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Prez addresses nation on eve of I-Day India will never lose capacity to listen to feeblest voice: President NEW DELHI, AUG 14 (AGENCIES): President Ram Nath Kovind said on Wednesday that India will never lose its capacity to listen to the feeblest voice; that it will never lose sight of its ancient ideals; that it will forget neither its sense of fairness nor its sense of adventure.

In his address to the nation on the eve of 73rd Independence Day, the President said it is a characteristic of Indianness to empathize with nature and with all living beings. “We Indians are a people who dare to explore the moon and Mars. We are also a people who persevere to create a loving habitat for three of every four wild tigers on our planet, because it is characteristic of Indianness to empathise with nature and with all living beings,” he said.

Reciting lines of poet Subramania Bharati in Tamil, Kovind said these

DC notifies on road safety rules

D I M A P U R , AU G 1 4 (NPN): In pursuance of the directive of the Supreme Court Committee on Road Safety and in the interest and public safety, DC & chairman, District Road Safety Committee, Dimapur, Kevekha Kevin Zehol has directed strictly implementation of road safety rules.

In a notification, DC informed that traffic violations/offences regarding helmets, seatbelt, mobile phones, dangerous driving etc will be strictly dealt with and directed the enforcing agencies to impound driving licences of violators and the same to be forwarded to the concern licencing authority for necessary action. Owners of school buses, school/own managed operated transport buses and three wheelers have been asked to follow the prescribed carrying capacity mentioned in the registration certificate and to prominently display the seating capacity, visible to all passengers. Appropriate action will be initiated against all defaulters, it added. School authorities have been asked to ensure that under-aged students are not allowed to drive to school.

Appropriate action will be initiated as per law against owners who allow vehicles to be driven by under-aged students, DC stated.

Ram Nath Kovind

reflected country’s “freedom movement and its expansive goals.”

“We will learn both scripture and science, we will explore both heavens and oceans, we will unravel the mysteries of the moon and we will sweep our streets clean too,” he said interpreting the lines.

“May those ideals and may that urge to learn and to listen and to become better, may that curiosity and may that fraternalism, always be with us. May it always bless us, and always bless India,” he added.

President Kovind also expressed confidence that scrapping provisions of Article 370 that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcation of the state into two Union Territories will be of “immense

The ill-fated bus. (NP)

Correspondent

Kohima , A ug 1 4 (NPN): In an unfortunate incident, a bus ferrying Kohima college students turned turtle while on their way to attend the 73rd Naga Independence Day celebration at Naga Soli-

D I M A P U R , AU G 1 4 (NPN): On the occasion of Independence Day 2019, a total of 946 police personnel have been awarded medals by President Ram Nath Kovind.

President Police Medals for Gallantry (PPMG) has been awarded to three personnel, Police Medals for Gallantry (PMG) to 177 personnel, President’s Police Medals for Distinguished Service (PPMDS) to 89 personnel and Police Medal for Meritorious Service (PMMS) to 677 personnel.

Among the majority of the 180 gallantry awards, 114 personnel are being awarded for their gallant action in J&K, 62 personnel for their gallant action in left-wing extremism affected areas and 4 personnel for their gallant action in the north-east region.

From Nagaland, Deputy SP Dimapur, Atu Zumvu, CLI, PTS Nagaland Kevisebile Angami and Hekishe Sema, Inspector (GD), 111 Bn BSF, Satakha Nagaland have been awarded Police Medal for Meritorious Service.

DIMAPUR, AUG 14 (NPN): Ngaland Governor R.N. Ravi in his maiden speech on the eve of Independence Day, stated that India has been relentlessly and unwaveringly pursuing the path of a secular and plural democracy during its 73 years of independence as the world’s largest democracy.

He said the country has built strong foundations for establishing internationally credible institutions of law, justice and a robust free media including diversity of faith, language, culture and cuisine.

Governor Ravi added that multiple faith and cultures thrived in this beautiful mosaic. Ravi also extolled the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi under whom India was rising up to its long awaited destiny to become the world’s fifth largest economy and on way to become the fourth largest with aspirations of becoming a $5 trillion economy by 2025.

The governor however lamented that while all other states were expe-

R.N. Ravi (NP File)

riencing fast paced growth, Nagaland was lagging behind . He said there was differential growth and development between Nagaland and other advanced states in India.

However he said that in the 55 years of statehood, Nagaland has undergone significant transformation for the good.

Among these was the remarkable progress in the parameters of human resource development but there was vast unmet potential of the land and people.

Other areas of concern, which the governor noted were connectivity infrastructure which was poor even by the stan-

dard in some north eastern states.

He said the such slow pace of development was “stealing away the future of Nagaland.”

He also stressed that it was essential for growth to provide equal partnership of mothers, sisters and daughters of Nagaland who remain disadvantaged in terms of health care, nutrition, education and employment opportunities.

Ravi also pointed out the need to unleash the creative genius and entrepreneurial potential of youth, by creating “a congenial atmosphere, free from fear of gun and multiple taxation” and providing them with easy access to credit and technology.

On the occasion, he asserted that Nagaland was at the point of its history with the dawn of peace and prosperity beaconing the state. Ravi therefore called upon the people of the state and all sections to commit to a pledge to build “Nagaland of our dreams” so as to be the envy of even the most advanced states in India.

darity Park, Kohima. The incident occurred at Billy Graham road, near Kohima College Wednesday morning.

NSF vice president, Dievi Yano who rushed to the spot with other members informed Nagaland Post that 20 injured students were rushed to Naga Hospital, Kohima and KOHIMAS. Among them, one was stated to be in serious condition, but out of danger, Yano said. Those with minor injuries were administered first aid and discharged. The cause of the accident was yet to be ascertained till the filing of this report.

M e a n w h i l e, N S F expressed pain over the unfortunate incident and informed that the federation will bear all medical expenses of the injured.

NSF further thanked the students for their sacrifice and wished them speedy recovery.

NEW DELHI, AUG 14 (AGENCIES): Most people in India feel that Narendra Modi is the best Prime Minister that the country has seen so far. His popularity surpasses that of former Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Jawaharlal Nehru. This was revealed in the Mood of the Nation Poll 2019 conducted by the India Today Group.

In the survey, 37% polled Indians ranked Narendra Modi as the best Prime Minister. With just 14% polled Indians rooting for her, Indira Gandhi was ranked as the second best prime minister of India.

Besides this, founder of BJP and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was ranked as the third best PM with 11% polled Indians ranking him as the best. In comparison to this, 9% polled Indians believed that India’s first prime minister, Nehru was the best PM that India has seen so far. Lal Bahadur Shastri and Rajiv Gandhi got 6% votes, while Manmohan Singh and Guljari Lal Nanda got 5 and 3% respectively. (Guljari Lal Nanda served as acting PM on two occasions.)

The India Today Group-Karvy Insights Mood of the Nation (MOTN) poll was conducted by Karvy Insights Limited. A total of 12,126 interviews were conducted (67 per cent rural and 33 per cent urban, and an almost equal number of women and men), spread across 97 parliamentary constituencies and 194 assembly constituencies in 19 states.

These states are: Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.

The landslide area near old KMC dumping site opened for double lane.

Correspondent

KOHIMA, AUG 14 (NPN): A stretch of National Highway-29, which was closed following landslide near KMC old dumping site on August 4 morning, was opened for all types of vehicular traffic on August 13 evening.

It may be mentioned that the stretch was opened for single lane (light ve-

hicles) on August 9 night.

The road has been restored after fresh earth-cutting.

E a r l i e r, ve h i c u l a r movement was diverted towards Jotsoma by-pass, Peducha-Tsiesema and Niuland-Zhadima.

Meanwhile, tree plantation and clearance of debris within the jurisdiction of national highway was carried out in and around Kohima town under the initiative

of chief engineer National Highway K. Thenuo and SDO National Highway Kohima, Akumdong on Wednesday. The chief engineer’s villagers Chiecha Badipfüko Krotho Kohima and Angami Baptist Thenupfüko Krotho planted trees including Bougainvillea on the road side besides beautifying the highway by cleaning weeds and clearing nullah.

Naga political groups celebrate ‘73rd Naga Independence Day’ Honourable solution only way forward: Tuccu Solution could arrive at any given day: Kitovi Nagas are one and will be one: V. Metha Naga history based litical negotiations between day, the Kedahge acknowl- on sacrifices, blood chairman of National Socialist Council of Nagalim edged those “National workGovernment of India and (NSCN), was addressing the ers” who relentlessly stood and tears: Wangtin WC, NNPGs carries the es-

Q. Tuccu (NP)

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adventure.

Referring to the recently concluded session of Parliament which recorded lengthy and productive sittings, the President said many important Bills were passed, in a spirit of cross-party cooperation and constructive debate. “I am confident this is only an indicator of what the coming five years have in store.

I also urge that this culture percolates to all our legislative assemblies,” he said.

Kovind also spoke about how state and society, government and citizen, must see and cooperate with each other.

He said the baton building is about creating that optimal partnership between voters and their representatives, between citizens and their government, and between civil society and state.

“The state and the government have an important role, as a facilitator and an enabler. As such, it is critical for our key institutions and the policy makers to study and appreciate the message being sent by citizens and to be responsive to the thoughts and wishes of our people,” he said.

Governor RN Ravi calls for building a rising Nagaland

20 students injured in mishap Narendra Modi is India’s NH-29 opens for vehicular traffic best PM so far: MOTN poll

This is it!

“The cashier always dreamt big. Wanted to be a minister and this happens every year.”

benefit” to people of those regions. Kovind said the changes made in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh recently will enable the people to access and enjoy the same rights, same privileges and same facilities as their fellow citizens in the rest of the country.

Kovind also underlined the need for the government to build financial infrastructure in the form of a transparent, inclusive banking system, an online friendly tax system and easier access to capital for legitimate entrepreneurs.

The President observed that India has rarely been a judgemental society and rather it has had an “easy-going, live-and-letlive organising principle.”

“India’s history and destiny, India’s legacy and future, are a function of coexistence and conciliation, of reform and reconciliation-of expanding our hearts and embracing the idea of others.” Kovind said he was confident India will never lose its capacity to listen to the “feeblest voice” and it will never lose sight of its ancient ideals and will forget neither its sense of fairness nor its sense of

3 from Nagaland gets President’s police medal

DIMAPUR/KOHIMA, AUG 14 (NPN): Government of the People’s Republic of Nagalim (GPRN) Yaruiwo, Q. Tuccu has asserted that an honourable political settlement between Government of India (GoI) and NSCN/GPRN was the only way forward towards lasting peace in the region.

Tuccu, who is also the

73rd Naga Independence Day Wednesday at Council Headquarters (CHQ) Hebron.

In his presidential address, Tuccu said the Government of India and NSCN must exercise their best political wisdom and resource to emergence from the impasse over some of the core issues.

The Yaruiwo admitted that the challenges were great, however, expressed optimism that no problem was too big to solve through mutual respect. “An honourable political settlement of the two entities is the only way forward towards lasting peace in the region,” added Tuccu.

(Cont’d on p-12)

N Kitovi Zhimomi

GPRN/NSCN ato kilonser and Working Committee (WC), NNPGs convener N Kitovi Zhimomi said that there was no major issues left between WC and Government of India and therefore could arrive at a solution at any given day.

Speaking at the 73rd Naga Independence Day celebration programme held at Khehoi designated camp, Kitovi maintained that po-

sence and spirit of May 16, 1951 Naga plebiscite.

WC convenor, however, cautioned that in the final days of negotiations between government of India and Nagas, there may remain elements “who would brazenly attempt to belittle, instigate, initiate blame game, hatch deceitful policies to thwart the common aspiration.”

He said it was time to prepare “ourselves and embrace a political settlement” where all Nagas could participate and redefine their destiny afresh as a people.

“We must prepare our generations to face greater challenges in the future,” Kitovi asserted.

‘Gen. (Retd)’ Viyalie Metha (NP)

FGN Kedahge ‘Gen. (Retd)’ Viyalie Metha affirmed that Nagas were one and would be one despite enemy occupying most of Naga territories through its mighty armed forces and dividing Nagas into eastwest-north-south for over seventy years.

Speaking at the “73rd Nagaland Independence Day” celebration at Peace (More on p-6) Camp, Chedema Wednes-

and sacrificed in defence of Nagaland. “We remember and honour our leaders and soldiers who suffered, toiled and laid down their ultimate lives for our nation and for us for whom we are able to stand as a people and as a Nation and they shall be remembered all through the annals of Naga history,” Metha said. Stating that Nagaland declared its independence before India became an independent country, ‘Gen.(Retd)’ Metha said “We know our national right, we are not demanding anything from India and neither do we have anything to negotiate with India in the matter of Nagaland as an independent Nation.”

(Cont’d on p-12)

NSCN/GPRN (Reformation) president Y Wangtin Naga has said that the “history of Naga nation was based on the history of sacrifices, blood and tears.”

Addressing the “73rd Naga Independence Day’ celebration at Cease Fire Supervisory Board (CFSB) Office at Mon on August 14, 2019, Wangtin said it was also a history of oppression, suppression and subjugation from the hands of “neighbouring countries (India and Myanmar), who are militarily, politically, economically and resourcefully much more powerful than Nagas. However, he said that with God on their side, the Nagas bravely (Cont’d on p-12) K Y M C

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Tsg LADP 2019-20 approved

DIMAPUR: District planning and development board (DPDB) Tuensang held a meeting at at DC conference hall Tuensang on August 14, wherein Toshi Wungtung chairman DP&DB and advisor for IPR, Village Guards, Nagaland chaired the meeting.

According to DIPR report, at the meeting LADP 2019-20 for the Tuensang district was approved as per constituency wise.

Speaking in the meeting, Toshi deliberated on the guideline of the LADP where he also mentioned the enhancement of the amount by 50 Lakhs per assembly constituencies as approved by the cabinet and state planning board under iconic project.

It was also deliberated that all the tribal Hohos will be allowed to nominate one member each to represent the DPDBs and only the nominee will be allowed to attend the meeting.

The members also discussed on the construction of helipad at Shamator

DPDB chairman speaking at the meeting. (DIPR) and the concerned department also commented on the guidelines as per the department and was approved to forward to the government. Creation of NST office asst. station superintendent at Shamator was also discussed and approved to forward to the government for further procedures.

Chairman was of the

view that as per the NSF notification to hoist the Naga national flag to mark the Independence Day, Eastern Nagaland was not under NSF so directed the district administration and Police that it will not tolerate any offices or institutions hoisting the Naga national flag.

The following agendas construction of drainage, calvert from fishery to station school bazaar (C) sector Tuensang, repairing/renovation of GPS A Govt Primary School Shiponger village, Reapiring/re-innovation of GPS A & C Primary School Kuthur village and upgradation of Govt Primary School A Shiponger village to Middle School were forwarded to department concerned for the technical clearance before the approval.

On the penetration of Yuva Drug (madness drugs) to the district as per recently published in the local dailies, the house resolved to constitute an action oriented body to assist the police department.

news in Brief LOU-NH-29 informs: Landowners Union NH-29 (LOU-NH-29) has informed all the registered landowners NH-29 (Purana Bazaar to Chumoukedima) that the date to append their respective signature in the “VAKALATNAMA Form” has been extended further from August 17 to 20. Forms will be available at the Landowners Union NH-29 Office, at 5th Mile Dimapur in between 9 a.m to 4 p.m. Union shall not be held responsible for any consequences arising out of the failure of the registered landowners to append their signature in the VAKALATNAMA Form. All the area incharge/executive members have been requested to handover the registration coupon to treasurer on August 20 positively.

DEO Zunheboto informs: District education officer (DEO) Zunheboto, Sekhonulu Thingo has informed all educational institutions, both government and private, that the department of School Education Kohima would be organizing a district level sensitisation of scholarship scheme on August 20, 10 a.m at conference hall, near ZTSBC Zunheboto. All the schools under Zunheboto district are to depute one teacher who has been handling scholarship or have knowledge of online working system to attend the programme.

DEO Kma informs: District education officer (DEO) Kohima, Y Mary Zhimomi has informed all heads of schools (both govt and private) under the jurisdiction of DEO, Kohima and Pughuboto division that sensitisation programme on scholarship schemes for all the schools will be held on August 16, 10 a.m at TM GHSS auditorium, Kohima. All the head of

schools have been requested to send one teacher who will be handling scholarships or having knowledge of online working system.

Sr SDEO Dmu informs: Senior subdivisional education officer (SDEO) Dimapur, G Vikuto Sema has directed all government schools and private schools under Sr. SDEO Dimapur to collect the teachers day token and flags at the office hour. All the principal, head teacher and teacherin-charge have been informed to bring their respective school seal.

NU Lumami informs alumni members: Nagaland University (NU) will be celebrating 25 years on September 5 at headquarters Lumami, whereby all alumni members of NU have been asked to contribute towards this end. Alumni members have been requested to take note of the contact details for further information: Coordinator, SASRD Medziphema campus prof L. Tongpang at 8730882217/ 9436061354; Coordinator, Kohima campus Dr. Ratan Kaurinta 9436011758; Coordinator, SET, Dimapur: Er. Ayangla Jamir 9436831373; Mokokchung Dr. Bendagtemjen 9378166337; Dr. Sakutemsu 7005785293; Dr Matsung 8974822826; Kohima Dr. Temsulemba Walling 8974816637; Dimapur Dr Martemjen 7005655166 and Lumami Akumtoshi 7085614419; Tia Mollier 7005224831.

Corrigendum: Apropos the news item “GMS Daklane school building inaugurated” the statement of the chairperson SMC GMS Daklane Kohima should read as the fund provided by the department was sufficient and the school building was completed and not as published. (Correspondent)

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DWO Kohima informs SMC organises workshop for office staff beneficiaries on NSAP DIMAPUR: District welfare officer (DWO) Kohima has informed beneficiaries on disbursement of (NSAP) IGNOAPS/IGNWPS/IGNDPS/Disabled for the year 2019.

The payment will be on the done on spot and beneficiaries have been requested to avail the benefit as per schedule: Southern Angami at DWO office on August 21; Viswema at council hall on August 22; Western Angami at DWO office on August 23; Khonoma/Jotsoma at council hall on August 26; P khel/T khel Kohima village at council hall on August 28; L khel/D khel Kohima village at council hall on August 29; Chiephobozou/Nerhema/ Nerhe model/Phezha at ADC office Chiephobozou on August 30; Chedema/ Rusoma/Dihoma/Kijumetouma at DWO office on August 31; Tuuphema/Botsa/Gariphe Bawe, Basa at EAC office Botsa on September 2; Tsiemekhu Basa, Bawe/Sei-

LRC NNC (PB) celebrate ‘Naga I-Day’ DIMAPUR: Naga Independence Day was observed

by Lotha Regional Council (NNC) parent body (PB) on August 14 at Wokha, addressed by president of LRC Ekyimthung Patton.

A press release from LRC NNC (PB) stated that, Ekyimthung Patton, extended gratitude to the almighty God for His utmost care shown to “our” people. He saluted and paid homage to the comrades, both death and alive, who have declared this historic day as Naga Independence Day to make known to the world for recognition.

He also appealed to the citizens and all factions to come out and face the situation unitedly to work out the Naga political problem on the principle of 1929 memorandum of the Naga Hills (All Naga inhabited area) and 1951 plebiscite (a political referendum) for permanent solution. under one umbrella administration.

Ekyimthung hoped that all factions of Naga national workers repent, reconcile, and make one platform, then the GOI cannot deny the Naga national right. He added that Indians and Nagas must not fight anymore like savages, in the past many years, but solution must be achieved at the earliest.

yhama, Seiyha Phesa/ Teichuma/Chiechama at DWO office on September 3; Nachama/Thizama/ Zhadima at DWO office on September 4; Meriema/Tsiesema/Ziezou/ Phekerkrie/Viphoma at DWO office on September 6; Rengmapani/Logwesinyu/Tsosinyu/Thonsunyu/Sendenyu/New Sendenyu/Rumesinyu/ Khenyu at DWO office on September 7; Tseminyu town, Tseminyu/Tseminyu South at ADC office Tseminyu on September 9; Phenshunyu/Henbenji/Terogvunyu/Phenwhenyu/Kashanyu New/ Zisunyu at DWO office on September 10; Gukhanyu/ Ziphenyu/Tesophenyu/ Nsunyu at DWO office on September 11; Chunlikha/ Yikhanu/K.Station/Sishunnu/Khonibizun Ehunnu/Kandinu/Phenda/ Tsonsa/Litsuphen/Guji/ Sewanyu/Kashanyishin/ Likhwenchu at DWO office on September 12; Kohima town at DWO office from September 16 to 21.

Office staff with resource person during the workshop at SMC. DIMAPUR: Institutional values and best practices (IQAC) of Sakus Mission College (SMC) Dimapur, conducted a one-day workshop on “Professional Ethics and values” for the office staff, on August 14, with Atemla Anichari, a former counselor at Christian Institute of Health Sciences and Research (CIHSR) Dimapur, as the resource person.

A press release from SMC, IQAC stated that, two separate sessions were held for clerical and for the support staff. Limanaro, HoD Education and the

convener of IQAC chaired the first session and welcome note was delivered by Dr. Arenla Aier, principal SMC. In the first session, the resource person initiated an activity based workshop and encouraged the participants to have core belief in self, which was a driving force to motivate and develop a firm conviction towards work. She also spoke on the importance and the requisite qualities to be possessed by each personnel in an institution. She highlighted on certain aspects related to

professionalism, like adhering towards integrity, accountability, diligence, perseverance and self-discipline. She deliberated on certain steps to be followed in order to develop good work ethics, communication skills etc. Note of appreciation was given by Wangwan on behalf of the office staff.

The second session with the support staff was chaired by Mhonthung HoD Sociology (IQAC member). The workshop is a first of its kind in the institution for the nonteaching staff.

Banned items destroyed in Longleng

DIMAPUR: District and sessions court Longleng today carried out destruction and disposing of illegal banned items which were seized on various occasions in the district. The process of destruction and disposing of various intoxicants seized during different occasions in the district was carried out in connection with the petition filed by asst. public prosecutor (APP) Longleng and subsequently the order in this connection was passed by chief judicial magistrate (CJM) Tucuno Vamuzo under section 452 of CRPC, NDPS and DC act and NLTP act.

In this connection, 1049 bottles of Indian made foreign liquor MC rum, 42 cans of kingfisher, various brand of heroin (brown sugar), SP capsules, nitrogen tablets, opium etc. worth crores of rupees in

Chief judicial magistrate, Tucuno Vamuzo and other representatives during the disposing of banned items at Longleng today. (NP) international market.

The seized items were destroyed at the outskirts of Oushok village, 2 kilometers away from district headquarters Longleng.

The destruction and disposing of seized illegal items

were carried out in presence of CJM Tucuno Vamuzo, APP Vito. K. Chishi, and representative from Phomla Hoichem, official from SP office, OC Police station Longleng, P. I court, Oushok village council and

Dobashis from district administration Longleng.

Incriminating documents and other items seized from various underground factions were also destroyed during the occasion.

NSUP fresher’s orientation-cum-website launch

DIMAPUR: Naga Students Union Phagwara (NSUP), Punjab, organised fresher’s orientation-cumwebsite launch programme on August 12.

A press release from information and publicity secretary, NSUP, Asivi Nagi, stated that advisor, NSUP, Pele George, encouraged fresher’s to make maximum use of the facilities provided by the university and urged them to take active roles and responsibility and to put God first in all walks of life.

Briefing on design of the website and its need, general secretary, NSUP, Er. Ketusezo Rote, expressed that union was proud to finally launch the official website.

He stated that it would facilitate quick connectivity amongst members and outside world, to understand working of the union as well as a platform for a look into lives of Naga students studying in Phagwara.

The website was inaugurated by special guest, pastor, Christian

Fellowship Jalandhar, Tiaakum Ozukum.

Earlier, programme was chaired by assistant general secretary, NSUP, Netanya W Khayi, welcome address delivered by assistant sports secretary, NSUP, Tovikali Chophy and vote of thanks by vice president, NSUP, Imkososang Jamir.

Other guests included president, North East Organisation Jalandhar (NESOJ), Rinlungso Zimik and Manipur Students’ Union Phagwara (MSUP) representatives.

District health society meeting held ICDS Centres inaugurated in Mon

Medical officers along with others at the meeting held on August 13.

