August 20, 2019

Nagaland Post www.nagalandpost.com

Vol XXIX No. 254

DIMAPUR, TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2019 Pages 12 ` 5.00

Advani, Anandiben Patel visit AIIMS to enquire about Jaitley’s health

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Govt committed to develop NE: Shah

NEW DELHI, AUG 19 (AGENCIES): The Centre is committed to all-round development of the North East region, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday.

Shah, who laid the foundation stone of Karbi Bhavan and Dimasa Bhavan here, said development in the region had curbed terrorism. Karbi and Dimasa Bhavans, being built in Delhi’s Dwarka area at a cost of Rs 146 crore, will cater to the needs of people from Assam’s Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao districts. People from these districts visit the national capital for various purposes, including education and healthcare.

“The Narendra Modi government is committed to the all-round development of the northeast. Our government has attached unprecedented importance to the development of Assam and other northeastern states,” he said.

Shah said the NDA government has been working very sincerely to facilitate equal development of all sections of people living in the northeast.

Shah said the devel-

Amit Shah being presented with a memento during the foundation stone laying ceremony, Monday. (PIB/PTI)

opment initiatives in the northeast have curbed terrorism and brought peace to the region.

“The northeast is now well connected via roads, rail and air. This change has come due to the love and respect for northeast in the heart of our prime minister,” he said.

The home minister said the practice of at least one central minister making visits to the northeastern states every 15 days has been adopted by the NDA government.

The central ministers oversee the implementation

of various central schemes on ground, he added.

Speaking about the enhanced fund allocation for North east, Shri Shah said that there has been 258 % rise in the funds allocated for North East between 13th and 14th Finance Commissions, with amount rising from Rs 87,000 crore to Rs 3,13,375 crore.

He said that the country is proud of its culture and the aim is to take forward North East while preserving its rich cultural identity, along with its development.

Union Minister of

State for Development of North Eastern Region Jitendra Singh said with the foundation stone laying for the two bhavans, a task which was pending for years has been completed.

He said the land for the two bhavans was transferred

by Delhi Development Authority in June this year.

Speaking about the initiatives taken by the Government in the last five years, the Minister said that the focus of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after taking charge in 2014, was to develop the hitherto neglected areas and bring them at par with other regions.

Speaking on the occasion, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said the “momentous occasion” symbolised the compassion and commitment of the NDA government to the welfare of the people of the northeast and the region’s faster development.

“Construction of the Karbi and Dimasa Bhavans will enable people belonging to hills of Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao along with people of the plains to stay in Delhi and do their jobs,” he said.

Petrol, diesel prices slashed D I M A P U R , AU G 1 9 (NPN): State-run oil marketing companies Monday lowered the retail prices of petrol and diesel for the second successive day across four metro cities. The retail prices of petrol were lowered by 7 paise while diesel prices were reduced by 8-9 paise.

Petrol prices were cut in New Delhi by 7 paise to Rs 71.84 a litre on Monday as against Rs 71.91 on Sunday. Diesel in the national capital became cheaper by 8 paise to Rs 65.18 a litre as compared with Rs 65.26 yesterday’s price.

In Dimapur, petrol was retailing at Rs. 69.87, decrease by 7 paise from Rs. 69.94 a litre on Sunday while diesel price went down to Rs.63.06 on Monday from Rs.63.13 a litre on Sunday. In the state capital, a litre of petrol and diesel was retailing at Rs. 70.39 and Rs.63.53 respectively.

On Monday, International Brent crude oil futures were trading at USD 59.28 per barrel, up 64 cents, or 1.1 per cent, from their last close. The domestic fuel prices are determined broadly by the global crude oil and rupee-dollar forex rates.

Naga society in a state of confusion: Jamir Staff Reporter

D I M A P U R , AU G 1 9 (NPN): Former Governor and former chief minister Dr. S.C. Jamir maintained that Naga society currently finds itself in a state of confusion by ignoring the truthwhich has prevented them from the ability to decide on their future.

The veteran Naga politician and living signatory of the 16 Point Agreement, said this while speaking as guest of honour at the 38th Foundation Day cum Day of Prayer Programme at Discipleship College, Mount Miracles in Signal Angami on Monday.

He also reminded the Board of Governors, faculty and 283 students present that things have undergone a sea change from what it was 38 years ago (when DBC was founded), and urged upon them to keep abreast with the changing time by constantly reinventing and evolving.

Drawing attention to the prevailing situation, he appealed to the students, faculty and college administration to “design a new Nagaland which is contemporary and made by people of integrity, honour, commitment and vision. One

Dr. SC Jamir (NP)

in which the aspirations of the young generation can be met.” Dr. Jamir lamented on the people being stuck to the past and added that it was rare today to find politicians and public figures talking about the present and the future. Dr. Jamir opined that the present generation of Nagas have unwittingly replicated the ‘Tower of Babel’that symbolised confusion and the broken walls of Jericho that represented “an entire system of governance which has collapsed thereby resulting in a society which is free for all but where no one is free.”

Elaborating further on the ‘Tower Babel’ and the ‘broken walls of Jericho’ Dr. Jamir said, “There are many voices but very few speak for the people. There are many authorities and governments but no governance. All of

these groups and factions are at loggerheads. They have conflicting voices and do not speak in unison.”

Dr. Jamir said he had come specifically to have a discourse with the youth and deliberate on building a future which is peaceful and conducive for youngsters to progress fairly. He also lamented on how people today have begun to worship Mammon (god of money) and how corruption has become a lifestyle. He then asked the students if they had the conviction and commitment to study theology or if it is just a pass time.

Also calling for an overhaul in attitude, mindset and approach, Dr. Jamir expounded on the four features of the world today: First, while living in an era of knowledge which is changing very fast and self-propelling technology is altering daily tools we need in our work life, yet people in Nagaland are talking about the past.

Secondly, in a world where there is stiff competition and only those who excel will have a place in the job market, adding that one should work hard and be committed and devoted to one’s occupation.

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Nagas of Nagaland need a common platform: CNTC

Puri chairs meeting on RCS-Udan with Prototype automatic weather station installed at LRD States; Rio apprises on Chiethu airport

D I M A P U R , AU G 1 9 (NPN): Central Nagaland Tribes Council (CNTC) has stated that it believed that like in other neighbouring State where Nagas have their own common platform, Nagas of Nagaland too needed a common platform.

In a statement, the Central Nagaland Tribes Council media cell also asked Naga Hoho to clarify that when the latter was calling for shedding narrow tribalism, regionalism, groupism and egoism, why it was so much against a Nagaland State platform that could work hand in glove with other platforms from neighbouring States.

“If Nagas truly needed to come together as one, they should also realise where they stand,” the council added.

Meanwhile, CNTC has clarified that the news that appeared on Monday should read as “CNTC directs its Dimapur-based units– Ao Senso Telongjem Dimapur, Lotha Hoho Dimapur and Western Sumi Hoho – to send 10 representatives each on August 20 for the installation programme of the second Nagaland Tribes Council (NTC)”, and not as appeared.

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N E W D E L H I , AU G 19 (NPN): Minister of State(I/C) for Civil Aviation, Housing & Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri, chaired a meeting via video conference on regional connectivity scheme (RCS-UDAN) with chief ministers, state chief secretaries/advisors of Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Daman & Diu here today.

Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio and Mizoram chief minister Zoramthanga were also present at the meeting.

Neiphiu Rio took to twitter and said he had a positive meeting with Union Minister for Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri and discussed issues related to establishment of an airport

at Chiethu, Kohima.

Addressing the meeting, Hardeep Singh Puri said that effective implementation of UDAN is not only crucial to the growth of North Eastern states but also provide affordable aviation to the citizens.

Issues of Modernisation, expansion, development of airports and increasing connectivity in the participating States//UTs were among the various issues that were discussed.

“Today, in a break from convention I discussed & resolved issues related to aviation access & infrastructure in NE states & UTs through VC with senior officials. I was happy that CM’s of Nagaland Sh @ Neiphiu_Rio & Mizoram Sh @ZoramthangaCM joined me at MoCA for this meeting,” Puri said in a tweet.

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DMC launches mobile road-dust cleaners

This is it!

DMC staff with the newly launched road-dust cleaning machines.

Staff Reporter

“He can’t eat without mobile? When you were a kid we used to scare you to eat food.”

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States & UTs were the first in the series of the VC planned for Periodic review of RCSUDAN scheme. The focus of the VC was to discuss and resolve issues concerning effective roll out of Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCSUDAN) and take stock of progress being made.

P K Kharola, Secretary and senior officials from the Ministry of Civil Aviation and its various Organizations also attended the meeting.

Earlier, chief minister Neiphiu Rio also called on Union Home minister, Amit Shah at his North Block office.

Rio and Amit Shah various issues concerning Nagaland. Home ministry officials said the meeting was a “courtesy call.”

Sources said that Rio and Shah also discussed about the Naga issue.

D I M A P U R AU G 1 9 (NPN): The first of its kind in the state, Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC) launched the mobile road dust cleaners in Dimapur.

Talking to Nagaland Post, DMC administrator

Moa Sangtam said the road dust-cleaners were much needed in Dimapur as the road/road-sides, despite being cleaned by the DMC, continue to be piled with sand particles.

He said the Dimapur Municipal Council could purchase four machineries

from the amount collected from the parking fees at Nyamo Lotha Road.

‘A Better Dimapur’ team member said this was a much needed thing for Dimapur and under the initiative of Moa Sangtam, it has been made possible. Despite all the complaints against collection of parking tax along NL Road, he said, as promised Moa Sangtam had used the money for the right purpose. Another member urged the public to keep the city clean, saying “we are all responsible to ensure that our surroundings are kept clean, not only at home but wherever we go.”

The road-dust cleaner machine cost around Rs. 32000. The machine is used not only to vacuum the roads, but would greatly help in controlling dust pollution and bring down the overall pollution level in area.

KO H I M A , AU G 1 9 (NPN): To obtain accurate weather data in the state, the Land Resources department (LRD) has built a prototype automatic weather station (AWS) and installed it at the directorate here.

LRD joint director Albert Ngullie told Nagaland Post Monday that the AWS would mainly benefit planners and the implementing agencies that were engaged in Argi and allied sectors.

Ngullie said that manual rain gauges were installed in about 30 places in the state, but that was not accurate and not reliable because of human error. He said this necessitated the department to develop the AWS, which has less human intervention and more reliable.

Ngullie disclosed that AWS was expected to be officially launched towards the end of 2019. He said the department intends to install the same in all district

ZNP(N) rejects formation of interim panel D I M A P U R , AU G 1 9 (NPN): Zeliang People’s Organization (Nagaland) has rejected the formation of an interim committee, which was formed to reorganise ZPO into one unified body at consultative meeting of the two groups of ZPO at Hotel Saramati, Dimapur on August 13, 2019.

In a statement, ZPO (N) president Kezen Zeliang and secretary Kerang Dumtta said the decision was taken at an emergency meeting of the executive council held at Jalukie town on Monday.

ZPO(N) appreciated the initiative undertaken by Namri Nchang, MLA and Advisor Water Resources, under whose chairmanship a consultative meeting of two ZPOs was convened on August 13, 2019, at Hotel Sara(Cont’d on p-7) mati.

Automatic Weather Station installed at LRD, Kohima. (NP)

headquarters, sub-divisions and RD blocks to collect accurate weather data, such as rainfall, humidity, temperature, wind speed, sunshine duration/meter etc.

Ngullie said AWS works on Global System of Mobile (GMS)/EDGE/2G network and did not require internet connectivity. AWS has an inbuilt battery which gets charged from mounted solar panels that could back up the system for a week on cloudy days.

The joint director said that data was collected over

a period of 24 hours and was sent to the server daily. He said the data was also saved on the onboard MicroSD card for backup purposes in yearly sub-folders with separate monthly files.

According to Ngullie, AWS that was available in the market costs Rs. 2.5 lakh on delivery, but the custom built machine costs hardly Rs. 1 lakh with same functionalities.

He informed that the rainfall data would be placed in public domain once it was officially launched through

the department website.

Technical expert (IT) Richard Dawman, who constructed and built the machine, said the department was currently doing research and developing from the scratch. He said that for now the AWS was functioning perfectly, adding that if modification was required they would continue to work on it.

With the central government focusing to solve the water scarcity issue in the country, Dawman said the department was on the task to see how much impact AWS would have on water projects. He also said AWS could be used as a benchmark tool for water project.

LRD director, T Renben Lotha, said that there was a need for management of the existing resources in the state, adding that AWS was installed to understand the climatic conditions in the state to take up different activities.

All CAPF personnel to now retire at 60 yrs

NEW DELHI, AUG 19 (PTI): All personnel working in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) will now retire at a uniform age of 60 years, a government order said on Monday.

The Union home ministry order, accessed by PTI, corrected the anomaly where personnel between the ranks of Constable to Commandant in four forces -- CRPF, BSF, ITBPF and SSB-- superannuated at the age of 57, rather than 60.

Officers from the rank of Deputy Inspector General upto the top-most rank of Director General in these four forces retired after attaining the age of 60.

However, in two other forces of the CISF and the Assam Rifles all personnel retired at the age of 60, and some officials had moved the court pointing out anomaly among the forces that function under

the uniform command of the Ministry of Home Affairs.

The latest home ministry direction comes in the wake of a January order of the Delhi High Court where it had called the policy of different age of superannuation as “discriminatory and unconstitutional”, and said it created two classes in the uniformed forces.

The Monday order also directed all the forces to “comply with the court order and amend provisions of rules.”

It said that those who have retired (at 57 years) in between the court order and Ministry of Home Affairs directive issued on Monday will have two options -- either to join service after returning all pensionary benefits (if received) or straightaway get all pension benefits as due to them as on completion of 60 years

of service.

Those personnel who had retired and approached court for clarification or were granted stay will be deemed “not superannuated” and will continue to serve till 60 years of age, it said.

The court order had also noted that the Seventh Central Pay Commission, which had examined the issue, by a majority of 2:1 had favoured enhancement of the retirement age of Commandant and below ranks in the four forces, on the lines of the other two.

These forces had recommended to the government that “in case retirement age is raised to 60 years, it may be explored if a system is put in place to make yearly assessment to weed out those who are not fit to continue in the force consistent with its objective.”

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Sensitisation on scholarship schemes

Participants at the sensitization programme at Holy Cross HSS Auditorium, Department officials and participants at the district level sensitization Dimapur on August 19. (DIPR) programme at WDVC & WDB hall, Wokha on August 19. (DIPR) Staff Reporter

DIMAPUR, Aug 19 (NPN): Sensitisation programme on Scholarship Schemes was held at Holy Cross Higher Secondary School auditorium, organised by District Education Officer, Dimapur, sponsored by department of School Education on Monday.

Addressing the gathering as resource person, special educator, Zurhetho Nyuthe, stated that though there were more than 400 private and government schools in the state, only around 300 schools have registered for the scholarship schemes.

He further stated that students of those schools not registered, will not re-

ceive the scholarships from the government.

In a power point presentation, Nyuthe stated that objectives of the prematric scholarship schemes studying in classes 9 and 10, was to support students of Scheduled Tribes (ST) children for education of their wards studying, so that the incidence or drop outs, especially in transition from elementary to secondary stage is minimized and to improve participation of ST children to perform better and have better chances of progressing to the post-matric stage of education.

For the pre- matric scholarship schemes for minorities, he stated that the scheme was initiated during 2012-13 in the

state, where department of school education is the nodal agency for implementing the scheme in the state.

He further said that the ministry has also opened National School Portal (NSP) on July 15, for applying online scholarships for 2019-20.

He stated that the online implementation of prematric scholarship scheme shall be done through the NSP, under www.scholarships.gov.in.

The resource person further urged the students to maintain bank accounts so that transactions of scholarships could be initiated without any trouble.

It may be noted that though all forms and requirements have been sub-

mitted correctly, many students did not received their scholarships as their bank accounts had become in-active and blocked by the banks itself.

Earlier, the programme was chaired and invocation offered by office assistant, Sentila Pongen and introductory speech delivered

by Asst. Superintendent, Sakuyuden.

Welcome address was delivered by DEO, R Amongla Jamir and vote of thanks proposed by ADEO, Lolensangla.

Wokha: In Wokha, district level sensitization programme for institutions on implementation of scholarship was held at WDVC & VDB hall on August 19.

The programme was attended by principles,

headmaster, teacher incharge and teachers from various government and private schools under Wokha district.

According to DIPR, resource person, from the Directorate of School Education, Jangsemba Tzudir apprised the head of institutions on the pre-matric scholarship for minorities.

While highlighting about the instructions for students and institutions for filling up the forms online and conditions of eligibility, he urged the teachers to extend help to the students so that students can avail the benefits and opportunity provided by the government.

He further urged them to give more efforts as Wokha district applicant was very less in comparison

with other districts.

Tzudir, who also presented on pre-matric scholarship for ST students studying in Class IX & X said the objectives of the scheme was to support parents of ST children for education of their wards studying in Class IX & X so that the incidence of drop-out, especially in the transition from the elementary to the secondary stage is minimized.

Deputy director and State Nodal Officer, Limadangit Jamir gave the introductory remark. Senior SDEO/DEO (In charge), Wokha R. Nzanbeni Lotha delivered the welcome address while vote of thanks was proposed by assistant District Education Officer, Zubeno Lotha.

