the people. In his response, Advocate General Kamal Trivedi assured the court that the state government was “serious” and doing everything possible.

On the issue of shortage of Remdesivir injections, a key anti-viral drug, Trivedi said the situation would improve in the days to come as the Centre has recently banned the export on the request of the Gujarat government.When asked about the testing facilities, the AG informed the court that RT-PCR testing laboratories are there in all the districts, except in Dang.

However, Justice Karia asked Trivedi to crosscheck the government’s claims as

he pointed out that there is no laboratory in Anand district and samples come to Ahmedabad. As directed by the court in the previous hearing, Trivedi filed a status report in the form of an affidavit before the bench.

As mentioned in it, Trivedi told the court that out of 71,021 beds available in over 1,000 facilities across the state, COVID-19 patients occupy only 53 per cent beds, while the remaining ones were vacant as on April 12.

Not satisfied by the reply, the bench said, “We have serious doubts about this figure. You are saying only 53 per cent are occupied. Yet patients are not being admitted. In that case, how can this figure be true?” asked the Chief Justice.

Trivedi explained that 71,021 beds include those created in Covid Care Centres.

COVID cases on rise in Nagaland... Improper management causing water scarcity, Rio

(From p-1) the exam centres/classrooms, he feared that once the students come out, they would mingle and gather around to discuss about the exams. Another parent expressed concern over sitting 20-30 students inside the examination hall even as the people were being advised to avoid 3 Cs -- crowded places, close-contacts, confined or enclosed spaces – saying there was no guarantee of their safety.

He wondered when CBSE could cancel Class X board exam and defer Class 12 exams for the safety of students, why could not the State authorities come up with some similar measures for the safety of all. Refer-

ring to medical experts, the parent pointed out that the young age groups were now more susceptible to the new COVID variants.

According to reports, a few schools in Dimapur have also stopped regular classes for lower sections and have begun online classes.

Taking into consideration the current situation across the country, which has been witnessing cases not less than a lakh on a daily basis, a doctor, on condition of anonymity, remarked that the government/respective DTFs needed to come out with strong action plan to tackle the new challenge.

Though total lockdown may not be an option, a doctor was of the opinion that

stricter measures needed to be put in place like regulating gathering of any kind, events, activities, etc.

27309 inoculated in Nagaland: A total of 27309 people have been inoculated during the recently concluded Tika Utsav or vaccination festival in the state held from April 11-14, 2021.

According to state immunization officer Dr.Rita Thurr, Mokokchung district recorded 6956 vaccinations, highest in the state followed

by Dimapur at 5719. The figures of districts include: Kohima (2460), Kiphire (417), Longleng (684), Mon (3100), Peren (1134), Phek (1203), Tuensang (1778), Wokha (2431) and Zunheboto (1787).

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(From p-1) The party also said the failure of the government to even seek consensus from other political parties in Nagaland on RIIN spoke volumes about the government’s “hidden agenda”, that was detrimental to the people of Nagaland.

NPCC also alleged that the PDA government was prepared to “appease and open floodgates for all outsiders” to

settle in Nagaland in its lust for power when Nagaland’s founding fathers were farsighted enough to draw up protective systems for the people of Nagaland “Unfortunately, the present government is already dismantling the very protective systems that have sustained our way of life and gave us unique identity as a State within the Indian Union,” NPCC said.

(From p-1) He said the campaign aimed to reach the grassroots level through people’s participation and was intended to nudge all stakeholders to harvest rainwater by creating structures suitable to climatic conditions and for proper storage of water.

Ayemi disclosed that currently the department was constructing rain water harvesting structure for con-

servation and storage funded

by NABARD wherein out of the 31 identified locations, six had been completed.

Speaking on the occasion, land resources director T Renben Lotha highlighted the various approaches and solutions to proper harnessing and storing of water, including engineering solution and biological or natural solutions.

He lauded the wisdom of people in olden times

Govt’s ‘vaccine festival’ a sham, says Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI, APR 15 (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked the government over the handling of the COVID-19 situation and alleged that it is only indulging in a “sham” of a ‘vaccine festival’. He also alleged that there is no testing, no beds in hospitals, neither ventilators or oxygen and vaccine is also not available.

Gandhi also took a jibe

asking what PM-CARES is doing, as huge donations were given to the fund for handling COVID-19 situation. “There are no tests or beds in hospitals. There are no ventilators or oxygen.

The vaccine is also not there. But there is a sham of a festival. PM-CARES?” he asked. His attack came after the government celebrated the ‘Tika Utsav’ (vaccine festival) from April 11 to 14.

who had established the village after locating six water sources in the vicinity.

Out of the six water sources, two had already dried up and now the village was drawing water from the remaining four which was, however, insufficient for the people now.

In this regard, Lotha assured the village that the department was ready to provide engineering expertise in case it wanted to

explore and harness water from the dried-up sources.

Earlier, the launching programme was chaired by Gariphema Village Council chairman Vibeilietuo Kets while NCRC, Gariphema Village, pastor Rev Thekruzhü Khana offered the dedicatory prayers.

Later in the day, the chief minister also inaugurated a YES Agro Park in the village vicinity and visited two mini hydro projects.

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D I M A PUR , A PR 1 5 (NPN): Nagaland governor RN Ravi, chief minister Neiphiu Rio and deputy chief minister Y Patton have extended greetings to the members of the Yimchunger community on the occasion of Wangtsunuo festival.

In his message, Ravi said Wangtsunuo, which means “hut making festival”, was celebrated to invoke God’s blessings for a plentiful harvest and protection of the crops from natural disasters.