DIMAPUR: Chief medical officer (CMO) of Mon, Dr. Kechongol Sophie said the district was doing a commendable job in programmes that were taken up in campaign mode, but there was still need for improvement in the delivery of routine health services.

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dressing the health workers of Mon during the district health society meeting on August 13 at DRDA hall, Mon. CMO cited examples of the MR (Measles Rubella) campaign where the district of Mon had attained 100% vaccination and the recently concluded population stabilization programme where the district had exceeded the GOI set targets for the district

(99 sterilizations against target of 85; and 380 IUCD insertions against target of 203).

CMO also encouraged the health workers to put their best efforts into the acceptance of the recently launched rota virus vaccination (RVC) which would decrease diarrhoea cases in infants and improve the overall health of children in the district.

District TB officer, Dr.

Tinenlo James also spoke on the high prevalence of TB in the Mon which was the highest in the state after Dimapur and Kohima.

He informed that from January 2019 till date there were 342 TB notified cases in the district and 307 was put on treatment while 17 MDR TB cases had been identified in Mon and treatment for MDR TB had started since July 2019 in the district.

District Vector Borne Officer (DVBO) Mon, Dr. Limatula Aier also spoke on the importance of testing every fever case since sufficient test kits were available and also supplied to all health units. She also requested all the health workers to be alert under the present circumstances of JE cases in neighbouring states and district and requested that blood slides of suspected cases be sent to the district.

District programme officer (DPO) of RCH and UIP, Dr. Shashinle Tep also reminded all the medical staff to work sincerely on the microplan for immunization which would help in improving the over-all Immunization status of the district.

District programme manager (DPM) of NHM, Bonnie Konyak reviewed the block-wise performance of the district and spoke on the ‘Roles and Responsibilities’ of the health workers while the BPMs gave refresher training on the various reporting formats.

Officials of Mon ADP, WVI and Social Welfare during the inauguration programme.

DIMAPUR: Mon ADP, World Vision India (WVI) and Social Welfare department, Mon since signing of signed MoU in October 2015, has been closely working for the upliftment of vulnerable section of the people in the communities.

A press release from Mon ADP, WVI coor-

dinator development facilitation, Y. Nockyam Wangnao stated that, Mon ADP, World Vision India as partner for strengthening ICDS programmes have constructed 5 ICDS Centres and renovated 3 ICDS Centres in Mon and Wakching blocks in 2019.

In the presence of Christabel Kalaiselvi group

director-operation WVI, Samuel Therieh associate director PMO Guwahati and communities leaders, Khupao Hengna DPO, Mon and M. Tongwang Yanlam CDPO, Mon inaugurated Totok Chinglen ICDS Centre and Totok Chingnyu ICDS Centre “A” respectively on August 13.

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WEATHER FORECAST August 15

(Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala A shower and t-storm around

32 26

Thunderstorm

26 21

Guwahati A thunderstorm in spots

34 26

Aizawl Imphal

Some rain and a thunderstorm 27 21

Itanagar A thunderstorm in spots

29 23

Shillong

A thunderstorm in the area

Kohima

Mainly cloudy, thunderstorms 23 19

Dimapur A t-storm around in the a.m.

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Niketu along with NSF officials, RBCK choir and others. (NP) Correspondent KOHIMA, AUG 14 (NPN): Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) celebrated the 73rd Naga Independence Day at Naga Solidarity Park here on Wednesday in the presence peace activist, former chairman peace committee and NBCC’s former trustee friends of moral armament, Niketu Iralu.

Speaking on the occasion, Iralu said NNC on behalf of all Nagas had on August 14, 1947 reaffirmed what the pioneers had declared 18 years earlier and NNC leaders were simply staying true to what they had understood about their history up to that time, and staking their right for the future justified by their history as understood by them.

He said they had not done it because they were against anyone or had any malicious intent to damage anyone. He reminded everyone of the Naga voluntary plebiscite four years later and all the

momentous upheavals that had happened since then up to today for which all Nagas had paid a very heavy price as India used force to suppress the Naga struggle.

Appreciating NSF for organising the programme, Iralu stressed that the present generation should also understand “our history” as the conflicts within the Naga family had created confusion. He said being from a generation that was well past its prime, he had the responsibility to say honestly to the younger generations what August 14 meant to Naga people. He said the historic day produced Kuknalim, which was about the aspiration of the Nagas and their identity that their history entitled them to claim and nurture.

The speaker remarked that he was surprised when Prime Minister Narendra Modi ended his speech to Naga people at Kisama in 2014 with the expression “Kuknalim”.

The peace activist said the Naga struggle, both underground and over ground, had been very badly damaged by “ourselves because of our short-sightedness, selfishness and ambitions”.

He called upon the Naga people to restore the health of Naga society, be responsible and stop all wrong and unmethodical ways to solve “our problems”.

In his address, NSF president Ninoto Awomi recalled that more than seven decades ago when “our founding fathers” first formed the federation, they had the twin vision to articulate the noble aspiration of youths through a common platform and to respond to any issues that confront the students and Nagas as a whole. Thus, the federation was formed and committed to “intellectual fight” against any force that threatened the existence, right, freedom and identity of “our people”. He stressed that NSF was committed to take

on the responsibilities so that “our younger generation”, especially the student community’s future, their hopes, dreams and aspirations for a better quality of life were fulfilled.

Awomi asserted that NSF was the voice of younger generation as Naga society had witnessed so much conflict and wars, torn apart and disconnected by political boundaries and exhausted with decades of bloodshed and violence.

Mentioning that the Independence Day was celebrated to express the will of Naga youth in good faith and pray that the world would be witness and fair in honouring “our unique history, our identity, our culture and our political goals”, the NSF president called upon the gathering to reflect back on all past leaders and martyrs who had sacrificed their lives for freedom from any forceful subjugation.

He emphasised “Our right to self determination is justified on account of our unique history, culture and political goals as declared to the world on August 14, 1947 when the Nagas declared themselves free from any imperialistic forces and on May 16, 1951 through the Naga National Plebiscite when 99.9% of the Nagas

DLSA Wokha conducts training for PLVs

assistant stated that, Nino Iralu, district & sessions judge-cum-chair person DLSA, Wokha delivering key note address asked the PLVs to work in close tandem with the legal services institution and the government departments, in amePara legal volunteers, master trainers along with district & sessions judge Nino Iralu liorating the lot of poor and disadvantaged sections of and addl. deputy commissioner Wokha, Mhathung Tsanglao. the society.

DIMAPUR: District Legal tion training to 21 para legal hall Wokha.

Mhathung Tsanglao, Services Authority (DLSA), volunteers (PLVs) on August A press release from ADC, Wokha in his keyWokha conducted orienta- 13 and 14 at DC conference NSLSA public relations note address encouraged

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the PLVs to work as ambassadors of peace in the society to empower the weak, underprivileged and marginalised sections.

Trainers Khrievono Seletsu, judicial magistrate, first class-cum-secretary WDLSA, Limhathung Ezung legal aid counsel, Sunjib Rana, retainer lawyer, KDLSA and Meribemo Lotha, retainer lawyer WDLSA and Shanchobeni P Lotha, project assistant WDLSA

reiterated our right for a sovereign independent nation under the noble leadership of AZ Phizo.”

He urged the world bodies to honour Nagas’ historical and political rights and restore their pride.

Pointing out that every Naga youth had confidence in the ongoing peace process and lead to an inclusive and honourable solution, Awomi urged the Naga people to take advantage of the present situation wherein Modi had promised a solution based on the reality of Nagas’ unique history and was working on the principles of peaceful coexistence.

He said over 70 years had elapsed since “our people and our land” had been under the political control of Government of India but regretted that the people had been deprived from development. He stressed that Naga youth today sought economical, cultural, geographical, infrastructural development and political stability in their hills and plains. He stressed on having medical institutions with state-of-the-art infrastructure and facilities, reform agricultural practices with advanced technological tools and implements, adequate air connectivity, roads and highways connecting every village and town and

providing entrepreneurial skills and employment opportunities to youth.

Stating that Naga youth wanted a peaceful future without war and conflicts, live in peace and on a par with rest of the world, Awomi called upon Naga people, young and old, to take a pledge and proclaim themselves free from the shackles of corruption, external forces that “threatens our existence and identity” and ensure that lives of the younger Naga generation were secured. The programme was chaired by NSF

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assistant general secretary Siipuni Ng Philo, invocation prayer said by Kohima Baptist Pastors’ Fellowship president Dr Kevichalie Metha and special presentation by Rengma Baptist Church Kohima Choir, while vote of thanks was proposed by NSF assembly speaker Rite Khutsoh.

Attended by hundreds of students from in and around the State Capital, former NSF leaders, student leaders, public leaders and others, the programme began with unfurling of Naga flag by the NSF president.

and Wobenthung Patton, superintendent Observation Home, imparted training as resource person to the PLVs and made them aware of the role and working of para legals, to provide legal services and awareness to the masses with juvenile justice system, NALSA Schemes, Women & Law, Legal Services Authority Act 1987, benefits of Lok Adalats and implementation of various government schemes.

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Kongthong sends ‘melodious’ invitation to Modi

Prof Rakesh Sinha with the locals at Kongthong village.

SHILLONG, AUG 14 (AGENCIES): The residents of Kongthong village, popularly known as the whistling village of Meghalaya, has sent a distinct musical and melodious invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit the village, reports The Northeast Today.

The invitation in the form of a “tune” was prepared exclusively for the Prime Minister by one of the elderly women of the village requesting him to visit the whistling village.

The tuneful message was sent to PM Modi through Rajya Sabha MP, Prof Rakesh Sinha, who arrived in Meghalaya on Wednesday just to visit Kongthong village.

“The people have distinctively prepared a tune for Modiji, requesting him to visit the village. I cannot promise anything but I will of course send the tune to the Prime Minister as a kind of an invitation from a mother,” Prof Sinha told media persons here in Shillong on Wednesday.

It may be reminded that Prof Sinha had earlier raised the issue to include Kongthong village in the intangible cultural heritage of UNESCO as Kusköy village in North Turkey, during the Parliament session recently.

“Kongthong is a village which has a unique feature and this is the uniqueness of India’s diversities which should be preserved; which is why I have demanded for preservation of this unique culture and tradition,” said the BJP MP.

Citing his experience during his one-day visit to Kongthong village today, Prof Sinha said that the village serves as a good example of an amalgamation of modernity and tradition.

“I think hospital, transport, minimum facilities should be in place because nothing is remote. India’s every inch land is centre; so remote is a geographical concept but when the land and nation is concerned, that becomes the centrality,” he added.

While stating that he has already made a demand in the Rajya Sabha for setting up of archives and museums for such tunes, Prof Sinha said that he is also going to suggest some universities particularly NEHU to start a department to conduct research study on such traditions.

“This would help to evolve the whistling tradition with scientifically, psychological and traditional concept because this is a perfect example of India being a land of beautiful diversities,” he added.

“I have a special interest in Northeast; I believe Northeast does not need mainstreaming; Northeast is mainstream of India because the distinctly beautiful things that exist which can be called ‘true culture’ can be found in Northeast,” said the MP. While stating that Northeast is a perfect example of women empowerment, Prof Sinha said while the slogan “Beti Bachao Beti Padhao” is apt for the rest of the country where daughters are ill-treated or discriminated, you will find that in Manipur, the biggest market is the Mahila bazaar; “So they (Northeast) don’t need to learn from us, in fact we need to learn from

them — that is mainstreaming.”

Furthermore, he also stated that while the entire world has been become a slave to technology, these villages in the Northeast, even though they have and are enjoying the facility, but they are keeping their tradition alive. “Northeast has saved itself from the onslaught of technology, pseudo modernization,” he added.

Reacting to a query on the “ulterior motive” of the visit as perceived by some groups and political parties, Sinha said that India is a democratic country, so contestations and differences are not unnatural but the intention should be, that differences should lead to betterment of society.

“My association with a particular organisation, idea, family, community should not dominate my role as a member of Parliament for community development,” he said.

“I think every parliamentarian, every person in public life should keep himself or herself away from the narrow thinking and when we see India from a holistic perspective, then our clashes, differences will lead to evolution rather than destruction,” he added.

Myanmarese Manipur celebrates 73rd Independence Day Eight nationals arrested

CIRCA organised 73rd Manipur Independence Day at Imphal Royal Palace on Wednesday.

Correspondent nipur king Maharaja Bud- Rights Campaign (CIRCA), hachandra was forced to the civil society organisation IMPHAL, Aug 14: Hoist- sign a Treaty of Accession campaign for premerger poing of 2000 flags of the merging the kingdom into litical status of Manipur.

The organisers claimed then Manipur kingdom India.

Various civil society that to mark the 73rd Mamarked the 73rd Manipur Independence Day which organisations organised nipur Independence Day, was widely celebrated on functions at their levels, members of the organisaremembering the historic tion hoisted 2000 flags of Wednesday.

Manipur at different places On August 14, 1947, event of Manipur.

One such function was across the state. the British left the region Addressing the funcafter years of its domination held in Imphal’s Sana Koand a democratic form of nung (Royal Palace) where tion, titular king Leishemba government was established the titular king of Manipur Sanajaoba reminded the under Manipur Constitution L e i s h e m b a S a n a j a o b a historic event of the then Act, 1947 with the Maharaja hoisted the national flag of Manipur kingdom getting as the Executive Head and Manipur with traditional freedom from the British general salute by a group colonial rule and said that an elected legislature.

Manipur kingdom con- of youths adorned with the day has been celebrated tinued to enjoy its sovereign traditional dress of Meitei with the objective to let future generations know the political status until it was warriors.

The event was hosted history of Manipur. merged to the Indian Union He said that Manipur in 1949 after the then Ma- by Coalition for Indigenes’

Names of illegal Bangladeshis included in NRC, alleges ABVP

Guwahati, Aug 14 (PTI): The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad has alleged that names of scores of Bangladeshis living illegally in Assam have been included and indigenous people left out in the National Register of Citizens (NRC).

The students wing of the RSS held NRC State Coordinator Prateek Hajela responsible for the faults in the document, the final version of which is scheduled to be published on August 31.

“If the NRC is published in this form, lakhs of indigenous people will be left out. It is being deliberately done by Hajela. We fear that a faulty NRC will be published,” ABVP Assam pradesh secretary Rakesh Das said at a press conference here on Tuesday.

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people have waited for 30 years for the NRC and there should not be any problem if it gets delayed for a few more months for the sake of a correct document.

In its order passed on Tuesday, the Supreme Court said the ongoing NRC exercise, which is being monitored by the apex court, cannot be ordered to be reopened on the basis of certain legal challenges raised before it.

On July 23, the top court had extended the deadline for publication of the final NRC in Assam by a month to August 31, while rejecting the pleas seeking permission for 20 per cent sample re verification.

The Centre and the Assam government had sought permission for sample re-verification to find out wrongful inclusions, especially in districts bordering Bangladesh, and exclusions of persons in the NRC.

got independence from the British on the intervening midnight of 14 and 15 August 1947 and it was in the morning of the August 15 at 7.10 am that the Manipur flag was hoisted at the Royal Palace.

He added that today’s celebration of Independence Day will make the people aware of the history of Manipur and help in passing the historic event from generation to generation.

The titular king appealed the CSOs organising various events to mark the day to use only a flag which was hoisted on that historic day instead of using flags of their choice so as to avoid confusion among the people.

He further urged researchers for an in-depth research to identify the flag which was hoisted on that historic day while citing the value of a national flag.

The titular king further highlighted that the celebration of the day will help spreading the sense of nationalism among the people of today’s generation.

“By saying this, it doesn’t mean that celebration is against the India government.

In the key note address, CIRCA general secretary Moirangthem Angamba expressed the importance

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NOTICE CALLING OBJECTION FOR ISSUE OF SUCCESSION CERTIFICATE

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It is hereby notified that if No Objection to issue this Certificate is received from anyone within a period of 30 (thirty) days w.e.f the date of publication in press, the Certificate shall be issued, and no further complaint will be entertained for the issue of the same.

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IN THE COURT OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DIMAPUR DISTRICT : NAGALAND NOTICE Dated Dimapur the 14th 8, 2018 NO.REV-12/2000-D/3637-38/ Notice is hereby given that Shri/Smti Lirili Sangtam S/o R. Yopila resident of Viola Colony as reported that he/she had lost his/her Jamabandi/Patta bearing Patta No. 304 Dag No. 189 of Block No/ Village 05 measuring an area of 00-02-16 Which was lost or destroyed.

The undersigned hereby invites claims/objections concerning to the said land or any should be submitted to this Court in written on or before ________.

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of knowing the history of Manipur while celebrating the Independence Day. He pointed out that the politics played on the internal conflict hindered the establishment of geo-political and socio-cultural activity in Manipur history.

“Manipur should have a political status with internal autonomy despite being a part of Indian Union,” he said and added that the root cause of the crisis that the people of Manipur were facing today was the Merger Agreement of 1949.

“Celebrating our Independence Day is a way to open the eyes of the people and let them know that we were once an independent nation.

After British rule granted independence, the dominion of India and Manipur of that time were two independent political entities.

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Security beefed up in Mizoram for Independence Day celebrations

AIZAWL, AUG 14 (PTI): Elaborate security arrangements were made and police patrolling intensified ahead of the 73rd Independence Day celebrations in Mizoram, a senior police official said on Wednesday.

Police stations in the city were asked to enhance security for the vital installations, Aizawl district Superintendent of Police C. Lalzahngoa told PTI. He said armed police were deployed for a round-theclock security at the Assam Rifles ground, where Chief Minister Zoramthanga

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I m p hal , Aug 1 4 (PTI): Eight Myanmarese nationals were arrested by Assam Rifles from the Indo-Myanmar border town of Moreh town in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district as they did not have valid travel documents, police said on Wednesday.

Three of the Myanmarese were apprehended by the AR personnel while they were trying to sneak into Myanmar, a police officer said.

The other five were arrested from a hotel in Moreh town on Tuesday night, he said, adding investigations were on.

On August 10 the police arrested six Rohingyas from Imphal Airport.

The six had arrived from New Delhi with forged documents.

would address the people on the occasion.

Security was beefed up at the lone Lengpui Airport near Aizawl, he said adding entry into the terminal was restricted and only air-ticket holders had been allowed.

Lalzahngoa, however, said that “no extra-precautionary measures” were made in view of the Centre abrogating the constitutional provisions that accorded a special status to Jammu and Kashmir and some north east insurgent groups’ call to boycott the Independence Day celebrations.

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AFFIDAVIT CHANGE OF NAME

Regd. No. : 331 Date 17/07/2019 I, SMTI. KENEI-Ü YHOME, aged about 49 years w/o Kevisatuo Yhome of L. Khel, Kohima Village, Kohima District, Nagaland, do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as follows :1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India.

2. That my present official name is SMTI. KENEI-Ü YHOME. 3. That in some of my official documents, my name has been wrongly entered as SMTI BANUO. 4. That the above names SMTI KENEI-Ü YHOME and SMTI. BANUO are one and the same person i.e, myself.

5. That this affidavit shall stand as a piece of evidence for any ratification/correction that may arise with regard to my name and that it shall be used for all my future official purposes and correspondences.

6. That the statement made in the affidavit and those statement made in para 1 to 5 are true to the best of my knowledge and those statements made in the paragraph are facts as derived from the record and which are true.

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Dated, Dimapur, the 13th Aug 2019 No-REV-14/2004-D/Pt file/3606-07/ Notice is hereby given that Shri I. Niken Ao, resident of Kevijau Colony, Dimapur, has applied for issue of duplicate Final Mutation Order for his patta land covered by Patta No967, Dag No 386/1072 measuring an area of 00B-00K-19Ls at Block-8.

The said land is bounded as under :North :- Colony Road, South :- Odang Changkiri West :- Kenneth Sumi, East :- Imkongmar Therefore, any claims/objection concerning to the said land may be submitted to this office in writing on or before 1 (one) month from the date of issue of this publication.

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Dated Kiphire the 9th August' 2019

NOTICE

Whereas Smti. Arula A. Sangtam, wife of Late A. Supong Sangtam of Seyochung Village has applied for issue of Succession Certificate under the Indian Succession Act, 1925 in order to draw/receive the payment of movable/immovable properties of her Husband Late A. Supong Sangtam, Primary Teacher at GPS Azitso Village, serving under the establishment of Office of the Sub-Divisional Education Officer Kiphire District, who expired on 03/03/2019.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY. 1. G.P.F, 2. G.I.S, 3. F.B.F from the Office of the 4. Pension Case Sub-Divisional Education Officer Kiphire, Nagaland 5. Any other dues etc.

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GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MON : NAGALAND NO.GA/JUD-08/2019-20/605 Dated Mon, the 9th Aug 2019 NOTICE Whereas, an application has been submitted by Smti Sashimenla with a prayer for issue of Succession Certificate for drawal of entitled pension dues and any other outstanding dues from the Government of Nagaland on behalf of her husband deceased Late P. Hengpa Konyak Ex No. 62724 6th NAP under the establishment of Commandant, 6th NAP Bn. Tizit who expired on 25.06.2019.

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GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND OFFICE OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER KOHIMA: NAGALAND PUBLIC NOTICE Dated Kohima, the 6th Aug’ 2019 NO.REV/RECG-C/8/2015 /// Whereas Shri. Mhalelie Angami (Adhoc Chairman), of Neizhazouma Village has applied for recognition of Neizhazouma Village under Botsa Sub-Division having 1,920 Acres with the following boundaries :NORTH - Gariphema Village SOUTH - Gariphema Village EAST - Kijumetouma Village WEST - Gariphema Basa Public are hereby asked to file claims/objections if any, within 30 (Thirty) days from the date of issue of this notice. Failing which, the recognition of the Village called Neizhazouma Village will be initiated after the expiry of 30 (Thirty) days subject to the fulfillment of all other conditions laid down by the Government Vide OM NO. GA-12/13/74. dated 22/103/96.

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 2019

India then and now

ndia celebrates its 73rd independence day on August 15,2019 amidst the biggest ever mandate after 48 years ever won by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after Jawaharalal Nehru and Indira Gandhi. Modi’s landslide victory is a major milestone in India’s electoral history. Modi begins his second-term and he will be making his first address after storming back to power on the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 73rdindependence day.. For the people of India,the independence day is a recollection of the freedom struggle led by its stalwarts – Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, SardarVallabhai Patel, Maulana Azad, Chandrasekhar Azad, Indira Gandhi, Gopal Krishna Gokhale to name some.. India has come a long way from the days from being an impoverished nation to among the top ten economies in the world today. From 1947 to 1991, the India Economic System was based on social democratic-based policies. Today,India has emerged as a growing power that has successfully launched several foreign satellites. Its first mission to Mars was launched in November 2013 which successfully reached the planet’s orbit on 24 September 2014.India has also emerged as the fastest growing major economy in the world and is expected to be one of the top three economic powers of the world over the next 10-15 years, backed by its strong democracy and partnerships. India is expected to be the third largest consumer economy as its consumption may triple to US$ 4 trillion by 2025, owing to shift in consumer behaviour and expenditure pattern, according to a Boston Consulting Group (BCG) report; and is estimated to surpass USA to become the second largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP) by the year 2040, according to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers.The Road network of India is second largest road network in The World with total length of around 4,320,000 kilometers. Indian road network is consists of 1000 km -Expressways,79,243 km -National Highways, 1,31,899 km -State Highways and Other major district and rural roads.India stands 97th in Oxfam’s Food Availability Index, and 103rd in the 2018 Global Hunger Index.TheFoodAgricultureOrganization( FAO) has created three levels of self-sufficiency- below 80 per cent, indicating food deficit; between 80 and 120 per cent, indicating self-sufficiency; and, above 120 per cent, meaning surplus.On the political front, the policies of the current Modi government have sent positive signals to business investors from outside. The government’s favourable policy regime and robust business environment have ensured that foreign capital keeps flowing into the country.The government has taken many initiatives in recent years such as relaxing FDI norms across sectors such asdefence, PSU oil refineries, telecom, power exchanges, and stock exchanges, among others.As a growing economic power, India still has to grapple with shortages in agriculture produce mainly because the rising population.India is destined to become the world’s largest country by population by 2024, overtaking China, which currently has a population of 1.4 billion.This unflattering growth isn’t expected to slow until around 2060, when approximately 1.67 billion people willcall their India home.The government of India is fighting an undeclared war with Pakistan and its trained terrorists. The people want to live in peace and be left tothemselves but that is something too much to ask. The biggest test for the Modi government would be on bringing normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir and prove that democracy cannot be ruled through the barrel of the gun.

