December 17, 2017 by Nagaland Post

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Vol XXVIII No. 15

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2017 Pages 12 ` 4.00

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Modi announces `90000 cr for improving roads, highways in NE Correspondent/PTI

SHILLONG, DEC 16: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced Rs 90,000 crore for improving roads and national highways in the Northeast in the next two to three years to facilitate better connectivity. Inaugurating the ShillongNongstoin-Rongjeng-Tura road here in Meghalaya, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday stressed on the need of connectivity to ensure development in the north-eastern states. Chief Minister Mukul Sangma and Public Works Department (Roads) minister, Martin M. Danggo, who received Modi at the advanced landing ground in Upper Shillong, however, did not attend the inauguration of the road project. After inaugurating the road project, which invited journalists were not allowed to cover, Modi said that the road will boost economic activity and establish a direct link between the important towns of the state

ENNWA support WC-GoI talks

DIMAPUR, DEC 16 (NPN): Leaders of the Eastern Naga National Workers Association of the Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs) have resolved to wholeheartedly support the ongoing political talks till a final settlement is inked between the Working Committee (WC) NNPGs and Government of India (GoI). According to ENNWA secretary, Ritsa Sangtam, the members held a meeting on December 10 and discussed at length the ongoing political talks between the NNPGs Working Group and Government of India. ENNWA also acknowledged and appreciated the agreed position that was reached on November 17, 2017, where GoI recognised the historical and political rights of the Nagas to self determine their future in consonance with their distinct identity. It therefore appealed to all ENNWA members to stay committed till final solution was arrived at.

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Narendra Modi

– Shillong and Tura. Noting that his government’s motto is ‘Transformation by transportation’, Modi said the National Highway Infrastructure Corporation Limited will construct 400 Km roads in Meghalaya with a budget of Rs. 5700 crore. “Over the next 2-3 years, an investment of about Rs. 60,000 crore is proposed under the Special Accelerated Road Development Project (SARDP) in the Northeast and an investment of Rs 30,000 crore under Bharatmala is proposed for development of national highways in North Eastern states,” Modi said while addressing a BJP rally here.

He said the central government has sanctioned around 4,000-km of National Highway (NH) across the Northeast at a cost of Rs. 32,000 crore. The Prime Minister said that over 1,200 km of NH was constructed at an expenditure of nearly Rs. 14,000 crore during the last three years alone. On Friday, the Union Cabinet approved a new scheme for infrastructure development for the North Eastern states with 100 per cent funding by the central government along with a capital investment subsidy amounting to Rs 264.67 crore. The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, also approved the continuation of the existing Non Lapsable Central Pool of Resources (NLCPR) scheme with funding pattern of 90:10 till March, 2020, with an outlay of Rs 5,300 crore to enable completion of ongoing projects, an official statement said. The cabinet approved the introduction of new cen-

6 sworn-in as cabinet ministers

Acharya and T.R. Zeliang with the newly inducted ministers at Raj Bhavan. (NP)

Correspondent

KOHIMA, DEC 16 (NPN): Against the backdrop of an unbridgeable gap between supply and demand of political offices, Nagaland chief minister, T.R. Zeliang on Saturday reconstituted his council of ministers by inducting six– one BJP and five NPF MLAs into his cabinet. Nagaland Governor, P.B. Acharya administered the oath of office and secrecy as minister to the six at Raj Bhavan Saturday morn-

ing. The six newly inducted ministers include-- S.I. Jamir, P. Longon, Kuzholuzo (Azo) Nienu, C.L. John, P. Paiwang Konyak and Y. Vikheho Swu. Earlier, after a failed attempt to group dissidents at Hotel de Oriental Kohima, chief minister had dropped four NPF legislators from his cabinet-- Y. Patton, Tokheho Yepthomi, Dr. Niekiesalie (Nicky) Kire and Neiba Kronu on December 13. Then on December 15, the chief minister followed it up by dropping two more from

This is it! Women’s rights activists at DDSC stadium on Saturday.

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his cabinet-- E.E. Pangteang and BJP member, Mmhonlumo Kikon. Senior government officials including departmental heads and others attended the swearing in ceremony. Talking to media persons after the swearing-in ceremony, the chief minister informed that portfolios will be allocated after a day or two. It was also being widely expected that NPF president, Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu, MLA could be reelected as the chairman of the Democratic Alliance of Nagaland (DAN).

Activists discuss women’s rights

DIMAPUR, DEC 16 (NPN): Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE) has issued a notification declaring the HSLC, HSSLC and class XI promotion exam schedule for March 2018. (See Advt on p-9)

“I have been in power since 2003 but never experienced being swornin three times.”

tral sector scheme of North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme (NESIDS) from 2017-18 with 100 per cent funding from the central government. The new scheme will broadly cover creation of infrastructure relating to water supply, power, connectivity and especially the projects promoting tourism, social sectors of education and health, the statement said. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, headed by the Prime Minister, also approved the capital investment subsidy amounting to Rs 264.67 crore to four industrial units in the NorthEastern Region, including Sikkim, under the Central Capital Investment Subsidy Scheme (CCISS), 2007 of North East Industrial Investment and Promotion Policy (NEIIPP), 2007. The CCEA has revised financial powers for approval of capital investment subsidy claims up to Rs 500 crore which will be now approved by the Minister of Commerce and Industry.

DIMAPUR, DEC 16 (NPN): Women’s rights activists held a time of sharing and prayer at DDSC stadium on December 16, the fifth anniversary of the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder. They were participating in the nationwide initiative called “Meet To Sleep” (#MeetToSleep), which called on all women to go to a park in the afternoon with a mat, pillow and a blanket, occupy the space

and take a nap. This was to be symbolic of women reclaiming public spaces, asserting their right to occupy public space without fear of being harassed or stared at. Blank Noise, started by Jasmeen Patheja, is a community project aimed at confronting sexual harassment and they were the ones who began the nationwide #MeetToSleep initiative. In Dimapur, the group

was led by Renemla Ozukum, who is actively engaged in women’s issues, and them occupying a small part of the stadium was a way of showing their demand for safe spaces for women. “We talk a lot about the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder in India but in Dimapur and Nagaland I am sure even more Nirbhayas are taking place”, she said. She said that for a majority of women, using public spaces without fears of harassment or molestation was a luxury and not a right and added that we need to reclaim such spaces. “By doing this we are also recollecting and remembering the vulnerable and helpless victims who were raped, murdered, shot dead and molested sexually by the dominant gender” she added. A similar gathering was reportedly organized at Kohima War Cemetery.

PCC suspends hunger strike DIMAPUR, DEC 16 (NPN): Public Coordination Committee (PCC) has suspended its hunger strike on an assurance given by chief minister, T.R. Zeliang, on December 16 that the October 26 office memorandum (OM) would be considered for revocation in the next cabinet meeting to be held before Christmas. In a press note, PCC media cell said that the chief minister and his colleagues had also agreed to direct NPSC to declare answer keys for all stages of examinations (both civil service and technical exams), as per their demands. It warned that the PCC, comprising of ACAUT, PSAN, CTAN and various other organisations, would resume the hunger strike if the October 26 OM was not revoked. PCC also issued a stern warning to all departments to keep the departmental exams in abeyance until the issues were resolved. Meanwhile, PCC expressed gratitude to the youth organization and residents of Phezoucha for providing blankets, chairs, firewood, etc. and also to every individual who extended material, moral and prayer support.

PMS issue: ENCSU demands disclosure of SIT findings on DIMAPUR, DEC 16 (NPN): Eastern Nagaland College Students’ Union (ENCSU) has asked the state government to disclose the SIT report on misuse of Post Matriculation Scholarship (PMS) funds. A press release from ENCSU president M. Longre Chang and general secretary WanGnei C. Jessuhu questioned why the government was trying to protect the guilty which makes setting up of the SIT a mockery. “Perhaps, the state government wants ENCSU to go ahead and file a criminal case against those involved” they wondered. They asked why the government was hesitant to reveal the SIT report after having admitted that the PMS funds were misused, and reiterated that they would not compromise or sit silent should the government fail to deliver justice. ENCSU said they have all the facts and findings and the erring would be held accountable “at any cost”. Pointing out that thousands of students were placing immense faith in the SIT and anticipating its report, they urged the SIT to present its findings without any biases. ENCSU also asked the department to clarify how they could quote the total number of student beneficiaries on their official website when some students were yet to receive the first quarter of the scholarship amount. ENCSU said this was the final call to the department to release the full scholarship amount as per the assurance of the Chief Secretary given on December 7. They said that Ministry of Tribal Affairs has already sanctioned half the amount, for the 2nd & final instalment, to the state government.

Rahul takes charge as Cong president NEW DELHI, DEC 16 (AGENCIES): Amidst celebration and loud cheers, Rahul Gandhi formally took charge as the Congress president at a function where he was handed over the certificate of victory. The 47-year-old is the sixth member of the NehruGandhi family to occupy this post and replaced his mother, Sonia Gandhi, who was in office for 19 years. Speaking soon after taking charge, the newly elected president launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP. “The Congress took India into the 21st century while the Prime Minister today is taking us backwards, to a medieval past where people are butchered because of who they are, beaten for what they believe and killed for what they eat. This ugly violence shames us in the world. Our country, whose philosophy and history is born out of love and compassion, is tarnished by such horror and no amount of hugs can repair the damage done to this great country of ours,” said Rahul Gandhi. “This vision belongs to a time where people did not have the rights and freedoms that have made our country the profound entity it is — a time when people did not have voice, did not have the right to dissent, to disagree, to differ, to be,” he said. Calling himself an idealist, Gandhi said current day politics in India is “devoid of truth and kindness and politics is being used

M. Ramachandran hands Rahul Gandhi the certificate of his elevation to Congress president. (PTI)

to crush people. Politics belongs to the people, it is their greatest weapon in dismantling the structures that oppress, silence and disempower them. But today, politics is not being used in the service of the people, it is being used to crush them, not to lift them up,” said Gandhi. In his speech, Rahul Gandhi invited the youth to join him in building India and promised to make Congress a grand old and young party. After a bitter campaign in Gujarat, the Congress president attempted to show his idealism when he called BJP members his brothers and sisters. “We consider the BJP our brothers and sisters, even though we do not agree with them. They want an India free of Congress, they want to erase us but the Congress’s inclusion and respect for all Indians extends even to the BJP. We do not fight hate with hate.” Before Gandhi spoke, outgoing Congress president Sonia Gandhi ad-

dressed her party members for the last time as the party president. S h e r e c a l l e d h ow tragic circumstances like the assassination of Indira Gandhi and her husband, Rajiv Gandhi, forced her to enter the world of politics. “At that time, as far as I remember, we had only three State governments and were far away from the Centre. Meeting this challenge was not the achievement of one individual but the continued efforts of all of you. We regained strength and formed governments in more than two dozen States,” said Sonia Gandhi Praising her son’s patience, she said Rahul Gandhi had experienced violence from childhood, he has faced vicious personal attacks ever since he joined politics and that it has made him braver. Former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh saluted the outgoing President’s leadership and told Rahul Gandhi, “May your path be blessed.” (NPCC fetes Rahul, on p-7)

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WEATHER FORECAST December 17

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Agartala Hazy sunshine

27 13

Mostly sunny and pleasant

Aizawl

Guwahati Hazy sunshine

Mostly sunny and nice

Imphal

23 10 26 14 23 9

Itanagar Partly sunny and pleasant

24 12

Shillong Hazy sunshine

20 7

Sunny

20 8

Dimapur Sunny and pleasant

25 13

Kohima

Nice with abundant sunshine

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Tuensang Sunlit and cooler

Sunny and not as warm

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Take responsibility of cleanliness: DC Kohima

Zunheboto Sunshine

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DC Kohima Rajesh Soundararajan, speaking at the annual inter-ward cleanliness competition at Kohima Municipal Council office on Saturday. (DIPR)

DIMAPUR: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kohima, Rajesh Soundararajan, has called upon the citizens of Kohima to be responsible in keeping their surroundings clean. According to DIPR report, the DC was speaking at Kohima Municipal Council (KMC) annual inter-ward cleanliness competition award ceremony held under the theme “cleanliness is next to Godliness” at KMC office, Saturday. Asserting that cleanliness was a way of life, he pointed out that KMC was not the sole in-charge of keeping the town clean but that every individual should have a concept of cleanliness and put in to practice

in their day to day life. The DC also congratulated the winners, ward chairmen and KMC for their tireless efforts in keeping the city clean and also for successfully making the Kisama, a plastic free zone. The 7th annual interward cleanliness competition 2017 winners are as follows: First position, D. Block (Ward No: 6) cash prize Rs.50,000, running trophy and certificate; second position: Naga Bazaar (Ward No:4), with Cash price of Rs.30,000; third position: New Minister’s Hill/Lerie Colony/Lerie Chazou/NST/Diary Farm and New Police Reserve (Ward no :16) with Cash

price of Rs. 20,000. Cleanest Shop Award 2017 first position was won by M/s Northern Sports, NH-2 (ward no-2) with one year trade license fee exempted, second position by Regal Hotel main town ward No- 9 with 6 months trade license fee exempted and third position bagged by National News Centre Ward no -6. The programme was chaired by KMC administrator, Kethosituo Sekhose, invocation prayer and Christmas greeting by Kohima Town Pastors Fellowship president, Dr. Rev. Vevo Phesao and vote of thanks delivered by KMC office secretary, Zakiekhotuo Kiso.

YVA&BC condemns DIMAPUR: Yangzitong Villahe A and B Council (YVA&BC) has condemned the barbaric act and in human murder of its citizen late Yangsemong Sangtam on the night of December 10 at Singrijan/Deziephe village area. In a condemnation note issued by chairman YVA&BC, Hotolu Chishi, GB Yangzitong A, Serito K. Sangtam and GB Yangzitong B, Tokhuvi Z. Yepthomi, termed the incident as unfortunate and evidently murdered cold blooded by the perpetrator. The release described late Yangsemong Sangtam as a man of integrity and moral upright without any adverse or criminal record who led a sober life of teetotaller and never indulged himself in immoral activities but was a restrained and moderate character. YVA&BC has urged the law enforcing agency to immediately arrest the murderer without further delay and award the highest punishment.

lenges with determination as well as to unearth their inner strength by making education the top priority. Wishing the administration a good beginning and a glorious journey, Lotha hoped that the school would produce good students with a vision to assist and lead the future. Speaking on the theme “fear God, love wisdom”, Pongidong Baptist Church Pastor, Rev. Dr. L. Tsanso

Lotha, expressed the beauty of God’s love and encouraged the students to regenerate like a divine seed by worshiping God and not to be worried as God was the provider. Special song and special number presented by Jubilee choir and Konthunglo Ngullie with special appearance from adolescent girls club, prayer by Longsa Baptist Church, Pastor Rev. L.K Tsanglao were some of the highlights of the programme.

DHM gets new anaesthetic machine

District Hospital Mon staff and others after the dedication programme.

Correspondent MON, DEC 16 (NPN): District Hospital Mon (DHM) received a new “anaesthesia workstation” machine which was dedicated on Saturday in a brief dedication programme at DHM.

The anaesthetic machine donated by minister, C.L. John and family was dedicated by Konyak Baptist Church Mon (KBCM) Pastor Nahngom in presence of the family members of the donor and District Hospital Mon staff. The programme was chaired

by MO DHM, Dr Yanang and speech on behalf of the DHM was delivered by Dr Wungyong, SMO DHM and Dr, Shokwang. Meanwhile in a press release, Dr Yanang has thanked the minister for donating the machine.

