August 26, 2019

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Vol XXIX No. 260

DIMAPUR, MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2019 Pages 12 ` 5.00

Imran govt bans new jobs, purchase of vehicles

Eng win thriller by 1 wkt to keep Ashes alive

Modi conferred with top Bahraini award

international, Page 9

sports, Page 11

national, Page 7

Fires devastating Amazon rainforest Global leaders call for urgent action to avert ‘astronomical’ impacts to ‘life on earth’ B R A S I L I A , AU G 2 5 (AGENCIES): Brazil’s army on Sunday deployed aircraft to battle the raging fires in the Amazon as global concern and outrage over the potential consequences—and the destructive causes—of the disaster grow.

Thousands of fires are burning in Brazil, many of them in the Amazon rainforest, which is pumping alarming quantities of carbon into the world’s atmosphere. The Amazon Rainforest is 5.5 million km² The military operations involving C-130 aircraft to put out fires came after Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro triggered global protests over his government’s policies and failure to take swift action to combat the flames.

This particular rainforest is often called the “lungs of the earth,” and 60 per cent of it lies within Brazil. Trees store carbon

PAC lauds Dmu police D I M A P U R , AU G 2 5 (NPN): Public Action Committee (PAC) of Naga Council Dimapur (NCD) has lauded Dimapur Police in apprehending four extortionists from Dimapur on August 20. In a press note, PAC convenor, Vekhosayi Nyekha expressed shock that “criminals from outside our state have begun to make our commercial city a haven to hide and sojourn”. PAC asserted that the cross border extortionists from Ukhrul, Manipur; Hisar, Haryana and Arunachal Pradesh, apprehended from Dimapur, should not be granted bail under any circumstances and awarded befitting punishment. (Cont’d on p-7)

1 injured in mishap

D imapur , Aug 2 5 (NPN): A minor boy was run over by a truck reportedly transporting rice on Saturday evening along the road from FCI godown to Kalibari road. The victim along with his mother hailing form Tuli area and another family (from Nazira) had returned after shopping at Hazi Market when the incident happened. According to family sources, the boy’s foot was crushed. He was admitted to civil hospital. However, on Sunday, he was taken by ambulance to Dibrugarh as the condition was serious. The sources said the truck was seized by police on Saturday night. (Staff Reporter)

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A C-130 Hercules aircraft dumps water to fight fires raging in Brazil’s (R) Amazon rainforest, Sunday. (AP)

absorbed from the atmosphere, and the Amazon each year takes in as much as 2 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide — a greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming. So basically all these trees, take the toxins in the air and convert them to clean oxygen so we can breathe properly.

Official data released Saturday backs up the call for swift action. Agence France-Presse reported, “Some 1,130 new fires were ignited between Friday and Saturday, according to Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE).” So far this year, the country has witnessed 79,513 fires, more than half of which occurred

“Our house is burning. Literally. The Amazon rain forest—the lungs which produces 20 percent of our planet’s oxygen—is on fire,” tweeted Macron. Bolsonaro then accused Macron of using the fires “for personal political gains” and said the French president had a “sensationalist tone.”

Pope Francis on Sunday added his voice to the chorus of concern. “We are all worried about the vast fires that have developed in the Amazon,” he said, speaking to the public in St Peter’s Square. “That lung of forests,” the pontiff added, “is vital for our planet.”

Bolsonaro—who previously asserted there weren’t

resources to battle the fires— has baselessly suggested the fires could have been started

by NGOs upset with his policies. But environmental campaigners say his policies promoting deforestation and other manifestations of Amazon exploitation are the main culprits.

According to preliminary satellite data from Brazil’s space agency, trees were being cleared at the rate of five football pitches every minute.

Allegedly, these fires are being started with the aim of deforestation, so the land can be used for business purposes. Moutinho, who has been working in the Amazon forests for

Arun Jaitley cremated with State honours

4% reservation in govt jobs for PwDs

NEW DELHI, AUG 25 (PTI): Former finance minister Arun Jaitley was cremated at Nigambodh Ghat here with full State honours on Sunday as scores of his admirers, BJP workers and top leaders from across the political spectrum paid their last respects. Jaitley’s son Rohan lit the pyre amid chanting of vedic mantras.

Hundreds of mourners, who converged at the cremation ground along the banks of the Yamuna, bid a tearful adieu to the BJP stalwart who passed away on Saturday at the age of 66.

Senior leaders laid wreaths on the mortal remains and a gun salute was given before the last rites.

Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, BJP veteran LK Advani, party president and Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, party’s working president J P Nadda, Union ministers

in the Amazon, according to the agency. That marks an 82 percent increase from 2018.

The fires were discussed by global leaders meeting in Biarritz, France for the G7 summit. French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday, “We are all agreed on helping those countries which have been hit by the fires as fast as possible.”

“Our teams are making contact with all the Amazon countries so we can finalize some very concrete commitments involving technical resources and funding,” said Macron.

The French leader and Bolsonaro last week sparred on Twitter over the fires.

Nirmala Sitharaman, Smriti Irani, Piyush Goyal, Harsh Vardhan, Pratap Chandra Sarangi, Prakash Javadekar, Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad, Jyotiraditya Scindia and Kapil Sibal, NCP leader Praful Patel and Yoga guru Ramdev were among those present at the cremation ground.

Unmindful of the heavy rains, the people stood on their heels, cheek by jowl to have a last glimpse of the leader. While some were sheltered by the tents erected on the premises, leaders like Nitish Kumar, Piyush Goyal, Kailash Vijayvargia, Prakash Chandra Sarangi and Prakash Javadekar got drenched.

A visibly emotional Naidu, who had worked closely with Jaitley in the BJP, stood with folded hands for several minutes near the body. Chief ministers Arvind Kejriwal, Devendra Fadnavis, Vijay Rupani, B S Yediyurappa, Nitish Ku-

mar, Trivendra Singh Rawat and M L Khattar were also there.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a foreign visit, on Saturday paid an emotional tribute to Jaitley, saying he cannot imagine he was far away in Bahrain when his “dear friend” and party colleague passed away in New Delhi.

His death is another jolt to the ruling party after the demise of Sushma Swaraj, a contemporary of Jaitley and one of its prominent faces, on August 6 and Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar in March this year.

Wrapped in the national flag, Jaitley’s body was brought at around 11 am to the BJP headquarters located on the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg from his Kailash Colony residence.

BJP workers queued up in large numbers outside the party headquarters since morning to pay their last respects to the leader.

D I M A P U R , AU G 2 5 (NPN): The state government has notified the implementation of Sec. 34 of RPwD Act 2016-- 4% reservation in government jobs for persons with benchmark disabilities with immediate effect.

Informing this in a press note, state commissioner for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs), Diethono Nakhro said the identification of jobs for the various disability categories will be carried out by the departments and reviewed by an expert committee in compliance with Sec. 33 (ii) of the Act. Further, Nakhro said that the government also notified the Nagaland Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules 2016 as per the provisions laid down in Section 101 (1) of the RPwD Act 2016. The State Disability Rules was approved by the Cabinet and notified on August 16, 2019, she added.

nearly 30 years, said fires are mostly set to clear land for farming, ranching or logging, and they can easily get out of control, especially during the July-November dry season.

Brazil’s National Space Research Institute, which monitors deforestation, has recorded 40,341 wildfires across the Amazon this year, as of Thursday. That’s 40,341 fires in less than five days. That’s an 85 per cent rise over last year’s figure.

The UN secretary general and many world leaders and celebrities have expressed concern. The Amazon will be high on the agenda for G7 leaders at a summit in France this weekend. They are likely to make a strong statement condemning the recent increase in deforestation and urge Brazil to restore the Amazon protections that previously made the country a global environmental leader.

There aren’t any exact figures for the areas burnt, but deforestation as a whole has accelerated in the Amazon this year. The figures show that 9,250 square km of forest were lost between January 1 and August 1.

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NGBF members with Governor RN Ravi at Raj Bhavan.

and congratulating him on behalf of “our people” on his second term as Prime Minister of the world’s largest democracy, the memorandum said his leadership was very crucial to Naga people, the people of India and the world at large at this juncture of history.

Acknowledging his current leadership of the country, the federation said it believed the solution to Naga question would spike his reputation as the most dynamic and committed leader in the democratic world. And if

unresolved issues remained that required democratic and political process, it suggested that the negotiating parties might, in the interest of both India and Nagas, decide best acceptable course for the future.

As custodians of Naga customary laws and traditions, and as representative and messengers of “our people” at grassroots level, the federation also assured Modi that it would ensure that people maintained peace and public order as and when the IndoNaga Political settlement was

B asel ( S wit z er land), Aug 25 (IANS/ PTI): Ace shuttler P.V. Sindhu on Sunday became the first Indian to win the BWF World Championships, crushing Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara 21-7, 21-7 in just 36 minutes in a one-sided final.

Sindhu’s gold is the second medal that India won at the Worlds this year with Sai Praneeth winning a bronze in men’s singles category.

President, PM, Rijiju hail Sindhu: President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday hailed PV Sindhu for winning gold at the BWF World Championship.

“Congratulations @ Pvsindhu1 for winning the BWF World Championship. This is a proud moment for the entire country.

Your magic on the court, hardwork and perseverance enthralls and inspires millions,” the President tweeted. “Best wishes World Champion for all your future battles,” he wrote.

“The stupendously talented @Pvsindhu1 makes India proud again! Congrat-

Anganwadi workers & helpers to cease work D I M A P U R , AU G 2 5 (NPN): Anganwadi workers and helpers have resolved to cease all official works until all their pending arrears and honorarium at the enhanced rate approved by Government of India (GOI) was given to them with effect from October 1, 2018.

At a meeting held at the office of child development project officer – urban (CDPO) on Saturday, Anganwadi workers and helpers of Dimapur, Dimapur Rural, Dimapur Urban, Medziphema, Kuhuboto, Dhansiripar and Niuland further “resolved to withdraw the honorarium monthly after receiving the pending arrears and honorarium,” adding that the withdrawal of honorarium will effect from September 2019 onwards.

They appealed to the authority concerned to take necessary action at the earli-

NGBF submits memo to PM, seeks solution in 3 months DIMAPUR, AUG 25 (NPN): Mentioning that inordinate delay in the Indo-Naga peace talks had done more harm than good to all stakeholders and that everything had a season, Nagaland Gaon Bura Federation (NGBF) has urged all negotiating parties to announce an honourable and acceptable solution within three months as promised.

In a memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi submitted via governor RN Ravi at Raj Bhavan, Kohima on Saturday, the federation stressed that whatever was agreed upon should be translated into a practical and workable political mechanism. Signed by its president L Shahlem Konyak, general secretary Shikuto Zalipu and media cell secretary Akhu Naga, NGBF implored Modi to give a chance during his time to the coming generations of Nagas to reach their potential without denying them their history, culture, identity and political rights.

Extending greetings to Modi

Sindhu first Indian to win WBF Championships

ulations to her for winning the Gold at the BWF World Championships,” the prime minister tweeted.

The passion and dedication with which she’s pursued badminton is inspiring, he said. Kiren Rijiju in a tweet said, “PV Sindhu creates history by becoming the first-ever Indian to claim gold in BWF World Badminton Championships! India is proud of @Pvsindhu1 My hearty congratulations!

Govt will continue to provide best support & facilities to produce champions. #BWFWorldChampionships2019,”

Petrol, diesel prices hiked

NEW DELHI, AUG 25 (NPN): Petrol and diesel prices were on Sunday increased for the second successive day across the country. Following Sunday’s rate revision, petrol became dearer by 7-8 paise a litre while diesel prices went up by 10-11 paise per litre.

On Saturday, fuel prices of petrol and diesel was hiked by about 8 paise and 5 paise respectively.

In Dimapur, petrol petrol prices rose to Rs 70.01 a litre as against Rs. 69.95 on Saturday while diesel price was hiked to Rs 63.13 per litre as compared to Rs 63.04on Saturday. In the state capital Kohima, both petrol and diesel price saw a steep hike of 69 paise and 54 paise a litre. As on Sunday, petrol was retailing at Rs. 70.84 per litre as compared to Rs. 70.15 on Saturday and diesel price was Rs. 63.76 per litre as compared to Rs. (Cont’d on p-7) 63.22 a litre on Saturday.

est for the smooth functioning of the social welfare department.

The Anganwadi workers and helpers alleged that it had been a decade that the social welfare department had been utterly unfair to them, adding it was a great shame and a major failure on the part of the State government as the department was one of the most important departments in a State like Nagaland.

Claiming that various important welfare programmes and services were being initiated by them, Anganwadi workers and helpers said the State government should not underestimate and neglect them.

The authority concerned should focus and take important steps for their uplift so that the socio-economic status of State progressed further, they added.

NSCN (R) clarifies, calls for restraint

DIMAPUR, AUG 25 (NPN): NSCN (Reformation) president Y. Wangtin Naga has said that the unfortunate murder of “lt. col.” Toishe Yeptho of NSCN (I-M) on August 16, followed by alleged assassination attempt on the life of NSCN (R) defence kilonser Khekhato by NSCN (I-M) cadres on August 20, were uncalled for and should be condemned outright

by Nagas as these incidents had disturbed God-gifted peaceful atmosphere.

In a clarification, Wangtin said NSCN (R) had no negative intention towards any Naga brothers and, therefore, there was no reason why any worker of the organisation would take the life of any Naga brothers at this juncture when every Naga citizen was longing for an early solution to the Naga political problem. Instead, he regretted all lost souls of Naga brothers in the political crisis in the past.

(Cont’d on p-7) “When our Lord God has

announced. “We will co-operate during the implementation and transitional period together with tribal bodies and frontal organisations of Nagaland. We are prepared to welcome honourable, acceptable and peaceful political solution as cherished by our people for decades,” it added.

Mentioning that Nagas had been yearning for real peace and stability for over five decades now, the memorandum pointed out that every decade saw one or the other agreement or statutes mounted over the Nagas, orchestrated by few without taking the confidence of stakeholders. Instead of pursuing political dialogue over a political problem, the federation said the heavily militarised Naga land saw only military engagements between Indian Army and Naga nationalists. The conflict intensified resulting in innumerable loss to lives on both sides, even as new armed Naga nationalist organisations emerged, it pointed out.

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restored peace in our broken home and whole things improved, we must thank God instead of destroying His gift,” he remarked.

Appealing to all rightthinking Naga citizens to deliver impartial investigation report for peaceful resolution of the tension between NSCN (I-M) and NSCN (R), Wangtin promised to deliver impartial judgement if any worker of his organisation was found guilty of involvement in the murder of Toishe.

Till such a report was available, he appealed to NSCN (I-M) to display maturity by refraining from taking any further step. He also urged all important civil society groups and churches to deeply investigate the incident so as to help resolve the issue before it went out of hand.

And as promised, he said NSCN (R) would do justice in the fear of living God who saw and knew everything.

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Diocese of Kohima celebrates Bible Sunday

news in Brief ANEFWA executive meeting: All Nagaland electricity field workers association (ANEFWA) has convened executive meeting on August 29, 11 a.m to discuss the future course of action on 4-point charter of demand at Ura Hotel near Red Cross Complex, Kohima.

PDTU informs: Peren District Timbers Union (PDTU) has informed all the stakeholders that those operating and will be operating timber in Peren district are to report to the union office for necessary formalities. PDTU cautioned that defaulters will be penalised and forfeited. For necessary information, one may contact at 8974743204/9612472016.

DPC general meeting: Dimapur Press Club (DPC) has convened a general meeting on August 29, 12 noon at Press Point, Super Market. All registered members have been requested to attend the meeting positively.

Agenda, if any can also be shared during the meeting.

It is to further informed that those who have not submitted the membership forms can do so on that day, after which no membership will be entertained.

ENWO Mkg unit condemns MOKOKCHUNG, AUG expressed disgust that any

(L) Children along with other faithful during the Bible Sunday on August 25. (R) Christ King Church Kohima village: Diocese of Kohima observed Bible Sunday, whereby the 25 (NPN): Eastern Na- human, let alone a woman Catechism children of Christ King Church Kohima village also conducted various activities such as colouring, painting and drawing based on the Bible on August 25.

DIMAPUR: Diocese of Kohima celebrated Bible Sunday, and annual event conducted by regional bishop’s conference of North East India and across parishes in the diocese on August 25.

A press release from Kohima diocese secretary stated that, Mary Help

of Christians Cathedral commemorated the occasion with Most Rev. Dr. James Thoppil, bishop of Kohima, as the main celebrant for the Holy mass.

Frs. Carolus Neisalhou and Victor concelebrated the Holy Eucharist.

Word of God was read

by Rev. Fr. Carolus Neisal-

hou, parish priest and the congregation walked in procession to the church with the Holy Bible and placards of the word of God, “I Thirst”, “I am the Bread of Life”, “The Word was God” and so on.

During the homily bishop James elaborated on the six fundamental aspects

GPPK observes Balidan Diwas in Kma

of the Holy Bible. He added, Bible has transformed individuals and the word and explained that people are even willing to die for the cause of the Bible that is Jesus Christ, the WORD who became flesh.

He further added that the Bible is the most accurate book of antiquity

and said that it contains life-changing message of God’s Love.

Second phase of the celebration was the Bible quiz competition where students took active participation to relive the Word of God among the intellectuals under the quiz master Dr. Louis Asa. The winners

DIMAPUR: Gorkha Public Panchayat, Kohima (GPPK) along with other Gorkha NGOs and Gorkha defence ex-servicemen observed Balidan Diwas (Sacrificial Day) on August 25 at the GPPK hall in Chandmari.

A press release from GPPK information and publicity committee stated that, the Nepali and Gorkha

community led by GB Kamal Bahadur Chetri and GPPK president Santu Thapa paid rich floral tributes to the Gorkha freedom fighters on the portraits of Major (late) Durga Malla and late Captain Neikezakuo Kenguruse.

Gorkha community also held similar tribute ritual for those who laid their lives during the World

War-II at the Kohima War Cemetery, wherein the programme was led by GPPK vice president Probhu Gurung.

GPPK area representative Binod Mothey highlighted the significance of the day. Vivela Club Kohima presented welcome song while executive member GPPK Manish Lama tendered the vote of thanks.

galand Women Organization (ENWO), Mokokchung unit (ENWMU) has condemned incident where a video of an innocent teenage girl was circulated on social media on August 22.

