April 5, 2019

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Tributes on 75th yr of Battle of Kohima The peace we enjoy today has been built over tremendous sacrifices of the past - Kenji Hiramatsu Correspondent

KOHIMA, APR 4 (NPN): In commemoration of the 75th year of the Battle of Kohima, that turned the tide of war, relatives of the men from the British and Japanese armies, representatives of the Japanese and British governments and a host of other dignitaries paid tributes to the memory of the fallen soldiers here on Thursday.

In a moving message on the occasion, Japanese Ambassador to India, Kenji Hiramatsu said “We all should never forget that the peace we enjoy today has been built over tremendous sacrifices of the past. Squarely facing the history of the past, Japan renews its commitment to never repeat the devastation of World War-II. We look back in order to look towards the future.” Bringing the message of solidarity at the com-

(2nd from left) Kenji Hiramatsu, (right) Sir Dominic Anthony Gerard Asquith, Neiphiu Rio and Lt. Gen. Rajeev Sirohi at RCEMPA.

memoration programme of the Battle of Kohima fought during World War II on the theme “Remembrance, reconciliation and rebirth” at RCEMPA, Jotsoma, Hiramatsu described the Battle of Kohima as one of the fiercest and toughest where thousands lost their lives, besides causing severe sufferings and pain to Nagaland and the neighbouring States.

Hiramatsu reasserted that genuine reconciliation was only possible through dedicated efforts and also

acknowledged those who had dedicated themselves to the tireless efforts for reconciliation over the long years.

He also appreciated chief minister Neiphiu Rio and the state for providing the Japanese delegation an opportunity to make such a reflection and also enabling them to reaffirm reconciliation with the past.

On a positive note, Hiramatsu maintained that relations among countries that once fought against each other has been transformed for the

good. “The relationship between Japan and the North Eastern region, including Nagaland, has become substantially better,” he remarked.

The Japanese ambassador said his country attached great importance to people-to-people exchanges, particularly among the youth who will shape the future.

He said the Act East Forum was formed two years ago to help accelerate development of the North-east region and expand people-to-people exchanges.

Hiramatsu expressed optimism that through IRIS programme, young Nagas and youth from other Northeastern States would gain real experience in Japan and eventually become instrumental in making “our bonds” even stronger in the years to come.

Also speaking on the occasion, Kohima village head GB Medo Keretsu urged both the Japanese and British, to apologise to one another and also to the Nagas, to heal old wounds and move forward with the message of peace and universal brotherhood in commemorating the 75th anniversary of WW-II. (Cont’d on p-11)

BJP opponents not anti-national: Advani NEW DELHI, APR 4 (PTI): Veteran BJP leader LK Advani said Thursday that his party has never regarded those who disagreed with it politically as “anti-national” or “enemies” but only as adversaries, remarks which come at a time when top BJP leaders have used anti-national barbs against political rivals on the issue of national security.

Advani, who has been replaced by party president Amit Shah in Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat, wrote a blog

‘Nation First, “Similarly, in Party Next, Self our conception of Last’ ahead of the Indian nationalparty’s foundation ism, we have nevday on April 6, er regarded those in which he said, who disagree with “The essence of us politically as Indian democracy ‘anti-national’.

L.K. Advani is respect for diThe par ty has versity and freedom of ex- been committed to freedom pression.” of choice of every citizen at In the blog, he said, personal as well as political “Right from its inception, level,” he added. the BJP has never regarded His comments assume those who disagree with us significance as top BJP leadpolitically as our ‘enemies’, ers, including Prime Minister but only as our adversaries.” Narendra Modi and Shah,

have been attacking opposition parties with anti-national barbs in the aftermath of Balakot air strikes.

Advani is one of the BJP founders and its longestserving president. He has been elected from Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat six times since 1991.

Reacting to Advani’s blog, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted, “Advani Ji perfectly sums up the true essence of BJP, most notably the guiding Mantra of ‘Nation First, Party Next, Self Last.’

Japanese Ambassador felicitates Naga women

(3rd from left) Kenji Hiramatsu and his lady wife (extreme left) felicitate the three Naga women. (NP)

KOHIMA, APR 4 (NPN): Japanese Ambassador to India, Kenji Hiramatsu and his lady wife with the Japanese delegation on Thursday, felicitated three Naga ladies fondly called as “three Sanins” by the Japanese war veterans, at a private lunch held in Kohima Thursday.

The ‘Three Sanins”- Ms. Ajanuo Belho, Mrs. Mengunuo Yaden and Mrs. Aluoü Shaiza- were presented with certificates of recognition by the Japanese Ambassador to India for their association with the Japanese war veterans.

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MOKOKCHUNG, APR 4 (NPN): In a shocking incident, a mother allegedly killed two of her minor children before attempting to commit suicide at Mekuli village under Mokokchung district Thursday.

Mokokchung police confirmed to Nagaland Post that after receiving a report at around 10:30am they had immediately gone to the spot to asses and investigate the incident. (Cont’d on p-11) K Y M C

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Battle of Kohima Bike Rally concludes

Bikers after they were flagged into Jotsoma on Thursday. (NP) Correspondent

KOHIMA, APR 4 (NPN): A bike rally commemorating the Battle of Kohima’s Platinum Jubilee, culminated on Thursday at RCEMPA Auditorium, Jotsoma.

The event was organized as part of a year-long commemoration program of the 75th anniversary of Battle of Kohima WWII launching.

The bikers rally was flagged off from Tsiesema Basa, under Kohima district

The two women bikers who were also part of the rally. (NP)

on March 30, and the bikers travelled through all major towns of Nagaland, including Kohima, Pfutsero, Kiphire, Tuensang, Mon, Mokokchung, Zunheboto and Wokha covering a distance of more than 1050 Kms.

More than 30 bikers took part in the rally including two women riders and they were flagged in on Thrusday afternoon into Jotsoma in Kohima district.

Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, Ambassador of Japan to

India, Kenji Hiramatsu, British High Commissioner to India, Sir Dominic Anthony Gerard Asquith KCMG, Gen. Rajeev Sirohi, General Officer Commanding 3 Corps were present at the flagging in event.

Nagaland Post, Dimapur FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2019

NEFIP - A common NE platform constituted

DIMAPUR: North-East Peoples’ Conference (NEPC) 2019 has unanimously resolved to set up a “North East Forum for Indigenous Peoples” or NEFIP. Considering the symbolic and the historic coming of indigenous peoples under a common umbrella during the conference, it was felt that the indigenous communities of the NE Region should have a common platform and the conference to set up the NEFIP, a permanent body.

A JCPI delegation, including president, VP, and GS of DNSU and Z. Lohe, advisor, NTC, attended the NEPC, organized by CSOs from all the seven NE states and hosted

by Manipur People Against CAB (MANPAC), in Imphal from April 1 to 3 at Imphal City Convention Centre. A press release from JCPI media cell stated that the three-day conference dwelt at length on the implications of the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) for the entire NE Region and the possibility of it being implemented after the 2019 elections as per the “utterances of certain Indian leaders.”

Indigenous Tripuris narrated their own heart-breaking experiences and warned the other indigenous peoples gathered to not allow the Tripura mistake to ever happen again. This, the release stated, was perhaps the

first ever gathering of CSOs from the seven sister states of the NER. Other pertinent issues such as illegal immigration in general, AFSPA, etc., were also discussed. The ground breaking consensus arrived at in the conference was the acknowledgment of misunderstandings and ongoing conflict of interests on numerous issues between the NE states and between communities. However, the leaders resolved to dwell on issues of common interests or threats, particularly the CAB at the moment.

The conference ended on the strong note that indigenous peoples of the NER will continue to oppose the CAB tooth and nail even in the future no matter the circumstances. It also appealed to the Indian government to not impose laws detrimental to peace and harmony or against the interests of the NE states. The NEFIP is to be represented by three members each from all the seven NE states with one member designated as state co-ordinator. Ningthouja Lancha of Manipur was selected as the convenor of NEFIP. For Nagaland state Theja Therieh was selected as the state coordinator. The other two members are Tiatemsu Longchar, secretary of JCPI, and K. Thungchamo Ngullie, member, JCPI. The next meeting, under the banner of NEFIP, is to be held in Shillong on April 27.

Election related information and directives Congress public meeting in Ungma on April 6 ADC Tuensang directs presiding offers

MOKOKCHUNG: District Congress Committee Mokokchung (DCCM) has, in a press release, informed the public that a public meeting has been organized for April 6 at Babu Tsubu Hall, Ungma Village from 1 pm.

The meeting is likely to be attended by dignitaries like Star Campaigner K. Therie, president NPCC; Dr. S.C Jamir former governor of Odisha; TR. Zeliang, former chief minister; KL Chishi, former chief minister and INC candidate for the Lok Sabha elections, besides others.

The DCC Mokokchung has informed all rank and file of the Congress party to attend the meeting without fail. It has also invited officials of NPF Mokokchung division along with all units and frontals and likeminded parties and secular fronts to the meeting.

DIMAPUR: ADC Tuensang, M. Chaitanya Prasad, has issued a notification directing all presiding officers to come for EVM & VVPAT Certification at the DC’s Conference Hall Tuensang. According to DIPR, the schedule is thus: April 4 , 10 am to 11 am - 51 Noksen AC presiding officer; 11 am to 12 pm (Noon) - 52 Longkhim-Chare AC; 12 pm to 1 pm - 53 Tuensang Sadar-1 A/C; 1 pm to 2 pm – Tuenang Sadar-II A/C; 2 pm to 3 pm - 56 Noklak A/C; 3 pm to 4 pm - 57 Thonoknyu A/C; and 4 pm to 5 pm - 58 Shamator-Chessore A/C. All presiding officers under Tuensang district have been informed to attend the training without fail.

DC&DEO Peren on requisition of halls

DIMAPUR: DC&DEO Peren, Sarita Yadav, has issued an order for requisition of offices, institutions, Village Panchayat Halls and Town Council Halls etc., in which the Polling stations are located, under 6-Tening & DIMAPUR: Postal Ballot casting for 26-Aonglenden A/C by-election, 7-Peren Assembly segments of Peren District, for Polling purposes w.e.f Kohima District will be held on April 6 from 10 am to 2 pm at EDC April 9 to 11, in connection with conduct of the General Elections to the Cell, DC’s Office, Kohima.

Lok Sabha. This order shall come into force with immediate effect.

DIPR reports that SDO (C) Jakhama and nodal officer of EDC and Postal Ballot, AlemyapangLongchar, has directed all voters who have applied for the same to come and exercise their franchise on the DIMAPUR: SDO(C) & nodal officer for EDC Peren, Vejoyo Swuro mentioned date and time. through a circular, has informed all polling personnel who have applied for EDC form 12B, that the dates have been fixed from April 5 to 7.

All concerned polling personnel who have applied EDC may avail the DIMAPUR: DC & DEO, Wokha, Dr. Manazir Jeelani Samoon, in same on the given dates during office hours at EDC cell, Old ADC partial modification to an earlier notification has stated that the postal- building Peren. ballot Facilitation Center in the office of the commandant of the 7 NAP Battalion, Bhandari, stands cancelled as there was no application under Bhandari sub-division.

DIMAPUR: ADC and nodal officer of personnel management KipAccording to DIPR, as notified earlier, for the rest of the appli- hire, Renny Wilfred, in a circular stated that in partial modification of cants, postal ballot voting shall take place at the Facilitation Centre in an earlier office order, training for all polling officers will be held on the DC&DEO, Wokha’s office on April 6, from 12 pm (Noon) onwards. April 5 and 6, 10 am at Government Higher Secondary School (GHSS) All concerned voters from the 26-Aonglenden (ST) A/C, Mokokchung Building Kiphire. All concerned polling officers have been requested 2019 have been asked to exercise their franchise on the mentioned date, to attend the training without fail. time and place without fail.

Postal Ballot for by-election on April 6 in Kohima

Information for Peren polling personnel

By-poll postal ballot Bhandari location cancelled

Kiphire final polling training on April 5 & 6

DC Kiphire directs officers to remain in station

By-election postal-ballot for Zunheboto

DIMAPUR: DC&DEO Zunheboto Shanavas C has informed all voters under Zunheboto district eligible to vote via Postal-Ballot for the byelection in 26-Aonglenden (ST) A/C, that they may exercise their vote via Postal-Ballot at the facilitation centre in the EDC cell in the office of the DC, Zunheboto on April 6 and 7 between 9 am to 12 Noon.

DIMAPUR: DC&DEO Kiphire, M. Shayumg Phom has notified all Heads of Offices and officers of all government departments under Kiphire to remain at station until the election process is complete. Any official wanting to leave station should take prior permission from the DC & DEO. Unauthorized absence will attract penal provisions under Representation of People’s Act 1951 and section 174 of the IPC.

A cultural program was hosted by Governor of Nagaland PB Acharya, and his wife Kavita Acharya, in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Kohima WW-II at Raj Bhavan on April 4. The program was attended by Kenji Hiramatsu, Ambassador of Japan; Dominic Asquith, high commissioner, UK; chief minister of Nagaland, Neiphiu Rio; ministers, advisors and state government officials. (PRO to Governor)

NNC (PB) clarifies position

DIMAPUR: NNC (Parent Body), led by Z. Royim in a press statement through its information and publicity wing, has stated that its name and image was being tarnished by certain people for their personal gain.

Responding to the news item, “Yimchungru region NNC (Parent Body) clarifies” published on April 3, NNC (PB) said that Ahoshe Yimchungru, claiming to be president of YRC, was not known to NNC (PB) and therefore his allegations

against Z. Royim was “baseless and invalid”.

It stated that the struggle of the Naga national movement was open and not limited, and chiefs/GBs or any Naga was welcome to participate in and support the cause. Reacting to the allegation that Z. Royim has “compromised Nagaland Political rights”, NNC (PB) has asked YRC president, Ahoshe Yimchungru, Yimchungru Women Federation president, Majila Yimchungru and YRC midan

peyu, Sheto Yimchungru, to avail “proper information” from the Yimchungru Tribal Council as the latter witnessed the allegiance of the NNC (PB) led by Z. Royim at the meeting held on March 20, 2019 attended

by NNPGs and 14 tribal councils.

NNC (PB) also stated that Z Royim has been endorsed by the WC of NNPGs and the group would take stringent action against any individual or group creating confusion.

More state news on pages 10 & 11

news in Brief

Election Snippets KDCC and NPF Kohima constitute district Election Coordination Committee: As a follow up of the April 2 coordination meeting between Kohima District Congress Committee (KDCC) and Naga People’s Front (NPF) Kohima Division, the two parties held a second round of discussions at Congress Bhavan Kohima on April 4 with regard to the Lok Sabha elections. KDCC convenor, Gonei-U Sirie and coconvenor, Kevi Vizo, in a press release stated that the meeting deliberated on strengthening cooperation between the two parties in the district and constituted a six member KDCC-NPF Kohima division Election Coordination Committee (ECC) with six members.

BJP campaigns at 37th Tuyi AC: 37th Tuyi AC BJP began its campaign under Wokha for the forth coming Lok Sabha General Elections on April 3. Deputy chief minister’s media cell, in a press release stated that the campaign was led by senior PS to deputy CM, Hachio Patton, along with state, district and unit BJP party workers.

Aonglenden NPF reiterates support for Congress candidate: A “revitalization programme” of the Naga People’s Front (NPF) 26 Aonglenden A/C was held at its treasurer’s residence, Ungma village on April 4. NPF Mokokchung Division media cell, in a press release stated that the party unit agreed to support the Congress party candidate in the coming Lok Sabha and 26 Aonglenden Assembly by-elections. At the program, the party flag was hoisted by the NPF Mokokchung division president, Moasangba Jamir.

Patton campaigns for PDA candidate: Deputy Chief Minister, Y. Patton campaigned at Wokha district on April 3 in favour of PDA consensus candidate for the Lok Sabha Elections, Tokheho Yepthomi. This was reported by the deputy CM’s media cell.

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2019

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1. Participants pulling at ropes attached to the Log-Drum in Mon. 2. The Log-Drum being dragged through Mon main town. 3. Participants take a traditional lunch break during the Log-Drum pulling. 4. Brigadier Suresh Sheoran. (NP)

Correspondent MON, APR 4 (NPN): The second day of Aoleang & Mini-Hornbill festival celebrations in Mon began with pulling of Log-Drum

by Mon villagers, proceeding from NST Colony Junction to Local Ground through the main town.

On reaching the destination, traditional blessings were invoked by the chief angh of Mon Village.

Speaking at a program for the Log-Drum Pulling Ceremony, guest of honor Brigadier Suresh Sheoran, Commander 7 Sector Assam Rifles Tuensang, laid emphasis on peace for co-existence and development. According to him, peace is the only thing in the world that leads to progress and prosperity.

He pointed out that the Assam Rifles was doing everything possible to promote peace in the region but lamented that right now, this effort was a ‘one way traffic’. Brigadier Sheoran, therefore, sought

the cooperation of the general masses and asked them to approach the AR whenever they need help.

Sheoran also highlighted some community services and assistance initiatives the AR has undertaken, like water schemes, community hall construction, health camps, student tours etc.

He also brought up how out of 49 students coached by the AR for admission into Sainik School Punglwa, 34 students cleared the test.

These students will be sponsored by the AR he said and urged other students who wanted to join Sainik School, or involve in skill development, or wanted to join the Indian army, to approach the AR for assistance.

Further he also urged parents and elders to teach their youth to avoid drugs and other anti-social elements. The Brigadier donated Rs. 1 Lakh to the Konyak Union on the occasion.

Ex-gratia for fire victims

Kevekha Kevin Zehol handing over ex- gratia to father of the two deceased children. (DIPR)

DIMAPUR: Ex- Gratia and immediate relief payments were given to victims of the April 2 fire incident of Selouphe ‘A’ Village, Dimapur, by DC & DDMA chairman, Kevekha Kevin Zehol, in the presence of DDMA officials on April 3.

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father of the two deceased, children, was given an exgratia of Rs. 4 lakhs for each of the deceased child.

The wife, Akole, was given Rs. 12,700 as exgratia since she sustained severe burns of more than 50% and Rs. 10, 000 was given to Vechikho as immediate relief.

Speaking as the special invitee, Ao Senden president, Chubawati Longchar, said that relations between the Ao and Konyak tribes were not a new phenomenon. “Our elders used to say ‘There in the far east is where our brothers, with rich cultures and traditions, settled’,” Chubawati stated.

Urging the gathering to join hands to rebuild the age old relationships, Chubawati called for the celebration to be a day to rebuild the relations that had started diminishing in the course of time. “Let this be a new beginning to move forward together and bring changes as responsible citizens, not as Aos or Konyaks, but as Nagas” he added.

The highlights of the day were Cultural troupe displays by Phom Union Mon Town, Log drum beating display by Chi Union, Longkei Union, Longwa Union, Tobu Union, Chen Union and Mopong Hongkong.

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Konyaks in Kohima celebrate Aoleang festival

KOHIMA, APR 4 (NPN): Konyaks celebrated Aoleang festival with pomp and gaity at the state capital in a celebration program organized

by Konyak Union Kohima, with principal secretary to chief minister, Environment, Forest & Climate Change, DUDA, Works and Housing, Lhoubeilatuo Kire, as the special guest, at NSF Solidarity Park, Kohima on Thursday.

Kire, in his address said Nagas have various festivals all linked to the land and fields. Aoleang, he said, is also one of these festivals celebrating seed sowing and invoking God’s abundant blessings. Kire lauded the Konyak community and appreciated the initiative and special focus on Konyak women who married outside the community, and opined that other communities also need to emulate this.

DIMAPUR: Department of Power, Nagaland held a farewell program for outgoing chief engineer (distribution & revenue) Er. Khose Sale on April 2.

A press release from e n g i n e e r - i n - c h i e f , E r.

Ghukhuyi Chishi stated that in his farewell address, Er. Khose Sale reiterated concerns and spoke about the way forward for the department touching upon all the sectors under the Power department, such as transmission, generation, distribution and revenue.

He also expressed confidence that the department was in good hands given the quality of engineers in the department and wished the incumbent the best.

Er. Keviletuo Yiese, incoming chief engineer

(D&R), expressed gratitude for the support and guidance rendered to him during their long years of association in the department. L. Kire, principal secretary, spoke on the occasion and lauded Er. Sale for his commendable services to the department and the state. Er. TS Angami also recounted some episodes from their acquaintance. Commissioner & secretary (Power & IT), KD Vizo commended Er. Sale for his competency and expressed gratitude to him for serving the department with unwavering dedication.

Speaking on behalf of the Association of Power Engineers Nagaland (APEN), Er. Penrithung Yanthan lauded the outgoing chief engineer on hav-

KMC on garbage dumping

DIMAPUR: The KMC has taken over solid waste management facilities at Lierie, w.e.f. April 3.

Kohima Municipal Council (KMC) administrator, Kovi Meyase has informed all Panchayats and Wards Sanitation Committees that garbage/wastes deposited at present have been found to be un-segregated and directly dumped into

the scientific landfill which has caused the landfill site to be filled beyond capacity.

All concerned parties have been informed that till the recycling plant is operational, only wet wastes will be accepted and allowed into the landfill site. All wards have been directed to take their garbage and wastes to the Dzürüzou dumping site till further notice.

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Praising Naga culture, he said that the Nagas should be proud of their traditional cuisine, songs, culture etc. and stressed on the need to preserve them. He also advocated for the practice and preservation of culture and values like respect for elders, honesty, hard work etc. so that the outside world

may recognize the Nagas for these qualities.

Additional secretary to the government of Nagaland, Honje Konyak, in his address on the significance of the Aoleang festival said that the Aoleang Monyu festival is the biggest traditional festival of the Konyaks which is celebrated

for six days. He said Aoleang festival marks the end of a year and heralds a coming of a new year, and so it can also be considered a New Year festival. Konyak said the main object of Aoleang is to celebrate Wangwan, the divine spirit of blessings, with praising, singing, dancing, eating and drinking.