Dedication of monolith was done by executive secretary LBES, Rev. Nyanchumo Lotha which was unveiled by Motsuthung Lotha Hosts of the programme were S. Nyamo Ngullie and T. Nyanbeni Ngullie, scripture reading and invocation was delivered by Sungro Town Baptist Church, Rev. Z.K Yanthan Pastor, welcome note by convener planning, L. Ajanthung Ngullie, short speech by proprietor

ZWO 25th anniversary: Zeliang Women Organisation (ZWO) would be celebrating its 25th anniversary on December 20, 11 a.m. at IMC hall Dimapur. All the invitees and Zeliang women and well wishers in Dimapur have been invited to attend the programme.

litical Affairs Committee, Central AAP leaders along with Northeast observer. For further queries, the volunteers have been asked to contact Dr. Amos Longkumer at 8014117437, 8575561012. All the party volunteers and in-charges of various wings have been requested to YSU informs: Yikhum Students’ Union be present. (YSU) has informed all the toppers Training for nodal officers at ATI Koand first division holders, for the aca- hima: In view of the forth coming state demic year 2017 that the meritorious assembly election, 2018, a leadership award ceremony would be held during and motivational training for all nodal Christmas celebration in the village. All officers of different election cells and the concerned have been requested to sector officers would be held from Desubmit photocopy of their mark sheet cember 18 to 20 at Administrative Trainto any executive members on or before ing Institute (ATI), Kohima. Deputy December 22. Commissioner & district election officer ZGKD prayer fellowship: Zheki- Kohima has informed all concerned ofye Ghami Kuphoshukulu Dimapur ficers to report to the ATI on December (ZGKD) has convened prayer fellowship 18, 9:30 a.m. for registration. programme on December 17, 2 p.m. at TSU 64th general session: Thenyithe residence of its banker Er. (retired) zumi Students’ Union (TSU) would N. Shikaho Zhimomi. All have been be holding its 64th general session requested to attend the programme. on December 30, 10 a.m. at GMS AAP Nagaland unit volunteers meet: compound Thenyizu. Late Punuhu Adam Aadmi Party (AAP) Nagaland Dawhuo memorial award would be unit would be organising a volunteer’s awarded to outstanding students in meet on December 18, 1:30 p.m. at town the HSLC examination 2017. TSU has hall, Dimapur and press conference on invited all the citizens of Thenyizumi, December 19 at Hotel Saramati. The bonafide students and well wishers to conference would be attended by Po- attend the session.

Dimapur: Nagaland Press Association (NPA) would be holdings its general meeting-cum-pre-Christmas celebration on December 23, 12 p.m. at Hotel Saramati, Dimapur. NPA has requested all its members, respective press clubs and media houses in Nagaland along with their members to attend the meeting and join in the celebration.

Gilgal High School, L.R Ezung and message of greetings by vice-president LSU, Yanrothung Odyuo and alumni president, Renchithung Odyuo, vote of thanks was delivered by convener history, N. Benthungo Ngullie, benediction by Nrung Longidang Baptist Church Pastor, Cghungthung Ngullie followed by jubilee feast prayer by Wokha Village Baptist Church Pastor, O. Thungben Kikon.

NRLM official visits Wokha district

DIMAPUR: National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) mission director and additional secretary, Athel O. Lotha visited Wokha district on December 12 and convened a meeting at project director office DRDA Wokha. A press release by DRDA Wokha stated that mission director acknowledged the performance of Nagaland State Rural Livelihoods Mission (NSRLM) of various levels under Wokha district. Expressing her vision on the mission, Lotha encouraged and motivated the staff to give more effort in building strong community institutions and enhance

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NPA general meeting & pre-Christmas celebration

Gilgal High School Wokha celebrates 25th anniversary

DIMAPUR: Gilgal High School Wokha celebrated its 25th anniversary on December 15 with secretary, Motsuthung Lotha as chief guest. Addressing the gathering, Lotha urged the students and teachers to exhibit their potentials to the extent of bringing laureate to the school and for the community. He challenged the students to look forward to chal-

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livelihoods to achieve the mission goals. In the meeting, COO Programs, Rollan M Lotha appraised on the vitality of the resource block and stressed upon the staff to work with immense effort and progress beyond village level organization of the mission. Block program managers of Wokha, Chukitong, Sanis and Changpang blocks presented brief reports related to the progress of the mission in each block. The meeting was attended by mission staff and BDOs of Sanis and Changpang blocks and chaired by project director Thungdeno Mozhui.

MGHSS, govt schools under Dmu, Kma excursion trip

SBCZ platinum jubilee celebration underway

DC & DEO Phek, Wokha informs DIMAPUR: Deputy Commissioner (DC) and District Election Officer (DEO), Phek, Shanavas C, has informed that the first level checking of EVMs and WPATs for forthcoming assembly elections would be held from December 20 to 23, 9 a.m. onwards at DC office Phek . DEO has requested representatives of political parties to attend the process. It has been informed that entry in the FLC hall shall be permitted only after verification of identity of representative for which ID cards will be issued earlier on December 20. Wokha: DC and DEO, Wokha, Dr. Manazir Jeelani Samoon has informed that awareness and demonstration of EVM & VVPAT would be conducted in all the polling stations under Wokha starting from December 16 till January 2. DEO informed that detail schedule for the said campaign has already being prepared. It has requested all RO, AROs and sector magistrate to strictly supervise and monitor for the smooth conduct of the awareness and demonstration of EVM & VVPAT in their polling stations.

SBCZ Sr. Pastor and platinum jubilee chairman led the candlelight procession.

DIMAPUR: Cultural extravaganza marked the second day of the ongoing Sümi Baptist Church Zunheboto (SBCZ) 75 years platinum jubilee celebration, Saturday. The cultural extravaganza organised by the cultural committee of the platinum jubilee at public ground Zunheboto, witnessed the presentation of cultural items from the Sumi Baptist Church Chakhesang (Phek), Sunday school department and

11 colonies of Zunheboto town. The programme was chaired by SBCZ assistant pastor Kashepu Shohe and cultural committee member, Kivito Awomi. As part of the celebration on December 15, a candlelight procession was also organised for church members aged 75 years and above. The procession was led by SBCZ senior Pastor Rev. Yevito Sumi and platinum jubilee, chairman, Hovishe Arkha.

Assam Rifles seize liquor

DIMAPUR: Medziphema battalion of Assam Rifles conducted an operation based on specific information in general area Burma Camp, Dimapur on December 16 and seized 1592 cases of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) worth Rs. 54,00,000 (approximately). According to Officiating PRO, HQ IGAR (Nor th), Lt Col Ang- The arrested persons with the seized IMFL. shuman Chakrabarti, dur- in this connection. 07C - 6508) was also seized ing the search of a godown PRO claimed that from the premises. in Haralu Colony, Burma three vehicles - white MarThe apprehendees Camp, Dimapur a large uti Alto (AS 4A- 6477), along with the recoveries quantity of IMFL was re- one silver coloured Maruti and vehicles were hand(L-R): MGHSS students with Natwar Thakkar (center) and co-ordinators. Students of government schools in Dimapur and Kohima. covered. Eight workers of Omni Van (NL 07 - 6839) ed over to Dimapur East Correspondent/Staff Reporter trict Co-ordinators RMSA, movement”, that he de- at Chuchuyimlang. The triya Avishkar Abiyan was the godown belonging to and one white coloured Police Station, informed District Education Office, cided to established the excursion trip RMSA dis- flagged off on December one Shikato were arrested Maruti Omni Van (NL PRO. MOKOKCHUNG/KO- Mokokchung. Gandhi Ashram, in Na- trict coordinators were 15, by District Education HIMA, DEC 16 (NPN): Founder of Gandhi galand, when he set foot Temjensangla and Aren- Officer (DEO) Dimapur Mayangnokcha Govern- Ashram in Nagaland, at Chuchuyimlang, in the nungla. R. Amongla Jamir. ment Higher Secondary Natwar Thakkar, while 1955. Dimapur/Kohima: The programme was School (MGHSS) Class receiving the students, Later, the students Exposure tour to North sponsored by Rashtriya Correspondent The liquor was seized on various lo9 students visited Gandhi expressed his happiness for visited and interacted with Eastern institute of science Madhyamik Shiksha Abcations by police while conducting Motor Ashram, Chuchuyimlang, the visit by the students. the faculties of NIELIT and technology Jorhat, hiyan (RMSA) Nagaland. MOKOKCHUNG, DEC 16 (NPN): Vehicle Check Post (MVCP). The seized on December 14. The ex- He told the astudents that and Mahatma Gandhi Assam for class- 10 stu- Altogether 160 students Prosecutor Inspector (PI) Court Mokokc- liquors were registered under section 44 cursion trip was sponsored as a young man, he was so Academy of Human Re- dents for Government took part at the tour pro- hung on December 15 destroyed 1263 (e) NLTP Act with cases under Mokokcby Rashtriya Avishkar Ab- inspired by the Gandhiji’s source Development, ini- Schools under Dimapur gramme which was led by bottles of seized Indian Made Foreign hung police station-I and another in Tuli hiyan and initiated by Dis- principles “non-violence tiatives of Gandhi Ashram and Kohima under Rash- four teachers. Liquor (IMFL). Police Station.

Seized liquor destroyed in Mkg

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USSC celebrates 70th general conference

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NBSE notifies on national achievement survey

DIMAPUR: Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE) has notified that the Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD) would be conducting National Achievement Survey (NAS) for Class X Cycle-2 through

National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT). According to DIPR report, the major objectives would be to study the achievement levels of students of Class X in 4 subjects i.e. English, Math-

ematics, Science and Social Sciences; to study the difference in achievement levels with regard to area, gender, social group, board and management of schools; to study the effect of intervening variables like students’ home background, school

and teacher etc. on achievement levels of students. The notification informed that NBSE has been entrusted to conduct the survey in the 419 selected schools. The list of selected schools has been made available on the

Board’s website, www.nbsenagaland.com <http:// www.nbsenagaland.com>. The survey would be conducted on the present Class X students who would be appearing the ensuing HSLC Examination 2018.

Staff Reporter DIMAPUR, DEC 16 (NPN): Second day of the ongoing United Sangtam Students’ Conference (USSC) 70th general conference held under the theme “Enriching education with our rich cultural heritage” was graced by minister for power, C. Kipili Sangtam at Tsithrongse, Sangtamtilla and Murise village, Dimapur. Speaking on the occasion in place of chief minister, T.R. Zeliang, who could not attend the occasion, Kipili Sangtam advised the students to be more economical in utilizing their parent’s resources. He also asked them to be more resourceful to the community and the society. On Naga political issue, Sangtam said the state government has asked government of India that Nagas want “solution before election”. Delivering a presidential address, USSC, Thriky-

use Sangtam, urged upon the students to be mentally strong to face the tough world. He also asserted that Sangtam students have been rapidly improving in education and in other fields. I n h i s m e s s a g e, T.R.Zeliang conveyed is greetings on the occasion and expressed regret for not attending the conference due to unavoidable circumstances. Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dimapur, Sushil Kumar Patel and Eastern Naga Students Federation (ENSF) president, Sepili Sangtam also spoke in the conference. The conference was compeered by Thsadila and assistant professor ZPC, Chemdiba, while God’s blessing was invoked by associate pastor women, SBL Dimapur, Lipisela K. Highlights of the programme included prelude by Atsaba Rothrong, melody by Tsapila Anar,

special song by Sangtam Students’ Union Tuensang (SSUT) town and cultural display by dancing troupes by Singrep village Kiphire town, Seyochung village, Tsadang village and Diphuphar Atparu mulong. It may be mentioned that the conference was inaugurated on December 14 and seminar and discussion was held on December 15. Re s o u r c e p e r s o n s - S.E PHED Dimapur circle, Er.Athriba Sangtam spoke on the topic “enriching education with our cultural heritage”, joint secretary, higher technical Kohima, John Tsilise spoke on “ role if student’s community for a better tomorrow”, legal advisor USLP, L.T.Sangtam spoke on “present scenario of Sangtam and the task for a better future”. A panel discussion on “backward quota policy and its implementation” was also held. The conference will culminate on December 17.

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Kipili Sangtam ((Inset) addressing the gathering. Sangtam Students Union Tuensang presenting a special number. (NP)

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Governor celebrates pre-Christmas

Governor Acharya and his wife, Kavita Acharya with children from Kohima Orphanage and Destitute Home and youth from Baptist Mission Church and Chakhesang Baptist Church during the pre Christmas celebrations on December 15.

sage and special numbers Banquet Hall. were presented by Baptist Mission Church, Kohima and Chakhesang Baptist Church, Kohima. Avizo Kuotsu read from scripture and children from Kohima Orphanage and Destitute Home also presented a Christmas carol. Earlier the Governor and his Lady Wife lit the Christmas candles. The formal programme was followed by cutting of the Christmas cake and dinner at the

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DIMAPUR: Nagaland Governor, P. B Acharya, his wife Kavita Acharya, officers and staff of Raj Bhavan, celebrated PreChristmas with children from Kohima Orphanage & Destitute Home, Baptist Mission Church and Chakhesang Baptist Church youth, on December 15 at Durbar Hall, Raj Bhavan, Kohima. Kohima Ao Baptist Church, Associate Pastor, Arep Tzudir delivered the Christmas mes-

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is far better than me. But unfortunately, healthcare facilities in Meghalaya are really in bad shape. There are health centres which do not have doctors and nurses. There is huge shortage of specialist doctors in state government hospitals,” the Prime Minister claimed. “There are many children in state’s rural areas where children are yet to be immunised and lack health centres,” he added Modi said 70 per cent primary teachers in Meghalaya are “untrained” and claimed that wrong people were recruited due to which a shortage of 1,700 teachers in government lower primary schools exist. The Prime Minister also criticised the state government for its alleged failure to complete the Rymbai-Bataw-Borkhat-Jalalpur road project sanctioned in 2011. “The delay is because the state government did not submit a Utilisation Certificate on funds released by the Centre for the project,” he said.

Two NDFB militants killed in encounter site. The police rescued the manager of a coal quarry, Mahendra Rai who was kidnapped by the militants on December four last from an area under Muriap police outpost area of Megha-

laya.

Jain said that search operations were continuing in the area as they suspected that there were more militants who managed to escape.

hended the cadre who is a self-styled major of the militant organisation. A pistol along with ammunition, 30 gram of opium, some cash and documents were recovered from his possession, Kohima-based Defence spokesman Col Chiranjeet Konwer said.

Bandh, blockade affect normal life in Manipur

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IMPHAL, Dec 16: Even as the BJP-led coalition government has promised to make Manipur a bandh and blockade free state, there is no let up in such form of agitations in the state. Road blockade imposed by villagers of Khundrakpham area in Imphal East district severely hit normal vehicular movement along the Imphal-Saikul interdistrict road on Saturday. The road blockade call was given by the people in protest against government’s alleged delay in road improvement work despite repeated plea from the people of the area. Large number of people residing on both sides of the Imphal-Saikul road came out and blocked the road by piling stones and logs on the road. Despite repeated clearance of the road by police, normal traffic along the inter-district road connecting parts of Kangpokpi and Imphal East districts with

Imphal came to a halt. Local leaders said that they will continue to impose the blockade until concerned authority of the state government commence the repairing work. Meanwhile, people of Tengdongyang, a village on the side of Imphal-Mao section of NH-2 has threatened to impose blockade on the highway beginning from Monday if police fail to apprehend the person(s) responsible in a hit and run accident that claimed the life of a youth. On the other hand, a total bandh imposed by Chandel Naga People’s Organisation (CNPO) in Manipur’s Chandel district which was commenced Friday midnight has hit normal life in the district. CNPO imposed the bandh in collaboration with NWUC and NSUC demanding immediate withdrawal of state police commandos being stationed at the district headquarters.