Stating that Wangtsunuo was a time to bond with one another, governor said the Yimchungers during the celebrations exhibit their magnificent traditions and customs wherein the youth familiarise themselves with their roots. On the auspicious occasion, governor wished good health, peace and prosperity to all.

State chief minister Neiphiu Rio, in his message, wished happy Wünthsünio to the Yimchunger community of Nagaland and prayed that the celebrations bring blessings of good health, peace and prosperity in everyone’s life.

Deputy chief minister and BLP leader Y.Patton, in his message, said that festival was a time to foster unity and friendship among brothers and sisters, to make it more meaningful. He urged the people to celebrate with caution as the “second wave of Covid was casting shadow of uncertainty.”

Wednesday, that was because it conducted much fewer tests — about 20,000 less, leading to a positivity rate of 20.22 per cent.

On Wednesday, Bengaluru recorded 8,155 cases and Chennai 2,564 cases, their highest daily surge.

Pune’s highest single-day since the pandemic began was 12,494 cases, recorded on April 4.

The unprecedented surge in cases, especially in the last few days, has left other doctors and medical experts baffled, with some conjecturing that the virus has mutated and assumed so many different strains, some of which are far more infectious than others.

Mumbai, Apr 15 (PTI): Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Thursday said they have requested the Centre to allow the Remdesivir stock, which has not been exported after a ban on it, to be distributed in the domestic market to bridge the gap in its demand and supply.

In view of a sudden spike in demand due to the surge in COVID-19 cases, India on Sunday banned the export of Remdesivir injections till the situation improves. Remdesivir is listed for use in serious COVID-19 patients in the Clinical Management Protocols for COVID-19 as an investigational therapy.

“We have requested the Centre to allow the exportable Remdesivir stock to be distributed in the domestic market. It will help in bridging the gap between the demand and supply of the medicine,” Tope told reporters here.

According to officials in the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), around 40,000 injections of the medicine are currently being supplied in the state, but it is not adequate and there is a need of another 10,000 vials. Tope said they have asked all the doctors treating COVID-19 patients to use Remdesivir judiciously.

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Gov, CM, Dy CM extend Wangtsunuo greetings

With an exponential rise in cases, the national capital has left far behind the financial capital Mumbai, which at one point was the largest COVID hotspot in the country.

Mumbai’s single day peak so far has been 11,163 cases, registered on April 4, according to officials figures.

“It is an absolute rampage in the city. Young and old, vaccinated or not vaccinated, the virus is just hitting everyone. Delhi’s situation is grim,” said Dr Suranjit Chatterjee, a senior consultant at Apollo Hospitals here.

While Delhi’s numbers were lower than on

“Given the surge in cases in the last few days, it is an absolute rampage.

We will have to watch for the next few days, as far as hitting the peak of the wave here is concerned,” said Dr Avdhesh Bansal, a pulmonologist at the Apollo hospital.

“Also, in this wave, the severity is such that in many cases, either majority of family members or all family members are getting infected,” he added.

He also felt that vaccination for the general masses “started a bit late” and many frontline workers did not opt for the vaccine, leading to its “wastage”.

“Early vaccination could have given a protective layer to large number of general masses,” the doctor said.

He said about two per cent of the people admitted to hospital are dying.

The other reason for the surge was the carelessness of people who assumed the pandemic was over when Delhi’s numbers went down dramatically in February.

A Delhi government hospital doctor, on the condition of anonymity, said, “people had thrown caution to the wind, and were socialising and partying with gay abandon again.

This has led to the surge too”.

Allow use of Remdesivir not exported: Tope

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NEW DELHI, APR 15 (PTI): In just a matter of weeks, Delhi has become the worst-hit city in the country in the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, a situation that some doctors are describing as an “absolute rampage”.

Delhi recorded 16,699 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, and 112 fatalities from the infection — a frightening positivity rate of 20.22 per cent, the highest ever since the start of the pandemic in March 2020, according to data shared by the health department.

The previous highest positivity rate till the third wave, was on November 14 last year at 15.33 per cent.

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Candidates who have appeared HSLC/HSSLC Final Examination of 2021 are also eligible to apply for the same.

Last date for submission of filled application form in the office of the undersigned is 15th May, 2021.

Application form may also be downloaded from the Department website at http://www.dtenagaland.org.in, in which case, the fee of Rs. 300/- (Rupees Three Hundred) only will be deposited while submitting the form.

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During the training period number of Official holidays will be counted.

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very much aware of this.

That is why he focused on local problems and gave them assurances that these will be addressed if the party comes to power. The Gurkhas can get a chance to join the mainstream of development of the country only if the BJP forms the government in the state.”

Amit Shah in his election rally in Darjeeling on April 13 clearly mentioned the BJP’s past relations with the Gurkhas. He recalled how the Gurkhas have always been supporting the

NEW DELHI, APR 15 (PTI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday dismissed speculation that the last three phases of assembly polls in West Bengal could be clubbed in view of the surge in coronavirus cases in the country.

There has been speculation in the media that the last three phases of the assembly elections on April 22, 26 and 29 could be clubbed into a single phase. “(There is) no such plan of clubbing phases,” an Election Commission spokesperson in response to queries.

There are suggestions that some political parties may raise the issue at an all-party meeting called by the chief electoral officer of West Bengal on Friday.

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A total of 11 Gurkhas were killed during the violent protests in north Bengal in 2017 under Mamata Banerjee’s government. Realizing the seriousness of the issue, the Home Minister assured to conduct an inquiry into the incidents with the SIT. He also assured a long-standing political solution to the Darjeeling, Terai and Duvars problems. Shah claimed that the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) would be dissolved if the BJP comes to power in the state. He even assured to hold panchayat polls given the fact that they have not been held for years in this region.