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(Inset) Lhoubeilatuo Kire. One of the cultural troupes presenting a cultural dance during the Aoleang celebrations in Kohima. (NP)

The program was compeered by Pemei and Sharon; NBCC finance secretary, Rev. Yamyap Konyak said the invocation prayer; a welcome address delivered by Konyak Union Kohima president, Dr. Phola; Yinyihpa delivered an exhortation; and Nyamnyei presented a special song. The celebratory program was marked with cultural dances and songs presented by Chen, Tobu, Mon Circle, Wakching and Aboi Üneo Longchang units. A vote of thanks was proposed

by Khongjah general secretary KUK, and the benediction prayer was said by H. Moba.

The program was attended by thousands of Konyak citizens of Kohima Town, various tribal hoho leaders, government officials, in-laws of the Konyak community, their children and other well wishers.

ing completed his career successfully and Er. Moa Aier, SE (revenue), read farewell messages from the Power advisor, chief secretary, REC, and PGCIL. Er. Khose Sale entered service in the year 1984, and since then has held various posts till attaining the post of Chief Engineer (P).

The prog ram was chaired by Er. Ghukhuyi Chishi and a vote of thanks was delivered by Er. Indianoba Tally.

Others who attended the program were Er. T S Angami, chairman NPSC; Er. Imlikumzuk Ao, chairman Nagaland Electricity Regulatory Commission; Er. I.V Chishi, chief electrical inspector; officers, staff of Power department and other well wishers.

Chuchuyimlang Town, on Thursday, celebrated its Golden Jubilee-50 Years of township, at Langpangkong Government High School, with PWD minister Tongpang Ozukum as the principal invitee. (NP)

Mild tremor jolts Nagaland, NE

DIMAPUR: An earthquake of slight intensity jolted Nagaland and other North East states Thursday, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage to property.

The 5.2 magnitude earthquake, which struck

at around 1:15 p.m. at a depth of 50 km, was felt in Nagaland and some parts of Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur and adjoining areas of the region.

“The quake, measuring 5.2 on the Richter Scale, occurred at 1:15 p.m. and

had its epicentre in Manipur’s Senapati district,” a seismologist of the seismological centre, said.

India’s north-eastern states are considered by seismologists as the sixth major earthquake-prone belt in the world.

Floriculture training concludes in Longleng

DIMAPUR: A 6-day training program on “High value Floriculture” under Skill Training of Rural Youth (STRY) under National institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE) organized by ICAR-KVK Longleng at KVK Longleng, concluded on March 31.

A press release from KVK Longleng stated that during the six-day training program, resource persons from different disciplines -ACTO (Horticulture), KVK Longleng, Dr. RK Roshan; senior scientist and head KVK Longleng, Dr. KL

Meena; program assistant (Home Science), KVK Longleng, Thungchanou E; SRF, A Namei; and literature secretary PBCA Longleng, M Chingong Phom; gave lectures and showed demonstrations on different aspects of high value floriculture.

The valedictory function was graced by Dr. KL Meena; Dr. RK Roshan; SMS (Animal Science), KVK Longleng, Dr. Lily Ngullie, and Thungchanou E. All together 28 rural youths from Oushok village and Mongtikang village attended the training program.

MCDSR training in Longleng

Dr. Kolhitso Khalo, Dr. Limanukshi and other medical staff at the Hepatitis-B vaccination launching in Phek on April 1.

DIMAPUR: Hepatitis-B vaccination for health workers was launched on April 1 at District Hospital Phek.

A press release from district media officer Phek, Kutolu Nakro stated that the program was launched by district immunization officer, Phek, Dr. Kolhitso Khalo. In his inaugural speech, Khalo said that all health workers need to be

protected because they are one of the high risk groups vulnerable to contracting Hepatitis infections.

Medical specialist District Hospital Phek, Dr. Limanukshi gave a technical briefing. He said Hepatitis –B is transmitted through blood products and body fluids. Apart from health care personnel, other high risk group include people

with multiple sex partners, dialysis patients and recipients of organ transplantations. Hepatitis-B infection, in the long run, leads to liver damage and cancer of the liver. The disease can however be prevented by receiving three doses of Hepatitis-B vaccine at 0, 1 and 6 months. The program was attended by doctors, nurses and other staff.

DIMAPUR: A district-level sensitization training program on facility based and community based Maternal Child Death Surveillance Review (MCDSR) was conducted at CMO conference hall, Longleng on March 30.

A press release from CMO office Longleng, district media officer, Roseline stated that Dr Toshirenla, MS and CMO in-charge, in her keynote address, welcomed all the PHC and district hospital doctors. She encouraged them to practice whatever they learned in the training, in their respective health units. She also appealed to the MOs to mobilize and guide frontline workers and encouraged them to send death reports as well. The trainers for the Training of Trainers (TOTs) were Dr. Wannau, junior specialist district hospital and Dr. Imnameren Phom, DPO (RCH/UIP). Slide-show presentation were also shown in the training. A vote of thanks was delivered

by Dr. Imnameren Phom, DPO (RCH/UIP).

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WW II US aircraft wreckage discovered in Arunachal

The aircraft debris was found covered by thick growth and snow.

ITANAGAR, Apr 04 (AGENCIES): Troops from the Spear Corps of the Army discovered the wreckage of a World War II vintage US Air force aircraft in Roing district of Arunachal Pradesh.

Based on the information received from local trekkers of Lower Dibang district through the police, a special patrol of Army was sent to locate the wreckage in a remote location, 30 kms from Roing.

The 12-member Army patrol along with one police representative successfully carried out the arduous task on March 30. The patrol located the aircraft debris covered by thick undergrowth and deeply buried under five feet of snow.

Few items of 1941 vintage have been collected by the patrol without disturbing the wreckage.

The patrol moved cross country for 30 kilometers in thick jungles

and snow covered areas for eight days to trace out the wreckage. The region had seldom been ventured by anyone in the past and is even obscured from air due to thick foliage.

The discovery of the vintage aircraft and other warlike stores will definitely lead to revelation of some historical inputs. The Army patrol was in location searching for more details at the time of filing this report.

Arunachal Cong manifesto promises incentive for youth

Itanagar, Apr 4 (PTI): The opposition Congress in Arunachal Pradesh Thursday released the party's manifesto promising inclusive growth and development besides special incentives to unemployed educated youths.

The manifesto pledges to provide employment assurance allowances for graduates to the tune of Rs 5000 per month to be routed through district employment exchanges. The party also promised to implement schemes for capacity building, vocational training, grants and allowances to the unemployed youth based on local resources and availability of funds.

"The party will pursue a policy for peaceful resolution of longstanding insurgency problems in three districts - Tirap, Changlang and Longding - by working out a suitable rehabilitation package with the central government," state Congress president Takam Sanjoy said. Releasing the manifesto here, Sanjoy said the state government and the Centre need to jointly work out a rehabilitation package so that the youth of the state, who have gone astray could

be persuaded to return to mainstream.

"The government must relax Armed Forces Special Powers (Act) from the three troubled districts where Naga insurgents are active so that they could be invited for talks without compromising the territorial integrity of the state," Sanjoy said adding that the Centre should take responsibility to bear 90 per cent share of the rehabilitation package.

The party also promised to provide free rice to BPL families besides providing a one-time grant of Rs 20 lakh to students who want to pursue higher education in foreign countries. The party pledged to revive the Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Universal Health Insurance Scheme launched in the state by the Congress government led by Nabam Tuki, with a ceiling of Rs 5 lakh to each citizen for cashless treatment in empanelled hospitals across the country. The Congress manifesto also promised to provide computer education in all elementary schools besides free textbooks and uniforms, free supply of nutritional supplements to BPL families.

M’laya’s ‘largest cultural Fest’ – SHISHIR starts on April 5

S H I L LO N G, A P R 0 4 (AGENCIES): Like every year, this year too NIT Meghalaya will organise ‘SHISHIR’ — the state’s ‘largest cultural fest’ from April 5-6 in Bijni Complex, Laitumkhrah, Shillong.

This fest has various competitions and cultural events. Events dedicated to Dance, Drama, Singing, Fashion, Literary, Photography, Online events will held including many other fun ous parts of the country will gional Officer, ICCR, Ministry of External Affairs, events. Celebrities and emi- be gracing this festival.

N. Munish Singh (Re- Govt. of India) will be presnent personalities from vari-

ent during the inaugural programme as a chief guest.

For the Pro-nite, NIT Meghalaya has invited Sreerama Chandra, winner of Indian Idol Season 5; Miss Mary Khyriem (Miss Shillong 2016, Sunsilk Mega Miss Northeast 2017, FBB COLORS Femina Miss India Meghalaya 2018, Top 12 of FBB COLORS Femina Miss India 2018) and Animesh Pandit (Fair & Lovely Mega MR. Northeast 2016) will be present as the judges

for the fashion event ‘PANACHE’.

For the musical event ‘HARMONY’, Abhishek Paul (currently involved with a band named ‘PREKSHA’ in Shillong, composer) and Sumeet Singh Rajput (Soloist in Quavrerscamber choir Shillong) will entertain the audience with their performances.

Also, famous dancers from Shillong, Satbir Singh and Sanjana Mazumdar will be the judges for the dance event ‘STEP-UP’.

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Guwahati BJP candidate lands in trouble for submitting false certificates

GUWAHATI, APR 4 (AGENCIES): BJP candidate from Guwahati (E), Queen Ojha, landed in trouble after she allegedly submitted false educational qualification in support of her nomination for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

Ojha, in an affidavit which was filed before the returning officer of the Lok Sabha, Amingaon in Guwahati had mentioned that she completed her higher secondary from Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University (KKHSOU) in the year 2011.

However, the University said they never offered a higher secondary (HS) course or any course that is equivalent to it. KKHSOU

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registrar, Dr Amarjyoti Choudhury, said that the university had previously offered ‘Bachelor Preparatory Programme’ (BPP) for candidates who failed in their HSLC or wanted to enrol for a degree course.

However, the university had suspended the BPP course two years ago.

While talking to News18, Ojha said that she has been serving the people of state for the last 35 years and is politically educated.

She added that there might be an error while writing the affidavit which will be cleared after the enquiry.

6 petitions filed in HC over biased wholesale distribution in M’laya TURA, Apr 4 (AGENCIES): Six petitions have been filed in the Meghalaya High Court by various persons from Garo Hills in connection with the alleged biasness in wholesale distribution.

It was informed that wholesale changes were made to the existing list of people allocated wholesale in the Dadenggre Civil Sub Division under West Garo Hills.

The petitions were made over allegations of biasness by the current NPP led government over allotment of wholesalers.

Allegations of the appointment of wholesalers by the SDO (Civil) of the sub division, occurring after the announcement of elections have also been made by the wholesalers denied contracts – in what is a clear breach of model code of conduct that is currently in place.

The issue of violation of model code of conduct by the sub division authorities was raised earlier by BJP leader, KC Boro, after it was found that a new list, allegedly chosen by the ministry, was pushed through with the help of sub division authorities.

According to the aggrieved wholesalers, initially a list of 20 wholesaler names was passed for the sub division barring the Tikrikilla and Chibinang areas. However on

Mar 13, a few days after the imposition of the MCC, the entire list was changed which saw 27 out 28 new names coming through which had allegedly been hurriedly passed.

“I have been the best wholesaler in the entire Dadenggre civil sub division and had been hopeful of getting our wholesale in Chibinang. However we were in for a surprise when we were omitted from the list despite our track record. We really want to know as to what norms were followed in the allocation of wholesale and how some people (in other’s name) have been able to get so many wholesales,” said Suneetha Sangma, one of the petitioners.

The fact that many old timers have been forced off the list and new entrants without any prior experience been given preference has also not gone down well with many.

“I have been a wholesaler for the past 20 years for the Chibinang area. I was assured that my name would be featured in the list and they kept asking me to come to Shillong to confirm as many as 7 times.

However I was refused a contract despite 20 years of clean service. It seems the present government wants to punish people like us,” said one of the old timers from Phulbari on the condition of anonymity.

HSP promises universal basic income and jobs

Baichung Bhutia along with members of Hamro Sikkim Party.

GANGTOK, APR 4 (AGENCIES): The Hamro Sikkim Party (HSP), of former footballer Bhaichung Bhutia Wednesday said if would launch an universal basic income and would provide jobs to all qualified and unemployed people in Sikkim if voted to power in the coming Assembly election.

The HDF manifesto which was released on Wednesday called upon the people of Sikkim to discard the old and cliched caste-communal-crony politics of existing ruling and opposition political parties in the state Assembly, who are nothing but two sides of the same coin.

Explaining salient features of his party’s manifesto, Bhutia said his party will launch an Universal Basic Income in Sikkim, called Sikkim Samman Yojana, under which a family of five persons will be given an annual guaranteed income of Rs 90,000.

The scheme will be implemented within 25 days of his party coming to power, he said at a press conference.

Bhutia, who is the working president of HSP, said unemployment was a serious issue in Sikkim with the unemployment rate at 11.9 per cent in January 2019 and said that his party will provide jobs to all quali-

Neer Mahal and Water Festival held in Tripura AG A RTA L A , A P R 4 (AGENCIES): Neer Mahal, which literally means water palace is a former royal palace built by King of Tripura Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur. The palace is called as Neer Mahal as it is built in the middle of the Rudrasagar Lake. The construction of the palace was started in 1930 and was completed in the year 1938.

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tion as it is one of the two Water Palaces in India.

The Water Festival: Every year in the months of August and December a grand water festival is observed by the locals and the state Governent at the Neer Mahal premises. They call it as “Neermahal Water Festival”. This water carnival is observed for 3 days and the celebration includes many interesting sports and cultural events. A big attraction of the Neermahal water festival is boat race in Rudrasagar Lake. This festival defines the grandeur and the glory of the palace. The Carnival also signifies peace equality and brotherhood.

fied and unemployed people within six months of coming to power.

Those in temporary jobs be be regularised in service, he said, adding an employment commission will be formed to look after all employment generation related matters.

The HSP leader said that the elderly people too will be taken care of by his government which will launch a Sikkim Universal Pension Scheme under which a Sikkimese, aged between 59 and 70 years, will get an yearly pension of Rs 42,000 and those above 70 years, will be given Rs 1,02,000 per annum.

For farmers, Bhutia

said that his party will give a one-time loan waiver to them, besides set up a farmers’ commission to take care of various issues related to well being of the farming community.

Seeking to woo the indigenous people, the HSP leader said that no stone will be left unturned to safeguard protections under Article 371F of the Constitution.

He said that an Independent Environment Commission to be set up within six months to lays down environment standards, regulations and ensure their compliance for protection of ecology and environment on long-term basis. Battle against climate change will be given a top priority, he said.

Bhutia said that a comprehensive anti-discrimination law and an an Equal Opportunity Commission to be set up up within 12 months to prevent discrimination against all vulnerable groups and a statutory backing will be created for tribal sub-plan and special component plan.

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Despite boycott calls, PM to campaign in Mnp ting various form of crime including killings, torturing in the name of fighting the rebels, “ it remarked.

The massacre of Patsoi- Langjing , Heirangoithong, RMC, Tonsen Lamkhai,etc. were still haunting the minds of the people of the state.

A total of 1528 victims of fake encounter killing are still awaiting for justice, it stated adding that even though five cases were charge sheeted by the CBI, Justice was yet to be delivered for the five cases too.

IANS adds: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Manipur on Sunday for campaigning despite boycott calls given by the outlawed Maoist Communist Party, BJP sources told IANS on Thursday.

Manipur goes to the polls on April 11 and 18 for two Lok Sabha seats.

The police said security in and around Imphal city has been tightened to ensure that there is no untoward incident during the Prime Minister’s visit.

Hundreds of persons were checked at different places in the city and asked to prove their identity by the security forces. A few have been detained for questioning. However, no militant has been arrested or illegal arms and explosives recovered, the police said.

The armed rebel group is boycotting Modi’s visit

alleging the government’s hand in the escape of rape accused Th. Nando and drug king pin Leikhosei Zou. In a statement the rebel group accused the state government of abetting the escape of the two.

While journalist Kishorechandra, who was detained under the National Security Act, has not been allowed to meet his family members, the group questioned how Th. Nando, commander of the Kangleipak Communist Party (Nando group) could “escape” from the hospital here.

The group also raised questions over the release of L. Zou, who is a vice president in the Bharatiya Janata Party. He had been arrested and some illegal guns and heroin worth over Rs 37 crore seized.

The Congress has also demanded a CBI probe suspecting a political angle in the Zou case.

“Police arrested constable Manjoor Ahmed in connection with Nando’s escape and tortured him to death in custody,” K. Meghachandra, Congress spokesperson said, adding that the policeman was not even on duty on March 26 when Nando had escaped.

People in Thoubal district from where the deceased constable hailed have been agitating for a Central Bureau of Investigation probe, too.

Rabha community leaders lend support to Agatha

Law and order has been established in Mnp, claims BJP

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IMPHAL, Apr 4: The Coordinating Committee (CorCom), an umbrella body of some major rebel groups in Manipur, has announced a total shutdown on April 7 to boycott the proposed visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

An email statement of the media coordinator of CorCom, Leibaak Ngaakpa Luwang said the proposed visit of the Prime Minister was nothing but to deceive the people of Manipur with false promises in the name of development.

His visit is an attempt to implant Indian colonialism into the soil of Manipur for it to take deep root, and on the one hand exploiting the traditional economy and the productive forces of the land, Leibaak Ngaakpa Luwang stated.

Since the ‘annexation’ of Manipur 70 years ago and under its colonial rule, the Indian state has not only been oppressing the people of the region with gross violation of human rights but also attempting to eliminate the indigenous people of the region, it said.

The recent attempt to implement Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016 was a clear example of colonial rule’s continuous attempt to eliminate the indigenous people, the statement alleged.

Narendra Modi (File) While announcing that the total shutdown will be effective from 1am till 6 pm on April 7 , the statement urged the people to show their unity against India government’s agenda, policies and programmes to eliminate the indigenous people of the region. Avoid going outdoor and hoist black flag during the total shutdown hours to protest against suppressive policies towards the indigenous people, the statement added Essential services like electricity, fire service, water supply, religious ceremonies are exempted, including medical emergencies and media, CorCom informed the general public.

After India occupied Manipur the colonial regime has been taking control of the economy of the state besides attempting to eliminate indigenous people from their own land, CorCom stated. The culture, traditions, identity of the people of the region has been put under serious

threats since Manipur was annexed to Indian union, CorCom alleged.

It further alleged that the Indian colonial regime has been using all means to suppress the revolutionary movement of the people of the region. The colonial rule which was attempted to strengthen the Indian Union with its slogan “Unity in Diversity” has now totally stopped and replaced by “India is for Hindu- One country – one nation – one culture”, it added while alleging that the agenda of some political parties is nothing but to eliminate the minority communities, it alleged.

Citizen (Amendment) Bill- 2016 was one of the agendas to eliminate the indigenous people and to achieve the goal of making India, a Hindu nation, CorCom went on to point out.

It added that even as indigenous people of the state have been demanding putting in place a mechanism to protect the indigenous people, the Delhi government is encouraging influx of migrants into the state.

“Imperialist India has been extending draconian laws like AFSPA in the name of supressing the freedom struggle and under the shadow of this draconian law, the security force has been systematically commit-

Rabha community leaders after a meeting with Agatha.

TURA , APR 04 (AGENCIES): The National People’s Party (NPP) candidate for Tura MP polls, Agatha K Sangma, received a boost after leaders belonging to the Rabha community in Meghalaya, decided to extend their support to the Conrad Sangma-led party.

The decision to support the NPP candidate came after a meeting held between the community

leaders and Agatha at her residence in Tura on Mar 29 last week. The meeting was held in the presence of the North Tura NPP MLA, Thomas Marak and the Raksamgre MLA, Benedict Marak.

The groups, which promised their support to Agatha included leaders of all Rabha NGOs, including the Rabha Jatiya Seva Sangha (RJSS), All Rabha

Students Union (ARSU), All Rabha Women’s Welfare Association (ARWWA) and the Rabha Intellectual Forum (RIF).

The delegation was led by the presidents of the various Rabha organizations including Sandesh Bakshaka (president, RJSS), Lalit Rabha (president, ARSU), Sunita Rabha (president, ARWWA) and Lalmohan Rabha (general secretary

of RIF).

“We met Agatha to convey our unanimous support for her candidature to the Tura Lok Sabha seat after meetings held between our leaders and community members,” said Khanin Rabha, the coordinator (incharge) of the Rabha community in Meghalaya.

According to the leaders, Agatha has promised to look into the development of the community across the region on all aspects and it was on this assurance that they promised their support.

“We submitted a list of demands after consultations with our community members which included more opportunities, socioeconomic and cultural development among others.

She has promised to look into all aspects of problems faced by us. It is in this assurance that we have extended our unanimous support to her,” added Khanin.

M O I R A N G, A P R 4 (AGENCIES): BJP Inner Manipur candidate RK Ranjan on Wednesday claimed “law and order has been established in the state” aftermath the establishment of BJP-led gover nment two years back. Addressing the public at A Moirang locality, Ranjan said “unlike in the past, people can now safely carry huge amount of money during night time.”

The aspiring candidate also blamed that the state has failed to develop because of 15-years of Congress rule during which several youths were killed in “fake encounters” leaving behind several widows.

Life of several energetic and capable youths who will become the future generation died at the prime of their lives, claimed Ranjan.

5 Mizoram civil 6-year-old Mizo boy wins societies not to hearts for thoughtful act boycott LS polls AIZAWL, APR 4 (PTI): An apex body of major civil societies and student associations in Mizoram, which had earlier sought to boycott the Lok Sabha election, reversed its decision on Thursday following an internal meeting of the organisation’s top hierarchy.

Election to the state’s lone Lok sabha seat and byelection to Aizawl West-I assembly constituency will be held simultaneously on April 11. The NGO Coordination Committee had called for an indefinite strike from April 8 in protest against the decision of the Election Commission (EC) to set up exclusive polling booths at Kanhmun village, on the Mizoram-Tripura border, for the Bru voters lodged in six relief camps of Tripura.

A statement issued by the committee claimed that the boycott was called off after the state government promised to end the Bru imbroglio by undertaking the last and final repatriation process this year.

Lalhmachhuana, the secretary of the committee, said the decision was reversed as the organization did not want to inconvenience common people.