DailyDevotion The Discipline of the Lord

My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by Him. —Hebrews 12:5 It is very easy to grieve the Spirit of God; we do it by despising the discipline of the Lord, or by becoming discouraged when He rebukes us. If our experience of being set apart from sin and being made holy through the process of sanctification is still very shallow, we tend to mistake the reality of God for something else. And when the Spirit of God gives us a sense of warning or restraint, we are apt to say mistakenly, “Oh, that must be from the devil.”

“Do not quench the Spirit” (1 Thessalonians 5:19), and do not despise Him when He says to you, in effect, “Don’t be blind on this point anymore— you are not as far along spiritually as you thought you were. Until now I have not been able to reveal this to you, but I’m revealing it to you right now.”

When the Lord disciplines you like that, let Him have His way with you. Allow Him to put you into a right-standing relationship before God. “…nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by Him.” We begin to pout, become irritated with God, and then say, “Oh well, I can’t help it. I prayed and things didn’t turn out right anyway. So I’m simply going to give up on everything.” Just think what would happen if we acted like this in any other area of our lives! Am I fully prepared to allow God to grip me by His power and do a work in me that is truly worthy of Himself?

Sanctification is not my idea of what I want God to do for me— sanctification is God’s idea of what He wants to do for me. But He has to get me into the state of mind and spirit where I will allow Him to sanctify me completely, whatever the cost (see 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24).

Quotes

Colleagues are a wonderful thing - but mentors, that’s where the real work gets done.

~ Junot Diaz

Post-mortem

Naga Independence Day speeches

Y. Wangtin Naga, President NSCN/GPRN (Reformation)

Q. Tuccu, Yaruiwo, NSCN (I-M) Hebron

Dear countrymen, n this auspicious Independence Day I greet you all in the precious name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!

At the very outset, I give my revolutionary salute to all those martyrs who have paid their everything for the nation. They are always in our memories.

Seventy-two years ago, on this historic day, the 14th August 1947 our fathers declared Naga national independence spirit. It is the spirit of the 14th August and the subsequent 1951 plebiscite that united all Nagas, wherever they are. This national decision has gloriously guided the Naga people thus far.

The Naga people under the banner of NSCN led by our hon’ble late Chairman, Mr. Isak Chishi Swu and General Secretary Th. Muivah embarked upon political negotiation with the Government of India in 1997 and after a series of persistent negotiations, the historic ‘Framework Agreement’ of 3rd August, 2015 was officially signed between the GoI and the NSCN. This ‘Framework Agreement’ has become an important foundation and the mutually agreed competencies shall define the nature of relationship of the two entities.

Therefore, the two entities must exercise their best political wisdom and resource to emerge from the impasse over some of the core issues. The challenges are great, yet, I believe that no problem is too big to solve through mutual respect. An honourable political settlement of the two entities is the only way forward towards lasting peace in the region.

The 16-Point Agreement and the

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Shillong Accord of 1975 were no solution at all, rather they were historical blunders that led to further confrontations. Hence, it will be a great tragedy to repeat the same mistake again.

Reconciliation is divine. It is pertinent to recall the statement of our hon’ble late Chairman Mr. Isak Chishi Swu, “We have forgiven the past mistakes of our brothers and let them also forgive our past mistakes and reconcile in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” I therefore call upon every section of Naga brothers and sisters in different camps to come onboard for the final solution. Every issue with the neighbours must be resolved through respecting each other’s history.

We are extremely grateful to the Naga people and all the Churches, Naga civil societies from Nagalim, wherever they are, for their prayers, commitment and support to the Indo-Naga political peace process. We also thank all the well-wishers in India and elsewhere for their support towards finding an honourable negotiated political settlement between the GoI and the Nagas.

Nagas are fully convinced by the National decision of their forefathers and they shall leave no stone unturned to uphold it and they shall not accept any divisive forces who are trying to deviate and destroy the decision of the Naga people. Nagas, wherever they are, are one and they shall move forward to resolve the Indo-Naga political issue honourably respecting their unique history. They shall stand true to the end, come what may, till an honourable solution is arrived at.

K U K N A L I M!

Brig. (Retd.) S. Singnya, Kedahge, Federal Government of Nagaland My dear Countrymen, n this historic day, the 14th August 2019, as the nation celebrates the 73rd Naga Independence Day, it is a privilege and an honour to address you on behalf of the Federal Government of Nagaland. It is a matter of pride for all of us that on this very day in 1947 we raised our voice and claimed our birth right to be free from the domination of any foreign power and embarked on a journey to establish ourselves as a distinct people and as a nation under God. It was on this day we proclaimed our historical and political rights and took the giant step to declare our freedom and independence to the world. Our forerunners lived with pride and in full freedom knowing that they are free, free as a people and as a nation.

We are profoundly grateful to our Almighty God for the protection and sustenance and being with us, never forsaking us despite our shortcomings throughout the long years of our journey. The journey has been a long and tedious one but we have stood firm on our uniqueness as a people whose rights is God given. In the course of our journey, we have waged against the tides of division and conflict amongst ourselves.

We have been manipulated and used as tools by our enemy to fight our own brethren. This has become a big challenge today but we should not allow this to take over the destiny of our nation. We do not ask for what do not belong to us.

We ask only for what is rightfully ours which were snatched away from us. Naga Nationalism is not a secession movement. It is a movement for restoration of our political and historical rights. The time has now come to learn to speak our mind and we must learn to speak Naga political language and not be led to confusion. Nagas are Nagas not only in our culture and land, not by choice but by birth and destiny, we are what we are and we can never become any other. Human arguments and wisdom can never alter the fact that Nagas never wished at any point of time to be part of India. India, in order to continue its illegitimate domination has time and again manipulated and sought to divide us and shamelessly continues to do so even today.

Today, I take the opportunity to remind everyone that we stand at a very crucial moment in our history. The making of history needs wisdom and concerted effort and cannot be ruled by emotion. We cannot afford to make any mistakes which may unnecessarily prolong our journey. We have endured for so long and it is essential that we do not stumble because we are weary. We should not be dictated by what people think is good for us but we must seek God’s given wisdom to be able to identify what can be formulated that will be best for us.

We must not lose sight of our history. Our political foundation rests on the will and mandate of the people based on the Naga system of democracy. Our past and present must lead us to a future that is secure, prestigious and honourable. If we fail to do so, “we will all perish as fools”. The sacrifices made by those who had given their lives for what they believe to be true and honourable should not go in vain. In the process of gaining our rightful place, we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred. We must conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We have to tread the path charted by the wisdom that comes from the Almighty God. We cannot put the future of the Nagas at stake because of any thoughtless mistake. Collective wisdom must be sought at all times. We must work for wholesome solution in a unified and concerted effort. We believe that Naga solution lies in our unity though we also believe that unity does not imply uniformity. But we are opposed to any vice that is against our political foundation and vision.

Our political issue has come of age and the cause of the Nation and the people is our priority. Learning to act is an art but we must also learn to listen. For this, my Government will continue to listen to the voice of the people as we work for our nation’s future. We are guided by principles and follow the path of inclusiveness. We seek to gain the confidence of the Naga people by seeking to listen to their hearts to strengthen the Naga Cause for which this Government has so long stood for. We have to learn to speak the same political language and command respect as one nation, one people with one political agenda.

As we celebrate this day, let us renew our spirit, our commitment and our dedication to the service of the Nation.

Much has been sacrificed but much is still demanded from us. We are what we are today for the many who selflessly gave their lives for our cause. We honour and celebrate their contributions and we will always cherish their sacrifice. I also congratulate everyone in the national service for standing steadfast to our National Cause. My special salute goes to the recipients of the awards and commendations for their dedication and sacrifice made to our National Cause. As the Torch Bearers you must hand it down with courage and pride until our dreams and vision are realized and our Nation finds its rightful place among the Nations of the world. God bless you all and KUKNALIM

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earest Comrades of all Rank & Files, My dear Compatriots and Countrymen and Women.

First and Foremost, let us all thank our Almighty God for Sustaining our Naga Freedom Struggle from all ups and downs, and sheltering us from our enemies, because it was only by His Grace and Divine Intervention, that we Nagas could come this far.

The History of Naga Nation is based on the History of Sacrifices, Blood and Tears. It is also a History of Oppression, Suppression and Subjugation from the hands of our Neighbouring Countries (India and Myanmar), who are Militarily, Politically, Economically and Resourcefully much more powerful than we are, but with God on our side, we bravely fought them back, with what little resources we had and have been defending our Rights till date, and the Credit goes not only to the ‘Freedom Fighters’ but to every Naga Men and Women and Sympathisers, who contributed Financially, Physically and in Prayers for the Naga Cause.

On this auspicious day, I take this privilege in Saluting our Naga Patriots and Martyrs

who laid down their lives for our National Cause. Though they are no more with us, yet their legacy will remain and linger on forever, and I pray earnestly and humbly to God to provide Solace and Sustenance to the family members of the Martyrs. I also appeal to the Naga People to respect our History, because without History we are a ‘Lost People’.

After such a long Conflict, which is one of the longest conflict (or perhaps the longest conflict) of Asia, which has been going on for almost a Century now, our Aggressor (India) realised the futilities of Military Warfare against Nagas, and that the Indo-Naga imbroglio cannot be solved Militarily but only through Political Negotiation, that led to many agreements and talks which eventually led to the signing of an agreement on 17th November 2017 with the WC NNPGs, of which the talks is still being held, so as to come to a Peaceful Conclusion sooner or later between the two Warring Nations/ Entities.(India-Nagaland) Today, the Naga people are apprehensive of the Art 371A that gives special provision, after the scrapping of

J&K’s Art.370, but we must remember that Art.371A was a product of Political process that was arranged before the State of Nagaland came into being, which is a well arranged Article gifted to the Nagas through Political Arrangement, never to be deleted or revoked. Hence the Nagas should be rest assured not to be worried but look forward to the talks being held between the GoI and WC NNPGs, where the three years Political Negotiation has covered almost all the core issues, to arrange for a dignified political solution between two CoExisting Entities. Unlike other Interlocutors and Prime Ministers, the present incumbent RN Ravi and PM Narendra Modi are more serious to solve the Naga Issue at the earliest.

Hence it is my fervent appeal to all to continue to Pray for our Nation and also to remember both these Leaders in their Prayers to give them more Wisdom and to let Good Sense prevail, in solving the Indo-Naga conflict, so as to bring about Permanent Peace between the two Nations.

Kuknalim. Long Live Nagaland

President Z Royim Yimchunger, NNC Parent Body My dear Naga people, salute you all in the name of the most gracious Heavenly Father and in the Naga National Parent Body on this auspicious occasion of the 73rd Naga Independence Day celebration on 14th August 2019. As we celebrate this day, we are grateful to the past, we remember all those who have contributed hitherto to the life and activities of the NNC Parent Body particularly the pioneers and the founders of the Naga Political Institution, who had struggled with the spirit and hope for the Naga Political Movement to keep alive and to declare that Nagas are not a lost people. Meanwhile, the Nagas are free from any ruler from the forefather’s time. Nagas have their own land, history, culture, and unique identity. We must thank our senior leaders who took the right decision at the proper time: such as formation of Naga Club in 1918 which led to the consciousness of the Naga Political Movement, submission of memorandum to the Simon

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Commission on 10th January 1929 to leave the Nagas alone as a people of separate entity, declaration of Naga Independence day on 14th August 1947 and conducted plebiscite on May 16, 1951 that gave 99% mandate for Naga self-determination.

NNC was active from the late 1940s under the leadership of Nagami Zapu Phizo. The Nagas comprising of 17 major tribes and 20 sub-tribes, united under the banner of NNC fought for Naga independence. Until 1957, NNC became the only Social-Political Institution of the Nagas, and experienced their strong sense of belonging and ownership in NNC history revealed that the unity was solid strong. An agreement known as the “Shillong Accord” was signed between the GoI and the NNC and the FGN on November 11, 1975.

According to the terms of Shillong Accord, the NNC-FGR accepted the Indian Constitution agreed to come over-ground and surrender their weapons. However, a group of about 140

dissidents of the NNC refused to sign the agreement and gone to China for training repudiated the Shillong Accord. After a long military confrontation, an opportunity to seek peaceful means was provided, when NSCN (IM) and GoI entered into second ceasefire on 1st August, 1997 for a peaceful resolution to the Indo-Naga conflict.

The process was further strengthened after the signing of the Framework Agreement in between GoI and NSCN on August 3, 2015. After the Naga National Council Parent Body (NNC-PB) joining into the umbrella of the seven (7) NNPGs working Committee under the leadership of its Convener Mr. N. Kitovi Zhimomi, a historic preamble agreement was signed with the Govt. of India on 17th November 2017. It had 53 rounds of talk in Delhi in between the Government of India and the (7) NNPGsand now it is at final stage for honorable and acceptable solution.

God Bless Naga People.

Kuknalim!

Yilow Humtsoe, Acting President of Naga National Council Dear Naga people, praise and thank our living God for His unending and unceasing love,strength and protection in our struggle for Naga freedom of sovereignty.

I pay my homage and tribute to the Naga martyrs’ for their sacrificial deeds for sovereignty, I pray that God Almighty grant strength and power to the families of the martyrs’ to remember to do their part in this noble Cause of the struggle at this crucial juncture for Naga sovereignty till we achieve our freedom.

The struggle of the Nagas will go on with more vigour and power from above,therefore,let us continue in prayer to God our Saviour to liberate our land and people from the enemy whose schemes are designed to end us and not to solve the political problem that has been going on for seven decades.

But today with full faith in our living God I’am confident that God Almighty has a definite purpose for the Naga people which nobody can stop, and the God of miracle can do things which we cannot do and is beyond our reach. So on this day let us all bow down in prayer and petition to Our living God for our freedom for His glory and extension of His Kingdom.

On this auspicious occasion, I extend our warm greetings of 14th August 2019 salutation to our North East people and also appeal to our brothers and sisters to stand firm together as a Region to achieve our goal of freedom from aggressor who are making schemes and designs to dominate our blessed and rich land which is clearly evident.

The Government of India’s very policy is to bring illegal immigrants and foreigners to the North East and create confusions and fights against us, diverting themself from the spotlight as they are the largest democracy in the world for which they cannot directly take such steps in front of the world. The North East people must understand and take it seriously before it is too late as a Region.

The Naga people have come to a very crucial and unpredictable stage of our struggle for political solution so whether the solution will be for entire inhabited areas of Nagaland or only for the present Nagaland state in particular is the biggest dilemma. And the representative of Government of India will only do for their interest in

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this matter with their sycophant ,therefore, whether the entire Naga people will seriously come together to stand for entire land including Eastern Nagaland of Burma side at this sensitive and dangerous time. The Naga people must take the right decision collectively at this moment to let peace prevail in the homeland or prevent unwanted situation out of this sensitive and crucial issue confronting at this moment.

The NNC (Parent Body) sincerely appeal to all the Naga people to take the right political decision to avoid any unwanted development in the homeland again for the sake of a peaceful future for our children. May God save the situation for His glory.

Today I once again reaffirm my stand that the NNC (Parent Body ) will always stand true and firm on Naga Historical and Political Rights for freedom and will stand for the entire people and land(Including Eastern Nagaland of Burma side) of the Nagas as declared from the very inception of the Political Movement by the NNC. Therefore,those who deviate from the original stand of the Nagas for their own selfish and vested interest will bear the entire responsibility and the blood of the martyrs’ will be upon them.

It is very unfortunate to mention that today the worst enemy of the homeland are people from within the homeland- the so called leaders of political groups who have a hateful mindset and are indulged in their own vested interest and motives, this is the real factor which affecting the Naga people and nation the most and bringing negative impact on the homeland, This is the real stumbling block for freedom of the Nagas.

The NNC (Parent Body) decisions and Press Releases are all collective and not individual, therefore, we stand collectively behind with each other and will defend the truth with our Alliances in all front in the interest of our freedom.

And as the Parent Body, we will always continue to speak the plain truth alone even if we are threatened with life for doing so, we will stand true to the Naga people and the truth alone will be victorious in Naga political affairs. Our Lord Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth and the Life, therefore we will always stand on this living Words alone. Praise God.

Reader’s Post Sir,

Planting trees to combat heat

The summer temperature in Nagaland has been on the rise over the last couple of years even in cooler districts. One may talk about global warming but are we doing anything to combat that instead of always moaning over the fact that it is getting hotter every year. Our neighbouring states like Assam and Manipur have started tree plantation on a large scale to mitigate the global warming. They are not just planting one or two but everyone has been taking the initiative to plant more trees every year. This kind of initiative is important for our state as well because the forest area is slowly diminishing due to development etc. Our state also needs to plant trees on a largescale in all the district headquarters and towns on a yearly basis as it would help towards controlling the escalating temperature to some extent.

Khekato Sumi, Dimapur

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 2019

Post-mortem

Naga Independence Day speeches

Gen. (Retd.) Viyalie Metha, Kedahge FGN, Peace Camp, Chedema Dear Countrymen, n this auspicious occasion, I give thanks to the Almighty God for His grace and mercy sustaining our people and our Nation to this day. I express my gratitude to the National Workers who relentlessly stand and sacrifice in defence of Nagaland. We remember and honour our leaders and soldiers who suffered, toiled and laid down their ultimate lives for our Nation and for us for whom we are able to stand as a people and as a Nation. They shall be remembered all through the annals of Naga history.

Today I would like to make it a point to remind all that Nagaland and Naga people as a nation is God given; Nagaland was neither carved out of any other nation nor a sprout by wit of some people.

Thus from the beginning Nagas stood to defend their God given Nation and people from the invaders. Naga people meant to stand on their own foot as independent people and nation.

For over seventy years, the enemy occupied most of our territories through its mighty armed forces and dividing our people into east - west -north - south, between this and that countries but Nagas are one and will be one.

All Nagas are equal; no one is more or less privileged from the other.

While Nations of the world knows and call Nagas as a people and a Nation, unfortunately some educated Nagas are so blind and claim as Indian. They do not know where their descendants shall live.

Such people must realise that it is not anyone but they are denying themselves from being a Naga.

I implore that all such people must realise their shortcomings and remain true Naga. There are few others who claim to be national workers but act in a way which is detrimental to the Nation, they should also respect and work under the National Government that is the Federal Government of Nagaland (FGN).

The Naga National Government, the ‘Federal Government of Nagaland’ was proclaimed by the Naga people for the interest of our people as a whole and is the people’s government; anyone who might have gone into wrong path should turn back and work for the common cause of our people. The

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door is open for all.

The Federal Government of Nagaland upholds the objective of our past leaders; we shall not be swayed by the enemy’s aggressive evil designs.

On an occasion of historic National day such as today, we all are required to look back to our National history; it was meticulously laid down by our ancestors one after another on a solid foundation such as: 1. 2th February, 1946 the Naga National Council formed. 2. 14th August, 1947 declaration of Naga Independence. 3.

16th May, 1951 Naga Voluntary Plebiscite.

4. 22th March, 1956 Proclamation of the Federal Government of Nagaland. 5. 27th April, 1955 Lakhuti Resolution of NNC made to seal and secure.

It is a fact that Nagaland declared it’s Independence before India became an Independent country. We know our national right, we are not demanding anything from India and neither do we have anything to negotiate with India in the matter of Nagaland as an independent Nation.

In the present scenario, the enemy has shifted its war tactics upon Nagaland.

There is no direct confrontation of arms between Nagaland and India but the war continues, India is now intensively pouring its heinous agenda in Nagaland to annihilate our people’s life; culture and tradition of the Naga society are being attacked. Even our religion is in danger.

Now therefore, I call upon our people to be sensible and stand guard against evil designs of the enemy. People of a nation have different jobs and professions but all can be a national worker in one’s own profession in safeguarding the nation. It is time now for us to join hands and stand united to defend and protect Nagaland.

The Federal Government of Nagaland upholds the Policy of NNC which is NonViolence and Peaceful Co-Existence so also honours and upholds the international Ceasefire Agreement signed between the Government of India and the Federal Government of Nagaland which was effective on 6th September, 1964.

Standing on our birthright and keeping faith in God and in His obedience, we shall surely achieve our goal. May God bless Nagaland.

KUKNALIM

Highlight on peace process on 73rd Independence Day, August 14, 2019 Rh. Raising, Convener, Steering Committee, NSCN

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he case of the Nagas is an aggression by India and Burma, not that of secession from them. The past Indian leaders viewed the IndoNaga political problem from the perspective of Indian constitution and they gave military approach.

It is on account of this wrong perspective and approach that they could not touch the heart of the matter. The problem calls for the right diagnosis and the right approach.

Imposition of Indian will on the Nagas is the root cause of the Indo-Naga political problem.

The use of force could bring no solution rather it prolonged solution.

But the Nagas have been looking for a negotiated settlement that is based on mutual respect and consent.

It has come to the knowledge of all that twenty-four (24) years ago, on June 12, 1995, the Paris agreement was reached between the Government of India and NSCN on the following three terms: They are: - (1) talk at Prime Ministerial level (2) talk without condition and (3) talk in third countries.

Talk without condition means – Government of India will not impose its constitution on the Nagas.

It is a talk outside the parameters of Indian constitution.

Prime Ministerial level talk means – it is a political issue to be dealt with at the Prime Ministerial level, not as a law and order problem under the Ministry of Home Affairs, GoI. Therefore, the Indian negotiating team or Interlocutors who talk with NSCN team represent the Prime Minister of India.

The second Cease-fire Agreement that was signed between the Government of

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and Arunachal Pradesh. The solution at hand is not just for Nagas of Nagaland state alone.

There will be clear and lucid political arrangements and governance for our people beyond the artificial boundary. By this I put to rest all baseless rumours of WC, NNPGs limiting itself to Nagas of Nagaland state.

In the final days of negotiations between GOI and Nagas, having extensively dwelled on all contentious issues and having agreed in principle on all major issues, there may remain elements who would brazenly attempt to belittle, instigate, initiate blame game, hatch deceitful policies to thwart the common aspiration.

Our people may encounter a wave of disgruntled men who behaved and dreamt that the seven decade old Indo-Naga political struggle and its settlement would become a business empire, a corporate house, a private firm run by few, in the garb of a national movement and National principle.

May I ask our people, will there still be ears for such fanciful narratives? God Almighty knows the hearts of all leaders and followers.

We must humble ourselves and seek God’s wisdom lest misfortunes befall Nagas once again.

It is time to prepare ourselves and embrace a political settlement where all Nagas can participate and redefine our destiny afresh as a people.

We must prepare our generations to face greater challenges in the future.

We believe we are on a path to unveiling a future where our identity, history and political rightthe very ideals our forefathers defended with their lives, will be reaffirmed, entrenched and institutionalised.

The political negotiations between GOI and WC, NNPGs carries the essence and spirit of May 16, 1951 Naga plebiscite. We have great faith in our future.

Thus there is no major issues left between WC and GOI and therefore could arrive at a solution at any given day.

I appreciate fellow comrades and leadership of NNC/ FGN; NNC(Parent Body); NNC/GDRN; NNC/NPGN; GPRN/NSCN(R); NSCN(K), the Co-conveners and members of Working Committee, for exhibiting utmost maturity and wisdom on the negotiating table and off it.

The unity that we exhibit today will contribute to the greatness of Naga nation tomorrow.

T.Ovung President, NPGN/NNC (N/A)

y dear Nagas I am very much delighted to convey my best greetings to you all in the name of Naga it independence 14th August 2019,But at the same time I felt very much disappointed while recalling past sufferings and atrocities mated out to our Nagas by Indian Armies during my childhood days, I have seen with my own eyes, public/villagers were harassed and tortured, houses, granaries, properties were burnt down into ashes and domestic animals were

The Government of India led by the then Prime Minister of India Mr. Atal Bihari Vajpayee recognized the unique history and situation of the Nagas on 11th July, 2002 at Amsterdam.

By unique history it means‘Nagas have the history of independence.’

The Nagas have neither been a party to the union of India nor to that of Burma either by conquest or by consent. Keeping that historical background in mind, both the parties are trying to work out an amicable solution.