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munity by making several big promises.

There are as many as nine districts in north Bengal, which include Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Alipurduar, Cooch Behar, Jalpaiguri, Malda North, Malda South, North Dinajpur and South Dinajpur. These nine districts have eight Lok Sabha seats. Gurkhas play an important role in the election here and in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections extended their full support to the BJP which resulted in the party winning seven seats -- Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar, Balurghat (Dakshin Dinajpur), Raiganj (Uttar Dinajpur), Malda North and Darjeeling.

BJP Lok Sabha MP from Darjeeling Raju Bisht told IANS, “The manner in which North Bengal has been neglected by the Mamata government and the Gurkhas have been sidelined and even subjected to atrocities, the Home Minister is

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New Delhi, April 15 (IANS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which won seven of the eight Lok Sabha seats in north Bengal in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, is once again trying to woo 25 lakh Gurkhas in the region. The party, this time in the assembly elections, aims to get the upper hand in North Bengal with 54 assembly seats as Gurkhas are considered its votebank.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah himself has taken over the command to get the Gurkhas to his side by making big promises during one of his trips to the state.

As a part of its strategy, Shah spent one full night in Darjeeling on April 12. This is the first time that a home minister of the country has spent the entire night in Darjeeling, meeting the various leaders of Gurkha associations. The next day, on April 13, he held an election rally in Darjeeling and tried to woo this com-

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tionally, President Biden wants to assist in the process of raising ambitions of countries all around the world. That’s the reason for this summit,” he said.

President Biden has invited 40 world leaders, including Prime Minister Modi, to the virtual summit, scheduled between April 22 and April 23, to underscore the urgency and the economic benefits of stronger climate action.

Kerry said the 20212030 decade is “absolutely vital” for the world to meet the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius and to achieve “net-zero” in 2050.

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arms of the deployed paramilitary forces, Mia said.

“The said villagers including women launched attack upon the paramilitary forces with the intention of causing bodily injury, knowing it to be likely to cause death of the deployed paramilitary forces,” he wrote in the FIR, a copy of which is with the PTI. The BJP leader, when contacted, said he would launch a massive protest demanding the chief minister’s arrest, if the police “sit idle” on the FIR in the next few days.

nologies -- battery storage, direct carbon capture... whatever it is that is going to help us meet this challenge,” he said.

“We share a passion for innovation, research and technology... If India and the US come together, that’s a significant step forward,” said the US envoy on climate, who participated in the meet virtually.

Kerr y emphasised that President Joe Biden’s upcoming virtual climate summit on April 22-23 is not an effort by the US to prove something.

“Knowing that we are seven months away from a major negotiation interna-

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symptoms.

Banerjee did not share these details. She only said Pradip Barma has a cold and cough and unable to attend the rally.

“Where were you all these days? You have brought Covid and run away. We had cured everything. If they had given the vaccination to all the people in time, then there would be no new cases of Covid,” Banerjee said, referring to the BJP without naming the party.

“Do you know, they have got a whole lot of people into the state. In the name of election campaign, they have got so many outsiders and they have spread the disease here and run away and now they say ‘Give us the vote’,” she said. Meanwhile, the BJP has condemned her comments.

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West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday blamed the BJP for the resurgence of COVID-19 in parts of the state and said had the government vaccinated everyone in time, there wouldn’t have been this second outbreak of the pandemic.

Speaking at an election campaign rally at Jalpaiguri in north Bengal on Wednesday, she attacked the BJP, without naming the party, for importing the virus into Bengal through the hundreds of “outsiders” it was bringing into the state for election campaign.

The Trinamool candidate for whom she was campaigning at the rally, Dr Pradip Barma, was absent from the stage. He has tested positive for Covid and is in hospital with mild

New Delhi, Apr 15 (PTI): United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry on Thursday said India and the US can come together to find new fuels and technologies to help deal with climate change.

He also hoped that the two nations build a partnership to accelerate the deployment of 450 gigawatts of renewable energy across India by 2030.

Participating in the sixth edition of the Raisina Dialogue, Kerry said there is a big appetite in India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is deeply committed to moving as fast as possible to living up to Paris responsibilities and beyond.

“I think these two great democracies have an opportunity to come together to harmonise some of our initiatives to find new fuels, new tech-

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At least four persons died outside a polling booth in Sitalkuchi assembly constituency on April 10 when CISF personnel opened fire in “self defence” allegedly after coming under attack from locals.

The Election Commission had suspended the voting exercise at the booth following the incident.

In its statement, the EC said, “The joint report of the two special observers has been received ... wherein they interalia stated that recourse to open fire by the CISF personnel became absolutely necessary in order to save the lives of the voters, those of other polling personnel and their own lives as the mob had attempted snatching their weapons.”

The poll panel had also banned political leaders from entering the district for three days.

Banerjee met the family members of those killed in the firing on Wednesday.

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Cooch Behar (WB), Apr 15 (PTI/agencies): An FIR has been lodged against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at a police station here, alleging that she instigated voters to gherao central forces and that, in turn, led to the incident of firing in Sitalkuchi and the subsequent death of four persons.

Siddique Ali Mia, the zilla president of BJP’s minority cell in Cooch Behar, cited the TMC supremo’s comments during a rally in Banerswar area as he filed a complaint on Wednesday claiming that her address provoked people to attack CISF personnel during the fourth phase of state elections.