Thousands of Bru refugees fled to Tripura from Mizoram during an ethnic violence in 1997.

Derek C Lalchhanhima certificate.

AIZAWL, Apr 4 (AGENCIES): A six-year-old boy from Mizoram named Derek C Lalchhanhima has won the internet for trying to help a chicken that he accidentally ran over with his bicycle.

A post which shows him with the chicken in one hand and a ten-rupee note in the other has gone viral online, collecting 1-lakh reactions and more than 10,000 comments.

The post was shared online by Sanga Says, who tells NDTV that it was Derek’s father who first told him about the incident and shared the picture with him.

“According to the father, the boy came home with the neighbour’s chick that he had accidentally killed,” Mr Sanga told NDTV. “He did not understand that the chick is dead and begged his parents to take it to the hospital. His father told him to go him-

receives appreciation self, which he did with ten rupees,” he said.

It was at the hospital that a nurse, taken in by the young boy’s innocence and humanity, clicked the picture that is now being shared widely online.

Mr Sanga adds that Derek came back from the hospital sobbing, vowing to help the chicken and go back to the hospital – this time with a 100-rupee note.

“His parents finally had to explain to him that the chick is dead and that there’s nothing they can do at the hospital.”

On Facebook, Derek’s act of kindness has won many hearts.

“God bless his pure and honest little heart,” writes one person in the comments section. “This is heart-touching” says another.

In fact, it wasn’t just netizens but even Derek’s own parents who were surprised by his compassionate reaction.

5th Imphal Campaign Talks held

Dignitaries at the 5th edition of the Imphal campaign talks on April 2.

KOHIMA, APR 4 (NPN): The “Imphal Campaign Talks” 5th edition, organized by the 2nd World War Imphal Campaign Foundation, was held in Imphal on April 2 under the theme “Peace and Reconciliation.”

A press release from the organizers stated that official speaker for the event was Kenichi Okayama,

secretary of Society for Promoting Understanding and Interaction between Britain and Japan. Other speakers included Terence O’Halloran, curator of 31 Squadron Royal Air Force Association, England; historian and war researcher Christopher Johnson; and chairperson of the Burma Campaign Society, Akiko Macdonald. World War II

researcher Vire Nukhu also attended the program to build an understanding between nations. He informed the British delegates about the Naga people’s struggle after they left.

To the Japanese, referring to World War II, Nukhu mentioned that there needs to be a real reconciliation between the Nagas and the Japanese based on trust.

Candidates trade barbs in Manipur as campaign intensifies IMPHAL, Apr 4: The electoral battle took a new turn in Manipur as ruling partners on “friendly contest” started taking on each other verbally.

After BJP star campaigner and chief minister N Biren Singh took a dig at the National People Party (NPP) without mentioning the party directly, NNP star campaigner and incumbent, deputy chief minister Y Joykumar Singh launched a scathing attack on the BJP. Addressing an election rally of NPP candidate in Outer Manipur (ST) Parliamentary Constituency, the deputy chief minister said if the BJP candidate wins, it will be similar to supporting CAB. Asserting that NPP is a political party which is driven by an objective to work for the welfare of people in the Northeast , he said that the party always stood for the people of NE .

The party has always been highlighting the problems and issues faced by the region in Parliament, he added.

Y Joykumar Singh reminded that even though NPP is a partner of the BJP,

the party even took the stand to pull out from the NDA government if CAB 2016 was passed in the Parliament. He claimed that the NDA government eventually decided to refrain from the Bill passing due to the pressure from NPP. Not sparing another partner of the coalition government, the deputy chief minister claimed that if NPF candidate becomes an MP, the issue of Greater Nagaland will crop up in the Parliament. He however lauded Manipur CPI for supporting NPP candidate in Outer Manipur Parliamentary Constituency and talked in support of the CPI candidate in the Inner Manipur Parliamentary Constituency. He said that if the CPI candidate wins the election, the united stand and demands of the Northeast will be heard by the Central government.

Another NPP minister in the BJP-led coalition government in the state, L Jayantakumar said that if either the NPF or the BJP candidate wins the election, then the future generation will have to face the threat of either formation of Greater Nagaland or the passing of CAB. Continuing his

attack on BJP, he said that the only thing BJP is good at is spreading lies and gunning for popularity through publicity stunts.

N P P, h av i n g f o u r MLAs in the Manipur Legislative Assembly, is one of the major partners of BJPled coalition government in the state. NPF with a similar strength in the state Assembly is the other major partner. Earlier, BJP star campaigner, chief minister N Biren Singh launched a scathing attack on NPP without mentioning the party directly.

He criticised the NPP of giving more important to its “baby” leader at Shillong (Meghalaya) than Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

He alleged that among the partners of the coalition government some even did not know who is Narendra Modi. They do not know what Modiji and BJP president Amit Shah were doing for the nation, he said Instead of going to New Delhi to consult and resolve issues of the state, they went to Shillong and consulted with its leaders, he said. Even as NPP and NPF are the major partners of the BJP-led coalition government in Manipur,

both the parties were fielding their nominees in the Outer Manipur PC for a friendly contest.

NPP is fielding its state unit president Thangminlien Kipgen while Lorho S Pfoze is the nominee of the NPF. Recently, NPP leaders had said that they would contest the election in a friendly

manner. The voting for the two Lok Sabha seats in Manipur will be held on April 11 (for the Outer Manipur PC) and April 18 (for the Inner Manipur PC).

Multi-corner fight are in both the constituencies as eight candidates are in the fray in the Outer PC and 11 in the Inner PC. DP-2595

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t is time that intellectuals (pseudo, as per the BJP’s think tank) and secularists (also pseudo as per BJP) make their voices not only heard but willing to go the extra mile to ensure that liberty and freedom of the people is not hijacked by those who have vowed to re-write and reconceptualise what India should be. The BJP is not the same party that its patriarch and founder L.K.Advani established. The BJP under Vajpayee and Advani was democratic and had space for differing views and opinions and had a healthy respect for rivals. In the past, political parties or conglomerations like the Congress or the Janata Party (JP) or United Front (UF), National Democratic Alliance (NDA) under Atal Behari Advani- Vajpayee or coalition under United Progressive Alliance (UPA) played politics within the bounds of established conventions. All the above named governments run by party or coalitions did not interfere or manipulate public institutions such as CBI,CVC, RBI, ECI, Courts, IT /ED, UGC and defence. The previous governments did not intrude on these institutions by adhering to the concept of Lakshman -Rekha. Today, under Modi, the NDA has spread its tentacles to all institutions to project that the interests of the ruling party government is the interest of the nation. Institutions have been systematically destroyed and obligated to do the ruling party’s bidding. Not satisfied with its over reach , the Modi government has also ensured that the Indian media buckle under its intense onslaught.

Media persons and houses reasserting their “independence” face the brunt of the ruling government’s ire. The Indian media today has distorted truth by projecting “alternative truth”. To project a so-called neutrality, the India media has ignored crucial issues raised by the opposition such as – loss of jobs, slow down of the economy, unchecked rampage by right wing extremists or ‘fringe elements’, polarisation etc.

The pliable Indian media has addressed these with passing references. In the years during UPA rule, the Indian media was on the offensive in condemning and defaming the Manmohan Singh led government. The anti-government hype by the Indian media not only became persistent and blatant but any effort from the government side to defend or respond, was shouted down, not only by the rivals but also by the anchorpersons. However till today, none of those from the UPA government, who were accused, judged and executed by the media, have been convicted by the law. The functioning of the government at the Centre also reveals the authoritarian character where a super body called Prime Minister’s Office dominates all central ministries. The Modi government has also not spared filmdom. It has promoted friendly film makers to make propaganda films. First it was the controversial “ Accidental Prime Minister” with actor and BJP supporter Anupam Kher which depicted Dr. Manmohan in a very poor light. The trailer of the film, was based on the book of the same name by Sanjay Baru who served as Singh’s media advisor from 2004 to 2008. The latest

by Modi backers is the controversial production “Modi Biopic” by unabashed BJP man Vivek Oberio, which is a barely disguised propaganda vehicle for Modi and his BJP as they seek a second term in office. Modi is confident that these will help his party retain power but it remains to be seen if Indians believe that when they go to the polls from April 11 to May 19.

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The Way to Permanent Faith

Indeed the hour is coming…that you will be scattered… —John 16:32 Jesus was not rebuking the disciples in this passage. Their faith was real, but it was disordered and unfocused, and was not at work in the important realities of life. The disciples were scattered to their own concerns and they had interests apart from Jesus Christ. After we have the perfect relationship with God, through the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit, our faith must be exercised in the realities of everyday life. We will be scattered, not into service but into the emptiness of our lives where we will see ruin and barrenness, to know what internal death to God’s blessings means. Are we prepared for this? It is certainly not of our own choosing, but God engineers our circumstances to take us there. Until we have been through that experience, our faith is sustained only by feelings and by blessings. But once we get there, no matter where God may place us or what inner emptiness we experience, we can praise God that all is well.

That is what is meant by faith being exercised in the realities of life. “…you…will leave Me alone.” Have we been scattered and have we left Jesus alone by not seeing His providential care for us? Do we not see God at work in our circumstances? Dark times are allowed and come to us through the sovereignty of God. Are we prepared to let God do what He wants with us? Are we prepared to be separated from the outward, evident blessings of God? Until Jesus Christ is truly our Lord, we each have goals of our own which we serve. Our faith is real, but it is not yet permanent. And God is never in a hurry. If we are willing to wait, we will see God pointing out that we have been interested only in His blessings, instead of in God Himself. The sense of God’s blessings is fundamental. “…be of good cheer, I have overcome the world” (John 16:33). Unyielding spiritual fortitude is what we need.

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2019

Post-mortem

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ad India not send an invading army into Nagaland in Oct. 1955 and established an Indian state in Nagaland in 1963, would Nagaland still be an undeveloped jungle even today? Many naive Nagas-including many educated Nagas, seems to think so.

But in my opinion, if India had not interfered in our affairs, we would have developed ourselves a hundred times more than what India had developed us in 56 years of Indian statehood (1963-2019).

To substantiate my point, let us take the example of the recently established Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Tuensang.

In the case of Tuensang, despite 55 years (or 20075 days) of Indian statehood, no ICU could be built in Tuensang town. Thousands of Tuensang citizens and neighbouring villagers must have died due to non accessibility to an ICU or even a decent hospital like the ones in Kohima or Dimapur.

Then suddenly, within 120 days (or 4 months), an ICU with all the modern equipments was inaugurated on April 2, 2019 through local initiatives and contributions under the Tuensang Chamber of Commerce and Industries (The Assam Rifles contribution is

also acknowledged). Now if a backward classified region of Nagaland like Tuensang can achieve such a feat in just one hundred twenty days- as compared to India’s inability even in spite of twenty thousand seventy five days, then what are Nagas incapable of achieving without India’s interference in our developmental activities?

Another achievement worthy of note was when the Naginmorean denizens dismantled all the Indian state check gates, established their own check gates and then built their own town highway through local donations because their pleas to the state government for repair of their highway was ignored for 27 years. Kudos to both Tuensang and Naginimora citizens for the initiatives taken by them.

Going to a wider level, with our own economic mineral wealth and the assistance of our own neighbouring Mongolian nations like China, Japan, Korea or even friendly European nations, we could have been way ahead of Burma or even India in our economic development in per ca pita terms. Yes indeed, our own helicopters and fighter planes could have been patrolling our skies instead of Indian and Burmese planes in-

National and state election in Nagaland

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n 2nd April 2019, the local papers were flooded with an article named “Shame! Shame! On the Naga”. In this context, the writer seems to be attempting to sound an alarm of tragedy that had overwhelmed the Naga moral degeneration.

He had quoted from the Book of Jeremiah, the Prophet. “They do not know even how to blush” Jer.8:12. Blushing is a normal reaction of human beings The sympathetic nervous system of the body automatically react to any shameful acts. Not being able to “blush” means, they are incomplete human beings. It tells us how low we have degenerated. This needs a serious thought for all of us.

He stated clearly, the political games our people play in what we call universal franchise. There is complete dichotomy of political life and Christian life. The Naga has failed to understand the modern practice of Democracy. We cannot blame them, because it had not been our traditional and cultural way of life. Some decades ago, I was asked by one political leaders when the political turmoil was in its peak, how to improve the election process. I just replied him, , how can we improve an alien political system which is not our own. I told him the problem was merely a leadership crisis. Everybody wants to be leaders with alterior motives.

For a Naga, leadership is not by selection or election. Naga recognised their leaders and not by in any other.

The NBCC and church leaders are campaigning for clean, free and fair election.

But, where are we now? The unfortunate problem is, they have no Vision, strategy and goal settings. Telling people for free and fair election cannot have any impact on the people. It must have some specific action plans and continuo’s evaluation to measure the achievement. That is the only way to improve the present scenario. Human beings are Social beings. We are born, raised and buried in the company of our fellow human beings. Nagas formed their own groups and communities of their own social structure in the way in which they organise their relationship with each other and build society. Many Tribal and social groups play very important roles in the life of the individual so find difficult to fit into the present modern urban individualistic freedom. In a Naga Tribe, one is born and brought up in a large kinship group or lineage, made up of all the male descendents of some remote ancestor. All the males of one generation older would be fathers. All your lineage of your own age group would be brothers and sisters. This strong kinship group of a tribe provide the individual security. All important decisions of these groups are made by the elders. Therefore, a universal franchise does not fit into the tradition and cultural practices of a Naga.

The present Naga society is in a melting pot. Almost all our villages are flooded by urban way of life which is individualistic.

How modern fast scientific development and advancement are to be absorbed in our rural way of life is the problem. Can any peaceful synthesis take place? The Church has a big role to play in how peaceful fusion of the opposite thoughts be made, for the kingdom of God to come down to Earth?

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truding into our air spaces. Yes, our own heavy artillery guns and missiles could have been defending our own borders and mountains by now. With our mineral wealth, we could have purchased all these self defense weapons for an independent Nagaland. On top of all these things, our economic development could have become one of the best in South East Asia by now.

But what then is the way out from all these political and economic enslavement to India and Burma? One way of escape would be for all our Naga-Indian MLAs, Ministers and MPs to resign en-mass and all the Naga public to boycott all the Indian and Burmese elections in all Naga inhabited lands. Such an action would leave India and Burma totally irrelevant and ineffective in all Naga lands.

Their presence in our lands would then become ludicrous and an embarrassment before the whole watching world. In the state of Nagaland, It would also leave an Indian Governor sitting in the Raj Bhavan with no one to govern! The way to absolute freedom from political and economic enslavement is as simple as that so far as I am concerned.

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lot of money (both black and white) being used by the politicians during campaigning and bribing, changes the face of the election. This makes the situation just opposite to free and fair elections indirectly. The problem continues unabated because1. The candidates spend a lot of money during elections and once they come into office, they try to recover that money by resorting to all kinds of illegal and corrupt practices during his tenure in power so as to fund his next election, thus creating a vicious cycle of black money.

2. Filing for the nomination as a candidate and producing fake financial documents, educational documents and related documents required for nomination through forgery involves money.

3. Bribing candidates to step down or recall their names from the election lists, to kill competition or avoid diversion of votes, depriving the citizens a worthy representative 4. Race of over spending among the candidate to woo voters.

5. Different stake holders provides huge amount of money and muscle power to the candidate during elections and in return, politicians pay them anyhow, leading to the vicious cycle of crony capitalism. 6.

Criminalization of politics leading to more no. of candidates from criminal background However some of the following can be done to curb the money problem in the election1. Election commissioner must

be given more powers and it must act in a harsh manner in the cases related to corruption.

2. Stringent policing and monitoring mechanisms on election campaigns to check illegal money transfers should be implemented.

3. Mandatory disclosure of bank balance and other properties of the candidates, their family, close aids before being elected and after term of office must be done.

4. Education and awareness to the voters for creating a healthy democracy.

5. Strict vigilance on last hour drops out contestants, their actions, and seek proper citations for the decisions.

6. Debarring candidates from criminal backgrounds to contest elections.

7. Mass media should act in non partisan manner and enforcing a stringent action against paid news.

8. Speedy trial of election disputes must be done by special courts.

9. The candidates and Political parties must be brought under the ambit of RTI to ensure transparency and accountability.

There is an urgent need to bring in some reforms in the election related issues as this has become a menace in the path of Developing our society. It is very necessary that role of money power is reduced in election as a citizenry participation requires that election are fought on the basis of policies rather than money.

Huka V Tuccu, Satoi Town (Thsuruhu Village), Zunheboto

Lest the North East fall asleep

(From previous issue) One should not be confused about the two BJP governments—the one under Vajpaiyee and the other under Modi. The BJP government under Vajpaiyee was a secular government for the most part.

If there were RSS politicians and other radical Hindus supporting BJP, Vajpaiyee kept them under control. Many of us thought persons like Arun Shorie and L.K. Advani were among the real radicals among Vajpaiyee’s cabinet members but certainly no longer. No sooner had Modi taken charge of the BJP government in 2014 than the ugly heads of RSS cadres began popping up everywhere.

Either Modi is a genuine RSS, and there is enough evidence that he is, or he is not able to control the RSS’s destructive Hindutva activities all over India though much more in BJP-ruled states like UP where Modi and his right-hand man Party President Amit Shah have placed Yogi Adityanath as Chief Minister. No one can be more RSS than Adityanath.

What about Modi’s 2014 campaign promise of 15 lakh rupees to be deposited in the bank for every Indian? This is 2019 and Modi says nothing about it anymore. Will Rahul Gandhi’s election campaign promise of Rs.72,000 minimum income to 25 crore Indian poor be more genuine? In March 2018, following the Nagaland State Assembly elections, Governor P.B. Acharya said the Naga political issue would be solved within 6 months. Now the BJPRSS hierarchy is saying that after the Lok Sabha elections, the Naga political issue will be solved. What’s next? Nagas are smarter than that, I hope.

Thanks to the American Baptist missionaries who brought us education and the gospel of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ. Could one reason for not solving the Naga problem be that the RSS-controlled BJP has not quite succeeded in placing their Hindu trishul by the altar of the Church in Nagaland?

As Secretary of the BJP NE States Coordination Council, Governor Acharya wrote to then Prime Minister Vajpaiyee: “We have achieved our vowed object of piercing Trishul in the chest of so-called ‘Lord Christ’” (Mid Day). Once more I would urge the Naga national workers and fellow Nagas not to ever believe the Central Government in Delhi until the final Agreement is signed and witnessed by either a UK or US Government representative, if not a UN representative. How long will the FRAMEWORK AGREE-

MENT signed August 3, 2015 between NSCN-IM and the Modi Government remain, as it were, a skeleton agreement just because the Naga national leaders will not compromise with what they consider absolutely essential for the very survival and security of the Naga nation?

For example, Nagas inhabiting the contiguous region of IndoMyanmar, now forcibly divided and placed in four Indian states and in Myanmar by Britain, India and Myanmar, want to live under one political umbrella. To the Nagas “integration” means geographical/physical integration. The Interlocutor to the Naga Peace Talks, R.N. Ravi’s talk about Pan-Naga sounds like Naga integration by remote control because that’s exactly what the so-called emotional and cultural integration is all about. My fear is that, like the Congress Government, Modi’s BJP Government may also fail miserably.

Let us talk about development. “Development” is Prime Minister Modi’s favorite word, and rightly so because that’s what every Indian citizen yearns for. Not only does Modi talk about development all the time, he seems to be inaugurating either new projects with sanctions of crores of rupees or the completion of projects begun by his predecessors, again involving thousands of crore rupees. Many are wondering how many of the new projects he has inaugurated so far have actually been executed. Modi inaugurated in recent months the completion of the longest bridge over a river between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, begun years ago. We know money doesn’t grow on trees, and I do question where Modi is getting the money to fund all the projects he has announced and even inaugurated.

I do want to remind the current BJP government as well as the old Congress Party that since India’s independence in 1947, New Delhi’s investment in the North-East, until very recently, has been what I would call mere “tokenism.” I must add that even this “token” investment or development in the North-East has only been achieved following strikes, road blockages, and violence resulting in the loss of human life and property.

In the past decade or two the Government of India suddenly realized the tremendous potential in economic development by linking up with Myanmar and the rest of South East Asia via the North-East region.

Hence the “Look East” slogan under the previous government,

and now “Act East” under Modi’s government. The current BJP government in Delhi says their top priority is the development of the North-East by impressing upon the more than 45 million people in the so-called eight North-East Sister States all the good things (highways and byways, waterways, railways, institutions, hydro-projects, hotels and motels, all the other modern amenities, etc.) already coming.

But wait! All these so-called “good things” are all appendices to the “Act East” which in fact is the FOUR-LANE INTERNATIONAL HIGHWAY being constructed to link mainland India and Myanmar and the rest of South-East Asia through the North-East which is linked to mainland India with only a small strip of land (often called the “chicken neck”) between Bangladesh in the south and Bhutan in the north.

I caution Northeasterners not to get unduly excited over the four-lane Asian highway as well as the talked-about railway lines connecting the capitals of the eight North-Eastern States.

Do you know who and what the railways will bring to our hill capitals? Have you thought of all kinds of undesirable elements coming to our villages?

What about the hundreds and thousands who will be travelling back and forth between mainland India and South-East Asia via the North-East?

Now consider carefully some well-known Indian leaders’ assessment of current Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his RSS-controlled BJP Government.

1. Kuldip Nayar (now deceased): “JP (Jayaprakash Narain, a Gandhian socialist) was conscious that the Jana Sangh was a political arm of the RSS. But he had been given an understanding that the two would part company. . . How could they have done so when the Jana Sangh itself was an RSS creation, with the avowed aim of creating a Hindu rashtra (kingdom)? Initially, the Jana

Sangh members tried to explain to JP that the RSS wasn’t what it was made out to be. When it came to the crunch, they refused point-blank to break ties with the RSS. JP felt cheated. But by then he was too sick to go back to the people to expose the Jana Sangh (the political BJP and the totalitarian RSS).

