December 18, 2017

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Vol XXVIII No. 16

ACVA calls for total indefinite bandh from today DIMAPUR, DEC 17 (NPN): All Commercial Vehicle Association (ACVA) Wokha is imposing a “total indefinite bandh” within Wokha jurisdiction from December 18, 6 a.m. onwards, over the “seizure of taxi keys” at Khedi Transport Agency, Taxi Counter, Kezieke NB III Kohima allegedly by erring NSCN (I-M) cadres for “not entertaining yearly vehicle tax”.

The notification was signed jointly by ACVA president, Y. Bankathung Lotha, action committee convenor, Khonthungo Lotha, general secretary, C. Renbi Ngullie, and ACAUT Wokha co-convenor, James M. Tungoe.

It said that the bandh is being imposed because of the erring NSCN (I-M) cadres’ non-compliance with the AVCA’s demand to return the seized keys by December 16.

The notification added that in an emergency meeting held at ACVA Wokha office today had unanimously decided to impose the said bandh to continue till their demand was met and if any untoward incident should arise during the bandh, the NSCN (I-M) would be held responsible. The ACVA appealed to all commercial vehicles, bound for and out of the district, and the business establishments, to cooperate with them. The press, paramilitary, fire & emergency services, district administration and police will be exempted from the purview of the bandh, they added.

Advisory for Facebook Christmas fraud L o nd o n , D ec 1 7 (IANS): Use caution before participating in any gift exchange programme on Facebook as a Christmas con is doing the rounds on social media to take advantage of your generosity during the festive season, warns a report.

Christmas is meant to be the time of giving, but con artists are capitalising on that in a cynical scam on Facebook, Express.co.uk reported on Saturday.

It claims that if a consumer purchases one gift for a stranger, he/she will receive as many as 36 gifts in return, a typical pyramid scheme.

The Better Business Bureau (BBB) in America, a non-profit organization focused on advancing marketplace trust, earlier warned that the exchange has been circulating on social media sites and advised consumers to completely ignore it altogether.

This is it!

“I pity you becoming minister now after I’ve finished everything. It’s going to be a blue Christmas for you.”

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MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2017 Pages 12 ` 4.00

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Real Madrid retain Club World Cup

Musharraf hails LeT, JuD militants as ‘patriotic’

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T.R. Zeliang in a fix over ministry composition

Correspondent

KOHIMA, DEC 17 (NPN): Though chief minister, T.R. Zeliang inducted six legislators into his cabinet in the recent reconstitution of his cabinet on Saturday, yet none of them has been allotted portfolios.

It was learnt that T.R. Zeliang does have some problems with finalizing his team as there is the issue of district/tribal representation, a problem that has always plagued incumbents in the past.

According to reliable sources in the government, chief minister, T.R. Zeliang will, in all probability, allot portfolios on Tuesday to the six new ministers who were sworn-in on Saturday

by Nagaland Governor P.B. Acharya.

The portfolios that have been “freed” after six were dropped included: department of Home Affairs, department of School Education, Rural Development, PWD Roads and Bridges, Geology & Min-

ing and department Forest, Environment and Climate Change.

In order to accommodate some district/tribe, it was learnt that chief minister, T.R. Zeliang could further bring about some changes in his cabinet. This could come by way of dropping one or two and inducting the same number to offset the imbalances.

This has only added to the growing disgruntlement within the ruling NPF which continues to be dogged by demand for lucrative portfolios on one side and on the other side, attempt for change of leadership by a faction of legislators.

Besides demand for allotment of portfolios, berth for some districts/tribes, the chief minister also has to take into consideration the likelihood of the Gauhati High Court, Principal Bench giving its judgment on the issue of the unconstitutional posts of parliamentary secretaries and advisors.

It is most likely that in the event of T.R. Zeliang

ACAUT appeals NPGs to take remedial measures DIMAPUR, DEC 17 (NPN): ACAUT has appealed to various Naga Political Groups (NPGs) to take remedial measures for two situations, which it said have angered the masses.

In a press note, ACAUT media cell expressed shock that despite dire situation of the Naga political reality, the factions were still indulged in anti-people activities hampering the Naga cause.

ACAUT said that the statesmanship of the NPGs was called for at this juncture, saying “provoking the masses with criminal activities is not only foolish but was creating roadblocks towards settlement of the Naga issue.” Therefore, NPGs creating such a situation was totally condemnable, it added.

Highlighting one of the issues, ACAUT requested NSCN (I-M) Kohima command/region to return the keys of the taxis to the rightful owners, which

was allegedly seized by its cadres on the December 13 and apologize publicly. Failing which, ACAUT said it would be compelled to file an FIR and resort to other courses of action. ACAUT also extended its support towards the indefinite bandh called by ACVA Wokha.

On the second issue, ACAUT, while condemning the kidnapping of DAN secretary and for putting his life at risk, demanded that NSCN (R) clear the air surrounding their role in the incident. It also demanded NSCN (R) to publicly apologize and terminate the erring cadres, if the organization was responsible.

ACAUT urged NSCN (R), being a part of the NNPGs Working Committee, to act most responsibly.

It said: “NSCN (R), or for that matter any of the NPGs should not wreck the Naga train desperately ambling towards its destination by indulging in criminal activities.”

being compelled to comply with the Supreme Court order on dismissal of the unconstitutional posts of parliamentary secretaries and advisors, the only option would be to rename the post of parliamentary secretary as chairman who will be given charge of respective departments or state corporations.

State chief minister T.R. Zeliang may have survived the fourth challenge to his innings but he is certainly not out of the woods yet ever after re-uniting with longtime patron Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu, NPF president.

A significant number of legislators, particularly from Kohima district are not with the present ruling set up except for the party president Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu, MLA. Kohima district has seven MLAs, one seat is vacant following the demise of Kiyanilie Peseyie.

In the present political imbroglio chief minister T.R. Zeliang find himself in a typical Catch 22 situation.

9 killed in attack on Church in Pak

Karachi/Islamabad, Dec 17 (PTI): Two suicide bombers attacked a packed church during a Sunday service in the restive Pakistani city of Quetta, killing eight people and injuring 44 others in a targeted assault on the minority Christian community ahead of Christmas in the Muslim nation.

The Islamic State (ISIS) terror group claimed responsibility for the attack.

The group’s Amaq News Agency posted a statement online, saying attackers had stormed the church in Quetta-- the capital of Balochistan province. But the terror group provided no evidence for the claim.

Balochistan Home Minister Mir Sarfaraz Bugti said that at least two suicide bombers were involved in the attack on the Bethel Memorial Church.

“One attacker was killed at the gate by police after an intense gunfight while the other wearing suicide vest entered the church and detonated his explosives,” he said. Bugti said the terrorists had weapons and it seems they wanted to take hostages inside the church.

“The security forces foiled their plan,” he added.