Nagaland Post, Dimapur TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2019

news in Brief Pension Adalat on August 20: P&AR department in collaboration with accountant general’s (AG) office will be conducting a one day “Pension Adalat” on August 23 at 11 a,m at AG office, for redressal of pension grievances. Department having pending pension cases, where objections/clarifications have been raised by AG office, have been advised to settle those cases through the nodal officers during the pension Adalat. Pensioners having grievances with regard to fixation of pension, revision of pension, or any other pensionary benefits, can attend the pension Adalat and settle their grievances.

CGBU executive meeting: Chakhroma GB’s Union (CGBU) has convened an executive meeting on August 21 at 10 am, at Chakhroma Public Organisation Hall, Chümoukedima. The union has requested all executive members to attend the meeting without fail.

TU change of nomenclature: Tsemiynu Union (TU) at its general meeting on August 18 at Tseminyu Village council hall has unanimously resolved to change the nomenclature of the office of chairman Tseminyu Union to that of president Tseminyu Union with immediate effect. In this regard, the union stated that all official correspondence shall be addressed as president Tseminyu Union.

DEO informs: District Education Officer (DEO), Dimapur, has reminded all Government and Private Schools under Dimapur district to collect the teachers’ day token and car flags from office room No. 1 during office hours.

WAYO condemns killing

D I M A P U R : We s t e r n Angami Youth Organisation (WAYO) has condemned the killing of Ennamul Ali, a resident of Seithekema C village, Dimapur by unidentified person(s) in Zubza area on August 17.

In a condemnation note, WAYO president, Megorüzo Chase said that the organisation was dismayed by the act of murder which has shattered the

peaceful atmosphere in Zubza area.

The organisation said that it will not tolerate its area to become a killing field nor will it let any “villain” tarnish the peace loving atmosphere of the area.

WAYO further urged the law enforcing agencies to bring the culprit(s) to book and give befitting punishment as per the law of the land.

UC organises 2nd Unity College lecture series DIMAPUR: IQAC research cell of Unity College in collaboration with Heritage Publishing House (HPH) organised the 2nd Unity College lecture series on August 17 at its seminar hall.

A press release from Unity College IQAC research cell stated that, resource person A. Sentiyula, assistant professor of English, Dimapur Government College (DGC) delivered the lecture titled “The emergence of Naga writings in the face of postmodernism”.

Teaching faculty and members of HPH on August 17.

He highlighted the trends of literature in Nagaland and also shared the various problems faced by Naga writers. She dissected the approaches taken by these writers to negotiate these problems. She also stressed about an emerging group of writers whose styles will take shape in due course of time and placed in their respective genre of literature.

Earlier, programme was chaired and moderated by Joyce Enyie, acting head of the Department of English.

Tea farmer’s society organised one day seminar and training for tea farmers on the topic “Scientific aspects of tea cultivation” with resource person Dr. G.K Saikia, Prof. Department of Tea Husbandry and Technology, Assam on August 12, at Anakiyimsen community hall, Anakiyimsen. (Imlisunep LKR, Kohima)

KYGK, PB ‘B’ village council & GBs condemn Aug 16 killing

DIMAPUR: Kulolau Yemishe Ghami Kuqhakulu (KYGK) and PB ‘B’ Village Council & GBs have condemned the killing of late “lt. Col’ Toishe Yeptho of NSCN (I-M) at his residence on August 16.

In a condemnation note, KYGK president, Vihoshe Awomi and general secretary, Ayeho Z Ayemi said that the brutal killing in one’s own residence and firing on defenceless woman has sig-

nalled a new low to which Naga society has plunged in relation to crime.

KYGK said the incident occurring on the heels of Nagas celebrating the 73rd Naga Independence Day was a harsh reminder of the realities faced by the people and the threat within. It said that the incident had not only shocked the entire community but has also created deep sense of despair and fear psychosis.

KYGK has appealed to the investigating agency to spare no effort in bringing the criminals to justice and called upon the right thinking and law abiding citizens to denounce and condemn such cold blooded murder.

PB ‘B’ village council & GBs: Purana Bazar ‘B’ Village Council and GBs has expressed shocked and dismay over the incident where Maj. Toishe Yeptho of NSCN-IM was killed at his

residence. In a condemnation note, the village council and GBs said such “barbaric and cold blooded murder” not only disturbs the peaceful and harmonial existence in a civilized society, but also create a sense of insecurity among peace loving public in general. It further urged upon the appropriate authority to apprehend the culprits at the earliest and award befitting punishment according to law of Health Centre Management Committee of Mezoma Primary Health Centre and the land.

Anganwadi organised sanitation drive on August 9 at Mezoma Village.

ATMA conducts farming activities at Chizami, Noksen

(L-R): Farmers and members of ATMA Chizami block. Participants at the training conducted by ATMA Tuensang, Noksen block.

DIMAPUR: ATMA Phek Chizami block conducted training and demonstration on importance of horticulture crops at Chizami village on August 16.

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stated that, Sentinunba Longchar, Horticulture officer and BTT convener ATMA Chizami block was the resource person. He highlighted about the scope and importance of horticultural crops and the need for

farmers to produce enough to meet the demands within their region and capture the local market.

Farmers were made aware of the cultivation practices and nutritive values of persimmon and

coffee. Pest and disease management was demonstrated on the farm. Farmers’ groups were also mobilised and seed money was handed over to the SHGs during the programme.

Two SHGs along with one

progressive farmer attended the programme.

ATMA Tuensang: ATMA Tuensang, Noksen Block, conducted training, demonstration and inauguration of farm school programme at Noksen

town and Noksen village on August 17.

A press release from ATMA, stated that resource persons of the programme were BTM, Suponglemla Chang, ATM, Tangekeiba, ATM, Wetosangla and ATM, Ajungla Aier, Noksen block. The resource person of the programme spoke on poultry farming, integrated nutrient management (INM), NADEP composting method, pit manuring of mandarin orange and mulching of ginger bed.

During the inauguration programme of Ginger Farm School, ATM Wetosangla, highlighted the concept of Farm School.

Moshayemjong was appointed as farm teacher with ten other progressive farmers as farm student.

Meanwhile, a training programme was also conducted on the topic “functioning of farmers group”.

Altogether 35 farmers from four villages along with ATMA functionaries attended the programme.

MCC organises conference

The conference in progress at MCC on August 19.

DIMAPUR: Model Christian College (MCC) organised a conference on the choice based credit system (CBCS) at the college auditorium on August 19.

A press release from MCC principal, Dr. Luke Rymbai stated that, professor Nigamananda Das, dean, School of Humanities and Education, Nagaland University, was the resource person.

In the choice based credit system, the students have the choice to choose from the prescribed courses and papers. The papers were referred to as core,

discipline specific elective, generic elective and soft skill courses. The students can learn at their own pace and the entire assessment is graded based on a credit system. The new system is learner centric. The introduction to CBCS was followed by interaction where teachers raised doubts and questions about the system.

Earlier, principal led the conference and vice principal, Dr. Nungshikokla Jamir, gave the welcome address, while vote of thanks was given by academic dean Jamkhanmoi.

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nagalandpost.com Poll Q.: Is India and Pakistan likely to use nuclear weapons?

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Cutting, tailoring unit for special women

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schemes successful in promoting entrepreneurship?  Yes.  No.  Can’t Say.

WEATHER FORECAST August 20

(Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala Cloudy, a t-storm in spots

33 25

Aizawl

A p.m. thunderstorm in spots

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

Imphal

A thick cloud cover

28 20 34 26 30 20

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

30 24

Shillong

Cloudy, a t-storm in the area

24 18

Kohima

A shower and t-storm around

25 18

Dimapur Some brightening

A stray a.m. t-storm; cloudy

Mkg

Tuensang Cloudy, a t-storm in spots Wokha

Sun through high clouds

Zunheboto Cloudy, a t-storm in spots

32 24 27 20 21 16 27 21

the Nagaland Civil Secretariat to take part in the function.

Chief secretary has also requested all concerned departments to organise an appropriate function in their respective offices and administer the pledge.

Meanwhile, all departments have been requested to issue instructions to all subordinate offices under their respective jurisdictions to observe the ‘SadbhavanaDiwas’ on August 20.

(L-R) DC Kiphire, M. Shayung Phom and other officials at the inauguration programme of cutting and tailoring unit in Kiphire. Correspondent ADC Seyochung and officials with the special women trainees at the inauguration programme at Seyochung on August 19. (DIPR)

DIMAPUR: Cutting and tailoring unit for special women was inaugurated in Kiphire, where the inauguration programme was held at Government Higher Secondary School on August 19 under the theme “To empower our special women”.

According to DIPR, the same launching programmes were also held

in Pungro and SeyochungSitimi sub-division.

In Kiphire, the programme was initiated by district administration Kiphire and Mahila Shakti Kendra (MSK).

The main objective of the setting up the unit was to provide training to under privileged young girls and women and the duration of the course will be of three

SJC Dimapur observes ‘World Photography Day’

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Award for cardamom farmers

Kohima: Spices board has institute award for cardamom farmers (large and small) 2019. According to agriculture demonstrator spices board (ministry of commerce and industry) Government of India field office A.G. colony Kohima, David Ng, every year, the board honours the cardamom farmers who harvests the maximum crop from their plantation.

The award consists of Rs. 1 lakh as first prize and Rs.50,000 as second prize along with certificate of merit. In this regard, interested farmers have been asked to submit their application along with supporting documents- land ownership, copy of cardamom registration certificate /RTC/chitta adangal, brief note on cultivation techniques adopted, to the nearest spices board office on or before August 25.

DIMAPUR: Nagaland along with the rest of the country will be observing the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister late Rajiv Gandhi as ‘Sadbhavana Diwas’ on August 20 at 11 am at the Secretariat Conference Hall.

The theme of Sadbhavana is to promote National Integration and Communal Harmony among people of all religions, languages and regions. Chief secretary, Temjen Toy has requested all the officers and staff of

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Students at the ‘world photography day’ on August 19.

DIMAPUR: St. John College (SJC) Dimapur celebrated the “World Photography Day” at its college premises, wherein Photography Club organised an exhibition on August 19.

A press release from SJC Dimapur stated that, the exhibition comprised of an array of photographs portraying serene and pristine nature, the unadulterated, pollution free vegetation, and the culture and customs of people of Nagaland among others.

Exhibition also portrayed a series of inspiring and motivational photographs reflecting the inner

psyche of the photographers.

The collection included some personally photographed by college principal professor, Janetius, along with those submitted by budding photographers belonging to the Photography Club.

The exhibition also displayed posters throwing light on the significance of photography, its origin, advantages, uses, quick facts and above all the emotional, mental and financial gains of choosing photography as a prospective career option for an individual.

to six months.

AST Kiphire president, S. LikhumlaSangtam thanked the district administration and Mahila Shakti Kendra for initiating the programme especially for the special women like single mother and under privileged women.

She requested the district administration to provide the training fa-

ABNSS state unit deliberates on revamping

DIMAPUR: Akhil Bhartiya Bhrastachar Nirmulan Sangharsh Samiti (ABNSS) Nagaland unit held a consultative meeting at RS Building, Kohima on August 18 to deliberate on revamping and strengthening of organisation at grassroot level.

A press release from ABNSS Nagaland unit president, R. Sopu Angami and general secretary, Vineizo Tsurho stated that, the meeting proposed to host national conference in 2021. National conference on anti-corruption is scheduled to be held on September 17, 2019 at Latur, Maharashtra.

The organisation also appointed additional office bearers, Tsasepi Sangtam vice president, Amenuo Kerhü-o secretary, Dr. Temstiwati, organiser, Daniel Dzeyie organiser secretary and also authorised Easther Bano and Bichano Ngully to constitute women wing at the state level. The meeting observed two minutes silence in remembrance of late Vidilhoulie Theünuo, former joint organiser of ABNSS.

cilities to skill the special women folks and to monitor and assist the training from time to time so that it will be a fruitful for the trainees.

Additional Deputy Commissioner Kiphire, Reny Wilfred in his speech said that almost 40 women will be trained during the six months. He also appealed them to work hard

with sincerity and enthusiasm so that they can even export their products to other districts.

He also called upon the trainers to take it as a humble beginning as it has a huge potential to change their lives.

The programme was chaired by district coordinator Mahila Shakti Kendra, Kiphire, Albert.

Kohima, Aug 19 (NPN): DEF Phek organised a debate competition on human rights on the topic “Naga customary practices and traditions are in tune with changing times” at New Police Reserve Phek on August 19.

LDA Lezote-u of 5th NAP bagged the first position while UBC Boduve Rhakho of DEF Phek, Havildar N. Albert of 5th NAP and Havildar Hipadlak of 5th NAP secured the second, third and fourth positions respectively.

Altogether, 17 participants from DEF and 5th NAP (NGOs/NCOs/Const.) took part in the competition.

Muzivolii T. Therieh, District & Sessions Judge Phek and secretary District Legal Services Authority, Phek gave away prize to the winners.

Seminar on ‘Ill effects of tobacco’ at Pfutsero

Attendees with the resource person during the seminar.

DIMAPUR: Red Ribbon Club (RRC) of Baptist Theological College (BTC), Pfutsero organised a seminar on “Ill effects of tobacco” on August 17. A press release from BTC principal, Dr. Eying-

beni Humtsoe-Nienu stated that, Tina Khamo, senior pathologist, and head of Health and Research Laboratory, Kohima, was the resource person.

Dr. Khamo presented the alarming facts related

to tobacco and the health hazards caused by consumption of tobacco products.

During interaction session, she answered to many queries. Referring to tobacco as “satan” today,

she stated that with prayer and strong will-power, one can break free from the bondage of tobacco addiction. The programme was attended by college community, leaders representing church and NGOs.

STPF lauds PAN discusses issues faced Meet on protection of ‘traditional knowledge’ Toshi Wungtung DIMAPUR: Shamator Town Public Forum (STPF) has expressed gratitude to advisor, SCERT, IPR and VGs, Toshi Wungtung, who is also chairman of DPDB Tuensang for granting cash relief to the affected and needy people whose house have been razed down under Shamator town on August 15. In a statement, STPF president, S. Toji and general secretary, K. Thsantong, said that a total of 33 households were benefitted.

by prosecutors in the state

Exposure visit of farmers under CAT

Section of participants during the coordination meeting in Kohima.

Kohima: Nagaland Science & Technology Council (NSTC) conducted a coordination meet of all the tribal bodies of Kohima unit on protection of indigenous and traditional knowledge, textiles & handicrafts at the conference hall of Department of Science & Technology, Kohima on August 17.

A press release from the NSTC stated that realizing the need to create an awareness on how to protect the rich traditional heritage, the NSTC through this meet disseminated the information on how to secure the traditional rights.

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Gugu Haralu facilitated the programme and introduced the purpose and importance of capacitating and empowering the community leaders through such forums to educate the mass in preserving, protecting and promoting the heritage.

She also stressed on equal custodian of men, women and youth towards protecting the traditional heritage.

Chief Scientist Officer, Dr. Zavei Hiese focused on the role of the department and encouraged the community leaders based in Kohima to avail the resources available and empower the people in the district levels and work together by

taking equal ownership to safeguard what is rightfully theirs.

Scientist Dr. Nesatalu Hiese talked on the importance and significance of Geographical Indication (GI) and its relevance in the tribal context in Nagaland.

She said that under the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) regime, and GI Act of India 1999, there was provision to protect the rich traditional heritage and attires and its importance to protect from piracy and misuse.

A short experience was shared by ex-president Chakhesang Women Welfare Society Vechisalu Nukhu on GI filing on

Chakhesang shawls which was granted in 2017.

She also encouraged the gathering to pursue to start documenting and file for the same on the traditional attires on priority basis.

The coordination meet also discussed and deliberated on the upcoming state level workshop to be held in October with various stakeholders.

A coordination committee has also been constituted, endorsed by Kohima Unit to communicate and work smoothly.

60 tribal representatives from Kohima unit attended the programme.

DIMAPUR: Training-cumexposure visit to KVK, ICAR-RC, Medziphema was organised by Care and Support Society, Mokokchung from August 19 to 21 for the progressive farmers and SHG leaders of Mokokchung district. A press release from DDM, NABARD Mokokchung, S. Amarjit Mangang stated that, the exposure visit was sponsored by NABARD, regional office, Dimapur under Capacity Building for Adoption of Technology (CAT). Mangang said that the participants were exposed to various technologies available with the KVK, which will enable farmers to have better understanding on scientific cultivation of crops and rearing of livestock.

Members of PAN at the annual general meeting on August 17.

DIMAPUR: Prosecutors’ Association Nagaland (PAN) held its annual general meeting for the year 2019 at Hotel Japfu, Kohima on August 17 and deliberated on various issues confronting the prosecutors of the state.

A press release from PAN assistant general secretary, Abraham stated that, the house decided to pursue the resolutions adopted in the meeting with the appropriate authority.

It also deliberated in detail the recommendations for improvement of prosecution system in India on the basis of the outcome of first national conference of prosecution officers held at Central Academy for Police Training (CAPT) Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh on March 1 and 2, 2019.

The house unanimously agreed and adopted the recommendations made at the conference and resolved to propose and re-

quest the state government to consider the recommendations made in the interest of criminal justice system in the state.

Earlier, the programme was chaired by Kenile Kent vice president and president Hutoi Yeptho delivered the welcome address. General secretary and finance secretary Sashilemba and Temsunaro Jamir gave their respective reports and vote of thanks was delivered by the general secretary.

