April 18, 2021

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Tatmadaw using NE rebels to attack refugees Ko lkata , A pr 1 7 (IANS): Myanmar military commanders posted along the borders of northeast India are using separatist rebels from the region to attack refugees fleeing the Pagoda Nation after the February 1 coup.

Senior Indian intelligence officials told IANS the local Tatmadaw (military) commanders have struck a deal with Manipuri rebel groups, UNLF and PLA, to carry out such attacks.

“This may not be national policy but a tactical move by local commanders desperate to stop refugee flow into India. The deal is the UNLF and PLA factions with bases in Myanmar’s Sagaing province will attack the refugee stragglers walking towards the Indian border and force them to return to their villages,” a senior official said on the condition of anonymity.

“In turn, the Tatmad-

Nagaland reports outbreak of ASF DIMAPUR, APR 17 (NPN): State Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services department has reported an outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) in the State of Nagaland.

This was confirmed through RTPCR test by National Institute of High Security Animal Disease, Bhopal from the samples submitted from Phek and Kiphire districts a DIPR report stated.

In this regard, the department has advised the public, pig farmers, pig traders, butchers, village functionaries, ward/colony members to remain cautious and vigilant and to report any unusual mortality of domestic pigs and feral pigs to the nearest Veterinary Institute and assist the department and Environment, Forest & Climate Change for Sero-surveillance, Control, Containment & Eradication as per the National Action Plan issued by Central government. (Cont’d on p-5)

144 CrPC lifted in Jalukie area DIMAPUR, APR 17 (NPN): District Magistrate (DM) Peren Saturday lifted the prohibitory orders under Sec. 144 of the CrPC, which was imposed at Jalukie including specified areas under Jalukie subdivision on April 14. In an order, DM Peren Sentiwapang Aier stated that since the situation in Jalukie and the adjoining areas has normalized, the prohibitory orders have been withdrawn with immediate effect.

Representational image of Myanmar army. (Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters)

aw has assured the rebels they will not attack the PLA-UNLF bases inside Sagaing.”

Burmese opposition sources told IANS that at least 12 refugees have been killed by the PLA and UNLF insurgents in the Tamu region in the last one month. Four members of a family were among those victims. The Tatmadaw had started operating against the Northeast Indian rebel bases in Sagaing.

Myanmar had for the first time handed over to India 22 activists of rebel

Educational institutions may have to be closed, says CM

Neiphiu Rio (NP) Correspondent

KOHIMA, APR 17 (NPN): With the second wave of Covid-19 rampaging through the country, leading to reclosure of schools and educational institutions as well as lockdown in most States, Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio on Saturday said that schools across the state may also have to be closed down soon, while church services and other unavoidable public gather-

“She just can’t wait to download all the information she gets from her mobile.”

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ings should be cut down to minimal attendance with mandatory Covid appropriate behaviour put into place.

Speaking at the launching of the COVID-19 Vaccination Centre (CVC) for health care workers (HCWs) at Thizama, Rio further appealed to all eligible to get themselves vaccinated, asserting that the vaccines used in India were safe with high efficacy rate.

Considering the high transmission and faster spread of Covid-19 in the second wave, Rio said that mortality and transmission rate was also terrifying, adding that the situation may become catastrophic if necessary precautionary measures were not put into place.

Rio, therefore, urged all those eligible to get inoculated and at the same time reminded those who had already been vaccinated to strictly follow COVID-19

Indian security forces at the international border. “ Ye s t e r d ay, s o m e Myanmar nationals had tried to sneak into the Indian side, but security personnel had pushed back them.

Many Myanmar nationals are trying to enter Manipur,” the report quoted Tengnoupal superintendent of police in Manipur, Th Vikramjit Singh, as saying.

He said more security forces personnel have been engaged along the IndoMyanmar border areas.

More than 300 Myanmar nationals have already entered Manipur and are taking shelter in hillside areas, the report quoted locals of Moreh town as saying.

The UN human rights office said it feared that the military clampdown on protests since February 1 coup risked escalating into a civil conflict like that seen in Syria and appealed to stop the “slaughter”.

TSUD welcomes KU, NTUCT stand against taxation

DIMAPUR, APR 17 (NPN): Tenyimi Students’ Union Dimapur (TSUD) has welcomed the Konyak community’s “No Unity, No Tax” resolution and Naga Tribal Union Chumoukedima Town (NTUCT)’s reaffirmation of “One Government, One Tax” public resolution of October 31, 2013.

Terming the decisions as “historic”, the TSUD through its media cell said that the “bold declaration” of two bodies was the “dire need of the hour as we have many splinter groups and anti-social activities by some so-called individuals with vested interests.”

As equal shareholders to the Naga future, the union said the student community looked forward to the “able leadership of both the hohos and other apex bodies to follow suit in repairing the fragmented Naga society lest we inherit a broken so(Cont’d on p-5) ciety.”

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protocol and safety guidelines.

On the occasion, Rio along with his wife also got the second dose of vaccine.

The chief minister also released a media kit for journalists, providing messages and media content to create awareness on vaccine safety and to encourage people for availing of the free Covid vaccine.

Attributing the successful handling of the first wave to the collective efforts put in by civil societies, church, frontline and health workers in close coordination with the government, Rio exuded confidence that such camaraderie would be replicated even in the current battle against the disease.

Rio further urged the people to not be carried away by rumours and fear mongering against the vaccine, that were doing the rounds in various social media platforms.

NIDA calls off stir as govt offers to resolve demand DIMAPUR, APR 17 (NPN): Nagaland In-service Doctors’ Association (NIDA) on Saturday decided to call off the agitation indefinitely following the offer made by the chief secretary to resolve the superannuation issue within a period not exceeding one

year and appeal to call off the proposed agitation. This was informed by NIDA president Dr. E. Phyantsuthung and convenor NIDA core committee on Superannuation, Dr. Thorhusie Katiry in a press note.

Earlier during the day, Nagaland chief secretary, J

Alam chaired a meeting with senior government officials and office bearers and representative of NIDA at the chief secretary’s conference hall, a DIPR report stated.

While urging NIDA to withdraw the proposed agitation in view of the present COVID situation in

the State and the threat of second wave, Alam said that the government was actively considering the matter relating to the increase in the superannuation age of the medical doctors, and offered to resolve the matter within a period not exceeding one year.

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India records highest ever single day spike of over 2.34 lakh cases NEW DELHI, APR 17 (PTI): India country on Saturday recorded a frightening single-day spike in COVID19 cases with over 2.34 lakh fresh infections, crossing the two lakh-mark for the third straight day, as demands for increased supply of oxygen cylinders, vaccine doses and Remdesivir were raised by 11 states and UTs, including Delhi, where the pandemic situation was described as “worrisome” by the chief minister.

As India’s COVID-19 tally inched towards 1.50 crore-mark and the death toll climbed above 1.75 lakh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union health Harsh Vardhan held meetings to review measures taken by states for prevention, containment and management of the recent surge.

In the meeting to review preparedness of public

DIMAPUR, APR 17 (NPN): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Nagaland state unit has resolved to “wholeheartedly support” an early, inclusive, honourable solution to the decades-old Naga political issue. The resolution was adopted at the second state executive meeting of BJP Nagaland, at IMC Hall, here on Saturday.

In the resolution, the state BJP appreciated all the Naga political groups that have been engaging in peace talks with the Government of India and all the groups that have entered into peace process by heeding the voice

of the people so as to pave the way for a final settlement.

In this regard, BJP state unit has appealed to the Government of India and the negotiating parties to expedite the process of finalization so there could be lasting peace in Nagaland.

The party also placed on record that BJP-led NDA government at the centre has taken “a positive steps for settlement of the IndoNaga political problems by entering into a framework agreement with the NSCN (I-M) and agreed position on resolution of Naga political issue with the NNPC (WC).”

BJP state unit reiterated its support to the final settlement that was “honourable and acceptable for the Naga people.”

Besides the resolution on Naga issue, the state BJP also adopted six-point economic resolution and three-point resolution on party affairs.

Delivering inaugural speech at the meeting, state BJP president, Temjen Imna Along, stated that the party in the state has been working tirelessly through all disasters and issues including the COVID-19 pandemic.

Along stated that growth, strength, and governance of the BJP was that

even though party workers have different views in their thoughts to achieve and work their hearts were one.

Claiming that BJP government has given every party worker the platform to be part of the party, he requested the party workers to serve the needs of the people, be it small or big.

Along said that BJP was a party that breaks down the barriers of boundaries, tribalism, high and low, poor or rich, and includes everyone to serve the needs of the people.

Further, state BJP chief requested all party workers to avoid complaining against each other, adding

11 states, UTs demand oxygen cylinders, Remdesivir PM calls for close coordination with states health response to COVID19 situation, Modi called for a close coordination with states to defeat the virus as also for utilisation of entire national capacity to ramp up vaccine production.

Modi said all necessary measures must be taken to ramp up availability of hospital beds for COVID-19 patient, and also asked local administrations to be proactive, sensitive to people’s concerns.

He also reviewed the status of supply of Remdesi-

Covid 2.0 may claim 2,320 lives per day in India by June: Report NEW DELHI, APR 17 (IANS/AGENCIES): The lethal second wave of Coronavirus will likely claim nearly 1,750-2,320 lives per day in India by the first week of June 2021, if proper steps are not immediately taken to curb its spread, warned a report by the Lancet Covid19 Commission.

Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat will likely remain the most affected, according to the report titled “Managing India’s second Covid-19 wave: Urgent steps”.

The second wave hit India hard with the number of new infections rising from 11,794 in the first week of

32 new Covid-19 cases in Nagaland DIMAPUR, APR 17 (NPN): Nagaland on Saturday recorded 32 new Covid19 positive cases from across the state-- 23 in Dimapur, 4 in Mokokchung, 3 in Kohima and 2 in Phek, taking the total caseload to 12536.

With the new cases, the active cases further rose to 167.

Further, the distribution across various categories include 4698 cases from the armed forces/police, 1939 returnees, 5325 traced contacts and 574 frontline workers.

State BJP resolves to support early Naga political solution Staff Reporter

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groups from the northeast.

Nearly 3,000 Burmese nationals have taken shelter in Mizoram and Manipur after the February 1 military takeover in Myanmar, where firings by security forces has so far led to more than 700 deaths with five times more injured. A dozen lawmakers elected to Parliament in the November 2020 polls are among those who had escaped into Indian territory.

Some journalists have also fled, among them staffers of Mizzima, one of whose director Thin Thin Aung has been detained

by the military. Thin Thin is also the president of the Burma’s Women League and her husband Soe Myint is the chief editor of Mizzima.

The military coup in Myanmar has compelled many people of the neighbouring country to take shelter in the “no man’s land” along the India-Myanmar border near Manipur’s Moreh town. These people, who have fled from Myanmar due to atrocities in their country, are seeking refuge in Manipur and give shelter inside the Indian territory.

As per reports, more than 1,000 Myanmar citizens have fled to India after the military coup. A media report quoted police saying that over 100 Myanmar nationals tried to flee to India through Moreh’s borders on Monday.

It has been reported that over 30 families were seeking help for their stay near Border Pillar No 79 at Moreh. But they were stopped by the

Prince Philip laid to rest in Royal Vault at Windsor Castle

February 2021 to 152,565 as of April 10, 2021. The second wave also took less than 40 days to reach the 80,000 mark.

Fiscally, India may need to spend more than $7.8 billion on testing and $1.7 billion on health care utilisation due to Covid-19 infections leading to death by September 2021, it added.

To combat the spread of Covid-19, the report suggested measures such as ensuring vaccinations for all adults, including those below 45 etc.

Meanwhile, a PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking COVID-19 vaccination for all above the age of 18 years, ANI report stated.

vir and other medicines, and called for speeding up installation of approved medical oxygen plants.

During the meeting with Vardhan, health ministers of 11 states and Union Territories (UTs) demanded increased supply of medicalgrade oxygen cylinders and Remdesivir in hospitals.

Meanwhile, the cumulative number of COVID19 vaccine doses administered in the country nearly reached 12 crore on Saturday as part of the world’s largest vaccination drive.

