August 25, 2018

Nagaland Post www.nagalandpost.com

Vol XXVIII No. 259

SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 2018 Pages 12 ` 5.00

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Local fishes rule with high rates LOCAL FISH CAN’T MEET DEMAND AFTER BAN ON IMPORTED VARIETIES

(L-R) Common carp and live eels among other local fish being sold in Dimapur market on Friday. (NP)

Staff Reporter

DIMAPUR, AUG 24, (NPN): In the post-ban on imported fishes due to injection of the harmful formalin chemical, local fish suppliers are doing a roaring business in trying to meet the ever growing demand. The state government in the month of June 2018 banned the import of fish from outside the state, following the detection of formalin in fish imported from Andhra Pradesh.

With the restrictions on imported fish, the prices of local varieties of fish have also increased as demands

Weather alert for Nagaland, NE states D I M A P U R , AU G 2 4 (NPN): Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a weather alert, predicting heavy to very heavy rain in Nagaland and other parts of the North East in the next 24 hours.

According to the IMD alert, heavy rain is very likely at isolated parts of Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Sikkim and other parts of India.

Mkg road advisory

D I M A P U R , AU G 2 4 (NPN): Mokokchung deputy commissioner (DC), Sachin Jaiswal, has directed all heavy vehicles to avoid taking NH-702D Mokokchung-Mariani road while travelling to Mokokchung with immediate effect as repair works were being carried out at 9.8km. According to an official bulletin, all heavy vehicles have been directed to take AmguriMariani road for travelling to Mokokchung till the repair work on the road was completed.

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currently outstrip supply.

When Nagaland Post visited New Market and Super Market to find out prices of different varieties of fish, it was found that the prices had significantly increased ever since a blanket ban was imposed earlier in June this year following reports of formalin being found in fish.

New Market, which is otherwise bustling with activity, wore a deserted look on Friday afternoon as there were barely seven to eight fish stalls, as most stalls were unoccupied.

Prior to the ban, fish

was mainly imported from Andhra Pradesh. Today, fish vendors get their supply from local fish suppliers either from within Dimapur but mostly from neighbouring Assam.

Before the blanket ban was imposed, a kilo of small sized fish used to be sold for around Rs 100 to 150 per kg.

After the ban, the same size is being sold for Rs 200 to 220 per kg. On Friday, the rate shot up to Rs 260 to 320 per kg.

At New Market, live Eel was sold in pots at Rs 400 per kg. Similarly, Catla fish was sold at Rs. 260 a kg,

common carp at Rs 320 a kg and small sized fish anywhere between Rs 240 and RS. 320 per kg depending on the breed.

In Super Market, the price of a kilo of smaller fish was Rs 180, which was comparatively much cheaper than New Market.

When asked how the prices were determined, a vendor in New Market said that these depended on the rate at which they were procured from the suppliers of Assam. The vendor also said there was a huge demand for fish and that their stocks were sold out every day.

Cong accuses BJP of politicizing Vajpayee’s death D I M A P U R , AU G 2 4 (NPN): Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) Friday accused BJP of politicising the death of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and insulting his memory.

In a statement issued by its media cell, NPCC said the act of immersing Vajpayee’s ashes in some selected rivers across the country was turned into a political circus by BJP and to a greater extent by its Nagaland unit.

Pointing out that the last rites were generally performed by family members for peace of the departed soul, NPCC accused the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP of usurping the last rites of the former Prime Minister and using it for petty political gains.

Having consigned Vajpayee into political oblivion after the 2004 electoral defeat and rendering his po-

litical thoughts and actions irrelevant through divisive agenda and hate politics, the Congress alleged that BJP’s sudden affection for the former prime minister after his demise was just a ploy to extract some cheap political mileage.

Hitting hard at BJP State unit, NPCC said the party’s activities, particularly by its State president, in their eagerness to please their communal masters by following and observing rituals that were alien to “our way of life” was an insult to all right thinking Nagas.

While Nagas had been struggling for the past seven decades to protect “our unique history”, the all-out attempt by State BJP to assimilate into a new alien culture as dictated by their high command was a severe assault on the aspirations of Nagas and their future, Congress added.

The party asserted that respecting others’ beliefs and culture should not be at the cost of compromising “our very own” belief and culture that formed the core foundation of “our existence” as individual and as tribe. The zealous conduct of the State BJP president in propagating the Hindutva culture of RSS in the State that was even despised by majority of the Hindus across the country, therefore, needed to be condemned, it stressed.

Pointing out that Congress remained the only barrier against the onslaught of Hindutva forces in Nagaland, the party also appealed to people from different walks of life to come forward and join hands to prevail upon the present situation of helplessness created by elected leaders who had allegedly compromised everything for the love of power and money.

KOHIMA, AUG 24 (NPN): Braving heavy downpour, hundreds of students from the State Capital responded to the Naga Students’ Federation’s (NSF) call for a public rally against influx of illegal immigrants into Nagaland at its office premise here on Friday. Before marching to chief minister’s residence to submit a memorandum, NSF leaders addressed the gathering.

In his address, NSF president Kesosul Christopher Ltu said a series of representations, memorandums and reminders were served to the State government, but the latter had failed time and again, compelling citizens to seek solution on the street.

He said the rally was being organised to submit another memorandum as a reminder to the State government to act on the issue.

Alleging that government machineries had failed to monitor implementation of ILP, Ltu said check gates remained ineffective and there was no record of how many people entered or left the State. He said some were staying in Nagaland even without ILP, adding that some Nagas were acting

RN Ravi’s tenure extended as JIC chief, interlocutor

D I M A P U R , AU G 2 4 (NPN): Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the tenure extension of RN Ravi as Chairman, Joint Intelligence Committee, NSCS and as Interlocutor of Government of India in Nagaland as per extant terms and conditions.

An order issued by PK Tripathi, Secretary Appointments Committee of the Cabinet & Establishment Officer, stated that the extension would come with effect from August 25, 2018 until further orders.

The Government had in August 2014 appointed Ravi as the official Interlocutor and Government of India Representative for Naga Peace Talks. A 1976 batch IPS officer of the Kerala cadre, Ravi retired as Special Director in the Intelligence Bureau in 2012.

charge as CS in bureaucratic rejig

This is it!

Imnatiba with resource persons and participants during the ‘Nagaland Entrepreneurs’ Meet’ on Friday. (NP)

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Students taking part in the rally called by NSF against influx of illegal immigrants. (NP)

as middlemen, collecting ILPs from different people, approaching the administration for renewal and returning these against a commission of Rs-50 or Rs 100.

Warning that anyone caught playing the role of middleman would be dealt with severely, Ltu said defaulters caught with expired ILPs during verification at various check gates were found to be offering money to renew their ILPs, which clearly showed that the fault lay with the local people and the system. He said the government had failed to check the menace that now forced every village, organisation and colony/ward to check ILP. (Cont’d on p-7)

Include Dimapur under ILP ambit: NSF

NSF has demanded that Dimapur district be brought under ILP ambit as per the provision for extension of the inner line provided in the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation (BEFR), 1873.

In a memorandum addressed to the chief minister, NSF president, Kesosul Christopher Ltu, and general secretary, Imtiyapang Imsong, pointed out that the federation and its units have been conducting extensive verification to check influx of illegal immigrants and ILP defaulters in various districts. They said it was found that ILP was not being prop-

erly implemented and the influx of Illegal Immigrants was posing as the biggest demographic threat to the indigenous inhabitants.

NSF cautioned that lack of stringent implementation of the BEFR, 1873 and the exclusion of Dimapur district from preview of ILP have made the Dimapur district a safe haven for illegal immigrants. Further, NSF maintained that “overwhelming population with questionable identities” inhabiting Dimapur district was evident since most of them did not possess any documents of their identification proof.

(Cont’d on p-7)

NRMSATA indefinite class boycott from Aug 27

DIMAPUR, AUG 24 (NPN): Nagaland RMSA Teachers’ Association (NRMSATA) 2016 batch Friday announced that indefinite boycott of classes would be launched starting from August 27, 2018.

In a press release, NRMSATA-2016 president, Sao Venuh, and general secretary, Haisoliabe Ndang, informed all its members to strictly adhere to the association’s directives, failing which they would be dealt with severely. The association has also asked teachers on study leave to inform their substitutes to follow its directives.

NRMSATA 2016 has also convened a meeting of its central executives and district convenors on August 28, 2018 at 10:30am at TU building Kohima.

NRMSATA has informed all its members to be mentally and physically pre-

pared as the agitation was expected to intensify.

NRMSATA stated that class boycott call has been made after the state government failed to respond to the clarification it sought on the office memorandum (OM) regarding reduction of RMSA teachers’ salary. The association stated that the government, instead of responding, has gone ahead to intimidate the RMSA teachers of 2016 batch with its order.

According to NRMSATA, the OM stated that reduction of salary was a directive of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) as a policy of the merger of SSA and RMSA into Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SMSA) – an integrated scheme for school education.

However, it said the SMSA draft document clearly states that Central share under the scheme

would be restricted as per the prevalent fund sharing pattern: primary teachers – up to Rs. 15000 per month; upper primary teachers – up to Rs. 20000 per month and secondary teachers – up to Rs.25,000 per month.

It said the draft document also states that the salary structure would be determined by the state norms for salaries.

NRMSATA said fixation of Rs. 25000 per month for secondary teachers, therefore, did not indicate the actual salary, but simply the fund sharing pattern. Further, the association claimed that as per project approval board meeting minutes for Nagaland state Rs. 10171.12 lakh was estimated for the salary of teachers as per the norms of the scheme and the balance amount was to be met by the state out of its own resources.

(Cont’d on p-7)

Nagaland Entrepreneurs’ Meet held in Kma B. Thong takes 4-lane: CM summons meet over report

KOHIMA, AUG 24 (NPN): Apropos the news item under the headline “Rapist awarded 16 yrs jail”, the name of one of the person convicted in the May 29 murder of Meciebo Lcho should be read as Kruse Terhuja and not as published.

“This is as bulky as the complex but unique plea for adequate funds for Nagaland.”

NSF rally against influx of illegal immigrants

KO H I M A , AU G 2 4 (NPN): Advisor, Industries & Commerce and NIDC, Imnatiba said that entrepreneurs should be the nation builders and not just wealth creators. He was addressing a gathering at the Nagaland Entrepreneurs’ Meet 2018, as special invitee and guest of honour. The meet was organized by YouthNet in collaboration with the de-

partment of Industries and Commerce and was held at SIRD conference hall in Kohima on Friday.

Imnatiba, in his speech, further said that the ideas of young people and entrepreneurs were the assets of the state and they should contribute to economic growth of the state. Encouraging young entrepreneurs, the advisor said they should take steps towards new heights with innovative and revo-

lutionary ideas for the economic progress of the new Nagaland.

Chair YouthNet, Hekani Jakhalu, in her address said that according to the 2011 census, the state had a population of around 20 lakhs, where 8 lakhs were from the age group 18-35 years who have a lot of potential to be productive.

She noted that many Naga youth were working hard to (Cont’d on p-7)

DIMAPUR, AUG 24 (NPN): Nagaland government has appointed additional Chief Secretary, R Binchilo Thong, IAS, as Chief Secretary, Nagaland with immediate effect vice Tali Temjen Toy, IAS, with current charge of chief secretary and Finance commissioner, relieved of the charge of Chief Secretary, Nagaland.

Meanwhile, in a major bureaucratic reshuffle, the state government has ordered transfer and posting of several IAS, NCS, NSS and other officers with immediate effect.

According to a notification, I Imkonglemba Ao, IAS, agricultural production commissioner (APC) would hold additional charge of team leader, NEPED. (Cont’d on p-5)

Staff Reporter

D imapur , Aug 2 4 (NPN): Taking a serious note of the report in Nagaland Post which disclosed the crippling effects of extortion, thefts and threats on the firm involved with construction of 4-lane road along NH 29, the chief minister convened an urgent meeting Friday in Kohima with top officials of the administration, law and enforcement including officials of the firm involved in the construction work.

An official source told Nagaland Post Friday, that the state government was peeved at ECI Engineering & Construction Company Ltd. for choosing to rush to the media instead of bringing the matter to notice of the departments involved.

It may be mentioned that the firm M/s ECI Engineering & Construction Company Ltd., was awarded the works for the 4-lane

from Chathe river bridge (Patkai college junction) to Piphema. A senior employee of the firm had contacted Nagaland Post on Thursday to reveal about the extreme difficulties faced by manual labourers in certain sections by miscreants.

ECI ECC clarifies: After the meeting with the state government , the firm’s business development coordinator P.L.Rao issued a clarification that a “particular section of labourers” involved in protection work were “affected by the incident” to the extent of slowing down the work. Rao also maintained that all other works such as earth works, highway works and road maintenance were continuing. He also reiterated that the firm has “harmonious relations with all sections of public, local authorities, NGOs, youth leaders, village chairman and GBs”.

Rao said all of them were helping the firm in complet-

ing the work and also lauded the district administration and police for “tremendous support and guidance”.

NSF for security: Reacting to the report Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) said it was concerned over the halting of 4-lane project works due to regular threats for money, thefts of several vehicles and assault on labourers. NSF general secretary, Imtiyapang Imsong, said “such act of anti-social elements” harassing and threatening the workers was “totally unacceptable.”It reminded that the public and travellers were facing untold hardship due to the condition of the highway owing to ongoing work for 4-lane.

NSF appealed to the law enforcing agencies to provide sufficient security for smooth functioning of the project and also demanded necessary action to probe into the report of threat and award befitting punishment to the perpetrators.

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NDPP Dimapur gift motorcycles

Zhaleo Rio handing over one set of motorcycle keys to the traffic department. (NP) Staff Reporter

D I M A P U R , AU G 2 4 (NPN): National Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) Dimapur region on Friday, gifted a motorcycle each to the traffic and power departments at Town Hall, Supermarket, Dimapur.

Speaking at the program, NLA deputy speaker and MLA, 5 Ghaspani-II AC, Zhaleo Rio lauded NDPP Dimapur region for the social service initiative.

He hoped that such initiatives would be eye openers for other A/Cs to extend their help and work for the welfare of society.

Zhaleo mentioned that though the bikes may not be big or costly, he hoped that in terms of utility services, it would prove important

and reinforce existing logistics.

Calling upon the party workers, Zhaleo said as party workers, when they realized the importance of social services, they should also understand the problems of the departments such as direct from line power hooking and traffic congestion etc. Citizens should also be the first to follow the norms and extend a helping hand to the department for better assistance and service, he said.

He also asked the party workers to continue working for reformation. Zhaleo stated that the “Government is there for good of the people” yet, he said, the Naga people had the tendency of dependence.

Zhaleo hoped that people would seriously think about

these and strive to impart the best qualities to build up the society and town.

NDPP Dimapur region president Kughato, in his speech highlighted the various activities that the party workers had taken up.

He also pointed out that the initiative was its second social work project. Kughato said that the party workers had decided to gift the two bikes in the hopes that it would somehow help them commute while on duty.

He also asked the public to use electricity judiciously and abide by traffic rules.

A speech was delivered by traffic DSP (MT) William Kath where he maintained that traffic Zone-1 and traffic Zone-2 had five bikes each, which sometimes prove inadequate. He also thanked NDPP Dimapur region for

extending their assistance and also expressed gratitude to the present government for launching flying squad highway patrolling to assist the public.

Power de par tment SDO (2) Akito Sema, while lauding the NDPP Dimapur region for helping the department through their gesture, lamented that the department, with limited resources, many a time was at the receiving end of public anger. He also shared the problems that the department faces such as transformers failing and appealed to the public to not use standard incandescent light bulbs as it consumes more power than Compact Fluorescent Lights (CFLs) and Light-Emitting Diode (LED) bulbs. Akito also assured the party workers that with the bike, the department would continue to provide better services to the consumers.

The program was followed by the keys handing over ceremony. The program was chaired by NDPP Dimapur region secretary N Samuel Lemtur and invocation prayer was pronounced

by Unity colony fellowship, DSBC prayer convener Qhutoli Chishi.

After program NDPP Dimapur held a consultative meet.

Meanwhile, Dimapur Police, in a press release expressed its gratitude to the NDPP party for donating the motorcycle.

Nagaland Post, Dimapur SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 2018

M-RVC task force meeting held in Kiphire DIMAPUR: The MeaslesRubella Vaccination Campaign (M-RVC) Block Task Force (BTF) for Seyochung & Sitimi Block under Kiphire District was held on August 22.

Block program manager, Jully S. Sumi, in a press release said that the meeting was chaired by ADC Seyochung, Nchumbemo, who is also the chairman of M-RVC BTF for Seyochung & Sitimi block.

The chairman gave a briefing on the aims and objectives of the campaign and how to go about the plans and implementations for the campaign.

Dr. Keviyani Chucha, M.O Seyochung PHC, highlighted the roles and responsibilities of various

departments and urged for full cooperation during the campaign.

The ADC also emphasized on the orientation and sensitization of teachers and parents to be initiated in all schools and villages under the block.

Dr. Holiba Anar, M.O Sitimi PHC asked for quality data in order to achieve 100% coverage during the campaign. The next BTFI meeting is scheduled to be held on September 13.

T h e m e e t i n g wa s attended by Civil SDO Seyochung, CDPO Seyochung, SIS Sitimi, medical officers of Seyochung PHC and Sitimi PHC, Head GB of Seyochung, Church leaders and BPM Seyochung & Sitimi Block.

Livestock awareness camp held in Terogvunyu

DIMAPUR: The Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services led by Dr. Joseph M. Angami, Dy CVO, Kohima, conducted an awareness camp under ASCAD 2017-18 on August 24 at Terogvunyu Village under Tseminyu Block.

A press release from the department stated that in his keynote address, Dr. Joseph emphasized on rural economic upliftment through livestock rearing.

Further, Dr. Gwathonlo Tsela, VAS Tseminyu, as the resource person, deliberated on the economic impact of livestock diseases. The farmers were briefed about the importance of preventive measures and timely vaccinations.