The Congress Government headed by the then Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh tabled a non-paper in 2014 where it proposed, ‘shared-sovereignty.’

The Congress leadership has also given its commitment to solving the problem in that line.

Finally, the BJP government headed by the dynamic Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi took the bold step in signing the historic ‘Framework Agreement’ on 3rd August, 2015.

The Framework Agreement was arrived at between the two entities on the basis of the unique history of the Nagas.

Understanding the reality of the uniqueness of Naga history, Government of India recognizes the sovereignty of the Nagas stating, “Sovereignty of the Nagas lies with the Naga people.”

By unique history of the Nagas, it also means – Naga identity, culture and territory are also unique. Naga territories have never been ceded to any power. ‘Nagas are the owners of their land and mineral resources above and beneath the land,’ it says.

The Agreement further says, “Co-existence of the two entities.” We all know that ‘co-

existence,’ by convention, applies to two or more entities, it does not apply to one entity.

The Indians and the Nagas are two different entities.

The Nagas have not been a part of the Union of India by consent, but they will ‘co-exist with the Union of India as two entities’, it means.

The two entities will be inseparably bound together by the cord of the Framework Agreement. It also says, ‘Sharedsovereignty.’

The Nagas do not accept the constitution of India, but Nagas and Indians will share sovereign powers on the basis of the Framework Agreement.

We have been looking for a lasting honorable solution that will guarantee the rights of Nagas and security of India.

Nagas were forcibly divided into many pieces against their will and placed them in different administrative units by the colonial powers.

Unification of all Nagas under one political roof is their legitimate right and Government of India recognizes that right.

The talks also focus on the mechanism of inseparable harmonious interdependent relationship of the two entities and durable peace and progress in the land.

Peace in the region is a prelude to the peace of the Indian sub-continent.

Facing many hurdles and difficulties in the talks, we have finally signed the historic ‘Framework Agreement’ and accordingly, we are working on for a final touch.

We hope and trust that the final solution can be worked out soon provided that Government of India does not go back on its commitment. The ball is in the court of India.

73rd Naga Independence Day NSF presidential address

N. Kitovi Zhimomi Ato Kilonser & WC Convener GPRN/NSCN

give Glory and Honour to the God of Abraham, Issac and Jacob. The Creator of Heaven and Earth. In Him alone can we achieve great things for Nagas.

Brothers and sisters of Naga Homeland, wherever nook and corner we may be.

I speak to you not just as Ato Kilonser of GPRN/NSCN but also as a Convener of WC, 7 NNPGs, engaged with GOI for honorable and acceptable settlement of the Indo-Naga political problem.

We are closer than ever towards our goal. More importantly, I speak as a Naga and therefore will not hesitate to inform our people what to expect in the days ahead.

Today we have two choices before us. Firstly, shall we choose a political settlement that is well protected against future parliament or constitutional intrusion

by GOI, that which guarantees absolute power and authority over our competencies, forseeing a dignified and prosperous future for our younger generations, making no compromise whatsoever with respect to our identity, culture, history and political right?

In this I include Naga Lands, Naga sons and daughters in the present states of Manipur, Assam

India and NSCN on 1st August, 1997 in Bangkok was officially announced in the Indian Parliament by the then Prime Minister of India Mr. I.K. Gujral, and our honorable Chairman Mr. Isak Chishi Swu announced it in the General Assembly of UNPO at The Hague, Netherlands for legitimacy.

This issue-based cease-fire agreement aims at an issue-based solution through dialogue. The issue embraces all Nagas and their territories.

The Nagas must be a recognized entity. And that it was recognized by the Government of India at Bangkok talk on 31st July, 2000.

The agreement says, “The cease-fire agreement between the Government of India and NSCN as two entities has been extended for another period of three (3) months.” It was also reaffirmed in the subsequent talk in Bangkok in 2001.

On the issue of cease-fire area coverage, the Government of India and NSCN signed the agreement on 14th June, 2001 stating, “The Cease-fire agreement is between the Government of India and the NSCN as two entities without territorial limits.” Reaffirming the agreement, the Prime Minister of India, Mr. Atal Bihari Vajpayee clarified it in Osaka talk saying, “Wherever there is fighting there is ceasefire. Cease-fire is everywhere.”

Mr. Swaraj Kaushal, the interlocutor of the Government of India stated, “Cease-fire is everywhere, it is also in Delhi and even in Paris.”

Indeed, this Cease-fire agreement has been operative in all Naga areas for more than twenty two (22) years in spite of strayed incidents here and there.

Ninoto Awomi President, NSF ore than seven decades ago when our founding fathers first formed the Naga Students’ Federation, they had the twin vision- to articulate the noble aspiration of youths through a common platform, and to respond to any issues which confront the students and the Nagas as a whole. Thus, the Federation was formed, committed to the “intellectual fight” against any forces that threatens the existence, right, freedom and identity of our people and I say with conviction that the federation is committed to take on the responsibilities, so that our younger generation especially the student communities future, hopes, dreams and aspirations of a better quality of life are fulfilled. We are all aware that the journey ahead is a difficult one but we assure you that the federation is determined, dedicated and will sacrifice our everything to move the extra mile, to achieve our organisational vision for a better Naga future. We are the voice of the younger generation that have witnessed so many generations of conflict. We are a generation which have been tempered by war, torn apart and disconnected by territorial lines, and beaten down in numbers by decades of bloodshed and violence.

It is in this light that today we observe our Independence Day to express the will of the Naga youths in good faith and prayer that the World shall bear witness and in fair judgement, honour our unique history, our identity, our culture and our political goals.

On this day, let us reflect back on all the past leaders and martyrs on whose sacrifices we now stand. Yes! We have all suffered the loss of our loved ones.

And it is with great pain in our hearts that we acknowledge, ‘there is no greater sacrifice nobler than laying down one’s life defending one’s identity and for freedom from any forceful subjugation.’

We shall remain indebted forever for the sacrifices made by our Nationalists in the past who gave up their lives for the identity and sovereignty of the Naga people. Their blood and tears will continue to inspire through generations to come in the temple of our memories.

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We express our gratitude and extend our solidarity to the Nationalists at present who have dedicated their lives in pursuing the aspirations of the Naga people. It is our belief that Sovereignty and Integration of the Nagas is a vision that has been bestowed upon us by the Almighty God. Let it be known to each and every individual that our right to self determination is justified on account of our unique history, culture and political goals as declared to the world on the 14th August 1947, when the Nagas declared themselves free from any imperialistic forces and on 16th of May, 1951, through the Naga National Plebiscite when 99.9% of the Nagas reiterated our right of a sovereign independent Nation under the noble leadership of Lt. AZ Phizo. We once again urge the governing bodies of the world to honour the Naga Historical and Political rights and restore the pride of the Naga people.

Today we carry a message from the hearts of every Naga youth to convey that - we have placed our confidence in the ongoing peace process to take the aspirations of the youths for an inclusive and honourable solution. We urge the Naga people to take advantage of the present situation on the promises of a solution made by the Honourable Prime Minister of India and considering that the GOI has acknowledged the fact and reality of the unique history of the Nagas for an honourable solution and is working on the principles of Co-existence as we all need to understand the ground zero reality and global scenario of interdependence, such provisions which are mutually and strategically beneficial for all the negotiating entities, to accommodate each other, setting aside all egos, personal differences and enmity in bringing about an amicable and honourable settlement to the protracted Indo-Naga Political issue. Over 70 years have elapsed under the political control of the Government of India and we have been deprived of much developmental progress in our land. What the youths and the Nagas need today is economical, cultural, geographical,

infrastructural development and political stability in our hills and plains. We must have educational and medical institutions equipped with state of the art infrastructure and facilities, we need to reform our agricultural method with advanced technological tools and implements, we need adequate air connectivity, roads and highways leading to every villages and towns, and our youths must be amply provided with entrepreneurship and employment opportunities.

We, the Naga youths long for a peaceful future. A future without war and conflict. We long to live in peace and at par with the rest of the world.

This will only be possible provided all political groups communicate with each other, share views, accept each other and clear their ambiguity as the journey is a single road for a better Naga future. We all need to take the responsibilities together with all stakeholders and strive for what is honourable and acceptable to all Nagas paving a way for peace.

On this day, the 73rd year of our Independence, to every Naga, both young and old, let us take a pledge and proclaim ourselves free, free from the shackles of corruption and ism, free from the errors of our society, and free from the control of any external forces that threatens our existence and identity. It is our outbound duty to protect the interests of the Nagas from threats both from within and outside. Let us free ourselves from the shackles of corruption and ism, in our homes, in our institutions, Justice and Administration, and in our selves, only then we will be truly free.

Alone you can do little, but together we can achieve so much more, let us be all clear that Naga areas can be developed only by Nagas. Kindly don’t expect others or continue complaining, but become professionals in various fields to participate in the process of growth for a better Naga future. So, let’s all take this pledge today to continue dedicating our lives and contribute to ensure that the lives of the younger Naga generations are secured.

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burnt alive so villagers had fled (alternative arrangement)from to jungle to save their life and India government to live peacespent so many days and nights fully so framework agreement in the jungle without shelter and was signed between GOI and food like wild beasts, some of NSCN(IM) on 3rd August 2015 our people had lost/sacrifice their for Naga solution. lives. Likewise, we have suffered Therefore, I on behalf of my a lot in the hands of India for the government NPGN/NNC (N/A) sake of our national movement for appeal to Nagas to support the our Nation/Independent. framework agreement so as to able Nevertheless, now we Nagas our future generations to live in are very tired unable to proceed harmony in near future to come. further for our Independence, we are compelled by unavailable ‘KUNKNALIM’ MIP, NPGN/NNC(N/A) circumstances to seek solution 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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Jammu restrictions lifted, continue in some places IAF’s Abhinandan gets Vir Chakra

SRINAGAR, AUG 14 (PTI): Restrictions in Jammu have been completely lifted but will continue for a while longer in some places in Kashmir, a senior Jammu and Kashmir police officer said on Wednesday and emphasised that the situation is totally under control.

Additional Director General Munir Khan said there were localised incidents in various parts of Srinagar and other districts in the Valley, but these were contained and dealt with locally.

There have been no major injuries to anyone, he said at a press conference.

He added that there were a few pellet injuries in the Valley that have been treated.

“Our biggest endeavour is to ensure there is no civilian casualty,” Khan told reporters.

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in Jammu have been completely removed and schools and other establishments there are functioning. Restrictions will continue in some places of Kashmir for sometime,” he told reporters here. Asked about the number of people detained, Khan said he would not talk about individuals.

“In a law and order situation like this, there are different kinds of detention... preventive detention

to ensure the established miscreants do not vitiate the peaceful atmosphere... so you have to take preventive steps,” he said. The main focus of the administration and the police is now on Independence Day celebrations on Thursday, the officer said.

“All arrangements are in place to ensure peaceful celebrations throughout the state,” he added. Jammu and Kashmir Principal Secretary Rohit Kansal, who also addressed the media, said the overall situation in the state remained calm.

“Further relaxations in prohibitory orders have been given in a large number of areas, including in Srinagar, and these relaxations will continue to be given till this afternoon,” he said.

On all other fronts -- civil supplies, national highways, airport, medical

Counter-terror operations fetch J&K 61 gallantry medals

NEW DELHI, AUG 14 (PTI): Action in the counter-terrorism grid of Jammu and Kashmir has fetched central security forces maximum gallantry medals amongst the 180 such decorations announced by the government on the occasion of the Independence Day. A total of 946 medals have been announced by the Home Ministry, for personnel and officers of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and State police forces, of which three are President’s Police Medal for Gallantry (PPMG) and 177 are Police Medal for Gallantry (PMG).

A total of 114 gallantry medals have been given to troops deployed in the counter-terrorism op-

erations grid in Jammu and Kashmir, while offensives in the Left Wing Extremism affected states fetched 62 such decorations followed by 4 for counter-insurgency operations in the north eastern states, a government statement said.

The President approved 132 Awards to Armed Forces Personnel and members of Paramilitary Forces.

Nine personnel have been given the bravery medals posthumously, the statement said.

The Central Reserve Police Force, like previous years, has bagged the maximum, 72 gallantry medals followed by 61 by the Jammu and Kashmir police, 23 by Odisha po-

lice, nine by Chhattisgarh police and five each by the Border Security Force and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police force.

While 89 police personnel have been given the President’s Police Medal for distinguished service, 677 have been awarded the police medal for meritorious service.

A total of 56 personnel have been awarded fire service medals and 44 officials have been given the home guard and civil defence medal.

Forty personnel have also been awarded the correctional service medals that are given to prison personnel who guard and manage jails in various States.

facilities -- the situation was normal, Kansal said.

“Local authorities, as before, are keeping a close watch on the situation and offering relaxations wherever the situation warrants it,” he said. Giving details of the situation in the Valley, Khan said curbs are in place in certain places. Restrictions, he added, are imposed after assessing the overall situation of that particular area.

“It is not like restrictions are imposed in a generalised manner. After assessing the situation of a particular area, restrictions are imposed... relaxation is also given after assessing the situation (of the area concerned),” the ADG said.

It is for the district administration -- the district magistrate and the district SP -- to assess the situation and take steps necessary to maintain peace, and law

and order.

Asked about propaganda from Pakistan, Khan said the neighbouring country unleashes such propaganda whenever there is any major law and order situation in the state and all measures are being taken to thwart its attempts. “You will see the results very soon,” he said.

Responding to a query about some Twitter accounts circulating fake news and spreading misinformation, the officer said they have been identified and action initiated against them.

His message to the people of Kashmir, he said, was to celebrate August 15 with fervour. The clampdown came into force on August 5 when the Centre stripped Jammu and Kashmir of its special status and bifurcated it into the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.

five Yudh Seva Medals and seven Vayu Sena Medal.

At least five Mirage fighter pilots, who were part of the operation to strike a Jaish-e-Mohmamed terrorist training camp deep inside Pakistan’s Balakot on February 27, were among the awardees.

The Army also got eight Shaurya Chakra awards and 98 Sena medals. The Navy got one Shaurya Chakra award.

“We are very happy

that Wing Comm Varthaman has been conferred with Vir Chakra,” said an IAF official.

Varthaman, 36, was captured by the Pakistani Army on February 27 after his MiG-21 Bison jet was shot down in a dogfight with Pakistani jets during aerial combat.

Before his jet was hit, he downed an F-16 fighter of Pakistan. Varthaman was released on the night of March 1 by Pakistan.

Varthaman had suffered injuries while ejecting from his MiG-21 Bison during the aerial combat.

A high-level medical board of the Indian Air Force has already cleared Varthaman to return to the fighter cockpit.

Days after he returned from Pakistan, Varthaman conveyed to the IAF brass his wish to resume flying at the earliest.

Shah Faesal sent back to Kashmir from Delhi

5 ITBP men get gallantry medals for action in Naxal operations

‘Fun & frolic’ in Corbett won’t solve economic crisis

SRINAGAR, AUG 14 (PTI): Former IAS officer Shah Faesal on Wednesday was sent back to Kashmir from the Delhi airport and detained here under the Public Safety Act (PSA), officials said.

Faesal, who was bound for Istanbul, was detained at the airport on Wednesday morning, they said. The former bureaucrat from J&K had floated a political outfit after resigning from the IAS. After being detained at the Delhi airport, he was again detained under the PSA on his arrival in Srinagar, the officials said. Faesal had said Kashmir is experiencing an “unprecedented” lockdown and its eight million population “incarcerated” like never before.

NEW DELHI, AUG 14 (PTI): Five personnel of the ITBP, tasked to guard the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China, have been decorated with gallantry medals for displaying bravery in the anti-Naxal operations grid of Chhattisgarh on the eve of the Independence Day. The force has been awarded a total of 19 medals in various service categories this time. The five personnel, from the 44th battalion of the force, are Deputy Commandant Rajesh Kumar, Inspector Jitender, Head Constable Sukhdev Donkari and Constables Anil Negi and Mahesh Kumar.

“The troops have been decorated with the police medal for gallantry for displaying exemplary valour

NEW DELHI, AUG 14 (PTI): Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who downed an enemy jet during an aerial combat with Pakistan in February and was held captive for three days, has been conferred the Vir Chakra, India’s third-highest war time gallantry medal.

The defence ministry announced the military awards on the eve of Independence Day celebrations.

From the Army, Sapper Prakash Jadhav of the Rashtriya Rifles will be posthumously awarded Kirti Chakra, the second highest peacetime gallantry award.

Squadron Leader Minty Agarwal, who played a key role as flight controller during the aerial combat between India and Pakistan on February 27, has been awarded Yudh Seva medal.

The IAF received a total of 13 awards including

and extraordinary courage in a Naxal encounter that took place on October 25, 2017 in the jungles of Kamkasur and Kopankarka in Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh,” a force spokesperson said.

After a night-long encounter, three Naxal PLGA area committee members carrying Rs 5 lakh reward each were gunned down by this team. The troops exhibited raw courage and bravery in this action, he said.

Those decorated with the President’s police medal for distinguished service include DIG Rabindra Pandey. The awardees for the police medal for meritorious service include secondin-command rank officer Dhirendra Singh Negi, Inspector Babu Lal and Assis-

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tant Commandant Bhanita Timungapi.

Timungapi is an ace mountaineer and has many successful expeditions to her name. She is the second woman climber of the force with a rich experience in mountaineering after Santosh Yadav, the first woman to climb Mt. Everest twice.

Yadav, a Padma Shri recipient, was with the ITBP as a Deputy Commandant.

The about 90,000 personnel strength Indo-Tibetan Border Police, under the command of the Union home ministry, is primarily tasked with guarding the 3,488-km high-altitude LAC with China apart from rendering other internal security duties, including conducting anti-Naxal operations.

NEW DELHI, AUG 14 (PTI): CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury said on Wednesday the “fun and frolic” in Jim Corbett National Park will not solve the problems faced by the economy, in an apparent dig at PM Narendra Modi after he appeared on Discovery Channel’s Man vs Wild.

The episode, telecast on Monday night, was shot in the national park. “The fun and frolic in Corbett will not provide the solution to this grave economic crisis, created by the government since 2014.

We have not heard any coherent plan from the govt except same rabid, divisive spiel meant to cause social disharmony, Yechury tweeted.

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investors (FIIs) remained net sellers in the capital markets, pulling out Rs 638.28 crore on Tuesday, according to provisional exchange data.

Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, tumbled 1.62 per cent to USD 60.31 per barrel.

T h e d o l l a r i n d ex , which gauges the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, was at 97.82, up 0.01 per cent.

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“The Indian rupee has now become Asia’s worst performing currency so far this month, Chinese yuan depreciated amid trade worries and foreign investor outflows,” said V K Sharma, Head-PCG & Capital Market Strategy, HDFC Securities.

Positive macroeconomic data also supported the domestic unit.

While retail inflation eased marginally to 3.15 per cent in July, wholesale inflation fell to a two-and-halfyear low of 1.08 per cent, government data showed.

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He said that benefits under GSP helped not more than three to four per cent of total exports to the US.

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Mumbai, Aug 14 (PTI): Rebounding from six-month lows, the rupee advanced 13 paise to close at 71.27 against the US dollar on Wednesday amid easing oil prices and gains in the domestic equity market.

Forex traders said the US delaying new tariffs on Chinese electronics goods as well as encouraging macroeconomic data also boosted investor sentiment.

At the interbank foreign exchange market, the Indian unit opened strong at 71.00 and rose to the day’s high of 70.85. It touched an intra-day low of 71.35, before finally ending at 71.27, higher by 13 paise from its previous close.

On Tuesday, the rupee had plunged 62 paise to

New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI): Exports growth of the country in the current fiscal is likely to be in double digits despite the challenging situation both on the external and internal fronts, Commerce Secretary Anup Wadhawan said here on Wednesday.

In the last financial year, growth in exports was between nine and ten per cent and the volume touched USD 331 billion which was a “record”, he said.

Wadhawan also said the country had seen the “continuous growth” in the last three years. “In the current financial year, we are expecting the growth to be in double digits”, he said on the sidelines of an EEPC seminar here.

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These cars will be sold at select Tata Motors dealerships in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Calicut, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Coimbatore, Delhi, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Indore, Kangra, Kannur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Noida, Pune, Thane and Thrissur, the company added.

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New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI): JT Special Vehicles (JTSV), the 50:50 joint venture between Tata Motors and Jayem Automotives, on Wednesday launched upgraded versions of its twin offerings --Tiago JTP and Tigor JTP at Rs 6.69 lakh and Rs 7.59 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi), respectively.

The upgraded versions have new features adding to the sporty feel, performance and comfort value of the vehicles, the company said in a statement. These include auto-fold outside mirrors, fully-automatic temperature control mechanism and ConnectNext touch-screen entertainment by Harman with Android Auto and

New Delhi, Aug 14 (Agencies): Starting October 1, 2019, all letters and notices from the income tax department will carry a computer-generated Document Identification Number (DIN) which will be verifiable on the department’s e-filing portal.

According to Economic Times, further, any communication from the department without this DIN will be treated as invalid. Manually issued communications will be allowed only with specific permission and in specified circumstances. Even when such manual communications are sent these would have to be regularised on the tax department’s portal within 15 days from date of issue, according to a press release issued by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) here today.

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New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI): India’s exports grew by 2.25 per cent to USD 26.33 billion in July, government data showed on Wednesday.

Impor ts, however, slipped by 10.43 per cent to USD 39.76 billion, narrowing trade deficit to USD 13.43 billion in July. The deficit was USD 18.63 billion in July last year.

Export sectors that recorded positive growth in the last month includes chemical, iron and pharmaceuticals.

Shipments of gems and jewellery, engineering goods, petroleum products recorded negative growth, according to the data.

Oil imports decline 22.15 per cent to USD 9.6 billion, and non-oil slipped by 5.92 per cent to USD 30.16 billion. Cumulatively, during April-July 2019, exports dipped 0.37 per cent to USD 107.41 billion, while imports were contracted by 3.63 per cent to USD 166.8 billion.

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pointed out the necessity of drafting Minerals Policy to regulate and maximize output in the minerals reserve of State.

IDAN also visited Invest India Haryana office, ranked number three in the Ease of Doing Business (EODB) in the country, and interacted with divisional commissioner, Ashok Sangwan to study the measures that have been taken by the Haryana Government for EODB. In another important meeting with Dr. Didar Singh, ex-secretary general of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), Jamir

the fall, they added.

Globally, gold was trading higher at USD 1,509.09 an ounce in New York, while silver was trading up at USD 17.22 an ounce.

In the national capital, gold of 99.9 per cent and 99.5 per cent purity declined

by Rs 425 each to Rs 37,945 and Rs 37,775 per 10 gram, respectively.

Sovereign gold also dropped Rs 100 to Rs 28,700 per eight gram.

Silver ready plunged Rs 690 to Rs 44,310 per kilogram, while weekly-based delivery price plummeted

by Rs 1,050 at Rs 43,230 per kg.

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DIMAPUR: Investment and Development Authority of Nagaland (IDAN), Government of Nagaland led by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Alemtemshi Jamir held high level meetings with relevant industry stakeholders during the team’s recent trip to New Delhi to improve the existing investment scenario of the State.

A press release from IDAN project analyst, Kohima Nengshi Wati stated that at the meeting with R.K Sharma, director-general, Federation of Indian Minerals Industry (FIMI) and Skill Council for Mining Sector (SCMS), Jamir

N e w D e l h i , Au g 14 (PTI): Gold price on Wednesday slumped Rs 425 to Rs 37,945 per 10 gram in the national capital due to lacklustre demand from jewellers despite the precious metal gaining overseas, according to the All India Sarafa Association.

Silver also declined Rs 690 to Rs 44,310 per kilogram on reduced offtake by industrial units and coin makers.

Easing demand from jewellers in the domestic spot market led to the dip in price of the precious metal, traders said. However positive trend overseas capped

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IDAN CEO, Alemtemshi Jamir speaking at the event in New Delhi.

told the latter that immediate concerns for the State was to look into matters of minerals, infrastructure and skills development.

Meanwhile, IDAN led

by CEO Alemtemshi Jamir also attended the Japan Invest - North East India meet, Government of Nagaland as State Partner in association with Knowledge Partner, Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ASSOCHAM) and Conference Partner Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry in India (JCCII) on August 8.