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Biren questions JAC’s motive of protest

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IMPHAL, Aug 19: Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh on Monday questioned the motive behind the continued agitations in connection to the controversial death of a girl student in her hostel room even as the JAC spearheading the agitations commenced its relay-hunger strike on Monday.

Addressing at a function related to the inauguration of a water supply scheme in Thoubal district on Monday, the chief minister claimed that the government has fulfilled almost all the demands put forward by the JAC and asked what else the JAC wants.

“We are doing our best to deliver justice, we have written to the relevant authorities for handing over the case to CBI twice after incorporating IPC 302, we have set up SIT and started investigation,” he said.

He stated that police have also arrested some suspects and the investigation was in progress. He added that the police has arrested all the suspected persons, autopsy was done twice with video coverage, and section 302 of IPC was later included in the case.

All these were done on

JAC members staging a relay-hunger strike demanding justice for Babysana at Thangmeiband on Monday. the demand of the JAC, he said and announced that if they wanted, JAC or any other pressure group can access any documents and orders related to the case from his office secretariat.

The chief minister further said that even though he understand the sentiment of the people and reason for organizing rally, it painted a disturbing picture of Manipur to outsiders.

“It is alright to protest if the government remain silent and do nothing, but when the government is doing everything to ensure justice to Babysana, why do the people need such hostile protest,” he asked.

He said that whether Babysana was murdered

or died due to some other reason will be known only when the investigation is completed. If she was murdered, the culprits will be awarded punishment as per the law of the land, Singh added.

The 12-year-old student of Class-VII studied at Standard Robarth Higher Secondary School, Canchipur was found hanging in her hostel room on July 18 last in a suspicious manner.

The statement of the chief minister was against the backdrop of continuing agitations demanding justice for the student being spearheaded by JAC formed in connection with the controversial death of a student in her hostel room.

Intensifying its agitation, the JAC commenced its relay-hunger strike on Monday.Ten members of the ‘JAC against murder of N Babysana Chanu’ staged the relay-hunger strike at the western gate of DM College, Thangmeiband on the first day. However, after police dispersed them claiming that the area was under CrPC 144, the protest site was shifted to Thangmeiband Meisnam Leikai where they continued the protest till late afternoon.

JAC members taking part in the relay-hunger strike strongly condemned police action towards the protestors and alleged that the minor student was hung after being murdered Talk-

ing to the media, president M Ibeyaima of Ema Konthounganbi Meira Paibi strongly condemned the police brutalities towards protestors staging peaceful democratic protest and added that JAC had already registered strong objection to the police investigation that suggested the case is a suicide case.

Public won’t believe that such a minor girl committed suicide, that too inside a dormitory where she stayed with 37 other students.

She demanded fair and flawless investigation and finding out the culprit(s) behind the murder of the girl. She announced that the protests of various forms will continue till steps to deliver justice to the victim are initiated by the government and the police.

Meanwhile, even after police foiled torch rallies of womenfolk across the valley districts last night, sit-inprotests were staged today at various places joining the chorus in demanding justice of the deceased student.

A woman protestor was injured by tear gas shell fired by police to disperse the protestors carrying out torch rally in Imphal’s Singjamei area.

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Jilted girl stabs boyfriend to death in Assam Guwahati, Aug 19 (IANS): In a shocking incident, a jilted girl stabbed her boyfriend to death in broad daylight at Nagaon in Assam on Monday.

Police said that the incident took place in front of the Baosi Banikanta Kakati (BBK) College at Nagaon in Barpeta district of Assam.

According to the police, the accused identified as Runuma Ahmed, is a first year student at BBK College.

“Runuma was in a relationship with Mohidul Islam. However, Mohidul got married to another girl three days back,” said some acquaintances of the girl.

“She called Mohidul to the college on Monday to meet her. Mohidul came with a friend and they spoke for some time. Later Runuma told Mohidul’s friend to leave as she had something personal to discuss with him.

As Mohidul’s friend left, Runuma took out a knife from her bag and stabbed him,” police said adding that Runuma escaped after stabbing Mohidul and is still absconding. Although the locals shifted Mohidul to a hospital immediately, the doctors declared him brought dead.

Govt may explore options to deal with anomalies in NRC: Assam CM New Delhi, Aug 19 (PTI): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday indicated that the government may explore legislative options to deal with the wrongful inclusion of some names in the National Register of Citizens (NRC) after its final publication.

Sonowal said the Assam government will ensure peaceful publication of the NRC on August 31 as mandated by the Supreme Court.

“In a democracy, everyone has the right to ask questions. After the publication of NRC, if necessary in future, we will take whatever steps will be required,” he told reporters after a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

Sonowal was replying to a question on whether the government will explore some legislative options to deal with those whose names may be wrongfully included in the final NRC. Last month, the Supreme Court had rejected the central and Assam governments’ plea for sample re-verification to find out wrongful inclusions of names.

Sonowal said there were apprehensions about the law and order situation

in Assam when the part draft and the final draft of the NRC was published in 2018. “But with the cooperation of the people of Assam, everything went off peacefully. This time also, with the active support of the central government and as per the expectations of the people, the NRC will be published on August 31,” he said.

In July last year, over 40 lakh people were excluded from the complete draft of the NRC, which contained 2,89,83,677 eligible people out of a total 3,29,91,384 applicants.

An additional 1,02,462 people were included last month in the list of excluded persons, taking the total ineligible persons to 41,10,169 in the complete draft of the document, a list of the Assam’s residents.

Assam, which had faced an influx of people from Bangladesh since the early 20th century, is the only state having an NRC that was first prepared in 1951.

A bench of the Supreme Court comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice R F Nariman had also said like Aadhaar data, an appropriate regime should be enacted for securing the NRC data.

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JNIMS doctors protest against suspension of colleague Correspondent

IMPHAL, Aug 19: Healthcare services Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS) hospital, the biggest state government run hospital in Manipur was hit on Monday as scores of doctors suspended their duties of the day and took part in a protest staged in the hospital campus.

The doctors ceased their service for the day in protest against suspension of one of their colleagues, Dr Nimmi (a senior resident in obstetrics and gynaecology of the institute) in connection with death of a woman patient on August 14 last.

Dr Nimmi was suspending from services pending departmental enquiry against her in connection with the death of a patient W Devita Devi who was operated to deliver a baby on July 10 but died on August 14. Denouncing the suspension of the doctor, her colleagues in the department threatened to launch an intense agitation demanding immediate revocation of the suspension order.

The doctors under the banner of the Teachers Association JNIMS had set August 16 deadline to revoke the suspension order, citing that the suspension order was issued without any basic departmental inquiry. A large number of doctors took part in today’s protest, during which OPD service of the hospital was suspended.

The strike did not affect the normal service at ICU, ICCU, SICU, NICU and ward patients service.

The doctors took part in the protest after taking mass casual leave for the day. The act of the higher authority of the hospital has completely demoralised

and depressed the entire working atmosphere of the institution, spokesperson Dr N Kumarjit of Teachers Association JNIMS alleged.

Talking to media at the protest site, the spokesperson asked whether the authority is going to suspend doctors for every death of a patient.

He said that the entire staff of the obstetrics and gynaecology department of the institute were wholly and collectively responsible for any medical treatment and eventuality to any patients at later stage.

“No single doctor is individually responsible for the death of any patient unless otherwise medically proven,” he said while asking the reason behind victimising only Dr Nimmi.

The spokesperson alleged that the authority suspended the doctor only to please the family and relatives of the deceased patients who protested on the day the patient died, alleging medical negligence on the part of the doctor attending the patient.

Dr Nimmi did carry out the operation along with a number of staff under the supervision of the unit head of the department. But it will not be the right decision to suspend only her, he opined.

“The suspension of Dr Nimmi is illegal, wrong and violates all rules and regulations,” he declared.

Suspension and disciplinary action against a single doctor for an action which involves a team, is not acceptable, he added.

The spokesperson, while demanding immediate revocation of the suspension order pressed the authority to complete the departmental enquiry being initiated against the suspended doctor within 10 days starting from August 14.

ing promoters of tourism while archiving the rich culture and scenic beauty of the state,” Khandu told the photographers. Reminding the Prime Minister’s call to everyone to visit once a year at least 15 destinations within the country, while specifically mentioning the North East, Khandu said it would boost tourism like never before in the region.

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER LONGLENG : NAGALAND

NO.LLG/JUD/SUC/2009-10/338

Date, Longleng the 16-08-2019

OBJECTION NOTICE

Whereas, Smti P. Lemla Chingshong Phom of Pongching Village/Town has applied for issue of Succession Certificate to operate/draw/transfer/ withdraw the securities in respect of Late L. Yanlei Phom / A/ Teacher who expired on 24th-07-2019.

Now therefore, public are hereby asked to file claims/objection if any, within one month from the date of issue of this notice.

(JOHN TSULISE SANGTAM) K-2239 Deputy Commissioner, Longleng, Nagaland

IN THE COURT OF PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE TUENSANG : NAGALAND

NO.PD&SJ.TSG/OBJECTION NOTICE-1/2017-18/30/ Dt. Tsg the 17th August' 2019.

OBJECTION NOTICE

Whereas Smti. Manisha Sharma, W/o Late Bhagirath Sharma of Yali GMS, District Tuensang has applied for issue of Succession Certificate to operate/draw/transfer/withdraw the debts & security in respect of her Late Husband, who expired on 04-07-2019.

Now therefore, the public are hereby asked to file claims/ objection if any within 30 (thirty) days from the date of publish of this Notice.

(VICTO SEMA) Principal District & Sessions Judge Tuensang, Nagaland.

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

OFFICE OF THE COMMANDANT 13 NAP (IR) BATTALION YAJANG-C ::: NAGALAND

No.13 NAP (IR)BN RO-17/19-20/983 Dated Yajang, the 16th Aug 2019

LAST AND FINAL CALLING NOTICE Name : Md Kasim Ddin F/Name : Md Kajal Ddin Rank : NCE, Regt. No : 13092 Village : Gosakhap, P/O : Rasulpur, P/S : Amnour District : Chapra, State : Bihar You have been found absent from Govt. bonafide duty w.e.f 10/06/2019 and whereas this office has issued and served 3 (three) consecutive calling notices, however you have failed to report back for duty till date.

You are once again directed to report for duty within 10 (ten) days time from the date of publication of this Final Calling notice, failing which ex-parte Departmental Enquiry shall be initiated against you.

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Gram:Agricomplex Medziphema

Phone : 247241/247250 Fax : 03862 -247241

ICAR RESEARCH COMPLEX FOR NEH REGION (Indian Council of Agricultural Research) Nagaland Centre, Medziphema, Nagaland- 797106

F.No.RCN/Tender/KVKs/2019/16 Dated Jharnapani the 19th August 2019.

NOTICE INVITING TENDER ICAR Nagaland Centre, Medziphema invites e-tendering for Supply of Agricultural Machines Tools & Implements for KVKs of Dimapur, Peren, Wokha, Longleng & Kiphire from the reputed Firms/ Suppliers/ Manufacturers/ Producers/ Authorized Dealers etc. Under SMAM. (Tender Documents can be downloaded from Central public procurement portal (CPPP) or http://www. icarnagaland.nic.in/ e-mail at icarnagaland@gmail.com).

Sd/DC-1236 Assistant Administrative Officer

BEFORE THE JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE/NOTARY PEREN, NAGALAND

DECLARATION

AFFIDAVIT I, Service No. 163805F, Rank- RFN/WC, Name YAM BAHADUR DARJEE Permanent Resident of Kala Pahar, P.O.- Kala Pahar, P.S.- Kangpopi, Dist.- Kangpopi, Sadar Hill, State- Manipur, and presently residing at No. 1 MGAR, Walford Area, Dimapur, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under :1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India and a resident of the above mentioned address.

2. That, I am the lawful husband of Smti. AMBIKALA DARJEE. 3. That, my wife's official name is "AMBIKALA DARJEE", however, in my service book her name has been inadvertently entered/recorded as "AMBIKA KHAR".

4. That, the names "AMBIKALA DARJEE" and "AMBIKA KHAR" belongs to same and single person only i.e. my wife.

5. That, wherever the name "AMBIKA KHAR" appears it should be rectified and recorded as "AMBIKALA DARJEE" by all concern for all my official purposes.

6. That, this Affidavit is made to declare and rectify my wife's official name before the competent office/authority.

That, the statement made by me from Para 1 to 6 are all true and correct to the best of my knowledge, belief and information and nothing material is concealed therein.

DEPONENT Solemnly sworn and declared before me on this 19th day of Aug. 2019 IMLIAKUMC Regd. No. 2642/2019 ADVOCATE & NOTARY PUBLIC Date : 19/06/2019 GOVT. OF NAGALAND DP-6291

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on July 20 last. The Home secretary said that all the identified families have expressed willingness to return to Mizoram though obstruction from hard-liners and anti-repatriation elements could not be ruled out.

The physical repatriation may start by October if the monsoon is over by then,

(LAKHA KOZA) NPS Commandant, 13 NAP (IR) Bn. Yajang-C, Nagaland.

Regd. No. 91/2019 Date 08/08/2019 I, Shri. Pramzanwibo age about 33 years, son of Nainibo resident of Jalukie ‘B’ Village, in the district of Peren, Nagaland, do hereby solemnly affirm and state as under: 1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India.

2. That my name is Pramzanwibo and I am biological son of Nainibo, however, due to my ignorance in all my educational documents and other documents, I have wrongly written/recorded my name and my father name as Prambo son of Rangdau, whereas Pramzanwibo and Prambo, are my names and is of same and single person and my father's name is Nainibo.

3. I hereby declare that my name is Pramzanwibo and I am biological son of Nainibo and I shall always be called as Pramzanwibo son of Nainibo by all concerned and I shall use this declaration as a piece of evidence before any competent authority.

I verify that the contents of this declaration from Para 1 to 3 are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and nothing has been conceal therein.

DEPONENT K-2236

To The Deputy Commissioner Mokokchung, Nagaland.

Sub:- APPLICATION FOR RE-SURVEY OF ROAD FROM CTN-LLG, RD(0.7 KM).

Sir, The undersigned humble petitioners most respectfully beg to submit before your kind authority as follows:1. That, the Sub-Divisional Officer (Civil), Changtongya held a meeting with Akhoya Village Council and Land Owners on 24-062019 in respect with Changtongya-Longling Road and resolved amongst others that no middle man or agents shall be involved by NHIDCL. The NHIDCL shall deal directly with the Village Council and Land Owners which was mandated in Minute No. 3.

A photo copy of meeting minutes dated 24-06-2019 is enclosed herewith for your ready reference and necessary action and marked it as ANNEXURE-1.

2. That, contrary to the mentioned above resolution, the service of middle man alone was used at the time of the survey without the knowledge of the Land Owners which included many other new projects, brings more confusion to the land owners.

3. That, such survey conducted by the middle man will be unable to enforce or to execute in as much as the NHIDCL has acted wrongly in terms of the meeting minutes or agreement.

4. That, being aggrieved with such illegal action, the Land Owners bring to your kind authority that the meeting minutes resolved on 24-06-2019 shall be implemented both in letter as well as in spirit.

5. That, in this regard, another survey Team is necessarily required to re-conduct survey of the spot to know the actual land owners and respective projects and in which survey respective land owners are absolutely necessary to present.

Therefore, it is requested to your esteemed authority to kindly allow to re-survey the land of respective land owners and projects in presence of land owners which is occupied by Changtongya-Longling Road.

AND FOR THIS ACT OF YOUR KINDNESS, WE SHALL AS IN DUTY BOUND EVER PRAY. Yours faithfully, Yours faithfully, (L.P. MEREN) Chairman Yours faithfully,

(L. MANGYANG) V. Chairman Yours faithfully,

(T. IMSU JAMIR) Secretary

(P. TOSHI JAMIR) Asstt. Secretary

Lalbiakzama said.

Thousands of Brus refuse to return to Mizoram even after the Mizoram Bru Displaced People’s Forum (MBDPF), apex body of the Brus in the relief camps signed an agreement with the Centre and the state governments of Mizoram and Tripura on July three

last year.

As per the agreement, the Centre would provide Rs four lakh to each repatriated family by depositing the money in their accounts, payment of Rs 1.5 lakh for housing assistance and payment of Rs 5,000 per month to each family and free ration for two years.

NOTICE INVITING OTHER CLAIMANTS TO REPRESENTATION TO COME FORWARD (SECTION 375 OF INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925).

In the Court of Smti. V. Lovitoly Sema Additional Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur District, Nagaland Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate of Late Thochu Deceased, has been filed by Smti Levino Koza, relation wife, R/o H/No-136, Khermahal Chakhesang Colony, Dimapur to draw his/her Family Pension, Bank Acct, etc, who expired on 29-07-2019.

Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the estate of the said deceased, may if he/she so desire may appear in this court within 30 days, on the said day of 19/9/2019.

Given under the hand and seal of the court this 19 day of 8/19.

Addl. Deputy Commissioner Dimapur : Nagaland DP-6311

OFFICE OF THE

NATIONALIST DEMOCRATIC PROGRESSIVE PARTY (NDPP) 29th JANGPETKONG ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCY “Facta Non Verba” Regd. No. 56/22/2017-17/PPS-I

DECLARATION Having good faith and hope under the leadership of our President Shri Chingwang Konyak and honourable Chief Minister Shri Neiphiu Rio, let Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP); a new party of NDPP of the 29th Jangpetkong Assembly Constituency was formally launched on 10th August 2019, with a gathering of around three hundred sixty members. Thereby we take this privilege to notify to one and all, that a team of office bearers were also appointed to lead the newly formed party.