The camp was attended by farmers from Terogvunyu, New Terogvunyu and Henbenji Village. The program ended with a vote of thanks from Daniel Tep, chairman, Terogvunyu Village Council.

news in Brief Information for Zunheboto schools: ADEO Zunheboto has informed all principals and headmasters of both government and private schools under the district education office that the district level science seminar 2018 on the topic “Industrial Revolution (IR) 4.O. Are we prepared?” will be conducted on September 15, 10 a.m. at Love Dale Higher Secondary School Zunheboto. All the schools have been asked to submit the names of two participants from each school to the office of the DEO Zunheboto latest by September 11 and participate without fail.

Circle Level Pension Adalat NE circle, department of Posts: A “Circle Level Pension Adalat” for the department of Posts, NE circle will be held on September 18, 11 a.m. at the office of the chief postmaster general, NE circle Shillong. Complainants have been requested to send their complaints or grievances in plain paper to the said office by ‘Speed Post’ to reach its office within September 10.

PMEGP 2018-19 interview to be held in Mon: Interview for PMEGP 2018-19 under Mon district will be held on August 30 for DIC and on August 31for NKVIB from 10 a.m. at DC conference hall, Mon. All eligible applicants “who have submitted online” have been asked to appear for the interview along with his/her original documents during the interview, as no separate calling letter will be issued.

DPDB Tuensang emergency meeting: District Planning & Development Board (DPDB) Tuensang has convened its special/ emergency meeting on August 28, 11 a.m. at Deputy Commissioner conference hall to finalise the LADP 2018-19 schemes of Tuensang district. All the DPDB members have been requested to attend the meeting.

GPPK & Gorkha NGOs to organise Balidan Diwas DIMAPUR: Gorkha Public Panchayat Kohima (GPPK) in association with Gorkha NGOs will be organising Balidan Diwas in memory of Shaheed Major Durga Malla, captain, Neikezhakuo Kengur use and other martyrs at the Gorkha Public Panchayat Complex, Chandmari Kohima on Au-

gust 25, 8 a.m.

A press release from GPPK press & publicity secretary, Anup Rana stated that the Gorkha community including the Gorkha defence ex-service man will pay rich tribute to all the martyrs during the program.

The organisers have invited one and all to the program.

NCF Hyderabad celebrates 25 years Vocational and soft skills training in Dimapur

NCF pastors from across the country and special invitees with Jubilee Committee members at the 25th Jubilee celebrations of NCF Hyderabad.

DIMAPUR: Naga Christian Fellowship (NCF) Hyderabad celebrated its silver Jubilee on the August 19 under the theme “Covenanted to Engage” (Leviticus 2:13 and Mathew 5:13).

A press release from NCF Hyderabad stated that UESI vice president, L.T Jeyachandran was the speaker for the occasion while secretary Nagaland Missions Movement, Rev. Andrew Semp, launched the souvenir magazine. Rev. Dr. L. L. Kikon, one of the founding members and the first chairman of NCF Hyderabad, graced the occasion and exhorted the gathering. NCF pastors and representatives from 13 cities across the country

were also present.

Speaking about the occasion, NCF Hyderabad pastor, Zajamo Odyuo said “God is indeed faithful to keep and sustain the work He begins, and it is humbling to even consider that God would have us our little congregation and our little story, as a part of His glorious kingdom project and His big story in the grand scheme of things.”

The release stated that what started as a small home gathering of a handful of Nagas in 1993, had today grown into a regular fellowship with over 300 members in the city and many more alumni across the county.

Zale Neikha calls on Kiren Rijiju

Zale Neikha with Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju in New Delhi on August 24.

Dimapur: Advisor for of State for Home Affairs, Youth Resources & Sports, Kiren Rijiju at his official Zale Neikha, on Friday, residence in New Delhi. called on Union Minsiter A PTI report stated K

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that during the meeting, Neikha apprised the Union MoS about the plight of people living in border areas who, he said, had developed the feeling of being neglected and left out.

Such conditions, Zale said, become a perfect recipe for the youth of the area to fall prey to anti-social elements to vent their frustrations. The advisor therefore proposed the setting-up of sports and youth related infrastructure and programs in the border areas so as to wean misguided youth from disruptive lifestyles.

Rijiju assured Neikha that he would take up the above proposals through the Border Area Development Programme (BADP) while also affirming his full support for the perusal of any project proposals for the North East.

Rijiju also spoke about the need to educate, and conduct training programs for MLAs, so that they may remain updated on the latest policies and programs of the country.

DIMAPUR: DPRO Dimapur, Lolano Patton graced the inaugural session of the Education in Basic Vocation and Soft Skills (EBVSS), on Friday at Youth Hostel Dimapur.

The one-day training was organised by NYK, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports GOI in association with Youth Welfare Club. A press release from DPRO office Dimapur information assistant, Watimenla, stated that while addressing the trainees, Lolano maintained that the demand for higher level skills, both in the government and private sectors, were ever increasing leading to further development of vocational education funded by central and state governments, and various organisations.

She told the selected trainees, numbering around 20 young girls, that they were the lucky ones for being selected to undergo basic education in shoe making.

Patton said that edu-

cation in basic vocation or skill based education enables trainees to acquire skill which directly develops expertise in a particular technique through manual or practical activities.

United Nations Volunteer, District Youth Coordinator K. Phyobemo Lotha, in his keynote address said that EBVVS was one of the important core programs of Nehru Yuva Kendra (NYK) under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, GOI. It aims to enhance the economic status of educated unemployed and rural youth by making them learn specific trades and through skilling them via professional trainers.

He further said the trainees will also be taught entrepreneurial skills to make them self-confident and also boost their self esteem. The program was chaired by Senulo from Wings Club while a vote of thanks was delivered by Youth Welfare Club’s Sherenlyo Lorin.

Village Health Committee (VHC) Ghowoto, under the aegis of Nagaland Health Project (NHP) organized an awareness campaign on “Malaria and Dengue” at Ghowoto village on August 21. Altogether, 50 participants attended the program where the resource persons were Aaron Jamir MTS, NVBDCP and Sojem Jamir (SW). During the awareness campaign, malaria tests were also conducted.

AGEI organizes prayer conference

Relief distributed in Thonoknyu

DIMAPUR: SDO (Civil), Thonoknyu, Anoka Assumi distributed relief materials on August 22 at Thonoknyu HQ. A DIPR report stated that many bridges, roads and fields were washed away by the heavy rains and some villages still remain disconnected from the rest of the district.

During the distribution, Assumi thanked the Royal Enfield Motor Cycle Club Dimapur for donating 12 bags of rice, 10 kgs tea leaves and 30 kgs dal (lentil) as relief and also others for donating blankets and other relief materials.

Kma police recover stolen bike

The arrested individuals with the recovered motorcycle.

DIMAPUR: A Royal Enfield bike B/R. No. NL026124, reported stolen from Mezhur Higher Secondary School area, Kohima, was intercepted by Kohima Police at Peducha Police Check Gate in the wee hours of August 24.

A press release from, additional superintendent

of police & PRO, Kohima, stated that two persons were arrested in this connection and were identified as Pushe Pang (26 yrs), S/o. T. Mongloa, Pang village, Tuensang; and Yuhson (28 yrs), S/o.

Chonyimong, Chimonger village, PS- Longkhim, Tuensang.

The Tamil District Mission team with other pastors from the NE states during the prayer conference on August 23.

DIMAPUR: The Assemblies of God of East India (AGEI) held a prayer conference on August 23 at Bethesda Hr. Secondary School (BHSS) with a team of six pastors from Tamil District Mission led by Rev. T. R John Vincely, missions director.

A press release from general superintendent AGEI, Dimapur, Rev. Moses

Murry stated that altogether there were 50 pastors from Nagaland, Tripura and Assam. Rev. T.R Vincely said that their coming to Nagaland was part of the mission trip with the purpose of encouraging the pastors. Rev. Vincely also spoke on missions, evangelism, church planting and prayer.

State BJP appoints morcha functionaries

DIMAPUR: State BJP president, Temjen Imna Along has appointed several individuals as state morcha office bearers for the new tenure, BJP general secretary Kavili Achumi stated in a press note.

ST morcha- Neingutuo Usou as general secretary, vice presidentsAsoba, Ekonthung, Easter Bano, Francis, secretaries- Imkongtula Longchar, Viketo, Chinge and Y. Lilamo Ennio while Er. Inaho K. Sema as treasurer.

Minority morcha: Ankur Rai and Pintu Ghosh as general secretaries, VPs-- Divakar Kachari,

Gulab Ch. Sharma, secysSangeeta Borah, Arjun Gupta, Shashi Sharma, treasurer- Sanjeev Kumar Singh, mahila wing convenor- Sweety Biswas, coconvenor- Buli Das. Mahila, youth wing convenor- Deep Kumar, co-convenors- Sonam Chetri, K.P. Gupta, state media convenor- Jeevan Rai and co-convenor- Sanjay Dhar Mahila morcha: general secretaries- Kaghali Chishi and Khumpila; VPs- Dr. Tasile N. Zeliang, Awan Konyak, C. Mary, Yanchi K. Khuvung; secys-- Jenili Tena, C. Amensonpila, Bendangjungla

and treasurer- Dziesevinuo Kiewhuo.

Yuva morcha: general secretaries- Ilusile Zeliang and Aliba Sangtam; VPs- Daniel Metha, Inato Kinimi, Kumzuk Aier, Likao Odyuo and secysKudukholu D. Vadeo and Chumbenthung Kikon.

Kishan morcha: general secretary- Khazi Lea, VPs-Phushito Yeptho, Y. Nasset Chingmak, Khiekeyie-o Miario and Meruh Zeliang, secys- A. Angai Phom, Elithung Ovung, Akum S Walling, Tingenping Newmai, Amenuo Kerhuo and treasurer Amit Kumar Sharma.

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WEATHER FORECAST August 25

(Temperature in ÂşC)

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Agartala Overcast, a t-storm in spots

32 25

Aizawl

A couple of afternoon showers 28 21

Guwahati A thunderstorm in spots Imphal

A stray a.m. t-storm; cloudy

30 25 28 21

Itanagar An a.m. thunderstorm or two 28 23 Shillong

Cloudy, a shower or t-storm

Kohima

Cloudy, a heavy thunderstorms 23 19

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Dimapur A stray p.m. thunderstorm

31 24

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CAPF asks for immediate help

DIMAPUR: Due to the incessant rainfall for the past few days, the roads within Chessore area have been completely cut off due to landslides and “diverted depth drain.� Taking cognizance of the “pathetic situation,� the Chessore Area Public Forum (CAPF) has called for immediate exigency help from the concerned authority at the earliest.

Stating this in a press release, CAPF president, Kiumukam and secretary, R. Akhum said that the road via Chessore -Tuensang (via Helipong and via Kuthur NREGS roads) and Chessore - Huker roads have been witnessing major landslides cutting off the communication to major hub districts of Tuensang and Zunheboto. CAPF said that the aforementioned roads were the prime roads for the area people in terms of transportation of food commodities and for commuters. However, the recent incessant rainfall completely wrecked the roads which have adversely affected the denizens and they have been facing untold hardship.

Chuba Ozukum delivering his address at the opening Youth Fest 2018.

DIMAPUR: The Dimapur Youth Fest 2018, under the theme ‘Youth Towards a Progressive Society’ began on Friday at DDCS stadium, Dimapur.

The fest has been organized by Ethnic Group of Nagaland (EGoN) in collaboration with M/s MW Enterprise.

A press release from EGoN stated that it was officially inaugurated by special guest, Naga Hoho president, Chuba Ozukum.

Speaking on the occasion, he said that though not everyone would win

first place, but the coming together and participation mattered.

Touching diverse topics in his speech from digital media to corruption in society, he said that it was time that the youth work hard to bring peace. Ozukum opined that with peace, everything else would fall together but to attain this, corruption needed to be eliminated.

On the occasion, he also admonished the youth for spewing negativity on social media, saying that the youth were not appreciative of anything and

DIMAPUR: Department of Education, Easter n Christian College (ECC) Padumpukhuri, Dimapur organized a creativity competition program on August 21, at the college auditorium.

A press release from ECC Education HoD, Sentimongla stated that students from all the three semesters actively participated in the different activities like drama, singing, acts and choreography, competitions. Students from BA first semester section-A were adjudged the winners.

The department congratulated and thanked all the participants, judges, ceremony of the Dimapur students, principal and faculty for their cooperation in making the competition were always ready to criti- a success. cize.

During the program, 17 contestants, competDIMAPUR: The election ing for the crown of Miss to the Fazl Ali College Dimapur 2018 this year, Students’ Union (FACSU) put up a vibrant show. Mokokchung was held on Members of Nagaland Mo- August 24 at the college torcycle Club, led by chief premises.

Sanen Jamir, were also A press release from present on the occasion.

FAC Mokokchung conveThe inaugural pro- nor media cell, Dr. Imtigram was chaired by EGoN wati Jamir stated that the general secretary Watila executive council for the Rashmi, and invocation session 2018 – 19 will be prayer was delivered by led by Aochuba P Jamir as pastor Yanger Aier of John general secretary, Taliwati Mission Ministry, Dima- Lemtor as assistant general pur. The fest will culminate secretary and seven other secretaries. on August 25.

FACSU election

Aadhaar based biometric attendance system was formally launched in the office of the Chief Electoral Officer Nagaland by additional chief electoral officer Nagaland, N. Moa Aier on August 24. Moa advised the staff to be punctual and regular in their assigned duties.

Phek Town Local Taxi Union donated 70 waste-bins for the entire area of Phek town with the aim to make the town cleaner.

(Inset) Brigadier D S Rawat. KVS students presenting a welcome song at the Social Science Exhibition-&-National Integration Camp on August 24. (NP)

DIMAPUR, AUG 24, (NPN): A cluster level Social Science Exhibition&-National Integration Camp was held at Kendriya Vidyalaya School (KVS), Dimapur on Friday. A total of 235 students and 21 contingent teachers from seven Kendriya Vidyalaya Schools K Y M C

Phek DPDB meeting held

Minister of Planning and Coordination, Neiba Kronu speaking at the Phek DPDB meeting on August 24.

Dimapur: The Phek District Planning & Development board (DPDB) meeting was held on August 24 at its conference hall.

A DIPR report stated that the legislators from Phek district also attended the meeting and urged members to be at their stations and also abide by the rule of law, which, they said, was a must for the people in particular and the district in general.

The landslides that hit many places this year was

brought up at the meeting and the concerned departments were requested to help out, especially with vehicular movement. Members were exhorted to remain corruption free and they were told that good teachers needed to be awarded so that they would be even more dedicated in their profession. “They spoke on the importance of road and power which is the life line of the people� the DIPR report stated.

The house agreed to

construct a resting shed at Avakhung and decided to recommend this proposal for approval.

The meeting also recommended a security fencing and a toilet for GHSS, Meluri; establishment of a college at Chozuba town and weekly helicopter service from Dimapur to Meluri.

The house also approved LADP for the 2018- 19 schemes. Art & Culture and Youth Resource & Sports, Phek presented a report of its activities.

ABAM farmers’ school training

DIMAPUR: Ao Baptist Church Association (ABAM) will be conducting its 6th Canaan Farmers’ School training in Tuli from September 4 – 8. Simultaneously, ABAM Canaan Farmers’ School Training Centre will also be inaugurated.

In a press release, ABAM executive

secretary, Rev. Dr. Mar Atsongchanger stated that participants were expected from Ao Churches, Churches under NBCC and other participants from Nagaland Development Outreach. Trainers from International Canaan Centre Philippines and South Korea are also expected.

Naga Club centenary meeting

Social science exhibition & integration camp at KVS

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ECC organises creativity competition

from Nagaland, Manipur and some parts of Assam participated in the camp.

In his address, chairman, VMC, Kendriya Vidyalaya, Brigadier D S Rawat, who graced the inaugural program as the chief guest, emphasized on the need for students to learn more and adapt to the diverse cultures of India. Dwelling on diver-

sity, he quoted the late Atal Behari Vajpayee who said that the strength of India lay in its diversity. He also urged students to love and appreciate the diversity of our vast country.

Earlier in the program, principal of Kendriya Vidyalaya, Umesh Chandra said the social science exhibition and national integration

camp was part and parcel of the KVS education system since its inception. He said the two-day program held in different regions across the country was aimed at introducing students to the vivid culture and traditions of the country from Kashmir to Kanyakumari and Gujarat to Nagaland. Each region of KVS gets a state and country as topic as to prepare their projects and presentation on, and the camp is a great opportunity for the students to learn team work, leadership skills, community participation and patriotism, Umesh Chandra added.

Day one of the program was marked by various competitions for students from classes VI to XII. The competitions held on the first day were: solo song, group dance, solo classical dance, group song, debate in English and Hindi, Hindi poem recitation, English elocution, Sanskrit shloka recitation, including a creative writing competition, on the spot painting and project exhibitions.

The camp will culminate on August 25 with theatre, quiz and spellingbee competition.

DIMAPUR: The first meeting of the Organising Committee, Centenary Celebration, Naga Club was held on August 24, at MC Hall, Red Cross Building, Kohima.

A press release from Naga Club Centenary Celebration Organising Committee convenor Medoselhou KeretsĂź and secretary Joshua Newmai stated that the meeting chaired by the convenor, deliberated many agendas. The roadmap for preparation of the centenary celebration scheduled for Saturday November 24, was also laid. In order to “conveniently press forward the herculean tasks,â€? sub-committees, besides the existing Research and Planning Committee, were constituted with the possibility of more such subcommittees being added as may be required.

The next meeting is scheduled to be held on August 27 at the same venue.

NSUB informs on registration

DIMAPUR: Naga Students’ Union Bangalore (NSUB) has informed all Naga students or working professionals that registration for the session 20182019 is open. All the Nagas in Bangalore have been requested to register themselves with their respective tribes (unions). NSUB has appealed to the parents to encourage their children studying or working to registered with their respective student unions. It also stated that the registration to the NSUB would endow its registered members the right to participate in any activity and event organized by the NSUB, and also the responsibility to help its members during times of difficulties and emergencies.

For more information one may mail nsubangalore@gmail.com or contact 8259017557.

Assam Rifles Wives Welfare Association (ARWWA) of Zunheboto battalion of Assam Rifles is conducting a two weeks free training on cooking and baking for six unemployed youth, from August 21 to September 1, sponsored by Green Club Zunheboto. The opening ceremony was held on August 21 in the presence of ARWWA Zunheboto battalion president, Debendra.