In a press note, ENWO unit president Mandang Phom and general secretary T. Thushila Yimchunger

herself would so callously defame another young woman inconsiderate of the repercussions that may severely affect her future.

The unit conveyed its sympathy to the victim and demanded befitting punishment to the culprit as per the law of the land so that such incident was not repeated in the future.

DDCF new office bearers; adopts three-point resolution DIMAPUR: Dimapur District Citizens’ Forum (DDCF) held its general meeting on August 24 and held thorough deliberations, wherein the house has unanimously passed a three-point resolution.

A press release from DDCF president, Yibemo Kikon and general secretary, Richard Haolai stated that, house resolved to endorse the stand of Ao Senden, CNTC and Tenyimia People Organisation on the need for a separate apex body for the tribes of Nagaland. Secondly, it resolved that office bearers and executive members shall visit the District Hospital and other public service centres under Dimapur district.

Lighting of the lamp and rich floral tributes to the Gorkha freedom fighters.

and the participants were all presented with cash award and other gifts. The first three individual winners will represent the parish in the regional sector.

Fr. Carolus Neihsalhou, thanked all the responsible persons for making the day a grand success.

Thirdly, house resolved to reaffirm the stand of various civil societies and communities of Dimapur against shifting of DC office, Dimapur to Chümoukedima village on June 4, 2015.

DDCF also approved members as office bearers for the tenure of 2019-22, nominated by search committee set up for the purpose on June 28, 2019 during its executive meeting. The new team is led

by Yibemo Kikon as president, general secretary Richard Haolai along with three others. House also empowered the new team to appoint one more vice president and an information/press secretary.

Ward 7 Chümoukedima town conducted a workshop under the theme “Waste management” on August 23 along with women community at Agape premises with EAC Chümoukedima as the special invitee. (Ward 7 Chumoukedima)

KDVDBU extends support to DRDA demand DIMAPUR: Kohima District VDB Union (KDVDBU) has extended solidarity towards the DRDA’s genuine demand for justice from the state government.

A press release from KDVDBU general secretary, John Kath stated that, DRDA employees have not received salary for the last 11-12 months, which is not a joke. Stating that it was their hard earned salary, the KDVDBU said that they should be paid immediately as they conduct their duties most regularly. It further stated that, due to agitation of DRDA, the function of the VDBs have been badly affected, whereby it cautioned that if the problem is not solved at the earliest by the government, all the VDBs will be compelled to move for justice against government.

NSS committee and the NSS volunteers of Mount Tiyi College (MTC), Wokha visited the adopted village Koio as part of community service programme and conducted cleanliness drive on August 24. (NSS programme officer, Janbemo Lotha)

ATMA conducts various activities across the state

Farmer participants during the demonstration Farmers at the training organised by ATMA Thonoknyu ATMA officials and farmers at the demonstration Participants and ATMA officials at the mobilization programme. block. programme. programme.

DIMAPUR: Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA) has conducted various activities for farmers’ welfare in different parts of Nagaland during the month of August.

ATMA Angjangyang block: ATMA Mon, Angjangyang block, organised various training and demonstration programmes from August 22 to 24, led

by BTM, Nemchaba Jamir, covering three villages. A press release from ATMA Mon, stated that training programme on packages and practices of potato was conducted at ATMA farm school Jakphang village, with ATM, Longrikaba Ao and Linota Y Chopy, as resource persons. On the second day, training programme on fallow land management was conducted at Angjangyang village.

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explained significance of poverty among rural areas which is closely associated to agriculture with low productivity and high inputs of labour. He also explained that Jhum system becoming unsustainable as cycles becoming shorter with less time to restore soil fertility and biodiversity. Resource person, ATM, Leiwang Konyak, explained simple procedures for application of agricultural lime and its advantages to the soil health.

Seeds and various materials were distributed to the participants, and altogether, 68 farmers from different group and villages were benefited from the programme, the release stated.

ATMA Thonoknyu block: ATMA Tuensang, Thonoknyu block on August 19 and 20, conducted

training and demonstration programme on various topics with BTT convenor, Sipong (LRD), BTM, T Achet Longchar, ATM, Yanger Walling as resource person at Peshu village. A press release from ATMA Tuensang, started that altogether 16 farmers attended the programme, where topics on demonstration and training on cardamom cultivation, trichoderma, mushroom cultivation, importance and functions of farm school and farm teachers and demonstration on vermin wash were delivered to the participants.

Meanwhile, five new SHGs were mobilised from Peshu, Thonoknyu, Sanglao and Pang village, wherein seed money were given to 2 SHGs through direct benefit transfer. Further, a farm school on cardamom was also inaugurated at Peshu

village with Peshia as farm teacher.

ATMA Noklak block: ATMA Tuensang, Noklak block inaugurated integrated farm school on August 16, at Chingmei village, chaired by BTM Thongko. During the inaugural programme, horticulture inspector & BTT convenor Recha Imchen highlighted the concept of farm school and pointed out that the set up of farm school would provide opportunity for dissemination of farmer to farmer technology and implementation of new and innovative technology where farmers can learn on better practices of farming.

He motivated the farmers by saying that adoption of proper cultivation techniques and post harvest management will serve as a great potential. Wongto Simon was appointed as the

farm school teacher. Altogether, 27 farmers attended the training. In the technical session, trainings and demonstrations were conducted on various topics. Resource persons were BTT convenor Recha, Tiatemsu ATM, Athing ATM and Shanchothung ATM. Mobilisation of farmers group was also conducted with 5 SHGs and 2 direct benefit transfer (DBT) from different villages under the block. The day long training concluded with distribution of farm inputs to all the participants.

AT M A A k u h a i t o block: ATMA Akuhaito block organised mobilisation of farmers on the topic “Agriculture credit, rural loan & rural finance’’ on August 24, at Khrimtomi village. A press release from Akuhaito block, ATMA Zunheboto, KaihoAchumi stated that ATM Akuhaito,

stressed on how rural women can achieve financial stability by growing organic vegetables in the area enhancing market demands from the nearby market and also distributed various seeds to the farmers. Arto Awomi sales officer and personal loan in-charge ICICI Bank Mokokchung briefly discussed on how farmers can apply for different loans. He also stated the importance of creating a bank account and listed the details required for the account beside KCCs loans from the banks were discussed by him. A total of 30 female farmers from different village attended the programme.

ATMA Khonsa block: ATMA Kiphire, Khonsa block, conducted trainingcum-demonstration and other activities on August 20 and 21. A press release

Participants and ATMA officials of Khonsa block.

from ATMA Kiphire, stated that the training was conducted under the themes, “Integrated Pest Management”, “Post harvest on Maize” and demonstration on “Kidney beans (Kholar) Farming”, resource persons Merennungba Imchen and Takutoshi Jamir. Highlights of the programme included

using naturally occurring enemies of insect pests such as parasitoids, predators and pathogens, community participation, farming guides for kidney beans (Kholar). One farm school teacher was also selected in Tsurevons village as well as mobilisation of farmers was initiated in 5 villages.

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WEATHER FORECAST August 26

(Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

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

33 25

Aizawl

A thunderstorm in spots

Guwahati Partly sunny, a stray t-storm Imphal

Partly sunny

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

28 21 36 25 32 25 32 24

Shillong

A thunderstorm in the area

27 18

Kohima

An a.m. t-storm in the area

28 18

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

Mkg

A morning t-storm in spots

Tuensang Partly sunny Wokha

A t-storm around in the a.m.

34 23 30 18 24 15 28 22

Zunheboto Mostly cloudy, a thunderstorm 27 16

ARC and Jalukie Battalion medical camp

DIMAPUR: Ahthibung Region Club (ARC) in collaboration with Jalukie Battalion of Assam Rifles organised a monsoon medical camp-cum-vaccination drive in New Chamcha village, Peren district on August 25.

A press release from ARC stated that, the camp was to provide basic healthcare to villagers and vaccinations to the children as during monsoon the villagers find it difficult to commute as there is no road connectivity or any medical infrastructure.

Therefore, the camp provided the general public a brief relief to get over the monsoon borne diseases.

The medical team comprised of Dr Vezo Kholu, one lab technician, a pharmacist, an optometrist and a nursing assistant from Assam Rifles. Large number of villagers were benefitted.

Roko Angami addressing at the youth seminar on August 24. (NP)

Correspondent KO H I M A , AU G 2 5 (NPN): Zhadima Village Youth and Sports Organization (ZVYSO) organised a day-long seminar on August 24 at the Zhadima community hall.

Roko Angami, VDB secretary, addressed on the topic “Unity”, wherein he emphasized on the power of unity saying that the sense of oneness must come from the heart and not from the mind.

He urged the citizens

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to lift and support one another in every field by giving constructive criticisms.

He also lauded the unity of the village community in obstructing the water commission at Zhadima due to the irregularities of the project.

Zakenei Khoubve, president Zhadima Gazetted Officers Krotho (ZGOK), who shared on the topic “Competition” urged the need for healthy competition in all spheres, ranging from academics to business. In the pursuit to

promote local products, he urged the farming community from the village to commercialise the local and organic goods at a larger scale.

In the second session, chairman Zhadima Village Council (ZVC) Kesovilhou Chüpuo, who spoke on the topic “Identity” shared about the history of the village and the transformation from the head hunting age to the modern era.

He strongly urged the community to preserve and protect its oral history for

generations.

Speaking on the topic “Excellence”, president ZVYSO Vizosielie Khoubve urged the need for the young minds to come out of the box and excel in their respective fields.

Stressing that one must follow one’s passion, he encouraged the community saying that one’s weakness should not be a barrier towards excellence.

Highlighting various avenues for employment, he encouraged the youths to look for opportunities and grab it.

With over hundreds of attendees, the seminar concluded after short speeches by four village elders namely Thepfurio Miario, Neiyalie Pfüsenuo, Sabeilhou Kuotsu and Tseilie Sanchu.

Chaired by Thepfulie Theünuo, the first session was blessed with prayer

by PS. Thepfukuolie, pastor New Life AG Church Zhadi-II. On beha lf of the ZVYSO, vice president Ruokuongulie delivered the introductory note. Programme was attended by all sections of the village community.

NBDA meets agriculture ambassadors of Taiwan

Agriculture ambassadors of Taiwan with the Nagaland team at New Delhi on August 24.

DIMAPUR: Nagaland Bamboo Development Agency (NBDA) held a meeting with young agriculture ambassadors from Taiwan at New Delhi on August 24.

A press release from NBDA team member, Dr. Tolto Metha stated that, this was part of the initiative taken by the chief min-

ister of Nagaland, Neiphiu Rio towards establishing an India-Taiwan cooperation in the bamboo sector.

Nagaland team was r e p r e s e n t e d b y Jo y t i Kailash, ACS and principal resident commissioner, Nagaland House, New Delhi and Imtirenla Jamir, mission director, NBDA along with other officials. Taiwan

delegation was led Frank Tsay, assistant representative, Taipei Cultural and Economic Centre, New Delhi and Lin, Chih-Hung, deputy director general, Council of Agriculture, Taiwan.

Deliberations were held on short term and long term goals for this cooperation.

NUMT cleanliness drive at Seniors’ day 2019 successfully held at CBCMHK Dr. Imkongliba Ao Memorial Park

Members of the Nokpu Union of Mokokchung at the site of Dr. Imkongliba Ao Memorial Park. (NP)

Correspondent MOKOKCHUNG, AUG 25 (NPN): On the 58th death anniversary of late Dr. Imkongliba Ao, the Nokpu Union of Mokokchung town (NUMT) initiated a social work and paint job at the site of Dr. Imkongliba Ao Memorial

Park on August 24.

Speaking to Nagaland Post, the president of the Nokpu Union Mokokchung town, Bendangnukshi said that the union was initiating the social work to remember the founding father of Nagaland statehood, who was a visionary and a great physician.

He stated that late Dr. Imkongliba Ao was a champion of peace and a firm believer in nonviolent means to fulfil the aspirations of the Naga people.

Late Dr. Imkongliba Ao was the first president of the Naga People’s Convention.

DIMAPUR: Under the aegis of the Chakhesang Baptist Church Ministers’ Hill, Kohima (CBCMHK), seniors’ fellowship observed a seniors’ day at the church premises under the theme, “Even to your old age and grey hairs I am He, I am He who will sustain you” (Isaiah 46:3-4) on August 25.

A press release from CBCMHK senior fellowship convenor, Zuhucho Resuh stated that, senir pastor, CBCMHK, Rev. Dr. Vevo Phesao, speaking on the occasion stressed on the miracle deeds and power of prayer of how Joshua prayed while capturing over the Amorites.

He said that, Joshua prayed to let the Sun to stand still over Gibeon and Moon over the valley of Aijalon in Joshua 10:12 and the Sun stood still and the Moon stopped (Joshua 10:13) till the nation avenged itself on its enemies.

He added that as per the internet sources, there was a missing night in Octo-

A section of senior citizens at the church premises after the programme.

ber 1207 BC and it was both Biblically and scientifically proved to be true.

Urging upon the senior citizens (60 years and above) to lead a faithful and truthful lives Phesao said, Joshua led a live of a very good beginning and a beautiful finishing and therefore everyone to opt the living

system of Joshua.

Earlier associate pastor of Chakhesang Baptist Church Ministers’ Hill, Kohima Thujoneyi Veswuh, chaired the worship service. Deacon Kerethi Vero invoked God’s blessings, and seniors report was delivered by senior fellowship convenor, Zuhucho

Resuh. Men fellowship choir enthralled the congregation with their special piece, Melhite-u Khalo pronounced offertory prayer while Yephutsolu Ruho read the Word of God from Joshua 10:12. Approximately 100 senior citizens joined the special day observation.

Various student unions conduct respective fresher’s social

(Inset) Hepuni Bismarck. Youth members of PNCYAK presenting special song during Dr. Hotokhu Chishi at the NSUD members with freshers and guests at the programme held at Little Flower fresher’s social. (NP) programme.

School, Dibrugarh auditorium.

Correspondent KO H I M A , AU G 2 5 (NPN): Poumai Naga Tsiidoumai Me Kohima (students’ union) organized its 35th fresher’s social function (Vedaoyu niih) with assistant general manager SBI, Hepuni Bismarck as special guest and president Poumai Hoho Nagaland PH Shesou as guest of honour at Baptist High auditorium Mission Compound, Kohima on August 24.

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the students were well prepared during students’ life they would be left out. He advised the students’ community to develop the habit of reading to acquire more knowledge and set their target at the early stage with dedication to achieve in life. He encouraged the young students to know how to overcome different obstacles they may face to reap the harvest one day.

Bismarck said identifying one’s talent and capability was equally important while striving to achieve in life as without that student’s may waste

their valuable time and energy. Encouraging the students’ to work hard with creativity, he also advised them to study smartly and do things differently to be successful. He also highlighted the various careers one could take up other than government job. Citing the example of advanced nations, he challenged the students present to work hard which was the only solution for advancement.

Guest of honour Shesou in his address urged the gathering to preserve the rich Naga culture and

cultivate work culture.

He asked the young people never to forget their roots.

Hoho president advised the students’ community to be humble, dedicated, faithful, sincere and hard working to be become somebody in life.

President Poumai Naga Union Kohima, Shem Koh and president Poumai Naga Tsiidoumai Me, Isaac Thaoveinii also addressed the gathering.

The 1st session was compeered by David Ng and K.Poune, welcome song presented by PBY-

FK, invocation prayer by Bunii Dominic Cathechist PNCCK, presidential address delivered by president PNTMK Veikho Victor and speech on behalf of freshers’ by Veivane.

Folk tale play was displayed St. Joseph’s College students, special number presented by PNCYAK youth, vote of thanks by GS PNTMK ND Stevenson and benediction by Rev, Thaongaolou Rosii pastor PBCK. In the second session, assistant general secretary NSF Ng. Siipunii Philo addressed the gathering.

Pavei Ramai and Anaruth Domai, both from Saranamai village were crowned as Mr. And Miss fresher’s respectively.

NUSUL: Nagaland U n i v e r s i t y, L u m a m i (NUSUL) held its 22nd fresher’s day on August 23, under the theme “Designing destiny” at NUSUL. A press release from NUSU-L general secretary Süyievelü Venuh and information and publicity secretary Mewekhro Mero stated that the programme was graced by Dr. Hotokhu Chishi, addl. director, Health and Family Wel-

fare, Nagaland as the guest speaker and Imlibenla Wati as guest judge for the Mr. and Miss Fresher 2019 Contest who also sponsored the winning prize for the same.

Khyochamo Yanthan won the title Mr. Fresher 2019 and Kuthuno Cukhamu was crowned as Miss Fresher 2019. Nsimtube Ndang bagged the title Mr. Personality 2019 and Lochumlo Shitiri crowned as Miss Congeniality 2019, Inaka Yeptho as Mr. Photogenic 2019 and Tongpangkokla Aier as Miss Photogenic 2019.

NSUD: Naga Students’ Union Dibrugarh (NSUD) held its annual freshers day on August 24 at Little Flower School, Dibrugarh auditorium. NK Kaphungkui asst professor, Dibrugarh University Institute of Engineering and Technology (DUIET) exhorted the students. Dr. Bendangjungshi, pastor, NCF Dibrugarh gave a special prayer for the freshers. Special invitees who attended the programme were Sonowal Khachari study circle president and general secretary Kamjyoti Sonowal and Kailash Kutum; and Dibrugarh University Mishing Students Union president Bikram Mili.

The members also attended the programme and encouraged the freshers and members to stand united and strive hard to reach their goal.

Earlier, Dr. Akhono asst professor, of Anthropology, Dibrugarh University pronounced the invocation and vice president Kape Khalo gave the welcome address.

Around 70 members along with 16 freshers from Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh University and other colleges in Dibrugarh attended the programme.

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2019

More Hindus forged docs for NRC than Muslims: Sources Assam’s BJP government had recently claimed that more Hindus than Muslims were excluded from the draft NRC, and placed in the state assembly a district-wise list of exclusions, ignoring an apex court directive of secrecy.

The court had said all such information be submitted to it in sealed covers.

The state government had claimed the data reflected that more people were excluded from the list in districts inhabited by indigenous people than those on the India- Bangladesh border, implying that the NRC draft was flawed as illegal Muslim immigrants were more likely to be present in the frontier districts.

