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Nagaland Post, Dimapur FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2020
Kamala Harris is a proven fighter: Biden
WASHINGTON, AUG 13 (PTI): Democratic party presidential nominee Joe Biden has said his pick for the party’s vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris is smart, tough and a proven fighter for the country’s middle class. Biden, 77, made his maiden public appearance with his running mate Harris on Wednesday and said that both of them are ready to get to work in rebuilding America and a better future for its people. “Kamala, as you all know is smart. She’s tough. She’s experienced. She’s a proven fighter for the backbone of this country, the middle class, for all those who are struggling to get into the middle class. Kamala knows how to govern,” Biden said. “She knows how to make the hard calls. She’s ready to do this job on day one. And we’re both ready to get to work rebuilding this nation and building a better,” he said making a joint appearance with Harris in Wilmington. Biden on Tuesday named 55-year-old Harris as his vice presidential run-
file photo of Joe Biden and then-candidate Sen. Kamala Harris after a Democratic presidential primary debate. (PTI)
ning mate, making history by selecting the first black woman to compete on a major party’s presidential ticket. The announcement resulted in enthusiasm among the party’s base. “Yesterday we had our best grassroots funds raising day of the campaign, more than double our previous record. And in doing so, we set a single day record for online political fundraising, and I think I know why,” he said. Biden raised USD 26 million for his presidential campaign in the 24 hours that followed his
announcement on picking Harris to be his running mate. “This morning, all across the nation little girls woke up, especially the black and brown girls who so often feel overlooked and undervalued in their communities, but today just maybe they’re seeing themselves for the first time in a new way, as the stuff of a president and vice presidents,” Biden said. In her campaign and the primary, according to Biden, Harris often talked about what she referred to as the 3:00 am agenda, about moms and dads
New Zealand reports 14 new COVID-19 cases amid 2nd wave
Cars queue at a COVID-19 test centre in Auckland, New Zealand, Thursday. (AP/PTI)
Wellington, Aug 13 (IANS): New Zealand reported 14 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, amid a second wave of the virus resurgence in the country. A positive case in managed isolation was a woman in her 30s who arrived in New Zealand from the Philippines on August 8, reports Xinhua news agency. She has been in managed isolation at the Distinction Hotel and tested positive around day 3 of her stay, Director-General of
Health Ashley Bloomfield told a press conference. The 13 other cases were reported in Auckland and were all linked to the four people from the same family in the city previously reported, Bloomfield said. The 14 cases have brought the total number of active cases in New Zealand to 36, 17 of which are linked to the recent outbreak, he said. The country’s total number of confirmed cases reached 1,238. Auckland resumed
COVID-19 Alert Level 3 at noon on Wednesday for three days, with the rest of the country going to Level 2, after 102 days without community transmission in the country. The government will make decisions and inform people in advance of a lockdown ending on Friday midnight, said Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. New Zealand reported new cases this week after 102 days without a new infection.
awake late at night in their kitchens, worried, scared, uncertain about how they were going to take care of their families, about how they’re going to pay the bills, about how they were going to make it, simply make it. “Growing up in Scranton and Claymont, Delaware, I saw that struggle with my family as well. Kamala saw it with hers as well. And millions of Americans are living that struggle as we speak, especially in this moment of crisis, especially with so many jobs lost,” he said. As the child of immigrants, Biden said, Harris knows personally how immigrant families enrich the country, as well as the challenges of what it means to grow up black and Indian American in the United States of America. “Her story is America’s story, different from mine in many particulars, but also not so different in the essentials. She has worked hard. She’s never backed down from a challenge, and she has earned each and every of the accolades and achievements
School set ablaze in Afghanistan Kabul, Aug 13 (IANS): Unknown armed men set a school ablaze in Taluqan city, the capital of Afghanistan’s Takhar province, on Thursday, a local official said. Provincial police spokesman Abdul Khalil Asir confirmed the incident to Xinhua news agency, saying: “The second floor of Abu Osman Taluqani school was completely burned due to unknown reason at around 3.30 a.m. today.” Asir also said that investigation had been initiated to determine the reason for the incident. Three other schools were set on fire in Takhar province over the past couple of years. The locals and officials have blamed Taliban militants for the incidents. But the militant group, which outlawed schools for girls and modern education for boys during its six-year reign, has denied its involvement.
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Russian Deputy PM tests positive for COVID-19
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No.PD& SJ.KPE/OBJECTION NOTICE-1/2019-20/295 Dated Kpe the 11th March 2020
OBJECTION NOTICE
Whereas Mr. T. SHEMONGTHE, F/O Lt. S. ROSE MARY of Ngoromi village, P.O/P.S Kiphire, district Kiphire has applied for issue of Succession Certificate to operate/draw/transfer/withdraw the debts & Security in respect of his daughter Late S. Rose Mary, who expired on 26th February 2020. Now therefore, the public are hereby informed to file claims/objection if any within 30(Thirty) days from the date of publication of this notice (VICTO SEMA) NJS Principal District & Sessions Judge Kiphire: Nagaland
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comprising a permanent resident and four work pass holders. There were also six imported cases who had been placed on stay-home notices upon arrival in Singapore. On Wednesday, 800 foreign workers were quarantined after health authorities discovered a case among them in a dormitory that had been cleared of the virus. They are among about 22,800 workers who are still serving out their quarantine period. These workers will be tested when their quarantine ends, and it expects the new infection case counts to remain high in the coming days before tapering off, said MOH. The 11 imported patients reported on Wednesday comprised two Singaporeans, three work pass holders, one work permit holder, four dependant’s pass holders and one special pass holder. These patients had returned from Indonesia, India and the Philippines. Among them is a Filipino seaman holding a special pass who arrived from India on August 8 on a vessel.