The number of active coronavirus cases in the country has surpassed the 16-lakh mark, according to the Union health ministry.

Also on Saturday, the global death toll from the coronavirus surged past 3 million people, according to the John Hopkins University.

Prince Philip laid to rest in Royal Vault

Late Prince Philip (File photo)

LONDON, APR 17 (PTI): Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II led a small group of senior royals at the funeral of her husband– Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh– at a significantly scaled-back and socially-distanced ceremony, due to the pandemic restrictions, at Windsor Castle Saturday.

The Duke has been interred in the Royal Vault at St. George’s Chapel alongside the remains of 24 other royals, including three (More on p-7) kings.

Bar association for early completion of High Court DIMAPUR, APR 17 (NPN): High Court Bar Association (HCBA), Kohima bench, in a letter to Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio, expressed appreciation of the government for resolving to have a separate High Court for Nagaland and described it as “a milestone decision”.

In the letter the HCBA Kohima Bench through its president A.Zho and assistant general secretary Joshua Sheqi, stated that a State was incomplete in the absence of the main three organs enshrined in the Constitution of India- the Executive, the Legislative

and the Judiciary.

HCBA pointed out that the Circuit Bench in Kohima was established in December, 1972 and that the association will be celebrating the court’s Golden Jubilee in 2022.

The HCBA therefore, urged upon the state government to “save the pride of the State and act on a war footing pace to have our own separate High Court”.

It may be mentioned that the state cabinet during is meeting held on April 7 last approved the proposal of having separate High Court in the State.

that BJP was a national and high command party and that hierarchy should be maintained and followed.

Along asserted that party’s dream would remain unfulfilled until and unless every electorate of Nagaland becomes a BJP karyakarta (worker). “Until and unless the people of Nagaland realise the need of an inclusive party like BJP, our people are deprived,” he said, adding that it was the duty of BJP to bring out the people of Nagaland from their deprivation through education, impart knowledge of various schemes and Voluntary road repair work being under taken by the Dimapur Ao Youth Organization (DAYO) Duncan unit near programmes.

(Cont’d on p-5) PWD office junction, Dimapur on Saturday night.

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Q: Should the ECI club

the remaining three phases in Bengal into one phase poll?

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WEATHER FORECAST april 18

(Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala A strong afternoon t-storm

35 23

Aizawl

Mostly sunny

30 18

Guwahati A strong morning thunderstorm 31 19 Imphal

Mostly sunny and nice

30 15

Itanagar Some rain and a thunderstorm 25 18 Shillong

A stray morning thunderstorm 23 13

Kohima

A morning thunderstorm

Dimapur A morning t-storm; some sun Mkg

23 13 31 18

Some sun with a thunderstorm 25 14

Tuensang Cooler; a stray a.m. t-storm Wokha

Gov interacts with 2020 NBSE toppers

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A Yes. B No. C Can’t Say.

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Clouds and sun with a t-storm 24 17

Zunheboto A thunderstorm in spots

22 12

NVC asks MD SSA to release fund DIMAPUR: Ngwalwa Village Council (NVC) appealed the Mission Director (MD) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) to release the second installment of fund for the construction of the residential quarter for teachers at Government High School (GHS) Ngwalwa.

In a letter addressed to MD SSA, NVC chairman, Kiepeube Zehuny said the first instalment of Rs. 6, 43,000 was released on May 20, 2020. However, due to non-release of the second instalment the building remained incomplete.

NVC said the halfdone construction works were done as per the design drawing by the state project engineer and that all the reports and photos were sent to the concerned authority.

The council has urged concerned authorities to look into this matter and hasten the release of the second instalment so that the half-done works could be completed at the earliest.

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R.N Ravi with toppers, rank holders and officials from DoSE

DIMAPUR: Nagaland governor RN Ravi held an interaction programme with the toppers and rank holders of HSLC and HSSLC 2020 at Dr. Imkongliba Hall, Raj Bhavan, Kohima on April 16 and April 17.

A Raj Bhavan statement stated the interaction programme could not be

held earlier due to the pandemic. During the interactive sessions, governor advised the toppers and rank holders to dream big, have unwavering self-confidence backed by determined hard work and to take care of their physical, intellectual and spiritual health.

He underscored the

importance of day-to-day time management and stringent discipline in their personal life. In this regard, he advised them to inculcate reading habits and read books authored by reputed writers and urged them to remain humble and appreciate the contributions of their parents,

DSSU appeals government to conduct online classes DIMAPUR: Against the backdrop of the emergence of second wave of COVID19 and detection of new cases in some schools in Mokokchung, Dimapur Sümi Students’ Union (DSSU) has urged the state government to conduct online classes for schools and colleges across the state.

In a press statement, DSSU president, L Kivipu Shohe and general secretary, N Mugha Aye pointed out that due to detection of new COVID-19 cases in some schools in Mokokchung district, the district administration had to close down the schools and colleges, exempting the ongoing HSLC and HSSLC exams.

Expressing concern that the same may happen in other districts of the state, which might worsen the situation, the union has urged the government to con-

duct online classes till the spread of the virus could be contained.

Meanwhile, DSSU has also lauded the state government for taking up swift precautionary measures to fight the second wave of COVID-19 by issuing new revised Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).

In this regard, the student body has requested public to follow SOP to avoid the spread of virus and constrain the increasing number of cases in the state.

DDSU has also requested the state Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) department to speed up the survey and submit the report at the earliest through which the government may take up proper precautionary measures and make decision for the schools and colleges.

Yajang village entrusts ‘heritage site’ to Molungkimong DIMAPUR: Taking a step towards reconciliation, Yajang Village on April 15 handed over a Christian “heritage site”, a plot of land on bank of Tsürang River to Molungkimong Village.

A press release by Molungkimong Village Council (MVC) chairman, Imsu Tzudir informed that on the first trip of Dr. E. W. Clark to the Naga Hills with the gospel to Molungkimong (Dekahaimong), he spent the night of December 17, 1872 on the bank of Tsürang

(Tiro River).

Since then, MVC said the plot, located in the “First Gospel Path” that runs from Sibsagar to Molungkimong, has been preserved as “heritage site” relating to the advent of Christianity in Nagaland.

M VC s a i d a p r o gramme was held to mark the handing over of the site to Molungkimong on the bank of Tsürang River.

To mark the event, Rev. Yapang planted a sapling on the boundary of the “heritage site” and prayed

for both the villages. The programme was attended

by Church workers, village statesmen and elders of Molungkimong and Yajang villages.

teachers, siblings and even strangers to their success.

Meanwhile, the governor advised the NBSE chairperson to create a digital connect with all the toppers and rank holders to ascertain their progress in life and career and to help them remain connected with each other.

Short speeches were delivered by advisor, school education, Toghukha Sukhalu, principal director, school education, Shanavas C and DCP-II Dimapur IPS Aotula Imchen gave an inspirational message to the young achievers.

Introductory address was given by Asano Sekhose, Thejasenuo Kire and Meneno Chucha performed special songs, special secretary, school education Kevileno Angami delivered the vote of thanks and invocation was said by Pastor Mhasiselie Theünuo.

NEISSR begins rural camp at Kidima DIMAPUR: North East Institute of Social Sciences and Research (NEISSR), Centre for peace and Conflict Transformation Studies (affiliated to Nagaland University, a Central University) began its eight-day rural camp at Kidima vegetable village on April 13.

NEISSR asst. prof., Stephen Gangmei highlighted the purpose for the academic course of studies and importance of learning the profile and village life.

Faculty in-charge, MSW students expressed gratitude to the villagers for accepting the proposal of studies in Kidima. Gangmei said that NEISSR initially proposed Noklak but diverted to Kidima for better accessibility from Dimapur. Rural camp co-convenor, Livino S Zhimo also shared objectives of the camp.

Invocation and benediction was pronounced by Keholenu Tepa and pastor Videse Pucho. Kidima Students also represented villagers in the inaugural programme along with public leaders.

IMFL including 600 cases of MC rum, 20 cases of whisky, 10 cases of Vodka, 100 cases of beer were destroyed in presence of police, administration, DBs and prosecuting inspector and staff on April 17. The destroyed consignment was seized on several occasions from Wokha town. (DIPR)

news in Brief ICFAI Univ Nagaland appoints new VC: ICFAI University Nagaland has informed that its chancellor, Col. (Dr.) V R K Prasad has appointed Prof. (Dr) Arun Kumar Verma, as vice chancellor of the university.

NOA informs Optometrists: Nagaland Optometric Association (NOA), a state representative of the Optometrists community, has asked all Optometry graduates from Nagaland to register with both the state and central council (Optometry Council of India).It has informed any Optometrist from outside the state practicing in Nagaland to register with NOA. For further queries and registration, one has been asked to contact the executives at 8119974313, nagalandoptometricassociation@gmail.com NDPP women orgn Mkg holds meet: Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) women organisation Mokokchung region held a consultative meeting with the women organisations of all the assembly constituencies in the region on April 16 and discussed ways to strengthen the party.

PSU clarifies: Apropos news item “Geo Park inaugurated at G&M directorate Dimapur”, published on April 17, 2021, the Pochury Students’ Union (PSU) has clarified that the correct name of the villages from where the rocks were brought were Weziho, Molen, Mokie, Zhipu, Phokhungri and Shatüza under the Meluri sub-division, Phek district and not as published.

BSI releases ‘Konyak Children’s Bible and comics’ DIMAPUR: “Konyak Children’s Bible and Comics” were released at Konyak Baptist Bumeinok Bangjum (KBBB) Mission Centre, Mon at Pastoral Conference Taitam on April 16.

According to a press release, KBBB executive secretary, Rev. M. Chemyuh expressed gratitude to translator Peihwang Wangsa and members. He thanked Bible Society of India (BSI) especially North East translation centre, Shillong for as-

sisting with the translation in Konyak language.

Meanwhile, BSI auxiliary secretary Rev. Dr. Yiepetso Wezah released the Bible and comics on behalf of general secretary Rev. Dr. Mani Chacko and BSI with words of prayer. While thanking KBBB pastors and Mon branch for supporting the ministry, he stated that its main objective was to provide the word of God in an understandable and preferred language.

1st DEATH ANNIVERSARY Remembering Lt. Ani Sekhose

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT With Love Children and In-laws

Died on 18-04-2020

A year has passed since you left dear earth, but our hearts are still wounded for you. We pray for your soul to be in peace forever. In loving memories, you shall continue to stay with us, forevermore.

DP-2020

DP-2022

8th DEATH ANNIVERSARY

With prayers Loving family

OF OUR BELOVED SON & BROTHER

LT. PIKETOVEA PHUCHO

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

18/04/13 – 18/04/21

(21st May 1959 – 13th April 2021)

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We, the bereaved family of Lt. RHONCHUMO OVUNG (Pongidong Village) would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to each and every individual, organizations, churches, friends, neighbours, relatives and well wishers who stood by us physically, financially, materially and in prayers at his sudden demise on 13th April 2021 at Chumukedima, Dimapur.

We deeply regret our inability to thank each and every individual, however it is our earnest prayer that the Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

Loving Wife, Children, Grand-Children, In- laws & Relatives K Y M C

Late Y. Thongso Chang (Retd. AIO)

Born on : 23/06/1965 – Died on : 07/04/2021 Through this column, we the bereaved family convey our immense heartfelt gratitude to each and every individual, organizations and churches for your constant support through unceasing prayers, materially, physically and financially during the brief illness and demise of our beloved father, who left us for heavenly abode.

We would like to thank : 1. Doctors and nurses of CIHSR, Dimapur.

2. Chang Baptist Church Diphupar-B. 3. Chingmelen Bukmütli Thangjam, Dimapur.

4. Chingmelen Bukmüt Thangjam, Tuensang Town.

5. Chingmelen Baptist Lashuong.

6. All the well wishers.

We regret our inability to thank each and everyone individually but it’s our sincere prayer that our Almighty God bless each and every one abundantly.

With gratitude, Loving Wife, Children, Grand-Children, In-laws and Family Members DP-2016

We will hold you in our hearts until the day we hold you again in Heaven.