The constitution is still a sacred document. But, I am afraid, in the 2019 election the BJP may try to get a two-thirds majority and if it does, the party would amend the constitution itself. Article 370, which gives a special status to Jammu and Kashmir and the spirit of pluralism which protects minorities, could be the target. The party which is the political wing of the RSS may attempt to dilute if not abolish the concept of secularism.” Referring to the immense suffering of the people during the Emergency (June 25, 1975 to 1977) under Mrs. Indira Gandhi, Mr. Nayar said, “But the ruling Bharatia Janata Party (BJP) which suffered from the emergency most, does not seem to have learnt the lesson which it should have. Mrs. Gandhi was overtaken by the mania of one-person rule. Today Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also riding the same horse at the command of the Rashtriya Swayemsewak Sangh (RSS) and trying to change a pluralistic society, which gives purpose to the nation, into a Hindu Rashtra of sorts.”

Kuldip Nayar: Secularism is the ideology which we have chosen in contrast to Pakistan’s Islamic order (Nagaland Post).

And hours before his death he wrote: “The ruling BJP must always remember that the Northeast is a plural society devoid of much communal violence unlike the Hindu heartland. Hence it is paramount that the Centre should concentrate more on development and good governance rather than trying to impose its Hindutva philosophies.” (Nagaland Post) (To be concluded) Tuisem A. Shishak

Reader’s Post

Sir,

As per one’s conscience

As polling for Lok Sabha seat draws closer on April 11, let us hope that citizens of Nagaland will vote for the right candidate, right ideology and principle. A candidate that protects the interest and safety of his people, keeping in mind the future generation will be worthy to sit in the Upper House of parliament. May God give wisdom to the common people to choose the best man as according to their own conscience and not based on profit.

Sangmei Konyak, Dimapur

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

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2019

Rahul files nomination from Wayanad

Congress President Rahul Gandhi files his nomination from Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency, ahead of the general elections, in Wayanad, Thursday. (PTI)

Kalpetta (Ker), Apr 4 (PTI): With sister Priyanka Gandhi by his side, Congress president Rahul Gandhi Thursday filed his nomination from Wayanad in Kerala and said he is fighting the Lok Sabha polls from a second seat in the south besides the party bastion Amethi in the north to send a message of unity and that “India is one”.

In a bid to reach out to the Left, Gandhi, 48, also said he wouldn’t say a word

against the state’s CPI(M)led LDF government during his campaign and that he would “absorb all its criticisms with happiness”.

The Left is is miffed with Gandhi’s candidature from Wayanad.

Wayanad will witness a triangular contest with Left Front constituent CPI’s P P Suneer and BJP-backed NDA candidate Thushar Vellappally also in the fray.

Gandhi, who was also accompanied by senior Con-

gress leaders K C Venugopal and Mukul Wasnik, submitted the nomination papers before district collector A R Ajayakumar at Wayanad district headquarters in Kalpetta. Hundreds of workers of Congress and other allies in the party-led UDF assembled outside the district collectorate as Gandhi filed the nomination. Wayanad, a scenic hill area in the Western Ghats of Kerala, has a presence of various ethnic tribal groups. It is a Congress

stronghold in South India.

Braving the scorching heat, thousands of party workers--both men and women--gathered in Kalpetta town and its suburbs to have a glimpse of Rahul Gandhi. After completing the nomination procedures at the collectorate, Rahul Gandhi along with Priyanka Gandhi and senior leaders of the Congress-led UDF in Kerala undertook a roadshow to greet the voters of the constituency.

The narrow lanes of Kalpetta town were packed with excited onlookers waiting in anticipation for the Congress chief and other party leaders, including Priyanka Gandhi.

Talking to reporters after filing his nomination, Rahul Gandhi said he was fighting the polls from down south to send a message that India was one. “I have come to Kerala to send a message that India is one. South, north, east, west, centre... all are one... There is an assault taking place across the country by the RSS and BJP. I just want to send a message and I will stand from south India and north India. My aim was to give a message,”

he said. “There is a feeling in south India that the way the Narendra Modi government is functioning, their (south) culture, language, history all are being attacked.

“So I wanted to give a message that I will fight from north and south,” the Congress chief said, in response to his main opponent in Amethi, Union minister Smriti Irani, who had alleged that his decision to fight from Wayanad was an insult to the people of Amethi.

Priyanka Gandhi appealed to people of Wayanad to take care of her brother and assured he would not let them down.

“My brother, my truest friend, and by far the most courageous man I know.

Take care of him Wayanad, he won’t let you down,” she tweeted after the roadshow.

Party workers shouted that they would ensure a thumping victory for Gandhi. “We all are excited. All sections of people gathered here to greet our prime ministerial candidate. We will ensure a thumping victory for Rahul ji from the soil of Pazhassi Raja,” said Ashraf, a UDF worker, who came from Vandoor assembly constituency.

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Rahul’s decision to contest from Wayanad ‘insult’ to Amethi: Irani Lucknow, Apr 4 (PTI): BJP leader Smriti Irani on Thursday attacked Congress president Rahul Gandhi, saying his decision to contest from the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in Kerala was an “insult” to the people of Amethi.

The 48-year-old Congress chief is contesting from Kerala in addition to his traditional stronghold Amethi, where he is pitted against the Union textile minister. This will be the second attempt by Irani to wrest Amethi from the Congress. In 2014, she lost the seat by a margin of over one lakh votes to Gandhi.

Irani said a person, who has been here in Amethi for the past 15 years, has decided to leave his supporters and chosen to file nominations from another constituency.

“He is filing his papers from another Lok Sabha seat. This is an insult to Amethi and a betrayal with its people,” she told reporters here, hours before Gandhi filed his nomination papers in Wayanad.

Gandhi’s decision to fight from Wayanad is because the Congress workers know he does not have

Union Minister Smriti Irani during an election campaign ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, in Amethi on Thursday. (PTI)

support in Amethi, Irani alleged.

“People of Amethi had to bear with the missing MP for 15 years. A person, who rode on the shoulder of Amethi and enjoyed power for the past 15 years, has decided to leave his supporters and chosen to file nominations from another constituency because

Congress workers know he does not have support,” she said.

Irani also tweeted, “While Rahul is taking support of ‘desh virodhi’ (antiIndia) forces, BSP candidate from Gauriganj assembly constituency Vijay Kishore Tiwari is joining the BJP with a strong determination to empower the country.”

Ambedkar threatens to throw EC into jail SC dismisses Christian’s body for rescheduling polling date (VBA) — an alliance of Ambedkar-led Bharip Bahujan Mahasangh and Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM. The VBA is contesting all 48 Lok Sabha seats in the state.

“We have lost 40 soldiers (in Pulwama), but still sitting quietly. We have been asked not to speak on the Pulwama attack.

How can the EC gag us? Our Constitution has given us the right to speak. I am not the BJP. If voted to power, we will jail the Election Commission for two days,” Ambedkar said during the rally on Thursday.

In an election rally held in Nanded on Wednesday, Ambedkar said if he was voted to power, the notes scrapped by the Modi government will be remonetised.

New Delhi, Apr 4 (PTI): “How long does it take to vote and can’t people cast their votes on a holy day?” the Supreme Court asked Thursday while refusing to accord urgent hearing to a plea which claimed that holding Lok Sabha polls on April 18 in Tamil Nadu will cause “inconvenience” to Christians and sought its rescheduling.

A bench headed by Justice S A Bobde made the observation when the lawyer representing a Christian body sought urgent hearing on their petition challeng-

ing the March 22 Madras High Court order which had dismissed their plea in this regard.

The petition, filed by a managing trustee of ‘Christuva Nallenna Iyakkam’, said that the scheduled date of polling for the Lok Sabha election in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry falls within the holy period, which begins with ‘Maundy Thursday’ and is followed by Good Friday and Holy Easter. “You can’t cast your vote on a holy day?” the bench, also comprising justices S A Nazeer and Indira Banerjee, asked the

counsel who sought an urgent hearing on the plea. “How long does it take to vote?” the bench said, adding, “We don’t want to advise you on how to pray and how to cast vote”.

The bench said there was no urgency in hearing the matter.

The petitioner has said in the plea that, “The General Elections to Lok Sabha 2019 has been notified on March 19 by the Election Commission of India and thereby the date of poll for Tamil Nadu and Puducherry was scheduled on April 18 falls on Maundy Thurs-

day, within the ‘Holy Triduum’ which means the three days that begins with the liturgy on Maundy Thursday, followed by Good Friday and ends with prayer on Holy Easter Sunday.”

It said that having the polling date on April 18 would “cause inconvenience and displeasure” to the entire Christian community as they cannot go to the Churches freely to perform mandatory religious practices and they would also not able to freely discharge their fundamental duty by casting their vote.

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Mumbai, Apr 4 (PTI): Dalit leader and three-time MP Prakash Ambedkar on Thursday landed in a controversy for allegedly threatening to put the Election Commission (EC) in jail for two days for not letting political parties speak about the Pulwama terror attack.

Taking cognisance of Ambedkar’s statement he made during a rally in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra, the state election commission sought a report from local poll officials. Ambedkar, the grandson of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, is contesting the upcoming Lok Sabha election from Solapur and Akola constituencies in Maharashtra as a candidate of Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi

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business Gold slumps on weak demand New Delhi, Apr 4 (PTI): Gold prices Thursday fell by Rs 80 to Rs 32,670 per 10 gram at the bullion market here due to subdued demand from jewellers, according to the All India Sarafa Association.

Silver too declined by Rs 90 to Rs 38,330 per kg on low offtake by industrial units and coin makers.

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

In the international market, spot gold was trading at USD 1,293.26 an ounce, while silver was trading at USD 15.15 an ounce in New York On Wednesday, the yellow metal had declined

by Rs 100.

In the national capital, gold of 99.9 per cent and 99.5 per cent purity fell by Rs 80 each to Rs 32,670 and Rs 32,500 per 10 gram, respectively.

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

Mumbai, Apr 4 (PTI): Halting its three-day winning run, the rupee plunged 76 paise Thursday to close at 69.17 against the US dollar after the RBI cut the interest rate but kept its monetary policy stance ‘neutral’.

In its first bi-monthly policy review for this financial year, the central bank slashed the policy rate by 0.25 per cent for the second time in a row, following which the rupee and sovereign bond prices tumbled.

At the Interbank Foreign Exchange (forex) market, the domestic currency opened lower at 68.56 per dollar and fell further to touch the day’s low of 69.21.

It finally settled at 69.17, down 76 paise over its previous close.

The rupee had surged by 33 paise to 68.41 against the US dollar Wednesday.

“Rupee and sovereign bond tumbled after participants perceived the policy as less dovish than expected... the yield on the benchmark 10-year bond was up 6 basis points to 7.34 per cent,” said V K Sharma, Head PCG and

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Standing Committee on Energy in its report tabled in Parliament last year said.

“The Committee are of the opinion that the coinage of restructuring in resolution plan is hollow without having any serious meaning or business which only reflects the blurred vision of (the) RBI in understanding and appreciating the problems.

The Committee expect that clarity of thought and transparency in approach should

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Arun Jaitley had allocated Rs 1.69 lakh crore towards food subsidy, which was increased to Rs 1.71 lakh crore in the revised estimates .

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The fiscal deficit had exceeded the full year target for the last fiscal by 34.2 per cent at the end of February.

Officials, however, said this is part of a trend of higher expenditures balancing out higher revenues towards the end of the fiscal. The government might have met the higher food subsidy bill by drawing from small savings to the tune of Rs 30,00040,000 crore. In the Budget 2018-19, Finance Minister

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“The court has said that power of RBI under Section 35AA has to be exercised in certain manner. The validity of section 35AA of the Banking Regulation Act 1949 stands and henceforth we have to comply with the direction of Supreme Court and act accordingly,” Das said. Section 35AA empowers the central government to authorise the RBI to issue directions to any banking

red Thursday after the RBI lowered GDP growth forecast for 2019-20 and kept its monetary policy stance ‘neutral’ amid uncertainty over monsoon. The 30-share BSE Sensex index settled 192.40 points, or 0.49 per cent, lower at 38,684.72.

The broader NSE Nifty slipped below the 11,600 mark, ending 45.95 points, or 0.39 per cent, down at 11,598.

Govt meets fiscal deficit of 3.4% in 2018-19

RBI to come out with fresh circular on resolution of bad loans

Mumbai, Apr 4 (PTI): Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das Thursday said the central bank will soon come out with revised circular for effective resolution of stressed assets in the backdrop of the Supreme Court order. The Supreme Court Tuesday quashed the RBI circular of last year that pertains to the provisions for referring the defaulter to the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) even on a

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Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) remained net sellers in the capital markets, pulling out Rs 226.19 crore Thursday, as per provisional data.

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While high-interest rates have often been cited as an obstacle to faster investment growth, rate cut announced Thursday will help the real interest rates in India to drop below Malaysia and Indonesia.

The RBI had in its Statement on Development and Regulatory Policies on December 6, 2018, asked banks to start using external benchmarks while disbursing new floating rate personal or retail (housing, auto, etc) with effect from April 1, 2019. However, in its policy announcement Thursday, the central bank said it has deferred this move for the time being.

The country’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI), which controls nearly a quarter of the banking system, has already announced that it will be linking its savings deposits rates and short-term loans to the RBI’s repo rate from May 1.

Currently, banks follow a system of internal benchmarks, including Prime Lending Rate (PLR), Benchmark Prime Lending Rate (BPLR), Base rate and Marginal Cost of Funds based Lending Rate (MCLR).

In the context of the proposed new system of linking interest rates, the RBI Thursday said it held discussions with stakeholders on various aspects like management of interest rate risk, and time required for IT system upgradation.

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domestic economy is facing headwinds, especially on the global front.”

After announcing the rate cut, the RBI governor in a media briefing said that export growth remained weak in January and February this year and imports especially non-oil gold imports declined.

The RBI had last cut repo rate to 6.25 per cent from 6.5 per cent on February 7 and together with the latest reduction it has reversed last year’s 50 basis points increase.

Repo rate is the rate at which the central bank lends short-term money to the commercial banks.

And, the reverse repo rate is at which the RBI borrows money from the commercial banks.

Banks take a cue from RBI’s monetary policy stance in hiking or cutting lending rates. With back-to-back cuts, home, auto, and personal loan EMIs (equated monthly installments) are likely to go down although banks are yet to fully pass on the previous cut.

The move came a week before the general elections kick off on April 11.

The reduction in rates was based on RBI cutting its inflation forecast to 2.9-3 per cent rage for the April-September period compared to 3.2-3.4 per cent range it had projected in February.

Inflation, which stood at 2.57 per cent in February, is projected at 3.5-3.8 per cent in January-March 2020 - within the RBI’s target of 4 per cent.

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Mumbai, Apr 4 (PTI): In a bid to boost sluggish economy before elections, the RBI Thursday cut interest rate by 25 basis points for the second time in as many months, a move that may translate into lower EMIs for home and other loans.

The six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), headed by RBI Govenor Shaktikanta Das, cut the repo rate to oneyear low of 6 per cent and reverse repo rate to 5.75 per cent on prospects of benign inflation.

While four of the six members voted in favour of the rate cut, two of them were in favour of status quo.

RBI Deputy Governor Viral Acharya and MPC member Chetan Ghate

voted for a status quo i n r a t e s.

Five of six members vo t e d t o keep the stance unchanged at Neutral, while committee member Ravindra Dholakia vo t e d t o change the stance to accommodative.

T h e apex bank cut benchmark interest rate by 0.25 per cent to 6 per cent.

This is also the first back-to-back rate cut since the MPC was formed in late 2016.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in the monetary policy statement said the domestic economy is facing headwinds, especially on the global front, as it lowered its economic growth forecast for 201920 to 7.2 per cent from 7.4 per cent estimated in February.

GDP growth had fallen to 6.6 per cent in December quarter, its slowest in five quarters, due to sluggish private investment.

“The need is to strengthen domestic growth impulses by spurring private investment which has remained sluggish,” it said. “The MPC notes that the output gap remains negative and the

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Ethiopian pilots followed Boeing procedures : report

Rescuers work at the scene of an Ethiopian Airlines flight crash near Bishoftu, or Debre Zeit, south of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 11, 2019.

London, Apr 4 (Agencies): The Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed last month nosedived several times before it hit the ground, a preliminary report has said.

Pilots “repeatedly” followed procedures recommended by Boeing before the crash, according to the first official report into the disaster.

Despite their efforts, pilots “were not able to control the aircraft”, Transport Minister Dagmawit Moges said.

Flight ET302 crashed after take-off from Addis Ababa, killing 157 people.

It was the second crash of a Boeing 737 Max aircraft in five months.

Last October, Lion Air flight JT 610 crashed into the sea near Indonesia killing all 189 people on board.

In a news conference in Addis Ababa, Ms Dagmawit said: “The crew performed all the procedures repeatedly [that were] provided by the manufacturer but were not able to control the aircraft.”

Her comments were based on a preliminary report into the crash, which has not been published yet, but could be released by the end of the week.

The 737 Max family of aircraft was grounded following the Ethiopian Airlines crash, a move affecting more than 300 planes.

The preliminary report did not attribute blame for the crash and did not give detailed analysis of the flight.

But it did suggest that Boeing review the aircraft control system and said aviation authorities should confirm the problem had been solved before allowing the 737 Max back into the air.

In a statement, the chief executive of Ethiopian Airlines, Tewolde GebreMariam, said he was “very proud” of the pilots’ “high level of professional performance”.

“It was very unfortunate they could not recover the airplane from the persistence of nosediving,” the airline said in a statement.

US warns Turkey over Russia missiles deal London, Apr 4 (Agencies): US Vice-President Mike Pence has warned Turkey against buying a Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile system that Washington sees as a threat to US jets. He said Turkey “must choose” between remaining a key Nato member or risk the security of that partnership “by making such reckless decisions”.

Turkey responded that the purchase of the advanced system was a done deal. Ankara has been establishing closer links with Russia after recent souring of its ties with the US and Europe. Turkey has the second-largest army in Nato, a 29-member military alliance set up to defend against what was at the time the Soviet Union. Mr Pence also rebuked Germany - another key Nato member - for not spending enough on its defence.

Moscow has made no public comments on the latest developments. Relations between Nato and Russia have deteriorated over Moscow’s occupation of Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula and its withdrawal from a key missile treaty.

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Christchurch gunman faces 50 charges Wellington, Apr 4 (IANS): The Australian man accused of killing 50 Muslim worshippers in the Christchurch terror attack will face 50 murder charges and 39 attempted murder charges, New Zealand police said on Thursday.

“Other charges are still under consideration,” the police said in a statement.

Australian Brenton Tarrant, 28, a white supremacist, was previously charged with only one murder following the attack and had been remanded without a plea.

He is due to appear in the Christchurch High Court on Friday via audiovisual link from prison, The New Zealand Herald reported.

He first appeared in the court on March 16, a day after he carried out the massacre at the city’s Al Noor Mosque and the Linwood Islamic Centre which also left over 50 others injured.

Tarrant has turned down his legal counsel and said he wants to defend himself against the charges.

The High Court received 12 applications from both New Zealand media

The gunman will appear in court again on Friday.

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and foreign organisations to film, take photographs or make audio recordings at Friday’s hearing.

But Justice Cameron Mander rejected the applications.

Justice Mander also ruled the accused will appear in court on Friday via audio-visual link from New Zealand’s only maximum security prison in Paremoremo, Auckland.

Tarrant will not be required to enter pleas to charges he currently faces.

The news comes as MPs heard oral submissions on the government’s

gun law reform bill, which seeks to ban military-style semi-automatics, assault rifles and related components and arrange a buyback scheme for guns that become illegal, according to the Guardian.

The law is being overhauled after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern promised action in the wake of the mosque shootings. Thousands of written submissions have already been received.

The government wants to pass gun reform legislation by Thursday next week.

New Zealand PM pays grocery bill of woman Wellington, Apr 4 (IANS): New Zealands Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern paid for a motherof-twos grocery bill at a supermarket after the woman forgot her purse at home.

Ardern, whose compassionate response to the Christchurch mosque shootings last month was praised around the world, confirmed making the payment and said during a press conference on Thursday that she paid for the woman’s shopping “because she was a mother”.

“Just when you think Jacinda Ardern couldn’t get any more lovely, low key and authentic.... she goes and pays for your groceries at the supermarket, because you’ve got your shopping, have two kids with you and are about to put it all back as you forgot your wallet,” the unnamed mother wrote in a now deleted Facebook post, stuff. co.nz reported.

In the post, the woman also said she tried to explain to her children how the Prime Minister had just bought their groceries.

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Larry Kudlow, the director of the White House’s National Economic Council, disclosed the outlines of the plan on Wednesday as he called on Maduro to step aside and allow Juan Guaido, the opposition leader whom the US recognises as Venezuela’s interim president, to take office, reports The New York Times.

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“As Facebook faces scrutiny over its data stewardship practices, they have made efforts to reduce thirdparty access.

“But as these exposures show, the data genie cannot be put back in the bottle.

Data about Facebook users has been spread far beyond the bounds of what Facebook can control today,”

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The political consultancy firm Cambridge Analytica also harvested data of 87 million users via a quiz app, leaving Facebook under heavy criticism on how it share user data with third parties.

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The third-party Facebook app developers exposed data in the public domain in two large datasets that contained 540 million users’ records.

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Wildlife Division Dimapur officials with Woroko villagers after the training program held on April 3.

DIMAPUR: On the basis of information received about the presence of wild elephants numbering around 30 with three calves under Woroko village area jurisdiction in Wokha, Wildlife Division Dimapur organised a training program on mitigation of Human-Elephant conflict at Woroko village council hall on April 3.

A press release from Wildlife Division Dimapur,

wildlife warden, Tokaho H Kinimi stated that the team demonstrated various elephant repelling techniques which included creating fences with ropes and pieces of cloth greased with dried chilly and tobacco powder, lighting blocks of dried chilli to emit strong choking smoke, using catapults to shoot fire-crackers as projectiles etc. to ward off wild elephants from human habitation and plantation

areas and fields.

The team also asked participants to report incidents of damages to crops and property to the wildlife warden, wildlife division, Dimapur.

