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Petrol price up, diesel unchanged

DIMAPUR, APR 5 (NPN): Petrol prices Friday rose by 5 paise while diesel prices remain unchanged across four metropolitan cities in the country. Petrol prices in New Delhi were raised by 5 paise (Rs 72.91 a litre) while diesel was retailing at Rs 66.14 a litre, according to data from Indian Oil. In Dimapur, a litre of petrol was Rs. 70.52 after a 5 paise increase. Diesel prices remained unchanged at 63.58 per litre. Retail petrol price in Kohima was hiked by 5 paise to Rs 71.34 a litre while diesel remained unchanged.

This is it!

“Son, a manifesto is like a politician who says much but does nothing.”

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NRC, CAB lollipops to fool people: Mamata

Sevilla boost top four hopes

Trump backtracks on border closure

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4000 Konyak women dance Agusta case: Modi, Cong trade barbs Over to set Guinness World Record Michel quashes ED’s claim; says didn’t name anyone

NEW DELHI, APR 5 (AGENCIES): Enforcement Directorate (ED’s) supplementary charge sheet in the AgustaWestland chopper scam case raised the political temperature ahead of the Lok Sabha polls with Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday bringing it up to attack the Congress even as the alleged middleman Christian Michel claimed before a court he has not named anyone during an investigation. Congress on the other hand said the charge sheet filed by the ED before a Delhi court on Thursday was a ‘cheap election stunt’ to divert people’s attention from the ‘imminent defeat’ of the Modi government in the polls while senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley insisted that the opposition party answer as to who were ‘RG’, ‘AP’ and ‘FAM’ in the documents cited by the probe agency. The ED in its fourth supplementary charge sheet also claimed that kickbacks

Christian Michel (File)

worth 70 million euros were paid to “important political persons of the ruling party, media persons, defence officials and bureaucrats” in the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal. Michel, who alleged that the Central government was using agencies for political agenda, filed an application before the court after reports appeared that the ED in its charge sheet named politicians of the previous UPA dispensation, defence personnel, bureaucrats and journalists as beneficiaries of kickbacks in the controversial defence deal. Alleging that Congress and corruption were inseparable partners, Modi told a rally in Uttarakhand that Michel has hinted at the Congress’ first family’s involvement in the chopper

deal.

Modi claimed that Michel, whom his government had brought from Dubai, had disclosed two names to his interrogators. “One was ‘AP’ and the other was ‘FAM’. ‘AP’ stands for Ahmed Patel and ‘FAM’ stands for family. Have you heard of Ahmed Patel? Which family is he close to?” he asked the audience at the rally at the parade ground in Dehradun. Reacting to Modi’s veiled reference to him, Ahmed Patel, a senior Congress leader who has been former Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s political adviser, said it seems the ED has become an important part of the NDA alliance. He noted that such “antics” would not work as the public is demanding answers to un-

employment, farm distress and sagging economy. “The chowkidar and his cronies have targeted the wrong place without evidence. The ‘dalals’ (middlemen) of Note ban and Rafale cannot escape now. The people will teach them a lesson. But, you must have heard the saying that a thief sees a thief in everyone,” Patel said. Addressing a press conference at the BJP office in Delhi, Jaitley questioned Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s ‘silence’. “Right to silence is for accused not for the one who is dreaming to be the country’s prime minister,” Jaitley said, adding if no reply is given in case of such serious allegations, the country is “entitled to presume that no reply could have been given”. Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said parts of the charge sheet were “selectively leaked” to the media to score political points. Michel’s counsel appeared with an application before Special Judge Arvind Kumar who issued a notice to the ED and sought its reply by Saturday when he will take up the matter.

Konyak womenfolk participate in the ‘largest traditional Konyak dance’ in an attempt to set a Guinness World Record in Mon Friday. (NP)

Correspondent

MON, APR 5 (NPN): Konyak women etched their names in history by creating Guinness World Record for the largest performance of Konyak traditional dance when over 4000 women performed together on the third day of Aoleang Mini Hornbill Festival here on Friday. Day-3 of the event was set aside specifically for women of Konyak community to perform to achieving the rare feat under the theme “Empowering Women for Cultural Heritage”. The event was organised by Konyak Union, Konyak Nyupuh Sheko Khong (Cont’d on p-11) (KNSK) and Konyak Stu-

dents’ Union (KSU). Two officials – Veswuzo Phesao from Nor th East Zone Cultural Centre (NEZCC) and Performing Arts with Fitness choreographer Tali Temjen – witnessed the event. Later, speaking to Nagaland Post, Temjen said the performers had succeeded in their attempt to create a world record by performing for 5.01 minutes, adding that the performance was stunning. He also appreciated the performers’ energy and enthusiasm by standing for more than three hours while making necessary preparations for creating the record. He informed this correspondent that necessary

documents in this regard would be sent to Guinness World Record for certification, adding the formal announcement could come anytime – within the next 12 hours or within the next five days. The organisers explained that as Guinness World Record adjudicators could not come to witness the event owing to security reasons, the NEZCC official and choreographer were assigned the task of monitoring the event as per guidelines. Women from 115 villages thronged Mon town local ground to try in achieving the feat with an objective to preserve the rich cultural tradition of Konyaks for their younger generation. (Cont’d on p-11)

IAF rejects US report that no Pak F-16 shot down WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI, APR 5 (PTI): A US count of Pakistan’s F-16 fighter jets has found that none of them are missing, contradicting India’s claim that one of its war planes downed a Pakistani F-16 during an aerial dogfight on February 27, a leading American magazine reported, even as the IAF on Friday stuck to its stand and said it had conclusive proof. Two senior US defence officials

with direct knowledge of the situation told the Foreign Policy magazine that American personnel recently counted Islamabad’s F-16s and found none of the planes missing. “The findings directly contradict the account of Indian Air Force officials, who said that Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman managed to shoot down a Pakistani F-16 before his own plane was downed by a Pakistani missile,” the report said

Thursday. Reacting to the report, the Indian Air Force Friday asserted that it had shot down an F-16 aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force on February 27 during aerial combat. In a statement in New Delhi, the IAF said, “during the aerial engagement, one MiG 21 Bison of the IAF shot down an F-16 in Nowshera sector.”

ECI finds NITI Aayog VC guilty of violating poll code NEW DELHI, APR 5 (IANS): Election Commission (EC) on Friday found NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar’s remarks on the Congress’ promise of minimum income guarantee scheme “Nyay” as a violation of model code of conduct (MCC) and asked him to “exercise caution” in the future. “The Commission has come to the conclusion that your comments violate the said MCC norms. The Commission has, therefore, decided to convey its displeasure to you for your comments and expects that you shall exercise caution in future,”EC said in a letter to Kumar. Kumar had slammed the Congress’ antipoverty scheme Nyay, saying that its cost at 2 per cent of the GDP and 13 per cent of the Budget will ensure that the real needs of the people remained unsatisfied.

‘50 p/ltr fuel discount to people with inked fingers’

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NEW DELHI, APR 5 (AGENCIES): In a bid to promote voting in the upcoming Lok Sabha election, All India Petroleum Dealers Association (AIPDA) on Friday announced a discount of 50 paisa per litre on petrol and diesel on elections days. The association said that for availing the discount one needs to show the voting mark on their finger. Speaking to ANI, AIPDA president, Ajay Bansal said, “...Any voter can avail this discount after showing the voting mark on his/her finger on the day of election.” K Y M C

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Commemorating the Battle of Kohima Clean election rally held in Longleng ‘Remembrance, Reconciliation and Rebirth’

DIMAPUR: Calling for clean elections in the land of the Phoms, Phom Baptist Church Association (PBCA) organized a clean election campaign mass rally for citizens of Longleng district at local ground, Longleng on April 5. According to a DIPR report, speaking about clean elections, convenor Clean Election Campaign (CEC), Rev. Beau, asserted that the clean election campaign is a movement initiated by the NBCC to bring about a complete change in the election system in the state of Nagaland. He pointed out that the campaign is not intended at targeting any political parties or candidates negatively but to transform the election system for peace and prosperity of the State. It is hoped, he said, that clean election will ensure that right leaders are elected to lead Nagas in the right direction. He asserted that the PBCA and Churches

Rev. Beau addressing the PBCA Clean Election rally held in Longleng on April 5. (DIPR) have no hidden agendas maintained that according Election Campaign God’s of supporting or opposing to the Holy Scriptures, only mission, he laid emphasis any political party or on the evils of votcandidate. ing for money and Rev. Beau apjobs. Elections, he pealed to the gathersaid, is not someing to come forward thing that should be to actively participate in true love, peace unity and decided by money power the Clean Election Cam- forgiveness can change the but should be aimed at ushpaign for a bright and pros- State. ering in good governance perous Nagaland. He also Calling the Clean with better roads, health

‘Fear no one except God and cast your vote for a true leader’

Requisitioned vehicles begin election duty

Vehicles requisitioned for the Lok Sabha General Elections parked at Kohima Local Ground on April 5. (NP) Correspondent

KOHIMA, APR 5 (NPN): With barely six days left for the 1st Phase of the Lok Sabha Elections to be

held on April 11, hundreds of requisitioned vehicles, which include more than 500 government vehicles, were dispatched to Phek and Kiphire districts and

Pughoboto sub-division from Kohima Local Ground on Friday. Deputy Commissioner and Assistant Returning Officer (DC&ARO) Ko-

hima, Anoop Khinchi has served show-cause notices on those whose government vehicles were requisitioned but failed to report for duty. According to the Lok Sabha General Elections transport cell, charges of these vehicles have been asked to write to the concerned authority on or before April 6 explaining why disciplinary action should not be initiated against them. The transport cell added that requisitioned vehicles assigned duties for Kohima district will be dispatched on April 8. It may mentioned that the DC & ARO Kohima had directed all requisitioned vehicles, including government vehicles, to report to the concerned authority for election duty by April 3.

BLOs briefed on photo voter slip distribution DIMAPUR: A short briefing program on the distribution of photo voters slips was held with all Booth Level Officers (BLOs) of Dimapur District on April 5 at the Commissioner of Taxes Dimapur Conference Hall for the Assembly Constituencies 4 Ghaspani-l, 5 Ghaspani-II, 1 Dimapur-I, 2 Dimapur-II, 3-DimapurIII. DIPR re por ts that briefing the gathering, ADC Dimapur, Sharon Longchari stated that BLOs have the most important role to play in the election process and reminded them that they are

Kevekha Kevin Zehol exhorting BLOs during the briefing program held on April 5 in Dimapur. (DIPR)

care, education and allround development of the community. He urged the people to stand for truth and fear no one except God and cast their vote for a true leader to lead the people for complete transformation of Naga society. A ‘Reflection on commitment and looking beyond tomorrow’ was delivered by executive secretary PBCA, N. Tialemba Phom while keynote address was delivered by president PBCA, Nganlang. The prog ram was chaired by co-convenor CEC, Phakmei, invocation was pronounced by evangelist PBCA, Rev. Longnyei. The program culminated with a mass prayer for peace and tranquillity. Demonstration of EVM and VVPAT was shown by the District Election Department, Longleng after the program. Free leaflets on clean elections was also distributed to the people.

Saijang Village Council appeals to government DIMAPUR: The Saijang Village Council (SVC), Peren, has requested concerned government authorities to extend necessary help to villagers affected by the massive April 2 hailstorms. SVC chairman Seihen, while thanking SDO(C) Ahthibung Town for conducting a spot verification quickly, also claimed that “Cricket Ball” sized hail had destroyed much property and animal life and its villagers incurred heavy losses. It added that the villagers were living hand to mouth and could not afford expenses to recover from the damages caused by the said natural calamity.

NUVC on renewal of land Patta

DIMAPUR: Naga United Village Council (NUVC) Dimapur has informed all Patta holders of the village, both old and new, to renew/produce their land patta on or before April 25. If any member fails to renew their land pattas, the village council will not intervene in any case related to that patta’s case later.

Pughoboto poll personnel training

Ninety two year old Richard Day a retired British soldier (Right) with fellow World War II Battle of Kohima veterans from Nagaland at Kohima War Cemetery on April 5. (Max Menuose-O Khieya)

British High Commissioner to India, Dominic Anthony Gerard Asquith (Third from left), Vice Admiral Timothy Lawrence KCVO, CB, ADC(P) and others at Kohima War Cemetery on April 5. (Max Menuose-O Khieya)

Clarification

Apropos the news item “Vety officer among 4 killed representatives of the ElecDC & DEO Dimapur, Photo voters slips will in road mishap” published tion Commission of India. Kevekha Kevin Zehol also be distributed by the re- February 21, on Page 1, She requested the BLOs to exhorted the BLOs during spective BLOs on April 6 one Boshikato Achumi has clarified that the Toyota take their role seriously. the briefing program. and 7. Innova vehicle (NL01/H6595) is a private vehicle registered in his name.

Election related information and directives

Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence KVCO, CB, ADC (P) laying a wreath at the memorial at WW II Cemetery, Kohima, on April 5, as part of the 75th Anniversary commemoration of The Battle of Kohima. (DIPR)

Naga veterans who witnessed, and fought in, the Battle of Kohima, seen at Kohima War Cemetery on April 5. (Max Menuose-O Khieya)

PHED urban division Kohima conducts PRA exercise

election duty for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections and 26 Aonglenden Assembly Constituency by-election, to ADC & DEO Pughoboto, K. Mhathung Tsanglao, has in- collect dispatch orders and remuneration on April 8 from formed all persons drafted for the General Elections to the Lok Town Hall, Mokokchung, 10 am onwards without fail. DIMAPUR: A month Chedema, Chede-Model, about various precautions The exercise was very Sabha 2019 Election Duty, whose names have been finalized long Participatory Rural Keyake, Phegei and Sanand practices of safe drinkwell participated in and Longleng postal ballots for by-poll after the 2nd randomization of Polling Personnel on March 30, ing water and sanitation. well received by village that the third phase of training of all polling personnel will be In connection to the by-election to Nagaland Legislative Appraisal (PRA) exer- uorü/Peraciezie. A press release from Further, to encourage the people where and they held on April 9 from 10:30 am at GHS Pughoboto for males Assembly, 26-Aonglenden (ST) A/C Mokokchung, DC cise was conducted by PHED Urban Division s t a t e I E C c o n s u l t a n t practice of certain basic recommended that more and at DB’s Court, ADC Office for females. (DIPR) & ARO Longleng John Tsulise Sangtam has informed all Kohima under the aegis WSSO PHED Nagaland, sanitary habits, sustainable such rural appraisal exvoters to exercise their franchise via postal ballot at of WSSO PHED in all Thepfulie stated that the water resource manage- ercises be conducted so Peren sector officers and commanders meeting eligible the EDC/PB Facilitation Centre, office of the DC, Longhabitations under urban exercise was conducted ment, and solid and liquid that collective community DC & DEO Peren, Sarita Yadav, has called a meeting of leng on April 7 between 9 am to 12 noon. (DIPR) division PHED Kohima from March 1 to April 2 on waste management, these participation in water and sector officers and commanders under Peren district for RPI Nagaland state unit meeting such as Kohima village an alternate basis to under- issues were discussed with sanitation related issues April 8, at Old DC Office, Peren Town, 11 am.The DC has directed all concerned officers to attend the meeting Republican Party of India (RPI) Nagaland state unit (L Khel, T Khel P Khel D stand water and sanitation the villagers to create mass could be deliberated upon without fail. (DIPR) has convened an urgent meeting for April 8, 5 p.m. at Khel), Jotsoma, Phezou scenario in the habitations awareness at the grass-root and remedial measures worked out. state treasurer’s residence to discuss some important Science college, Phesama, and people’s perception levels. Peren final randomization of poll personnel the agenda regarding the forthcoming Lok Sabha and state The third and final randomization of polling personnel assembly by-elections of Nagaland. All state office bearfor Peren will be on April 7, 10 am at Old DC Office ers and enrolled active members of RPI Nagaland state Peren Town. Micro- Observer, Romeo, and all political unit have been requested to attend the meeting. DIMAPUR: Officials from the depart- area. An awareness program on the parties under Peren district have been directed to attend ment of Industries and Commerce importance of entrepreneurship and CMO Mokokchung informs the randomization session. (DIPR) DIMAPUR: An unidentified dead (DI&C) led by commissioner and sec- trade was also conducted for people of Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Mokokchung, Dr. ChuEDC for Kohima District bala Aier has informed all departments in Mokokchung body of a non-Naga male, approxi- retary of the department, Lithrongla the area, under the National Schedule Nodal Officer for EDC and postal ballots, SDO (C) district that the medical board examination for service mately 25 years of age wearing blue G. Chishi visited Avakhung Interna- Caste and Schedule Tribe Hub Scheme Jakhama, Alemyapang Longchar has informed electors confirmation and invalidation for Grade III and Grade cotton long pants and a blue tee-shirt tional Border Trade Centre on March of the Ministry of Micro, Small and who applied for Election Duty Certificates (EDCs) from IV staff of regular government employees of Mokokc- was found below Dimapur flyover 25 to inspect the ongoing civil works Medium Enterprises, Government of Kohima district that they are directed to collect the same hung district will be held in the last week of April. All near Traffic–I Control office, Dima- in progress at the centre and also assess India. People from 11 villages particifrom EDC Cell, DC office Kohima starting from April 6 departments have been requested to submit a list of staff pur. Additional deputy commissioner other trade facilitation infrastructure pated in the awareness program. The commissioner & secretary to 8 during office hours. (DIPR) through the concerned HoD to the office of the CMO & PRO, Dimapur Police, in a press required to begin operating border was accompanied by officials from the Mokokchung on or before April 20. The date and time note stated that the dead body is be- trade with Myanmar. A press release from joint direc- Directorate of Industries and Comfor the district medical board sitting will be notified later. ing kept at District Hospital morgue DC & DEO Mokokchung, Sundararajan has informed Candidates who fail to submit the list through proper for identification. Anyone aware of tor, Directorate of Industries & Com- merce, Nagaland Industrial Developall presiding officers and 1st polling officers drafted for channels will not be examined. someone of this description missing merce, Moawati Jamir stated that ment Corporation, deputy director has been asked to contact East Police during the visit, a meeting was held MSME-DI office Dimapur and the More state news on page 10 with the public organization of the Branch Manager SIDBI, Dimapur. Station Dimapur.

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WEATHER FORECAST April 6

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Limawati Ao speaking at the Kohima Longjang Senso Telongjem Golden Jubilee celebration program held in Kohima on April 4. (DIPR)

D I M A P U R : T h e Ko hima Longjang Senso Telongjem celebrated its golden jubilee at Molu Ki, Kohima on April 4 under the theme ‘Mera Tasen Jangzü’ (Trumpet for a New Step). A DIPR report stated that Limawati Ao, director of Information & Public Relations, said that before the technological age, soldiers in battlefields used trumpets or bugles to send signals and warnings to their fellow soldiers. In the

same way, a community also needs to listen and see to these signals and warnings as it moves along with the change of times. Limawati stated that human development began from prehistory where changes took place slowly but now in the data age, the internet has brought about vast and rapid developments. Limawati, therefore called upon the KLST, saying that since it is now a mature union, it should retrospect on past mistakes

NTTU appeals heavy vehicle ban; condemns taxation

DIMAPUR: Nagaland Timber Traders’ Union (NTTU) in its emergency meeting held on April 4 in Dimapur has decided to appeal to DC Peren to revoke or cancel the order banning plying of heavy vehicles within Peren district w.e.f. April 3 to 13 in view of the Lok Sabha Elections. A press release from president NTTU, Kevise Sogotsu stated that while taking strong exception to the notification published in local newspapers on March 31, the NTTU has appealed for vehicles carrying logs and timber to be allowed to ply on Peren roads during this crucial season. NTTU has decided to submit a representation to

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the Peren DC stating that if vehicles transporting logs and timber are not allowed to ply during the above stated period, it would hamper their “humble business” and also subject them to huge losses in terms of money, time and reputation. NTTU warned that if its genuine appeal is rejected, it shall be compelled to seek redress in the appropriate court without further notice. The house also reiterated its stand on the removal of inter-district forest and other check gates, which has been “an untold harassment” to all sections of people including entrepreneurs, businessmen, timber traders and the general public. It claimed that a truck carrying sand or

bricks to Phek district has to pay taxes at Chumukedima, Peducha and Pfutsero check gates. It termed this practice as “purely daylight robbery” by government officials and personnel manning check gates. NTTU questioned whether they were satisfied with the handsome salaries the government has been giving them every month. NTTU further appealed to the various Naga political groups to listen to the genuine plight of timber traders who are, according to the press release, at the mercy of various forces and agencies and to desist from imposing multiple taxes on timber traders and tree farmers trying to sustain themselves by the sweat of their brow.

and move along with the change of times not living in the past but talking about advancement, economic upliftment, tourism, education, marketing avenues, etc and be leaders and guides for villagers and the village. T. S a s h i m o n g b a Pongen, a pioneer of the union, recalled that the KLST was founded by eight elders on April 4, 1969. He called upon the KLST to walk in the footsteps of their forbearers

AR felicitate students selected for SSP DIMAPUR: Wokha Battalion (28 Assam Rifles), on April 2, organized a felicitation program for five students shortlisted in the merit list for admission to Sainik School Punglwa (SSP) for the academic session 2019. According to the Assam Rifles HQ IGR (N) public relations officer, these students were coached by the battalion before they took the entrance exam. Commandant of Assam Rifles Wokha Battalion encouraged the students to make the most of the opportunity to achieve academic excellence and a bright future. Gift hampers were also presented to them as motivational gifts.

with honesty, hard work and live in truth. TN Mannen, IAS (Retd), in his exhortation advocated for punctuality, living with the times and using time properly. He called upon the KLST to be united with empathy, love and truth and move forward with new thoughts, visions and ideas and not live in the past. Er. Tsuktinungsang, chief engineer, department of Water Resources, also exhorted the gathering Short speeches were also delivered by Kohima Aor Telongjem president, Chiden Yaden; Kohima Asetkong Senso Telongjem president, Supongyanger Imsong; Dimapur Longjang Senso Telongjem p r e s i d e n t , Y. A m o n g Jamir; Longjang Senso Telongjem Mokokchung president, I. Ali Aier; and Wailemba Jamir of Longjang Village Council. A Golden Jubilee Souvenir was released by Phutoli L. Jamir during the function. A one minute silence was also observed as a mark of respect for the departed. The main highlight of the program included recitation of Jubilee poetry, cultural folk songs and special songs presentations.