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur SUNDAY, APRIL 18, 2021

CM from winning MLAs: Assam Cong

Gaurav Gogoi

Debabrata Saikia

Ripun Bora

New Delhi/Guwahati, April 17 (IANS): Ahead of the election results for Assam Assembly polls, the Congress is hopeful of victory but there is a churning in the party with state leaders insisting in informal conversations that the next Chief Minister must be chosen from one of the winning MLAs. Since the Congress has a number of chief ministerial aspirants including Gaurav Gogoi, who is close to Rahul Gandhi, party leaders are wary of him being parachuted from Delhi at the final moment.

Other leaders who are frontrunners for the top

post include state President Ripun Bora and Debabrata Saikia, former leader of opposition in the assembly.

Both these leaders have a long political career behind them and are also contesting for the assembly polls.

While the Congress has not declared anybody as the chief-ministerial face and fought unitedly, the final call is likely to be taken by the party high command. The convention within the Congress has been to take the opinion from the MLAs and then the top leader nominating the Chief Minister. In the 2018 assembly elections for instance, Sachin Pilot

lost in the last lap to Ashok Gehlot in Rajasthan and Jyotiraditya Scindia to Kamal Nath in Madhya Pradesh.

In Assam, the leaders are tight-lipped and says that the high command will decide but insist that the CM should be from the MLAs and leaders who have fought the BJP day in and day out must be given a chance and not somebody who stays outside the state.

Congress leaders in the state are counting on the support of MLAs but party insiders say that it cannot be predicted whom Sonia Gandhi is likely to

Over 77% polling in Mizoram Assembly bypoll till 5 pm

choose after the results.

Still, if the party performs well in upper Assam, which is a BJP stronghold, Saikia’s claim will be stronger. Bora, who was close to Tarun Gogoi, is also one of the top contenders. Still, given Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh’s close ties with the Hiteshwar Saikia family, his son could become the top choice for the Congress.

To take on the ruling BJP in the elections, the Congress, which governed Assam for 15 consecutive years (2001-2016), formed a 10-party ‘Mahajot’ (grand alliance) with three Left parties -- the CPI (M), the CPI and the CPI (ML) -- and six regional and local parties -- the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF), the Anchalik Gana Morcha, the BPF, the RJD, the Jimochayan (Deori) People’s Party and the Adivasi National Party.

The results of the Assam Assembly polls will be declared on May 2.

Aizawl, April 17 (IANS): As balloting continues in the bypoll to the Serchhip Assembly seat in Mizoram on Saturday, over 77 per cent voter turnout was reported till 5 p.m.

Continuing the genaral trend of peaceful elections in Mizoram, no untoward incident was reported so far from the poll-bound Serchhip Assembly constituency.

The by-election to the Serchhip Assembly constituency was necessitated following the disqualification of sitting MLA Lalduhoma of Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) under the anti-defection law in November last year.

In all, six candidates, including an Independent, are contesting the bypoll.

The main contest is likely to be between ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) candidate Vanlalzawma, main opposition ZPM nominee Lalduhoma and Congress’ P.C. Laltlansanga.

The Bharatiya Janata Party, which has one legislator in the 40-member Assembly, has fielded retired mining engineer and former party spokesperson Lalhriatrenga Chhangte from the seat.

The Election Commission has extended the voting period by two hours (till 7 p.m) in view of the Covid-19 situation and the SeventhDay Adventist church observing Saturday as ‘Sabbath’.

In Serchhip, women voters outnumber the men electorate. Out of the 19,520-strong electorate, 10,329 are female voters, who are exercising their franchise in 29 polling stations.

Tripura shuts schools, colleges as COVID cases surge Agartala, Apr 16 (PTI): The Tripura government on Friday announced suspension of physical attendance of students in all schools, colleges and universities from April 17 due to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases.

The state administration a week ago had suspended classroom teaching of standard 1 and 2 in all schools across the state for an indefinite period for the same reason.

Schools reopened for students in Tripura in various phases since December 8 after they were closed in the wake of the pandemic in March last year.

“In view of the recent surge in COVID cases in the state and requests from the guardians of students, the state government has decided to close all educational institutions including schools, colleges and universities,” Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath told reporters.

Nath, who is also the cabinet spokesperson, said that the secondary examination of schools in Tripura is scheduled to start on May 19 and the higher secondary examination on May 18.

“We are not saying right now if the secondary and the higher secondary exams would be postponed. It will depend on the situation,” he said.

He said that the Centre has cancelled the secondary examination conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and deferred the higher secondary examination.

“The annual examination of students from class 3 to class 8 is scheduled to begin from April 28. A decision will be made based on the situation in this case as well. Besides, a decision on the current semester’s examination in colleges will be made after a meeting with vice-chancellors of the universities,” Nath added.

The minister said that the ongoing examinations of schools, colleges, technical and professional institutions and universities would continue as notified.

However, 50 per cent of teaching and non-teaching staff would attend their duties on working days and on examination days, they would come as per the requirement of the head of the institutes, he said.

Truckers call for 48-hr shutdown in Mnp PRIs in Mnp threaten to boycott National Panchayati Raj Day

Correspondent

IMPHAL, APR 17: Truckers’ body in Manipur announced a 48-hour total shutdown to protest against attack on trucks and oil tankers along NH-37 (Imphal-Jiribam road).

On Friday morning, armed miscreants suspected to be cadres of an armed group attacked trucks and oil tankers plying along NH-37 at Kaiphundai along NH-37 in Noney district, deflating tires and causing leakage to oil tanks by firing bullets.

The unfortunate incident in which truckers plying on the national highways were threatened was deliberated in a joint meeting of All Jiribam Road Transport & Driver’s Union and All Manipur Road Transport Driver’s & Motor Workers Union. Drivers of trucks transporting FCI goods from

FCI godown at Jiribam to Imphal also attended the meeting.

The meeting, while noting seriously yesterday’s attack on trucks and oil tankers, resolved to impose 48-hour state-wide total shutdown, commencing from midnight of Saturday.

The trucker bodies, in a release, demanded that the Manipur government should investigate the incident to identify attackers who threatened the lives of the truckers and award them befitting punishment. If their demands were not addressed even after the 48-hour strike, the truckers may resort to other forms of agitation like “steering down strike”, they warned.

Essential and emergency services will be exempted from the purview of the 48-hour shutdown which will begin from today (April 17) midnight till midnight of April 19.

Correspondent IMPHAL, Apr 17: Striking elected functionaries of panchayati raj institutions (PRIs) in Manipur on Saturday threatened to boycott the upcoming National Panchayati Ray Day, to be celebrated nationwide on April 24. “If the state government failed to fulfil our demands, we will boycott the National Panchayati Ray Day,” said Imphal East district up-adhyaksha L Boby Devi.

She was among the elected functionaries of PRIs from across the six valley districts staging protests against non-release funds meant for

State level symposium on professionalism in teaching

DIMAPUR: Modern Institute of Teacher Education (MITE), Kohima and State Council of Educational Research & Training (SCERT), Nagaland jointly organised a “state level symposium on professionalism in teaching” at MITE conference hall on April 17 as a part MITE’s continuous professional development programme.

According to coordinator, Dr. T.S. Pandian, leaping ahead of others and adhering to the provisions of NEP 2020, MITE organised the symposium with the commitment to

provide minimum of 50 hours continuous professional development opportunities per year for teacher educators serving in Nagaland for their selfempowerment and learning the latest innovations in their profession.

Re s o u r c e p e r s o n , SCERT, Nagaland professor, Dr. Zavise Rume geared the two sessions with topics “teaching-learning: a joyful experience” and “the power of professionals”.

E a c h s e s s i o n wa s followed by interactions among professionals and commitments made to

improve upon the areas discussed.

This was done to enable to overcome the lacking professionalism in teachers in general and teacher-educators in particular.

Meanwhile, MITE vice-principal, H L Gangte delivered the vote of thanks and par ticipants were awarded with certificates.

It may be mentioned that the state level symposium was held to empower teachers to refresh their cognitive, affective and psycho-motor domains of learning.

NLA COPU meeting on April 19 DIMAPUR: Chairman of the committee on public undertakings, Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA), Mhathung Yanthan has convened the introductorycum-evidence meeting of the newly constituted committee (2021-2022) on April 19, 11 a.m. in the assembly committee room.

The committee would take oral evidence of the representative of the following department/corporations: G&M department for the corporation of NSMDC and department of I&C for K Y M C

the corporations of NHL, NHHDC and NIDC. The administrative head of the department, head of department and the managing director of the corporations have been directed to be in the station and adhere to the date and time indicated for the department/corporation concerned.

Further, all the members of the committee have been requested to make it convenient to attend the proposed meeting on the date and time as mentioned.

as the Centre had sanctioned funds for MGNREGS, the state government was yet to release the funds to the PRIs. They claimed that the Centre had released a fund amounting to Rs 485.80 crore on March 19 for implementation of the works under MGNREGS. However, the state government failed to release the same to the PRIs till date.

Owing to this, they were unable to clear wages for 40 days to the job card holders even as the beneficiaries were pressing them to pay out the due wages. Imphal East Adhakshya P Bimola Devi told reporters that elected PRI members had imparted

works for 40 days without receiving the funds. She alleged that funds released by the Centre for 2019-20 were being utilised in the 2021 due to the partial release of funds by the state government.

She further alleged that the state government also failed to release second instalment of the funds awarded under 15th state finance commission to the PRIs, making the PRI functionaries to bear the burden of already implemented projects.

Apart from this, the elected functionaries were not paid for months. They were not receiving the meagre monthly honorariums

since October 2020, she added.

While taking part in the protest Imphal East ,updhakshya L Boby Devi said that the elected members will intensify the agitation if the state government continued to remain silent. They will boycott the upcoming National Panchayati Ray Day to be celebrated on April 24.

Meanwhile, the normal working atmosphere in the government offices inside the Imphal East DC complex was parlayed as agitating PRI functionaries prevented staff of all the offices from entering their respective offices by blocking the main entrance gate.

State

NSCN (I-M) Konyak region affirms to stand by FA DIMAPUR: NSCN (I-M) Konyak region at its general meeting held on April 16, 2021 has “unanimously” declared to stand by the Framework Agreement (FA) signed on August 3, 2015.

In a press release, Konyak region CAO Phuae Konyak said that the meeting, which was held at Region Treasury, 5th Mile, Dimapur, was attended by all the civil authority and region members besides

Tuensang medical team monitors NCD activities

Faculty of MITE and SCERT during the state level symposium.

various schemes including MGNREGS. Members of 60 Zilla parishads, pradhans of 161 gram panchayats and elected members of gram panchayats staged a protest at the main entrance gate of Imphal East DC office where offices of directorate of rural development and panchayati raj are also located since Friday. Striking elected PRI functionaries were demanding release of funds under MGNREGS and second installment of the 15th state finance commission, besides their monthly honorariums pending since October 2020.

The elected PRI functionaries alleged that even

DIMAPUR: As part of supervision and monitoring for Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) activities, a medical team from Chief Medical Officer (CMO) office Tuensang visited subcentre health and wellness centres on April 14-15.

A press release by CMO Tuensang office stated that the team led by deputy CMO Tuensang Dr. G. Vihilo Sema along with Dr. John MO (IDSP) and NCD staff visited sub-centre health & wellness centres: Chingmei SC-HWC; Waphur SC-HWC; Hakchang SC-HWC and Sangsangnyu SC-HWC. The team checked the record register of NCD, availability of medicines and equipment in the health centres.

The team also interacted with health workers and discussed about how NCD screening was done, cases of NCD detection in a month among other issues.

The health staff also shared their grievances such as shortage of Community Based Assessment Checklist (CBAC) formats in the health centres. In this regard, the team assured that the formats would be dispatched soon.

“high ranking military officers from major and above”.

At the meeting, NSCN (I-M) vice president Tongmeth Wangnao’s speech read out, in which he stressed that from the beginning of the Naga National movement and till date Nagas have achieved four very important landmarks in the Naga History among many events and occasions such as Naga Independence declaration

of 1947, The Nagas’ Plebiscite of 1951, official recognition of the uniqueness of Naga History in 2002, and FA signed on August 3, 2015.