St. Gabriel High School (SGHS), Chumukedima successfully conducted its science exhibition model for Classes 8 to 10 on August 23 at the school premises.

KVK Mon conducts training DIMAPUR: Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) Mon, conducted an intensive three day training program on “Climate Change and Disaster Management� for extension functionaries/inservice personnel and civil societies from August 22 to 24, at KVK conference hall, Aboi and Angphang village, respectively.

A presss release from assistant chief technical officer (GPB) KVK Mon, Aboi, Dr. M. S. Sachan stated that during the three day program resource person, assistant chief technical officer (Genetics & Plant Breeding), Dr. Manoj Singh Sachan, and ACTO (Animal Science), Dr. Paihem Michui, explained various aspects of climate change with special reference to modern agricultural and livestock practices such as resource conservation technologies, climate resilient crop variet-

Clarification

Apropos the news item “Governor interacts with Naga students of NITTE� published August 24, NITTE Mass Comm. & Journalism student, Imlisenla Imchen has clarified that the tuition fees are exempted for the full courses, which does not include the hostel fees as stated in the press release by PRO to Governor.

ies, disaster management, a forestation, multiple & integrated farming system, poultry production and disease management in livestock.

Altogether, 37 persons were benefitted. The program was chaired by ACTO (Animal Science), while a vote of thanks was pronounced by ACTO (GPB).

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NIA arrest Manipur MLA in missing arms case

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IMPHAL, Aug 24: Congress MLA from Manipur Yamthong Haokip, one of the 11 accused in the missing arms case was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday.

He was produced before a special NIA court in Imphal and remanded to judicial custody for 15 days.

NIA has been probing the case pertaining to theft of 56 pistols and 58 magazines from the Director General (Police) pool armoury located within the premises of 2nd Manipur Rifles Battalion, Imphal.

These weapons went missing between 2016 and early 2017.

“Yamthong Haokip was arrested today (August 24, 2018) for his involvement in procuring police pistols illegally and distributing

them to different terrorist groups to wage war against the State,” the NIA said in the statement.

Earlier, the sitting legislator was arrested by a NIA team from New Delhi where he had gone for further medical treatment. Considering his medical condition, the court ordered Haokip to be admitted in the security ward of JNIMS hospital after complying necessary procedures.

In his prayer for granting judicial custody, the IO of the case accused Yamthong Haokip, the MLA of Saikul A/C of Kangpokpi district received several consignments of 9mm auto pistols missing from the 2nd MR garrison armoury.

He further accused the MLA of delivering some of the weapons to Ngamthang Haokip, another MLA from Saitu A/C of Churachandpur and David Hangsh-

Arunachal CCI clears projects worth over Rs 700 crore Itanagar, Aug 24 (PTI): The Ar unachal Pradesh Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure (CCI), under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Pema Khandu, has cleared projects worth more than Rs 700 crore, an official statement said.

In a discussion on infrastructural needs across the state yesterday, the CCI approved among others the proposal of constructing a ‘Directorate Complex, Itanagar’ to house all directorates under one campus to increase efficiency, ensure security of government employees and reduce unwarranted

expenditure.

It also decided to allocate fund for creation of basic infrastructure for the newly created districts in the next budget.

The committee has decided to restrict the contingency charges of project cost from the existing 3 per cent to maximum 1.5 per cent.

The CCI also decided that to have a uniform system for revision of project costs, all departments would submit such proposals to the planning department which would get it vetted by a committee of chief engineers constituted by the government.

3 killed in Imphal road mishap

Correspondent

IMPHAL, Aug 24: Three youth died on the spot and another sustained serious injuries after their Santro car rammed into a stationary truck on Tidim road near Imphal Airport on Thursday night.

The accident took place at Changangei near Imphal Airport along Tidim Road (Imphal-Churachandpur road) last night, around 10.30 pm.

Seriously injured Laishram Santosh Singh (27) from Bishnupur town, who was driving the car, was stated to be in critical condition.

The deceased have been identified as Thokchom Premjit (29) and Kangabam Bony Singh (23) both from Changangei Uchekon and Sagolshem Rakesh Singh (30) of Mayang Imphal.

Meghalaya lifts ban on import of fish Shillong, Aug 24 (PTI): Fish traders Friday resumed full-scale business across Meghalaya, a day after a 30-day ban on fish import was lifted by the state government.

The food safety authorities had enforced a ban on sale, storage and distribution of fish from Assam, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal following detection of formalin in imported samples. Formalin, a toxic solution of formaldehyde, is chiefly used to preserve biological specimens.

The prohibition was initially imposed for 15 days on July 23, but was later extended till August 22 in view of the “fear psychosis” among the consumers, Food Safety Deputy Commissioner S N Sangma told PTI. “The government has decided not to extend the ban any longer but would keep a close eye on the quality of products being sold to the consumers,” Sangma said. Of the 92 samples tested at a Assam-based laboratory before July 23, 12 tested positive for formalin, Food Safety Commissioner P W Ingty said. “The government will take a stricter call on the matter in case of fresh detection of unsafe chemicals in fish in the days to come,” he said.

ing, self styled chairman of Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA).

“Custodian interrogation of the accused Yamthong Haokip is not required at the moment. However, NIA prays for reserving their rights to have police custody as and when required in terms of law,” the NIA counsel submitted in the court.

The counsel of the MLA while praying for bail, submitted that the accused was a sitting MLA and the accused suffered recent heart ailment and as he had voluntarily made available before the IO of the case, no question of absconding arise.

After hearing the submissions of both the counsels, the Special Judge (NIA) Manipur ordered a remand of 15 days judicial custody to the accused MLA while rejecting the bail prayer.

Two rapes in Assam; 4 arrested Goalpara/Morigaon (Assam), Aug 24 (PTI): A 19-year old woman was allegedly gangraped in Assam’s Goalpara district and a minor girl was raped by a 60-year old in the state’s Morigaon district on Thursday and four persons have been arrested in connection with the two cases, police said Friday.

The woman was allegedly gangraped by her friend and three others on Thursday night in an agriculture field at Tukura Part-III village in Goalpara district, according to its superintendent of police Amitabh Sinha.

During investigation it was found that the woman had come to Tukura with her friend, who hails from Barpeta district and were then taken by another person to his maternal uncle’s house in the village for Eid celebrations.

In the night the two men along with two others of the same village allegedly raped the woman, the SP said. In the other incident a 10-year-old was allegedly raped by a 60-year-old man in a remote Charbori Nigam village in Morigaon district, the police said.

Local people lodged a complaint with the police, who arrested the man.

IN THE COURT OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER

DIMAPUR DISTRICT, HEADQUARTER CHUMUKEDIMA CAMP DIMAPUR : NAGALAND

NOTICE

Dt.Dimapur the 24th Aug'18

NO.M-360/18/4011-12 Notice is hereby given that Shri/Smti S. Emmanuel Ezung -Vrs- T. Merio Ezung resident of Dimapur Town/Village in the District of Dimapur, Nagaland under Rule 50 & 51 of Assam Land Revenue Regulation 1886 have applied for Mutation of land described in the schedule below :The undresigned under Rule 52 of the said Rules do hereby invites claims/objections concerning to the said land, if any & should be submitted to this Court in writing on or before 24-09-18.

SCHEDULE OF LAND AND BOUNDARY Name of Patta Holder : S. Emmanuel Ezung, Village/Block No. : Puranabazar Patta No. : 1271 Dag No. : 138/1850, Area : 00-01-1/2 North : Orenthung E. Ezung South : Sangtam / Approach Road East : Approach Road West : Drainage Deputy Commissioner Dimapur : Nagaland DP-6336(B)

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE

TUENSANG :: NAGALAND NO.DEF/TSG/RO-27/2018-19/2071 Dated Tuensang the 24th August’ 2018 To, Name : NCE T. Among Yimchunger S/O : Lt. Tomusu Yimchunger Village : Pokphur P.O./P.S. : Kiphire Dist. : Tuensang State : Nagaland.

SHOW CAUSE NOTICE

Whereas, 3 (three) calling notice have been issued consecutively vide order No. (1) NO.DEF/TSG/RO-27/2018-19/898 dated 01-06-2018 (2) NO.DEF/TSG/RO-27/2018-19/1112 dated 19-06-2018 (3) NO.DEF/TSG/RO-27/2018-19/1891 dated 13-08-2018, however you have failed to respond to them.

Therefore, the undersigned propose to impose penalty of dismissal/termination/removal from service against you.

Whereas, you are given an opportunity of making a representation to show cause as to why the proposed penalty should not be imposed against you. Such representation If any, should be submitted in writing to the undersigned within 30 (thirty) days from the date of receipt of this ‘Show Cause Notice’ failing which ex-parte decision will be taken and you will be declared a ‘Deserter’ and ‘Dismissed’ from service without any further notice.

Sd/- Superintendent of Police, Tuensang, Nagaland.

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northeast BSU alleges taxation in Balijan Correspondent

DIPHU, AUG 24: Bamboo Supplier Union (BSU) has alleged that it was totally against the collection of unauthorized tax by an individual at Balijan along Nagaland-Karbi Anglong border.

The organization claimed that the gate at Balijan was managed by Adijab Singh son of Ramlosa Singh, where they (bamboo suppliers) have to pay Rs. 100 to Rs 500 to pass through the gate.

The union claimed that this practice has been going on for the last five to six years. “We already have KAAC entry tax gate, forest check gate, and border outpost, then why should we pay an extra amount to Singh”, BSU said. BSU also claimed that after Karbi Students’ Association (KSA) Balijan branch had busted illegal collection of taxes at the gates, taxation has been decreased, but Singh continues to collect tax illegally.

Nagaland Post, Dimapur SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 2018

NPP youth team attend meet in M’laya

D I M A P U R , AU G 2 4 (NPN): A team of National People’s Party (NPP), Nagaland State Youth attended a meeting with other youth members from Meghalaya and Arunachal in Tura, Meghalaya on August 18.

During the meeting North East Coordination Committee (NECC) under National People’s Youth Front (NPYF) was formed.

According to State youth working president, Tovi Achumi, the key topic of the meeting and formation was for unification, better

BJP slam Vajpayee’s niece, says she is politicising his death Correspondent

Shillong, Aug 24: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday hit out at Karuna Shukla, the niece of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, accusing her that she was politicizing his death.

The BJP accusing Shukla for politicizing his death came a day after Shukla had accused the ruling BJP for politicising the former prime minister’s death for electoral gains in 2019 polls by carrying the ashes across India.

“She (Shukla) is with the Congress and had also contested elections on a Congress ticket. She is trying to politicize it (Vajpayee’s death). It is unfortunate that someone is trying to politicize it. We believe this entire is far beyond and above politics,” BJP Spokesperson, Nalin Kohli told journalists here in Meghalaya.

“But we don’t see it as a political exercise. Some people have also pointed out why BJP is taking Atal’s ashes across the country.

This is not the first time this has happened its happened with several Prime Minister

before Atal , Nehru’s ashes, Indira Gandhi’s ashes also went to several states,” Kohli said.

“I think that opportunity to people to offer their homage is not a new opportunity or a political opportunity but it is a mark of respect,” he said.

Meanwhile, several leaders across party lines and religious leaders of various faith offered floral tribute to the urns containing the ashes of former Prime Minister at BJP headquarters here in Meghalaya.

Kohli said the idea of taking Vajpayee’s ashes to different states across the country was an opportunity for those who loved him and have affection for him wish to pay their respects now that he is no longer with us it was opportunity for that.

“Vajpayee was the longest serving non-Congress Prime Minister. He was a person who was loved across all party lines. He steered India through a very important period of India where there was expansion of infrastructure of India assuming the world of a self reliance of being super power in the making,” Kohli said.

coordination and representation between the State Youth bodies of NPFY under North East states in general - with other national level bodies.

State team youth was represented by Tovi Achumi (State Youth working President), Jaser Meru (State Youth General Secretary), Imli Meren (State youth Secretary) and Yangori Sangtham (State youth Secretary).

The State youth team also joined top party leaders from the state led by its president, Ato Yepthomi.

Correspondent

Diphu, Aug 24: Karbi Employees’ Association (KEA), central committee of West Karbi Anglong, Hamren has appealed to the District Registrar of Citizen Registration to prepare all the voter lists and National Register of Citizen’s final draft list in English language.

The association in their appeal said that the voter list is prepared under the provision of Representation

NOTICE

Dt.Dimapur the 24th Aug'18

NO.M-359/18/4009-10 Notice is hereby given that Shri/Smti S. Emmanuel Ezung -Vrs- E. Orenthung Ezung resident of Dimapur Town/ Village in the District of Dimapur, Nagaland under Rule 50 & 51 of Assam Land Revenue Regulation 1886 have applied for Mutation of land described in the schedule below :The undresigned under Rule 52 of the said Rules do hereby invites claims/objections concerning to the said land, if any & should be submitted to this Court in writing on or before 24-09-18.

SCHEDULE OF LAND AND BOUNDARY Name of Patta Holder : S. Emmanuel Ezung, Village/Block No. : Puranabazar Patta No. : 1271 Dag No. : 136/1850, Area : 01-02-05 North : South : T. Merio Ezung East : Approach Road West : Drainage Deputy Commissioner Dimapur : Nagaland DP-6336(A)

All Village Council Chairmen under Dimapur District are hereby invited to the First Co-ordination Meeting of VCC to deliberate important issues relating to Village Administration and Co-ordination among the villages.

All VCCs are therefore requested to attend the meeting without fail.

Date - 29.08.2018 Time - 1 P.M Venue - Chumukedima Town Council Hall Organiser - Chumukedima Area Village Council Association Toiho Yeptho

of the People Act, 1951 and NRC under the provision of Citizenship Act and Rules.

“These are recognized as an authentic document as a citizen of India, but it was published in Assamese with lots of spelling mistake and error”, KEA said.

KEA general secretary, Borsing Teron said that in view of overwhelming educational evolution of the people living in Schedule area, “English is preferable script to write correct spelling instead of Assamese”.

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VCC MEETING

Gen. Secretary, CAVCA

Dear Roro, If you can hear me right now, little one, i want you to know that i love you so much and i will never stop loving you. This is the day you make me happy but Circumstances do us apart for temporary, however my love for you shall never end. As you step into a new age may success and longlife be your partner always.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

DIMAPUR DISTRICT, HEADQUARTER CHUMUKEDIMA CAMP DIMAPUR : NAGALAND

DIMAPUR DISTRICT

Chairman, CAVCA

Dear, Avonuo Sophi, As you grow another year older, May God bestows immense blessings to embark on your next journey of life. May He protect you; grant you heavenly wisdom and robust health throughout your life. Happy Birthday to you!

Your anticipator, A. ML

From your dad.

KEA wants NRC final draft in English

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER WOKHA NAGALAND Dated, Wokha the 20th Aug 2018 NOTICE No. Judl-47/2018-19/ / Whereas Smti. Y. Kilumvu Ezung, wife of Late Shri Yilano Ezung, a permanent resident of Longsa Village has applied for issue of Succession Certificate to enable her to closed/operate NSCB AC No. 100610006000809 and SBI AC No. 11766585328 in favour of her deceased husband Late Shri Yilano Ezung who expired on 09/08/2018.

Now, therefore, public and relatives are hereby asked to file claims/ objections if any, within 30 (thirty) days from the date of issue of this notice. No claims/objections will be entertained after the cut off date and succession certificate shall be issued.

(K. Mhathung Tsanglao) Addl. Deputy Commissioner WC-149 Wokha, Nagaland

Razouvotuo Chatsu

Hi AlLy, Many happy returns of the day, wishing you a very best life and successful life ahead, praying that all your dreams come true, may the joy, happiness & love be filled your life, & may God bless you with long life,, once again happy birthday.

With prayer AmU iLo.

National People’s Youth Front Nagaland State representatives with State youth officials from Meghalaya and Arunachal in Tura, Meghalaya.

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Teron also said that people of Karbi Anglong have been facing lots of difficulties in detecting their names as the youth in the district neither read nor write Assamese language.

“There were innumerable mistakes of name, parent’s name, and address in voter list as well in NRC final draft list published in Assamese, and in several instances name of person and surname has been erroneously entered”, Teron said.

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Mamata welcomes SC’s verdict on Panchayat poll

Ko l k ata , Au g 2 4 (PTI): As the Supreme Court rejected pleas by opposition parties for cancellation of panchayat polls in over 20,000 uncontested seats in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said today the verdict has quashed a “false propaganda” aimed at defaming the state government even as the BJP said voters will have the last word against “violent” means of the ruling party.

While the ruling party, Trinamool Congress, demanded that the opposition parties should apologise to the people of the state for making baseless allegations, the CPI (M) said the apex court verdict “has not justified or nullified the violence” that took place during the elections.

The CPI(M) and the BJP had alleged that West Bengal did not witness a free and fair election as their candidates were stopped from filing nomination papers.

The TMC had, however, rejected the charge while contending that not a single candidate approached any court with the grievance that he or she was stopped from filing nomination papers.

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phases for 48,650 posts in Gram Panchayats, 825 posts in Zilla Parishads and 9,217 posts in Panchayat Samitis and the TMC won about 34 per cent seats uncontested in May. In an order passed today, the Supreme Court turned down the pleas of the CPI(M) and the BJP seeking cancellation of elections at uncontested seats.

It, however, took note of allegations and said the aggrieved candidate may file election petitions to challenge panchayat polls in courts concerned.

The court held that the 30-day limitation period for filing election petitions, which has expired, would now commence from the date of notification of panchayat poll results.

Earlier, the court had directed the West Bengal State Election Commission not to declare and notify the results in the wake of allegations of large-scale violence and alleged obstruction of filing nomination papers.

Hailing the supreme court verdict as a “victory of democracy and of the people”, Chief Minister Banerjee slammed the BJP, the Congress and the CPI(M) for “defaming” the state through false propaganda and alleged it was a planned move by the three political parties to gain political advantage.

Speaking to reporters at the state secretariat here, she said the three parties had deliberately resorted to a false propaganda.

“I think it is a victory of democracy and victory of the people. I want to dedicate it to the people of the country”, she said.

The BJP said it accepted the verdict and would fight the TMC democratically.

“We accept the verdict of the Supreme Court. We’ll fight against TMC democratically in the next Lok Sabha elections. The people of the state will have the last word,” state BJP president Dilip Ghosh said.