Dr. Watijungshi speaking at the program on April 5. (DIPR)

DIMAPUR: A seminar on the theme ‘Teachers: Transformational leaders’ was held at State College of Teacher Education (SCTE) multipurpose hall Kohima on April 5. According to DIPR, the seminar was jointly organized by SCTE Kohima along with M.Ed 4th semester and IQSC, to enable teachers to become more efficient, effective and to bring a shift in their role to be proactive and innovative in the school and society. Speaking at the seminar, additional director, Dr. Watijungshi said that the nation was going through a tremendous educational reformation through the introduction of many new methodologies and research findings that are bringing many new changes in the

educational system. He said that the National Eligibility Test (NET) and Academic & Administrative Audit (AAA), the two quality assessment methodology introduced by UGC in all the colleges, have bought about new changes in the quality of education in Nagaland. He also lauded the SCTE for being one of the best performing colleges and also for imparting quality education. Speaking about the equality of education in Nagaland he said that all the 15 government and 44 private colleges should get equal opportunities. Infrastructure does not matter, according to Dr. Watijungshi, as long as the colleges produce quality students. He also remarked that females were

dominating the educational field and doing much better in Nagaland. M. Ed students are teachers of teachers, he added, who play an important role in transforming teachers to become leaders not only in the classrooms but for society and the Church. Dr. Bendangyapangla, faculty in-charge, M. Ed, in her welcome address said that the college has completed five years and is moving forward towards permanent affiliation with Nagaland University this year. She also mentioned that the college was the first college in Nagaland to introduce PG courses and the M. Ed program is a professional program which has been visualized to prepare personnel who can work as policy makers in education, curriculum specialists and also administrators and leaders. The seminar was conducted for students to experience academia and get hands on training on leadership where they could learn the qualities it takes to become leaders. She further remarked that as the concept of leadership changes from generation to generation, and in the 21st century, students should base their leadership on teamwork and flexibility.

25 graduate from enrichment program

DIMAPUR: Entrepreneurs Associates’ (EA) initiative, #Frontrunners, a two-week enrichment program for students awaiting their 10th and 12th standard results, culminated with the graduation of 25 young individuals at Red Cross building, Kohima on April 4. A press release from EA communications department, Neikule Doulo stated that Deo Movi, a parent and a core member of EA, congratulated EA on thinking outside the box and nurturing young minds on the threshold of deciding their future paths. Deo also challenged the young people to swim against tides of peer pressure and make choices depending on their individual interests to succeed in life. CEO & co-ordinator of EA, Neichute Doulo encouraged the students

Resource persons, organizers and participants of the EA enrichment program for students that culminated on April 4.

and parents to continue learning about local history which, Doulo said, would instill a healthy pride about their background and take them far in life. Emphasizing on changing trends, he said that people cannot walk into their future “with yesterday’s ideas”, adding that parents too should look beyond regular options for

their children. Participants of the training also shared their experiences and expressed gratitude for the opportunity that was given them. Besides the in-house team of trainers at EA, guest resource persons including Naga Supermodel and Founder of Cache Naga by Leno, Ketholeno Kense Vi-

hienuo and prominent Naga intellectual Niketu Iralu, who mentored the students during the training. The graduation ceremony was chaired by Susan James, lead trainer, EA and invocation was pronounced by Rev. Dr. Rachülie Vihienuo, pastor, Union Baptist Church, Kohima.

JCC Kigwema Quiz Competition

DIMAPUR: Japfü Christian College (JCC), Kigwema held its 10th All Nagaland Open Quiz Competition (ANOQC) on March 28 to encourage students to pursue general knowledge and the spirit of competition among Nagas, both young and old. A press release from The Zion Hospital Junction to Chumukedima 4-lane road project has finally begun to see concrete topping over it at Purana Bazaar. (NP) ANOQC convener, Mer-

angchang Moiller stated that the initiative towards promoting quizzes and other competitions is being undertaken to inculcate professional aspirations and transparent acquisition for future occupational choices. The winners were Pewsuthong of Kohima in first position, Atsung

of Baptist College Kohima in second position and C. Chingkei Konyak of Japfu Christian College. The winners were given cash prizes and citations. The committee for ANOQC were Merangchang Mollier as convener, with Khrienuo Zhasa, Vineito Sale and Wareppam Chittaranjan.

LBC Women host conference in Medziphema

A section of the gathering at the 37th KNLBEEK Conference held at Lotha Baptist Church Medziphema (LBCM) on March 26.

DIMAPUR: The 37th KNLBEEK Conference was held at Lotha Baptist Church Medziphema (LBCM) on March 26 under the theme “A Women Firmly Rooted in K Y M C

Faith”, hosted by women department, Lotha Baptist Church Medziphema. A press release from LBCM associate pastor (woman), Silent Ngullie stated that the speaker

KLBC women leader, Nyanchumi Kithan, quoted the Bible verses Ruth 1:16-17, Luke 10:27 and 1 Corinthians 11:9, and highlighted how each and every women must first

embrace Christ. She explained that it is a responsibility of mothers to teach their husbands and children the word of God for instilling deep rooted faith in Jesus Christ. K Y M C

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Amit Shah calls Biren real ‘chowkidar’

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IMPHAL/ Ahatguri, Apr 5: BJP National president Amit Shah on Friday called Manipur chief minister, N. Biren Singh a “sachi (real) chowkidar”, claiming that under his “chowkidari” Manipur has become safe and secured. Addressing a crowded party rally at Kodompokpi in Thoubal district, the party chief said Biren had already served as chowkidar of the nation, reminding his early career in the Border Security Force (BSF) and now he was doing the job for the people of the state. Singh, who began his career as a footballer, was in the BSF as player and also worked as journalist before joining politics. He claimed that under Biren’s chowkidari, people of Manipur were relieved from all sufferings experienced during the 15 years long rule of the Congress. Manipur was in a state of misery due to frequent bandhs, blockade and strike. A 160-day long economic blockade had put the

Amit Shah with Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and others, during an election rally, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, in Morigaon, Friday. (PTI) people of the state at the limit of their woes. However, Congress did done nothing to resolve the crisis, he alleged and claimed that the state was now free from bandhs, blockades and strikes. Not only people were freed from bandhs, blockades etc. but also from insurgency related violent incidents, Shah further claimed. However, he said Biren

has able to achieved all these because of Narendra Modi, who always supported him (Biren) to overcome all the challenges. Terming the ensuing election as a two-corner fight between BJP-led NDA strong ally and Congress-led loose ally of smaller parties, Shah said NDA will emerge as victorious as people have still full faith with Narendra Modi.

Will deport infiltrators in 5 years: Amit Shah

Also addressing a rally at Ahatguri, Assam, the BJP President Amit Shah said that though the BJPled NDA government had started the process of identifying illegal infiltrators in Assam through the National Register of Citizens (NRC), it will send them back in the next five years.

Shah accused the Congress of not doing anything to tackle the problem of illegal migrants in Assam. He said, “The BJP government initiated the process of updating the NRC to identify the illegal migrants. “Once Narendra Modi becomes the Prime Minister again, we will secure the borders in Assam so much that even birds would not be able to infiltrate, let alone foreigners.” Referring to the Assam Accord, which laid down that any illegal migrant who entered India after March 25, 1971 should be detected, detained and deported immediately, the BJP Chief said that the Congress signed the Assam Accord in 1985, but did nothing till 2014 to implement it. He said that the Modi government had set up a committee for implementation of Clause 6 of the Accord to ensure the rights of indigenous people in the state. “The committee will submit its report within six months,” he added. Shah earlier addressed

Opposition stirring political Setback for Cong as senior violence in Sikkim, claims SDF leader quits ahead of polls ers and workers with rods and knives, and kidnappings, have unfortunately become an hourly occurrence,” said P.D. Rai, MP and spokesman for the SDF. “On April 1 a group of around 50 members of SKM’s youth cadre allegedly attacked Bikash Rai, Youth Convenor of the SDF. His two brothers were threatened, attacked and their vehicles were damaged with iron rods and metal pipes,” said SDF workers. The SKM workers, however, denied the charges and blamed their rivals for the provocation. “Today Sikkim has established its identity as the most peaceful state in the country. This peace in Sikkim has been carefully nurtured by the SDF government over 25 years,” Rai said. “As the state approaches elections, Sikkim needs to be even more cautious and re-evaluate the peace and harmony that prevails against any form of vulgar change that is offered by a party that incites violence and vandalism,” he added.

Tripura’s BJP government neglected voters: report

Biplab Kumar Deb (File)

New Delhi, Apr 5 (IANS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Tripura has neglected voter priorities and performed “poorly and underwhelmingly” on almost all governance parameters, including agriculture, employment, road infrastructure and law and order, says a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). Released on Friday, the Tripura Survey Report 2018 found that agricultural loan availability, better employment opportunities, and

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improved law and order were the top three concerns for voters in the state and the performance of the Biplab Kumar Deb government was ‘below average’ on all three. In the rural areas, the top voter priorities were agricultural loan availability, electricity for agriculture, and better law and order, and the government’s performance on all three was ‘below average’. On a scale of 5, the state government scored 1.4 on agricultural loan availability, 1.5 on electricity for agriculture and 1.91 on bet-

ter law and order/policing, the report by the election watchdog said. “In addition, the government performed poorly in providing better employment opportunities (1.43) and availability of water for agriculture (1.71) in rural Tripura,” it added. The ADR survey, conducted between October 2018 and December 2018, also revealed that for urban voters, employment, electricity for domestic use, and better roads were the top priorities. “On urban voter priorities the government was rated ‘below average’ with a score of 1.77 on better employment opportunities, 1.77 on electricity for domestic use, and 1.2 on better roads on a scale of 5. In addition, it performed poorly in providing school education (1.43) and drinking water (1.91) in urban Tripura,” the report said.

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Shillong, Apr 5: The opposition Congress in Meghalaya on Friday suffered a setback after its vice-president John Filmore Kharshiing resigned from the party ahead of the polling on April 11. “I have resigned from the primary membership of the Congress as there has been widespread appeal for a change as the incumbent Shillong Lok Sabha MP (Vincent H.Pala) has been there for the last years. They want somebody to lead and take new initiatives,” he said. Pala, 51, seeking a third straight term in the Lok Sabha is pitted against

United Democratic Party’s (UDP) Jemino Mawthoh, Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Sanbor Shullai and three Independents – T.H.S.Bonney, Samuel Hashah and Romeo Phira Ranee. “I am yet to decide to whom I will lend my support but I must tell you that following my resignation there have been communications from the UDP as well from the BJP,” Kharshiing said. Kharshiing, who also heads the Grand Council of Chiefs of Meghalaya said that he will continue to peruse the progress and fulfillment of the core political issues of the indigenous Khasi, Jaintia and Garo people.

OFFICE OF THE

YOUTH ASSOCIATION MAREPKONG Registration No.DYRO/125/11-9-08 Mokokchung: Nagaland “Towards Excellence”

The Organizing Committee, Youth Association Marepkong Ward would like to extend our heartiest thanks to the following individuals for your financial and moral support during the 1st Mokokchung Inter Ward Football Tournament which was held during 25th March – 30th March 2019, at Imkongmeren Sports Complex. 1. Mr. Tongpangyimfu Kumlong ward for sponsoring Champion prize. 2. Mr. Among Longkumer, Principal Polytechnic, Tuensang for sponsoring Runner-Up prize. 3. Mr. Lanusunep Jamir, Ungma, for sponsoring Individual prizes 4. Mr. Tongpang Ozukum, Hon’ble Minister 5. Mr. Rusumdong Longkumer PRO, CMO 6. Mr. Temjen Toy IAS, Chief Secretary 7. Mr. Sentiyanger IAS, Development Commissioner 8. Mr. Bendangkokba IAS, Principal Secretary, RD 9. Mr. H. Kuhovi Sema, Commandant 2nd NAP Alichen 10. Mr. Limawati, Director IPR, Kohima 11. Mr. Repa, PA, to Hon’ble Minister PWD 12. Mr. Apok Jamir, Arkong ward 13. Mrs. Sentinenla, Sr. Principal Mayangnokcha Hr. Sec. School Mokokchung 14. Mr. Nungshilemba, PA to Hon’ble Minister PWD 15. Deputy Commissioner, Mokokchung. 16. Superintendent of Police, Mokokchung 17. President All ward Union Mokokchung and Colleagues 18. All the 18 ward Chairman & Executive, Mokokchung town 19. Chief Medical Officer & Medical Surgeon, Mokokchung 20. District Sports Office, Mokokchung 21. MDFA/MDRFA 22. Lijaba Lijen ward for sponsoring the Promising player of the tournament 23. Ao Milen Media, Partner & Press Club, Mokokchung 24. All the participating teams, well wishers for your words of wisdom and encouragement which made our tournament a grand success. MKC-154

Gangtok, Apr 5 (IANS): Sikkim’s famed idyll is being scarred by political violence as elections draw near. With a slew of political parties challenging the five-term rule of the ruling Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) of Chief Minister Pawan Chamling, the election is being fiercely contested, not just for the lone Lok Sabha seat but for the 32-member state Assembly, with balloting for both scheduled for April 11 in the first phase of the sevenphase national polls. Though no killings have been reported, some incidents have provoked the ruling SDF to issue a strong statement condemning the “senseless and inhumane violence”. The social media is replete with reports of attacks on ruling party workers by members of the opposition Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM), including attacks on women. The police have corroborated some of these attacks and FIRs have been lodged. “Incident of brutal attacks on SDF support-

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rallies at Changlang district in Arunachal Pradesh and at Thoubal district in Manipur. In Manipur, he alleged that during the Congress regime the state witnessed 160 days of blockade when the prices of essential commodities skyrocketed. “But the BJP government has freed the state of bandhs and insurgency. Over the past five years, a highway spanning 300 kms and five helipads under the Udan scheme have been built in the state. We are also building the country’s first National Sports University here,” Shah added. M e a n w h i l e, A m i t Shah challenged Congress chief Rahul Gandhi to make his stand clear on National Conference Omar Abdullah’s demand for a separate Prime Minister in Kashmir. Abdullah had recently made a statement that ‘’Kashmir must have a separate Prime Minister..... Can a country have two Prime Ministers. The Congress is silent on this’’, Shah said at an election rally in this central Assam town.

Nagaland Post, Dimapur SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 2019

6,000 take shelter in relief camps as storm hits Tripura Ag a rtala , A p r 5 (Agencies): A 37-yearold woman was killed and over 6,000 people lost their homes as acres of farmland, trees and electric pillars were destroyed by storm in the past 72 hours in the state. Speaking with EastMojo on Thursday, an official from the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) said that among the eight districts of the state, West Tripura’s Mohanpur and Jirania were the most affected during the incessant rainfall and thunderstorms. Meanwhile, relief camps were set up in Khowai and West Tripura districts. “A total of 5,894 inmates [people from] different areas of West district, places like Mohanpur, Jirania and Mandwai were shifted to 48 relief camps set up in the district. 1,425 people rendered homeless in Khowai district were sheltered in 16 relief camps,” the official said. He also said that Jamuna Debbarma, a 37-year-old from Katira Ranibazar village in Jirania sub-division of West Tripura, died during

thunderstorm on April 1. “Almost 7,000 houses throughout the state were damaged. Of which, 3,747 houses were partly damaged, 1,970 houses were severely damaged and another 1,482 houses were fully damaged,” the report from SEOC stated. The minister for tribal welfare and forests Mevar Kumar Jamatia visited the storm-affected areas in Mohanpur in West Tripura district to take stock of the situation. Meanwhile, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), state police department are on standby following the natural calamity that has left thousands homeless in state. Regional meteorological department director Dilip Saha also said that there is a possibility of more rainfall in next 24 hours in the state. Jirania Sub-divisional magistrate Subhasis Bandyopadhyay said that shelters are being provided for those along with the arrangement of foods and water for the people who have lost their home.

Polling teams airlifted in Arunachal

Itanagar, Apr 5 (PTI): Polling teams for conducting elections in four remote polling stations of Arunachal Pradesh have been airlifted from Miao to Vijoynagar, election office sources said here Friday. The Indian Air Force MI-17 helicopter transported the team members in two sorties on Thursday for conducting elections at Ramnagar, Gandhigram, Vijoynagar and Two-Hut

polling stations. Arunachal Pradesh will vote for Lok Sabha and Assembly polls simultaneously on April 11. The four polling stations fall under Miao assembly constituency and the Arunachal East parliamentary seat. Each team has one presiding officer, four polling officers, one attendant and two policemen with four sets of EVMs and VVPATs, state

nodal officer Lod Takkar said. Miao and Vijoynagar are about 163 km apart with no road connectivity and the journey takes six days by foot. Three of the teams will stay in Vijoynagar till April 10 and then undertake a foot march for their respective polling stations. It will take one to three hours for the polling personnel to reach the polling stations, Takkar said.

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

NAGALAND STATE PHARMACY COUNCIL (Constituted u/s 19 of the Pharmacy Act, 1948)

PUBLIC NOTICE

In continuation to our earlier notification dated 26th January 2018, 10th May 2018 (Reminder) & 25th July 2018 (Final Notice), the following Registration numbers in the Nagaland State Pharmacy Council Register have failed to renew their registration within the given stipulated time. Therefore, as per the provision under section 34 & 36 of the Pharmacy Act 1948, they are removed from the register and they shall have no right to practice the profession of Pharmacy in the state of Nagaland with immediate effect. This is issued in concurrence to the 7th Executive Committee meeting decision. 2-14, 16-26, 28, 30-35, 37, 38, 40-42, 44-46, 48-52, 54, 55, 57-61, 63-66, 6875, 77-82, 85-92, 94-97, 100, 103-112, 114-119, 121-124, 126-128, 130-141, 143-145, 148, 149, 151, 152, 154, 156-164, 166, 168-172, 174-178, 180-184, 186-189, 192-202, 204, 205, 207-218, 221-227, 229-232, 234, 237, 241, 243256, 259, 261, 263, 265, 266, 269, 273-275, 277, 279-287, 289-291, 293, 294, 296-301, 303-308, 310, 312, 314, 315, 317-320, 322-324, 327, 330-337, 340-342, 349, 350, 352-355, 357, 358, 360-369, 372, 373, 375, 377, 379, 381, 382, 384, 385, 387-391, 393, 396-398, 400, 401, 403-407, 409-411, 414, 418-420, 423-432, 440, 442-449, 456-469, 471-474, 476-478, 480, 482, 483, 485, 488, 489, 491, 495, 496, 498, 501-504, 506-509, 512, 515, 516, 518, 522-524, 527-529, 531, 533-540, 542-545, 547-549, 557-561, 564-568, 571, 573-575, 580-583, 589, 590, 592, 594-596, 599, 601, 602, 604, 606, 608-612, 614, 615, 617-621, 625-627, 630, 634-636, 638-649, 652, 654, 656-664, 668-670, 672-676, 678-681, 683-687, 690, 693, 695-704, 708-710, 712, 713, 715, 719, 721-726, 728-730, 732-735, 738, 741, 746, 747, 751, 753, 754, 761, 763-765, 771, 772, 775-777, 779, 780, 782, 783, 785, 794, 798, 800, 802, 803, 806, 807, 810, 813, 815, 819, 821, 826, 828, 829, 831, 832, 838-840, 842, 844, 853, 856, 859-861, 864, 867, 869, 875, 876, 878, 883, 884, 886, 889, 895, 896, 899, 904, 905, 908, 909, 918-920, 927-929, 932, 933, 939, 941, 947, 948, 951, 952, 955, 958-962, 972, 973, 975, 979, 980, 983-987, 989-992, 1000, 1002, 1007, 1008, 1013, 1015, 1016, 1020, 1022, 1023, 1026, 1028, 1031, 1032, 1034, 1037, 1043, 1045, 1047, 1048, 1051, 1053, 10551057, 1061, 1062, 1070-1072, 1074, 1075, 1077, 1082, 1088, 1090, 1097, 1099, 1100, 1106-1108, 1110, 1111, 1118, 1122, 1124, 1128-1130, 1133-1136, 1141, 1145, 1147, 1149, 1151, 1152, 1154, 1156, 1158, 1159, 1161, 1164, 1166-1168, 1172, 1174, 1175, 1184, 1185, 1188, 1189, 1191, 1192, 1195, 1196, 1205-1207, 1209, 1212, 1213, 1219, 1223, 1224, 1231, 1233-1237, 1244-1250, 1253, 1259, 1262, 1264-1271, 1274, 1276, 1279, 1280, 1284-1286, 1289-1293, 1295, 12971299, 1301, 1302, 1304-1308, 1310, 1312, 1318, 1319, 1324, 1326, 1330, 1331, 1336, 1340-1342, 1344, 1347, 1348, 1354, 1358, 1365-1369, 1371, 1373, 1377, 1380-1386, 1390, 1391, 1394-1396, 1398, 1399, 1401-1403, 1406, 1408, 1409, 1413, 1415, 1417, 1420-1424, 1426, 1429, 1431, 1433-1443, 1446, 1448, 1452, 1453, 1455, 1458-1460, 1462-1465, 1467-1470, 1472, 1473, 1477-1479, 1482, 1484, 1485, 1488-1490, 1493-1495, 1502, 1504, 1506, 1507, 1509, 1510, 1512, 1514, 1519, 1529-1531, 1535, 1538, 1540, 1544, 1547, 1549, 1550, 1552, 1556, 1561, 1568, 1569, 1574, 1592, 1599, 1624, 1625, 1631, 1643, 1647, 1710. (KHELE THORIE) Deputy Director (Pharmacy) & Registrar (NSPC) K-867

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NRC, CAB lollipops to fool people: Mamata

Mamata Banerjee is felicitated by party workers with a traditional Assamese Japi during an election rally ahead of the Lok Sabha Polls in Dhubri, Friday. (PTI) BJP to “fool” the people of Assam and deprive them of their rights, the TMC supremo said. “All those who have come to the country before March 25, 1971, are citizens of the country and have voting rights. What is the BJP saying now? They will bring the Act and make you a foreigner...you will be deprived of basic rights, including education, health, visiting your places of wor-

ship and even voting rights,” she added. The Trinamool Congress is contesting nine of the 14 Lok Sabha seats in the state, which is set to go to polls in three phases from April 11 to May 19.