Since the FA itself was “historic in nature”, NSCN (I-M) vice president said honourable, acceptable and lasting solution was a must and need of the hour.

“Time is not real factor for solution but the issue is” Wangnao said.

Konyak region CAO

said that the house also affirmed unflinching support to the leadership of president Q. Tuccu, vice-president Tongmeth Wangnao and ato kilonser Th Muivah.

CAO said that the declaration was made in the presence of the collective leadership member, Alam Wangshu. The meeting was chaired by CAO Konyak region Phuae Konyak while and deputy kilonser Mandao Konyak

was session secretary.

Earlier, Lemba Konyak offered invocation followed by welcome addressed by Konyak region core committee convener and Kilonser Sangti. Obituary reference and a mass silent prayer were observed.

The programme concluded with a vote of thanks

by NSCN (I-M) steering committee executive member Akhah Konyak and benediction by “lieut. col.”

Wangchun Konyak.

COVID-19 advisories for Longleng district DIMAPUR: District administration Longleng has issued advisory to wards and villages as per the decision taken during the coordination meeting on COVID19 held on April 15 at the conference hall of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Longleng. According to DIPR report, the following guidelines have been issued: the returnees upon arrival to Longleng district shall self

isolate/home quarantine for a period of 10 days; during the home quarantine period the returnees will not be allowed to venture outside his/ her house. visitors should be restricted and should practice COVID-19 appropriate behaviour.

The family of the returnees should not be discriminated in anyway including procurement of essential commodities; returnees shall

be released from home quarantine after 10 days if they do not develop any COVID19 related symptoms; in case of cough/fever/difficulty in breathing/lose of sense of smell and taste/ conjunctivitis diarrhoea or any other COVID-19 related symptoms they should immediately report to the authority so that necessary action can be initiated. The district administration has

also provided the following helpline numbers 70059398 51/9612927335/600996429 4/8787614315.

Further, all village and ward authorities under Longleng district have been requested to circulate and implement the guidelines issued through the advisory in their respective jurisdiction for surveillance of returnees coming to Longleng district from outside the state.

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Nagaland Post

Post-mortem

How not to take on the virus

Vol. XXxI NO. 131 Dimapur, SUNDAY, APRIL 18, 2021

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A national crisis

n the face of it, the central government has made the right noises in responding to the first COVID wave but the second wave hit India for a sixer, when cases began spiralling upwards during the past two weeks. First the 1-lakh barrier was broken on April 5 and the cases continued to rise up and just ten days later India touched the 2-lakh barrier. This barrier has also been broken when India breached the 2- lakh barrier on April 16. Probably the gradual unlock has made people believe things are back to the pre-lockdown period.

Even in mid-2020 during Lockdown, testing capabilities were also below the desired level. After one year of pandemic the country’s health system has undergone a massive qualitative and quantitative improvement. Probably a major increase in testing during pandemic has led to India doing better in this regard and reflected in record levels of fresh COVID cases in the second wave. The current record COVID cases in India has severely tested the entire health system. In many cities, there are simply not enough beds to admit COVID patients.

In some hospitals, particularly in COVID hit cities, many patients with other serious problems have been forced discharged in order to accommodate COVID patients. Some states like Maharashtra have admitted that there was acute shortage of oxygen and have sending SoS to the Centre for the much cylinders. The shortages of either oxygen or vaccine has led to a trading of charges and countercharges between the states and the Centre. So far in April, India has exported around 64 million doses shipped abroad between late January and March, according to data from the external affairs ministry. Facing soaring cases and overflowing hospitals after lockdown restrictions were eased, the Centre abruptly changed the rules to allow it to fast-track vaccine imports, having earlier rebuffed foreign drugmakers like Pfizer. India will now import Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine to cover as many as 125 million people. The Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s biggest vaccine manufacturer, had vowed to deliver at least 2 billion COVID-19 shots to low and middle-income countries, with nearly half of that by the end of 2021. The central government exhibited a dual-approach on combating COVID by announcing a slew of measures on one hand and on the other hand, a selectiveness on religious functions. While certain activities on which careers, livelihoods and even a generation’s future depend, such as board exams and business operations, have been dealt a severe hand, the government’s leniency and selectiveness on religious and political events are, perhaps, fraught with more danger of the virus all around. For whatever reasons, the Centre conveniently overlooked the brazen defiance of Covid-appropriateness during massive political rallies held for the Assembly polls in the past couple of months, even after the second wave began rising alarmingly in March. A similar attitude is evident at the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela in Hardwar. The signal for the mela remains green despite all signs of it becoming a coronavirus superspreader as lakhs of devotees throng the holy city to take a dip in the Ganga, tossing Covid norms on the wayside. On the other hand, the Centre had refused to allow 20 devotees in the Nizamuddin Markaz during Ramzan. As India is battered by the second COVID wave, it would be appropriate if the inclination to exploit it for politics is desisted.

DailyDevotion All or Nothing?

When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment…and plunged into the sea. —John 21:7 Have you ever had a crisis in your life in which you deliberately, earnestly, and recklessly abandoned everything? It is a crisis of the will. You may come to that point many times externally, but it will amount to nothing. The true deep crisis of abandonment, or total surrender, is reached internally, not externally.

The giving up of only external things may actually be an indication of your being in total bondage.

Have you deliberately committed your will to Jesus Christ? It is a transaction of the will, not of emotion; any positive emotion that results is simply a superficial blessing arising out of the transaction.

If you focus your attention on the emotion, you will never make the transaction. Do not ask God what the transaction is to be, but make the determination to surrender your will regarding whatever you see, whether it is in the shallow or the deep, profound places internally.

If you have heard Jesus Christ’s voice on the waves of the sea, you can let your convictions and your consistency take care of themselves by concentrating on maintaining your intimate relationship to Him.

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In politics stupidity is not a handicap. ~ Napoleon Bonaparte

Nagaland Post, Dimapur SUNDAY, APRIL 18, 2021

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he next wave of COVID-19 infections has crashed on the Indian shores like lightning.

Even as we were beginning to make some sense of the pandemic, the virus has made a comeback and is raging with renewed fury across the country. With more than two lakh cases in a day, the second wave of the pandemic appears to be more contagious than last year. The crumbling of our health infrastructure is near complete with stories of death and despair coming from every nook and corner of the country.

The last wave of infection in India had left a total of 1.5 lakh people dead.

Millions were economically devastated mainly because of the strict lockdown which was imposed in March 2020. As the virus rages again, whispers of a lockdown have begun to do the rounds. In fact, Maharashtra has imposed a twoweek long curfew and Delhi has placed restrictions on people’s movement during weekends. It is, therefore, imperative to evaluate what we have learnt or rather not

learnt from our experiences of this pandemic.

Most interestingly, India has been an outlier when it comes to the total number of COVID-19 cases and COVID-related deaths in the South East Asia region. A quick glance at data from 14 South Asian countries reveals that India has done worst in terms of total number of cases and deaths. This is despite a persistent government narrative that the country has done extremely well in dealing with the pandemic. Our flaw lies in comparing the pandemic data from India with that of the West. Compared to the West, particularly when compared to the United States and Italy, we appear to have done good. But a comparison to a similar cohort of population, South East Asia, shows us in poor light. We have done worse than most of our neighbours, including Pakistan and Bangladesh.

Astonishingly small, but densely populated countries like Cambodia and Vietnam, have done extremely well when compared to

us. Their total number of cases, and most interestingly their fatality, has been particularly less. In fact, China, has also done fairly well with only 90,329 cases and 4,636 deaths. Small countries like Malaysia and Singapore have had a very high number of cases per million population, but their total number of cases and deaths are so low that the effect of the cases per million population appears to be insignificant when compared to India.

What is the reason for such a high number of cases in India even when the region has done quite well? Why has India behaved like a western country when it comes to the COIVD-19 pandemic? In fact, the second wave of infection is also more fierce and infectious in India when compared to the rest of South East Asia. This is an interesting phenomena as it will have answers for future references. Probably, there are multiple reasons for this bizarre epidemiological catastrophe which has besieged us.

In an earlier article

(‘No apocalypse now’, IE, March 13, 2020), I had predicted that the COVID19 pandemic in India will not cause havoc as it had in countries like Italy, Spain and the US. That prediction was based on a historical evaluation of similar pandemics. The prediction did come true except that we did fairly poorly when compared to the rest of South East Asia and more so after a lockdown was imposed. Interestingly, the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker (OxCGRT) systematically collects information on several different common policy responses that governments have taken to respond to the pandemic on 20 indicators such as school closures and travel restrictions. It then gives a COVID-19 stringency index. In a nutshell, this tool tells us how strict the lockdown was in different countries with a score of 0 being least strict and 100 being strictest. At the peak of lockdown, in May 2020, the stringency index for India was 81.94. On the same date, the index was 56.94

for China, 75 for Thailand, 69.4 for Malaysia and 57.4 for Cambodia. Countries like Pakistan implemented a loose lockdown with hardly any strictness. In the region, besides India, a strict lockdown was also seen in the Philippines (stringency index of 96.3).

Extrapolating this data to the total number of cases and fatality, we can clearly see that India and the Philippines had the most number of cases per million population.

This observation is interesting as we are heading on the path of yet another lockdown as a solution to the second wave of the pandemic. How a lockdown increases the potency, virulence or case fatality of the COVID-19 virus is an unanswered question. We are not even sure if this extrapolation is correct. It needs further evaluation as more and more data becomes available.

Having said that, one thing is very clear: Containment (not lockdown) and testing should continue to form the basis of managing the current wave of the

pandemic. It is an irony that even one year after the emergence of the COVID19 virus, we are still illprepared in terms of the health infrastructure. That patients are dying due to a lack of oxygen cylinders, due to a shortage of the antiviral drug Remdesivir or a lack of hospital beds is a grim reminder of the total disinterest of policymakers in health infrastructure.

We can pat ourselves on the back and compare our COVID-19 data with the West, but, unfortunately, our response to the pandemic has been one of a nation reeling under the weight of its own contradictions, full of megalomaniac narratives and poor public health infrastructure. It’s high time we wake up to the realities of India and brace ourselves to face this virus in a more cautious but pragmatic way.

Shah Alam Khan Professor of orthopaedics, AIIMS, New Delhi.

(This column first appeared in the print edition of Indian Express on April 17, 2021. Views are personal).

The need for empathetic leadership in the workplace

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ecently, one of our team members missed a critical deadline on an important project. Unsurprisingly, he got an earful from his manager. It wasn’t until much later that we came to know that his wife and daughter both had covid, and he was preoccupied, caring for them at home.

Such examples of lack of empathy abound in today’s workplace. A stressful work environment, terse communication and declining employee tenures often result in a transactional attitude towards co-workers. And yet, particularly in these pandemic times, with people having gone through grief, loss and lockdown, and most living in fear, empathy is a critical leadership skill.

Empathetic leadership is the ability to lead while understanding the contexts, experiences and needs of others, and being aware of their thoughts and feelings. It is the ability to live and experience the story of another as if it were our own. The story in our minds is often different from the one playing in the minds of others.

Empathetic leaders understand this. In the above example, an empathetic manager would have not just felt sympathy for the team member. She would have taken

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pains to remember how she felt in a similar instance, and what impact it had had on her work performance.

This is often easier said than done. We readily expect others to put themselves in our shoes, but struggle to do so ourselves. The 13th-century Sufi philosopher Nasreddin Hodja illustrates this well with the following story.

A farmer angrily stomps into his neighbour’s farm, seeking compensation for the damage to his crop resulting from the neighbour’s bull running loose. The neighbour vehemently declines any such compensation, saying the farmer should have taken better care of his crop and fenced his farm adequately. Surprisingly, the farmer readily accepts this argument, but to the neighbour’s dismay, goes on to say that what had actually happened was the reverse—it was the farmer’s bull that had trod on the neighbour’s crop!

