April 19, 2018

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President Kovind terms Kathua rape ‘shameful’

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Modi in UK confronted by angry protests

(L) Narendra Modi and Theresa May during the meeting at 10 Downing street. (R) Digital signboard put up in protest against Modi in London.

Rally against Modi

LONDON, APR 18 (AGENCIES): India and Britain on Wednesday condemned terrorism in all its forms and agreed to strengthen cooperation to take “decisive and concerted actions” against globally-proscribed terrorists and terror entities while naming Pakistan-based terror outfits following talks between Prime Ministers Narendra Modi of India and Theresa May of Britain.

In a significant move, the two sides also agreed to work together for an open, inclusive and prosperous Indo-Pacific region.

At the breakfast meeting between Modi and May at her 10 Downing Street residence, the two leaders

discussed their shared priorities in the Indo-Pacific and committed to working more closely together to ensure it remained free and open.

“They reflected on the progress made on bilateral defence and security cooperation since (May’s) visit to India in 2016 and the agreement on a number of defence capability partnerships in key strategic areas, with closer military-to-military ties underpinned by a succession of high level visits and exchanges,” a Downing Street spokesperson said.

“They agreed to continue working together closely to combat terrorism, radicalisation and online extremism.”

Hundreds of noisy protesters greeted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he arrived in London on Wednesday, demonstrating over a rising tide of sexual violence at home including two particularly brutal rapes.

Protestors took to the streets of London and chanted slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he arrived in United Kingdom for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).

Demonstrations were held against Modi to protest against the situation in occupied Kashmir, sexual abuse

of women and violence against Dalits and religious minorities in India.

The protesters claimed India is becoming a “Hindu supremacist place” under the leadership of Narendra Modi, citing rising violence and rapes, as they gathered in Parliament Square on Wednesday.

The large-scale protest at London’s Parliament Square was organised by British Sikhs and Kashmiris. The demonstrators held banners stating “Modi India’s Prime Murderer”, “Stop terrorising minorities and defending rapists”, “Modi go home” and “we stand against Modi’s agenda of hate and greed,”. Many

Railways start e-catering in 8 stns

TR Zeliang behind attacks on Abeio Kire: Kire Clan

NITI-A to rank states on nutrition under Poshan scheme

GUWAHATI, APR 18 (AGENCIES): To provide facilities of meals of their choice during train journey, IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation) started E-catering service in eight stations of NF Railway -- Katihar, Kishanganj, New Jalpaiguri, New Bongaigaon, Guwahati, Lumding, Dimapur and New Tinsukia.

Through e-catering, passenger can avail the option of food of their choice delivered right into their berth on arrival of the train at a station. Payment can be made only after receipt of the food. Apart from the above stations, vendor empanelment for Kamakhya, New Cochbehar, New Alipurduar, Dibrugarh Town, Rangiya, Badarpur & Agartala stations are also in the process.

Ministry of Railways has also decided to widen the reach of this scheme to more stations based on response/feedback received from the passengers and the need to ensure provision of catering services to travelling passengers. Under this scheme passengers are able to get pre-ordered meals of their choice at stations. Presently, station based e-catering is available at 409 stations all over India Railway.

would be forced to take up NEW DELHI, APR 18 (AGENCIES): NITI Aayog will start ranking states on the nutrition parameter Dr. Kikrukuolie Kire and under the government run general secretary Vilavotuo Poshan Abhiyaan.

Kire reminded that it was First meeting of Nanot the first time that T.R. tional Council on India’s Zeliang had made such per- Nutrition Challenges under sonalized attacks on Abeio Poshan (nutrition) AbhiKire, a member of the clan. yaan was convened by NITI They pointed out that even Aayog on Wednesday to adduring the tenure of chief dress the issue. A scheme of minister S.C. Jamir in the the Ministry of Women and mid-90s as forest minister, Child Development, Poshan Zeliang had “made very seri- Abhiyaan was launched ous allegations against Abeio in March this year by the Kire, who was a DFO” but Prime Minister in Jhunjthen, the clan chose to ex- hunu (Rajasthan). cuse him (Zeliang).

The Council, which Meanwhile, the clan will submit its report to has acknowledged the wide- the Prime Minister every spread support made in six months, is tasked to favour of Abeio by Kuda provide policy directions, Village council, Dimapur review programmes and esdistrict VDB secretary as- tablishing coordination and sociation, officials of RD convergence of all ministries department and Kohima and their programmes relatVillage Gazetted Officers. ing to nutrition.

matter with the Kohima T.R. Zeliang asked to the Village authority. respond within 7 days Kire Chienuo chairman KOHIMA, APR 18 (NPN): Kire Chienuo (Kire Clan) of D Khel Kohima has revealed that former chief minister and opposition leader T.R. Zeliang was behind the recent “personalized vendetta attacks and insinuations” against commissioner secretary Rural Development department Abeio Kire, which was confirmed from the NPF Press Bureau .

Therefore, in the light of the admission by the NPF press bureau, the Kire clan at its meeting on April 18, has demanded that T.R. Zeliang, through the media, explain his conduct in making “personalized vendetta attacks on Abeio Kire” within one week, failing which the Kire clan

Villagers with Forest department officials and the Pythons at Pfütsero Town on Wednesday. (Pics: Kupelhi Lusou)

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DIMAPUR, APR 18 (NPN): A writ petition – No. (K)/2018 – was filed before the Kohima Bench of Gauhati High Court on Wednesday against the State government’s alleged failure to implement job reservation for persons, a press note by the Nagaland State Legal Services Authority (NSLSA) stated.

Justice S Ser to, in whose court the case was listed, services notice to respondents – chief secretary and personnel & administrative reforms commissioner & secretary. He listed the matter for furthering hearing after four weeks. Nagaland Public Service Commission chairman has been made the proforma respondent in the case.

The petitioner, Toviholi Swu of Chekiye village, Dimapur alleged that after the Persons with Disabilities (PwD) Act, 1995 was enacted, the Nagaland government had acted with subterfuge by not implementing the Act in the manner it should have been, thereby depriving the marginalised their share of reservation.

While the Act of 1995 pro-

vided minimum 3% reservation of jobs for the disabled in the State government/ public undertaking institutions, the Act of 2016 provided fixed minimum job reservation at 4%.

After the PwD Act of 1995 was enforced, the State government came out with a notification on August 19, 2004 providing 5% jobs reservation to persons with disability. But the notification was revoked and replaced by another notification on January 16, 2008 providing 3% reservation of jobs for the disabled. Both the notifications were said to be guided by principles laid down by Supreme Court of India and the Union Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Ministry.

The petitioner pointed out that the letter {no.

36035/16/91-Estt. (SCT)} of Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions on February 18, 1997 and the office memorandum of the ministry on December 29, 2005 provided at least 3% reservation in all categories of jobs for persons with disability in (Cont’d on p-7)

Transfer & posting of bureaucrats DIMAPUR, APR 18 (NPN): In a significant bureaucratic rejig, the state government has ordered the transfer and posting of several IAS/NCS/NSS and other officers with immediate effect.

A department of personnel & administrative reforms (P&AR) notification stated that Ramakrishnan, IAS, commissioner & secretary, H&FW, has been transferred as home commissioner.

Abhishek Singh, IAS, H o m e c o m m i s s i o n e r, P&AR and commissioner & secretary to chief minister, has been relieved of the charge of Home commissioner, but would hold additional charge of tourism department; Angau I Thou, IAS, commissioner & secretary, tourism has been transferred as commissioner and secretary, sericulture.

Kenilo Apon, NCS,

secretary, sericulture, has been transferred as secretary transport department; Himato I Zhimomi, commissioner & secretary, economic & statistics, has been transferred as commissioner & secretary, H&FW; Menukhol John, principal secretary, school education and Ind & Com. has been relieved of the charge of ind & com.

Lithrongla G Chishi, IAS, commissioner & secretary, IPR has been transferred as commissioner & secretary, Ind & Com. L Akato Sema, IAS, secretary, Agri has been transferred as secretary, IPR; Rovilatuo Mor, IAS, secretary, Home would hold additional charge of NSDMA; Temsunaro Aier, NCS, additional secretary vety & AH has been transferred as additional secretary Agri.

M Shayung Phom, NCS, jt. secy. planning

& coordination has been transferred as jt. secy. vety & AH.; Akumla Chuba, NCS, jt. secy., PHED has been transferred jt. secy. F&CS.; Linda Solo, NCS, jt. secy., Forest has been transferred as jt. secy. PHED; Kuku Mero, NCS, jt. secy., P&AR has been transferred as jt. secy. chief minister’s office; Akunu S Meyase, NCS, jt. secy., horticulture has been transferred as jt. secy.

P&AR. Lovitoli Sukhalu, NCS, under secy., fisheries has been transferred as under secy. tourism; SW Augustine Odyou, NSS, under secy., tourism has been transferred as under secy., fisheries; Rongsenmenla, NCS, under secy., home has been transferred and posted as under secy., municipal affairs and Sentiyanger Pongener, NSS, under secy., municipal affairs is has been transferred and posted as under secy., home.

Telecom employees to hold protest today KOHIMA, APR 18 (NPN): Joint Action Committee of Association/Union of Executives and Non Executives North East-II telecom circle-BSNL would be taking out a procession “march to governor’s residence” on April 19 to demand rolling back of the formation of subsidiary tower company.

The procession would begin at 10.30am from the area manager BSNL office, New Minister Hill.

In a press release, joint convener JAC of association/Union of BSNL North East-II circle, Kelhounguyu Neiu Vizo, stated that the procession was being organized with a view to effectively take the message to the general public as to how BSNL would be ruined due to the formation of the subsidiary tower company. After the procession, the members would submit a memorandum to the governor.

DoSE informs schools

DIMAPUR, APR 18 (NPN): All the schools under the Department of School Education (DoSE) have been informed that the Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD) has already recommended physical education, sports and health as compulsory subject from Class 1 to 10. In this regard, the department of school education has directed all the schools to allocate adequate period to the concern teachers. The department stated that it has a handbook for this purpose, which was already distributed to all the physical education teachers.

IT dept warns against filing misleading ITRs

NEW DELHI, APR 18 (PTI): Income Tax Department on Wednesday cautioned salaried class taxpayers against using illegal means like under-reporting of income or “inflating” deductions while filing their returns, stating violators will be prosecuted and their employers will be intimated to take action against them.

Central Processing Centre issued an advisory specifying such taxpayers should not “fall prey” to unscrupulous tax advisors or planners who help them in preparing wrong claims to get tax ben(More on p-8) efits.

Pfütseromi villagers donate pythons to NZP Miscreants attack Editor’s residence in M’laya

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“I don’t know whether it’s students or coaching classes that are successful.”

also held pictures of an eight-year-old girl who was abducted, drugged and brutally gang-raped and murdered in a temple in Jammu & Kashmir.

Amrit Wilson, from the South Asia Solidarity Group, said: “We as people of Indian origin in Britain are appalled at the scale of violence Modi’s regime has unleashed.

A large counter-demonstration of pro-Modi supporters later gathered across the road outside Westminster Abbey at about noon, chanting “We love Modi,” and “Modi, saviour of India”. The groups were separated by columns of police officers.

Petition against failure to reserve jobs for PwDs

KOHIMA, APR 18 (NPN): Adhering to the appeal made by the Chakhesang Public Organization (CPO) and Chakhesang Youth Front (CYF) to protect and preserve wildlife, the Pfutseromi villagers of Pfüt-

sero town donated a mother python and baby python, apparently Burmese rock python, to the Nagaland Zoological Park (NZP), Rangapahar, Dimapur.

Officials of department of environment forest and climate change, Phek forest division, transported

and handed over the reptiles to NZP Rangapahar on Wednesday afternoon.

CYF press secretary, Kupelhi Lusou, told Nagaland Post said that the pythons were caught by villagers at Matikhru village under Meluri sub-division on April 15 evening.

On receiving the information, he said Pfütseromi villagers residing at Pfütsero town -- Lhiwekeduo Mero, Kewetso Mero and Welhilo Medo – had gone to buy the pythons for consumption.

However, he said on reaching the spot, the villagers discovered that both the pythons were alive and therefore felt the importance to protect and preserve the wildlife animals.

Accordingly the pythons were transported to Pfutsero town and later informed the forest department officials and handed over with a request to the department to take care and protect them.

According to the villagers, the bigger python was 13.4 ft long and weighs 36 kg and the smaller one was 7.6 ft long and weighs 6-7 kg.

The pythons reached the NZP safely on Wednesday night.

the petrol bomb attack on the residence of Patricia Mukhim, Editor of ‘The Shillong Times’ at Umpling on Wednesday.

In a press release, NMA stated that the cowardly act of hurling bombs and threats meted out to peace activists and journalists needed to stop.

NMA also urged upon all sections of society to stand against threats and intimidations and allow the fourth pillar of democracy to function in a free and fair manner. “As mothers, we are pained at the brutal attack, and would like to draw the attention of the Government of Meghalaya to ensure security of women,” NMA stated, adding that security of all citizens must be ensured and any crime committed should be dealt with as per law.

Meanwhile, NMA exNMA, DPC condemn tended deepest sympathy Naga Mothers’ Associa- to Patricia Mukhim and tion (NMA) has condemned wished her speedy recovery S H I L LO N G, A P R 1 8 (PTI): Two unidentified men hurled a petrol bomb at the residence of Patricia Mukhim, the editor of English daily The Shillong Times, in Meghalaya’s Umpling area, the police said Wednesday.

Mukhim escaped unhurt in Tuesday’s attack as the petrol bomb missed the glass panes of her bedroom by a few inches, East Khasi Hills SP Davis Marak said.

Mukhim was home when two men on a motorcycle stopped by her residence and threw the bomb at Mukhim’s house at around 8.30 p.m., the SP said, quoting an eyewitness. “An FIR has been lodged in the case and the police department is on the job. We will ensure that Mukhim gets justice,” Marak, who is supervising the investigation, told PTI.

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DPC: Condemning the attack, the Dimapur Press Club (DPC) said the incident has “once again” brought to fore the security of journalists working in the northeast, who were under constant threat from various elements.

In a press release, DPC president, Moa Longkumer, said there was an alarming rise in the number of attacks on journalists in the region.

He said it was imperative for state governments in the region to take steps to ensure that the fourth pillar of democracy was not silenced through wanton attacks and threats by unscrupulous elements. DPC urged the Meghalaya government and police to act promptly and bring the perpetrators to book at the earliest. Further, DPC extended solidarity and support to the Editor, The Shillong Times and the journalist community in Meghalaya.

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LASI Nagaland kicks off its research from April 16

DIMAPUR: The Longitu- Family Welfare (MoHFW), dinal Ageing Study of India team of International In(LASI) Nagaland research stitute of Population Scihas been kick started on ence (IIPS) Mumbai, field April 16 from Dimapur. agency Helping OrganizaA press release from tion for Poverty Alleviation LASI Nagaland project and Rural Development Manager, Surenthung Enny (HOPARD). The Nagaland stated that the research will field research team will be give an in depth study on the guided by Dr. Mekilesh and overall aspects of the ages 45 Somrojit from the research to 65 years and above. It said agency, Zabenthung Enny that LASI research study is (PO), Devyani Ramesh conducted all over the world Ahire, Dr. Subharnsu, from wherein the team will travel IIPS Mumbai. to six district of Nagaland: In this regard, it has Dimapur, Kohima, Wokha, urged the district adminMokokchung, Mon and istration, CMOs and conKiphire. cerned ward chairmen and School Education Advisor, Tokugha Sukhalu with school staff and others, after unveiling It further stated that the village heads to cooperate the inauguration plaque of the new school building of Cornerstone Higher Secondary field research team will be with the field research team School, Zunheboto. closely monitored by Union as the study was imperative DIMAPUR: School Edu- work towards it to realize would look into introducing Ministry of Health and for the state. cation Advisor, Tokugha their dreams. Maintaining either one of these streams Sukhalu said that the gov- that teachers have a noble in the college, during his ernment cannot employ responsibility, Sukhalu told tenure as Advisor of School everybody and encouraged the teachers to mould the Education. He further stated students to pursue voca- students so as to enable that he would give his best DIMAPUR: Tseminyu ADC, Theodore Yanthan, tional and skill development them to become responsible towards delivering changes chaired a coordination meeting at DB’s Customary courses so that they could citizens. Asserting that there for the satisfaction of the Court, ADC office in Tseminyu on April 18. The meeting become self-reliant. was no end to learning, he younger generation. Rev. discussed matters regarding the proposed state wide mass He was speaking at advised the students to con- S. Yevito Sumi, Sr. Pastor social work fixed on 21 April, and was attended by GBs, the inauguration of the tinue acquiring knowledge SBCZ administered the public leaders, and departmental officers of Tseminyu Hq. The meeting resolved to conduct the proposed mass new school building of and go beyond “what we dedication prayer.

Cornerstone Higher Sec- are today”.

The programme was social work very seriously. Yanthan instructed town GBs ondary School, Zunheboto Keeping in view the chaired by Philip Oliver to take proper attendance in their respective colonies/ on Wednesday. After the urgent need to introduce Sci- Hansen, Vice-Principal of wards while conducting the work. The meeting also reinauguration, Sukhalu in ence and Commerce streams the school while Vinito solved that social work for respective department office his brief address, advised in the lone Zunheboto Gov- Yeptho, Prayer I/c SBCZ premises in Tseminyu Town will be held on April 20 so as the students to have a vi- ernment College, Sukhalu pronounced the benedic- to enable departmental staff to compulsorily participate sion and a set objective and assured the gathering that he tion. in the mass social work on April 21.

Coordination meet at Tseminyu

Health Mela conducted at Yimpang village

The HFW Health Mela team at Yimpang village, Bhandari, Wokha on April 17.

DIMAPUR: A one-day Health Mela was organized at Yimpang village under Bhandari block by District Health Society (DHS), NHM Health & Family Welfare, Wokha on April 17.

A press release from NHM, CMO office Wokha Media Officer, Mhonbeni Ezung stated that the IEC team conducted FGD/IPC sessions on the importance of maternal child health, FP, immunization, JSY,

JSSK, leprosy and iodine.

Nutritional packs were given to pregnant and lactating mothers. Posters, handouts, leaflets on different health topics in the local dialect were also distributed among the villagers.

The medical team included Dr. Enrithung CMO, Dr. Tumchobeni deputy CMO, Dr. Benchilo DTO, Dr. Mhonchan ZLO, Dr. Meribeni senior dental surgeon DH, Dr. Renbonthung senior ENT specialist

DH, Dr. Emmanuel(O&G) CHC Bhandari, Dr. Lawrence MO PHC Yimpang, Dr. Thechamo MO PHC Nyiro, Dr. Temjen MO DH, Dr. Aotula (dental) & Dr. Lipokrenla AYUSH from CHC Bhandari, along with ophthalmic assistant, lab- technician, from RNTCP, NVBDCP, DAPCU, pharmacist, nurses, and medical assistants.

A total of 193 patients availed of free medical checkups and free medica-

DS&T welcomes Mmhonlumo Kikon

Mmhonlumo Kikon addressing the introductory meeting.

DIMAPUR: An introductory meeting with Advisor for NRE, IT&C, Science and Technology, Mmhonlumo Kikon was held at the Department of Science and Technology (DS&T) on April 17, 2018 at the Conference Hall, Science and Technology Complex, Kohima.

A DIPR report said that when addressing the officers and staff, Mmhonlumo Kikon said that the Department of Science and Technology plays a key role in formulating many of the policies in the state. He appreciated the work carried by K

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the bio technology hub and further stated that the use of traditional knowledge could be harnessed with better research and laboratories. In addition, he encouraged the department to propose projects that could challenge bigger private players in the market.

Bringing up the Nagaland Innovative Expo that concluded recently at Kohima Science College, he recommended that such programmes should be conducted on a regular basis for the students and the public, where they could find a platform to display their innovative ideas.

Being a member of Global Citizen Climate Pledge, he emphasized the importance of tackling climate change and suggested that the Nagaland State Climate Change team carry out discussions both at national and international levels and in forums such as the Conference of Parties (COPs) conducted by UNFCC. A welcome address was delivered

by Dellirose M. Sakhrie (IAS) Commissioner & Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Government of Nagaland. A department activities report was presented by Dr. Zavei Hiese, Senior Scientific Officer, Department of Science and Technology. Some of the major achievements and projects were highlighted in his presentation.

Several issues of the department were brought up, discussed and deliberated during the programme.

tion. 3 ANC check-ups, 15 ophthalmic cases (refractive errors), 25 Malaria blood tests, 10 sputum tests and the mobile ICTC team conducted 25 blood tests. DPM (NHM), DPO (DAPCU), BPMs DEO, MTS, PMW, ASHAs also assisted in the health mela activities.

The team also thanked CDPO Wokha, Soren Kikon, Yimpang Baptist Church and village council Yimpang for success of the health mela.

Nagaland Post, Dimapur THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2018

news in Brief CCWB informs: The inaugural programme of Churches Colony welcome gate will be held on April 19, 10 a.m at the residential compound of chairperson, Council of Churches Colony, Kuholy Chishi. Churches Colony Welfare Board has invited the members and business establishments under Churches Colony to attend the programme. For further queries, one may contact convenor or secretary at 9862466625/9856871855.

WCH new office bearers: Western Chakhesang Hoho (WCH) elected its new team of office bearers for a tenure of three years on April 17. The new team is led

by Dietho Rhakho as president, Akholo Mekrisuh as general secretary along with eight others.

DEO Mkg directs: District Education Officer (DEO), Mokokchung has directed SDEO Mokokchung, Changtongya, Mangkolemba and principal/headmaster to submit to the DEO the names of teachers undergoing B.Ed training along with institution details on or before April 25.

UCRC silver anniversary: Union Christian Revival Church (UCRC), New Market Road, Kohima will celebrate its 25th

anniversary from April 20 to 22 at UCRC, New Market, Kohima. Monolith unveiling on April 20 will be at 3 p.m and service at 4 p.m. On April 21 service will start at 4 p.m and on Sunday devotional service will start from 9:30 a.m. Service will culminate on April 22 at 4 p.m.

KUD general session: Konyak Union Dimapur (KUD) has convened its general session on April 20, 10 a.m. at the residence of its treasurer, Wangyuh Konyak, at Half Nagarjan, Dimapur. KUD has asked KNSK Dimapur, Konyak Students Union Dimapur and all other members to attend the general session.

District Level Screening Committee deferred: Deputy Commissioner, Wokha Dr. Manazir Jeelani Samoon (IAS) has informed all concerned that the District Level Screening Committee, Wokha District, which was supposed to be conducted for Speed Test for Typist grade III and II to I, on April 26, at 11 a.m, at the Conference Hall of the Deputy Commissioner Office, is deferred to March 3 due to a clash of dates with Disaster Mock drill. All Heads of Departments/Offices have been directed to notify to all concerned employees under their administration. (DIPR)

Gram Swachch Bharat prog held in Phek

G. Kaito Aye, Minister Agriculture & Co-Op, Imkonglemba Ao, Principal Secretary Agri & APC, Ikuto Zhimomi, Director Agri. and other officials.