He attached a video clip of Banerjee’s speech in his complaint at Mathabhanga police station.

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Dated Zbto. the 13th April 2021

Notice Calling Objection for the issue of Succession Certificate Whereas application has received from Smti. Vikhuli Achumi U/S 372 of the Indian Succession Act, resident of 8th NAP Bn. Naltoqa for Succession of SBI A/C No - 36876595607, service/pension benefits debts, gratuity, leave encashment & other benefits etc of Late Vixeshe Sumi.

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Biden announces complete US troops US expels 10 Russian diplomats withdrawal from Afghanistan by Sept 11

usual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the US. Russia has denied any involvement in US elections or on offering the bounties.

Moscow has also said that it has nothing to do with the SolarWinds computer attack. The Biden administration rolled out the sanctions in an executive order in coordination with the State Department and the Treasury Department.

The executive order sends a signal that the US will impose costs in a strategic and economically im-

pactful manner on Russia if it continues or escalates its destabilising international actions, the White House said.

This includes, in particular, efforts to undermine the conduct of free and fair democratic elections and democratic institutions in the United States and its allies and partners; and engage in and facilitate malicious cyber activities against the United States and its allies and partners.

It also includes fostering and use of transnational corruption to influence foreign governments; pursuing

extraterritorial activities targeting dissidents or journalists; undermining security in countries and regions important to United States national security; and violating well-established principles of international law, including respect for the territorial integrity of states.

Following the executive order, the Department of Treasury issued a directive that prohibits US financial institutions from participation in the primary market for ruble or nonruble denominated bonds issued after June 14, 2021 by the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, the National Wealth Fund of the Russian Federation, or the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation.

It also prohibits them from and lending ruble or non-ruble denominated funds to the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, the National Wealth Fund of the Russian Federation, or the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation.

This directive provides authority for the US government to expand sovereign debt sanctions on Russia as appropriate.

Treasury also designated six Russian technology companies that provide support to the Russian Intelligence Services’ cyber programme, ranging from providing expertise to developing tools and infrastructure to facilitating malicious cyber activities.

These companies are being designated for operating in the technology sector of the Russian Federation economy. “We will continue to hold Russia accountable for its malicious cyber activities, such as the SolarWinds incident, by using all available policy and authorities,” the White House said.

The administration is responding to the reports that Russia encouraged the Taliban attacks against US and coalition personnel in Afghanistan based on the best assessments from the Intelligence Community.

UAE mediating between India, Pak to restore ‘functional relations’ the Kashmir region.

“UAE played a role in bringing Kashmir escalation down and created a ceasefire, hopefully ultimately leading to restoring diplomats and getting the relationship back to a healthy level,” said Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba, during a virtual discussion with Stanford University’s Hoover Institution.

“They might not sort of become best friends but at least we want to get it (relations)to a level where its functional, where its operational, where they are speaking to each other,” he

Indonesian cop kills suspect linked to church attack JA K A RTA , A P R 1 5 (IANS): Indonesian police on Thursday shot dead a man allegedly linked to last month’s suicide bombing outside a church in South Sulawesi province, a spokesman said. Members of the police anti-terrorism unit used lethal force after the suspect attacked them with a sickle during a raid on his home in the provincial capital Makassar, dpa news agency quoted a police spokesman as saying.

“The suspect was believed involved in the group that attacked the cathedral church,” Zulfan said.

Police have arrested at least 31 people in connection with the March 28 attack on the Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in Makassar, which left the two attackers dead and injured 20 people. Investigators said a newly married couple linked to Jamaah Ansharud

Daulah (JAD), a militant network that supports the Islamic State terror group, carried out the attack.

JAD has been blamed for a series of militant attacks in Indonesia in recent years, including suicide attacks on three churches in Surabaya, the country’s second-largest city, in 2018.

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added.

The revelation made by the UAE Ambassador to Washington has hinted towards the US’s indirect intervention in the India-Pakistan relationship through its

trusted ally, the UAE. It has also raised questions over statements from Pakistan’s top ministers, of not having any backdoor channel active between India and Pakistan.

P a k i s t a n Fo r e i g n Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has repeatedly maintained that there can be no talk with India until the Narendra Modi government reverses its decision to abrogate Articles 370 and 35A, stripping the special status of Jammu and Kashmir and bifuracting into two Union Territories.

SOFIA, APR 15 (IANS): Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boyko Borisov on Thursday resigned from his coalition government, as expected, after the parliamentary election earlier this month.

The announcement was made by the Interim President of the newly elected Parliament, Mika Saykova, during the first

session, dpa news agency reported. The resignation of the nationalist government, which has been in office since 2017, was to be routinely approved by MPs. Thousands of protesters had demanded his resignation over corruption allegations during summer protests

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FELICITATION We, the LSTTD with immense pride and honour express our heartiest congratulations to Mrs. Bendangtula Jamir, W/o Dr. Rongsen Rtd. Adl. Director (Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry) for the great achievement in the service by promoting to the post of Additional Registrar Co-Operative Societies from Joint Registrar.

We pray that Almighty God continues to bless her and wishes her all the success in her future endeavours.

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However, the intervention of the UAE to de-escalate tensions between India and Pakistan, especially in reference to the boiling tensions along the Line of Control (LoC), has certainly yielded positive results as both sides agreed to enforce the ceasefire along the borders.

Positive results of the backdoor secret negotiations were also evident with exchanges of complementing letters from Indian PM Modi and his counterpart PM Imran Khan, sharing a mutual desire for peace.