The participants were further informed to coordinate with the department and neighbouring villages regarding movements of wild elephants. Elephant repellent materials were also distributed to the villages.

state Training on biomedical waste in Longleng DIMAPUR: A training program on Bio-Medical Waste Management (BMWM) was organised and conducted by Nagaland Health Project (NHP) under District Health Society (DHS) Longleng for health workers of DH Longleng, Sakshi block, Yongyah PHC, Yachem PHC and Tamlu PHC from March 19 to 23.

A press release from NHP Longleng district facilitator, Richard Thong stated that the training focused on the Bio-Medical Rules 2016, and the roles and responsibilities of district and block monitoring committees.

Pa r t i c i p a n t s we r e trained on BMW segregation, treatment, transportation and disposal and also on using colour coded bins and their significance.

Hands on demonstrations on using Personnel Protective Equipments (PPE) for health workers were shown for the trainees.

Resource person for the training were Richard Thong and Viroli Sangtam, district program manager.

Altogether 93 staff attended the training program.

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AIDA personality development training underway DIMAPUR: AIDA, in collaboration with Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) by TATA, and in association with Head Held High Foundation, Bengaluru, is conducting a 45-day training program on personality development for those who have appeared their HSSLC examinations. The training program, where candidates are learning various soft skills, started on March 21 at AIDA, Don Bosco School Campus, Dimapur.

Placement coordinator, Anita Kapuh, in a press release stated that 20 HHSLC appeared candidates from Nagaland, Manipur and Assam have enrolled for the training which will conclude on May 11.

The program is part of IHCL’s CSR, Inclusion & Diversity efforts targeting under-served regions and communities in partnership with cause-based organizations.

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Sunny Joseph, the resource person, and participants of the AIDA personality development training program being held in Dimapur.

called Golden Threshold Program, a 3-year duration degree program, in association with Tata Institute of Social Sciences.

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Guwahati, oriented the participants on IHLC. She gave a presentation on the TATAs and Taj Hotels across the globe.

Harinath Dinkar, project manager, Head Held High, Bengaluru, is the resource person for the training.

The first session of the training began with a ‘Self-

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Tokheho served show cause notice

DIMAPUR: PDA Candidate for 1-Nagaland Parliamentary Constituency, Tokheho Yepthomi, was issued show cause notice regarding a meeting and campaign held in Kohima on April 3, 2019. The notice stated that the candidate had not obtained DIMAPUR: A meeting ify, and faculty exchange permission for the said meeting from the district administration and violated the of faculty members of programs. Both basic as standing instructions of the Election Commission of India.

Nagaland University (NU) well as applied research and Chiang Mai University will be the key areas of (CMU), Thailand was held these programs. Broadly, on March 18 at Kohima the thrust area of research DIMAPUR: A day after he was served a show cause notice for violating the Model Campus (Meriema), Na- will be “Cultural Diversity Code of Conduct, INC Candidate for 1-Nagaland Parliamentary Constituency, KL galand University. and Biodiversity Manage- Chishi, has responded that the appeal letter in the letterhead of ex-chief minister was A press release from ment for Sustainable De- sent to the media cell NPCC for necessary corrections or additions, if any, prior to NU headquarter Lumami velopment”. Presentations the publication in local dailies. However, he said that before publication, the entire PRO, Peter Ki stated that were made by the faculty content with the letterhead was circulated on social media. Further, he stated that the meeting was held in members from both the the word Christian used in his appeal was not to cause tension between different regard to Collaborative universities, and discus- castes and communities, religious or linguistic and that there was no intention to seek Research Programs to be sions were held about the votes in the name of religion, caste or community. He expressed regret that such a misunderstanding had occurred and apologized for the inconvenience caused. undertaken by both the path forward. universities. The meeting T h e m e e t i n g wa s was a follow-up of MoU chaired by School of Social signed by the two universi- Sciences dean, professor N. ties on June 17, 2016 which Venuh; pro-vice chancellor, DIMAPUR: SP office Kohima has has a validity period of Kohima Campus, professor informed all hotels, guest houses, dharfive years.

R.C. Nayak welcomed the mashalas, individual houses, universities, The discussions fo- delegates; and professor DIMAPUR: In view of the ensuing Lok hospitals, institutes etc., under Kohima Sabha elections, Dimapur District GBs cused on scholar exchange SK Chaturvedi briefed the district, to adhere to Section 7 of the programs, scholarship for members on opportunities Association (DDGBA) has informed all Foreigners Act. its members and GBs of colonies and Nagaland University re- of research of common According to senior SP, Kohima, villages under Dimapur district, to work search scholars who qual- interests. hand in hand with the council in main- P. Sendongmeren, the above mentioned taining a peaceful environment in their establishments are to submit details of foreigners residing with them in form respective areas.

DIMAPUR: Fazl Ali College FAC, Mokokchung organised In a press release, DDGBA president, C to registration authorities (SP Office a graduation program for students who successfully com- Longer Jamir, general secretary Atso Kohima) about arrival and stay within pleted a vocational course on mushroom cultivation, a skill Angami and secretary publicity & infor- 24 hours.

The above noted establishments acdevelopment program under the aegis of RUSA, Ministry mation, Luikang Zeilang, have asked all of Human Resource Development, Government of India, GBs to also extend their cooperation to commodating foreigners can also upload on March 28. A press release form FAC Mokokchung me- the district administration in maintaining complete details regarding every overseas dia cell stated that 15 students completed the three-month law and order during the polls. national staying in their establishments certificate course (VCMC-II), and another 15 students Dimapur District GBs Association using the online C-Form. To enable the successfully completed the six-month course (VCMC-I). has also appealed to all citizens of Dima- use of the IVFRT module user credentials Certificates were handed over to successful candidates by pur to only exercise their right to vote and can be obtained by registering at http:// principal (officiating) of the college, Tiamongla. respect the rights of others as well. indianfrro.gov.in/frro/FormC.

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Ravi Jha with election and district officials in Tuensang on March 31.

DIMAPUR: The General Election Observer for Tuensang, Mon, Kiphire, Longleng and Mokokchung, Ravi Jha visited Tuensang on March 31.

According to the of-

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He also attended the video conferencing where nodal officers of monitoring cells were also invited.

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FAC vocational course graduation

VHC Mongphio under the aegis of Nagaland Health Project (NHP) organised an awareness program on immunization and PNC, with ASHA Rhanbeni as resource person on March 31. (Mhathung Jami)

A team of students from Salt Christian College (SCC) Dimapur led by two faculty members of its Education department visited the Visually Impaired School at Notun Bosti, Dimapur on March 30. During the visit, the team interacted, and held a fellowship, with the children.

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DIMAPUR: North East Initiative Development Agency (NEIDA) organized a community awareness and exposure tour for the Village Watershed Committee (VWC) members of Pungro block, to Tethuyo village in Kiphire on March 23 and 25, under project ‘Springshed based Watershed Development Programme, Pungro block, Kiphire district’. The project is being implemented with the support of NABARD. A press release from NEIDA project associate, Aoin stated that the VWC members at Tethuyo village and the Land Resource department, Nagaland hosted the visiting VWC members from Pungro block.

Through some activities, the VWC members and community leaders were oriented to the importance of Springsheds and Watersheds in ensuring water security and the key role the community can play in managing and preserving these natural resources.

LOSAMI WELFARE UNION DIMAPUR

Dongphi Chokae Okho (DCO)

CONGRATULATIONS

The LWUD with immense pride and honour extend our heartiest congratulations to Mr. Very Joy (Wezotso Khamo) S/o Mr. Keduwe Khamo, for recently being promoted to Major, 17 Jat Regiment.

The Union pray and wishes you a bright future endeavour.

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Introduces a short course on Basic Conversations in Lotha Naga language • Who should attend ? – - Lotha families of mixed marriages - Lothas born and brought up in an urban environment - Any other who wants to learn basics in Lotha Naga conversations • Age group : Junior and Senior ( 6-17 years/18 years and above) • Duration : 3-6 months /* 2 times a week /* 2-3 hrs class per session.

• Venue : DCO Based Office, West City, DC Court Jn. Dimapur • Timings : to be decided by the teachers and the students or fixed by the Organisers • No. of students per batch...10/20/25 • For further information, Please contact persons : * Rev. Dr Ezamo Murry (8119866595), * Mrs. Abeni Ovung (7005622773), * Lichibeni Jami (8415929009), * Alemla Yanthan (9366503154),* N. Thungjano (8729812504), * Thungbeni Humtsoe (9436012337).

This is to inform all the registered members of Landowners Pattadars forum (army occupied) who have not yet submitted, to submit necessary land documents for submission to DC's Office on or before 10th April 2019 to Dr. LA Kikon, Khushiabill, Dimapur, Contact : No. 9436004911, 7005053101 and Vizolie Mepfuo, Tin Pati, Kohima Contact No. 8974452812.

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DIPHUPAR VILLAGE COUNCIL DIMAPUR - 797115 : NAGALAND Recogd, 21 - 12 - 1961

PRESS INFORMATION The office of Diphupar Village Council (DVC) will have a joint meeting with all Community Chairman and Secretary on 6th of April 2019 at 09:00 AM at Council Hall to discuss for Auditor appointment and for finalizing of Public General Meeting date.

Any unauthorized organization to hold a meeting within Diphupar Village jurisdiction without the permission of the DVC shall not be allowed.

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NDPP 2 Dimapur II A/C, under the chairmanship of its president Ao Sanen LKR held a consultative meeting with central office bearers Nchumo Kikon and Lipok Pongen on Sunday at Akokla Lucy’s residence. (NDPP 2 Dimapur II A/C general secretary, David Jami)

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For transparency, you can’t destroy an institution: CJI law.

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New Delhi, Apr 4 (IANS): Supreme Court Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi on Thursday said that while nobody wants an opaque system, no institution can be allowed to be destroyed in the name of transparency.

He was responding to a plea to make the selection of judges a transparent affair.

“We find good people who choose to become judges. They fear negative things about them, right or wrong, will come out into public domain,” said the Chief Justice in response t o a dvo c a t e P r a s h a n t Bhushan’s arguments regarding transparency in the selection process.

BJP likely to release election manifesto on Apr 7

New Delhi, Apr 4 (IANS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to release its election manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls on April 7, the same date when it had released its manifesto in 2014, sources said on Thursday.

The sources said all the prominent BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, party President Amit Shah, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, who also heads the 20-member manifesto committee, and several Union Ministers will be present on the occasion.

Union Ministers Nirmala Sitharaman, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Piyush G oya l , A r u n Ja i t l e y, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan are the other members of the manifesto committee.

The party had launched a mega drive to seek views from 10 crore people for its manifesto named “Sankalp Patra” for the coming Lok Sabha elections, asserting that it would ensure inclusive growth.

“Finally, not only do they not become judges, but their reputation is lost.

It destroys reputations, family, careers...

“For transparency you cannot destroy an institution,” said the CJI. Bhushan commenced the arguments on behalf of RTI applicant Subhash Chandra Agarwal.

On Wednesday, the Attorney General argued for the Supreme Court against the disclosure of information pertaining to judges’ appointment.

Bhushan contended that judges do not inhabit in a different universe, and even minutes of the Cabinet meetings were covered under the transparency

“But for judges there has to be class exemption.

Therefore, selection of judges has to be kept out of public gaze... This is not being transparent,” he said.

The CJI cited the example of a Madras district judge who was denied elevation due to age reasons.

But since he was termed unfit, he lost even an extension as district judge.

Bhushan argued that any judge could even have animosity, and that could factor in the selection process.

He said that adverse Intelligence Bureau reports had played a vital role in the selection process of the judges and this information should be brought under public domain.

Bhushan said that in his submission, public interest would triumph if there was public disclosure regarding the reasons why a judge was selected or not.

These could even include factors like homosexuality or a judge being a Muslim or Christian, he said.

NPCC grateful to participants of public rally

D I M A P U R , A PR 4 (NPN): Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) has expressed gratitude to the people of Nagaland particularly from Dimapur and NPF party workers for turning up in large numbers to attend Congress President Rahul Gandhi’s public rally in Dimapur on Wednesday.

NPCC through its communication department also thanked NPF president Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu and his colleagues for allowing their party legislators to share the stage with Congress president.

Rajnath Singh (PTI)

2014 only on instructions from them (Congress) to people who left this country,” he told the gathering.

“They robbed the country at will. Nirav Modi, Mallya, Choksi did not leave till the Congress was in power. But only when they realised that a ‘naya, chaukanna chowkidaar’ (new and alert watchman) has come, they fled,” Singh said.

The BJP leader asserted that all those who “robbed” Indian banks will be “dragged” back to the country. Hitting out at Congress president Rahul Gandhi over his proposed minimum income scheme guarantee scheme that promises Rs 72,000 annually to five crore families in order to lift them out of poverty, Singh said, “The public had elected Indira Gandhi (as PM), then came

The Congress party also expressed appreciation to the Leader of Opposition TR Zeliang and MP Rajya Sabha, KG Kenye, for delivering their solidarity speeches in support of INC candidate KL Chishi.

Further, NPCC thanked all Congress men and women who toiled endlessly in preparation of venue and mobilization of crowds to ensure huge success of the rally. NPCC stated that its national president Rahul Gandhi’s speech has resonated throughout the length and breadth of Nagaland.

Truckers flay Apr 2 Dmu firing incident

DIMAPUR, APR 4 (NPN): Dimapur district truck drivers’ welfare trade union (DDTDWTU) and Dimapur Truck Drivers’ Union (DTDU) Thursday separately condemned the “indiscriminate firing” by unknown miscreants on two Manipur-bound trucks April 2, 2019 in Dimapur where a driver and handyman were injured.

In a press release, DDTDWTU Kaiho Zhimomi and general secretary Suren (Atobo) urged the responsible authority to probe the incident and soon apprehend the perpetrators. The union also appealed to all the right thinking citizens to condemn the incident and extend all possible help in order to curb such criminal activities. In a separate statement, DTDU president Inaqhe Sema also urged the law enforcing agency to bring the culprits to book at the earliest. The union stated that such anti-social activities were a threat to the peace in the society.

Rajnath accuses Cong of doling out loans to Nirav, Choksi, Mallya Noida, Apr 4 (PTI): Diamantaires Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi, and liquor baron Vijay Mallya fled the country only after 2014 because they realised that a “new and alert chowkidaar” has come to power, Union Minister Rajnath Singh said Thursday, as he slammed the Congress for doling out loans to “such people” during its rule.

At a poll meeting in Gautam Buddh Nagar, the senior BJP leader also claimed the opposition parties were wrongly accusing the Narendra Modi government of helping the trio flee India, while in fact it was the BJP-led NDA dispensation that brought a special law to deal with fugitive economic offenders.

“The Congress alleges that Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi and Vijay Mallya left the country after the BJP came to power, that is Prime Minister Narendra Modi helped them escape.... But listen to this carefully, Rs 18 lakh crore were given as loans to the public from 1947 to 2008.

“But during Congress’ rule, Rs 52 lakh crore were given in loans from 2008 till

Rajiv Gandhi and now Rahul Gandhi is also talking about uprooting poverty.”

“Get rid of the Congress and the country would by itself get rid of poverty,” he said. Addressing people in Sikandrabad area while canvassing for his Cabinet colleague Mahesh Sharma, the BJP leader said soon after assuming the post of prime minister, Narendra Modi had made it clear that his government would work for development of all sections of the society.

“But the BJP, which talks of ‘sabka saath, sabka vikas’ (together with all, development for all), is accused of being communal!

We won’t engage in politics of differentiating Hindus and Muslim even if we have to risk our vote bank.

Call me good or bad, but that is not how we will seek votes. But I’d also make it clear that we won’t spare anyone indulging in such appeasement, regardless of their faith,” he said.

“We talk about everyone hence we are communal, and they talk about Christians, Muslims, minorities so they are secular? ... What a joke!,” he remarked.

The survey reveals that gathbandhan of SP-BSP-RLD is set to win 40 seats.

However, in terms of vote percentage, the BJPAD is one notch above the gathbandhan with 43 per cent of votes. The Congress is likely to slightly improve its percentage of votes from 7.8 per cent in 2014 to 9 per cent in the present elections, the survey showed.

The opinion poll found that voters in Uttar Pradesh found the performance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “good”.

However, his rating was “average” among the

Muslim respondents.

The performance of the NDA government has also been rated as “good” with a mean score of 3.73.

Corruption and unemployment are the top two important issues in the state.

Maintaining law and order emerged as the top reason to vote for a party in Uttar Pradesh.

The Congress seems to be preferred for communal harmony, price control, welfare schemes and job reservation for backwards classes, said

the survey which covered over 20,000 respondents between March 16 and March 24.

In Bihar, the NDA consisting of BJP, Janata Dal United (JD-U) and Lok Janashakti Par ty (LJP) is likely to win 34 out of 40 Lok Sabha seats with 52 per cent of votes.

The gathbandhan comprising Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Congress, Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) and Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist (CPI-ML) is projected to get just six seats

Govt asked to supervise rice allocation

DIMAPUR, APR 4 (NPN): Nagaland Public Rights Awareness and Action Forum (NPRAAF) has appealed to the state government to supervise strictly the district-wise allocation of tide over rice quota.

In a statement, the Forum claimed that it had discovered that distribution of tide over rice allocation was virtually non-existent in the State despite the fact that huge quantity of rice under the quota was allocated by the Centre. It asserted that this was an illegal act and punishable under Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.

NPRAAF explained that entitlement of food grain per household is to be decided by the respective deputy commissioners (DCs) and sub-divisional officers (SDOs) along with the respective district assistant director of supplies (ADS), after taking into consideration the quantity of tide over allocation under National Food Security Act (NFSA), for those left out under the Act to ensure that Public Distribution System (PDS) is available to all.

However, the forum alleged that the State government broke up and approved State’s stockist of tide over food grains in various local

and enterprises’ names for a period of two years with effect from April 1, 2019 up to March 31, 2021 without properly identifying the targeted beneficiaries.

Alleging that the chief stockists are few non-Nagas, who pay up certain percentage to various organisations and government establishment against the tide over allocation, the forum said the food grains were re-packed and sold in open market at an exorbitant price, which the government is supposed to make available by little over Rs 400 per 50-kg sack pack.

The per-month allocation of tide over rice with effect from April 2019 are as follows– Mokokchung: 400 MT; Longleng: 200 MT; Wokha: 180 MT; Phek: 200 MT; Kohima: 300 MT; Tuensang:125 MT; Kohima: 200 MT; Dimapur: 137.72 MT; Kiphire: 220 MT; Mon: 100; Peren: 100 MT; Dimapur: 310 MT; Mon: 100 MT; Phek: 100 MT; Dimapur: 200 MT; Peren: 100 MT; Mon: 100 MT; Zunheboto: 300 MT; Tuensang: 100 MT; Tuensang: 100 MT; Mon: 100 MT; and Wokha: 200 MT (can make it a box item).

The total district-wise allocation add up to 3,162.72 MT, which is over 30,00,000 kg or over 60,000 sacks of

rice each weighing 50 kg, the statement added.

According to NPRAAF, besides regular tide over allocation, Government of India had in the past also allocated additional quota twice against the state government’s request– 2,571 MT of rice at MSP derived prices to the people of Nagaland affected by natural calamity and also against Hornbill Festival- 1380 MTs of rice at MSP derived prices under tide over category. However, NPRAAF said the distribution of such huge quantity of rice allocation by the Centre was myth.

The Forum urged the State government to fairly and squarely distribute the tide over rice beginning from April 2019, instead of depriving the people their due rights under NFSA. It also urged the public to remain vigilant and claim their due rights under the scheme.

Threatening to take up the matter with Government of India, if the State government continues to remain oblivious, NPRAAF said it would not take responsibility if the Centres puts embargo on tide over scheme to the State as a consequence.

The For um said it would also submit a memorandum to the State government in this regard.

Tributes on 75th yr of Battle of Kohima (From p-1) State chief secretary said in the Battle of Kohima 75 years ago, Kohima was in the middle of a modern war which the people did not comprehend.

He said bomb blasts and cries of suffering was a common phenomenon then but a nightmare for the Naga people who suffered as a consequence of the war.

Toy however, remarked that he was delighted that 75 years later, all principal players of the Second World War – Japan, Britain, India and Nagas – congregated on the soil of Kohima where the bloody battle was fought.

Burma Campaign Society chairperson, Akiko Macdonald, GOC 3 Corps Lt Gen Rajeev Sirohi and Kohima Educational Trust (KET) CEO Sylvia May also spoke on the occasion.

India, Japan, UK stand together to work for peace and prosperity: Dominic Anthony Paying rich tribute to the soldiers who had laid down their lives, British High Commissioner to India Sir Dominic Anthony Gerard Asquith KCMG said their courage and sacrifice helped change the course of history.

“Today India, Japan and the UK stand together as three great democracies. We work with each other for peace and prosperity globally, and are committed to facing today’s challenges in partnership,” he said.

Recollecting the fierce Battle of Kohima at the 75th anniversary of the battle, he said all warring parties gathered to remember the British, Indian and Commonwealth service personnel, along with the valiant Naga non-com-

Gathbandhan ahead in UP, NDA gains in Bihar: Survey New Delhi, Apr 4 (IANS): The SP-BSPRLD gathbandhan (alliance) is likely to get a large chunk of Lok Sabha seats at the cost of the BJP in the coming Lok Sabha elections, but the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is far ahead of the RJD-led alliance in Bihar, a survey has shown.

As per the ABPNielsen survey released on Thursday, the gathbandhan of Samajwadi Party (SP), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) is set to get 42 out of 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its ally Apna Dal (AD) are likely to get 36 seats.

The Congress, which is out of the gathbandhan and fighting it alone in Uttar Pradesh, is likely to get just two seats.

In the 2014 general elections, the BJP-AD had won 73 seats, SP got 5 while 2 seats were won by the Congress.

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with 35 per cent of votes.

I n t h e s u r ve y o f 10,000 respondents done between March 17 and March 26, the performance of Prime Minister Modi has been rated as “good”. The scores are higher among men and urban respondents.

The performance of the NDA government has also been rated as “good” with a mean score of 3.92.

The score is higher among urban respondents. The performance of the Nitish Kumar-led state government has also been rated as “above average”.

Corruption and unemployment are the top two important issues facing the people.