Jamir, who was the panellist in the inaugural session and also one of the speakers in the session, invited a “long partnership in perpetuity” and highlighted that the foremost requirement for Nagaland from Japanese investors as well as the Indian investors was infrastructure development of roads and highways, airways and railways. He also emphasized on the importance of Skills Development for the Naga youths and how with the right kind of training, Naga youths can be trained in various sectors.

Gold falls Rs 425 on lacklustre demand; silver slips Rs 690

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 2019

Imran warns India against ‘misadventure’ in Pak Qureshi, Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) President Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistan Peoples Party Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and several Pakistani politicians also expressed “solidarity

with the Kashmiris”, saying Pakistan stands “shoulder to shoulder” with them.

India’s Independence Day on Thursday will be observed as “Black Day” across Pakistan.

Japan heat leaves 23 dead, over 12,500 people hospitalized

Pakistan summons India’s deputy High Commissioner over “ceasefire violations”

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its armed forces.

“A Muslim never initiates war. We are ready to respond to any (misadventure) by India. Kashmiris are also battle-hardened and they have no fear. We will respond to whatever you do -- we will go till the end,” he said in the address.

Calling India’s move on Kashmir a “strategic blunder”, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief said: It will cost Modi and his BJP government heavily.

I consider it a big miscalculation by Modi. He has played his final card.” He said it was a challenging task to draw the attention of world leaders to the “human rights violations in occupied Kashmir”, Geo News reported.

“But now, the Kashmir issue is under the spotlight of (world media). By (clamping down further) on occupied Kashmir, Modi

has in fact helped internationalise the dispute,” Khan said. “If a war breaks out, I’m saying this to the UN, you’ll be responsible... This is now UN’s trial. The entire Muslim world is looking at the UN (to play its role).

“The UN must listen to 1.5 billion Muslims who are looking up to the global body for taking action against India which has turned IOK into a prison for 10 million Kashmiris.”

“It is now up to Pakistan to highlight the issue.

I’ll become the voice for Kashmir. I will now be the ambassador for the Kashmir issue around the world. I will take it up at every forum,” Khan said.

In his Independence Day message, Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa said “there can never be a compromise on #Kashmir”.

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Islamabad, Aug 14 (PTI): Pakistan on Wednesday summoned India’s Deputy High Commissioner Gaurav Ahluwalia and condemned the alleged “unprovoked ceasefire violations” by Indian troops across the Line of Control which killed a civilian. Mohammad Faisal, Director General (South Asia and SAARC) and Pakistan foreign ministry spokesperson, summoned Ahluwalia to condemn “the unprovoked ceasefire violations” by the Indian forces on August 13 in Hot Spring Sector in which a 38-year-old man of Laychayal village was killed, the Foreign Office said. “The Indian forces along the LoC and Working boundary have continuously been targeting civilian-populated areas with artillery fire, heavy-caliber mortars, and automatic weapons, which still continues,” Faisal said.

He said this unprecedented escalation in ceasefire violations by India had been continuing from the year 2017 when the Indian forces committed 1970 ceasefire violations.

He said the deliberate targeting of civilian-populated areas was deplorable and contrary to human dignity, international human rights and humanitarian laws, the Foreign Office (FO) said.

Faisal said the ceasefire violations by India were a threat to regional peace and security and may lead to a strategic miscalculation.

He said the Indian side should permit United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) to play its mandated role as per the UN Security Council resolutions. India has maintained that the UNMOGIP has outlived its utility and is irrelevant after the Simla Agreement and the consequent establishment of the Line of Control (LoC).

Faisal asked the Indian side to respect the 2003 Ceasefire arrangement, investigate these and other incidents of ceasefire violations, instruct the Indian forces to respect the ceasefire in letter and spirit and maintain peace on the LoC and the Working Boundary, the FO said.

Tokyo saw the highest number of people treated for heat-related conditions at 1,465, followed by the neighbouring prefecture of Saitama at 977 patients.

Tokyo, Aug 14 (IANS): Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency said on Wednesday that 23 people died among 12,751 people who were rushed to hospitals due to heat-related illnesses across Japan over the week from August 5.

Amid a protracted heatwave that has scorched wide swathes of Japan, the agency’s preliminary data showed that the number of people rushed to hospital due to the heat had risen past the 10,000 level for the second straight week, the Japan Times reported.

Of those rushed to hospital, the agency said that 400 of them had to be admitted for treatment of severe symptoms for at least three weeks. Shorter stays

in hospital were required for around 4,500 patients, the agency also said.

Tokyo saw the highest number of people treated for heat-related conditions at 1,465, followed by the neighbouring prefecture of Saitama at 977 patients.

Osaka, meanwhile, saw 897 people rushed to hospital for treatment due to the severe heat.

Of the total people requiring hospital treatment, around 55 per cent of them were aged 65 or older.

According to Japan’s Meteorological Agency (JMA) on Wednesday, the highest recorded temperature anywhere in Japan this year was logged in Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture on the western coast, where

UNSC Prez favours talks between India, Pak over Kashmir Thai court acquits Red Shirts of terrorism for 2010 protests

Unit e d Nati o ns, Aug 14 (PTI): Poland, President of the UN Security Council for the month of August, on Tuesday said it hopes India and Pakistan can work out a “mutually beneficially solution bilaterally” and favours dialogue between the two nations to sort out their differences after New Delhi revoked the special status to Jammu and Kashmir.

Poland’s Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz is in the UN headquarters and addressed a Security Council briefing Tuesday on ‘International humanitarian law - Seventieth anniversary of the Geneva Conventions: upholding humanity in modern conflict.’

Later, Czaputowicz addressed reporters at the UN Security Council stakeout where he was asked that Pakistan has demanded for the Security Council to be briefed on the situation in Kashmir following India’s decision to scrap Kashmir’s special status and whether Poland supports such a request as the Council President.

Czaputowicz said he has had a “phone conversa-

Jacek Czaputowicz (File)

tion” with India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in the last few days.

“We expressed concerns over current tensions between India and Pakistan resulting from the proposed changed status of Jammu and Kashmir. Poland believes that the dispute can only be resolved by peaceful means and here we fully support the reaction of the European Union and statement issued by Federica Mogherini. We are in favour of dialogue between Pakistan and India to sort out the differences.”

Mogherini is the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and

Security Policy and Vice President of the EU Commission. In a statement on the situation in Kashmir, she said, “The European Union supports a bilateral political solution between India and Pakistan over Kashmir, which remains the only way to solve a long-lasting dispute that causes instability and insecurity in the region.”

Czaputowicz stressed that as a non-permanent member of the Security Council, “Poland stands ready, if needed, to engage” in preventing actions in security situation.

“We hope that both countries can work out a mutually beneficially solution bilaterally,” he said, adding that strained relations between India and Pakistan negatively affect the whole South Asia region and may lead to serious political, security and economic consequences.

Czaputowicz said he was “just informed” Tuesday morning that the Security Council received the letter from the Ambassador of Pakistan.

“I think that the Security Council will discuss that issue and take proper

decision.”

When asked when will the Security Council meet to discuss the letter from Pakistan regarding Kashmir, Czaputowicz said “I don’t know. Simply, I got the information about the letter. We’ll see,” he said, adding that the Polish Ambassador to the UN is “always here” and probably she will start consultations soon.

Pakistan’s envoy to the UN Maleeha Lodhi had earlier this month met President of UN Security Council for the month of August Polish Ambassador Joanna Wronecka over Kashmir.

The Polish Ambassador however declined to comment on the issue.

“No comments,” she had said at the Security Council stakeout at the UN headquarters last week, walking away as she was asked about Qureshi’s letter to the Security Council.

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has also stressed on the Simla Agreement of 1972, a bilateral agreement between India and Pakistan that rejects third-party mediation in Kashmir.

Bangkok, Aug 14 (AP): A court in Thailand on Wednesday dismissed terrorism and other charges against 24 leaders of an extended street protest in 2010 that saw key areas of central Bangkok closed off and random violence that was ended by military force.

The Bangkok Criminal Court ruled that the two-month protest by the “Red Shirt” supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, during which 91 people were killed and thousands hurt, was “a political fight, not terrorism.”

Thaksin was ousted by a military coup in 2006 after being accused of corruption and abuse of power. His allies won a 2007 election, but parliamentary maneuvering installed the rival Democrat Party in power in 2008, inspiring the 2010 protest that called for Democrat Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down. Thaksin’s ouster set off years of sometimes violent conflict between his supporters and opponents,

Jatuporn Phromphan (File)

both of which engaged in aggressive street protests against governments led by the other’s faction.

During three months of street protests in 2008, Thaksin’s foes — known as the Yellow Shirts — occupied the prime minister’s offices, as well as Bangkok’s international airport for about a week.

The casualties in 2010 included soldiers as well as protesters. Unidentified armed men in black whose weapons included grenade launchers acted as a mysterious armed auxiliary to the protesters, but it appeared that most

Four people suspected of belonging to a major international organized drug-trafficking ring have been arrested.

Sydney, Aug 14 (IANS): A targeted drug bust has led to the seizure of more than a three-quarter-tonne of high-purity ecstasy and the arrest of four people suspected of belonging to a major international organized drug-trafficking ring, the Australian police said on Wednesday.

The operation, conducted by state police in

Queensland and New South Wales in collaboration with New Zealand law enforcement agencies, ended in the confiscation of a total of 766 kg of 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) powder as well as 200 kg of crystal meth seized in New Zealand last week as part of the same multi-agency investigation.

Tests revealed that the

MDMA powder - which the police believe was to be used to make pills and capsules is the purest ever recorded in Queensland, Efe news reported.

“We believe the drug would have been diluted with other agents and had the potential to make between six and 12 million capsules,” Detective Superintendent Jon Wacker said in a statement released by Queensland police.

“This has a conservative value of 90 million Australian dollars ($61.13 million).” The police also seized various vehicles, around 108,000 Australian dollars in cash and an unspecified amount of other drugs. In Queensland, two men from Britain, as well as one local man were charged with drug possession and supply, while in New Zealand, the police arrested and charged two men from Britian.

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Ex-Aussie Foreign Minister slams sexism in politics Canberra, Aug 14 (IANS): Australia’s former Foreign Minister and former leader of the governing Liberal Party Julie Bishop has slammed the country’s culture of “grotesque” sexism.

Bishop, who served as the deputy leader of the Liberal Party between 2007 and 2018 and as Australia’s Foreign Minister between 2013 and 2018, quit politics in May after failing in a bid to become the party’s leader. In an interview, Bishop told Seven Network television on Tuesday night that her ideas were often dismissed because of her gender early in her career.

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the mercury soared to 40.3 degrees Celsius.

Also in Niigata, Sanjo City saw temperatures hit 39.5 degrees Celsius.

Cities in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Tottori Prefecture and Hyogo Prefecture saw the mercury rise well over 37 degrees Celsius, the weather agency said.

The protracted heatwave is being caused by warm air from Typhoon Krosa, the 10th of the season, which may approach the western regions of Kyushu and Shikoku and cut path through western Japan on Thursday, sweeping across the archipelago and causing unsettled fronts particularly in regions facing the Sea of Japan, the JMA said.

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Muzaffarabad, Aug 14 (IANS): Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday warned India against any “misadventure” in Pakistan, saying “miscalculation” on the part of New Delhi would elicit a “tit-for-tat” response from Islamabad, amid heightening tensions between the two neighbours following India’s move to revoke Article 370 granting special status to Jammu and Kashmir.

Addressing a special session of the “Azad Jammu and Kashmir” (AJK) Legislative Assembly in Muzaffarabad as Pakistan marked its Independence Day “in solidarity with Kashmiris”, Khan said: “We have information and we have had two National Security Committee meetings. The Pakistan Army has full knowledge that India has made a plan to take action in AJK.” “Like the action they took in Balakot after Pulwama, according to our information, they have made a more sinister plans now. To shift the world’s focus away from occupied Kashmir, they want to take action in AJK.” The cricketer-turnedpolitician in a message to Prime Minister Narendra Modi said: “... you take action and every brick will be countered with a stone.

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Meghalaya girl gang-raped in Bishop of Kohima calls on Governor CEO Nagaland convenes state Gurugram: Two more arrested level meeting with pol parties

CEO Nagaland, Abhijit Sinha speaking at the state level meeting on August 14. (DIPR) DIMAPUR: Office of the chief electoral officer (CEO) Nagaland conducted a state level meeting with political parties from Nagaland with regard to electors verification programme (EVP) and special summary revision of photo electoral rolls on August 14 at Hotel Japfu, Kohima.

According to DIPR report, the main objectives of the EVP is to verify elector’s details and indicate correction in details,

to obtain details of family members and verifying their entries, to provide better electoral services and to improve health of electoral roll.

CEO Nagaland, Abhijit Sinha discussed at length with the members and officials of various political parties from Nagaland on the electoral roll and how its implementation can be improved through EVP. The political parties also brought forth to the notice

of the CEO numerous burning issues related to the electoral rolls and the misuse of it during elections.

The political parties present further acknowledged the initiative of the Election Commission of India (ECI) in making the electoral process more accessible to the public and hoped that the EVP would help in rooting out the problem of malpractices during elections.

S H I L LO N G / T U R A , AUG 14 (AGENCIES): Police have arrested two more people including a minor in connection with the gang-rape of a girl from Meghalaya, reports Times of India.

The 14-year-old was lured with a job offer in Gurugram and was repeatedly raped by several people for over three days at three different places Chauma village and Sector 39 in Gurugram and at an unknown area.

On August 5, the teen was rescued by two people from Meghalaya.

The incident came to light after the victim’s parents approached the Meghalaya House in the national capital and reported the incident late on Wednesday.

Officials of Meghalaya House then escorted the victim and her family to register the complaint at a Gurugram police station.

Sources informed that the victim hails from Garo Hills region of Meghalaya.

As per police, Lokesh alias Lambu and his minor bother were held in connection with the case. Lokesh was produced before the court and sent to judicial custody while the minor boy was produced before the

Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) and sent to a correction home in Faridabad.

Lokesh was arrested from Bihar while his minor brother was arrested from Anand Vihar in Delhi.

Women’s police station officer, inspector Rajbala said that the minor were held in connection with the case was the one who had lured the minor girl from Meghayala to Gurugram on pretext of helping her in getting a job.

The accused convinced her to come with him and start a new life in Gurugram. The girl along with minor accused boarded a train on July 30 and reached Gurugram on August 2.

After reaching Gurugram, the girl was taken to a house rented by Lokesh. The minor accused disappeared after handing over the girl to Lokesh, who runs a placement agency.

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On August 3, when the girl was alone at home, Lokesh molested the girl, and in the evening he took her to a house of his friend, Ritu — in Chauma village.

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Governor R. N. Ravi with bishop of Kohima, Rev. Dr. James Thoppil.

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James Thoppil, the bishop of Kohima, made a courtsey call on R. N. Ravi, Governor of Nagaland on Wednesday at Raj Bhavan and assured him of the church’s cooperation and prayers for his mission in Nagaland.

The bishop shared on how the Catholic church was working for the progress and development of the people of Nagaland, especially through its educational institutions and healing ministry. He also said that in many of the

Catholic insitutions, the prayer of St. Francis of Assisi, has been prayed daily, for peace and reconcilation in Nagaland. He hopes that the church through its many educational institutions (1univserity, 5 collegses, 27 Higher Secondary Schools and 60 secondary schools) will bring about attitudinal changes among the students for a better, peaceful and prosperous Nagaland.

Governor appeaciated the humaniarian works of the Catholic church, not only in Nagaland, but also

in the entire country for the progress and development, transformation and growth of the people, especially the poor and the marginalised.

Bishop was accompanied by Rev. Fr. Jacob Charalel, the chancellorcum-secretary of the Edcuation Commission of the diocese.

Bishop presented a picture of the healing miracle of Jesus to the Governor and that it would help him in bringing about healing and reconciliation in Nagaland.

6 Northeast States to get skill training in textiles Security forces foil nefarious

MOU Signing with 18 state governments to provide skill training in Textiles sector under Samarth.

GUWAHATI, AUG 14 (AGENCIES): People from six northeastern states will be provided skill training under Samarth, a scheme for capacity building in textiles sector, reports Northeast Now news.

The six nor theastern states are Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura.

The Textile Ministry

signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with eighteen states to provide skill training in textiles to over 4.09 lakh candidates under the Samarth scheme.

Union Cabinet minister for textiles Smriti Irani on Wednesday shared this information on her official Twitter handle.

She tweeted, “Attended MOU Signing of @

TexMinIndia with 18 States Governments to provide skill training to over 4.09 lakh candidates in Textiles sector under #Samarth – a scheme for capacity building in textiles sector.”

A total of 67,095 people are to be trained in Assam under the Samarth scheme.

In Tripura, a total of 12,000 people will be trained.

The total number of people to be trained under Samarth scheme in Tripura is 3,540 and in Arunachal Pradesh it is 1,050.

The objective of the Samarth scheme is to promote self-employment, promote entrepreneurial development in traditional handloom, handicraft, jute, wool and silk segments.

It also aims at providing livelihood to all sections

of society.

Union minister Irani hoped that Samarth scheme would play an instrumental role in restoration and preservation of languishing crafts and handlooms.

She also stated that with technical textile being the emerging potential area in the textile industry of the country, special courses have been introduced for technical textiles segment under Samarth scheme.

The target has been set to train 50,000 candidates.

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on his Twitter handle stated: “Delighted that about 1050 people from Arunachal will be trained for skill development under Samarth, a @TexMinIndia scheme.”

“I am sure such training will benefit the local traditional weaving and art, whose existence and development is under constant threat due to modernisation,” he added.

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Kohima, Aug 14: Assam rifles apprehended four senior cadres of CorCom faction along with weapons and ammunition during a coordinated operation in Tirap situated in the border areas of South Arunachal Pradesh.

The operation was conducted based on specific intelligence on the movement of cadres across the Indian Myanmar border in Tirap.

A press release by PRO stated that the cadres were on a lookout for an opportune moment to target the security forces/ civilians during the 73rd Independence Day celebrations. It added the arrest of the senior cadres of CorCom has dealt a serious blow to the nefarious plans of the proscribed group to bring instability in the region.

The release stated

The four arrested CorCom cadres. that the Assam Rifles have stepped up their operations in their area of responsibility in view of the upcoming Independence Day and that it has also ‘brought huge relief to the local

Agartala finally gets direct flight to Delhi Meghalaya’s biggest traditional market

Tripura CM Biplab Deb addressing the gathering after the flagging off ceremony.

AGARTALA, AUG 14 (AGENCIES): Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Wednesday afternoon flagged off Agartala–Delhi direct flights, which are being operated

by Indigo Airlines, reports Northeast Now news.

The CM along with two MPs from the statePratima Bhowmik and Rebati Tripura– and MLA Dilip Das and other digK Y M C

nitaries were present at the Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport during the flagging off ceremony.

MP Pratima Bhowmik raised the demand for direct flight service between Agartala and Delhi in her first session at Lok Sabha and on the eve of India’s 73rd Independence Day, the flight service became operational.

The direct flight is ex-

pected to help in reducing the ongoing flight crisis in Tripura.

The CM addressing a gathering at the airport informed that even though he has invited several investors to the state, but owing to the lack of direct flights from Delhi to Tripura, investors expressed their unwillingness to visit the state.

“Now the investors

can easily come to the state,” Deb said.

“Within the next 4 years, 8 thousand crores will be invested to develop the highways. The central and state government is jointly working to develop connectivity of the state,” said Deb. “Agartala is the second busiest airport in the Northeast after Guwahati,” claimed the CM. Speaking further, the CM also criticized the former PM Manmohan Singh and said that he did very little for the development of the region.

Tripura CM Biplab Deb addressing the gathering after the flagging off ceremony “Manmohan Singh was the PM from Assam for two times but he was never serious about developing Northeast,” Deb said.

“The previous government initiated the Look East Policy, which was implemented by PM Narendra Modi for the developing the region,” the CM further added.

The CM further informed that the Modi government wants to develop the region and that’s why it has allocated over Rs 50 thousand crores to the region in the budget.

‘Iew Duh’ to be declared no plastic zone

Lew Duh Market in Shillong.

Shillong, Aug 14 (PTI): Meghalayas biggest traditional market - Iew Duh would soon ban the use of plastic and the authorities intend to promote use of leaves and organic bags as substitute.

The market has over 1000 shops and at least 5000 hawkers doing business daily.

The Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council, which has jurisdiction over the market, has taken a decision to declare Iew Duh as a no plastic zone

in a meeting Tuesday convened by Trade and Market departments in which the traditional chieftain (Syiem) the Hima Mylliem Ainam Manik Syiem also attended.

A formal notification to this effect will be issued soon, Executive Member in charge of Trade, Paul Lyngdoh, told PTI. We encourage people to use traditional leaves, organic bags and other biodegradable products as alternative to plastics for shopping and marketing

purposes, Lyngdoh said.

The Executive member has also warned shopkeepers at the Iew Duh to comply with the orders of the Council failing which stringent action will be taken against them that include cancelling of the trading license, a fine or both.

The ban decision was welcomed by environment activists across the state hailing the Council for taking a bold decision for protection of the environment.

Noted environment warrior and an editor of a leading English daily here, Patricia Mukhim, welcomed the decision and lauded the Council for taking a step towards protection of environment.

I am ver y happy about this decision. It was long overdue, she said.

Meanwhile, the council has also set up a committee to identify a location at Iew Duh or within its vicinity for setting up of coal storage facility for storages of perishable items.

Paul Lyngdoh said the council would be submitting a proposal to the government of India for sanctioning of fund for the project.

population.’

The apprehended individuals along with recoveries have been handed over to Laju Police Station for further investigation, the release added.

NSCN-U cadre apprehended in Tirap

The arrested cadre TIRAP, AUG 14: A joint operation of Indian Army units and Arunachal Pradesh police in Tirap apprehended one NSCN-U insurgent during an operation. The apprehended cadre has been identified as self-styled Lieutenant KhuliamSumpa, age 36 yrs, r/o Old Kheti Village Tirap district and currently staying in Khonsa.

The operation was launched after the army received reliable input. A press release by PIB (defence wing) stated that a foreign made 32mm Pistol with magazine and some documents has been seized from the possession of the cadre. The cadre along with recovered items have been handed over to Police for further investigation. The operation is being seen as major success by joint team of Army and police in the region specially thwarting any untoward incident during Independence Day, the release added.

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 2019

be shot dead by followers Avoid ‘partisanship, petty politicking’: VP Naidu Iofmight Nathuram Godse, says Owaisi

CHANDIGARH, AUG 14 (PTI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said the abrogation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir was a step in the right direction and stressed on avoiding “partisanship and petty politicking” on issues of national importance.

Cautioning people about “negative coverage”, especially by the western media, about revocation of certain provisions of Article 370, he asked citizens not to fall prey to “false and antiIndia propaganda”.

“We should evolve a consensus on larger national issues. We are not a new nation. We should avoid partisanship and petty politicking on issues of national importance. This is the need of the hour,” Naidu said addressing the first Balramji Dass Tandon memorial lecture at the Panjab University here. Tandon had served as the deputy chief minister of Punjab in 1969-70 and was appointed the governor of Chhattisgarh in July 2014.

He died on August 14 last year.

Speaking on the scrap-

Venkaiah Naidu (File)

ping of special status to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution, Naidu, also Panjab University’s chancellor, said he has received feedback from people that the entire country is “rejoicing” following the Centre’s move.

“The abrogation of Article 370 was a step in the right direction. It ensures the unity and integrity of the nation,” he said.

The vice president also cited old news reports to highlight that several MPs belonging to different political parties in 1963 and 1964 were in favour of ending the special status of the state.

Citing a November 1963 news report, Naidu

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not try to interfere in India’s internal matter.

“Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has said, ‘we all are one and the country is ready to face any situation’. I read his statement today and I was very happy about it. This is the time when we should learn to be united and the Punjab CM has given a good example of that,” Naidu said.

He said a French journalist had written that that there was a lot of “negative coverage” of the abrogation of Article 370 in the Valley, especially by the western media. Naidu refrained from naming TV channels.

“Now some people are not ready to digest the way India is going forward.

The World Bank, WEF, IMF, ADB everybody is saying India will become the third largest economy of the world. Some people cannot digest this, which is unfortunate. Some of the coverage is part of false propaganda and we should, irrespective of political parties, not accept anti-India propaganda,” Naidu said.