Biswa Sarma got Rs 3 cr from Sarada chit fund

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched the Trinamool’s electioncampaign in As-

Guwahati Railway Station starts shelter home for children

Guwahati Railway Station (File) G u wa h at i , A p r 5 (Agencies): The NF Railway Women Welfare Organization (NFRWWO) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Prayas JAC Society to run an open shelter home for the care and protection of vulnerable children. As per the MoU, the shelter home has been set up at platform number 1 of the Guwahati Railway Station, Railway officials said. According to Northeast Now, the shelter home will provide care and protection to vulnerable children coming in contact with

Commissioning of EVMs and VVPATs in Diphu

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Diphu, Apr 5: The commissioning of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voters Verified Paper Audit Trials (VVPATs) in respect to 3- Autonomous District parliamentary constituency began on Friday at Diphu Gover nment College campus. Representatives of various political parties were present during the exercise. Additional Deputy Commissioner and Assistant Returning Officer, Mukul Kathar assisted by Assistant Commissioner, Upasana Dutta supervised and coordinated the whole operation. “We are quite confident and guaranteed that there is no scope of either tempering of hacking the Electronic Voting Machines, its very transparent and flawless” said Madhu Lakthey general secretary of BJP East Karbi Anglong after witnessing the demonstration.

Railways, rescued by Railway Protection Force (RPF) & Government Railway Police (GRP) or Childline, Child Help Desk and others concerned at GuwahatiRailway Station or at any place adjacent to the railway station, they said. “The open shelter has approximately 2000 square feet of accommodation and would be able to accommodate 25 children,” said an official. It also has a dormitory, a sick-room, first aid room, two bathrooms, counselling/office room and one store, he added. The shelter would pro-

vide basic services to the children such as nutrition, psycho-social support and medical aid etc. It will also be used as transit in restoring the children with their families by following the laid down process under Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection of Children) Act, 2015. The NFRWWO will provide one caretaker to guard the property and look after the assets of the shelter, said the officail. However, the operational expenditures for running the open shelter would be provided by the Prayas JAC Society.

sam on Friday, attacked Himanta Biswa Sarma, the BJP’s “key person” in the northeast. She claimed that her government has proof that “he had received Rs. 3 crore” from the owner of Sarada, a firm embroiled in ponzi scam. The Trinamool Congress chief also claimed that the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill are “two lollipops” being

doled out by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to “fool” the people of Assam. Addressing the election rally in Dhubri, Ms Banerjee said the Trinamool has decided to contest in Assam after “40 lakh people were excluded” from the NRC. “We will contest in nine Lok Sabha seats in Assam. We have made a start. Do not consider us weak,” she said. Hitting out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Trinamool chief said that PM Modi talks about chit funds in West Bengal, but it is the state government which has exposed and arrested those involved in the ponzi scam. “Sarada’s owner has said he had given Rs. 3 crore in cash to Assam Minister Sarma and I have documentary evidence which I have brought with me,” Ms Banerjee said, waving a document at the rally. “Has Modi taken action against him? Have you arrested him?” she asked. The TMC chief handed over the paper to the party’s Dhubri nominee Nurul Islam Choudhury, saying, “Our candidate will show it to you so that you can move court armed with this document.”

Ag a rta l a , A p r 5 (IANS): With an aim to ensure a violence-free Lok Sabha elections, the Tripura Police would publicly display the names and antecedents of criminals against whom arrest warrants were pending, the state police chief said here on Friday. “To hold a free, fair and violence-free Lok Sabha elections, the police would publicly display the names and antecedents of criminals against whom arrest warrants were pending,” Director General of Police (Tripura) Akhil Kumar Shukla told the media. He said: “Besides online platforms, the names and antecedents of the criminals would also be displayed in gram panchayat offices, markets, transport stands and other public places so that the people can identify them and help the police arrest the wanted people.” The DGP said that so far around 1,400 people were arrested against whom arrest warrants were pending and efforts were on to nab 4,200 more offenders. Shukla said that over 64 companies of additional Central paramilitary forces

have arrived in Tripura to assist the Tripura State Rifles, the state police and the existing paramilitary forces in the state to ensure an incidencefree, smooth elections. “Static, flying and foot patrolling squads of security forces would move in every direction, especially in the sensitive areas, to foil any untoward incident before and during the polls,” Shukla said, adding that all the eight district police chiefs have been directed to take stern actions against the law violators. There are 13 candidates in fray in the Tripura West Lok Sabha seat and 10 in the Tripura East (reserved for tribals) constituency. In all, three women candidates are contesting the elections this time. Tripura West goes to the polls in the first phase on April 11 and Tripura East in the second phase on April 18. A total of 26,05,325 e l e c t o r a t e s, i n c l u d i n g 12,85,618 women, are eligible to exercise their franchise in the two Lok Sabha constituencies in Tripura.

NAGALAND PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION KOHIMA

NO.NPSC/ADVT-04(VOL-1) Dated Kohima, the 5th April, 2019.

NOTIFICATION With reference to the Nagaland Public Service Commission’s Advertisement NO.NPSC-5/2018 dated 20-12-2018 & Addendum/Corrigendum dated 01-022019, this is to notify candidates that item No.26: 6(six) posts of Motor Vehicle Inspector (Grade-III) under Transport Department has been withdrawn from the advertisement due to relaxation / modification in the required qualification vide Transport Department letter No.TPT/TC/ESTT-16/2017 dated 07th March, 2019. The posts will be re-advertised in the next CTE 2019 advertisement. Fee for examinations will be refunded to all the candidates who have applied for item No.26 only, on production of application form receipt on any working day from dated 08-04-2019 to 17-04-2019.

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Army operation group reviews security scenario in NE states G u wa h at i , A p r 5 (Agencies): The ‘Operations Group’ of all security agencies on Friday reviewed prevailing security situation in the entire Northeast in the run up to the Lok Sabha elections. According to Northeast Now, a defence PRO based in Guwahati in a statement said high-level security review meeting of senior Army officials, intelligence officials along with representatives from civil administration and central armed police forces of Assam and from union ministry of home affairs was held by the Operations Group at Narengi Army cantonment here. “A review of the prevailing security situation in the entire Northeast in general and Assam in particular was carried out during the meeting. Conduct of the event assumes importance since, it was organised in the run up to the Parliamentary elections, scheduled in the second and third week of April in Assam,” defence PRO Lt Col P Khongsai said. “The meeting also brought to light the requirement to take proactive measures to avoid any adverse law & order situation in the wake of recent developments

over Citizenship Amendment Bill, ST Bill and other contentious issues. “All the issues covering intelligence, law & order and the CI/CT operations were deliberated upon and plans formulated to ensure an incident free conduct of the Parliamentary elections” the PRO added. He said the meeting, which was chaired by Lt Gen Manoj Pande, GOC Gajraj Corps was attended by DGP Kuladhar Saikia, Ashutosh Agnihotri, commissioner & secretary (home & political dept), Hiren Nath, IGP (SB), Tapan Kumar Deka, additional director SIB (MHA). Representatives from other security agencies like BSF, CRPF and SSB also attended the meeting, Khongsai said. In Assam, due to the ongoing insurgency, the Unified Headquarters Mechanism was established in the early 90’s wherein, the Strategy Group functions under the chief secretary and the Operational Group is headed by the Tezpur based GOC 4 Corps. While strategic issues are deliberated upon in the former, the latter is responsible for formulating and streamlining the conduct of CI/CT Operations at the operational and tactical level.

Boycott call in Mizoram withdrawn: EC Aizawl, Apr 5 (Agencies): The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday said a call given by an umbrella organisation of civil societies and student associations in Mizoram to boycott the upcoming Lok Sabha polls was “called off ” and voting will take place as scheduled on April 11 for the lone parliamentary seat in the north-eastern state, reported DNA. “The boycott or the bandh has been called off and polls will take place in Mizoram as scheduled,” Deputy Election Commissioner Sudeep Jain told reporters here. Asked if the EC had got the boycott call withdrawn on “any conditions”, Jain replied in the negative. He said the Bru refugees would be “facilitated” to cast their franchise on April 11 as it was done during the state Assembly polls last year. The EC sets up special polling booths for this category of voters (Bru refugees) in Kanhmun village at the MizoramTripura border and the civil organisations were protesting this move.

Tripura to display criminals’ 13 Assam EC issues show cause notice names ahead of LS polls students shine to Meghalaya minister Hek in UPSC exam

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Dhubri, Apr 5 (PTI): The National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the Citizenship Bill are “two lollipops” being doled out by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to “fool” the people of Assam, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Friday. The NRC had left out the names of 40 lakh people and it was only the Trinamool Congress that stood beside these people irrespective of their religion, Banerjee said while addressing an election rally here. No political party supported the people whose names were left out from the list, but “we were always with them”, she said. “It was not only Muslims, but the names of 22 lakh Hindus and also Gorkhas, Biharis, Tamils and people from Kerala and Rajasthan have been left out from the NRC. We are fighting to get all of their names included,” she said. “Within two days after the NRC list was announced, I sent a team of my party to Assam. We were not allowed to go out of the airport and harassed,” she said. The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill is another “lollipop” doled out by the

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New Delhi, Apr 5 (Agencies): A total of 13 candidates from Assam have cleared the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) 2018 examination results of which were declared on Friday. While Tanmay Basisth Sharma clinched 10thposition in the services final exam, Mriganka Sekhar Pathak secured 103 positions. Urtirna Ranjita Sharma obtained 130thposition, Northeast Now reported. Namita Sharma and Dipankar Choudhary got 145thand 166th positions respectively. Garima Sharma got 170thposition and Rishava Gargar secured 200th position. Aranyak Saikia, who clinched 148 rank in 2017, got 287th position this year. Fwwrman Bharma ranked 429thposition and Abhisekh Goswami got 525th position. Tapas Basumatary got 645th position. Saurav Sharma secured 656th position and Diksha Langthasa got 708thposition.

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Shillong, Apr 5: The Election Commission of India has issued a showcause notice against Meghalaya Health and Family Welfare Minister and BJP leader, Alexander Hek for using government vehicle while campaigning for his party candidate, Sanbor Shullai, an official said on Friday. “Based on an inquiry report received from sector officer and police, the show cause was issued by the district election officer of West Jaiñtia Hills district through the party to Hek, and he has to reply within 48 hours,” Chief Electoral Officer, F.R Kharkongor said. On Wednesday, Hek used the government vehicle during the election campaign at Khanduli in West Jaiñtia Hills district, bordering Assam Three-time BJP legislator Shulai is pitted against two-time outgoing Congress MP Vincent Pala, United Democratic Party’s (UDP) Jemino Mawthoh, Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Sanbor Shullai and three Independents – T.H.S.Bonney,

Samuel Hashah and Romeo Phira Ranee – from Shillong parliamentary seat. Kharkongor said that the static surveillance teams, flying squads and security personnel deployed at various check points have seized around Rs 51 lakh so far. He said the biggest seizure of cash was in South West Khasi Hills district (Rs 20 lakh) followed by Rs 19 lakh which was seized two days ago in Ri-Bhoi district,”. Meghalaya has two Lok Sabha constituencies – Shillong and Tura -- that will go to the polls on April 11.

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Post-mortem

Vol. XXIX NO. 119 Dimapur, SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 2019

Polls versus opinion polls

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ith the first phase of the seven-phase Lok Sabha election on April 11, poll surveys conducted by several media houses have turned into a rat race as each tries to appear authentic and reliable and hopefully able to sway voters. This happens in every election, when opinion polls rule the media coverage. In the run-up to the 2014 Lok Sabha election, a media house suspended all poll surveys after a news channel ran a sting operation exposing how an agency commissioned to prepare the poll survey report, was ready to tweak the ‘margin of error’ to show one political party at an advantage. Ten other pollsters which also sought to ‘tweak’ the statistics to favour one party, had their dubious plans exposed. Indian voters choose their parliamentarians from various political parties and the party having majority eventually forms the government. Indians choose who will represent them in the Lok Sabha and therefore it is a parliamentary election. However, some media houses seem to suggest that the forthcoming election is a presidential election and not a parliamentary election. These government- friendly television channels are continually conducting the so-called poll surveys about who among the two- Modi or Rahul- do people most favour as prime minister. These channels do not see any value in focussing on issues affecting people or whether the government has fulfilled any of the poll promises or which party of alliance would be the likely alternative(s). These media houses have turned the election into a presidential election to tilt it in favour of Modi and his party on the strength of Modi’s higher rating. Even on seat projections, opinion poll surveys conducted by agencies funded by media houses have remained loyal to their glossary of words such as ‘margin of error’ or ‘swing votes’. Based on such highly technical sounding jargon, the poll surveys project the likely scenario. However this went horribly wrong in 2004 and 2009. The 2014 polls were nearly accurate mainly as the antiincumbency factor was considerably huge enough that nothing could save the incumbent government from imminent defeat. A study of poll predictions found that the actual results for major alliances found opinion polls moving away from reality. According to the report, errors in predicting Lok Sabha election results are on the rise since 1998-99. Difference between actual election outcomes and the mean prediction is known as error. It was also noted that errors in poll predictions are difficult to explain as most elections in India are conducted without verifiable and authentic methodological protocols. This makes forecast extremely difficult in the context of Indian elections. The other is the prediction in number of seats since these estimates have horribly wrong. Thus, the higher the number of parties, the more difficult the predictions become. In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections alone, 464 political parties had contested. The number would be around half during the 1998 elections. In the 2009 elections, there was a jump of 100 political parties. The second reason is the increase in the number of polling agencies which are not conducting the polls systematically and correctly which increased the chances of overall error. Most polling agencies do not disclose how they arrive at their prediction and their reputations would be tested when majority of people vote in the seven-phase polls.

DailyDevotion His Agony and Our Access Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to the disciples….”Stay here and watch with Me.” —Matthew 26:36, 38 We can never fully comprehend Christ’s agony in the Garden of Gethsemane, but at least we don’t have to misunderstand it. It is the agony of God and man in one Person, coming face to face with sin. We cannot learn about Gethsemane through personal experience. Gethsemane and Calvary represent something totally unique— they are the gateway into life for us. It was not death on the cross that Jesus agonized over in Gethsemane. In fact, He stated very emphatically that He came with the purpose of dying. His concern here was that He might not get through this struggle as the Son of Man. He was confident of getting through it as the Son of God— Satan could not touch Him there. But Satan’s assault was that our Lord would come through for us on His own solely as the Son of Man. If Jesus had done that, He could not have been our Savior (see Hebrews 9:11-15). Read the record of His agony in Gethsemane in light of His earlier wilderness temptation— “…the devil…departed from Him until an opportune time” (Luke 4:13). In Gethsemane, Satan came back and was overthrown again. Satan’s final assault against our Lord as the Son of Man was in Gethsemane. The agony in Gethsemane was the agony of the Son of God in fulfilling His destiny as the Savior of the world. The veil is pulled back here to reveal all that it cost Him to make it possible for us to become sons of God. His agony was the basis for the simplicity of our salvation. The Cross of Christ was a triumph for the Son of Man. It was not only a sign that our Lord had triumphed, but that He had triumphed to save the human race. Because of what the Son of Man went through, every human being has been provided with a way of access into the very presence of God.

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Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. ~ Thomas A. Edison

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n as far as the Nagas are concerned, the lone Lok Sabha seat being contested in the forthcoming Parliamentary Election between various Political Parties in Nagaland, is a litmus test especially for the minority community such as the Nagas...to define who we really are. A seriously foreboding cloud looms over our heads that could threaten Naga identity and the Naga future. It calls for every single Christian soul of age in Nagaland to shoulder a responsibility as never before and make a matured decision intelligently and determinedly abstain from what could be detrimental for the Nagas. The fundamental ideological issues placed before the Naga, as much as for the mainlanders, are those that far transcend politics. It has been made reasonably clear by the RSS led BJP Government in the Centre that they want to (1) remove “Secularism” from the Constitution; (2) reintroduce ‘Citizenship Amendment Bill’ in the Parliament; (3) bring to fruition a ‘Uniform Civil Code’ and “Hindutva philosophy” across the country because they seriously believe that India is a Hindu Rastra. In all fairness it has to be said that this is certainly not the view or intent of the average fair minded Hindus in the country. However it is the RSS fanatics who control the BJP Government. These are therefore no longer a verbal threat but assured actions that will follow if BJP is voted come back to power. In Nagaland context BJP is not in direct contest but NDPP, as their collaborating partner, is. It is two sides of the same coin. (1) Nagas must clearly understand the dangerous implication of ‘secularism’ being removed from the Constitution. In a country that is so diverse, secularism ensures protection to every minority community to live in harmony with guaranteed freedom of religion and culture being practiced without fear of the majority. The last five years of BJP rule has however unleashed intense hatred in the country between the Hindus and Non-Hindu communities and against the minority communities as has never been seen

(From previous issue) “He (Kuldip Nayar) was concerned about conformist, indifferent or proestablishment press and felt that the present conditions in the country require the judiciary, the press and students to speak out.” (Morung Express) 2. Veteran BJP leader L.K. Advani had remarked ... “the recurrence of emergency cannot be ruled out.” He further clarified that the arrogance of leaders leads to authoritarianism, taking a dig at Prime Minister Modi’s style of governance. . . Advani spent 18 months in jail for opposing the emergency. To snub Advani for his forthright comment, BJP did not invite him to an event where it honoured those who went to jail during the emergency.” (Nagaland Pos) 3. A.B. Vajpaiyee was the moderate face of Hindu nationalism, admired even by prominent political leaders. . .Vajpaiyee was one of the leaders of the BJP to express anguish when hundreds of Muslims were killed in rioting in 2002 in Gujarat, which Modi governed. Vajpaiyee called the 1992 destruction of a 16th-century mosque on a disputed site by Hindu fanatics India’s darkest hour. (Morung Express). Vajpaiyee spent months in prison when Indira Gandhi imposed Emergency rule in June 1975 and put her political opponents in jail. (Morung Express) Speech of late PM A.B. Vajpaiyee in Kohima, October 28, 2003 (reprinted in Nagaland Post): “. . . This is the time for reconciliation and peace-making. This is also the path that Mahatma Gandhi and. . .Jayaprakash Narayan wanted us to follow. Both were true friends of the Naga people. It is true that, of all the States in India, Nagaland has a unique history. We are sensitive to this historical fact. . . We do not wish to impose any external customs on you. India has a long tradition of tolerating diverse customs and ways of life. You have nothing to

in India before. The Christian minority has been specifically targeted with burning or vandalising of Churches and Missionaries and Evangelists being brutalised or Catholic nuns being raped by the RSS goons. Hindus who had been converted to Christianity have been and are being forced to reconvert to Hinduism under RSS’s “Ghar Vapsi” programme that BJP Government has silently condoned. The RSS is hell bent on imposing upon all citizens of India to pay obeisance to their HOLY COW which is one of their revered god. Accordingly, some cow traders and beef eaters have been butchered and lynched in the mainland as an example of their treacherous intent. In the face of all of such blatant atrocities, the RSS guided Prime Minister of India had habitually remained indifferent and silent unless pressurised by public opinion. All these factual events have been happening with systematic regularity while “Secularism” is still in place within the Constitution. Imagine the kind of danger and horror minority communities will be exposed to if “Secularism” is removed. The RSS fanatics have openly declared that by 2021 all Muslims and Christians and Non-Hindus will be exterminated... that all future Prime Ministers of India and all Chief Ministers of States will compulsorily have to be a Hindu or be disqualified. Has the Prime Minister made any official statement condemning such insane outpouring of communal hatred by these RSS fanatics? You know the answer to that...a N..O in red capital letters. Where do we stand on an issue such as these? We the Nagas can boast of the most beautiful and the most prominent Church buildings in every village...but will it amount to much if we all flock to the Hindu temple to worship in the hope of earning pocket money that would perhaps ease our financial problems for a while but at the cost of our souls and the future of our children? (To be concluded) Khekiye K. Sema IAS (Retd); 3rd Mile Thilixu Village; Dimapur