Difficult as it may be to practise, the benefits of empathetic leadership are undeniable, especially so under current circumstances. Research, as well as anecdotal evidence, points to the substantial positive impact of a culture of empathy on employee morale, productivity, tenure and

loyalty; and on the mental health of employees too. It has also proven to be useful in resolving gridlocks and stalemates, unlocking considerable shareholder value. We often see the world for how we are, and not for how it is.

Taking a perspective that has no empathy can make us think that the world is a cruel and lonely place. If recent times have shown us anything, we know that this is not true. Opening your heart and mind to the stories of others can make you feel less alone, and increase your motivation to build genuine connections.

People often say that they don’t leave bad jobs but bad managers and co-workers; perhaps those who stay do so for outstanding leaders.

So, how can one become an empathetic leader? Fortunately, empathy is a learnable skill, although it takes effort and patience to build. The capacity to empathize can be developed by listening, being vulnerable to ourselves, accounting for our needs and being open to expanding our own frame of reference.

Listening differs from hearing.

When we listen, we hear and also simultaneously observe what sensations, feelings and thoughts we are experiencing when we

hear. Here’s a simple example to distinguish hearing from listening: When someone walks into your office room and seems perturbed, you enquire if all is well and s/he responds saying that it is; however, you don’t seem convinced with this response, as it seems somewhat incongruent with your own observation. This capacity to observe is a critical component that differentiates hearing from listening.

During the all-India lockdown last year, several hospitals faced a crisis as their footfalls had dropped to less than 3% of their usual levels. For many, the overheads required to keep the organization running became prohibitively high. In addition, doctors themselves were fearful of covid. In one specific case that we are aware of, the founder of the hospital and her leadership team listened and empathized with doctors on their concerns and fears. She assured them and their families of the hospital’s support, and also encouraged the doctors to turn to counselling for support by sharing her own vulnerabilities. She also spoke about how she as a leader was taking therapeutic support for mental health, too, to get past that difficult phase.

Empathy is undoubtedly an essential leadership competence that needs to be included in performance reviews. Doing a qualitative analysis of the ability of leaders to encourage, motivate and upskill their teams is an option that could be pursued. Encouragement, motivation and team competence are the scaffolding of management processes aimed at increasing productivity. The same example of the hospital can be referenced here. Despite turbulent times, the hospital continues to thrive. During the last year, its staff worked as a team, created additional initiatives to increase revenues, managed to keep attrition levels very low, and closed the year with a healthy balance sheet. A focus on empathy has been a win-win for all stakeholders.

Organizationally, empathy needs to become a mainstream narrative, not just as a measurable attribute of leadership, but also a key element of organizational culture. The difference it makes is significant.

Kapil Viswanathan and Anna Chandy are, respectively, chairman of the executive committee of Krea University, and a social psychologist

How ‘adultism’ affects a child’s inner self and growth

ou are not old enough to understand” is a phrase likely to ring a bell for millions of adults, adolescents and children across India. While the dismissive statement may seem innocuous at first, a deeper dive into the almost universally accepted, yet largely unspoken, belief uncovers a major daily hurdle faced by children today, called ‘adultism, believes Sakshi, a rights-based NGO. “At some point in our lives, we have all likely experienced a certain degree of discrimination in the form of adultism and had our decisions and life choices questioned based on our actual or perceived age. In other words, the persistent pattern of children and youth being denied the right to exercise self-determination is called adultism.”

“Adultism does not suggest that age is a completely irrelevant social identity, but rather that actual or perceived age is often used to restrict a child or a young person from making their own choices. It unfairly gives adults the power to de-

cide most features and preferences about young peoples’ lives, such as how they dress, or how they behave or socialise, without a deeper understanding of the competencies and capacities that each young person possesses. Making matters worse for children, one of the country’s most overlooked demographics, is that adultism festers out of social stereotypes, prejudices, and discrimination based on actual or perceived age. The choices being made for children and adolescents by adults are, therefore, further restricted by a multitude of societal evils such as casteism, sexism, class inequality, racism and ableism,” says the NGO. eSakshi’ is a capacity building organisation working towards systemic interventions for prevention of gender-based violence and child sexual abuse.

Adultism has emerged out of the cultural, social, and political construction of childhood and often mimics other systems of oppression through at least one of the five forms of oppression in exploitation, marginalisation, powerless-

ness, cultural imperialism, and violence. Adults often believe themselves to be the role models of children, the arbiters of right and wrong, while somehow also holding the belief that they do not owe children an acknowledgement of harm caused against them by adults or an apology either, asserts eSakshi’. What’s more is the general societal acceptance amongst adults that children cannot hold adults accountable for their actions when harm has been done against them.

It adds: herein lies the problem, where the negative effects of adultism really begin to take a stronghold on a child’s life; when adults systematically do not allow children to participate in meaningful decisions, their sense of self-worth deteriorates.

Children have boundaries that are often ignored, and when children cannot hold adults accountable, it can be detrimental for their self-worth and can even lead them to doubt their power in asserting their rights to speaking up and out against those who harm them well into adulthood.

Even though the problem of adultism is so deeply-rooted and ingrained in our culture and society, there are still solutions to combat this and offer a path to meaningful longterm change. On a societal level, we must establish that care, guidance and love are what we owe to our children. This can be quantified by how much children trust their guardians to care for them when they have been harmed by their guardians or by others, says the NGO. On a parental and individualistic level, communication is vital in ensuring children have an

ideal platform to express themselves. In order to take tangible steps forward, parents should reach out to their children and reflect upon their responses to the following questions: Will you share with me a time when you were trying to express your thoughts and feelings and I did not listen? Are there things that I do that hurt your feelings?

Did I ever do something that was unfair to you?

Fur thermore, it is important for adults to understand that they need to allow children to hold them accountable if and when adults have wronged them. Listening and paying

attention to the feelings and opinions of children is helpful as it not only allows them to express themselves, but also hold adults, parents, or guardians accountable for behaviour that is harmful, adds the NGO. This also significantly reduces the possibilities for further violence being perpetrated against children, and creates an environment and a community of accountability, where adults can watch out for other adults who may, intentionally or not, be harming children in the process, it concludes.

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Reader’s Post

Sir,

Electricity theft in Dimapur

There has been a lot of electricity theft cases in Dimapur lately. Even after the disconnection of the electrical lines of certain homes by the departments due to non-payment of bills, these people have been latching their wires onto the servers of people who timely pay their bills. People have also been tampering their meter box as well inorder to reduce the rates of their electrical consumption. Therefore, it is my request to the electrical department to intervene and conduct a surprise survey to keep a check on the mischievous activities of some notorious people.

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

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur SUNDAY, APRIL 18, 2021

States ask Centre for oxygen cylinders, Remdesivir

Workers unload oxygen cylinders from a truck at a hospital in Prayagraj. ( PTI)

Pradesh, have been reporting an unprecedented surge in new COVID cases.

In a statement, the Health Ministry said issues pertaining to augmenting the supply of oxygen cylinders, stepping up supply of Remdesivir in hospitals, adding to the ventilator stock, and enhanced supply of vaccine doses were raised by almost all the 11 states that participated in

the meeting.

“Many of them raised the issue of dovetailing the medical oxygen supply lines and capping of prices of essential drugs like Remdesivir which has been sold in the black market at exorbitant prices.

“Double mutant strain in Maharashtra was a key point of concern.

The Delhi government requested for additional

beds in central government hospitals as was done in 2020 to help tide over the emergent health crisis,” the ministry said.

The notification of the Home Ministry, granting permission to states to utilize up to 50 per cent of their annual allocation of State Disaster Response Fund, and that of the Union Health Ministry, allowing utilization of unspent pending balance under National Health Mission as on April 1, 2021 for COVID management purposes, were reiterated, it said.

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan informed the states on the steps taken to provide medical grade oxygen and augmenting Remdesivir stocks in the country.

The states were also informed about the issuance

of the calendar of medical oxygen supply from different oxygen manufacturers in the country.

The steps taken for unhindered movement of oxygen cylinders from their manufacturing units across states were also detailed, the ministry said.

Taking note of the active surge in cases witnessed since last February in which most states have now crossed their highest tally, Harsh Vardhan exhorted states to plan in advance and increase COVID hospitals, oxygenated beds and other relevant infrastructure to deal with any further spike in cases.

He urged the states to give special focus on the prominent five to six cities in their administration and map medical colleges to either these cities or adjoining 2-3 districts.

State BJP resolves to support TSUD welcomes Educational institutions may early Naga political solution KU, NTUCT stand have to be closed, says CM

(From p-1) If Nagaland was to be developed with strong leadership, Along said that “we need to have a workforce that works with zeal and not only with money.”

Earlier, the programme was chaired by teachers cell convenor, Thsachola Rothrong, and invocation was offered by Chakhesang Baptist Church Dimapur Pastor Kuvehu Therie.

In the second session of the meeting, national spokesperson and Nagaland In-charge, Nalin Kohli, addressed the gathering virtually while in the third session, national general secretary organization, BL Santhosh virtually delivered a short speech.

State deputy chief minister and BLP leader Yanthungo Patton, in the third session, also spoke on the achievement of BJP both in state as well as in the central level.

The BJP state executive meeting also unanimously resolved to support the “holistic policies and programmes” of the BJP-led NDA government headed by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.

The party also extended “wholehearted support” to the PDA government led by chief minister Neiphiu Rio and deputy chief minister Y Patton.

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(From p-1) The outbreak is notified as per the “The Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Disease in Animal Act, 2009”, the report said.

Further, a radius of 1Km from the epicentre of the disease outbreak at Phek and Kiphire have been hereby declared Infected Zone (IZ) and a radius of 10 Kms as Surveillance Zone with immediate effect until further notice.

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With immense pride and joy, we, the Wakching Union Kohima would like to congratulate Shri. W. Chingang. Konyak on being promoted as Joint Director in the Department of Industries and Commerce, Nagaland, Kohima.

The Union wishes him the very best and pray our Almighty God give him more wisdom and good health as he takes up the new responsibilities.

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GRATITUDE We the Lotsu Village Council, would like to give our special thanks and profound gratitude to Shri. Mhathung Yanthan, Hon'ble Advisor, Horticulture & Border Affairs Government of Nagaland for inaugurating the Public Ground at Lotsu Village, which was constructed under LADP 'Iconic Project' 2019-20 on 6th April 2021.

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The Longtsung Ekhung Dimapur with immense pride and joy, would like to congratulate Er. Nribemo Mozhui, S/o Lt. Rev. E. M. Mozhui on being promoted to Engineer-in-Chief, Department of Power, Govt. of Nagaland.

May the Lord bless you with good health and wisdom as you shoulder new responsibilities.

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(From p-1) He said the vaccines were developed by top scientists after thorough and intensive testing and were being administered to the public after necessary procedures and trials.

Earlier in the programme, Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr Vezokholü Theyo in a short speech informed that 23,606 people including health care and frontline workers had been vaccinated under Kohima district so far.

Dr Theyo further informed that the new duration between the two vaccine doses was around 42 to 45 days from the day of the first dose.

Earlier, the launching programme was chaired by Health and Family Welfare, principal secretary, AS Bhatia while welcome address was delivered by Thizama village chairman Viletuo Pienyü.

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The Dimapur Surumi Community with immense joy and pride, extend our heartiest congratulations to: 1. Er. Nikhevi Shikhu, S/o Lt. Khuxipu Shikhu promoted to Sub-Divisional Officer, Power 2. Er. Atoho Jakhalu, S/o Lt. Nihoi Jakhalu promoted to (SE) Power 3. Er. Huwuto Awomi, S/o Kivishi Awomi promoted to Deputy General Manager ( Indian Oil Corporation Limited) 4. Dr. Kivi A. Jakhalu, D/o N. Akato Jakhalu & Mrs. Hetoni A Jakhalu for successfully completing her MBBS from (Regional Institute of Medical Science, Imphal) Further the community prays and hopes that Almighty God bless each of them in their future endeavours.

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Lucknow, Apr 17 (PTI): An audio clip of an employee of the Integrated COVID Command Centre of Uttar Pradesh purportedly telling a patient to go and die has gone viral.