“We should not give scope to our neighbour

Pakistani children perform during the country’s Independence Day celebrations at Pakistan High Commission, in New Delhi, Wednesday. (PTI)

NEW DELHI, AUG 14 (PTI): Pakistan’s 73rd Independence Day was celebrated at the country’s High Commission here on Wednesday, during which its acting high commissioner read out a message sent

by Prime Minister Imran Khan.

“Let me reassure our Kashmiri brethren that we stand by them and Pakistan will continue to provide its political, moral and diplomatic support to their just struggle for self-determination,” Khan was quoted as saying in the message read out by Acting High Commissioner Syed Haider

Shah. Khan’s statement comes amid tensions between the two countries after India withdrew the special status of Jammu and Kashmir and split it into two Union territories.

Reacting to India’s move on Kashmir, Pakistan downgraded bilateral ties and expelled New Delhi’s envoy in Islamabad Ajay Bisaria, who returned last week. Pakistan has also decided to not send its newly appointed High Commissioner Moin-ul-Haque to India.

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which is always aiding abetting, funding, training terror.

It is a well-known fact and nobody should have elusion about that. They think they want to create some trouble and we should not give any scope for that at all,” he said without mentioning Pakistan.

The vice president also underscored the need for judicial reforms and suggested the setting up of separate Supreme Court benches and regional benches for quick disposal of cases while stating that several cases had been pending for 25-30 years.

He also pitched for fast disposal of cases like MP involved in criminal cases, election related defections and anti-defection law and suggested that they should be referred to judicial tribunals with a time-frame of six to maximum of one year.

Naidu said the tenth schedule pertaining to antidefection law should also be revisited. While citing of a case of an MP election which had been pending for long, Naidu said he was not making any adverse comments on the judiciary.

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NEW DELHI, AUG 14 (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has written to RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, urging that the moratorium on repayment of crop loans be extended to December 31 for farmers in Kerala in the wake of floods in the state.

The death toll in the Kerala floods is 95, as per government figures, and over 1.89 lakh people displaced by the deluge since August 8 have taken refuge in 1,118 camps, some of which were visited by Gandhi, the Lok Sabha MP from Wayanad, on Monday.

In a letter to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor, Gandhi said Kerala has witnessed the worst floods in over a century and the devastating impact of the deluge is further compounded by the inability of farmers to repay agriculture loans on

account of widespread crop loss, and extensive damage to other productive assets.

External factors such as the sharp fall in global commodity price of cash crops has also adversely affected the ability of farmers to bounce back, he said.

“Kerala has witnessed a tragic spate of farmer suicides in the aftermath of banks initiating recovery proceedings against helpless farmers under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Securities Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI Act),” the Congress leader claimed.

“Despite the demand from the state government and opposition parties to extend the moratorium on repayment of loans to December 31, 2019; the state level banker’s committee has refused to consider the demand.

“I request the RBI to take measures to extend the moratorium on repayment to December 31, 2019,” he said in his letter to Das. The Congress leader on Monday had visited flood-affected areas in his Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala, including worst-hit Puthumala, and assured all help to those hit by the calamity to rebuild their lives.

said the then prime minister Jawahar Lal Nehru while replying on the issue of abrogation of Article 370, had said it was a temporary provision. He cited another 1964 news report in which several MPs belonging to the Congress and other parties were in favour of abrogation of the article.

Naidu said there is a need to educate people as a lot of misunderstanding was being created by some people over this issue while asserting that one should not see politics in it and give religious overtone to the matter.

“Let us not see politics in it and let us not add religious overtones … this issue concerns the safety, security, unity and integrity of the country,” he said.

“This was temporary and temporary things are gone. We should not really bring in religion and really bring in politics and accuse each other at all,” the vice president said.

Naidu praised Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh for asking Pakistan minister Fawad Chaudhary, who made a provocative tweet on the Indian Army, to

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fair and urged Islamabad to review its decision to downgrade the diplomatic ties.

However, Pakistan’s High Commission here said the 73rd Independence Day was observed “in solidarity with brave Kashmiris and their just struggle”, in accordance with the decision of the Pakistan government.

Pakistan had announced it will observe August 14 as “Kashmir Solidarity Day” and August 15 — India’s Independence Day — as “Black Day”.

HYDERABAD, AUG 14 (AGENCIES): AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday said that he might be killed by the followers of Nathuram Godse, who shot Mahatma Gandhi dead since he is against the abrogation of Article 370, which was recently scrapped by Central the government.

“They have a love for Kashmir, and not for Kashmiris. They are only concerned with power and not about justice and service.

Does Article 19 not apply there? Is this emergency?

Those who support BJP are being given internet connection and helicopter for transport. Won’t you allow 80 lakh people to do a telephonic conversation?...

This government has forgotten the Constitution,” he told reporters here.

Responding to allegations that he is helping Pakistan in spreading rumours in Jammu and Kashmir, Owaisi said: “I believe that one day I will be shot dead.

I believe that Godse’s followers will do that. They

Molesting child video goes viral: 3 cop suspended RAIPUR, AUG 14 (PTI): Three policemen have been suspended after a purported video showing them assaulting and molesting a minor boy at a railway station here in Chhattisgarh went viral on social media, an official said on Wednesday.

The incident, which apparently took place on August 9 at Sarona railway station located on Raipur’s outskirts, came to light on Tuesday after its video clip went viral, Senior Superintendent of Police Arif Sheikh told PTI. The boy was allegedly a pickpocket, he said. The video is believed to have been made by a passenger of a train when it halted at the railway station.

In the purported video, three men, including one in police uniform, were seen pulling the hair, ears and pants of the boy and hitting him. The policemen, two of them sitting on a two-wheeler, were also seen laughing while assaulting the boy.

“After the video came to my notice, I immediately suspended the policemen on Tuesday night. I have also ordered a departmental inquiry into the matter,” Sheikh said.

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will shot me like they shot Mahatma Gandhi. I don’t have anything to do with Pakistan.”

The AIMIM chief said that the Central government’s move to abrogate Article 370 is against the Constitution. “We demand that those who have been arrested should be released,” he said.

Owaisi alleged the whole idea behind the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories is to change the demography of the state.

“The idea is to change the demography of Kashmir and to have a non-Muslim chief minister from the

BJP only. That is why the state has been bifurcated,” he said.

The AIMIM chief further said the special provisions related to Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur, Assam, and Himachal Pradesh will also be scrapped by the government soon.

“I’m an MP but can I go to Arunachal Pradesh and Lakshadweep? I’ve to take a permit for it. Can I buy land in the scheduled areas of Assam, I can’t. I’m telling the people of Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur, Assam, and Himachal that what happened to J-K will happen to them as well,” he said.

“This government is talking to Naga separatists. They have not even surrendered their weapons yet. When a big Naga leader passed away, they had their own flag there along with the tricolour.

People from the government went there. Didn’t they remember two flags then? Who are you trying to fool,” asked Owaisi.

Thousands in UP throng to see ‘Bandariya Baba’ living on trees

Bandariya Baba sitting on tree top.

BAHRAICH, AUG 14 (IANS): Thousands of people are thronging to see ‘Bandariya Baba’ who lives on the top a tree here in Uttar Pradesh. The man in his late sixties has a simian-like abilities, and eats and sleeps on the tree in Sujauli in Bahraich.

Dressed as a seer in saffron robes, the man, popularly known as the ‘Bandariya Baba’, said he is a staunch devotee of Lord Hanuman and has been bestowed with special qualities.

“I have special blessings of Lord Hanuman. He gives

me the power to climb trees.

I stay on trees, and perform puja and havan. I also sleep here. I even do meditation while sitting on a branch of the tree,” he said.

The man is said to be a native of Pilibhit district and has spent years in Haridwar.

But no one knows his real name. He arrived in Bahraich about four months ago, but was driven away by the cops who said that he was causing a ‘major law and order problem’. But he is back again and a large number of people come to see the man.

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Pehlu lynching case: Alwar court acquits all 6 accused

ALWAR AUG 14 (AGENCIES): All six accused in the Pehlu Khan lynching case were acquitted by a local court in Rajasthan’s Alwar on Wednesday.

Following the verdict, state chief minister Ashok Gehlot said that the Rajasthan government would appeal against the judgment delivered by the court of an additional district judge.

“The court gave benefit of the doubt to all six accused and acquitted them of lynching charges. We have not received the court order copy and will wait for it to study it and appeal in the higher court,” Additional Public Prosecutor Khatana told reporters today.

Besides the six accused in the 2017 Alwar lynching case, three others - who are all minors - still face a separate inquiry by a juvenile justice board.

5 5 - ye a r - o l d Pe h l u Khan and his two sons were allegedly assaulted by a mob near Behror in Alwar district on April 1, 2017, when the group was transporting

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cows from Jaipur. The incident was caught on camera which purportedly showed a group of men beating Khan and his son.

Khan later succumbed to his injuries at a hospital on April 3, sparking massive outcry against his murder and the menace of violent cow vigilantism.

The accused who were acquitted in the case are Vipin Yadav, Ravindra Kumar, Kaluram, Dayanand, Yogesh Kumar and Bheem Rathi. The counsel representing the accused said that the witnesses failed to identify them as the perpetrators in court.

He also alleged that video which reportedly showed the lynching had also not been sent to a forensic lab by the prosecution.

M e a n w h i l e, Pe h l u Khan’s son Irshad Khan said that the family would be appealing against the verdict in the higher court. Prosecution lawyer Qasim Khan also said that they would be challenging the verdict in a higher court. He said, “We are hopeful of getting justice,” he added.

Hours after the verdict, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot said in a tweet, “Our State Government has enacted law against mob lynching in first week of August 2019. We are committed to ensuring justice for family of late Sh Pehlu Khan. State Government will file appeal against order of ADJ.” On the other hand, Defence lawyer Hukum Chand Sharma termed the Alwar court’s decision as “historic” and a “slap on the face” of the people who he claimed had attempted to politicise the issue.

Railway’s commando unit to get its own trg facility NEW DELHI, AUG 14 (PTI): Railway’s commando unit CORAS, whose first deployment will be in Naxal-hit areas of Chhattisgarh, will have a state-ofthe-art facility exclusively for its training in Haryana’s Jagadhri city, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday.

Speaking at the launch of the Commandos for Railway Safety (CORAS), Goyal said he has approved the setting up of the institute and instructed the Railway Protection Force (RPF) to provide them with training of international standards.

“Keeping in mind the threat from disruptive forces, induction of CORAS was planned in the Railway Protection Force. CORAS team will be provided best, most modern equipment and world class training,” he said. “A new state-of-the-art commando training centre for RPF will be started in Jagadhri, Haryana which will have access to the latest technology and equipment,” the minister said.

He added that CCTV cameras will be set up at every station to enhance the security of passengers. The link of these cameras will be

Unnao: Court frames fresh charges against MLA Sengar N E W D E L H I , AU G 14 (PTI): A Delhi court Wednesday said Kuldeep Singh Sengar, being a legislator, has to be tried as a public servant and framed fresh charges against him for allegedly raping a minor in Unnao in 2017.

The charges framed under section 3 and 4 (sexual assault against a child and its punishment) of the POCSO Act on August 9, were modified to section 5 (c) and 6 (public servant committing penetrative sexual assault against a child and its punishment) of the Act. With the charges being modified, the offences now entail a minimum punishment of 10 years unlike under section 3 of the Act, where it was seven years.

The maximum punishment for both the charges is life imprisonment.

“I find that there is prima facie case to alter the charge from section 3 and 4 of the POCSO Act against Sengar to section 5 (c) read with section 6 of the POCSO Act...,” District Judge Dharmesh Sharma said.

File photo of Kuldeep Singh Sengar speaking to media.

The court also modified its charges accordingly against Sengar’s accomplice Shashi Singh.

It modified the charges considering the submissions made by advocate Dharmendra Mishra and Poonam Kaushik, appearing for survivor’s mother. The submissions were supported by senior public prosecutor Ashok Bhartendu on behalf of the CBI. The court had on August 9 put on trial the MLA, expelled from BJP. It had said that prima facie charges were found

against Sengar for allegedly conspiring with co-accused Shashi Singh to bring the girl to the legislator’s residence on the pretext of getting her a job, sexually assaulting her and threatening to harm her and her family members if she disclosed the incident to anyone.

The court also framed charges against Singh for allegedly taking her to Sengar’s house on June 4, 2017 without the consent of her parents with the knowledge that she would be subjected to rape.

The charges framed

Priyanka Gandhi’s ‘aide’ booked for assaulting journalist in UP SONBHADRA/LUCKNOW (UP), AUG 14 (PTI): The police have lodged an FIR against an “aide” of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra after a journalist complained that he was assaulted during the Congress leader’s visit to the village where 10 people were shot dead last month.

A day after the Congress general secretary visited Umbha village in Sonbhadra district, the state government on Wednesday also accused her of distorting facts. Ghorawal police station in-charge C P Pandey confirmed that an FIR has been filed based on the journalist Nitish Kumar Pandey’s complaint.

The journalist covering the Congress leader’s visit for a regional TV channel had complained that her “personal secretary” Sandeep Singh had assaulted and threatened him.

A purported video of the aide misbehaving with a journalist during her visit had also surfaced on social media.

It showed the reporter asking the Congress leader a question on the scrapping of special status for Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370. He was pushed back and an argument started.

The aide is heard accusing the reporter of being

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pro-BJP and asking questions for money at the behest of that party.

Attacking Priyanka Gandhi, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s media advisor on Wednesday asked her not to shed crocodile tears, echoing the remarks made by UP Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma.

The spokesperson blamed the Congress for the land dispute over which the killings took place.

“Your party MLC Maheshwar Prasad Narain Singh constituted Adarsh Krishi Sahkari Samiti, Umbha with 12 of his relatives and usurped 1300 bigha land,’’ Mirtyunjay Kumar tweeted in Hindi.

“Stop shedding fake and crocodile tears and seek pardon from the victims,” he added.

He said the Congress leader should update her information as a police out-

post has already been set up in Umbha village.

“No case has been lodged against any villager after the incident and no Goonda act has been invoked against anyone. For hiding the sins of the Congress, don’t distort facts,” he said.

Chief Minister Adityanath himself has announced that land rights will be given to the poor, he added.

“The job of grabbing land cannot be done better than by you (Congress) and if you don’t believe it, you can ask Robert Vadra,” Kumar said, in an apparent reference to accusations faced by the Congress leader’s husband.

On Tuesday, the media advisor had on Tuesday tagged the video which showed the journalist being pushed by the man described as Priyanka Gandhi’s aide.

“Priyanka Gandhiji, please stop the theatrics of wiping the tears of the poor,” he had then tweeted.

He asked where were those who claim to be on the side of press freedom when Gandhi’s secretary misbehaved with a journalist, and she did not say anything to him. “The UP government is committed to ensuring the security of journalists,” Kumar said.

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against the MLA include sections 376 (1)(rape), 363 (kidnapping), 366 (kidnapping or inducing a woman to compel for marriage etc.), 120 B (criminal conspiracy) and 506 (criminal intimidation), punishable under India Penal Code, and sections 3 and 4 (penetrative sexual assault) of the POCSO (Protection of Child from Sexual Offences) Act. Sengar, a four-time legislator who represents Bangermau in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, is the main accused in the rape case and is lodged in jail since April, 2018.

The charges framed against Singh include sections 363 (kidnapping), 376 (1) (rape), 366 (abducting or inducing a woman to compel for marriage etc), 120-B (criminal conspiracy), 109 (abetment) of the IPC, besides sections 3 and 4 of the POCSO Act, which are now modified.

Both the accused had denied the allegations saying they have been falsely implicated in the case and claimed trial.

Commandos for Railway Safety (CORAS) showcase their skills ahead of their maiden launch by Piyush Goyal and Suresh C Angadi, in New Delhi, Wednesday. (PTI)

given to the local stations, GRP, RPF, divisional office and the minister’s office, Goyal said.

The commando unit is being envisaged as a responder for any situation pertaining to damage, disturbance, disruption of train operations, attack/hostage/ hijack, disaster situations in railway areas, said DG RPF Arun Kumar.

Kumar identified areas of concern for railways in

BJP leader Bhukkal Nawab to tie ‘rakhi’ to cows LU C K N OW, AU G 1 4 (IANS): BJP leader Bhukkal Nawab has announced that he will tie ‘rakhi’ to cows on the festival of Raksha Bandhan on Thursday.

In a statement, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader said that men and women would participate in the event to be held in Kubiaghat area of Lucknow.

This will be the second consecutive year when such an event will take place.

“We will perform ‘Gau puja’ and then tie ‘rakhi’ to cows on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan on Thursday,” he said.He said the event would underline the bond between man and cows and also create awareness against cow slaughter.

Bhukkal Nawab, who had quit the Samajwadi Party to join the BJP last year, is now a BJP member in the state Legislative Council.

He calls himself a ‘Hanuman bhakt’ and offers prayers at Hanuman temple on special occasions.

terms of security which will be addressed by CORAS -Naxal and Left Wing extremism in Garhchiroli in Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Orissa, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Bihar, insurgency in northeast states like Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh and threat of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir.

“The challenge to the security agencies is likely

Students in Delhi govt aided schools won’t have to pay fees for CBSE Cl -10, 12 exams

Manish Sisodia addresses during the launch of ‘Constitution at 70 Campaign’, New Delhi, Wednesday. (PTI)

NEW DELHI, AUG 14 (PTI): Delhi government and aided schools students will not have to pay any fees for class 10 and 12 CBSE examination and the cost will be born by the city dispensation, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia announced on Wednesday.

The decision was taken by the Delhi government following announcement of fee hike by the Central Board of Secondary Education.

Sisodia also said the government is in discussion

Nagas are one and will be one: V. Metha (From p-1) Further, Kedahge asserted that the FGN upholds the policy of NNC (non-violence and peaceful co-existence) and also honours and upholds the international ceasefire agreement signed between the Government of India and FGN which was effective on September 6, 1964.

“Standing on our birthright and keeping faith in God and in His obedience, we shall surely achieve our goal. My God bless Nagaland”, he underlined.

Later, ‘Gen.(Retd)’ Metha handed over awards and promotion letter to Naga army

to be formidable post revocation of Article 370 and bifurcation of the J&K into two UTs. The security scenario had worsened postneutralisation of Burhan Wani in July 2016 with cycles of violence with periods of lull in between.

The growing trend of local recruitment into militants’ ranks noticed recently will remain a matter of concern,” he said.

Comprising RPF and

Railway Protection Special Force (RPSF) personnel, the CORAS is headed by the RPF DG and is armed with special uniforms with bulletproof jackets, helmets and sophisticated weapons and will secure railway property and passengers against such threats, he said.

The RPF DG said there are 14 battalions of the RPSF and one of its battalion has been converted into CORAS. The men of CORAS have been trained in the NSG academy and Greyhounds, he said. Greyhounds specialises in anti-insurgency operations against Naxalites.

CORAS commandos will be undergoing training programmes, including basic and advanced commando courses with specialisation in handling landmines and improvised explosive devices, hostage rescue, sniping and breaching.

“CORAS’ first deployment will be in naxal-hit Chattisgarh. They will also be deployed in areas where railway has major ongoing projects which need security like north eastern states and Jammu and Kashmir,” the director general of the RPF said.

personnel. NNC president Adinno Phizo also attended the programme. Earlier, FGN killo kilonser Shevohii Keyho delivered keynote address.

Highlights of the celebration included folk songs and cultural dances from Chakhesang region, Shepoumaramth region, Kuki Tribal Union, Chang region, Zeliangrong region and Khiamniungan region followed with a choir presentation by Khedi Baptist Church. Rev. Tsolie Chase and Rev. Kiezoto Zhale gave opening and closing prayer respectively and vote of thanks was proposed by NNC spokesperson Kolezo Chase.

Naga history based on sacrifices...

(From p-1) fought back with what little resources they had and has been defending their rights till date. “And the credit goes not only to the ‘Freedom Fighters’ but to every Naga Men and Women and Sympathisers, who contributed Financially, Physically and in Prayers for the Naga Cause,” he said.

On the occasion, NSCN (R) president also saluted Naga patriots and martyrs who laid down their lives for national cause.

According to MIP, its president hoisted the ‘Naga National flag’ at 10:30 am in the midst of special invitees from civil society organisations (CSOs) which included Konyak Union (KU) Konyak Nyupoh Seko Khong (KNSK), Konyak Students Union (KSU) and Mon Town Students Union (MTSU). The flag hoisting was followed by military parade with the mass gathering singing the “Naga national anthem ‘God Bless my Nagaland’.”

Reverends invited to the programme said grace and also pronounced the invocation and the programme ended successfully with a mass benediction and thanksgiving.

Civic reception for RN Ravi DIMAPUR, AUG 14 (NPN): A civic reception for the Governor of Nagaland, R N Ravi would be held at NBCC Convention Centre on August 16, 2019 at 11am. According to an official bulletin, the Governor of Nagaland R N Ravi and chief minister, Neiphiu Rio, would address the function.

with CBSE to rollback the fee hike.

On Monday, the board had announced that the burden of the fee hike will not be passed on to SC/ST students in city government and aided schools as Delhi government will pay the board.

“Students in Delhi govt schools and aided schools will not have to pay any fees for CBSE Class 10, 12 exams. Delhi govt will bear entire cost for all categories of students, modalities be-

ing worked out,” Sisodia told PTI. “Delhi government is in process of discussing with CBSE to roll back the fee hike. Irrespective of what happens, no child will have to bear the burden of registration fees as the govt will bear that,” he added.

The CBSE last week notified an increase in the examination fees for Classes 10 and 12, registration fees for Classes 9 and 11 and migration fees.

The fees for general category students for Classes 10 and 12 were doubled from Rs 750 to Rs 1,500 for five subjects.

The Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) students, who were paying Rs 375 earlier, will now pay Rs 1,200 for five subjects. Under a special arrangement in the national capital, these students were only paying Rs 50, while the Delhi government was paying the rest of the amount as subsidy.

Honourable solution only way ...

(From p-1) Te r m i n g t h e 1 6 Point Agreement and the Shillong Accord of 1975 as “no solution at all” and “historical blunders” which led to further confrontations, the Yaruiwo warned of a “great tragedy” if the same were to be repeated.

Recalling late Isak Chishi Swu’s call for reconciliation –“We have forgiven the past mistakes of our brothers and let them also forgive our past mistakes and reconcile in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ” – Tuccu also called upon every section of “Naga brothers and sisters in different camps” to come onboard for the final solution. He said that every issue with the neighbours must be resolved through respecting each other’s history.

Tuccu said Nagas were fully convinced by the national decision of their forefathers to declare Naga national Independence on August 14, 1947 and that Nagas shall not accept any divisive forces who were trying to deviate and destroy the decision of the Naga people.

Earlier, the Yaruiwo also paid revolutionary salute to all those martyrs who had paid their “everything for the nation”.

Giving a highlight of the peace process, NSCN steering committee, convener, Rh. Raising said Government of India and NSCN were working on for a “final touch” after signing historic August 3, 2015 “Framework Agreement”.

Asserting that “Framework Agreement” was signed after facing many hurdles and difficulties in the talks, he expressed hope that the final solution could be worked out soon, provided Government of India did not go back on its commitment.

Raising said the ongoing peace talks also focuses on the mechanism of inseparable harmonious interdependent relationship of the two entities and durable peace and progress in the land.

Briefing the gathering on the “Framework Agreement”, NSCN steering committee, convener said the agreement was arrived at between the two entities on the basis of the unique history of the Nagas.

He said the two entities would be inseparably bound together by the cord of the “Framework Agreement”.

Delivering a short speech, Naga Mothers Association (NMA) president, Abei-ü Meru said

the Naga mothers stand in solidarity with the dream of the Naga nation. Meru appealed to the Naga leaders and brothers to reconcile in true spirit of inclusiveness so as to bring lasting peace to the Nagas’ land for the sake of younger generation.

NMA president reminded that Nagas cannot afford another lifetime of disunity and allow the vested interested to divide the Nagas. “We are one, beyond borders and boundaries,” she said and appealed to Naga brothers not to shed more blood.

Naga Hoho vice president, H K Zhimomi also requested all factions to unite and reminded that “unless there is unity amongst the NPGs and people there can be no lasting solution”.

Representing Nagaland GB Federation (NGBF), Dimapur District GB Union (DDGBU) president, Khehovi Chophy urged the negotiating parties to hammer out a solution at the earliest.