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uring campaign for elections, leaders of political parties go to any extent in wooing voters with promises, exaggerated stories and falsehoods beside attacks and counter attacks on each other. The Assembly parlance for floor debate goes that ‘one can say anything under heaven’, and yet the Speaker has the authority to expunge any statement of any Member from the recording when found un-parliamentary under Rule 303 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in NLA. Whereas, the campaigners during election have the habit of taking undue advantage on the ignorant and gullible lot of the general public with the motive to illegally hoodwink them with falsehood and disinformation. Such can be corrected only through reaction via media. The recent statements of PDA leaders published in the local papers dated 3.4.2019 attracts attention and reaction thereof. Firstly, the PDA leaders asserted that “BJP-led NDA is more secular than Congress-led UPA” is basically and totally false. Which political party does not like to win when contested in any election. I understand the determination of PDA to win the lone Lok Sabha seat by hook or by crook. In such an attempt, any ordinary party man might have become incoherent either in speech or in action or both, and yet such person does not carry the voice of the party. Whereas, this very statement was uttered by no other than the leader of PDA as quoted above. If PDA believes that the RSS, VHP and Bajrang Dal activities so far committed against the religious minorities and particularly the Christians in India under the protection of BJP-led NDA during the last 5 years are considered to be of secular in

nature, I, for one, out-rightly disagreed with such assertion. I question the PDA whether declaring 25th December, the Christmas to be the Good governance day, the Good Friday was observed as the Digital Day, the Fathers’ Day was declared as Yoga Day, the desecration of Christian Churches across India with the brutal attacks on the assets and threats to security of Christians, the inhuman and barbaric attacks on the lives of Christian leaders and the rapes of Christian sisters were truly considered to be within the parameters of secularism? Had not the above instances carried out under the dictation of RSS with theocratic agenda? So much human right violations against Christians in India under NDA were not publicly reported except few. Secondly, taking the higher figure of allied partners numbering 39 in NDA as of today as against the previous UPA with 36 parties never justifies the claim of PDA that NDA is more secular. Secularism is proved by a party with secular actions as protection of religious minorities and treating the Dalits as human beings. Secularism is strengthening the spirit of ‘Unity in Diversity’. Secularism is nothing less than upholding Art 25 of the Indian Constitution of India as per my layman’s knowledge. Whereas, the above instances carried out by RSS under NDA were total violation of the principles of secularism. The NDA considers the cows to be more important than the Christians and the Dalits. The status of the cows in India is much higher than the other religious minorities that includes Christians. Therefore, how can PDA claim NDA to be more secular than UPA? Such false claim is simply found to be unfit for any

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fear. . .I wish to assure you on another score. India is a secular nation, both because of our Constitution and, more importantly, because of our civilisational ethos. As you know, India is home to all the faiths in the world. India has respected and protected all faiths. Indeed, Christianity came to India – to the Southern State of Kerala – before it spread to most parts of Europe. And it was a Hindu king who donated land for a church to be built... I thank you for this warm reception. . .My best wishes to the peace process. I assure you that you will find a trustworthy partner in my Government in reaching the cherished goal of peace in Nagaland with dignity and honour for its people.” 4. Arun Shourie (former BJP Minister under Vajpaiyee) on Mainstream Media quoted a Zulu proverb, “A dog with a bone in its mouth can’t bark.” (Morung Express). “There is no doubt that there is also an attempt to intimidate the media. ABP news sacked some of its journalists. . . NDTV is also facing pressures. The strategy is to kill the chickens to frighten the monkeys. You don’t have to do it to everybody. . .My advice to readers is that you should support The Wire. There are only a few publications like Scroll, Altnews, The Wire and one newspaper, The India Express, which are telling the truth. . . Mahatma Gandhi used to say that the hands of copyists are our printing machines. Today you have the internet. If some story is blocked by a court order, let us all circulate it and it will reach all across India.” 5. Biswadeep Moitra, “India’s Silent Majority and the Battle for 2019” (Morung Express). “A threat similar to 1977 stares back at us. Will the present generation of Indians, far more educated in numbers, reasonably more resourceful than before, rise up again eight months from now to reclaim liberty?. . . The 2019

elections bear similarities to the elections of 1977. The people of India in 2019, like in 1977, will have to valiantly fight back to reclaim what was lost once before: liberty. ‘Hindu Rashtra’ is no longer a hidden agenda. The mask of a moderate BJP slipped a long time ago; the cremation rituals of the symbol have been performed as well. . . .The fight to save India from becoming a country for Hindi, Hindu and Hindustan is a fight similar to the one our mothers and fathers had fought against the Emergency. Can the million raging mutinis of today be harnessed into one J.P.-like movement before 2019? Or will we reject an India based on the ideals Nehru and Ambedkar stood for and embrace fascism?” (Morung Express) 6. “…the saffron brotherhood has nurtured an anti-minority outlook for decades, regarding Muslims as ‘internal enemy No.1’ and Christians as ‘internal enemy No.2’ according to Golwalkar.” (Nagaland Post) 7. Sitaram Yechury, CPI-M leader: “After weakening the Election Commission, CBI, CVC and other Constitutional bodies, PM is now interfering with court proceedings which is extremely dangerous. . . Modi government had truncated Parliament proceedings and was brazenly undermining the judiciary, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), the RBI and other Constitutional and autonomous bodies.” 8. Yashwant Sinha, the former union finance minister under Atal Vajpaiyee. . . He “urged the people of the Northeast to be united to ensure that the saffron party does not get a single seat in the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls in the region. . . . ‘The people of the northeastern states are objecting and protesting as they are facing an existential threat due to the Bill (CAB),’ he said, extending his support to the agitation against the

Bill’. . .” Sinha said ‘the current BJP government at the Centre has been challenging all the constitutional conventions and destroying all democratic institutions of the country. . .Referring to the status of the current Cabinet, Sinha said that in the current dispensation everything is decided from the Prime Minister’s office. . .’ (Nagaland Post) 9. Rajat Ghai: “Dalit activists, leaders decry Prime Minister’s ‘Christlike’ act.” (Nagaland Today) - - - Prakash Ambedkar, grandson of Babasaheb Ambedkar: “‘This tradition, of washing the feet of the lowest of the low exists in Christianity, not in the ideology that the Prime Minister believes in. Has he become Christian?’” he asked Down To Earth magazine. 10. Kapil Sibal, “Democracy endangered by government and media: Misinformation is now treated as reliable information, a reflection of the turn our democratic institutions have taken.” (Nagaland Today) “If the government and the fourth estate are on the same page, democracy is truly in danger. It is, therefore, important for the people of our country, especially those who have the capacity to articulate, to stand up and speak their mind. For if they don’t, untruths will go unchallenged and truth will be buried deep. Institutions, given a special responsibility under our constitutional framework, are accountable to the country and not to the government. They too must speak their mind and not become fiefdoms of the government. Investigating agencies, both at the centre and the states, must pursue the wrongdoers no matter who they are. What we see is selective persecution and prosecution of those opposed to the government and the protection of those who are either part of the government or its affiliates. The judiciary must also realize that unless it protects those targeted unjustly, it may also be perceived to be

statesman to utter. Thirdly, the BERF of 1873 (ILP) and the Art 371(A) vis-avis the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill of 2016 was sufficiently debated and it should have been understood well. Yet, once again PDA tried to justify its Cabinet decision taken on 5.6.2018 that Nagaland would not oppose CAB except when any provision of it is found detrimental to Nagaland, only then it would oppose. Such Cabinet decision sans logic. How will it be possible for Nagaland to selectively accept or oppose the provisions of the Act when enacted. Will the voice of opposition from Nagaland against any provision of the law attract the attention of GOI whereby GOI moves for amendment of the provision(s) so as to satisfy Nagaland? The NDPP lacked gut to take the right decision of opposing the Bill in the interest of Nagaland. Meanwhile, if PDA is so confident that the ramifications of CAB will never have adverse impact on Nagaland believing that Nagaland is insulated by BERF and Art 371(A), the Govt. of Nagaland should have remained stuck to its decision of 5.6.2018 without taking the trouble to backtrack from its decision. Even otherwise, taking shelter under the so called consultative meeting with tribal hohos and NGOs on 31.1.2019 while backtracking lacked respectability and solemnity. Had PDA been opposing CAB sincerely, the Chief Minister of Nagaland should have joined Comrad Sangma, the Chief Minister of Meghalaya in the campaign against the Bill in Delhi. Not walking the talk is farce. The claims of PDA are found to be lacking maturity and rationality, rather such statements are of shamelessness. Z. Lohe

partisan.” (Courtesy: The Telegraph) 11. Yashwant Sinha, former BJP leader, Minister of Finance (1998-2002), Minister of External Affairs (2002-2004): “The ModiShah combine is practicing a brand of politics which is suicidal for the future of India. Their politics is exclusive and selfish. They have no use for the institutions of democracy, its conventions and practices, its norms and standards. The alliances they are building are purely for winning the elections and wielding power once again. They will go back to their old ways as soon as the elections are over. . .The Modi-Shah duo must be defeated decisively in 2019 in order to save the country. Nothing less will do.” (Nagaland Today) 12. John Feffer: “The political party of Narendra Modi subscribes to a virulent version of Hindu nationalism. He largely softpeddled this nationalism four years ago when the BJP won a commanding parliamentary majority. Once in power, however, he has fallen back on what worked for him as the chief minister of Gujarat: inflaming the passions of more militant followers.” 13. Writes Max Frost in The National Interest: “Indian politicians have normalized hardline Hindu nationalism through draconian cow protection laws,

the renaming of cities with Muslim names, and the appointment of extremist Hindu nationalists to powerful positions. These shifting priorities explain Modi’s 2017 appointment of a firebrand Hindu monk, Yogi Adityanath, as chief minister of India’s most populous state. Adityanath has claimed that Hindus are ‘preparing for religious war’ and has called Muslims ‘a crop of two-legged animals that has to be stopped’.” (Morung Express) Today nobody questions that the RSS is a Hindu religious, cultural and nationalist organization. Its primary goal is to make India one Hindu nation, with one Hindu religion, and one Hindi language. Also nobody questions that BJP is the political wing of RSS to carry out the latter’s Hindutva agenda; the current government’s Hindu theocratic cultural ideology will disintegrate the great country of India sooner than later; only a secular democratic government at the Center can keep India together. What’s happening all around us should be the concern of even the Hindus, let alone Muslims, Christians, Dalits, and other minorities. “Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn’t do it, sins.” (The Bible) (Concluded) Tuisem A. Shishak

Reader’s Post

Athletes need more support

Sir,

Even as the world observes International Day of Sports for development and peace, I feel that the state government should concentrate more of nurturing champions from the state. Nagaland has sportsmen who have done well in different sports in more recent times. I also believe there must be a lot of hidden talents who have not received the platform or facilities for them to shine. I hope there is more done for budding sportspersons in the state so that they can bring laurels to the state and make up proud. John T K. Diphupar. 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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Modi accuses oppn for being soft on terrorism

Amroha/Saharanpur (UP), Apr 5 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday accused the opposition of being soft on terrorism, saying these parties are putting people’s lives at risk. Addressing two backto-back rallies in western Uttar Pradesh, Modi said the opposition parties’ only agenda is `Modi hatao’ (remove Modi), and attacked them over the issue of combating terrorism. “Be it the Congress, the SP or the BSP, they have put your lives and the future in danger,” the prime minister said. Saharanpur is among the western UP constituencies that go to the polls in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections on April 11. Polling in Amroha will be held in the following round. The two constituencies have a sizeable presence of Jats, Gujjars and Muslim voters. “After the terrorist

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with other BJP leaders at an election rally ahead of Lok Sabha polls, in Amroha on Friday. (PTI)

attack, should I have remained silent or attacked,” he asked the gathering, referring to the February 14 terror attack on a CRPF convoy in Pulwama and the retaliatory strike in Pakistan by the Indian Air Force.

“Terrorists are being given a reply in their own language,” he said.“This is not liked by some people who lose sleep when India hits back.” When Pakistan is exposed before the world, “these people” start

speaking in its favour, he claimed, adding that there is “competition” among them to become that country’s “hero”. He alleged that the previous Bahujan Samaj Party and Samajwadi Party governments in the state

were “kind” to terror accused, letting them walk free. He claimed terror attacks on innocent people have stopped over the last five years as there is now a “chowkidar” at the Centre, saying he will go to “pataal” -- the bowels of the earth -- to get a terrorist. Modi said he did not consider vote banks while dealing with terrorism. He termed the Congress manifesto “dhakosla patra” (sham document), claiming that the party was against the welfare of the backward classes. “The opposition’s only agenda is ‘Modi Hatao’ (remove Modi). Their only intention is to promote ‘vanshvaad’ (dynastic politics),” he said at the Saharanpur rally. “Saharanpur is going to reject vote bank politics of the SP, the BSP and the Congress. People here trust the BJP,” Modi claimed. “They threaten ‘botiboti’ (chopping people into pieces) and we talk

of the honour of “betibeti” (daughters),” he said, reminding people of a reported remark by the Saharanpur Congress candidate Imran Masood against him in 2014. “The Congress policy is to honour the “tukdetukde” gang,” he said, repeating the allegation that the opposition party supported those who wanted to break up the country. Modi said the Congress talks about dialogue with people who “patronise terrorism” and also referred to the Congress suggestion to review the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act. The prime minister said the opposition has used the term “chowkidar of the toilets” for him. “This is also an honour for me,” he added. On the row over penalising instant divorce of Muslim women, he said the SP, the BSP and the Congress will continue to oppose legislation against the practice.

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Herald case: SC stays Delhi HC eviction order against AJL New delhi, Apr 5 (PTI): The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the Delhi High Court order asking Associated Journals Ltd (AJL), publisher of Congress mouth piece ‘National Herald’, to vacate the Herald House building here. AJL moved the apex court against the high court order which dismissed its plea to restrain the Centre from taking any “coercive steps” for vacating the premises at Herald House in ITO area in the heart of the national capital. The high court had held that the entire transaction of transferring shares of AJL to Young Indian (YI) company, in which Congress President Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia are majority shareholders, was a “clandestine and surreptitious transfer of the lucrative interest in premises” to YI. Granting relief to the top Congress leaders, a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi also issued notice to the Centre’s

Land and Development Office (L&DO) on the AJL plea and sought their response within four weeks. The bench, also comprising Justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna, questioned the arguments of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for L&DO, as to how the alleged “clandestine” transfer of shares of AJL to YI, in which the Gandhis’ have controlling stake, amounted to violation of lease agreement. “The question is will this amount to violation of lease agreement. We will have to examine. Issue Notice and stay (on eviction),” the bench ordered. AJL has also sought in the top court setting aside of the Centre’s October 30, 2018 order ending its 56year-old lease and asking it to vacate the premises on the grounds that no printing or publishing activity was going on and building was being used only for commercial purposes.

Sumitra helps BJP dilemma by opting out of race Yogi Adityanath calls IUML ‘virus’ New Delhi, Apr 5 (Agencies): Lok Sabha Speaker and Bharatiya Janata Party Staunch Leader Sumitra Mahajan on Friday announced not to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha Polls 2019. According to The Indian Wire, her decision to opt out of poll race came amidst dilemma within the party over fielding her. Mahajan, an eight-time incumbent Member of Parliament from party’s stronghold Indore in a statement said that ‘why a candidate has not been declared yet from Indore’. She further added that there rumors that suggest that the party wants to file someone else from the seat. ‘I appeal to the party to declare Candidate from Indore Parliamentary Seat’ She Sumitra Mahajan (PTI) added while claiming has freed her party from Outgoing Lok Sabha Speaker and Sumimaking its choice. Mahajan,75, in the statement also tra Mahajan had in 2014 General Elections thanked the people of Indore and party work- defeated Congress‘ Satyanarayan Patel with over 4.50 Lakh votes. She has represented ers for support and cooperation.

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since 1989. Prior to this, BJP Senior Leader and Member of Parliament from MP’s Vidisha Sushma Swaraj last year announced not to contest the Polls. It is noteworthy that the Bhartiya Janta Party in a run-up to the general elections has not given tickets to MPs having 80+ years of age and that includes, Murli Manohar Joshi, BC Khanduri, Kariya Munda, Kalraj Mishra, Bijoya Chakravarty, and LK Advani. Bharatiya Janata Party has so far released candidates on over 370 parliamentary seats. General Elections are slated to begin from April 11 and would spread on Seven Phases starting from April 11 to May 19. Election Commission had on Sunday declared schedule for General Elections 2019. Results for the crucial Lok Sabha Polls will be announced on May 23 four days after the 7th phase of voting.

Malappuram/Lucknow, Apr 5 (IANS): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday called the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), a Congress ally in Kerala, a “virus”, forcing the IUML to say it will take legal steps against the BJP leader. “The Muslim League is a virus, and spares no one infected by it. Today, the country’s main opposition party Congress is infected with this virus. What will happen if the party wins the elections? The virus will spread across the country,” Adityanath tweeted. “In the 1857 freedom struggle, the whole country

joined Mangal Pandey to fight against the British. But the Muslim League virus arrived and divided the country. Now the green flags are fluttering again as the Congress has been infected by the Muslim League virus. Beware!” The BJP leader’s comments came a day after Congress President Rahul Gandhi filed his nomination from the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in Kerala. Gandhi was greeted with green flags of the IUML as thousands cheered him on the streets. Speaking to the media, IUML Lok Sabha member P.K. Kunhalikutty said

that Yogi’s knowledge was poor. “His knowledge is pretty poor and very soon this statement will return to haunt him. IUML is a secular party and Yogi should not forget that there are ‘green flags’ within the BJP-led NDA also,” said Kunhalikutty. Senior IUML leader K.P.A. Majeed said they will initiate legal action against the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and will also move the Election Commission over his remarks. The IUML in 2014 won the Malappuram and Ponnani Lok Sabha seats in Kerala.

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to Rs 858.47 crore in the same period of 2018. Unit price per kilogram during the period increased to Rs 224.34 per kilogram in 2019 as compared to Rs 191.97 per kilogram in the same period 2018. During the 11-month period from April 2018 to February 2019, countrywise exports stood at Rs 231.75 million kilograms, as compared to 236.07 million kilograms in the same period from April 2017 to February 2018. Value of exports during the 11-month period from April 2018 to February 2019 stood at Rs 4993.07 crore, lower from Rs 4676.03 crore in the similar period from April 2017 to February 2018. Unit price per kilogram during the 11-month period from April 2018 to February 2019 was higher at Rs 215.45 from Rs 198.08 in the similar period from April 2017 to February 2018.

foreign currency assets include the effect of appreciation/depreciation of non-US currencies like the euro, pound and the yen held in the reserves. In a bid to infuse liquidity into the system, the Reserve Bank had on March 26 conducted a USD 5 billion dollar-rupee swap auction, which received bids for over USD 16 billion. Following the huge response, the central bank announced another round of USD 5 billion swap auction to be held on April 23 for a threeyear tenor.

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Kolkata, Apr 5 (PTI): Country-wise tea exports during the months of January and February this year fell to 41.60 million kilograms from 44.72 million kilograms during the same period last year, according to Tea Board data. Exports to CIS countries during the first two month period of 2019 fell to 9.20 million kilograms from 11.36 million kilograms in same period of 2018. Exports to Iran during the period touched 11.37 million kilograms during the first two months of 2019, a rise from 5.13 million kilograms in the same period of 2018, it said. Exports to Pakistan fell marginally to 2.35 million kilograms during the period in 2019, from 2.68 million kilograms in the same period of 2018. Value of exports during the two-month period of 2019 increased to Rs 934.08 crore, as compared

Mumbai, Apr 5 (PTI): The maiden dollar-rupee swap conducted by the central bank last week helped the country’s foreign exchange reserves swell by a healthy USD 5.237 billion to USD 411.905 billion in the week to March 29, RBI data showed Friday. In the previous week, the reserves had increased by USD 1.029 billion to USD 406.667 billion. Foreign currency assets, a major component of the overall reserves, swelled by USD 5.248 billion to USD 384.053 billion in the reporting week. Expressed in dollars,

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to shrink its operating fleet due to financial troubles. “Market leader IndiGo cancelled around 30 flights per day (2 per cent of total) from around the middle of February until March, with industry participants highlighting pilot shortage as a key reason. “SpiceJet was then forced to ground its 737 MAX jets, which form around 15 per cent of its fleet,” Fitch said. Airlines that do not rely on 737 MAX planes may benefit as competitors struggle to replace their grounded fleet with other models, for which leasing rates are likely to increase, pushing airfares upwards, it added. Further, the report, dated April 4, said 737 MAX planes are an important part of the fleet expansion strategy of several airlines, such as Lion Air, SpiceJet and VietJet Air, in the growing markets of Asia.