LH shocked over dropping of two Lotha ministers DIMAPUR, DEC 17 (NPN): Dropping of two ministers belonging to Lotha community– Y. Patton of the NPF and Mhonlumo Kikon, a BJP member– from the T.R. Zeliang cabinet has infuriated the apex tribal body of the Lotha community, Lotha Hoho (LH).

In a statement issued by its chairman, Mhao Humtsoe and general secretary, Er. Mhondamo Ovung, Lotha Hoho expressed shock and surprise at the sacking of Patton and Kikon and asked why the chief minister had targeted the two Lotha ministers.

It alleged that while tribes having ministers had been given more ministerial berths, the Lotha tribe with only four MLAs, of which two were ministers, had been targeted as the duo had been sacked.

“Is this fair and democratic or is it that the DAN Ministry does not want any Lotha MLA to be a Minister or has the Nagaland chief minister gone berserk?” the Lotha Hoho wondered.

Questioning the sanity of the chief minister and DAN leaders, the apex tribal body also wanted to know if the Nagaland politics was for tribalism or favouritism or nepotism.

Lotha Hoho said it would not say anything on matters of internal party affairs but added that when the matter pertained to social rights of the Lotha community it would not accept any such discrimination nor support such a “farcical government”.

While demanding immediate re-induction of Lotha legislators into the state cabinet, the Lotha Hoho at the same time warned of withdrawing support to the T.R. Zeliang-led Democratic Alliance of Nagaland government if its demand was not met.

The hoho further reminded that any MLA was a representative of the electorate and hence he or she was supposed to stand for the rights and welfare of the electorate, adding that the elected leader could not be made “a tool or errand runner of the party or the chief minister or party leaders”.

RH reaffirms support for early Naga solution DIMAPUR, DEC 17 (NPN): Rengma Hoho, in a December 2 consultative meet, reaffirmed their support for the dialogue between India and the Nagas for a negotiated settlement and an early solution.

A press release from Rengma Hoho president Kenyuseng Tep said that the solution has to be arrived at with “a clear understanding that self-determinations and to live under one administrative unit is the desire of the Naga people.”

It asserted that Nagas have their “own history and identity and, like any other race of the world, deserve recognition and respect”, adding that they are hopeful that the ongoing dialogues is based on this mutual respect and recognition.

They appealed to the Government of India (GoI) to not shy away from its responsibility for the destruction and loss meted out to the Nagas during the, more than half century, conflict and asked that the GoI have a calm and good sense of responsibility to the rights of the Nagas, as a responsible nation and an emerging super-power. The Rengma Hoho said they also appreciated the Prime Minister in particular for taking the Naga issue seriously (Cont’d on p-7)

‘Over 1000 NSCN cadres arrested in 2 yrs’ NEW DELHI, DEC 17 (PTI): Over 1,000 NSCN cadres were arrested by security forces since 2015, officials said. 531 NSCN (K) cadres and 542 overground workers were arrested in Manipur and Nagaland following intensive operations which began after the June 4, 2015, attack on army personnel. “The operations are continuing and security forces have been able to restrict NSCN-K’s movement to a great extent,” MHA official said. This is the first time in a decade that such a large number of militants were arrested in just two years, the official said.

Security forces also killed 34 NSCN (K) cadres and recovered 571 sophisticated arms from the arrested underground and overground cadres of the group. Security forces also arrested 37 cadres belonging to NSCN (I-M), 26 belonging to NSCN-KK and four from NSCN (R), the official said.

ANCSU dharna outside CM’s residence today DIMAPUR, DEC 17 (NPN): All Nagaland College Students’ Union (ANCSU) has called for a peaceful dharna outside chief minister, T.R. Zeliang’s official residence at Kohima on Monday over non-fulfilment of its four charters of demands by the State government.

In a press release, ANCSU vice president and chairman of grievance committee, Benjong Longchar and general secretary, Vimeyiekho Vitso said the union had submitted a memorandum to the chief minister on December 12 seeking his attention on the matter and demanding justice for students. But the duo alleged that the State government had not reacted or shown any concern towards the cause till date.

Accusing the govern-

ment of turning a deaf ear towards the issue, they termed it as an insult to the student community and Naga society in general.

ANCSU said it had also reminded Zeliang about the matter through print media. However, the state government chose to remain silent on the issue, it added.

According to ANCSU, the state government had assured the student community on December 7 that it would take positive steps to pay the remaining scholarship amount for the year 2016-17. But, the government had not taken any initiative so far despite its assurance, it pointed out.

ANCSU said it had demanded that the state government make alternative arrangements for disbursal of Post Matric Scholar-

ship (PMS) for 2016-17, besides including three other demands for the welfare and benefit of the student community– i) setting up a separate cell/nodal department for implementing all scholarship schemes, ii) revocation of October 26, 2017 P&AR office memorandum and iii) revocation of August 11, 2016 P&AR office memorandum.

However, with no positive response and initiative from the state government so far, the ANCSU leaders have called upon all citizens, well wishers and college students around Kohima to join the peaceful dharna outside the CM’s official residence on Monday.

It appealed to all concerned to gather at PHQ Junction (BOC), Kohima at 8 a.m., later, to proceed towards the CM’s residence.

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G&M department constructs tube well at Ehunnu village

Wanthang (5-left) along with department officials and villagers after commissioned of deep tube well at Ehunnu village on December 16. (NP) Correspondent

KO H I M A , D E C 1 7 (NPN): A deep tube well constructed by directorate of Geology and mining at Ehunnu village under Tseminyu sub-division, Kohima district was inau-

gurated on December 16 by director Geology and mining, Wanthang Rengma.

In his address, Rengma said Geology and Mining is the nodal department to construct deep tube well in the state especially in rural areas where people face

problem due to scarcity of surface water.

He said constructing and commissioning the well at Ehunnu village was needed as the village was situated at the hilly terrain and villagers have been facing water problem.

Tower constructed at Artang Ward, Mkg

DIMAPUR: A “public a n n o u n c e m e n t t owe r ” constructed by a group of youths under the nomenclature “Mobocracy” in commemoration of its 25th anniversary was dedicated to Artang Ward Yimten on Sunday at the Artang community hall.

A press release from Ongchi Jamir of “Mobocracy”, stated that tower was dedicated by Artang Baptist Church Child education promoter, Atula. A minute silence was also observed during the handing over

programme. During the formal handing over of the public announcement tower, Ongchi Jamir said that the group (or band) Mobocracy was formed “twenty five years ago when rock music was a trend”.

He said the g roup members have now become responsible citizens of the ward and ventured to give something back to the ward.

The “public announcement tower” erected at the Artang community hall ground, is 40 feet in height

with three loudspeakers, a state-of the art amplifier and microphones. The whole project which cost about Rs 1.5 Lakh was constructed through collection from the group members, informed the release. Speaking on behalf of the Artang Baptist Church, deacon Mapu termed the initiative of the “Mobocracy” as a good example for others to emulate.