The minister inaugurated the Agriculture department officers apartment at Agriculture colony, Kohima. It is a 2 storey building with modern furnishings DIMAPUR: A programme and parking facility that can accommodate 4 families. for Gram Swachch Bharat PARV under the aegis of Gram Swarai Abhiyaan (Village self-governance campaign) was held for Phek District at PTC Conference hall, Phek, on April 18.

According to DIPR, the program was organised by Phek Town Youth Society with Phek Deputy Commissioner, Shanavas C (IAS), as the Chief Guest. Speaking on the occasion, he congratulated the department for MGM HSS celebrated World Heritage Day on April 18. A special morning organizing the programme assembly was conducted by B.Ed trainee Teachers of Bosco B. Ed college which was an ongoing event and importance of the day was explained. Teachers presented special all over the country. He also numbers on the occasion to explain the importance of the day. emphasized on personal and social hygiene and called upon all to cooperate and fight against waste pollution.

He added that cleanliness was very important for betterment of life and for healthy living and declared Phek District as an Open Defecation Free (ODF) zone. The programme was chaired by PTYS president, Neizote Venuh, and the invocation was pronounced

by PTBC church secretary, Kunusahu Vero. The keynote address was delivered by PHED Phek , EE, Er. Imtiakum, and a vote of thanks was delivered by DWSM, Xelhozhe Youth Department carried out a cleaning drive at DDSC Stadium, Phek Sanitation and Hygiene Dimapur on April 17. The youth have been carrying out cleanliness drives consultant, Virhelie. in their village once every month.

LRSO office inaugurated in Longleng DIMAPUR: Land Records & Survey Officer’s (LRSO) Office, Longleng, was inaugurated on April 17 by director, Land Records & Survey (LRS) Nagaland, E.N. Kithan. A press release by the department stated that, in his speech, Kithan highlighted the activities of the Department and its importance for survey and maintenance of land records for all kinds of developmental activities in the district. He also urged public leaders, NGOs and public of the district to extend full cooperation towards the department for all kinds of developmental works as and when required by the government.

The inaugural programme was chaired by additional director, LRS, Vilarietuo Kire while a vote of thanks was delivered

by LRSO Longleng, Yanger Imsong,. The programme was attended by senior officers of district administration, police and other departments of the district, senior officers and staffs from the directorate, LRSO Mokokchung staff, public leaders and others.

RSZ holds general conference-cum-3rd anniv

Officials, delegates and office bearers at the general conference-cum- 3rd anniversary.

DIMAPUR: Rengma Selo Zi (RSZ) held its general conference-cum- 3rd anniversary celebration on April 17 at Tseminyu Town Hall with Advisor, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services and Women Development, R. Khing, as special guest and Oriental Theological Seminary, principal, Dr. Joshua Lorin, as the conference speaker.

A press release from RSZ media cell, stated that in the programme, Khing encouraged the youth to make best use of their time and be an asset to society.

He advised them to develop exceptional personali-

ties and not to be involved in destructive activities but to be a constructive support for the community. The speaker, Dr. Joshua, also called upon the youths to harness their potential and bring about positive changes in society.

He encouraged the youth to not be discouraged, have faith and re-build the society.

The programme was chaired

by Margaret Tep, the greeting was delivered by Rengma Hoho on behalf of Rengma frontal organizations and special music on the theme “Akazii Inyi” was presented by students of Vanguard Academy of Music and sports Tseminyu, a folksong

was sung by Kithagha and Phenshunyulojii youth. The invocation was said by superintendent AG Churches Nagaland, Rev. Tusaya Kath and dedicatory prayer for a new tenure was administered by executive secretary CRBC, Haiwalo Apon.

The search committee, after approval from the gathering, presented its report where Kenneth Kath was reselected to lead the new tenure 2018- 2021. The programme was attended by representative from all Rengma villages, VCC, churches, youth members, government officials, public leaders etc.

Inter-deptt meeting held at Jakhama

DIMAPUR: An inter-department meeting was held at Sub-Division Officer’s Office, Jakhama on April 18.

A DIPR report said that the meeting was held to apprise departments and village councils under Jakhama sub-division on the social work to be carried out on April 21. SDO (C) Jakhama, Alemyapang Longchar requested all the department and village councils to participate in the social work.

The meeting was attended by village council chairmen, GBs and representatives from the various departments.

MHSS ‘Girls Friendship Circle’

DIMAPUR: Nagaland Adolescent Girls’ Club (NAGC) under the aegis of the Nagaland State Social Welfare Board (NSSWB) is organizing a ‘Girls Friendship Circle’ programme under the theme “We Rise

by Lifting Each Other” on April 20 at 12:30 PM at Mezhur Higher Secondary School Kohima. (DIPR) K

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WEATHER FORECAST April 19

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Guwahati A couple of morning t-storms

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Activists light candles at Delux Point in Kiphire on Tuesday. (NP)

Correspondent KIPHIRE, APRIL 18 (NPN): “A country that attained freedom on 15th of August 1947, without shedding a drop of blood is plunged into darkness today and the hands of our leaders are soiled with innocent blood” thundered A.J Sebastian, the principal of Trinity High School Kiphire. He was addressing thousands of people at a program organised by ‘Kiphire Today Group’- a Candlelight service in remembrance of the Kathua rape victim at Deluxe Point on Tuesday.

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Expressing deep pain and anguish, he said, “Today we have gathered not for a celebration as we usually do, our hearts are filled with sorrow and shame nay a sense of guilt and helplessness.”

A.J Sebastian stated that the rights enshrined in our constitution was thrown to the winds and perhaps we need to be better prepared for the worse days to come since our lives lay at the mercy of people who were the perpetuators of shame and crime.

Children and students were seen with placards

which read ‘You are safe in Paradise’ ‘Shame and crime engulf us’ ‘We are sorry and we ask your pardon’ ‘I’m ashamed to be an Indian at this juncture of history’ and ‘Democracy is unfit for us today’.

Raising her voice against the rising rapes and crimes against women and children across the nation, youth director, Kiphire Town Baptist Lithro (KTBL) asserted that “It is scary to know we are not safe in our own surroundings for women and children irrespective of age, today crime against children and women is

spiralling out of control.”

“The power we have as civilised human beings is to stand up against the force of evil- to let us know that the safety of children and women is a right, not a privilege” she added.

Moderating the event, P. Achumse, social activist, said that the purpose of coming together was for the cause of ‘humanity’ which calls for action when the sacred values of human dignity that we cherish and treasure is infringed upon.

He said, as citizens of this great nation, when basic human rights are violated with impunity, especially those of children and women, we were duty-bound rise in their defence.

Welcoming the gathering, Ningsepi Sangtam, a member of the Kiphire Today Group said “These are trying and challanging times that call for collective action, keeping aside religion, caste creed and colour.”

I. Stefen, another member of the group proposed a vote of thanks and remarked “It is hope that keeps the society marching forward, and it is this hope that makes us believe truth will triumph over evil”.

Awareness & training on disaster management at TGOUN

The team from civil defence and home guard, Dimapur with the faculty and students of TGOUN.

DIMAPUR: Awareness and training programme on disaster management and a mock drill was conducted by a team from Civil Defence and Home Guard, Dimapur on April 13 at The Global Open University, Nagaland (TGOUN).

A press release from TGOUN stated that the mock drill was organised

by the department of hotel management and fashion technology as a part of their academic curriculum, to enable the students to get hands-on experience.

The students and staff of the university were imparted basic training on first aid and emergency methods of rescue while practical classes and demonstrations

on “dos and don’ts” during earthquakes, fire drills and other disaster management scenarios were highlighted.

The release stated that demonstrations on search and rescue techniques were displayed and practical training was also imparted to the trainees by the team.

Mon Heads of Offices hold meeting

DIMAPUR: Mon District Head of Offices held a meeting on April 18 at Deputy Commissioner’s Conference Hall.

According to DIPR, SDO (C), Mon, Reny Wilfred (IAS), who chaired the meeting, informed the house that there would be a statewide mass social work on April 21, from 6 a.m onwards. During the meeting the house deliberated the matter and resolved to take attendance of all employees in their respective departments on the day, which will be submitted to the District Administration.

In a separate notification, the Mon

SDO (C) notified all ward presidents/ GBs and Liaison Officers to mobilize and inform ward members to initiate social work, especially to clean blocked drains in preparation for the monsoon.

Further, all ward presidents, ward committee members and GBs were directed to convene a ward meeting immediately and to use the vehicles already assigned for social work.

The house also discussed the District Disaster Management Authority’s “Mega Mock Exercise” which is going to be held on April 26.

NIT students deliver motivational DS&WC holds coordination meeting with Kashiho and educational lectures DIMAPUR: Department of Soil & Water Conservation (DS&WC) held a coordination meeting with Minister, Soil & Water Conservation and Geology and Mining, Government of Nagaland, V. Kashiho Sangtam on Wednesday.

The meeting was called to deliberate departmental activities and to review the progress of projects and schemes in all districts implemented during 2017-18.

A press release from DS&WC deputy director, Hetoho Y Swu stated that speaking at the programme, V. Kashiho

Cathedral School who went for the tour shared their experiences with their fellow students and teachers.

Vitsumong P. Tikhir from Pokphur village Kiphire also shared the experience of his first train journey and visit to Red Fort, Hawa Mahal and Taj Mahal.

The tour was conducted from March 4 to 15, wherein 20 students

V. K a s h i h o S a n g t a m speaking at the coordination meeting.

that he would look into its problems and called for well-organized team work

to take the department to greater heights.

Additional director and HOD, Viliehu Nguzhu, in his welcome address highlighted the organizational set up of the department and maintained that the district officers were the governors of the department in the district.

District Soil Conservation Officers (DSCOs) of all the 11 districts presented the completed and ongoing projects of their respective districts substantiated by the activity photographs. Various proposals were made by the officers for revival of state

Land Use Board (SLUB), implementation of new projects, strengthening of manpower, renovation and construction of infrastructure, purchase of new machineries etc. They also aired their grievances about the problems they faced when executing their works. The mechanical division, located in Dimapur, presented a report on the status of the department’s heavy machineries.

The programme was chaired by Commissioner & Secretary, Vikeyie Kenya while a vote of thanks was proposed by Project Director, K. Zhekheto Awomi.

Kohima District Website Committee constituted

A student shares his experiences with fellow students.

DIMAPUR: Kohima Battalion organized a motivational lecture at St Mary’s Cathedral School Kohima, on April 14, delivered by students and staff, who formed part of a National Integration Tour (NIT) to the golden triangle of Delhi, Jaipur, Agra.

According to PRO HQ IGAR (North), teachers Veliebeizo Dominic Solo, Novito Theyo and students from St Mary’s

Sangtam expressed his concern for the paucity of finances that the department was facing and encouraged the department to propose identifiable and impressive projects which would benefit the public.

He also suggested that an appropriate mechanism for transfer and posting of the officers equitably in all districts, be created. He remarked that the projects implemented should be sustainable for years even after the completion of its term and encouraged the beneficiaries to own and maintain them. He further assured the department

and two teachers hailing from various districts of Nagaland visited various locations in India beyond Nagaland.

They had the opportunity to interact with people of the Western states of India and increase awareness and understanding about their fellow countrymen.

A total of 15 teachers & 400 students attended the motivational lecture.

DIMAPUR: A ‘Kohima District Website Committee’ for formation and regular updation of Kohima district website has been constituted to review the content of the website developed by National Informatics Centre (NIC) on S3WaaS (Service, Scalable, Sugamya Website as a Service) platform.

A power point presentation on the activities of Nagaland Science and Technology Council

(NASTEC) was delivered

by Kekuneil Ltu, Scientist B. A DIPR report said that the committee consists of the following members: Deputy Commissioner, Kohima as Chairman and SDO (Sadar), DPRO Kohima, DPO (Planning), DSO (Statistics), Tourist Officer, PD (DRDA), DEO (Education) as members and District Informatics Officer, NIC as member secretary.

2-day state level orientation on LaQshya in Kohima

(Centre) Commissioner & Secretary DoH&FW, R. Ramakrishnan along with resource persons, department officials and participants.

DIMAPUR: A two-day state level orientation workshop on “LaQshya”- the national labour room quality improvement initiative and maternal and child death surveillance and response, PMSMA and GDM began on April 18 at the directorate of Health & Family Welfare K Y M C

(DoH&FW) Kohima conference hall.

A press release from National Health Mission (NHM) Nagaland stated that in his address, Commissioner & Secretar y DoH&FW Government of Nagaland, R. Ramakrishnan said that the state’s In-

fant Mortality Rate (IMR) and Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) is better as compared to the nation’s data. However, he appealed to them to strive towards achieving 0% IMR and MMR, as service providers.

Ramakrishnan added that LaQshya, being focused

on the quality of labour room, should work on the improvement of institutional delivery in the state.

He also highlighted the two important upcoming events in the state i.e Mission Indradhanush, focusing on Full Immunisation and Ayushman Divas which falls on April 30, for health insurance of family living below poverty lines and urged the medical practitioners to work hard for the successful implementation of the programme.

NHM Nagaland mission director, Dr. Kevichusa Medikhrü, expressed his concern over the incidents of MMR and IMR in the labour room and the program being focused on the strengthening of labour room. He also requested the participants to take the workshop seriously as it pertains to the life of the Mother and Child and also

to clear all doubts in the two days.

LaQshya aims to adopt a holistic and comprehensive approach at all levels of care to improve and strengthen Quality of Care (QoC) during intra partum and immediate post partum periods and especially the satisfaction of the beneficiary. In Nagaland, it will be implemented in phases, wherein during the first phase, it will be launched in the District Hospital (DH) of Kiphire, Mon, Longleng and Tuensang followed by the other districts.

The resource persons for the two day workshop are senior technical officer MoH&FW, Dr. Amit Yadav, consultant MoH&FW, Dr. Amrita John, regional RMNCH+A coordinator (NE), Narender Jangra, and OBG Mon DH and RMNCH+A Unit Nagaland, Dr. Supongmeren.

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IMPHAL, APR 18: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said that India must equipped the farmers with “4Ds- dialogue, discover, disseminate and development,” saying that there was an urgent need to boost agriculture sector.

He said this while addressing the valedictory function of a day-long state level workshop on “Biodiversity and Sustainable Agriculture for Doubling of Farmers’ Income” in Imphal’s City Convention Centre.

Naidu said that farmers should be encouraged to go in for a greater variety of alternative crops like highvalue fruits, vegetables and medicinal plants.

He also said that best practices from the traditional farming with the latest know-how can play an important role in improving productivity in agriculture.

Northeast region being gifted with good rainfall and vast water bodies, Naidu also suggested that the region should focus on pisciculture and aquaculture for economic development.

He also spoke on boosting farmers’ economy through large scale production of indigenous

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu at the valedictory function in Imphal’s City Convention Centre on Wednesday. (NP) items like scented black rice (Chakhao), king chilli, ginger, turmeric, oranges, pineapple etc. which is suitable to the soil of the state.

Towards this end, Naidu said state government have to put more effort with assistance from Central institutes like ICAR, IBSD, CAU and KVK etc.

“Development bears no meaning if it does not reach to each and every citizen of the state and the country,” Naidu said and added that enhancement of connectivity was a must to

Don’t link rapes with politics, says Naidu

Guwahati, Apr 18 (Agencies): Vice-president Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday spoke against linking rapes with politics, in an obvious reference to the protests over recent incidents of sexual assault and murder in Uttar Pradesh and Jammu, Hindustan Times reported.

He was addressing a gathering at the launch of the Atal Amrit Abhiyaan, a health assurance initiative of the Assam government, during a visit to Guwahati.

Naidu, who is on a three-day tour of Assam, Meghalaya and Manipur, also said that merely bringing in a new bill will not stem instances of violence against women in the country. “The mindset needs to change,” he stated. “There should be stringent implementation of the law by the state governments concerned.”

The rape-cum-murder of an eight-year-old child allegedly by right-wing activists at Kathua in Jammu and the alleged sexual assault of an Unnao resident by

BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar have put the ruling NDA government on the backfoot. BJP-ruled Assam has also witnessed a spike in crime against women in recent months. Residents of the state took out a series of protests after the brutal rape-cum- murder of a Class 5 student at Nagaon in March.

In what seemed to be a veiled reference to the recent Dalit protests against a Supreme Court order, Naidu then went on to denounce “those trying to create controversies on the basis of caste and religion” in the country.

“They believe it is a shortcut to power. We should be careful about these people,” he said, but refrained from naming any political party.

Naidu expressed his appreciation for a recent Asian Development Bank report predicting a 7.6% growth rate for India, but maintained that all sections of the society should be a part of this success story.

matter but talent matters.

He said that every citizen of the country should think India as a one nation forgetting all community, religion, region and language differences.

State Governor, Dr Najma Heptulla and chief minister N Biren Singh were among other dignitaries who attended the valedictory function jointly organized

by Central Agricultural University and state horticulture and soil conservation.

Governor in her speech said that even though the people of the state, particularly youths were resourceful, energetic, yet they have many the challenges in the fore. “There are no big industries, thereby limiting the creation of employment opportunities for the ever increasing unemployed youths of the state. Lack of connectivity and short working season are constraints on the economic development of the state.”

“The state is still lagging far behind other states of India in terms of availability of infrastructure for social and economic development,” she said.

She therefore said that the state required urgent technological intervention to make agriculture sustainable, competitive and economically viable.

ensure development.

Instead of discussing about issues, reasons and problems, one should also focus on finding solutions, he said.

“Researchers should come up with ideas on training farmers and stakeholders, developing marketing and export strategies, establishment of value addition facilities and packaging etc.

The state government needs to focus more on implementation and development to increase farmers’ income,” he added.

He further said that Government of India has not undermined the talents but has recognized Mary Kom, Sanjita Chanu and Mirabai Chanu, who had done the whole country proud in the recently concluded Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast in Australia.

“It is because of these talents that the government of India had decided to set up the only National Sports University of the country in the state, he said adding that size of any state does not

Six-year-old girl from Assam raped

NRL invites startup ideas from NE entrepreneurs

KOCHI, Apr 18 (Agencies): Perumbavoor police registered a case against a worker from Tamil Nadu for raping a six-year-old girl from Assam on Tuesday.

The case has been registered under Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, TNN reported. According to the police, the girl along with her brother went to watch television programme at the rented house of the worker on March 31. But the accused managed to keep the brother away from the house by asking him to go for fishing in a nearby canal. During that time, the man raped the girl. As the parents of the survivor were undergoing treatment in Kalamassery medical college, the girl and her brother were staying with their aunt. She narrated the incident to her aunt, who in turn alerted parents of the girl. On Tuesday, mother of the girl approached police with complaint. Police said the accused was on the run.

Childline workers took the statement from the girl.

GUWAHATI, Apr 18 (Agencies): The public sector Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) in Golaghat district has sought proposals from upcoming entrepreneurs for promoting startups in the northeast under its iDEATION 2018 initiative.

According to TNN, NRL managing director SK Barua, speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, said 362 proposals were received altogether last year, out of which four qualified for NRL’s grants under the iDEATION programme. iDEATION is a platform created by NRL for selection of startups for funding that have the potential to grow as business ventures in future. NRL has earmarked a fund of Rs 10 crore to be invested on selected startups in the northeast for a period of three years. “Under iDEATION we want to promote industry and entrepreneurship in northeast.

We seek innovative business solutions for start-

ups which we can support so that we can create a startup ecosystem in the region. Doing this, we want to remove the regional disparity so far as startups are concerned,” Barua said. Barua said the majority of the proposals received last year either did not conform to the idea of a startup or lacked innovative business solutions.

He added that out of Rs 10 Crore, NRL provided a total of Rs 1.29 crore to the four selected startups.

According to NRL officials, the startup activities in the country are primarily concentrated in six major cities, with Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru having the maximum concentration. Barua said boot camps were organised last month in IIT Guwahati, Assam Engineering College, Gauhati University, Jorhat Engineering College, Dibrugarh University, Assam Agriculture University and Kaziranga University to encourage students to take up entrepreneurship as a career.

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939 villages in Manipur declared ODF Correspondent

IMPHAL, Apr 18: A total of 939 villages out of 2556 villages in Manipur have been declared as Open Defecation Free (ODF) till March 2018, declared state superintending engineer (SE) Ksh Lalitbabu of state public health engineering department (PHED) Wednesday.

Highlighting the a c h i eve m e n t s o f t h e PHED at a press conference organized by state DIPR, the SE said that under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin), all the rural individual households (4,46,401), government schools (3919), Anganwadis (1201) in the state were to be provided sanitary latrines by October 2, 2019.

“However, the state government is targeting to achieve the same by December 2018,” he said.

So far 3,65,576 individual household latrine have been constructed leading to declaration of 939 villages Open Defecation Free.

He said that Bishnupur and Senapati districts have been declared ODF districts, while another six districts will be declared ODF by July 2018.

Arms, ammunition recovered in EGH Tura, Apr 18 (Agencies): The continued search for arms hidden by the GNLA in East Garo Hills (EGH) produced more results with the police today recovering more arms and ammunition from the village of Bawa Duragre and Doringkegre, TNT reported. The various arms and ammunition were recovered after continued search for over three days.

“With the assistance of villagers we managed to recover one RPG, 1 rocket, four 51 mm mortar shells, 2 pistols, bullet proof plates and BP vests.

The search for more such arms and ammo hidden in various places continues with the support of the villagers,” said SP of EGH, Ringrang TG Momin.

The recovered items are suspected to be from the GNLA. It is common knowledge that the now deceased commander in chief of GNLA, Sohan D Shira had hidden arms and ammunition in various places in the district of EGH.

Indigenous groups oppose KSA demands action against land revenue officials Citizenship Act amendment Correspondent

Guwahati, Apr 18 (PTI): Sixteen indigenous groups of Assam on Tuesday told a joint committee of parliamentarians that the proposed Citizenship (Amendment) Bill will violate the idea of secularism of the Constitution by distinguishing illegal immigrants on the basis of religion.

The groups also said it will threaten the existence of the ethnic communities in the state.

The groups told the Joint Committee on the Bill to amend the Citizenship Act, 1955, headed by BJP MP Rajendra Agrawal, that the proposed Bill to grant citizenship to the Hindu Bangladeshis is totally unacceptable to the ethnic communities and the people of Assam.

“The proposed Bill violates the very idea of secularism of our Constitution. The Bangladeshis, the illegal immigrants, must not be differentiated on the basis of religion. All post-1971 illegal immigrants must be expelled irrespective of their religion as per the Assam Accord,” All Bodo Students’ Union, president, Promod Boro said at a press conference. Boro said under no circumstances the ethnic communities and the people of Assam will agree with the purpose and content of the proposed Bill.