B. Thong takes charge as CS in bureaucratic rejig (From p-1) N Hushili Sema, IAS, commissioner & secretary, vety & AH and women resource department is relieved of the charge of vety & AH and would hold additional charge of commissioner & secretary, F&CS on retirement of Nikhashe Sema, NCS, commissioner & secretary, I&CS w.e.f.

August 31, 2018.

Motsuthung Lotha, NCS, commissioner & secretary, parliamentary affairs would hold additional charge of Municipal Affairs Department.Alan Gonmei, IAS, secretary horticulture is transferred and posted as secretary, vety & AH department.

Senti Ao, IAS, secretary, DUDA is transferred and posted as secretary, fisheries department.

T Mhabemo Yanthan, NCS, secretary, tourism & team leader BHM is relieved of the charge of team leader NBHM. Neposo Theluo, NCS, secretary RD department would hold charge of rural development department till further orders. Kevilenuo Angami, OSD planning & coordination and evaluation would hold additional charge of OSD, school education department and relieved of the charge of director evaluation.

K Libanthung Lotha, NCS, additional secretary, co-operation would hold additional charge of team leader Nagaland Bamboo Mission. Henkhahao Singson, NCS, additional secretary, EF&CC is transferred and posted as additional secretary, planning & coordination department with the charge of director evaluation department.

Obangla Jamir, NCS, additional secretary, social welfare department is transferred and posted as additional secretary, home department.

Imtirenla Jamir, NCS, director, YR&S is transferred and posted as joint secretary W&H department. Akumla Chuba, NCS, joint secretary, F&SC is transferred and posted as director, YR&S. E l i z a b e t h N g u l ly, NCS, joint secretary, tourism (designate) is transferred and posted as joint secretary, urban development department. Kuko

Mero, joint secretary, CM secretariat is transferred and posted as joint secretary, geology & mining department.

M Yashei Konyak, NSS, joint secretary, horticulture is transferred and posted as joint secretary, social welfare department.

T Yanpvuthung Kikon, NCS, joint secretary municipal affairs department is transferred and posted as joint secretary, tourism department.

Gregory Thejawelie, NCS, joint secretary, school education is transferred and posted as joint secretary, social welfare department.

Arenla Jamir, NCS, joint secretary, home is transferred and posted as joint secretary, land resources department.

Nusieta Rhakho, NSS, deputy secretary, home on promotion is transferred and posted as joint secretary, home department.

S Neiseu Tsikhanuo, NSS, deputy secretary, S&WC on promotion is transferred and posted as joint secretary, geology & mining department.

Chisi Thou, NSS, deputy secretary, transport on promotion is transferred and posted as joint secretary, women resource department.

Imtinokchala Amer, NSS, deputy secretary, finance on promotion is transferred and posted as joint secretary, eco & statistics.

T Imtiwapand Aier, NCS, deputy secretary, Agri shall hold charge of team leader, NBHM. Rabeni Kikon, deputy secretary, eco & statistics is transferred and posted as deputy secretary, vety. & AH. Samson Sekhose, NSS, deputy secretary, transport shall hold charge of transport officer. Moayangla Longkumer, NSS, deputy secretary, W&H is transferred and posted as deputy secretary NRE. Ts o b a h u R h a k h o, NSS, under secretary, horticulture department on promotion is transferred and posted as deputy secretary soil & WC department.

Shilomenla Longchari, NSS, under secretary, social welfare department on promotion is transferred and posted as deputy secretary

F&CS department.

Senti Ao, NSS, under secretary, H&FW is transferred and posted as under secretary, excise department. Imokokla, NCS, under secretary, school education is transferred and posted as under secretary, lab & emp.

P Jacob Patton, NSS, under secretary, F&CS is transferred and posted as under secretary, W&H department (housing).

YP Along, NSS, section officer, finance on promotion is transferred and posted under secretary, H&FW department. Besuyi Khokhru, NSS, section officer, G&M on promotion is transferred and posted as under secretary, IT&C department.

E r e b e L u n g a l a n g, NSS, under secretar y, H&TE is transferred and posted as under secretary, evaluation department. lkiebam Lungalang, NSS, section officer, home (political) on promotion is transferred and posted as under secretary, SCERT department.

Peter Chawang, NSS, section officer, home department on promotion is transferred and posted as under secretary, I&PR department.

Imliakum, NSS, under secretary, water resource department is transferred and posted as under secretary, power department.

N Renchamo Kikon, NSS, section officer, W&H (housing) on promotion is transferred and posted as under secretary, sericulture department.

Neikeduolie, NSS, under secretary, home (police) is transferred and posted as under secretary, finance (expenditure).

Chubasangla Longkumer, NSS, under secretary, YR&S (designate) is transferred and posted as under secretary, home (police) department.

P. James Swu, NCS, under secretary, NRE is transferred and posted as under secretary, school education.

Asalie Lese, NCS, under secretary, land revenue is transferred and posted as under secretary, agri.

Lanurenla Longehar, NSS, under secretary, P&AR is transferred and posted as under secretary, YR&S.

12 sexual harassment cases under probe: AI informs WCD

Pradeep Singh Kharola (file)

New Delhi, Aug 24 (PTI): There are 12 cases of alleged sexual harassment before its various internal complaints committees, Air India (AI) has informed the Women and Child Development Ministry.

Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi reviewed the progress of cases of alleged sexual harassment in Air India and Air India Express in New Delhi yesterday. She met Air India CMD Pradeep Singh Kharola and officials of Ministry of Civil Aviation. Air India has informed the Women and Child Development Ministry that there are 12 ongoing sexual harassment cases before its internal complaints committees, a WCD official said. In the meeting, it was also pointed out that there were a number of cases forwarded by WCD Min-

istry pertaining to private airlines to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, the ministry said in a statement.

It was reported last week that Maneka Gandhi had summoned Kharola to seek explantation behind the delay in completing probe in a sexual harassment case based on complaint of an air hostess of the national carrier against its senior executive. The victim had also met Gandhi, following which the ministry had sought a report from Air India in the case by June.

However, WCD officials said the report would be “completed shortly” and refused to divulge details of the inquiry due to its “confidential matter”.

After reviewing the cases and the progress of work done by the Internal Complaints Committees (ICC) yesterday, Maneka Gandhi said that along with the cases of sexual harassment, some women employees tend to file complaints of administrative nature in the garb of sexual harassment.

“It is important for the ICC to very quickly dispose of these cases. This will enable the woman, if she has a genuine grievance, to explore proper administration/legal mechanisms for redressal. It will also enable the ICCs to focus on the actual cases,” she said.

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ED chargesheet against Lalu, family New Delhi/Patna, Aug 24 (AGENCIES): Enforcement Directorate has filed a chargesheet against former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad, his wife Rabri Devi, son Tejashwi and other accused persons in connection with the IRCTC hotels’ maintenance contract money-laundering case.

Among those arraigned are also Prasad’s close aide and parliamentarian P. C. Gupta, his wife Sarla Gupta, Lara Projects LLP, and 10 others.

The agency has alleged misuse of official position

by Prasad and IRCTC officials in granting sub-lease of the rights of two railway hotels at Puri and Ranchi to Sujata Hotels, owned by the Kochhars. It was allegedly in lieu of 358 decimal of prime land in Patna transferred to one Delight Marketing Company in February 2005.

Delight Marketing was owned by Gupta’s family.

The land was transferred at a consideration much less than the then prevailing circle rates. “The company possessing that valuable chunk of land gradually got transferred to Rabri Devi and her son Tejashwi by way of share purchase at nominal prices,” the ED alleged.

The funds used to acquire the land had a “dubious” origin and had been laundered through IST

(R-L) Lalu Prasad Yadav, wife Rabri Devi, son Tejashwi. (file)

group of companies be- Finance Company Limited, longing to Gupta, by using belonging to PNR group of a non-banking financial companies. company named Abhishek

Jharkhand HC dismisses Lalu’s bail plea

Jharkhand High Court on Friday rejected the plea for the extension of the provisional bail to ailing Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad and asked him to surrender by August 30.

Prasad’s lawyer pleaded for three months extension of his bail on medical ground but the court turned it down.

Convicted and jailed in fodder scam cases, Prasad is now undergoing treatment at a super-speciality hospital in Mumbai.

A Bench of Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh observed that Prasad’s health condition was not lifethreatening. “The treatment for post-fistula surgery could be availed at

the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS),” the Bench said.

Prasad, recently, had an operation for fistula at Mumbai’s Asian Heart Institute and had got an infection.

His advocate Prabhat Kumar informed the court that “doctors have advised him three more surgeries for prostate, removal of stone from kidney and cataract.”

“The court asked Prasad to get the present treatment at RIMS in Ranchi and he can make a fresh application for provisional bail for the three surgeries, when the time comes”, Kumar told journalists in Ranchi.

ED questions Chidambaram in Aircel-Maxis PMLA case New Delhi, Aug 24 (PTI): The ED again questioned former finance minister P Chidambaram for about six hours today in the Aircel-Maxis money laundering case, officials said.

Sources said Chidambaram’s statement was recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after he appeared before the investigating officer (IO) of the case at the Enforcement Directorate’s office here.

The questioning went on for about six hours, they said. While the CBI has

P Chidambaram (file)

filed a charge sheet in this case involving the politician in July, the ED is expected to file its own prosecution

complaint within the next fortnight. It is understood that the agency wanted to put a fresh set of questions to him regarding the deal and hence had asked him to appear.

The agency had earlier recorded statements of officials who were in FIPB when this deal took place, and it is understood that Chidambaram would have been confronted with these versions. Some specific queries on the circumstances and procedures adopted by the now-defunct Foreign Investment Promotion

Board (FIPB), while giving approval to the Aircel-Maxis deal during his tenure, were put to him earlier. His son Karti has also been questioned by the ED in this case twice. Chidambaram, after a similar questioning by the ED in this case in June, had said that what he told the agency was already recorded in government documents.

He also said that there is no FIR, yet a probe had been initiated. “More than half the time taken up by typing the answers without errors, reading the statement and

signing it!,” he had said in his tweet.

The Aircel-Maxis cases pertains to grant of Foreign Investment Promotion Board clearance to firm M/S Global Communication Holding Services Ltd in 2006 for investment in Aircel. The Supreme Court had on March 12 directed investigating agencies -- the CBI and the ED -- to complete their probe into the 2G spectrum allocation cases, including the Aircel Maxis alleged money laundering case, in six months.

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Nagaland Post Vol. XXVIII NO. 259 Dimapur, SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 2018

One nation, one election

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fter all that had been floated and suggested with regard to holding of simultaneous polls to both the state assemblies and parliament, the chief election commissioner O.P.Rawat had on Thursday made it categorically clear, that there was no such possibility anytime soon. This means that the possibility could only arise if there is a constitutional amendment to the election law in future. Rawat also said a legal framework is needed to be in place for holding simultaneous polls. “The lawmakers will take at least a year to frame a law that can be enforceable. This process takes time. As soon as the Bill to amend the Constitution is ready, we (the Election Commission) will know that things are now moving),” Rawat said.

There has been some speculation in the recent weeks that Assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Mizoram due this year end may be deferred and held simultaneously along with the Lok Sabha elections, scheduled for April-May 2019. While the term of the Mizoram Assembly ends on December 15, the terms of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan assemblies will end on January 5, January 7 and January 20, 2019, respectively. “Koi chance nahi” (no chance at all), Rawat told a select media meet in Aurangabad when asked if it was feasible to hold simultaneous Lok Sabha and state Assembly elections in the near future. This issue of holding simultaneous polls is not a new proposal. It has been talked about in the past but the Modi government has been seriously considering the proposal. Simultaneous elections to the state assemblies and parliament used to be held till the late 60s but after political instabilities, the cycle was broken. According to observers, frequent elections hamper long-term policymaking besides being cumbersome and expensive. Political parties were divided on the issue of holding simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections during consultations with the Law Commission of India. As many as nine parties expressed their reservations while four parties supported the move. Had the Modi government worked on the proposal by 2014 or 2015 then there would have been enough time to set the framework. It would need some changes in the election laws which only parliament can enact. The reason given in the past was that if states were occupied with assembly elections, Zilla Parishad elections, Panchayat elections, or municipal elections almost every year, then there would be no time for focussing on development. It was felt that a system was needed to enforce simultaneous elections in which the legislative process to unseat a government by legislators would have to be put in place by means of a “constructive no-confidence” This means that no opposition party would be able to table a no-confidence motion unless it has the capacity to also simultaneously form a new government. The fundamental instrument of the no-confidence motion would thus be effectively taken away and ensure some forced stability. According to some analysts the “one nation, one election” will only serve the interests of those who want to solidify centralisation of an already overly centralized union.

If implemented such a plan will do a grave disservice to the federal character of India as envisaged by the founders and therefore, a bad idea which should be rejected.

DailyDevotion The Spiritual Search What man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? —Matthew 7:9 The illustration of prayer that our Lord used here is one of a good child who is asking for something good.

We talk about prayer as if God hears us regardless of what our relationship is to Him (see Matthew 5:45).

Never say that it is not God’s will to give you what you ask. Don’t faint and give up, but find out the reason you have not received; increase the intensity of your search and examine the evidence. Is your relationship right with your spouse, your children, and your fellow students? Are you a “good child” in those relationships?

Do you have to say to the Lord, “I have been irritable and cross, but I still want spiritual blessings”? You cannot receive and will have to do without them until you have the attitude of a “good child.”

We mistake defiance for devotion, arguing with God instead of surrendering. We refuse to look at the evidence that clearly indicates where we are wrong.

Have I been asking God to give me money for something I want, while refusing to pay someone what I owe him? Have I been asking God for liberty while I am withholding it from someone who belongs to me? Have I refused to forgive someone, and have I been unkind to that person? Have I been living as God’s child among my relatives and friends? (see Matthew 7:12).

I am a child of God only by being born again, and as His child I am good only as I “walk in the light” (1 John 1:7). For most of us, prayer simply becomes some trivial religious expression, a matter of mystical and emotional fellowship with God. We are all good at producing spiritual fog that blinds our sight. But if we will search out and examine the evidence, we will see very clearly what is wrong— a friendship, an unpaid debt, or an improper attitude. There is no use praying unless we are living as children of God. Then Jesus says, regarding His children, “Everyone who asks receives…” (Matthew 7:8).

Quotes

Never be afraid to laugh at yourself, after all, you could be missing out on the joke of the century.

Dame Edna Everage

Nagaland Post, Dimapur SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 2018

Post-mortem

Dog Lovers - Clean Lessons in ‘tehzeeb’ your Doggie Doo! from Atal Bihari Vajpayee T E ulogies have been written about the “tehzeeb” -- a Urdu word translating into etiquette -- politeness and political culture of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who died on August 16.

Apparently Vajpayee -- during his term as Prime Minister 19992004 -- was not happy with the US pressure on India to join the Iraq war. So he invited the opposition party leaders for breakfast to his house.

After the initial chitchat, the opposition leaders were keen to know why they were invited.

Vajpayee told them about the US pressure on India, to which the leaders said that they will oppose it and the people’s agitation was already on.

Vajpayee replied that he is not hearing the noise of an agitation! The opposition leaders immediately understood the drift of the conversation -- that they had to double their efforts to raise public opinion against US so that Vajpayee could use it to stall the pressure.

Contrast this with the present dispensation where a direct onslaught has been launched on the opposition to create fear. We somehow have lost the tehzeeb in the present political and other discourses.

Former Defence Minister K.C. Pant, a very dear friend of mine, told me of another instance of such tehzeeb.

Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, the second President of India,

wanted another term. He said that Rajendra Prasad got it so should he. Jawaharlal Nehru, the Prime Minister, was not keen on this.

Naturally, Radhakrishnan was unhappy and used to complain about it and threatened to return to his teaching career.

Nehru sent Maulana Abul Kalam Azad to placate Radhakrishnan. Azad was a very cultured person and a doyen of the Independence movement. Azad engaged Radhakrishnan in small talk but Radhakrishnan was angry and knew the purpose of Azad’s visit. So he retorted that he was not interested in a second term and would go back to teaching.

To which Azad asked politely: In which university? Radhakrishnan got the message.

A similar story about the wit and tehzeeb of Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant was told to me by Sunder Lal, a former Member of Parliament of the Congress Party.

Sunder Lal was the youngest MP in 1952 and remained an MP till 1986, the year he died.

I think the incident was in the early 1950s when Uttar Pradesh was facing a tremendous drought, especially in the eastern part from where Raj Narain came. Raj Narain was quite a hooligan and believed in creating a ruckus in the assembly and was among the first to create the shouting brigades that we see today in Assemblies and in Parliament. At that time he was an MLA and Pant was the state’s Chief Minister.

During one of the debates, he

created a ruckus in the Assembly by shouting at the top of his voice and stating that a great famine was taking place in his constituency and farmers are dying, whereas the Chief Minister was unconcerned and was only interested in his chair and hobnobbing with industrialists.

Pant rose to answer Raj Narain and said he had known him for a long time and as a socialist and follower of Jai Prakash Narayan and Ram Manohar Lohia he had great regard for him and his sincerity.

Then he said politely but firmly: “I also know that had the situation been really that grim, Raj Narain being a very committed worker, would not be sitting here in the assembly but tending to his poor farmers.” The assembly erupted in peels of laughter and Raj Narain quietly sat down.

Such wit and tehzeeb, which was also the Vajpayee’s hallmark, is missing in the present parliamentary debates.

I think one of the reasons of why we have lost the art of debate and discourse is that we do not teach children debating skills in school.

I wish the youngsters are taught, cajoled and inspired by great discourse and debate. Unfortunately, in the present schooling systems, where the pressure of passing exams is paramount, such debates and discourse are missing.

(IANS) Anil Rajvanshi, (anilrajvanshi@gmail.com)

he concer ned authorities issue notices from time to time, reminding dog owners to keep their pets on leashes, and at home. This is thought by the ignoramuses, to prevent their dogs from biting people. Of course, dogs do take friendly nips at unsuspecting victims every once in a while, even as the RULE is on, thanks to the good dog lovers who believe in full freedom for their dogs.

One remembers an incident some years back when the KMC started shooting stray dogs and one bitter dog owner complained, in the local dailies, that his dog that got shot was on the street only to clear its bowels. Of course, the Prime Ministers’ ‘Swachh Bharat’ had not been invented then.