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in 2020. In the election on April 4, Borisov’s pro-European populist GERB party had again become the strongest party in the European Union and NATO member state with 26 per cent of the vote, but fell short of a majority in parliament.

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“We cannot continue the cycle of extending or expanding our military presence in Afghanistan hoping to create ideal conditions for the withdrawal and expecting a different result,” he said.

“I’m now the fourth United States president to preside over American troop presence in Afghanistan. Two Republicans, two Democrats. I will not pass this responsibility on to a fifth.” The upcoming September 11 is the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks that drew the United States into war in Afghanistan. Biden said that 2,488 US military personnel were killed, and 20,722 have been

wounded in this longest war in American history. Biden highlighted that the US would continue to support the Afghan government and provide assistance to the Afghan military after the withdrawal. “While we will not stay involved in Afghanistan militarily, our diplomatic and humanitarian work will continue.”

Meanwhile, he voiced US support for the peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban facilitated by the United Nations. Biden spoke with Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani earlier in the day. The two leaders discussed continued commitment to a strong bilateral partnership following the departure of US troops from Afghanistan, according to a readout issued by the White House.

The latest decision extends the deadline negotiated between the previous administration and the Afghan Taliban last year to pull US troops out of the country on May 1.

‘Terrorist forces’ may take advantage of US troops withdrawal from Afghanistan: China

BEIJING, APR 15 (PTI): China on Thursday expressed concern over America’s decision to withdraw all its troops from Afghanistan by September, saying Washington should accommodate legitimate security concerns of the regional countries to prevent “terrorist forces” from taking advantage of the chaos in the war-torn country. Beijing also slammed Washington for linking the withdrawal of the US troops from Afghanistan to focus more on the threats posed by China, saying fight against terrorism is in the common interest of all parties including the two countries.

“The current security situation in Afghanistan is still complex and grim and the problem of terrorism is far from being solved. Foreign troops stationed in Afghani-

Bulgarian PM Borisov formally resigns also entered the new parliament, making a total of six political forces. The new Parliament in Sofia met on Thursday for its constituent session. The election of a Parliamentary Speaker is likely to give an indication of the new majority that is emerging.

stan should withdraw in a responsible and orderly manner to ensure a smooth transition in Afghanistan and to avoid terrorist forces from taking advantage of chaos,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told a media briefing here while responding to questions on US troops pullout plan.

“The US is the biggest external factor affecting the issue of Afghanistan... It must take full responsibility for preserving the outcomes of Afghanistan’s peaceful construction and reconstruction and accommodate legitimate security concerns of the countries in the region,” he said.

To a question that the US is linking its troops withdrawal to focus on China, Zhao said, “the US side links its withdrawal from Afghanistan to China’s challenge.

CORRECTION

The felicitation published by Mopungchuket Senso Telongjem Kohima on 15/04/2021, Nagaland Post (K-775) where Sl. No. 3 should be read as Kr. Atula Lemtor, Promoted to Deputy Director and not as published.

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The Kohima Lotha Eloe Ekhung with immense pride and honour, would like to congratulate Smti N. Chumchanbeni Kikon, W/o Shri S. Y. Odyuo for being promoted to the post of Addl. Director (HOD), SCERT, Nagaland, Kohima .

The Ekhung further wishes her good health and success in her future endeavors.

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We, the Mopungchuket Ait Laishir Telongjem (MALT) Dimapur with immense pride and honour extend our heartiest congratulations to Mr. Temsukaba Aier, S/o Meranungsang Aier on being appointed as the President of Ao Kaketshir Telongjem Dimapur.

We wish you the best in your future endeavours.

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ISLAMABAD, APR 15 (IANS): The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is facilitating and mediating backchannel talks between India and Pakistan with an aim to turn their rivalry into a healthy and functional relationship, its envoy in Washington has confirmed.

As part of the backdoor talks and meetings, top intelligence officials from both Pakistan and India have had secret meetings in Dubai during January 2021 as the UAE played important part in bringing the two sides to calm military tensions over

WASHINGTON, APR 15 (IANS): US President Joe Biden has announced that all US troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan before September 11, a move to end the longest war in American history.

“The United States will begin our final withdrawal, begin it on May 1 of this year,” Biden said on Wednesday in his remarks at the White House, Xinhua news agency reported.

“US troops, as well as forces deployed by our NATO allies and operational partners, will be out of Afghanistan before we mark the 20th anniversary of that heinous attack on September 11th.”

“It is time to end America’s longest war. It is time for American troops to come home,” he said, noting that the US has achieved counterterrorism objectives in Afghanistan.

In his remarks, Biden made clear that the withdrawal is not subject to any changes of conditions on the ground.

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SHOKHUVI VILLAGE COUNCIL

Hangi Jamir President (MALT)

NOTIFICATION NO. GAB-8/DMP/72/2012

DIMAPUR : NAGALAND, PIN-797112 DATE 15/04/21

Sashilong Lemtor General Secretary (MALT) OFFICE OF THE

NOTICE

SHOKHUVI VILLAGE COUNCIL

THIS IS FOR INFORMATION TO ALL THAT ANY FORM OF AGRICULTURAL FARMING, HUNTING, FISHING ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF SHOKHUVI VILLAGE FOR OUTSIDERS. DEFAULTERS SHALL BE PENALIZED AND STRINGENT ACTION SHALL BE TAKEN AS PER THE CUSTOMARY LAW OF THE LAND. THIS IS TO FURTHER INFORM TO ALL THE LAND OWNERS i.e. INDIVIDUAL OR SOCIETIES, NO FORM OF TRANSACTIONS SUCH AS LEASE/RENTAL AGREEMENTS OR SALE ETC., SHALL BE INITIATED WITH ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES/ DEPARTMENT WITHOUT THE PRIOR CONSENT AND APPROVAL OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL. ONE GOVERNMENT ONE TAX THE COUNCIL SHALL BE OBLIGED TO ONLY ONE APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE AND SHALL NOT BE OBLIGATED TO PAY ANY TAX TO OTHER SELF STYLED INDIVIDUAL/ FACTIONS.