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SHILLONG, DEC 16: National People’s Party (NPP) on Friday condemned the “vicious attacks” on Catholic Priests and Seminarians in Madhya Pradesh’s Satna district on Thursday night. A mob linked to a right-wing Hindu group attacked Catholic carol and also set a priest’s car ablaze. The incident occurred on Thursday evening. In a statement issued here, NPP national president Conrad K. Sangma appealed the Prime Minister to act swiftly and boldly to safeguard the fundamental religious rights of worshippers of all faiths, to ensure security in the face of violence and to guarantee justice for all people.

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NPP Nagaland unit has also condemned the atrocious attack on Catholic Priests and Seminarians in Satna. In a press note, State NPP convenor, Ato Yepthomi expressed dismay that the Christians have become soft targets of such antisocial elements that were denting the social fabric of the world’s largest democratic country, India. In this regard, NPP unit has appealed to the Prime Minister to take strong action, as assured by him on several occasions, against such antisocial elements.

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Steps taken to strengthen NE states air connectivity: AAI Agartala, Dec 16 (PTI): The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has taken initiatives to strengthen regional air connectivity in the north eastern states, a top AAI official said. A new terminal building is being constructed with an estimated expenditure of Rs 500 crore at Agartala Airport and the AAI would spend Rs 2,500 crore in north east states in next three years, AAI chairman Guruprasad Mohapatra said here Friday evening. “We have taken initiative to modernise Agartala Air port, Gopinath Bordoloi Airport in Guwahati, Shillong Airport as our special drive to strengthen our Regional connectivity scheme. “These initiatives were

taken in response to the Act East policy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” he said. The AAI chairman said the Agartala Airport would be modernised and upgraded into an international airport. H e a l s o laid the foundation stone for a hangar at Agartala Airport. The AAI chairman earlier held a regional review meeting with airport officials from Guwahati, Agartala, Imphal and Silchar here. He said, the Kailashahar Airport in Unakoti district of Tripura would be revamped and flight services would be resumed under the Regional Connectivity Scheme of the Ministry of Civil Aviation.

GOVERNEMNT OF NAGALAND

DIRECTORATE OF PRINTING & STATIONERY

FELICITATION & ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

NAGALAND : KOHIMA

1) Lampstand School, Toluvi, Dimapur proudly congratulate Miss. Venakali Achumi of Class 8, D/o Mr. Satovi Achumi and Mrs. Vashi for winning the Bronze medal in Long Jump at the 1st Nagaland Olympics held at DDSC, Dimapur. 2. LSS thanks NBSE for granting permission to open Higher Secondary Arts Stream in a phased manner from 2018 onwards. We give all glory and honour to God. LSS Management, staff & students

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(CONSTITUTED UNDER THE NAGALAND MEDICAL COUNCIL ACT OF 2014)

KOHIMA-797001: NAGALAND

NOTIFICATION

NOTICE INVITING OTHER CLAIMENTS TO REPRESENTATION TO COME FORWARD (SECTION 375 OF THE INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925) Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate of Late M. Imdongzulu Ao Deceased, has been filed by Smti. I. Tainla Ao relation wife R/o. H.No. 779 BlockIII Padumpukhuri to draw his/her family Pension, Bank Acct etc, who expired on 5/11/17. Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the estate of the said deceased, may if he/she so desire may appear in this Court within 30 days, on the said day of 16/1/18. Given under the hand and seal of the Court this 15 day of 12/17.

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

In the Court of Smti. Sara S. Jamir Additional Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur, Nagaland

Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate of Late T. Yanger Jamir Deceased, has been filed by Smti. Ayangla relation wife R/o. H.No. 312 Ward-12, Aokong Colony to draw his/her family Pension, Bank Acct, Landed Property etc, who expired on 9/12/17, Covered by Patta No. 1168, Dag No. 1140/1259, Mouza No 2, Block No. 6. Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the estate of the said deceased, may if he/she so desire may appear in this Court within 30 days, on the said day of 16/1/18. Given under the hand and seal of the Court this 15 day of 12/17. Addl. Deputy Commissioner Dimapur : Nagaland. DP-13002(B)

Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate of Late Ngulito Deceased, has been filed by Shri. L. Kughato Chishi relation Brother R/o. H.No. 32/5 Eros Colony, Dimapur to draw his/her family Pension, Bank Acct etc, who expired on 13/11/17. Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the estate of the said deceased, may if he/she so desire may appear in this Court within 30 days, on the said day of 12/1/18. Given under the hand and seal of the Court this 11 day of 12/17.

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The Nagaland Medical Council hereby notify that for the forth coming election to the 7(Seven) members of the Council, all registered medical practitioners, who have registered prior to 31st Oct 2017 are directed to collect their voters slip either in person or by an authorized person. Any registered practitioners who fail to get their voters slip may contact the undersigned. The last date of receipt of voting papers is 24th Jan 2018 till 2:00 pm. Address: Nagaland Medical Council PMTI Complex Sd/Merhulietsa Colony (Dr. Kevilhulie Meyase) Kohima-797001, Nagaland Returning Officer & Deputy Registrar Nagaland Medical Council, Contact No : +917085230101 Kohima : Nagaland Office No : +913702242454

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Addl. Deputy Commissioner Dimapur : Nagaland.

AKULUTO - VK INVITES

(Nitoyi Assumi) President VK Area GBs Association

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The Presidents and Colleagues of Akuluto - VK Area GBs Association cordially invites all the citizens and well wishers of Akuluto and VK Area to come and attend the ADC inaugural programme on 18th December 2017, 10:00 a.m at Akuluto Public Ground. Hon'ble Chief Minister, Government of Nagaland Shri. T. R. Zeliang has graciously consented to be the Chief Guest. (Yehokhu Chophy) President Akuluto Area GBs Association

Dearest Baby Joanna, Many, many happy returns of the day. You are one of the precious gift to us from God. May God bless you abundantly. From, Dad (Sumit), Mum (Chonbeni) & all you’re love ones. ___________________________

The Department of Printing and Stationery, Nagaland formally launched its official website http://www.govtpress.nagaland.gov.in with Shri. Wati L. Imchen, Director, Printing & Stationery, gracing the function on December14, 2017 at the Director’s chamber along with officers and staff. Downloading of official e-gazette and common forms would be available for all from the website, therefore, Director urged to maintain the website in a colourful manner and added that the website be updated for easy accessible with factual figures and accuracy. K-4079 OFFICE OF THE

NAGALAND EVALUATION TECHNICAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION NAGALAND : KOHIMA

OFFICE OF THE

SANGTAM PEOPLES FORUM DIMAPUR DISTRICT DIMAPUR - 797112, NAGALAND

FELICITATION The Association with immense pleasure and joy congratulates the following officers on being promoted to higher rank and status in the Department: 1. Shri. I. Sentinuklu Jamir, on being promoted as Joint Director, Evaluation 2. Shri. D. Disuang Zeme, on being promoted as Deputy Director, Evaluation 3. Shri. K. Etssorhomo Lotha, on being promoted as Asst. Director, Evaluation 4. Shri. Emkong Tonger, on being promoted as District Evaluation Officer Further the Association wish them good health and success in their future endeavours. The Association also extends warm Christmas greetings to all its members and ministerial staffs of the Department of Evaluation, Nagaland. Shellem B. Rendysowa Ao Gen. Secy., NETSA President, NETSA

Dt : 14/12/2017 AFFIDAVIT OF NAME DECLARATION I, Shri. N. Tsarao Lotha, S/o. Nthungo a resident of Sungro Station, Dist. Wokha : Nagaland, aged about 54 yrs hereby declare and affirm as under;1. That, I am a bonafide citizen of India and residing at the above mentioned address. 2. That, my name had been inadvertently entered in some of my documents as under :(a). Appointment Order : N. Tsarao Lotha (d). Pan Card : N. Tsarao (b). Service Book : N. Tsarao Kikon (e). GPF Statement : Tsarao Lotha (c). Identity Card : N. Tsarao Lotha (f). Aadhaar Card : Tsarao Kikon But all the names are of the same and one person. 3. That this affidavit is made to declare that my correct and official name is N. Tsarao Lotha as recorded in my appointment order, hence it shall be used in all my future undertakings. VERIFICATION I, Shri. N. Tsarao Lotha do hereby verify that the contents of the affidavit are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, wherein nothing has been concealed to mislead any institution/authority whatsoever. Deponent Solemnly sworn before me by the deponent on this day of 14th Dec 2017 (Oren Humtsoe), Notary Public DC-2988

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We the undersigned would like to convey our gratefulness to the Hon'ble Kilo Kilonser NSCN (IM) and your colleagues for the wise decision and cancelling the injunction Order No. Ref. No. 49/INJ-ORD/RJB-UT1/17 Dt. 16/11/2017, which was pending for last few years for the interest of the students community and public in general. Thank you once again for your initiate and wise decision. V. AVISE ANAR Gen. Secretary, SPFDD

OFFICE OF THE

Regd. No. 387/17

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER WOKHA : NAGALAND Dt, Wokha the 12th Dec 2017

NOTICE

No. Judl-47/2017-18/ /whereas, Smti. Thungbeni wife of Late Shri. Tsemomo Lotha, a permanent resident of Wokha Town has applied for issue of Succession Certificate to enable her to draw all dues and benefits pertaining to PPO No. 111608400 and to operate A/C No. 11766585522 in favour of her deceased husband Late Shri. Tsemomo Lotha, who expired on 08/12/2017. Now, therefore, public and relatives are hereby asked to file claims/objections if any, within 30 (thirty) days from the date of issue of this notice. No claims/objections will be entertained after the cut off date and Succession Certificate shall be issued. Dr. Manazir Jeelani Samoon, IAS Deputy Commissioner, Wokha : Nagaland DC-2990

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Haflong, Dec 16 (PTI): Two National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants were killed in an encounter with security forces and a kidnapped person rescued in Assam’s Dima Hasao district Saturday, police said. Acting on specific information, an operation was launched in a forest area in Umrangso along the AssamMeghalaya border and an encounter followed in which two NDFB militants were injured. They succumbed to their injuries on way to the hospital, Dima Hasao Superintendent of Police, Ankur Jain said. A 9 mm pistol was recovered from the encounter

Itanagar, Dec 16 (PTI): Security forces have arrested a NSCN (I-M) cadre during an operation at Khonsa, headquarters of Tirap district, a defence spokesman said Saturday. Acting on a tip off, the Khonsa battalion of the Assam Rifles appre-

NPP condemns attacks on Christians in Satna

WOKHA TOWN OLD RIPHYIM UNION WOKHA-797111, NAGALAND

FELICITATION

The Wokha Town Old Riphyim Union with immense pride and honour would like to convey our heartiest congratulations to Mr. Aron Patton on his promotion to the post of AIGP, Nagaland Police and Mr. Albert Ezung promoted to Deputy Secretary Govt. of Nagaland. We wish and pray that the gracious God bless and guide them in their future endeavours. William Patton Chairman, WTORU

T. Bena Patton Gen. Secretary, WTORU

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Shillong, Dec 16: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday attacked the Congress-led Meghalaya United Alliance government, saying it had created scam after scam while his BJP was only for development. He claimed that despite central funds, the state was not witnessing any development and that as per the Comptroller and Auditor General’s report, Rs 908 crore remained unutilised in Meghalaya in the last six years. Addressing a public rally at the Polo Ground here, Modi alleged that the alliance government of the Congress and NCP in this mountainous state of Meghalaya was not serving public interest but the mining mafia. “I strongly feel that people of Meghalaya deserve better governance. It is time the people pay back the Congress government for all its misgovernance,” Modi said.

The Prime Minister visited Meghalaya and Mizoram on Saturday to inaugurate a slew of developmental projects in the two north-eastern states. “The BJP agenda is development, speedy development, and all-around development,” the Prime Minister said. “In order to bring about all-round development, the Bharatiya Janata Party will try to take Meghalaya to new heights. In the coming elections, people should elect a government that is ready to work and serve the people in the right earnest. We will work together to transform Meghalaya into a vibrant state,” Modi said. Modi said that Congress had ruled the state for 15 years but people in Shillong were yet to get safe drinking water. The Congress has succeeded only in creating scam after scam, he said. Modi also took at dig at Chief Minister Mukul Sangma, a doctor turned politician. “The Chief Minister’s knowledge of health sector

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2017

NOTICE INVITING OTHER CLAIMENTS TO REPRESENTATION TO COME FORWARD (SECTION 375 OF THE INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925) In the Court of Smti. Sara S. Jamir Additional Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur, Nagaland Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate of Late Khingkhasa Sangtam Deceased, has been filed by Roseli Sangtam & Litsala Sangtam relation son/ daughter R/o. H.No. 112 Landmark Colony to draw his Landed Property etc, who expired on 2.6.15, Landed property Covered by Patta No. 364, Block No. 9, Dag No. 454. Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the estate of the said deceased, may if he/she so desire may appear in this Court within 30 days, on the said day of 16/1/18. Given under the hand and seal of the Court this 15 day of 12/17. Addl. Deputy Commissioner Dimapur : Nagaland. DP-13018

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‘Savage’ personal attacks made Rahul stronger: Sonia NEW DELHI, DEC 16 (IANS): An emotional Sonia Gandhi, who retired as Congress chief - a position she had held since 1998, said “savage personal attacks” by his opponents had made her son and new party President Rahul Gandhi “brave and strong-hearted”. In her speech at the ceremony to hand over the charge of party President to her 47-year-old son, Sonia Gandhi said she was confident that “with a new and young leadership, our party will be reinvigorated and bring about the changes we need”. “India is a young country. You have chosen Rahul as your leader. He is my son, and it would not be suitable for me to praise him. But this much I will say -- while from his very childhood he has borne the experience of violence, the savage personal attacks he has confronted since entering politics has served to make him a brave and strong-hearted man. “I am proud of his endurance and firmness, and I am confident he will lead the Party with a pure heart, patience and devotion,” Sonia Gandhi said in

Sonia Gandhi speaking at the ceremony of handing over the charge of party President.

her last speech as Congress President. She recalled how nervous she was “that my hands were shaking” 20 years ago when she made her first address as Congress President. “I could not think how I would manage to take charge of this historic organization. It was a formidable and onerous task that confronted me.” Gandhi reluctantly joined politics after her husband former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was killed in a suicide bombing in 1991 -- seven years after her mother-in-law and then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was shot dead by her own bodyguard in 1984. She said until her entery into

the political limelight, her connection with politics had been entirely personal. “As you all know, it was through my marriage that I came into contact with politics. Indiraji was the daughter of a revolutionary family which had surrendered its wealth and ease for the Independence movement. Each and every member of this family had been to prison in the cause of freedom. Indiraji accepted me as a daughter and from her I learned about the culture of this country, about those principles on which this nation was founded.” She almost broke down and recalled Indira Gandhi’s assassination in a choked voice.