The names of the office bearers are hereby notified as below: Office Bearers: 1. President J Noksang Waromung 2. Gen. Secy. Admn Acha Imchen Mongchen 3. Vice President Imnashilu Khar 4. Vice President Chakari Mangkolemba (a) Vice President Jongpongtiba Mangkolemba (b) Secretary Moatoshi Amri Mangkolemba (c) Vice President Pangerlemba Waromung (d) Secretary Kilangba Waromung (e) Vice President Sentilong Dibuia (f) Secretary Wapongba Dibuia (g) Vice President (Youth) Lanulemba Mangkolemba (h) Secretary (Youth) Pangertemsu Mangkolemba (i) Vice President Imtisunep Alongkima Sd/Sd/President Gen. Secretary. (Admn) J. Noksang Acha Imchen 29th Jangpetkong AC (NDPP) 29th Jangpetkong AC (NDPP)

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at the Civil Secretariat here to commemorate the World Photography Day, Khandu said tourism is one sector that can change the economy of the Himalayan state.

He said there is no better way to lure tourists than a professional portrayal of the state’s unique culture and places through pictures and videos.

“You can become lead-

fide residents of Mizoram.

Mizoram officials who conducted the second phase of identification of bona fide Mizoram residents in the six Bru relief camps in North Tripura district have identified 26,128 people belonging to 4,278 families after conclusion of the second phase of identification

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Itanagar, Aug 19 (PTI): Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Monday urged photographers and videographers of the state to document the rich cultural heritage and natural beauty of the state and show it to the world to promote tourism.

Inaugurating an exhibition put up by the Arunachal Photography Club (APC)

Aizawl, Aug 19 (PTI): Mizoram government officials would visit Bru relief camps in North Tripura district next week for the final identification process, a senior Home department official said here on Monday.

Mizoram Home secretary Lalbiakzama told PTI that the officials would conduct on the spot verification of the claims made by over 200 Bru refugees in the relief camps that they are bona

national

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Anandiben Patel visit AIIMS Educational institutions reopen in Jammu Advani, to enquire about Jaitley’s health

JAMMU, AUG 19 (PTI): Most educational institutions in five sensitive border districts of Jammu reopened after a fortnight on Monday with “full attendance” as authorities lifted curbs in large parts of the region, officials said.

Jammu and Kashmir was placed under an unprecedented security cover and curfew-like restrictions on August 4, a day before the Centre revoked the state’s special status under Article 370 and bifurcated it into two Union Territories -Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.

Educational institutions reopened in the border districts of Rajouri and Poonch and Chenab Valley districts of Ramban, Doda and parts of Kishtwar, the officials said.

The overall security situation remained peaceful throughout the region and educational institutions saw “full attendance”, they said. Earlier on August 10, the educational institutions in five other districts of the region -- Jammu, Kathua,

A view of a government primary school that was opened in Srinagar, Monday. (PTI)

Samba, Udhampur and Reasi -- had reopened after authorities announced lifting of prohibitory orders.

“All educational institutions across the district, both private and government, including degree colleges and higher secondary schools, resumed classes (on Monday),” deputy commissioner, Rajouri, Aijaz Asad,

told PTI. The situation in the district remained peaceful with markets reopening and traffic plying normally, he added.

Asad said the prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code also stand withdrawn as the law and order situation has been normal.

Markets have also opened.

In Poonch district, the officials said barring higher secondary schools and colleges, all educational institutions have reopened and people have resumed their normal activities.

All shops and business establishments are open and traffic is plying normally, they said, adding that the

higher secondary schools and colleges are likely to reopen on Tuesday.

Deputy commissioner, Kishtwar, Angrez Singh Rana, said a number of private schools reopened in the district on their own as the law and order situation in the communally sensitive district remained well under control.

“We are officially resuming classwork in all government-run educational institutions from Tuesday. A series of meetings were held with the concerned stakeholders who have extended their support to the district administration in maintaining peace,” he said.

The officials said primary, middle and higher secondar y schools also reopened across Ramban district, except in Banihal sub-division. The schools up to Class 10 also reopened in Doda district, they said.

The officials said police and paramilitary personnel remain stationed in the sensitive areas in all the five districts as a precautionary measure.

NEW DELHI, AUG 19 (PTI): As former finance minister Arun Jaitley continued to be on life support at AIIMS here, several leaders, including BJP veteran L K Advani, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, UP Governor Anandiben Patel and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi visited the hospital on Monday to enquire about his health.

Union ministers Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Thaawarchand Gehlot, BJP national general-secretary Arun Singh and party MP Maneka Gandhi also visited the hospital to check on his health. Jaitley, 66, was rushed to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on August 9 after he complained of breathlessness and restlessness.

According to sources, he is on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) support. A multidisciplinary team of doctors is consistently moni-

Arun Jaitley (File)

toring his condition. AIIMS has not issued any bulletin on Jaitley’s health condition since August 10.

BJP leader L K Advani was accompanied by his daughter Pratibha Advani.

Several prominent leaders, including Union ministers Rajnath Singh, Smriti Irani, Jitendra Singh and Ram Vilas Paswan, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Congress’ Abhishek Singhvi and Jyotiraditya Scindia, BSP supremo Mayawati and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat have visited the hospital in recent days to enquire about Jaitley’s health and meet his fam-

ily members. Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan had said on Friday, “Doctors at AIIMS are doing the best they can.”

President Ram Nath Kovind, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had visited AIIMS on Friday to check on the leader’s health.

Jaitley, a lawyer by profession, had been an important part in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Cabinet in the BJP government’s first term. He held the finance and defence portfolios, and often acted as the chief troubleshooter of the government.

Jaitley did not contest the 2019 Lok Sabha election presumably because of his ill-health. In May this year, Jaitley was admitted to AIIMS for treatment. He had undergone a renal transplant on May 14 last year at AIIMS with Railways Minister Piyush Goyal filling in for him in the finance ministry at that time.

3 days after Imran Khan’s SOS to US Manmohan Singh Former MPs get 7-day deadline over Kashmir, PM Modi dials Trump elected unopposed to RS to vacate government houses

of independence today and reiterated India’s commitment to work for united, secure, democratic and independent Afghanistan.

The phone conversation between Trump and Khan on Saturday took place before the close-doorconsultation of the 15 members of the UN Security Council in New York over.

Tensions between India and Pakistan have been running high since August 5 when

the Narendra Modi government decided to repeal Article 370, which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir, and bifurcate the state into two Union Territories — J&K and Ladakh.

Criticising the move, Pakistan had downgraded diplomatic ties with India and expelled Indian High Commissioner Ajay Bisaria. It also suspended trade ties and stopped services of the Samjhauta Express.

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NEW DELHI, AUG 19 (AGENCIES): Cracking the whip on former Members of Parliament overstaying at their official bungalows in Lutyens’ Delhi, a Lok Sabha (LS) panel on Monday ordered them to vacate their residence within a week. C R Patil, Chairman of the LS Housing Committee, said the panel called a meeting on Monday where it was decided that in three days, power, water and gas connections will be snapped.

The development came a day after PTI reported that more than 200 former LS MPs have still not vacated their official bungalows here. “Today, in the meeting of the Housing Committee, it was decided that in three days power, water and gas connections will be disconnected and former MPs

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have been asked to vacate the houses within a week,” Patil told PTI. According to the rules, former MPs have to vacate their respective bungalows within one month of disso-

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Born on : 22/07/1980 Died on : 15/07/2019

OF OUR BELOVED LT. DZEZI KHESOH “Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints”.

Psalm 116:15

There is nothing that is invincible for a soul as spirited as you, yet you bowed down to death to honour God and His will on this very day leaving a void in our hearts.

We miss you everyday.

V. KHUNITO AWOMI

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OF OUR BELOVED FATHER

20-08-2007 Ipu nono niqhive keu mpe 12 wovea, Tishimu itehi kutolo anileshi okumsu achephi.

Ipu ni mlolo okungo-a ye kiu nomu shipuhave mla.

Ni kuxu kupuju ophuju puha no okumsu acheni ipu.

lution of the previous LS. The sources said as these former MPs have not vacated their bungalows, newly-elected MPs have been staying at temporary accommodation.

Through this column we the bereaved family members of Late Atula, would like to express our sincere gratitude and thank each and every individuals, friends, relatives and well wishers who stood by us and lent their unflinching support physically, mentally and financially during our darkest hour. God bless and may the Lord Almighty bestow His grace and blessings upon you all.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We, the bereaved family members of LATE GHOKISHE ACHUMI would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all those who stood by us through prayer, financially, physically & spiritually at his sad demise.

We convey our special thanks to : 1. Sumi Baptist Church, Purana Bazaar 2. Mt. View Sumi Council 3. Aotsakilimi Union Dimapur 06.02.1959 – 15.08.2019 4. Dr. Mlato Shikhu & Staff (City Hospital) 5. MLA Azheto Zhimo 6. King's Way School 7. Family and Friends We are unable to thank each and every one individually, but we pray that our Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

The former PM was nominated by the Congress while the BJP did not field any candidate for the bypoll, necessitated due to the death of Rajya Sabha MP Madan Lal Saini.

The former PM had filed the nomination papers on August 13.Singh was a member of the Upper House of Parliament from Assam for almost three decades.

He was a Rajya Sabha member for five consecutive terms from 1991 to 2019 and the country’s prime minister for two consecutive terms between 2004 and 2014.

His tenure in the Rajya Sabha ended on June 14 this year and he could not be renominated as the Congress party did not have the strength to send him to the Upper House from Assam again and there was no other vacancy left.

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Narendra Modi and Donald Trump. (File)

JAIPUR, AUG 19 (PTI): Former prime minister Manmohan Singh was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan on Monday.

He was declared elected unopposed as the deadline for the withdrawal of nominations for the bypoll ended at 3 pm.

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot congratulated Singh on his election to the Upper House of Parliament.

“Congratulate former PM Dr #ManmohanSingh ji on being elected unopposed as a member of #RajyaSabha from #Rajasthan. Dr Singh’s election is a matter of pride for the entire state.

His vast knowledge and rich experience would benefit the people of Rajasthan a lot,” he tweeted. Returning Officer and Assembly Secretary Pramil Kumar Mathur made the announcement.

T h e g ove r n m e n t ’s chief whip, Mahesh Joshi, received the election certificate on behalf of Singh.

Late Hevili (Heniloli) K Swu 20/08/18 A year has passed since you left us to be with the Lord. Yet you are always present in our hearts and memories. Your good deeds and prayer rendered during life time will always be there to guide us.

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NEW DELHI, AUG 19 (AGENCIES): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday dialed US President Donald Trump to discuss bilateral and regional matters in conversation which lasted 30 minutes.

PM Modi’s call to Trump comes three days after his Pakistani counterpart, Imran Khan, made an SOS call to the POTUS over Kashmir issue.

In a veiled attack at Imran Khan, PM Modi said certain leaders in the region were inciting antiIndia violence which is not conducive to peace. He also highlighted the importance of creating an environment free from terror and violence and eschewing cross-border terrorism without exception, sources said.

He also reiterated India’s commitment to fight poverty, illiteracy and disease. Modi also mentioned Afghanistan, which celebrates its hundred years

Loving family members

Died on 20/8/ 2018

1st DEATH ANNIVERSARY of Late Mrs. Evom Phom

IN PROFOUND GRATITUDE

20th August 2018

Okimiye chekemiqo Anipu, anuliqo eno Atilimi

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Late Ghutoshe Chishi

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“Helping hands are better than praying lips”

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Born on : 15/07/1985 – Died on : 15/08/2019 Words are inadequate to express our deepest appreciation and gratitude to every individual, churches, organizations, neighbors, friends and relatives who stood by us at the sudden demise of my beloved husband.

Our special thanks goes to : 1) Khukhiye - Lukhai Welfare Dimapur 2) Satakha mi Kuposhukulu Dimapur 3) Thahekhu Baptist Church Block-7 – General Women, Youth 4) Ghuvishe Ghami 5) Saptiqa Kukuhou 6) Mr. Tovihoto Aye, Advisor Power Nagaland 7) Mr. Azheto Zhimomi MLA 8) Zheito Chophy Kivikhu 9) Samson Aye Thahekhu Though we are unable to thank all who stood by us, we implore the Almighty to bless you all abundantly.

To those who have stood by us in the darkest days and hours of our lives when our beloved Lt. E. ERENTH LOTHA, left for his heavenly abode on the 2nd August 2019 - Department, friends and relatives, individual and groups, churches and associations/union, bureaucrats and technocrats, politicians and lay, Nursing Homes and Hospitals, Colonies and Villages, Young and Old. We have been honoured by your astounding contributions.

And in profound gratitude, we pray for your rich harvest through God, the Almighty.

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Dearest Mother, it's been a year since you left us and though you can no longer be seen by the human eye, your presence and memories and the love that you gave us lives on. But this is the way life goes and God's Will we must accept.

We miss you everyday but we are thankful to have been given the gift of you.

We pray everyday that heaven is as perfect as you were and that you are at peace and happy in the arms of our Almighty God. Like the saying goes "People never die as long as someone remembers them". And we do remember you everyday.

You are missed. You are loved.

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Time for peace

n the light of what had been stated by both Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio and later enunciated by governor R.N. Ravi regarding the status of solution to the Naga political issue; it appears that there is still no clarity about what is keeping it in abeyance. Though Ravi had told the gathering at the NBCC Convention Hall at the civic reception accorded to him, that prime minister Narendra Modi had desired that solution be achieved within three months; he went a step further by reasserting that it could be achieved anytime even before three months. According to Ravi, prime minister Narendra Modi held that since every issue was already discussed threadbare and the agreed positions of both negotiating parties known, there was no reason to further delay the much awaited solution.

He described the few “symbolic issues” that remained unresolved under “stated positions”. According to political observers the demands were for -separate constitution and Naga flag. The offer instead was to call the final agreement as ‘Yehzabo’ while the Naga flag could be hoisted in the premises of a pan-Naga cultural body, an agency that, for all practical purposes, would be a symbol of emotional integration over the incendiary aspect of territorial integration. In addition to sovereignty and integration the demand for extension of Article 371A to all Naga inhabited areas has also fallen on the political route where affected states would also have to concur. Modi had pressed for some clarity that resulted in the signing of the August 3,2015 Framework Agreement with the NSCN(I-M). Till today, no one has come out openly about the contents of the agreement which is supposed to be the blueprint for conclusion of the more than 22 years of protracted and prolonged negotiations. Later the third party that joined the negotiations was the Working Committee of the Naga Nationalist Political Groups(NNPG) comprising of : GPRN/NSCN, Federal Government of Nagaland, Naga National Council (parent body), National People’s Government of Nagaland of the NNC (Non Accordist), NSCN (reformation) and Naga National Council/Government Democratic Republic of Nagaland. The NSCN(K) which split and under Khango Konyak has also signed the cease fire in April this year. The government of India has not agreed to the demand of sovereignty outright. The government has not agreed to negotiate on sovereignty and independence. That old stance has evolved to the more nuanced position of “shared sovereignty” and it still remains there as an agreed position. On integration of Naga contiguous areas, in view of strong objections by neighbouring states, the negotiating parties have therefore agreed that integration of the Naga people is a “legitimate aspiration” but it cannot be brought about by decree or deal. The Naga political issue can’t be resolved in isolation on such issues since there are neighbouring states, all with resolute positions on territoriality, in the equation. So, any integration will need to be approached as a natural democratic process. The government of India is not inclined to risk of facing upheaval from affected states If there is any clarity needed, perhaps it has to be with those holding peaceful dialogues in a bargaining environment as all sides seem to suggest that it is a win-win situation.

Ravi’s optimism is reflected in this paradigm. The optimism could well also be that Nagas today are fed up of violence and desire an honourable and permanent solution and that all issues be resolved through peaceful dialogue.

DailyDevotion Self-Awareness Come to Me… —Matthew 11:28 God intends for us to live a well-rounded life in Christ Jesus, but there are times when that life is attacked from the outside. Then we tend to fall back into self-examination, a habit that we thought was gone. Self-awareness is the first thing that will upset the completeness of our life in God, and selfawareness continually produces a sense of struggling and turmoil in our lives. Self-awareness is not sin, and it can be produced by nervous emotions or by suddenly being dropped into a totally new set of circumstances. Yet it is never God’s will that we should be anything less than absolutely complete in Him. Anything that disturbs our rest in Him must be rectified at once, and it is not rectified by being ignored but only by coming to Jesus Christ. If we will come to Him, asking Him to produce Christ-awareness in us, He will always do it, until we fully learn to abide in Him. Never allow anything that divides or destroys the oneness of your life with Christ to remain in your life without facing it. Beware of allowing the influence of your friends or your circumstances to divide your life. This only serves to sap your strength and slow your spiritual growth. Beware of anything that can split your oneness with Him, causing you to see yourself as separate from Him. Nothing is as important as staying right spiritually. And the only solution is a very simple one— “Come to Me….” The intellectual, moral, and spiritual depth of our reality as a person is tested and measured by these words.

Yet in every detail of our lives where we are found not to be real, we would rather dispute the findings than come to Jesus.

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I come from a poor family, I have seen poverty. The poor need respect, and it begins with cleanliness. ~ Narendra Modi

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re all beings the same ? Yes, the human, the hammerhead worm, oyster, chicken and the shark: all of us have the same emotions, fears, lusts and intelligence. Yet, the human eats some, kills some for sport, uses some to wear as accessories, destroys some as pests. The human is the ultimate cannibal: eating his own kind, humans in another form, again and again.