The top problems are more pronounced among women and rural respondents.

The opinion is divided on Shatrughan Sinha with 38 per cent of the respondents saying he has done the right thing by leaving the BJP and joing the Congress, while 39 per cent think differently.

batants, who had died in successfully defending the Kohima Ridge against a numerically superior force.

This was a vital turning point in WW-II, he added.

He said as members of the UN, all those who had gathered at RCEMPA “as members of the United Nations, have a common purpose in preserving and strengthening the international system of cooperation that emerged from the turmoil of the first half of the twentieth century. As independent and proud countries we cherish hard-won freedoms and those democratic traditions and values that are at the core of who we are today.”

Your war ended here in our land whilst ours began: Rio Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio said the Battle of Kohima was one of the most critical battles of WW-II which proved decisive. He paid rich tribute to all the fallen soldiers who “answered the call of duty and sacrificed their today for our tomorrow.”

While remembering all the brave soldiers who sacrificed their lives for their nations and for a cause that was for “greater good for humanity”, Rio informed the gathering that Nagaland was going to organise a yearlong commemoration programme of the Battle of Kohima with the theme “Remembrance, Reconciliation and Rebirth”.

Rio reminded that Kohima was the theatre of the war in 1944 and how the Nagas were drawn into it to both sides – British as well with Japanese.

Rio appealed for reconciliation with history and to look forward to a future based on the firm foundation of peace and brotherhood.

Mother kills 2 of her children (From p-1) Police disclosed that the two deceased minors were three-year-old boy and one-year old girl.

At the time of filling this report, the mother identified as one Yimjunglemla (24) was in a serious condition and was being treated at Imkongliba Memorial District Hospital Mokokchung. Mokokchung police said they have retrieved the weapon (blade) that was used in committing the crime. Police said that a case has been registered with Women Cell Mokokchung Police and further investigation was on.

Corrigendum Apropos the news item published on April 3, ‘Tuensang district hospital gets state-of-art ICU’, the name of Tuensang Chamber of Commerce of Industries and Commerce president should be read as L Dorothy Chang and not as rendered.

Rio also acknowledged KET setup

by British Veterans of the Battle of Kohima, for preserving the legacy in true spirit of remembrance, reconciliation and rebirth.

At the end of World War II, the creation of a new world based on shared ideals of cooperation and working together had led the world to what it was today, said Rio. He also said Nagaland was working with Japan not only on technologically-challenging projects, but also partnering with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for various development projects.

Rio remarked “Your war ended here in our land whilst ours began”, while pointing to many years of hardship and suffering. He sought everyone’s support for the ceasefire as the peace talks had begun . He also sought everyone’s support in quest of realising genuine peace for a “shared and harmonious future”.

“Today, as we reflect with gratitude the services and sacrifices of so many, we also realise the value peace has for all of us. We are indeed grateful to our soldiers for having kept us safe.

We thank you and respect you for your service. Peace and reconciliation is the way forward,” Rio added.

Rio also flagged off the “Remembrance Bike Rally” on the occasion.

Highlights of the programme included cultural presentations, pipe and drums- ‘ode to the fallen’ and special song ‘Lu Keva’. Earlier, the opening remarks was delivered by state chief secretary, Temjen Toy and the closing remarks by Dr. P Ngully of KES. The programme was chaired by Narola Chuba.

Poor diet causes hundreds of deaths in India: Study N e w Yo r k , A p r 4 (IANS): A poor diet, particularly the low intake of whole grains and fruits, accounts for hundreds of deaths in India annually, say researchers.

The study, reported in the Lancet journal, analysed data from 195 countries and found that one in five deaths globally -- equivalent to 11 million deaths -- are associated with lack of optimal amount of food and nutrients.

Low intake of whole grains -- below 125 grams per day -- was the leading dietary risk factor for death and disease in India, the US, Brazil, Pakistan, Nigeria, Russia, Egypt, Germany, Iran, and Turkey.

In Bangladesh, low intake of fruits -- below 250 grams per day -- was the leading dietary risk.

In 2017, the countries with the lowest rates of diet-related deaths were Israel, France, Spain, Japan and Andorra. India ranked 118th with 310 deaths per

100,000 people.

The findings highlight the urgent need for coordinated global efforts to improve diet through collaboration with various sections of the food system and policies that drive balanced diets. “This study affirms what many have thought for several years -- that poor diet is responsible for more deaths than any other risk factor in the world,” said Christopher Murray, Director at the University of Washington in the US. “Poor diet is an equal opportunity killer. We are what we eat and risks affect people across a range of demographics, including age, gender, and economic status,” said lead author Ashkan Afshin, Assistant Professor at the varsity.

While a poor diet caused an estimated 11 million deaths, diets high in sodium, low in whole grains, and low in fruit together accounted for over five million of all diet-related deaths globally in 2017.

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UAE honours Modi with Zayed Medal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi. (PTI File)

who gave these relations a big boost. In appreciation of his efforts, the UAE President grants him the Zayed Medal,” Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohamed Bin Zayed tweeted.

The Crown Prince, who is also the Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, said Modi played a key role in enhancing bilateral ties to the level of comprehensive strategic relations.

“By granting our dear friend the Indian Prime Minister the Zayed Medal, we express our appreciation for his role and efforts in developing friendly rela-

Attacks on minorities is not symbolic of India: Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama (PTI)

New Delhi, Apr 4 (PTI): India is a land where religious harmony has existed for ages and a few incidents of attack on minorities cannot become symbolic of the nation that it is, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama Thursday said.

Reacting to a question on attacks on the minority community in India, including the recent incident in Gurgaon where a mob of over 40 persons had recently pelted stones at the house of Muslim family, the spiritual leader said there are always “a few mischievous people”, but that does not mean it a symbol of that nation.

“A few incidents (of attack on minorities) cannot become symbolic of the nation that we are”.

“There are always a few mischievous people, but that does not mean it a symbol of that nation,” he said while addressing a press conference here.

A mob of over 40 persons had recently pelted

stones at the house of Mohammed Akhtar in Bhup Singh Nagar area in Gurugram and had also beaten up members of his family, in an attack triggered by a game of cricket on Holi.

The attack was captured on a cellphone by one of the victims and the video had gone viral on the internet.

The spiritual leader said India should help the world in reducing conflict in the name of religion and asserted that he has been suggesting to the government to organise an international religious conference.

“Since many years, I have suggested to the Indian government to organise international religious conference in India.

In 1956, an international Buddhist conference was held in Delhi and then Vice President S Radhakrishnan was the chairman of the committee,” the Dalai Lama said.

So why not hold an international religious conference now, he said.

“It should not be held just for one day. Big leaders should come and address, but after that, religious leaders should sit and hold serious discussion, about the contribution that can come from this country towards reducing conflict in the name of religions,” the 83year old Dalai Lama said.

tions and extending bridges of cooperation between the UAE and the Republic of India in various fields,” he said.

The award comes in appreciation of Modi’s role in consolidating the long-standing friendship and joint strategic cooperation between the two countries, the Khaleej Times reported.

“I am extremely happy to welcome the announcement of Order of Zayed for a great son of India Prime Minister Narendra Modi by His Highness Mohamed Bin Zayed,” External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted.

of Independence. It was the Muslim League which had caused the division,” he said.

“Today, Rahul Gandhi has filed nomination from a seat in Kerala where he has a secret agenda with the Muslim League, the same organisation which was at the root of the country’s division,” he said.

“Where is this secret agenda between the Congress and Muslim league going to take the country?

What sort of an atmosphere the Congress wants to build in this country?” he asked at a rally at Kashipur in Uttarakhand’s Udham Singh Nagar district.

He accused the Congress of playing into the hands of anti-national and separatist forces.

“By saying that it

Bhubaneswar, Apr 4 (PTI): The Congress on Thursday mocked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government, saying its “dismal” performance bore testimony of the fact that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has only “television” instead of vision.

The Rahul Gandhiled party also slammed the BJP for criticising its manifesto, noting that the central government had no right to preach on national security, as the country saw a “260 per cent” rise in terror-related incidents during the last five years.

“The dismal performance of his government shows Modi has no vision and only television,” Congress spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi told reporters.

She alleged that the rich became richer and the poor turned poorer under the BJP rule, but Congress’ election manifesto talks about giving justice to the farmers, women, youth, and the jobless and distressed sections.

Accusing the BJP of not fulfilling promises made in its manifesto in 2014, she said the saffron party had assured to provide 33 per cent quota for women, double farmers’ income and create two

Priyanka Chaturvedi (File)

crore jobs annually, but failed “miserably” to meet any of these.

Mounting a scathing attack on the BJP for making tall claims about nationalism, the Congress leader said never before in the history of India did any prime minister visit Pakistan “uninvited”.

H o w e v e r, “ M o d i went there uninvited, had biriyani, and got the Pathankot (terror strike) in return,” she said, adding, even Pakistan’s ISI was allowed to investigate into the incident.

“No one knows what happened to that investigation,” Chaturvedi said.

Hitting out at the central government for the Pulwama attack in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed, she said it was the “biggest intelligence failure”.

“National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajt Doval, who was instrumental in the release of Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood

Azhar, had held talks with Pakistani officials in Bangkok, which is deplorable,” the Congress leader said.

“Let them (the BJP) not try to teach us on nationalism. It was Indira Gandhi who demonstrated with courage how to strike right inside the enemy’s house,” she said.

Dubbing the BJP as a symbol of “hypocrisy”, Chaturvedi said the saffron leaders’ attack on Congress over the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act was meaningless, and made it clear that her party only seeks to review and hold dialogues before taking any step on the AFSPA, and not dilute it.

The AFSPA was revoked in three districts of Arunachal Pradesh and some north-eastern states during the BJP-led NDA government, she said, accusing the party of adopting double standards on the issue.

Chaturvedi further alleged that the BJP had promised withdrawal of the AFSPA for entering into an alliance with the PDP in Jammu and Kashmir.

Criticising the GST and demonetisation for their “disastrous” impact, she said the Congress will simplify the new indirect tax, if voted to power.

fields former Jaitley defends Electoral bonds If re-elected, Modi will destroy BJP Congressman Constitution: Mamata Banerjee against Sonia

Cooch Behar, Apr 4 (IANS): Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said if Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to power after the Lok Sabha elections, he would destroy India’s Constitution and democracy by taking away people’s voting rights.

“If he becomes the Prime Minister again, he will destroy the country’s Constitution and take away all the rights from you.

There will be no more elections. They (BJP) want to destroy everything. Modi has three slogans -- loot, riot and kill the people,” Banerjee said at a rally in Mathabhanga in Cooch Behar district.

“Look at their intentions. On one hand, they want to drive people away by bringing the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and on the other, they are talking about Citizenship (Amendment) Bill which would turn legal citizens into refugees and take away their voting rights for six years.

“They have removed the names of 22 lakh Hindus and 23 lakh Muslims in the neighbouring Assam. They want to take away your voting rights,” she alleged.

Banerjee said she herself took the initiative to solve the six-decade-old enclave issue with Bangladesh in 2015 which none of the

Rahul has secret agenda with Muslim League: Adityanath Kashipur, Apr 4 (PTI): Hours after Congress president Rahul Gandhi filed his nomination from Wayanad, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Thursday accused him of having a “secret agenda” in Kerala with the Muslim League, the “same organisation” which caused the country’s division.

The BJP leader was apparently referring to the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) which is a long-time member of the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) in Kerala, equating it with the pre-Partition Muslim League.

“The country attained freedom in 1947 after hundreds of years. But we also saw the country’s unfortunate division on the eve

Raipur, Apr 4 (PTI): Four Border Security Force (BSF) personnel were killed and two injured in an encounter with Naxals in Chhattisgarh Thursday, police said.

The encounter comes a week before polling for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections is held in the state.

The skirmish took place around noon in a dense forest near Mahla village in Kanker district when a joint team of BSF’s 114th battalion and the District Force was out on a search operation, police said.

“Four BSF troopers were killed and two injured in the incident,” Deputy Inspector General (antiNaxal operations) Sundarraj P told PTI. The patrolling team had launched the operation from the BSF’s Mahla camp, located around 250 from Raipur, he said.

When the security men were advancing through a forest patch, a group of naxals fired at them, leading to a gun battle, he said.

The deceased were identified as BSF’s assistant sub- inspector Boro, and constables Ramkrishnan, Someshwar and Ishrar Khan, he said.

Modi has only television, no vision: Cong

would revoke the anti-sedition law and review the AFSPA, the Congress has made its intentions clear.

It wants to give the anti-nationals and the separatists a free run and weaken the armed forces,” he said.

The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act gives the armed forces protection from legal action during operations in disturbed areas.

“This is an insult to the brave soldiers of Uttarakhand who don’t hesitate to lay down their lives to protect the country’s frontiers,” Adityanath said.

He said the people of Uttarakhand have understood the character of the Congress. “They know it can neither keep the nation safe nor it can do any good to the people of the state,” he said.

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previous governments in West Bengal and the Centre managed to do.

“We solved the enclave issue with Bangladesh and gave land to the enclave dwellers. Ask the ‘expiry’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi, could he have solved the enclave issue had I not been there?

“The primary initiative was taken between the Bengal government and the Bangladesh government. We have given Rs 1,200 crore for their (enclave dwellers) development besides giving them land rights,” she said.

Launching a scathing attack on the Prime Minister for his “Main Bhi Chowkidar” campaign, Banerjee said a “Chaiwaala” (teaseller) has turned into a “Chowkidar” (watchman) only to fool the masses.

She also called Modi a “liar” who never spoke the truth.

“Earlier he told people

he was a ‘Chaiwala’ and asked for their votes. Now that his bluffs have been called, he has suddenly become a ‘Chowkidar’. People are saying ‘Chowkidar Chor Hai’ (the watchman is a thief). But I am saying “Chowkidar Jhuta Hai” (the watchman is a liar).

He never speaks the truth,” Banerjee said.

Taking a swipe at the soon-to-be released biopic on Narendra Modi, Banerjee said: “Why will people watch your film? If people want to watch films, they will watch films on Gandhi Ji or Ambedkar Ji, why Modi? What contribution he has made to India?”

On Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) claiming to implement the NRC in Bengal in the lines of Assam, Banerjee said it would remain a dream for the saffron outfit as they will never win in Bengal.

“Last time they won two seats from here. This time they will not be able to win even a single seat. We (Trinamool Congress) will never allow NRC in Bengal.

Modi is no one to decide who will stay or leave the country.

“The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill is another ploy to turn the country’s legal citizens into refugees.

We should be careful of their (BJP’s) sinister plot,” she said.

LUCKNOW, Apr 4 (PTI): The BJP on Wednesday fielded local strongman Dinesh Pratap Singh against Sonia Gandhi in Rae Bareli and also named candidates who will take on Samajwadi Party leaders Mulayam Singh Yadav and Akhilesh Singh Yadav.

Dinesh Pratap Singh, who was elected to the state legislative council for the second time in 2016 and left the Congress last year, is pitted against UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on a seat held by her since 2004.

In Azamgarh, Bhojpuri singer Dinesh Lal Yadav will contest against former chief minister and SP president Akhilesh Yadav. Known as Nirauha among his supporters, the 40-year-old is also an actor and a television presenter. Prem Singh Shakya has been named the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate for Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituency, from where SP founder Mulayam Singh Yadav will contest.

Chandra Sen Jadun is the BJP candidate from Firozabad, from where the SP patriarch’s brother Shivpal Singh Yadav, who broke away from the parent party to set up the Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party-Lohia, is contesting.

SP leader Ram Gopal Yadav’s son Akshay Yadav is also contesting from Firozabad.

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New Delhi, Apr 4 (PTI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Thursday defended the electoral bond scheme saying if donors are forced to disclose their names, the system of political funding through cash and black money will return.

The Election Commission, in an affidavit before the Supreme Court which is hearing the matter, said electoral bonds have made political funding opaque and would have “serious repercussions on transparency of political funding”, due to its anonymous nature.

The government had in 2018 brought in the electoral bond scheme as an alternative to cash donations made to political parties as part of its efforts to bring transparency in political funding. Under the scheme, the name of the donor is known only to banks. “If you ask people to disclose that (identity of a donor) also, then I am afraid the cash system will be back,” he said, adding people find fault with the scheme but not come up with any alternative to check the use of black money in the electoral process.

“There is a particular

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psychic of individuals, particularly in NGO sector, that they don’t suggest a solution but they have a problem with every solution. The EC ... has also succeeded in many, many areas and became an extremely successful role model Election Commission. But money it has not been able to control,” Jaitley said at the CII AGM here. The minister, further said, in the earlier system identities of donors, intermediary, as well as the party receiving the fund were not known.

He regretted that people participating in this debate are finding flaws with the electoral bonds scheme but are not suggesting any alternative.

The SBI has sold electoral bonds worth Rs 1,716 crore in January and March this year against the Rs 1,056 crore of bonds sold in six months in 2018.

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Dubai, Apr 4 (PTI): The UAE Thursday honoured Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the prestigious Zayed Medal for playing a “pivotal role” in giving a “big boost” to the bilateral strategic ties.

President of the UAE Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan conferred the Prime Minister with the award, the highest decoration awarded to kings, presidents and heads of states.

“We have historical and comprehensive strategic ties with India, reinforced by the pivotal role of my dear friend, Prime Minister Narendra Modi,

She said the prestigious award was bestowed on Modi in recognition of his “stellar role” in ushering in a new era of strategic partnership with the UAE and the “best ever” relations with the Islamic world.

“On behalf of the people of India, I express our deep sense of gratitude to His Highness the President, His Highness the Crown Prince of UAE for this great honour. With this, you have honoured India and the people of India,” Swaraj said.

Modi visited the UAE for the second time as Prime Minister in February last year and held wide-ranging talks with the Crown Prince.

After their talks, the two sides signed five agreements related to energy sector, railways, manpower and financial services.

The Prime Minister’s first visit to the UAE took place in August 2015.

I n Fe b r u a r y, t h e Crown Prince telephoned Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan as part of his efforts to de-escalate Indo-Pak tensions in the wake of the Pulwama terror attack claimed by the Pakistanbased Jaish-e-Mohammed terror group which killed forty CRPF personnel.

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UK MPs back Brexit delay bill by a vote

In this photo provided by the UK Parliament, Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May addresses MP’s in the Palace of Westminster in London, Wednesday. (AP/PTI)

London, Apr 4 (Agencies): A cross-party group of MPs has forced through an emergency bill in less than six hours to instruct Theresa May to seek an extension to article 50 and avoid a no-deal Brexit, despite government opposition.

The bill, spearheaded

by Labour’s Yvette Cooper and the Conservative Sir Oliver Letwin, passed late into the night, with MPs defeating a number of obstructive amendments from both Brexiters and the government.

It finally passed its third reading about half an hour before midnight by just one vote – 313 ayes to 312 noes – and must now pass

the House of Lords.

The bill was almost scuppered during a frenzied day in parliament after MPs initially voted by a majority of just one – 312 to 311 – to let the snap bill proceed.

Cooper and Letwin then had six hours to pass the bill’s second reading, committee stage and third reading through the House of Commons.

Minutes before the narrow first vote, an amendment from Labour’s Hilary Benn to grant more time was blocked in extraordinary circumstances, as the Speaker, John Bercow, was forced to make the casting vote after a tied result in the Commons.

Benn’s amendment,

which would have given MPs control over the order paper on Monday to hold further indicative votes, fell after MPs’ votes were tied with 310 each way.

Bercow said it was precedent for the Speaker to vote with the government, which had opposed the motion and the amendments.

“In accordance with precedent and on the principle that important decisions should not be taken except by majority, I cast my vote with the noes,” he said.

“That is the proper way in which to proceed.”

The Speaker said the situation had not occurred since 1993, a vote that had involved the Maastricht treaty bill.

The government opposed both the CooperLetwin motion and Benn’s amendment. The Commons leader, Andrea Leadsom, argued earlier in the debate that the government had already said it would request a short extension.

Speaking in the debate, Letwin said the government’s plan to seek an extension was an “enormously welcome development” and he did not have doubts that they would seek to avoid a no-deal Brexit, but there was still a need to pass legislation.

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Belgium sorry for mixed-race kidnappings in colonial era

Thailand’s junta targets oppn leader

Lo n d o n, A p r 4 (Agencies): Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel has apologised for the kidnapping of thousands of children born to mixed-race couples during the colonial rule of Burundi, DR Congo and Rwanda.

The “métis” children born to Belgian settlers and local women were forcibly taken to Belgium and fostered by Catholic orders and other institutions.

About 20,000 children are believed to have been affected.

Most fathers refused to acknowledge paternity of their children.

Some of the children, born in the 1940s and 1950s, never received Belgian nationality and remained stateless.

Speaking in the Belgian parliament, Mr Michel said the country had breached the children’s basic human rights, seeing them as a threat to the colonial system.

It had, he said, stripped them of their identity, stigmatised them and split up siblings.

“I vow that this solemn moment will represent a further step towards awareness and recognition of this part of our national history,” he said in his statement.

Many of the mixedrace children had gone on

Global life expectancy up 5.5 years: WHO GENEVA, Apr 4(AFP): Global life expectancy grew by 5.5 years between 2000 and 2016, the World Health Organization said Thursday, warning though that unequal income and access to healthcare translates into far shorter lives for many.

The UN health agency also stressed significant gender differences in life expectancy worldwide.

On average, a child born in 2016 can expect to live 72 years, up from 66.5 in 2000, according to the annual World Health Statistics report.

The first 16 years of the century saw dramatic drops in deaths among children under five, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, where progress has been made against malaria, measles and other communicable diseases, WHO said.

Life expectancy has also increased thanks to advances against HIV/AIDS, which ravaged much of Africa in the 1990s.

But despite progress in poorer countries, WHO said there remained significant life expectancy gaps between developed and developing nations.

People in low-income countries live 18 fewer years on average than those in high-income nations, statistics showed.

In Lesotho, for instance, people on average live to be just 52, or 53 in the Central African Republic 53 years of age, compared to over 83 for Switzerland and over 84 in Japan.

While most people who die in rich countries are old, nearly one in three deaths in poorer countries are children under five, WHO said.