Dimapur : Nagaland Pin-797112.

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CONSTITUTION OF THE NEW VILLAGE COUNCIL MEMBER (2021-2024)

The Shokhuvi Village Council held its general meeting on 10th April' 2021 and resolved and approved to constitute the New Village Council Member for the tenure 2021-2024.

The following Village members are elected as the New Village Council Members.

Sl. No. Name Designation 1.

H. Vekuto Swu Chairman 2.

V. Ghoshito Zhimomi Vice Chairman 3.

Ashito Yeptho General Secretary 4.

Hetoi Sema Joint Secretary 5.

Ikato Zhimomi Finance Secretary 6.

Hikato Shohe Member 7.

Ato Shohe Member 8.

Mulato Member 9.

Honito Swu Member 10.

Venise Women Member 11.

Vigholi Sumi Women Member

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WASHINGTON, APR 15 (AP): The US on Thursday announced the expulsion 10 Russian diplomats and slapped sanctions on over 30 individuals and key financial institutions as it held Moscow accountable for interference in last year’s presidential election and the hacking of American federal agencies.

The sanctions are also meant to impose a penalty over Russia’s continued occupation of Crimea, which it infiltrated and annexed from Ukraine seven years ago, and for reportedly offering bounties for attacks against US and coalition military personnel in strifetorn Afghanistan.

In a communication to Congress, President Joe Biden said that he has determined that specified harmful Russian activities -- in particular, efforts to undermine the conduct of free and fair democratic elections and democratic institutions in the US and its allies and partners; constitute an un-

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 2021

Rajasthan Royals defeat Delhi Capitals by 3 wkts Champions League: Man City oust

MUMBAI, APR 15 (PTI): David Miller’s combative 43-ball 62 and Chris Morris’ timely onslaught (36 not out) powered Rajasthan Royals to a dramatic three-wicket win over Delhi Capitals in their IPL match, here on Thursday.

Opting to bowl, RR pacer Jaydev Unadkat took three wickets for 15 runs to restrict the Capitals to 147 for eight.

Miller then anchored the Royals’ chase but it was Morris whose blitzkrieg took Royals home with two balls to spare. It is Royals’ first win of the season.

The Royals were 17 for 3 in the fourth over and 42 for 5 at the halfway mark. They needed 58 from the last five overs and 12 from the final over.

Morris ended the run chase with a six off Tom Curran.

Royals’ run chase was, however, in tatters as soon as it started.

Chris Woakes re moved openers Manan Vohra (9) and Jos Buttler (1) in a space of three balls in the third over.

In the next over, Kagiso Rabada dismissed the dangerous Royals captain Sanju Samson -- the only

Rajasthan Royals players celebrate their win in the IPL cricket match against Delhi Capitals at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, April 15. (PTI)

centurion so far this season -- with Shikhar Dhawan taking the catch at the slip.

Shivam Dube (2) perished while playing an unnecessary uppish shot at a length ball off Avesh Khan with Dhawan taking his 78th catch of the IPL. The same pair worked in tandem two overs later with Dhawan taking his third catch of the day after Riyan Parag (2) had

miscued an Avesh Khan delivery.

The Royals were 52 for 5 at the halfway mark and by then the asking rate has gone up to nearly 10 an over.

But, Miller and Rahul Tewatia (19) kept the Royals in the hunt with a 48-run stand for the sixth wicket before Rabada came back to give the muchneeded breakthrough for

Monte Carlo Masters: Dan Evans stuns world No.1 Djokovic

LO N D O N, A P R 1 5 (AGENCIES): World number one Novak Djokovic crashed out in the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters following a 6-4 7-5 defeat by Britain’s Dan Evans on Thursday.

The 30-year-old Evans emerged triumphant in the pair’s first meeting to end the Serb’s perfect 10-0 start in 2021.

Djokovic struggled to find any kind of rhythm on a windy day at the ATP Masters 1000 event and committed 45 unforced errors during the two sets, more than double of Evans.

“It hasn’t sunk in yet,” Evans said in his courtside interview. “I couldn’t quite believe the last ball went over the net. It nearly didn’t.

“I was pleased, regardless, with how I was playing coming into the match. I felt good. You can never be confident coming into such a big match like that against Novak. It is clearly a big win and I am delighted that I got through.” Evans, the top-ranked British player at 33rd, made a fast start in the match on a cooler day at picturesque Monte-Carlo Country Club on the French Riviera to go up 3-0 in the opening set but Djokovic

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rallied back and levelled the set at 4-4.

The 33-year-old, however, suffered another service break on the next game before Evans, who used his backhand slice expertly to trouble Djokovic, held his own to take the opener.

Djokovic started aggressively in the second set and opened a 3-0 lead and had a set point on Evans’ serve at 5-4 but the British player kept his cool and converted his first matchpoint

with a winner to complete the biggest win of his career.

“The biggest thing is, you have got to believe you can win. Of course, I doubted myself in the match. Serving it out is not easy. You have got all sorts (of things) running through your head.

“I am just happy with how it went and it will be one to savour for maybe after the tournament, to tell the kids and grandkids that you beat the World No.1. It is a nice one.”

the Capitals.