Ward elder and leader, Lima Longkumer and Rongsenmongba, chairman of Artang Ward also spoke in the programme.

NDPP office inaugurated at Shamator

DIMAPUR: Area office of Nationalist Democratic progressive party (NDPP) of 58th Shamator-Chessore assembly constituency was inaugurated at Shamator town on December 16. A press release by NDPP 58th A/C general secretary, Dr. Tsukiumong stated that party workers of 58th A/C were convinced that NDPP would work tirelessly for road connectivity, quality education, basic health care and social security in the region.

The programme was chaired by Keomong, secretary, invocation by Rev.

R. Thsankiu, pastor, STBC and welcome address delivered by by Ahoshe, correspondence secretary.

The short speech was delivered by Thsangla Lato, president, Women Wing, Tomukam, executive secretary, NDPP, Zuphong, vice president, youth wing, T. Yimto, advisor, Ruktsuba, V/P. Special number was presented by women wing, Shamator town & exhortation by T. Rithrong, V/P (Adm), NDPP whereas vote of thanks was delivered by Dr. Tsukiumong(PT), general secretary.

Stating that tapping of ground water for drinking purpose was important especially in the hilly terrain areas, he said the department of Geology and mining has been extending these services to the community in different parts of the state, in spite of fund constraint from the government.

In a technical report, junior engineer, Er. Mongtimayang, said the deep tube can discharge an average of 4,500 litres per one hour.

The programme was led by Ehunnu Baptist Church Pastor Kekhimo Kath, welcome address delivered by Khankeya Kath, brief address by Dr. Hauto Woch while vote of thanks was proposed by Kechenthang Mesen.

It may be mentioned that the department of Geology and mining has commissioned more than 200 deep tube wells across the state.

Nagaland state consumer helpline to be launched DIMAPUR: Nagaland State Consumer Helpline would be launched on December 24, coinciding with National Consumers’ Day. A press release by Nagaland Voluntary Consumers’ Organisation president, advocate, Kezhokhoto Savi, stated that Nagaland State Consumer Helpline would be providing counselling on all products and services and would develop data base information relating to the state. He said the helpline was an alternate consumer dispute redressal mechanism through a toll free telephone No. 1800 – 345 – 3701. The Nagaland State Consumer Helpline situated at D-Block, 2nd Floor, Khonoma Rufuno Building, below NCS’s office, Kohima has been receiving calls from all over the districts as the only Helpline in the state, informed the release.

Nagaland Post, Dimapur monDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2017

AR recover arms and ammunition

news in Brief

DIMAPUR: Tuensang battalion of Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North) conducted a search operation based on specific information near general area Tankong, Tuensang district on December 17.According to PRO, during the search, one point 22 mm pistol with magazine, 25 rounds of live and point 22 ammunition were recovered. The recovered items were handed over to the police station, informed Pro.

AR arrest one

DIMAPUR: Mokokchung battalion of Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North), launched an operation based on specific information in general area Tuli along with police representative on December 16 and arrested one person. According to officiating PRO HQ IGAR (N), Lt Col Angshuman Chakrabarti, one T.R Temjen (55), resident of Waukon village was arrested and seized one Chinese grenade and 40 cases of Indian-Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) worth Rs. 1, 20,000 (approximately). The individual along with recovered items were handed over to Tuli police station, informed PRO.

PHN new team: Poumai Hoho Nagaland (PHN) has elected new office bearers for the tenure 2017- 2020 headed by P.H. Shesou as the president, R.K. Hraile as general secretary, Mark Peshai as finance secretary, Ng. Shed as vice president and Shem Kh as joint Secretary PACSU 21st general session: Pungro Area College Students’ Union (PACSU) would be holding its 21st general session from December 19 to 21 at its Hqs Pungro town. All the members have been requested to attend the session. PACSU has asked all to submit agendas to the federal assembly latest by 1December 18 noon. All the federating units have been informed to bring their respective flag at the venue before the commencement of the programme. All the former officials of PACSU, HoDs and civil societies of Pungro sub-division have been invited to attend the session.

NMC informs: Nagaland Medical Council (NMC) has informed that for the forthcoming election to seven members of the council, all registered medical practitioners who have registered prior to October 31, 2017 have been directed to collect their voter’s slip either in person or by an authorized person. NMC also informed that any registered practioner who failed to get their voter’s slip may contact Dr. Kevilhulie Meyase returning officer and deputy registrar NMC at 917085230101/913702242454. The last date of receipt of voting papers would be on January 24, 2018 till 2 p.m.

CVO Mkg organises orientation prog for farmers

MOKOKCHUNG: A farm orientation programme was held at the office of the Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO), Mokokchung on December 14. According to DIPR, while delivering the keynote address, DVO, Dr. Salang thanked the Nagaland Livestock Development Board (NLDB), state implementation agency, government of India.

Resource person farm manager piggery, Dr. Toshiwati and VAS, Dr. Wapangsashi focused on farm management and disease control in their address. Earlier, deputy CVO, Dr. B.M Sunep chaired the programme, while District Livestock Development Officer (DLDO), Dr. Imlimenla Imchen proposed vote of thanks. Five progressive farmers attended the training programme.

PNVC clarifies on Assam Rifles arrest claim

DIMAPUR: Phuye New Village Council (PNVC) while reacting to Assam Rifles report which was p[published on December 14 in this daily under the headline “5 AR nab 3 NSCN members”, has clarified that the two arrested are public and not members of NSCN (K). In press release, PNVC chairman, Hotovi Yeptho, has clarified that the arrested persons, Khetoho Achumi and Vikheho Awomi, are not members of NSCN (K) but “mere public”. PNVC informed that the clarification has been issued after “thorough verification” by the village council.

GMS Darogapathar celebrates golden jubilee DIMAPUR: Government Middle School (GMS) Darogapathar celebrated its golden jubilee on December 15, at its school premises with Deputy District Education Officer (DDEO), Dimapur R. Amongla Jamir as chief guest.

Speaking at the programme, the chief guest congratulated the school management and teachers for the celebration as well as for the recent up-gradation of the middle school to a high school.

Amongla said the students of the school are fortunate as they do not have to go in search of other schools after passing Class-8, since the school has been upgraded.

She lamented that students studying in government schools drop out after passing Class-8, due to absence of government-run high schools in their locality and their parents cannot afford to admit their children in private schools.

Chief guest and others after unvieling GMS golden jubilee monolith.

Jamir stressed on community participation to make the school serve its mission of imparting education. She urged the teachers to be more dedicated and sincere in their duties so that the school becomes a role model for other government schools.

Brief history of the school was delivered by GMS, Darogapathar first head teacher Chandrika

Nath and short speeches was delivered by village council chairman Nungtok Jamir and EBRC. The programme highlighted unveiling of the jubilee monolith and release of jubilee souvenir by the chief guest respectively, jubilee song was presented by school choir and choreography was presented by primary section.