Here are some random bits of research that show you the similarities between humans and every other species : * Many people need coffee as a stimulant to wake up. It also improves memory. A study by Wright, Baker, Palmer et al, published in Science “Caffeine in Floral Nectar”, reveals that bees similarly like caffeine to get a buzz.

The honeybee collects nectar from flowers and this helps pollinate them. Certain flowers, such as citrus and coffea, includes low doses of caffeine in their nectar in order to attract honeybees and keep them returning!

The researchers found that bees found caffeine rewarding and they remembered the smell of caffeine upto three days later.

These clever flowers have evolved caffeine-laced nectar in order to “hook” the bees and ensure their

reproductive success. Caffeine actually serves a dual purpose in the flower – it wards off herbivores/plant pests as well. * It was considered that sparrows are monogamous but a study, published in The American Naturalist, followed 200 males and 194 females as they formed 313 unique monogamous pairs and hatched 863 broods on Lundy. Some sparrow ‘divorces’ occurred—but most changes of life partner were due to a death.

However, some females cheated on their mates and were promiscuous by habit.

This was usually with males that were fitter than their own mates. But, researchers said, that cheating came with a cost—the cheating female’s partner will provide less food for their nest of young. If the males know that not all the chicks in their nest are likely to be theirs they make a decision to provide less. Males changed their behaviour based on their partner.

Males monitor the times the females spend away from the nest and are usually able to tell if their partner is unfaithful. * Are teenage humans the only ones that seek out mild altering drugs in groups ? In the wildlife documentary, Dolphins: Spy in the Pod, by John Downer, young dolphins are

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The mimicry is sophisticated seen carefully manipulating a certain kind of puffer fish which, if provoked, releases a nerve toxin as a defensive chemical. They passed it between them for up to 30 minutes at a time chewing gently on it. In small enough dose, this toxin can have trance-inducing qualities and the dolphins know it.

They handle it in a way that shows that it’s not the first time they’re doing it, and they appear to have worked out a way to make the fish release just the right amount.

The marine mammals then enter what seems to be a trance-like state, hanging around with their noses at the surface, as if fascinated by their own reflection. * Research done by Northampton University indicates that cows have “best friends.” For the study, cows were penned for 30 minute intervals twice, once with a partner, a “best friend,” and once with a cow that they did not know. The heart rates of the cows were measured when paired with

their best friend – they were significantly lower and they experienced less stress overall. The notion that cows have best friends indicates that all cows have personalities and a desire, not unlike our own, to develop deep connections with others.

Not only are cows more calm when they’re around a buddy, but they’re actually smarter too. In a 2014 study, researchers from the University of British Columbia found that young calves, that live alone, perform worse on tasks of cognitive skill than those that live with a best friend. * Are human beings the only ones that gamble ? Pigeons gamble just like humans.

Research done in the University of Kentucky, published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society, found that pigeons given the choice, to peck a light that would give them three food pellets each time, universally preferred a light that would give them a pay-

out of 10 pellets 20 percent of the time. Which means they got less 2 pellets on an average instead of three.

Hungry pigeons were trained to peck lights for food. They learned that if they pecked a light on the right, they would see one of two colours, like yellow or blue. Ten seconds later, the pigeon would certainly get three food pellets. If the pigeon pecked the other light on the left, the light would flash either red or green.

If red, the pigeons would get 10 pellets 10 seconds later. If green, the pigeons would get nothing. That light was the equivalent of taking a gamble. 82% of the birds acted like seasoned gamblers, picking the risky light with the 10-or-nothing outcome. On the right the pigeon gets 50 % more food yet the bird chooses the left almost always! The same phenomenon could explain why human gamblers ignore their losses and focus on their rarer and hopefully larger wins, working against their own best interests.

There are several parallels between animal and human gambling. For example, pigeons that live in enriched environments make less risky choices, which matches human studies finding that people who are satisfied with their lives also tend to gamble less than those who are dissatisfied.

And hungry pigeons, like people with less money, tend to gamble more, despite the obvious downsides of taking risks when you have more to lose. * Each year, during the winter, thousands of giant Australian cuttlefish gather on the southern coast of the continent to mate. The competition between males for the females is intense.

On average, four males fight over each female, but the ratio can be as high as eleven to one. Each large male, who wins the challenges, guards his mate closely. But do the little guys give up ?

They disguise themselves as females, according to research done by marine biologists at Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory, taking on a mottled colouring, hiding some arms and altering the shape of the visible ones. They sneak in under the rock where the female lives, impregnate her and then leave. The team also found that the mimics could change their appearance as fast as 10 times in 15 minutes. The mimicry is sophisticated, and the pace at which they are able to change is incredible. Reminds me of the men that pretended to be eunuchs in order to access royal harems. To join the animal welfare movement contact gandhim@nic.in, www. peopleforanimalsindia.org

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Call for the basic necessity of the poor

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orruption is not a new thing to us, it has been destroying us for decades.

Getting good roads, electricity, infrastructures etc. is so far away from us. Most of the people of Nagaland have already learned to adjust with all those illegal activities and I am also under such category of the people. To live with corruption, ignoring all those illegal practice being done by the politicians and bureaucrats is what I am doing till now. But however, as a Christian I can’t tolerate to see the poor being deprived of getting good education.

Education is the main impetus of all the developments and I want our esteem activists and pressure groups to give more importance to education rather than other developmental activities, becausetheeducation has the power to bring the change we are longing for.

The roads are not the problem, I can travel all those bumpy roads because I have been doing this seen my childhood. I am also glad to know that I am not only theone who is suffering but also the ones who were entrusted to build the roads.

Without constructing good roads, our leaders are busy buying expensive cars as if their cars will give them no jerk. My dear leaders, I know I am a foolish, but at least I know thatyourhighpricedcars will never give you peacefully journey unless the roads are good.

In Nagaland, even big towns and districts are not gettinggood electricity and other infrastructures, how can we expect to get those facilities at the remote areas of Nagaland?

The poor, particularly from the remote areas are the ones who are affected severely by the greed ofour leaders. But however, at this hour, they may not need good roads, electricity and good school buildings, but

they are badly in need of good education.

Most of the primary and high schools have been neglected for so many years and majority of the teachers are exploiting the students who can’t afford to go to private schools. Let us remember that they do have big dreams and aspirations like any other children.

I am among the luckiest people who got opportunity to go to private schools, but there are so many people who are spoiled by government schools.

Now they can neither do manual labour nor are they qualified to get good jobs. The corrupted teachers are not only spoiling the lives of the students, but also their future generations.If you are playing with the lives of the students, you are committing a big mistake in the eye of our God. Infrastructural development is just a secondary requirement, but primary need of the students is the quality education.

The pupils can learn even under the trees if the teachers are good.

Whether you give the funds and relief meant for them or not, they can still survive. The students will not go hunger if mid-day meals are not provided, but the teachers’ negligence will have a great impact on them.

The time has become crucial not only for the concerned authorities, but also for all the people of Nagaland to take the matter seriously. It is really a high time to enforce certain resolutions against the wrong doers. The backdoor appointment should be abolished at least when it comes to recruitment of teachers. The pupils should be provided with enough books and pens. If we can’t even do this for them, we can’t call ourselves Christians.

Ngaupu A, MSC, Nagaland University, Lumami

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My humble reply to Mr. T Solo

r. Thepfulhouvi Solo in his article “Political fairness and Indigenous of Nagaland” published in this paper dated 09.08.19 had come up with mind blowing statements on several subject matters deeply concerning Nagaland, to which I find it really necessary to reply to some of his statements.

On Mr. Solo’s statement that, “Article 371A was scripted not by the legal Experts of Nagaland, it was by the legal luminaries of the Government of India...” I can’t be more thankful to this writer for reminding the inhabitants of Nagaland that the much revered Article 371A of the Constitution was enacted on the contribution of legal luminaries of the Government of India, not by the Nagaland legal experts including the Naga tribal elders group with deep knowledge of customary practices, but he failed to mention that the competent authority to interpret Nagaland beloved Article 371A are the Indian legal luminaries and the Supreme Court of India being the final interpreter and guardian of the Constitution and not every Nagas who can read and write, as now all literate Nagas act as an expert in interpreting Article 371A. Again, the writer failed to mention that the local interpretation of Article 371A was badly defeated when in October 2011, The Gauhati High Court Kohima Bench directed State Government to hold ULB polls with reservation by January 20, 2012.

Going further, Nagas lost courage to let Supreme Court interpret the provisions of Article 371A, forcing NMA to withdraw special leave petition seeking implementation of Article 243T of the Constitution in the State of Nagaland.

On writer statements, “the proposal to see people settled in the state post 1963 as an asset not a liability sounds like a nice present of an earthen Jar but with a narrow neck and a hole hidden at the bottom: it would not bewitch

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even an illiterate in Nagaland” such statement resemble the mindset of a naturally suspicious village man of pre colonial days who usually have no concern of despicable things going on outside his village jurisdiction. My proposal to consider people settled post 1963 through studying their historical background had really hurt the sentiments of the indigenous groups, individuals staunchly advocating 1963 as cut off year where such proposal appears to be immoral, shameless for a person proposing it but I can’t help it.

People settled in the state post 1963 after fulfilling particular village and tribe customs have to be seen as an asset, as they are all distributed in different work sector, in government as well as private sector giving their services, facts are just there but the people refuses to see the facts. The affected populations which I am specific about moved into Nagaland when the State Government did not enforce the 1977 notification laying down criteria to qualify as indigenous inhabitants for employment purposes. Had such rigid rules exist then, I am certain they won’t have step their foot in Nagaland, but on assurance from their indigenous brothers of Nagaland that they will appeal to the government for help, they moved into Nagaland later to be socially tagged as non-local by some influential section on the excuse that some enjoy dual benefits and facilitate non residents in securing government jobs but continues to be exploited as vote banks and for protection of dispute lands.

The affected groups in fulfilling particular village and tribe customs had established villages which was recognized by the Nagaland Government in late 1960s but now targeted. Roughly 80% from these affected population lives in a deplorable condition and their well being will now depend on the support of the good man and women of Nagaland who still believes in the principle of Natural Justice,

Fair Play and Equity. And I believe Government providing administrative safeguards to minorities won’t make Nagaland any lesser.

On writer’s submission that Tangkhuls from Manipur have brought nothing good to Nagaland except killings etc, well, can such statements really help in building Naga tribes relations and hand over peace and understanding to the next generation? No one can deny some Tangkhul individuals have done unimaginable things to his fellow tribe brothers and other Nagas but which other Naga tribe’s men had not done evils. And can anyone declare that factionalism, tribalism, killings among Nagas was absent before the Tangkhul brothers and sisters in huge number joined the Naga National Movement. Nagas organized everything on rigid tribe system and till now continues to do so creating more problems than ever. And what about other factions which tribe is dominating it and what good have they brought to Nagaland?

On Mr. Solo’s argument that, what I want is not available in USA, UK etc, only a biased incorrigible tribes man will believe such statement, hundreds of indigenous Nagas have migrated and become citizens of developed countries in America and Europe only because the Government of that particular country practiced modern democratic ideals of equality and other democratic principles unlike our local proponents of democracy who continues to flirt with tribal democracy (traditional political practices and principles) to reap all the state benefits via indigenous policies but act and present oneself as a modern liberal democrats. How long will it continue?

Lastly, there can never be political fairness in tribal democracy and literates must not ignore Oxford English dictionary meaning of the word Indigenous.

Pakinrichapbo (Advocate), Samziuram Village, Peren

Reader’s Post

n a curious and far reach- the US Trade Representative to may be disallowed to enjoy the ing consequence for India, start taking punitive actions if advantage of being the developPresident Donald Trump any advanced economies are ing country. Regarding China, said that India and China are inappropriately taking benefitsof there is no a second thought needed to ascertain the country no longer ‘developing nations’ the WTO loopholes. and were taking advantage of In a clear statement, Trump belongs to a developed nation the tag from the WTO and said, “India and China –the two and curiously enough, this counasserted that he will not let it economic giants from Asia-are try is still enjoying the benefit Sir, It was a pleasant surprise to see the Dimapur Municipal Council happen anymore. no longer developingnations of a developing country status.

(DMC) sweepers going hi-tech with the dust-cleaner machines on the China is well equipped and It may be recalled that and as such they cannot take earlier in July Donald Trump the benefit from WTO.” He is poised to overtake even the US busy Nyamo Lotha road. This has been a much needed thing to keep asked the WTO to define how further said, “India and China on the technological front, and the city clean. Such out-of the box ideas can only be implemented it designates developing country have been taking advantage for the economy of China is robust when there are officials like Moa Sangtam.

The most important thing for those at the helm of affairs, is to status, a move apparently aimed years and years putting the US and their largest and top bankhave a feeling of one’s own-- when we feel that it is our own place, ing systems are even a model to at singling out countries like to disadvantage.” property etc. we take utmost care.

America to take the cue from.

China, India and Turkey which Now this issue has to be left It is noteworthy to praise the DMC led by Moa Sangtam to are getting lenient treatment to the world bodies which have Surely, China does not have under the global trade rules. To to take a decision whether India the propriety to still cling on to keep up the good work. Would also urge the public to KEEP OUR further prevent enjoying the ad- is still a developing country or the advantage tag of being the CITY CLEAN & LITTER FREE. We should make ourselves be part of such initiative. vantage of being the developing developed country. Only after developing country.

Chris Khezhie, Dimapur T K Nandanan, Kochi country, Trump had empowered taking a final decision, India 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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IL&FS probe: ED summons Raj 10 killed, 6 missing as rains lash Uttarkashi Thackeray, Manohar Joshi’s son

DEHRADUN, AUg 19 (PTI): The scale of devastation caused by heavy rains in Uttarkashi unfolded on Monday with the recovery of more bodies from different villages in the district, taking the total number of people killed so far to 10 while six others were missing.

Search and rescue operations, which were hampered by bad weather on Sunday, resumed on Monday amid relatively clear weather in the affected area with three helicopters including one from the IAF pressed into service to take relief material including food packets and essential medicines to people.

“Ten bodies have been recovered from rain-hit areas of the district so far while six are still missing,” Disaster Management Secretary Amit Negi and IG SDRF Sanjay Gunjyal said at a joint press conference on their return from Arakot where a base camp equipped with communication facilities to monitor rescue operations has been set up.

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and Tyuni to take relief material to the affected people.

Relief material is also being taken to the affected people in villages inaccessible by air on foot by SDRF teams, Gunjyal said.

Several houses and hectares of agricultural land were washed away as torrential rains hit more than a dozen villages in Mori block of Uttarkashi which borders on Himachal Pradesh in the early hours on Sunday.

People trapped in affected areas are being shifted to safe locations and relief material being made available to them, he said.

Negi said a base camp with good communication network in Arakot will facilitate relief and rescue operations in the area.

With the MeT department predicting heavy rains in various parts of the state on Monday all schools and Anganwadi kendras in nine out of 13 districts remained closed on the orders of their respective district administrations.

The MeT department has also predicted heavy rain in Kumaon region.

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI, AUG 19 (PTI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned MNS party chief Raj Thackeray in connection with its money laundering probe in the IL&FS alleged payment default crisis case, officials said on Monday.

It had also called Unmesh Joshi, son of former state chief minister and Shiv Sena leader Manohar Joshi, in the same case after which he deposed before the central agency in Mumbai on Monday, they said.

Unmesh Joshi’s statement has been recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), they said.

Officials said the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief has been asked to appear before the investigating officer of the case on August 22 at the agency’s zonal office in Mumbai.

The MNS dubbed as “political vendetta” the ED move to issue the notice to its cheif to join investigations.

“Raj Thackeray created

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Unmesh Joshi (File)

a sensation during the Lok Sabha poll campaign earlier this year. It had a significant impact on people and to avoid a similar challenge ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly elections, the ED has issued the notice. It is a case of political vendetta,” MNS spokesperson Sandeep Deshpande told reporters in Mumbai.

The federal agency is probing Thackeray’s involvement in the case in connection with the IL&FS group’s loan equity investment of over Rs 850 crore in a company called Kohinoor CTNL. The company was promoted by Unmesh Joshi and

is constructing Mumbai’s Kohinoor Square towers.

Thackeray and Unmesh Joshi had jointly bid for some assets after creating a consortium but later the MNS supremo quit.

“The Kohinoor deal is very old and Thackeray exited it long time back. I wonder why the Centre has come up with the inquiry notice so late,” Deshpande said.

He alleged that the ED has “become a tool to suppress our voice”.

“If the government takes any action with prejudice against Raj Thackeray, we will protest on streets,” Deshpande said.

Death toll rises to 25 in Himachal, more rain predicted Army was ready for conventional war with Pak after Balakot: Sources

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Road being washed away by floods in Himachal Pradesh.

meteorological office director Manmohan Singh said.

Over 500 people are stranded as several roads are blocked by landslides and flash floods, officials said.

Efforts are on to clear the roads and restore traffic to move them to safer places.

The National Disaster Response Force is diverting the water accumulated in Kangra district’s Nurpur sub-division by digging an alternative channel, an of-

ficial said.

Multiple landslides blocked the flow of water in streams and formed a big artificial lake in Khadetar village in the sub-division.