Earlier, a brilliant three-wicket burst from pacer Jaydev Unadkat helped RR restrict DC to 147 for eight.

Unadkat (3/15 off 4 overs) dismissed Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan and Ajinkya Rahane to trigger DC’s top-order collapse from which they never recovered fully.

Captain Rishabh Pant’s blistering 32-ball 51, studded with nine fours, was not enough as DC could only post a modest total after being put in to bat.

DC made a disastrous start as they were two wickets down for 16 runs in the fourth over with Unadkat dismissing the opening duo of Shaw (2) and Dhawan (9) cheaply.

Shaw was the first to go in the second over, caught at backward point before Dhawan perished while attempting a ramp shot with RR captain and wicketkeeper Sanju Samson taking a stunning diving catch to his right.

Ajinkya Rahane’s (8) underwhelming IPL form continued as he offered an easy caught and bowled chance to Unadkat with a

slow ball that clocked just 110km per hour.

DC were 36 for 3 at the end of power-play but the slump continued as Marcus Stonis (0), foxed by a Mustafizur Rahman (2/29) delivery, checked his shot at the last minute to offer a running catch to Jos Buttler.

The run rate started increasing once captain Pant came to the crease but still DC were 57 for 4 at the halfway mark.

Once he had a full measure of the pitch, Pant opened up and hit four boundaries, three of which were consecutive, to take 20 runs from the 11th over bowled by Rahul Tewatia.

Pant, in excellent form this year, reached to his fifty off 30 balls in the 12th over, with a four off Mustafizur but he was run out the next over with bowler Riyan Parag’s throw crashing onto the stumps.

Delhi were 88 for 5 then.

After Pant’s exit, Tom Curran gave some respectability to the DC innings with a 16-ball 21.

Friday’s match

Punjab KingsVs Chennai Super Kings Time: 7:30 p.m.

Kohima Super League season-4 kept in abeyance DIMAPUR (NPN): The Kohima Town Club on Thursday informed all the participating teams for the upcoming 4th Kohima Super League (KSL) 2021 that the league has been kept in abeyance till further notice.

The club informed that it would await government’s guidelines and SOPs to reschedule the tournament.

This was informed in a press release issued by convener organizing committee, Azho Sophie. Mentioned be made that the tournament was scheduled to be held from April 21 to May 8 at IG Stadium Kohima.

However, following the detection of Covid-19 positive cases from the representing district at the ongoing Dr. T.

Ao inter-district trophy, the championship has been kept in abeyance. In this regard, the organizing committee of the KSL-4, various committee convenors, members and KTC members held an emergency meeting on Wednesday evening at Hotel Hungry Me, Kohima to deliberate on the issue.

After a thorough discussion, the house decided that the 4th KSL 2021 will be put in abeyance till further notice from the state government. The organising committee informed that the 4th edition of KSL 2021 will continue as planned and discussed but will need to wait for Government of Nagaland guidelines and SOPs.

Dortmund to advance to semis

DORTMUND, APR 15 (IANS): Manchester City advanced into the Champions League semi-finals after bouncing back from one goal down to snatch a 2-1 win over Dortmund (4-2 on aggregate), courtesy of Riyad Mahrez and Phil Foden second-half goals.

Both teams staged a slow start into the clash but Jude Bellingham’s wellplaced opener from 15 metres on 15 minutes sparked the game to life on Wednesday, Xinhua reported.

Three minutes later, Dortmund had another promising effort on target as Manuel Akanji’s header following a corner forced Manchester City’s goalkeeper Ederson into action.

Dortmund’s chances were a wake-up call for City who responded with Kevin De Bryune rattling the crossbar from inside the penalty area in the 25th minute. The visitors took control, knowing that a draw would be enough to book the next round, meanwhile, Dortmund was worked to keep City at arm’s length as Bellingham had to block Mahrez’s attempt on goal at the half-hour mark.

City dominated the

Manchester City players celebrate their goal against

Dortmund during the Champions league match. proceedings on the pitch, but the hosts were still able to take the narrow lead into the half time.

After the restart, Pep Guardiola’s men started where they left off, yet it was a handball from Dortmund’s Emre Can which allowed the visitors to level the scores as Mahrez kept his nerves from the spot.

The “BVB” showed a vital sign in the 70th minute when Mats Hummels unleashed a dangerous header goalwards following Marco Reus’s free-kick.

Dortmund’s resistance was broken moments later though, after a short corner

from Mahrez and Bernardo Silva found Foden, whose left-footed hammer from the edge of the box into the bottom corner caught custodian Marwin Hitz flat-footed.

City remained dangerous on counterattacks in the closing stages but lacked in accuracy and had thus to settle for a 2-1 away win.

“We are incredibly happy to be in the semifinals. The best four teams in Europe. The way we played for the last 30 minutes of the first half and in the second half was brilliant,” said Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola.

Indian women win gold, two bronze in Asian wrestling C’ship New Delhi, April 15 (IANS): Sarita Mor stamped her authority in the Asian Wrestling Championships in Almaty on Thursday by defending the women’s 59 kg title.

Indian women also won two bronze medals through Seema and Pooja besides Sarita’s gold.

The 25-year-old Haryana wrestler made a dramatic turnaround in the closing stages of the sixminute final bout to score a thrilling 10-7 win over Mongolia’s Shoovdor Baatarjav. Trailing 1-4 after the opening three minutes, the Indian wrestler bounced back to level the score at 7-all in the second half of

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the contest. With just 12 seconds to go she raced to a 10-7 lead to retain her crown. In the Asian Championships held in February 2020 in New Delhi, Sarita had won gold while in the 2017 edition of the continental competition, she had won silver in 58kg.