When reached for comments, a senior RSS Assam region functionary and its ‘Bouddhik Prachar Pramukh’ Shankar Das said the updated NRC will be “wrong” and that it will be challenged.

“Nobody has given correct data. The SC is acting only as per Prateek Hajela’s (the NRC State Coordinator) information.

So, we don’t believe any of the leaked data till now, whether it’s about Hindus or Muslims. We know that this NRC is going to be wrong

and it will be challenged,” he told PTI. “There are places where (state) authorities said even they cannot go despite security. Then how could NRC verification take place there? Hajela couldn’t give any satisfactory answer to that. Then how can one say that Hindus did more forgeries? We don’t believe that at all,” Das said.

People residing in the state since March 24, 1971 have a legitimate claim to Indian citizenship. Assam has witnessed a huge influx of people from Bangladesh, both Hindus and Muslims, for decades, and one of the clauses of the Assam Accord of 1985 was expeditious identification and expulsion of illegal migrants.

Sources involved in the updation of the NRC cited the example of Nikhil Das, who had applied for inclusion of his name and those of this family members-father Nitai das, mother Bali Das, brother Nikhindra Das and sister Ankhi Das. “During the checking of the papers, it was found that except for the applicant, all his family members still live in Kachua village of Sunamganj district in Sylhet division of Bangladesh.

During the investigation,

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Nikhil confessed that he had entered India illegally in October 2011,” the sources said, insisting it was not an isolated case.

Interestingly, Nikhil Das possessed a number of forged documents including voter I-card, an Indian birth certificate and even a PAN card.

There were many such instances, they said.

While delivering its judgement in the case of Nibaran Biswas alias Nibaran Mandal vs State of Assam in August 2017, a Foreigners’ Tribunal in Morigaon had observed that many suspected illegal Hindu immigrants have settled in the state after 1971.

“As it was a policy adopted by the Government of India...that Hindu Bengalee Migrants willing to settle down in India permanently are ushered as Indian citizens... Thereafter, many migrants illegally sneaked into Indian territory without recording their entry in Transit Points or at Government Relief camps for better livelihood. “...they have either forged the Certificate of Registration or the voter list for enjoying the privilege of being Indian citizen which have come to surface before

me on trial,” the Tribunal had said in its order.

An applicant seeking Indian citizenship in Assam can submit a host of documents for inclusion in the NRC. On compilation of six crucial documents, it was found that around two lakh of them from one crore were forged.

These documents are refugee registration certificate, citizenship certificate, government employment certificate, land and tenancy records, birth certificate and certified copies of pre1971 electoral rolls from Tripura.

Apart from the forged papers, NRC authorities have discovered that no back-end source of around 1.5 lakh documents submitted by applicants were available and an additional about 2.5 lakh papers were illegible.

Back-end source of the six documents are supporting papers available with authorities who originally issued them.

“Though we cannot directly term the documents without back-end as forged, but obviously these are doubtful,” sources said.

NRC State Coordinator Prateek Hajela had

told the Supreme Court on October 4, 2018, that many crucial papers submitted by the applicants were photoshopped.

Sources said that legacy data, the main document to trace the family tree in determining whether a person is a genuine Indian citizen, are being misused by the applicants.

They said multiple people are using identical legacy data contained in the NRC published in 1951 which had the names of bonafide Assam residents or electoral rolls prepared uptil March 1971 to back their claim to Indian citizenship.

“Stringent verification of family trees unearthed many cases of wilful misuse of legacy data,” they said.

The updation of the NRC has become a hugely vexed issue in Assam where political parties have claimed the state’s demography was getting changed because of illegal immigration from Bangladesh.

I n Ju ly l a s t ye a r, 40,07,707 people were excluded from the complete draft of the NRC, which contained the names of 2,89,83,677 eligible people out of a total 3,29,91,384 applicants.

Security beefed for monsoon session in Mnp Assembly

Smriti Irani to lay foundation of textile tourism park

Manouria impressa tortoise sighted in Arunachal Pradesh

Guwahati, Aug 25 (PTI): With the hugely contentious NRC exposing communal faultlines in Assam, it has emerged that more Hindus than Muslims forged documents to find their way into the National Register of Citizens, sources with close knowledge of the exercise said on Sunday.

The final NRC list, which will identify bonafide citizens of Assam, is set to be published on August 31.

The exercise of updating the NRC, unique to Assam, is being conducted under the supervision of the Supreme Court.

“The interesting fact is that forgery is being committed by a very large number of doubtful Hindu applicants. In fact, more than 50 per cent of the documents that have been forged are by them,” sources said.

“Now this is very, very surprising because we had the impression that only suspected illegal Muslim immigrants were indulging in wrongdoing to have their names included in the NRC. But with so many doubtful Hindus being detected, it can be assumed that a huge number of such immigrants are also present in Assam,” one of the sources told PTI.

House to house search operation in a locality close to Manipur Assembly complex as part of beefing up security measure ahead of Assembly session.

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IMPHAL, Aug 25: Ahead of the monsoon session of Manipur Legislative Assembly which commence Monday, the police has beefed up security in the capital.

The session monsoon session of Manipur Legislative Assembly which commences on Monday will have only two sittings.

A three-layer security arrangement has been put in place at the Assembly

complex in Imphal’s Chingmeirong, an official source said.

The official source said that police had already taken up security measure in the surrounding localities of the Assembly complex by conducting mop operation.

House to house search operation and verification of residents of Thangmeiband area close to the Assembly complex were conducted as a part of security measures in the last few days, the

source added.

The state police department has taken up the tightened security arrangement in order to maintain law and order and provide adequate security for smooth conduct of the session.

The entire surroundings of the Assembly secretariat will be under tight security vigils during the session, the source said.

A police officer said that the tightened security measure was taken up as

civil society organisations, particularly JAC formed in connection with the controversial death of a 12year-old girl student in her hostel dormitory were likely to stage intense forms of protests during the Assembly session.

Mention may be made that the JAC with the supports of various pressure groups including student bodies have been launching various forms of agitations demanding justice for the deceased student.

On the other hand, as per a notification of the state Assembly secretariat, the monsoon session will have only two sittings on Monday and Tuesday.

On the first day of the session, the house of Assembly will take up obituary reference, presentation of business advisory committee, motion for election of three financial committees for the term of 2019-20 report, and resolutions of the government.

The second day of the session will include question-answer hour, government business and presentation of reports of the Assembly committees.

Smriti Irani (File) Shillong, Aug 25 (PTI): Union Minister Smriti Irani is scheduled to lay the foundation of a textile tourism park on Monday at Meghalaya’s Ri-Bhoi district, an official said here.

The textile minister will also review the construction work of National Institute of Fashion Technology centre in East Khasi Hills district during the visit, he said.

The foundation stone for the fashion centre was laid by former textile minister Kavuru Sambasiva Rao in 2013.

Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma will receive her at the Shillong airport in the morning, the official said, adding that Irani is also expected to visit an anganwadi centre at Umsning.

Itanagar, Aug 25 (PTI): Another species of ‘impressed’ tortoise, also known as ‘Manouria impressa’ has been sighted for the second time since its discovery in Arunachal Pradesh in June this year.

The second sighting of Manouria Impressa occurred at Kakoi area under Banderdewa forest division in Papum Pare district recently, officials said.

The tortoise is a young male, which was rescued by one Waru Nakong, a native of Kakoi. The rescued tortoise was handed over to Itanagar zoo on Friday.

“From the time I saw an earlier news report on the rescue of a tortoise, which was later handed over to the Itanagar zoo, I was concerned and told my father not to kill a tortoise if he happened to see one in future,” Nakong said.

Nakong said his father sighted the tortoise and informed him about it.

He said that, earlier the villagers used to kill the tortoise for food, but now he is hopeful that they will surely know its importance,

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Visit picturesque Northeast: Modi in Mann ki Baat

Agartala, Aug 25: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked people to visit places with natural beauty and wildlife such as northeastern India and Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand.

“There is glorious abundance of nature in the northeast and Jim Corbett National Park,” Modi said in his monthly “Mann Ki Baat” programme.

In the third-edition of the programme after Modi assumed office for a second term, he said: “Your eyes will be fastened with the nature of the northeast and

your mind will be further broadened, become sombre and calm.”

The Prime Minister also said that after the recent broadcast of his “Man Vs Wild” episode on Discovery Channel with Bear Grylls, people are talking about wildlife and environment conservation.

The episode was shot at Jim Corbett National Park located in Nainital district, Uttarakhand. Established in 1936 as Hailey National Park, it is India’’s oldest national park, where Project Tiger was launched in 1973.

Manouria Impressa tortoise as the one rescued is endangered species.

Range Forest Officer of Raga under Hapoli Forest Division, Bunty Tao has first discovered the rare species of the tortoise.

Right now, there are three Manouria Impressa in the Itanagar Zoo, out of which two are males and one female. The one rescued from Kakoi is a young male tortoise. Because of the discovery of this rare species of tortoise in Arunachal, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has written a letter of appreciation to the

State Forest Department, informed Tao. The discovery of Manouria Impressa in June this year in Yazali under Lower Subansiri district has increased the total number to 29 species of non-marine chelonians and five recorded tortoises in the country.

According to an expert, the male is smaller than the female which is 30cm in length. This tortoise eats mushroom, cucumber, pumpkin along with few other selective food items, informed S C Paul, a forester in the Itanagar Biological Park.

Indo-Bangladesh rail project MMWO fears secrecy behind Ravi becoming Nagaland Governor progresses at snail’s pace Correspondent

Agartala, Aug 25 (IANS): Works on a 12.23 km India-Bangladesh new railway line are moving at a snail’s place in both the countries, around a decade after Rs 972 crore project was finalised.

The new target of end of the much expected project has been re-fixed in September next year.

The Agartala (India)Akhaura (Bangladesh) railway line would facilitate ferrying of goods to and from both the countries and greatly benefit India’s land-locked northeastern states. Also, the journey time between Agartala and Kolkata, via Bangladesh, would be reduced by a third, from 1,613-km through mountainous terrain to a mere 514 km.

T h e g ove r n m e n t owned IRCON International Limited (IRCON), under the Ministry of Railways, has been executing the project, for which the DoNER (Development of North Eastern Region) Ministry and India’s Ministry External

Affairs (MEA) would bear the entire cost (Rs 972 crore) of the project on either side.

“Work for the Agartala-Akhaura railway project was on. After the ongoing monsoon, the works would be stepped-up. The fresh target of completion of the project has been re-schedules in September 2020,” a top IRCON official told IANS. The official refusing to be named said that linking with the existing Agartala railway station, of the 12.23 km IndiaBangladesh new railway line, 5.46 km railway track would be laid in India (on the outskirts of the capital city Agartala) and 6.57 km railway line would be placed on the Bangladesh side.

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb recently held a meeting with the IRCON officials and engineers led by Director (works) Jogesh Mishra and Agartala-Akhaura railway project head Raman Singla (Assistant

General Manager) and directed them to complete the project at the earliest.

The IRCON official said that on the Indian side, 3.1 km portion of the railway track would be elevated to avoid 26 acres of farm land and habitations.

The IRCON, which has widespread operations in several states in India and in other countries, including Bangladesh, Malaysia, Nepal, Mozambique, Ethiopia, Afganistan, U. K. and Sri Lanka, is now also executing the 86.87 km long Khulna-Mongla rail line project between India and Bangladesh along West Bengal.

Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) is the nodal agency of the AgartalaAkhaura railway project, which was finalised in January 2010 when Bangladesh premier Sheikh Hasina met then Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during her visit to New Delhi.

IMPHAL, Aug 25: A Pangal (Manipuri Muslim) based civil society organisation in Manipur on Sunday expressed doubt over recent appointment of RN Ravi as Governor of Nagaland by the Modi government.

Addressing a press conference in its office in Imphal, leaders of Manipur Muslim Welfare Organisation (MMWO) said the appointment of RN Ravi who is also the interlocutor of Naga peace talks was a matter of concern.

MMWO general secretary Aminnuddin Moijingmayum added, the appointment of RN Ravi as Governor of Nagaland has added fuel to apprehension of a “secret agreement” between the Centre and NSCN(I-M).

He said that the Pangal body did not take the matter of recent appointment RN Ravi lightly and urged all communities in Manipur to remain alert if the Centre goes against the wishes of the people of the state.

The appointment of RN Ravi as Governor of Nagaland came up at a

time the Centre was refusing to disclose the details of the Framework Agreement which the Centre had signed with the NSCN(I-M) on August 3, 2015.

The general secretary said that MMWO will welcome any peace initiative by settling the vexed Naga political issue so far as it confines Nagaland only.

“We will not accept any settlement that hurt the interest of Manipur,” he declared. If Centre enter an agreement with NSCN(I-M) tantamount to hurt the interest of Manipur and its territorial integrity, then it will to invite a bloody violence in the state, he cautioned.

He said that Pangal always stand firm for the territorial integrity of Manipur and said, “We have no doubt of sacrificing our live for our motherland, Manipur.”

Government of India must respect the territorial integrity of Manipur which has its own 2000 year old history. The Centre must stop any attempt to put a wedge in between the existing communities of the state while trying to appease NSCN(I-M), the general secretary said.

MMWO’s statement came against the backdrop of a recent statement of Nagaland Governor RN Ravi who is also Centre’s interlocutor to Indo-Naga peace talks. Ravi had said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had expressed the need to conclude the Naga peace process within three months while addressing a large gathering at a grand civic reception organised in his honour at Nagaland Baptist Church Council

(NBCC) Convention Centre in Kohima on August 16.

Ravi’s statement at a time when people of the state were apprehensive of that the centre would apply the same move as in Jammu and Kashmir triggered an uneasy calm in the state.

Reacting to Ravi’s statement, United Committee Manipur (UCM) and Committee of Civil Societies Kangleipak (CCSK) had already cautioned the Centre against sacrificing Ma-

nipur’s territorial integrity at the cost of the national interest of India.

UCM had categorically stated that any solution to the ongoing political dialogue between NSCN(I-M) and government of India should not be sealed without consulting the people of Manipur while the CCSK had warned that any settlement to the vexed political issue of Nagas should not infringe the interest of Manipur’s territorial integrity.

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Jaitley’s love for high-end brands NEW DELHI, AUG 25 (PTI): Long before he settled for a subdued and ‘politicalfriendly’ kurta-pyjama with a jacket -- cottons in summer and pure pashmina during winters -- the BJP’s one of the most urbane, suave face Arun Jaitley would wear nothing less than a “Bespoke shirt from London or John Lobb handcrafted shoes”.

Described with an endless list of adjectives in his close to five-decades-long political career -- a seasoned politician, man for all seasons, an astute lawyer or a raconteur with innumerable friends across party lines -- the one little talked about facet of Jaitley was his love for high-end brands.

Jaitley, 66, passed away at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences here on Saturday. He was undergoing treatment at the hospital, where he was admitted on August 9.

Watches, pens, shawls, shirts or even shoes, the former finance minister had a penchant for all of them and his collection consisted of the choicest of brands ranging from “Patek Phillipe

Arun Jaitley (File)

(in watches) to Mont Blanc (in pens)”. “There was a phase when he would buy high-end watches, a Patek Phillipe for instance, when majority of Indians did not think beyond Omega. “... Arun’s collection of Mont Blanc pens, and the exquisite ‘Jamawar’ shawls in his possession needs a mentioning. He was among the first to buy the latest Mont Blanc pen within days of its launch,” wrote authorjournalist Kumkum Chadha in a chapter, titled ‘Arun Jaitley: The Pied Piper’, from her book ‘The Marigold Story’.

The book, quoting one of Jaitley’s close friend who admitted of his transition

from “flamboyant to subdued”, vouched for the lawyer-turned-politician being the same “brand conscious” person.

“Although, Arun Jaitley has become more muted in his dressing, he is still brand conscious. The first pair of shoes that he had bought for his son, Rohan, was a Salvatore Ferragamo (a famous Italian luxury brand),” she wrote.

For the uninitiated, Jaitley, except for the period when he worked for the government, which of course includes his last stint as the finance minister, also had a flourishing practise as one of the country’s leading lawyer. The book gives some examples of why no one can criticise the lawyer-turnedpolitician for his wealth or ethics - both as a lawyer and a politician.

Like a case in point was the story of giving ‘munshiana’ (clerkage), the fee given by a client to a lawyer’s staff.

Inbuilt in the lawyer’s fee, it left the staff at the mercy of lawyers, who would pocket the amount.

However, Jaitley devised a new method for his

own practise under which he segregated the accounts -- one for the staff where the money was deposited directly by the client, and the other for his own fee.

“Although, it wasn’t welcomed by his colleagues,” said Jaitley’s wife Sangeeta, adding, that “Arun had stood his ground”.

Similarly, when a politician, the book talks about a story where Jaitley rejected freebies when he was a union minister in Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s government in 2000 and had been invited to inaugurate the high court in Nainital and was accompanied by a few friends.

“We stayed in a government accommodation but even on an official trip, Arun made it a point to pay for all the rooms. The person checking us in later told me that he had never come across a VIP pick up the tab, least of all the minister,” a close friend recalled.

Or the one where top businessmen in London were queuing up to oblige Jaitley like sending their cars for his commute, and how he would deny it and always took a tube.

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Army chief visits Eastern Command Hq Kolkata, Aug 25 (IANS): Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Bipin Rawat took stock of the operational readiness of the Eastern Command during a two-day visit to its headquarters here, that ended on Sunday.

“The COAS appreciated the high standards of operational readiness of the Eastern Command and also expressed his utmost confidence over the capability of the formations of the Eastern Command theatre,” a spokesperson said.

The COAS during his visit also interacted with officers and soldiers and praised them for their professionalism while exhorting the troops to continue to work with zeal and dedication to overcome all future challenges.

He also went round the palliative care centre ‘Sparse’ in Barrackpore Cantonment which was established in April to provide succour to terminally ill patients and their families suffering from cancer and other critical ailments.

Bareilly, Aug 25 (IANS): The Bhim Army has threatened a mass movement against the Narendra Modi government if their top leaders, Chandra Shekhar and Vinay Ratan, were not released immediately.

Chandra Shekhar and the other Bhim Army leaders were arrested on August 21 in Delhi while protesting against the demolition of the Sant Ravidas temple.