A few months back the concerned Government Agency again notified against dogs being let loose. However, our streets and lanes are as dirty as ever. Now, the question is why, and by whom?

The larger filth is created by us, the Ultimate of Creation. However, a smaller but deadlier part (ooh … the odour.. the aroma .. the stench .. the fumes … ugh!) is contributed by dogs; their excreta (doo-doo) to be more specific.

Of course, this is not to be generalised, as I personally know some people who have many dogs but their homes and neighbourhood

are clean. This also holds good for the vast majority of animal lovers who keep their pets under controlled conditions for the benefit of a clean society. But there is this lot, including seemingly educated people who think it is cool to park their dogs (some even on leashes) in the middle of our narrow streets to clear out their bowels. I am not a faecal expert but I guess everybody, except those involved in the trade, would attest to the fact that dog faeces are as filthy as that of humans. Then why should the human race alone use the toilet?

I would not like to dwell on the matter any longer; this subject is a proven appetite killer. Oh Government, please also include man’s best friend in the Swachh Bharat program! The colony councils too have to tone up and ensure your colonies/wards are cleaner without the … you-know-what!

A Personal Note: Dear Dog Lovers (the ones without Civic Sense in their dictionaries), ensure your doggie doos (deliberate attempt at providing the Oxford Dictionary with a new word) it is within the confines of your own homes, away from public sight, or transfer them out of civilisation for our appetite-sake.

Prof. G.T. Thong

Consumption economy & infrastructure: Two sides of same coin

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riven by rising incomes and steady growth, consumption patterns of e-commerce, mobile data, entertainment and consumer goods will see an uptick in India. World-class infrastructure is needed to enable these rising levels of consumption.

Essentially, consumer-driven businesses and infrastructure are two sides of the same coin and have a symbiotic relationship.

As mobile data usage increases and the data-dependent economy gathers momentum, the corresponding infrastructure must keep pace to ensure seamless transition into a more digital world.

Growth in the digital world implies the growth of both wireless and fibre infrastructure to eventually enable a hassle free 5G ecosystem in India.

Better and faster data speed that can allow digital services requires better

connectivity through both a greater number of telecom towers and more fibre infrastructure.

This need for more telecom towers and fibre in India will require significant infrastructure investments from the various players in the telecom ecosystem. Incumbent companies in the tower and fibre space may not always be able to use their capitalconstrained balance sheets to fund the infrastructure expansion. Thus, a funding gap emerges.

This funding gap creates an opportunity for capital-rich investors to tap into a growing and dynamic investment opportunity through innovative financing mechanisms.

There are the three main components of the Indian telecom market where investors can make fortunes: (1) The consumer-facing telecom business, (2) the telecom tower business and (3) fibre business.

And these three different markets offer investment opportunities for a diverse group of investors.

Beyond the financial aspects of tower and fibre expansion, policies such as the “Right of Way” rule that enables expedited infrastructure creation deserve attention. Laying fibre requires telecom operators to deal with a myriad set of rules and charges that can at times be a severe impediment to infrastructure creation.

Greater clarity around such policies for greater consistency and rational pricing which makes economic sense are required to promote investments in fibre and telecom tower expansion, investments so critical for the data consuming customer.

Beyond data speeds, e-commerce in India needs greater connectivity through the integration of backend infrastructure with front-end businesses.

For e-commerce to realise its full potential one cannot view e-commerce as being distinct from data speed, logistics, transportation and data storage.

For e-commerce to reach the next 200 million active users we require greater logistics infrastructure (independent from the e-commerce vendors), more fulfilment centres, efficient and modern warehousing, and more cost-effective transportation. The entire ecosystem needs to be developed and financed effectively.

It may be underscored that creating the entire consumption economy driven ecosystem requires different kinds of balance sheets at play. For instance, investors who undertake technology risk to drive the front-end e-commerce businesses aren’t focused on creating infrastructure at the backend and vice versa.

In general, investors

In defence of the right to freedom of expression

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veryone knows that freedom of expression is a cornerstone in a democracy. Everyone also knows that the world is full of lies. Therefore, it is absolutely necessary to safeguard “freedom of expression” so that the lies of the world can be exposed through the right to freedom of expression.

When we talk about the lies of the world, we must understand how these lies are presented to us through the media. Now, a clear lie is not difficult for anybody to detect and denounce. But when a lie is mixed and interwoven with some truths, it becomes very difficult to separate the lies from the truth. As for the busy general public who have no time to scrutinize public statements, they eventually accept “mixed up lies and truth statements” as facts when it is repeatedly stated over a long period of years. This is particularly true, when such statements are backed by powerful State political machineries like the Armed Forces Special powers Act etc.

In the context of our national struggle, some of our guilty political leaders and their helpers

have become great experts in this voluminous deception game of mixing the truth with lies in order to justify their mistakes.

Here, it is a herculean, as well risky task, to separate these lies from the truths and re-present the facts to the general public.

Such a re-presentation of the true facts requires thousands of hours of research and interviews to finally separate the truth from the camouflaged lies.

However, a most frustrating thing for a researcher is when an Editor of a public media (or Newspaper), denies the researcher, the right to freedom of expression because the Editor does not subscribe to the writer’s point of view even if the article is backed up with facts of dates and names. In such a case, the “Editor,” who should be a champion for freedom of expression, has become a “Blocker” to freedom of expression. In this context, a well informed Editor may totally disagree with an article written by a member of the public. Such an Editor may even be able to present a thoroughly opposite version of the article based on facts. But the editor concerned, still owes the

member of the public, his right to freedom of expression. This is more so because the public columns in any Newspaper always caries a disclaimer stating that whatever is written in the column does not necessarily carry the approval or policy of the Paper concerned.

For quite a long time, our local Newspapers have been accommodating and featuring many controversial articles in their Newspapers. The general public (including me), are very grateful to all the editors for upholding the principle of freedom of expression. But I have written this article because some of our local papers are not featuring articles that they do not agree with. Here, all writers are aware of the fact that an Editor of a paper has an obligation not to publish an article or point of view that could lead to public disorder.

Writers are also aware that every Editor has his own schedule to publish any article according to his own timing and sequence. But no Editor has any right to deny the public, the right to freedom of expression.

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looking to invest in telecom towers or logistics infrastructure are very different from those investing in consumer-facing technology businesses. It is essential to create an environment that allows different balance sheets to invest, operate and exit investments.

A financial ecosystem that provides investors with the right financial instruments, secondary market liquidity and high corporate governance will be vital. For great consumer-facing companies to be created, exceptional infrastructure is required.

For infrastr ucture businesses to be financially sustainable and for investors to be willing to invest for long periods of time, the Indian consumer-driven growth story must deliver results.

Therefore, both consumerdriven businesses and infrastructure must develop in tandem.

For both investors and policymakers, it is essential to keep in mind that the quantity of infrastructure is vital but so is its quality. For example, while high-speed data is crucial to enable a digital economy, it is also critical that there is the consistency of data speed.

Only when quantity and quality with regards to infrastructure converge can the end-consumer get access to high-quality services.

As consumption and incomes grow in India, the coming decades have the potential to unleash significant economic growth.

To truly maximise the economic value of the consumption-driven boom, it is essential that both front-end companies and back-end infrastructure get attention.

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DDFRA on Dr T. Ao Award

The Dimapur District Football Referee Association (DDFRA) expressed utter shock and pain over a recent controversy where a Governor Gold Medalist and State Coach, Mughato Sumi was denied Dr. T. Ao Award.

The Association pointed out that, Mughato Sumi besides receiving Governor Gold Medalist in 2015 has also won best coach award on five occasions, both National and International.

Under his guidance the state football team won Subroto Cup 4 (four) times. The Association is saddened to see “such a deserving” stature of Mughato Sumi who has brought much laurels both to our state and country being denied what is “DUE” to him in our own state which should never be repeated in the days to come.

The Association further urged the government of the day to revive the history of our “forgotten heroes,” who has brought much laurels to the state and nominate them in different categories of awards in the days to come. The Association reminded the likes of Mr. C. Akum Ao who has represented state and India in football. He played in Dhaka, Bangladesh (1983), West Indies Tour (1984) etc, played a total of 7 (seven) matches representing India and scored 3 goals. Besides, there are few more players who deserved to be recognized. The association urged the government to look into the matter in order to encourage and inspire the “younger generation” if at all the government of the day is concern and looking for a positive changes in the field of Sports.

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Kerala toll at 417; people return home

T h i ru va na n thapuram, Aug 24 (IANS): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday put the number of dead in rains and floods at 417 as hundreds began returning home from relief camps, still leaving 8.69 lakh people in 2,787 shelters.

Vijayan told the media that the deaths began since the monsoon rains started on May 29 but 265 of the casualties were reported from August 8 when torrential downpour triggered the worst flooding in the state in nearly a century.

Another 36 people were missing, he said, and urged those battered by the floods to submit on the Kerala government website details of the losses suffered by them.

Some 7,000 houses were destroyed in the fury and around 50,000 had been partially damaged.

Vijayan’s comments came as more and more people began quitting the relief camps, which at one time totalled more than 3,000, to restart lives in their previously waterlogged homes.

As Friday remained sunny, water receded faster in most places that were inundated. The maximum number of people in relief

BSF rescue and medical team assist in relief efforts in flood-affected Kerala on Friday. (PTI)

camps were said to be in Alappuzha, Chengannur, Paravur, Changnacherry, Chalakudy and parts of Pathanamthitta district.

In Kottayam, several camps wound up. At one centre at the CMS College, people were treated to an Onam ‘sadya’ -- the traditional feast served during Kerala’s most important festival.

The main Onam festival falls on Saturday but Kerala will at best see subdued celebrations. The government has cancelled the official festivities and diverted the Rs 39 crore meant for it for relief work.

“We were treated well by the camp managers. We do not know what our fate will be when we return as we have nothing except

the clothes we are in,” said Thankama, a 70-year-old woman as she prepared to leave.

Finance Minister Thomas Issac said that around 5,000 volunteers were reaching the waterlogged areas in and around Kuttandu.

“An army of electricians, plumbers and even snake catchers are going to go around the 13 panchayats in Alappuzha district from August 28. They will clean up all houses and latest by the first week of next month all those in relief camps will be brought home,” he said.

Hectic work was on to get the damaged AlappuzhaChangnacherry road to make it motorable again.

To raise additional

funds for the Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund, Issac announced a special lottery whose tickets would cost Rs 250 each. The government hopes to raise Rs 100 crore from the lottery.

Thiruvananthapuram district Panchayat President V.K. Madhu said that 4,000 people from the capital district would spread over across various flood ravaged places to engage in cleaning exercises starting on Saturday. In Chengannur, many homes was spruced up.

“My daughter’s marriage was fixed for the first week of next month. Now we have to start all over again as we have decided to postpone it,” said a distraught father near Chengannur.

Some voluntary agencies have begun counselling sessions in the relief camps.

On Friday, two government officials were arrested in Wayanad for embezzling relief materials. Another person was similarly caught in Chengannur.

A person engaged in relief work told IANS that in several camps some political parties were diverting the relief materials to areas of their interest.

Congress leader

Ramesh Chennithala demanded that the government should hike the amount of money being given to each camp inmate from Rs 10,000 to 25,000.

UAE aid news came from leaders

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday said that the reported aid of Rs 700 crore from the UAE for the flood victims was intimated to the world by the leaders of the two countries.

The Kerala unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party said earlier that the United Arab Emirates did not announce the $100 million aid for the state and asked Vijayan to reveal his source.

Vijayan told the media that the offer of aid was made by the ruler of the Emirates to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

“Both these r ulers themselves intimated this to the world. The issue now is whether to accept or not.

My view is it should be accepted,” he said.

Elaborating, Vijayan said the news was conveyed to him by Middle East businessman M.A. Yusuf Ali. “I did tell you this earlier too. The Chief Minister also told journalists to read a tweet by Modi on the subject.

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Mumbai, Aug 24 (PTI): Mumbai police have arrested two men for allegedly being part of a railway recruitment racket. The probe in the case had started on the instructions of Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, a senior police officer today said.

The racket may have been operating from multiple locations in the country, said Deputy Commissioner of Police Abhishek Trimukhe. Rufus Dabre (38), a resident of Vasai in neighbouring Thane district, and Manjeetsingh Chilotre (46), resident of suburban Malad in Mumbai were arrested in the case yesterday.

Chilotre was nabbed from Delhi, said an officer of the Mata Ramabai Ambedkar Marg Police Station here where the offence has been registered.

The railway minister had received an e-mail a few days ago which said there was a scam in the recruitment of Grade C and Grade D employees, the police official said. The hiring process is conducted by the the Railway Recruitment Board, he added.

On Goyal’s instructions, his personal secretary Pravin Gedam lodged a complaint with city police on August 20.

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achieve better in life which, according to Jakhalu, was a sign of positive change.

Commissioner and secretary Industries and commerce, Lithrongla G. Chishi urged the Naga people to change the mindset of depending on the government without self-effort.

She advised the students and young people to stay focused and to know one’s own strength and weaknesses.

In the second session, programmes and schemes for Nagaland enterprises were shared by government officials from different departments.

Successful entrepreneurs from the state also shared their success stories and encouraged young and upcoming entrepreneurs.

Guest speakers from outside the state also spoke on the occasion.

The Nagaland Entrepreneurs meet recommended the following: in branding and marketing -- improving skill sets of, and capacity building for, entrepreneurs; value chain of bottling, packaging, pricing and the entire output process of the final product/service and; creating value and push from the government for local brands.

In access to finance, the meet recommended an Entrepreneurship Facilitation Cell (for dept of Industries); association of business, need to maintain common database to identify and track defaulters; Banks also need to introduce fast tracking of micro loans, standardization of documents; ease (and reduce time of) processing contract, financing loans etc; and a start-up policy for Nagaland.

On market linkage, it recommended improved road connectivity; create a better system to motivate a healthy work culture; better internet connectivity; MoUs with underground factions to not tax new entrepreneurs for the first 3 years; and regular electricity including electrification of more rural areas.

The programme was attended by around 300 entrepreneurs from different parts of the state.

Rahul likens RSS to Muslim NSF rally against influx of illegal immigrants Brotherhood; BJP hits back

Sambit Patra said the likes of President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who died last week, have a RSS background and Gandhi’s comparison of the organisation with an Islamist outfit is “unforgivable”. Addressing a news conference in Delhi, Patra demanded immediate apology from the Congress president for likening the choice of Indians in an election with an organisation which, the BJP leader added, is declared a terror outfit in many countries.

NRMSATA Include Dimapur under ILP ambit: NSF indefinite class (From p-1) to CM, Viketol Sakhrie, the chief minister on the who received the memo- issue. light of the randum from a delegaOn behalf of the boycott... above,Inthethefederation urged tion comprising NSF and chief minister and the On recruitment of teachers, the draft document laid down that teachers will be recruited as per the terms and conditions of the State /UTs. In this regard, NRMSATA 2016 has questioned what was the actual terms and conditions of the Nagaland for recruitment.

It also asked why were there different categories of teachers based on the nature of appointment when everyone had gone through the same mode of recruitment i.e. written exam and viva voce.

In the light of the above, NRMSATA 2016 has demanded equal treatment of all teachers under SMSA and asked the government to issue new appointment orders to all the teachers irrespective of erstwhile schemes with the same terms and conditions.

the state government to included Dimapur district within the preview of ILP. It also appealed to the government to intimate the NSF office of necessary measures taken and initiated by the government within one month.

Meanwhile, advisor

its federating units including the All Nagaland College Students’ Union, appreciated the concern and efforts of the student bodies in addressing the problem.

According to CMO media cell, he also conveyed the appreciation of

state government, the advisor assured that the state government was working with all seriousness on the matter.

He said that chief minister would call for a joint consultative meeting with all stakeholders in the near future.

Prabhu asks DGCA for report on grounding of 9 Neo planes

New Delhi, Aug 24 (AGENCIES): Minister for Civil Aviation Suresh Prabhu has sought a detailed report from aviation regulator DGCA on the grounding of A320 Neo planes due to snags in Pratt and Whitney engines.

In the meantime, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has submitted preliminary details on the status of planes grounded and said that nine A320s – seven of IndiGo and two of GoAir -- are on

ground of the total 60 A320 Neos with PW engines with these two airlines.

The regulator has also pointed out that the groundings are due to combustor distress but ruled out safety concerns. “There are no safety concerns as such distress is found during routine scheduled boro scope inspections of these engines,” the DGCA informed the Ministry adding that it is in touch with the manufacturer and no additional measure is required on the issue.

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churches seemed to be the biggest employer of illegal immigrants by engaging them for church construction works, he asked the institution to become alive to the threat.

Doulo further appealed to the Nagas not to let Illegal immigrants destroy their society, which had been zealously built and protected by their ancestors for the last 2000 years Leaders of All Nagaland College Students’ Union and Angami Students’ Union also attended the rally, which was chaired

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based think-tank. Gandhi targeted the RSS for the second straight day during his overseas tour of Germany and the United Kingdom.

Gandhi yesterday said that while his party binds the people of India, the BJP-RSS divides them and spreads hatred, He also alleged that women have no place in the RSS where they are treated as “second-class citizens”. He made these remarks while addressing the Indian diaspora at a function organised by the Indian Overseas Congress in Berlin.

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Doulo pointed out that as Nagas were focused only on government job, it was leading to rapid loss of their control over economic resources, which was passing on to the hands of Illegal Immigrants and non-locals.

He lamented that individuals, contractors and church engage illegal immigrants for construction works to save cost, oblivious to the threat of unprecedented influx of illegal immigrants and the fact that everyone were co-participants in breaking the law by harbouring these immigrants.

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Congress President Rahul Gandhi in a panel at International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), in London on Friday.

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The NSF president Nagaland had more than 1.5 lakh government employees in a 20 lakh population and nearly a lakh of educated youth were unemployed. He urged the educated youth to introspect and work hard, instead of giving the opportunity to outsiders.

On a committee formed by the State government in 2015, Ltu said it submitted its report to the government and it was now up to the government to implement the report. He said the government had formed another joint committee on prevention of illegal immigrants’ entry into Nagaland few days back.