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Asian airlines that have grounded 737 MAX planes following a deadly crash of the aircraft in Ethiopia that killed 157 people last month. “The Indian aviation market, however, has seen a sharp increase in airfares in the last few months due to tight supply, which has been worsened by the suspension of the 737 MAX,” Fitch said in the report on Friday. Against this backdrop, Fitch said it expects growth in Revenue Passenger Kilometres (RPK) to weaken further until supply increases. RPK, a measure of passenger traffic, decelerated to 12.4 per cent in January, it added. The report noted that Jet Airways, which along with its subsidiary Jet Lite had the second-largest share of the domestic market until January 2019, has been steadily losing market share as it has been forced

vour of the ruling coalition compared to three months ago, which had predicted a tighter contest,” ANZ said in a report. “This has helped revive sentiment towards Indian asset prices as a close contest is not considered the best outcome by markets.” South Korean markets witnessed inflows of $262 million, while Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and Philippines all had received about $100 million or less. However, foreigners sold $512 million worth of Thai equities due to political uncertainty after a general election. Delays in final results from Thailand’s first polls in five years have added to uncertainties facing the slowing economy, raising the risk of political gridlock that could disrupt government spending and keep foreign investors away. Overall, foreigners purchased $15.87 billion worth of stocks in the seven markets in the first quarter, the biggest in two years, data showed.

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New Delhi, Apr 5 (PTI): Airfares in India have been rising in the last few months due to tight supply and the situation has worsened with the grounding of Boeing 737 MAX planes, according to a Fitch report. Fitch Ratings also said the impact of the grounding of 737 MAX aircraft on airline operations and airfares in Asia has been largely muted so far, but could worsen from the second quarter of this year due to a seasonal pick-up in travel demand. Jet Airways grounding planes due to financial woes, SpiceJet suspending operations of its 737 MAX planes and IndiGo curtailing flights during the period from mid-February to March have adversely impacted overall capacity in terms of traffic demand. L ow c o s t c a r r i e r SpiceJet, Indonesia’s Lion Air and Singapore’s SilkAir are among the

New Delhi, Apr 5 (Agencies): Indian equities attracted the biggest foreign money in seven years in March and grabbed a major chunk of inflows into Asia on optimism about the upcoming general election, while most others in the region had a lacklustre show due to lingering global slowdown worries and weaker exports. Overseas investors bought $4.96 billion worth of Asian shares in March, data from stock exchanges in South Korea, Taiwan, India, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesian and Vietnam showed. Indian stock markets received $4.89 billion, the biggest since February 2012, on expectations that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will come back to power in the over-a-month-long polls that commence next week. On the back of solid flows, Sensex and Nifty gained about 7.7 per cent last month, the highest among emerging markets. “Most recent opinion polls have swayed in fa-

Mumbai, Apr 5 (PTI): The rupee skidded 6 paise to finish at 69.23 per US dollar Friday, largely owing to increasing demand for the greenback from importers. Forex traders said strengthening of the dollar against key currencies overseas also kept the rupee under pressure, though persistent foreign fund inflows restricted the fall. At the Interbank Foreign Exchange (forex) market, the domestic unit opened at 69.11. It moved in a range of 69.33 to 69.05 before finally ending at 69.23, down 6 paise over its previous close. The rupee had plunged 76 paise Thursday to close at 69.17 after the RBI cut the key interest rate but kept its monetary policy stance ‘neutral’. During the week, the rupee lost 9 paise. This is the second consecutive week of loss for the local currency. The dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies,

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UK asks EU for Brexit delay till June 30

London, Apr 5 (IANS): UK Prime Minister Theresa May has written to European Council President Donald Tusk requesting another extension of Brexit till June 30, the media reported on Friday. The UK is currently due to leave the EU on April 12 and no withdrawal deal has been approved by MPs yet. May said she wanted an extension to June 30 -- a date rejected by the European Union when the UK last sought a delay -- to give more time for cross-party negotiations over the political impasse in London. However, it is likely that the EU will propose a longer process instead. Tusk is understood to prefer a yearlong extension, which could be shortened if and when the UK ratifies a withdrawal deal, the BBC reported. This so-called “flextension” will be offered at a European Council summit in Brussels next Wednesday, an EU

Theresa May (File) diplomat familiar with the plan said. It is not clear, however, if Tusk plan will will be favoured by all EU member states. The diplomat said that “some ritual rumbling” could be expected, reports say. May said a further postponement to the Brexit date is needed if the UK is to avoid leaving the EU without a deal, a scenario both EU leaders and many British MPs believe would create problems for busi-

nesses and cause difficulties at ports. In any event, the UK must start preparing for elections to the European Parliament, which begin on May 23. May wrote in her letter that the UK government “accepts the European Council’s view” that it would be under a “legal obligation” to hold European Parliament elections. The elections would be cancelled if a deal is reached before them, she said. The Prime Minister May said it was “frustrating that we have not yet brought this process to a successful and orderly conclusion,” adding that the UK government “remains strongly committed to doing so and will continue to act as a constructive and responsible member state of the European Union in according with the duty of sincere cooperation throughout this unique period”.

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Hackers can easily change MRI, CT scan results Jerusalem, Apr 5 (IANS): Patients’ CT and MRI scan results can be easily changed by hackers, thereby deceiving radiologists and Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms that diagnose malignant tumours, Israeli researchers have warned. The researchers from the Ben-Gurion University (BGU) showed that hackers could access to add or remove medical conditions from lung cancer scans for the purposes of insurance fraud, ransom and even murder, Xinhua news agency reported. As part of the attack, the hacker has full control over the number, size and location of the cancers while preserving the anatomy from the original, full resolution three-dimensional (3D) image. To prove the feasibility of the attacks, the researchers broke with permission into an actual hospital network to intercept all CT (computed tomography) scans. Although the hospital internal network is not connected to the internet,

hackers can access it via the hospital’s WiFi or physical access to the infrastructure, the researchers said. To inject and remove medical conditions, the researchers used a deep learning neural network called a generative adversarial network (GAN), which has been used in the past to generate realistic imagery, such as portraits of non-existent people. After the “attack” the radiologists at the hospital misdiagnozed 99 per cent of the scans showing malignant tumours, and 94 per cent of altered images with cancerous images removed. After the radiologists were informed about the attack, they still misdiagnozed 60 per cent of altered scans falsely showing tumours and 87 per cent of those falsely showing no sign of tumour, the report showed. The researchers suggested several solutions, such as enabling encryption between the hosts in the hospital’s radiology network, digital signatures with a secure mark on each scan or hidden digital watermarks.

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Rwanda genocide: Macron orders probe into France’s role

Macron met French representatives of a Rwandan genocide survivors group on Friday.

London, Apr 5 (Agencies): French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed a panel of experts to investigate France’s role in Rwanda’s genocide 25 years ago. An estimated 800,000 Rwandans, most from the minority Tutsi community, were killed by ethnic Hutu extremists over 100 days in 1994. Rwanda has accused France of complicity in the

mass killings - a charge repeatedly denied by Paris. The experts will now consult archives to analyse France’s role. Looking at the period from 1990 to 1994, it is hoped that the findings made by the eight historians and researchers will “contribute to a better understanding and knowledge” of what happened, the presidency said in a statement. France was a close ally

of the Hutu-led government of Juvenal Habyarimana prior to the massacres. It was the shooting down of his plane over the capital Kigali in April 1994 that triggered the genocide. Rwanda has accused France of ignoring or missing warning signs and of training the militias who carried out the attacks. It also says French forces helped some of the perpetrators to escape.

19mn B’desh children at risk from climate change Pak to free 360 Indian prisoners as goodwill gesture

Bazar,” he said. Unicef found that Bangladesh’s flat topography, dense population and weak infrastructure make it uniquely vulnerable to the powerful and unpredictable meteorological forces that climate change is exacerbating. Unicef concluded that a combination of extreme weather events, such

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Foreign Office Spokesman Dr Mohammad Faisal said here at the weekly press briefing. He said the decision had been taken for 360 out of the total 537 Indian prisoners, who had completed their sentence. “Pakistan expects that India will reciprocate the gesture to release 347 Pakistani prisoners including 249 civilians and 98 fishermen, currently languishing in Indian jails,” he said. In response to a ques-

tion on Special Envoy of US State Secretary Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad pressing Pakistan to deliver more on Afghanistan, the spokesman said, “Pakistan will take every decision in its national interests.” Ambassador Khalilzad, who is currently in Islamabad, met Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and updated on the recent Doha talks on Afghan reconciliation and intraAfghan dialogue, he said. On the possibility of

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ISLAMABAD, Apr 5 (agencies): As a goodwill gesture amid tense situation with India, Pakistan Friday announced to release 360 Indian prisoners, including 355 fishermen and five civilians during the month of April. According to Pakistan Today, the prisoners will be released in four batches, scheduled as 100 each on April 8, 15 and 29 while 60 prisoners including 55 fishermen and five civilians will be freed on April 29,

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Dhaka, Apr 5 (IANS): An estimated 19.4 million children in Bangladesh, including half a million from the Rohingya Muslim minority, are exposed to the most detrimental and hazardous consequences of climate change, the Unicef said on Friday. In a report released in Dhaka, Geneva and New York, Unicef said more resources and innovative programmes were urgently needed to avert the danger that climate change posed to poor Bangladeshi children, reports Efe news. “Climate change is deepening the environmental threat faced by families in Bangladesh’s poorest communities, leaving them unable to keep their children properly housed, fed, healthy and educated,” said Unicef Executive Director Henrietta Fore, who visited Bangladesh last month. The results of the report, titled “A Gathering Storm: Climate Change

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punch a 10m-wide hole in the asteroid upon impact. The SCI on Friday successfully separated from the Hayabusa-2 at an altitude of 500m above the surface of Ryugu. In the meantime, the Hayabusa-2 manoeuvred itself to hide away on the other side of the asteroid, shielding the spacecraft from any flying debris. If the detonation is successful, images of the moment it happened should have been captured by a small camera called DCAM3 that was deployed by the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (Jaxa) probe. The camera is meant to observe the explosion from a distance of about 1km and capture images of the projectile explosion back to its “mothership”. However, it is unclear

how long it would take for these images to be transmitted back to Earth. If all goes to plan, Hayabusa-2 will in a few weeks return to the crater to collect pristine samples of the asteroid that have not been exposed to the harsh environment of space. These samples are expected to reveal vital data to help explain how planets were formed in the early period of the solar system. Yuichi Tsuda, the mission’s project manager, had earlier explained: “We expect the impact accuracy [of the SCI] to be something like a 200m radius, it’s very large... we expect to have a hole somewhere in that very big region. “We will try to find that artificial crater two weeks later, by descending to a lower altitude and making extensive observations.”

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LONDON, APR 5 (AGENCIES): The Japanese Hayabusa-2 spacecraft is thought to have detonated an explosive charge on the asteroid it is exploring. Its mission is to create an artificial crater on the asteroid Ryugu. If this is successful, it will later return to gather samples of the asteroid, which could help scientists understand how Earth was formed in the early Solar System. According to Kyodo News, the experiment’s success will only be confirmed in late April. The explosive device, called the Small Carry-on Impactor (SCI), was deployed by the Hayabusa-2 on Friday. The SCI is a 14kg conical container attached to the Hayabusa-2 and packed with plastic explosive. It was intended to

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Pungro Town gets 2.5 MVA transformer

Er. N. Rumphio Lotha along with staff and officials of PFPSD and GB’s Union after the new transformer was installed at Power House Pungro Town on April 1. DIMAPUR: A new 2.5 MVA 33/11KV Power Transformer was installed successfully at Pungro town HQ Power House on April 1.

Speaking at the dedication prog ram, SDO (Electrical) Pungro, Er. N. Rumphio Lotha appealed to the general public to co-operate with the de-

partment in all necessary activities for smooth delivery of electricity. Lotha encourage the gathering to extend their help in the future for any need that

may arise, especially when the department has to clear tree-branches, bamboo etc. in their respective villages and colonies. He also solicited their help in the

maintenance of lines and power sub-stations, and asked consumers to use electricity without wasting it and regularly pay their electricity bills. At the program, president of the Public Forum Pungro Sub-Division (PFPSD), S. Kiusumew Yimchunger, expressed gratitude to Power department officials, engineer in chief, chief engineer D&R, and executive engineer (Electrical) Kiphire division, for their initiative and execution of the work. Kiusumew urged the department to provide uninterrupted power supply and assured the department of their cooperation whenever needed in the future. The program was attended by Public Forum Pungro Sub-Division, Yimchunger Tribal Council, GB unions, chairmen and officials from Yimchungrü Arihako Pungro Town.

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Additional Director General Border Roads (East), PKH Singh (Right) gave Governor, PB Acharya a courtesy call on April 5 at Raj Bhavan Kohima. The ADG was accompanied by chief engineer, Project Sewak Dimapur and Superintending Engineer (Civil) and Commander, 15 BRTF Kohima. (PRO Raj Bhavan)

All India Federation of Master Printers (AIFMP) organized a flagship seminar on ‘Romancing Print East’ at Hotel Japfü, Kohima on April 5. The event was hosted by Nagaland Masters Printers Association. The day-long program was inaugurated by former president, AFMP, Subhash Chander. Dibyajyoti Kalita, former president AFMP and Dalip Tuli, president, greater Delhi Master Printers Naga political rights dur- Association also spoke during the occasion as guests of honour. (NP) ing negotiations could not be termed destructive but was constructive in reality. Explaining that this was negotiations, the organisation said compromising Naga political rights would be destructive for the Naga people instead. It said that NSCN (I-M), NNC (Thinoselie), NNC (Adino) etc. and WC alone would not be able to bring a solution to the Naga people at this stage.

NNC (Parent Body) responds to WC DIMAPUR: NNC (Parent Body) has said that recognising and legitimising Z Royim Yimchungru, a GB and VDB member of his village, as its president by Working Committee (WC) of Naga National Political Groups (NNPG) was unfortunate and a “real mockery for the first time in Naga political history”. In a rejoinder, NNC (Parent Body) clarified that it had denounced Royim’s leadership, as was well

known to Naga people and all concerned. It added that there was no member working under him, except expelled members Yebang (Toshi) Walling and Lamso Zeliang. According to the group, Royim was given all political authority as acting president to act and take political decision on its behalf and in the interest of the Naga people and nation on September 12, 2015. However, it said Royim had no moral and political right

to take any decisions in any manner as that authority now rested with V Nagi, as mentioned last year. Pointing out that WC must know that Royim was not “lifetime acting president”, NNC (PB) asserted that the committee or anybody in this matter could not recall Nagi as co-convener as this position was bestowed upon him in the meeting with NGOs, which was fully endorsed by it. NNC said nobody

was above or below as the NNPGs signed and worked on equal terms and status, adding one could not recall another in this matter. Referring to the election of its leaders on March 7, the council further asserted that WC or anybody could not question this as it was purely its business “done politically and announced officially” to all people. NNC (PB) clarified that Nagi’s firmness on the

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ATMA Mokokchung Kisan Mela.

ATMA Dimapur training, farm school launching.

A Piggery Farm School was inaugurated in Phesama under ATMA Jakhama block with Vito-o Kuotsu as the farm teacher, on March 9. The farm was inaugurated in the presence of BTT convener Wabang Longkumer. A technical session attended by 12 farmers was also conducted by Dr. Vibeilie Kerertsu. (ATMA Kohima) DIMAPUR: Agricultural Technology Management Agency is a society of key stake holders trying to bring the latest and most efficient farming methods to rural farmers. It also endeavors to orient farmers to scientific ways of farming and technologies to increase and improve agricultural and allied output. Following are some reports from its continual activities in Nagaland. ATMA Mokokchung organises Kisan Mela: ATMA, Mokokchung, in collaboration with Agri and allied departments, Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), and K Y M C

the State Agriculture Research Station (SARS), Yisemyong, jointly organised a Kisan Mela/Exhibition program on March 6 in Tuli town. A press release from ATMA Mokokchung stated that SDO Civil, graced the event as special invitee and various Agri and Allied departments together with an input dealer from Greenline Enterprise participated in the exhibition. The event showcased varied agri and allied technologies and services for farmers with demonstrations on kitchen composting, vermin composting,

zero energy cool chamber, use of yellow sticky traps and organic inputs, oyster mushroom cultivation etc. At the same time, various improved farmer friendly equipments and machineries were also put on display. The event also created platforms for farmers to market their produce. A Farmer-scientist Interaction Program was also conducted where about fifty farmers from different villages under Tuli block actively participated to discuss success stories as well as problems faced under agriculture, horticulture and livestock enterprises.

ATMA Dimapur training, farm school launching: ATMA Dimapur, on March 2, conducted a within district farmers training program on Integrated Pest Management (IPM). A press release by ATMA Dimapur stated that the resource person, BTM, Vinatoli discussed IPM, how its programs work and its four tiered approach. A demonstration on how to use pheromone traps and arkha neem soap, a bio-pesticide, was shown by ATM, Aketoli. In the afternoon session, a farmer-scientist interaction between Dr. Lowrance Kithan (AICRPSASRD), the ATMA team and the farmers was held. Later, the participants visited farms of three farmers where Dr. Lowrance Kithan spoke on the need and importance of intercultural practices, crop-spacing and intercropping. Altogether 24 farmers attended the training program. Meanwhile, ATMA Sechü-Zubza block under Kohima district launched a farm school on Mixed farming at Sechü-Zubza on March 2, and appointed Mhasikhotuo Zinyü as the farm school teacher. During the program, ATM Ketsivino Nakhro, highlighted the concept of farm schools and the roles and responsibilities of a farm school teacher. Meanwhile, “mobilization of capacity building on mixed farming was imparted by ATM Thejavizonuo Kelio.” Participants were told the benefits of working together in a group. She also explained the advantages of practicing mixed farming and encouraged the participants to take up mixed farming as it can benefit them all throughout year. A demonstration on piggery farming was also shown, with Dr. Vibeilie Keretsü, BTM Tseminyu, as the resource person. He spoke on the importance of choosing a proper location for a pigsty. He also dwelt on heath components for pig growth, types of feed required, the importance of deworming and management practices to be followed. The program conclud-

ed with an interactive session with the participants. All together 11 participants attended the program.

Student bodies, under the banner of Saptiqa Area Students’ Union (SASU), began their educational tour of Saptiqa area on April 2. The first round of educational tour was led by Shena Old Students’ Union (SOSU) and the union visited Government Primary School, Shena old and Government High School Saptiqa, during. The next tour will be led by Usütomi Students Union. (SASU president, Toino Awomi)

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Srinagar, Apr 5 (PTI): National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah Friday asserted the people of the state were the rightful owners of Jammu and Kashmir and no one can abridge their constitutional rights. Addressing a public meet at Chak Dhara in Fakirgujri on the outskirts of Srinagar, the NC president said the people of Kashmir have never allowed any one to subdue them. “In the coming times, we will keep up with this historical proclivity of ours. New Delhi has time and again betrayed people of the state by back-pedalling on the assurances it gave from time to time on restoring autonomy,” he said, adding “the people of the state are the rightful owners of Jammu and Kashmir and no one can abridge our constitutional rights”. Referring to the order banning civilian traffic on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway for two days a week, Abdullah sought its immediate revocation. “Never in history have the state highways been closed for civilian traffic, even during the most tumultuous times witnessed by

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the state. Even during the height of Kargil war, the civilian vehicular movement was never disallowed as is being done today. The order should be revoked as it will make lives of lakhs of people miserable,” he said. Flaying prime minister Narendra Modi for “squandering” the mandate of people, the former Union minister said the forthcoming elections would decide whether the minorities, including Muslims, walk with their heads high. “Today our nation is facing immense hazard in the form of communal strife. We are at crossroads, now it is up to us to decide if India remains secular and progressive in its outlook where in all the communities thrive and draw their sustenance affably or a country which is tangled with the clutches of communal strife and bigotry. “The opportunity has come.

We should not let it pass by us unutilized. Today on one hand there is Gandhi’s India which is all inclusive and on other hand there are forces who believe that India belongs to the adherents of only one faith,” he said. The NC president said the election is a vote for securing “our identity and integrity”. “Our vote will make difference both at the Centre and in the state level. The people should avail of this opportunity and send the candidates of NC to the Parliament,” he said. “We in Jammu and Kashmir suffer immensely due to the animosity between India and Pakistan. The NC has for past 70 years been vouching for affable Indo-Pak relations. We have persistently maintained that Indo-Pak bonhomie will usher in a new era of peace and prosperity in our peace craving state. “I believe and hope that the next government would initiate dialogue with Pakistan, because if the two countries come closer, the dividends of their friendship will be felt in our state, which always come between the line of fire between India and Pakistan,” he said.

Congress demands disqualification of Amit Shah (From p-1)

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New Delhi, APR 5 (AGENCIES): The Congress on Friday met officials of the Election Commission in New Delhi and discussed several issues that the party said were of “crucial” importance in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections. Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi said the delegation brought up Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s comments during a speech in Wardha in which he had questioned Rahul Gandhi’s decision to contest from Wayanad. According to News 18, the Congress delegation was made up of Singhvi, Ahmed Patel, Randeep Singh Surjewala and Jairam Ramesh. Singhvi said the party has sought that BJP chief Amit Shah’s nomination from Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat be disqualified as he has filed a false

affidavit of his income declaration. The Congress leader said the party also brought up with the poll panel the issue of cash seizure in Arunachal Pradesh, where currency worth Rs 1.8 crore was seized before Modi’s visit earlier this week. The cash was seized from a car in Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu’s convoy ,with the Congress alleging a “cash for votes” scam in the state. The party has asked the poll panel to register a case against Modi as well as the chief minister and his deputy. The Congress has also sought the termination of the candidature of Tapir Gao, the BJP’s Arunachal Pradesh president who has been fielded from the Arunachal West Lok Sabha constituency.