The Bhim Army’s Bareilly unit in-charge, Ajay Pradhan, said that they would take to the streets across western Uttar Pradesh if their leaders were not released immediately and denied permis-

sion to reconstruct the temple.

Agitated Bhim Army workers met the Additional District Magistrate (City), Mahendra Kumar Singh, and handed over a memorandum that was addressed to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

Pradhan claimed that the Modi government was shielding behind the Supreme Court order and trying to hurt the image of their gods and goddesses.

The latest move of demolishing the temple shows the Centre’s apathy towards the Dalit community, he added.

The Delhi Development Authority had de-

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We, the bereaved family members of Lt. Wekote-u Akami, would like to express our heartfelt thanks to each and every individual, organizations, churches, neighbours, friends, doctors & nurses who supported us with prayer and extended help physically, financially, materially during the prolonged illness and till her last breath on 17th August 2019.

We deeply regret our inability to thank you individually, but pray our Almighty God will bless upon all your good deeds to us.

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26-08-2018 A year has passed since you separated from us. You are a great mother for us and we realized that your unconditional love, wisdom, tolerance and charity are leading our ways. We shall live under your shadow and blessings.

The fact that you’re no longer here and always cause us pain you’re forever in our heart until we meet again.

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Ajay Pradhan said that they would take to the streets across western if their leaders were not released immediately.

molished the temple at Tughlaqabad on August 10 following a Supreme Court order. A large group of Dalit activists then went on a rampage on August 21 and at least 80 cars were damaged during the ensuing melee. A few locals were also injured.

After the incident, the Delhi Police arrested more than 80 people, including Chandra Shekhar.

The apex court had stated that any attempt to politicize its order will be viewed as “contempt of court”. However, the matter has taken a political turn with various opposition parties voicing support for the protesters.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on August 22 tweeted: “We are shocked that the Guru Ravidas temple in Delhi was demolished and understand his supporters’ anguish, as the Guru had himself visited and stayed there. We have great respect for Sant Ravidas. The shrine symbolizes the Dalits’ struggle for their rights and must be rebuilt.”

The Delhi government has also passed a resolution to rebuild the temple and asked the Centre to provide land for the same.

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Bhim Army warns of mass movement if leaders not freed

Remote translator helped while talking with Grylls: PM Modi

Modi with Bear Grylls in Man Vs Wild.

New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that remote translator used during the Man vs Wild episode with Bear Grylls facilitated the conversation between the two men who spoke in different languages.

Scores of viewers had been wondering how Grylls managed to effortlessly converse with the Prime Minister, who was speaking in Hindi. “Some people ask me one thing, albeit with some hesitation, Modiji, you were

speaking in Hindi and Bear Grylls does not know Hindi.

So how did you carry on such a rapid conversation between the two of you?” he said during his latest instalment of Man ki Baat radio address.

“There is no mystery to this. Technology was used in my interaction with Bear Grylls. Whenever I would say anything, within moments it would be translated into English. A simultaneous translation would be transmitted to a small device in his ear. This made our in-

teraction easy,” he said.

The episode, aired on Discovery channel on August 12, recorded the highest-ever ratings with 3.69 million impressions.

Impression is a metric which records the number of viewers who watched the episode and the time they spent on it.

With the episode’s premiere, Modi became the second world leader after then US President Barack Obama to feature of the hit show where the host takes viewers on a wild journey into nature reserves.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT BORN ON : 1941 DIED ON : 13/08/2019 Through this column we the bereaved family of Late Inoli. TOSHELI JAKHALU express our profound gratitude to all who stood by us during the brief illness and demise of our beloved mother.

We also extend our special thanks to:1. Sumi Baptist Church Eralibill 2. Nihokhu Village Baptist Church 3. Women Department Nihokhu Village Baptist Church 4. Youth Department Nihokhu Village Baptist Church 5. Nihokhu Town Baptist Church 6. Nihokhu Ghami 7. Surumi Baptist Church Nito Mount 8. NCRC Surumi 9. Surumi Baptist Church Aizuto 10. NCRC Tolivi Village, Dimapur 11. Ino. H. Khehovi Yeptho, Advisor Tourism Art & Culture 12. Ino. Shetoyi Yeptho, Ex. Parliamentary Secy.

13. Er. Ahoto Hd. GB. Nihokhu 14. Ino. Akavi Zhimomi, VCC Nihokhu 15. Ino. Howoto Jakhalu, 1st Class Contractor 16. Ino. S. Akheto Jakhalu, Wing Commander IAF 17. Mrs. S. Kakheli Jakhalu 18. Dr. Atoho Jakhalu, Director Science & Technology 19. Ino. Hokito Jakhalu 20. Ino. Abeto Swu, Information Secy.

Western Sumi Hoho 21. Ino. Ahuto Achumi, Dubagaon 22. Ino. Boto Awomi, Eralibill 23. Ino. Zhaleo Rio, Advisor Sericulture, Excise & Minority Affairs 24. Ino. Phudhulou Kense, Kohima 25. Inoli. Hekani Kense, Kohima 26. Ino. Khekuto Tuccu 27. Ino. Aochuba, Dy. Kilonser NSCN (IM) 28. Ino. Lhowoto, Tatar NSCN (IM) 29. Ino. Kakheto Jakhalu 30. Ino. Kashito Yepthomi, GB. President 31. Ino. Kikheto Chishi, Kilonser, Care Taker CAO UT-1 32. Ino. Hekhushe Shikhu, President Sumi Hoho 33. Ino. Hukato Awomi (Dao) 34. Surumi Community, Dimapur 35. Surumi Community, Kohima We regret our inability to mention every individual but it is our earnest prayer that our Almighty Jehovah Father bless each of you abundantly.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Born : 25.10.1952 – Died : 07.08.2019 We, the bereaved family of Late Shikiye would like to thank each and every individual who provided emotional, financial and practical support to our family at the sudden demise of our beloved father on 7th August, 2019. We, express our inability to mention each and every individual's name. It is our humble prayer that our Almighty God blesses each one of you abundantly: Our special thanks to: 1. Xelhozhe Village Baptist Church 2. Xelhozhe Village Council 3. Sapotimi Kughuko Union Dimapur (SKUD) 4. Bethel Baptist School, Old Showuba 5. Morung Christian Academy International, Xelhozhe 6. English Fellowship, Kottayam, Kerala 7. Hakhizhe Baptist Church 8. Sumi Baptist Church, Medziphema 9. S.S.T. Medziphema Town (SBA) 10. Kuchou Laghi, Medziphema 11. Father's House Church, Chumukedima 12. Asemwati, Abu Dhabi, UAE 13. Iteibeule & family.

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OPINiON/EDITORIAL

Nagaland Post Vol. XXIX NO. 260 Dimapur, MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2019

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The big picture

avi’s frank appraisal on the way forward towards concluding the over 20-year long and protracted negotiations between the government of India and the Naga groups has cleared the mist and appear to place the onus on the Naga group(s) to give the nod and to heed to the desires of the people. In addition, Ravi’s analysis of the role of legislators, especially those who are running the government since 2003 till today, also supported the view expressed in this column over the years about the political red herring. Politicalspeak is a red herring which seeks to deflect attention from the failures.

It also belies the resentment of people against being taken for granted by their leaders who seem to believe that passing such resolution after resolution on the issue is their biggest contribution. These expose the greatest tragedy confronting Naga society today- a perplexing veneration of profane politics that is bereft of the rudder of rationality. Naga society has been hemmed in by polarized politics with politicians, both in or out of power, routinely resonating the cacophony of the call for “unity” for peace and solution.

Both “unity” and “peace” is about promoting a free society, where various sections live in understanding and consequently , creating harmonious environment. This newspaper had, on several occasions, opined that legislators in the state seem to believe that by mouthing politically correct phrases, they have done the people a great service. While solution to the Naga political issue is very crucial, it is one among many other concerns the people. In the light of several resolutions calling on the government of India to hasten the process or backing any such resolution that is “honourable and acceptable to all sections of society’ and calling on all sections of society to unite for peace; these cacophony of political hype and hyperbole in Nagaland does little to mitigate the people’s undercurrent of despair. The other is about the proliferation of groups which is revealing. Also, the rampant extortion and syndication especially in Dimapur which have practically spelt doom for economic growth. The outward signs cannot hide the inward problems. These signs do not augur well for society in the long run. The government’s role in this is to effect good governance which they have been promising to people during elections.

The sky wouldn’t have fallen on the government’s head had it taken a little more time to engage all these concerns. On solution to the Naga issue, governor of Nagaland and Interlocutor to the Naga peace talks R.N.Ravi had disclosed that it is nearing a conclusion and can be inked anytime, when the group(s) decide to do so. The issues that has not been resolved are over the demand for a separate Naga constitution and Naga flag. It is now left up to the negotiating sides to conclude the deal as this is not in the menu of the state legislators. Be that as it may, the elected need to seriously ponder over what their role is. They need to put their heads together to address various social and economic problems faced by Nagaland otherwise the situation could seriously complicate the environment to the extent as today, no one in Nagaland really feels confident enough to say that the future is bright.

DailyDevotion Sacrifice and Friendship

I have called you friends… —John 15:15 We will never know the joy of self-sacrifice until we surrender in every detail of our lives. Yet selfsurrender is the most difficult thing for us to do. We make it conditional by saying, “I’ll surrender if…!”

Or we approach it by saying, “I suppose I have to devote my life to God.” We will never find the joy of self-sacrifice in either of these ways.

But as soon as we do totally surrender, abandoning ourselves to Jesus, the Holy Spirit gives us a taste of His joy. The ultimate goal of self-sacrifice is to lay down our lives for our Friend (see John 15:1314). When the Holy Spirit comes into our lives, our greatest desire is to lay down our lives for Jesus. Yet the thought of self-sacrifice never even crosses our minds, because sacrifice is the Holy Spirit’s ultimate expression of love.

Our Lord is our example of a life of self-sacrifice, and He perfectly exemplified Psalm 40:8, “I delight to do Your will, O my God….” He endured tremendous personal sacrifice, yet with overflowing joy. Have I ever yielded myself in absolute submission to Jesus Christ?

If He is not the One to whom I am looking for direction and guidance, then there is no benefit in my sacrifice.

But when my sacrifice is made with my eyes focused on Him, slowly but surely His molding influence becomes evident in my life (see Hebrews 12:1-2).

Beware of letting your natural desires hinder your walk in love before God. One of the cruelest ways to kill natural love is through the rejection that results from having built the love on natural desires.

But the one true desire of a saint is the Lord Jesus.

Love for God is not something sentimental or emotional— for a saint to love as God loves is the most practical thing imaginable.

“I have called you friends….” Our friendship with Jesus is based on the new life He created in us, which has no resemblance or attraction to our old life but only to the life of God. It is a life that is completely humble, pure, and devoted to God.

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Man can alter his life by altering his thinking. ~ William James

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2019

RBI confirms downslide, farm crisis

here is a quandary.

There is policy uncertainty. Is the economy growing, in a thaw or on downslide?

Does it need revival or should it be on a sprint? Is it spirited or dispirited?

It’s a question galore.

The answers can be as varied as the questions.

It is also alleged that the economists are also divided – pro-government, anti-government, Marxists, non-Marxists, pessimists, optimists and so forth.

Does it mean that there is no problem with the economy? Does it mean that all discussions are mere bunkum? Or is it a way to keep the reality in shroud or avoid discussion?

India needs an answer and it is eluding. It may be a transition that all are unable to judge. There are definitely issues. Many sectors are thawing.

The reason is difficult to understand. The latest to thaw is the popular biscuit industry. One of the largest biscuit-makers is mulling laying off 10,000 workers.

It can be due to intense competition with many new entrants or it may be because the company has not come out with new varieties like cocoa-filled cookies or many other new tastes that are flooding the

market.

While the company’s crisis may be affecting over 50,000 people, it need not necessarily be a national crisis. Identifying a snack with national crisis like fall in purchasing power is dodging the question of full meal. A food item sale apart from a company’s efficiency also reflects the preparedness to keep up with the changing tastes.

This is to be compared with the overall rural household-level data from four Consumer-Expenditure Survey of National Sample Survey – 1987-88, 199394, 2004-05 and 2009-10, say two researchers Amit Basole and Deepankar Basu of University of Massachusetts, US. They, say that rising expenditure, one of it on cooking fuel caused a decline in calorie intake.

The study reflects today’s reality as well. They state that the relative price changes, occupation pattern alteration and a 10 percent increase on fuel between 1987-88 and 200910 caused 0.7 percent and 10 percent decline in calorie intake.

The fuel price has increased over 13 to 15 percent during the past about six years. It has hit calorie intake further.

While rupee is hitting eight-month low of Rs 71.80 and petrol prices are skyrocketing. It hits consumption at every level, food included.

While the officials blame it to external factors like Donald Trump engineered trade war, critical economists blame flip-flop policies of jacking up costs or prices of government managed items and services – fuel or railways or highway tolls or CBSE schools and higher education fees.

Each of it affects Shivaji food consumption or calorie intake.

In that sense, the economy is on a roll. Continuous inflationary situation, which the price index may not be mirroring, limits consumption, expenditure pattern, consequently production and growth parameters.

It hits official revenue collection and government expenditure pattern that provide the only stimulus amid a host of uncertainties in perspective planning of industries, managing falling sales and job cuts.

Every day the figures are becoming too stark.

Direct tax collection has slowed to 4.7 percent between April 1 and August 15 as against a required rate of 17.3 percent. This shows

the fallacy of projections in inflation-hit economy or is it failure power of the reasoning.

India needs to have dialogue on the tax system.

It needs to have wit to lower the tax rates to boost purchases, production, growth and higher revenue realisation. A bureaucratic budget is smothering all that.

Not only direct and indirect taxes even penalties like on car speeding are aimed not at spurring growth but revenue realization.

E m p owe r Sarkar ing the constabulary to raise revenue historically has been disastrous. Let the nation recall the reasons leading to the French revolution – almost same as inflation, lower food intake, job evaporation, power of the gendarme and choking of the economy.

The government has to bring in that revolution. It has to junk Manmohanomics and ensure free flowing economy.

Government should be efficient manager, be impartial, allow freedom of business and leave decision of how much tax to pay to the people.

Coercion and dispossessing people of their earnings and wealth does not ensure that needed

freedom.

The government’s own arm Reserve Bank in its monetary policy review on August 7 has eloquently said, “Overall there is evidence of domestic demand slowing down further. Investment activity has been losing traction”.

Unfortunately, its suggestions are away from reality and contrary to the inflationary situation. It has flawed prescription of reducing interest rates (for increasing credit) while it should be increased to check inflation and boost savings.

The UPA government did the same mistake in the wake of 2008, global sub-prime meltdown. It led to a situation of officially looting the banks by large corporate, now called NPA crisis.

A doctor can experiment and fail once. If he repeatedly fails, it would raise questions about his education. The RBI is repeating the 11-year-old mistake of the then finance minister P Chidambaram.

Lowering interest rates even then did not raise the domestic consumption. The RBI in its policy review accepts deceleration of private consumption, considered mainstay of growth. It even connects fall in consumer

price index (CPI) to absence of demand that boost sales and industrial activity. It finds slump in rural and urban demand.

Its other observations are eye-openers. Total kharif area sowing is 6.6 percent less than a year ago. It means an impending farm crisis and further food price rise.

The industrial activity, RBI says, continues to be weak in May 2019, impacted mainly by manufacturing and mining. It translates into what rightist and leftist economists sum up as job losses.

The slowing down of capital goods import to 5.8 percent is summarized as key indicator of investment activity contraction in June.

It has faltered once again on protecting savings or about its boosting.

A nation that has grown on the traditional wisdom of growing on savings unfortunately is devastated through imposition of taxes on interest accrual – hedging against inflation. It is not income.

Repeated goof ups across regimes are surprising. The economy, let the nation accept, is on a downslide and needs revival. It is looking for a professionally efficient doctor.

Post-mortem

August 14 – The Importance of History (From Previous Issue) After remaining untouched for centuries, the British exploration and eventual invasion into their land from India west of them, and Burma south of them, compelled the Nagas to respond to a power from outside for the first time in the first decades of the 19th century. The Naga tribes whose lands the British trespassed fiercely fought them.

The resistance was sporadic and uncoordinated. In 1880 the Naga resistance was subjugated and Naga Hills became a District of Assam of British India. The shock of the defeat started the search for identity and security in the minds and imagination of the Nagas. Out of this initial response to their crisis, came their 1929 Memorandum to the British Parliamentary Commission that came to Kohima. The central point made by the Nagas was – if those whom they had fought and who had defeated them were leaving their Empire, the Nagas were to be left alone to decide their future for themselves. They alone had the right to do that. It became the first written document of the Naga struggle. It was their response to what the world was doing to them. Response decides the outcome.

On August 14, 1947, the NNC on behalf of all Nagas reaffirmed what the pioneers had declared 18 years earlier. They were simply staying authentic and true to what they had understood about their history up to that time, and staking their right for the future justified by their history as understood by them. Their decision was not because they were against India or any of their other neighbours or they had malicious intent to harm any of themwho did not know they existed.

The Naga Voluntary Plebiscite four years later and all the momentous upheavals since then for which all Nagas have paid a very heavy price resisting India’s action to suppress their struggle have shown Nagas meant what they had declared to be right and honourable for them. I do not need to go into what has happened after August 14, 1947.

The size and nature of our crisis as I see them – 1. The Gover nment of India cannot be blamed for the stand it took and continues to take in response to the stand it found the Nagas had taken.

The primary responsibility of the first Prime Minister of the new enlarged India created by the British was to defend the new

map the British gave his government and left.

2. India also cannot blame the Nagas and treat their struggle as illegal, secessionist troublemaking because they had made their position abundantly, legally, politically clear before the British whom they had fought, left their empire in South Asia.

3. The British were to blame for the clash between India and the Nagas that started after they left. But the British went away completely exhausted by the global war they had fought. They were in no position to do more than they did in the emerging situation.

4. The Naga struggle was something the Nagas had never done before. Their struggle ran into complicated economic, political, historical issues they had not anticipated, given the brevity of their modern history. This has resulted in wrongs done to one another within the Naga family.

And what threatens our future is our failure to show the way forward by acknowledging our own wrongs and enable others also to do likewise restoring unity and trust. Satisfying pride, selfishness and ambition havebecome more important than meeting the larger needs of our people.

Healing and reconciliation is our common responsibility.