Residents of Trindi, Danni, Mairka, Lador, Thana, Hindorghaat, Letri and Jassur villages have been asked to vacate their houses and move to safer places, the official added.

The incessant rainfall for two days damaged water pipes and hit supplies in Kangra district, another of-

tially hit by bad weather on Sunday, Disaster Management Secretary Amit Negi said. Four injured persons were also airlifted from the affected areas to a hospital in Dehradun, he said, adding more people may still be trapped in the affected areas.

Three helipads are operational in rain-hit areas one each in Mori, Arakot

ficial said on Monday.

He said the water supply lines were being restored but it may take two or three days.

I n Ku l l u d i s t r i c t , the Averi-Bajirbody road and the Bajaura-Kataula road near Ropa area were blocked by landslides.

Several roads remained blocked in Chamba district too.

The ChambaPathankot road was blocked at Parihar and the ChambaChowari road via Jot at Bhatalwan Ghar and Mathunu.

The Lahru-Sihunta road was blocked at Lahri Bhatti near Lahru and the Lahru-Tunnuhatti road at Barian Gala.

The Kihar-Chamba road was blocked at Gharatnala and Rohala Nullah near Sundla, the TissaChamba road at Pangola Nullah, and the ChambaPangi road at Saach Pass.

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It also welcomed facilitating unity, but expressed resentment against “arbitrary and authoritative constitution of Interim body in a haste without taking into consideration the popular wishes expressed by the members present” leaving rooms for doubts.

ZPO(N) maintained that no individual has the legitimacy to undermine or sideline the popular decision taken by the two most important pillars and a legitimate constituent body of ZPO (N), the Zeme council and Liangmai council, along with Zeliang Welfare Society Nagaland, on August 9, 2019.

Naga society in a state of confusion: Jamir inception in the late 70s till today. Other highlights of the programme were ; invocation and scripture reading by associate professor Dr Teka, DBC anthem, opening act by B.Th 1st year girls, choral presentation by DBC choir, special prayer for DBC by former board of governors chairman Er. Obang Longchari, ‘Unity in Diversity’ presentation by B.Th 3rd year students, male voice by The Miracles and mass prayer. The chairperson of the programme was assistant professor Shanthungo Ezung.

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Explaining Rawat’s comments, a military official said what the Army Chief meant was that Indian Army was ready to take the battle into Pakistan. The sources said Indian Army had finalised contracts to procure ammunition worth Rs 11,000 crore after the Uri terror attack in September 2016, and it has received 95% of the total order.

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IAF bombed terror group JeM’s biggest training camp near Balakot, deep inside Pakistan on February 26, in response to the Pulwama attack. Pakistan retaliated by attempting to target Indian military installations on Wednesday.

However, the IAF thwarted their plans. The Indian strike on the JeM camp came 12 days after the terror outfit claimed responsibility for a suicide attack on a CRPF convoy in Kashmir.

New Delhi, Aug 19 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday supported demands to improve facilities at the Parliament complex, saying the government is open to taking all necessary steps in this direction.

Inaugurating 36 duplex flats for members of Parliament at North Avenue here, PM said LS Speaker Om Birla and RS Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu expressed their views that the Parliament complex must get a facelift in terms of facilities.

He said even MPs and mediapersons have pitched for upgrading facilities at the iconic building. When India marks 75 years of Independence in 2022, the parliament complex must showcase that grandeur, he said. In line with the views so many people have expressed, the government is open to taking all possible steps to give the Parliament complex the facelift it deserves, he told the gathering.

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Fourthly, he said we live in an era where information can be obtained at the press of a button and which has totally turned the world into a global village. Jamir however said this was to move the gathering to deeply contemplate on how Nagaland has been preserved from the influence of our neighbouring states when it came to religious influence.

However, it was an American missionary, Rev Dr Edward W Clark who came from a far away land to Nagaland “to call the Nagas out of darkness into the wonderful light of Jesus.”

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ZPO(N) said the house at the emergency meeting, therefore, declared null and void the “divisive ‘Declaration’ signed on August 13, 2019 at Hotel Saramati”.

ZPO(N) said the house resolved to abide by the decision of Zeliang people’s convention scheduled to be held on September 6, 2019.

NEW DELHI, AUG 19 (PTI): In the run up to Balakot strikes, Army Chief Gen. Bipin Rawat very categorically conveyed to the top brass of the government that his force was fully ready to deal with any ground offensive by Pakistan and take the battle into the enemy territory, top military sources said.

The Indian Army was prepared for a conventional warfare with Pakistan which would have included going inside Pakistan, the sources told PTI. The Army chief informed the government about preparedness of his force when it was considering various options, including carrying out an aerial raid, to punish Pakistan for the Pulwama terror attack.

Rawat, at a closed door interaction with a group of retiring Army officials on Monday, said the force was combat ready for any hostilities from Pakistan Army after the Balakot strikes, the sources said.

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by rain-related incidents like cloudbursts, landslides and inundation by swollen rivers, Gunjyal said.

With the improvement in weather on Monday rescue operations are going on in full swing in affected areas with state police, ITBP, PAC and SDRF personnel engaged in the exercise, he said.

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recovered from Makudi and Arakot while one each was recovered from Tikochil and Sanel, Gunjyal said.

However, six people are still missing from the affected villages of the district.

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SHIMLA, AUG 19 (PTI): The death toll in Himachal Pradesh rose to 25 on Monday with three more people losing their lives due to the rains, which the weather office predicted will continue over the next 24 hours.

H e av y r a i n s h ave lashed the state since Saturday, causing floods, collapsing houses and triggering landslides that have stranded hundreds of people.

The rains have so far caused damage adding up to Rs 574 crore, according to a state government spokesperson.

On Monday, the rains subsided but officials reported three more deaths that have taken place since Sunday.

Light-to-moderate rainfall will occur at many places with heavy rains expected at isolated places in the state over the next 24 hours, up to Tuesday morning, according to Shimla

Rescue operations underway after a cloudburst at Arakot in Mori tehsil of Uttarakhand, Monday. (PTI)

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M u m b a i , Au g 1 9 (IANS): Indicating a softer approach on rate cuts in the wake of economic slowdown, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on Monday said growth is the top priority at a time when the Indian banking system is facing many challenges.

In his inaugural address at the Indian Banks’ Association annual flagship conference, FIBAC 2019, here, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor also said the real test for public sector banks (PSBs) is their ability to tap the capital market to raise funds.

“Growth is the top priority today, but it is important to look at financial stability along with growth.

Business community is dealing with real challenges in the economy. The MPC (monetary policy committee) finds growth to be the highest priority at this juncture”, Das said.

The BSE Sensex at 37631.50 points at noon on Monday was up 0.75 per cent .

In its fourth consecutive bi-monthly monetary policy rate cut made ealier this month, the RBI lowered the repo rate by an unprecedented 35 basis points to 5.4 per cent.

Shaktikanta Das (File)

Das said he expected banks to move quicker on linking the lending rates with the RBI’s repo, or shor term lending rate for commercial banks, towards better transmission to support consumption and demand.

“The real test For PSBs is the ability to access the capital market. Increasing currency and debt crises globally adds headwinds to financial stability. Weaker than expected global growth is one of the risks to financial stability.

There are global headwinds from geopolitical and trade tensions”, he said.

Underlining the need for a robust non-banking finance company (NBFC) system, the Governor said the RBI is exploring the regualtory changes needed for housing finance companies (HFCs) and has sent suggestions on PSB re-

forms to the government.

“We want to ensure a robust and stable NBFC system. The size of NBFC sector forms 25 per cent of combined financial services in India. The RBI is also analysing the regulatory changes needed for housing finance companies”, he said.

“RBI stress tests indicate that NPAs (nonperforming assets or bad loans) may decline by March 2020 and the central bank is keeping close watch on inter-connects between banks and NBFCs”, he added.

He also said that although state-run banks’ profitability has been lacklustre despite strong capitalisation, the banking system in India is resilient enough to withstand external economic shocks.

The Indian economy is in grip of a severe slowdown, while the domestic automobile sector is facing its worst crisis in 20 years.

TSociety of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) reports that 300 dealerships have shut down in recent times. Sales of cars, tractors, two-wheelers have declined considerably.

SIAM said about 10 lakh jobs have been hit in the

auto component manufacturing industry.

The health of real estate, which is a massive indicator of the state of the Indian economy and has links with about 250 ancillary industries like bricks, cement, steel, furniture, electrical, paints, among others, is causing major concern. Due to demand slowdown both the sectors have seen huge build-up of inventories.

The fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies have reported decline in volume growth in the April-June quarter.

While the labour force survey, released by the government in July, showed a record high unemployment rate of 6.1 per cent for 2017-18, a recent RBI report does not present a brighter picture.

The RBI consumer confidence survey showed a drop in consumer confidence in July on account of a pessimist outlook on job creation and on the overall economic scenario.

Amidst all the gloom, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) continue to pull out from the equity market on account of a tax surcharge levied in the latest Budget.

New Delhi, Aug 19 (PTI): Gold prices on Monday declined by Rs 100 to Rs 38,570 per 10 gram in the national capital, tracking weak trend overseas and lacklustre demand from jewellers, according to the All India Sarafa Association.

Gold had reached its all-time high mark of Rs 38,670 on Saturday.

Silver also fell by Rs 50 to Rs 45,000 per kg due to reduced offtake by industrial units and coin makers.

Traders said easing demand from local jewellers amid weak global trend mainly weighed on gold prices.

Globally, spot gold was trading 0.98 per cent lower at USD 1,499 an ounce in New York, while silver was down 0.18 per cent to USD 17.00 an ounce.

Gold witnessed selling on positive market sentiment as the rise in global equity indices underpinned demand for safe haven assets, HDFC Securities Senior Analyst (Commodities) Tapan Patel said.

Global equity markets traded firm as Germany and China signalled stimulus measures to support economic recovery, he added.

Rupee plunges to 6-mth low of 71.43

Mumbai, Aug 19 (PTI): The Indian rupee tumbled 29 paise to close at an over six-month low of 71.43 against the US dollar on Monday amid growing worries over economic slump and sustained foreign fund outflows.

Further, rising crude oil prices and strengthening of the US dollar vis-a-vis other currencies overseas also took toll on the Indian currency.

Forex traders said investors are awaiting government intervention to revive the slowing economy. There are expectations that the government would come out with sector-specific stimulus sometime soon.

At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened on a weak note and fell to a day’s low of 71.48 against the US dollar. The domestic currency finally settled at 71.43 against the US dollar, slipping 29 paise over the previous close. This is the lowest level for the local unit since February 7, when it had closed at 71.45 a dollar.

On Friday, the rupee had settled at 71.14 against the US dollar.

“Rupee on Monday has under-performed significantly to the other Asian currencies. Brent crude has

been inching up for last two sessions,” said V K Sharma, Head-PCG & Capital Market Strategy, HDFC Securities.

Sharma further said that the US dollar was hovering near two-week highs against a currency basket on Monday as US Treasury yields bounced back from recent lows amid hopes that major economies will seek to prop up slowing growth with fresh stimulus.

Next major support for the rupee is seen at 72.40 odd levels, he said.

Meanwhile, the 10year government bond yield was at 6.58 per cent on Monday.

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, rose 0.07 per cent to 98.21.

Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark,

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New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS): Reliance Jio continued to be on a spree on net addition of mobile subscribers adding over 82 lakh new users while Airtel lost 29,883 and Vodafone Idea had to let go of a massive 41 lakh customers as on June 30, 2019, according to data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).

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Subsequently, the government allowed the task force to submit its report

by August 16, 2019, in light of the fact that the new members of the task force requested for more time to provide further inputs.

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New Delhi, Aug 19 (PTI): A government-appointed task force headed

by CBDT member Akhilesh Ranjan on Monday submitted its report on the new Direct Tax Code (DTC), which seeks to replace the existing Income Tax Act. The details of the report, however, could not be known immediately.

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rose 0.85 per cent to trade at USD 59.14 per barrel.

In a worrisome trend, foreign fund outflows have further dented market sentiment.

Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) remained net sellers in the capital markets, pulling out Rs 305.74 crore on Monday, according to provisional exchange data.

On the domestic market front, the 30-share Sensex settled 52.16 points, or 0.14 per cent, higher at 37,402.49. It hit an intra-day high of 37,718.88 and a low of 37,358.49. The broader NSE Nifty too settled 6.10 points, or 0.06 per cent, up at 11,053.90. During the day, it hit a high of 11,146.90 and low of 11,037.85.

According to Rajesh Cheruvu, CIO, Validus Wealth, this week the focus will be on the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) and European Central Bank (ECB) minutes, the annual Jackson Hole Symposium of central bankers and Fed chair Powell’s speech, among others.

“In light of the myriad of events this week, volatility should persist in the INR trade with the rupee likely to remain muted,” Cheruvu said.

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Series of blasts mar Afgan I-Day celebrations

As many as 10 blasts were reported in and around the city in Nangarhar province in which at least 19 people were wounded.

JALALABAD, AUG 19 (AFP): Afghanistan’s Independence Day was marred by bloodshed Monday when a series of explosions shook the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, wounding dozens of people including children.

As many as 10 blasts were re por ted in and around the city in Nangarhar province, authorities said, and casualty numbers appeared to be rising.

“The explosions were caused by IEDs in different parts of the city and as groups of people were celebrating independence day,” Nangarhar governor’s spokesman Attaullah Khogyani said, referring

to improvised explosive devices.

Jalalabad is the scene of frequent bomb attacks, and the surrounding terrain is home to both Taliban fighters and the Islamic State group’s local affiliate.

At least 19 people were wounded, Khogyani said. Zaher Adel, a spokesman for a local hospital, said about 40 wounded people had been brought in with more expected.

An AFP correspondent saw children among the victims.

This year’s August 19 celebrations mark 100 years of Afghan independence from British influence.

The day was supposed to be one of national pride and unity, but was overshadowed by an IS suicide attack on a crowded Kabul wedding hall that killed at least 63 people.

In Kabul, locals took to the streets to wave the black-red-and-green Afghan flag, but several public events to commemorate the date were scrapped over fears of a fresh attack.

“We postponed the celebrations to honour the victims, but we will definitely take revenge for our people,” Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said.

“We will avenge the blood of our people, every drop of it.”

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Zakir Naik in soup over racial speeches in Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Aug 19 (IANS): Controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, who was granted permanent residency in Malaysia after he fled India on being charged with giving inflammatory speeches, has been barred from holding religious talks in several Malaysian states.

Naik, who has been living in Malaysia for the last three years, is in the limelight for his remarks against non-Muslim minorities, especially the Chinese and Hindus in Malaysia.

Seven states - Melaka, Johor, Selangor, Penang, Kedah, Perlis and Sarawak - have decided to bar the controversial preacher from speaking in public.

Malaysia’s former police chief Rahim Noor has urged the government to rescind his Permanent Resident (PR) status and return him to India.

“Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad had commented that the government will consider rescinding his PR status if it is proven that he has committed criminal offences,” Noor was quoted as saying.

In his racial comments, Naik had said that Hindus in Malaysia get “100 times more rights” than the Muslim minority gets in India, and yet they support the “Prime Minister of India and not the Prime Minister of Malaysia”. Despite facing calls for deportation by multiple parties, Naik called on the Malaysian Chinese to “go back” first as they were the “old guests” of the

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country.

“Later on, more people came and Malaysia became fully Muslim. Then you have the Chinese coming, the Indian coming, the British coming. They are our new guests.

“People call me a guest. So I said, before me, the Chinese were the guests. They aren’t born here. If you want the new guest to go first, (then) ask the old guests to go back.

“The Chinese weren’t born here, most of them.

Maybe the new generation, yes.

“If you want the guest to go back and those guest which (sic) are bringing peace in the community, they are benefit (sic) for the family,” he said while addressing a religious talk last week.

Prime Minister Mahathir has said that Naik should stay away from making political speeches in Malaysia.

The Malaysian Prime Minister, who has backed the Muslim scholar several times before, said the preacher has gone too far with his recent racial comments.

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Afghanistan vows to crush Islamic State havens after attack KABUL, AUG 19 (AP): Afghanistan’s president on Monday vowed to “eliminate” all safe havens of the Islamic State group as the country marked a subdued 100th Independence Day after a horrific wedding attack claimed by the local IS affiliate.

President Ashraf Ghani’s comments came as Afghanistan mourns at least 63 people, including children, killed in the Kabul bombing at a wedding hall late Saturday night. Close to 200 others were wounded.

Many outraged Afghans ask whether an approaching deal between the United States and the Taliban to end nearly 18 years of fighting — America’s longest war — will bring peace to long-suffering civilians.

The bomber detonated his explosives in the middle of a dancing crowd, and the IS affiliate later said he had targeted a gathering of minority Shiites, whom it views as apostates deserving of death.

Both the bride and groom survived, and in an emotional interview with local broadcaster TOLOnews the distraught groom, Mirwais Alani, said their lives were devastated within seconds.

A sharply worded Taliban statement questioned why the US failed to identify the attackers in advance.

Another Taliban statement marking the independence day said to “leave Afghanistan to the Afghans.”

More than anything in its nearly year-long negotiations with the US, the

Relationship with Pak improved after aid cut: Trump Washington, Aug 19 (PTI): President Donald Trump has said the US’ ties with Pakistan have improved after he cut USD 1.3 billion in security assistance to Islamabad for not doing enough to rein in terror groups operating in the country.