For the first time, WHO broke down its global health statistics by sex, clearly showing that females have better longevity prospects than males.

At birth, babies are more likely to be male than female, with some 73 million boys expected to be

born this year, compared to 68 million girls, WHO said.

But due to greater biological frailty and riskier behaviours, mortality rates tend to be higher among boys and men, and the ratio shifts as the population ages.

At a global scale, girls born in 2016 are expected to live to the age of 74.2, while and boys on average will make it to 69.8 years, the report showed.

One reason why women appear to live longer is that they tend to be better about using available healthcare.

In countries facing HIV epidemics, for instance, women are far more likely to take HIV tests and access antiretroviral therapies than their male counterparts. Female TB patients are also more likely to seek treatment, WHO said.

It is therefore perhaps not surprising that the gap between men’s and women’s life expec-

tancy is narrowest in places where women lack access to health services.

In low-income countries with scarcer services, one in 41 women die from maternal causes, compared to one in 3,300 women in high-income countries.

These are “shocking differences”, WHO’s head of data and analytics, Samira Asma, told reporters.

Overall, the statistics showed that life expectancy has risen in most countries, including significant jumps in places like Eritrea, where people on average are now expected to live 22 years longer than the 43 years predicted in 2000.

In Syria, meanwhile, which has been ravaged by eight years of conflict, life expectancy dropped by a decade, from 73 years in 2000 to 63.8 years in 2016.

People in the United States have meanwhile seen their life expectancy slip from 79 years in 2014 to 78.5 years two years later, the WHO numbers showed.

Ex-Nissan chief Ghosn rearrested on new charges Tokyo, Apr 4 (IANS): In an extraordinary move, Tokyo prosecutors on Monday rearrested former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn, who had been released on bail, on suspicion of misappropriating the company’s money.

His fourth arrest came less than 24 hours after he announced from a newly launched Twitter account that he was “getting ready to tell the truth about what’s happening”, and would hold a news conference in Tokyo on April 11, reports The Japan Times.

“My arrest this morning is outrageous and arbitrary,” Ghosn said in a statement released to media outlets shortly after his rearrest was reported.

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to help Belgium become a “more open and tolerant society”, the prime minister added.

Two years ago the Catholic Church apologised for its role in the scandal.

Last year, Belgian MPs called on the government to help the affected children find their biological parents and also gain Belgian nationality.

M e a n w h i l e, t h e i r mothers have also been searching for the children who were taken away from them.

Georges Kamanayo, one of the children who were taken to Belgium, said Mr Michel’s apology was the “ultimate recognition of an injustice”.

“We have felt like third-rate Belgians for a long time. In the colony we were set apart from the white children. It was pure segregation. We tried to immerse ourselves in Belgium, so we wouldn’t stand out.” he told daily newspaper De Standaard.

“In Belgium we always react a little slower, other countries have preceded us,” he added.

Belgium was particularly brutal during the colonial period. An estimated 10-15 million Africans were killed during its rule of Belgian Congo, now known as the Democratic Republic of Congo.

B A NG KO K , A p r 4 (Agencies): Thailand’s military junta is targeting a popular new pro-democracy party, accusing its leader of causing disorder that could lead to rebellion even as the seat allotments from last week’s parliamentary elections are being calculated. According to New York Times, the billionaire leader of the Future Forward Party, Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, was ordered on Wednesday to submit to the police for questioning in the case, which initially opened four years ago. He is accused of helping protesters flee arrest at a demonstration and faces up to seven years in prison.

Mr. Thanathorn, who has built a large following partly through social media, posted the summons on Facebook and Twitter and wrote: “When the dark power won’t leave Future Forward alone.”

“It’s clear now that the old-school political game won’t end after the election, but is only getting more intense, because they’re afraid of Future Forward,” he added. The party came in third in the balloting last week.

The summons came Wednesday, a day after Thailand’s Army chief, Gen. Apirat Kongsompong, warned that the military would not tolerate threats against the country’s constitutional

Representatives of the Pheu Thai and the Future Forward parties during a meeting after the election last month.

monarchy, in which the king is deemed head of state. Some considered his comments to be directed at Future Forward.

“The army does the army’s duty, which is to protect, maintain, and defend the institutions of nation, religion, and monarchy,” the general told reporters.

The interventions are the latest indications that the Thai junta is clinging to every advantage it can to gain an edge through the election. And the junta gave itself many of those advantages, as it put in place a new Constitution and electoral system after seizing power in a 2014 coup.

Those changes gave the generals sweeping influence over Parliament itself, and over an Election Commission with great power to bar candidates and target lawmakers for ejection.

The first electoral test for that new system came

last week when Thailand finally held its long-delayed parliamentary election.

And though the results are not yet official, it is already clear that the regime’s system is doing what it was designed to do: splintering the pro-democracy opposition, and entrenching the junta’s authority.

“Thailand is headed to a military-guided, authoritarian system,” said Purawich Watanasukh, a research fellow at the independent King Prajadhipok’s Institute in Bangkok. According to the Election Commission’s preliminary results, the leading vote-getter was the military-backed party, Palang Pracharat, with about 24 percent.

But that is less than half the popular vote received by the next three parties, which all campaigned for a return to democracy. In total, they received 51 percent of the vote, according to the early count.

China deploys new missile destroyer BEIJING, Apr 4 (PTI): China has deployed its latest guided missile destroyer and frigate in the fleet of naval ships participating in anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden and Somalian coast in the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean, a media report said Thursday.

China’s 32nd convoy fleet to the Gulf of Aden and Somali waters set sail from a military port in Zhoushan, East China’s Zhejiang Province on Thursday, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy official announced.

The naval fleet includes the guided missile destroyer Xi’an, the missile frigate Anyang and the Gaoyanghu, a comprehensive supply ship, state-run Global Times reported.

It is the first time Xi’an and Anyang are participating in an escort mission, it said.

One of the country’s new generation of self-developed Type-052C guided missile destroyers, Xi’an, which entered into service in February 2015, possesses over-the-horizon strike capability at sea, the report said.

Anyang, a domestically developed frigate, entered into service in April 2018 and is capable of attacking surface ships and submarines alone or in conjunction with other naval forces.

It also has strong long-range alert and air defence capabilities. It is part of China’s new generation of main combat ships, the report said.

China, which is ramping up its naval and air power by reducing the size of army to expand its global influence, is actively taking part in the anti-piracy operations in the Somali coast where it had also built its first overseas logistics base in Djibouti.

Besides advanced naval ships, China has been deploying its submarines in anti-piracy operations to test their endurance and operational capability, raising concerns in India as they sail through the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea. India expressed concern to Sri Lanka in 2015 when a Chinese submarine, reportedly part of the convey of the naval fleet that took part in the anti-piracy operations, docked at the Colombo port.

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Born: 18.09.1986 – Died: 29.03.2019 We, the bereaved family members of Late SENTISUNEP (Mopungchuket) would like to express our heartfelt gratitude and sincere appreciation to one and all those who stood by us physically, spiritually and financially during his prolonged illness and till the time of his demise on 29.03.2019.

Though we are unable to thank each and every one individually, we pray that our Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

Loving wife, children and family members.

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108 days in confinement, as the long detention drew criticism from many legal experts in other countries.

Thursday’s re-arrest could reignite international criticism of Japan’s law enforcement system.

The prosecutors have recently been investigating Nissan’s alleged payments to a distributor in Oman.

They have alleged that some of the money, which came from a budget controlled by Ghosn, was channeled for his own personal use. Ghosn was initially arrested last November and accused of deliberately underreporting his remuneration for years.

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LT. SÜDUZO VENUH Member C.E.C. NNC Nagaland 12/08/1923 — 25/03/2019 We, the bereaved family of Lt. Süduzo Venuh (Phek Basa Village) would like to express our deep and heartfelt gratitude to each and every one who stood by us physically, financially, materially and prayer support at the sudden demise of our father on 25/03/2019.

We deeply regret our inability to thank each and everyone individually but it's our prayer that the Lord Bless each one of you abundantly.

We convey our special thanks to: 1. Zhopra Vero, Vice President NNC 2. Lt. Gen. T.M. Rhakho C-in-C, FGN 3. Gen. Rtd. Thenusielie Keyho, President NNC 4. Speaker Tatar Hoho & Team FGN 5. Chakhesang Region, CCM, CRC, NNC 6. Phek Basa Baptist Church, VCC, VDB Women, Mutsu Khel, CYE 7. Chosaba Baptist Church 8. Bethany-1 Colony & Youth 9. Phek Town Youth Society 10. Phek Town Chamber of Commerce & Industries 11. Venuhmi Clan 12. 19 A/c NDPP Loving Children and Family Members K-864

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Infotainment

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Irrfan Khan is back: Grateful for love, support T

Modi biopic: SC to hear plea on April 8

Britney Spears checks into ‘wellness facility,’ posts about taking ‘me time’

Sridevi’s ‘Mom’ to release in China on May 10

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he Supreme Court on Thursday said it will hear on April 8 a plea seeking to block the release of a biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi that is scheduled to release on April 5.

A bench of Justice S.A. Bobde, Justice S. Abdul Nazeer and Justice Indira Banerjee agreed to hear the plea by Aman Panwar, one of the Congress spokesman, contending that the release of Modi biopic ahead of the election would disturb the level playing field.

Mentioning the matter for an urgent hearing, senior counsel Abhishek Manu Singhvi told the court that the release of

Fb, WhatsApp become fake news factories in India

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arely a week away from when the world’s largest democracy goes to polls, the fake news factories on Facebook and its owned WhatsApp have become active like never before as the social media giant scramble for solutions which are few and far between.

The game on Facebook is different from other social media platforms as Pages, Groups and accounts have been renamed to push the election agenda as per the demand coming from the political quarters.

According to social media experts, renaming the Facebook Pages or Groups to promote political campaigns and influence voters have become common and the Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven algorithms are not sufficient to handle such a huge volume in a country where Facebook has over 30 crore users and WhatsApp another 30 crore monthly.

“There are over 200 Facebook Groups and Pages with more than one lakh followers which are currently influencing the group members and followers with biased political content,” leading

social media expert Anoop Mishra told IANS. There are fake profile Pages created by fans of journalists like Ravish Kumar (“I Support Ravish Kumar” with over 18 lakh followers) and Punya Prasun Bajpai (“Prasoon Vajpaaye Fans” with over 10 lakh followers) being used to push a political agenda.

There are several such examples where people who joined Facebook renamed their Pages, Groups and accounts later, only to use it for spreading their political agenda.

Despite Facebook’s efforts, such misinformation is thriving and is only going to reach mammoth levels as the first phase of voting begins from April 11.

“For the social media players, India is a huge market and they want to grow... On the other hand,

Phill Lewis says GNR after ‘Appetite for Destruction’ has been ‘Pretty Average’

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n Mother’s Day, late Bollywood superstar Sridevi’s last movie “Mom” will release in China on May 10.

The movie was earlier scheduled to release in China on March 22.

“We wanted to pick the perfect date for the release of such a special film like “Mom” in China, which is a huge market and has great potential for the film to do well.

“As a tribute to all mothers, we have chosen May 10 to release this riveting film in China,” said Vibha Chopra, Head of Zee Studios International (Film Marketing, Distribution and Acquisition).

D i r e c t e d b y R av i Udyawar, Sridevi played

a mother who sets out to ensure justice for her step-daughter, essayed by Pakistani actress Sajal Ali, who was gang raped.

The vetran actress won the Best Actress National Award posthumously for her role.

Zee Studios International has previously released “Mom” in 40 regions including Poland, Russia, the UK, the US, Singapore and Czech Republic.

Five years after her “English Vinglish”, Sridevi gave a power-packed performance in “Mom” in 2017. She was seen in a cameo in “Zero” last year.

The actress passed away on Febr uar y 24, 2018.

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.A. GUNS singer Phil Lewis says that everything GUNS N’ ROSES has released after “Appetite For Destruction” has been “pretty average.”

Asked by Canada’s “Thorn Of Rock” radio show if L.A. GUNS ever felt overshadowed by GUNS N’ ROSES’ success in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Lewis said (hear audio below): “Well, yeah, of course.

GUNS N’ ROSES were a phenomenon, and they were a band that were in the same place at the same time.

We shared personnel. Tracii [Guns, L.A. GUNS guitarist] had been involved with both bands.

“We did good. L.A. GUNS did really, really good,” he continued. “We got gold records. We did incredibly well. But it was never enough. Compared to GUNS N’ ROSES, it was one percent, and that’s a little bit frustrating, of course.

“The difference between us and GUNS N’ ROSES is they had one album,” Phil added. “And people are gonna be mad K

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at me for saying this. ‘Appetite For Destruction’ is a masterpiece, but everything else isn’t — everything else is pretty average. Now, we just carried on. We just went one album after another, interesting albums. And now with this reunion [between me and Tracii], we’ve been together for three years and we’ve already put out three records — we’ve put two studio and one live record.

GUNS N’ ROSES hasn’t written one song.”

Tracii Guns helped form GUNS N’ ROSES with Axl Rose in 1985, merging L.A. GUNS with A x l ’s H O L LY WO O D ROSE. The lineup only lasted several months, however, with Tracii leaving GN’R about two years before the Rose-fronted outfit went on to rule the world with its debut record, the afore-

the film produced by three members of the ruling party in the midst of the election would disturb level playing field which is so essential for the purity of election and democracy.

Initially the court was reluctant to entertain the plea saying that the petitioner should instead approach the High Court for the relief.

Singhvi told the bench that similar pleas have already been turned down by the Delhi and Bombay High Courts and it would be futile going back to them with the similar prayer to block the release of the biopic “PM Narendra Modi”.

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mentioned “Appetite For Destruction”.

Two years ago, Tracii told Ultimate Guitar that GUNS N’ ROSES probably “would have sounded more like L.A. GUNS” had he stayed in the Axl-led group.

“Had I been in the band, I don’t think GUNS N’ ROSES would have had the mass appeal,” he said. “I think the way Slashplays and his tonality with Axl’s voice is way more compatible.

When Axl and I play together, unless we’re playing a straight-up rock and roll ballad, that’s one thing, but when I write heavy stuff, it’s heavy.

It’s very heavy, and the thing GUNS N’ ROSES has always been able to straddle is not falling into the überheavy thing. Which I think has really worked out for them and kept them more within the classic rock kind of vibe.”

Tracii went on to say that he has no regrets about leaving GUNS N’ ROSES when he did. “I think everything happened the way it’s supposed to be,” he said.

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daily 20-minute stroll in the great outdoors has been found to dramatically lower stress levels and boost wellbeing.

Scientists claim to have discovered that spending between 20-30 minutes amongst nature could cut levels of the stress hormone, cortisol, by about 10 per cent. The new study found that after 30 minutes the wellbeing benefits of being outside continued to increase but at sharply reduced rate, the Times reported.

Dr Mary Carol Hunter, of the University of Michigan, and who led the research said: ‘Our study shows that for the greatest payoff, in terms of ef-ficiently lowering levels of the stress hormone, cortisol, you should spend 20 to 30 minutes sitting or walking in a place that provides you with a sense of nature. Dr Hunter believes the study, published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology, should lead to the prescription of ‘nature-pills’ – advice by doc-tors that patients suffering with anxiety should be spend time in a green space.

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they have consistently failed to stop the spread of fake news and propaganda on their platforms,” Pavan Duggal, the nation’s leading cyber law expert, told IANS. The pressure on social media platforms is enormous with the Indian government now formulating new IT guidelines where they have to remove within 24 hours any unlawful content that can affect the “sovereignty and integrity of India”.

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is another fake news factory where more than 87,000 groups are targeting millions with political messaging.

“From fake statistics related to various government policies to news promoting regional violence, manipulated political news, government scams, historical myths, propaganda to

patriotism and Hindu nationalism -- WhatsApp has it all in the election season,” Mishra had said earlier.

The failure to stem fake news is evident from the recent statements from CEO mark Zuckerberg.

In an interview with RTE News on Tuesday, he said Facebook cannot yet guarantee that it can stop foreign actors that are trying to interfere in the upcoming European Parliament elections in May. Facebook first came under the scanner of policymakers around the world after allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential elections surfaced.

In India, Facebook has hit on several fake Pages and accounts linked to Congress as well as the BJP but the task at hand is humongous.

On the social media platform, “some of the Pages and Groups with massive followings are directly in touch with the IT cells of the political parties”, claimed Mishra.

The purpose, he added, is to connect and influence the voters with their half-baked and misleading content.

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Lynne.

She continued: “I will not be performing my new show Domination. I’ve been looking forward to this show and seeing all of you this year, so doing this breaks my heart. However, it’s important to always put your family first… and that’s the decision I had to make.”

Britney went on to reveal that a couple of months earlier her father “was hospitalized and almost died.”

“We’re all so grateful that he came out of it alive, but he still has a long road ahead of him,” she noted.

“I had to make the difficult decision to put my full focus and energy on my family at this time.

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ipsey Hussle’s debut album ‘Victory Lap’ has reached the number one spot on the US iTunes album chart, only days after his tragic death.

The US rapper was shot dead outside his own clothing store in Los Angeles on Sunday (March 31).

He was taken to hospital alongside two other men, who currently remain in a stable condition.

While a sea of tributes flooded in from the likes of Rihanna, Kendrick Lamar, Beyonce, his 2018 debut has now reached the top spot too.

At the time of writing, ‘Victory Lap’ sits atop the iTunes charts after scoring huge download numbers in the days immediately after his death.

The record was initially released in February 2018, after he previously dropped 10 mixtapes intion, and said Zarak “suf- cluding ‘The Marathon’ fered and continues to suf- and ‘Crenshaw’. fer humiliation, emotional distress, and mental and physical pain and anguish” as a result of losing her job.

She is seeking unspecified damages for lost wages, lost employee benefits, bonuses, vacation benefits, medical expenses, pain, suffering and emotional distress.

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Netflix responds to woman’s claims over termination treaming platfor m Netflix has said that claims by a former employee regarding termination following her pregnancy announcement were “unfounded”.

“We have previously looked into these claims and determined they were unfounded. Netflix works hard to ensure that employees with families, or who are starting a family, have the flexibility and support they need,” a Netflix spokesperson said.

In a 35-page complaint filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, Tania Zarak, said she began working for the streaming giant as a manager in the International Originals division in mid2018, reported deadline. com.

According to the lawsuit, Zarak announced her pregnancy a few months later, in early November 2018, and was fired.

The suit reportedly stated wrongful termina-

Britney to deal with.”

The source continued: “Britney really felt that she needed to take some time to focus on herself, especially after seeing first-hand just how strong her father is and how hard he continues to fight each and every day.”

Back in January, the “Toxic” songstress went on Instagram to announce that she would be taking an indefinite work hiatus and putting her “Britney: Domination” show in Las Vegas on hold to be by her father’s side amid his illness.

“I don’t even know where to start with this, because this is so tough for me to say,” she captioned a photograph of herself as a kid standing alongside her father and her mother,

On Tuesday, police confirmed that suspect Eric Holder has been arrested in connection with Nipsey’s death. The 29-year-old is said to have been found in Lakewood, CA. It also emerged after his death that Nipsey was due to meet with police on Monday to discuss ways to prevent gang violence in Los Angeles.

Yesterday, his girlfriend Lauren London broke her silence for the first time to pay tribute to the late star.

“I am completely lost , I’ve lost my best friend,” the model wrote on Instagram.

“My sanctuary, my protector, my soul… I’m lost without you, we are lost without you babe. I have no words.”

Lauren and Nipsey had been dating for six years and have a child together – two-year-old Kross Asghedom.

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avoiding paparazzi as he chose to hide his face with a muffler.

However, on Tuesday, the actor was devoid of any urge to hide away when he was seen at Mumbai airport again. The lower half of his face was first covered with a black mask, but he later removed it for the paparazzi, and continued to walk with the trademark lilt in his walk back in place.

There has been a buzz that Irrfan will soon start shooting for the sequel to his 2017 film “Hindi Medium”, opposite Kareena Kapoor Khan in London.

Here’s what celebrities tweeted: Hansal Mehta: We love you Irrfan! So happy to see

you back.

Guneet Monga: So excited to have you back sir ! See you soon Irrfan.

Swara Bhasker: Welcome back Irrfan sir! Wish you health and happiness.. you are our inspiration.

N i m r a t K a u r : To welcome you back would mean acknowledging your absence. Irrfan you have been more present than ever before. Awaiting your rekindled magic with baited breath. May your brightest ever chapter begin.

Randeep Hooda: Welcome back brother.

KayKay Menon: Welcome back brother! Irrfan.

Vinay Pathak: This is the best news I’ve heard in ages ! Supremely happy and thrilled! Welcome back Monsieur! Irrfan Khan Atul Kasbekar: So delighted. Welcome back Irrfan Khan.

Sayani Gupta: Welcome back Irrfan Khan my heart is smiling! Great luck and great health! Godspeed!

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he film fraternity welcomed Irrfan Khan back with open arms as the actor, who was lying low for months following neuroendocrine tumour diagnosis and treatment, took to social media to express gratitude to those who gave him love and support to help him get through his tough phase.

Celebrities like Swara Bhasker, Hansal Mehta, Guneet Monga and Randeep Hooda among many others welcomed Irrfan.

In an emotional note posted on his social media account on Wednesday, Irrfan shared his thoughts on the prayers, blessings and love he received while he was fighting the ailment in London.

It was in March last year that the versatile actor had announced his diagnosis and said that he was going abroad for treatment.

He returned to India in February this year, and made a rare media appearance last month at Mumbai airport.

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ritney Spears is focused on taking care of herself.

A source close to Britney told Fox News on Wednesday the 37-year-old singer has “checked into a wellness facility” where she will “likely remain for at least a few weeks.”

“She’ll regroup and reassess everything at that time,” the source added.

A l s o We d n e s d a y, Spears shared a quote on Instagram that read: “Fall in love with taking care of yourself, mind, body, spirit” in large magenta letters.

“We all need to take time for a little ‘me time.’ :)” she captioned the picture.

According to the insider, “Britney really felt that she needed to take some time to focus on herself ” while she cares for her father Jamie Spears following his “life-threatening” colon rupture.