India picked up their second medal, a bronze in the women’s 50 kg category, when Seema scored a thumping 10-0 win over Yung Hsun Lin of Taipei.

Seema got a good start in the competition outplaying Mongolia’s Anudari Nandintsetseg 7-3 in the second round but lost her next round match to Uzbekistan’s Jasmina Immaeva 2-3. Since Jasmina entered the final, Seema got a chance to contest in a bronze medal match as per repechage rule.

Pooja won the third medal, a bronze in the women’s 76 kg category. She defeated Seoyeon Jeong of Korea 5-2.

Cancelling Olympics an option if Covid situation worsens: Japanese official TOKYO, APR 15 (IANS): Secretary-General of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Toshihiro Nikai said Thursday that cancelling this year’s Tokyo Olympics could be an option if the Covid-19 situation continues to worsen.

Nikai, the No. 2 leader of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s ruling party, said in a TV show yet to be aired that cancelling the games may

be an option if the spread of coronavirus infections forces organizers to think it would be difficult to hold the event, Xinhua reports.

His remarks came as the capital on Wednesday began a 100-day countdown until the beginning of the already postponed quadrennial event, with concerns rife Toshihiro Nikai that Covid-19 cases in and outside of Tokyo could be verity of Japan’s rebounding set to worsen. Such is the se- Covid-19 infections that the

head of the government’s Covid panel warned that Japan has entered a “fourth wave” of infections.

Shigeru Omi, an expert in infectious diseases who heads the government’s Covid-19 subcommittee, told a parliamentary session the previous day that the central government should broaden the areas currently subjected to stricter antiviral measures under a revised

law. Omi said the expansion should be undertaken by the government “in an extremely swift and nimble manner.”

On Monday, Tokyo, Kyoto and Okinawa prefectures were added to a list of regions where tougher virus measures have come into effect under a new law that falls short but is on the brink of declaring a state of emergency.

Vikas ousts European Champion in youth boxing Worlds TSUD’s 1st inter-tribes’ students’ NEW DELHI, APR 15 (IANS): Vikas (52kg) pulled off a stunning upset win against the reigning European Youth Champion Yasen Radev as five Indian boxers registered remarkable victories on the second day of the AIBA Youth Men’s and Women’s World Championships, in Kielce, Poland.

Vikas started the bout cautiously but soon took the charge of the game with an aggressive intent.

The Indian made Radev, a gold medallist from recent Adriatic Pearl, work hard with his swift moment and precise punches before he outpunched Bulgarian 5-0 comfortably.

Vikas will now square off against Mongolia’s Sukhbat Enkhzorigt in the second round on Day 3.

Reigning Asian Youth Champion Vinka (60kg) and Poonam (57kg) also extended their winning momentum as the duo as-

Vikas (Red) throws a punch against his opponent Yasen Yadev during the AIBA

Youth Men’s and Women’s World Championships, in Kielce, Poland. serted supremacy over their opponents Tara Bohatjuk of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Hungary’s Beata Varga respectively in their prequarterfinals.

Referee had to stop the contest after the Indians landed a number of

powerful blows against their opponents and they were declared winners with RSC verdict. With entry into the last-8 stage, Vinka and Poonam are now just a bout away from securing India medals.

Other Indians in ac-

tion, Ankit Narwal and Vishal Gupta also made impressive starts to their campaign and eked out comfortable triumphs to maintain India’s winning run in the on-going event.

Asian Youth Championships silver medallist

Ankit (64kg) and Vishal (91kg) advanced with easy 5-0 opening round victories against Slovakia’s Miroslav Herceg and Georgi Stoev of Bulgaria respectively.

Alongside Vikas, five more Indian pugilists will be seen in action on the third day of the tournament which has been witnessing a highly competitive action in the presence of 414 boxers from 52 countries.

In the men’s category, Ramesh Gorkha (60kg) and Sumit (69kg) will appear in the preliminary round bouts while in women’s category, Arundhati Choudhary (69kg), Arshi Khanam (54kg) and Gitika (48kg) will begin their campaign in the World Championships.

Arshi and Gitika will have a relatively tough task as they will be up against Asian Junior Champion Uzbekistan’s Nigina Uktamova and European Champion Russia’s Diana Ermakova respectively.

badminton tournament concludes

Winners and organisers after the prize distribution on April 15.

DIMAPUR (NPN): Tenyimi Students’ Union Dimapur (TSUD) 1st intertribes’ students’ badminton tournament concluded on Thursday at Indoor Hall, State Stadium, Dimapur.

In the concluding day, joint director, Geology and Mining, Er. Chirotho Rasutho and advisor TSUD, Panti Rongmei encouraged the players and also gave away the prizes. The pro-

gram was chaired by Ashenle Seb and vote of thanks was proposed by president TSUD, Rukewezo Wetsah.

In women’s single, Yaom B Konyak of Konyak Students’ Union Dimapur emerged as the champion while A Eunice Konyak of Konyak Students’ Union Dimapur was the runnersup. In women’s double, Yashikala and Chubanungla of Ao Students’ Union Dima-

pur were the winner while runners-up were bagged by Khrienuo and Paukindinliu of Zeliang Students’ Union Dimapur. In men’s single, Riku Khape was the winner while Zuchopemo Odyuo was the runners-up.

For men’s double, Medemnochet and Imsuren emerged as the champions while Teichang and Peramrisi Zeliang were the runners-up.

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