Earlier, invocation

prayer was pronounced by Ao Baptist Church (ABC) Darogapathar pastor Kilang and welcome address was delivered by SMC chairman Rokovilie Chakhesang.

Later, vote of thanks was delivered by GMS Darogapathar head teacher, Kono Angami and benediction was pronounced by Believers Eastern Church Mission (BECM) secretary reverend Fr. Xuvishe Swu.

NStCB, NPF, KLBC & NCSU advent Christmas celebrations

Nagaland State Cooperative Bank.

NPF youth wing 2 Dimapur II A/C.

Nagaland Contractors & Suppliers Union.

DIMAPUR: Nagaland State Cooperative Bank (NStCB), NPF youth wing 2 Dimapur II A/C, Kohima Liangmai Baptist Church (KLBC) and Nagaland Contractors & Suppliers K

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Union (NCSU) on separate occasions celebrated advent Christmas.

NStCB: Officers and staff of Nagaland State Cooperative Bank (NStCB) celebrated advent Christ-

mas in the head office premises of the bank on December 16.

According to general manager, administration and vigilance, Lipoktuba Aier, during the celebra-

tions, managing director, Imtilemba Longkumer conveyed Christmas greetings while general manager (P&D), Ningsangwaba talked about the meaning of Christmas.

The programme was chaired by assistant manager, Apokla Longkumer, benediction by Ariekpe Chamlak, invocation by DGM (Admn & Vigil), T.Imkong, scripture reading by Basanti Ao and Christmas melody and hymn by AGM Khothunglo, assistant branch manager Kevibou Tsukru and assistant manager Neilalie Cheiro.

N P F : N P F yo u t h wing 2 Dimapur II A/C organized a pre-Christmascum-picnic at Kukidolong on December 16.

A press release by NPF 2 Dimapur II A/C youth

wing general secretary, Pitovi V. Ayemi stated that objective of the occasion was to strengthen party and oneness among the “active party loyalists” under Dr. Shurhozelie Liezietsu.

The picnic party was led by president, Imlisunep Longkumer and attended

by Dimapur division colleagues, president minority cell central, central office bearers (COB) with all the frontal of Dimapur division and well wishers. The 2 Dimapur II A/C also wished all the party workers of Nagaland a joyous Christmas and prosperous New Year.

KLBC: Kohima Liangmai Baptist Church (KLBC) celebrated advent Christmas at their church premises on December 17.

A press release by KLBC stated that church secre-

Kohima Liangmai Baptist Church. tary Dr. Ratan Kautintta delivered the Christmas message. He said Christmas was celebrated all over the world by Christians and it was important for Christians to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ. Dr. Ratan stated that Christmas was observed to pay honour and remember Jesus Christ for His all great works.

NCSU: Nagaland Contractors & Suppliers Union (NCSU) Kohima headquarter celebrated its advent Christmas-cumfelicitation programme with Cross Wonder Church Kohima, senior Pastor, Rev. Ketou Theünuo as the main speaker at Hotel Ura, Kohoma.

According to NCSU general secretary, John Kath, in his Christmas message, Rev. Ketou called upon contractors to be

committed and sincere builders. He encouraged the contractors and traffic police personnel to be givers and to execute their responsibilities with a smile on the face thereby sharing the joy of the birth of Jesus Christ.

Senior SP Kohima, Vekhosa Chakhesang, lauded NCSU for felicitating the traffic police every year and encouraging them to fulfil their responsibility more sincerely. He was also appreciative of the contractors for their services while also expressing hope that the union would work continuously for the welfare of the people.

Marking the celebration for the fourth year, NCSU acknowledged the service of the traffic police personnel in manning the massive traffic in Kohima.

The best traffic personnel awards went to: Nk. Khrievotuo-ü Zumvü of 15 NAP (IR) Mahila Battalion under female category and traffic constable Vikholie-o Kense under male category.

Meanwhile, NCSU secretary Hoshito Assumi informed that the best traffic award was handed over for their tireless service to the people of the state.

NCSU president, Pele Khezhie handed over the award consisting of a citation and Rs. 10,000 each.

The programme was chaired by NCSU advisor, Povotso Lohe, invocation

by Merhülietsa CRC Kohima, Pastor Chekrosayi Phesao, welcome address

by NCSU vice-president Ntsenthung Tungoe and special melody by Keziah Semy.

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Dr. Shürhozelie appeals for positive change in Nagaland

Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu being felicitated during NSBSG golden jubilee celebration.

DIMAPUR: Former chief minister and NPF president, Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu while expressing concern over the prevailing situation in Nagaland has called upon all to work together to “change the face of Nagaland”.

He was speaking as the chief guest on December 15 on the closing ceremony of Nagaland State Bharat Scouts and Guides (NSBSG) golden jubilee celebration held under the theme “one world, one goal” at State Training Centre (STC), Pheza Nerhema under

Kohima district.

According to a press release by media committee, NSBSG golden jubilee, Dr. Shürhozelie said, “Attitude of people needed to be changed.

We must develop work culture and so many things.”

Congratulating NSBSG for attaining fifty years, Dr. Shürhozelie also paid rich tribute to pioneers and recalled his fond memories with this worldwide movement in Nagaland.

Quoting the date of 2010, he said there was 2897 Scouts

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Home commissioner convenes meeting

DIMAPUR: Home commissioner Nagaland, Abhishek Singh has convened a meeting on December 19, 1 p.m. at his office chamber to chalk out work and Guides and urged upon the NSBSG to ex- distribution for Republic pand its unit and also organize more awareness Day celebration on January program to increase the figures.

26, 2018.

He said that at present there were around 4.2 million members in this worldwide movement which was started with 20 boys in 1907 by Lord Baden Powell.

Dr. Shürhozelie said that this worldwide movement truly inculcated values of discipline, social services and sense of patriotism which should be highly appreciated.

The chief guest was accompanied by host of legislators P. Longon, C. L John, C. Sazo, R. Tohanba, Vikheho Swu and Thongwang Konyak.

While delivering vote of thanks, secretary, organizing committee golden jubilee, K. Neibou Sekhose, expressed sincere gratitude to all well wishers for success of the jubilee.

The programme was chaired by Dr. Rukulu Puro and Xavier Rutsa, while the jubilee night extravaganza was entertained by Cotton Country band, Nukshi, Thepfuriya, Tia and Sinya Kath. Altogether 556 Scouts and Guides and other officials from various districts attended the three-day event.