The patient, Santosh Singh, said he has written to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath complaining about the employee’s behaviour.

“I wrote a letter to the UP Chief Minister regarding the use of unparliamentary language by the helpline staff on Thursday. As of now, four members of our family are in isolation (after testing positive for COVID-19),” said Santosh Singh, the son of former chief of the BJP’s Lucknow city unit Manohar Singh.

In his letter to the chief minister, Santosh Singh said they have been in home isolation since testing positive for the coronavirus on April 12.

“On April 15, at 8.14 am, a phone call came from the command centre.

A woman asked whether we had downloaded the home isolation app and filled the required details,” he said.

(From p-1) It stated that “mushrooming of different factions for taxation under the guise of speaking for our rights has bought untold miseries to our society.”

TSUD acknowledged the efforts and sacrifices of “some of our committed leaders in the different Naga political groups”, but maintained that “it is time for us to come together and a time to heal.”

The union asserted that if Nagas were not united, they would be swept away by the forces that were “diabolical in nature and thus our future looks bleak.”

Stating that the cries and aspirations of the Naga people was for unity, the TSUD has appealed to all the leaders to come together leaving their differences aside for the future generations.

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New Delhi, April 17 (IANS): Stating that the national capital reported as many as 24,000 new Covid cases in the past 24 hours, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday that the city hospitals are running out of oxygen stock, beds and the life-saving drug Remdesivir due to the exponential surge in the number of Covid cases in the last one week.

“Delhi is fast running out of beds, oxygen and the life-saving drug Remdesivir as Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours have reached 24,000. The situation is very serious and worrisome. The cases have gone up really fast.

“That is why we are facing shor tages even though everything seemed under control until a few days ago. But the speed at which this virus is growing, no one knows what its peak will be,” Kejriwal said while addressing a press conference on Saturday.

He also asserted that any health infrastructure has its limitations, and so has Delhi.

“The AAP government is trying its best to increase the number of beds. I hope that we will be able to add 6,000 more beds in the next two to four days, and all the new beds will have oxygen sets,” Kejriwal said.

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New Delhi, Apr 17 (PTI): Increasing supply of oxygen cylinders and Remdesivir in hospitals, adding ventilator stocks and enhanced supply of vaccine doses were issues raised by 11 states and Union Territories at a meeting convened by the Centre on Saturday amid a spurt in coronavirus cases.

The high-level meeting was chaired by Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan with the health ministers of 11 states and union territories to review measures taken by them for prevention, containment and management of the recent surge in COVID-19 cases.

The states, including Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, West Bengal, Delhi, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Uttar

5 Delhi facing Kumbh called off after Modi’s oxygen shortage: request to keep it ‘symbolic’ Arvind Kejriwal Haridwar, APR 17 (AGENCIES): After Prime Minister Narendra Modi appeal that the ongoing Kumbh Mela in Haridwar should now have symbolic participation, Swami Avdheshanand, Chief of Juna Akhada, on Saturday called off celebrations, reports India.com.

“The Kumbh Mela is now concluded for Juna Akhara,” Swami Avdheshanand Giri said. PM Narendra Modi had earlier spoken to him, requesting that Kumbh Mela should now only be symbolic, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Modi tweeted that he had spoke to Swami Avdheshanand Giri of Juna Akhara over telephone and enquired about the health of saints, many of whom have contracted the infection, and also conveyed his appreciation for their cooperation with the local administration “I prayed that two

”shahi snan” have taken place and Kumbh (participation) should now be kept symbolic. This will boost the fight against this crisis,” the prime minister tweeted in Hindi.

Responding to Modi’s call, Avdheshanand urged people to not come to the Kumbh mela for bathing in large numbers due to the COVID-19 situation and to follow the rules. Saving one’s and other’s lives is sacred, he added.

The ongoing Kumbh, which has seen people from different parts of the country attending the auspicious event in large numbers, has drawn flak from various quarters as the number of COVID-19 cases has zoomed at a rapid pace in the past few weeks. The event has also reported the coronavirus cases in large numbers. The ongoing Kumbh has already been shortened this year to just one month from April 1 to 30 due to the pandemic.

Student attempts suicide in Dimapur

Staff Reporter DIMAPUR, APR 17 (NPN): A female student of Class IX in Dimapur, was injured and rushed to the civil hospital after a failed suicide bid Saturday afternoon.

Police sources confirmed that the student jumped off a four-storey building near a school but the cables below prevented a fatal fall. It was learned that the student tried committing suicide after she failed a test. The student was later shifted to a private hospital and is reported to be out of danger. In a video clip that went viral in social media , the female could be seen jumping off the building top.

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the TMC’s campaign in the assembly elections in West Bengal for a third consecutive term for their party. The prime minister said the people of Bengal have united against you (Banerjee) in this election and will give you a certificate of ‘former chief minister’ on May 2 which you will be able to hang on the wall of your house.”

Modi said the West Bengal chief minister’s insensitivity was evident once again in connection with the Cooch Behar firing incident, while referring to an audio tape that went viral on Friday.

Voices resembling Mamata Banerjees and TMC Cooch Behar district president Partha Pratim

through a letter by former prime minister Manmohan Singh.

“We charge the central government with colossal mismanagement of the war against the pandemic,” a CWC statement said, while accusing the central government of failing on 14 different fronts in handling the pandemic.

“We regret to say that the nation is paying a very heavy price for the thoughtlessness and unpreparedness of the NDA government to tackle the gravest disaster

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The CWC alleged that that the government failed to create sufficient public awareness that a waning pandemic could be a precursor to a second wave that may be more devastating than the first wave.

It also alleged that the Centre failed to rapidly scale up the production and supply of the two approved vaccines in India by providing sufficient funds and other concessions.

“The government failed to universalise vaccination after health workers and front line workers had been vaccinated in Phase I. “It failed to get rid of pre-registration and bureaucratic control over the vaccination programme,” the statement alleged.

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NEW DELHI, APR 17 (PTI): Country’s cyber security agency CERT-In has cautioned WhatsApp users about certain vulnerabilities detected in the popular instant messaging app that could lead to breach of sensitive information.

A “high” severity rating advisory issued by the CERT-In, or the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team, said the vulnerability has been detected in software that has “WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.21.4.18 and WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business for iOS prior to v2.21.32.”

The v2.21.4.18 and v2.21.32 denotes the versions of the WhatsApp messenger that are downloaded by users for using the platform on their mobile or

computer devices.

The CERT-In is the national technology arm to combat cyber attacks and guarding the Indian cyber space. “Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in WhatsApp applications which could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or access sensitive information on a targeted system,” the advisory issued on Saturday said. Describing the risk in detail, it said that these vulnerabilities “exist in WhatsApp applications due to a cache configuration issue and missing bounds check within the audio decoding pipeline.”

“Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code or access sensitive information on a targeted system,” it said.

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that has hit the country and has affected millions of families claiming 1,75,673 lives so far,” it said.

The working committee meeting, attended by Manmohan Singh and former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, besides general secretaries and other senior leaders, said it is a shame that the country with the world’s largest vaccine manufacturing capacity has earned the odium of being among the most affected countries in the world.

“With a heavy heart, we caution the people that unless urgent corrective measures are taken the nation faces an unprecedented catastrophe. May wisdom prevail,” the CWC statement said.

Chidambaram said several Congress leaders including Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh and Ra-

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New Delhi, Apr 17 (PTI): The Congress Working Committee on Saturday accused the central government of “colossal mismanagement” in the war against the COVID pandemic and cautioned of an “unprecedented catastrophe” unless urgent corrective measures are taken.

The highest decisionmaking body of the Congress, chaired by party chief Sonia Gandhi, met here virtually to discuss the COVID19 situation in the country and suggest measures to the government to tackle the crisis.

Addressing a press conference after the meet that lasted over two-and-a-half hours, Congress’ senior spokesperson P Chidambaram said concrete suggestions made by CWC members would be sent to Prime Minister Narendra Modi

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“They (BJP leaders) are even eavesdropping on our everyday conversation.

It seems they are tapping our phone calls on cooking and other household chores.

“I will order a CID probe into it and not spare anyone involved in such snooping activities. I have already come to know who is behind this,” the TMC supremo said. Banerjee also claimed she has information that the “central forces are being involved in such acts with some agents”.

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Galsi (WB), Apr 17 (PTI): A day after a purported audio tape -in which she is heard proposing a rally with the bodies of Cooch Behar firing victimssurfaced, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday alleged that her phone is being tapped and said she will order a CID probe into it.

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is behind it though they claimed they have no role in it,” she said.

A controversy had erupted on Friday after the BJP released the purported audio clip in which Banerjee is heard telling the Trinamool Congress nominee of Sitalkuchi to hold rallies with bodies of the four persons killed in CISF firing during polling on April 10.

Claiming that such a conversation never took place, the TMC had described the audio clip as “bogus” and wondered whether the Centre was tapping a chief minister’s phone.

Launching an attack on the Election Commission (EC) for not clubbing the remaining three phases of the ongoing assembly elections into one, she accused the poll panel of paying heed to the demands of the BJP. “You (EC) have curtailed the campaigning hours, and in the name of COVID restrictions, you are doing whatever the BJP demands.”

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Patna, Apr 17 (IANS): Former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav is likely to walk out of prison soon. The Jharkhand High Court on Saturday granted him bail in connection with withdrawal of Rs 3.5 crore from the Dumka treasury, in connection with a case linked to the multi-crore fodder scam.

Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh, granted bail to the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader during the hearing on

West Bengal recorded over 78 per cent turnout in the fifth phase of its assembly poll amidst incidents of violence and attack on a candidate on Saturday after the bloodshed in the previous round of election.

An EC official said around 78.09 per cent of the 1.13 crore voters exercised their franchise till 5 pm in 45 seats spread across North 24 Parganas, Purba Bardhaman and Nadia districts in south Bengal and Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts in the north.

“By and large polling has been peaceful in Bengal today barring a few incidents of violence,” the official said.

The security personnel maintained a tight vigil and addressed a few incidents that were reported, an official at the election office said. There were allegations by villagers that the central forces had opened fire to disburse a crowd near a polling booth at Kurulgacha area in Deganga constituency in North 24 Parganas district. The central forces, however, denied the allegations. The office of the chief electoral officer has sought a report from the observer, an official said.

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The former Bihar CM has been convicted in wrongful withdrawal of money to the tune of Rs 1,000 crore from Dumka, Chaibasa and Deoghar treasuries and the special CBI court at Ranchi has already granted him bail in two cases registered in Chaibasa and one in Deoghar.

After the bail granted in Dumka treasury case, he is likely to be released from jail soon.

During 1991 to 1996, officials of animal husbandry department of Bihar government allegedly drew money from Dumka, Chaibasa and Deoghar when Yadav was the chief minister of Bihar.

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Roys, who is also the party’s candidate for Sitalkuchi, are heard on tape discussing the death of four persons in firing by central forces. The tape indicates Banerjee allegedly asked her district party leader to take out a rally. “The truth is that Didi thought of her own political gain from the death of people in Cooch Behar she has an old habit of doing politics with dead bodies,” he alleged. Modi described the Asansol belt, which has workers from various parts of the country, as a `mini-India, but added misrule of successive governments in the state had ruined the place. He claimed the coal, sand and land mafia have been ruling the roost in Asansol and added that a BJP government in the state will restore law and order and help industries flourish.

“The `bhaipo (nephew) tax that truckers and entrepreneurs of the area have to pay is known to the people of Bengal,” he alleged.

Contending that Banerjee has not been attending most of the meetings between the prime minister and state chief ministers on one pretext or another, Modi said she has also absented herself from two recent meetings on the emerging Covid situation in the country.

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ASANSOL/GANGARAMPUR (WB), APR 17 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday claimed the Trinamool Congress party has been broken in the first four phases of polls, and said sensing defeat, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was trying to unite the opposition at the national level against him.