5. The creation of Nagaland State by Delhi was not asked for, thought of or fought for by Nagas. It was a gift on a platter which some Nagas accepted perceiving it to be the best for Nagas in the given situation.

Given the circumstances of its birth, the State can rightly be called the first illegitimate child of the Naga struggle, or the first faction to break away from the Naga National Council! Delhi thus inadvertently created the “over ground” faction of the Naga struggle. It was Delhi’s hasty stratagem to break the backbone of the Naga struggle.

When AB Vajpayeeas Prime Minister acknowledged in Kohima the unique history of the Nagas he understood the compelling reasons that made Pandit Nehru to take the step. BK Nehru years later said it was “a grave mistake”.

6. The time has come when the “over ground” political process of the State too has to be understood as part of the larger Naga struggle conducted by one of the Naga factionswhose leaders and supporters are all Nagas and all of them cherish the common aspirations for the proper growth of their people.

The illegitimate child has turned

out to be an entity or political device both Nagas and India need equally for development, security and the wider stability of the NE region also affecting the Nagas across the border in Northwest Myanmar.

Human aspirations originating from their souls do not disappear. Look at the crisis between Israel and Palestine!

But the circumstances in which aspirations are felt and pursued change because,just as “no man is an island entire unto itself ”, so no people also can think only of their own hopes, dreams and interestsignoring their neighbours as if they do not exist.

7. Sovereignty is the most difficult issue for both the Nagas and India. It is therefore their meeting point for finding mutual understanding towards evolving an honourable, acceptable, workable solution. There are clear signs that understanding not shown earlier has started.

Nagas have learned after almost 70 years of costly struggling that India just cannot discuss sovereignty as understood by the Nagas. No PM of India can risk discussing recognition of Naga sovereignty with any Naga group as the NSCN (IM) and the NPGs have found out again.We hope they will reveal it instead of being so unwisely secretive and work out the common position urgently needed for all in today’s vastly changed situation. Naga sovereignty cannot be discussed now, not because of Nagas but because of India. A settlement which leaves out sovereignty to be discussed in the future when the people of India will enable Delhi to do so should be acceptable to all negotiating Naga groups. And why not let the future Nagas decide what will be found honourable and best?

“Shared sovereignty” and other such ambiguous semantic constructionswill then cease to be issues of questionable mystery, distrust and bitterness.Feelings are real as rain; it doesn’t do to play with them at a time like the present one.

This idea is broached because Nagas on their part cannot apologise for their position on sovereignty just because it is too difficult for their neighbours. When our pioneers made their position clear long before the British left they were not motivated to cause damage to any of their neighbours who became aware of us only long after the British made us parts of them! Thinking people in India and Myanmar, our two

neighbours, have started to understand the facts of our history. We must hope the people of India and Delhi will not underestimate our crisis and act recklessly because we are so smaller in size. What has been made so dangerously bad by both sides down the years must not be made more bad or worse which will certainly be too bad for Nagas but it will not be good for India also?

Indian thinkers havestarted to understand our dilemma.

Our greatest need is for the Indian people to understandwe are not against or anti-India.

Your generation has to reach out to the people of India to achieve this understanding.

This will be a very demanding, time-consuming, but essential people-building process. The effort will produce reliable men and women whose thinking and purpose of life will generate hope and ensure the proper growth of our people.

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The process of the Naga struggle, “underground” and “over ground”, has been very badly damaged by us as discussed earlier. The process must be healed and restored.

It will mean stopping the unethical, irresponsible, arbitrary ways we so easily adopt to

“solve” our problems like becoming rich so quickly even by the “underground fighters”, or achieve questionable advantages for ourselvesin so many ways ignoring the terrible consequences that always follow.

There is real fear the present situation can easily collapse and go out of control again.

What will that mean for us,our volatile region and Northwest Myanmar eventually?

Even at this late hour if our leaders will read the signs, listen to God and one another they will be shown what is right to save us. They will be surprised by the response they will get.

Lead us to God’s superior plan for us all, not to your temptations andour suicide. This is the needed statesmanship – destiny’s call to you.

(Concluded) Niketu Iralu (NB: The last few paras were in hand- written notes when the talk was delivered. Some sentences were not read out due to time constraint.

Some of the words and phrases brought in to make the original points and ideas clearer and the concluding 4 sentences of appeal to the leaders were not in the talk delivered. No new points added in the above version.)

Reader’s Post

Sir,

Threats of today’s world

Undeniably, Human population is always on the rapid rise putting more pressure on earth. The rapid growth of human population has resulted in various implications. Any problem facing the world today is attributed to the recklessness of human. With the evolution of human being, various forms of threats endangering our survival have been born.

Terrorism is something very unnatural which has invited global attention. Terrorism has no religion and no jurisdiction. It can happen anywhere anytime. It has taken million lives of innocent people making our worldeven more insured.

Climate Change is another dangerous threat facing the world today. Global warming can happen faster than we think. If the world temperature rises by two degrees, mountain glaciers and rivers could disappear. Ecosystem will collapse and half of all life on earth will become distinct. It needs extraordinary concrete measures to address the issue from the grassroots to the global level before we face the problem that we do not expect of.

Evolution of technology to higher levelis another extraordinary threat towards the world today. Owing to which, our human society has been completely transformed to good as well as evil.

People today have become so much dependent on technology that we no longer use our potential brain. Addiction to smartphones has ruined our human emotions, potentials, interaction and culture.

We’re no longer using technology, we’re being used!! The world is no more a safe place to live in!!!

Bujei Konyak Angh, DBS, Kohima

Reader’s note: Articles or letters published in any of the columns do not reflect the view of this newspaper nor that of the Editor in any manner.

national/state

Modi conferred with top Bahraini award

Modi conferred the ‘King Hamad Order’of the Renaissance’. said: “I humbly accept The King Hamad Order of the Renaissance. This is a recognition of India’s strong friendship with Bahrain, which goes back hundreds of years and is expanding rapidly in the 21st century.”

Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Bahrain.

“Thank you Bahrain...

This visit sets the ground for even stronger bilateral coop-

eration between India and Bahrain. The discussions with top leaders, agreements inked and community interactions were truly memorable.

“Hospitality of the people and government was outstanding,” he added in another tweet.

Modi and the Bahraini King reviewed the entire gamut of bilateral relations.

“Wonderful meeting

NGBF submits memo to PM, seeks ...

(From p-1) Referring to the Framework Agreement signed

by Government of India (GoI) with NSCN (I-M) on August 3, 2015 and the Agreed Position with Working Committee (WC), Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs), a conglomeration of seven Naga armed groups, on November 17, 2017, the memorandum noted that all stakeholders, including Naga tribal bodies, civil society groups, students, mothers and interdenominational churches were much involved in the process this time.

Mentioning that “we are in the fag end” of second decade of 21st century

and noting that the world’s spotlight was on India, the biggest democracy in the world, NGBF said his announcement to the world in Dubai in 2015 of resolving the Indo-Naga conflict was unprecedented.

“We got the glimpse of your leadership quality and commitment to the issue needing redressal,” it added.

The federation said it was confident that his esteemed office would put commitment to practice now that WC, NNPGs and GoI interlocutor for peace talks RN Ravi had touched most of the crucial matters in the two years of negotiations. It said Ravi, who was now governor of Nagaland,

PAC lauds Dmu...

had assured Naga people that settlement would be announced within three months. This was the most opportune time for GoI and Nagas to resolve the conflict, it stressed.

Meanwhile, during the meeting with Ravi at Raj Bhavan, the NGBF leadership, along with representatives of its 11 district and two sub-division units, reiterated the assurance given by GoI for solution of Naga issue within three months time.

Ravi expressed happiness over the role played by GBs and assured the delegation that the New Delhi was committed to solve the Naga political issue within a short period of time, according to the federation.

Anganwadi workers & helpers to cease work (From p-1) According to them, the honorarium given to the Anganwadi workers and helpers were Rs 3,000 and Rs 1,500 respectively, which was very less in comparison with other Indian States. They alleged that their honorariums too had never paid in time for the past three years.

Mentioning that they could hardly manage expenditures with their honorariums, they said they did not even get a single day wage out of the small amounts they receive. GoI had enhanced the honorarium of Anganwadi workers and helpers from Rs3,000 to Rs 4,500 per month and from Rs 1,500 to Rs 2,500 per month respectively on October 1, 2018, they

Yogi govt to cancel arms licences of mafia, criminals

pointed out, following which all States in India had revised the honorariums as per the Centre’s directive, except Nagaland.

Though the social welfare department was the most important department, especially in a State like Nagaland where the socio-economic progress rate was very low, they alleged that the State government was giving less importance to the department, especially to them.

Warning that many socio-economic services and programmes could get affected if the State government continued to neglect Anganwadi workers and helpers, they stressed that authority concerned should take necessary action at the earliest for the welfare of masses and socio-economic progress of the State.

(From p-1) Nyekha reminded that PAC has been striving to fight against illegal collection, extortion etc. and will not shy away from taking punitive measures. Warning outsiders not to belittle the efficiency of the state police, PAC also cautioned those harbouring such criminals to be held equally accountable.

Further, PAC has asked Dimapurians not to hesitate by informing the Dimapur police and PAC on any activity of illegal demand, extortion etc., saying “Dimapur public was tired of such activities and prepared to boldly fight together against this menace, which have affected our city for a long period of time.”

Aussie minister likely to meet Adani in India

KOLKATA, AUG 25 (PTI): A senior Australian minister is likely to meet Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani during his trip to India beginning Monday. The meeting is expected to discuss Adani’s Rs10,000 crore Carmichael coal project where Australian authorities will try to persuade the Indian investor to begin construction at the earliest. The 10 MTPA coal mine project in Queensland drew protests from environmentalists who are claiming that it will cut into the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.

New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS): The Indian Air Force (IAF) is hoping that its fresh attempt to procure 114 fighter jets will be a speedier hunt than the process that led to the procurement of French Rafale which took more than 10 years.

After the Rafale contract was curtailed from 126 to 36, the IAF had once again hit the global market for procuring 114 jets. All the leading fighter manufacturers like Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Eurofighter, Russian United Aircraft Corporation and Saab are in the fray for the estimated $15 billion contract.

These companies had taken part in the Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) bidding process earlier also. As the companies contest to get the Indian order, they have made several offers to sweeten the deals.

The US aircraft makers have offered to set up production lines of F-16 and F-16 jets in India. New Delhi and Paris are discussing the possibilities of supplying 36 more Rafale.

Kashmiri woman shares J&K’s ordeal with Rahul Gandhi on flight

New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS): Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi was on Saturday taken aback when a Kashmiri woman started narrating her ordeal to him and other Opposition leaders onboard the flight they were travelling back to Delhi from Srinagar, after denied entry to the city.

The video of the incident was shared on Twitter

by Congress spokesperson Radhika Khera in which a Kashmiri woman is seen narrating how the lives of people had been affected after abrogation of Article 370 and lockdown in the Valley.

In the video, woman is seen telling Rahul Gandhi, seated on a window seat, “Our children have not been able to move out of their houses. My brother is a heart patient. He could not see the doctor for 10 days.

We are in trouble,” she said sobbing. Rahul can be seen getting up from his seat and console the woman, while other Congress leaders, like

The video showed a Kashmiri woman narrating how lives had been affected after lockdown in the Valley.

Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma, K.C. Venugopal, and other opposition leaders gave a patient hearing to the woman’s emotional outburst. A delegation of 12 opposition leaders, led by Gandhi, on a visit to know the ground realities in the Valley, was not allowed to move out of the Srinagar airport and was sent back to Delhi in an evening flight.

After returning to Delhi, Gandhi said things in Valley were not normal.

“We wanted to get a sense

of what people are going through. But we were not allowed beyond the airport,” Gandhi said.

“The media people with us were manhandled.

It’s clear the situation in J&K is not normal,” he said.

A few days back he was invited by J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik to visit the state and he had accepted the invitation.

The Valley has been under security lockdown since August 5, when Article 370 was abrogated.

‘Disturbed’ over J&K curbs, IAS officer quits T h i ru va na n thapuram, Aug 25 (IANS): A 33-year-old Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, Kannan Gopinathan, lauded for his work during the 2018 Kerala floods, has quit the coveted government job stating he was “disturbed” over the curbs in Jammu and Kashmir.

Gopinathan, a 2012 IAS officer from Kerala posted in Dadra and Nagar Haveli as Power and Non-Conventional Energy Secretary, said there was denial of “fundamental rights” to lakhs of people in Jammu and Kashmir for weeks after the state lost its special status earlier this month.

Gopinathan put in his papers on August 21. He had been in the news last year for his role in the flood relief efforts.

“I joined civil service with the hope that I can be the voice of those who have been silenced. But here, I lost my own voice,” Gopinathan said after his resignation.

The AGMUT cadre IAS officer, Gopinathan had tweeted on August 20: “I once thought being in civil services meant an opportunity to expand the rights and freedoms of fellow citizens! “ I n ( Ja m mu a n d ) Kashmir, fundamental

IAS officer Kannan Gopinathan. rights of lakhs of people have been suspended for 20 days. And many in India seem to be okay with it.

This is happening in India in 2019. Article 370 or its abrogation is not the issue, but denying citizens their right to respond to it is the main issue. They could welcome the move or protest it, that’s their right,” Gopinathan, instrumental in transforming a loss-making government electricity distribution firm into a profit-making one, told NDTV. He said the issue “disturbed” him enough to resign.

In his July 31 reply to the Ministry of Home Affairs memo, served on him on July 8, he refuted the charges of insubordination,

dereliction of duty and dilatory tactics.

“It is submitted that I have been performing my duties diligently and to the best of my abilities,” he wrote, adding he had been honest and committed to his duties, which was borne by the fact that the UT Administrator gave him 9.95 out of 10 points in the December 2018 appraisal.

He gave a detailed break-up of the work car-

ried out under his various charges and how excise collections increased during his time and how there was improvement in the functioning and delivery of the various departments he was in charge of.

Gopinathan said he was “compelled” to give details of his work “to put the specific events of alleged failures/misconduct mentioned in the memorandum in the context of the dedicated efforts put in by me towards efficient and effective public administration”.

He also gave detailed replies to each of the accusations of omission and commission.

One of the charges was “Gopinathan visited Kerala in the wake of big flood there to meet the officers and chalk out a plan as to how the UT Administration can help the flood victims.

He failed to submit any report on his return from tour”.

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M a na m a , Au g 2 5 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred the King Hamad Order of the Renaissance by Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa in recognition of New Delhi’s strong friendship with the Gulf nation and his efforts to strengthen bilateral ties.

Tweeting about the honour conferred upon him on Saturday night, Modi

with HM Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, King of the Kingdom of Bahrain.

His Majesty and I reviewed the complete range of IndiaBahrain relations and we look forward to increased cooperation for the mutual benefit of our citizens,” he further tweeted.

The Prime Minister also spent time at the Shreenathji Krishna temple in Manama, which is being renovated.

“Spent time at Bahrain’s Shreenathji Temple.

This is among the oldest temples in the region and manifests the strong ties between India and Bahrain.

“Here are some blessed moments from the temple,” he wrote, and attached a video clip of the event.

Modi also interacted with the Indian community at the temple.

Modi flew into Bahrain from the United Arab Emirates where he was also conferred with the country’s top civilian honour, the “Order of Zayed” earlier on Saturday.

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business RBI Board to mull Jalan two years from August 21, panel report 2019, the order said.

CVC’s panel to examine bank fraud

The panel will be headed by former vigilance commissioner T M Bhasin.

New Delhi, Aug 25 (PTI): The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has constituted Advisory Board for Banking Frauds (ABBF) headed by former Vigilance Commissioner T M Bhasin to examine bank fraud over Rs 50 crore and recommend action.

The panel in its previous avatar called the Advisory Board on Bank, Commercial and Financial Frauds.

The ABBF, formed in consultation with the RBI, would function as the first level of examination of all large fraud cases before recommendations

or references are made to the investigative agencies by the respective public sector banks (PSBs), CVC said in an order.

The four-member board’s jurisdiction would be confined to those cases involving the level of officers of General Manager and above in the PSB in respect of an allegation of a fraud in a borrowal account, it said.

Lenders would refer all large fraud cases above Rs 50 crore to the board and on receipt of its recommendation or advice, the bank concerned would take further action in such

matter, it said.

“Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) may also refer any case or matter to the board where it has any issue or difficulty or in technical matters with the PSB concerned,” it said.

Other members of the panel are Madhusudan Prasad - former Urban Development Secretary, D K Pathak - former Director General of the Border Security Force and Suresh N Patel - former MD and CEO of Andhra Bank.

The tenure of the Chairman and members would be for a period of

It further said the board will also periodically carry out frauds analysis in the financial system and give inputs for policy formulation related to the fraud to the RBI. Headquartered in Delhi, the Reserve Bank of India will provide required secretarial services, logistic and analytical support along with the necessary funding to the board.

In a bid to check such incidences, the government has already issued the ‘framework for timely detection, reporting, and investigation relating to large-value bank frauds’ to PSBs, which makes it clear that all accounts exceeding Rs 50 crore, if classified as an NPA, should be examined by banks from the angle of possible fraud, and a report be placed before the bank’s Committee for Review of NPAs based on the findings of the investigation.

Besides, the PSBs have been advised to obtain a certified copy of the passport of promoters/directors and other authorised signatories of companies taking loan facilities of more than Rs 50 crore.

M u m ba i , Au g 2 5 (IANS): The RBI Board meeting on Monday to finalise its annual accounts, is also likely to take up the Bimal Jalan panel’s recommendations on Economic Capital Framework (ECF) along with the dividend payment to the government, sources said. The Jalan panel had submitted its report to the RBI Governor on Friday.

The report, which recommends transfer of surplus reserves to the government in a staggered manner over three-five years based on a predetermined formula, may be put on the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) website later for public access.

The RBI follows JulyJune financial year and the dividend is usually distributed in August after annual accounts are finalised. For FY20, the government has pegged a Rs 9,000 crore dividend from the RBI. Sources had earlier told IANS that the RBI may start transferring the first tranche of the surplus this calendar, based on the Jalan panel report.

With economy facing a slowdown in key sectors, the government is looking at RBI dividends and surplus to step up public investment and tackle funding gaps.