BJP trying to bring ‘legitimate Jaitley attacks Rahul on chopper scam money’ to fund politics: Goyal

New Delhi, Apr 5 (PTI): Railway Minister Piyush Goyal Friday said the BJP was trying to bring “legitimate money” to fund politics and it has decided to accept donations through bonds and cheques only, while for smaller amounts under Rs 2000 also, it is insisting on digital payment. Speaking at a Confederation of Indian Industries event titled,’India 5.0: India@75 and Beyond’, Goyal said that at the outset of 2014, India was a” fragile 5 economy,” having double digit inflation and was in a “serious crisis” which BJP inherited. “This election, significant amount of money for all parties is coming through bond process. We, as a policy, have decided not to accept any money, except under bond or a cheque... (Unless) somebody gives less than Rs 2000, which is a pretty small amount, but there also the prime minister has said you insist on a digital payment such as through Bhim app.

“Our party has been working relentlessly to try and clean up the political funding system, and get legitimate money to fund politics. Sensationalizing any name who has donated funds, you will scare the honest money from engaging with politics and public life,” he said. The Supreme Court will on April 10 hear a plea on electoral bonds for political funding after several NGOs, opposition parties, and even the Election Commission of India raised concerns over their use. Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) recently filed an application in court seeking a stay on the electoral bond scheme. It said amendments carried out in the relevant acts have “opened the floodgates to unlimited corporate donations to political parties and anonymous financing by Indian as well as foreign companies, which can have serious repercussions on the Indian democracy”.

New Delhi, Apr 5 (PTI): BJP leader Arun Jaitley on Friday questioned Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s “silence” on the Enforcement Directorate charge sheet in the AgustaWestland VVIP choppers case, saying right to silence belongs to an accused but not to a prime ministerial aspirant. Addressing a press conference, Jaitley said the Congress should answer as to who were referred to as “RG”, “AP” and “FAM” in documents cited by the ED and added that Swiss police had also seized papers carrying similar initials in its raids in connection with the case in 2013. “It could not be merely a coincidence,” he said, arguing that for the Congress to keep mum or “abusing” investigation agencies such as the CBI and the ED will not do. The Congress said the ED charge sheet filed before a Delhi court on Thursday was a “cheap election stunt” to divert people’s attention from the “imminent defeat” of the Modi government in the polls. Claiming that oral evi-

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dence corroborates what was found in diaries, Jaitley said the probe agencies began investigation in 2013 when the Congress-led UPA was in power. “The right to silence is for accused not for the one who is dreaming to be the country’s prime minister... who is PM aspirant,” the BJP leader said. Contending that evidence is “over-whelming and needle of suspicion is clear”, Jaitley said he is demanding political answers to the allegations. “The more you suppress the truth, the more it spreads so it is necessary that reply be given by the Congress,” the Finance Minister added. The initials were allegedly mentioned in the dispatches of Christian Michel, an alleged middlemen in the chopper deal scam, which

is being probed by the Enforcement Directorate and the CBI. According to the ED charge sheet, Michel is understood to have identified the initials “AP” as Ahmed Patel, the senior Congress leader close to the Gandhi family. However, Michel has filed an application in a Delhi court on Friday claiming he has not named anybody in connection with the deal. The ED had told the court on Thursday that Michel and other accused received 42 million euros as kickbacks in the defence deal. Jaitley said Rahul Gandhi and his party have also not responded to his charge of “sweetheart deals” on tenancies involving him. He claimed that Gandhi had imposed “censorship” on the Congress media cell over the issue. “My conclusion is that when document-based allegations are levelled at a politician, then there must be some answer,” the BJP leader said, adding that even if the Congress believes that documents were incorrect, then it should say so.

PM Modi ‘afraid’ of Cong poll manifesto, says Stalin Karur (TN), Apr 5 (PTI): DMK president M K Stalin Friday said Congress toed his party’s stand on autonomy of states by assuring in its manifesto that the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) would be scrapped. Training his guns on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Stalin alleged that the top BJP leader was making false poll promises since he was rattled by the Congress party’s manifesto. The AIADMK regime did not “stop” NEET’s implementation in the state and still has claimed in its manifesto that it was for exempting Tamil Nadu students from the exam, he said. The top DMK leader, addressing a poll rally here, said the AIADMK’s assurance on NEET was to deceive the people. “The Congress party in its manifesto has assured that NEET will be dispensed with and made it clear that only state governments had rights on this matter,” he said, seeking votes for Congress candidate S Jothimani

from Karur Lok Sabha seat. “I am happy and proud that Rahul Gandhi has seconded Kalaignar’s (late patriarch M Karunanidhi) slogan of autonomy for states in his party manifesto and I would like to thank him for that,” the DMK chief said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was “afraid” of the Congress manifesto and that was why he has begun “blabbering” about his “false” poll promises, Stalin alleged. The DMK chief alleged that Modi, who was a “liar,” was calling the Congress manifesto a “document of lies.” On April 3, Modi had hit out at the Congress in his Arunachal Pradesh rally, terming its manifesto as a “hypocrisy document” and “full of lies”. While the DMK assured scrapping of NEET in its manifesto, the Congress said NEET was discriminatory against students from certain States and interfered with the State governments’ right to admit students. “We will take measures to dispense with the

NEET and substitute it with a State-level examination..,” the Congress had said in its manifesto. Stalin said the Congress, like his party, has also assured waiver of farm loans and had already implemented it in states, including Chattisgarh. Also, the Congress has assured the Minimum Income Support plan of Rs 6,000 per month and all such welfare measures were in sync with the DMK’s promises, he said. “I promise you that all our assurances will be fulfilled. To implement such welfare measures elect Jothimani by a huge margin,” he said. Stalin attacked AIADMK candidate M Thambidurai for not “delivering,” despite representing the seat for 10 years and in spite of being the Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker. The DMK chief said Thambidurai had slammed the Centre for presenting an interim budget that looked like an “election manifesto.” He recalled that the AIADMK leader had also

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said that if the Centre had been sincere in its intentions, it would have come out with several measures found in the interim budget earlier. “Thambidurai may have forgotten what he spoke; but not the people. The same man has been fielded as the AIADMK candidate from Kar ur with the support of the BJP,” he said. Greater autonomy for states and coalition governments (“Madhiyil Kootatchi, Manilathil Suyatchi” is its slogan) at the Centre to reflect federalism are part of DMK’s ideology. Ever since its introduction, NEET faced opposition in Tamil Nadu on grounds that it was allegedly discriminatory, impinged on State government’s rights and went against social justice and the rural poor. Following the suicide of a Dalit girl who could not get a good score in NEET, despite pretty high marks in her Class XII examination, the resistance to the exam had a multiplier effect in Tamil Nadu.

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Earlier, Eastern Nagaland Women Organisation (ENWO) president Ayong Chang, who was the guest of honour at the programme, complemented the organisers for the event that, according to her, would help in preserving the rich cultural heritage. Lamenting that the young Nagas were drifting away from their rich cultural heritage, she stressed ensuring that everyone learned their tradition and acquired values and norms deemed appropriate or necessary. Chang complimented KNSK for showing the way ahead to entre women of Eastern Nagaland by successfully taking a lead in establishing other tribal women apex bodies in the area. Acknowledging the organisers for attempting to set a world record, she said

firm commitment, dedication, sincerity and hard work put by the performers had enhanced the confidence of all tribal women of Eastern Nagaland. In her address, programme’s special guest Neshe Bongkhao congratulated the women participants for their courage and effort in making it to the Guinness World Record. She said the attempt to set a world record was a big achievement as there was nothing bigger than displaying the oneness and unity through rich culture and tradition of Konyaks. She exuded confidence that the performers’ effort would not go in vain and get a spot in the records book, adding that, even if did not, this should not be the last attempt. She appealed to the women to keep showcasing before the world the rich heritage of Konyaks. Bongkhao remarked

that it was important for everyone to realise that increasing the role of women in economy would lead to a more stable and progressive society, adding that Konyak women had versatile talent and encouraged them to go beyond what they were doing now. She also to appealed students to be committed in their studies and reminded them that Konyak had the lowest literacy rate in the State. Angh-yha of Chi (rani of Chi village) Angun invoked traditional blessings on the occasion, while KNSK president Lomei delivered welcome address. Thousands of people from various walks of life, including domestic and foreign tourists, senior government officials, Konyak legislators and villagers from various villages in Mon district witnessed the thrilling record-breaking dance performance.

Liquor, drugs, unaccounted cash seized DIMAPUR, APR 5 (NPN): Ahead of the Lok Sabha election and by-election to the Aonglenden assembly constituency, the law enforcement agencies have seized liquor, drugs and unaccounted cash amounting to Rs 2.96 crore from different parts of the state since the model code of conduct came into effect in the state. The seizure is a consolidated figure till April 5 since enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct for the dual polls in the state, said chief electoral officer (CEO) Nagaland, Abhijit Sinha. Total cash seizure is Rs. 89,58,240 including Rs 72.10 lakh by Income Tax department and Rs 17,48,240 by Flying Squad (FS), Static Surveillance Team (SST)

and Police force. A total of 61,624.93 litres of liquor amounting to Rs 1,72,40,923.583 have been seized till date by the team, including excise department. Assorted drugs, including heroin, ganja, brown sugar, cough syrup amounting to Rs 34,14,435 have also been confiscated during the period. CEO Nagaland said that till date eight assorted arms, 10 explosives and 74 cartridge have been recovered while another 2,546 licensed arms have been deposited under the preventive sections of the law. He said that since March 13, two persons have been injured and properties worth Rs 10,000 have damaged in election related violence.

Agusta case: Modi, Cong trade barbs (From p-1) “Michel has not named anyone in his statement before the agency which is being leaked to media. This is only to make the matter sensational and prejudice the case against my client,” his counsel, Aljo K Joseph said. He claimed the copy of the charge sheet was provided to the media before it was provided to Michel. He has questioned as to how the charge sheet was leaked to the media even before its cognisance was taken by the court. The application said that trial by a judge and free and fair trial rights override media rights and the court can temporarily curtail the freedom of the media to ensure that. It further said that at

the time of filing the charge sheet the counsels for the accused had asked for a supply of its copies but it was objected to by the ED on the ground that the court has not yet taken cognisance of the charge sheet. “Since this court is yet to take cognisance of the charge sheet, it appeared that the ED has clandestinely provided a copy of

the same to the media houses which were publishing the same in instalments only to sensationalise the issue and prejudice the accused named therein even before cognisance was taken by this court,” the application said. “The act of the prosecuting agency is highly condemnable and contrary to the procedure established by law.

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Office of the Lotsu Eloe Yanpoe Yanpia Eyi Okho Dimapur Nkonjan conveys our heartiest congratulation to Miss Thungchobeni Kikon, D/o of Mr & Mrs N. Limathung Kikon for topping the Horticulture Extension Assistant Exam under Department of Horticulture, Nagaland. The L.E.Y.Y.E.O is highly pleased with her achievement and wishes her good health and success in her future endeavors. Nzanbeni Kithan Chairman (D.N.L.E.Y.Y.E.O)

Nzani Angami Secretary (D.N.L.E.Y.Y.E.O)

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Mumbai, Apr 5 (PTI): NCP chief Sharad Pawar Friday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi without naming the latter by claiming he did not heed criticism by “every Tom, Dick and Harry”. Speaking at a poll rally in Gondia on Wednesday, Modi had said NCP leaders “were unable to sleep” as their “sleep was jailed in Delhi’s Tihar”. While Modi gave no hints on who he was referring to, it is believed he meant jailed corporate lobbyist Deepak Talwar who was arrested earlier this year. Modi, in a rally in Wardha on Monday, had criticised Pawar saying the latter was losing his grip on the NCP which was weakened by a “family feud”. Addressing a poll rally at Shevgaon in Ahmednagar constituency Friday, Pawar said Modi used to “hurl abuses” at the Gandhi family earlier and now it was his turn. “I do not heed criticism by every Tom, Dick and Harry,” he said. “I am getting free publicity. Am I some ordinary man then? I come from the soil Shivaji Maharaj was born in. Hence, I do not pay heed to criticism by such ‘lungyasungya’

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(Marathi equivalent of the phrase Tom, Dick and Harry),” Pawar said here while canvassing for party candidate Sangram Jagtap. Pawar alleged the prime minister spent Rs 18 crore for performing ‘jal pujan’ of the Shivaji memorial in the Arabian sea, “but the government which is ruling in the name of Shivaji Maharaj did not lay even a single brick for the memorial”. Pawar also charged that more money was spent on the publicity of the Statue of Unity (built in memory of Sardar Patel) in Gujarat than on its actual construction. He slammed Modi over the latter’s “92 foreign visits in 55 months” which the NCP chief claimed cost the exchequer around Rs 2021 crore. Pawar criticised Modi on the issues of demonetisation, unemployment and failure in bringing back black money stashed

abroad. On the Rafale fighter jet deal, Pawar, a former Defence minister, said its price per piece soared from Rs 350 crore during the UPA regime to Rs 1660 crore now. “There is something fishy in it,” he added. Pawar further said the issue of release of IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman from Pakistan, after he was caught by the neighbouring country’s forces following an aerial engagement on February 27, was also “politicised”. “Abhinandan was released as per Geneva Conventions (Prisoners of War Status). But the issue was politicised, saying he could be brought back only due to the 56-inch chest leadership (of Modi),” Pawar said. Ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Modi had claimed at an election rally in Uttar Pradesh that only a person with a “56-inch chest” (implying a bold approach) could solve problems faced by the country. “Why haven’t you ensured release of Kulbhushan Jadhav with this 56-inch chest?” asked Pawar. Former Navy officer Jadhav is on death row in Pakistan after he was charged there with espionage.

Renounce SPG cover if terror not an issue: Swaraj to Rahul

Hyderabad, Apr 5 (PTI): Union Minister Sushma Swaraj Friday hit out at Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s reported remarks that terrorism was not an issue and asked if that was the case, he should renounce his SPG security cover. “He (Rahul Gandhi) says job is an issue not terrorism. I want to tell Rahul Gandhi ji, if terrorism is not an issue and there is no terrorism in the country, then why do you go around with SPG security? From the period of assassination of (former Prime Minister and Rahul’s father) Rajiv Gandhi till now all your family is under the security cover of SPG. If you feel that terrorism is not an issue then I want to tell you, you write it and give that you do not need SPG security because you feel there is no terrorism in this country and you are not afraid of anybody,” shesaid. At an election meeting here, Swaraj referred to the air strikes on terror camps in Pakistan’s Balakot following the Pulwama attack and said opposition parties who do not have faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi were taking his Pakistan counterparts statements for granted. The External Affairs Minister said the air strikes received international support and she received calls from

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leaders of several countries appreciating India’s stand on terrorism. Opposition parties in the country were taking exception to the BJP claiming credit for the air strikes on Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) in February, she said. She said the UPA Government should have taken strong action against Pakistan when the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, in which 166 people including 40 foreign nationals were killed, took place. Narrating the NDA government’s initiatives for people, Swaraj said the ruling party’s poll plank will be on three issues- security, development and welfare. She said as many as 1.16 lakh villages have been connected with fibre optic network. “There were only 77 passport centres in the country now it has gone up to 505 and in Telangana they were just four and it has gone up to 19,” Swaraj added.

Bombay IITian tops UPSC civil services exam

New Delhi, Apr 5 (PTI): Kanishak Kataria, a B.Tech from IIT Bombay, has topped the civil services final examination 2018, results of which were announced by the UPSC on Friday, while Srushti Jayant Deshmukh is the topper among women candidates securing an overall fifth rank. In a statement, the UPSC said a total of 759 candidates (577 men and 182 women) have been recommended by the Commission for appointment to various services like IAS, IPS, IFS etc. Kataria belongs to SC category and qualified the examination with mathematics as his optional subject. He is a B.Tech (Computer Science and Engineering). Deshmukh, a B.E.(Chemical Engineering) from Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal, is the topper among the women candidates securing

Rs 3.50 crore unaccounted cash seized in Bihar Patna, Apr 5 (PTI): Election Commission teams have seized unaccounted cash of Rs 3.50 crore from different parts of Bihar since the Lok Sabha election schedule was announced, a senior election official said Friday. Additional Chief Electoral officer S K Singh said authorities have so far seized Rs 3.50 crore cash including 18.12 lakh Nepali currency from different parts of the state. He said that district officials have been asked to carry out the videography of the Ramnavami procession. “Officials concerned have been asked to carry out videography of the procession taken out on Ramnavmi puja day and if anyone is found taking political benefit of the puja, then he/ she would be booked for violating the model code of conduct,” Singh said, replying to a query on the arrangements during Ramnavami puja day. Nomination papers of all the prominent candidates and that of major recognised national political parties were found valid after the scrutiny for the third phase of polling to be held on five Lok Sabha seats of Bihar on April 23, Singh said.

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an overall fifth rank, the statement said. The civil services (preliminary) examination, 2018 was conducted on June 3, 2018. A total of 10,65,552 candidates applied for this examination, out of which 4,93,972 candidates actually appeared. A total of 10,468 candidates qualified for appearance in the written (main) examination which was held in September-Oc-

tober, 2018. A total of 1994 candidates qualified for the personality test conducted in February-March, 2019. The top 25 candidates comprise 15 men and 10 women. The recommended candidates also include 36 persons with benchmark disability (11 orthopedically handicapped; 12 visually challenged, 11 hearing impaired and two multiple disability). The second rank

Lookout notice against Raman Singh’s son-in-law

Raipur, Apr 5 (PTI): Raipur police Friday issued a lookout notice against Dr Puneet Gupta, the son-inlaw of former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh, in a case of alleged financial irregularities, an official said. Gupta is accused of committing financial irregularities worth Rs 50 crore during his tenure as the superintendent of a state government hospital in Raipur. According to police, the lookout notice was issued as Gupta did not respond to the two notices earlier sent by police, asking him to appear before it in connection with the case lodged on March 15, they said. “A lookout notice (LOC) has been issued against Dr Gupta, who is on the run, to ensure that he is not able to leave the country,” Raipur Superintendent of Police Arif Sheikh told PTI. A lookout notice is an intimation to immigration authorities at all the ports of exit to intimate the investigation agency in case the accused tries to leave the country. “Earlier, two notices had been issued against

Gupta seeking his statement in the case, to which he did not respond,” the SP said. On March 15, a case was registered against Gupta for allegedly committing financial irregularities to the tune of Rs 50 crore when he was the superintendent of DKS Post Graduate Institute and Research Centre, Raipur. Incumbent superintendent of DKS hospital Dr Kamal Kishore Sahare had lodged a complaint in this regard. In his complaint, Sahare said that a probe committee had found that Gupta allegedly misused his position and committed a fraud of Rs 50 crore. After the Congress was elected to power in the state assembly election recently, Dr Gupta was shifted from DKS Hospital to Raipur Medical College as Officer on Special Duty (OSD). However, in February, he resigned from the government service after a case was registered against him by a Congress leader in connection with the alleged fixing of Antagarh Assembly bypoll held in 2014 during the previous BJP regime in Chhattisgarh.

holder Akshat Jain, an engineering graduate from IIT Guwahati, told PTI he was elated and one of the reasons why he appeared in the civil services examination was to serve the society. Hailing from Jaipur, Akshit’s father is an IPS officer while mother is an Indian Revenue Service officer, who also motivated him to join the civil services. “I would like to serve as an IAS officer in my home state Rajasthan,” he said. Deshmukh, who will be the first civil servant in her family, is an M.Phil in chemical engineering. She said she had faith in herself and that helped her clear the prestigious examination in her first attempt. Daughter of an engineer father and a preschool teacher mother, Srushti hails from Bhopal. “I think it is the consistency and the faith in

Patnaik assures financial aid on taking oath

Bhubaneswar, Apr 5 (PTI): BJD president and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday announced that financial assistance would be given to all applicants of the Kalia scheme on the first day of his government taking oath of the office after Assembly election. Stating that farmers and agriculture is his party’s first priority, Patnaik said not a single eligible farmer will be denied benefit under the Kalia scheme implemented in the state for welfare of farmers. He said two instalment amount will be credited to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries after the BJD returns to power. “On the first day after the oath taking, all Kalia applicants numbering about 25 lakh farmers who are in the list but not given assistance would be given two instalments (Rs 10,000) at one go,” Patnaik announced at an election meeting in Koraput district. Though a majority of beneficiaries have already received the financial assistance of Rs 5,000 for one crop, others identified farmers could not get it due to enforcement of model code of conduct for the elections in the state.

yourself that make one achieve all goals,” she told PTI. Appointment to the various services will be made according to the number of vacancies available with due consideration to the provisions contained in the rules for the examination, the UPSC said. The number of vacancies reported by the government to be filled is as under: IAS-180 (including reserved category), IFS-30, IPS-150, Central Services Group ‘A’-384, Group ‘B’ services-68. Educational qualification-wise the top 25 candidates belong to subjects like Engineering; Sciences; Economics; Law; Mathematics; History; Political Science; Public administration and Commerce graduating from premier Institutions of the country such as IITs, NIT, NLU, BITS Pilani, DU, Mumbai University, Anna University, Pune University, etc.

EC displeased over NITI Aayog VC’s remarks New Delhi, Apr 5 (PTI): The Election Commission Friday expressed “displeasure” over NITI Aayog vice chairman Rajiv Kumar’s remarks against the Congress’ proposed NYAY scheme. In a communication sent to Kumar, the EC asked him to be cautious in future while making statements. On March 27, the poll panel had sought Kumar’s response on his remarks in which he had attacked the Congress over its minimum income guarantee promise. The EC had felt that since Kumar is a bureaucrat, his remarks were prima facie violative of the model code. Kumar is learnt to have told the Election Commission that he spoke against Congress’s Nyuntam Aay Yojna (Nyay) scheme as an economist and not as part of the policy body. At a press conference here on March 25, Congress president Rahul Gandhi announced that 20 per cent families belonging to the poorest category will be given Rs 72,000 each annually as minimum income if his party comes to power.