Officers/departments requested to attend the meeting are as follows: DGP, Nagaland; IGAR (North), Kohima; commandant, 164 Naga TA, Jakhama; DIG CRPF, Kohima; commandant 155th Bn BSF Bn, Chedema;

director, Sainik Welfare & Resettlement; principal secretaries of I&C and Agri & APC; commissioner & secretaries of school education, A&C, LRD, PHE, horticulture, H&FW and I&FC; secretaries of IPR, RD, co-operation, fisher-

ies, sericulture, S&WC, WRD, SW; special secretary, home, secretary, home SAB, DC, Kohima, SP, Kohima, CEO, KMC, director, YR&S, director, MTF, DIG Fire, DCG, HC&CD, EE, PWD (H) Nagaland Civil Secretariat.

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EDSYO 3-day public service ends

EDSYO volunteers after completing public service.

DIMAPUR: Traffic monitoring undertaken by East Dimapur Sumi Youth Organisation (EDSYO) from December 14 concluded on December 16.

A press release by EDSYO president, Reuben Chophy stated that around 50 youth volunteers residing in East Dimapur “ensured smooth drive” for the denizens of Dimapur. EDSYO had earlier undertaken traffic monitoring in August, 2017.

The organisation has encouraged general public

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People get the leaders they  deserve.

WEATHER FORECAST December 18

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Agartala Plenty of sunshine

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and commuters to keep to a single lane formation to save time without stagnating traffic flow.

EDSYO and the officials of the organisation has thanked all the youths for their overwhelming response and monitoring the traffic successfully. It has also thanked individuals, Dimapur Traffic (Zone 2), ACP Traffic Dimapur, OC Dimapur Traffic (zone 2) and all the traffic officials who had rendered valuable help.

Forest deptt. appeals for protection and conservation of wildlife

DIMAPUR: Forest department of Nagaland has appealed public, government officials, village councils, army and para military personnel, students, NGOs and other stakeholders for protection of wildlife for protection and conservation of wildlife in Nagaland.

In an appeal note by principal chief conservator of Forests (wildlife) and chief wildlife warden Kohima, Satya Prakash Tripathi has appealed village councils to make resolution for banning hunting of wild animals throughout the year, instead of seasonal banning.

It also informed that due to importance of forests and wildlife the government of Nagaland had adapted the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.

The department has informed that In case of any danger with the sighting of wild animals in human habitations, the wildlife warden, Dimapur can be contacted for tranquilizing the animal.

It also informed that in case of damage of crops/ killing of domestic animals by wild animals, the nearest forest/administrative office may be consulted.

The release also stated that Wildlife Wing, Nagaland Forest Department would try its best to make compensation against the damage on the recommendations of the assessment committee under the chairmanship of the concerned deputy commissioner.

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285 cases of crime against women in Manipur in 2017 Correspondent

IMPHAL, Dec 17: 285 cases of crime against women was reported during 2017 in Manipur, said a statement of Women Action for Development (WAD) on the occasion of International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women.

Of the total 285 cases, 38 were related with rape.

Of the 38 rape cases, minors of age ranging six to 18 years were involved in 28 cases, said the report.

Raising concern that crime against women in the state is increasing day by day, the women body regretted that people were not taking the issues seriously.

The statement revealed that in 2015, 62 women lost their life, while there were 36 deaths in 2016, and 52 this year till November.

The cause of death according to reports based on local newspapers were murder, suicide, suspicious death, rape and murder, delivery death etc, WAD said.

It added, “Most the

Christmas mood grips Diphu town Correspondent

Diphu, Dec 17: Christmas mood has captured the hilly town of Diphu with melody of chiming bells, pre Christmas parties and carol in every corner of the town.

The United Christian Forum (UCF) gave the necessary momentum Saturday by organizing a mega Christmas Carol followed by car rally in Diphu town under the theme ‘Jesus- the Prince of Peace.’ The rally was flagged-off by Rev. Athang Sebu Rengma.

Christian community who joined the rally sung carols announcing the birth of Jesus Christ.

Rev Bentinck Teron, chairman of Christmas Carols and the rally said, “Christmas is not only about the birth of a baby who would grow up to become a great moral teacher and exemplar but also a profound story of the birth of the Savior.

Addressing the gathered youths, Fr. Tom Mangatthuthazhe, secretary UCF said that, the mission of Christ was to bring peace to the world and to transform the chaotic and hateful world into a world filled with peace and love.

Meghalaya man commits suicide

Meghalaya CM Mukul Sangma hits out at Modi

D hema j i , D e c 1 7 (Agencies): A 4.2 magnitude of earthquake hit Assam’s Dhemaji district on Sunday. The tremors were felt at around 11:50 am, said India Meteorological Department (IMB).

No damage or casualty has been reported yet. Earlier in August, earthquake of magnitude 3.4 of hit Assam’s Kamrup district. The north-eastern region of India has recently experienced tremors quite a few times.

Shillong, Dec 17: Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Sunday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for using a BJP rally to criticize the State government that Meghalaya has not witnessed any development during the 15 years ruled of the Congress party.

The statement made by the Prime Minister is “totally unacceptable” and “against all conventions,” said Sangma.

Modi, who had inaugurated the ShillongNongstoiñ-Rongjeng-Tura Road, launched the public rally dubbed as “The Rally for Change” wherein he claimed that Meghalaya was not witnessing any development during the 15 years ruled of the Congress party.

In fact, Sangma and Public Works Department (Roads) Minister, Martin M Danggo stayed away from Modi’s unveiling the plague of the 264 ShillongNongstoiñ-Rongjeng-Tura Road built at a cost of over Rs 2,300 crore.

“It was surprising to hear from Prime Minister who made a statement that

there was no development in the State, but he (Modi) indeed inaugurated the road projects implemented by this Congress government sanctioned by the previous Congress-led UPA government at the Centre,” Sangma said.

The veteran Congress leader said that the then UPA government, which understood the needs of the people, had made huge investments over a period of time to build the massive road connectivity projects.

“The Shillong Bypass project and the four laning of Shillong– Guwahati Road were the massive investments have come up over a period of time because of the persistent and committed effort of this Congress government to get these massive projects sanctioned by our leadership in Delhi who understood and acknowledged the hope and aspirations of our beloved people,” Sangma said.

“Such massive investments are unprecedented in the history of Meghalaya …. These road projects are now connecting people from both west and eastern sides. The Western parts of people are no longer needed to visit their State Capital

Imphal witnessed the highest rainfall in 60 years in 2017

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victims are from poor family background, single, widow, the family of giving birth to only girls etc.”

Asserting that unreported cases always outnumber the reported cases, WAD further disclosed that the reported cases were only from the four valley districts.

Such cases from the hill districts were hardly reported because of prevailing customary practice on one hand and interference by armed non-state actors on the other hand, it said and questioned “Should we be silent when our daughters, sisters, mothers are being killed systematically and brutally,”.

While appealing for an end to violence against women and girls, the statement called on everyone to come together and fight collectively to end violence against women and girls.