“The proposed Bill will destroy or exterminate the indigenous ST, SC and other ethnic communities of Assam and will reduce the indigenous people of the state into minorities,” he said. Predicting a “vigorous mass movement” against the proposed Bill, secretary general of the All Assam Tribal Sangha Aditya Khaklari said if it is passed by Parliament, it will disturb the peaceful environment of Assam and will encourage fresh illegal infiltration into the state. Introduced in the Lok Sabha, the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016, seeks to allow illegal migrants from certain minority communities in Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan eligible for Indian citizenship by amending the Citizenship Act of 1955.

It seeks to allow illegal migrants belonging to the Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi or Christian communities coming from Afghanistan, Bangladesh or Pakistan to not be imprisoned or deported.

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Diphu, Apr 18: Karbi Student Association, the Karbi Anglong Mondol Association and the Gorkha Students Association, Karbi Anglong District Committee have demanded action against the officials of land revenue department under Assistant Revenue Officer,

Diphu revenue circle for their alleged involvement in illegal selling of land in Karbi Anglong- Dimapur (Nagaland) border area.

The student’s leaders claimed that the officials carrying out the illegal activity by fooling the ignorant poor indigenous people.

KSA also claimed that the Mondols (officials of land

revenue department) deceived the villagers by not allotting patta of the land they owned.

The student body has also accused Assistant Revenue Officer (ARO), Diphu of issuing several illegal land pattas (periodic lease), and twofold land pattas on same plot of land particularly in the bordering areas to num-

AFFIDAVIT

Regd. No. 174/2018 Dated 19/03/2018 I, Shri. SASETA TETSEO, son of Shri Thepusa Tetseo, aged about 21 years, permanent resident of Runguzu Village, Dist-Phek, Nagaland and presently residing at Medziphema Village, DistrictDimapur, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm on oath and declare as under: 1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India belonging to Chakhesang Naga tribe in the State of Nagaland.

2. That my name was inadvertently entered and recorded as "SASETA" in all my academic and other official documents and 'SASETA RHAKHO" in my Aadhaar Card instead of "SASETA TETSEO" as well as my father's name was entered as "SEKHA" in all my academic and other official documents instead of "THEPUSA TETSEO", and also my year of birth was erroneously entered as "1995" in all the above mentioned documents instead of "1996".

3. That this affidavit is made for purpose of rectifying my name from "SASETA", "SASETA RHAKHO" to "SASETA TETSEO" as well as my father's name from "SEKHA" to "THEPUSA TETSEO" and my year of birth from "1995" to "1996" in the above mentioned academic and other official documents and also enable me to approach the appropriate authority for any clarification/rectification of the same.

4. That the statements made from para 1 to 3 is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and nothing false has been stated therein.

Deponent Solemnly sworn before me by the deponent on this the 19th day of March, 2018 at Dimapur.

Magistrate / Notary Public DP-3002

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND OFFICE OF THE ADDITIONAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CHOZUBA : PHEK No. JUD/SUCC-20/2012-13/39 Dated Chozuba 16th April 2018 NOTICE Whereas, Shri/Smti/Kumari SÜKHRINGOLÜ S/o,W/o D/o Lt. VEKHWUTSO NYEKHA a resident of CHOZUBA Village/Town has applied for Succession Certificate in her/his name under the Indian Succession Act of 1925, to enable her/him to draw/claim dues and benefit in respect of her/his late husband Lt. Shri/Smti VEKHWUTSO NYEKHA who was working as office chowkidar under the establishment of PHED Office Chozuba (Department) and expired on 28th March 2017.

Public are asked to file claims/objection if any, within 30 thirty days from the date of issue of this notice.

Sd/Additional Deputy Commissioner K-1072 Chozuba, Phek, Nagaland

ber of persons.

KSA said that they have also conducted a joint field survey on April 15, 2018 in places like Balijan, Karagaon, Lahorijan etc. all bordering Assam – Nagaland, within Bokajan subdivision. In view of the above, the organizations demanded action against those officers involved.

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

OFFICE OF THE COMMANDANT 15 NAP(IR) MAHILA BATTALION CHUMUKEDIMA : NAGALAND

No. XV NAP(IR)MBN/RO-62/18-19/206 Dated Chumukedima the 17th April 2018 To.

No. 15849 C/N (Sig) Razoukienuo Rutsa D/o Shri. Suosahie Rutsa Village - Urra Village P.O - Dimapur P.S - East Police Station, Dimapur Dist - Dimapur State - Nagaland

CALLING NOTICE

Whereas, you are found absenting from duty since 07/03/2018 without any prior permission/leave from the competent authority.

And whereas, following three calling notices were issued from this office vide (i) No. XV NAP(IR)MBN/RO-62/17-18/3871 Dtd 19/03/18 (ii) No. XV NAP(IR)MBN/RO-62/17-18/3953 Dtd 28/03/18 and (iii) No. XV NAP(IR)MBN/RO-62/17-18/110 Dtd 09/04/18 directing you to report back for duty but you have failed to do so.

Therefore, you are once again directed to report back for duty within 15 (fifteen) days from the date of publication of this notice failing which ex-parte action will be initiated against you.

Commadant, 15th NAP (IR) Mahila Bn Chumukedima, Nagaland DC-857

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May all that is good be yours and may The Almighty continue to bless you always!

From, Elena, Mummy, Daddy & Atsa.

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As you grow older year by year. May God bless you abundantly in all walks of life. Always keep God as your first priority in your life. For you are a child of God. Big Love from, Papa, Mum, Uncle, Aunt, Brother’s & Sister’s

Dear Renjan, Whatever You ask, seek and wish, may it be fulfilled. We wish You love, hope, everlasting joy and happiness. May You have a blessed Silver Jubilee (BIRTHDAY) celebration... Happy Birthday...

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From, E.O & L.E.K

CPM leader found hanging in Tripura AGARTALA, Apr 18 (Agencies): Five days after he had gone missing, CPM leader Ajenda Reang’s body was found hanging from a tree in a forest near his residence at Govindabari Kumar ADC village in Amarpur on Tuesday.

Reang was the secretary of South Amarpur local committee of the Tribal Youth Federation, a body under the CPM wing of Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), TNN reported.

Sub-divisional police officer (Amarpur) Souvik Dey said Ajendra was found hanging from a tree in a forest at Brahmaniya Kuyri area. He and his motorcycle had been missing for five days. Woodcutters spotted the body this morning and informed the Birganj police station.

The official also said phone calls were received from the Reang’s mobile phone while he was missing. The caller identified himself as Ajendra and sought help, saying he was in trouble.

“We searched for him in several places such as Mungiakami of Khowai district, Jatanbari and Karbook in Gomati district,” Dey added.

CPM state secretary Bijan Dhar claimed Reang’s death was an act of ‘political murder’ and demanded proper inquiry to be conducted into the matter. Dhar also claimed that there have been at least two previous instances of political murders in the past which have been passed off as suicide cases.

Tripura govt officials to hold public meetings every week

AGARTALA, Apr 18 (Agencies): The state government has asked all officials - from district magistrates to block development officers - to meet people at least once a week and take steps to address their grievances.

A notification issued by the general administration department says, “The offices should fix timings to address public grievances and (it) should be done at least once a week. The day of the week fixed for the meeting has to be given proper publicity.” It also seeks that the officials send action taken reports to the general administration in the first week of every month, TNN reported.

In addition to holding public meetings, district magistrates, additional district magistrates and deputy commissioners have to visit at least one subdivision and one rural development block every month. Subdivisional judicial magistrates have to visit at least one block every month while block development officers have to visit all panchayats and village councils once a month. Secretaries have also been asked to monitor administrative activities, visit the districts and hold meetings with officials.

Chief minister Biplab Deb had already put in place a system of accountability for ministers and legislators, making it mandatory for them to meet the people thrice a week. “This is a model of decentralization to speed up developmental activities of the state. Neither the chief minister nor other ministers and legislators were elected to sit in offices. People elected us to serve them,” Deb said. To reach out to party workers, BJP ministers have been asked to sit in party offices for two hours twice a week to listen to the grievances of party cadres.

GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION The Village Councils of Asukhomi & Asukhuto under Zunheboto district, on behalf of the farming community and the village would like to express our immense gratitude and sincere thanks to the Government of Nagaland, Director of A.H & VS, Nagaland; all the concerned departmental officers, particularly the Chief Veterinary Officer Zunheboto, and his team of officers for providing compounded feeds for livestock, CGI sheets, farm equipments and tools and piglets to the farmers of the village on 11-04-2018 to 12-04-2018 under RKVY 2017-18 Village Piggery Development. Also, we would like to express our profound gratitude to the SDO (C) Ajit Ranjan, IAS Zunheboto, EAC, Atoizu Shri Tsiatsusie for their valuable presence, word of encouragement & moral support during the distribution programme held at the village council halls, Asukhumi & Asukhuto. We pray that our Almighty God bless them with good health and success in their endeavours.

Sd/VDB Secy, Asuhhomi & Asukhuto Village Zunheboto, Nagaland

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Central ministries to meet on coal mining ban: Conrad

Shillong, Apr 18 ( Ag e n c i e s ) : C h i e f Minister Conrad Sangma Wednesday informed the House that a joint meeting between the Prime Minister’s Office, Coal, Forest and Environment ministries would be convened soon in New Delhi to find ways to lift the coal mining ban in Meghalaya.

Giving a statement on the issue, Sangma said last Sunday he had held discussions with Union Coal Minister Piyush Goyal and the talks revolved around finding ways to lift the coal mining ban imposed by the National Green Tribunal on April 17, 2014, reported The Assam Tribune.

Reiterating the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance Government’s (MDA) commitment to get the ban on coal mining lifted, the Chief Minister said his discussions with the Union Coal Minister were productive. A similar meeting was also held with the PMO. Sangma informed that State Government officials are currently in the national capital and holding discussions with officials from the Coal, Forest and Environment ministries.

“The State Government officials will send

Conrad Sangma their reports on the discussions held and then a joint meeting with the PMO will be convened,” the Chief Minister said.

Stating that the State Government is in favour of lifting the ban, Sangma said the MDA Government stands by the 2015 resolution adopted by the Assembly which favoured exemption of Central laws from Meghalaya, which is a Sixth Schedule State.

The 2015 resolution urged the Government of India to issue a Presidential notification, under Para 12A (b) of the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, that relevant sections and sub-sections of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 shall not apply or apply with modifications

to the autonomous regions (Scheduled Areas) in Meghalaya.

Further, it was also resolved that the Coal Mines (Nationalization) Act, 1957 shall not apply to the autonomous region (Scheduled Areas) in the State of Meghalaya.

The Chief Minister said that due to the ban on coal mining, the economy of the State has been hit severely to the tune of Rs 700 crore annual losses to the Government from royalty and at least Rs 4,000 crore loss from the economy.

As a result, Sangma added, a large number of people have lost their livelihoods, which also included workers, drivers and accountants apart from coal mine owners. Indirectly, there were sectoral losses due to the ban as cement plants and also industries such as paper mills have been affected.

“It is a very, very important issue for the Government. The Government wants the ban lifted, but at the same time it would ensure that the environment is protected. There has to be a delicate balance between the environment and economic activity,” he said.

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Tripura CM stands by claim of internet in Mahabharat era NEW DELHI, Apr 18 (Agencies): Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb -- who claimed that internet and satellite communications existed in India thousands of years ago -- stuck to his guns today, directing a barb at the “narrow minded people who find it tough to believe this”. His reason was not facts accepted by scientific community about what took place several thousands of years ago, but that “Indians should consider their nation to be the greatest”.

He views found support from state Governor Tathagata Roy, who tweeted: Tathagata Roy @tathagata2 Tripura Chief Minister’s observations about the happenings of the Puranic period are topical. It is virtually impossible to conceive of devices like ‘Divya drishti’,Pushpaka Ratha’,etc without some kind of prototype and study thereon “Every Indian should have a common thinking that India is best and superior country all around the world,” the Chief Minister said today.

“My country had the technology years ago, which no country had. I am proud of that and I think every Indian should feel proud.

I want to repeat that we should accept the truth and

should not get confused”.

He, however, acknowledged that there were narrow minded people who “want to belittle their own nation and think highly of other countries”.

At an event yesterday, Mr Deb declared that the epic Mahabharata indicated that ancient India had internet and satellite communications. Else Sanjay could not have been updating blind king Dhritarashtra about the battle in Kurukshetra while sitting at the palace in Hastinapur, Mr Deb argued.

While many right-wing thinkers earlier concluded that this was evidence of television technology, Mr Deb was convinced that it something even more advanced. “There was technology available at that time... internet was there, satellite communication was there...

The Europeans and the Americans may claim that it is theirs, but it is actually our technology,” Mr Deb said. His comments have had Twitter laughing since yesterday.

Eminent author and historian William Dalrymple tweeted: “What reasonable person could argue with this? More evidence of the BJP’s magnificent grasp of history. Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb says internet existed during Mahabharata”.

All ULBs of Sikkim declared ODF Gangtok, Apr 18 (Agencies): Sikkim has been declared ninth Open Defecation Free State in all its Urban local bodies. Besides, all the seven Urban Local Bodies have been ‘certified’ as ODF by the Union Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs.

According to UNI report, till now 14 states have received the certificates.

The Ministr y has congratulated the Himalayan state and expressed hope that the exemplary achievement will serve as a source of inspiration.

As the Swaccha Bharat Mission approaches its fourth anniversary it is hoped Sikkim will serve as a motivating example for other States to achieve Open Defecation Free status and move forward towards ensuring sustainability in sanitation systems,” the Mission Director, SBM, said in a statement.

State has provided toilets to individual households, community and public facilities are also being focused on. Solid Waste Management is also being worked on.

Two sanitary landfills in North and South are coming up. Quality Control team from the Centre has assessed the same.

Meghalaya to pursue border dispute with Assam SHILLONG, Apr 18 (Agencies): Even as the inter-state boundary between Assam and Meghalaya as defined by the North Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 has been a bone of contention between Meghalaya and Assam, the state government of Meghalaya is determined to pursue the boundary dispute with Assam.

According to The Shillong Times, this was informed by the Chief Minister Conrad Sangma who was replying to the resolution moved by Khun Hynniewtrep National Awakening Movement (KHNAM) MLA, Adelbert Nongrum about the need for complete settlement of boundary dispute with the Government of Assam.

Stating the state government will pursue discussions with the government in Assam, he said the Government would continue to take all possible measures in order to arrive at a final and logical solution to the issue.

Informing there are 12 (twelve) areas of differences at present which include Upper Tarabari, Gizang Reserve Forest, Hahim Area, Langpih area, Bordwar area, Nongwah Mawtamur area, Pilangkata Khanuparu area, Deshde-

moria area, Khanduli area, Umkhyrni Psiar area, Areas of Block I and Block-Il and Ratacherra area.

Speaking on the basis of the claims of Meghalaya in respect of the 12 areas of difference, Sangma said a large number of the villages located within the areas of differences formed part of the Khasi States historically and therefore, should now be part of Meghalaya.

Further, he said the state claimed there were official communications of the British period, which establish that the areas which were part of the Khasi States had been tagged with the neighbouring districts (now falling under Assam) for the limited purpose of revenue collection, without severing their historical links with the Khasi States.

On the other hand, Sangma recalled a Resolution was passed by the Assembly on March 16, 2011 to the effect that the Government of India may be requested to constitute a Boundary Commission as early as possible to define the inter-State boundary between Meghalaya and Assam, having regard to till constitutional provisions, the relevant notifications and maps as well as the historical. ethnic and linguistic linkages.

24 archaeological sites identified in Assam Electioneering gains momentum

The Ahom Maidam in Charaideo is protected under Assam’s Directorate of Archaeology.

Guwahati, Apr 18 (Agencies): Around the time the popular Kelvin cinema hall in Guwahati was demolished to make way for a shopping mall in 2012, local resident Mintu Ali on his morning walk, found a mound of broken stones buried in a pile of earth. It was the monsoons, and as the rain came down heavy in the area, Ali noticed what looked like an eye chiselled on one of the

stone pieces, The Indian Express reported.

He looked closer, and found a nose. Ali immediately alerted the Assam’s Directorate of Archaeology, and members of their team were dispatched to the site.

From the face of it, Guwahati with its teeming population and rapid urban development, is the last place one would expect to find bits of ancient history.

And yet, buried in corners of the city, are gems like the one Ali found, which easily date back to ancient India.

The Directorate of Archaeology, headed by Director Deepi Rekha Kouli, on Monday identified no less than 24 sites spread across the state for special protection. The biggest among them is Momai Kotah Garh in Lankeshwar — a rampart which had fallen into disrepair over the past few years.

The structure dates back to 1671 AD, and is linked to the historic Battle of Saraighat where General Lachit Barphukan defeated the Mughals: a source of pride to Assamese even today.

“Assamese people are very conscious and aware about heritage now,” says Ranjana Sharma, Deputy Director, Directorate of Archaeology.

“We often get applications for various sites,” she says, “We immediately carry out site visits to check its authenticity—historically and archaeologically. We never base it on mythology.”

Among the 24 sites, three fall under the Kamrup district (including Momai Kotah Garh), four each are in Golaghat and Nagaon districts, and 13 in Tinsukia district. These include historical pukhuris (ponds), maidams (burial grounds), a mosque (Pub Moiradhaj Mosque in Nagaon’s Dhing district) and even a battlefield (the Battlefield of Alaboi where the Assamese took on the Mughals in 1669). “To begin work, we first build a boundary wall or a pathway around the site,

if required,” says Sharma.

The department has a strict rule of strictly no development or construction within 300 meters of the site.

The biggest among the 13 demarcated pukhuris is the Borpukhuri in Tinsukia near the Sarbananda Singha Stadium. Sarbananda Singha was the king of the erstwhile Matak kingdom.

He had made 24 such tanks all over what is present-day Tinsukia.

In March, the Directorate found remnants of an ancient temple in Moiramora Than at Jokai in Dibrugarh. The excavated material—including, earthenware, broken stone images, dressed stone slabs etc—has been sent to the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun, to determine which period it is from. “This discovery could very well open a new chapter in Assam’s history,” says Sharma.

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SHILLONG, Apr 18 (Agencies): The campaigning by the political parties has gained momentum in Williamnagar Legislative Assembly Constituency (LAC) where election is scheduled for elections on April 27, The Shillong Times reported.

Leaders of some political parties said that presently, their candidates were campaigning in the constituency on their own and all the top leaders of from different political parties would hit the campaign trail as soon as the Assembly session gets over on April 20 When contacted, NCP working president, Vijay Raj said that the top leaders of the party are also likely to campaign in the constituency after April 21.

The NCP has fielded the wife of Late NCP can-

didate Johnathone Sangma who was killed just before the February 27 Assembly polls that resulted in adjournment of election in the constituency.

On the other hand, NPP state president, WR Kharlukhi said that the Chief Minister, Conrad Sangma would also campaign for the party candidate after the Assembly session.

Meanwhile, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) F R Kharkongor said that he had a review of preparation for the elections in the constituency recently.

“The district is prepared with 100 EVMs and the threat perception has decreased,” he said adding that district authorities are well prepared for holding the elections.

There are as many as nine candidates in the fray

in Williamnagar including Marcuise N Marak (NPP), Deborah C Marak (INC), Mahamsing M Sangma (UDP), Sengbath R Marak (Independent), Lahatson N Marak (Independent), Santosh R Marak (BJP), Siljong R Marak (Independent) and Jan N Arengh (Independent) and Krinilla R. Marak (NCP), The Williamngar constituency which is represented by Congress MLA Deborah Marak, has a total voter of 32021 including 16567 males and 15454 females.

It may be mentioned that the Meghalaya State Election department has sought four companies of the Central Armed Paramilitary forces (CAPF) for holding election to the Williamnagar Assembly constituency scheduled for April 27.

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Nagaland Post Vol. XXVIII NO. 131 Dimapur, THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2018

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Nation under throes

t has taken four years for most Indians to realise the true extent of how in the name of rooting out corruption in politics, bring economic growth and provide good governance, has instead polarised the country further to the extent that there is no ‘hidden agenda’ anymore. Is it simply a coincidence that there has been a rise in incidents of violence against the minorities and weaker sections, or does this indicate a deep rot in socio-political system?

The beastial, brutal and cold blooded rape and murder of an eight-year of infant in Kathua was one of the too many atrocities committed by murderous and depraved elements who have been let loose to target minority communities. Incidents such above, which were once deemed stray and didn’t incite much debate, are now gradually becoming so routine that they corner every major issue. This has obviously raised serious questions on the central government, but instead, the government has chosen to maintain stoic silence on this rabidly growing violence and intolerance. Why does the government defend itself to such a ridiculous extent that it extends to defending the perpetrators? An example of this is being witnessed on many occasions in UP under chief minister Yogi Adityanath. Those who have taken up the Talibanic role for the majority community, seem to believe that any crime against fellow minority community members is justified. It is not only about one Kathua but also the earlier pogroms, lynching, forced reconversions etc that seem to suggest a kind of reaction to the hate-filled ideology that Nazi brown shirts used to carry out. Communalism in India has been there since partition days but it used to be put down with a heavy hand. No more. Today communal violence is being explained and worst, even defended, at times blamed on the victims for the past wrongs. The multi-cultural mosaic of the Indian nation is today being torn apart by those who don’t subscribe to the ethos as they believe in one culture. Dalits have been flogged for skinning cows or muslims lynched for transporting cows or suspected of eating beef (sacred in Hindu ideals).

The minority communities at risk of being targeted, besides the Muslims, include Dalits, Christians, liberals and so on. Whether India will indeed be one nation, one culture and one religion or not, in the next decade or so, remains to be seen as it would largely depend on Hindus who don’t subscribe to the Hindutva ideology but who have so far, chosen to remain on the sidelines. The architects of the secular and pluralistic concept of Indian nationhood that sought to embrace this diversity were Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first prime minister. The RSS believed that the liberal minds of Nehru and Gandhi led to the partition of India. They continue to harbour deep fear that Indian secularists would further partition the nation to give other minorities more appeasement, leading to the disintegration of the ‘Bharat Varsha’. It can be ceded even to radical rightwing elements that they have as much freedom to win elections and even dominate the political scenario. However, if citizens are murdered, burnt, raped or lynched by those who pursue an ideology, then the fragmentation will be a consequence.

DailyDevotion Readiness God called to him….And he said, “Here I am.”

—Exodus 3:4 When God speaks, many of us are like people in a fog, and we give no answer. Moses’ reply to God revealed that he knew where he was and that he was ready. Readiness means having a right relationship to God and having the knowledge of where we are.

We are so busy telling God where we would like to go. Yet the man or woman who is ready for God and His work is the one who receives the prize when the summons comes. We wait with the idea that some great opportunity or something sensational will be coming our way, and when it does come we are quick to cry out, “Here I am.” Whenever we sense that Jesus Christ is rising up to take authority over some great task, we are there, but we are not ready for some obscure duty.

Readiness for God means that we are prepared to do the smallest thing or the largest thing— it makes no difference. It means we have no choice in what we want to do, but that whatever God’s plans may be, we are there and ready. Whenever any duty presents itself, we hear God’s voice as our Lord heard His Father’s voice, and we are ready for it with the total readiness of our love for Him. Jesus Christ expects to do with us just as His Father did with Him. He can put us wherever He wants, in pleasant duties or in menial ones, because our union with Him is the same as His union with the Father. “…that they may be one just as We are one…” (John 17:22).