three hours, Xinhua news agency reported citing InciWeb, an interstate incident information system, as syaing. There was zero per cent containment of the fire and several structures were threatened. Yury Trutnev CBS News reported that the huge smoke column M os c ow, A ug 1 3 of the fire could be seen (IANS): Russian Deputy from the Los Angeles inter- Prime Minister Yury Trutnational airport, about 100 nev has tested positive for COVID-19. Trutnev’s trip km south away. The Los Angels Fire to the Far East as part of Department said 10 strike the visit of Russian Prime teams were sent to the Minister Mikhail Mishustin has been postponed so far, scene. Meanwhile, several fire Xinhua news agency. “Before the trip, Yury officials, including Angeles Trutnev was tested for coroNational Forest crews, were navirus. He showed a posiworking with the Los Angeles County Sheriff ’s Depart- tive result,” he said. Russia registered 5,102 ment to evacuate residents new COVID-19 cases in the north of the fire. A helicopter drops water on the Lake Hughes fire in The cause of the Lake past 24 hours, taking its total Angeles National Forest on Thursday. (AP/PTI) Fire has not yet been de- to 902,701, the country’s Los Angeles, Aug residence. termined, and no injuries COVID-19 response centre. The death toll stood at 13 (IANS): A fast growThe blaze, dubbed or damage have been re15,231. ing wildfire in California’s ‘Lake Fire’, was first report- ported. Angeles National Forest, ed on Wednesday afternoon, prompting evacuation or- and spread from about 50 ders for over 500 nearby acres to 10,000 acres within IN THE COURT OF PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE KIPHIRE : NAGALAND
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global pandemic,” he said. As of last week, more than 250 people here had volunteered for the trials of the vaccine but only around 100 were selected. The trial, which is being administered by the SingHealth Investigational Medicine Unit, is expected to last until October this year. The vaccine was originally slated to begin trials in September, but had been approved ahead of time due to pre-clinical trials “exceeding expectations”. Luna r- C ov 19 c on tains genetic material called mRNA, which encodes part of the virus. Injected into a person, it causes the body’s cells to begin manufacturing a protein similar to that of the virus, allowing the body to recognise and learn to fight it. Meanwhile, Singapore on Thursday reported 102 new coronavirus cases, taking the national tally to 55,497. Migrant workers living in dormitories made up the majority of the cases, said Ministry of Health (MOH) in its daily update. The new cases included five community cases
Fast growing wildfire in California forces evacuation of 500 families
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SINGAPORE, AUG 13 (PTI): The first batch of volunteers aged between 21 and 55 in Singapore have received a dose of a potential coronavirus vaccine being developed in the country. Called Lunar-Cov19, the vaccine is developed by Duke-NUS Medical School and American pharmaceutical company Arcturus Therapeutics. Arcturus in a statement on Tuesday said that this first phase of the trial involved volunteers aged between 21 and 55, who were injected with a single shot of the vaccine. Data from this phase of the early-stage trial would be used to select the dosage regimens of the next phase, which will involve those aged 56 to 80, as well as younger adults. Arctur us president and chief executive Joseph Payne said that based on pre-clinical trials, its vaccine may only need to be administered once, and at a very low dose. “These favourable attributes could greatly facilitate mass vaccination campaigns necessary to control this
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that she has gained, many of them often in the face of obstacles that others put in her way, but never quit,” he said. As attorney general of the largest state in the country, Harris took on the big banks over mortgage fraud and won, later also took on big oil when it wanted to pollute without consequences, he said. “She was a pioneer in marriage equality and tackled the gun lobby. You know, we’ve all watched her in the United States Senate go toe to toe with Trump officials trying to hide the truth, asking the tough questions that needed to be asked and not stopping until she got an answer. And when none was forthcoming, it was obvious what the answer was,” Biden said. “As a member of the Intelligence Committee and the Judiciary Committee, she’s been the center--in the middle of the most critical national security challenges our country faces, well aware, well aware of all the threats to this nation and ready to respond to them,” said the Democratic party’s presidential nominee.
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Dismantlling and reconstruction of bathroom and toilets at Elliki PG Girls and 02 (Two) 1. 20,00,000.00 40,000.00 500.00 Kichuki PG Boys months Hostel under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan at NU, Hqrs. Lumami Repair and renovation of toilets etc under Swachh 02 (Two) 2. 15,00,000.00 30,000.00 500.00 Bharat Abhiyan months at NU, Kohima Campus, Meriema Renovation of toilets etc under 02 (Two) Swachh Bharat 3. 15,00,000.00 30,000.00 500.00 months Abhiyan at NU, SASRD Campus, Medziphema. Tender documents can be obtained from Engineering Section, NU, Hqrs. Lumami on working days upto 20th August 2020 and the same should be submitted in a sealed envelope addressed to the Registrar on or before 24th August 2020 (upto 2:00 PM). Nagaland University reserves the right to accept or reject any tender without assigning any reason, whatsoever. (Dr. ABEMO) DC-473 Registrar K Y M C