Re presentatives of several Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), tribal bodies and Hohos from Naga inhabited areas in Nagaland, Assam, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh also attended the Naga Independence Day celebration.

Modi will improve economic ties: Russia

Vladivostok (Russia), Aug 14 (IANS): Russia expects the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi here will result in increased economic cooperation between the two countries, amid Indias declaration that it will step up investment in this country. Ahead of Modi’s visit to attend the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) to be held here from September 4 to 6, India’s Minister of Trade and Commerce Piyush Goyal led a delegation, which included Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and representatives of over 130 companies.

The delegation held deliberations with the Rus-

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sian counterpart, headed by Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Envoy to the Far East Yuri Trutnev and including Minister for Development of the Far East and the Arctic Alexander Kozlov, heads of far eastern regions, representatives of federal executive authorities and more than 120 companies. Trutnev referred to the upcoming visit of Modi, who will be the Chief Guest at the EEF, and said, “I am

sure that contacts between the leaders of our countries will improve the overall investment climate and convince businessmen that investments are safe.”

Talking about the discussions between the delegations of the two countries, he said interest was evinced in cooperation in power, agriculture, timber, infrastructure, hi-tech and IT sectors.

“I am convinced that regular contacts between representatives of business and the heads of our countries’ regions will make it possible to advance to specific projects in the given spheres and find new ones,” Trutnev stressed, according to a press statement issued here on Wednesday.

Goyal said the delegation to the Far East was “the biggest we have ever sent to any country” and that “this

reflects the importance we attach to Russian-Indian cooperation.”

He said the visit of the delegation was “indicative of India’s consistent interest in the Far East at the (central) governmental and regional levels. We attach major significance to development of trade and investment co-operation.

We have a common goal of reaching USD 30 bn in our bilateral trade turnover. We also plan to increase India’s investments in Russia.”

The visit by the business mission included thematic sessions where the participants discussed the prospects for co-operation in such areas as electric power, the mining industry, medicine, forestry, agriculture, education and real estate, the press statement said.

The heads of the far

China slams HK airport protesters as ‘terrorist-like’

Hong Kong, Aug 14 (AFP): China reacted furiously Wednesday to “terrorist-like” attacks on its citizens by pro-democracy protesters during a second day of mass disruptions at Hong Kong’s airport that turned violent.

The rallies, which had paralysed one of the world’s busiest travel hubs, ended with ugly clashes on Tuesday night that included protesters beating two men.

The Chinese government immediately seized on the attacks to louden its drumbeat of anger and intimidation against the protesters, who have staged 10 weeks of relentless rallies to demand greater freedoms.

“We express the strongest condemnation of these terrorist-like actions,” said Xu Luying, spokeswoman at the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs of the State Council, who called the two men who were beaten “mainland China compatriots.”

It was the second time this week that China had sought to frame the protests as “terrorism”, part of a pattern of increasingly

ominous warnings that have raised fears it may deploy force to quell the unrest.

China on Monday said there were signs of “terrorism emerging”, as state media published a video of armoured personnel carriers driving towards the border with Hong Kong.

US President Donald Trump added to fears Beijing may stage a military intervention to end the unrest, saying on Tuesday his intelligence had confirmed Chinese troop movements toward the Hong Kong border.

“I hope it works out for everybody including China.

I hope it works out peacefully, nobody gets hurt, nobody gets killed,” Trump said.

The people power m ove m e n t , w h i c h h a s seen millions take to Hong Kong’s streets, was sparked by opposition to a planned law that would have allowed extraditions to mainland China. It quickly evolved into a much broader campaign for democratic freedoms. Under a 1997 deal that saw Hong Kong return to China from British colo-

Trump threatens to pull US out of WTO Washington, Aug 14 (IANS): US President Donald Trump has threatened to pull Washington out of the World Trade Organization (WTO) following “years of mistreatment” at the hands of the organization.

Speaking at a campaign rally in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, Trump said: “We will leave if we have to.” “ T h e y h ave b e e n s****ing us for years, and it’s not going to happen any longer,” he said, according to media reports.

The WTO is an intergovernmental organisation that regulates international trade between nations.

Trump said the US does not need the WTO if it fails to address loopholes that favour certain nations.

He has repeatedly criticized the organization, claiming that Washington is disadvantaged as a member of the global bloc. He has also repeatedly called the WTO a “catastrophe” and a “disaster” for the US. The White House said in a memorandum that China and many other countries continue to style themselves as developing countries “allowing them to enjoy the benefits that come with that status and seek weaker commitments than those made by other WTO members”. Shortly after issuing the memorandum, Trump said in a statement that the WTO is “broken” as the world’s richest countries claim to be developing countries and get special treatment to avoid the organization’s rules.

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nial rule, the city is meant to have far greater liberties than those allowed on the mainland.

The protesters, who are demanding that China’s rulers stop interfering in the city, have enjoyed widespread support throughout most sectors of Hong Kong’s society.

But the beating of the two men at the airport on Tuesday, as well as the blocking of passengers from boarding flights, could backfire in terms of maintaining support.

The movement has no public leaders, with protests organised anonymously over social media and chat apps.

One group, which has organised anonymous press conferences featuring protesters, sought Tuesday to address the concerns that the rallies at the airport had gone too far.

“After months of prolonged resistance, we are frightened, angry and exhausted. Some of us have become easily agitated and over-reacted last night,” the group said in a statement.

“For this we feel pained and dispirited and would like to express our most sincere apologies.”

Demonstrators turned on the two men, fuelled by suspicions within their ranks about undercover police or spies.

The first man was held for about two hours and assaulted before eventually being led away in an ambulance.

Riot police briefly deployed pepper spray and batons to beat back protesters while they escorted the vehicle away from the departures hall.

Another man, wearing a yellow journalist vest, was surrounded, zip-tied and then beaten by a small group who accused him of being a spy.

In a tweet, Hu Xijun, the editor of China’s statecontrolled Global Times tabloid -- which has vociferously condemned the protests -- said the man was a journalist for the paper.

In another ugly scene, a group of protesters ganged up on a policeman and beat him.

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eastern regions presented potential spheres for Russian-Indian co-operation in the Far East. The plenary session culminated in the heads of the far eastern regions and Indian states signing a memorandum of mutual understanding in such areas as machinebuilding, oil & gas, agriculture, the diamond industry and tourism. The discussion of Russia-India cooperation will be continued at the Easter Economic Forum 2019.

A “Russia-India” dialogue is planned as part of the Forum’s business programme, to be attended by representatives from both countries. In addition, India will have a national stand at the EEF venue to present the country’s economic, industrial, tourism and cultural potential. IANS will be the media partner at the event.

Ex-Chancellor accuses Johnson of Brexit ‘wrecking’ Lo n d o n, Au g 1 4 (IANS): Former Chancellor Philip Hammond has accused UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson of trying to wreck the chance of a new Brexit deal, by making demands the EU could never accept. In a Times article, Hammond said a no-deal Brexit would be “a betrayal” of the 2016 referendum result. Johnson has called for the EU to remove the Irish border backstop plan before the Brexit deadline of October 31.

Many of those who voted against former Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal had concerns over the backstop - designed to guarantee there will not be a hard Irish border after Brexit - which, if implemented, would see Northern Ireland staying aligned to some rules

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of the EU single market.

Hammond, in his first comments since stepping down in July, said the early signs that Johnson could take the UK out of the EU with a deal in place were “not encouraging”, the BBC reported.

“The pivot from demanding changes to the backstop to demanding its total removal is a pivot from a tough negotiating stance to a wrecking one. The un-

elected people who pull the strings of this government know that this is a demand the EU cannot, and will not, accede to,” he wrote in the article.

He said Parliament would “make its voice heard”, adding that a no deal “must not happen”.

The BBC, citing a No 10 source, said the UK would leave on October 31 despite Hammond’s “best efforts to the contrary”.

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY & ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Lt. Jesse T Amri

Though you physically left us suddenly, you’ll always reside in Mommy, Papa’s heart always and ever. Those 5 years, 10 months, 4 days and 8 hours with you will be counted as our most precious and memorable days of our life.

We are so alone since you’ve went, but we will never say “Goodbye “to you because we are sure we will meet you on the other end by the grace of God. Lastly, we convey our sincere gratitude to all those who have supported us in various ways and comforted us at the demise of our beloved son.

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Born on: 14.08.2013 Died on: 18.06.2019

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S/O Neicha Kuotsu 5th August, 1970 - 7th August, 2019 In the midst of darkness, the grace of God manifests itself through kind hearts overwhelmed with love to share and give solace in our time of grief.

As we grieve the loss of our beloved Late Keviwelie, words will never suffice to thank each and every individual who came from near and far and shared in our sorrow through prayers, physical presence & financial assistance at his sudden demise.

We regret our inability to thank each one of you individually.

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A special word of thanks to : 1. Commandant/ Officers & other ranks, 1st NAP Bn. Chumoukedima.

2. F Coy, 1st NAP Bn. Chumoukedima.

3. Mr Vichühu Liezietsu & family, Kohima.

4. Ward 1 Colony, Chumoukedima Town.

5. Town Baptist Church, Chumoukedima.

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Born: 8th March 1940 – Died: 9th August 2019 We the bereaved family of Mrs. IMNUKSUNGLA (Longkhum Village) acknowledge the many expressions of sympathy and gestures of kindness shown to us .

We express our heartfelt gratitude to each and every individual, friends, neighbours, relatives and churches who stood by us physically, financially, materially and spiritually at the time, when God suddenly called our beloved mother to eternal home.

May God our Almighty God bless you all.

Loving husband, sons, daughters & grand children.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith”.

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LATE NEIKUONUO NELLY THEÜNUO Died on 31st July 2019 The family of Late Neikuonuo Nelly Theünuo would like to express our sincerest appreciation for the love and thoughtfulness offered to us during our time of bereavement. We greatly appreciate you kindness, support and generosity.

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- Nehemiah 8:10 We the family of Late MARINGPHULLU GANGMEI would like to acknowledge the sympathy and gesture of kindness shown to us during the time of our loss and grief.

We deeply regret our inability to thank each and every individual, organization, neighbours, churches and well-wishers who stood by us physically and spiritually throughout this difficult time.

May the Almighty God bless you abundantly.

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XEKISHE SHOHE (AWOHUMI)

40 years ago, this day the 15th August 1979, at 12:00 noon, you closed your eyes with a smile, and had fallen asleep, thereby, we lost a loving and a caring father, a preacher, and a god-fearing man.

You left too early, not to eat the fruit of your labor.

It was destined that you rest from your sufferings and enter into the glorious realms of the awaiting angels.

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NTS to organise 11th Music Awards of Nagaland

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ative Trax Society (NTS) is all set to organise its 11th Music Awards of Nagaland (MAN) in the month of November 9.

This was announced in a press conference Wednesday, at The Shack-maid cafe, Duncan Bosti Dimapur.

Briefing on the upcoming event, NTS members informed that the event is being organised this year with the active support of the Task Force for Music and Arts (TaFMA) led by advisor, Theja Meru and project director, Hovithal Sothu. It was also informed that this year, it has added one new category which includes cover song. The members said that if required, there will be screening for recognition. In this

connection, artists, recording studios, producers or their respective representatives have been invited to submit entries which cost Rs. 500/- only.

Original compositions recorded within Nagaland and released anytime after November 1, will be eligible for consideration and entry.

Forms and rules can be downloaded from Music Awards of Nagaland Facebook page at https://www. facebook.com/musicanagaland. All entries should be submitted either by email to musicanagaland@gmail. com or via WhatsApp at 9089409715. Entries call should also be submitted in person at the office of Native Trax at NST Colony, Circular Road, Dimapur.

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clude a signed and filled up entry form, an audio song/ music video (or the audio/ video link), lyrics (entries in Hindi/local dialect should include an English translation) and artist/band profile with a photograph.

The last date for submission of entries is September 21. In case of any queries regarding the awards or entry conditions one can contact at 9856201694, 8014263251, or 7095251186.

Altogether there will be 18 categories and the winners will walk home with a cash prize of Rs. 10,000/-.

NTS informed that the event was organised as a competition with a platform for the upcoming artist to showcase their talents.

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Aguilera’s self-titled debut getting a 20th anniv deluxe edition

city on Mars Priyam Chatterjee is 1st Indian Building could cost up to $10 chef to receive French honour trillion: Elon Musk

n August 1999, Christina Aguilera burst onto the pop scene with her selftitled debut album. Now, the record that gave us ‘Genie in a Bottle’, ‘Come on Over Baby (All I Want is You)’ is getting a deluxe edition in honour of its 20th anniversary.

Yesterday (Aug 13), Legacy Recordings announced the special commemorative version of ‘Christina Aguilera’, which will feature rarities, remixes and acappella tracks. A full tracklist is not yet available.

The deluxe edition will be released August 23, almost 20 years to the original Aug 24 release date. A limitededition collector’s bundle comprising a digital download, picture disc vinyl, an autographed and numbered certificate of authenticity, a collectible cassette and 20th anniversary retro-themed merch is now available for pre-order here. Only 1,000 bundles will be available.

Urban Outfitters – which offered the very first vinyl pressing of ‘Christina Aguilera’ in 2017 – will also be selling a limited-edition vinyl in the shade of “genie fiery orange”. Aguilera has also announced that she will be reliving the ‘Christina Aguilera’ era in the weeks leading up to August 23, and has been sharing fan memories and stories tagged with the hashtag #xxtina.(NME)

paceX CEO Elon Musk has not stopped at lofty talks of colonising Mars. He has even estimated the cost of having a self-sustaining civilization on the Red Planet which is “between $100 billion and $10 trillion”.

Musk tweeted his estimates of building a city on Mars in response to a question posed by the Twitter handle @marstronauts.

So according to the estimate by Musk, building a city on Mars could cost anywhere between 10 per cent of the US’ 2019 military budget and three times the the country’s 2018 tax revenue, Futurism.com reported on Tuesday.

Musk calculated the approximate future cost of sending a minimum payload to Mars “to nearest order of magnitude”, at $100,000 per tonne.

So if building a selfsustaining city on Mars requires a million tonnes of cargo, the cost would be around $100 billion, he calculated.

Musk earlier advocated the need of a “backup” planet. Speaking in an interview with Axios in November 2018, Musk said that that there is “70 per cent chance that he will go to Mars”, despite a “good chance” of him not surviving either on the way or after landing.

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ecoming the first Indian chef to be honoured with the Chevalier de l’Ordre du Merite Agricole (Order of Agricultural Merit), young chef Priyam Chatterjee has been conferred with the award by French Ambassador Alexandre Ziegler.

Speaking at a function here on Monday night where he conferred the honour on Chatterjee for his contribution to reinventing the gastronomic scene in the Indian capital, Ziegler said French and Indians share two unique traits: they can talk about food, food and nothing but food, without getting bored for even a second - and there isn’t a single French or Indian film that doesn’t have a scene featuring a meal.

“Priyam, you like to introduce yourself as the ambassador of French cuisine in Delhi. You most certainly are so, and tonight we applaud your most promising career,” Ziegler said.

Having trained under eminent French chefs, Chatterjee is known to honour French cuisine by revisiting the traditional dishes of his native state, West Bengal.

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“The first time that I tasted your cuisine, I was astonished that I had not met you earlier,” the envoy said, adding: “This was at QLA restaurant in March 2018 and you had agreed to promote the Gout de France event, which aims at making French gastronomy better known in the world.”

“It was quite an amazing occasion. I remember that I had originally planned to stay for half an hour for a cross-interview with you; instead, I stayed on for two hours to sample the dishes you had prepared,” Ziegler said.

Noting that it is precision that characterises the chef, the French Ambassador said: “It’s there in your dishes as well as in your paintings - because you paint - and in music - because you are a very good rock drummer. And,

often, your plating is reminiscent of artworks. One gets a glimpse of your whole personality even before tasting your dishes.

Apart from its taste, what is striking in your cuisine is quality and creativity - two qualities that Master Chef Paul Bocuse has always highlighted, and are at the core of French and Indian cuisines.”

Chatterjee is currently the head chef at Jaan Restaurant Yacht, France. Prior to this, he was the head chef of Rooh (group of Indian Chef Sujan Sarkar) and QLA in Delhi.

He began his rigorous training under Chef Jean-Claude Fugier (from Maison TroisGros) at Park Hyatt Hyderabad, before moving on to Fauchon in Oman. He has also cooked with French Chef Ernest Darren Alford, Michelinstarred chefs, Spanish Koldo Royo and Italian Matteo Grandi.

(IANS)

Penguin to publish story of iconic screen goddess Sridevi Top B’wood stars pay song

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The Great Decade also performed at the Goddy’s Cafe on August 9. The band members are Temsuwapang on vocal, Anok on drums, Senti on lead guitar and Tongpang as bassist.

The event was organised to have a fellowship of the entire Nagas in Chennai with music and food. It was attended by hundreds of people from different walks of life in Chennai.

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ing, versatility and beauty that she stood for. She left us too early but continues to live on in the hearts of millions of her fans. Sridevi

by Satyarth Nayak is a tribute to the actor and a gift for her fans. I would like to congratulate and thank Satyarth for painstakingly researching and beautifully narrating the life journey of one of India’s most iconic actors.”

Satyarth Nayak is an author and screenwriter based in Mumbai. A former SAARC Award-winning correspondent with CNNIBN, Delhi, he holds a master’s in English literature from St. Stephen’s College. ollywood celebrities His debut novel, “The Emincluding Amitabh peror’s Riddles”, released in Bachchan, Shah 2014 and became a bestsell- Rukh Khan, Aishwarya ing thriller.

Rai-Bachchan, Aamir (IANS) Khan, Tiger Shroff, Kartik

Chennai. He also extended full cooperation from the Chennai City Police to the Northeast people. He encouraged the Northeast people to take care of their precious life and make the right choices in life especially while staying in Chennai.

The band mesmerised the audience by performing 10 songs including two original songs of the band.

The band was formed in 2016 and performed at the Hornbill International

Aaryan and Ranbir Kapoor have come together to pay tribute to the CRPF Jawans who died in the terror attack at Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, in February.

These stars have shot for a patriotic song, “Tu Desh Mera”, which is dedicated to the Pulwama martyrs.

A day before Independence day, CRPF India unveiled the song’s poster and tweeted: “Official poster of the tribute song for CRPF Martyrs of Pulwama. ‘Tu Desh Mera’. Bollywood comes together to pay homage to the Pulwama Martyrs of CRPF.” In the poster, Big B, SRK, Aishwarya, Tiger, Aamir, Kartik and Ranbir are seen posing and saluting the Jawans. Singers such as Javed Ali, Jubin Nautiyal, Shabab Sabri and Kabir Singh have lent their voices to the track.

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Happy 80th Birthday Mr. Akheto Assumi G.B & VCC Littami (New)

NATIONALIST DEMOCRATIC PROGRESSIVE PARTY “Facta Non Verba” 5 GHASPANI II A/C

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The NDPP, 5 Ghaspani II A/C, most gratefully acknowledge the PDA under the dynamic leadership of Hon’ble Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio for the appointment of our MLA Zhaleo Rio, IAS (Retd.), as Advisor of Sericulture, Excise & Minority Affairs during the recent reshuffle of ministry.

We are optimistic that his appointment will pave way to help and strengthen the party in our constituency, Dimapur region and the state in general.

Jessica Snock A.K. became the first ever Naga woman to become a finalist at the mega pageant for married women, ‘Mrs. India Earth 2019’, the finale, which will be held in New Delhi on Sept. 28. To support one may visit her FB profile - Jessica Snock AK.

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ay-Z and Roc Nation have partnered with the N.F.L. as part of a new Music and Social Justice Deal.

According to The New York Times, Jay-Z and Roc Nation will now serve as N.F.L.’s “live music entertainment strategists” and will see them acting as consultants on the league’s performances – including the famed Super Bowl halftime show. An announcement about the partnership is expected at a press conference later today (August 14).

As well as this, they will also contribute to the N.F.L.’s Inspire Change activism campaign which launched in January after their controversial response to players who chose to kneel during the national anthem.

In the past, Jay-Z has been vocal in his support for Colin Kaepernick – the first N.F.L. player to kneel during the national anthem before games. Kaepernick used the gesture to protest police brutality and racial injustices across America or, as he put it in 2017: “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of colour.”

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he Naga Christian Fellowship (NCF) Night in Chennai was celebrated on August 12 at the CSI St. Matthias Church open amphitheatre with the renowned music band from Nagaland “The Great Decade”.

Deputy Commissioner of Police Greater Chennai City Police, Thirunavukkarasu was the chief guest of the event. The chief guest exhorted the gathering to focus on the goal and purpose of the reason in

various film personalities that she worked with over the years, and put together their memories and stories into a narrative that charts her saga from a child star to India’s first female superstar,” author Satyarth Nayak said.

“What I am proud of is that besides her legendary innings in Hindi Cinema,

this book for the first time delves deep into her iconic body of work in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada cinema. I am sure this comprehensive narrative on Sridevi will be embraced by millions of her fans from across the globe. I am indebted to Penguin for sharing my vision for this book, and would especially like to thank Boney Kapoor for being a pillar of strength in helping me realise my dream,” Nayak added.

Milee Ashwarya, Publisher, Ebury Publishing and Vintage Publishing, Penguin Random House India, said: “Sridevi has been the quintessential superstar with a fascinating journey from a child star to the undisputed goddess of the silver screen.

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dedicated to discovering, publishing and building the best voices in popular fiction and non-fiction.

Sridevi embarked on her career in the movies when she was just four years old and went on to become the number one movie star in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu cinema, simultaneously. Her body of work has firmly established her as one of the most iconic screen goddesses of India, with the roles and characters she played becoming cultural touchstones for generations of fans and aspiring actors alike.

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“Sridevi: Girl Woman Superstar” recounts the life and times of the actor who changed the way women stars were perceived in a patriarchal film industry.

The book will be published under the Ebury Press imprint of Penguin Random House in October 2019 and is available for pre-order on e-commerce websites. Ebury Press is one of the country’s most successful imprints

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Sri Lanka’s Akila Dananjaya, left, celebrates taking the wicket of New Zealand’s BJ Watling as none striker Ross Taylor, right, in Galle, Sri Lanka, Wednesday. (AP/PTI)

India manager called back from WI for misbehaviour New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS): The axe has finally fallen on Team India manager Sunil Subramanium as he has been asked to return from the ongoing tour of the West Indies at the earliest for misbehaving with bureaucrats in the Caribbean Islands. Having escaped Down Under after he misbehaved during the Perth Test in December 2018, it was just a matter of time that he fell prey to his own conduct and that is exactly what has happened as the Committee of Administrators (CoA) were informed of the issue by senior government officials in India.

Speaking to IANS, a board functionary confirmed the development and said that it would be interesting to see if he is now also barred from contesting for the position of manager -- the appointment is set to happen by the end of this month.

“Yes, mails have been exchanged and while he has spoken about how it was an inadvertent mistake, the top bosses are pretty clear that he needs to return. Citing stress when you are a representative of the country cannot really be a justification.

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ager, it remains to be seen if he will be allowed or barred.

Depends on how the executives take to his reasoning once he is back in the country. But this isn’t the first time that he has been caught napping when it comes to his conduct as manager of the Indian team and the episode in the Caribbean Islands could be the death knell,” the functionary said.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had informed the two High Commissions that Subramanium was the go-to-man for a commercial that was to be shot in the Caribbean Island.

But when an official from the Indian High Commission in Trinidad & Tobago checked with the manager, Subramanium refused to entertain the person.

Earlier, a BCCI functionary had said that earlier instances being ignored led to this situation. And this too would have been ignored if it wasn’t the High Commission and the heat wasn’t on CoA chief Vinod Rai. “He was emboldened because no action was taken on account of earlier misdemeanours and only because there is heat on Rai that action is being taken this time.

EBC organises Open Penalty Shootout

Winner team Tribal’s United along with the organizers, EBC Alumni Association and EBC faculty.

Galle, Aug 14 (IANS): Off-spinner Akila Dananjaya weaved his magic around the New Zealand batting order as the visitors managed to reach 203/5 in 68 overs against Sri Lanka on the rain-hit opening day of the first Test here on Wednesday, even as Ross Taylor rescued his side with a valiant unbeaten 86.