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Centre responsive to slowdown, but more steps needed: report M u m ba i , Au g 2 5 (IANS): With the government announcing a slew of measures to boost the economy, a JM Financial report has suggested that although the government has been responsive to the issues of industry, the steps may not be sufficient and more measures might be needed to give a fresh start to the lending cycle of nonbanking financial companies (NBFCs).

“In our view, while the specifics matter, it was equally important to note that the government is not turning a blind eye to the slowdown and to suggestions from the industry.

“The specifics, on the other hand, while broadbased, may not be sufficient to create a virtuous cycle of demand recovery given that the level of pessimism is extremely high, that more is required to lower the real estate inventory and to restart the cycle of lending by the NBFCs,” said the report on the latest measures announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

It, however, noted that three important takeaways from the announcements were “some preponement of demand in autos (PVs

from fleets, LCVs) that can help reduce excess inventory in the near-term, faster payment of GST refunds to MSMEs can help address some amount of liquidity concerns, and that more measures are coming to revive the real estate sector”.

On the measures announced to boost auto sales, the report noted that the auto sector may benefit marginally.

The government announced an additional 15 per cent depreciation on all vehicles acquired during the period from now till March 31, 2020. According to JM Financial, this move is likely to aid clearing of some of the inventory for personal vehicles (PVs) and light commercial vehicles (LCVs).

On the steps to ease liquidity for the NBFCs and the housing finance companies (HFC), it noted that the steps would benefit granular retail housing, vehicle finance and MSME loans.

“The government increased the outlay for Liquidity Infusion Facility refinance scheme of NHB (National Housing Bank) from Rs 100 billion (10,000 crore) to Rs 300 billion

(30,000 crore). Additionally, public sector banks (PSBs) have been asked to fast-track collaboration with NBFCs for co-origination of loans to MSMEs, small traders’ self-help groups and MFI (micro-finance institutions) client borrowers.

“Further, we also await the measures to address the pain of home-buyers where the project is stuck due to lack of funding for the developer. In our view, these steps will benefit granular retail housing, vehicle finance and MSME loans,” it said.

The report further observed that the actual requirement is to address the heightened level of risk aversion in the banking sector concerning developer or large ‘loans against property’ (LAP) exposures of NBFCs and HFCs. Otherwise, these measures will continue to result in the PSBs increasing their exposure to a couple of wellmanaged, strong promoter backed NBFCs and HFCs, it said.

“They might not increase their exposure to NBFCs and HFCs with significant developer and large-ticket size LAP portfolios,” it added.

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The industry body said it expects that the economy will climb up in the coming months. CII’s Business Outlook Survey for April-June 2019 stood at 59.6, lower than 65.2 in the previous quarter. It showed that as of June, two-thirds of survey respondents expected growth of over 6.5 per cent for 2019-20. “The compre-

New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS): The Indian government should move towards a simple tax structure with a single corporate tax rate of 25 per cent, without any surcharge or cess above it, global advisory KPMG said in a report.

The report titled “India: Redefining its growth path” observed that the Minimum Alternate Tax should be withdrawn and Dividend Distribution Tax should be replaced by the witholding tax. “Following the global

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“It is indeed commendable that all these multi-sectoral steps were carried out without pressure on the fiscal deficit. With her six-dimensional announcement, FM has indeed hit a sixer out of the grounds,” he added.

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To bolster consumption, the government also said that banks have decided to cut interest rates, a move that would lead to lower equated-monthly instalments for home, automobile and other loans.

Sitharaman, who had been flooded with demands from different sectors after her maiden Budget this year, did little to address their distress, promised to continue the reforms and announce more measures next week.

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The industry body said it expects that the economy will climb up in the coming months.

hensive measures removing enhanced surcharge on FPIs (foreign portfolio investors) and DIs (domestic investors), securing transmission of lower repo rates, addressing delayed payments and ensuring that bank officials are confident about lending are strategically targeted towards raising investments,” CII President-Designate Uday Kotak said.

Creation of a shelf of infrastructure projects and announcement of a longterm financial institution have wide positive ramifications for the economy, he said adding that the industry is looking forward to more such announcements from the finance minister as mentioned by her in speech on Friday.

On Friday, the government announced a raft of measures, including rollback

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New Delhi, Aug 25 (PTI): Industry body CII on Sunday said the multi-sectoral and multi-dimensional policy stimulus announced last week will have significant impact, imparting stability and underpinning a new growth impetus for India. CII said the measures announced come at a time when the world economy is buffeted by global headwinds and trade slowdown.

“Coming in the wake of several retaliatory and counter-retaliatory trade measures between the two largest global trading nations, the economic package announced by Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, on Friday imparts stability and underpins a new growth impetus for India,” it added.

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N.Korea tests ‘new multiple’ rocket launcher Amazon fires wipe out tribes’ homes

Pyongyang/Seoul, Aug 25 (IANS): North Korea on Sunday said that it successfully tested a “new” super-large multiple rocket launch system the previous day under the guidance of leader Kim Jong-un.

Kim “guided the testfire of newly developed super-large multiple rocket launcher on Saturday”, Pyongyang’s state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said in a report.

“The test-fire proved that all the tactical and technological specifications of the system correctly reached the preset indexes.”

The KCNA added that Kim underscored the need to push for “an indomitable offensive campaign” and intensify the development of its own style of strategic and tactical weapons “for resolutely frustrating the ever-mounting military threats and pressure offensive of the hostile forces”, Yonhap News Agency reported On Saturday, South Korea’s military announced that the North fired two projectiles presumed to be short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast, say-

This Aug. 24, 2019, photo provided Sunday, Aug. 25, by the North Korean government, shows the test firing of an unspecified missile at an undisclosed location in North Korea. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

ing both flew around 380 km at a maximum altitude of 97 km.

Guiding the test, Kim called the rocket launch “a great weapon” and appreciated that “our young national defence scientists are so clever as to conceive out of their own heads and design and complete the weapon system at one go-off although they have never seen it”, according to

Imran govt bans new jobs, purchase of vehicles

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Islamabad, Aug 25 (IANS): Pakistan’s Imran Khan government has banned creation of new posts, purchase of all vehicles, rationalised utilities spending, provision of one newspaper and decided to keep other expenditures at the bare minimum under its austerity drive for the current fiscal year, said media reports.

According to media reports, the increasing budget deficit is a major concern for the Tehreek-e-Insaf-led government under the IMF

programme.

Its campaign to deal with the financial emergency failed to yield any positive results during the last financial year 2018-19, when the budget deficit escalated to highest ever absolute figures.

The government has already banned provision of refreshments such as tea or biscuits during official meetings, causing some consternation as official meetings often go on for hours creating problems for people with health problems.

However, ignoring the criticism, the Ministry of Finance on Friday issued an Office Memorandum (OM) announcing more austerity measures for financial year 2019-20 with immediate effect. Under the new order: (i) There will be a complete ban on purchase of all types of vehicles (excluding motorcycles) both for current as well as development expenditure.

the KCNA. The North has rarely described its short-range rockets as “super-large” before.

The North Korean leader also underscored “the need to push ahead with an indomitable offensive campaign... to step up the development of Korean-style strategic and tactical weapons for resolutely frustrating the ever-

Brexit deal is now ‘just and go’: Johnson L o n d o n, Au g 2 5 (Agencies): Boris Johnson has said the chances of a Brexit deal are “touch and go” - having previously said the odds of a no-deal Brexit were “a million to one”. In a BBC interview at the G7 summit in France, he said it “all depends on our EU friends and partners”.

When pressed on the chances, he said: “I think it’s going to be touch and go. But the important thing is to get ready to come out without a deal.” Mr Johnson has repeatedly said the UK will leave the EU on October 31.

Asked if people would still be able to get their medicine if there was a no-deal Brexit, the prime minister said: “That is certainly a guarantee that we can make.” But he added: “I do not want at this stage to say there won’t be unforeseen difficulties.”

mounting military threats and pressure offensive of the hostile forces”, Yonhap quoted KCNA as saying.

Kim also marked August 24 as “an unforgettable good day”, recalling that on the same day three years ago “we succeeded even in a few strategic underwater ballistic missile test-firing which the world has ever seen”, a reference to the country’s firing of a

D h a k a , Au g 2 5 (IANS): Thousands of Rohingya refugees held a protest rally on Sunday in Bangladesh, marking “Genocide Day” on the second anniversary of a Myanmar military offensive that forced nearly 738,000 members of the Muslim minority community to flee to the neighbouring nation.

The refugees gathered at the massive Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar district, carrying different banners and placards that sought dialogue with Myanmar authorities before they return home,

reports Efe news.

The placards referred to the anniversary of the start of Rohingya crisis, while a few of them said “Going Home Campaign; talk to us”, “Talk to us about rights, Talk to us about citizenship and Rohingya ethnicity”, “Talk to us about security”.

Sunday’s protest came less than a week after a fresh move by the Bangladesh and Myanmar authorities to start their repatriation failed as no Rohingya agreed to return.

A similar move had also failed last November as the refugees refused to return

home unless their rights were assured.

“We would like to go back home with our rights as citizen, our safety and security and in our original land. We want a dialogue with Myanmar government about our rights,” Mohammad Jubair, a leader of Arakan Rohingya Society for Peace and Human Rights, told Efe news.

The rally ended with special prayers for victims of the offensive.

Bangladesh police said the rally at Camp-4 near Madhucharara, which was attended by about 100,000 Rohingya, ended

smoke. It didn’t use to be like this.”

Camila Veiga, of the Brazilian Association of NGOs, said: “The fires are the consequence of a policy of environmental devastation, of support for agribusiness, of increasing pastures.”

Recent data from the National Institute for Space Research (Inpe) revealed that fires across Brazil are up 85% this year, with many inside the Amazon.

President Macron, who is hosting this weekend’s G7 summit, said the fires should be made a a top priority on the agenda.

He tweeted: “Our house is burning. Literally.

The Amazon rain forest the lungs which produces 20% of our planet’s oxygen - is on fire.

“It is an international crisis. Members of the G7 Summit, let’s discuss this emergency first order in two days! #ActForTheAmazon.”

The Amazon rainforest—home to one in 10 species on Earth—is on fire. As of last week, 9,000 wildfires were raging simultaneously across the vast rainforest of Brazil and spreading into Bolivia, Paraguay, and Peru.

Beneath the bonhomie, rifts emerge at G7 summit

Paris, Aug 25 (Agencies): President Donald Trump insists he’s getting along well with leaders at the G7 summit in France, but rifts emerged with his Western allies on issues ranging from his trade war with China to Iran, North Korea and Russia.

According to AP, the G7 gathering is taking place against a backdrop of worries about a global economic downturn and coincides with an era of international disunity across an array of matters.

“Before I arrived in France, the Fake and Disgusting News was saying that relations with the 6 others countries in the G-7 are very tense, and that the two days of meetings will be a disaster,” Trump wrote on Twitter shortly before meeting new British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

“Well, we are having very good meetings, the Leaders are getting along very well, and our Country, economically, is doing great - the talk of the world!”

Tensions were quickly

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Rohingya refugees gather to mark the second anniversary of the exodus at the Kutupalong camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. (Rafiqur Rahman/Reuters).

submarine-launched ballistic missile.

The KCNA reported that senior party and military officials, including Ri Pyong-chol and Kim Jong-sik, accompanied the leader’s guidance, and the photos the North released showed that the leader’s younger sister, Kim Yojong, was also at the scene although she was not cited by the media The North also released several images, showing the mobile rocket launcher, loaded on a military truck and equipped with four launching tubes.

The firings marked the ninth round of such launches this year and the seventh round in about just a month since late July.

The North last launched two projectiles presumed to be short-range projectile missiles on August 16, though Pyongyang later claimed that it tested a “new weapon”, without providing more details.

North Korea has conducted these weapons tests in protest against a joint military drill between South Korea and the US, which it has long denounced as a rehearsal for invasion.

L o n d o n, Au g 2 5 (Agencies): Hear tbreaking images show an indigenous tribe looking on after their homes were destroyed by a fire in the Amazon rainforest.

According to Yahoo News UK, the Mura tribe’s natural habitat has been destroyed by deforestation, while purposely lit wildfires are burning across Brazil.

The Brazilian government is setting deliberate fires across the rainforest in order to clear land for crops, cattle and, according to reports, property.

The state of Amazonas has declared an emergency as the fires rage out of control.

The images come as French President Emmanuel Macron declared the rainforest fires an ‘international crisis’ ahead of the G7 summit.

The blazes have been burning for nearly three weeks - with an estimated area the size of a football pitch being wiped out every minute.

Mura tribesman Thiago Parintintin, who lives in a reserve near Humaita in the Amazonas state, said: “All you can see is

peacefully.

“Rohingyas held several rallies in several places of Kutupalang and Teknaf today. About 100,000 Rohingyas joined in the biggest one in Camp-4,” said Nurul Islam Majumder, an officer at a police station in Ukhya sub-district of Cox’s Bazar.

“It ended peacefully.

We have deployed enough forces to prevent any untoward incident,” he added.

On August 25, 2017, Myanmar military launched a campaign against Rohingyas after insurgents of the rebel group Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army attacked multiple security posts, forcing the minority Muslim group to flee in neighboring Bangladesh.

The refugees have been living in poor conditions in the world’s biggest refugee camp in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar district.

Another 125,000 Rohingya live in Myanmar’s Rakhine state in conditions of segregation as internally displaced persons, after episodes of sectarian violence that started in 2012.

Myanmar classifies Rohingya as illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, denying them citizenship and imposing a number of restrictions, including limits on their freedom of movement.

French President Emmanuel Macron, left, and President Donald Trump, right, in Biarritz, France, Sunday. (AP/PTI)

lateral discord even before the summit got underway, Trump threatened the meeting’s host, saying Washington would tax French wine “like they’ve never seen before” unless Paris dropped a digital tax on US technology companies.

Leaping into the fray, European Council President Donald Tusk, who takes part in the G7 discussions, warned the EU would respond “in kind” if Trump acted on his threat.

“This may be the last moment to restore our political community,” Tusk told reporters on Saturday, giving a bleak assessment of Western relations.

Senior US officials accused Macron of looking “to fracture the G7” by focusing on “niche issues” rather than major global concerns.

France denied this, pointing to Sunday’s initial session covering the economy, trade and security.

In Biarritz, Trump appeared to brush aside French efforts to mediate with Iran, saying that while he was

happy for Macron to reach out to Tehran to defuse tensions he would carry on with his own initiatives.

European leaders have struggled to tamp down the brewing confrontation between Iran and the US since Trump pulled his country out of Iran’s internationally brokered 2015 nuclear deal and reimposed sanctions on the Iranian economy.

France said G7 leaders had agreed that Macron should hold talks and pass on messages to Iran. However, Trump distanced himself from the proposal, saying he had not even discussed it.

Trump also appeared at odds with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe over the seriousness of North Korea’s series of short-range missile launches.

Trump, who prizes his relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, told reporters the launches did not violate an agreement and were in line with what others were doing. Abe, standing beside him, said they breached UN resolutions.

on show, however, as the first full day of talks between the leaders of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States got underway in the Basque coast resort of Biarritz in southwest France.

Before leaving Washington Trump stepped up his tariff war with Beijing in a battle between the world’s two largest economies that has spooked financial markets, and called on US companies to move out of China.

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voiced concern on Saturday about creeping protectionism and said those who support tariffs “are at risk of incurring the blame for the downturn in the global economy”.

Sitting across from Trump on Sunday, he said: “We’re in favour of trade peace on the whole, and dialling it down if we can.”

Asked if he was being pressed by allies to relent in his stand-off with China, Trump said: “I think they respect the trade war.”

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S.Korean Navy launches defence drills

HK police use water cannon in latest clashes

Seoul, Aug 25 (IANS): The South Korean armed forces launched a two-day military exercise to defend the easternmost islets of Dokdo on Sunday, in a show of its staunch defence stance against Japan’s claim over the cluster of rocks in the East Sea. The forces announced that the drill involveed Navy, Air Force and Army forces, such as naval warships and aircraft, as well as Army and Marine Corp troops, Yonhap News Agency reported. The drills have been held twice a year, usually in June and December. But this year’s drills have been pushed back amid an escalating trade row with Japan stemming from differences over wartime forced labour.

Japan, which has made territorial claims to Dokdo, has protested the drills.

“In consideration of the drill’s significance and size, the military named it the ‘East Sea territory defence exercise,’ in order to further solidify its determination to defend the country’s territories in the East Sea, including Dokdo,” a Navy official said. South Korea launched the Dokdo drills in 1986.

Last year, the drills took place for two days in both June and December.

Hong Kong, Aug 25 (AFP): Hong Kong police used water cannon for the first time Sunday, raising the stakes against protesters who have staged sometimes violent rallies that have rocked the city for the past three months.

Officers were also seen with drawn sidearms as protesters clashed with police in the district of Tsuen Wan after a rally at a nearby sports stadium.

The financial hub has been gripped by mass rallies that were initially against a proposed extradition bill to China, but have spun into a wider pro-democracy movement targeting the proBeijing government.

As thousands of people marched in the pouring rain to Tsuen Wan, a group of hardcore protesters erected makeshift roadblocks and dug up bricks from the pavements.

After firing tear gas in an attempt to disperse the crowds, police drove water cannon vehicles onto the streets, unfurling signs warning protesters they would deploy the jets if they did not leave.

The jets were later fired from the moving trucks towards a crowd of protesters who ran away, but hardcore group of protesters later threw bricks and Molotov cocktails in violent confron-

Riot police fires tear gas at protesters during a protest in Hong Kong, Sunday. (AP/PTI)

tations with riot police.

There were no immediate reports of injuries.

Police had previously said the vehicles, complete with surveillance cameras and multiple spray nozzles, would only be used in the event of a “large-scale public disturbance”.

Throughout the protests, Beijing has used a mix of intimidation, propaganda and economic muscle to constrict the protests in a strategy dubbed “white terror” by the movement.

The MTR - the city’s metro - is the latest Hong Kong enterprise to face public censure, after appearing to bend to Chinese statemedia attacks accusing the transport system of being an “exclusive” service to ferry protesters to rallies.

On Sunday the MTR shut stations near the main demonstration area in Tsuen Wan, in the second day of station closures in-a-row.

“However bleak our future is, we’re trying to express ourselves rationally,” said Peter, in his 20s, before the clashes began.