WAD observed the fortnight jointly with Centre of Social Development, United NGOs Mission Manipur, New Life Foundation and Youths’ Forum

IMPHAL, DEC 17 (Agencies): Manipur’s capital city Imphal received the highest rainfall since 1956, recording 2,439.4mm in 2017 till December 13 or 68.71% above the state’s annual precipitation of 1446.3mm, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research’s (ICAR) Imphal centre has said. Rainfall above 2,000mm was recorded only in 1991 (2,110.6mm) and 1993 (2,171.6mm), the centre’s joint director I Meghachandra said in a press release on Wednesday.

Rain in January, February and November in the current year was below normal with 70.8%,

for Protection of Human Rights. State health and family welfare minister L Jayentakumar who attended the occasion observed that discussions and measures to be taken to stop crime against women and children will be unending.

“However, it is required to bring about a solution.

There is a big change between the present Manipur and Manipur 20-30 years ago,” he said.

He said that treatment meted out to women in present day was petrifying.

At the same time, he observed that there was lack of respect and discipline among the youth of the state today. “We need a collective fight against crime against women. State government is also working the best it can,” the health minister said.

On the occasion, the organizing body honoured two reporters of Imphal based newspapers for their reporting on crime and violence against women with the “Best Reporter Award”

52.3% and 79.5% recorded respectively, he said. In 2017, the highest rainfall was recorded on March 31 (103.4mm) and highest monthly record in December with 116.3mm of rains till December 13.

The area received 1,967.5mm from June to September 24, 2017, against last year’s record of 1,850.9mm rainfall.

The incessant rainfall, which started from December 9 and continued till December 12, was 116.1mm forcing the Miss Manipur and Orange Festival organisers to postpone their events. A large area of paddy fields in Mayanglangjing area in the state was also submerged,

Noida, Dec 17 (APTI): Body of a 28-year-old call centre employee was found from his rented accommodation at Bishanpura village in Noida on Saturday, police said. The body was spotted by the house owner when he had gone to collect rent from the victim, Sandeep Taman, they said. SSI Dharmendra Sharma said Taman might have taken the extreme step two to three days ago. No suicide note was found from the spot, he said. Taman, a native of Meghalaya, was working at a call centre in Noida Sector 63, police said. The incident is being probed, Sharma said.

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forcing the local club to seek assistance from the authorities.

Officials of the Regional Meteorological Centre in Guwahati earlier claimed that Manipur was facing a 35% rain deficiency in this year’s monsoon. The state received just 883.1mm rainfall against its actual rainfall of around 1361.5mm during 2017 monsoon.

Manipur has witnessed floods as many as five times within a period of five months since Cyclone Mora hit the state in May this year. So far, properties worth crores of rupees have been destroyed and at least 20 people have died.

Man arrested for kidnap, harassment of minor THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, DEC 17 (Agencies): The Pettah police on Saturday arrested a native of Assam for alleged attempt to abduct a minor whom he had befriended and subjected to sexual harassment.

According to the police, the accused has been identified as Jaleel Haq, 24, of Sonapur in Assam. The accused, who used to work in the canteen at the World Market in Anayara, allegedly took the victim to Tamil Nadu. He was caught by a team led by Pettah inspector Suresh V.

Nair. The cyber cell had been successful in tracing in movements to a large extent.

The accused was found to have travelled to Pudukottai, Tiruchirappalli, and Madurai.

The accused was allegedly apprehended at Mannargudi in Tamil Nadu along with the victim. Upon interrogation, the accused purportedly attempted to escape to Guwahati. He has also been found to be involved in a case in his native place for allegedly sexually exploiting a minor.

Man-elephant conflict rings alarm bells for Assam govt 48 human, 70 jumbo deaths reported in a year

Herd of wild elephants crossing a road in Assam Guwahati, Dec 17 (PTI): The man-elephant conflict has assumed alarming proportions in Assam this year, raising the hackles of conservationists and compelling the state government to take initiatives to resolve the issue.

Altogether 70 elephants have died this year and causes vary from train accidents to poisoning and electrocution, according to the forest department.

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count for 48 jumbo lives though conservationists claim the figure may go up to 70 if trans boundary fatalities are taken into account. Injured elephants often stray into neighbouring states and even to Bhutan and Bangladesh.

A total of 48 people have been trampled to death by elephants till November this year, a forest department estimate revealed.

The human casualties mostly occur during the dry

season when the animals move out of their habitat in search of food and water.

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has voiced concern over the recent incident of a train mowing down five elephants in Sonitpur district, and directed the forest department to take concrete measures to solve the crisis.

The recent rise in number of elephant deaths is a matter of serious concern,

the CM said.

More number of jumbos are seen moving out of their habitats to shift to new areas, he added.

Forest Minister Pramila Rani Brahma pointed out that her department has taken certain initiatives to resolve the man-elephant conflict, which has a seen a rise in the recent years due to growth in human population, encroachment of forest areas and deviation of elephant routes.

The forest department has set up control rooms at its divisional offices to monitor the situation and anti-depredation squads have been set up in each division to deal with the problem.

The department along with North East Frontier Railways has organised awareness workshops for train drivers to help them tackle a situation arising out of elephant movement near railway tracks.

“The department will involve the local youths as volunteers to resolve the issue of man-elephant conflict,” she said.

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Diphu, Dec 17: Student leaders Saturday urged the State government to allow Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) to conduct TET (Teachers Eligibility Test) examination without any interference by the state government.

Former president of Karbi Students Association (KSA) president Robindra Rongpi and Babuson Ronghang, general secretary alleged that the State government has violated the norm of Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India by conducting TET for Karbi Anglong. “As per the provision made in Sixth Schedule Constitution Amendment Act, 1995 (42 of 1995) in Para-3A (d) both executive and legislative power of the primary and higher secondary education subject has been given to KAAC. Hence, on any issue related to primary to higher secondary education, the KAAC is the ultimate authority,” said Rongpi. The student leaders also warned that it will not allow the State government to undermine the powers of the Sixth Schedule and its autonomy in the name of TET.

Guwahati, Dec 17 (IANS): The Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) on Saturday expressed its opposition to the Central government’s move to pass the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016 during the current session of the Parliament.

In a letter to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, the regional political party, which is a party of the BJP led alliance in Assam, ruled out an compromise on the issue and said that they will oppose any attempt by the Centre to get the proposed legislation, which seeks to give citizenship to Hindu Bangladeshis.

“Any attempt to pass the Bill will be a violation of the terms of Assam Accord and such a situation is unacceptable to the party,” said AGP president Atul Bora while adding that the party has decided to hold a public meeting here on December 21 to seek public opinion over the issue.

“We are also going to organize public meetings in all the districts of the state from December 22 to raise an awareness about against the Bill,” he said adding that the party will also send a delegation to New Delhi to meet the BJP top brass

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via Assam’s Guwahati,” Sangma said, thanking his “visionary and authentic leadership” of Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh for responding to requests of the State government.