Akila starred with the ball for the hosts, as he accounted for all the five wickets to fall on the day, conceding 57 runs on a

tricky wicket. Opting to bat, the Kiwis got off to a fine start with Jeet Raval (33) and Tom Latham (30) adding 64 runs for the opening wicket before Akila started to rattle the visiting batting order.

After dismissing Latham, Akila packed back Kiwi skipper Kane Williamson who failed to open his account. The offspinner soon accounted for Raval, reducing the visitors to 71/3.

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State team to participate in Pencak Silat Dravid has no conflict of interest case: CoA

Members of Nagaland Pencak Silat before leaving for the championship.

D I M A P U R , AU G 1 4 (NPN): A ten-member of Nagaland Pencak Silat team will be participating in the Junior National Pencak Silat Championship to be held in Amritsar, Punjab from August 19 to 21, organised

by Indian Pencak Silat Federation.

In a press statement, Nagaland Pencak Silat As-

sociation, general secretary, Deep Kumar said that the state team will be led by president, Khevishe Sema with officials- Hetoi Sema, A. Ghunato Sema and Deep Kumar. The junior team will take part in four events in the championship in Tending, Ganda, Tunggal and Regu event. The players are- Kitenlo K. Thono, Kivi-

noka Swu, Kevin, Imnatoshi Longkumer, Nasher and Manish Chhetri.

In the championship, the Indian Pencak Silat Federation will select the best junior players to represent India in the International Junior Pencak Silat Championship to be held in Malaysia and Singapore in later part of September 2019.

New Delhi, Aug 14 (Agencies): Indian cricket Board’s Committee of Administrators (CoA) has determined that Rahul Dravid has no conflict of interest and is confident the former India skipper will be cleared to continue as the National Cricket Academy’s cricket head, Hindustan Times reported.

“There’s no conflict in Rahul’s case. He has got a notice and we have cleared his appointment. We had seen no conflict; if the ombudsman (sees any), we will have our response going to the ombudsman why there is no conflict. He has to consider (it). It’s a process…and the process will continue,” CoA member, Lt Gen (retd) Ravi Thodge, told reporters after a meeting of the panel here on Tuesday.

BCCI ombudsman DK Jain has issued a notice to Dravid, seeking response to allegations

DIMAPUR, AUG 14 (NPN): Tribal’s United team emerged champions and bagged a cash prize of Rs. 10,000 at the Open Penalty Shootout tournament held at Eastern Bible College premises on Wednesday in aid of the college golden jubilee.

Diezephe AG church secured the second position and took home a cash prize of Rs. 7000, while Inaka from Tribal’s United team was adjudged the best

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of conflict of interest as an employee of India Cements, which owns IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings. Dravid has taken a two-year leave of absence from the company.

“Once you select someone of Dravid’s stature, he has to ensure NCA comes up to international standard. He has given his vision and we are fully in support of that. We will work together,” said Thodge.

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“Now we will try to convince that they postpone the tie or provide us an alternate venue. If they do not agree, we will take a call on Monday what to do next,” Chatterjee said.

It has been learnt that India’s non-playing captain Mahesh Bhupathi has requested the AITA to include him also in the conference call so that he could speak on behalf of the players.

Sources told PTI that Bhupathi has even forwarded a communication to the ITF through AITA, trying to convince them on a neu-

DIST. KOHIMA : NAGALAND REJOINDER

Apropos Chakhroma GBs Union publication dated the 5th August 2019 (Nagaland Post) and 6th August 2019 (Capi), regarding its verdict in respect of claim/contention of Netseyi legal heir between Nguzhü Clan of Mezoma and Tei-u & Vüprü Clans of Sechüma and Khonoma respectively, with respect to Mezoma and Menguphe (Sirhi) Villages founding history. Mezoma Village Council do hereby declare for the information of all concerned.

Be it known to one and all that, Mezoma Village Council regrets to inform that the above referred verdict by Chakhroma GBs Union cannot be assented to, due to the reasons that, it is not in consonance with Angami Customary Law, and also that there is no historical record/fact of Tei-u Clan and Vüprü Clan having ever lived/existed in Mezoma Village. Hence, the Genealogical records of Tei-u Clan and Vüprü clan have no connection with Mezoma and Menguphe (Sirhi) Villages founding history.

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tral venue. When contacted, Bhupathi neither confirmed nor denied the information.

The AITA, taking a more aggressive stance than earlier, had said it wants the ITF to take the call to shift the venue based on the current situation and expressed surprise that the governing body is asking India to make a request as “this responsibility rests with the ITF.” “In the current situation, there are two options which the ITF Board of Directors may want to consider: (I) Postpone the specific Davis Cup Tie to November/December by which time hopefully the situation would have stabilised

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With immense pride and honour we the Nikhekhu Students' Union would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to 1. Miss Julie Zhimomi, daughter of Mr. Yiwoto Zhimomi for reigning the Miss Face of Nagaland Season - 4, held at IMC Hall, Dimapur on 30th July, 2019 organised by NOVA STELLAM and sponsored by Dept. of Art and Culture.

2. Mr. Zhukheto Zhimomi, Son of Mr. Isawoto Y. Zhimomi for securing 1st Position in Athletic event under Khelo India, Govt. of India held at Dimapur on 26th - 27th July 2019.

For bringing laurels to the Village and the Union further wishes them the very best in their future endeavours.

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New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI): In a big snub to India’s national tennis federation, the world governing body ITF on Wednesday refused to either postpone or shift the Davis Cup tie against Pakistan out of Islamabad.

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has communicated to the All India Tennis Association (AITA) that timings or the venue for the September 14-15 tie won’t change as of now.

Earlier in the day, AITA had asked ITF to either postpone the tie or take it to a neutral venue “suo moto” given the current diplomatic tension between the two countries.

Instead, the ITF has shared their security plans with AITA and offered them to have a discussion on Monday with their security consultants.

“They have shared their security plans and based on that, they feel the timings (dates) or the venue need not shift. They are not understanding the tension that has been prevailing between the two nations,” AITA secretary general Hironmoy Chatterjee told PTI. “We had asked for a dialogue with the ITF Board but they said the Board does not deal with Davis Cup matters, it’s the Davis Cup committee which does. So

goalkeeper of the tournament and received a cash prize of Rs. 2000.

A press release by EBC Alumni Association treasurer, Ilika V Aye stated that a brief opening ceremony, a short exhortation was delivered by NCRC general secretary, Rev. Vangpong. Other highlights of the programme included welcome speech

by EBC lecturer David Khawbung, special songs

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tant points on the agenda discussed by the threemember Supreme Courtappointed panel to run BCCI was holding elections of BCCI and its state associations, and the selection process of the India team coach.

Thodge said the shortlisting of candidates for head coach’s post has been done and there is no pressure on the Kapil Dev-led Cricket Advisory Committee that will do the selection.

and Chin Chin, dance by Menpo and friends, invocation by Omekali Yeptho, and benediction by pastor Poseruh . The opening ceremony was led by D S Khiamniungan. EBC further thanked all teams for their participation and everyone for their contribution o organising the tournament.

14 teams from different colleges and churches participated in the tournament.

“Rest of the issues are administrative (related to) selection of the head coach and selection of other coaches, that is what we discussed. Interviews will start now. Shortlisting has been done.

I won’t get into the names, there is too much speculation. There is no pressure on anybody (on selecting the coach). The CAC is an independent body which will select the coach, and balance will be done by selectors. That is the normal process as per the BCCI constitution (from) August 16 onwards, till they complete it.”

The election process is expected to face some delay. It is scheduled for September (state units) and October (BCCI).

“We discussed about the elections. There were discussions with the electoral officer. Certain things have been resolved. A code has been drawn,” said Thodge.

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We, the Shuthei Vongangla extend our heartiest congratulations to Mrs. I. Sino Phom on being appointed as Joint Director, Department of Tribal Affairs, Government of Nagaland. We further wish her success as she takes up the new responsibilities and pray that our Almighty God continue to guide her in all her future endeavours.

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L o nd o n , A u g 1 4 (IANS): Frank Lampard, the manager of Chelsea, reckons that Eden Hazard is someone who is irreplaceable as the Belgian midfielder is at the peak of his career now. Leaving Chelsea after it won the Europa League earlier this year, 28-year-old Belgiam skipper Hazard had recently joined Spanish giants Real Madrid on a five-year term for an undisclosed amount.

“You cannot replace him individually, I think it’s pretty much impossible because of the high, high level he is at now in his career,” Lampard was quoted as saying

by Goal.com.“I was a huge fan of Eden Hazard as a Chelsea fan, I played with him. For me, he is clearly one of the best players in world football, not just in the last season, but over his time at Chelsea he was the most productive player in the team generally, in terms of assists and goals and a leader,” Lampard added.

Nicholls (42) then repaired the damage with a 100-run partnership for the fourth wicket. However, there was no stopping Akila as he trapped Nicholls in front of the stumps soon after.

He then sent back new batsman B.J. Watling in similar fashion as the New Zealand scorecard read 179/5 after 60.2 overs.

Mitchell Santner was batting on 8 with Taylor when rain forced the umpires to call an early stumps.

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BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY WOKHA DISTRICT UNIT WOKHA – 797111, NAGALAND

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wokha District Unit hereby puts on record our deep gratitude and appreciation to the PDA Government, Nagaland under the dynamic leadership of Chief Minister Shri. Neiphiu Rio for alloting additional portfolios to the following BJP Legislators in the recent ministry reshuffle: 1. Shri. Y. Patton, Deputy Chief Minister and Minister in-charge for Home, Roads & Bridges 2. Shri. Temjen Imna Along, State BJP President and Minister for Higher & Technical Education, Tribal Affairs 3. Dr. Longriniken, Advisor for Treasuries & Accounts, National Highways The BJP Wokha District Unit also express our gratitude and appreciation to the following for their good deeds and concern for Mt. Tiyi College, Wokha which is the only Government College in Wokha District: 1. Shri. Y. Patton, Deputy Chief Minister and Minister in-charge for Home, Roads & Bridges for donating books worth Rs. 2 Lakhs to the College Library 2. Shri. Temjen Imna Along, State BJP President and Minister for Higher & Technical Education, Tribal Affairs for donating his one month salary to the College 3. Shri. Mmhonlumo Kikon, Advisor for IT & C, Science & Technology, NRE for donating 10 computers to the College 4. Dr. Apeni Lotha, Principal, Mt. Tiyi College for making judicious use of the one month salary of Minister Temjen Imna Along by starting a Vocational Certificate Course in Cutting and Tailoring w.e.f. this academic session, which was inuagurated by Advisor Mmhonlumo Kikon on July 26, 2019.

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E Bengal enters Durand Cup semifinals

Ko lk ata , Au g 1 4 (Agencies): East Bengal beat Bengaluru FC 2-1 in their final Group ‘A’ league match to enter the semifinals of the Durand Cup 2019 at the Salt Lake Stadium on Wednesday.

B i d ya s a g a r S i n g h scored twice (59’, 73’) in the second half as the Red and Golds came back from behind to win the tie. Ajay Chhetri had scored the opening goal for the Blues (17’).

After a disappointing defeat in their opening match of the Calcutta Football League, Alejandro Menendez fielded a full strength XI consisting of three foreigners including Jaime Santos returned to the lineup after an injury layoff.

Bengaluru FC came close to breaking the deadlock as early as the second minute of the match but Asheer Akhtar’s timely clearance helped the scoreline remain unaltered.

East Bengal got their first major chance in the tenth minute when Pintu Mahata found himself oneon-one with the opposition goalkeeper after receiving a long ball from Lalrindi-

Players of East Bengal and Bengaluru FC in action at Durand Cup.

ka Ralte. He dribbled past Aditya Patra but failed to control the ball properly.

The visitors, against the run of play, broke the deadlock in the 17th minute.

Naorem Roshan Singh cut in from the right flank by beating Abhishek Ambekar using his pace and found Edmund inside the box whose shot hit the crossbar. Ajay Chhetri found the back of the net from the rebound.

Menendez made a vital change at the beginning of the second half by introducing Bidyasagar in place of

PT Usha appointed as member of AAA’s Athletes Commission

P.T. Usha

New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS): Former Indian athlete and Olympian P.T. Usha has been appointed as a member of the Athletes Commission of the Asian Athletics Association (AAA).

Usha will be one of the six members of the AAA Athletes Commission, which will be headed by 1992 Olympics gold medallist hammer thrower Andrey Abduvaliyev of Uzbekistan.

“I am confident that you will bring your sound knowledge and expertise and we look forward to your continued contribution to the development and success of Asian Ath-

letics,” said newly-appointed AAA Secretary General A. Shuggumarran in the letter of appointment dated August 13.

“It is an incredible honour to be part of the member of Athletes Commission of the Asian Athletic Association. I express my sincere gratitude,” tweeted Usha along with a photo of the letter.

The other members of the Athletes Commission are Wang Yu of China, 2012 London Olympics gold medallist triple jumper Olga Rypakova of Kazakhstan, Lee Hup Wei of Malaysia and Saad Shaddad of Saudi Arabia.

Usha, 55, was recently nominated for the prestigious International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) Veteran Pin Award.

Usha is known for her stellar performance at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, where she missed the bronze medal in the 400m hurdles finals by 1/100 second.

Muhammed scored in the 56th minute to fashion a 3-0 win over Indian Airforce at the Sailen Manna Stadium in Howrah. Joseph struck a hat-trick in their 4-0 win over Chennaiyin FC, their second successive win taking them to the top of the Group D table. A draw against I-League debutants from Manipur, TRAU FC, on August 18 will be enough for the Kerala outfit to seal a semi-final berth. In the other match, FC Goa Developmental’s outfit also remained in the hunt for a semi-final berth from Group C, securing a hard-fought 2-1 win over Chennai City FC, who are fielding a reserve side. The Goan ISL franchise are now level with Real Kashmir FC with six points each and their result on August 17 will determine the semi-finalists from Group C. Liston Colaco drew the first blood to give the Goans an eighth-minute lead but Mashoor Shereef restored parity in the 16th minute. Nestor Dias struck the winning goal for FC Goa in the 30th minute to give them their second successive victory.

India team celebrate their victory over England. (espncricinfo.com)

middle from Tondomba Singh and found the back of the net. The Kolkata giants will face Group ‘D’ winners in the semifinal on August 21.

Meanwhile, according to PTI, Gokulam Kerala FC and FC Goa won against their respective opponents to maintain their winning momentum on Wednesday.

G o k u l a m Ke r a l a ’s Trinidad and Tobago playmaker Marcus Joseph once again did the maximum damage, striking a double (43rd, 87th) while Shibil

Rain washes out first day of second Ashes Test

Cincinnati Masters: Federer, Djokovic win as Serena pulls out

L o n d o n, A u g 1 4 (Agencies): The first day of the second Ashes Test at Lord’s was abandoned without a ball being bowled.

Persistent rain prevented any play in north London on Wednesday. It is the first time since 2009 that an entire day has been lost in an Ashes fixture. In what is now essentially a four-day game, England will look to bounce back from their crushing defeat in the opening Ashes Test and level the five-match series.

While the match will start on Thursday at its scheduled time, an extra half-hour will be added towards the end of the day’s play on each of the remaining four days to make up for the lost time.

Australia currently lead the five-match series 1-0 after winning the first Test in Birmingham by 251 runs.

World Cup-winner Archer is set to play after James Anderson, England’s all-time leading wicket-taker, was ruled out with a calf injury that meant he bowled just four overs at Edgbaston.

Cincinnati, Aug 14 (Agencies): Ace tennis superstars – Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic registered emphatic wins in their respective matches as they advance to the next round of WTA-ATP Cincinnati Masters on Tuesday. It was not good news in the women’s section as former world number one Serena Williams withdrew from the tournament owing to back trouble, India. com reported.

Williams had hoped to rebound from the back spasms that forced her out of the WTA final in Toronto on Sunday, where she lasted only four games before retiring.

For Djokovic and Federer, back in action for the first time since the Serb’s victory over the Swiss in the Wimbledon final, it was a smooth start to their US Open buildup. Federer seeded third, remained unruffled by a one-hour rain interruption at 2-2 in the second set, eventually defeating

Ajax forward Dusan Tadic celebrates scoring against PAOK on Tuesday. (VCG)

colas Tagliafico header and another Tadic penalty before Biseswar set up a tense finish with a stoppage-time effort.

Richmond Boakye fired Red Star ahead in Copenhagen and Dame N’Doye leveled to force the shootout in which the Danish champions missed two chances to progress before they were dumped out by visiting keeper Mi-

India beat England to win T20 Physical Disability World Series

Boithang Haokip. The substitute came close to scoring in the very first minute but missed his chance by a whisker. East Bengal restored parity in the 59th minute of the match as Bidyasagar found the back of the net.

Brandon received a long ball from a counter-attack and entered the box before squaring it for Bidyasagar who netted the ball.

Bidyasagar completed his brace in the 73rd minute as East Bengal took the lead.

The young striker received a through ball down the

lan Borjan.

Borjan kept Red Star afloat with two stops and netted a spot kick himself before he sent the away fans into raptures when he blocked Jonas Wind’s weak effort to send the Serbians through.

Having earned a 1-1 draw in Romania, Celtic rallied from an early deficit to lead 3-2 before a late collapse gifted Cluj two

late goals and a 5-4 aggregate win over the 1967 champions.

Billel Ormani scored for Cluj after they trailed 2-1 and 3-2 and George Tucudean delivered the final blow in stoppage time as Celtic threw men forward.

Porto fell 3-0 behind to Krasnodar in a dire first half for the Portuguese side as Magomed Suley-

Worcester (England), Aug 14 (IANS): India clinched the inaugural T20 Physical Disability World Cricket Series trophy after defeating hosts England by 36 runs in the final played at New Road Stadium.

Electing to bat, India, considered as title favourites, posted 180 for 7 in their allotted 20 overs in the final on Tuesday. Middleorder batsman R.G. Sante was the chief contributor to the total as he scored 53

Roger Federer

Argentina’s Juan Ignacio Londero 6-3, 6-4 to reach the third round at the event he has won seven times.

“I’m very happy, even if it was a bit tricky with the rain delay,” Federer said.

“I’m happy to be back on court.

“This is the start of a long, long hardcourt swing.

It’s good to begin with a win.

“I didn’t know that much about my opponent — he’s new to the tour — but at the end you have to concentrate on your own game.” Defending champi-

Celtic, Porto crash out of CL qualifying; Ajax win

L o n d o n, Au g 1 4 (Agencies): Former European Cup winners had mixed fortunes in Champions League qualifying as Ajax Amsterdam and Red Star Belgrade squeezed into the playoff round while Celtic and Porto were eliminated after a dramatic evening on Tuesday.

Ajax, semifinalists last season, came from behind to beat PAOK 3-2 for a 5-4 aggregate win over the Greeks while Red Star knocked out FC Copenhagen on penalties after a shootout involving 22 spot kicks.

Krasnodar spr ung a major upset with a 3-2 win at Porto to advance on away goals after losing the home leg 1-0 and Romania’s Cluj won 4-3 at Celtic to eliminate the Scottish champions 5-4 on aggregate.

Ajax youth academy reject Diego Biseswar fired PAOK ahead with a thumping shot at the Johan Cruyff Arena before Dusan Tadic, having had a penalty saved, equalized with another one before halftime.

PAOK keeper Alexandros Paschalakis pulled off a string of superb saves but was undone by a Ni-

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manov struck twice after Tonny Vilhena had leveled the tie on aggregate.

The hosts, who have won Europe’s premier club competition twice, hit back in the second half through Ze Luis and Luis Diaz but the Russian visitors held on at the Dragao stadium.

Dynamo Kiev looked like overturning a 1-0 firstleg deficit against Club Bruges after Vitaliy Buyalskiy netted early on but the Belgian side hit back.

Stoppage-time substitute Lois Openda silenced the home crowd in Kiev barely a minute after coming on, scoring in the 96th minute to secure a 3-3 draw and book Bruges a playoff clash with Austrians LASK. LASK followed up their 2-1 win at Basel with a 3-1 home victory over the Swiss team, while Dinamo Zagreb thumped Ferencvaros 4-0 away after a 1-1 home draw with the Hungarians.

Rosenborg beat Maribor 3-1 for a 6-2 overall win over the Slovenians, APOEL won 2-0 at Qarabag to overturn a 2-1 home defeat and Olympiakos Piraeus beat Istanbul Basaksehir 2-0 for a 3-0 aggregate triumph

on Djokovic double-faulted three times as he dropped serve in the opening game against Sam Querrey but quickly put things right and pulled away for a 7-5, 6-1 victory over the American.

“I ended the match well even if the start was nervy,” said Djokovic, who would break Querrey twice to take the first set then roll to victory.

“Sam was feeling comfortable on the court at the start and dictating.

It was tough facing his big serve,” Djokovic said, add-

off 34 balls. Opener K.D. Phanase (36), Vikrant Keni (29) and S. Mahendran (33) also chipped in with valuable contributions.

England, who had booked their place in the final after beating Afghanistan by 10 runs in a tense morning semi-final, were once on course to win the game having hit 90 in the first 11 overs for the loss of one wicket.

H o w e v e r, I n d i a chipped in with regular wickets from thereafter and

restricted England to 144 for 9 to clinch the title.

On Wednesday, BCCI took to Twitter to congratulate the achievement of the team. “India defeat England by 36 runs in the final to clinch Physical Disability World Cricket Series 2019,” the board wrote.

Brief Scores: India 180/7 (R.G. Sante 53, K.D. Phanse 36; LM O’Brien 2/35) bt England 144/9 (A.G. Brown 44, C Flynn 28, K.D. Phanse 2/15).

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ing that he was “hoping for better performance in the next round.”

Williams, meanwhile, was left just trying to get healthy after pulling out of her scheduled first-round match against qualifier Zarina Diyas. “I came to Mason (Ohio) on Sunday and have tried everything to be ready to play tonight, and was still hopeful after my practice this morning,” Williams said in a statement released by tournament officials.

“But unfortunately my back is still not right.”

In early action, another Stan Wawrinka won a first-round battle against 2017 Cincinnati champion Grigor Dimitrov 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (7/4). Under leaden skies after an overnight thunderstorm, Dimitrov broke in the 12th game of the first set to take the lead.

The 33-year-old Swiss ace fought back with the only break in the second set.

Wawrinka then raced into a 5-1 lead in the final set but wasted two match points in the eighth game and was broken twice while serving for victory.

Five Russian weightlifters suspended for doping violation

Ruslan Albegov won the bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics in the men’s +105 kg event.

M o s c ow, A u g 1 4 (Agencies): Five Russian weightlifters, all of them world or European championship medalists, face doping charges which could herald a new wave of cases across a range of sports.

According to AP, the International Weightlifting Federation said Tuesday that evidence against the five lifters, including Olympic bronze medalist Ruslan Albegov, comes from new investigations by the World Anti-Doping Agency into widespread drug use in Russian sports.

“This important development shows justice being brought to those that may have cheated their sport,” WADA told The Associated Press in e-mailed comments

Tuesday. “The Agency awaits more such announcements from federations that have commenced results management on the basis of evidentiary packages provided by WADA.” IWF president Tamas Ajan said the alleged offenses occurred “some years ago” and should be seen as part of efforts to clean up weightlifting, which was responsible for dozens of doping cases at recent Olympics. “We have not shown any hesitation in taking the right decisions,” said Ajan, weightlifting’s leader since 2000, in a statement.

“While the IWF has done so much to begin a bright new chapter for our sport, we will also do what we can to pursue historical cases of doping.”

Albegov is a two-time world champion who won bronze in July in a test event for next year’s Olympics in Tokyo. The others are world champion Tima Turiyeva and double European champions Oleg Chen and David Bedzhanyan, as well as Egor Klimonov, who won European championship silver in April. Russia was banned entirely from weightlifting at the 2016 Olympics when the IWF said its doping problem brought the sport into disrepute. For next year’s Olympics in Tokyo, Russia is among 17 countries hit with new doping-related restrictions on the size of their squads.

WADA has been analyzing a vast archive of data obtained in January from the anti-doping laboratory in Moscow, where cases were routinely covered up for years. WADA has started handing over its results to sports federations. It also obtained a batch of stored drug-test samples in April.

WADA is letting sports federations take the lead on charging their own athletes, but if it feels the governing bodies are failing to act on strong evidence, it could bring its own doping charges against individual Russians.

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