Ltu questioned the government whether the earlier committees was not enough that another committees after committees had to be constituted, also asking whether the previous committee reports were not enough. Stating that enough committees had been formed, he asked the government whether it had the will to secure the future of Nagas. Referring to an incident during a verifica-

government to effectively enforce ILP and take NSF and civil society groups into confidence to make the ILP regime more efficient and effective.

Doulo said the present generation had witnessed what had happened in Tripura and Assam and how demography had changed in Meghalaya and Manipur.

He said the IBIs issue would continue to haunt not just the North-eastern region of India, but even Myanmar.

The NSF leader remarked that as long as Nagas traded with illegal immigrants, encouraged their population growth by giving them Naga land for cultivation, gave them livelihood by hiring them for cheap labour and promoted employment by hiring them to drive cars and construct houses, the menace would only grow.

He warned that illegal immigrants would destroy Nagas one day as long as Naga youth looked only at government jobs and shunned entrepreneurship and farms, as Illegal immigrants would flourish not just from Bangladesh but from China, Pakistan, etc,

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New Delhi, Aug 24 (PTI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi today likened the RSS to the radical Islamist outfit Muslim Brotherhood, drawing a stinging condemnation from the BJP which accused him of acting as a “contract killer” of the idea called India and demanded an apology.

Stepping up his attack on the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) on foreign soil, Gandhi also alleged that the ideological mentor of the BJP is trying to “change” the nature of India and “capture” its institutions.

The Muslim Brotherhood is the oldest political Islamist group in the Arab world. It is banned and declared as a terrorist organisation by the governments of several countries.

“The RSS is trying to change the nature of India.

Other parties haven’t tried to capture India’s institutions.

“The RSS’ idea is similar to the idea of Muslim Brotherhood in the Arab world,” Gandhi said at the International Institute of Strategic Studies, a London-

tion drive whereby 31 ILP defaulters and people without ILP were handed over to South police station on August 8, the NSF president said one person in the rank of a lieutenant with a militant outfit had entered his chamber and asked him to write a letter to release one of his boys locked in South police station by stating that he would make his ILP the next day. Ltu said he had sarcastically replied by acknowledging the lieutenant that the Naga issue was not handled by Nagas alone.

In this regard, Ltu reminded all Naga political groups that Naga political issue, its cause and aspiration were very sacred and close to Nagas’ hearts. He pointed out that as much as the Naga political groups were sacrificing, the students were sacrificing more than that. He asserted that Nagas would not allow illegal Bangladeshi immigrants (IBIs) or people with questionable identities to go around, threatening in the name of Naga political issue, under any circumstances.

In his address, NSF ILP committee member Neichute Doulo urged the State

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growth was not limited to major agricultural occupations. Even nominal wage growth rates for animal husbandry, which were robust earlier, fell from 21.48%34.77% in FY13-15 to 7% FY17-18. Notably, India suffered two consecutive drought years in 2014-15 and 2015-16, which also led to farmers’ distress.

However, the largest chunk of the rural population is made of daily wage earners, not farmers, the report said, adding that an equal focus on both rural wages and farm income is vital to relieve rural distress.

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“NPA ratio too jumped to about 11.6 per cent at the end of 2017-18, from 4.4 per cent as of March, 2014,” he said He also said that about 11 public sector banks which are under prompt corrective action had NPA ratio at 21 per cent at the end of March, 2018 and the projection was that the ratio could go up over 22 per cent by end of the current fiscal.

“Lending to MSMEs are getting squeezed as half of the public sector banks which are under the prompt corrective action are not allowed for aggressive lending though the small, medium enterprises are providing employment,” Mitra said.

He also said that the MSME sector, which provides livelihood, jobs and stability to democratic polity, is “under threat”.

“In August 2016 the government had raised the minimum wage for nonagricultural labourers by 42%. As a result, when demonetisation hit the cashbased rural economy, it did not have a drastic effect on non-agricultural rural wages. In addition, the highest ever budget allocation for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme was made in the period after demonetisation to shield the rural/informal economy from the after-effects of the regulatory move,” the report explained.

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Ko l kata , Au g 2 4 (IANS): Raising concern over rising non-performing assets (NPA), West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra on Friday said the banking sector is facing a “serious crisis” on the macroeconomic front.

He also said that credit availability to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) is getting “squeezed” as many public sector banks are restrained from aggressive lending as part of prompt corrective actions.

“It is discomforting for any professional to see massive rise in NPAs. In fact, NPAs have gone up systematically from March 2014,” he said while addressing the “Banking Summit” organised by the Indian Chamber of Commerce here.

According to him, the NPAs in the banking sector went up to around Rs 10.25

New Delhi, Aug 24 (Agencies): India’s rural wage growth has slumped from an average of 11% in the financial years 2013-15 to a mere 0.45% in the financial years 2016-18, due to the negative impact of demonetisation, a report said.

An analysis of 25 different occupations in rural areas by India Ratings showed that rural wage growth slumped to decimal points from double-digit in last three years despite government support.

India Ratings noted that even as there were efforts to hike rural wage and support rural employment scheme, they merely ended up shielding nominal wages from falling post demonetisation.

“While these measures may have helped shield the nominal wages from falling, they did not provide the necessary impetus to strengthen real wage growth and reduce rural distress in a significant way,” the report said.

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Mumbai, Aug 24 (PTI): Gold prices turned soft Friday, down by Rs 40 to Rs 29,530 per 10 gram, owing to slack demand from local jewellers despite a positive global trend. Silver, however, recovered marginally by Rs 15 per kg on mild offtake from industrial units.

Standard gold (99.5 per cent purity) declined by Rs 40 to close at Rs 29,530 per 10 gram from Thursday’s closing level of Rs 29,570.

Pure gold (99.9 per cent purity) also fell by the same amount to close at Rs 29,680 per 10 gram compared to Rs 29,720 earlier.

However, silver (.999 fineness) gained Rs 15 per kg to conclude at Rs 36,715 from Rs 36,700, previously.

Globally, gold prices rose as the dollar came under pressure ahead of a speech by the US Federal Reserve chairman, which could yield clues to the direction of the US monetary policy.

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was up 60 cents a barrel at USD 75.33 in early Asian trade.

The market participants are now focusing on the upcoming Jackson Hole Central Banking Symposium and also closely watching developments of the US-China trade war and its implications on global growth and influences on Fed monetary policy, a forex dealer commented.

The sharp fall in rupee yesterday was clearly unexpected, he added.

Meanwhile, the US dollar continued to enjoy the Fed’s optimism from the FOMC meeting minutes expectaion of monetary tightening even investors awaited further moves in global trade disputes despite growing US political uncertainty.

The Indian economy is expected to grow by around 7.5 per cent in 2018 and 2019 as it is largely resilient to external pressures like those from higher oil prices, Moody’s Investors Service said.

first book by the centre “Unforgettable Memories from Nagaland” was published in 1994.

The 40th TDCC publications titled “Tribal cultural imagination and theological conversations,” coauthored by L. Imsutoshi Jamir and Zulunungsang Lemtur was also released

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Mumbai, Aug 24 (PTI): The rupee Friday staged a good recovery to end higher by 20 paise at 69.91 against the US currency on bouts of dollar selling by exporters and corporates.

The domestic currency recouped early losses and withstood the headwinds of surging crude prices and trade deficit worries.

Excess volatility and movements in the US dollar had a major impact on the domestic currency.

The domestic unit hit a low of 70.24 before rebounding in late afternoon deals.

India’s trade deficit soared to a near five-year high of USD 18 billion, raising concerns on the current account front.

Also, global crude prices surged after a brief consolidation largely supported by signs that US sanctions on Iran, the third-biggest producer in the OPEC, are already reducing global crude supply.

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Gold prices down slightly; silver recovers

ADC Mokokchung, W. Manpai Phom inaugurating the TDCC Printing and Publishing at Mokokchung on August 23. (DIPR)

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DIMAPUR, Aug 24 (NPN): TDCC printing and publishing house, a wing of Tribal Development and Communication Centre, Mokokchung, Nagaland was formally inaugurated

by ADC, Mokokchung on August 23, at Mokokchung town.

TDCC member, Dr. L. Imsutoshi Jamir, expressed appreciation to Merennungsang Imsong and Bendangtula Jamir for fulfilling the long-felt need of the centre by establishing TDCC printing and publishing house. Jamir also ascribed the achievement to God and not a by-chance occurrence.

The centre has its origins in 1994 when around 15 young scholars, church leaders, social activist, media practitioners and communication experts from different parts of Nagaland and a few from Assam and Manipur came together with a mind to start a charitable organization.

So far, TDCC printing and publishing house has published 40 books with five more books in the press to be published in two months time. The

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Raghuram Rajan Hole, Wyoming, the same place where he warned of credit risks in 2005. Moves by the U.S. or China on trade threaten that growth at a time when underlying conditions are fragile, and some emerging market nations are highly levered, he said.

The US and China returned to the negotiating table this week after more than two months, but a lack of progress after two days of talks renews the threat of escalation in the trade war.

While U.S. stock prices hit a new high this week, emerging market gauges have fallen, with the Shanghai

Stock Exchange Composite Index dropping about 17 percent year to date.

Turkey and Argentina have experienced asset routs this year, though “my sense is that it is not a systemic issue yet among emerging markets,” according to Rajan. Tariffs on China, however, have potential ripple effects for other emerging market nations, many of whom are dependent on trade and export directly or indirectly through China, he said.

Emerging market countries like India and Brazil that are heading into elections should focus on maintaining macro-economic stability, added Rajan.

For India, the rupee’s recent fall isn’t too worrying, and is attributable in part to overall “dollar strength,” he said. The currency hit an alltime low of 70.3950 against the greenback on Aug. 16, and is the worst performing major Asian currency so far this year.

Mumbai, Aug 24 (PTI): India’s foreign exchange reserves fell by USD 33.2 million to USD 400.847 billion in the week to August 17 mainly due to fall in foreign currency assets, according to RBI data. In the previous week, the forex reserves had witnessed a drop of USD 1.822 billion to USD 400.881 billion.

The reserves have been declining in the past few weeks as the Reserve Bank is selling the US dollar to contain depreciation in the rupee, which is frequently testing the 70-level against the American unit. The rupee opened today at 70.24 a dollar and closed at 69.91.

The Indian unit had hit an intra-day low of USD 70.40 on April 14, 2018.

In the week ended August 17, foreign currency assets, a major component of the overall reserves, dipped

by USD 60.2 million to USD 376.205 billion, as per data.

Expressed in the US dollar terms, foreign currency assets include the effect of appreciation/depreciation of the non-US currencies such as the euro, pound and the yen held in the reserves.

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New Delhi, Aug 24 (Agencies): Raghuram G. Rajan, who warned of a credit crisis in 2005 before it hit, is now cautioning that trade wars when combined with a build-up in leverage and high asset prices could result in a toxic mix that dragged global growth.

“We are all very well aware that two things have built up, which had built up before the previous crisis, leverage and asset prices,” Rajan, a former governor of the Reserve Bank of India, said in a Bloomberg Television interview Thursday.

“Trade is an issue for the world to be concerned about. It is extremely important that we have good outcomes there. By all means negotiate, but don’t pull the nuclear trigger there.”

While global growth has been strong in recent years, the concern is how long can it continue, and whether elevated asset prices are justified on the basis of it, Rajan said at Jackson

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that his priority will be to tackle the country’s severe drought.

He also said he will offer positions in his government to Dutton and former Foreign Minister Julie Bishop. The new leader will announce the make-up of his government in the coming week.

Turnbull’s position was thrown into doubt earlier this week as a rightwing faction in the party refused to support his climate change policy. Despite

Rohingyas continue to battle uncertain future in B’desh camps

7.1-magnitude quake hits PeruBrazil border

reported.

However, despite the dire situation in the camps, he is loathe to go back yet.

“I don’t want to live here for long because I am really concerned about the future of my children. I want to go back, but only if I am assured I will not have to come back again and I will be given my rights as a citizen,” he said.

International pressure had led Myanmar -which does not recognize Rohingyas as its citizens -- and Bangladesh to ink a deal on November 23 to repatriate members of the mostly-Muslim Rohingya minority.

According to the deal between Myanmar and Bangladesh, the repatriation process should have started on January 23.

However, nine months down the line, the process is still in limbo, with UNHCR and other aid agencies alleging that the condition in Myanmar was not conducive to the return

Lima (Peru), Aug 24 (Agencies): A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Peru’s border with Brazil today, the US Geological Survey said, but national authorities said there were no initial reports of casualties or damage in the sparsely populated region, AFP reported.

“So far no damage or victims have been reported and monitoring continues,” said Peru’s National Institute of Civil Defense (INDECI).

The US agency said the quake hit at a depth of 609 kilometers (380 miles) on Peru’s eastern frontier with Brazil.

Jorge Chavez, the civil defense chief, said the depth of the quake had caused its force to dissipate, blunting its impact on the surface.

“The depth has made it so there is no surface damage,” he said on RPP radio.

The earthquake hit shortly after 0900 GMT, about 140 kilometers west of the Peruvian town of Iberia, the USGS said.

of the Rohingyas.

“We do not believe that circumstances at present are conducive for return and any return has to be in safety, with dignity and on a voluntary basis,” said Firas Al-Khateeb, the UN refugee agency’s spokesman in Cox’s Bazar.

And while the exodus was contained in recent months, the refugee camps continue to be overcrowded and a health hazard, especially for children.

The World Health Organization in its latest health bulletin on Rohingya camp in June reported 7,682 diphtheria case-patients as on June 2, with a total of 42 deaths till April 9.

“The number of suspected diphtheria cases reached almost 8,000 now.

Though we don’t have any death since April in the disease, every week we are getting 25-30 suspected case. We could not control it yet,” said Abdus Salam, the chief government health official in Cox’s Bazar district.

Pompeo’s remarks on terrorism trigger controversy

Wa shi n g to n / I s lamabad, Aug 24 (PTI): A fresh row has erupted between the US and Pakistan with Islamabad taking exception to a State Department’ statement that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed the issue of terrorism with newly-elected Prime Minister Imran Khan while Washington stands by its version.

Pompeo yesterday spoke to Khan for the first time after the cricketerturned-politician assumed office last week and sought “decisive action” against all terrorists operating in Pakistan, the US State Department said.

Soon after the State Department’s statement, Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman Mohammad Faisal said that “Pakistan takes exception to the factually incorrect statement issued by the US State Department on today’s phone call between Prime Minister Khan and Secretary Pompeo”.

“There was no mention at all in the conversation about terrorists operating in Pakistan. This should be immediately corrected,” Faisal tweeted.

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The US has long been frustrated with Pakistan’s overt and covert support to the Afghan Taliban and other terror groups, forcing the Trump administration to warn Islamabad and slash military aid to the country.

State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert said yesterday in a statement that Pompeo, in his talks with Khan, discussed the issue of terrorism and Pakistan’s vital role in promoting the peace process in war-torn Afghanistan.

“Secretary Michael R Pompeo spoke today with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and wished him success. Secretary Pompeo expressed his willingness to work with the new government towards

a productive bilateral relationship,” she said in the statement. Nauert today said Pompeo’s telephonic discussion with Khan was good and the US stands by its earlier statement.

“In the readout, the secretary notes that he spoke with the new prime minister and expressed his willingness to work with the new government toward a productive bilateral relationship. They had a good call,” she said.

“That may surprise some of you, but they had a good call. Pakistan is an important partner to the United States. We hope to forge a good, productive working relationship with the new civilian government,” she said.

She went on to say that based on her understanding, “the beginning of the call or the call itself was a good call, and a good discussion toward our working with the new government and the new administration”.

When asked again by a reporter if the US government continues to stand by the readout, she said: “We stand by our readout.”

The Pakistani media this week reported that

Pompeo is likely to visit Islamabad in the first week of September to hold talks with newly-elected Prime Minister Khan.

Pompeo, who is expected in Islamabad on September 5, would be the first foreign dignitary to meet Khan, Dawn reported, quoting the diplomatic and official sources.

The relations between Pakistan and the US nosedived after President Donald Trump in January accused Islamabad of giving nothing to Washington but “lies and deceit” and providing “safe haven” to terrorists.

The US Congress also passed a bill to slash Pakistan’s defence aid to USD 150 million, significantly below the historic level of more than USD one billion per year.

Khan has been critical of the US drone strikes against terrorists in Pakistan as well as along the country’s border with Afghanistan.

In his victory speech last month, Khan said he wants a balanced relation between Pakistan and America which should be mutually beneficial, not one sided.

WASHINGTON, Aug 24 (Agencies): U.S. President Donald Trump criticized social media companies on Friday, saying without evidence that they have silenced “millions of people” in an act of censorship, Reuters reported.

Trump did not mention any companies by name.

On Tuesday, Facebook Inc, Twitter Inc and Alphabet Inc removed hundreds of accounts tied to an alleged Iranian propaganda operation, while Facebook took down a second campaign it said was linked to Russia.

“Social Media Giants are silencing millions of people. Can’t do this even if it means we must continue to hear Fake News like CNN, whose ratings have suffered gravely. People have to figure out what is real, and what is not, without censorship!” Trump said.

Tr ump’s comments come as the social media industry faces mounting scrutiny from Congress over the policing of foreign propaganda.

The Republican president in recent weeks has expressed concern about the companies’ actions. In an interview with Reuters on Monday, Trump said it was

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“very dangerous” for social media companies like Twitter and Facebook to silence voices on their services.

U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded that Russia tried to influence the 2016 presidential election by hacking and other actions, including using social media in an influence campaign.

Trump criticized the social media industry last week, claiming without evidence that unidentified companies were “totally discriminating against Republican/Conservative voices.”

Those tweets followed actions taken by Apple Inc, Alphabet’s YouTube and Facebook to remove some content posted by Infowars, a website run by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. Jones’ own Twitter account was temporarily suspended on August 15.

Attack on Idlib would be catastrophic: Turkey M oscow, Au g 2 4 (IANS): Any Syrian government military offensive against Idlib, the last major rebel-held area of Syria, would result in a humanitarian catastrophe, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Melvut Cavusoglu said on Friday.

Cavusoglu, whose country opposes the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria and provides active support to rebel forces, was in Moscow to meet with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, Efe news reported.

“Of course, we have to work to separate the militias from the civilians,” Ankara’s top diplomat said at a press conference. “The fight against the militants must continue, but doing this militarily would be a catastrophe.”