Speaking at an election rally here, in the sprawling industrial town of Asansol, Modi also claimed the Trinamool Congress supremo has an old habit of doing politics with dead bodies and has been trying to politicise the “unfortunate” death of five people at Sitalkuchi in Cooch Behar district on April 10. Modi later contended at a rally at Gangarampur in Dakshin Dinajpur, that the Trinamool Congress supremo has been abusing him almost every other day as he raises questions on Trinamool Congresss corruption.

“After four phases, TMC is broken to pieces and `Didi, `bhatija will be vanquished after eight phases of elections (are completed),” Modi said at Asansol.

Polling is scheduled in the industrial town in the seventh phase on April 26. Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek have been spearheading

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Prince Philip laid to rest in Royal Vault at Windsor Castle London, Apr 17 (AP): As military bands played and a procession of royals escorted his coffin to the church, Prince Philip was laid to rest Saturday in a funeral ceremony that honored his lifetime of service to the U.K., the crown and his wife of 73 years, Queen Elizabeth II. Prince Philip has been interred in the Royal Vault at St Georges Chapel alongside the remains of 24 other royals including three kings of England. But it will likely not be his permanent resting place.

The biggest of seven interment sites inside the chapel the vault houses the remains of King George III whose almost six-decade reign included the years of the American Revolution. His sons King George IV and King William IV are also buried there.The widowed British monarch, setting an example amid

Queen Elizabeth watches as pallbearers carry the coffin of the Duke of Edinburgh during his funeral, at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle, Windsor, England, Saturday. (AP/PTI)

the coronavirus pandemic, sat alone at the ceremony, dressed in black and with her head bowed in prayer.

Philip, who died April 9, two months shy of his 100th birthday, was honored at Windsor Castle in a service that was steeped in military and royal tradition but also pared down and infused

with his own personality.

Coronavirus restrictions meant that instead of the 800 mourners expected in the longstanding plans for Philip’s funeral, only 30 people were allowed inside the castle’s St. George’s Chapel, including the queen, her four children and her eight grandchildren. Following

strict social distancing rules during the pandemic, the queen set an example even in grief, sitting apart from family members who were arrayed around the church.

Prince Charles, the heir to the throne, sat opposite the monarch alongside his wife, Camilla. Prince Andrew was two seats to the queen’s

left. Prince William and his wife, Kate, sat directly opposite from his brother, Prince Harry, who had traveled back from California without his pregnant wife, Meghan.

People across Britain observed one minute of silence in honor of Philip just before the funeral got under-

way. Philip’s coffin traveled to the chapel on a specially adapted Land Rover designed by the prince himself.

The coffin was draped in his personal standard and topped with his Royal Navy cap, sword and a wreath of flowers. The children of Philip and the queen — Charles, Princess Anne, Andrew and Prince Edward — walked behind the hearse, while the 94-year-old queen traveled to the chapel in a Bentley car.

Grandsons Prince William and Prince Harry also walked behind the coffin, although not side by side.

The brothers, whose relationship has been strained amid Harry’s decision to quit royal duties and move to California, flanked their cousin Peter Phillips, the son of Anne. Later Saturday, the two brothers were seen walking together and chatting as the mourners left the chapel after the service.

7 Global Covid deaths pass 3 million Lo n d o n, A p r 1 7 (Agencies): The number of people who have died worldwide in the Covid-19 pandemic has surpassed three million, according to Johns Hopkins University.

The milestone comes the day after the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned the world was “approaching the highest rate of infection” so far, BBC report stated.

India - experiencing a second wave - recorded more than 230,000 new cases on Saturday alone.

Almost 140 million cases have been recorded since the pandemic began.

WHO chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned on Friday that “cases and deaths are continuing to increase at worrying rates”. He added that “globally, the number of new cases per week has nearly doubled over the past two months”. The US, India and Brazil - the countries with the most recorded infec-

tions - have accounted for more than a million deaths between them, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Last week saw an average of 12,000 deaths a day reported around the world, according to news agency AFP. However, official figures worldwide may not fully reflect the true number in many countries.

Up until a few weeks ago, India appeared to have the pandemic relatively under control. Cases had been below 20,000 a day for much of January and February - a low figure in a country of more than a 1.3 billion people. But then infections began to rise rapidly: Saturday saw a record set for the third day in a row, with more than 234,000 cases reported.

Hospitals are running low on beds and oxygen.

Sick people are being turned away, and some families are turning to the black market to get the drugs they need.

Raul Castro retires as head US, Japan project unity against China’s assertiveness of Cuban communist party

Havana, Apr 17 (IANS): Raul Castro, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), has announced his retirement as the head of the party.

“As for me, my task as first secretary of the Central Committee of the Party concludes, with the satisfaction of having fulfilled (my mission) and confidence in the future of the country,” Castro said on Friday after presenting the key report on the opening day of the PCC’s 8th Congress.

Delegates gave Castro, the younger brother of late revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, a standing ovation.

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he declined “a proposal to remain in the higher organs of the party organization, in whose ranks I will continue to be a revolutionary combatant”.

“As long as I live I will be ready with my foot on the stirrup to defend the homeland, the revolution

and socialism with more strength than ever.”

Raul Castro expressed confidence in the new leaders of the party, and his satisfaction in handing over the reins to a well-prepared group of people committed to ethics, cultural values and the nation.

Castro’s retirement takes effect on Monday, the last day of the Congress, when the party’s new leadership will be elected.

He was elected to the top position of the PCC in April 2011 at the PCC’s 6th Congress, succeeding Fidel Castro, who had held that position since the founding of the party in 1965.

Washington, Apr 17 (Reuters): President Joe Biden on Friday sought to present a united front with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to counter an increasingly assertive China as the U.S. leader held his first face-to-face White House summit since taking office.

The talks offered the Democratic president, inaugurated in January, a chance to work further on his pledge to revitalize U.S. alliances that frayed under his Republican predecessor Donald Trump.

China topped the agenda, underscoring Japan’s central role in U.S. efforts to face down Beijing. The two leaders addressed an array of geopolitical issues in a

3 astronauts return from International Space Station

Kate Rubins, left, Sergey Ryzhikov, center, and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov sit in chairs outside the Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft after they landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Saturday. (AP/PTI)

Moscow, Apr 17 (Reuters): Three members of the International Space Station’s crew returned safely to

Earth on Saturday on a RusT h e S oy u z M S - 1 7 sian Soyuz craft, Russia’s spacecraft carrying NASA Roscosmos space agency astronaut Kate Rubins, a reported. microbiologist who in 2016

became the first person to sequence DNA in space, and Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov landed in Kazakhstan at 0455 GMT. The three had been at the space station since midOctober 2020.

Their mission was the last scheduled Russian flight carrying a US crew member, marking an end to a long dependency as the US revives its own crew launch capability in an effort to drive down the cost of sending astronauts to space.

Yoshihide Suga, and Joe Biden speak at a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday. (AP/PTI)

joint statement, including “the importance of peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait,” a slap at Beijing’s increased military pressure on the Chinese-claimed,

self-ruled island.

“Today Prime Minister Suga and I affirmed our ironclad support for the U.S.-Japanese alliance and for our shared security,”

5 killed in B’desh police firing

Dhaka, Apr 17 (IANS): At least five workers in a Chinese joint venture coalfired power plant were killed in police firing in Banshkhali of Bangladesh’s Chittagong region on Saturday, the police said.

More than fifteen workers, all protesting for payment of dues, have also been injured. Anwar Hos-

sain, Chittagong Range DIG confirmed to IANS on Saturday afternoon, five dead workers.

DIG Anwar Hossain said, workers of the power plant at Banshkhali’s Gandamara have been protesting since Friday over their unpaid dues and work hours to allow them to perform Ramzan-time rituals.

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In a strongly worded statement on Saturday, China’s embassy in Washington said Beijing was “resolutely opposed” to the joint statement, and that Taiwan, Hong Kong and Xinjiang were China’s internal affairs.

T h e r e m a r k s h ave “completely gone beyond the scope of the normal development of bilateral relations”, harming the interests of third parties as well as peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific, the embassy said.

The move was an attempt to split the region that “will inevitably proceed with the purpose of harming others and end in harming themselves”, it added.

AFFIDAVIT (Change of Surname)

Date 2/2/18

I, Shri Akum Changkiri, S/o Lt. Meyoba, aged about 61 years R/o H/No.-19, Lower AG Ward 15, Kohima and permanent resident of Changki Village, Dist.

Mokokchung, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare on oath as follows: 1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India belonging to Ao Naga Tribe.

2. That my recorded name in school and college is Akum Changkija, but I myself popularly known as Akum Changkiri.

3. That by virtue of this affidavit, I changed my name from Akum Changkija to Akhum Changkiri and henceforth I shall be known as the Akum Changkiri for all purposes.

4. That for the purpose of evidencing such my determination declare that I shall at all times hereafter in all records, deeds and writings and in all proceedings, dealings and transactions, private as well as upon all occasions whatsoever, use the name of Akum Changkiri as my name/surname in place and in substitution of my former name/surname Akum Changkija.

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6. That I verify the contents of this affidavit are true to the best of my knowledge and nothing material has been concealed and I signed this affidavit before the competent authority on this day the 2nd February 2018.

And I sign this affidavit on this day the 2nd of February 2018 at Kohima.

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Biden told a joint news conference in the White House Rose Garden, calling the discussions “productive.”

“We committed to working together to take on the challenges from China and on issues like the East China Sea, the South China Sea, as well as North Korea, to ensure a future of a free and open Indo Pacific.”

Other pressing concerns at the talks included China’s increased military movements near Taiwan, its tightening grip on Hong Kong and its crackdown on Muslim Uighurs in Xinjiang.

Suga said he and Biden agreed on the necessity of frank discussions with China in the context of Beijing’s activities in the Indo-Pacific

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We thank each and every one of you for praying for us, caring for us and helping us during these rough times. We apologize for not being able to name and thank each one of you personally, we only hope and pray that the Almighty God bless each and every one of you for your kindness and generosity.

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IPL: Mumbai beat Sunrisers by 13-run

Chennai, Apr 17 (PTI): Sunrisers Hyderabad’s middle-order continued to misfire as spinner Rahul Chahar and pacer Trent Boult fashioned Mumbai Indians to a 13-run win in their IPL match here on Saturday.

Defending 150, legspinner Chahar (3/19) stifled the middle-order before Boult (3/28) polished off the tail as SRH were bowled out for 137 in 19.4 overs.

Opting to bat, MI had a good start but Vijay Shankar and Mujeeb Ur Rahman claimed two wickets each as SRH stemmed the flow of runs in the middle overs.

However, Kieron Pollard managed to lift MI to 150 for 5 with the help of a 22-ball 35 which included two sixes of the last two balls of their innings. Chasing 151 for a win, Jonny Bairstow smashed a 22-ball 35 to give SRH a rollicking start, while David Warner too managed a 36 off 34 but once the duo were back in the hut, the middle-order

Quinton de Kock of Mumbai Indians plays a shot at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Saturday. (PTI)

again failed to come to the fore. Back at the top with his opening partner Warner, Bairstow amassed 18 runs from Trent Boult in the third over with the help of three fours and a six. Adam Milne was then treated with equal disdain, sending him for two maximums and a four as he bled 19 runs.

Krunal Pandya was then handed the ball but the result was the same as he

conceded 13 runs with Bairstow and Warner smashing a six and a four respectively as SRH amassed 55 in 5 overs.

Bumrah then bowled a tight over but Warner sent Milne for a six as SRH reached 57 for no loss in powerplay.

Lady luck smiled on MI finally when Bairstow hit wicket while looking for a slog sweep off Krunal. Chahar then removed Manish Pandey (2), while Hardik’s

direct throw found Warner short as SRH slumped to 91 for 3. Chahar handed SRH a twin blow in his last over, dismissing Virat Singh (11) and Abhishek Sharma (2) -- both playing their first games of the season.

Vi j ay ( 2 8 o f f 2 5 ) cracked two sixes off Krunal to keep SRH in the hunt but he kept losing his partners as Abdul Samad (7) was sent packing by Hardik

with another direct throw and then Boult produced a perfect yorker to rid get of Rashid (0).