President Trump announced last year that the USD 1.3 billion aid to PakiDonald Trump (File) stan would remain suspended till the country did not act against militant safe heavens

Prince William, Kate may call off Pakistan visit Islamabad, Aug 19 (IANS): The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Prince William and Kate Middleton might be taking a rain-check on their visit to Pakistan due to the ongoing tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad, a media report said on Monday.

As per reports citing a statement released

by Britain’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the visit of the royal couple appeared to be unlikely due to the current turn of events in the region, The News International said in the report. Earlier in June, an official statement from the royal family had announced that the couple were to visit Pakistan later this year upon the request of the Foreign and Com-

monwealth Office.

Prince William and Kate’s trip would have been the first official visit by a member of the British royal family to Pakistan since 2006 when Prince Charles and Camilla had travelled to the South Asian country.

Previously, Queen Elizabeth II had visited in 1961 and 1997, and the late Princess Diana in 1991.

Tensions have been simmering between India and Pakistan ever since New Delhi on August 5 revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir and divided it into two Union Territories -- Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, in order to bring in faster development and security to the state.

Pak summons Indian diplomat over ceasefire violations Islamabad, Aug 19 (IANS): Pakistan on Monday summoned Indian Deputy High Commissioner Gaurav Ahluwalia over unprovoked ceasefire violations by Indian forces along the Line of Control (LoC).

The Indian diplomat was summoned by Mohammad Faisal, the Director General (South Asia and SAARC), following Sunday’s unprovoked ceasefire violation in Hot Spring and Chirikot sectors of the LoC, reports The Express Tribune. Two elderly civilians were killed in the firing, while a seven-year-old boy was seriously injured.

“Indian forces along the LoC and Working Boundary have continuously been targeting civilian populated areas with artillery fire, heavy-caliber mortars, and automatic weapons...,” said a statement issued by the Foreign Office. Faisal said the violations were “a threat to regional peace and security and may lead to a strategic miscalculation”.

inside its territory.

In his first tweet of the year last year, Trump said US had “foolishly” given Pakistan more than 33 billion dollars in aid over the last 15 years, and got “nothing but lies and deceit” in return. In September, the Trump administration cancelled USD 300 million in military aid to Islamabad for not doing enough against terror groups active on its soil. “I cut back USD 1.3

billion a year to Pakistan.

When I cut it back, I have a better relationship with - as you know, we have a great relationship. Prime Minister came in,” Trump told reporters at Bedminster in New Jersey on Sunday.

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan visited the US last month. Trump hosted Khan for a meeting at the White House.

“We have a great relationship with Pakistan now.

We had a really good meeting,” Trump said, referring to his meeting with Khan.

“So, what happened: I cut back USD 1.3 billion.

We have a better relationship now,” he said, arguing that foreign aid has little relevance to a relationship with a country.

“I also cut it back on the Palestinians because they speak very badly about our country. So I cut it back on the Palestinians”.

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national forces.

“We will take revenge for every civilian drop of blood,” Ghani declared.

“Our struggle will continue against (IS), we will take revenge and will root them out.” He urged the international community to join those efforts.

He asserted that safe havens for militants are across the border in Pakistan, whose intelligence service has long been accused of supporting the Taliban. The IS affiliate’s claim of the wedding attack said it was carried out by a Pakistani fighter seeking martyrdom.

Ghani called on people in Pakistan “who very much want peace” to help identify the IS safe havens there.

Last month after meeting with President Donald Trump, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan insisted he will do his best to persuade the Taliban to open negotiations with the Afghan government to resolve the war.

Trump on Sunday told reporters he doesn’t want Afghanistan to be a “laboratory for terror.” He was briefed on Friday on the progress of the US-Taliban talks, of which few details have emerged.

In a message marking Afghanistan’s independence and “century of resilience,” US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the weekend wedding bombing “an attack against humanity.”

It was one of many international expressions of condemnation pouring in following the attack.

Ashraf Ghani (File)

Taliban want some 20,000 US and allied forces to withdraw from the country.

The US envoy in talks with the Taliban, Zalmay Khalilzad, on Sunday said the peace process should be accelerated to help Afghanistan defeat the IS affiliate.

But Ghani on Monday asserted that the Taliban, whom the US now hopes will help to curb the IS affiliate’s rise, are just as much to blame.

His gover nment is openly frustrated at being sidelined from the US talks with the insurgent group, which regards the Afghan government as a US puppet.

The Taliban “have created the platform for terrorists” with its own brutal assaults on schools, mosques and other public places over the years, the president said.

More than 32,000 civilians in Afghanistan have been killed in the past decade, the United Nations said earlier this year.

More children were killed last year — 927 — than in any other over the past decade by all actors, the UN said, including in operations against insurgent hideouts carried out inter-

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Scientists develop wearable sensors to detect sweat rate

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he US scientists have developed a kind of wearable skin sensors that can detect what’s in wearers’ sweat that may provide real-time updates on their health problems like dehydration or fatigue.

The study published in the latest edition of Science Advances reported a new sensor design that can monitor the sweat rate, and the electrolytes and metabolites in sweat, teh Xinhua news agency reported.

The researchers also developed a way to quickly manufacture the sensor patches in a roll-to-roll processing technique similar to screen printing, which prints the sensors onto a

sheet of plastic like words on a newspaper.

The new sensors have a spiraling microscopic tube that wicks sweat from the skin. By tracking how fast the sweat moves through the microfluidic, the sensors can report how much a person is sweating.

Also, the devices are outfitted with chemical sensors that can detect concentrations of electrolytes like potassium and sodium, and metabolites like glucose.

To understand what sweat can reflect the realtime health of the human body, the researchers from the University of California, Berkeley placed the sweat sensors on different

spots on volunteers’ bodies, including the forehead, forearm, underarm and upper back.

They measured their sweat rates and the sodium and potassium levels in their sweat while they rode on an exercise bike, and found that local sweat rate could reflect the body’s overall liquid loss during exercise, meaning that tracking sweat rate could be a way to give athletes a warning when they may be pushing themselves too hard.

They also used the sensors to compare sweat glucose levels and blood glucose levels in healthy and diabetic patients, but they found that a single sweat glucose measurement cannot necessarily indicate a person’s blood glucose level, so they need more research to identify the potential correlation.

“We’ve shown that there isn’t a simple, universal correlation between sweat and blood glucose levels,” said Mallika Bariya, a graduate student in materials science and engineering at UC Berkeley and the co-lead author on the paper.

(IANS)

‘Dark Phoenix’ becomes lowest grossing ‘X-Men’ movie ever

Kiefer Sutherland ‘seriously injured’ after falling in Europe

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iefer Sutherland is recovering after a serious fall while touring for his new country album, “Reckless & Me,” in Europe. The actor-singer, 52, revealed he suffered injuries to a rib when he slipped on the stairs to a bus while traveling to Denmark for a show on Thursday.

The former “24” star added that he has to cancel his last few shows but plans to return in the fall to perform when he’s healed.

“Sadly I slipped on the stairs of the bus whilst traveling to Denmark and seriously injured a rib, making it difficult to breathe and impossible to sing,” Sutherland wrote on his Instagram.

“Regretfully, I will not be able to perform the last 3 shows of our tour, but have every intension [sic] of making up these shows in September / October when we return.” “I am so

sorry for any inconvenience that I have caused to the fans who bought tickets. I will do everything I can to make it up to you. Thank you for your understanding.

Sincerely, Kiefer,” he added.

Sutherland released his new album in April and started his tour back in May with a concert in Austin, Texas.

“Music was something that I became really seriously attached to as a really young person because I had an older brother who I idolized and he was the biggest music fan in the world,” he told People magazine in 2016. “I just wanted to be exactly like him. I made the joke that I was probably the only third grader that was listening to Aerosmith, so country music was not the music that I certainly grew up on,” he said.

Sutherland released his first album, “Down in a Hole,” in 2016.

(FoxNews)

CharlesLHughes2. “ Re m i n d s m e o f when Taylor Swift came onto the music scene with pop-infused country and lyrics explicitly from a young woman’s experience,” wrote Twitter user hopeisunseen in the same Twitter thread. “That came with backlash from purists and then even more brocountry.”

Responding to the criticisms, a rep for Shelton told Variety last week that the song is “absolutely not throwing any kind of shade at Lil Nas X at all.”

His spokesperson added, “Blake says this literally has nothing to do with anything at all except how much the song is played.

It could have been ‘Achy

Breaky Heart’ or any other (overplayed) song.” His rep later added that Shelton had reached out to Billy Ray Cyrus, who “thought [the song] was funny”.

Meanwhile, Nas X didn’t seem to take Shelton’s lyric to heart. In a now-deleted tweet, the viral star joked that the country singer’s new song ‘don’t slap like ‘Old Town Road’’’, according to ET Online.

Last month, Nas X made history after ‘Old Town Road’ became the longest-running US Number One single of all time.

The country trap anthem has now spent almost 20 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

(NME)

Alia Bhatt to raise funds for animals via baking

Kartik Aaryan starrer ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2’ to release in July 2020

Rapper NBA YoungBoy freed from Louisiana jail

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ollywood star Dwayne Johnson has exchanged vows with longtime girlfriend and singer Lauren Hashian in Hawaii. The actor took to Instagram on Monday to share the news of his wedding with his fans and followers. He also shared two photographs of the couple against a romantic setting with the beautiful sunset.

“We do. August 18th, 2019. Hawaii,” Johnson wrote alongside the series of the photographs.

For the wedding, Johnson opted for a white shirt and white pants and his bride wore a long white lace gown with a low-cut neckline and long train. In one image, the actor is seen smiling beside his bride, and the second shows the couple kissing against the sunset backdrop with Hashian’s veil blowing in the wind.

Johnson met Hashian in 2006 when the actor was filming “The Game Plan”.

They started dating in 2007.

The couple share daughters Jasmine and Tiana.

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ollywood actress Alia Bhatt will raise funds for an animal welfare organisation through actor Arjun Kapoor’s sister Anshula Kapoor’s online fundraising platform, Fankind. As part of a campaign on Fankind, a fan will get will get a chance to bake a cake with the star under the guidance of Indian Pastry Chef Pooja Dhingra. Fans have to donate a minimum amount of Rs.300 or multiples thereof and at the end of the campaign period, one fan will be randomly selected to bake a cake with the “Udta Punjab” actress “The welfare of animals is a cause I truly believe in and funds raised through this unique experience will support World For All, a charitable organization based in Mumbai that works towards creating a better and safer environment for the cats and dogs living on our streets,” Alia said in a statement. This Mumbai-based animal welfare organization has revolutionised the model of stray animal adoptions.

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ctor Kartik Aaryan will be stepping into the shoes of National Award winning actor Akshay Kumar’s role in the second installment “Bhool Bhulaiyaa”, which is scheduled to hit the screens on July 31, 2020.

T-Series’ head honcho Bhushan Kumar on Monday morning tweeted this project has been in the works for a while.

“Finally after a long wait, excited to officially announce the haunting comedy ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2’ with a stellar team! This project has been in the works for a while and I’m really looking forward to it. In cinemas on July 31, 2020. More details soon.”

Kartik took to his social media accounts, where he shared his look from the upcoming haunting comedy.

In the poster, the actor is donning similar “baba” outfit which Akshay had donned in the first poster of “Bhool Bhulaiyaa”, which released in 2007. The

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second instalment will be helmed by Anees Bazmee, unlike the first one which was directed by Priyadarshan.

Kartik captioned the image: “Ghostbuster is all set to enter. Hare Ram Hare Ram Hare Krishna Hare

Ram.” The first installment of “Bhool Bhulaiyaa” was an official remake of the 1993 Malayalam film “Manichitrathazhu”.

(IANS)

apper NBA YoungBoy has been released from a Louisiana jail where he was sent after being accused of violating his probation.

News outlets report jail records say the rapper, whose real name is Kentrell Gaulden, was released Thursday, months after he was ordered into custody.

Gaulden was given three years’ probation in 2017 for aggravated assault with a firearm in a nonfatal Baton Rouge shooting.

Prosecutors accused him of violating that probation this year after he was involved in a fatal shooting outside the Trump International Beach Resort in Miami. He also was arrested earlier this year over shoving a woman at a Georgia hotel. (FoxNews)

Crow saw ‘really strange’ things during her time as Jackson’s backing singer

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heryl Crow has recalled how she saw “really strange” things during her years working as one of Michael Jackson’s backing singers. The country legend, 57, says that while she’s not planning to watch the documentary Leaving Neverland, which details multiple allegations of Jackson’s sexual abuse of children, she has “lots of questions” about the star’s apparent behaviour.

Crow scored an early career milestone as she worked as a backing singer during Jackson’s 18-month Bad tour in the 1980s before subsequently starring in his music video for ‘Dirty Diana’.

In a new interview with The Telegraph the singer said: “I haven’t seen the documentary and I don’t want to see it. I was around for some things that I thought were really strange and I had a lot of questions about.” While Crow failed to elaborate on the comments, she also admitted to feeling “star-

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Johnson marries longtime bae Lauren Hashian

Earlier this summer, director Simon Kinberg said: “[Dark Phoenix] clearly is a movie that didn’t connect with audiences that didn’t see it. “It didn’t connect enough with audiences that did see it. So that’s on me.”

Following the film’s release, Evans Peters discussed his sadness over his character Quicksilver’s relationship with Magneto remaining unresolved – adding that he hopes the storyline with his on-screen father is explored and resolved in future outings.

(NME)

merican country singer and The Voice judge Blake Shelton has denied dissing Lil Nas X after releasing a new song, ‘Hell Right’, which seemingly references Nas X’s country trap hit ‘Old Town Road’.

Shelton’s freshly released track, which features Trace Adkins, was released last Friday (August 16). It was written by Brett Tyler, David Garcia and Michael Hardy, and appears to take a dig at Nas X’s chartsmashing single on the second verse.

“Then the girl from the small town took off the ‘Old Town’, put on a little Hank Jr.,” Shelton sings.

Adkins follows in agreement, adding, “Thank God”.

Now, Nas X fans claim that the lyric constitutes a diss of the rising star. “Blake Shelton and Trace Adkins’s slam of ‘Old Town Road’ is further proof that attempts to protect or save country music are usually attempts to police the borders of who gets to be considered country. And those attempts are too often racist, misogynist and/or anti-queer. Stop it,” wrote Twitter user

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Phoenix is now the lowestgrossing instalment of all the 12 X-Men titles. Film website Box Office Mojo states that the project bagged $254.4 million (£209.4m) across the globe.

This final figure places the 2019 movie behind the original X-Men, which came out in 2000 and went on to earn a global total of $296.3 million (£243.8m).

The highest-grossing film is Deadpool ($783.1 million/ £644.5m), with Deadpool 2 ( $778.9 million/ £641m) coming in at a close second place (via Cinema Blend).

Shelton denies dissing Lil Nas’s ‘Old Town Road’ on new song

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-Men: Dark Phoenix has become the lowest-grossing XMen movie ever, it has been revealed. Released back in March, the James McAvoystarring film was slammed by early reviewers – resulting in a less than impressive 23% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The Marvel epic subsequently received the lowest-ever box office opening in X-Men history, and faced an estimated loss of around $100 million (£79m) as a result.

Having now completed its cinematic outing, Dark

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struck” for the first time while she performed alongside Jackson in huge venues across the globe.

“It was a crazy experience. I mean, he the biggest star of a generation and I got to sing a duet [I Just Can’t Stop Loving You] with him every night for 18 months.” This comes after Jackson’s accuser Wade Robson criticised MTV’s decision to keep an award named after the late popstar in the wake of

resurfaced allegations.

Robson was one of the figures who spoke out against Jackson in the controversial film Leaving Neverland earlier this year.

The documentary, which split opinion when part one With immense pride and honour, we would like to convey aired in the UK earlier this heartiest congratulations to Ms. Kikali Achumi, D/o Late year, focuses on testimony our Nisheto Achumi and Mrs. Hekali Achumi of Sumisetsu Village,

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Shahzad handed 1-year ban for misconduct

Kabul, Aug 19 (IANS): Afghanistan wicket-keeper Mohammad Shahzad has been handed a 12-month suspension by the country’s cricket board. According to a statement released by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB), Shahzad repeatedly violated their code of conduct.

“Shahzad has violated ACB’s disciplinary rules and regulations previously as well and has not adhered to ACB’s code of conduct for players. He has travelled out of the country several times violating ACB’s policy for players to seek its permission before doing so, said Afghanistan Cricket Board Atletico Madrid players celebrate after scoring a goal during their La Liga match in a statement. against Getafe.

was also organised for staff in men’s doubles. APTC Rehneesh (PTI) & Alex Yangkiumong Y (General Employee) won the title while Suvam Banerjee (PGT Maths) & Moasunep (Warden) won the second

sions in this match - delayed the start by over an hour.

In the final innings of the five-day contest, the Aussies, playing without batting mainstay Smith, were reduced to 47/3 inside 14 overs before Head (42 not out) and Cummins (1 not out) made sure they did not lose in fascinating fashion to end the match on a stalemate.

Smith’s replacement Marnus Labuschagne, who became the first like-for-like substitute in the 142-year history of Test cricket, gave a good account of himself with a 59 off 100 balls before Leach (3/37), had him caught by England skipper

Australia's Pat Cummins shakes hands with England players after the second Ashes Test ends at Lord's.

Joe Root at midwicket.

The visitors lost David Warner (5) and Usman Khawaja (2) just before tea and were tottering at 46/2.

Archer accounted for both the wickets as he finished with figures of 3/32.