Be ready for the sudden surprise visits of God. A ready person never needs to get ready— he is ready.

Think of the time we waste trying to get ready once God has called! The burning bush is a symbol of everything that surrounds the person who is ready, and it is on fire with the presence of God Himself.

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Love is the beauty of the soul. ~ Saint Augustine

Nagaland Post, Dimapur THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2018

Post-mortem Bringing the ‘inside’ out Shoot the rapist at the sight

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hy the clamor only for the rigorous punishment for rape and other sadistic crimes which have their roots in the mental-degeneration? Apart from the toughest punishment to the perpetrators, let’s go deeper to analyze what could be the possible “causes” that push men to commit rape. Why so much mental degeneration that certain individuals can stoop to the gutter being oblivious to their status, their position and social values? Well, how to address those issues is certainly a challenge. And that “challenge” certainly calls for a serious brain-storming and a serious self-assessment vise-a vise the environment in which we all are living.

True, in the physical world we are highly convinced and proudly brag about that healthy environment is a must for our healthy living. Even kids know these days that we can’t breathe well if our surroundings are filled with high levels of “toxicity”. We have well studied through our academic textbooks that people invite the environmental disaster if they keep on allowing excessive emission of CO2, CO, methane and other dangerous gases into the atmosphere. We have fully acknowledged that each tall and black chimney of the industries and the nozzles of the motor vehicles are here only to mar the beauty of this planet? What kind of damages the toxic gases are doing to our ecosystem are not at all tough job to analyze with the modern appliances.

Again, a lot amount of books have been published to create the awareness, and inform us about the scientifically tested measures to resolve the environmental concerns.

However, do we have

the same amount of literature that pinpoint the “causes” which contribute to turning “males into perverts”? Who else is emitting the “toxic substances” that overpower the inborn sensitivity of the deviant? What are the properties of that toxic filth that is polluting the mind-scape of the society? Now we have Donald Trump, the president of the USA, whom many prefer call a pervert. At this rate, the number perverts are increasing and they have become dangerously ubiquitous. And, all those perverts have brought nightmares to the ill-fated females. We often stage candle march in protest against the rape, but remain blind to the glaring “causes”.

Should we still fiddle about and be appreciative of the society that shameless covers itself with the vulgarity --- the “toxicity” that might numb the sanity of males?

Watch out dear friends, those perverts have begun to see even “baby girls” as objects of lust!

Please note: what our sages said: “What you see that you think, what you think that you do, and what you do that you become!!!!”

Again, I would like to draw another similarity with what prompt big people to “rape”/violate the harmony of the Mother Earth. The case is very regularly brought out by the conscious citizens across the country. A senior journalist Patricia Mukhim of Meghalaya has pointedly driven home recently how the “greed for money” has corrupted many leaders who are trying hard to justify the senseless exploitation of the “body” of Mother Earth.

Many big shots of big companies struggle to convince the politicians to tweak the laws to grant the permission

to perpetually “rape” the country.

In my mind, both are infected with common syndromes! While the one type is interested in the body of the females, the other type has a fetish for the rocky body of the “Mother Earth”. And which type is contributing more dangerously to the society can easily be measured with our simple plus and minus equation.

Let’s assess the issues from another angle, given the advancement of medical science. Till some years back malaria, dengue, cholera, HIV, smallpox were life-taking diseases. But the medical science has pretty successfully eradicated or contained them all. The scientists have correctly identified the causes of those dangerous diseases and recommended the remedial measures. No doubt, that is a very productive achievement. However, why have the modern studies practically failed to “identify the causes” of the pandemic rise of the horrendous instances of rapes and criminality associated with them? Is it not a strong slap in the face of the modern civilization considering we have not yet spelled out the causes and the characteristic symptoms the “toxic emitters” who “turn decent males into sadists”?How long will we endure the depravity which has already strangulated the decency of the society?

Should we still wait to work out the tough laws? Should we still hitch to explore for the “causes”, precautions and remedial measures?

I guess the time is ripe that each morally conscious individual be allowed a shotgun to shoot the “perversion and depravity” of any kind at sight!

Salil Gewali, Shillong

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us”

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ne of the unique aspects of the human nature worth reflecting is our ceaseless quest for fulfilment.

Unthinkable is our unhappiness when it comes to accepting what we are, what we have and what we do and our list of wants just seems never ending! Focussing our view on this negative aspect, we often pay little attention to our capacity to achieve a higher kind of perfection. This article, therefore, intends to strengthen the positive aspect rather than the negative. Also to be found down the lines are illustrations of the relationship between the internal and the external happenings of man and its contribution to the composition of a harmonious human experience.

A beautiful quotation by Mani Shankar states: “The vastness of space exists inside your mind. The farthest reaches of infinity lie in the space of your own heart. The abyss isn’t out somewhere.

It’s right there. It is the gap between you and your unfocussed, clustered mind.”

If this is the case then how does one fill in this gap? The greatest feature of humankind is his ability to initiate and welcome change. The theory of potency asserts man’s potentiality to cause change and receive change. Man is distinct; man is complete and perfectly capable of choosing who or what he wants to be.

To support this fact, man has an innate power to instigate potency ‘to be’ what he wants to be and ‘to cause’ what he might likely want to happen.

“The world is my world” says Fichte.

It is our underlying set of interests and values that serve to structure the world of our experience. If we open our eyes, we will encounter numerous sensations that become an inescapable part of our experience. However, we will not encounter meaningful objects until our minds make it to our world. A person might perceive the world cognitively as ‘matter in motion’ for one to manipulate and analyze.

Another might perceive the world on an affective level filled with sentiments of love and expected tragedy. Yet another may view the world as a sphere of works and duties that need to be fulfilled placing emphasis on man’s psycho-motor aspect. As in our perception, so in our experience!

Moving on from the internal to the

– Ralph Waldo Emerson external one learns from the early Western and Eastern philosophers that man is made up of four elements namely, fire, water, air and earth. However, a significant component of man is his environment. It is man’s environment that plays a major role in shaping him and telling him who he really is. Human experience is a beautiful conglomeration of the past, the present and the future. We learn from the mistakes of our past as we build hopes of an unseen future. And unfortunately while we endeavour to hold on to the reigns of our past and future, we fail to maintain a firm grasp on our slowly slipping present. My mother once advised me, “Son, tread each step of your lif ’se journey without regretful worries about the past and unduly worries about the future.” I saw how practical these words were as I ventured out in life, in the face of the prospects of a future career.

When the great spiritual guru, the Dalai Lama was asked what surprised him most about humanity, his answer was man himself. “He (man) is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present. The result being he does not live in the present or the future. He lives as if he is never going to die and then dies having never lived.”

Our response to the change posed would then be to emphasize the importance of the ‘internal’ and the ‘present’.

While endorsing these, we must not however understate the role that the external aspects play in shaping us. What we need to understand is that these external things are only a help. The external is necessary, but we must not lose our identity while interacting and living in their midst.

We must realize that we, humans, are spectacular beings ever moving towards our identified goal and as we journey we ourselves must take on the role of the chief driver. The power and potentiality that rests within us possesses the ability to guide and lead us to self-fulfilment.

What we really need is to go deeper into ourselves and understand and be one with our true nature. And in doing so we will realize that ‘What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us”.

Dominic Eddie Ralte, Asst. Professor, Salesian College, Dimapur

Indian constitution in peril

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(Understanding the saffronisation project of RSS)

n Indian National Flag, there are three colours.

The tricolours are saffron, white and green. Saffron signifies strength and courage; White represents peace and truth; Green represents fertility and growth.

Tricolour signifies unity in diversity. Only one colour would mean the whole country would be Uniformity and not Diversity. This is the danger we are facing today. Now RSS wanted to have flag with only the upper colour Saffron, which they assumed is used as flag in the ancient Hindu nation.

The RSS wants every Indian citizen to accept this ‘One colour flag’ and adopt Hindu way of life. This process may be rightly termed as saffronisation.

RSS and BJP: RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) is a rightwing cultural Hindu organisation. This organisation is politically represented by BJP. On the other hand, BJP is the rightwing Hindu political Party mentored by RSS. These two groups are working together to make India as Bharat based on the teaching of manusmriti. For many centuries, India was a country with different races, cultures and religions. Hinduism was a tolerant religion. It accommodates peoples of different faiths. It came under the rule of the Muslims. It came under the rule of British. But diverse faiths and cultures continued even after India’s Independence. However, today many fundamentalist Hindus felt that it is time to revive their history, culture and religion. Under RSS with its pet project Hindutva, Hinduism is moving towards a fascist religion, a religion that has no tolerance for other religions. Hindutva is an ideology or better termed as project used by RSS that sought to establish the hegemony of Hindus and the Hindu way of life.

RSS along with VHP is proposing to change In-

dian Constitution: These organisations wanted to have a Hindu Sadhu or Priest as Advisor to President. This means Hindu’s religion should guide the Indian Constitution. They consider the Manusmriti superior to our Constitution – a legal code according to which, “the service of Brahmanas alone is declared an excellent occupation for a Shudra. Their main target is to revive caste system and impose on all of us.

RSS is a pseudonationalists: Nathuram Vinayak Godse, the man who killed Mahatma Gandhi- the Father of Indian Nation, was a member of both the Hindu Mahasabha and the RSS. When Gandhi was assassinated- sweets were distributed among the RSS members. They were told to tune in to radio to listen to the good news on Friday-the day Gandhi was assassinated. They opposed mass movement against the colonial British rule, they opposed tricolour in national flag, and now they claim to be nationalists.

Thus who called themselves as ‘nationalists’ are actually ‘pseudo-nationalists’.

Some Trends of RSS: From the beginning, they actively opposed Indian Constitution. They want to replace Constitution with Hindu scripture and ancient way of Hindu’s life. there is no way that this organisation will accept Dr. Ambedkar under whose guidance the Constitution of India was drafted. The present day’s vandalization of Ambedkar’s statues in some parts of India is thus quite understandable.

Secular fabric of Indian society is threatened: The Constitution of Independent India protected all citizens of India with equal rights and freedom regardless of caste, creed, and races and places. This has come under threat today. Freedom of speech has

been curtailed in the name of protecting and building nationalism. Under BJP’s rule, dissent voices were been silenced. Journalists and writers who speak out for diversity and against Hindu fundamentalists are termed as anti-national.

Some of them were killed.

Thus freedom of speech and expression is under threat today.

Secularism under threat: In the West the word secularism means the opposite of religious. In India it means freedom of religion.

In others words, there is no state religion. Everyone has the right to profess and follow any religion. RSS and its cohorts wanted to remove SECULARISM from the Constitution of India. This is a great threat to all the religiously minority groups.

Homogenisation of India: One nation: RSS agenda is to have Hindu nation at the cost of Muslims, Christians, Jains, Buddhists, dalits, tribals, etc.

This organisation wants to have only One religion for the whole India. Indian subcontinent is the place where many major religions of the world have its origin.

It is also home to Christianity and Islam. Christianity came to India by the first century and so it cannot be called as ‘alien religion’. It is very much part of Indian civilization for centuries.

RSS agenda of ONE RELIGION is going to break the whole country into pieces.

One Language: India is a country that host multi languages. Not all Indians speak Hindi. If RSS agenda of making Hindi as the sole and only language of India, we are going to lose diverse languages. Uniformity of law: RSS is pushing BJP to have Uniformity of Law for all Indians. This means there will not be special constitutional arrangements for the states like JK or Nagaland.

This organisation is targeting to abolish Article 371.

Attack on people’s choice of food: Food fascism has been imposed by the RSS today. They want to control people through controlling their food habits.

Thus they attack the right to eat is right to life. Some people have been lynched for mere suspicion that they eat beef. Our right to choose what to eat and drink is under threat. This cannot be accepted. Diverse cultures of food habits should be respected.

Cow Vigilante: RSS is trying to make cow as mother of India Cow slaughter is completely banned in six states of India and 18 states affected; ironically, the cow has become a polarising animal. It has called for a countrywide ban on the slaughter of cows. Two years ago, a mob attacked a man and killed him over “rumours” that his family ate beef. Vigilante cow protection groups, operating with impunity, have killed people for transporting cattle. A senior judge even said that the cow should be declared a national animal and people who slaughter cows should be sentenced to life in prison. The life of Cow is more important than the life of people in India.

Ghar Wapsi (Hindi, meaning “Back to Home”) is a series of religious conversion activities, facilitated by Indian Hindu organizations Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and RSS to facilitate conversion of non-Hindus to Hinduism.

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s Yogi Adityanath has claimed this campaign would continue unless conversions to other religions are banned altogether in the country.

They did not consider tribal as distinct people’s group.

They consider tribal people and adivasis as undeveloped Hindus. And that’s why they want to take them back to Hinduism. And they say there is nothing wrong in doing it.

Tr ying to indoctrinate children’s mind with Hindu’s way through mass media: many TV serials with the stories: Mahabharata, Ramayana, Hanuman, etc.

They also take tribal children to Bihar, Orissa, Rajasthan, Gujarat, giving free education and indoctrinate them with Hindu’s religious thoughts and values and send them to their own place. BJP and RSS are trying to replace Christian important days with other important day: Christmas as Good Governance Day, Good Friday is no more a public holiday in Gujarat.

We all need to rise up and raise our voice to protect our Constitution. India is a country of diversity: diversity of religion, diversity of knowledge, diversity of races, diversity of faiths and diversity of cultures. Diversity makes India beautiful.

One should not misunderstand that all Hindus are

members of RSS. Not all Hindus support the ideology and activities of RSS. The Hindu intellectuals are not fooled by the divisive and destructive ideology or Hindutva as projected

by RSS. Hinduism was a very tolerant religion from time immemorial. You can be a good Indian and still be a Muslim. I can be a good Indian and still be a Christian. There should not be more killings on the basis of choice of food. No more oppression and persecution on the basis of faith.

No more discrimination on the basis of one’s birth.

Every sensible Indian irrespective of religion, caste, community, sex, and race must come together and say ‘NO’ to any individual or Organisation/s that is trying to destroy the beauty of India. Here I stand.

Z.K. Pahrii Pou, BTC, Pfutsero

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Appeal for release of 1 year pending salary of IERP, SSA Sir,

The Inclusive Education Resource Person (Special Teachers) had been appointed under the sanction post of SSA, Nagaland. After the appointment we had been posted to various Educational Resource Centre with an attachment to different schools. Till date we are performing our duties faithfully and the state should also give priority to Inclusive Education Resource Person when the state is striving for Inclusive Education.

We appeal the competent authorities to release our monthly salaries regularly as it is done in the case of regular employees in the state of Nagaland. As a matter of fact, the government is still yet to release the pending salary of 1 year (2017-2018) to Inclusive Education Resource Person, SSA, Nagaland. As such, we had been undergoing tremendous hardship to meet our daily needs while performing our duties.

Therefore, we urge upon the state government to redress our grievances without further delay, so as to encourage the Inclusive Education Resource Person (IERP) under SSA to be more sincere and dutiful.

Kedunol Kikhi, Inclusive Education Resource Person 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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Cash crunch: Situation at ATMs improving, says SBI

TMC MP questions govt on note shortage

Rs 2000 notes have reportedly decreased in a lot of states causing furore among the public.

ment by SBI, he further said that the bank is constantly monitoring the situation and making immense efforts to ensure the supply of currency in abundance at all our ATMs. A SBI spokesperson said that in general, the normalcy rates at the bank’s ATMs remains at 92 per cent. “It had dropped to around 85 per cent yesterday. But the situation has improved today.”

When asked about its ATMs, private sector Axis Bank said it has enough cash, which is “better than the industry average and there is no such crisis”.

“Even if there are cases

of ATMs running out of money it is because people from other banks are coming to withdraw money,” a Axis Bank official said.

The Reserve Bank had said last evening that there was no shortage of currency even as it has ramped up printing of notes at all its four presses. The finance ministry too had said printing of Rs 500 notes was being increased five-fold.

When contacted, Punjab National Bank, Bank of India and Canara Bank claimed that shortage of cash at their ATMs was limited to some pockets only and they are dealing with the situation.

Trinamool Congress leader Dinesh Trivedi today asked the government to come out with the “real reasons” behind the cash crunch across the country, including whether there are plans to discontinue the Rs 2,000 denomination notes.

Referring to the demonetisation exercise in 2016, Trivedi said the Rs 2,000 denomination notes were brought in then to match the quantum of money that had gone out of circulation due to the scrapping of the old Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 currencies.

Several opposition parties had yesterday questioned the cash crunch, with Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee asking whether there was a financial emergency in the country. In a tweet, she had said “Seeing reports of ATMs running out of cash in several States. Big notes missing. Reminder of #DeMonetisation days.

New Delhi, Apr 18 (PTI): The appointments of nine advisors to the Delhi government ministers were cancelled because the legal opinion suggested proper procedures had not been followed in the whole exercise, the Union Home Ministry officials said today.

There were other “lapses” too in the exercise, they added. Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal had sent a reference on appointments of the nine advisors in the Delhi government a few months ago and sought the Home Ministry’s direction on the issue. “After receiving the reference from the LG, the Home Ministry had sought the legal opinion which said proper procedure had not been followed and there were lapses while appointing the advisors,” an official said.

Following this, the directive has been issued for the cancellation of the appointments. Another official said the Delhi government appointed the nine advisors without creating the posts.

The nine advisors whose appointments were cancelled included Amardeep Tiwari, Arunodya Prakash (media advisor to the deputy chief minister), Raghav Chadha, Atishi Marlena.

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Under the present norms, the minimum educational qualification required to be eligible for such employment is Class 10 for Level-1 or Group ‘D’ jobs. In a recent communication, the Board said there were a lot of queries from zonal railways about cases in which the wife or the widow of the employee didn’t have the minimum required qualification for Level-1 job on compassionate grounds. After deliberating on the queries for some time, the Board decided the rule for mandatory minimum educational qualification be scrapped.

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New Delhi, April 18 (IANS): The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its order on a batch of petitions by the Tamil Nadu Medical Officers Associations and others seeking direction to provide quota for in-service doctors for admission to post-graduate degree courses.

A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra reserved the order as Tamil Nadu doctors challenged a 2008 Medical Council of India (MCI) regulation under which a doctor would get 10 marks for each year of service in rural and hilly areas to the maximum of 30 marks.

The petitioners argued that if there was no reservation for in-house doctors and only weightage of marks was the sole consideration for admission to post-graduate courses,

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then all seats under the state quota of 50 per cent would be cornered by the doctors serving in rural and hilly areas.

This, the petitioners contended, would be a disadvantage to the doctors serving in the cities.

However, the MCI opposed the plea, saying it would result in dilution of standards and merit for the admissions.

After the top court in the academic year 201617 held that admissions to under-graduate and postgraduate medical courses would be on the basis of marks obtained in NEET examination, 50 per cent of the seats were reserved for all India quota and 50 per cent went to the states.

Many states including Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal and Odisha were providing exclusive quota to government doctors for admission to post-graduate courses.

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ADDENDUM/CORRIGENDUM With reference to the Nagaland Public Service Commission’s Advertisement NO.3/2017 dated 7/12/17, Addendum/Corrigendum dated 12th March 2018, Corrigendum dated 21st March 2018 & Notification NO.NPSC/C-5/2012 dated 18th April 2018, the following backlog vacancies are hereby re-advertised.

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needs to unleash more massive and militant struggle to counter the fascistic offensive in the country for the sake of the people.

The misuse of power, political manipulations, to capture power through Raj Bhavan in Goa, Manipur, Nagaland and the unprecedented attacks on Left cadres, offices, after Tripura Assembly election are testimony to the fascists trends of the BJP. Judiciary is feeling ‘suffocated’ with the Union government’s attempts to control it in the most brazen way.

There is resistance from different sections of people against this onslaught of BJP and RSS, the CPI General Secretary said the role of the Left in countering fascistic offensive acquires central place. Fighting the policies of neo-liberalism with alternative economic policies, to assert the identity of the Left is the need of the hour,he said.

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Religious divide is making room for aggressive communal attacks and pointing them as communal clashes, he said RSS with its fascistic ideology is in direct control of Modi government, which is turning to be fascistic. Hence Left

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prepared for it”.

The Wire, its founding editor and journalist have moved the top court against the Gujarat High Court’s January 8 order, refusing to quash the summons issued against them by a trial court. Journalist Rohini Singh’s article on the company of Jay Shah was carried by the news portal. The article claimed that Jay’s company’s turnover grew exponentially after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government came to power at the Centre in 2014.

The top court had asked the Gujarat trial court not to proceed with the criminal defamation complaint till April 12 filed by Jay Shah last year against the news portal and its journalists. The interim order was extended on Wednesday.

(From p-1) Group A, Group B, Group C and Group D category of posts. However, despite the clear mention in the State notifications that these were guided by the principles laid down by the apex court and the Centre, the State government did not implement the reservation in all posts for persons with disability, it was alleged. The petitioner further alleged that though several representations (April 27, 2017; October 24, 2017; and November 8, 2017) were submitted to the government, all these fell on deaf ears. Hence, having left with no other alternative, she approached NSLSA and urged it to seek the high court’s intervention on the matter.

NSLSA appointed a legal aid counsel on March 16 this year.

In tune with the office memorandum and principles laid down by the Supreme Court, Union Public Service Commission reserved jobs for persons with disability in IAS, IFS, IRS, etc. However, the notification of 2008 showed that there was no job reservation for persons with disability in posts like EAC, AEO, SA (Partial), etc, in Nagaland, the petition pointed out. The petitioner sought the court’s immediate intervention into the matter.

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to haunt the government/ RBI. Why are ATMs still bring re-calibrated even 17 months after demonetization?” Chidambaram said in a series of tweets on the reported shortage of money in banks in some states.

“Cash is back with a vengeance,” says Navrose Dastur, MD, NCR Corp, India. “I support digitization, but government cannot force the pace of digitization or arbitrarily reduce the supply of cash. “Is it correct that currency in circulation has increased by only 2.75 per cent since demonetization?

If so, I maintain that government/RBI are not allowing money supply to grow at the same rate as the nominal GDP. “I also suspect that RBI seriously miscalculated demand for cash in the postharvest season,” he said.

“RBI’s statement is unsatisfactory. If RBI has printed and supplied sufficient cash, it must explain why there is a cash shortage.”

New Delhi, Apr 18 (IANS): The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked Jay Shah, son of BJP President Amit Shah, and news portal “The Wire” to settle a defamation case filed by the former against the portal for carrying a story on the exponential increase in the turnover of his company after the BJP-led government came to power at the Centre in 2014.

The bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud asked the senior lawyers appearing for the news portal and Jay Shah to meet and try to resolve the issue.