6 out of 18 candidates in 2 WB LS seats have criminal cases Ko l k at a , A p r 5 (PTI): Out of the 18 candidates who were contesting in West Bengal’s Coochbehar and Alipurduar Lok Sabha constituencies, where polling will be held in the first phase on April 11, six have declared criminal cases against them, a survey report said Friday. The six candidates two of the BJP, one each of Kamtapur Peoples Party (United), AIFB, SUCI(C) and one Independent were found to be have serious criminal cases against them, the West Bengal Sur vey Report 2018 which was released Friday said. The sur vey, is the third part of the survey conducted by West Bengal Election Watch (WBEW) together with Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) on ‘Governance issues and Voting Behaviour 2018’. West Bengal Election Watch is a civil society process, linked with NGOs ADR, New Delhi and the National Election Watch India. Only one candidate Paresh Chandra Adhikary of the TMC from Coochbehar constituency has declared assets of more than Rs four crore, while

three candidates have not declared their PAN details and two out of the 18 candidates have not declared their source of income. Only eight candidates have given their ITR details for a period of five years, it stated. Only two candidates are women. On the educational details of the candidates contesting in the two seats the survey found that only six have qualification between standards eight and 12, while 12 candidates are graduate or have have more educational qualification, the survey added. It said that out of the 18 candidates, 13 fall in the 31-50 years age group, while five candidates were aged between 51 to 70 years. West Bengal Election Watch is a civil society process, linked with NGOs ADR, New Delhi and the National Election Watch India. The survey report has a dedicated chapter for West Bengal and covers 42 Lok Sabha constituencies and approximately 21000 voters as respondents. It was conducted between October-December 2018 covered 534 parliamentary constituencies and more than 2.37 lakh voters.

Take ‘decisive’ action against Yogi, Naqvi: Congress to EC New Delhi, Apr 5 (PTI): Congress on Friday urged the Election Commission to take cognizance of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi’s “Modi ki Army” comment and take a “decisive” action to deter others from making such a statement. Its chief spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala alleged that those who have trampled upon the democracy are challenging constitutional authorities. The EC should take action against them, failing which people will come forward and “take control”, “like Lord Krishna did”, he warned. If the EC does not take action against the two leaders, Surjewala said, his party would “remind” the poll panel of its responsibilities. At an election rally in Ghaziabad on April 1, Adityanath had described

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the Indian Army as “Modi ji ki sena” to make a distinction between the Army’s response to terrorists under the Modi government. Three days later in Lucknow, Naqvi was caught on camera making a similar comment. He, however, tried to wriggle out of the controversy that had been raging, saying he did not make the comment in as many words. The Election Commission has issued a show-cause notice to Adityanath for his

controversial comment and sought his response. “Those people who are insulting the armed forces and using them for their political gains, those who have the audacity to politicise the Army and those who are polluting democracy and murdering it, and those who are trampling upon the democratic values and ridiculing the Constitution and the law, the Election Commission should take note of such people and act against them,” he told reporters.

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND OFFICE OF THE ADDITIONAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER TSEMINYU : NAGALAND NO.GA/TSNU/JUD/SC-I/2009/PT-II/502 OBJECTION NOTICE Whereas Smti Juliana Magh, D/o Late Ronglo Rengma (Pensioner) of Tesophenyu Village has applied for issuance of Succession Certificate to Draw/Operate/Transfer her late father P.P No. NL/F/6701 who expired on 12th January 2002 under section 375 of the Indian Succession Act 1925. Public are hereby asked to file any claims/Objection within 30 (thirty) days from the date of issue of the notice failing which no claims/objection will be entertained after the stipulated time. NOKCHASASHI Additional Deputy Commissioner, Tseminyu : Nagaland K-870

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND OFFICE OF THE ADDITIONAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BHANDARI : NAGALAND. NO.GA/BDI/JUDL-7/2014-15/

Dated Bhandari the 2nd April, 2019

NOTICE Whereas Smti Mhonchumi of Mongphio Village is applying for issue of Succession Certificate under provisions of the Indian Succession Act of 1925 for drawal of various Pension benefits, family Pension including operation of Bank Accounts etc. belonging to her deceased husband Late S. Nyimthungo who expired on 29-3-2019. Therefore, public Notice is hereby issued for any person to file claims and objection if any against the above mentioned properties, benefits etc. within a period of 30 (thirty) days from the date of issue of this Notice. In the absence of such claims and objection within the stipulated time Succession Certificate will be issued. Tiameren Chang Additional Deputy Commissioner Bhandari : Nagaland DP-2621

AFFIDAVIT 1. I, No. 56758, Rank. Rfn, Name : Khuman Dhoj Shah, son of Padam Dhoj Shah, of 5th Assam Rifles, C/o 99 APO do hereby solemnly declare and affirm as under :2. That I am presently serving at 5th Assam Rifles, C/o. 99 APO bearing No. 56758, Rank. Rfn, Name : Khuman Dhoj Shah. 3. That my name as well as that of my family members (under mentioned) has been wrongly recorded in my service book and the same has been corrected as follows. S/No 01. 02. 03. 04.

Old Name (Wrong) Khaman Dhoj Shahi Padam Dhoj Shahi Yam Kumari Shahi Sonam Shahi

Present Name (Correct) Khuman Dhoj Shah Padam Dhoj Shah Yam Kumari Shah Sonam Shah

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4. That this affidavit is made to declare as a piece of evidence for all purpose. 5. That the statement made in paragraphs 1 to 4 are true to the best of my knowledge and belief and nothing false has been stated. DEPONENT Solemnly affirm and swear before me on this the 5th day of April 2019. Regd. No. 635/19, Date : 05/04/19 Notary Public DP-2616

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 2019

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

NAGALAND STATE PHARMACY COUNCIL PUBLIC NOTICE This is to inform the general public that some agencies/ institutes are advertising for admission into the course of Pharmacy Assistant. The Nagaland State Pharmacy Council hereby clarified that the said course is not eligible for registration to the council, to practice the profession of Pharmacy nor can be employed as Pharmacist in the state or anywhere in the country. This is issued in concurrence with the Pharmacy Act 1948 and Pharmacy Practice Regulation 2015. (KHELE THORIE) Deputy Director (Pharmacy) & Registrar (NSPC) K-868

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For many years we were associated with NPF and have worked hard with our level best for the upliftment, through thick and thin. We have faced victory and defeat, yet we were so attached to the Cock symbol and was very firm to uphold come what may (for so many years). Unfortunately, during this Bye Election of 26 Aonglenden Assembly Constituency, the attitude of our senior leaders in the NPF towards the 26 Aonglenden A/C NPF, was disheartening and were given a stepmotherly treatment ignoring all our sacrifices. Therefore the NPF Ungma unit Parent body, NPF Women wing, NPF Youth wing in total have resolved to resign en masse. Sd/Sd/S. Akum Lkr Tongpangshilu President, Ungma Unit, NPF Secretary, Ungma Unit, NPF

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Duterte threatens Beijing over South China Sea

Greek police clash with migrants after ‘fake news’ border movement

Trump backtracks on border closure

N e w Yo r k , A p r 5 (IANS): While pressure mounted over the inquiry report on Russian interference in the 2016 elections, US President Donald Trump backtracked on two key issues he had raked up - the imminent threat to close the Mexican border and healthcare reform. Faced with the threat of economic fallout from closing the Mexican border, Trump on Thursday gave a year’s grace period to that country’s leaders to stop the flow of drugs and illegal immigrants to the US. And if they didn’t do it, he warned he would first impose tariffs on cars manufactured in Mexico and other products and consider a border shutdown after that. In the euphoria of Attorney General William Barr’s statement that report of the inquiry into allegations of collusion between Russia and Tr ump had exonerated him, Trump plunged into controversial election pledges. The offer of a delay was a big step back from the imminent threat of closing the border that was opposed by members of his administration and his party because

Donald Trump (File) disruption would send prices shooting up immediately for vegetables and fruits and shutdown auto manufacturing in the US without parts coming in. The US imported goods and services from Mexico in 2017 worth $340 billion, of which automobile sector was the largest with $84 billion; but the agriculture imports of $25 billion would impact consumers immediately. Of his new deadline, he said: “You know I will do it. I don’t play games.” A crisis is brewing at the border where several thousand Central Americans have massed waiting to be let in and thousands more are on the way. More than

66,000 illegal immigrants were apprehended in the US by law enforcement in February. On Tuesday, Trump put off healthcare reforms till after the 2020 elections at the urging of his party leaders. Repealing and replacing the healthcare plan known popularly as Obamacare that was introduced by his predecessor Barack Obama was another of his key election pledges that he has revived. Obamacare largely relied on private sector insurers and punitive taxes to compel everyone to get them, while offering subsidies for those who could not afford them. While Obamacare was unpopular with many of his base, repealing it without a replacement would have affected his supporters with pre-existing conditions who could be refused health insurance. Meanwhile, the report of the inquiry into Russian collusion moved to the front burner stirred by media reports quoting second hand anonymous sources that the summary of it released by Attorney General William Barr was not fair. The Washington Post and The New York Times,

which are critical of Trump, published stories quoting unnamed sources who said members of the team of Special Counsel Robert Mueller felt that Barr’s summary had withheld important information likely on obstruction of justice allegations. The reports did not give the specifics of what these were and if they disproved the main conclusion reported by Barr that there was no collusion between Trump and Russia. But the news stories buttressed the Democrats’ demand for the release of the entire report. House of Representative Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday: “Just release the Mueller report.” She said it was “inevitable” it would be published and if “they” had nothing to hide, they should let it go. O n We d n e s d ay, a House panel authorised its head to issue a subpoena for it. Barr, who has the legal authority to determine if the report - and how much of it - should be released, has said that he needs time to make cuts to it to protect the national security matters and secret testimony protected by la.

Manila, Apr 5 (IANS): Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to send his troops on a “suicide mission” if Beijing doesn’t “lay off ” a Manila-occupied island in the South China Sea, the media reported on Friday. Duterte’s speech at a rally in the city of Puerto Princesa in Palawan came days after the Philippine gover nment claimed as many as 275 Chinese boats and ships had been spotted in recent months around Manila’s Thitu Island in the Spratly Island chain, CNN reported. “Let us be friends, but do not touch Pagasa Island and the rest,” Duterte said using the Philippine word Pagasa for Thitu. “If you make moves there, that’s a different story. I will tell my soldiers, ‘Prepare for suicide mission’.” Duterte said his words were not a warning, but rather “advice to my friends”. “I will not plead or beg, but I’m just telling you that lay off the Pagasa because I have soldiers there,” he said, according to CNN Philippines.

Boeing CEO ‘sorry’ for lives lost in 737 MAX accidents

Seoul, Apr 5 (IANS): A massive fire has ripped through around 500 hectares of forest and urban areas along the northeastern coast of South Korea, killing at least one person, damaging hundreds of buildings and forcing the evacuation of thousands of people. South Korea declared a national emergency on Friday in response to “one of the largest wildfires on record”, Yonhap news agency reported. Over 13,000 rescue officials from across the nation battled to contain the fire that started on Thursday evening in a mountainous county of Goseong, 160 km northeast of Seoul, before spreading to neighbouring Sokcho, Gangneung and Donghae cities within hours and destroying several hundred buildings. It is believed the fire originated from a spark at a transformer near Goseong in Gangwon Province, northeast of Seoul. One man died in the blaze and 35 others were injured, with at least a few thousands left displaced and damage piling up to what authorities described as “an unprecedented extent”. President Moon Jaein urged his government to make all-out efforts to contain the fire and help the victims. He told officials to consider designating the blaze-hit areas as special disaster zones. That would entitle the locations and their residents to speedy, special government support, the agency reported. Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki said the government earmarked 4.25 billion won ($3.7 million) for emergency recovery efforts. K

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industry shows most accidents are caused by a chain of events. This again is the case here, and we know we can break one of those

ment came after a preliminary report released earlier in the day said that the pilots of the Ethiopian Airlines flight battled the plane’s automated flight control systems for almost the entire duration of the six-minute flight before it crashed on March 10, killing all the 157 people onboard. According to the report, the problems on board the Ethiopian Airlines jet mirror those encountered on the doomed Lion Air Flight 610, which operated the same 737 Max 8 model and plunged into the Java Sea last October killing 189

onboard, in what could be a significant blow to Boeing as it struggles to get the aircraft back in service. Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde Gebremariam told CNN that it was too early to say whether the remedial actions being taken by Boeing would be sufficient. He added that the preliminary report proved “all the speculators with false allegations” wrong, referring to criticism and doubts over the pilot’s qualification. The airline had “always been confident” of its pilots, he said.

London, Apr 5 (Agencies): Greek police have scuffled with hundreds of migrants who gathered near the northern city of Thessaloniki hoping to enter North Macedonia. According to BBC, the trouble erupted at Diavata, a migrant camp, after a rumour spread on social media suggesting that a border crossing would be opened for migrants. The Greek newspaper Kathimerini says dozens of migrants are protesting on the tracks at Athens’s Larissa station, forcing a suspension of rail services. Many are refugees from the Middle East. Reports say some migrants outside the

official Diavata camp hurled sticks and stones at police, who responded with tear gas. Greek media describe as “fake news” the Facebook story about plans for an organised crossing of the North Macedonia border. About 600 spent the night camping in a field outside the Diavata camp, and there were more clashes in the morning as police blocked the route to the north. Speaking to the BBC by phone, a Kurdish migrant from Iraq, 25-year-old Bilal Jaf, said “the situation is tense in Diavata camp now - we’re afraid that the police will try to evacuate our makeshift camp. “I live in Greece for 11

months, waiting my asylum request to be examined and I don’t know for how long should I wait for that.” Karzan Abdullah, 24, also an Iraqi Kurd, said: “I live in Greece for 12 months - I have to go on in Europe, because there is no life here anymore. “We are informed that the Greek-North Macedonian border will open today for us. My friends who also want to join the caravan are blocked by the police in Athens railway station.” Tens of thousands of migrants remain in overcrowded camps in Greece, having arrived there in huge numbers in 2015-2016. They include many Afghans, Syrians and Iraqis.

1st DEATH ANNIVERSARY

1st DEATH ANNIVERSARY of our beloved mother

Late Mrs. RHONBENI PATTON

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A year has passed since you left us for you heavenly abode; our beloved Mother, you remain in our hearts always. We shall meet again in heaven one day.

You may not be with us anymore, but you are in our hearts always. We miss you every day in silent tears and prayers.

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Thousands evacuated after S. Korea’s wildfire

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chain links in these two accidents.” Muilenburg acknowledged the “devastation of the families and friends of the loved ones who perished”. He said “erroneous activation of the MCAS (Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System - Max 8’s plane’s anti-stall system) function can add to what is already a high workload environment” for pilots. “It’s our responsibility to eliminate this risk,” he said. “We own it and we know how to do it.” Muilenburg’s state-

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Loving Husband, Sons, Daughter and Relatives

“If we live, it is for the Lord that we live, and if we die, it is for the Lord that we die. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord”. (ROMANS 14:8)

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT For if we live, we live for the Lord. And if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. Romans 14: 8

Born on : 02-10-1958 Died on : 03-04-2019

Late Mashiba Anar

LT RAJU RANGSA MARAK

Born 25-05-1971 – Died 01-04-2019 We the family members of Lt. Raju Rangsa Marak wish to acknowledge the many gesture of kindness shown to us following our sad loss. We would like to offer our heartfelt gratitude to each and every individual, friends, neighbors, relatives, churches and different organizations who stood by us through prayers, mental, spiritual, physical and financial support during the illness and demise of our beloved one. We convey our special thanks to 1. UBC Midland, Dimapur. 2. Spirit of Faith Church, Dimapur 3. Assamese Baptist Church, Dimapur 4. Neighborhood Church, Dimapur 5. Pathways Church, Dimapur 6. Dimapur Town Nepali Baptist Church 7. Garo Baptist Church, Dimapur 8. All Sumi Students Union 9. Northern Sumi Well Wishers. 10 Midland Youth 11. Midland Council 12. Indus Viva Family, Nagaland.

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Washington, Apr 5 (IANS): Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg has said said the company was “sorry for the lives lost” in the two 737 Max crashes that took place within a span of five months, the media reported on Friday. “These tragedies continue to weigh heavily on our hearts and minds, and we extend our sympathies to the loved ones of the passengers and crew on board Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302,” CNN quoted Muilenberg as saying in a statement on Thursday. “The history of our

A migrant woman with a child pushing with riot police outside a refugee camp in the village of Diavata, west of Thessaloniki, northern Greece, Friday. (AP/PTI)

Loving wife, daughters and all family members.

Born : 12/03/1939 – Died : 24/03/2019 We the bereaved Family Members of our father Mashiba Anar (Vishiye Village) 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 24.03.2019. We convey our special thanks to : 1. Doctor & Nurses, Faith Hospital 2. Blood Bank DHD 3. Blood Donors 4. Home Minister, Shri. Y. Patton & Family 5. Shri. Y. Hewoto Awomi, Ex. Minister 6. Signal Angami Village & Council 7. Relative of Duncan Bosti 8. Vishiyi Village Baptist Church 9. Vishiyi Village Tughalo Kichemi 10. Yekokhu Village 11. Lukuto Village 12. Tohoi Village 13. Pihekhu Village 14. All Rank & File of NSCN (IM) 15. Relative, Neighbours & Friends. Though we are unable to thank each and everyone individually, we pray that our Almighty God bless you all abundantly. DP-2622

Loving Family Members

We, the bereaved family members of Lt. S. PANGLAO PHOM of HUKPHANG village, would like to express our deep heartfelt gratitude to one and all those stood by us physically, spiritually and financially during his prolonged illness and till the time of his demise on 03.04.2019 Though we are unable to thank each and everyone individually but we pray that our Almighty God bless you abundantly We convey our special thanks to :1. Phom Baptist Attoi, Dimapur 2. Phom Baptist Attoi, Diphupar 3. Hukphang Baptist Church 4. Hukphang Union Dimapur 5. Rongmai Baptist Church, Sunrise Colony 6. Hukphang Buhu Union, Kohima 7. Phongho Phang Clan 8. Alung Phang 9. Pongching Union, Dimapur 10. Bhumnyu Union, Dimapur 11. Orangkong Union, Dimapur 12. Burma Camp Fellowship 13. Emmanuel Prayer Centre, Burma Camp 14. Lingrijan Fellowship, Dimapur 15. Medical Staff, PHC Yachem 16. S. Pangyu Phom, Minister, H&F W. 17. Meyong & Family 18. Angam Longho & Family 19. Sunrise Council Club 20. R.B.F.W (UNB) 21. GPS Lingtak Staff, Hukphang 22. Sunrise & Jasokie Colony 23. Eden & Referral Hospital Staff Loving Wife, Children, In-law & Relatives DP-2632 K

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Infotainment

Vidya Balan would Irrfan starts ‘Angrezi love to spy on Big B Medium’ shooting in Udaipur

I wanted a physical transformation: Levi A I ctor Zachary Levi says he underwent physical transformation for “Shazam!”, but not because he was asked to by the makers of the superhero movie. “I’m really grateful that nobody at Warner Bros., DC, New Line said, ‘You’ve got to be in a certain shape to do this’, as far as physical appearance is concerned. But they did say they wanted to make sure that I could physically do all the things that they were going to need me to do, to which I was like, ‘Yeah, yeah, me too’,” Levi said in a statement. “But beyond that, I also wanted to look as much the part as I could for just my own confidence and my own kind of journey as a man, and as an actor filling the shoes of this character. I wanted to go and have a transformation,” he added. The actor said he has been “in the gym basically six days a week for certainly the last year”.