Just after tea, Cam-

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Ratobe Poireng Ichosing Liegise Keyina Lois Diswang The Poilwa Students' Union and Poilwa Youth Organization Nagaland congratulate Shri Ratobe Poireng, Son of Mr. Heluikiengbe on being selected to play at the Lilla Torg FF Club Sweden. We also congratulate Shri Ichosing Liegise, Son of Mr. John Zeliang and Smt. Keyina Lois Diswang, daughter of Mr. N. Diswang Hau on their selection to undergo MBBS and BDS studies respectively against the central pool seats at the NEET 2019.

You are the pride for our people and your achievements have brought laurels to our community. We wish you all success and pray you continue to achieve greater heights and continue to be an inspiration.

(HEULUNGYING) (RAIPOI DWASWANG) President, PSUN President, PYO

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SHENA NEW STUDENTS' UNION We, the Shena New Students' Union would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to the below mentioned individuals for their grand achievements and hard work.

We are very proud of you. We hope and pray that our Almighty God grant you all good health and more success even in the future endeavours.

1. Dr. Kavito Zhimo, S/o Akuto Zhimo promoted to Senior Medical Officer.

2. Miss Ativi Zhimo, D/o Dr. Kavito Zhimo for securing seat for MBBS course through NEET Exam 2019.

3. Miss Livino Achumi, D/o Late Khevito Achumi for securing seat for NSEE (Nagaland State Entrance Exam) B.Sc. R.I.T. (KUMSUTO ACHUMI) General Secretary

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CHUNGLIYIMSEN STUDENTS’ UNION Motto: “In pursuit of Perfection”

(Thungdemo Kikon) Vice Chairman, BTLH

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Süngratsü Ozüküm Clan Kohima would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to Dr. Sashitola Ozüküm, D/o Mr. Mapu Ozüküm & Mrs. Rongsenpokla Aier for securing the post of Assistant Professor (Veterinary Medicine including Ethics & Jurisprudence) from Veterinary College under Central Agricultural University. May our Almighty God grant you good health and success even in the days to come.

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The Bhandari Town Lotha Hoho express our deepest appreciation to the Head of Department posted at Bhandari Sub-Division for their valuable contribution for construction of the Traffic Island through the initiative of ADC Bhandari Shri. Tiameren Chang.

We the NGOs and Public of Bhandari Town once again extend our profound gratitude to all the Head of Department and Officers under Bhandari ADC jurisdiction. We hope that your support will continue in future as well.

KISETONG VILLAGE UNION DIMAPUR Dimapur : Nagaland

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With immense pride and honour, we the Chungliyimsen Students’ Union extends our heartiest congratulations to Miss Moatoila Imchen, D/o Mr. Imtiyanger Imchen and Mrs. Bendangnaro for her achievement of academic excellence in securing the Top 8 position in order of merit in Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) examination conducted by the Nagaland University 2019 from St. Joseph College, Jakhama (Autonomous).

The Union also further extends heartfelt congratulations to all the successful students and wishes them a bright future.

Sd/Sd/Ayangla Imchen Ari Jamir Gen. Secretary President

OFFICE OF THE MUNGYA VILLAGE COUNCIL WOKHA DISTRICT : NAGALAND

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The Mungya Village Council with immense pride and honour, convey heartiest congratulations to Mr. Nchumthung Kikon, Branch Manager, Nagaland State Cooperative Bank, Mokokchung S/o Mr. M. Eyilo Kikon and Mrs. Mhalo Kikon for being conferred the Mokokchung District award at the 73rd Independence Day celebrations at Mokokchung on 15th August 2019 for his valuable contributions in the banking sector and bringing development to the people. This recognition by the Government is not only a personal feat but also an honour for the village.

May God Almighty continue to guide you in all your future endeavours.

(Yingsungo Ngullie) (M. Eyilo Kikon) Council Secretary Chairman Mungya Village Mungya Village Council

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With immense pride and honour we the Khukiye Lukhai Student's Union would like to extend our hearty congratulations to Mr. Hekishe Sema, Inspector (GD) 111 Bn BSF Satakha, Nagaland for Receiving prestigious President's Police Medal for Meritorious Service on the occasion of 73 rd Independence Day 2019.

We further wish and pray for greater success in all his future endeavours.

President Gen/Secy.

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eron Bancroft (16) departed trapped in front by Leach as the Aussies were in a spot of bother. Head and Labuschagne then shared a vital 85-run partnership to stem the rot.

Once Labuschagne was gone, Mathew Wade (1) and

Aussie captain Tim Paine (4) failed to produce any spark. But in the end, Head and Cummins saw off the matter in a tense finish.

Earlier, World Cup final hero Stokes helped the hosts drag themselves out of a hole and post a total of 258/5 before skipper Joe Root decided to declare.

Brief scores: 1st innings: England 258 all out; Australia: 250 all out. 2nd innings: England: 258/5 decl (Ben Stokes 115 not out; Pat Cummins 3/35); Australia 154/6 (M Labuschagne 59, Travis Head 42 not out; Jofra Archer 3/32, Jack Leach 3/37) Match tied.

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SUNGRATSU OFFICERS FORUM

With immense pleasure and pride the Sungratsu Officers Forum (SOF) extends our heartiest congratulations to Ms. Bendanglila, Jt. Director Dept. of Agriculture, Nagaland on receiving the Governor’s Commendation Certificate for 2019 on the occasion of 73rd Indian Independence Day. The Forum wishes her good health and excels in her future career.

With gratitude to our Almighty God and profound gratification, we would like to appreciate and extend our heartiest congratulations to the following persons for bringing laurels to the Dimapur Pangti Union in particular and Nagas in general.

1. Mr. Lankonthung C Jami, for securing the post of J.E (P.W.D) through NPSC 2019.

2. Mr. O. Mozamo Ngullie, on his promotion to CAO, Wokha unit.

3. Mr. Y. Etsimongo Ngullie, IPS on his promotion to DIG Mokokchung.

4. Mr. N. Chumdamo Jami, NPS on his promotion to DIG (IR. South) and for being awarded prestigious Governor's Medal 2019.

5. Mr. Wojamo Odyuo, Addl. Commissioner of State Taxes for being awarded Prestigious Governor's Medal 2019.

The Union further wishes them great success in their future endeavours.

Speaking on the occasion, the chief guest congratulated all the winners for their impressive performance, and encouraged the cadets to bring laurels to the school in the field of games and sports.

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In recognition and through profoundness of pride and dignity, we the of Staff of SDO (C) Ralan extend our heartfelt gratitude and goodwill wishes to Shri. MEYAZUNGBA JAMIR, SDO(C) Ralan for being awarded an exemplary award i.e. Governor's Gold Medal along with Mr. YANPEMO OVUNG who also received an encouraging District Level Award for his excellence towards work, both simultaneously on the Auspicious day of 73rd Independence Day 2019.

We as staff take pride with best wishes and look forward towards propelling heights through the impeccable example set by both of them. It does make a further impact on us as staff to work diligently and meticulously along with our society in whole. Truly we look forward for such service in years to come as it’s always a needed boon to our society.

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Gp Capt Prasun Basu, principal of the school graced the event as chief guest on the final day and presented trophies, medals and certificates to the winning cadets and staff.

YANTHAN EKHUNG WOKHA TOWN Wokha -797111:Nagaland.

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The Yanthan Ekhung Wokha Town would like to congratulate the following individual for their outstanding performance in their respective duties. It is indeed a proud moment not only for themselves but also for the Lotha-Naga community as a whole.

1. Shompo N. Jacob Yanthan, Jt. Director Agri. Dept. for receiving Governor's Gold Medal Award.

2. Shompo T. Thungbemo Yanthan, J.E Power Dept. Govt. of Nagaland, Mokokchung District Level Award.

The YEWT pray to the Almighty God to grant them a healthy and long live.

(Z. Benthungo Yanthan) (Tsenthungo Yanthan) Secretary, YEWT Chairman, YEWT

FELICITATION We the Kisetong Village U n i o n D i m a p u r To w n i s immensely proud and honoured to congratulate Shri. Longdiba L. Sangtam SDO (Civil) Kiphire, S/o Shri. Lithrise Sangtam of Kisetong Village for being awarded prestigious Governor's Gold Medal during the 73 rd Independence Day 2019 for his outstanding services.

The Union further wishes him good life, success and achievements in all his future endeavors.

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Lo n d o n, Au g 1 9 (IANS): The exceptionally talented Jofra Archer and left-arm spinner Jack Leach gave Australia a real scare before Travis Head and Pat Cummins held on to a draw in the high-octane clash, after Steve Smith was ruled out with concussion on Day 5 of the rain-affected second Ashes Test at Lord’s here on Sunday.

Ben Stokes hit a brilliant 115 off 165 balls, his innings laced with 11 fours and three sixes, to put England in a strong position and set Australia a target of 267 after resuming the day on 96/4 after rain - which had already washed out five ses-

With immense pride and honour the Kelepsangba Semcher Telongjem Süngratsü would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to Shri. Alemleba Longchar Dubashi Grade-I Mokokchung, S/o Lt. Kelepsangba Longchar for receiving District Commendation Award 2019 during the 73rd Independence Day Celebration at Mokokchung.

The Kelepsangba Semcher further congratulate and wish him good health and success in his future.

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Winners of the championship with their medals and certificates.

2nd Ashes: Aus salvage draw against England at Lord’s

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(K. NTONSI NGULLIE) Chairman Dimapur Pangti Ekhung

Dimapur, Aug 19 (NPN): Sainik School Punglwa Inter-House Badminton Championship concluded on August 17.

The championship, which began on August 8, was organised with the motive to inculcate physical flexibility, endurance and self confidence in cadets.

The championship was played in four categories such as junior singles, junior doubles, sub-junior singles and sub-junior doubles. Saramati House and Patkai House emerged as the champions in the subjunior and junior category respectively.

It may be mentioned that the championship

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M u n i c h , Au g 1 9 (Agencies): Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich have signed Barcelona midfielder Philippe Coutinho on loan for the season, the two clubs confirmed on Monday.

Bayern will pay a loan fee of 8.5 million euros ($9.44 million) and pay his wages. They have the option of making the deal permanent for a fee of 120 million euros.

Coutinho, who joined Barcelona in January last year for approximately 142 million pounds ($172.25 million), was the third most expensive transfer in history but he failed to hit the same heights at the Camp Nou as he did with Liverpool.

“FC Barcelona and Bayern Munich have reached an agreement for the loan of the player Philippe Coutinho to the German club for the 2019/20 season,” Barcelona said in a statement.

“Barcelona would like to thank to publicly thank Philippe Coutinho for his commitment and dedication wishes him all the best in this new stage of his career.”

But Simeone’s side held on to claim a win in their opening game for the first time in four years, continuing a strong run of results from an impressive preseason in which they beat the likes of Real Madrid and Juventus.

Morata meanwhile took responsibility for his missed penalty but underlined the importance of getting off to a winning start against Getafe, who came fifth in La Liga last season and narrowly missed out on a Champions League berth.

“I missed a penalty and because of that the team had to work even harder, I’m sure if I’d have scored the final spell of the game would have been very different,” he said.

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onds and followed Molina down the tunnel.

Atletico’s 126-millioneuro signing Joao Felix thrilled the crowd with a superb run in the second half which led to him winning a penalty but Morata’s spotkick was saved by Getafe’s David Soria.

Felix was substituted later on but Atletico coach Diego Simeone assuaged fears about the Portuguese teenager’s fitness by saying he was taken off due to muscle cramp and was not injured. Atletico were left clinging on for the result by the end of the game as Getafe refused to give up and substitute Angel Rodriguez rattled the crossbar with a thumping strike with five minutes remaining.

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M A D R I D, A u g 1 9 (Agencies): Atletico Madrid striker Alvaro Morata scored a goal and then missed a penalty as his side began their La Liga campaign with an eventful and nervy 1-0 win at home to Getafe on Sunday which saw both teams reduced to 10 men.

Morata nodded home a cross from England defender Kieran Trippier in the 23rd minute and things got even better for Atletico when Getafe’s Jorge Molina was shown a red card for a studs-up challenge in the 38th. The home side’s numerical advantage only lasted four minutes though, as debutant left back Renan Lodi earned two yellow cards in the space of 60 sec-

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2019

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CHÜMOUKEDIMA VILLAGE COUNCIL DIMAPUR : NAGALAND

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The Chümoukedima Vi l l a g e C o u n c i l e x t e n d s heartiest Congratulations to Eno. Keneingulie Peter Shüya on being awarded the prestigious Governor’s Gold Medal for meritorious Police service on 73rd Independence Day Celebration.

Known and admired for being a hardworking, sincere and dedicated officer, it befits that he was conferred the prestigious award and in doing so he has brought laurels and immense pride to the entire community.

We further wish Eno. Keneingulie Peter Shüya all the success in his future endeavors, may God bless him as he continues to be an inspiration of the community.

(RAZOUVOTUO CHATSU) Chairman Chümoukedima Village Council DP-6319 K Y M C

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EPL: Chelsea held 1-1 by Leicester City

Johnson elected MCC honorary life member L ondon , A u g 1 9 (IANS): Former Australian pacer Mitchell Johnson has been elected as an honorary member of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).

The announcement was made by the club on Sunday during the second Ashes Test which ended in a tense draw at Lord’s.

“It’s an absolutely amazing feeling and I never thought I’d be sitting here at Lord’s as an honorary life member,” said Johnson.

“It’s nice to be recognised by MCC. I am really honoured and really proud to be in this position right now.”

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debut in 2007 and claimed 313 wickets at an average of 28.40 in 73 Test matches for Australia. He became one of the most feared fast bowlers in the world and his prowess for terrifying batsmen was evident during the 2013-14 season, when he took 59 wickets in eight Tests against England and South Africa.

He was particularly devastating during the Ashes of that year, in which Australia recorded only the fourth Ashes whitewash in history. Johnson was as prolific in international white-ball cricket, taking 239 wickets in 153 ODIs and 38 wickets in his 30 T20Is.

Nagaland Post, Dimapur TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2019

Sakshi issued show cause notice by WFI

New Delhi, Aug 19 (PTI): Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik has been issued a show cause notice by the Wrestling Federation India (WFI) for leaving the national camp without permission as 25 campers have been expelled for the same offence.

In a shocking turn of events, 25 out of the 45 women grapplers, who train at the SAI centre in Lucknow, reported absent from the national camp without taking permission from the National Federation.

Out of these 25, three grapplers including Sakshi (62kg), Seema Bisla (50kg) and Kiran (76kg) had recently qualified for the World

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Championship, The trio has been issued show cause notices and their deadline from submitting reply is Wednesday.

All others have been expelled from the national camp till further orders from the WFI. According to WFI Assistant Secretary Vinod Tomar, once the Indian

squads left for Belarus and Estonia for preparatory tournaments, the remaining wrestlers left the camp without seeking permission.

“We have asked Sakshi, Seema and Kiran to reply to the show cause notices.

They can reply by Wednesday. Others, we have not even bothered to ask. They have simply been expelled for indiscipline,” Tomar told PTI. Asked if WFI will stop Sakshi, Seema and Kiran from participating in the Worlds, Tomar said, “I can’t comment on it as of today.

The Federation will decide soon.” Sources in the WFI said the three wrestlers will be let off with warning.

Players of Chelsea and Leicester City fight for the ball during their EPL match.

LO N D O N, Au g 1 9 (Agencies): Chelsea manager Frank Lampard had to settle for a 1-1 draw against Leicester City in his first home match in charge on Sunday as a second-half header by Wilfred Ndidi cancelled out Mason Mount’s early goal on his home debut.

Chelsea raced into the lead when the 20 year-old Mount, one of a crop of young players given their chance by Lampard, stole the ball from a dallying Ndidi and left Kasper Schmeichel with no chance with his shot in the seventh minute.

The goal capped an opening onslaught by the new-look Blues who were roared on by the home fans excited at the return of Chelsea’s all-time top scorer Lampard as manager.

Before the match, fans in the Shed End unveiled a banner emblazoned with the huge words: “Welcome home, Super Frank” and Lampard told reporters later

that it was “the stuff of dreams” to return to Stamford Bridge. But his focus was on how Chelsea failed to maintain their early momentum against Leicester and allowed the visitors to run much of the game, something he said could only be partly blamed on his side’s tiring midweek trip to Istanbul where they lost the Super Cup final to Liverpool after extra time and penalties.

“That was the disappointing thing for me – that we couldn’t sustain the period of the early part of the game,” Lampard said.

“I don’t expect that 100-miles-an-hour energy for the 90 minutes, but I do expect that when you rest, you can keep possession of the ball better. That was the big thing for me today.”

Lampard said he took more comfort from the 4-0 defeat to Manchester United last weekend, when Chelsea played well for long periods, than he did from Sunday’s

draw.

“We can do better than we did today,” he said.

In the opening minutes, Mount linked up impressively with striker Olivier Giroud, and U.S. winger Christian Pulisic, another new face at Chelsea, also went close.

But Leicester grew steadily into the game and equalised in the 67th minute when Ndidi atoned for his first-half error by heading home a James Maddison corner.

Chelsea brought on home-grown striker Tammy Abraham to try to break the deadlock but Leicester had the best chances as Maddison, Jamie Vardy and Youri Tielemans spurned opportunities late on.

Leicester coach Brendan Rodgers lamented the missed opportunities as his side took control of the contest. “I think we should have won it, to be honest,” he said. “Second half, I thought we were very, very good.”

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