“Can it be solved,” Justice Chandrachud asked senior counsel Nitya Ramakrishnan for The Wire and Neeraj Kishan Kaul for Jay Shah, with Chief Justice Misra suggesting “why not senior counsels meet and try to resolve (the issue)”. “What kind of settlement we can have?

We don’t want to have any settlement. We stand by our story. It was done in public interest,” said Ramakrishnan, with Kaul saying, “if the court says go for settlement, we are

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New Delhi, Apr 18 (IANS): Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday attacked the government and the RBI over the acute cash crunch in the country and said the ghost of demonetization has come back to haunt them.

He also needled the government on the recent bank scams, saying people appeared to have lost confidence in banks.

“I suspect ordinary people are withdrawing cash but not putting back into the banks their surplus cash. It is possible that there is some loss of confidence in the banking system, thanks to the bank scams.

“After demonetizing 500 and 1,000 rupee notes, gover nment printed Rs 2,000 notes! Now, government is complaining that Rs 2,000 notes are being hoarded!! We always knew that Rs 2,000 notes were printed only to help hoarders. “The ghost of demonetization has come back

SC asks Jay Shah, news portal to settle defamation case early

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Several other lenders, including PNB, Canara Bank and Axis Bank claimed that cash shortage at ATMs was limited to select pockets.

Unusual spurt in demand for currency led to many ATMs and banks running out of cash in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, poll-bound Karnataka and some other states even as the government and the RBI assured the public that there was no currency shortage.

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“In the cases of such wrong claims by government or Public Sector Undertaking employees, reference would be made to the concerned vigilance division for action under conduct rules,” the advisory said.

It added that the department may also prosecute the intermediaries and abettors and may refer such cases to other law enforcement agencies for appropriate action.

The processing of ITRs

by Centralized Processing Centre-Bengaluru is done in an automated rule-based manner with no human interface with the taxpayer.

has issued guidelines that will result in overall cost hike for the ATM service providers. Among these, the RBI said banks must implement certain minimum standards in their arrangements with the service providers for cash management-related activities by July. These include a minimum fleet size of 300 specifically fabricated cash vans (vehicles), a driver, two custodians and at least two gunmen for security, each vehicle must be GPSenabled and monitored live with geo-fencing mapping with additional indication of the nearest police station during any emergency.

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“Taxpayers are, therefore, strictly advised not to fall prey to false promises or mis-advice by unscrupulous intermediaries and submit

Mumbai, Apr 18 (IANS): Bank customers may be hit as ATM operators have demanded higher “interchange rates” for ATM transactions to enable them to comply with recent stringent RBI guidelines, an industry body said here on Wednesday.

Presently, all banks charge a fee of Rs 15 for each cash and Rs 5 for all non-cash transactions from each other for use of their ATMs by other banks’ customers -- which is recovered from the (user) customers -- beyond the five minimum free transactions. Now, the Confederation of ATM Industry (CATMi) has demanded that this should go up by at least Rs 3-5 per transaction to enable the (ATM) operators to recover their costs which have skyrocketed in recent times.

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The report also shed some light on the 4G speeds on the country. It said, “While India is making big leaps forward in 4G availability, we can’t say the same thing about 4G speed. There was very little change in our speed metrics since our last report. Our results show Airtel’s 4G speeds ticked up incrementally, while the other three operators -- Jio, Idea and Vodafone -- saw their speeds fall off slightly since our last report. Our LTE speed rankings, though, remained the same. Airtel won the 4G speed crown with an average download of 9.3 Mbps, but even the best LTE speed score in India was well below the global 4G download average of 16.9 Mbps recorded in our State of LTE report. In that same report we found India ranked last of the 88 countries analysed in 4G speed.”

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NEW DELHI, APR 18 (AGENCIES): The 2018 Mahindra XUV500 facelift Wednesday finally went on sale in India priced at Rs. 12.32 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). Primarily offered in five diesel variants and one optional variant. The updated XUV500 comes with both petrol and diesel engines, in manual and automatic transmission option.

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New Delhi, Apr 18 (Agencies): A new report by wireless mapping company OpenSignal has claimed that Bharti Airtel has topped the 3G and 4G speed networks as well as overall download speeds. As per the report, Reliance Jio was the closest competition to Airtel in overall speed due to its high level of 4G access. The report says that while Jio was able to deliver typical everyday download speeds of 5.1 Mbps, Bharti Airtel delivered 6 Mbps.

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lead bank for cash credit (CC) limits.

The Bank of India, which tops the list with Rs 670.51 crore of loans, is followed by Bank of Baroda (Rs 348.99 crore), ICICI Bank (Rs 279.46 crore), State Bank of India (Rs 266.37 crore), Axis Bank (Rs 255.32 crore), Allahabad Bank (Rs 227.96), Dena Bank (Rs 177.19 crore), Corporation Bank (109.12 crore), Exim Bank of India (Rs 81.92 crore), IOB (Rs 71.59) and the IFCI Bank (58.53 crore).

The company, allegedly with the support of officials from various banks, managed to obtain enhancement in credit facilities.

The FIR said the Diamond Power Infrastructure Ltd, through its founder and directors associated in the criminal conspiracy with the unidentified bank officials of various banks, cheated those banks by way of misappropriating public funds through falsification of accounts, creation of false documents, forgery of records and knowingly using such records as genuine.

New Delhi, Apr 18 (IANS): At a time when the banking sector in the country is going through a topsy-turvy phase, the TRA Brand Trust Report 2018 on Wednesday said the State Bank of India was the most trusted bank (both public and private sector) in the country and ICICI Bank topped the chart among the private ones.

“This year, State Bank of India tops the chart of BFSI (Banking and Financial Services Institutions) super-category despite seeing a dip in its overall brand trust index rankings from 13th in 2017 to 21st this year,” the report said.

It further said: “The leader among the private banks is ICICI Bank, rising nine ranks in overall ranking.” In the overall ranking comparing brands from across sectors, ICICI Bank ranked 38th in 2018.

The report, however clarified, the survey was carried out during November-January and did not take into account the recent reports of irregularities involving the ICICI Bank.

It further observed that 51 brands from the BFSI sector got listed among the 1,000 most trusted brands in the country this year, compared to 23 brands listed in 2017.

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of 11 banks of Rs 2,654.40 crore.

The loan availed by them was declared a nonperforming asset (NPA) in 2016-17. Since the filing of case, the agency has carried out searches at the corporate office, two factory premises and the residences of the directors of the firm.

According to the CBI FIR, the Diamond Power Infrastructure Ltd, which is engaged in the production of cables and other electrical equipment, fraudulently availed credit facilities since 2008, leaving behind a total outstanding debit of Rs 2,654.40 crore as of June 29, 2016.

The agency said that the company managed to get term loans and credit facilities thought it figured in the Reserve Bank of India’s list of defaulters and the caution list of Export Credit Guarantee Corp of India (ECGCI) at the time of initial sanction of credit limits by the consortium.

At the time of consortium’s formation in 2008, Axis Bank was the lead bank for the term loan and the Bank of India was the

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N e w D e l h i / Ahmedabad, Apr 18 (IANS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested three promoter-directors of a Vadodara-based company in connection with its ongoing investigation into a case of Rs 2,654.40 crore fraud committed on a consortium of banks, officials said on Wednesday.

A Central Bureau of Investigation official told IANS: “The agency has arrested the promoter-directors of the Diamond Power Infrastructure Ltd (DIPL) Suresh Narain Bhatnagar, his two sons Amit Suresh Bhatnagar and Sumit Suresh Bhatnagar.”

The CBI located the accused in Udaipur in Rajasthan on Tuesday evening with the assistance of Gujarat Police and arrested them on Wednesday morning.

The official said they would be produced before the Special Judge of CBI Cases in Ahmedabad. On March 26, the CBI filed a case against Diamond Power Infrastructure Ltd and its directors for defrauding the consortium

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‘Good relationship’ formed with North Korea: Trump

WASHINGTON, APR 18 (AGENCIES): President Donald Trump on Wednesday confirmed that his CIA chief secretly met with Kim Jong Un in North Korea and said “a good relationship was formed” heading into the adversaries’ anticipated summit.

Mike Pompeo’s highly unusual talks took place “last week,” Trump tweeted, and “went smoothly,” with details about the presidential meeting within the next few months “being worked out now.”

“Denuclearization will be a great thing for World, but also for North Korea!” Trump wrote while at his Florida estate, where he was hosting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Trump had disclosed on Tuesday that the U.S. and North Korea were holding direct talks at “extremely high levels” in preparation for a possible summit. He said five locations were under consideration for the meeting, which could take place by early June.

Confirmation of Pompeo’s trip later came from two officials, who were not au-

Donald Trump thorized to discuss the meeting publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. The Washington Post, which first reported the development, said it took place over Easter weekend — just over two weeks ago, shortly after Pompeo was nominated to become secretary of state.

Kim’s offer for a summit was initially conveyed to Trump by South Korea last month, and the president shocked many by accepting it. U.S. officials indicated over the past two weeks that North Korea’s government had communicated directly with Washington that it was ready to discuss its nuclear weapons program. It would be the first-ever summit between

the U.S. and North Korea during more than six decades of hostility since the Korean War. North Korea’s nuclear weapons and its capability to deliver them by ballistic missile pose a growing threat to the U.S. mainland. The U.S. and North Korea do not have formal diplomatic relations, complicating the arrangements for contacts between the two governments.

It is not unprecedented for U.S. intelligence officials to serve as a conduit for communication with Pyongyang.

In 2014, the then-director of U.S. national intelligence, James Clapper, secretly visited North Korea to bring back two American detainees. China, North Korea’s closest ally, said it welcomes direct contact and talks between the U.S. and North Korea after news emerged of Pompeo’s meeting with Kim. Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said at a briefing Wednesday that Beijing hopes the two sides will work on a political resolution of tensions on the Korean Peninsula and set up a peace mechanism.

Five Nepalese female journalists to climb Everest KATHMANDU, APR 18 (IANS): Five Nepalese female journalists on Wednesday left on an expedition to climb Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak.

The team, “First Women Journalists Everest Expedition 2018”, will climb the 8,848 metres high peak starting next month under the slogan “Unified Voice for Equity”, reports Xinhua news agency.

The team comprises of Nepal Television’s Rojita Buddhacharya, a news agency’s Rosha Basnet, News 24 Television’s Priya Laxmi Karki, Megha Television’s Kalpana Maharjan and freelancer Deurali Chamling.

“We want to reach the top of the world together to raise awareness for equality, to inspire women and youths and to promote tourism in Nepal,” Buddhacharya, the youngest among them, told Xinhua.

“Instead of a pen, this time we will be using an ice axe to share the news stories to the general public,” Basnet said.

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Nordics support India’s place in UNSC STOCKHOLM, APR 18 (IANS): India is a strong candidate for a permanent seat in a reformed UN Security Council, according to a joint statement issued here after the first Indo-Nordic Summit.

“The Nordic countries agree that India is a strong candidate for a permanent seat in a reformed Security Council expanded with both permanent and nonpermanent members,” said the statement issued late Tuesday.

The Nordic countries and India reaffirmed the need for the Council’s reform, including its expansion in both permanent and non-permanent seats to make it more representative, accountable, effective and responsive to the realities of the 21st century.

“The Nordic countries welcomed India’s application for membership of the Nuclear Suppliers’ Group and reaffirmed their commitment to work constructively within the Group with the aim of reaching a positive outcome at the earliest opportunity,” it said.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven and other leaders at India-Nordic Summit in Stockholm, Sweden on Tuesday. (PTI)

endra Modi along with his counterparts from the five Nordic countries -- Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Finland -- have reaffirmed their support for the UN and the Secretary-General’s reform efforts to ensure a world body fit to support member states to deliver on Agenda 2030.

India and the Nordic nations also agreed to deepen cooperation on issues related to global security, economic growth, innovation and climate change at the Summit which was

attended by Modi during his visit here.

“The Summit emphasised India’s strong commitment to innovation and digital initiatives as key to prosperity and sustainable development, with national flagship programmes such as Make in India, Startup India, Digital India and Clean India,” said the statement.

The Prime Ministers acknowledged that terrorism and violent extremism were the major challenges for the international com-

munity.

The leaders discussed global security, including cyber security, based on their shared values of human rights, democracy and the rule of law.

They noted that women’s full and meaningful participation in political, social and economic life is key to inclusive development and agreed to promote the empowerment of women.

India signed MoUs in the areas of urban development, animal husbandry and dairying, food safety and agricultural research and education with Denmark and it signed an MoU with Iceland on the establishment of an ICCR Chair for Hindi language between the Indian Council for Cultural Relations and the University of Iceland.

With Norway and Finland, Modi had an “engaging interaction” on trade and investment, shipping and port-development, blue economy, renewable energy, health, information technology and green transport solutions, External Affairs Ministry spokesman Raveesh Kumar tweeted.

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Kenyatta Johnson, a Philadelphia city councilman, outside the Starbucks store in the city where two black men were arrested last week. (Reuters)

input from groups including the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People and the Anti-Defamation League.

The two men were arrested last week after asking to use the restroom at a Starbucks outlet in Philadel-

phia’s Center City.

An employee refused the request because the men had not bought anything, according to officials.

The men sat down and were asked to leave and an employee eventually called the police.

The ensuing scene was recorded in a video that has been viewed more than 10 million times on Twitter.

In it, police officers appear to handcuff both men, as a third man, Andrew Yaffe, confronts them.

The arrests prompted a hashtag on social media, #BoycottStarbucks, and protests at the store. Videos posted online show protesters chanting and holding up signs.

Two days after the episode, Starbucks apologised, and Johnson called the situation a “reprehensible outcome”, The New York Times reported.

He pledged to make “any necessary changes to our practices that would help prevent such an occurrence from ever happening again”.

The employee who called the police is no longer employed by Starbucks, the company said on Monday.

Starbucks has closed stores for training earlier too.

In 2008, it shut 7,100 of its American locations for three hours. But that training focused more on making the perfect latte as the company struggled with sputtering sales.

Starbucks operates more than 9,400 stores in the US, Canada and Latin America, according to its most recent annual filing; those stores generated nearly $14 billion in revenue in the company’s most recent fiscal year.

There are more than 12,000 Starbucks worldwide including 101 in India as of October 2017.

ISLAMABAD, APR 18 (IANS): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam left for London on Wednesday and vowed to return before the next accountability hearing.

They former leader and h=is daughter are scheduled to return on April 22, reports Dawn news. However, in a tweet just before their departure, Maryam vowed to return before the next hearing if they were not granted an exemption from appearance by an accountability court where proceedings over the

family’s London properties was underway. “My mother is hospitalised again,” she had tweeted a day earlier after the family had issued a statement informing that the two would leave for London to see the ailing Kulsoom Nawaz. Kulsoom Nawaz had undergone a surgery for lymphoma (throat cancer). The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) had declared the procedure successful, but of late her condition has deteriorated.

Last week, the PML-N government had shown reluctance to place the names

of Nawaz Sharif, his children -- Maryam, Hassan, and Hussain -- and his sonin-law retired Captain Safdar on the Exit Control List (ECL) on the request of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), reports Dawn news. All of them are being tried in accountability courts regarding references filed following the Supreme Court’s orders in Panamagate case.

Sharif ’s sons are already in London and have been declared proclaimed offenders by the accountability court in the corruption references against them.

WASHINGTON, APR 18 (IANS): Barbara Bush, the matriarch of a Republican political dynasty and a former First Lady who elevated the cause of literacy, has died at the age of 92, media reports said.

“A former First Lady of the United States of America and relentless proponent of family literacy, Barbara Pierce Bush passed away on Tuesday at the age of 92,” family spokesman Jim McGrath said in a statement.

Barbara Bush is survived by her husband former President George H.W. Bush; sons George W., Neil, Marvin and Jeb; daughter, Dorothy Bush Koch; and 17 grandchildren.

On Sunday, her husband’s office issued a statement saying that after consulting the family and her doctors, Barbara Bush had “decided not to seek additional medical treatment and will instead focus on comfort care”, reports The New York Times The Bushes had celebrated their 73rd wedding anniversary in January, making them the longestmarried couple in presidential history. Only the second woman in American history to have had a husband and a son elected President (Abigail Adams was the first), Barbara Bush was seen as a plainspoken public figure who was instantly recognisable with her signature white hair and pearl necklaces and earrings, reports CNN. She became a major political figure as her husband rose to become first a Vice President (January 20, 1981 - January 20, 1989) and

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After they left the White House, she was a potent spokeswoman for two of her sons -- George W. and Jeb -- as they campaigned for office. The mother of six children -- one of whom, a daughter, Robin, died as a child from leukemia -- Barbara Bush raised her fastgrowing family in the 1950s and ‘60s amid the post-war boom of Texas and the whirl of politics that consumed her husband.

Barbara Pierce was born June 8, 1925, in New York and raised in the upscale town of Rye, CNN reported. She attended a prestigious boarding school in South Carolina, where she met her future husband at a school dance when she was only 16 and he was a year older.

A year and a half and countless love letters later, the two were engaged just before George H. W. Bush enlisted in the Navy and went off to fight in World War II. Barbara Bush adopted literacy as a cause, raising awareness and eventually launching the non-profit Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy.

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NAGALAND PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION NO.NPSC/C-5/2012

KOHIMA

NOTIFICATION

Dated Kohima, the 18th April, 2018

In pursuance of the Nagaland Public Service Commission Advertisement No. 4/2016 dt. 19.10.2016, Corrigendum/Notification No. NPSC/ADVT-1/04 dt. 26.10.2016, 21.11.2016 & 23.02.2017 and Addendum dt. 28.06.2017, the Commission had conducted Written Examination and Viva-voce for CTE-2016.

On the basis of marks obtained in the Written Examination and Viva-voce and in pursuance of the Hon’ble High Court Judgment & Order in the W.P.(C) No. 215(K) of 2017 dt. 15.03.2018, the Commission is pleased to declare the supplementary results of successful candidates in order of merit for the following post(s) under the Government of Nagaland: Item No. 1 Medical Officer (Cl-I Gazetted) under Health & Family Welfare Department Rank Name Roll No Remarks WETO LOMI 6775 1st SANUZOLU KEZO 6684 2nd NEIKHRIELIE KHRO 6676 3rd CHAI E BUCHEM 6665 4th PANGERTEMSU 6702 5th YINGNGAM WANGNAOLIM 6643 6th A P LEMWANG KONYAK 6738 7th RUOVINUO THEUNUO 6641 8th NUNGSANGTEMJEN 6607 9th VEPFUHU KEZO 6614 10th LAWRENCE LOTHA 6642 11th MEDO M KUOTSU 6774 12th METHNA KONYAK 6668 B.T. Konyak 13th RAMDEU LUNGALANG 6747 B.T. Zeliang 14th Note: 1. In the absence of eligible BT candidates, the following posts could not be recommended for appointment. The same posts shall be re-advertised in due course of time as backlog vacancies.

Item No. No. of Posts Remarks 1 2 1 (one) post each reserved for B.T. Khiamniungan & B.T. Yimchunger 2. Any selected candidate not intending to accept the post for which he/she is selected may submit a Non-Acceptance Letter within 1(one) week from the date of issue of this notification.

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NEW YORK, APR 18 (IANS): Coffeehouse chain Starbucks has said that it will close over 8,000 of its outlets in the US for one day to conduct anti-bias training after two African-American men were arrested at a store last week, the media reported.

Starbucks will close the stores on May 29 to offer the training to 175,000 employees, reports The New York Times.

“I’ve spent the last few days in Philadelphia with my leadership team listening to the community, learning what we did wrong and the steps we need to take to fix it,” Kevin R. Johnson, the company’s chief executive, said on Tuesday.

The training will address implicit bias, the company said on Tuesday, with

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2018

Eviction drive along Assam Rifles conduct various activities NH-2 in Wokha town

An officer officially hands over the bore-well.

DIMAPUR: An eviction drive was carried out by Wokha district administration along with police and DBs on Wednesday at Wokha to clear building materials and unauthorized vehicles parked along NH-2 that were obstructing traffic flow in and around the

town.

According to a DIPR report, this was in pursuance of an earlier notification to remove these from along the road, issued by DC Wokha, Dr. Manazir Jeelani Samoon.

Altogether 6 (six) vehicles were towed and re-

moved to the DTO office.

A deadline of 48 hours was issued to remove materials stocked along the road.

Wokha district administration, through the report, has issued a directive to the citizens of Wokha town to not dump materials and off-road vehicles along the road.

Coordination meeting on LSAC held

Leo Club of Dimapur conducted an orientation program at Pranab Vidyapith Higher Secondary School on April 10, conducted by dentist Dr. Arihant Jain to spread awareness about dental problems among the students.

The United Baptist Churches Association conducted an annual Father’s Camp from April 13 to 15 at Hokhezhe Rubber Farm, under the leadership of Rev. Dr. Phughoto Aye, speakers and counsellors, Rev. Ghoheto Zhimomi, Majat Abonmai and Hovini and camp in-charge Rev. Hevuto Awomi. Fathers from different churches under UBCA-NEI attended the 3-day camp and were abundantly blessed.

DIMAPUR: In view of the upcoming Legal Services Authority Camp (LSAC), which is scheduled to be held on the April 28, at Peren town, a coordination meeting was held on April 17 at DC’s conference Hall with heads of Offices, under the chairmanship of Chubawati Chang, ADC Peren.

DIPR reports that the meeting deliberated on the pre camp arrangements and management for each of the departments to showcase their respective departmental activities and facilities, schemes, benefits etc. to the public, where the Peren District Legal Services Authority (PDLSA) will be a facilitating department.

E a r l i e r, A k u m l a Longchar NSLSA and NietuoKoza NSLSA presented a brief introduction about the Nagaland State Legal Services Authority and its objectives to the house.

Later, the chairman remarked that the upcoming programme was very important and requested all the Head of Offices to play their parts on the day for its success.

Rifles, colonel, Veerandra Tiwari at Akhegwo village under Phek district on April 16.

According to PRO, HQ IGAR (N), the aim of the water supply scheme, (bore-well) was to overcome water shortage for the people of Akhegwo village. The project was handed over to village administration in the presence of GBs from Akehegwo, New Akhegwo,

Kekhekgwo and Longmatre villages.

AR conducts symposium on HIV/AIDS: Zunheboto battalion of Assam Rifles conducted a Symposium on ‘HIV/ AIDS Free Nagaland’ and “Career Counselling” in collaboration with Zunheboto Range Students Union (ZRSU) and District Aids Prevention Control Unit (DAPCU) at Zunheboto town hall

Awareness programme held for inmates of BYWC

The resource persons, staff and others involved in the awareness programme.

DIMAPUR: Bethesda Youth Welfare Centre (BYWC), Integrated Rehabilitation Centre for Addicts (IRCA), Duncan, Dimapur and DIC (IDU-TI) Duncan jointly organised and conducted an awareness programme on April 16 at Bethesda Recovery Home.

A press release from Bethesda YWC-IRCA programme coordinator, Longshithung stated that, the awareness programme

was held in collaboration and become an agent of gramme also laid stress on with the MSW (intern) change by helping fellow the prevailing HIV/AIDS students from Martin Lu- friends. epidemic, growing enorther Christian University, The awareness pro- mously within the state.