He said such an offensive would only spark prolonged armed conflicts.

Russia shares a close relationship with the Assad regime and continues to support Syrian government troops.

“For everyone, it is important to liquidate radical groups, because they are a threat to the national secu-

Rebel-held city of Idlib) People inspect the damage at a site hit by airstrikes in the rebel-held city of Idlib, Syria. (Reuters)

rity of Turkey, Russia and elsewhere in the country.

Astana process, which seeks western nations, that’s why Russia, Turkey and to negotiate a solution to the they need to be differenti- Iran are part of the so-called Syrian civil war. ated from the civil population,” Cavusoglu said.

Idlib province, which backs onto Turkey to the The Mopungchuket Senso north, is controlled by a Telongjem Tuensang and Ao tapestry of militias of vary- Te m u l o n g t s u r Te l u n g j e m ing ideology, from the Free Tuensang with immense pride and joy Syrian Army to groups extend our heartiest congratulations to with links to or origins in Mr Imliyanger, s/o Mr. Limasowa and Mrs. Sentiyangla of Mopungchuket Al Qaeda. for his achievement as Topper and Over the last year, Idlib Gold Medalist in M.Sc Forestry was used as a depository by (Specialization in Agro forestry), the Assad regime for rebel from Uttarkhand University of fighters evacuated from Horticulture & Forestry, Bharsar.

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Sukhalu Ghami Welfare Society (SGWS) Dimapur with immense pride would like to congratulate Shri. Hito K. Yepthomi, S/o. Shri. Khevishe Yepthomi and Smti. Kughali Yepthomi, for being selected in 54th Rank from NEET for pursuing BDS (Bachelor of Dental Surgery).

The SGWS further prays and wishes him bright and prosperous future in his career.

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MOKOKCHUNG : NAGALAND FELICITATION With immense pleasure and pride, the Principal, Faculty and Student Teachers of MCTE, Yimyu, Mokokchung, extend our heartiest congratulations to Shri. Khrienelie Nagi, Principal (Rtd) for being a recipient of the District Award on the occasion of the 72nd Indian Independence Day on 15th August, 2018 at Mokokchung.

The College wishes and prays that the Almighty God continue to bless him with good health, wisdom and success in his future endeavours.

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The Baghty Circle Village Council Union (BCVCU) is truly humbled and express appreciation, to the Collective members and the GPRN, for taking into confidence of our tribe by elevating Mr. M. DANIEL LOTHA to the Cabinet Secretary GPRN, at this crucial juncture, when the Indo-Naga Political solution is highly anticipated.

The Union wishes good health and pray that, may God grant his wisdom, in discharging the important and responsible duties of your position.

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bring our party back together, which has been bruised and battered this week, but that will enable us to ensure we bring the Parliament back together, that we can continue to work to ensure that our country stays close together,” Morrison said alongside his deputy, Josh Frydenberg.

Frydenberg was sworn in as treasurer.

Morrison said his government will focus on keeping the economy strong and Australians safe, adding

D h ak a, Au g 2 4 (IANS): Hafez Ullah had fled Myanmar in early September last year, following the torching of his village near the Maungdaw township in northern Rakhine by the Army.

On Friday, it will be a day shy of one year when the Rohingya exodus to neighbouring Bangladesh had begun after the Myanmar Army launched an offensive in response to rebel attacks on government outposts. But the situation facing the refugees in Bangladesh has changed little.

Ullah was one of the 700,000 Rohingyas, who had fled to Bangladesh following the offensive that was launched on August 25.

The 38-year-old, whose mother went missing and his brother was shot dead during the perilous six-day journey to Bangladesh, now lives in the Kutupalang refugee camp in Bangladesh, completely dependent on charity handouts, Efe news

Deputy Prime Minister.

Morrison is a social conservative and devout Pentecostal Christian who voted against same-sex marriage in Parliament in 2017 and took a hardline stance as Minister for Immigration and Border Protection in 2013-2014.

He was sworn in by Governor-General Peter Cosgrove and assured stability and unity during a press conference.

“Now, our job (...) is to ensure that we not only

SEOUL, Aug 24 (Agencies): A South Korean appeals court sentenced former President Park Geun-hye to 25 years in jail on Friday in a case arising from a farreaching corruption scandal that toppled her from power in 2017, Reuters reported.

Park became South Korea’s first democratically elected leader to be forced from office when the Constitutional Court removed her over a scandal that landed the heads of two conglomerates in jail.

The Seoul High Court found that Park colluded with her friend, Choi Soonsil, to receive tens of billions of won from major conglomerates to help Choi’s family and fund non-profit foundations owned by her, according to the court documents.

“Such unethical dealings between political power and financial power harms the essence of democracy and distorts order in the market economy, giving the people a grave sense of loss and deep distrust of our society,” presiding judge Kim Mun-suk said in the ruling.

“A strict penalty is unavoidable,” Kim said.

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With immense pride and honour, we the Yezami Community Zunheboto express our heartiest congratulations to Shri Kwikhu Achumi, son of Late Suyiho Achumi on being promoted to Joint Director, Department of Agriculture Nagaland.

The Yezami Community Zunheboto prays that the Almighty God grant him sound health, wisdom and success in his future endeavour.

G. Kakiho Achumi Chairman, Y.C.Z.

Ahoi Aye Secretary, Y.C.Z.

The Hukphang Village Council is extremely delighted to extend our heartfelt gratitude to District Hospital Longleng under the initiative of Dr. Imna Meren Phom District Programme Officer (DPO) and his team for conducting free medical camp at Hukphang Village on the recent out break of measles on 20th August 2018 and disseminating awareness for prevention of measles, communicable and noncommunication diseases.

Once again the Village Council express our heartfelt gratitude to the medical team for their selfless service towards our villagers and wish them good luck in the future Endeavour.

Sd/Sd/(Y. HADOK PHOM) (Y. PAULOI PHOM) Chairman Secretary

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Australia’s incoming Prime Minister Scott Morrison (2nd R) is congratulated by his new deputy Josh Frydenberg (2nd L) after a party meeting in Canberra on August 24.

backpedalling on the bill, he found his leadership in crisis.

Friday’s chaos began when a party meeting was convened after Turnbull received a petition letter with signatures of the majority of Liberal MPs. He had earlier said that if a leadership vote was called after receiving the petition, he would not stand as a candidate on the ballot. He agreed to step down.

Tur nbull was first challenged by Dutton on Tuesday, but the latter’s narrow defeat in the first vote only stoked further discord.

Morrison later entered the race after Turnbull lost key backers.

Turnbull has signalled he would resign from Parliament, which would force a by-election and potentially put the government’s one-seat majority at risk and force the new Premier to call early elections.

However, Morrison said there were no plans to do that.

No Australian Prime Minister has managed to complete his term since 2007 due to internal power struggles both in the Liberal-National coalition and in the Labour Party.

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Canberra, Aug 24 (IANS): Former treasurer Scott Morrison, one of the architects of Australia’s tough immigration policy, was sworn in as the country’s new Prime Minister following the ouster of Malcolm Turnbull from the post amid growing discontent and a revolt of the ruling Liberal Party conservatives.

Turnbull’s dismissal came after a week of turmoil, as the nation watched the ruling party tear itself apart over ideological differences. A row over energy policy ignited long-existing tensions between Turnbull, a moderate, and his party’s conservative wing.

He had also been under pressure due to poor polling and described the development as an “insurgency” by conservative MPs, the BBC reported.

A member of the Liberal Party’s conservative faction and former Immigration Minister, Morrison won an internal ballot 45-40 over former Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton, who had been Turnbull’s most vocal threat.

Minister for the Environment and Energy, Josh Frydenberg, was elected as

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Cosplayers showcasing their acts during the Cosplay competition, Friday. (NP)

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Tongtein from Delhi Public School emerged as the winner while Nula Amri from KVK, Moangtoshi Imchen from Maple Tree were placed in the first and second runner-up position respectively.

Judges for the singing competition included Sashi Lemtur, Abigail Odyuo, Kevin Yhor and Yanger Yaden.

Cosplayers dressed as various anime characters presented their acts in an outstanding manner which served as a treat for anime fans and other spectators.

Samurais emerged as the winner of Cosplay 2018 competition, while Rongsenyangla was placed in the runner-up position. Five consolations prizes were also given away and Manga comics were awarded to all the participants.

Contestants of Miss Dimapur wearing Amini were showcased during the fashion show.

The Miss Dimapur 2018 beauty pageant will be the main attraction and the event will start from 6 p.m.

(Staff Reporter/NPN)

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‘Nagaland 4 Kerala’ concert held Stevie Wonder, Faith Hill to

perform at Aretha’s funeral

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i m a p u r Yo u t h Fest 2018, under the theme ‘Youth Towards a Progressive Society’ got underway at DDCS stadium, Dimapur on Friday.

Organized by Ethnic Group of Nagaland (EGoN) in collaboration with M/s MW Enterprise, the fest declared open by Naga Hoho presidentChuba Ozukum who was the special guest during the inaugural programme.

During the programme, the 17 contestants competing for the crown of Miss Dimapur 2018 presented a special per-

formance while Nagaland Motorcycle Club led by its chief Sanen Jamir made an appearance.

Earlier the programme was chaired by EGoN general secretary-Watila Rashmi while invocation prayer was delivered by Pastor Yanger Aier of John Mission Ministry, Dimapur.

Although the Besides the rain played spoilt sports to the fest on day-one, activities like cosplay and interschool singing competition were held successfully.

Artistes representing various schools from Dimapur took part in the inter school singing competition.

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ark Chapman, the man who shot dead John Lennon, has been denied parole at the tenth time of trying.

Chapman, 63, will stay behind bars after his appeal was turned down by the parole board in New York yesterday. The killer was caged for 20 years to life after he shot the Beatles icon at the entrance to his New York home in December 1980.

Chapman, who previ-

ously claimed that he murdered Lennon because he wanted to secure fame, will have to wait another two years before he applies for parole once more. His appeal was previously turned down in 2016. Explaining the decision to keep him behind bars at the Wende Correctional Facility, the parole board said: “You admittedly carefully planned and executed the murder of a world-famous person for

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n a bid to suppor t and show concern to the people affected in Kerala, musicians from Nagaland came together to raise funds through concert. Rattle and Hum Music Society (R&HMS) organized “Nagaland for Kerala Concert” at The

no reason other than to gain notoriety.

“While no one person’s life is any more valuable than another’s life, the fact that you chose someone who was not only a world renown person and beloved by millions, regardless of the pain and suffering you would cause to his family, friends and so many others, you demonstrated a callous disregard for the sanctity of

Heritage on Friday evening.

The concert featured the renowned Naga artistes-Lords or Rock, Colored Keys, Tetseo Sisters, Rattle & Hum Band, Ethnic Future, Muno Shiu and others.

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(L-R) Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonders and Faith Hill.

tion Choir are also on the programme.

Fans will be able to pay their respects to the music icon during a public open casket viewing in her hometown of Detroit.

Her body will lie in repose between 9am and 9pm on August 28 and 29, where mourners will be able to attend the open casket viewing at the city’s Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History.

In a statement following her death, Franklin’s family said: “We have lost the matriarch and rock of

our family. The love she had for her children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and cousins knew no bounds.”

Ariana Grande performed an emotional cover of ‘(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman’ when she appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on the day of Franklin’s death (August 16). The singer also recalled meeting Franklin, saying: “We sang at the White House and she was so sweet and cute. It’s an honour to have met her.”

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human life and the pain and suffering of others.”

It is believed that Lennon’s widow Yoko Ono once again voiced her opposition to Chapman’s bid for freedom, writing a letter to the parole board every time he attempts to seek release.

She claims that that Chapman’s release would pose a direct threat to both her and Lennon’s sons Julian and Sean.

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he 25th outing for James Bond will reportedly miss its scheduled release next autumn, after Danny Boyle’s departure threw the production into disarray.

The iconic British director officially left the film earlier this week, after experiencing “creative differences” with both producer Barbara Broccoli and star Daniel Craig. Now, The Hollywood Reporter claims that Boyle’s departure, as well as that of screenwriter John Hodge, could see the film being pushed back by an entire year. Production was originally due to start this autumn, ahead of a scheduled release date in October 2019. Although the precise reasons for Boyle’s departure have not been revealed, it’s thought that a plot involving a Russian villain proved to be a major point of contention.

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he line-up for Aretha Franklin‘s funeral service has been revealed, with Stevie Wonder, Faith Hill and Jennifer Hudson among the performers.

The soul singer died earlier this month (August 16) after suffering from advanced pancreatic cancer of the neuroendocrine type, according to her oncologist Dr. Philip Phillips. She was 76.

A private funeral open only to friends and family will take place at the Greater Grace Temple in Detroit on August 31 and the event’s performers have now been revealed.

As well as Wonder, Hill and Hudson, Fantasia, Shirley Caesar, Chaka Khan, Yolanda Adams, Jennifer Holliday and Aretha Franklin’s son Edward are also expected to perform.

Notable gospel stars, including Marvin Sapp and Vanessa Bell Armstrong will also be performing while The Aretha Franklin Choir and the Aretha Franklin Celebra-

Through this column, we the residents of Neiphrolie Colony, Chumukedima would like to thank SHRI. C. SALANG LONGKUMER, Former Govt. Contractor for his generous donation and inaugurating our colony culvert, which was constructed from donations received from the colony residents and well wishers.

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Spain’s footballers have joined forces to protest against La Liga’s plans to stage a match in the United States this season

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pass on the players’ indignation at the announcement of the idea without their prior consultation.

Aganzo said, ‘All the players are against this, they are all with the AFE.’ The Spanish League announced last week that it had signed an agreement with sports and entertainment group Relevent to promote football in North America which included plans to play one match abroad this season.

Relevent is behind the International Champions Cup, the world’s largest summer club tournament, and its founder Stephen Ross is also the owner of Miami Dolphins. A La Liga match this season in Miami was implied by the announcement with at least one fixture played in North

America in each of the next 15 seasons.

Tebas sees the move as jumping ahead of the Premier League where the desire to stage a 39th game of the season on foreign soil has existed for some time.

If Tebas is to make the game happen he will need to get the players onside and receive the permission of Spain’s football association, the country’s Foreign Office and its ministry for Sport. He will also need to win over the supporters of the club’s involved in the game.

There was a furious reaction to the decision to play the Spanish Super Cup in Morocco two weeks ago and a league match would be even more problematic as supporters’ season tickets would need to be

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L o n d o n, Au g 2 4 (Agencies): Liverpool’s ownership group have said the club is not for sale but that they would be open to minority investment amid reports of interest from the cousin of Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour.

Fenway Sports Group (FSG), who purchased Liverpool in 2010, were responding to a report in the Daily Mail claiming that Sheikh Khaled Bin Zayed Al Nehayan failed in a £2billion attempt to take over the club at the end of 2017.

“FSG have been clear and consistent in their stance that the club is not for sale,” Liverpool said in a statement.

“What the ownership have said again clearly and consistently is that ‘under the right terms and conditions we would consider taking on a minority investor, if such a partnership was to further our commercial interests in specific marketplaces and in-line with the continued development and growth of the club and the team.’”

FSG, who also own Major League Baseball team the Boston Red Sox, bought 18-time English champions Liverpool for £300m in 2010.

Penalty shootout at Dimapur youth fest DIMAPUR, AUG 24 (NPN): As part of Dimapur Youth Fest, penalty shoot-out was organized by Ethnic Group of Nagaland (EGoN) in association with M/S MW Enterprise Dimapur.

Citisoft Solutions emerged as the winner of the penalty shoot-out while Tribals bagged the runnersup position. Imna of Citisoft Solutions was named the best goal keeper while Maong of Tribals bagged the best shooter award.

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All we have are memories and your picture in a frame.

God has you in His arms, We have you in our hearts.

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Real Madrid appear cold on the idea and say they have not been consulted.

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu is very much in favour of pushing the club in the United States, and the Catalan derby between Barca and Girona in January has been put forward as a possible US fixture.

But the game, a home match for Girona, is wedged between cup quarter-finals and would be difficult if both sides are still in the competition.

The players’ union had already rejected the idea last week with a spokesperson saying, ‘Footballers are not bargaining chips that can be used to benefit third parties.’

India to play friendly against Sydney FC New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS): The Indian football team, currently on an exposure trip to Australia, will play against defending A-League Premier Champions Sydney FC in a friendly fixture on August 28, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) said in a statement.

Besides, India are also scheduled to play against APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC and Rydalmere Lions FC on August 25 and 31 respectively.

Head coach Constantine informed that the team will be up against a fullstrength Sydney FC. “Sydney FC are the current A-League Premiers Champion and the bestperforming club over the last 3 years. It will be a huge test for us and we are ready for that,” he said.

The Sydney-based outfit finished their A-League campaign with a handsome 14-point lead over Newcastle Jets, who were second in the points table in the 2017-18 A-League season.

While APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC are the reigning National Premier Leagues NSW premiers champion, Rydalmere Lions FC have been promoted to NSW NPL2 after finishing at the top of NSW NPL 3 last season.

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of our beloved mother Lt. Khyopeno Kithan

Lo n d o n, Au g 2 4 (Agencies): Pep Guardiola says Manchester City’s players are still not fit ahead of facing Wolves, their third Premier League game of the season.

Goalkeeper Claudio Bravo sustained an Achilles tendon injury in training this week while Kevin De Bruyne has already been ruled out for between two to four months with a knee injury. “The problem is that now we are still not fit,” said Guardiola.

“We see how much the players spend for regeneration after the game. Normally it’s quicker now they need more time. It’s because we didn’t make a pre-season.

Today, one year ago, “But not bygones be bygones,” your teaching of humanity, honesty and good home, where you are the best instructor, still echoing in the core of our heart, which is not it seems like bread cast upon the waters and vanishing and lost.

Shumbenthung Kithan, The younger son, the apple of the eye to you..

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IN LOVING MEMORY OF

LATE IMLIKABA LONGKUMER 7th Jan 1975 – 15th Aug 2018

When we arrive, immediately after three-four days we played the Community Shield and Arsenal.”

“Some players need much more time to win

power, strength. The players complain about muscular problems. But it’s normal, we demand a lot and still we are not in the best condition...” added Guardiola.