Therefore, Sangma said, “It is ironical to hear these words of lack of development in the State from the incumbent Prime Minister who just inaugurated those projects, which were actually brought by the Congress-led UPA government,” he said.

Clearing the air over Modi’s allegation on the poor health sector in the state, the Chief Minister said, “Meghalaya is pioneering State to bring a new Megha Health Insurance Scheme (MHIS). This is one of the most inclusive programmes covering all aspects of the life.”

“Now, we can see people, regardless their economic background can go to any hospital, whether it is a private or government hospital, to access the best health services. The Central government in fact invited the State government to present about this exemplary health initiative to other States,” the Congress leader said.

and other party leaders who are partners of the BJP led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

About the party’s alliance with the BJP, Bora said that it is not important as to where we and with they are. “What is important is the fact that we are not going to tolerate any move by the Centre to give citizenship to Hindu Bangladeshis

by passing the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Assam unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party reiterated the party’s stand that the party favours granting citizenship to those Hindu, Sikh, Christian, Buddhist and other minority communities who had entered India due to religious persecutions.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The Leshemi Village Council humbly extend our sincere and profound gratitude to all the individuals and groups for the support and contribution both in cash and kinds during the hardship and sufferings of the poor cultivators caused by the unprecedented natural disaster (Hailstone) which have damaged numerous paddy fields on 3rd Nov. 2017.

1. Shri. Neiba Kronu, MLA. 2. ADC Pfutsero and Staffs.

3. Mrs. Khrotsolo-ü Weza, Lecturer BTC Pfutsero.

4. CBCK ( Minister Hill ) Kohima.

5. CBCCK Kohima.

6. Pfutsero Town Baptist Church.

7. CMCC Pfutsero.

8. Calvary Baptist Church Pfutsero.

9. Kami Baptist Church.

10. Losami village.

11. Thipuzu Village.

12. Phusachodu Village.

13. Porba Village.

14. Pfutseromi Village.

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16. Zapami Village.

17. Lasumi Village.

We the Leshemi Village have nothing to repay in return but it is our humble prayer that your concern and momentous reliefs towards humanity will be abundantly blessed.

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Urging the Prime Minister to do his “homework, verify and ascertain facts before berating an elected government”, Sangma explained that the state flagship health scheme MHIS has been acknowledged by none other than the Union Health Ministry which after studying it has advised replication by other states.

MHIS, now in Phase 3, has enabled qualitative health care to our citizens from all walks of life. “I would suggest the Prime Minister to first study this scheme which I as a doctor know is beneficial to the people since this great nation still have families who, especially for the poor and downtrodden, cannot access to quality health care,” he said.

“Maybe after studying our MHIS he (Modi) can think about replicating it in other parts of the country.

Obviously he can supplement it further. But we have paved the way,” the Chief Minister said.

Sangma said that the BJP-led NDA government has also withdrawn Block Grants to the North Eastern states through the Planning Commission States.

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Ahead of Monday’s counting, Cong, BJP confident of Himachal win Shimla, Dec 17 (IANS): A day ahead of the counting of ballots cast in the 68 assembly segments in Himachal Pradesh, both the ruling Congress and opposition BJP on Sunday expressed confidence about forming the next government in the hill state.

While most exit poll surveys indicated BJP’s return to power with an absolute majority in the November 9 assembly elections, political observers said it was a neck-andneck contest between the Congress and the BJP since there is “no clear wave in favour of any party”.

Interestingly, the state has alternately elected Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party governments since 1985. In 2012, the Congress had won 36 seats, while BJP got 26, and independents six.

The BJP is desperately trying to return to the state’s helm after facing a humiliating defeat in the 2012 elections. The Congress, led by Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, is hoping to repeat its 2012 win and retain power owing to “all-round development” in five years.

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predictions and said “my government is going to be repeated”.

“The exit polls are manipulated, not scientific. In fact, they should be banned. Since I campaigned across the state, I know the people’s pulse and better understand their mood,” he told reporters in Shimla.

On the other hand, an optimistic BJP chief ministerial candidate Prem Kumar Dhumal told IANS: “People have voted for change and we are going to form the government with a record win.”

“We have set a target of 50-plus seats. The exit polls are not a surprise for us,” the two-time Chief Minister said.

Chief Electoral Officer Pushpendra Rajput

said counting of ballots would start at 48 counting centres at 8 a.m. on Monday.

A total of 37,83,580 electors cast votes out of a total of 50,25,941 on November 9, a record 75.28 per cent polling.

The Communist Party of India-Marxist had fielded 14 candidates while the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which made its debut in Himachal in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, preferred to stay away this time.

It is literally a do-ordie battle for both the chief ministerial faces. Virbhadra Singh, 83, is pushing hard to get to the helm for the seventh time, while Dhumal, 73, is making a strong bid to ensure his party’s win with a record margin to silence his detractors

within the party.

For almost two decades, both the parties in the state have fought almost every assembly and Lok Sabha polls under their leadership.

“This time, Virbhadra Singh is fighting on two fronts -- one to establish his son Vikramaditya Singh, who is contesting his maiden assembly election.

Second, to ensure the Congress repeat performance as he forced the party to announce him as the chief ministerial candidate despite all odds,” a political observer told IANS. For Dhumal, it’s a battle for survival after the defeat in the 2012 assembly polls. Since then, he has been almost marginalised by a BJP faction led by Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda.

After outwitting rivals within the Congress, Virbhadra Singh donned the battlegear much ahead of his arch rival Dhumal, whose name was cleared by the BJP as its chief ministerial face just days ahead of the polling on November 9.

Both Virbhadra Singh and Dhumal are seeking re-election from new seats and it is not going to be an easy win for them.

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Bail application hearing of preachers M at h u r a , D e c 1 7 (IANS): A bail application hearing of seven Christian preachers who have been accused of religious conversion, will take place on Tuesday at a court here.

The decision was taken on Saturday evening after a group of protesting lawyers headed by Mathura Bar Association President Braj Gopal Sharma and Secretary Trilok Chandra Sharma vehemently objected and wanted the District Court to be fully satisfied with the sources of funding for such religious activities. The seven accused have been in judicial custody for the past 14 days.

Baij Nath Singh, SHO of Surir where the case was registered, told IANS: “The seven were taken into custody after some villagers complained of religious conversion in a house.”

According to the complainants, the accused were not only conducting religious ceremonies but also abusing Hindu deities which attracted an agitated mob.

Hindutva groups have said there had been repeated attempts in Mathura, Hathras, Etmadpur areas to organise religious conversion programmes among the weaker sections of the society. The accused have denied the charges, saying they were false and baseless.

Jammu First time: Insurgent camps on B’desh soil reduced to zero: BSF records lowest New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI): In a major development reported after decades of cross-border insurgency along India’s eastern frontier, the BSF has said that camps and hideouts of Indian Insurgent Groups (IIGs) across the country’s frontier on the Bangladeshi soil have been reduced to “almost zero”.