“Maybe even a little bit longer, 14 months or so, eating thousands and thousands of calories a day. That’s actually the hardest part of it. The gym I’m addicted to and I love, and I can’t wait to get to the gym every day. I just feel that even from a mental health perspective, it’s so healthy for you,” he added. Levi said he is “stronger and healthier” than he has ever been in his life. “Lifting more and more, and getting more and more definition in my body. Going to the gym literally releases so many

healthy endorphins and makes your head and your heart feel so much better. The entire transformation has been really awesome, and I keep going. “I probably weigh about 220 pounds now, and I was 200 pounds when I started, so I put on about 20 pounds. Somehow, in the back of my mind, I always believed that I was going to get a job one day and they were going to pay me to get into the best shape of my life.” Set firmly in the DC universe with his own distinctly fun, family-centric

Ayushmann explains his ‘bushy eyebrows’ story

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ctor Ayushmann Khurrana says his bushy eyebrows became an obstacle in his career initially. The actor’s Instagram bio reads: “Eyebrows are bushy”. He opened up about the reason behind it when he appeared on an episode of Colors Infinity’s show “BFFs With Vogue” with actress Radhika Apte, read a statement. “All through my initial auditions I was told, ‘Yaar tumhare eyebrows bohot distracting hain’. But my stylist now says, ‘I should keep it, it’s very stylish’,”

‘Padosan’ in IMDb’s top 100 Indian films, Saira happy

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he 1968 film “Padosan” has entered the top 100 Indian Movie List of IMDb. Veteran actress Saira Banu says the movie was offered to her early in her career and she is glad that she could stand up to the “formidable” talent of her co-stars. “I’m truly happy to learn that ‘Padosan’ figures in the count of top 100 films of India on IMDb,” Saira said in a statement. She co-starred in the film with Sunil Dutt, Kishore Kumar and Mehmood. Directed by Jyoti Swaroop, the comedy film is about a simple man from a village who falls in love with his fashionable and very urban neighbour. He enlists the help of his musicaltheatre friends to woo the girl-next-door away from her music teacher who always seems to be around her. It is a remake of the Bengali film “Pasher Bari”. “’Padosan’ came to me in the early stages of my career when I was myself a carefree, extremely happy and lively young woman full of the joie de vivre that comes when one’s dreams come true. Much of the vibrancy you can see in the character of Bindu is a reflection of my real personality at that time. “Needless to say I thoroughly enjoyed my work and I was effortlessly standing up to the formidable talents of my co-stars who were brilliant in comedy and very popular and respected actors,” the actress said. Looking back, the actress, who got married to Dilip Kumar in 1966, said: “I was newly married to Dilip saheb and I received the highest compliment any actor can receive when he watched the film and commended my innate sense of precise comic timing.” (IANS) K

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Ayushmann said. That is also why he decided to keep his bio like that. On the film front, Ayushmann, who earned plaudits last year for “Andhadhun” and “Badhaai Ho”, is busy working on “Article

15”. Article 15 of the Indian Constitution is about prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth. In the film, while Ayushmann will essay the principal protagonist, the supporting cast comprises Isha Talwar, Manoj Pahwa, Sayani Gupta, Kumud Mishra, M. Nasser, Ashish Verma, Sushil Pandey, Subrajyoti Bharat, Ronjini Chakraborty and Zeeshan Ayub. Produced by Benaras Media Works, the film went on the floors on March 1 in Lucknow. (IANS)

tone, the superhero film is a story of wish fulfilment. Teen orphan Billy Batson (Asher Angel) is granted the ability by an ancient wizard to transform into a super-powered adult with strength, invincibility, flight and other powers -- all by saying the wizard’s name: Shazam. In Billy Batson’s case, by shouting out one word “Shazam”, the streetwise 14-year-old foster child can turn into the adult superhero Shazam (Levi). The Warner Bros Pictures project will release in India on Friday. If you could say a magic word in your real life, what would you want to happen? The actor said: “If I could say a magic word and anything could happen, I would say a magic word and we would legitimately be at peace as human beings and we would feel love and empathy for one another all the way around the world.” (IANS)

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f “Bobby Jasoos” actress Vidya Balan had to turn a spy, she says she would love to investigate megastar Amitabh Bachchan. On her radio show “Dhun Badal Ke Toh Dekho”, Vidya opened up about her habit of decoding people in real life. Vidya was in conversation with a radio jockey, who asked her who would she want to spy on in real life. The “Bobby Jasoos” actress named her “Paa” co-star Big B and said the late Sridevi would have been an ideal subject, read a statement. “While I have never faced the need to spy on someone, but I would love to know everything about everyone since I love decoding people. There is this ‘keeda (urge)’ in me... I love getting to know people. “It has to be Amitabh Bachchan, as his thoughts or his feelings are never given away by his expressions. He has this straight face and that’s quite intriguing to decode. Of course, he is absolutely different when he faces the camera.” Regarding Sridevi, Vidya said: “There’s another person I would have loved to investigate, but she is no more and that is the legendary Srideviji. I am a huge Sridevi fan, and I feel ecstatic to have paid her a tribute with her iconic song ‘Hawa Hawai’ while she was amongst us. “While she couldn’t see the film, she did attend the screening and I am just glad I could do that.” (IANS)

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s Irrfan Khan, who was away from the arclights following his neuroendocrine tumour diagnosis last year, is back on the sets to shoot “Angrezi Medium”. His wife Sutapa Sikdar penned a message thanking everyone for the wishes and prayers for the acclaimed actor’s speedy recovery. On Friday, producer Dinesh Vijan released a photograph that confirmed Irrfan’s return to work. The image has Vijan, director Homi Adajania, actor Deepak Dobriyal, cinematographer Anil Mehta and Irrfan posing together. Sutapa took to Facebook and wrote: “Longest year of our life - Time was never measured with pain and hope at the same time ever. While we take our baby steps back to work, to life, I am submerged in prayers, wishes and faith from friends, relatives, strangers and a connection with

universe which gives us a small chance for the new start. “It seems unbelievable... Never ever did I realise the meaning of the word unpredictable so well. Never ever I could feel people’s wishes on my bones, breath, heartbeat which helped me to stay focussed and kicking.” Sutapa, who is also a film producer, added: “For today, we go back to work and the dance and song of life continues. Thank you for believing in your prayers.” The buzz about Irrfan shooting for the film, which is a sequel to his 2017 movie “Hindi Medium”, had started earlier this week when he was spotted at the Mumbai airport. (IANS)

Beyonce to relaunch her brand Ivy Park

rammy Award-winning singer Beyonce Knowles has partnered with global sportswear giant Adidas, through which she will relaunch her athleisure brand Ivy Park. Beyonce launched the active-wear brand in 2016 in collaboration with fashion retailer Topshop. She later axed a partnership with Topshop tycoon Philip Green following allegations of sexual misconduct, bullying and racial harassment. Now, she is all set to relaunch the brand. "This is the partnership the owner of the brand, in pushing creative boundaries. social responsibility at the of a lifetime for me," said a statement. "Adidas has We share a philosophy that forefront of business. I look Beyonce, who will remain had tremendous success in puts creativity, growth and forward to re-launching and

expanding Ivy Park on a truly global scale with a proven, dynamic leader," she added. Beyonce will be a creative partner for the brand, and also develop new signature footwear and apparel. The partnership will result in the co-creation of exciting new products -- from performance to lifestyle. Eric Liedtke, Executive Board Member - Global Brands at Adidas, said: "Beyonce is an iconic creator but also a proven business leader, and together, we have the ability to inspire change and empower the next generation of creators." (IANS)

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formed others of his behaviour and they asked him to leave the project. All it took was one minute of being fearless -- that day,” the post read. Shruti also recalled how her bikini scene for a Tamil film led to a controversy on social media as several people trolled her. “People have a misconception that actors lead a comfortable life and always feel good about themselves. That’s not true. Whether we like it or not, whether

we feel right or not, we have to be the best versions of ourselves. There are no ‘bad days’. “I remember early on in my career for a south film, I was asked to wear a bikini. I agreed without thinking twice. Questions like, ‘How are you going to shoot it?’ or ‘Is it required?’ didn’t even cross my mind. I was getting an opportunity to be in a film and that’s all that mattered. “Years later when I gained popularity in a Marathi show, people looked me up and stumbled upon the bikini scene. I was trolled for the way I looked and how it was shot. Do you know how much that damages your self-esteem? I put myself out there without any barriers, but I wasn’t accepted; I was objectified. I still continued working as if it didn’t bother me.” (IANS)

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Sevilla players celebrate after scoring a goal during their La Liga match against Alaves.

M a d r i d, A p r 5 (Agencies): Sevilla improved their chances of qualifying for the Champions League by beating fellow top-four chasers Alaves 2-0 at home on Thursday with goals from Roque Mesa and Pablo Sarabia to move within one point of fourth-placed Getafe. Sevilla last week lost a crucial game 1-0 at home to Valencia, who are fifth, but fared better this time as Mesa gave them the lead with an exquisite first-time finish into the far top corner in the 41st minute.

Joaquin Caparros’ side were not content with their lead and spent most of the second half looking for another goal, finally getting it through midfielder Sarabia’s cool low finish after being picked out by striker Wissam Ben Yedder. The win took Sevilla up to sixth on 46 points, level with Valencia and one point behind Getafe who occupy the final Champions League spot with eight games left. Alaves would have gone level on points with Getafe with a victory but instead slid to seventh

and remain on 44. Meanwhile, Valladolid conceded six minutes into second-half injury time in a 1-0 loss at Leganes, staying one point above the relegation zone. Leganes, which is 12th, was awarded a penalty early in the second half but the decision was reversed after a video review. Real Sociedad ended a five-game winless streak by defeating Real Betis 2-1 with an 83rd-minute winner by Mikel Oyarzabal, leapfrogging Betis into ninth place.

Palace keeper cleared of making Nazi salute London, Apr 5 (Agencies): Crystal Palace goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey was cleared of making a Nazi salute by the English Football Association (FA) on Friday. The Wales international was charged with an ‘aggravated breach’ of the rules governing player conduct in January after being pictured with his right arm in the air in a photo posted on Instagram by Palace team mate Max Meyer.

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Hennessey denied the charge, taking to Twitter to explain that he had been calling out and waving to attract the attention of the person behind the camera when the picture was taken. “I’m delighted that the FA have found me not guilty of this charge,” Hennessey said in a statement on Palace’s website. The photograph prompted an outcry on social media and the FA charged the 32-year-old

with a breach of its rules relating to abusive, insulting or improper conduct and bringing the game into disrepute. “This was a genuinely innocent moment, which appeared to be something completely different when captured on camera,” Hennessey added. “I want to state for the record that I abhor all forms of racism, fascism, antiSemitism or discrimination of any kind.”

Dortmund insist Sancho going nowhere Berlin, Apr 5 (Agencies): Borussia Dortmund c hief exec utive Ha nsJoachim Watzke insists Jadon Sancho will not leave the club this summer. The England international is reportedly a bigmoney target for Manchester United, who are planning to move on up to six first-team players at the end of the season. However, Watzke told Eurosport Germany, “We will not sell him, that is fact. It is clearly discussed with every person who is involved that Jadon plays in the next season for BVB.” Sancho has enjoyed a remarkable breakthrough season with Dortmund, establishing himself as a first-team regular and helping them to the top of the Bundesliga. The 19-year-old also has a league-high 13 assists for the season, and has forced his way into the England squad. Watzke has been impressed with Sancho’s development, although he has warned him to maintain his focus, saying, “His progress is brilliant. For his age he plays extremely remarkable because he does things you cannot plan like this. But we have to be careful that we do not trigger the hype. This boy just turned 19 years old.” “He is not allowed to lose a millimetre of focus because for the top players every thousandth counts.” “Cristiano Ronaldo has not been at the top of the world for many years because of his talent, but because of his focus no one else has. If Jadon proves that in the next few years, we can talk about a world career as well. At this time, we can only speak about his huge potential,” said Watzke.

Arsenal boss ‘very happy’ with Mesut Ozil pearing in each of Arsenal’s last five league matches, and starting in three of the last four. Asked if Ozil is working harder, Emery replied, “Yes. He is working very well, he is playing well and he is helping us. I am very happy with him. I think now in the team we have a good atmosphere and good Mesut Ozil and Unai Emery

London, Apr 5 (Agencies): Arsenal manager Unai Emery is “very happy” with how Mesut Ozil has responded to his demand for the German playmaker to become more consistent. Ozil found himself out of favour with the Spaniard

after the Christmas period, appearing in just one of seven games for Arsenal, as Emery called for him to give more effort in training. The 30-year-old has gradually worked himself back into the first-team reckoning in recent weeks, ap-

spirit. Each player is helping us with his quality and with good behaviour. This is the spirit I want so they are doing that, and Mesut is also.” Arsenal’s immediate target is Champions League qualification and they are currently fourth - ahead of Chelsea on goal difference and with a game in hand.

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OBITUARY “THERE ARE SOME WHO BRING A LIGHT SO GREAT TO THE WORLD THAT EVEN AFTER THEY HAVE GONE, THEIR LIGHT REMAINS”- ANON

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Though your place will be empty here, your charm, aura, and compassion will always be cherished by all. REQUIESCAT IN PACE Staff & Students, St. John College, Dimapur

Through this column, we the family of Late Mary Rentta, would like to acknowledge our heartfelt thanks to everyone who stood by us physically, financially and spiritually with your prayer support during her illness and till the time she passed away on 21st March, 2019. We are indebted to all those who accompanied the mortal remains of our beloved to her final resting place at Tening Town. Our special gratitude to : 1. Lungwiram Baptist Church, Dimapur 2. Liangmai Baptist Phumling, Samziuram 3. Liangmai Baptist Phumling, Samziuram, Women Department 4. Christian Baptist Church, Jalukie Town 5. SHG Federation, Samziuram Village 6. CLBRC, Jalukie 7. Ntu Maipui Aruang, Jalukie Valley 8. Ntulun Union, Jalukie Valley 9. Town Baptist Church, Tening 10. Town Baptist Church, Tening, Women Department 11. Tening Town Women Welfare Organisation 12. People in Need Foundation, Nagaland 13. JVS, Vanarasi 14. Chunkhat Hut 15. Shri. Namri Nchang 16. Shri. T. R Zeliang

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mums. Kohli was finally out in the 18th over off Kuldeep Yadav as he hit the ball straight into the bowler’s hands. He was particularly severe on Prasidh Krishna, Lockie Fergusson and Nitesh Rana. De Villiers played second fiddle to Kohli before cutting loose to produce some massive hits. In the last over, Marcus Stoinis belted 18 runs off Prasidh with the help of two boundaries and a six, pushing the total past 200 mark. Needing a good start desperately, Parthiv Patel and Kohli gave a good start for first time in the tournament, stitching 64 runs for the first wicket in 7.5 overs. Patel was LBW to Nitesh Rana after scoring 25 off 24 balls with three boundaries to his credit. Brief scores: KKR 206/5 (Chris Lynn 43, Andre Russel 48 n.o; NA Saini 2/34, P Negi 2/21) beat RCB 205/3 (Virat Kohli 84, AB de Villiers 63; Nitish Rana 1/22) by 5 wickets.

KKR batsman Andre Russell leaps in the air after beating RCB during the Indian Premier League match at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Friday. (PTI)

Bengaluru, Apr 5 (PTI): Andre Russell came up with another sensational display of power hitting to fire Kolkata Knight Riders to a five-wicket over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League here on Friday. Needing 66 runs off 24 balls, KKR were up against it before Russell came in and smashed an unbeaten 48 off 13 balls to complete the job with five balls to spare. His breathtaking knock comprised seven sixes and one four. Russell’s brutal hitting came after Virat Kohli (84 off 49) and AB de Villiers (63 off 32) recreated their “magic” with a delightful 108-run stand to take RCB to 205 for three. The result means KKR have now won three out of their four games while RCB

are have lost five in a row and are heading towards another sorry season. KKR were kept alive in the chase through opener Chris Lynn (43 off 31), Robbie Uthappa (33 off 25) and Nitish Rana (37 off 23) before Russell singlehandedly got the job done in the death overs. A pedestrian bowling effort from RCB pacers also helped KKR’s cause. RCB spinners Pawan Negi (2/21) and Yuzvendra Chahal (1/24) bowled well and were able to generate sharp turn, putting brakes on the KKR scoring rate. Earlier, Kohli and de Villiers hammered the bowlers at will during their entertaining stand. At one stage, it seemed RCB would get close to 250 but KKR did well to pull things back a bit on a batting beauty. During his sublime

knock, Kohli also overtook Suresh Raina to become the leading run-getter in IPL history besides completing 8000 runs in T20 cricket. The RCB skipper hit some beautiful cover drives early on and his innings comprised nine fours and two sixes. De Villiers too was in his element, smashing five fours and four maxi-

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Kohima Football League 2019

Kohima, Apr 5 (NPN): Kohima Town Club (KTC) will be organising the 3rd edition of Kohima Football League 2019 by May (tentative) at Indira Gandhi Stadium, Kohima. A press release from KTC informed that a total cash prize of over Rs. 4 lakh is set for 3rd edition. Therefore, the club has invited all the interested clubs to obtain forms from Sports Paradisem Rüluo Market Kezieke, Global Sports opposite Oking Hospital and Wonderland Shop, Old NST, Kohima. The last date of form submission is April 15. For more information, contacts 9402211604, 8794477894 or 9862835381.

DDTTA new office bearers elected

Dimapur, Apr 5 (NPN): Dimapur District Table Tennis Association (DDTTA) has elected the new team of office bearers for a term of 3 years. In a meeting held on Friday, advocate G Hekito Sema was elected as the president and Longshithung as vice president. Mharhonthung Murry was elected as the general secretary, Khokhu Swu as treasurer, Kuzuveho and Nyanthung as technical secretaries and Hubert Humtsoe as information secretary.

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Maria Sakkari shocks Bertens at Charleston Open Charleston, Apr 5 (Agencies): Defending champion Kiki Bertens suffered a surprise 7-6(8), 6-3 loss to World No 50 Maria Sakkari in the third round of the Charleston Open in South Carolina on Thursday. On a day when top seed Sloane Stephens survived a scare before beating Ajla Tomljanovic 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, Sakkari showcased supreme court coverage skills throughout her almost two-hour match against Bertens. Sakkari clinched the match after breaking the second-seeded Dutchwoman, who was playing on her preferred clay surface, for the seventh time in the contest. Sakkari, the 15th seed, saved four set points in the opener and held steady the rest of the way to secure her third career top-10 victory following wins over Caroline Wozniacki in 2017 and Karolina Pliskova last year. The win also righted the ship for Sakkari, who after a strong start to the year that included a run to the third round at the Australian Open, fell in the early stages of tournaments is St. Petersburg, Acapulco, Indian Wells and Miami. “I’m pretty excited and speechless,” Sakkari said on court. “I had a rough two months after the Australian Open, I was losing in the first round, second round

Maria Sakkari returns a shot to Kiki Bertens during their Charleston Open match.

and I really wanted to come back stronger. Finally I came back and I’m feeling great.” Up next for Sakkari will be fifth seed Wozniacki, who beat 12th-seeded Romanian Mihaela Buzarnescu 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. In the late match, Australian Tomljanovic won the first set with an exquisite backhand drop volley that American Stephens could not retrieve. Tomljanovic reeled off 13 straight points early in the second set, hitting a series of winners to race to a 3-0 lead, but Stephens wrested back the momentum as quickly as she had lost it. Croatianborn Tomljanovic continued to go for her shots in the final set but while she hit

more winners than her opponent, Stephens prevailed by making fewer errors. Earlier, ninth seed Belinda Bencic extended her fine form with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Taylor Townsend to reach the quarter-finals while Petra Martic beat Jessica Pegula 2-6 6-3 6-2. World number 21 Bencic, who entered the match having lost only six games all week, grabbed eight of the opening nine points to set the tone early. “The key was to put pressure on her. She’s got spin that can make you uncomfortable. If you give her time, she’s going to spin you off court and make you run,” said Bencic. “I just tried to play with smart tactics.”

Srikanth crashes out of Malaysia Open Kuala Lumpur, Apr 5 (PTI): Kidambi Srikanth suffered a straight-game loss to Olympic champion Chen Long of China to bow out of quarterfinals at the Malaysia Open here Friday. The eighth seeded Indian blew a huge advantage in the opening game to eventually lose the quarterfinal match 18-21 19-21. This was Srikanth’s fourth quarterfinal of the season. Srikanth blew a 16-11 advantage in the opening game, while in the second game he fought back from 7-11 down to level scores at 19-19 before ending up on the losing side. The 26-year-old had a 1-5 head-to-head record against Chen Long, whom he had defeated in their last meeting at the 2017 Australian Open. The Chinese showed great defence, playing some exceptional shots like a between-the-legs return to keep

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the spectators entertained at the Kuala Lumpur Sports City. In the first game, the Indian opened up a 11-7 lead at the first break. He kept his nose ahead till 16-11 before Chen started slowly clawing back into the contest. The Chinese drew parity at 17-17 before sealing the game with a cross court return that left the Indian stranded. In the second game, Srikanth kept himself close to the Chinese before

Chen unleashed a down-theline smash to grab a 11-7 lead at the breather. Srikanth made some simple errors like misjudging line calls, hitting wide and long and also mistiming shots as Chen led 16-8. The Indian won a long rally when Chen went wide and then the Chinese lost a couple of more points near the net before attacking the Indians backhand to reach 17-11. Srikanth kept breathing down Chen’s neck and reduced the margin to 17-18 with the Chinese falling in a heap of errors. The Indian levelled the scores at 18-all and was 19-19 when Chen hit another long shot. But the Chinese sent one at the backline to move to match point and sealed it when a fighting Srikanth dived full stretch but couldn’t keep the shuttle in.

Barca to offer Messi new deal

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Madrid, Apr 5 (Agencies): Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu says he is determined to ensure Lionel Messi remains a “one-club man” forever and is ready to offer him a new contract. Messi, who joined Barcelona as a 13-year-old, signed a new four-year contract at the Nou Camp in November 2017 but Bartomeu says the club are already looking to extend that deal. The 31-year-old has been in sensational form this season, scoring 42 goals in 39 games, and Bartomeu wants Messi to be forever linked with Barcelona, even after he hangs up his boots. “We would like to renew his contract, that’s the idea. He is young - you can see that - and he still has two years on his deal,” he told ESPN. “He’s always improving,

always innovating. I believe he still has many years in front of him and in the coming months we will sit down with him so that he has many more years at Barcelona.” Bartomeu said, “Messi is a one-club man. It’s more than what he does on the pitch - his relationship with Barca will last forever. I use the example of Pele, who was always at Santos. We want Messi to always be at Barca, whether that’s playing or linked to the club.” “We want him to have a really long career so we can keep on enjoying him. Lionel’s managed to break down borders. Everyone admires him and he’s applauded at other stadiums by rival fans,” he added. Messi has won nine La Liga titles, four Champions Leagues and six Copa del Rey crowns.

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