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1ST DEATH ANNIVERSARY

Late Hovikrol Neikha As a year has passed since you left on this day, the 25th August 2017 for your heavenly abode, your great love, care, support and honest advice that you have shown to us comforts our hearts.

Your beautiful memories are deeply missed.

“Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; They will find rest as they lie in death” Isaiah 57:2 15-12-1959 to 25-08-2017

of Wokha Village (25-08-2017)

Your’s affectionate :-

Born on: 03-02-1976 | Died on:19-08-2018 Through this column, the bereaved family members of Late K. Phulau Phom, DEF Kohima, Nagaland Police from Yangching village, would like to convey our profound gratitude to all individuals, organizations and societies who stood by us through prayer, physically, morally and financially at the sudden demise of our beloved father, who died on 19th August 2018.

We regret our inability to thank all individually, we pray that our Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

We extend our special thanks to: 1. Shri. S Pangnyu Phom, Hon'ble Minister Health and Family Welfare Nagaland 2. Superintendent of Police Kohima 3. A Company DEF Kohima 4. A Company Writer Kohima 5. Ketoukhrielie Metha SDPO (N) Kohima 6. South Police Station Thana Phom Staff 7. Phom Baptist Church Kohima 8. Phom Union Kohima 9. Phomla Hoichem Kohima Unit 10. Chiephobozou Village Council 11. Chiephobozou Town Youth Organisation 12. Chiephobozou Catholic Church 13. Chiephobozou Rusomia Krothe Zami Khashuya 14. Chiephobozou Town Council Kohima 15. Chiephobozou Police Station Kohima 16. Eastern Yingnyu Union Kohima 17. Y.N.Y Welfare Society 18. Kangching Union Kohima 19. Pongching Union Kohima 20. Yangching Staff Kohima 21. Yangching Staff Union 22. A.G & Lerie Fellowship Kohima 23. Elumyoe Hapoe Yanpia Eyi Khumshum Kohima 24. Kohima Elumyo Union 25. Kohima Yachem Buhu Pangthai 26. Tamlu Fellowship Kohima 27. Mongtikang Union Kohima 28. Yingla Self Help Group Kohima 29. Yaongyemchen Union Kohima 30. NDPP Upper A.G Kohima 31. Sakshi Union Longleng 32. Yangching Union Longleng 33. Yangching Village Council 34. Yangching La-Union Longleng 35. Relatives & Friends of Wokha Town 36. Namsung BDO Sakshi Block 37. Namchei BDO Mongkolemba 38. Yangching Baptist Attoi 39. Y.P Along Phom Union President, Kohima 40. C.Danted 41. Er. T.L. Semdok, Ex. Candidate 50 A/C Longleng From loving wife, children & relatives K-2468

City players still not fit: Pep

Loving wife, children, grandchildren and family members.

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La Liga captains against US game

M a d r i d, A u g 2 4 (Agencies): Spain’s footballers have joined forces to protest against La Liga’s plans to stage a match in the United States this season.

The Association of Spanish Footballers (AFE) vowed to fight any decision to play a game Stateside and posed for a photo in unison to show their objections to the plans.

Captains from all 20 clubs including Sergio Ramos and Nacho Fernandez representing Real Madrid and Sergi Roberto and Sergio Busquets representing Barcelona came together in a show of strength against the league.

AFE president David Aganzo will have a meeting next month with league boss Javier Tebas and will

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

“When you lose someone you love, you gain an angel you know” We express our profound gratitude and regards to one and all who stood by us and supported us financially, materially, spiritually and physically all through the prolonged illness and at the demise of our beloved father, uncle, brother Lt Vingulie Pienyu. It is not possible to mention one and all who have contributed and paid tribute, however special mentions goes to: 1. Shri. Neiphiu Rio, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Nagaland 2. Dr. Neiphrezo Keditsu, Ex MLA & Chairman NKVIB 3. Shri. Tiesovise Metha Comdt. 4th NAP and Staffs Thizama 4. Shri Yevikhu Awomi Asst. Comdt. 11th NAP(IR) 5. Doctors and Staff Oking Hospital Kohima 6. Doctors and Staff Appollo Clinic Guwahati 7. Doctors and Staff Sunvalley Hospital Guwahati 8. Naga Hospital Authority Kohima ( Ambulance ) 9. Chüziema Baptist Church 10. Christian Revival Church Thizama 11. Soul Harvest Church Thizama 12. Central Baptist Church 13. CBTK ( Thenuko Krotho ) 14. CBTK ( Kohima ) 15. CBTK ( Sara Group ) 16. Chüziema Village Council 17. Chüziema Youth Organization 18. Pensioner Club Thizama Village LT. VINGULIE PIENYU 19. Ten Society Thizama ( 15/01/1960 - 21/08/2018 ) 20. President NDPP and Colleagues Northern Angami II 21. VDB Association RD Block Chiephobozou 22. VDB Chiechama Village 23. Usounuomia Mechü Krotho 24. Chedema Usounuomia Krotho 25. Bravo Company 11th NAP (IR) Despite our grief and sorrow our heart is filled with happiness to know how special Lt Vingulie Pienyu was to one and all who knew him. May God bless all of you abundantly.

Loving Wife, children, relatives K-2464

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

“A golden heart stopped beating, Hard working hands at rest, It broke our hearts to see you go, God only takes the best.

They say that memories are golden, Well maybe that is true, But we never wanted memories, We only wanted you.

Your life was love and labour, Your love for your family true, You did your best for all of us, We will always remember you.

We sat beside your bedside, Our hearts were crushed and sore, We did our duty to the end, ‘Til we could do no more.

In tears we watched you sinking, We watched you fade away, And though our hearts were breaking, We knew you could not stay.

Our lips cannot speak how we loved you, Our hearts cannot tell what to say, But God only knows how we miss you, In our home that is lonely today.”

Never are we more aware of how much friends and family mean than at the time of bereavement. Your thoughtfulness did so much to ease our sorrow. Your kindness and sympathy will always be remembered by us. Thank you and God bless you all.

From, Family members.

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You've gone through a lot of pain and had to struggle each day to survive. Everyday we wake up praying and hoping for a miracle to happen. But God took you away from us giving you eternal rest. With silent tears and broken hearts we bid Goodbye on 4th August 2018. Now you are gone... Never to return. We are well assured that you are safe in the arms of our Almighty God. We will shed no more tears. But, you'll be forever missed 'IZA'.

We the bereaved family members would like to express our sincere gratitude to every individual for the love and prayers during the prolonged illness and at the sad demise of our beloved mother Lt. VIHOLI SHOHE (who left for her heavenly abode on 4th August 2018).

We deeply regret our inability to mention each and everyone but it is our humble prayer that our Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

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Loving Husband, children, in-laws & grandchildren

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 2018

Asian Games: Gold for India in rowing, tennis; silver in kabaddi injury not quite going as planned at least at the ongoing Games here.

The boxers began their campaign too and it was day of mixed results for them.

Veteran Manoj Kumar (69kg) eased into the pre-quarters but Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Gaurav Solanki (52kg) went out with a stunning opening-round loss.

Manoj prevailed 5-0 over Bhutan’s Sangay Wangdi to make the last-16 stage and set up a clash with Kyrgyzstan’s Abdurakhman Abdurakhmanov.

However, Solanki was beaten in a unanimous verdict by Japan’s Ryomei Tanaka, the 21-year-old India’s defence all over the place against the southpaw.

MEDALS TALLY

(L) Gold medallists Indian rowing Men’s team members Sawarn Singh, Bhokanal Dattu, Om Prakash and S Singh. (M) Indian tennis players Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan with their gold medals. (R) Shooter Heena Sidhu with her bronze medal in Jakarta on Friday. (PTI)

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B

T

China

66

46

27

139

Japan

29

31

43

103

Republic of Korea

23

26

29

78

Iran

12

11

8

31

Indonesia

9

9

14

32

DPR Korea

8

5

6

19

Chinese Taipei

6

7

12

25

India

6

5

14

25

Thailand

6

4

20

30

Uzbekistan

4

10

7

21

Kazakhstan

3

7

24

34

Mongolia

3

2

4

9

Hong Kong

2

5

12

19

UAE

2

3

0

5

Singapore

2

1

6

9

Vietnam

1

6

9

16

Kyrgyzstan

1

4

5

10

Malaysia

1

4

1

6

Lebanon

1

1

2

4

Macau

1

1

0

2

finish in lightweight single sculls.

If rowers were all grit, there was sublime coordination on display in the men’s doubles final featuring Bopanna and Sharan against Aleksander Bublik and Denis Yevseyev of Kazakhstan.

The Indians came out trumps 6-3 6-4 in 52 minutes to claim the men’s doubles top prize, which has now gone to India for a fifth time.

The lone Indian in fray in the men’s singles event, Prajnesh Gunneswaran, settled for a bronze after losing 2-6 2-6 to Uzbekistan’s Denis Istomin in a semifinal that was much more competitive than what the score-

line might suggest.

Medals were also assured in squash where Dipika Pallikal, Joshna Chinappa and Saurav Ghosal advanced to respective singles semifinals with facile wins.

But then in Jakarta, it was another day of disbelief for Indian kabaddi as Iran became their nightmare for the second day running.

This time, it was the women at the receiving end in an exciting final.

There were shocked faces in the Indian camp once again as the country came to terms with Iran’s rise as the new powerhouse of kabaddi, a medal in which was taken for granted at the Asiad every four years.

Not to mention the

Eng recall Vince for 4th Test vs India

Spurs’ captain charged with drink-driving

KFL: Ziekiezou SC thrash United 16 FC

James Vince

Lo n d o n, Au g 2 4 (Agencies): James Vince has been recalled by England to provide cover for Jonny Bairstow for the fourth Test against India.

Bairstow suffered a small fracture to his left middle finger after being struck by the ball while keeping wicket on day three of the third Test, as India went on to secure a 203-run victory at Trent Bridge.

With Bairstow’s avail-

ability in doubt, Vince has been drafted into England’s 14-man squad for the fourth Test, which gets underway at the Ageas Bowl on August 30.

It is understood that, if passed fit for the match, Bairstow will play as a specialist batsman, with Jos Buttler acting as wicketkeeper in Southampton.

Vince averages just 24.90 in Test cricket and has not featured for England in a five-day game

since the series defeat to New Zealand in April.

However, the Hampshire batsman has performed strongly in county cricket this season, scoring 847 runs at an average of 56.46.

“The selection panel felt this was the right time to reintroduce James Vince to the Test squad,” national selector Ed Smith said.

“James will provide cover in case Jonny Bairstow’s fractured finger prevents him playing in the fourth Test match.”

Meanwhile, bowler Jamie Porter has not been included in the squad and will return to Essex ahead of their County Championship clash with Hampshire.

“Jamie Porter has been part of the last three Test squads but the selection panel did not want him to miss the opportunity of playing for Essex in the next round of championship matches,” added Smith.

“He will return to the squad in the event of an injury to a seam bowler.”

Lo n d o n, Au g 2 4 (Agencies): Tottenham captain Hugo Lloris has been charged with drinkdriving, Metropolitan Police has confirmed.

The World Cup winning goalkeeper is said to have failed a breathalyser test after he was pulled over at around 2.20am on Friday.

He was then taken to Charing Cross police station before being released on bail and will appear in court on September 11, two days after France face Netherlands in a friendly.

A statement from Metropolitan Police read: “A man has been charged following a routine patrol stop in Gloucester Place, W1.

“Hugo Lloris, 31, of East Finchley was charged with drink-driving on Friday, August 24. He has been bailed to return to Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, September 11.”

Lloris played in each of Spurs’ opening Premier League games of the season, against Newcastle United and Fulham.

continuing poor show in archery, where the ones in recurve signed off without medals in the individual events. Those in compound are still in fray in individual competitions but aren’t exactly the favourites going by current form.

There was bad news in badminton with top shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and H S Prannoy getting knocked out of the Games. After Srikanth lost 21-23 19-21 to Wong Wing Ki Vincent of Hong Kong, Prannoy followed suit going down 12-21 21-15 15-21 to Thailand’s Kantaphon Wangcharoen.

In gymnastics, Dipa Karmakar finished fifth in balancing beam, her jittery comeback from a knee

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mance from Bopanna and Sharan.

The rowers, all of whom belong to the Indian army, showed a soldier’s spirit to come back from Thursday’s disaster when none of them found the podium.

The team comprising Sawarn Singh, Dattu Bhokanal, Om Prakash and Sukhmeet Singh clocked 6:17.13 to win the gold medal in men’s quadruple sculls.

Before landing the top prize, India bagged two bronze medals in the sport through Rohit Kumar and Bhagwan Singh in lightweight double sculls after Dushyant Chauhan started the day with a third-place

Palembang/Jakarta, Aug 24 (PTI): Tenacious rowers fought through exhaustion to redeem themselves and the first-time pairing of Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan delivered a tennis gold but India’s most successful day at the 18th Asian Games was not without its share of heartbreak.

The overall tally of six gold, five silver and 14 bronze medals at the end of day six put the country in 8th spot in the table with China leading the pack by quite a distance, having already crossed the 100-mark.

There was no shooting gold to be celebrated Friday but Heena Sidhu’s 10m air pistol bronze was creditable enough even as 16-year-old

sensation Manu Bhaker once again cracked in the final after a good qualification round.

Among the disappointments, kabaddi once again formed the core of India’s woes.

Like its male counterpart, the defending champion Indian women’s team too lost to Iran, albeit in the final, to collect a better medal compared to men, who ended with a bronze Thursday.

The humiliation of finishing without gold in a sport that is indigenous to India would have been hard to take had it not been for the stout-hearted effort of the country’s rowers and a thoroughly clinical perfor-

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Correspondent

Ko h i m a , Au g 2 4 (NPN): Ziekiezou SC thrashed United 16 FC 7-1 at the ongoing Kohima Football League-2 on Friday.

Defending champions Ziekiezou SC opened the scoring in the 5th minute through Keviphretuo Kire.

4 minutes later, Keneinguzei Pienyii scored the second goal. Neikethozo Yhome scored the third goal in the half hour mark and Vilhoubeituo Yhome scored the fourth goal in the 45th minute to end the first half with a scoreline of 4-0.

After the breather, Keneinguzei Pienyii scored again in the 62nd minute to make it 5-0 while the 6th goal was scored by Khriekethozo Keretsii in the 70th minute. The face saving goal for United 16 FC was scored by Lonkhoi in the 85th minute.

Kethosilie Zatsu scored the seventh goal for Ziekiezou SC in the 88th minute to complete the 7-1 thrashing.

The match between Ziekiezuo SC and United 16 FC (White) on Friday. (NP)

Keviphretuo Kire of Ziekiezou SC was cautioned for foul play.

With the win, Ziekiezou SC moved to the top of table with 24. However, Sechü Zubza FC, who are on 23 points, can overtake

Ziekiezou SC if they beat Twenty XI FC on Saturday.

President of Nagaland Contractors & Suppliers Union (NCSU), Pele Khezhie will grace the closing ceremony of the

2nd edition of Kohima Football League as the guest of honour on Saturday at 2pm.

Saturday’s match Time: 2:00 pm Sechü Zubza FC Vs Twenty XI FC

Serena Williams handed tough draw at US Open RCB sack Vettori as coach New York, Aug 24 (Agencies): Serena Williams, who is aiming for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title at this year’s U.S. Open, was handed a difficult path to the final after being drawn on Thursday in the same quarter as older sister Venus and world number one Simona Halep.

Serena, a six-times champion in New York who is seeded 17th, will start her campaign against Polish world number 60 Magda Linette and could face Venus in the third round before a possible fourth-round showdown with Romanian top seed Halep.

In her last bid to match Australian Margaret Court’s record haul of Grand Slam titles, the 36-year-old Williams, who missed last year’s U.S. Open due to her pregnancy, came up one win shy as she fell to German Angelique Kerber in the Wimbledon final.

Serena Williams

In the men’s draw Rafael Nadal, who last year won his third crown at Flushing Meadows, starts his defense against fellow Spaniard and long-time Davis Cup team mate David Ferrer, while second seed Roger Federer meets Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka.

Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic, who could face Federer in the last eight, starts against Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics.

French Open champion Nadal could face South Africa’s Wimbledon runner-up Kevin Anderson,

the fifth seed, in the last eight in what would be a rematch of the 2017 U.S. Open final.

For Anderson to get that far he would have to navigate a path that could include matches against Austrian Dominic Thiem, Canadian Denis

Shapovalov, who last year reached the fourth round, and Sam Querrey.

While Federer, who won the last of his five U.S. Open titles in 2008, is in the same quarter of the draw as twice champion and sixthseeded Serb Novak Djokovic, the Swiss also has Australian Nick Kyrgios as a possible third-round opponent.

British former world number one Andy Murray, who returned this year after surgery on a hip injury and is playing his first Grand Slam since his run to the 2017 Wimbledon quarterfinals, opens against unheralded Australian James Duckworth.

Should the unseeded Murray advance, he would face Fernando Verdasco or Feliciano Lopez of Spain in the second round before a projected third-round clash against Argentine third seed and 2009 champion Juan Martin del Potro. The U.S. Open begins on Monday.

Ba n g a l o r e , Au g 24 (Agencies): After a mediocre Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018, Royal Challengers Bangalore have made few changes to their management group.

As per a report in Bangalore Mirror, head coach Daniel Vettori, batting and fielding coach Trent Woodhill (Australia) and bowling coach Andrew McDonald (Australia) have been asked to leave.

However Ashish Nehra, who joined the team last season, will continue as bowling mentor. The new management will be announced next week, but captain Virat Kohli’s suggestions will hold an importance. As of now, Gary Kristen, the former India national cricket team coach who is associated with RCB as batting mentor, is favourite to don the coaching hat.

Speculations are also rife that Sanjay Bangar, who is currently the Indian cricket team’s batting coach, is a strong candidate to assume

Daniel Vettori

charge as the head coach.

However, if he gets the job, there will be a conflict of interest and this could well invoke another controversy.

Royal Challengers Bangalore have always flattered to deceive in the IPL and despite having AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli in their side, they could only win six out of the 14 games.

The situation was even

bleak in 2017 when they were banished to the bottom of the table. After their underwhelming performance this year, a lot of criticism was directed towards the management for not being astute in the auctions and for adopting a confused approach during matches and this could be one of the reasons why heads are rolling in the franchise.

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