Shillong, NEISSR, Dimapur and a theological AFFIDAVIT trainee on “Life Skills” I, Mrs. L. Lemsemla Phom, W/o B. Hamnyei Phom, resident of Pongo Village, with the motto “Be an Dist.-Longleng, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare on oath as under :agent of change in the 1. That, I am a bonafide citizen of India.

2.

That, my full correct & official name is "L. Lemsemla Phom", when is entered society”. and recorded in my official documents and Pension book.

The main focus of 3. That, my name is inadvertently entered and recorded as "Lemsemla Phom" in my Aadhaar Card bearing No. 972667193941 and as "Lemsemla" in my Bank the programme was to Account of SBI-Longleng Branch bearing A/C. No. 11856071498 encourage and motivate 4. That, "L. Lemsemla Phom", "Lemsemla Phom" and "Lemsemla" are the names one and the same person, i.e., my name only. inmates and the KPs to 5. of That, I have sworn this affidavit to declare my correct name as "L. Lemsemla break themselves out of Phom" and I shall use the same in all my future correspondence and records and to rectify the same in my Aadhaar Card and Bank Account. the chain of alcohol/drugs 6. also That, the statements made above from para 1 to 5 of this affidavit is made by

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

STATE HEALTH SOCIETY (NATIONAL HEALTH MISSION)

Team Nagaland from WSSO, PHED representing Nagaland at the National Champaran event wherein the Prime Minister addressed more than twenty thousand Swachhagrahis (cleanliness ambasadors) from all the states of the union of India.

Village Level Organization (VLO) Purana Bazaar conducted a sales day at Purana Bazaar daily market on April 14. VLO officials, village GBs and NRLM staff are seen in the photo.

ered by Major L. C Singh of 5 Assam Rifles to motivate and guide students while highlighting the career options available to them. Pamphlets on ‘HIV/AIDS free environment’ and ‘Join Indian Armed forces’ were also distributed among the students to create awareness. Approximately 1000 students, teachers and members of the public attended the event.

Awareness programme for inmates of BYWC

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on April 14.

According to AR PRO, an Assam Rifles medical team led by Captain Abhishekh Sharma along with representatives of DAPCU, nodal officer, Hokishe, delivered a lecture and educated the youth on substance abuse, drugs, alcohol, narcotics, preventive measures and danger of HIV/AIDS. A lecture on career guidance was also deliv-

NAGALAND: KOHIMA Dated, Kohima the th April 2018

SELECTION OF AUDITORS - REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL HIRING SERVICES OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT FIRM FOR STATUTORY AUDIT OF STATE HEALTH SOCIETY (SHS) & DISTRICT HEALTH SOCIETY (DHS) - (FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2017-18) under National Health Mission (NHM) Govt. of India (GoI) in partnership with the States is implementing the National Health Mission which comprises of various programs, with the objective of improving medical facilities in the areas and seeks to provide accessible, affordable and quality health care to the population, especially the vulnerable sections. To facilitate implementation of NHM, State and District level entities (Health Societies) have been registered which work under the administrative control of the Department of Health & Family Welfare. The Nagaland State Health Society invites “Proposal for audit” from firms of Chartered Accountants empanelled with C& AG and eligible for major PSUs audit for the year 2017-18 Detailed RFP: Detailed Request for Proposal (RFP) comprising Background, Terms of Reference (ToR) and Guidelines for submitting the proposal can be either downloaded from the state’s website www.nhm.gov.in or this can be collected from the O/o Mission Director Nagaland, SHS between 19th April ‘2018 and 30th April 2018.

Important Dates: i. Last date for collection of RFP from Office of SHS : 30-04-18 ii. Date for pre-bid conference : 01-05-18 iii. Last date for submission of Proposal to SHS : 07-05-18 iv. Date of opening of Tender : 07-05-18 Venue for Pre-bid Conference: Pre-bid Conference would be held at Mission Director, Office Chamber, Directorate of Health & Family Welfare, Nagaland: Kohima.

Sd/(DR. KEVICHUSA MEDIKHRU) Mission Director, NHM State Health Society, Nagaland Address: Mission Director, NHM SHS, Nagaland, Directorate of Health & Family Welfare, Kohima: Nagaland, below New Secretariat complex.

Email id: nrhmnagaland@gmail.com DC-862

me which is true and correct to the best of my knowledge, belief and nothing is concealed therein.

And I have signed this affidavit on this 18th day of April 2018 at Dimapur, Nagaland.

Deponent Sworn before me by the deponent.

Notary Public Regd. No. 600/2018, Date : 18/04/2018

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Officials tow an off-road vehicle parked at NH-2 in Wokha.

DIMAPUR: Kiphire and Zunheboto battalions of Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North) have been conducting various activities to enrich the lives of the public of the state.

AR constructs Bore-Well: Kiphire battalion of Assam Rifles constructed water supply scheme (bore-well) which was inaugurated by commandant 7 Assam

Attendees listen to a lecture delivered by an officer.

NOTICE INVITING OTHER CLAIMENTS TO REPRESENTATION TO COME FORWARD (SECTION 375 OF THE INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925) In the Court of Smti. Sara S. Jamir Additional Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur, Nagaland Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate of Late Gopal Tamang Deceased, has been filed by Smti. Sangeta Mech relation wife R/o. Ekranipathar Village to draw his/her family Pension, Bank Acct etc, who expired on 13.1.18.

Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the estate of the said deceased, may if he/she so desire may appear in this Court within 30 days, on the said day of 17.5.18.

Given under the hand and seal of the Court this 10 day of 4/18.

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Addl. Deputy Commissioner Dimapur : Nagaland.

Dt. 17/4/18 DECLARATION (Change of Surname) I, Shri. Narayan Singh Darlami, son of Late Ghun Bahadur Darlami, resident of D’Block Colony, Kohima Sadar, District- Kohima, 797001, Nagaland, do hereby solemnly affirm and declare on oath as follows:1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India and a resident of the above mentioned address.

2. That this affidavit is made to declare that in in all my document, wife documents and children records our Surname has been entered and recorded as ‘Thapa’ as Narayan Singh Thapa, wife name was entered and recorded as Prem Kala Thapa, my three biological sons name has been entered and recorded as Pravin Thapa, Aman Singh Thapa and Bipin Thapa.

3. That for and on behalf of myself and my family members, I hereby renounce/ remit/ relinquish and abandon the use of my former Surname ‘Thapa’ and use our new Surname ‘Darlami’ as our official Surname in place and in substitution of our former Surname.

4. That this affidavit shall stand as a piece of evidence for any ratification/clarification if any complication that may arise with regard to change of our Surname as ‘Darlami’ and henceforth we shall at all times hereafter in all record, deed and in writing and in all proceeding, dealings and transactions private as well as upon all occasions whatsoever use and sign our names, Surname and Date of Birth as Narayan Singh Darlami, Born on 06.05.1967, Prem Kala Darlami born on 11.10.1967, Pravin Darlami, Born on 10.08.1994, Aman Singh Darlami, Born on 07.08.1996 and Bipin Darlami, Born on 09.01.1998.

5. That I expressly authorise and request all persons at all times hereafter to designate and address us, by such assumed name/ Surname and date of Birth accordingly.

6. That this affidavit is signed and sworn before the competent Authority declaring and herein it shall be used for all our official records, future references and future correspondence.

That the above statements made in Para 1 – 6 are true to the best of my knowledge and nothing material has been concealed herein and I signed this affidavit before the Competent Authority on 13th April, 2018 at Kohima.

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Kathua rape and murder case: protests erupt across Kashmir

Traders holding a protest for justice to the Kathua rape and murder victim.

Srinagar, Apr 18 (PTI): The campaign for justice for the eight-yearold victim of Kathua rape and murder case is gaining momentum across Kashmir with students and people holding protest marches across the length and breadth of the valley today, giving police a tough time.

Students of various educational institutions took out a protest rally on Residency Road here, demanding justice for the girl and stern punishment to those involved in the heinous crime that has sparked outrage across the nation.

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people from other walks of life also held a protest rally at Pratap Park here, demanding death penalty for the persons involved in the rape and murder of the minor girl in January this year.

They also demanded setting up of a fast-track court for speedy delivery of justice in the case.

A massive rally was taken out by students in Uri town -- near the Line of Control -- in Baramulla district in support of the victim, reports reaching here said.

Similar protests were held in the Tral area of Pulwama district where police used batons and tear smoke shells to disperse the

students. Official sources said several students were hurt in the police action.

Students held protests in Anantnag, Baramulla, Awantipora and other parts of the valley as well.

The protestors accused the police of using force at some places to quell protests, a charge denied by the police.

A police spokesman said some miscreants indulged in stone-pelting to enforce a shutdown in Anantnag town.

The campaign for justice for the victim is gaining momentum every passing day with people adopting novel methods of protest.

Many passenger vehicles, including autorickshaws, have put up placards in front of the windscreens, demanding justice for the victim girl.

A large number of private cars and motorcycles also have posters, making the same demand. Business establishments have also put up similar placards on their premises.

In the virtual world, an online petition to Jammu and Kashmir Chief

Minister Mehbooba Mufti was started last month to demand justice for the victim.

“Big thank you to all!

We are over 1.6 million.

This is our silver lining.

There are more people who are willing to side with justice than with hate.

We, women from J&K, had started a petition to @ MehboobaMufti over one month ago seeking Justice for the vicitm of Kathua case,” JNU scholar Shehla Rashid said in a post on social networking site.

“It has gone on to become the biggest ever Indian petition on change. org, with over 15 lakh signatures!!” she added.

The demand for justice can be seen on thousands of Facebook pages, in whatsapp messages and statuses and in tweets as well.

The police spokesman further said they request citizens not to fall prey to any speculations and rumours which are intended to disturb peace in the state. we seek their cooperation for maintaining law and order, he added.

Media houses fined for identifying rape victim New Delhi, April 18 (IANS): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed 12 media organisations to pay Rs 10 lakh each as compensation for disclosing the identity of an eight-year-old girl who was raped and murdered in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district.

Advocates representing the media houses told a bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C. Hari Shankar that the mistake was due to ignorance of law and misconception that they could name the victim as she was dead.

As the media houses apologized, the court asked them to deposit the compensation amount with the Registrar General of the High Court within a week and directed that the money be transferred to Jammu and Kashmir to be used for the victim’s compensation scheme.

The media houses are The Times Of India, The Indian Express, NDTV, The Hindu, Republic TV, Deccan Chronicle, Navbharat Times, The Week, The Pioneer, Firstpost, The Statesman and India TV, court documents showed.

Unnao rape: CBI registers fourth case New Delhi, Apr 17 (PTI): The CBI has taken over probe in the fourth case related to the alleged kidnapping and gangrape of a minor days after she was raped allegedly by BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, officials said today.

The case has been registered on the directions of the Allahabad High Court which had strongly criticised the state administration for inaction against the accused in spite of complaints made to the office of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and instructions from it to submit report.

The CBI has already registered three cases-- related to alleged rape of the girl by Sengar on June 4, 2017, allegations of arms act against victim’s father and alleged rioting in which her father was killed.

In the fresh FIR, the agency has named Shubham Singh and Awadesh Tiwari as the accused in the case of alleged kidnapping and gangrape of the Unnao girl.

Sections related to Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 have also been slapped by the CBI. In its order, the high court had noted that the case was registered on June 20, 2017 and a charge sheet

Accused BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar.

as also filed by the police.

The accused are out on bail, it had said.

“This FIR was in connection with the alleged incident of kidnapping and gang rape that occurred during 11 June and 20 June 2017... It appears, that according to the complaint and the prosecutrix, though they named Kuldeep Singh, MLA also in the said complaint, the police did not take down his name nor did they allow her to make any allegations/complaint against him,” the high court had said.

Taking note of the victim’s complaint, the bench of Chief Justice Dilip B Bhosale and Justice Suneet Kumar observed that she was enticed on the night

of June 11, 2017, by her neighbour on the pretext of providing her job.

“Awdhesh and Shubham in the car raped her repeatedly. She tried to escape, but was beaten and intimidated. She was kept in the custody of Shubham at his house, where, she was repeatedly raped by other persons,” it had underlined.

From the narration of facts, it appears that the accused named and unnamed, therein, were known to Kuldeep Singh, it had pointed out.

It is alleged that she was sold for Rs 60,000 to some person in Agra and was recovered by the police on the morning of June 20, 2017 and brought her to police station Maakhi.

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besides Chauhan have been made members of its national executive. Sources said the new heads of the party in Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh will be announced soon.

Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar, who was in contention for the post of the party president in Madhya Pradesh, will be its campaign committee chief in the state, sources said. Rakesh Singh (55), a three-term MP representing Jabalpur in the Lok Sabha, is seen as a dynamic leader with vast organizational experience and the party hopes that he will be able to use its strong organisation in the state to ward off damage due to any perceived anti-incumbency in the state.

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New Delhi/Jaipur/ Bhopal, Apr 18 (PTI): The BJP today appointed a new party president in Madhya Pradesh and will also replace its Rajasthan chief in a sign of major organisational revamp in the two poll-bound states where it has suffered a string of bypoll defeats to the Congress.

BJP president Amit Shah appointed Rakesh Singh, the party’s chief whip in the Lok Sabha, as the head of its Madhya Pradesh unit, replacing Nandkumar Singh Chauhan, who had been at the helm since August 2014.

A party statement said that Ashok Parmani and K Hari Babu, both of whom have resigned as chief of Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh units respectively,

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lead bank for cash credit limits.

It is alleged that the firm, with active connivance of officials from various banks, managed to get enhanced credit facilities.

According to the CBI, the company had allegedly submitted false stock statements to the lead bank by treating receivables more than 180 days (non-current asset) as less than 180 days (current asset) to get more drawing power in their cash credit accounts.

Earlier in the day, the Gujarat Anti Terrorist Squad said the trio were held from a hotel in Udaipur last night.

“The CBI had sought our help in nabbing the Bhatnagar trio. Based on a tip-off that they were hiding in a hotel, a joint team of the Gujarat ATS and the CBI conducted a raid in Udaipur in Rajasthan last night and held them,” said a senior ATS official.

in 2017 in comparison to 119 in 2016.

The report said the central government in tandem with the state government has adopted a multi-pronged approach to contain cross border infiltrations like strengthening of the border infrastructure and multitiered and multi-model deployment along the International Border and Line of Control.

The ministry said the endeavour of the government has been to allow proactive and coordinated measures by all the security forces to safeguard the country from cross-border terrorism and to contain militancy.

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A non-bailable warrant was issued against them on the agency’s request, CBI spokesperson Abhishek Dayal said.

The agency had received input about the whereabouts of the Bhatnagar trio late last night following which teams were sent to arrest them.

“The accused were arrested today and will be produced before the Special Judge, Ahmedabad,” Dayal said.

The company and its directors managed to get term loans and credit facilities despite being on the Reserve Bank of India’s defaulters list and the Export Credit Guarantee Corporation’s caution list at the time of the initial sanction of credit limits by the consortium, the CBI alleged.

When the consortium was formed in 2008, the Axis Bank was the lead bank for the term loan and the Bank of India was the

corresponding period of 2016,” the report said.

In 2017, there were 342 violent incidents in Jammu and Kashmir in which 80 security personnel, 40 civilians and 213 terrorists were killed.

There were 322 incidents in the state in 2016 in which 82 security personnel, 15 civilians and 150 terrorists were killed.

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New Delhi, Apr 18 (PTI): The CBI arrested today the promoters and directors of Vadodarabased Diamond Power Infrastructure Ltd. (DPIL) in connection with an alleged over Rs 2,654 crore bank loan fraud case, officials said here.

The agency in an FIR said that the DPIL, which manufactures electric cables and equipment, is promoted by Suresh Narain Bhatnagar and his sons Amit and Sumit, who are also the directors of the firm.

The loan, it said, was declared a non-performing asset in 2016-17.

“It is alleged that the DPIL, through its management, (had) fraudulently availed credit facilities from a consortium of 11 banks (both public and private) since 2008, leaving behind an outstanding debit of Rs 2,654.40 crore as of June 29, 2016,” the agency said.

New Delhi, Apr 18 (PTI): Jammu and Kashmir witnessed 166 per cent more civilian fatalities due to militancy while there was a 42 per cent rise in number of terrorists neutralised in 2017 compared to the previous year, the Home Ministry said.

The annual report of the Ministry of Home Affairs for 2017-18, released today, said that since the advent of militancy in Jammu and Kashmir in 1990, a total of 13,976 civilians and 5,123 security personnel have lost their lives till December 31, 2017.

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serious crimes in some or other part of the country.

“Recently one child became target of a heinous and barbaric crime, which nobody could ever imagine”, he said, referring to the brutal gangrape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua.

“Are we developing such a society where our mother sisters and daughters are getting their right of justice, equality and freedom as enshrined by the Constitution”, he asked.

The president called for a resolve to provide security and safety to girl child across the nation.

“It is the responsibility of all of us that it (cases like the Kathua rape and murder case) do not happen with any of our sisters or daughters”, Kovind said.

He said if there is good education it makes students

Maneka, Mamata spar on killing of Royal Bengal tiger important to stop the ‘Shikar Utsav’ here,” she said.

“The point is that, if the Chief Minister was interested she could have stopped it in two minutes. But it is all about the vote bank. If 10,000-15,000 animals die for the sake of securing the vote bank, what can you do?” the minister said.

On April 13, the tiger, that had strayed into the forest, was found dead with multiple wounds, including a spear thrust into its body. There are allegations that the big cat was killed by hunters. Soon after Gandhi’s comments were aired by television channels, Banerjee came up with a hard-hitting statement, calling the minister’s remarks “unwarranted”.

“I am saddened that a Union Minister has made unwarranted comments about a community. She said that Adivasis are poachers and they torture animals. I feel she should apologise to the Adivasi community.

“With people like them in the Cabinet, the government as well as the nation is in a precarious situation.

I completely condemn the comment made by her. Adivasi brothers and sisters are our assets. Is she aware how many forests and deep forests we have in Bengal? Does she know how many tigers, elephants, rhinos, bisons or deer are there in Bengal?” she asked.

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FELICITATION The Thevomia Students’ Union, K h o n o m a a n d T h e v o m i a Yo u t h Organisation, Khonoma with immense pride and pleasure would like to congratulate Miss Ruopfüzhano Whiso, D/o Lt. Kepevizo Whiso for winning Miss Kohima 2017, 1st Runners up Miss Nagaland 2017 and FBB Colors Femina Miss India Nagaland 2018.

We also wish her great success in all her future endeavors.

Neikolie Yalie Megokolie Pier President President Thevomia Students’ Union Thevomia Youth Organisation

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Ko l k ata , A p r 1 8 (IANS): Altogether 18 deaths were reported in the city and four southern districts following the twin storms accompanied by rains which lashed parts of West Bengal on Tuesday night, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said here on Wednesday.

“Eight people perished in Kolkata while six died in Howrah. The storm claimed two lives in Bankura and one each in Hoogly and North 24 Parganas district,” she told the reporters at the state secretariat Nabanna here.

Baner jee said 230 houses were totally or partially damaged and 225 electric poles and 255 trees were uprooted by the storms which hit the city and southern districts with a gale speed of nearly km per hour.

She said the ferocity of the wind on Tuesday evening could be compared with the cyclonic storm Aila which ravaged southern West Bengal claiming 149 lives.

“The administration worked through the night to control the damage.

Because we all monitored the situation minute by minute, the devastation did not reach the proportion of 2009. We will provide all aids and relief necessary to the affected,” she said.

parties to get themselves registered,” he said.

However, the Akali Dal has always remain a religiopolitical party which has maintained its public alignment with Sikh religion by contesting elections to the religious bodies like SGPC and DSGMC, the plea said, adding its public alignment with the Sikh religion is also evident through its religious symbolism in order to capture and consolidate its vote-bank among the Sikh electorate.

The party has committed several such frauds or a ‘series of frauds’ and fabrication of documents in order to remain qualified as a valid political party, the plea said. The Constitution, the Representation of People Act and the Supreme Court prohibit political parties from alignment with any religion.

The petitioner said that the Akali Dal knowingly committed fraud and continues to enjoy the benefits of registration as a political party although it has always been a “religious based political party”.

Formed in the 1920s, as the political wing of SGPC, the apex religious body of the Sikhs, the party later, tried to control the SGPC , Khera said alleging that the EC has failed, despite its duties and powers, to set aside the void registration.

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Ranchi, Apr 18 (IANS): A Special CBI court here on Wednesday handed jail terms ranging from three-and-a-half years to 14 years to 37 persons convicted in the fodder scam related to the fraudulent withdrawals from the Dumka treasury in the then undivided Bihar, an official said.

These convicts have been ordered to pay fines totalling Rs 29 crore.

On April 9, Special CBI Judge Shivapal Singh had convicted these 37 persons and acquitted five others.

Then Animal Husbandry Department’s Regional Director O.P. Diwakar was sentenced to a cumulative jail term of

Supreme Court to pronounce judgment in Loya’s death case

New Delhi, Apr 18 (AGENCIES): The Supreme Court on Thursday is scheduled to pronounce its judgment on a batch of petitions seeking an independent probe into the death of CBI judge B.H. Loya.

A three-judge Bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A.M. Khanwilkar and D.Y. Chandrachud heard the petitions amidst criticism that the Supreme Court intends to “throw away” the PILs. Judge Loya was the Special CBI judge hearing the 2005 Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case in which BJP president Amit Shah was once an accused.

Mr. Shah was discharged from the case by Judge Loya’s successor judge.

Chief Justice Misra had, while hearing the petitions in a series of marathon sessions, assured the petitioners about the “highest amount of seriousness” with which the court is examining their plea, even calling it a “cause”.

“We give this the highest amount of seriousness.

We treat it like a cause. We do not care what is said outside, but we will do our duty if any fact arouses our suspicion,” Chief Justice Misra had assured petitioners’ counsel, senior advocates Dushyant Dave and Indira Jaising, during a February hearing.

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The Moya Village Students’ Union (MVSU) warmly congratulates Miss. A. Hankiula for her success in B.Th. from Kihoto Theological College Yahkor. The Union wish to explore your mission for Christ to the outreach places and to our peoples as well.

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WOKHA: NAGALAND Regd. Judl 35/89-90 Dt. 23/03/90 Motto: “Unity is Strength” FELICITATION The Eastern Nagaland Peoples Union Wokha would like to felicitate the former President of the Union Shri. K.Lipongse Sangtam on being promoted to the post of Employment Officer (EO) Department of Employment Skill Development & Entrepreneurship.

Further the Union extend our best wishes and pray that God Almighty grant him more success and achievement in his future endeavour.

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Ko l k at a , A p r 1 8 (IANS): Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Wednesday termed West Bengal as the only place in the country where illegal killing of wild animals is “allowed and encouraged”, prompting an angry reaction from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who demanded an apology from the minister for “insulting adivasis” (tribals).