Modi to visit Ockhi-hit fishing villages in Kerala, TN T H I RU VA NA N THAPURAM, DEC 16 (IANS): After Congress President-elect Rahul Gandhi visited villages hit by Cyclone Ockhi and commiserated with families of fisher folk, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also set to visit Kerala and Tamil Nadu soon, an official said. Putting an end to political criticism, Modi was expected to visit the southern districts of these states, possibly on Monday or Tuesday. However, the exact date was not known. According to informed sources he will visit two fishing villages here and one in Kanyakumari. Kerala government officials have that the official intimation about Modi’s visit has come. It was on November 30 that Ockhi struck and left more than 70 fishermen from the southern districts of Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam dead, while more than 250 of them were yet to be traced. The Kerala government has blamed the Centre and the weather monitoring organisations for not properly conveying the arrival of Ockhi. The weather officials

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in their turn have said that right from November 28 at regular intervals, they had alerted the Kerala government of what was in store. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has come under severe attack as despite being in the capital city, he has failed to travel 10 km to visit the grieving fishermen families. While Defence Minister Nirmala Sitaraman flew down and visited these villages, the Congress party leadership blamed Modi for not arriving to be with the grieving. On Thursday, Gandhi spend time with fishermen both here and at Kanyakumari.

5 Two professors charged with molesting colleague BILASPUR, DEC 16 (PTI): Two professors of a private college have been booked for allegedly molesting a woman colleague here, police said today. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) had written to the Bilaspur police to take appropriate action in the case, Superintendent of Police Shalabh Sinha said. He said a case was registered on Friday night at the Kotwali police station against Subir Sen and Durga Sharan Chandra. Mr Sen is a professor of commerce and Mr Chandra is a professor of physics at DP Vipra College in the district. Mr Sinha said the woman, who is the widow of an Army personnel, had complained to the Sainik Kalyan Board that the accused had molested her and passed lewd remarks at her. The woman, in her complaint, alleged the accused were pressuring her into having an intimate relationship with them but she had refused.

Repolling on Sunday in 6 booths of Gujarat 2nd phase GANDHINAGAR, DEC 16 (IANS): The Election Commission has ordered repolling on Sunday in six booths of the second phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections. The re-polling was ordered on Friday late night, citing technical reasons, and the EC annulled the polling data that was present in the EVMs. Separately, the poll panel has ordered the counting of votes in 10 booths using Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) as the presiding officials forgot to wipe out the mock drill poll results from these Electronic Voting Machines (EVM). Chief Electoral Officer of Gujarat B.B. Swain ordered re-polling in Chhaniyan-1 and Chhaniyan-2 polling stations of Vadgam constituency, booth no. 27 of Viramgam constitu-

ency, Nava Naroda booth of Daskroi constituency and Nhara-1 and Sakarda-7 booths of Savli region. Dalit leader Jignesh Mewani has contested from the Vadgam assembly seat. Counting using the VVPAT slips will be for Ralisn-3 in Visnagar, Piludra-1 and Katosan-3 booths of Becharaji, Jamatha of Modasa, Vejalpur58 of Vejalpur, Vastral-55 of Vatva, Khadiya-16 of Jamalpur-Khadiya, Pilol-2 of Savli, Gojpur and Songir booths of Sankheda constituencies. The EC has clarified that the VVPAT counting will be in addition to the counting of the VVPAT slips prescribed by the Commission in which one booth per constituency was to counted using the paper trail method.

Delhi gangrape: Five years on Nirbhaya still awaits justice New Delhi, DEC 16 (AGENCIES): In a symbolic protest against lack of safety in public places in India, women across the nation took nap in public parks to mark the fifth anniversary of the brutal Nirbhaya gangrape and murder. A lot has happened ever since. One of the six suspects in the case, Ram Singh, committed suicide in his cell in Tihar jail, while the juvenile, who was sentenced for three years at a probation home, got released. The Delhi High Court sentenced the

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other four convicts to capital punishment on September 13, 2013 and the sentence was upheld by the Supreme Court in May this year. The review petition of the convicts will be heard by the Supreme Court in January. On Saturday, Twitteratis mourned for Nirbhaya, with demands for justice for her and all the Nirbhayas of this country being raised, while many wished for a safe country for all women. The general mood, however, was that Nirbhaya was still waiting for justice.

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Nagaland Post Vol. XXVIII NO. 15 Dimapur, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2017

Course and discourse

esults of the 2017 Gujarat elections which concluded recently will be known by December 18 and the outcome will impact subsequent developments in the political arena where the two main contestants are going to go all the way in the 2019 elections. The opposition especially the Congress focused on the over hyped Gujarat Model which Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been trying to replicate at the national level but with often not so desirable success. If BJP wins the election even by a small margin, it would be a tribute to the personal appeal and charisma of Narendra Modi. That is why Modi was the main campaigner for the BJP in which he stuck out his neck and reputation. Modi ran the campaign on a non-stop personal basis to counter the effects of a strong anti-incumbency against the BJP government in Gujarat which gravitated towards Rahul. For the first time since 1995, the Congress looked as a very serious challenger to wrest Gujarat from the Bharatiya Janata Party and, at the same time, cement the position of its soon-to-be president Rahul Gandhi. For the Congress, Gujarat should be a test of political strategy and also Rahul’s capability to take others along. However, in the national scene, Rahul may not find it easy to lead any opposition alliance as he does not enjoy the same rapport that Sonia enjoyed with other opposition leaders. He is also seen as inexperienced and lacking political wisdom and temperament. Modi is a consummate politician who has worked his way up the hard way and now that he is on top, it is unthinkable that he will lay back and let it all go. It is said that Modi treats his cabinet as a vestigial and superimposed it by a super structure called the PMO. However, in democracy all such matters can be tackled by the people through a free and fair election, which is the most crucial organism of democracy. In this regard, there is need to deliberate on strengthening the institution of ECI whose reputation and image has taken a serious battering during the Gujarat election. The ECI, along with the judiciary, have been called “institutions of restraint”, which require that both observe strict political neutrality, bolstering democracy in the process. The ECI led by CEC Achal Kumar Joti, the retired chief secretary of Gujarat has been strongly condemned by the opposition for allegedly being partisan and bias. Such controversies have led to raking up Joti’s biography and the light of the ‘Gujaratisation’ of the Indian bureaucracy in New Delhi. The election rhetoric has seen unprecedented toxicity from none other than the elected prime minister himself, by insinuating that a former PM, with a decade at the PMO, was indulging in conspiracy with a nuclear neighbour to swing the Gujarat polls in favour of a “Muslim” CM candidate. At every point of PM Modi’s gross misconduct, the Election Commission of India led by AK Joti looked the other way. Today, with the exception of the Supreme Court, the ECI is seen to be fearful of resisting the dominating outspread power of the PM. It is important the ECI resists such pressure and also restraints political leaders from crossing the bounds of acceptability. If the ECI fails to do that then there is doom and gloom for the country.

DailyDevotion Wrestling Before God Take up the whole armor of God…praying always… —Ephesians 6:13,18 You must learn to wrestle against the things that hinder your communication with God, and wrestle in prayer for other people; but to wrestle with God in prayer is unscriptural. If you ever do wrestle with God, you will be crippled for the rest of your life. If you grab hold of God and wrestle with Him, as Jacob did, simply because He is working in a way that doesn’t meet with your approval, you force Him to put you out of joint (see Genesis 32:24-25). Don’t become a cripple by wrestling with the ways of God, but be someone who wrestles before God with the things of this world, because “we are more than conquerors through Him…” (Romans 8:37). Wrestling before God makes an impact in His kingdom. If you ask me to pray for you, and I am not complete in Christ, my prayer accomplishes nothing. But if I am complete in Christ, my prayer brings victory all the time. Prayer is effective only when there is completeness— “take up the whole armor of God….” Always make a distinction between God’s perfect will and His permissive will, which He uses to accomplish His divine purpose for our lives. God’s perfect will is unchangeable. It is with His permissive will, or the various things that He allows into our lives, that we must wrestle before Him. It is our reaction to these things allowed by His permissive will that enables us to come to the point of seeing His perfect will for us. “We know that all things work together for good to those who love God…” (Romans 8:28)— to those who remain true to God’s perfect will— His calling in Christ Jesus. God’s permissive will is the testing He uses to reveal His true sons and daughters. We should not be spineless and automatically say, “Yes, it is the Lord’s will.” We don’t have to fight or wrestle with God, but we must wrestle before God with things. Beware of lazily giving up. Instead, put up a glorious fight and you will find yourself empowered with His strength.

Quotes

The most beautiful things are not associated with money; they are memories and moments. If you don’t celebrate those, they can pass you by. ~ Alek Wek

Nagaland Post, Dimapur SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2017

Post-mortem

Over governance with non-governance

he vocabulary ‘Unique’ might be unfamiliar to many of us till NSCN (IM) declared that GOI has recognized the ‘Unique history of the Nagas’ in its Framework agreement in 2015. As everyone knows the terminology of the word unique, it simply denotes being the only one and different from everything else. Indeed, Nagas are unique in respect of our culture, tradition and custom. Yet, as much as Nagas are unique, that much is the uniqueness of the other communities too. The Hindu Sati is unique. So also the burial rites of Hindus and Buddhists are unique for the fact that the bereaved family has to pay money for burial of the dead. On contrary, the bereaved family of Christian community used to receive much material assistance from mourners. Thus, each character is unique from one another. Whereas, what is really unique with Nagaland State is the housing of 10 Governments within an area of 16,579 sq.km. with a population of hardly 19 lakhs. Nagaland’s democracy of tolerance and accommodation is very unique. Such overlapping governments exist nowhere in the world except in Nagaland, and therefore a small State having 10 Governments and sourced by one Govt. is unique arrangement. Getting hardly anytime to share simple thoughts of mine on 9.12.2017 meeting at Niathu Resort convened by Working Committee of NNPGs, I opted to put it into writing. Nagaland has been ailing for long from over administration. Nagaland is filled full with VVIPs, VIPs, bureaucrats, administrators and designated officers. Nagaland has now its share of NGOs, employees organisations, unemployed organisations of all hue. When one walks down the street in the market, almost all those whom one passes by are leaders and not ordinary citizens. So Nagaland is filled with leaders having hardly any leadership. So much so that Nagaland is overflowing with orders and Azahs from governments manned by those VIPs. And so, we have Winter orders, Spring orders, Summer orders and Autumn orders including Jubilee, Anniversary and festival orders for the brokers to implement and for the hand to mouth citizens to oblige. Yet, we see too much governance leads to virtually no governance as the actual governance is hijacked. Whom does one blame for the mess? I am responsible, so also every Naga is responsible too.

Now, the subjects of 10 governments have grown tired as they are overdosed with the tablet of negligence and suppression. 10 governments in a State is too expensive, too destructive and retrogressive. As long as we live with over governance, we are not giving future to posterity. Over governance is nothing but self destruction. The common people therefore desire to concise the excess governance to a single government. Nagaland State deserves to have a single government and not two or beyond. We have chance to have a single government now as the situation is ripe. The opportunity is that the Working Committee of NNPGs are now having negotiation with Govt. of India(GOI) to find an amicable solution to Naga political problem. When we talk about such solution, ignorant public tend to have confusion as to how it would evolve out of dual negotiations: one under Framework of NSCN(IM) and the other led by Working Committee of NNPGs. As much as I understand how the possible parameters within which solution can be worked out are the following. Naga demand for Sovereignty and Integration: The GOI has made it amply clear to us that these two principle issues are not negotiable. In other words, no negotiating party can fetch Naga Integration and Naga Sovereignty out of the present negotiations. Secondly, the Nagas will continue to remain in our respective States. Naga Integration: When The Naga Peoples Convention(NPC) submitted its 16-Point Memorandum to GOI in 1960, the 13th Clause embraces the Naga integration saying that the Naga contiguous areas of Nagaland can join the State of Nagaland if they so desire. I also heard from elders that Nagaland sent a delegation to Nagas of Manipur and invited them to join Nagaland on the eve of its creation as the 16th State in the Union of India. The Nagaland Legislative Assembly passed 4 consecutive resolutions of Naga Integration on 12.12.1964, 28.8.1970, 16.9.1994 and 18.12.2003 respectively as State boundaries can be rearranged under Art 3&4 of Indian Constitution. Yet, Nagaland has its limitations as a single hand does not produce clapping sound. The above being the ground reality, when solution or solutions are worked out, it will be State-wise solution. I believe the

Naga negotiators are capable and sincere enough to take care of respective interests and of what would be best for the Nagas living in our respective States. The NSCN(IM) has invested almost 2 decades on dialogue, and that was more than enough for them to prepare their political agenda and negotiate with GOI at threadbare on any issue. However, the Working Committee of NNPGs received official invitation from GOI just in the third week of September 2017. Consequently, the preamble of the negotiation was agreed on 17.11.2017. The NNPGs must not be urged by Naga public to hurriedly bring the solution with haphazardly prepared agenda. Different platforms including Nagaland Legislative Assembly have talked about early solution and before Nagaland State Assembly elections which are just at the door step. I hope those who are urging the negotiating parties to expedite the logical conclusion of the talk do understand the importance of the present negotiation. Such resolution for ‘solution before election’ must be armed with maturity and practicability. After every five years, elections will come but not the political negotiation of this nature. What is agreed today will last for years together. It is therefore worth removing the impediments so as to pave way for the desired solution. Having State election simultaneous with the political negotiation is not considered to be anti-solution. Nevertheless, when simultaneous negotiation and election are allowed, it implies that none is more prominent than the other. Rather, we treat the political negotiation with casualness. Whereas, the protracted political issue has been the pivot round which all sorts of follies being committed all through these decades and so long it remains unresolved our progress in every aspect is a far cry. Therefore, solution is most indispensable than election and unless we have it by this time, no better opportunity may come. It should therefore be the endeavour of everyone who considers himself to be a leader to stay away from election without anyone asking the other not to participate in the fray by way of resolution even when ECI announces for election. If we, the people of the State, particularly the political parties are unanimous and determined not to have election but to have solution first on priority what force on earth can force us to