“We have faith in ourselves and we have faith in our city that some day our demands will be answered.”

A second rally in the afternoon of a few hundred people - some of them family members of police - criticised the government for leaving officers to handle the brunt of the crisis, while also calling for an independent investigation into the police handling of the protests.

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alesian College of Higher Education (SCHE) hosted “Bosco Singout 2019” on August 25 at its campus.

A press release from SCHE youth director and media wing Fr. Christudoss stated that around 200 students in and around Dimapur turned up for the event.

The programme began with the solemn Eucharist presided over by Dr. Fr. Peter Salew, director of DBYES, province of Dimapur. He explained the narrow door which meant love of neighbor, ten-com-

mandments and following the crux of Christian teachings in the New Testament.

The mass was enthralled by choir of residential students of SCHE. The Bosco singout 2019 began with the inaugural ceremony and highlights of the inaugural ceremony consisted of garlanding the statue of Don Bosco, lighting of the lamp, welcome speech, Scripture reading and motivating talk by the youth director, Fr. Christudoss and felicitation of judges of the programme, namely deacon Daniel, Sr. Martha

UFS and Br. John and the presentation on Don Bosco’s life story.

Bosco Singout 2019 began with 10 participants, with seven in the English speaking session and third in Hindi. Winners of the English speaking were Diphupar –A (Rongmei) Dhobinala Zeliangrong village and Samaguri and Ebenezer.

Winners in the Hindi speaking bagged equally the first prize, Singrijan and Lahorijan. Programme ended with a motivating talk by director of SCHE, Fr. Thomas.

nstagram users may want to brace themselves for a lot more advertisements in their feeds.

According to a report from The Information, Instagram is beginning to conduct tests in which some users will see advertisements in the story section of the app, back-to-back.

While a spokesperson for Facebook, Instagram's parent company, has stated that the test is meant to give users a more seamless experience, Facebook has reportedly instructed the photo and video sharing platform to serve users 'roughly double' the amount of ads to bolster revenue.

According to The Information's report, Instagram has been told to significantly increase the amount of ads on the platform 'toward the end of last year.'

The push to inject more ads is apparently already underway with several reports detailing a recent, and substantial, uptick.

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ictish stone described as a 'once-in-a-lifetime find' has been uncovered in the Scottish Highlands.

The stone, thought to have been carved around 12,000 years ago, is decorated with a number of Pictish symbols and is said by experts to be of national importance.

It is believed that the stone, discovered at an early Christian church site in Dingwall, originally stood at more than 7.8 feet (2.4 metres) high.

I t n ow m e a s u r e s around 4.9 feet (1.5 metres), having been broken over the years and been reused as a grave marker in the 1790s.

Anne MacInnes, from North of Scotland Archaeological Society, was the first to recognise the stone while carrying out a survey at the church site.

'I was clearing vegetation when I spotted the carving. I really couldn't believe what I was seeing.'

Anne stated.

The find was verified by archaeologists from Highland Council and His-

toric Environment Scotland, before being safely removed from the site by specialist conservators.

The stone will now be professionally conserved with a view to ultimately putting it on public display at a Highland museum or other suitable venue.

Kirsty Cameron, an archaeologist at Highland Council, said 'This is a once-in-a-lifetime find and what started as a small re-

cording project has resulted in the identification of not only this important stone, but also that the site itself must be much older than anyone ever expected.

'All credit goes to the local archaeologists for immediately recognising the importance of the stone and putting plans in place for securing its future'.

Designs on the stone include several mythical beasts, oxen, an animal

headed warrior with sword and shield, and a double disc and z rod symbol.

Details of the carvings on the reverse side of the stone are not yet known but experts suggest that, based on examples from similar stones, they are likely to include a large ornate Christian cross.

It would make the stone one of an estimated 50 complete or near complete Pictish cross slabs known across the world, and the first to be discovered on the Scottish mainland for many years.

John Borland, president of the Pictish Arts Society, said 'The discovery of the top half of a large cross slab with Pictish symbols is of national importance.

'The find spot, an early Christian site in Easter Ross, is a new location for such sculpture so adds significant information to our knowledge of the Pictish church and its distribution.

'This new discovery will continue to stimulate debate and new research.'

(Daily Mail)

Archaeologists remain baffled Emma Stone goes punk rock for ‘Cruella’ by a 1,000-year-old skeleton

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skeleton from the Middle Ages that was first discovered inside Prague Castle in 1928 and then used as gruesome Nazi propaganda continues to baffle scientists.

The man who lived during the 10th century was buried with a sword and two knives, has long been the focal point of debate that rages between warring academics.

No agreement has been Fashion model Opang Jamir walked the ramp for designers Vilavono, Vizokhonu found among experts as to Rolnu and 5th semester students of Fashion Department Polytechnic Kohima on who or what the individual August 22. was, despite Hitler's government claiming the remains 'proved' the castle was Germanic. The skeleton made another bizarre appearance later, when the Soviets tried to pull the same trick the Nazis and claim it was of Soviet origin. The latest analysis says it could be a Slav from a neighbouring region, 'who had mastered Old Norse as well as Slavonic' or he may have been a legitimate Viking. A new study published in the journal Antiquity looked at all previous analysis and theories to try and Mumbai: Models walk the ramp to display the collection of designers Diya & Rajvvir at reach a conclusion.

However, the authors Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2019, in Mumbai, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019. (PTI)

failed to bring any clarity to the murky picture.

The authors could not conclude for definite the origin of the bones but were able to give some clarity to possible explanations.

They write: '[The] material culture is a mix of foreign (i.e. non-Czech) items, such as the sword, axe and 'fire striker', a common piece of Viking equipment, and domestic objects, such as bucket and the knives'.

They also reveal that the sword was especially unique as it was the only one discovered in 1,500 early medieval graves so far found in Prague Castle. It is possible, they say, that the individual was a Slav from a neighbouring region, 'who had mastered Old Norse as well as Slavonic' or he may have been a legitimate Viking.

On July 11, 1928, the remains of a male were discovered under the courtyard of Prague Castle. A project to excavate the region led by National Museum intended to study the earliest phases of the Castle stumbled across the skeleton for the first time.

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ctress Emma Stone will be bringing the story of one of Disney's greatest villains, Cruella de Vil, on the big screen with "Cruella", and she says it comes with a fresh approach and is very "punk rock".

Disney on Saturday shared a first look of the actress as the iconic villain at the D23 Expo here. Stone could not attend the event, but shared information about the project through a video message, in which a dalmatian also made an appearance.

"Since you're such huge Disney fans, we wanted to let you know a bit about the story," Stone said, adding, "1970's set in London, it's punk rock".

In the first look of the live-action project, Stone as Cruella is seen with short permed hair with de Vil's signature black and white colour-blocked hairstyle.

She is wearing a black leather checkered jacket, and is holding onto three leashes attached to three dalmatians.

Her henchmen Jasper and Horace (essayed by Joel

Fry and Paul Walter Hauser) are in the background. A non-Dalmatian puppy can also be spotted in the back.

The film also stars Emma Thompson.

Cruella first appeared in 1961's animated feature "101 Dalmatians", in which she kidnaps dalmatian puppies with an aim to use their fur to make coats.

The character was voiced

by Betty Lou Gerson in the

animated version.

Glenn Close played the villain in a 1996 live-action reboot and its 2000 sequel, "102 Dalmatians".

Disney's "Cruella" will delve into the backstory Cruella, and try to find an answer to the question -- "How did she get this way?"

Directed by Craig Gillespie, "Cruella" is slated to release in 2021.

(IANS)

Shabana Azmi roots Why Netflix, Amazon Apple, Samsung sued over handset RF emissions for handloom revival Prime need to create

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ndian entertainment scene is witnessing a seismic change with 30 over the top (OTT) platforms vying for space as players look to differentiate themselves, says a new report, adding that players like Netflix and Amazon Prime now need to create more Desi content to bring more users to their platforms.

Massive capital commitments have been made by platforms for building libraries of diverse original content over the last couple of years for the Indian audience.

According to KPMG report titled "India's Digital Future: Mass of niches", OTT services attract more individualistic audience compared to the family viewers in a country dominated by single TV households.

"Hence, the content on these platforms needs to appeal different consumer sensibilities and have elements of freshness. While OTT players can attract their chosen target audience for sampling content with few originals that appeal to them, depth in such digital native original content becomes vital to ensure consumer stickiness in the long run," findings showed.

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ech giants, Apple and Samsung, have been sued in the US over Harmful Radio Frequency (RF) exposure their smartphones may be emitting.

The class action suit, filed in US District Court for Northern District of California, claims RF radiation emitted from Apple and Samsung smartphones "exceed legal limits set forth by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)", Apple insider reported on Saturday.

The devices mentioned in suit are Apple's iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8 and iPhone X, and Samsung's Galaxy S8 and Galaxy Note8.

A separate investigation by Chicago Tribune also found that "radio-frequency radiation exposure from iPhone 7 measured over legal safety limit and more than double against

what Apple had reported to federal regulators from its own testing".

"Numerous recent scientific publications, supported by hundreds of scientists worldwide, have shown that RF radiation exposure affects living organisms at levels well below most international and national guidelines," read the court filing.

"Effects include increased cancer risk, cellular stress, increase in harmful free radicals, genetic damages, structural and functional changes of the reproductive system, learning and memory deficits, neurological disorders and negative impacts on general well-being in humans," the lawsuit elaborated.

There is confusion about meaning of maximum reported Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) values for

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eteran actress Shabana Azmi has said she is a huge admirer of handloom work, adding that we should support the handloom industry so that we can save the dying art.

Azmi was interacting with the media while inaugurating fashion designer Shraddha Sawant's exhibition named ‘The Magic of Looms - Massakali', here on Saturday.

At the exhibition, Indian handloom sarees like Chanderi, Benarasi, Zari, Khadi-Jamdani, Ikat, Kanjivaram, Garhwal, among others, and over 500 handwoven creations by weavers from across India are on display, to keep alive the dying art.

"Firstly, I want to congratulate Shraddha Sawant for her lovely initiative. I really like handloom work since my childhood because my mother Shaukat Kaifi was really fond of handloom work. She inculcated the love and respect for

handloom work in me as well," said Azmi.

Azmi recalled that she had shot a film called "Susman", which highlighted plight of handloom weavers.

"Many years ago, I did Shyam Benegal's film called ‘Susman' (1987) in which Om Puri played the role of a weaver and I played his wife. It highlighted the struggle of rural handloom weavers in the wake of rapid industrialisation. In that era, only men used to weave but now when I see women also weave, I feel really happy," she said.

Azmi said that people should support the handloom industry in their own capacity. "When we talk about workforce in India, then I feel that people who do handiwork are really important, but the handloom industry has been restricted to a very few parts of the country. I feel it's a huge part of our culture, history and tradition, and because of this industry, many weavers are getting employment opportunities. So, I feel we should support them in our own capacity." Shabana Azmi is the most honoured actor at the National Film Awards, having won in the Best Actress category a record five times.

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cell phones (and other wireless devices).

SAR is a measure of the rate of RF energy absorption by the body from the source being measured - in this case, a cell phone, said FCC guidelines.

"Many people mistakenly assume that using a cell phone with a lower reported SAR value necessarily decreases a user's exposure to RF emissions, or is somehow 'safer' than using a cell phone with a high SAR value," the FCC said.

The FCC set the safety limit at 1.6 watts per kilogram (1.6W/kg), averaged over 1 gram of tissue.

Dr. Rosemary Dzüvichü releasing the book “My dream Plaintiffs argued that girl” by Keduoneinuo Solo on August 24 at Rivenburg Apple "covered up any risks Chapel, Kohima. (NP) by misrepresenting the safety of the smartphones".

Earlier, Apple had declared RF exposure information, including Specific Absorption Rate (SAR), but "the company stopped furnishing such information with release of iPhone 7", they argued.

According to Apple, "all iPhone models, including iPhone 7, are fully certified by the FCC and in every other country where iPhones are sold".

"We are in compliance and meet all applicable exposure guidelines and limits," said Apple. Samsung however was yet to react to the developments.

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Pusarla V. Sindhu being congratulated by BAI President, Himanta Biswa Sarma, Sunday. (PTI)

Basel (Switzerland), Aug 25 (IANS): Newly crowned world champion P.V. Sindhu said on Sunday that she treated the final just like her semifinal or quarterfinal contests and that she was “prepared for everything.”

Sindhu trounced former world champion Nozomi Okuhara of Japan 21-7, 21-7 in just 36 minutes

to become the first Indian to win the BWF World Championships crown.

“I just played the way I played my last two matches.

I was really prepared for everything. Playing with the Japanese girls, it’s always going to be really long rallies and I was prepared for it,” the 24-year-old told reporters after the match here.

“Since the start of the

match, I was dominating. It was very important for me to remain alert because of the long rallies that (Okuhara) tends to play. I had to be prepared for everything, whether attack or defence.

Every point mattered and I could not give away any easy ones,” she said.

The last time Sindhu and Okuhara met in a World Championships final was in

Komalika becomes recurve cadet world champion as India wins 2 gold

Komalika Bari (Source: Twitter/@TheBridge_IN)

Madrid, Aug 25 (PTI): Komalika Bari defeated higher-ranked Sonoda Waka of Japan in a one-sided final to become recurve cadet world champion and earn India’s second gold on the final day of the World Archery Youth Championships here on Sunday.

Jamshedpur-born Tata Archery Academy cadet, Komalika shot with brilliant composure and finesse to cruise to a 4-0 lead before wrapping it up 7-3.

The 17-year-old thus became India’s second recurve cadet (under-18) world champion after Deepika Kumari who won the title in 2009. This was also India’s fourth individual world championship title after

Deepika (cadet and junior) and Palton Hansda (compound junior in 2006).

“I’m feeling very nice because I won the World Championships. It’s also because of my coaches, they are very important,” Komalika, who made senior debut this year and was a member of the World Championship team in the Netherlands in June, said.

India concluded their campaign with two gold and one bronze medal in their last event before the World Archery suspension comes into effect.

No Indian archer henceforth will be able to represent the country till the suspension handed by World Archery earlier this

month is lifted.

India also won a gold in the compound junior mixed pair event on Saturday and a bronze in the compound junior men’s team event on Friday.

Komalika shot near perfect scores of 29 out of 30 thrice in the five-setter.

Starting off with two perfect 10s, Komalika clinched the first set 29-26, as he again shot 29 to make it 4-0.

While she hit perfect 10s consistently, the only blip was an eight in the fourth set as the Japanese pulled one back (26-28) after drawing the third set 28-all.

Sonoda needed to win the fifth set to force a shootoff but Komalika was at her best again as she showed nerves of steel to shoot 29 and confirm the gold medal.

“My shooting was falling back. That resulted in the eight shot. But then I knew I had to come back and I won the gold medal,” Komalika said. “I was just breathing very deeply so the tension went away. I told myself ‘be confident, be confident and you will be the champion’,” she said.

2017. In a pulsating encounter that lasted nearly two hours and involved a 73-shot rally, Okuhara emerged victorious in the end. Sindhu again reached the final in 2018, only to go down to Carolina Marín of Spain.

“I was feeling upset whenever I gave an easy point, like a mid-court smash into the net, even though her score was really low. I was just thinking that no matter what the lead may be, I just have to finish it off,” Sindhu revealed.

Sindhu also said that the absence of defending champion Carolina Marin did not make much of a difference to her run. “The top 1-15 players are of the same standard. It’s all about who gives their best on a given day,” she said.

Sindhu said that after missing out on the previous two occasions, she was desperate to win the title this year. “It’s a very important win for me because after two bronze and two silver medals, I really wanted the title.

I was expecting this for a long time and now finally it has happened. So, I’m really happy,” she said.

Sunday’s gold is Sindhu’s fifth medal at the World Championships, which is the joint highest in women’s singles in the history of the tournament along with Xhang Ning of China, a two-time Olympic gold

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medallist. Apart from the two silvers Sindhu won in the last two editions, she had also won the bronze in 2013 and 2014.

BAI announces cash rewards

The BAI announced a cash reward of Rs 20 lakh for P.V. Sindhu following her historic win at the World Championships in Basel on Sunday where she etched her name in record books by becoming the first Indian to win a gold medal.

Congratulating Sindhu on her momentous achievement, BAI President Himanta Biswa Sarma said: “It has been a great week of top-class badminton, with an incredible performance

by P.V. Sindhu as she becomes the first Indian to have the honour of becoming a World Champion.

B. Sai Praneeth’s medal in the Men’s Singles category after 36 years is also another memorable achievement, he added.

“It’s an absolute moment of pride for India badminton and the entire nation as we celebrate these triumphs,” said Sarma.

A cash reward of Rs 5 lakh was announced for Sai Praneeth who also created history by becoming the first men’s singles player since Prakash Padukone in 1983 to win a medal at the World Championships.

Ajinkya Rahane celebrates after he scored a century against West Indies, Sunday. (AP/PTI)

North Sound (Antigua), Aug 25 (PTI): Ajinkya Rahane scored his first Test century in two years but Hanuma Vihari squandered the opportunity to get his maiden ton as India set West Indies a stiff 419-run target to win the series-opener, here on Sunday. Rahane (102) and Vihari (93) raised a 135-run partnership for the fifth wicket after India lost skipper Virat Kohli early during the fourth day’s play.

Kohli’s scalp did not help West Indies much as Rahane and Vihari gradually took the game away from the hosts with their confident yet contrasting batting. The moment Vihari miscued a pull which

landed in the gloves of wicket-keeper Shai Hope, India declared their second innings at 343 for seven with an overall lead of 418. It was Rahane’s first Test hundred since his 132 against Sri Lanka in August 2017 while Vihari threw away a golden opportunity to get his maiden hundred in only his fifth match.

R a h a n e ’s p a t i e n t knock came off 242 balls with just five shots to the fence but Vihari paced his innings nicely. The Hyderabad batsman hit 10 fours and a six in his 128-ball knock with an impressive strike rate of 72.65.

However, in an attempt to get some quick runs, he pulled Holder but

could not connect the ball and the under-edge was easily taken by Hope.

Before that Rahane too fell while trying to score quickly, getting caught by Holder off Shannon Gabriel. Off-spinner Roston Chase (4/132) was the most successful bowler for the hosts as he got rid of Rishabh Pant (7) after dismissing Kohli (51).