Days after a Royal Bengal tiger was gruesomely killed in Lalgarh forest of West Midnapore district, Gandhi took a dig at Banerjee, accusing her of not taking action against the culprits to save her vote bank.

Referring to the hunting festival known as ‘Shikar Utsav’ in the Ayodhya Hill area in Purulia district during Buddha Purnima, Gandhi claimed that thousands of animals are killed every year and said the festival should be banned immediately.

“Thousands of socalled tribals come to the forests around Lalgarh and kill thousands of animals every year. This year was no exception. They do not kill the animal for themselves. They are being used by smugglers and poachers and the state forest department has done nothing about this,” said Gandhi, also an animal activist.

“West Bengal is the only place in India where such illegality is allowed and encouraged. It is extremely

good human beings and people who have sensitivity and sense of equality towards others.

Speaking at the convocation, he said, “A good human being, if he becomes a doctor, becomes a good doctor, and if he becomes an engineer, a good engineer, which is better for society”, he added.

In the convocation, 882 students were awarded degrees in various disciplines including 439 graduate degrees, 427 masters degrees besides 16 PhDs and 26 medals.

Recognising their contribution and achievements, founder and chairman of Bharti Enterprises, Sunil Bharti and Chairman-cumManaging Director, Munjal Auto Engineering Limited, Sudhir Munjal have been conferred honorary doctorate by SMVDU on the occasion. Earlier, the President reviewed the ceremonial guard of honour upon his arrival here and lauded the high morale of troops, a defence spokesperson said.

Soon after his arrival at technical airport here, the supreme commander of the armed forces was presented the president’s Guard of Honour by soldiers of the Gorkha Rifles.

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Aboto Zhimomi Class-1 Contractor Nagaland will be the guest of honor at the closing programme of the tournament.

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Kakriyal (Reasi), April 18 (PTI): President Ram Nath Kovind today condemned the Kathua rape and murder case as “heinous” and “shameful” and said there was a need to introspect on “what kind of a society we are developing into”.

The president said crimes against children are a deep concern for humanity and there was a need for a firm resolve to provide safety to children.

“Such an incident happening in our country after 70 years of independence is shameful. We all have to think where we are going.

What kind of society are we developing into. What are we giving to future generation”, he said.

The president was addressing the 6th convocation of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University here .

“I feel the smile of children is the most beautiful thing in the world. The biggest success of our society is to ensure safety of children that they feel secure. It is the first responsibility of any society to ensure security of children so that they feel secure”, he said.

He said children have been becoming targets of

New Delhi, Apr 18 (IANS): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to Election Commission and others on a plea seeking cancellation of registration of the Akali Dal as a political party.

A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C. Hari Shankar issued notice to Akali Dal, the Election Commission, the Punjab State Election Commission, the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committe, Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee, Gurdwara Election Commission and others and posted the matter for September 12.

The court was hearing a plea filed by social activist Balwant Singh Khera through counsel Prashant Bhushan and Indira Unninayar.

Khera, in his plea, told the court that Akali Dal obtained registration as a political party by committing fraud and forgery.

“The party falsely undertook to be ‘secular’ in its application for registration in 1989 as a political party, by fabricating a document titled ‘Rules and Regulations’, and filing it along with its application merely to appear to be complying with Section 29A of The Representation of People Act which requires such undertaking for political

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The court had said that if there was any suspicion of foul play requiring further investigation, it would order a probe.

The court had gone through all the records and evidence placed before it by both the petitioners and the State of Maharashtra, which had ordered a “discreet enquiry” after articles appeared in a magazine last year quoting some family members of the judge who voiced suspicion about the circumstances of the death at Nagpur in 2014 where he had gone to attend a wedding.

Dave had criticised the procedure followed by the Bench in hearing the PILs as “not desirable”. He said neither had the Bench issued formal notice to the State nor had it sought affidavits from any of the witnesses, including the four judges two of whom are presently sitting Bombay High Court judges – who had accompanied Judge Loya.

He had emphasised there was no politics or political motives, as alleged by Maharashtra’s lead counsel and senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, behind these PILs. The Loya PILs had caused embar rassment within the Supreme Court judiciary when the four senior most Supreme Court judges – Justices Jasti Che-

lameswar, Ranjan Gogoi, Madan B. Lokur and Kurian Joseph - had mentioned them while expressing reservations, in their unprecedented press conference of January 12, about the allocation of select cases to preferred Benches in the apex court.

Rohatgi had argued that the PILs were fuelled by “oblique political motives” and was timed shortly after an earlier writ petition, filed by activist Harsh Mander, seeking a review of the discharge of Shah was dismissed by the apex court.

Rohatgi argued that this was not a criminal appeal and the magazine article which raised suspicions about the death of Loya was “baseless and concocted”.

He raised doubts about why the PILs were filed over three years after the judge’s death.

Dave said the entire case of the Maharashtra that Loya died an “accidental death” due to cardiac arrest hinged entirely on the statements made by the four judges who had accompanied him to Nagpur.

Dave had earlier applied to “cross-examine” these judges. Mr. Dave had informed the court that he was even under “pressure” from the Bar Council of India because of what he perceived to be due to his involvement with the Loya case.

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KNSK (Chen) with immense joy and pride would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to Miss H. Omya K., D/o Mr. & Mrs. Hammo Chingkao Chingha on being awarded the Gold Medal for M.A History Topper from Mahatma Gandhi University, Meghalaya.

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14 years. He was given a seven-year jail term for conspiracy and another seven years under the Prevention of Corruption Act. Three convicts, former department employees, were sentenced to seven years each in jail and a Rs 1 crore fine each.

The remaining 33 convicts were handed out jail terms of three-and-a-half years and Rs 50 lakh fine each.

The case (number RC 45A/96) related to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 34.91 crore from the Dumka treasury during 1991-92 and 1995-96.

This is the 51st fodder scam case in which the CBI court has delivered a judgment.

In this case, the accused were suppliers and officials of the Animal Husbandry Department.

No politician was an accused.

The FIR was lodged against 72 people in 1996 and charges were framed finally against 60 accused in 2004. Fourteen accused died during trial, two admitted to their crime and two are absconding.

The fodder scam came to light in 1996 after an FIR was lodged against then undivided Bihar’s Chief Minister Lalu Prasad.

He has been convicted in four cases and is in jail.

He was awarded 14 years’ imprisonment on March 23. He is now admitted to AIIMS, New Delhi.

Law Commission urges Centre to bring BCCI under RTI Act

New Delhi, Apr 18 (AGENCIES): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) should be brought under the ambit of the RTI Act, the Law Commission said today noting that it falls under the definition of a public authority which has received substantial financing from governments. ’. It also said non-consideration of the role played by the BCCI as “monopolistic” in regulation of the game of cricket has resulted in the board “flying under the radar of public scrutiny, encouraged an environment of opacity and non-accountability”.

In July 2016, the Supreme Court had asked the commission to recommend whether the cricket board can be brought under the Right to Information Act. There have been demands to bring the cash-rich cricket body under RTI to usher in transparency. The report, submitted to the Law Min-

istry today, states that BCCI ought to be classified as ‘state’ within the meaning of Article 12 of the Constitution. “An analysis of the functioning of BCCI also shows that the government does exercise control over its activities and functioning. “... BCCI, falling in line with the foreign policy of India, did not recognise a player from South Africa due to their practice of apartheid; and that the cricket matches between India and Pakistan in view of tense international relations were made subject to government approval. The foregoing positions BCCI as a ‘limb of the state’,” the law panel report said. It said though the BCCI is continued to be regarded as a “private body”, owing to its “monopolistic character coupled with the public nature of its functions, it can still be termed as a ‘public authority’ and be brought within the purview of the RTI Act.

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KUDA VILLAGE COUNCIL DIMAPUR - 797112 : NAGALAND

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The Kuda Village Council is honoured to felicitate and congratulate the following kudains for making the village proud for their success and achievements in various fields.

1. Dr. Megosielie Kire : on being promoted to Principal Director, Health & Family Welfare.

2. Dr. Vitsosie Vüprü : on obtaining Doctorate degree in Economics under NEHU. 3. Mr. Nise Meruno : The first and only Indian pianist endorsed

by Yamaha, Pianos, Japan to represent AKG, Austria and for being acclaimed as one of the world's finest pianist.

4. Mr. Vilasier Khate and partner for lifted men's doubles title, AITA 50K Championship 2018.

The Council wish all success in their future endeavour.

Secretary Chairman Megovikho Khate Achübu Meruno

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HC issues notice to EC on plea against Akali Dal

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PUBLIC NOTICE

It is hereby directed to all land purchaser(s) those who have purchased land under the jurisdiction of Vihuto Village without the knowledge of the undersigned to obtain No Objection Certificate from the undersigned with immediate effect. Failing, which the undersigned will be compelled to seize the land as per the norms of the village.

It is also notified to all concerned if any person(s) or party(s) is willing to purchase land under Vihuto Village will have to avail permission at first from the undersigned otherwise any kind of dealing in respect of Vihuto village land will be dong so on their own peril.

Kisheto Zhimo, Head GB Vihuto Village, Dimapur # 7627963333 DP-3003

For the smooth functioning of the school, the Kangtsungyimsen Students' Union inspected GPS, Luyimlenden (Kangtsungyimsen) on 11/04/2018. The School has an enrollment of 44 students (Cl-A to Cl-3) with only 4 (four) Govt. Teachers. The Union distributed stationaries to the students and also encourages the teachers to do their duty with great enthusiasm.

So, we request the concerned authority to look into the matter and provide with full teaching staff as soon as possible.

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Majority of Americans support Syrian strikes: Poll

UN team shot at while visiting site of Syria chemical weapons attack

WASHINGTON, APR 18 (IANS): A majority of Americans supported the April 13 retaliatory strikes on Syria carried out by the US in coordination with the UK and France, a new poll revealed on Wednesday. The Politico/Morning Consult poll showed that while 58 per cent of the voters supported the strikes, only 23 per cent opposed them. Another 19 per cent of the voters surveyed in the three days after the strikes had no opinion.

Re publican voters were most supportive of the military action: 77 per cent of the Republicans supported it compared to 49 per cent of the Democrats. Half of independents backed the strikes, versus 26 per cent who opposed.

Despite support for the airstrikes, only 8 per cent of the voters said they were “very confident” that the US and its allies would prevent Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government from using chemical or biological weapons again. “Democrats and Republicans have drastically different views on whether ongoing scandals played a role in President Trump’s decision to conduct airstrikes in Syria,” said Kyle Dropp, co-founder of Morning Consult, a media company.

THE HAGUE/BEIRUT, APR 18 (AGENCIES): A U.N. security team came under fire in Syria while doing reconnaissance for inspectors to visit sites of a suspected chemical weapons attack, and officials said it was no longer clear when the inspectors would be able to go in. The inspectors from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons are in Syria to investigate an April 7 incident in which Western countries and rescue workers say scores of civilians were gassed to death by government forces.

OPCW Director-General Ahmet Üzümcü said the United Nations Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) had decided to carry out reconnaissance at two sites in the town of Douma before the inspectors would visit them.

“On arrival at site one, a large crowd gathered and the advice provided by the UNDSS was that the reconnaissance team should withdraw,” he told a meeting at the watchdog’s headquarters in remarkes it later released.

“At site two, the team came under small arms fire and an explosive was detonated.

The reconnaissance team returned to Damascus.”

The United States, Britain and France fired missiles at Syrian targets on Saturday

UK hopes former colonies can give trade boost after Brexit

LO N D O N, A P R 1 8 (AGENCIES): After decades of sidelining the Commonwealth as a relic of their imperial past, many in Britain are now promoting the group of ex-colonies as a ready-made market for what they hope to be the country’s buccaneering global business spirit after the exit from the European Union. It’s unlikely to be that easy.

At this week’s summit in London of leaders from the Commonwealth, Prime Minister Theresa May and her international trade secretary, Liam Fox, sought to underline the group’s importance to a “Global Britain” after Brexit in less than a year.

Brexit proponents like Fox cast the Commonwealth as a more natural fit for Britain than the centralized EU. Ever since the Brexit vote campaign, they referred to the “old friends” in the Commonwealth, some of whom still have Queen Elizabeth II as their sovereign, use English as their official language, and share a cultural and sporting heritage.

“As the United Kingdom leaves the European Union, we have the opportunity to reinvigorate

Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets British Prime Minister Theresa May, at 10 Downing Street, in London on Wednesday. (PTI)

our Commonwealth partnerships and usher in a new era, harnessing the movement of expertise, talent, goods and capital between our nations, in a way that we have not done for a generation or more,” Fox said.

The potential of the Commonwealth, a varied group of 53 countries that includes Australia, Canada, countries in sub-Saharan Africa, many of the islands of the Caribbean and India, is “vast,” according to Fox. He cited forecasts that trade between Commonwealth countries is expected to total $700 billion by 2020, up from $560 billion now.

However, the idea that

the Commonwealth can ever match the EU as a trading partner is widely dismissed by experts, as is the notion that striking new deals will be simpler.

“The great myth is that withdrawing from the EU would enable the U.K. to trade more easily with the Commonwealth, whereas in fact Britain already has trade agreements in place or in negotiation with the vast majority of Commonwealth members through the EU,” said Philip Murphy, director of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at London University.

In 2017, nearly half of Britain’s exports went to the 27 other EU countries. Less

New Zealand PM angry on Trump comparisons

One killed as US flight makes emergency landing

WELLINGTON, APR 18 (IANS): New Zealands Prime Minister Jacinda Arder n on Wednesday said she was “infuriated” and “very angry” for being compared to US President Donald Trump.

Last September, the Wall Street Journal headlined a story: “Meet New Zealand’s Justin Trudeau - except she’s more like Trump on immigration,”, the Guardian reported.

In an inter view to NBC News, Ardern said the story was completely off the mark. “That infuriated me, it infuriated me,” she said.

“We are a party who were at that time campaigning to double our refugee quota. We are a nation built on immigration. I am only a third-generation New Zealander.

“The suggestion in any way that New Zealand wasn’t an open, outwardfacing country, the suggestion that I was leading something that was counter

Jacinda Ardern to that value, made me extremely angry.”

Ardern’s Labour Coalition government has promised to slash immigration by 20,000 to 30,000 people during its three-year term, with a focus on international students who come to New Zealand on student visas to study at low-quality institutions and then stay on in the country, reports the Guardian.

The government also plans to introduce stricter criteria for which New Zealand companies recruit employees from overseas, in an effort to encourage businesses to hire locals first.

WASHINGTON, APR 18 (IANS): A female passenger was killed after a US flight made an emergency landing in Philadelphia city due to engine failure, authorities said. The Boeing 737-700, operated by Southwest Airlines, was flying from New York City to Dallas on Tuesday when one of its engines failed, reports Xinhua news agency.

Passengers said the plane was able to land “safely”, and initial reports said one person, who was hurt by crashed window, was taken to hospital.

US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chairman Robert Sumwalt later confirmed one passenger had died from the accident. Southwest Airlines said in a statement that 143 travellers and five crew members were on the flight.

Photos shared on social media by passengers showed the engine was badly damaged. Local news reports said the damage was caused by an explosion.

than 10 percent went to Commonwealth countries.

EU states accounted for 7 of Britain’s top ten export markets. Singapore is the top Commonwealth destination at 16th, accounting for just 1.5 percent of Britain’s total export of goods.

T h e r e ’s r o o m f o r growth, particularly in India, which is one of the fastest-expanding economies in the world. But it’s coming from a low level: Britain sold only 4.4 billion pounds ($6.25 billion) worth of goods to India in 2017 and imported 7.5 billion over the same period.

Rakesh Bharti Mittal, president of the Confederation of Indian Industry, said trade between Britain and India is “very, very small” but that there is “huge potential.”

Doubling or even trebling trade volumes between the two countries would still leave it far short of the levels between Britain and Germany. In 2017, Britain exported 37.7 billion pounds of goods to Germany, making it its second-biggest export market. On the imports side, Britain brought in 69.5 billion pounds worth of goods from Germany, more than any other country.

A man walks near the chemical weapons attack site in the town of Douma, the site of a suspected chemical weapons attack, near Damascus, Syria.

in retaliation for the suspected chemical use. They say the arrival of the inspectors is being held up by Syrian authorities who now control the area, and that evidence of the chemical attack may be being destroyed.

Damascus and its ally Moscow deny that any gas attack took place, that they are holding up the inspections or that they have tampered with evidence at the site. Britain’s ambassador to the OPCW Peter Wilson said it was now unclear when the inspectors would be able to reach it. The rebel group based in Douma announced its surrender hours after the suspected chemical attack, and the last rebels left a week later, hours after the Western retaliation strikes.

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‘We oppose chemical warfare’: Italian PM ROME, APR 18 (IANS): civilians were killed, the Ital- in the strike, and no military Italy opposes chemical war- ian leader said. action departed from Italian fare but did not participate Italy did not participate territory, Gentiloni said. in Friday’s US-led air strikes against chemical weapons facilities in Syria, Prime ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Minister Paolo Gentiloni said on Tuesday.

Reporting to the Lower House of the Parliament, Gentiloni said chemical warfare was “unacceptable”.

“One hundred years from the end of World War I (which saw the use of mustard gas), adapting to the idea of having to live with chemical weapons again, of somehow legitimizing them, is unacceptable,” XinBorn in : 1917 – Died in : 2018 hua quoted the outgoing Through this column, we the bereaved family center-left Prime Minister members of Late Meyietoshi Longkumer of as saying.

“We cannot accept this. Chuchuyimlang Village, Mokokchung would like There is every evidence that to express and extend our profound gratitude to chemical weapons were neighbours, friends, relatives and well wishers who used in April 7 attack on stood and helped us through prayers, financially and by extending all possible help during our darkest hour Douma, a rebel-held suburb at his sudden demise on 16/04/18. of Damascus,” Gentiloni We deeply regret our inability to thank and mention said.

The April 14 US-UK- each and every individually but are deeply indebted for your presence, generosity and support, words France strike against chemi- are not enough to express but you all will be always cal weapons manufacturing remembered in our prayers and may you all continue sites was “motivated, tar- to be great blessings that comes your way. geted, and circumscribed”, Loving daughter, son, daughter in law, grandchildren, in laws, and there is no evidence any great grandchildren and family members.

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tion has threatened to escalate confrontation between the West and Assad’s backer Russia, although it has had no impact on the fighting on the ground, in which pro-government forces have pressed on with a campaign to crush the rebellion.

Assad is now in his strongest position since the early months of a sevenyear-old civil war that has killed more than 500,000 people and driven more than half of Syrians from their homes. The OPCW team will seek evidence from soil samples, interviews with witnesses, blood, urine or tissue samples from victims and weapon parts. But, more than a week after the suspected attack, hard evidence might be hard to trace.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

LT. REV. T MANYANG AO

Born : 13 Dec. 1930 – Died : 14th April 2018

We, the bereaved family members of Lt. Rev. T. Mangyang Ao (Chakpa) wish to extend our heartfelt gratitude to each and every individual, relatives, neighbours, unions, churches, Zion Hospital doctors/ nurses, friends and well wishers who have extended your love and concern at the demise of our beloved father through your physical presence, financial, spiritual and material support.

We can never repay the act of kindness you have shown to us, but it is our earnest prayer that our Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

Loving wife, sons, daughters, grandchildren and in-laws

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT “We rejoice, you are Home”

Acknowledgement “Grace and Peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ” 1st Corinthians 1:3

LUTOHO Y. KIBA

(14th May 1977 – 14th April 2018)

LATE MESE-Ü THERIE 15th December 1920 – 9th April 2018

Words are not enough to express how grateful and blessed we are for your love, prayer, physical, spiritual and financial support from our dear relatives, friends, neighbours and all wellwishers during the illness till the last breath of our beloved Late Mese-ü Therie. We apologize for our inability to thank and mention each and every individual, but pray that the Good Lord continue to bless you all.

We would like to convey our special heartfelt gratitude to: 1. All the Churches of Diphupar 'B' Village 2. Village Council, various communities and organizations of Diphupar 'B'.

3. All G.B's Union Dimapur 4. Z.A.P.O, Dimapur 5. Lasumi Union, Dimapur 6. Calvary Baptist Church, Pfütsero Town and Christian Prayer Centre Phek 7. Shri K. Therie and families 8. Doctors & nurses of Dimapur Hospital and CIHSR Dimapur.

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Loving children, in-laws, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

We, the bereaved family members would like to convey our heartfelt gratitude to all who stood by us physically, financially and in prayers during the prolonged illness and at the sad demise of our beloved.

We would like to convey our sincere appreciation to : 1. Thahekhu Baptist Church, Dimapur 2. Thahekhu Block - 5 Prayer Fellowship.

3. Asukhomi Baptist Church 4. Izheto Baptist Church 5. Sumi Baptist Church, Zunheboto 6. Old Town Prayer Fellowship, Zunheboto 7. SBAK, Nitomount 8. Doctors and nurses from Tata Medical Centre, Kolkata 9. Dr. Shanker, Dr. Akum and Nurses from Eden Medical Centre, Dimapur.

10. All the ranks and files of NSCN/GPRN Government.

11. New Life Home – Nagaland Chapter 12. Asukhomi Union, Dimapur 13. Asukhomi Welfare Society, Kohima 14. Asukhomi Union, Zunheboto 15. Prayer Groups, friends and well-wishers We regret our inability to mention each and everyone individually but we pray that our Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

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d Sheeran, Kendrick Lamar, and Bruno Mars lead at this year’s 2018 Billboard Music Awards, with 15 nominations each.

All three artists are nominees in the Top Artist category, along with Taylor Swift and Drake. This year Swift has a total of five nominations, while Drake is up for nine categories.

It is also a good year for Post Malone, who is nominated for nine awards including Top Male Artist, Top Streaming Songs Artist, and Top Rap Artist.

Imagine Dragons have also scooped ten nominations in total.

Z Cardi B, Khalid and ‘Havana’ star Camila Cabello are among the nominees for Top New Artist at the awards, while The

Chainsmokers, Migos, Coldplay, U2 and Imagine Dragons are all up for Top Duo/Group.

Elsewhere, Beyonce,

Rihanna and SZA are all up for Top R&B Female Artist, while The Weeknd gets a nod in the Top R&B Male Artist category.