Why clean poll (showdown) and some

efore presuming that election will happen, let us rationally confront the real problems in order to induct the variables if election is to happen before any kind of solution. A successful clean election is imperative and there should be no compromise on the ground, period. And since there has to be a substantiated base before any statement or suggestion, lest it is not at all - the following points are argued to ensure a clean poll. 1) No point in electing candidates who buys vote. 2) No practical law exists to realistically ensure clean poll. 3) A vague (narrow) moral obligation cannot harbor a destructive future. For the first point, a simple math yields the result that if a candidate spends 100 Crore to buy off vote, he/she would only siphon back from the state to recuperate the investment. There is no point in there of risk in incurred by gambling, when it is clearly illegal and liable to penalty in democratic countries. To put it simply, “vote buying” means no development and no hope for progressive future. There is no law to deter unclean election and as long as we enable unclean election, there would be no law. And even if empty promises are made to conduct clean election, based on our lifetime experience, we know that nothing is stopping those candidates from buying votes. The third point “a vague (narrow) moral in the sense that some people argues, it would be Reader’s note: Articles

immoral to take the money and not give vote, forgetting that it is immoral in the first place to buy votes and second to take it. But on this note, yes, the people should not take money but the question is, how much choice do the people have. The people are poor and although a few section of people may resist it and cast the vote on the right/clean candidate (which there wasn’t), the reality is, the majority who are downtrodden and less educated, tend to care less after having lost faith in the government, and who having assuming that there’ll be always the other people who would vote for the corrupt, gives in and the cycle repeats itself. But does the candidate have the choice to not buy votes? There is a choice for one if he/she is really looking for a change. One can opt to be a clean candidate and go about professing for change with his skill and charisma and this alone can win votes. But unless one merely seeks for a change, he would only opt for the latter. So why aren’t our candidates opting to stand as a clean candidate, to be given chance to truly represent the people. Why do this bunch choose to buy? It is pertinent that they are all for amassing more money and power (also the party agenda has a hand in it too). We are not auctioning our votes to the highest bidder, but it is them who chooses to compete among themselves, and in doing so we damage our future for another five years. Thus, in order to save our future, we should or letters published in any of the

cast the vote on clean candidates no matter whether some weaker section may succumb to their schemes or not. Also no one is asking them to buy votes. Hence it is once again reiterated to take the money and vote the clean candidates, considering the majority being poor and gullible. It any group, parties or individual has any objection towards this measure to envisage a future by electing accountable candidates, then we would hold responsible to contest these points in legal platform. If not, then may clean the candidates be voted only. This society was established as a movement of the people to check irregularities in our entire state’s politics and represent the sensible voice of the people, to explore political realities so that our system would fall in the right place, and not as mere society. As of now, the members are not in zest to contest in the upcoming election (unless he/she is no longer a member) but based on reality conditions, would keep on promoting clean election and also encourage and assist even, the parties or individuals to uphold the commencement of a clean poll. We would be open in keeping ties with clean parties and individuals, to give-in logical advice and suggestion; share and incorporate systematic ideas on how to tackle and solve the grass root problems for development and progress. (To be concluded) Liberal Democratic Party Nagaland (LDPN)

go against our will. Except what can go wrong here is when we ourselves fail to walk the talk as I see the people preparing to have election on time and not otherwise. Therefore, what is paramount now for the Working Committee of NNPGs is to have quality time to prepare quality agenda, be it political, be it economic or be it human resources. The Working Committee must then have quality negotiation with GOI as the solution so accrued is going to be our bread and butter in the long run. So long as the Naga negotiators are sincere and serious, giving time frame to them may not be therefore to our advantage. Meanwhile, there are tendencies for those of us watching these political developments in the gallery to become both susceptible and sceptical, particularly the question as to why Nagas have entered into negotiation with GOI when sovereignty and integration are ruled out. No doubt, in the heart of heart, every sensible Naga feels something seriously amiss when we are sure that we are not going to be a sovereign nation with our lands amalgamated out of the ongoing negotiations. Nonetheless, we are all responsible for what position we have booked for ourselves as of today. Look at ourselves and look at our unity in particular. We have placed our individual egos above Naga national interests and by which we are fragmented. When we cannot just reconcile amongst ourselves, we have lost our strength as a people and our weakness cannot be concealed. Look at our farcical style. One is often found to be the star campaigner for Naga unity when one is simultaneously sponsoring even for the disintegration of the State of Nagaland. Thus, the most intricate issue is resolved by ourselves as our disunity has already defeated us before we go to talk with GOI. This being our position, whom shall we blame or to whom shall we throw the blame at. What is then left for us or what option for us is considered better? Supposing someone prefers to remain with the status quo without negotiation since sovereignty and integration are excluded. Yet, such rigidity will get the Nagas drowned in the whirlpool of too many leaders and their governments. Such rigidity will only ruin the future of the generations. I therefore feel that ground realities and reasoning should be our guide. Z. Lohe

Fair election

he most significant feature of the political leaders was the faith that they with an active mind and body were capable of knowing and controlling the world and fashioning own success and happiness. Man is the most fortunate of creatures. Human beings are ‘Kings’ of all beings below God and angels and work with the new intellectual and cultural climate to turn themselves into a higher form of life that is god-like. The politicians give assurances and commitments through which the politician can win the confidence of the people. Even a layman can demand whatever the requirements from the candidate. In the crooked society, when we talk about clean and fair election, it is known to the people that a person’s name has been entered in the electoral roll in a colony in Kohima, Dimapur and also enrolled in his village. What do we mean by multiple votes? There has been inflow of illegal immigrants enrolled in electoral rolls in district HQs throughout Nagaland. Corruption has become a fact of life and has trickled down from a top to the bottom in all spheres. Collapse of standard in public life and the decline in the quality of leadership seems to have rocked the foundation of our democratic policy, it seems today’s comfort is greater than tomorrow’s prospects. We lack the basic conscience to interpret our fundamental principle and remain just to grab power and to gain influence over fellow men. We blame the politicians and leaders for not meeting their assurances and commitments made during electioneering time. But we should also place ourselves in right relation to what we usually do with them during election. In some cases, the purse of the candidate was drained empty. Clinging to the post he holds, the politician will catch the sight of that great privilege which showed him where he could find safety. Many leaders forgot that they live in a borrowed time without caring for obligation. Coming to live in the midst of the Christians, let us remember a scripture word - ‘in that case you may even be found fighting against God.’ Keduovilie Linyü

Some record on NPC may be corrected

he media has been repeatedly publishing that the present surviving member of the Naga People’s Convention is Hon’ble Governor S. C Jamir only. We do not know from what source the media had taken this statement, otherwise the fact is as corrected here. That irrespective of big or small tribes, the then Naga People’s Convention (NPC) was represented by three members from all the tribes of Naga Hills and Tuensang area. The Lothas were then represented by P. E. Ezung, T. C Kithan and R. Kikon (Rikhyo Kikon). This is to certify that by God’s grace both T. C. Kithan and R. Kikon are still alive today. It may therefore take the above stated fact as corrected. T. C. Kithan, Pensioner (NCS) and senior citizen, Wokha

Reader’s Post

Letter to chief minister of Nagaland

Sir,

In order to comply with four-point resolutions that you moved in Nagaland Legislative Assembly on 14th December 2017, 1. Please quote under what section/article of the constitution of India, the GOI and ECI may take emergent and extra-ordinary steps to defer election. If that emergent and extra-ordinary step is outside the provisions of the constitution, all Nagas in support of solution expects you as the Chief Minister to lead the 60 legislators in stepping down to pave way for solution. 2. Please quote under what section/article of the constitution of India, you have urged the Election Commission of India not to issue any notification for General elections to the 13th NLA scheduled in March 2018. 3. Please elaborate to the people of Nagaland what will qualify for acceptable and honorable solution. Else, how will Nagas take a decision not to participate in election 2018? 4. Please specify how the political parties and independent candidates should co-operate to implement the call for ‘solution before election’. If that meant candidates should not file nominations, people of Nagaland will expect you to lead other candidates as and when ECI issues notification for election 2018. Dr. K. Hoshi, 19th Phek A/C columns do not reflect the view of this newspaper nor that of the Editor in any manner.

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NEW DELHI, DEC 16 (PTI): The Centre has raised with the Delhi government the issue of “under-utilisation” of funds under Swachh Bharat Mission and asked it to step up expenditure under the scheme to improve services, sources said. Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has recently written to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, stating that Rs 104.75 crore were released by the ministry in 2015 against the allocation of Rs 349.75 crore, the sources said. “Out of this, a sum of Rs 32.52 crore only has been spent so far and the balance is lying unutilised. Urgent efforts appear to be called for to step up the incurring of expenditure and delivery of services to the Delhi’s citizen for promoting Swachh Bharat,” the sources said, quoting the letter. Delhi has revised its target of Individual Household Latrines (IHHL) to 435 against the mission target

Hardeep Singh Puri

of 1,25,398 as community toilets were considered more feasible, they said. But, the target for community toilets was increased only by 370 which should have been enhanced by 20,800 to provide toilet facilities to all individuals who do not have space to get toilets constructed in their houses, they added. In case of public toilets, only 328 have been constructed or under construction against the mission target of 9,156, Puri was quoted to have said in the letter.

“Lack of community/ public toilets forces the public to defecate and urinate in open with consequences leading to unhygienic conditions and health issues for the city,” they said, quoting the letter. Puri, according to sources, requested the chief minister to adopt a strategy and comprehensive action plan for the mission and implement it on a “war footing”. They said the Union minister, noting that the status of implementation of the cleanliness mission in Delhi is a matter of concern, said efforts were required to ensure that all agencies like municipal corporations, DUSIB, PWD and DJB were performing their duties effectively and efficiently to meet meet the objective of Swachh Bharat Mission. The mission aims to achieve clean and open defecation free (ODF) by October 2, 2019, the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

Sonia will contest from Rae Bareli: Priyanka

NEW DELHI, DEC 16 (IANS): Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday scotched speculation about Sonia Gandhi retiring from politics, saying her mother will fight from her Lok Sabha constituency of Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh. Asked if she would contest from Rae Bareli in 2019, Priyanka told NDTV: “There is no question of my con-

testing ....my mother (Sonia) will be contesting from Rae Bareli.” Priyanka’s remarks assume significance against the backdrop of Sonia’s comments on Friday that it was time for her now to retire. It triggered speculation and the party issued a clarification that she has retired only as Congress President and not from politics.

HYDERABAD, DEC 16 (IANS): MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has urged the Indian government to recognise Jerusalem as the Palestinian capital to counter US President Donald Trump’s move in recognising the holy city as Israel’s capital. He also demanded that India stop buying weapons from Israel and sever diplomatic ties with the country. The Member of Parliament said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should not allow Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit India in January. Owaisi was addressing a massive public meeting organised by Muslim groups here late on Friday night to protest Trump’s announcement recognising Jerusalem

as the capital of Israel. A resolution passed at the meeting said Trump’s announcement violates all international norms. It demanded that Trump withdraw the decision. O wa i s i s a i d I n d i a should take a clear stand in support of Palestinians as the country had historically backed their just cause. He recalled the words of Mahatma Gandhi that “Palestine belongs to Palestinians just as France belongs to French”. The Hyderabad MP also criticised the silence of Arab and Muslim countries on the repression let loose by Israel in Gaza. He praised President of Turkey, Tayyip Erdogan for taking a bold stand against Israel.

NPCC fetes Rahul Gandhi DIMAPUR, DEC 16 (NPN): Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) has conveyed its heartiest congratulations to Rahul Gandhi on taking over as the 49th President of the Indian National Congress. A congratulatory note from NPCC Media Cell said that his election to presidentship has energized the entire party cadre and will motivate young leaders to take charge. NPCC said it is fully convinced that under his able leadership the party will rejuvenate and reach greater heights of success in the days ahead.

Rahul new avatar of dynasty politics: JD-U PATNA, DEC 16 (IANS): The Janata Dal-United (JD-U), an ally of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Bihar, on Saturday described the new Congress President Rahul Gandhi as “Vanshvad Ka Naya Avatar” (new incarnation of dynasty politics) and said there is hardly anything new about it. “Rahul Gandhi is new incarnation of dynasty politics,” JD-U spokesperson Neeraj Kumar told the media here after Rahul Gandhi formally took over the mantle of new Congress President from his mother Sonia Gandhi. Neeraj Kumar, also a JD-U legislator and considered close to Bihar Chief Minister and party President Nitish Kumar said Rahul Gandhi was born with a silver spoon in mouth, and therefore, got the top Congress post. “What is new in it? Rahul Gandhi is just a symbol of dynasty politics as he succeeded none other than his mother Sonia Gandhi.”

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the high court order, saying that the requisite procedure prescribed in the Drugs and Cosmetics Act were not followed and ordered that these medicines be re-examined by the Drugs Technical Advisory Board (DTAB). The Centre had on March 10, 2016 banned the FDC medicines on the recommendations of the Kokate Committee. “In order that an analysis be made in greater depth, we, therefore, feel that these cases should go to the DTAB and/or a subcommittee formed by the DTAB for the purpose of having a relook into these cases,” the apex court said in its verdict.

be ready to be rolled out on a trial basis latest by January 16, 2018, the Finance Ministry statement said. Trade and transporters can start using this system on a voluntary basis from January 16. Subsequently, the rules for implementation of nationwide e-way bill system for inter-state movement of goods on a compulsory basis will be notified with effect from February 1, 2018. This will bring uniformity across the states for seamless interstate movement of goods, it said. The e-way bill mechanism has been introduced in the GST regime to plug tax evasion loopholes. Tax evasion was one of the reasons cited by the government for the fall in revenue collection in October. The GST revenue for October stood at Rs 83,346 crore, the lowest since the implementation of the new indirect tax regime from July 1. It was significantly lower than the September figure of Rs 95,131 crore. “While the system for both inter-state and intrastate e-way Bill generation will be ready by January 16, the states may choose their own timings for implementation of e-way Bill for intrastate movement of goods on any date before June 1, 2018,” the statement said.

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New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI): Pharmaceutical firms have suffered a setback as the Supreme Court has favoured re- examination of 349 fixed dose combination (FDC) medicines, a ban on which was set aside by the Delhi High Court. The FDC medicines, including well-known brands such as Corex cough syrup and Vicks Action 500 Extra and several anti-diabetes drugs, were banned by the Centre on the grounds that they involved “risk” to humans and safer alternatives were available. Deciding the appeals of the Centre, a bench of Regional manager Mudit Gupta with others during the 4th anniversary celebration justices R F Nariman and S K Kaul yesterday set aside of Nili Nissan, Dimapur on December 16.

New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI): In a bid to plug gaps, the all- powerful GST Council Saturday decided to implement the e-way bill mechanism throughout the country by June 1 after reviewing the readiness of the IT network. Under the e-way bill system, goods worth more than Rs 50,000 have to be pre-registered online before they can be moved from one state to another. The 24th meeting of the GST Council, held today through video conferencing under the chairmanship of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, discussed the implementation of the e-way bill system in the country after reviewing readiness of hardware and software for its launch, an official statement said. “Till such time as the national e-way Bill is ready, the states were authorised to continue their own separate e-way Bill systems,” it added. However, it was represented by the trade and transporters that this is causing undue hardship in the inter-state movement of goods and therefore, bringing in an early all- India system of e-way bill has become a necessity. As per the schedule of implementation, the nationwide e- way bill system will

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ambitious plans in India and within our limits of our affordability, we have taken up the challenge of in the first instance trying to improve upon rural infrastructure and at the same time making sure that how do we ensure that their income is enhanced,” he said. He said the government has taken various measures to improve rural infrastructure by building roads, electrifying all villages, developing irrigation and providing regular dwellings. Credit availability, interest subvention and crop insurance are other steps in that direction, Jaitley added. Noting that farmers face the challenge of ever-increasing cost of inputs, he said it is extremely important for every society to ensure that food is made available at an affordable cost, and at the same time the farmers get their due.

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brought to the notice of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) that at the time of mobile verification using Aadhaar e-KYC, the Airtel retailers were also opening Airtel Payments Bank accounts, without informed consent of the user. Government LPG subsidy was also getting transferred to these accounts, without their consent. UIDAI observed that as per agreement with the authority, Airtel and Airtel Bank are duty bound and under obligation to ensure security and privacy of residents’ identity information. Security and privacy of Aadhaar data is a highly sensitive matter and the Supreme Court is looking into its various aspects. Suspending the ‘e-KYC licence key’, UIDAI ordered PricewaterhouseCoopers to conduct an audit of Bharti Airtel and Airtel Payments Bank to ascertain if their systems and processes are in compliance with the Aadhaar Act. UIDAI may consider revocation of suspension or decide further necessary action upon receipt of the report.