Vijay too perished in the next over as SRH fell short once again. Earlier, Rohit Sharma (32 off 25) and Quinton de Kock (40 off 39) scored 53 in the powerplay after opting to bat but Vijay (2/19) and Afghanistan spin duo of Mujeeb (2/29) and Rashid Khan (0/22) brought the Sunrisers back in the game.

B R I E F S CORE S : Mumbai Indians 150/5 in 20 overs (Q de Kock 40, R Sharma 32, V Shankar 2/19, M Rahman 2/29) vs SunRisers Hyderabad 137 all out in 19.4 overs (J Bairstow 43, D Warner 36, V Shankar 28, R Chahar 3/19, T Boult 3/28)

SUNDAY’S MATCHES Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Kolkata Knight Riders: 3:30 pm Delhi Capitals Vs Punjab Kings: 7:30 pm

positive Boxing C’ship: Baby Chanu joins six others in QFs Rijijufortests Covid-19

Kielce (Poland), Apr 17 (IANS): Living up to her reputation, 2019 Asian Youth champion Babyrojisana Chanu (51kg) defeated Diana Gorisnaja of Estonia to advance to the quarter-finals on Day 4 of the AIBA Youth Men’s and Women’s World Boxing Championships on Saturday.

The Manipuri pugilist, who recently won gold at Adriatic Pearl tournament, did not put a foot wrong and showed her speed and skill right from the beginning. She carried on with the onslaught throughout the match and, as a result, the referee had to stop the contest in the third round.

Babyrojisana Chanu

With this victor y, Chanu is now the seventh Indian woman boxer to enter the quarter-finals, and the pugilists are just

a win away from securing medals for the country at this prestigious event. The other six Indian women boxers in the quarter-finals are Poonam (57kg), Vinka (60kg), Arundhati (69kg), Sanamacha Thokchom (75kg), Khushi (81kg) and Alfiya (+81kg).

In the men’s section, Ankit Narwal (64kg) showed excellent footwork and power to outclass Uzbekistan’s Akhmadjon Akhmedov in a hardhitting and busy bout to notch up a 5-0 win. In the 75kg middleweight category, Manish defeated Israel’s Daniel Ilyushonok. He endured some early resistance and took his time to gauge his op-

ponent but rebounded to win 4-1. Both Ankit and Manish have reached the pre quarter-finals. Another Indian, Jugnoo (+91kg), couldn’t progress further, going down to Hungary’s Levente Kiss in a 4-1 split verdict in the round-of-16 bout. Six Indian boxers four men and two women -- will take the ring in the pre-quarterfinals later on Saturday. Among men, Biswamitra Chongtham (49kg), Sachin (56kg), Ankit Narwal (64kg) and Vishal Gupta (91kg) will be in action, whereas Gitika (48kg) and Nisha Gurjar (64kg) will also be looking to reach the quarter-finals on the fifth day of the World Championships.

New Delhi, Apr 17 (IANS): Union minister for sports and youth affairs, Kiren Rijiju tested positive for Covid-19, it was confirmed on his twitter handle on Saturday.

Rijiju asked those who had come in contact with him recently to be observant and exercise selfquarantine. “After getting repeated test for Covid-19, today my report has come out positive. I’m taking the advice of the Doctors.

I request all those who have come in my contact recently to be observant, exercise self-quarantine and get themselves tested.

I’m physically fit and fine,” the minister wrote on his twitter handle.

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Ravi retains Asian C’ship title; Bajrang Punia settles for silver

Ravi Kumar Dahiya

Almaty, Apr 17 (PTI): Indian wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya retained his Asian Championship title with a solid performance but Bajrang Punia settled for a silver medal after withdrawing from the much-awaited final against Takuto Otoguro due to an elbow injury, here on Saturday.

Bajrang told PTI that he did not want to aggravate the condition of his right elbow. He said he started feeling the pain during the

quarterfinal against Korean Yongseok Jeong.

Bajrang did not look his usual self but did not face much competition en route the final. He had no difficulty in getting past Jeong, who hardly attacked in his opening 65kg bout.

His first scoring point was a take-down on counter and earned one more for the passivity of his rival. Next for him was Mongolia’s Bilguun Sarmandakh, whom he pinned to ensure his pas-

sage into the summit clash.

His supreme stamina and relentless attacking prowess was too good for his opponents in the 57kg. He returned to the mat after a year and in style. He had last competed at this event in New Delhi where he had won gold. He was slow off the blocks but became his usual dominant self after the first period against Uzbekistan’s Nodirjon Safarov in his opening bout.

Once he got into his rhythm, his moves were too hot to handle for his rival, as he won 9-2. Ravi had a lot left in his tank even towards the end while Safarov had lost his steam, making it easy for the Indian to score points. Next, he faced Palestine’s Ali M M Aburumaila and won on technical superiority. His title clash against Iran’s Alireza Nosratolah Sarlak was expected to be a tight one but Ravi only got better and better as the fast-paced final progressed.

There were attacks from both the wrestlers but Ravi was clearly the superior one on the mat with his quick moves as he won 9-4.

Chelsea beat Man City 1-0; enter FA Cup final

Lo n d o n, A p r 1 8 (Agencies): Hakim Ziyech sent Chelsea into the FA Cup final for the fourth time in five seasons by securing a 1-0 victory over Manchester City, who lost Kevin De Bruyne to injury.

After finishing as runners-up to Arsenal last season, Chelsea have a chance to go one better thanks to Ziyech’s 55th-minute strike against the Premier League leaders at Wembley on Saturday.

His goal arrived just seven minutes after De Bruyne went off with an ankle issue – a concern for Pep Guardiola with the EFL

Hakim Ziyech (left) scored the winning goal.

Cup final and first leg of City’s Champions League semifinal against Paris Saint-Germain to come this month.

Ziyech was unable to

beat Zack Steffen and get a second before the hour mark, but one goal was enough for Chelsea to finally beat City at the new Wembley at the fourth attempt.

Tsitsipas enters Monte Carlo final Joshua and Fury clash set to take place in Saudi Arabia

MONACO, Apr 17 (AP): Fourth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas swatted aside unseeded Dan Evans 6-2, 6-1 on Saturday to reach the Monte Carlo Masters final for the first time, and stay on course for a first title this year.

The big-serving Greek faces the winner of a later semifinal between sixthseeded Russian Andrey Rublev and unseeded Norwegian Casper Ruud.

Evans beat top-ranked Novak Djokovic in the third round. But he failed to threaten Tsitsipas in the same way and the match quickly slid away when he was serving at 3-2 down.

Tsitsipas, a French Open semifinalist last year, broke his serve five times and remains on track for a sixth career title.

He won his previous one in February last year at the Open 13 indoor tournament in Marseille — just weeks before France went into lockd ow n f o r the first time because of the coron av i r u s pandemic.

Monte Carlo was canceled last year because of it.

IANS adds, Rafael Nadal was dumped out of the Monte Carlo Masters as Andrey Rublev completed a superb 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 victory in their quarter-final clash. Nadal went into the meeting with

a 73-5 record at the event but Russian Rublev was in inspired form and stunned his Spanish opponent, DPA reported.

T h e 11-time champion

L o n d o n, A p r 1 7 (Agencies): The undisputed heavyweight clash between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury is set to take place in Saudi Arabia this summer, according to reports.

Talks have been continuing in recent weeks over a date and venue for the huge fight, and Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn revealed that both sides had agreed on a site offer for the bout.

While he did not confirm what country that was, Talksport report that the super fight will likely take place in Saudi Arabia, with a fight date to follow soon.

That would see Joshua looked set to complete a trademark comeback after return to the country where taking the second set in 74 he avenged his shock defeat to Andy Ruiz Jr, with minutes.

Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua

a comprehensive win on points in 2019.

‘What’s been agreed is that both Anthony Joshua’s camp and Tyson Fury’s camp want to fight in Saudi

Newcastle dent West Ham’s top-four hopes Newcastle, Apr 17 (AFP): Newcastle moved closer to Premier League survival after Joe Willock’s late goal capped a thrilling 3-2 win against 10-man West Ham that dented the visitors’ bid for a topfour finish in the Premier League.

Steve Bruce’s side had squandered a two-goal lead in the closing stages at St James’ Park, but Willock came off the bench to snatch a priceless winner. Newcastle are nine points clear of the relegation zone with just six games remaining.

The Magpies had taken control in the first half thanks to Issa Diop’s own goal and a blunder from West Ham keeper Lukasz Fabianski for Joelinton’s strike. West Ham defender Craig Dawson was sent off for two bookings in between those goals.

But the Hammers set up a tense finale when Diop

Willock appeared to be turning away from Matt Ritchie’s cross but generated enough power to thump home a header.

got one back before Jesse Lingard equalised with a penalty 10 minutes from full-time. On-loan Arsenal midfielder Willock settled a pulsating encounter with his thunderous header, putting Newcastle in position to avoid relegation. Staying up would be an impressive achievement for Bruce, who has battled with dressing room rifts and distracting takeover talk. The defeat was a big blow for West

Ham as they chase an unexpected place in next season’s Champions League. David Moyes’ side remain fourth, but Chelsea are just one point behind with a game in hand, while fifth-placed Liverpool would go above the Hammers if they beat Leeds on Monday. Newcastle made a bright start as Jacob Murphy’s 25-yard effort brought Fabianski into action.

Newcastle took the

lead in the 36th minute when Dawson, in his attempts to recover from a heavy touch, felled Joelinton on halfway.

He could only look on as Saint-Maximin sped away, twisted his way past the retreating Mark Noble and then saw his weak shot bundled over the line

by Diop as referee Kevin Friend allowed play to continue.

Dawson’s misery was

compounded when, having already been booked for a 12th-minute foul on the Brazilian, he received a second yellow card. Joelinton, who had previously scored only two Premier League goals this season, was gifted his third by Fabianski when he spilt Matt Ritchie’s 41stminute corner, leaving the Brazilian striker with a tapin that he couldn’t miss.

However, Diop headed the Hammers back into it with 17 minutes remaining.

West Ham drew level when, after a VAR check, Ciaran Clark was penalised for handball and on-loan Manchester United midfielder Lingard struck from the spot for his ninth goal in 10 games. But there was a sting in the tale as Willock, who had only been on the pitch for seconds, thumped his header past Fabianski from Ritchie’s cross in the 83rd minute.

Arabia,’ Mark Kriegel told Talksport.

‘Saudi Arabia was the frontrunner from the beginning, and that’s where everybody wants to go now.

‘It’s not real until someone under the auspices of the Saudi government puts money into escrow.

‘Both sides have yet to sign – this is a crucial

document – a memorandum of understanding.‘I’ve had several sources tell me today that they’re, “waiting for the paperwork from Saudi”.’

Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Uzbekistan, Russia, America, Singapore, China, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and England had been among the options considered to host the mega fight.

However, the slim chances of British stadiums being allowed to welcome a capacity crowd in the summer meant it was unlikely that fight was going to take place domestically. Speaking to Behind The Gloves, Hearn revealed a meeting with Fury this week confirmed to him that the fight was going ahead.

Barca president ‘convinced’ Messi will remain at Camp Nou Berlin, Apr 17 (IANS): Barcelona president Joan Laporta is “convinced” Lionel Messi will sign a new contract to stay with the La Liga giants.

Messi is out of contract at the end of the season and the 33-year-old’s future with Barca is far from certain amid strong links to Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Manchester City, DPA reported.

Laporta remains determined to re-sign Messi, who has spent his entire senior career at Camp Nou. As Barca prepare for the weekend’s Copa del Rey final against Athletic Bilbao, Laporta was asked about the record six-time Ballon d’Or winner. “Everything is progressing adequately,” Laporta said.

“I will do everything within the club’s capabilities to get him to stay. That’s what we’re doing. Messi is motivated. He is an extraordinary person and I am convinced that he will want to continue at Barca.”

Messi has scored a league-high 23 goals and supplied eight assists in 28 La Liga appearances for Barca this season.

In total, Messi has netted 29 goals across all competitions in 2020-21.

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