Billboard Music Awards 2018 Nominations: Some of the top awardsTop Artist: Bruno Mars Daddy Yankee Post Malone, Stoney Drake Post Malone Luis Fonsi Top Country Album: Kendrick Lamar Ed Sheeran Ozuna Kane Brown, Kane Brown Bruno Mars Top R&B Artist: Romeo Santos Luke Combs, This One’s For You Ed Sheeran Chris Brown Top Dance/Electronic Artist: Thomas Rhett, Life Changes Taylor Swift Khalid The Chainsmokers C Stapleton, From A Room: Vol 1 Top Male Artist: Bruno Mars Calvin Harris Brett Young, Brett Young Drake SZA Kygo Top Rock Album: Kendrick Lamar The Weeknd Marshmello Imagine Dragons, Evolve Bruno Mars Top Rap Artist: ODESZA Linkin Park, One More Light Post Malone Drake Top Christian Artist: Panic! At The Disco, Death of Ed Sheeran Kendrick Lamar Elevation Worship a Bachelor Top Female Artist: Lil Uzi Vert Hillsong UNITED Portugal. The Man, Woodstock Camila Cabello Migos Hillsong Worship U2, Songs of Experience Cardi B Post Malone MercyMe Top Christian Album: Halsey Top Country Artist: Zach Williams Elevation Worship, There Is A Cloud Demi Lovato Kane Brown Top Gospel Artist: Hillsong UNITED, Wonder Taylor Swift Luke Combs Anthony Brown & group therAPy Hillsong Worship, Let There Top Duo/Group: Sam Hunt Travis Greene Be Light The Chainsmokers Thomas Rhett J.J. Hairston & Youthful Praise Alan Jackson, Precious MemoColdplay Chris Stapleton Tasha Cobbs Leonard ries Collection Imagine Dragons Top Country Duo/Group Artist: Tamela Mann MercyMe, Lifer Migos Florida Georgia Line Top R&B Album: Top Gospel Album: U2 Old Dominion Khalid, American Teen Anthony Brown & group therATop Streaming Songs Artist: Zac Brown Band Bruno Mars, 24K Magic Py, A Long Way From Sunday Cardi B Top Rock Artist: SZA, CTRL Travis Greene, Crossover: Live Drake Imagine Dragons The Weeknd, Starboy From Music City Kendrick Lamar Linkin Park XXXTentacion, 17 J.J. Hairston & Youthful Praise, Post Malone Portugal. The Man Top Rap Album: You Deserve It Ed Sheeran Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Drake, More Life Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Heart.

Top Song Sales Artist: Twenty One Pilots Kendrick Lamar, DAMN. Passion. Pursuit Imagine Dragons Top Latin Artist: Lil Uzi Vert, Luv Is Rage 2 Marvin Sapp, Close Kendrick Lamar J Balvin Migos, Culture

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Digital afterlife industry must be regulated: Experts

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Zayn Malik ‘dropped’ by his management

o make the commercial use of digital remains more ethical, it is important to regulate the digital afterlife industry, says a team of experts from University of Oxford.

From live-streaming funerals to online memorial pages and even chatbots that use people’s social media footprints’ to act as online ghosts, the digital afterlife industry has become big business, but the boundaries around acceptable afterlife activity and grief exploitation, have become increasingly blurry, the researchers noted.

In the study, published in the journal Nature, the researchers noted that online remains should be viewed

in the same way as the physical human body, and treated with care and respect rather than manipulated for commercial gain. The paper suggests that regulation is the best way to achieve this.The guidelines used to manage human remains in archaeological exhibitions could be used as a framework to regulate the growing industry, the researchers said.

In recommending a framework for regulation the paper identified four digital afterlife industries -- information management services, posthumous messaging services, online memorial services and re-creation services -- which use a person’s digital footprint to generate new messages

replicating the online behaviour of the deceased.

While this service has yet to be adopted by mainstream technology giants, such as Facebook and Twitter, the paper found that the services provide the highest level of online presence post-mortem.

It is therefore both at risk of exploiting the grief of the loved ones of the deceased and the greatest threat to an individual’s afterlife privacy, the researchers said. Under these regulations, firms would be required to at the very least guarantee that consumers are informed on how their data may be used or displayed in the event of their death.

(IANS)

ayn Malik has parted ways with his management company, just a few months before the release of his second solo album.

The former One Direction star has reportedly been ‘dropped’ by First Access Management’s Sarah Stennett after he became “challenging” to work with.

Speaking to Variety, Stennett confirmed that she is no longer working with Malik. “Sometimes in life you have to make extremely difficult decisions to effect positive change for everyone,” she said.

The pair had worked together since 2015, releasing Zayn Malik’s debut solo album ‘Mind of Mine’ after his departure from One Direction.

(NME)

Amy Lee on Evanescence’s success: I hope justice is ‘I feel proud when I look back’ served: Alia on

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vanescence singer Amy Lee and guitarist Jen Majura were recently interviewed by Belgium’s RTBF. You can now watch the chat below.

Asked how she looks back on Evanescence’s success so far, Amy said: “I feel proud when I look back.

I look back to those early times and see my face, especially if I see an old an interview or a performance when we were on that ‘Fallen’ tour, and I look like a kid. I was a kid; I’d only lived outside my parents’ house for, like, four years. So I see it and I’m, like, ‘Woah! What an incredibly crazy thing to happen.’ And I know that, behind it all, I was juggling a lot, just adjusting emotionally and trying to keep the band together and everything else crazy that goes along with doing this.

“This has been a very retrospective era for us,” she continued. “We made this box set of our history, and now we’ve done ‘Synthesis’, which is a beautiful reflection of our music throughout my career, and then adding some new things in it.” Evanescence and ac-

claimed electronic violinist Lindsey Stirling will embark on a co-headlining 2018 summer amphitheater tour across North America. The trek, produced by Live Nation, will kick off July 6 in Kansas City, Missouri at the Starlight Theatre and will make stops in 31 North American cities. The tour will wrap September 8 in Ridgefield, Washington at the Sunlight Supply Amphitheater. Both artists’ shows will be accompanied by a full orchestra, highlighting both acts musicality and their incredible performance abilities that continue to blow fans away. The orchestrated performances will also perfectly accent the astounding amphitheater venues across the U.S. and Canada that the two will be performing in, making for a magical summer evening.

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I need some ‘me time’ to recuperate: Kapil

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e was the reason behind spreading smiles galore with his comedy shows. But of late, controversies surrounding his temperament, love life and uncertainty around his show have engulfed the life of ‘comedy king’ Kapil Sharma.

He says his work will always be his motivation and he will bounce back soon after he takes some “me time” to recuperate.

“I think I need some me time and need to recuperate.

I’ve been working too hard for too long. There is a lot in the pipeline and lot of new exciting projects which I will talk about soon,” Kapil told IANS in an e-mail interview when asked about the reason behind his absence from the small screen so abruptly.

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ctress Alia Bhatt, who has beautiful memories of shooting her upcoming film “Raazi” in Kashmir, says she feels angry and hurt about the barbaric rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir. She hopes that justice is served.

The actress was present at a song launch for the Kashmir-set “Raazi”.

Urged to express her views on the rape incident, Alia said: “It is a very disgraceful, shameful and terrible incident that has happened. As a girl, as a woman, as an individual, as a resident of this country, I feel very bad and hurt that something like this has happened.

“I was reading about the case for many days, but I stopped reading updates since the past two days because I think the more I read it, it makes me more upset, angry and hurt. I hope from my heart that justice is served. We should really go out there and condemn this because this cannot be done to us again and again.”

Alia was accompanied by “Raazi” director Meghna Gulzar, and co-actors Vicky Kaushal and Jaideep Ahlawat. They gathered to unveil the song “Aye watan”, sung

by Arijit Singh and penned

by Gulzar. “Raazi” is releasing on May 11 (IANS)

professionally from “Comedy Nights With Kapil” which had brought both of them unprecedented fame.

Kapil also featured in films, but then returned to television with his new show “Family Time With Kapil Sharma”, which didn’t get the expected response. The show went off on a break after only two episodes, soon after the controversy with hard and I love what I do. I the journalist broke. just need some time off and (IANS) I promise you that I will be entertaining you again, as HAPPY 75th BIRTHDAY that is what I thrive on,” he added. Kapil made headlines Mrs. Chubala Ngullie recently drawing bad press On this auspicious when an audio call in which he is heard hurling abuses at day, we thank you a journalist, was made pubfor being the best lic. Many of his fans were loving mother that shocked to see this side of their favourite entertainer. we ever asked for.

The comedian did not deny May our God Lord the recording saying it was his way of showing anger. continue to bless Last year, Kapil had a you long live. mid-air fight with his colleague, comedian Sunil Grover. The fight led to a widely Loving husband, talked about controversy, children, in-laws and grandchildren after which they parted ways DC-858

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‘Sir’ set for Cannes; team excited

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or the team of “Sir” -director Rohena Gera and actors Tillotama Shome and Vivek Gomber -- a chance to be in competition at the Critics’ Week sidebar of the 71st Cannes Film Festival -- a first for all three of them -- is nothing short of a wild dream.

“This is a wild, wild dream. Our film ‘Sir’ is at Cannes! This is Rohena’s debut film and will be a first for us all at this prestigious festival. Vivek Gomber and I worked on this film with a sense of innocent passion that hungry actors have.

Cheers to innocence and wild dream,” Tillotama told IANS. Gomber of “Court” fame, said: “I am very happy for the team and this will be a great platform for the film. I am very fortunate that I got to work with Tillotama Shome, something I have been wanting K

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“Sir” is in the race with six other titles for the feature category, which will open with Paul Dano’s feature directorial debut “Wildlife” and closes with Alex Lutz’s “Guy”.

Gera, in a comment aimed at the ongoing gender imbalance debate in showbiz, tweeted: “Majority of Cannes Critics’ Week competition films were directed by women. Thrilled to be one of them.”

According to a description of the movie “Sir”, it is about Ratna, who works as a servant for Ashwin, a son from a wealthy family in Mumbai. Ashwin’s wedding gets called off and as he tries to pull himself together, he starts to fall in love with Ratna. But these new feelings may not suit their social positions. The film explores how they tackle it.

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Barca edge closer to La Liga title

Messi (centre) celebrates with team mates Nelson Semedo (left) and Ousmane Dembele during the match.

M a d r i d, A p r 1 8 (IANS): FC Barcelona edged a little closer to the Spanish La Liga title and maintained their unbeaten record, despite dropping two points with a 2-2 draw away to Celta Vigo.

Celta, who are coached by former Barca assistant boss, Juan Carlos Unzue, have avoided

double defeat to the Liga Santander leaders this season, although Barca won’t be too disappointed with the result, reports Xinhua news agency.

With Saturday’s Cup final against Sevilla on the horizon, Barca coach Ernesto Valverde made mojor changes to the side which beat Valencia on

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Saturday afternoon, leaving Leo Messi on the bench and Luis Suarez out of his squad.

The Barca starting 11 failed to contain one single player emerging from the Barca youth system, but the Catalans took the lead after 36 minutes when Ousmane Dembele scored a left foot shot from a pass

by Paco Alcacer. Celta equalised through Jonny Castro right on the stroke of half time, but midway through the second half Valverde introduced Messi and Sergi Roberto and the effect was almost immediate as Alcacer got a close range finish on an effort from Paulinho.

Roberto’s contribution was short lived as he was shown a direct red card for a professional foul on Celta’s Iago Aspas, who was the best player on the pitch, and although Aspas wasted a free kick, he equalised the score eight minutes from time.

Barca now need 6 points to be proclaimed this season’s champions, and that number will drop if Atletico Madrid fail to win away to Real Sociedad on Wednesday night.

Sevilla also played on Tuesday, but could only draw 0-0 away to Deportivo la Coruna in a game that was a lot more entertaining than the final score suggests. The result does little to help Deportivo’s chances of avoiding relegation or Sevilla’s of assuring a top-seven finish.

Sharapova to make grasscourt return in Birmingham L o n d o n, A p r 1 8 (Agencies): Former world number one Maria Sharapova will compete at the Birmingham Classic grasscourt event in the lead-up to Wimbledon, Britain’s Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) announced on Wednesday.

The June 18-24 tournament is set to be the Russian’s first on grass since she reached the Wimbledon semi-finals in 2015.

Sharapova, who won the Birmingham title in 2004 and 2005, was granted a wildcard at the event last year before a thigh injury forced her to skip the grasscourt season.

The five-time Grand Slam winner has failed to rediscover her best form after returning from a doping ban last year and split with coach Sven Groeneveld following a first-round exit at the BNP Paribas Open last month. The defeat in California was the first time Sharapova had lost three consecutive matches since 2003 and the Russian has since withdrawn from the Miami Open with a forearm injury.

Dimapur u-23 lift inter district trophy

Players of Dimapur under-23 with the match officials and others.

DIMAPUR, Apr 18 (NPN): Dimapur beat Tuensang by ten wickets to win the under 23 inter district cricket tournament at NCA Stadium, here on Wednesday.

Batting first, after winning the toss, Tuensang scored 176 in 36.3 overs.

Aditya scored the

highest 62 runs, Changsomba and Rakhu contributed 28 and 16 runs respectively. In reply, Dimapur overhauled the target with both the openers- Sedezhalie and Puchu Deb remained not out on 105 and 51 runs respectively. Player of the tournament- Tahmeed Rahman (Dimapur)

Best bowler- Akavi Yeptho (Dimapur) Best batsman - Sedezhalie Rupreo (Dimapur) The tournament was organised by the Nagaland Cricket Association.

Eight teams- Dimapu r,Kohima,Tuensang,Mon, Mokokchung,Peren,Zhun eboto and Wokha participated in the tournament.

India clubbed with Maldives, FIFA plans to revamp Club World Cup, scrap Confederations Cup Sri Lanka in SAFF Cup Football NEW DELHI, Apr 18 (PTI): Seven-time champions India have been drawn in Group B with Maldives and Sri Lanka during the official draw of the 2018 SAFF Cup Football tournament. In group A, the tournament hosts Bangladesh, will go head-to-head with Nepal, Pakistan, and Bhutan after an exciting ceremony at the Pan Pacific Hotel Sonargaon.

The SAFF Suzuki Cup, the region’s premier football tournament, will be played in Bangladesh from September 4 to 15 - marking the third time it has been staged in the country. India have faced Maldives three times in the SAFF Cup final defeating them in 1997 and 2009 - when the event was last played in Dhaka. In 2008, the Maldives got the better

of their prestigious rivals for what remains as their sole success in the competition.

India are also the defending champions following their success in 2015, when they overcame Afghanistan in the final. The latter team is not competing this year having joined the Central Asian Football Association.

The Bangabandhu National Stadium will host all the matches in September with the top four teams qualifying for the semi-finals.

Bangladesh will hope that the return of the SAFF Suzuki Cup to home turf will mean a second title.

When the tournament was hosted by the country for the first time in 2003, the Bangladeshis came out trumps by defeating Maldives on penalties in the final. “Today, we raised the curtain on

what will be the 12th edition of our region’s biggest and most important international football tournament,” said Kazi Md Salahuddin, President, South Asian Football Federation (SAFF).

“Since our first tournament in 1993 in Lahore our tournament has made great strides forward and our organization is truly proud to be here today boasting seven fine footballing nations.

The SAFF Cup plays such an important role in raising the profile of football in our region, and inspiring our younger generation to play the game.”

As well as winning a record seven times, India have been runners up three times while Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Maldives, and Sri Lanka have each tasted victory once.

SSP inter-house football c’ship

DI M AP U R , APR 1 8 (NPN): Patkai House emerged as the overall champions of the Inter-House Football Championship 2018-19 of Sainik School Punglwa despite losing to Saramati House in the final on April 18.

Patkai won the title based on overall points, it secured from sub-junior and junior category.

In the final, Saramati

beat Patkai 3-0.

Saramati and Doyang House secured second and third positions respectively.

Cadet Sonam Tsering of Saramti was adjudged the best player in the junior category.

The match was attended by the principal Gp Capt Sharad R Keskar as chief guest. He distributed medals and certificates to the winners.

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Faith in Action awarded black belts and higher ranks on completion of taekwondo course at a ceremony held at the academy headquarters.

NEISSR conducts friendly match Dimapur, Apr 18 (NPN): North East Institute of Social Science and Research (NEISSR) conducted a friendly match with the youth of Neisatuo colony, Dimapur on April 15, in order to promote healthy living through games and sports.

The friendly match programme was initiated by the Youth Development forum (YD) of NEISSR. A short programme was also organised at 9:30 a.m before the match where Kuzo Medo was

the chairperson. Bernic Gonmei assistant professor NEISSR(Cordinator of the YD Forum) invoked God’s presence and Kechazelie, MSW student delivered a short speech on the importance of sports. This was stated in a press release by Tumchobeni. Cock fight, knee ball, spoon and marble

race, biting biscuits, kapati and tunnel ball were organized for the children.

Later, prizes were handed over to the deserving by Bernic Gonmei.

The event concluded with a vote of thanks by Ghupito Zhimo and a thanksgiving prayer by . Kesonenuo MSW student.

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of our beloved daughter Lt. T. Nochila (Chipennyu) Born on 30/11/13 – Died on : 19/4/17

It's been a year since you left us for your heavenly abode, but sweet memories of you keep us going when the pain of losing you is still fresh in our hearts.

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The absence of your love can never be compensated. The life of the dead is placed in the heart of living.

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the gold by a whisker and had to settle for silver in the women’s 10 metres Air Rifle event.

The best performance, according to an official release by Indian Oil, was by the table tennis and badminton players. Sharath and Manika spearheaded the TT challenge in the team championships as India claimed its maiden men’s and women’s team gold medals. Subsequently, the 22-year-old Manika created history by becoming the first Indian woman paddler to win a Singles gold medal at the CWG. Indian Oil had its representation in hockey (India finished fourth) too in the form of Kothajit Singh and Gurinder Singh, both defenders while in athletics, Indian Oil’s scholarship player, Amoj Jacob qualified for the final round in the 4x400 metres relay.

would last 18 days. The new format means the club competition would interfere less with the rest of the football calendar, particularly in Europe.

FIFA also faces the problem that while its principal tournament, the World Cup, is immensely lucrative and popular, neither the Confederations Cup nor the Club World Cup have been remotely as attractive to fans or sponsors. Clubs from the six confederations take part in the Club World Cup, but the gulf in quality can be embarrassingly large and only sides from Europe or South America have ever won it. Although Brazilian sides claimed the first three editions, only one of the last 11 has not been won by a European team -inaugural winners in 2000, Corinthians triumphed for the second time in 2012.

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With 11 medals, Indian Oil sports stars shine at CWG

Ahmedabad, Apr 18 (IANS): State-owned oil marketing behemoth Indian Oil’s sports champions delivered a record performance by winning 11 medals -- four Gold, four Silver and three Bronze -- at the just-concluded Commonwealth Games (CWG) at Gold Coast, Australia.

The company’s table tennis stars Manika Batra with two gold medals, a silver and a bronze for a total of four medals and Achanta Sharath Kamal with a gold, a silver and a bronze for a tally of three medals, were at the forefront of India’s magnificent showing at the Games.

Not far behind were shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth who bagged gold and a silver and N. Sikki Reddy who claimed gold and a bronze. Teeanger Mehuli Ghosh, who is the PSU’s player scholarship, missed

LISBON, Apr 18 (Agencies): FIFA has laid out plans to replace the Confederations Cup with an expanded Club World Cup that would only be held every four years from 2021, a source said on Wednesday.

According to a letter Gianni Infantino, the president of world football’s governing body, sent to the heads of the continental confederations, and that has been seen by AFP, the Confederations Cup would cease while the club tournament would no longer be played annually in December.

It would now be held every fourth June in the year before a World Cup just as the Confederations Cup was. Last year’s Confederations Cup in Russia - won by Germany - would therefore be the last.

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OKA FC beat Naga Terriers to win 1st Open Football title Staff Reporter

DIMAPUR, APR 18 (NPN): OKA Football Club emerged as the champions of the 1st Open Football Tournament after registering a hard-fought 1-0 win over Naga Terriers in the final played at DDSC Stadium, here on Wednesday.

Kekhrie known for scoring in crucial period again rose to the occasion and scored the all important goal in the closing stage of the match. The final match drew a decent number of spectators and as expected the match lived up to their expectations. Both Champions OKA Football Club, with officials and guest of honour Alobo Naga after the prize distribution ceremony at sides started on an attacking DDSC Stadium, Dimapur on Wednesday. (NP) mood with repeated counter

attacks but without much success. OKA attack led by Thopi and Rithso Mero created some opportunities but lacked in poor finish. Both custodians were also kept busy throughout the match.

Naga Terriers’ Chingsa, who scored seven goals in the quarterfinal failed to repeat the feat as he was kept on guard by rival defenders led by Olando.

Defenders from both sides maintained a strong fort only for OKA’s Kakai, who had some sloppy movement in the field, but it did not inflict any major damages to the team. Terriers’ Haotinmang, who had been impressive with his swift movement continued with

the same momentum and received accolades from the spectators.

The second half also saw both trying their chances to score but were unable to make any break through.

Finally, Kekhrie scored the winner with a header, with eight minutes remaining to the final whistle. The goal came after a superb one to one combination between Aben, who replaced Chaba, and Thopi found unmarked Kekhrie. Khekiho should have equalized in the added extra time, but his powerful left shooter went wide of the goal.

OKA Football Club received Rs. 50,000 and trophy while Naga Terriers

received Rs. 25,000 and trophy. Both semifinalists – Yaoyimsen United FC and Real Sporting Club, received Rs. 5000 each.

Sunep of Rainbow Club was named the most promising player. Naga Terriers’ Hemping was named the best defender while Balipathar Sports Association custodian Jogodur was named the best goal keeper. The best disciplined team award was bagged by Johnite FC. Earlier, the final match was graced by musician and song writer Alobo Naga as guest of honour.

The tournament was organized by Dimapur District Football Referee Association (DDFRA).

KKR snatch 7-wkt win over Royals

Robin Uthappa in action during match fifteen of the 2018 IPL between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders.

Jaipur, Apr 18 (IANS): Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) stretched their winning run to two games by registering a facile sevenwicket victory over Rajasthan Royals in an Indian Premier League (IPL) clash at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here on Wednesday.

After restricting RR to 160/8, the two-time champions, who also won against Delhi Daredevils by 71 runs in their last game, rode on Robin Uthappa’s 36-ball 48 (6x4, 2x6) to set up the chase

and eventually win with seven balls to spare posting 163/3 in 18.5 overs.

Skipper Dinesh Karthik (42 not out; 2x4, 2x6) and Nitish Rana (35 not out; 2x4, 1x6) combined for an unbroken 61-run partnership for the fourth wicket to ease past the line. Karthik hit a six off Ben Laughlin to secure the win in style.

KKR never looked in trouble despite losing outof-form Australian opener Chris Lynn (0) in only the second ball of their innings,

with off-spinner Krishnappa Gowtham (2/23) flattening his stumps with a ball that spun sharply into the batsman who tried to cut.

Uthappa and Narine then came together for a 69-run stand for the first wicket. Earlier, KKR bowlers picked up wickets at regular intervals to restrict RR to 160/8 in 20 overs.

Narine had an off day leaking 48 runs in four overs without taking a wicket but in-form Rana put his hand up to remove openers Ajinkya Rahane (36; 19b 5x4 1x6) and D’Arcy Short (44; 43b 5x4 1x6) while Tom Curran shaved off the lower order with two scalps in two deliveries. For the hosts, Short was the top-scorer but never got going while explosive England wicketkeeperbatsman Jos Buttler helped them reach a fighting target with a 18-ball, 24 not out.

Thursday’s match Kings XI Punjab Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: 8 p.m.

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