“Britney and her father are extremely close and she’s been by his side during his intense battle,” the insider explained. “She loves her father and the fact he isn’t doing well has been a lot for

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Valencia players celebrate after Goncalo Guedes scored a goal during their La Liga match against Real Madrid at the Mestalla Stadium in Valencia, Spain.

goal and Valencia continued to threaten into the second half, finally doubling their lead with a header by defender Ezequiel Garay from a corner in the 83rd.

Karim Benzema headed in a consolation goal for Madrid in stoppage time, shortly after Zidane’s side had a penalty decision overturned after a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) review ruled Sergio Ramos was offside.

Madrid are stuck in third on 57 points, 13 behind La Liga leaders Barcelona and five behind city rivals Atletico Madrid.

Valencia, who have

reached the Copa del Rey final and the quarter-finals of the Europa League, have Champions League qualification in their sights after climbing up to fifth in the table on 46 points, one behind fourth-placed Getafe.

The win extended their unbeaten run to 17 games in all competitions, their longest stretch without defeat in their 100-year history.

“We know that this has been a difficult year and we are working hard to make sure we come back stronger next season and I’m sure we will,” Madrid

midfielder Casemiro told reporters.

“We were in control for the first half then they scored and got more confident. We worked hard in the second half and tried to get back in the game but goals are what count.

This defeat is difficult for us, we know we are not doing well but we must keep working.”

It was Zidane’s first away game since returning to the club after Santiago Solari was sacked last month, having won his first two games back against Celta Vigo and Huesca.

As he had promised ahead of the match, the Frenchman made sweeping changes from the team that had beaten Huesca, bringing back seven players including Toni Kroos, Luka Modric and Navas as Isco and Gareth Bale dropped to the bench.

Madrid dominated the early stages but could not turn their possession to chances and once Valencia took the lead through Guedes they rarely looked like letting it slip.

M a r c e l i n o ’s s i d e missed a gilt-edged chance to seal victory when Kevin Gameiro attempted a backheel pass towards Carlos Soler when it would have been easier to shoot at goal.

But Argentine Garay made up for his team mate’s wastefulness by effectively sealing the points with a towering header from captain Dani Parejo’s corner.

Bayern Munich through to German Cup semis

Munich, Apr 4 (Agencies): Robert Lewandowski scored twice off the bench to send 10man Bayern Munich into the German Cup semifinals as his late penalty secured a 5-4 home win against second division Heidenheim on Wednesday.

Lewandowski came on for the second half and netted the winning penalty six minutes from fulltime for 18-times cup winners Bayern, who had Niklas Suele sent off after 15 minutes.

The Bundesliga champions took the lead through Leon Goretzka’s 12th-minute opener, but goals from Robert Glatzel and Marc Schnatterer put the visitors ahead.

Thomas Mueller equalised eight minutes into the second half, before Lewandowski and Serge Gnabry gave the home side a two-goal cushion.

Yet Heidenheim did not give up and Glatzel netted twice more, including a penalty, in the space of four minutes to level.

A handball in the area earned Bayern a penalty that Lewandowski coolly converted, sending them through to the last four along with Hamburg SV, RB Leipzig and Werder Bremen, who claimed a 2-0 win at Schalke 04 thanks to second-half goals by Milot Rashica and Davy Klaassen.

Bremen had midfielder Nuri Sahin sent off for a second bookable offence in the last minute.

Rules of ‘Mankading’ need clarity, says Jos Buttler

Jos Buttler was ‘Mankaded’ by KXIP captain R Ashwin during their IPL match.

Jaipur, Apr 4 (IANS): Jos Buttler believes his controversial dismissal in Rajasthan Royals’ first game of the IPL season was ‘probably the wrong decision’, adding that the current wording of the laws governing run-outs at the non-striker’s end are a bit ‘wishy-washy’, needing further clarification.

“Of course a Mankading has to be in the laws of the game because a batsman can’t just run halfway down the pitch trying to get a headstart,” Buttler told ESPNcricinfo.

“But I do think the way the law is written, there is a bit of a grey area in that saying ‘when a bowler is expected to release the ball’.

That is a bit of a wishywashy statement.”

England batsman But-

Spurs set record annual profit of £113mn

London, Apr 4 (Agencies): Tottenham posted a world-record annual profit for a football club of £113million in 2017/18, beating the £106million mark announced by Liverpool in February for the same season.

The nor th London club’s bottom line was revealed on Thursday, the morning after their first Premier League game at the new, 62,000-capacity Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Spurs had spent just over £1billion on that stadium and their new training ground as of the end of Students taking part in march past during the Community Educational Centre School June 2018, with nearly half (CECS) annual sports meet which got underway Thursday at Government Higher of that amount being spent Secondary School Ground, Half Nagarjan, Dimapur. The meet will conclude on April 6. in the 2017/18 financial

Wolves complete Jimenez deal

Raul Jimenez

Lo n d o n, A p r 4 (Agencies): Wolves have confirmed they will sign on-loan striker Raul Jimenez on a permanent deal this summer.

The striker has signed a four-year deal at Molineux having been on loan at the club from Benfica this season.

He is Wolves’ top scorer with 15 goals, which has helped fire the club to seventh in the Premier League and Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final against Watford.

Mexico international Jimenez spent three years with Benfica, scoring 22 times in 101 games after joining from Atletico Madrid in 2015.

The signing of the 27-year-old takes Wolves’ spending to around £164m under owners Fosun and they have broken their transfer record five times.

Adama Traore and Jonny were the previous biggest deals at £18m after signing from Middlesbrough and Atletico Madrid respectively this season.

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year. Much of that has been financed by secured loans from Bank of America, HSBC, Investec and Goldman Sachs, and Spurs owed a total of £461 million at the end of the financial year, although the club have since extended their loan from Bank of America and Goldman Sachs by another £100million.

The huge net profit was based on an underlying operating profit of £157million, more than double the figure for the year before, with turnover increasing to £381million, up from £310 million. There are three main factors behind Spurs’ impressive growth: a full season of playing at Wem-

Wozniacki advances at Charleston Open Charleston, Apr 4 (Agencies): Former champion Caroline Wozniacki made a winning return to the Volvo Car Open in Charleston on Wednesday with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Germany’s Laura Siegemund.

The Dane needed just under 90 minutes to score a second round victory, breaking serve five times in the match overall.

“She definitely loves playing on clay, so I knew it was going to be tough,” Wozniacki said after the match. “She kind of throws the players a little bit off because she’ll play a short ball and then she’ll play down into your feet and then she’ll play a drop shot and mix it up.”

“It’s really difficult.

From the outside sometimes, you’re like, ‘Okay, I got it,’ and you know what to do, but when you’re out there, it’s tricky because you don’t get two of the same balls and you have to be ready for anything.”

The Dane scored her second win against the former Top 30 German this year with the result, having also beaten her at the ASB Classic in Auckland to begin the season.

The 2011 winner in South Carolina, the Dane landed 75 percent of first serves in her first match on clay this season, and

bley, which boosted matchday turnover from £45million to £71million, reaching the knockout stage of the Champions League, worth £53million in prize money, and much improved commercial income of £109million. Spurs remain sixth in the Premier League’s revenue table behind Man United, Man City, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal, but the gap to their north London rivals was just £22 million last season.

tler was ‘Mankaded’ by Kings XI Punjab captain R Ashwin at a crucial moment in the match that Rajasthan went on to lose.

The manner of the dismissal created ripples across the cricketing fraternity and beyond, with many former greats of the game lambasting the Indian off-spinner for breaching the ‘spirit of the game’.

Buttler said it set ‘a bad precedent at the start of the tournament’.

“At the time I was really disappointed with it.

I didn’t like the style of it.

I just thought it was a bad precedent at the start of the tournament. For the tournament itself. It was a really disappointing way to start the tournament,” he said.

The MCC, which initially said it was not against

the spirit of the game, later backtracked on its statement, saying the act was not right. “If you look at the footage, probably the wrong decision was made because at the time he was expected to release the ball I was in my crease,” Buttler said.

“What was more disappointing is that suddenly, over the next two games, I found myself being really conscious of it and it is quite distracting,” he said.

“It is so rare that you’re not normally thinking about it. I must be the only person to get out twice in that way.

It distracted me for the next couple of games which is why it was nice to get some runs in the win and get back to thinking about batting and not worrying about how I back up at the nonstriker’s end.”

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Resurgent Valencia beat Real Madrid

M a d r i d, A p r 4 (Agencies): Real Madrid’s harrowing campaign continued as they fell to a ninth defeat in La Liga and their first since coach Zinedine Zidane returned as they were deservedly beaten 2-1 away by a resurgent Valencia on Wednesday.

Portugal international Goncalo Guedes fired Valencia into the lead in the 35th minute with a thumping shot from inside the area which was too powerful for Madrid goalkeeper Keylor Navas.

Madrid had played well until conceding, but lost momentum after the

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We the bereaved family members would like to express our sincere thanks and gratitude to all who stood with us in prayer at the sudden demise of LT. VILATOLE MERA of Kigwema Village on 30th March, 2019 and supported us physically, financially, spiritually and morally.

We deeply regret our inability to thank each and every individual by name, but your good deeds will always remain in our hearts.

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adjusted well to the Germany’s clay court prowess in the match.

The former World No.1 advances to a thirdround clash against No.12 seed Mihaela Buzarnescu, who defeated American qualifier Lauren Davis earlier in the day’s action, 6-3, 6-2.

The former World No.20, who is still on the comeback trail from an ankle injury she suffered while on the rise last summer, posted consecutive match wins for the first time this season with the win.

“She’s definitely not

an easy player, lefty, gets a lot of balls back, moves well,” Wozniacki assessed.

Meanwhile, Madison Keys, in her first clay-court appearance of the season, had more difficulty booking her place in the third round, advancing 7-6 (5) 4-6 6-4 against Germany’s Tatjana Maria.

The American, seeded eight, survived a first-set tiebreaker but almost came undone after losing five straight games at the end of the second set.

Maria claimed the first break of the decider but Keys rallied straight back and broke her oppo-

nent once more in the final game to seal the victory in two-and-a-half hours.

Waiting in the third round is number 10 seed Jelena Ostapenko, of Latvia, who dumped home favourite Shelby Rogers out of the competition 4-6 6-3 7-6 (4). However, fourth seed Anastasija Sevastova was stunned by world No. 81 Jessica Pegula 6-4 6-2 in the second round as several seeds struggled.

Sixth seed Elise Mertens fell to Kaia Kanepi 0-6 6-0 7-5 and seventh seed Julia Goerges lost to American Taylor Townsend 6-4 7-6(0).

Born: 17.04.1964 – Died: 24.03.2019 Words are not enough to thank all those who stood by us during the prolonged illness and sad demise of our beloved Late Ruokuohelie Mepfhüo on 24th March 2019. We remember with profound gratitude all individuals, neighbours, relatives and well wishers who showed their love and concern to him and to the family during his lifetime and at this hour of grief.

We take this opportunity to convey our special thanks to: (i) The Pastors and members of Baptist Mission Church, Kohima. (ii) Believers from different Churches. (iii) The DGP, senior officers, all ranks and staff of Nagaland Police Department. (iv) Chief Secretary, Government of Nagaland. (iv) The Doctors, nurses and staff of different hospitals viz. Oking, K.P Bethesda, Bethel, NHAK, Zion and Shijah Hospital, Imphal. (v) All the blood donors.

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SRH beat lacklustre DC by 5 wickets EPL: Man City down Cardiff 2-0 New Delhi, Apr 4 (IANS): Jonny Bairstow started from where had he left against Royal Challengers Bangalore as he hit a whirlwind 28-ball 48 to set the runchase for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their Indian Premier League clash against Delhi Capitals (DC) at the Feroz Shah Kotla on Thursday.

Chasing 129, SRH won by 5 wickets with nine balls to spare.

The start from the opening pair of Bairstow and David Warner set the platform for the rest of the batting. Looking to hit everything out of sight, Bairstow put SRH off to a flyer as they reached 62/0 in the first six overs.

Even though SRH lost Bairstow and Warner (10) in quick succession, Vijay Shankar and Manish Pandey settled down to ensure that the scoreboard kept ticking.

However, Pandey (10) and Shankar (16) too fell in quick succession to once again raise the hopes of the Delhi players. However, it was too late in the day as Mohammad Nabi (17*) and Yusuf Pathan (9*) took SRH home. Nabi finished things off in style with a six

SRH player Rashid Khan celebrates with team-mates after taking the wicket of Shreyas Iyer during their IPL match at Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, New Delhi. (PTI)

match. But the SRH skipper had the last laugh as he sent Shaw’s (11) stumps for a walk in the third over of the DC innings.

After that it was all about spinning a web around the DC batsmen as Nabi (opening the bowling with Bhuvneshwar) sent back Shikhar Dhawan (12).

The struggle of the Delhi batsmen was reflected on the scoreboard as they managed just 36 runs for the loss of two wickets in the Powerplay.

Star batsman Rishabh Pant (5) fell while trying

to up the ante as Deepak Hooda picked up a smart catch at long-off off Nabi with the scoreboard reading

Man Utd set for summer clear-out

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over third man.

Earlier, visiting skipper Bhuvneshwar Kumar won the toss and put DC in. The SRH bowlers started well, stifling the home team batsmen on a wicket which wore a typical low and slow look.

Mohammad Nabi (2/21) and Rashid Khan (1/18) made full use of the conditions as the DC batsmen failed to read the two Afghanistan spinners.

Prithvi Shaw looked to start aggressively as he hit Bhuvneshwar for a boundary off the first ball of the

Ander Herrera

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Antonio Valencia

Lo n d o n, A p r 4 ( Ag e n c i e s ) : M a n chester United are set for their biggest summer clearout for four years with as many as six established players possibly leaving Old Trafford.

It would represent the biggest exodus of talent since the summer of 2015 when Louis van Gaal sanctioned the departures of half a dozen players, including Angel Di Maria, Robin van Persie and Javier Hernandez.

It is understood that midfielder Ander Herrera has agreed terms to join Paris Saint-Germain, while Juan Mata is in talks over a move to Barcelona.

Alexis Sanchez has struggled at United since

joining from Arsenal in January 2018 in a swap deal involving Henrikh Mkhitaryan, scoring just five goals in 41 appearances. It is understood manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will have the final say on Sanchez’s future at United, although wages could prove a stumbling block for prospective buying clubs.

Antonio Valencia is expected to leave United in the summer after the club opted not to trigger a contract extension, while fellow defender Marcos Rojo has been allowed to train with Argentinian side Estudiantes.

Rojo last played for United in the 2-1 Champions League defeat away

at Valencia in December and has featured only three times in total this season.

Matteo Dar mian, who was linked with a return to Serie A in January, has not featured for United since the 2-1 victory over Brighton on January 19, with Ashley Young and Diogo Dalot ahead of him in the pecking order.

But talks with goalkeeper David de Gea remain ongoing, with United hopeful an agreement can be reached to secure the 28-year-old to a new long-term deal.

De Gea, whose contract expires at the end of next season, has been linked with moves to Real Madrid and PSG in recent months.

52/3. Skipper Shreyas Iyer did try to wage a battle, but he didn’t find much support from the other end.

Iyer (43 off 41 balls) was finally cleaned up by Rashid as the leg-spinner was finally rewarded with a wicket for his quality effort. All-rounder Chris Morris tried to wield the long handle, but could only manage 17 off 15 balls as DC scored 24 runs off the last two overs with Axar Patel finishing with a six off the final delivery.

Brief scores: Sunrisers Hyderabad 131/5 (Jonny Bairstow 48, Mohammad Nabi 17*; Axar Patel 1/18) beat Delhi Capitals 129/8 (Shreyas Iyer 43, Axar Patel 23*; Mohammad Nabi 2/21) by 5 wickets.

IPL 2019 Points Table Team P W L Sunrisers Hyderabad 4 3 1 Kings XI Punjab 4 3 1 Chennai Super Kings 4 3 1 Kolkata Knight Riders 3 2 1 Delhi Capitals 5 2 3 Mumbai Indians 4 2 2 Rajasthan Royals 4 1 3 Royal Challengers Bangalore 4 0 4

New Delhi, Apr 4 (IANS): The Indian football team moved up two places to 101 in the latest FIFA rankings released on Thursday.

India, who have not been in action since the AFC (Asian Football Confederation) Asian Cup in January, had dropped six spots to 103 in the February edition after ending 2018 at 97.

The team is at present without a head coach after Stephen Constantine stepped down from his position post their Asian Cup sojourn.

In the continental competition, India bowed out in the group stages after back-to-back defeats against hosts UAE (0-2) and Bahrain (0-1).

Meanwhile, Asian Cup champions Qatar continued to be ranked 55th with the UAE on 67 and Bahrain on 111. Thailand rose by a spot to 114.

At the top of the rankings, Belgium continued to rule the roost followed

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Manchester City’s Leroy Sane is congratulated by team-mates after he scored the second goal during their EPL match against Cardiff City.

Lo n d o n, A p r 4 (Agencies): Manchester City took command in the Premier League title race with a 2-0 win over Cardiff City that moved Pep Guardiola’s side a point clear of Liverpool with six games of the campaign remaining.

After a game which City could have won by a much bigger margin, the destiny of the title is in their hands with both teams having now played 32 games and City on 80 points while Juergen Klopp’s team are on 79.

If City win all their six games they will retain the title and after winning their last eight league games in a

row and 21 of their last 22 in all competitions.

City dominated from the outset, taking the lead in the sixth minute when Kevin De Bruyne ran on to a clever pass from Aymeric Laporte and blasted past Cardiff keeper Neil Etheridge from a tight angle.

City strutted and moved the ball with their customary ease but it was not until a minute before the break that Leroy Sane made it 2-0 with a sweet left-foot drive after a clever chest pass from Gabriel Jesus.

Somehow though City were unable to add to their tally after the break with

Etheridge making a series of fine saves as City peppered the Cardiff goal.

Cardiff had barely troubled the City defence but they came close to pulling a goal back on the break, in the 74th minute when Kyle Walker slipped but Oumar Niasse was unable to finish off the counter, Ederson racing out to deny him.

The result leaves 18th placed Cardiff five points away from the safety zone on 28 points.

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Malaysia Open: Srikanth in quarters; Sindhu loses Kuala Lumpur, Apr 4 (PTI): India’s Kidambi Srikanth made it to the men’s singles quarterfinal but an erratic P V Sindhu went down in straight games in women’s singles competition at the USD 750,000 Malaysia Open here Thursday.

Eighth seeded Srikanth, who had reached the finals of a BWF World Tour event after 17 months at the India Open last week, defeated Thailand’s Khosit Phetpradab 21-11 21-15 in little over half an hour to set up a meeting with Olympic champion and fourth seed Chen Long of China. The 26-year-old is now the lone Indian survivor in the BWF World Tour Super 750 tournament.

Fifth seed Sindhu blew a 13-10 advantage in the opening game to go down rather meekly 18-21 7-21 to world No 10 Sung Ji Hyun for her third straight defeat to the Korean. The Indian had to the Korean in the first round of All England Championship and 2018 Hong Kong open.

Mixed doubles pair of Pranaav Jerry Chopra and N Sikki Reddy lost 21-15 17-21 13-21 to local combination of Tan Kian Meng

Kidambi Srikanth

and Lai Pei Jing of Malaysia India to bow out.

Srikanth opened up a 6-2 lead early on and then jumped to a 14-6 advantage. The Indian continued to dominate the proceedings to pocket the opening game.

Nothing changed in the second with Srikanth again marching ahead early and holding his fort to comfortably shut out the match.

In the women’s singles match, after some good rallies, Sindhu enjoyed a

three-point lead at 8-5 but Sung Ji Hyun drew level with a cross court smash.

The Indian again managed to held a 11-9 lead after the Korean went wide.

After the inter val, Sung Ji erased the deficit and grabbed a 16-14 lead after Sindhu miscued two shots.

A backhand aimed at the body helped Sung Ji to move up to 19-16. Sindhu then misjudged the shuttle twice at the backline to hand over the opening

PV Sindhu

game to her rival.

Sung Ji raced to a 5-0 lead early on before moving to 10-5.

A precise down-theline return helped her to grab a 11-6 advantage at the break. It was a one-way traffic after the breather as the Korean took 10 of the next 11 points as Sindhu made some uncharacteristic mistakes.

Eventually two unforced errors from the Indian helped Sung Ji seal the quarterfinals spot.

PSG beat Nantes to reach French Cup final

PSG players congratulate Marco Verratti after he scores a goal during their French Cup semi-final match against Nantes.

PARIS, Apr 4 (Agencies): Marco Verratti scored a rare goal for Paris St Germain as they beat Nantes 3-0 at home to reach the French Cup final on Wednesday, with a fifth consecutive title in their sights.

The midfielder, who also found the net for Italy last week, opened the scoring for the Cup holders in

the first half with his first PSG goal of the season.

Kylian Mbappe scored a penalty and Daniel Alves found the net with a delicate lob to wrap up victory in the closing stages.

Mbappe was denied from the spot by Nantes keeper Ciprian Tatarusanu earlier in the match before the visitors were reduced to 10 men after Kalifa Couli-

baly was sent off for a second yellow card in the 71st minute.

PSG, who lost Marquinhos to a muscle injury, will face Stade Rennais, who beat Olympique Lyonnais 3-2 on Tuesday, in the April 27 showdown at the Stade de France.

The Ligue 1 leaders have not conceded a single goal on their way to the

final. With Neymar watching from the stands, Verratti unleashed a low diagonal shot from outside the box on 29 minutes to put the home side ahead.

It was his second goal in eight days after he scored in Italy’s 6-0 victory over Liechtenstein in a Euro 2020 qualifier last Tuesday.

Mbappe beat Tatarusanu from the penalty spot after a Nicolas Pallois handball, but referee Francois Letexier had it retaken due to players encroaching into the box.

Tatarusanu blocked the second attempt, but he was powerless with Mbappe’s penalty in the 83rd minute after Alves was brought down by Diego Carlos.

Alves wrapped up an emphatic win when he lobbed Tatarusanu from the edge of the box two minutes into added time.

The sides will meet again at the Parc des Princes in Ligue 1 in two weeks.

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