India lost Kohli in the opening session of the fourth day when his leading edge off Chase flew to John Campbell, who took the catch on second attempt. That ended the fourth-wicket partnership between Kohli and Rahane that yielded 106 runs for India.

Aguero’s double steers City to 3-1 win at Bournemouth London, Aug 25 (Agencies): David Silva marked his 400th Manchester City appearance with two assists and Sergio Aguero scored twice as the Premier League champions won 3-1 at Bournemouth on Sunday.

According to AP, after Aguero opened the scoring in the 15th minute, Silva set up Raheem Sterling’s strike.

Harry Wilson briefly gave Bournemouth hope by reducing the deficit to 2-1 with a stunning 25-yard free-kick in first-half stoppage time.

But Silva laid off the ball for Aguero’s second in the 64th minute to make sure of the victory for City, which saw its 15-match winning run in the league ended by a draw against Tottenham.

City dominated possession on the south coast but also survived some shaky moments.

With 13 minutes on the clock, City keeper Ederson escaped with a yellow card after racing out of his box and clattering Callum Wilson wide on the Bournemouth left.

Sections of the home support called for more severe punishment from referee Andre Marriner and their frustration was compounded two minutes later.

Neat interplay by Spanish midfielder Silva and left-back Oleksandr Zinchenko led to Kevin De Bruyne scuffing an attempted shot into the path of Aguero and the Argentinian took a touch before calmly slotting into the bottom-left

Sergio Aguero (front) tries to carve out an opening for the champions as he tries to dribble past defender Nathan Ake. corner.

De Bruyne’s inadvertent assist was his 50th in 123 Premier League appearances, breaking Mesut Ozil’s record of 141 for the fewest matches required to reach the milestone.

The hosts had a further setback in the 37th when Charlie Daniels, who recently returned from a long-term knee injury, was carried off on a stretcher with a similar problem and replaced by Liverpool loanee Wilson.

City continued to wobble defensively and Nicolas Otamendi almost gifted the hosts an equalizer a minute later.

The Argentine opted to chest down the ball inside his own box, allowing Adam Smith to nip in and see his close-range effort unwittingly thwarted by the head of Ederson.

It was more difficult to fault the away side’s attacking play and they went further ahead two minutes before the

break. After collecting a pass from Bernardo Silva, David Silva slipped in Sterling, allowing the England forward to poke home his 11th goal in 10 outings against the Cherries.

City had won each of the previous eight Premier League meetings between the clubs, registering an aggregate score

of 25-3. Any hopes they had of easing to another emphatic victory were dealt a blow deep into first-half stoppage time.

Callum Wilson was fouled

by French defender Laporte 25 yards from goal and winger Harry Wilson, who opened his Bournemouth account at Aston Villa last week, produced an unstoppable left-footed freekick that flew into the top-right corner off the angle of post and crossbar. The second half began in frenetic fashion with England striker Callum Wilson denied by Ederson after getting goal-side of Laporte, before De Bruyne curled narrowly wide at the other end.

City was then denied what appeared to a clear spot-kick when Jefferson Lerma stood on the foot of star man Silva. A VAR review surprisingly ruled no penalty but City did not have to wait long to restore their twogoal advantage. Bournemouth conceded possession cheaply from a Smith throw-in, allowing David Silva to jink into the box before Aguero applied the final touch with a stabbed finish.

The Cherries pushed for a way back into the game but were unable to prevent a first defeat of the campaign as City’s dominance of this fixture continued.

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Eng win thriller by 1 wkt to keep Ashes alive

Tokyo to set new standards for Paralympics: IPC dy head

have retained the Ashes had they won, missed a clear chance to run Leach out when Nathan Lyon failed to gather a throw and then paid dearly for squandering a review.

All-rounder Stokes eventually flayed fast bowler Pat Cummins for four to seal a famous victory arguably even more improbable than England’s celebrated 1981 Ashes Test success at

Headingley when they won after following-on.

This was only the fourth time a team had made more than 300 to win in the fourth innings of a Test at Headingley.

As Leach looked on, all-rounder Stokes went into one-day mode by driving off-spinner Lyon for two straight sixes.

Despite Australia captain Tim Paine having scattered all his fielders to the boundary, Stokes pulled Josh Hazlewood for four to complete a remarkable 199 ball-century -- his second in a row after his 115 not out in the drawn second Test at Lord’s -- featuring eight fours and five sixes.

He rode his luck when a sliced two off Cummins was dropped by a diving Marcus Harris at third man.

Stokes, however, commandingly pulled and drove Cummins’s next two balls for four to leave England just nine runs shy of victory. But a single left Leach on strike with two balls left in the over.

The first of those sailed over Leach’s head and the next saw Australia waste

a review for a ball that pitched outside leg stump.

England now needed eight -- or two boundaries -- as Stokes faced Leach.

The third ball of the over saw Stokes drive Lyon for a six that just cleared Marnus Labuschagne at long-on and England needed two to win.

A colossal mix-up between Stokes and Leach should have seen the No 11 run out but Lyon fumbled the return. Lyon then had an lbw appeal against Stokes turned down by umpire Joel Wilson only for replays to suggest it would have been out. But Australia had used up all their reviews.

Leach though managed a single that tied the scores as he got off the mark after 59 minutes at the crease. And Stokes then cut Cummins for a boundary to seal an astounding triumph.

B R I E F SCO R ES : Australia 179 and 246 (Marnus Labuschagne 80; Ben Stokes 3/56); England 67 and 362/9 (Ben Stokes 135 not out, Joe Root 77, Joseph Denly 50; Josh Hazlewood 4/85)

Watling and De Grandhomme put New Zealand ahead in second Test

Limatoshi wins 2nd Nagaland Open Dart Championship

Rodríguez returns but Real held in home opener

359 when bespectacled No 11 Jack Leach walked out to bat to join Stokes at the crease.

Leach, however, held firm with World Cup final winning batting star Stokes’s astonishing 135 not out seeing England complete their highest successful fourth innings chase as they squared the fivematch series at 1-1.

Australia, who would

Colin de Grandhomme slammed a 75-ball 83* (AFP)

CO LO M B O, Au g 2 5 (Agencies): Half centuries from Colin de Grandhomme and BJ Watling gave New Zealand a firstinnings lead of 138 against Sri Lanka on the fourth day of the second and final test in Colombo on Sunday.

According to Reuters, the touring side, who need a series-levelling win after Sri Lanka won the opener in Galle, reached 382 for five wickets on another raininterrupted day. Watling was unbeaten on 81 while de Grandhomme was 83 not out after a blistering knock

with his side needing quick runs to set Sri Lanka a target on the final day. After rain allowed just 66 overs of play on the first two days of the match, the start of the fourth day was also delayed due to wet weather and eventually only 48 overs could be bowled on Sunday.

Overnight centurion Tom Latham and Watling continued accumulating runs with ease and took their side past Sri Lanka’s firstinnings total of 244. The pair added 143 for the fifth wicket for the Black Caps before Latham was finally

Racism can only make me stronger: Pogba

Paul Pogba

Lo n d o n, Au g 2 5 (Agencies): Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba says racist abuse “can only make me stronger and motivate me to fight for the next generation”.

The France World Cup winner was racially abused on social media after his penalty miss at Wolves on Monday. Several of Pogba’s team-mates criticised the abuse, while England women’s manager Phil Neville called for footballers to “boycott” social media.

“Racist insults are ignorance,” said 26-year-old Pogba. In a message on K Y M C

Twitter, accompanied by a photograph showing him holding his baby alongside portraits of his late father Fassou Antoine and civil rights activist Martin Luther King, he added: “My ancestors and my parents suffered for my generation to be free today, to work, to take the bus, to play football.”

It was the first time Pogba had tweeted since July.

On Saturday, United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said people who post racist abuse on social media “hide behind fake identities”.

Pogba’s team-mate Marcus Rashford was targeted online after missing a penalty in United’s shock home Premier League defeat by Crystal Palace on Saturday.

It’s the fourth racism incident in two weeks - Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham and Reading’s Yakou Meite both received racist messages online after missing penalties in their teams’ most recent matches.

Ko h ima , Au g 2 5 (NPN): Limatoshi emerged as the champion of the 2nd Nagaland Open Dart competition held at NV Point Building, Jail Colony Kohima on August 24.

The one-day event was organized by India Trail in collaboration with Naga Darts Association (NDA). The champion walked home with a cash prize of Rs 20,000, while runners-up-KezhaSemou recieved Rs 10,000.

The highest point prize was awarded to Kilen Jamir with Rs 3000.

KMC administrator Kovi Meyase graced the ocout leg before for 154, giving casion as the special guest. off-spinner Dilruwan Perera his third wicket. There was, however, no respite for the hosts’ bowlers as all-rounder Dimapur, Aug 25 De Grandhomme went on (NPN): Rengma Sports the attack, hitting five sixes Association(RSA) has conand an equal number of vened a meeting on August 31 at 11 am at RSA rosfours in his 75-ball knock.

De Grandhomme and trum, Tseminyu.

In the meeting, issues Watling added 113 for the unbroken sixth wicket, giv- pertaining to forthcoming ing their side hopes of vic- RSA sports meet 2020 will tory. Sri Lanka did not have be discussed.

In this regard, all ofregular captain Dimuth Karunaratne on the field after he fice bearers, range execusuffered a small tear in his tive members have been quadriceps while fielding on informed to attend the meeting without fail.

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RSA meeting

OFFICE OF THE NAGALAND BIHARI SAMAJ

DIMAPUR : NAGALAND Date : 24/08/2019 On 11th day of August 2019 a meeting of Bihari Samaj was held at the residence of Shri Shiv Narayan Choudhury at City Tower, where the present members of Bihar Community decided to form a samaj for the entire Nagaland Bihari People. The members of the Bihari Community resolved to form a Nagaland Bihari Samaj to represent the Bihari People, the executive body was formed in the said meeting which decided unanimously to elect office bearer with the following members: President : Shri Shiv Narayan Choudhary Working President : Shri Narotam Jha Vice-President : Shri Adv. Yogendra Gupta Shri Shrikant Jaiswal, Shri Arun Yadav General Secretary : Shri Harender Singh Joint Secretary : Shri Anand Mishra, Shri Prabhakar Yadav Treasure : Shri Brij Kishor Shir Dinesh Choudhary PRO : Shri Ajay Kumar Singh Chief Advisor : Shri C.P. Singh Advisor : Shri Bhabhuti Rai Shri Lal Mohan Choudhary Prof. Ajeet Kumar Singh Shri Dinanath Sah Shri Ravindra Ray Shri J.P Singh Shri Sanjay Singh Shri Vijay Jaiswal Shri Krishna Jaiswa & 51 Executive Members Shri Harender Singh General Secretary DP-6441

M A D R I D, A u g 2 5 ( Ag e n c i e s ) : Ja m e s Rodriguez’s return to the Spanish league ended in frustration as Real Madrid conceded a late equalizer to draw its home opener 1-1 against Valladolid on Saturday.

According to AP, Rodriguez received an ovation when he was substituted early in the second half, but the Santiago Bernabeu crowd left disappointed as Madrid let victory escape.

Karim Benzema put Madrid ahead in the 82nd minute but Sergi Guardiola stunned the hosts with an 88th-minute equalizer, stopping Zinedine Zidane’s team from adding to its winning start to the league.

Still without the injured Eden Hazard, Rodriguez was Madrid’s main attraction in a match that marked the playmaker’s return to action more than two years after joining Bayern Munich on loan. ‘’After a long time, I was back at the Bernabeu,’’ Rodriguez said on Twitter. ‘’It was a unique feeling. Thanks to the fans for the support. We will keep

The new standards for games will be set in 2020.

“That’s the thing about sports; records are set to be broken. It is said that London set the new benchmark, new standards. Tokyo is very well prepared to set a new standard of what the Paralympics are,” he said.

However, he added that challenges remained, listing problems such as concerns over pollution in the Tokyo Bay waters, which could affect the paratriathlon, and the lack of accommodation adapted to the needs of the differently abled. Kale said the organising committee was “already working very hard” on the water quality issue to ensure the safety of

James Rodriguez, right, vies for the ball with Kiko Olivas during the Spanish La Liga, Saturday. (AP)

working to improve.’’

The Colombia midfielder created several chances and came close to scoring on more than one occasion before being substituted by Vinicius Junior in the 57th. ‘’It was a good match for James, especially in the first half,’’ Zidane said. ‘’We replaced him because he had a little bit of pain and we didn’t want to risk anything serious.’’’

Madrid, which opened the season with a 3-1 win at Celta Vigo, is trying to

rebound from one of its worst campaigns in decades and is seeking a first league title since 2017.

Benzema broke the deadlock by scoring his 150th Spanish league goal with a well-placed low shot into the corner after controlling a Raphael Varane pass just outside the area.

Guardiola equalized from close range after the Madrid defense was caught off guard from a late counterattack.

the athletes.

“We know we can put on more screening facilities to make it a safer environment for triathlon athletes,” he said, referring to the measures adopted by the organisers to check the levels of harmful bacteria in the water.

Excessive levels of E Coli bacteria had forced the cancellation of the swimming section of a paratriathlon test event in the Tokyo Bay last week, raising concerns over the reappearance of water pollution in the area after it was first detected in 2017 following which countermeasures were taken.

‘’We leave with a bad taste in our mouths,’’ Zidane said. ‘’We did the most difficult thing, which was to score while we were not playing our best, but then in three or four minutes they equalized when our defense was not positioned correctly.’’

Zidane started with a different lineup from the opener in Vigo, using Rodriguez in midfield and Francisco ‘’Isco’’ Alarcon in attack along with Benzema and Gareth Bale in a move that relegated Vinicius Junior to the bench.

Bale started for the second match in a row after the team failed to reach a deal for his transfer in the offseason. The Wales forward produced a good performance in the opener but was quiet against Valladolid.

The visitors had a couple of good chances to take the lead on counterattacks late in the second half. The team owned by former Brazil star striker Ronaldo had begun the season with a 2-1 win at Real Betis.

OFFICE OF THE

NAGALAND TRIBES COUNCIL

FELICITATION

The Rongmei Naga Youth Organization (RNYO) congratulates its members Pou. Johnny Ruangmei, OSD NSDMA Home Department Government of Nagaland and Pou. Sahemlung Kamei, Deputy Chief Engineer Construction Northeastern Railway on receiving Governor's Commendation Certificate and Zonal Railway Award for exemplary service 2018-19 by Northeastern Frontier Railway Construction HQ Maligoan respectively on the 73rd India Independence Day for their hardworks and selfless services rendered towards the people of Nagaland state in particular, Northeastern states and for India as a whole.

The undersigned on behalf of the Rongmei Naga Youth Organization further wishes both the youths a great success and urge them to continue their good deeds for humanity. God bless.

Rongmei Chabuan Jao pao diu.

(KANPATLUNG PAMEI) Secretary General Rongmei Naga Youth Organisation (RNYO-Apex) K-2317

OFFICE OF THE

MOPUNGCHUKET AIT LAISHIR TELONGJEM (MALT) MOKOKCHUNG – NAGALAND 798601

FELICITATION

INDIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY COMPLEX Kohima- 797001, Nagaland. nagalandtribescouncil@gmail.com.

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Mopungchuket Ait Laishir (MALT) with immense joy wishes them a successful and graceful future.

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OFFICE BEARERS Shri Toniho Yepthomi, President.

Shri Visa Meru, Vice President Shri Imsünok Jamir, Vice President Shri Nribemo Ngullie, Gen. Secy.

Shri Atathu Thur, Secretary Shri Hievilhou Metha, Treasurer EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS Shri Kuolachalie Seyie.

Angami Tribe Shri T. Imlimeren Longchar Ao Tribe Shri Hokiye Yepthomi Sümi Tribe Shri Yesonü Veyie Chakhesang Tribe Shri Theja Therieh Chakhesang Tribe Shri Lanthamo Tsopoe Lotha Tribe Dr Khanglo Magh Rengma Tribe Shri Jonpa Pochury Pochury Tribe Shri Joshua Newmai Zeliang Tribe Shri Joel Nillo Kath Rengma Tribe ADVISORS Shri Kethozhapu Sahu.

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4. Dr. Hokishe Yepthomi Shri Nchümbemo Tungoe.

6. Dr. Khanglo Magh GENERAL COUNCIL MEMBERS Dr. Seyiekietuo Ziephrü 2. Shri Zasilhuto Makritsü Shri Medoselhu Keretsü 4. Shri Tsilie Sakhrie Shri S. Lanu Jamir 6. Er. Walter Longchar Shri Lanupokyim 8. Shri Sungjemqati Dr. Mhabemo Kithan 10. Shri Thünglamo Ovung Shri Thechamo Tsanglao 12. Shri Lijamo Ezung Shri Shivukhu Shikhu 14. Shri Zhevishe Sümi Shri Shiwoto Wotsa 16. Shri K. Vikato Achumi Shri M.V. Chakhesang 18. Shri Metsivoyi Kotso Shri Zhovehu Lohe 20. Shri Kiesanyu Iranggaung Shri Namnabi Hegui 22. Shri Isamteing Shri Munthin Newmai 24. Shri G.K. Rengma

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Leeds, United Kingdom, Aug 25 (AFP): Ben Stokes was the hero yet again as his incredible unbeaten century saw England to a thrilling onewicket win in the third Ashes Test at Headingley on Sunday.

England -- all out for a woeful 67 in their first innings -- were 286-9, still needing 73 more runs to reach a victory target of

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Ben Stokes celebrates victory on day four of the third Ashes cricket Test match against Australia at Headingley, Leeds, England, Sunday. (AP/PTI)

Tokyo, Aug 25 (IANS): International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Vice President Duane Kale said on Sunday that Tokyo would set new standards for the games when the Japanese capital hosts the next Paralympics in 2020.

However, he also admitted in an interview that challenges remain for the event scheduled to kick off in less than a year’s time.

A former Paralympics swimmer from New Zealand, Kale is presently in Tokyo reviewing the preparations for the games to be held between August 25 and September 6, 2020.

He is attending a series of events marking the beginning of the countdown for the mega sporting event which will begin after the end of the Summer Olympics, also to be hosted by Tokyo, Efe news reported.

Kale said the organisers were doing an “incredible” job, and the popular anticipation and media interests were “higher in Tokyo than what it was in London (2012) one year prior to the games.”

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