NEW DELHI: Taking a step forward in women safety, the railways is mulling to install CCTV cameras inside trains and dedicate 2018 to collectively fight against human trafficking, Railways Minister Piyush Goyal said today. He said the idea was being worked upon and would be sent to the cabinet. “In order to tackle the women safety issue, we are looking to work in two areas, i.e. ensuring wi-fi connectivity in trains and CCTV cameras on all stations and also in trai .. “We will dedicate 2018 as a year where we collectively fight against atrocities against women and children, especially human trafficking. We will do this across all the railway divisions,” he said. The minister went on to explain that internet connectivity was important to help in monitoring of CCTVs and ensure fast action. “So with mapping of the entire network, a feed captured will be sent to security guards, local police stations and the zonal and divisional he .. The railways had recently identified 983 railway stations for the installation of CCTV cameras using the Nirbhaya Fund. “The home ministry’s effort to use Nirbhaya Fund for installation of CCTV cameras at over 900 railway stations has been a great support and we have been assured that the funds would be made available for more stations,” Goyal added.

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electronic Know Your Customer) process of UIDAI. Also, Airtel Payments Bank will not be able to open a new account with Aadhaar e-KYC. However, accounts can be opened through alternate methods, if available. When contacted, an Airtel spokesperson said: “We can confirm that we have received interim order from the UIDAI regarding temporary suspension of Aadhaar linked e-KYC services till their satisfaction on certain processes relating to Airtel payment banks onboarding of customers.” “We are engaging with the authority and are hopeful of an early resolution. We are also undertaking to complete the said actions on priority and have commenced thorough checks of our process flows. “Being compliant to all guidelines is paramount to us. In the interim, any inconvenience to our customers is regretted,” the spokesperson said. More than 23 lakh customers have reportedly received as many as Rs 47 crore in their Airtel bank accounts, which they did not know had been opened. Sources said it was

New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Saturday said the government has undertaken the ambitious task of doubling farmers’ income by 2022 so that farming becomes sustainable. Observing that India has a huge population dependent on agriculture for livelihood, he said, “therefore, increase in the purchasing power of this group is extremely important for us because growth of larger economy depends on economic potential and power of this group itself.” Pointing out that the agriculture community world over is vulnerable, Jaitley said countries try various methodologies for supporting the sector. “Some highly developed countries directly, by different forms of subsidies, ensure money goes into the pockets of their farmers and the countries that don’t have that level of affordability still have to struggle with the challenge that sustenance level is maintained (for farmers),” he said at an event organised by Nabard here. Referring to the government’s initiative in this direction, the finance minister said India is trying to double farmers’ income by 2022. “We have fairly

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New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI): In its strongest action yet, the UIDAI has temporarily barred Bharti Airtel and Airtel Payments Bank from conducting Aadhaarbased SIM verification of mobile customers using eKYC process as well as e-KYC of payments bank clients. The action follows allegations of Bharti Airtel using the Aadhaar-eKYC based SIM verification process to open payments bank accounts of its subscribers without their ‘informed consent’. UIDAI also took strong objection to allegations that such payments bank accounts are being linked to receive LPG subsidy. UIDAI, in an interim order, “suspended e-KYC licence key of Bharti Airtel Ltd and Airtel Payment Bank Ltd with immediate effect,” sources with direct knowledge of the development said. This essentially means Airtel would not be able to, in the interim, carry out ‘electronic-verification’ or link mobile SIMs of its customers with their 12-digit biometric national ID Aadhaar though the efficient and paperless eKYC (or

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I, Mr. K. TOKA KITS am applying for duplicate copies for the following as I have lost them : 1. HSLC Marksheet Roll No. 412653 (St. Mary’s School, Padumpukhuri) – 2004 Pass 2. HSSLC Marksheet Roll No. 717536 (Patkai Christian College) – 2007 Pass 3. NBSE Migration Certificate (Roll No. 717536) Name : K TOKA KITS F/Name : KHUHETO D.O.B : 05/02/1987 DP-13031

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North Korea threatens to be ‘most powerful military state’ UNITED NATIONS, DEC 16 (IANS): In a challenge to the global order, North Korea has issued a threat that it will become “world’s most powerful nuclear and military state”. Pyongyang’s assertion of ambitions to global supremacy came on Friday after SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres warned the Security Council, “The situation on the Korean Peninsula is the most tense and dangerous peace and security issue in the world today.” Pyongyang “will march forward and make great advancement victoriously as world’s most powerful nuclear and military state upholding the line on simultaneous development of the Two Fronts,” North Korea’s Permanent Representative Ja Song-nam told the Security Council during a session on the threat from his country’s nuclear and missile programmes. The mention of “Two Fronts” is a reference to North Korea’s theory of simultaneously developing its military capabilities, as well as its economy, which are both vulnerable to international sanctions. With the characteristic bombast of his country’s rhetoric, Ja dismissed the Council as “tool” of the US, which he said is “terrified by the incredible might of our republic”. He described the latest North Korean interconti-

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nental ballistic missile test on November 29 as the “Great November Event” leading to “completing the state nuclear force” and “building a rocket power”. That missile, said to be capable of hitting targets anywhere in the US, landed off Japan’s coast within its economic exclusive zone in its test flight. While claiming to be marching towards becoming the world’s most powerful military and nuclear state, Ja also asserted that Pyongyang “would not pose any threat to any country and region” as long as its interests were not threatened. He asserted that his country could “fully guarantee” that there had been no “illegal transfer of nuclear weapons, its technology and weapon-grade nuclear materials”. He was, however, significantly silent about missile technology proliferation. Pakistan has received missile technology from North Korea in exchange for nuclear technology in deals going back to the 1990s,

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3 killed in 6.5-magnitude Indonesia earthquake

Hafiz provokes India again, says 1971 will be avenged by liberating Kashmir

J A K A RT A , D E C 1 6 (IANS): At least three people were killed and seven injured in a 6.5-magnitude earthquake that struck the Indonesian island of Java damaging 950 buildings, officials said on Saturday. The deceased include two women aged 80 and 34 and a 60-year-old man, a National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesperson said in a statement. The 80-year-old woman and the 60-year-old man died when their houses collapsed while the woman aged 34 lost her life after she fell while running to escape her house during the earthquake, Efe news reported. The quake occurred at 11.47 p.m. on Friday with its hypocentre at a depth of 91 kilometres in Cipatujah, located on the southern coast of West Java, according to the US Geological Survey. The Indonesian Agency for Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysics said the tremor’s magnitude was 6.9 and issued a tsunami alert in the West Java, Central Java and Yogyakarta provinces early Saturday,

which have been confirmed by US officials and documented by the US and international media. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who spoke before Ja reiterated Washington’s warning that “all options are on the table” to contain North Korea’s nuclear threat while offering to keep the lines of communication with Pyongyang open. “The US will use all measures necessary to defend itself,” Tillerson said. But he added, “We will meanwhile keep our channels of communication open.” Later speaking to reporters, Tillerson said that Washington would not accept any preconditions for talks with Pyongyang. Referring to proposals by China and Russia for the US and South Korea to stop joint military activities in return for North Korea ceasing nuclear and missile activities, he said: “We do not accept a ‘freeze-forfreeze’ as a precondition to talks.”

which was cancelled later. Authorities said that 19 aftershocks were registered. Nug roho said 228 houses were damaged heavily and 722 received moderate to light damage. The worst affected areas were in West Java and include Pangandaran, Ciamis and Tasikmalaya, which is located in Cipatujah and has a population of 1.7 million. Authorities started distributing aid to the affected, whose exact number was not announced, while the displaced people took refuge in houses of relatives or friends, city halls, schools and other public buildings. In 2004, a powerful quake in the northern part of Sumatra Island triggered a tsunami in the Indian Ocean that killed around 230,000 people in a dozen countries, most of them in Indonesia. Indonesia sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire, an area of great seismic and volcanic activity in which some 7,000 earthquakes are recorded each year, although most are moderate.

LAHORE, DEC 16 (ZEENEWS): Hafiz Saeed, the chief of Pakistan-based terror outfit Jamaat-udDawah (JuD), has spewed venom against India again and threatened to continue jihad for the liberation of Kashmir. Addressing a gathering of his supporters in Lahore, the JuD chief said, ‘’Pakistan’s defeat of 1971 will be avenged and this will be done by liberating Kashmir Saeed, who is wanted in India for his outfit’s role in the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai, also expressed confidence that ‘’Kashmir will be liberated from India very soon and Pakistan’s defeat in the 1971 War will be duly avenged.’’ The Pakistani forces had to face a crushing defeat at the hands of India in the 1971 War which resulted in the creation of Bangladesh. Saeed, who was kept under house arrest for nearly ten months in Pakistan, was recently freed following a court order. Soon after his

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Night Carnival

Organised by : Lengrijan Village Council Time : 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM Date : 19th – 23rd Dec. 2017 Venue : Lengrijan

Limited Stall Available.

President Kakheto K. Assumi KGSA

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We, the Dimapur Waromung Students' Union with immense pride and joy congratulate Mr. Temsumongba Ozüküm, S/o Lt. Sakunungsang, Winner of the best Gospel (Local Dialect) Music Award of Nagaland 2017. The Union wishes and prays that Almighty God continue to bless him and use his talent in Glorifying His name.

CHISHILIMI KOHIMA, DIMAPUR KUPOSHUKULU KUKÜSÜ

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UNITED COLONY COUNCIL WARD NO. 20 DIMAPUR : NAGALAND

H.Q. TSUNGIKI, P.O. WOKHA : NAGALAND

Bipemo Kikon Council Secretary, TVC

Pilamo Ezung Chairman, TVC

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DIMAPUR : NAGALAND

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Satakha Village Union Dimapur (SVUD) with immense pride, would like to congratulate Shri. Zakabo V Rotokha, Son of Shri. Vihuto Rotokha,Rtd. Deputy Director, Co-operative on being promoted to the post of Additional Deputy Commissioner, Government of Nagaland. The SVUD further prays and wishes him a bright and a prosperous future in his service career. ZHETOI ZHIMO Chairman, SVUD

NITOI ZHIMO Secretary, SVUD

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

DIRECTORATE OF ART AND CULTURE NO.AC/HF/2/2017

NAGALAND : KOHIMA

Dated Kohima the 16th Dec. 2017

The Department of Art & Culture extends its deep appreciation to the 17 Cultural Troupes for aptly showcasing their traditional Dances, Songs and Demonstrations at the daily cultural programmes under the theme “Culturally Yours” held at Kisama during the recently concluded “Hornbill Festival” from 1st December to 10th December 2017. The Department also extends its gratitude to the Phesama Students’ Union and Kigwema Students’ Union for graciously extending hospitality and hosting the Cultural Troupes. Gratitude also goes to all ofﬁcers and staff of the Department who worked tirelessly to make the event a grand success.

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Nagaland Board of School Education Kohima NOTIFICATION

NO.NBE-3/EX-Misc(10)/2017-18/2880 :: The examination routine of the following examinations conducted by the NBSE are hereby notiﬁed for information of all concerned. A. HSLC Examination 2018 Date

Day

Subject (Time 9 am to 12 noon)

6 March 2018 8th March 2018 10th March 2018 13th March 2018 15th March 2018

Tuesday Thursday Saturday Tuesday Thursday

Social Sciences Science English Mathematics Second Language: Tenyidie/Ao/Sumi/Lotha/Hindi/Bengali/Alternative English Sixth Subjects/Vocational: FIT/Music/Home Science/BK & Accountancy/ Environmental Education/IT*(Vocational)/TT*(Vocational)

17th March 2018 Saturday

# The timing of the examination for IT/TT (Vocational) is from 9am to 11am. B. Class XI Promotion Examination 2018 Date

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Subject (Time 1 pm to 4 pm)

5 March 2018 7th March 2018 9th March 2018 12th March 2018 14th March 2018 16th March 2018 19th March 2018 21st March 2018 23rd March 2018 24th March 2018 26th March 2018

Monday Wednesday Friday Monday Wednesday Friday Monday Wednesday Friday Saturday Monday

English Geography/Entrepreneurship/Music History/Business Studies/Physics Economics Education/Psychology/Financial Markets Philosophy/Mathematics/Mutual Funds Political Science/Accountancy/Chemistry Alternative English/Hindi/Bengali/Tenyidie/Sumi/Ao/Lotha Sociology/Fundamentals of Business Mathematics/Biology Environmental Education Computer Science/Informatics Practices /IT(Vocational)/ TT(Vocational)

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Sd/Sd/Sd/G. Kits Temsu T. Kenneth Tsopoe Chairman Secretary G.B United Colony Council United Colony Council United Colony

Date: 15/12/2017

METHAK YILAN

ALITEMSU JAMIR, Convenor Night Carnival Committee

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Tsungon 10th Dec 2017 lo Tsungiki Village Council meeting methak ephanina, yanchikyon osi th 37 Assembly Constituency Kyon topvü to thungi jonji yilan shi Tsungiki Village Council Ofﬁce yakchia ntsijantala. Methak yilan (Resolution) 2, Tsungon 10th Dec 2017 methak ephanina, 2018 General Election tsata evamo shilo 37th A/C lona ethungtalo rhowoe ochinaha tsungon 20th Dec 2017 – 28th Jan 2018 yuta züngchaki elio shilo jo candidates osi ombo/ompvü jokyim/ekyo-erong (Agent/Party Workers) ochinaha Tsungiki yimgtong jilona oro campaign ntssothokala elani (Ofﬁce, Camp, Poster, Flag, Banner) shiang topvü khunga khanala. Kyon ochona methak yilan shi nzongav elhi tssoa sana, Council na khunga yani oyi tssoyivü to khunga methakala.

CONDEMNATION The United Colony Council, Ward No. 20, District Dimapur, Nagaland vehemently condemns the unprecedented kidnapping and assault on Secretary, Development Authority Nagaland (DAN) I. Imtilepden Pongener (Government servant/ employee) on 3rd December' 2017 at around 8:30 PM from his official residence by some unidentified miscreants, which itself is a blatant violation of an individual rights. The Council further urges upon the district administration and law enforcement agency to bring the culprits to book and award befitting punishment as per the law. These sorts of incident have created a sense of insecurity in the minds of the citizens and had disturbed the peacefully environment and public tranquility.

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TSUNGIKI VILLAGE COUNCIL Ref. No.TVC/Council Resolution-7/2017

ALL ARE WELCOME

Dated Kohima, the 16th December 2017

OFFICE OF THE

Asutsa hipau pesuno Chishilimi tughalalo xukuami kümtsü lau pithilu ani. Atsala 22nd Dec’ 2017. Ado : Ayi10:00 Inaqhe lono achineki khakiqhi kupughu ani eno Ayi 4:00 Avelau Chishilimi Kuposhukulu hoho kupughu ani. Tighenguno aghami kumtsuno vephu vezu mono akupughulo ighitsu penike qhuiniju ghi pithitsü ani. KHEVITO ZHIMO Secretary C.W.D. Mob. 9436073060

General Secretary Xusheto Zhimomi KGSA

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The Kuhuboto Area Sports Association extend its heartiest congratulations to Mr. Akato Chophi of Hoito Village under Kuhuboto Sub-Division for being appointed as Vice-president of NSCN- Reformation. We also acknowledge the trust and faith bestowed upon him by honourable president NSCN-Reformation Mr. Y. Wangtin Naga and Ato Kilonser Mr. P. Tikhak The Association wishes him success in his endeavour and prays that under his leadership the peace process is strengthened.

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Venue : Landmark Children's Park, 20 - 23 Dec 2017 Time : 4:00 pm - 9:00 pm For Stall Booking & Information : 8256952725/7005505693

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First Come First Basis

Inauguration by Shri. N. Meren Imchen (Chairman Lengrijan Village Council)

List of Entertainment Food Stalls (Naga Indegenous/Indian & Chinese) Kids Fun Games Bingo (Tambola) Music And more ...

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release, Saeed vowed to continue his struggle to “free” Kashmir from India. Saeed, at a Friday prayer sermon at Markaz Al-Qadsia in Lahore, also made a scathing attack on ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif calling him a traitor for wanting peace with India. “You took oath on defending Pakistan and Kashmir, you betrayed the people of Kashmir. I want to tell you that you were ousted from power because you committed treason for trying to develop close relations with Modi,” he said.

OFFICE OF THE

Motto : "To promote local entrepreneurs"

Hafiz Saeed

Saeed was freed from house arrest as the Home department decided not to file any other case against him. Police guards were removed from his residence after midnight where a large number of supporters gathered to celebrate the end of his house arrest. Addressing his supporters, Saeed said, “I was detained for nearly 10 months only to stop my voice for Kashmir. I fight for the cause of Kashmiris. I will gather the people from across the country for the cause of Kashmir and we will try to help Kashmiris get their destination of freedom.” A Review Board of the Lahore High Court had ordered him to be freed after authorities failed to file any formal charges against him since his house arrest in January this year. The board also rejected the request of the Punjab government for a further extension of his house arrest.

Sd/Chubala Sangtam Addl. Director & HoD Art & Culture Nagaland, Kohima

# The timing of the examination for IT/TT (Vocational) is from 9am to 11am. C. HSSLC Examination 2018 Date

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Subject (Time 9 am to 12 noon)

5 March 2018 7th March 2018 9th March 2018 12th March 2018 14th March 2018 16th March 2018 19th March 2018 21st March 2018 23rd March 2018 26th March 2018

Monday Wednesday Friday Monday Wednesday Friday Monday Wednesday Friday Monday

English Geography/Entrepreneurship/Music History/Business Studies/Physics Economics Education/Psychology/Capital Markets Philosophy/Mathematics/Derivative markets Political Science/Accountancy/Chemistry Alternative English/Hindi/Bengali/Tenyidie/Sumi/Ao/Lotha Sociology/Fundamentals of Business Mathematics/Biology Computer Science/Informatics Practices

* The routines are also available on the website www.nbsenagaland.com Sd/Asano Sekhose Chairman Note: Examination routine shall not be altered in the event of any unexpected holiday. However, in case of cancellation or postponement of the date(s) of examination, it shall be notiﬁed through the media. DC-2985

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2017

Dwayne Johnson ‘seriously considering’ running for president

ack in May, Dwayne Johnson called a presidential run in 2020 a “real possibility.” While fans might’ve thought nothing of it at the time, Johnson appears to be serious in his thinking. The movie star said as much during appearance on Ellen this week. When asked by Ellen DeGeneres whether he’d actually, really run, Johnson replied point-blank: “I’m seriously considering it, yes.” Judging by the host and audience’s reaction, he’s already snatched up their vote. Fellow guest and Jumanji star Kevin Hart also offered up his wholehearted endorsement, describing Johnson as someone “serious about spreading that

love, that laughter, the up-selling of life on a positive level.” Do I smell The Rock cooking up a campaign slogan already? Watch the Ellen clip above. “I’d like to see a better leadership. I’d like to see a greater leadership. When there’s a disagreement, and you have a large group of people that you’re in a disagreement with - for example. Even if we disagree, we’ve got to figure it out. Because otherwise I feel, as an American, all I hear and all I see in the example you’re setting is ‘Now I’m shutting you out. And you can’t come.’ (Consequence of Sound)

Khrielasier Liezietsu showcased his fall winter collection Kayan December 21 at Ura Academy. The show was directed by supermodel Ketholeno Kense Vihienuo, choreographed by Theja Sekhose, official photographer Rokovor Vihienuo, Mengu Suokhrie and band performing during the grand cinematography by stillflims production, makeup by Atso Liezietsu, hair by Ellen finale of the 1st Nagaland Olympic held at Dimapur Infimate and nails by Atsibu Suokhrie. The show was sponsored by runway, Dana, District Sports Complex (DDSC), Dimapur on Saturday. runway, hobbyhaven, Leni Vans, Fusion, Aron Zhimomi. And wife.

Luyong Valley Festival to be held from Dec 21 competition, cycling, arm wrestling, tug-of-war, beach volleyball, master chef competition and marathon race. Meanwhile registration for the competition

is open till December 18. The organisers have requested all interested participants to contact them at 8729874740/9612316593 for more details.

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u yo n g S t u d e n t s ’ Union under Mokokchung district will be organising a mega Luyong Valley Festival on December 21 & 22 at Public Ground, Luyong under the theme “reinvigorating talent”. A horde of events and competitions will be held during the two day festival, but the main attraction will be the concert, which would be performed by the band, Divine Connection band on December 21. Luyong is a village under Jangpetkong range under Mokokchung district, located some seventy kilometers away from Mokokchung town near Tuli town. “The object of the festival is to strengthen lives and all round development. It also aims at promoting local budding talents and create awareness to perform and excel in the field of music and sports,” said Supongyanger, convener of LVF organising committee. Some of the highlights of the festival would be solo

Institute for music education had its second annual recital under the theme, “the hope of Christmas”. The event show casted young musical talents of the school wherein, Music Task Force Director, Gugs Chishi was the special guest. The event was also witnessed by parents, friends and well-wishers. Performance of the kids’ choir was the highlight of the programme, followed by a musical piece by the guitar ensemble. Solo performances by students on various instruments made the event more colourful.

Tsapila Anar presenting a melodious song during USSC 70 general Wonderwaves, a band from Dimapur, has released conference on Saturday at its Christmas special video “When a Child is born Tsithrongse, Sangtamtilla (cover)” on YouTube. The music video was released by a n d M u r i s e v i l l a g e , Wonderwaves production team. Dimapur district. (NP)

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It is one thing to fall in love It is another to tie the knot It is one thing to like staying together It is another to love each other a lot It is one thing to spend a few years together It is another to spend more than a decade or two Congratulations for the strong bond of love that break milestones after another Wishing you both a very happy 25th Wedding Anniversary! From Your loving family.

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Mr. Atokiho Swu Miss. Marina Kiho The Aqahuto Students' Union with immense pride and joy heartily congratulate Mr. Atokiho Swu, S/o Dohoi Swu, Head GB Pimla Village, on being elected as President, Sumi Kiphimi Kuqhakulu (SKK) and Miss. Marina Kiho, D/o Niubo Kiho, Pimla Village, for winning the title Miss Nagaland 2017. The Union further wishes and pray that Almighty God continue to bless them throughout their career.

Dearest Mummy and Daddy, You are the loveliest couple in the world. You live together with love that cannot be expected from all people. You always support each other in times of difficulties and never let your children feel unhappy. Words can not express how blessed we are to have amazing parents like you. Seeing true love through you makes our heart beat with indescribable joy. As the word of God in 1 Corinthians 13:4, 7-8 says; “LOVE is patient, love is kind, it always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always preserves, Love never fails!” Both of you never fell in love, but always grew together in love! You have always lived an exemplary life and never let us down but always keep our head held high; the best role model be it in spiritual or professional life. As children, we see perfection in both of you. When God created Daddy, He must have been thinking of Mummy! A match made in heaven. Today as both of you look back with happiness and pride upon the last 25 years of 9,125 days, 219,000 hours and 5 loved children, we thank God for blessing us with such lovely and wonderful parents. On this special day, we wish both of you many more years of happiness together! Happy 25th Anniversary. We love you. May the Lord bless you and keep you happy always. Your loving children, Lika Kikheto Yeputho and siblings. DP-13043

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2017

Injured Sania to miss Australian Open Guardiola coy on Alexis Sanchez swoop KO L K ATA , D e c 1 6 (IANS): Indian tennis star Sania Mirza said on Saturday that she will not be taking part in the Australian Open early next year due to a right knee injury. “Basically I have something that’s called a jumper’s knee. So it’s extremely painful...like I am okay to walk but it’s painful to change directions and play. That’s the biggest problem. So I can run straight but I can’t actually do plyometric stuff on it,” the 31-year-old told reporters on the sidelines of the Premjit Lall Invitational Tennis Tournament at the Jaidip Mukherjea Academy. “When I spoke to my doctor a couple of months ago, they told me to take a couple of months off, then see how it feels before getting into a process of either surgery or injections or whatever. “So when I saw them, the pain wasn’t less after two

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‘No problem if Griezmann leaves’

Rio de Janeiro, Dec 16 (IANS): Spanish football giants Real Madrid have joined the race to sign Gremio midfielder Arthur. The 21-year-old Brazilian has already been linked with Barcelona, having been photographed wearing their jersey following talks with the Catalan club earlier this month, reports Xinhua news agency. “They are two big clubs. I think that it is recognition of the hard work that I’ve put in,” Arthur told TV Globo on Friday. When asked which of the Spanish rivals would be his preferred choice, Arthur replied: “I’ll leave that with Gremio.” Arthur has attracted Europe’s top clubs after a superb 2017 season in which he helped Gremio win the Copa Libertadores, South America’s top club competition.

Bravo doubtful of return to WI team

S h a r ja h , D e c 1 6 (IANS): West Indian allrounder Dwayne Bravo has expressed doubts on his possible return to national colours in any format. Bravo, who last represented the Caribbean side in the T20 series against Pakistan in September last year, felt his chances of making a comeback to the national side are remote. “As far as internationals are concerned, I have been dropped from the West Indies team. I was dropped while I was fit. I don’t think now, at 34, it would make any sense coming back,” Bravo was quoted as saying by espncricinfo. The 34-year-old Trinidad all-rounder is currently playing the inaugural T10 league, where he is part of the Virender Sehwag-led Maratha Arabians side. Bravo now sees his future solely in the various short-format leagues around the world. “I am looking at these tournaments as a chance to continue playing cricket. As long as I can play cricket, I am happy. I just need to see what is left for me, for my fans to see Dwayne Bravo playing cricket. That is my priority,” he said. K Y M C

Sania was the guest of honour in the three-day event along with former Indian tennis great Vijay Amritraj and Somdev Devvarman. Asked if seeing so many kids in the academy asking for her autograph and a selfie reminded her of the first time she held a tennis racket, Sania said: “I was six years old. The coach did not want to take me as I was too small to play tennis at that time. My mum had to force him to take me. It was a big argument and then he took me. “After a month, he called my parents and said ‘you have to come and watch her play because I’ve never seen a six-year old play like that. That’s how I remember my first memory of holding a tennis racquet.” At the podium while giving away awards, Sania wished she spent more time playing in India.

Late Minist Jidung

Died on : 17/12/2016

One year has passed since you left us for your heavenly abode, leaving us all alone in tears and memories of you. Your presence in our hearts will continue forever. Loving wife and relatives

Acknowledgement

05/10/1957 – 17/12/2014 It was on 17th Dec 2014 that you left us with tearful eyes and gloomy world. Though you're not in our midst today, your words and deeds still haunt us and remains a guide. As you're mover of the centenary year celebration of our Amaluma Village and nearing its celebration. Its all the more added pain and lost in our despair and we seek your guidance in our silent prayers. May Almighty God rest your soul in peace in your heavenly abode. DP-13000

We the Bereaved family of Lt. Kisheli Swu (Kitami) would like to express our sincere and profound gratitude to all our friends, neighbours, churches, organizations, well wishers and relatives for supporting us with your prayer, physically presence, emotionally, materially and financially throughout her illness till his sudden demise. We convey our special thanks to : Dr. Sukhato A. Sema Dr. Vikuto Wotsa. Dr. Heto Swu. Mr. Hokuto Zhimo (G.B) Vety Colony. Dr. Elang (Deputy Director QCP, Dimapur) 6. CVO Dimapur Staff 7. Dimapur Sumi Baptist Church 8. Niu/Vety fellowship 9. Niu/Vety STH 10. Niu/Vety Youth fellowship 11. Gospel Light Ministry Dimapur 12. Life Reform Ministry Dimapur 13. Kitami Union Dimapur. 14. Kitami Union Kohima 15. Kitami Baptist Akukuho 16. Kitami Inalimi Dimapur

Pep Guardiola and Alexis Sanchez.

faces former club Tottenham on Saturday for the first time since his £50m summer move, ranking him among the world’s best When asked whether Walker is one of the best in the world, he said: “Yeah

right now, definitely. “His energ y, he is so strong defensively but I would like to help him solve the problems not only through his physicality, but also his thinking,” added Guardiola.

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Late S. Hokiye Zhimomi

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"He heals the broken hearted and binds up their wounds" Psalms 147 : 3 Dearest daddy, a decade has passed since the day God called you to be with Him in His Heavenly Abode but every single day we have missed your presence here with us. There is nothing other than the Love and Grace of God that has comforted us all along this unimaginable journey ever since you left for your Eternal Home. Nothing can ever replace the emptiness that we have in our hearts and we only hope and pray that someday we will all be reunited in God's Eternal Kingdom. Daddy, we love you and miss you more with each passing time. As we continue to pray for you, do continue to pray for us from up above. Reminiscing all the good memories and love we have shared, may God heal our broken hearts in His time. Loving wife, children, grandchildren and relatives. DC-2992

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Loving wife, children, grandchildren and relatives

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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Late Kuhovi Zhimo

Lt. Kisheli Swu

Born in 1937 – Rested on 11.12.2017

17. Kitami Azanaqho Dimapur 18. Kitami Village Council 19. Puchou Kighini Mugho, Niu/Vety 20. Women Ministry Niu/Vety 21. Asukiqa Baptist Akukuho 22. Ghokimi Kukhakulu Dimapur. 23. Puneboqa Akukuho A.G. 24. Puneboqa Village Council 25. Atuna Society SHG Dimapur

Born on : 12th September 1968 Died on : 9th December 2017

We the family members of Late T. Yanger Jamir (Chuchuyimlang) would like to extend our heartfelt and sincere gratitude to all who stood by us in prayer and supported us financially and physically during the brief illness and till his demise. May our Lord bless each and everyone of you abundantly. DP-13023

We are really indebted to you all and deeply regret for our inability to acknowledge each and every individual but it is our earnest and humble prayer that the Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

Loving wife, children, relatives and in-laws.

of Satakha Old Born : 11/02/1936 – Died : 12/12/2017 "When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure" We the bereaved family members would like to extend our profound gratitude to all who stood by us sharing our sorrows and prayer support at the sudden demise of our beloved father Kuhovi Zhimo on 12/12/2017. We deeply regret our inability to thank each and everyone individually, however it is our humble prayer that Almighty God bless you abundantly. We extend our special thanks to : 1. Doctors and nurses of Eden Hospital Dimapur. 2. Dimapur Sumi Baptist Church 3. Niu-Vety Fellowship Dimapur 4. Satakha Old Baptist Church 5. Veterinary Colony Council Dimapur 6. Satakha Old Ghami Kuqhakulu Dimapur 7. Khukiye - Lukhai Ghami Kuposhukulu Dimapur

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Real Madrid join race to sign Arthur

Diego Costa and Arda Turan did in their day,” the Argentine was quoted as saying by The Guardian on Friday. “I love watching my players grow, and if one of them tells me that they have the unique opportunity of playing for a certain team, after they did everything they could for me, like Griezmann has done, “I’ll say it’s not a problem. I know that he needs to grow,” Simeone added.

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M ad r id, D e c 1 6 (IANS): Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone says he has no problem if star forward Antoine Griezmann leaves the club at any point of time. The 26-year-old has been highly linked with a possible move to Manchester United, Barcelona or Paris Saint-Germain since the starting of this season. “Of course he can leave at some point, like

months. So now we have to take a call whether we have to do a surgery or take a couple of injections. “So it’s a little up in the air. I can’t tell you a definitive when but it won’t be before the next couple of months atleast. I will be missing the Australian Open for sure,” Sania added. Sania said she will need time to get back on the court though expressing hope that she will take part in the Commonwealth Games (April 4 to 15) and Asian Games (August 18 - September 2) next year. “Hopefully I will be okay for that. I’ve always said that every time people ask me about plans ahead, as tennis players we don’t know about our health. We don’t know where will be at that point. It’s still one year, it’s a long time anything can happen. Hopefully I’ll be healthy again,” the 31-year old former world No.1 in the women’s doubles

L ondon , D e c 1 6 (Agencies): Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has refused to rule out a January move for Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez. Sanchez, whose contract at the Emirates expires at the end of the season, was the subject of a £60m summer Deadline Day move from Manchester City, but the deal fell through because Arsenal were unable to find a replacement on such short notice. Guardiola has since downplayed the chances of him attempting to sign the 28-year-old in January, but in Friday’s press conference he flirted with the possibility of going back in for Sanchez. When asked whether he would make a move for Sanchez, he replied, “Good question! That’s why you’re here. On the pitch you know. The transfer window is in winter time so I don’t know. I don’t know what we are going to do, because it’s not...OK.” The Spaniard heaped praise on Kyle Walker, who

Loving children, son-in-laws, daughter-in-laws, grandchildren, great grandchildren & relatives.

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Loving wife, children, in-laws and grandchildren

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Born : 1935 – Died : 12/12/2017

Born : 06/03/1960 – Died : 08/12/2017

Through this column, we the bereaved family of Late Tozheli Ayemi would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all individuals, families, friends and relatives who stood by us physically, spiritually and financially in our time of grief. We deeply regret our inability to come and thank each one of you but we earnestly pray to Almighty to bless each one of you abundantly. We sincerely convey our deepest appreciation to : 1. Thahekhu Village Baptist Church. 2. Thahekhu Village Youths. 3. Hukiye Yepthomi, Hd. GB Thahekhu Village 4. Tovito Ayemi, GB Thahekhu Village 5. Dr. Nikishe K. Sumi, Dimapur Hospital nurses & staff. 6. Kulolau Murumi Kuposhukulu, Dimapur 7. Luvishe Ghami Kuqhakulu, Dimapur. DP-13013

Loving, Husband, children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and relatives

For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. 1 Thessalonians 4:14 With profound gratitude, we the bereaved family of Late Jogendra Naik husband of Viholi, convey our heartfelt and sincere gratitude and thanks to all the individuals, churches, neighbours, families, relatives, friends and well wishers who stood and supported us during the illness and at the sudden demise of our beloved father on 8th Dec,2017. Although, we are unable to thank everyone individually, it is our humble prayer that our Almighty God blesses you all abundantly for your kind deeds. DP-13006

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Kohima champions of 1st Nagaland Olympics

Chief minister giving away the overall championship trophy to Kohima district.

Dimapur, Dec 16 (NPN): Kohima district won 79 medals (23 gold, 22 silver and 34 bronze medals) to emerge as the overall champions of the 1st Nagaland Olympics which was held in Dimapur from December 12-16. Chief minister of Nagaland, T.R.Zeliang gave away the champions trophy. Dimapur with 51 medals (23 gold, 16 silver and 12 bronze) bagged the runnersup place. Speaking at the closing ceremony, the chief minister termed the event as a historic occasion for the state. The 1st Nagaland Olympics, which was participated by

all the eleven districts in 12 different disciplines, is highly commendable, he said while adding that the event has not only exposed the sports men and women to different levels of competition but has provided the right avenue to display their talents in true spirit of Olympic games. Zeliang said sports have become a major industry in terms of employment, revenue generation and other health related activities. “As such, let us try to inculcate sports as part of our developmental programme in all seriousness,” the chief minister said. He further added that collective

efforts especially from organizations like NOA etc and the State Government was needed to make this objective a reality. The State needs proper sports infrastructure with state of art facilities to promote sports and enable the youths to compete in the national and international arenas and towards this end, the State government is making all efforts to make Nagaland a sports hub of the region, he said. If exploited properly, Naga boys and girls can perform as good as other players from different parts of the country and the globe as well, said Zeliang.

Rohit Sharma during a practice session ahead of the third ODI cricket match against Sri Lanka, in Vizag. (PTI)

V i s a k h a pat n a m , Dec 16 (IANS): Rohit Sharma will aim to maintain his superb batting form and win his first series as captain when India take on Sri Lanka in the third and final One-Day Interna-

tional (ODI) at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACAVDCA Cricket Stadium here on Sunday. After a thumping seven-wicket loss against Sri Lanka in the first match, Rohit created history by be-

Man Utd still in title race: Matic

Manchester, Dec 16 (IANS): Serbian midfielder Nemanja Matic said on Saturday that Manchester United are not out of the race for the English Premier League (EPL) title but they have to win every match to remain in contention. After 17 matches, Manchester United are placed second in the EPL Nemanja Matic table with 38 points, 11 behind league leaders Man- to catch them, we have to win almost every game,” chester City. Manchester United, he added. The 29-year-old midwho last won the EPL title in the 2012-13 season, have fielder also confessed that it won twelve matches, lost is not easy for a club to win three and drawn two under every EPL game but Mancoach Jose Mourinho in chester United will try hard to make that happen. the ongoing season. “But as we know, and “The gap is big, obviously 11 points is a lot, but as everyone knows, in the the league is not finished. Premier League it is not alChampions Dimapur with match officials and NFA officials after the final match. (NP) I’m sure there will be very ways possible to win every interesting games until the game, but we will try to do On the occasion, the Dimapur beat Phek Zunheboto 7-1. The final match was end, and of course that that,” the Serbian said. chief minister also paid trib“Obviously we are to win football title also witnessed by MP Lok they will drop some points. utes to Dr. T.Ao, the captain still in the title race. We We will see what will hapD i m a p u r e m e r ge d Sabha Neiphiu Rio and of the Indian football team also have the cups, we are pen,” Matic was quoted as champions in football after MLA Dr. Nicky Kire. in London Olympics in 1948 in the knockout stages of saying by Sky Sports. beating Phek 2-1 in the final and Chekrovolu Swuro, Medals Tally “As I say there are still the Champions League, so who represented India in played at PTS ground on many games to play and I Manchester United is goSaturday. In the exciting G S B women individual archery final, Nythung and Aloumai think that we are not out ing game by game to be in at London Olympics 2012. Kohima 23 22 34 scored for Dimapur while of the title race. If we want there.” Matic added. “They have truly done Na23 16 12 Senowe scored for Phek. Dimapur gas and the Nation proud,” For Dimapur both the goals Phek 19 14 18 he said. were scored in the first half. Altogether 1,380 ath- Phek players never gave Tuensang 13 5 8 letes from 11 districts par- up and with their physical Mkg Dimapur, Dec 16 (NPN): The 43rd meet of Phekmi 12 15 12 ticipated in the 4-day event. and stamina continued to Wrestling Association (PWA) will be held from January 4 6 7 The event witnessed sports fight back and scored a Longleng 4 at Phek village local ground with Shevohu Nienu, 1st 2 7 5 of various disciplines in- goal. In the dying minute of Wokha class contractor as chief guest and Kuhunesa Vero as cluding wushu, wrestling, the match, custodian Ikiho Peren guest of honour. 2 6 6 volleyball, taekwondo, table made a brilliant save to seal Zunheboto 1 4 Meanwhile, there will be a business hour on Decem1 tennis, lawn tennis, football, victory for Dimapur. ber 26 at Phek village local ground rostrum at 3:00 PM. Mon 1 2 4 badminton, boxing, archery, Therefore, all the executives and khel representatives are Earlier, in the third Kiphire 0 1 4 athletics and sepaktakraw. asked to attend the business hour without fail. place play off, Peren beat

PWA 43rd meet from Jan 4

Third ODI: Rohit eyes first series win as captain coming the first batsman to score a third double century in ODIs as India bounced to back to win by 141 runs and level the series at 1-1. If Sri Lanka do pull of a win on Sunday, it will be their first bilateral ODI series win in India. India on the other hand, will aim to keep up their superb form at home that has seen them win every series since the defeat to South Africa in October 2015. If India’s past record at this venue is anything to go by, they have an excellent chance to keep their excellent run going. The hosts have lost only one of the seven matches they have played at this ground and a generally unimpressive Sri Lanka will have to be at the top their game to get past the Indians. Placed second in the ODI rankings, India will look to Rohit to lead from the front and give the side a flying start. Along side the skipper all eyes will be on fellow opener Shikhar Dhawan, who scored a brilliant

Nagaland Post, Dimapur SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2017

half-century in the previous match to dominate the innings from the beginning. One-down batsman Shreyas Iyer who scored his maiden ODI half-century in the previous match will only add strength to the formidable Indian batting line-up along with Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik and Manish Pandey. The bowling will however depend on new ball bowlers Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah. Wrist spinner Yuzvendra Chahal who bagged a three-wicket haul in the last match will be the key in the middle overs to provide crucial breaks and stem the flow of runs. For Sri Lanka, captain Thisara Perera will look to re-work his team’s strategies to help the visitors return to winning ways. Perera will also be a vital player in the bowling department along side Angelo Mathews, Suranga Lakmal and Akila Dananjaya who have failed to trick the Indian batsmen and pick up key wickets.

PM hails sportspersons of Mizoram Aizawl, Dec 16 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday expressed optimism that Mizoram would continue to produce sportspersons who would excel on the world stage. Addressing a public meeting at the Assam Rifles ground here, Modi great sportspersons of the state including Olympian archer C Lalremsanga, boxer Jenny Lalremliani, weight lifter S Lalchhahimi and hockey player Lalruatfeli. “There are many other prominent sports persons from Mizoram who have brought glory to the state and the country,” he said. The soft power of football can become Mizoram’s global identity, the prime minister said. He made special mention to Mizoram clinching the Santosh Trophy in 2014 and the Aizawl Football Club becoming champions in the I-League last year.

Crystal Palace beat Leicester City 3-0

L O N D O N, D e c 1 6 (Agencies): Christian Benteke put a difficult week behind him to score his first goal of the season as Crystal Palace won 3-0 at Leicester City to climb out of the Premier League’s bottom three on Saturday. Wilfried Zaha and Bakary Sako were also on target as Palace ended an eight-month wait for an away league victory. A week after being castigated for ignoring team orders to take, and miss, a stoppage-time penalty in a 2-2 draw with Bournemouth, Benteke made amends to put Palace in front with a glancing header from Andros Townsend’s whipped in cross. It was Palace’s first away goal of the season. Leicester failed to muster much of a response and were punished for their lacklustre approach five minutes before halftime when Benteke played in Zaha who out-foxed Ben Chilwell before drilling a low shot past Kasper Schmeichel.

Vicente Iborra (left) and Danny Simpson (right) challenge Crystal Palace midfielder Yohan Cabaye for possession.

The hosts did improve after the break and Riyad Mahrez was denied a goal when Palace keeper Julian Speroni made a superb save to keep out the Algerian’s powerful low shot. Vicente Iborra had a headed goal correctly ruled out for a push on the hour and Leicester suffered a further blow a minute later when birthday boy Wilfred Ndidi received a second

yellow card for a dive and was sent off. Bakary Sako rounded off a great afternoon for Palace with a classy finish from Ruben LoftusCheek’s assist. Palace moved to 14th position with 17 points from 18 games while Leicester, who had won their previous four games to move into eighth spot, have 26 points.

Open night badminton tourney underway 3rd Ashes Test: Smith, Marsh put England to the sword

Chief guest Pukhavi Yepthomi with others during the opening ceremony.

Dimapur, Dec 16 (NPN): The 2nd Manik Bhattacharjee Memorial Open Night Badminton tournament, organised by Hindu Yuva Sanga, Dimapur got underway Friday evening with the motto ‘culture of peace’ at Pranab Vidyapith Higher Secondary School campus. Pukhavi Yepthomi, former councilor Dimapur Municipal Council graced the opening function and declared the tournament as chief guest. Manoj Bhat-

tacharjee, social worker and educationist was the guest of honour of the day. Speaking on the occasion, chief guest paid tribute to the social icon of Dimapur. He stated that late Manik Bhattacharjee was highly honoured social worker who dedicated his lifetime for the social well being and growth of Dimapur. He lauded the Sanga for keeping alive the vision of great philanthropist by promoting culture of peace through sports.

Pukhavi said sports can breach all the barriers and differences and bring the people together fostering peace and friendship and Badminton which is one of the world’s most popular sports could attract people of all ages. He also encouraged the participants to participate in a healthy sporting spirit and perform with best of their ability. All together 37 shuttlers from across the state are taking part in the three day event.

PERTH, Dec 16 (Agencies): An epic and unbeaten 301-run stand by home captain Steve Smith and Mitchell Marsh struck a heavy blow against England’s hopes of keeping the Ashes out of Australian hands on day three of the third Test at the WACA on Saturday. On an agonising day for Joe Root’s team, Smith broke bowlers’ hearts with his second double-century against the hapless English side after all-rounder Marsh celebrated his maiden ton. The pair pushed Australia to 549 for four and a first innings lead of 146 runs, rendering England’s 403 hopelessly inadequate. They strode off to a standing ovation, with Smith unbeaten on 229 and Marsh 181 not out, pushing toward a double-century of his own. “It felt really good yesterday, I was in the zone. I wanted to cash in today,” Smith said before he exited the ground.

“We wanted to be out in the middle and just keep batting.” On day two, Dawid Malan and Jonny Bairstow had English chests bursting with pride after building a 237-run stand for a record fifth-wicket stand in Tests at the WACA. The mark lasted less than a day, as Smith and Marsh smashed 57 boundaries between them to leave England praying for the mercy of rain. Showers are forecast for days four and five, but the weather may not be enough to save England, who managed only a single wicket despite no fewer than seven players rolling over their arm throughout the day. Having torched England for 107 runs in the middle session, Smith and Marsh plundered another 128 after tea, as England’s bowlers battled fatigue and the inescapable knowledge that none of their plans were working. Having punished Eng-

land with 215 at Lord’s in 2015, Smith set himself a new personal best in a masterclass of patience, precision and timing. His unbeaten 390-ball knock has him fourth on the list of highest innings at the WACA, with the possibility of further promotion on day four. He reached the threefigure mark, his seventh against England, when he whipped paceman Stuart Broad through the leg side for four. The second hundred with a single off all-rounder Moeen Ali, and he bounded down the wicket roaring in triumph to the delight of a big day three crowd. Marsh celebrated his recall with his maiden Test century, completing a rare family trio of Ashes tons. His brother Shaun Marsh scored an unbeaten 126 in the second Test win at Adelaide Oval, and his father Geoff, beaming with pride in the heaving crowd, posted 138 as an opener at

Steve Smith and Mitchell Marsh shared a 300-run partnership to take Australia way past England’s 403 all out.

Nottingham in the 1989 series. Marsh cut paceman Stuart Broad to the fence to bring up his ton from 130 balls, and hammered the English attack with a barrage of straight drives. Moeen removed Shaun

Marsh for 28 in the first hour of the day. It was to prove England’s only highlight through a demoralising day. Brief Scores: England 403 vs Australia 549/4 (Steven Smith 229 not out, Mitchell Marsh 181 not out; Craig Overton 2/102).

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