The director general of the Border Security Force, K K Sharma, told PTI that this first-time achievement was the result of an excellent and positive cooperation between the border guarding forces of the two countries over the past few years.

The BSF’s counterpart in the neighbouring country is the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).

“Whenever we have information about exodus or insurgents of the northeastern states in Bangladesh, we share the information and immediate raids are undertaken (by the BGB).

“As a result, the number of training places and hideouts of these insurgents have been reduced to almost zero,” the BSF DG said. If there are some still existing, they are of a floating nature, Sharma said, indicating that no permanent camps of these banned terror and insurgent groups now exist on the Bangladeshi side.

“I congratulate our counterparts (BGB),” the DG said.

The development is being seen as a major victory of the security forces over the insurgency and terrorism situation along the Bangladesh border in the northeast.

For the past so many years and decades, the BSF used to hand over a list of IIGs and terror groups to the BGB during the DG-level talks seeking action against them, a senior officer said requesting anonymity.

“The numbers of these IIGs used to be 150-200 everytime a list was handed over to the Bangladeshi side. That situation has now changed and the IIGs are now on the run, without being able to stay put at a place on the other side for long,” the officer said.

Another official of the Indo-Bangla border guarding force explained the current situation.

In the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) of Bangladesh, he said, like Khagrachari and Bandarban located opposite Tripura and Mizoram, did not had any “habitation and domination” from the BGB and the insurgent groups were using these locations for their antiIndia activities.

“With the consistent pursuance during the DGlevel talks and at other levels, the BGB did some crackdown in these forests and the IIGs are now on run,” the officer said.

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Jammu/Srinagar, Dec 17 (IANS): The minimum temperature in Jammu city dropped to a minus 5.1 degrees Celsius on Sunday thereby recording the season’s lowest temperature as a severe cold wave has lashed Jammu and Kashmir.

“The minimum temperature in Jammu city was 5.1 degrees Celsius on Sunday and Saturday.

This is the lowest recorded in the city this season so far,” a MET department official said The cold wave conditions are likely to continue in the state during the next 48 hours and the night temperatures are likely to drop further due to clear night sky.

“The minimum temperature was minus 3.7 degrees Celsius in Srinagar while it was minus 9.2 in Pahalgam and minus 7.5 in Gulmarg.

“Kargil was the coldest town in the state on Sunday as the minimum dropped to a minus 13.4 degrees Celsius which was followed by Leh where it dropped to minus 12.2 degrees Celsius.

“The minimum temperatures in Katra town was 7.2, in Batote 4.2, Bannihal 1.7, Bhaderwah minus 0.2 and in Udhampur it was 3.1 degrees Celsius,” the official added.

Protests over driver’s death in Jaitley calls for radical reforms in judiciary, edn ‘Congress’ idea of India differs from BJP’s; will defend it’ Jammu and Kashmir army ambush

Representational Image (WeForNews) Srinagar, Dec 17 (IANS): Protests erupted on Sunday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district after a civilian driver was killed during an Army ambush the previous day, a police official said.

The victim, Asif Iqbal,

was injured when an Army ambush party fired at a vehicle in Thandipora village on Saturday evening following reports about the presence of militants in the area.

“He was hospitalised but succumbed to critical

injuries,” the official added.

The protests erupted after residents of Batpora village clashed with the security forces.

The forces used tear smoke to disperse the protesters. Internet has been suspended across Kupwara.

Pune, Dec 17 (PTI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Sunday called for radical reforms in the judicial and education systems of the country, saying they were long overdue.

He also said the youth needed to be adequately trained so that they became the future leaders in all walks of life.

“Radical reforms are needed in our judicial and educational systems. Reforms have been very belated in these two areas,” Jaitley said, speaking at the 14th convocation ceremony of Symbiosis International (Deemed University) here.

Without elaborating on the kind of reforms needed, he said every effort must be made to ensure that the millions of youth in the country were trained well, so that they became the future leaders in all walks of life.

Jaitley advised the graduating students to prepare and train themselves to be eligible to serve those countries which were facing a crisis by way of population de-growth.

“This is the best way to utilise our demographic

dividend,” he said, adding that the government alone could not create enough jobs. In this context, Jaitley said the private sector needed to do more to train people and make them skilled and added, “Otherwise, our demographic dividend can become a liability.”

Jaitley was, in fact, responding to the criticism and concern expressed by Symbiosis chancellor S B Mujumdar over a recent Supreme Court order, asking the University Grants Commission (UGC) not to allow any private institute to market itself as a university.

In an order passed in early November, the apex court had directed the UGC to restrain all the deemed universities from using the word “university” in their names. Pointing towards the economic reforms of 1991, that had lifted the economy to its current heights, Jaitley said putting curbs had never worked in any sector and would not work going forward.

“If the survival of the fittest is the rule, it has never

been so true as it is today,” he said and urged the students to identify their key strengths and become the leaders of tomorrow as there was enough space for everyone to excel.

In his address, noted industrialist Rahul Bajaj, who was awarded an honorary D.Litt. degree by the institute, said there was a reason why industrialists and businessmen were hated by the public in general and the poor in particular.

This was because the income inequalities had been on a steady rise, he said. The Bajaj group patriarch said this attitude was prevalent, despite the businessmen and industrialists being the highest taxpayers, creating wealth and generating jobs.

He warned that if the inequalities were not looked at and arrested, “our country will not be far from the violent public protests seen elsewhere in the world”.

“We should not continue to test the patience of the tens of millions of our poor people,” Bajaj said.

P Chidambaram NEW DELHI, Dec 17 (PTI): Former Union minister P Chidambaram has said that the Congress will create an alternative narrative based on fairness, equal opportunity and jobs for the youth under the leadership of new party chief Rahul Gandhi.

In a series of tweets, Mr Chidambaram said Mr Gandhi’s inaugural speech yesterday laid down the contours of an alternative narrative that the Congress will put forward before the people.

“The Congress will build an alternative narra-

tive based on fairness, equal opportunity, jobs for the youth, and lifting 250 million people out of poverty,” he said.

The senior Congress leader said that his party’s recall of India’s history was different from the BJP’s.

“Our idea of India is different from the BJP’s. Mr Rahul Gandhi called upon India’s youth to defend our idea of India, and I am sure the young will respond,” Mr Chidambaram tweeted.

In his first speech to party workers after his formal takeover yesterday, Mr Gandhi set the tone of its future course and how the party would take on its arch-rival BJP, saying the Congress was for inclusive politics and that it respects all Indians that extends even to the ruling party.

His party, the new Congress president said, brought India into the 21st century and alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was taking India back to the “medieval times”.

8 per cent of the annual financial statement for healthcare.

The state shall provide the system of health protection in a manner deemed fit by it, states the bill that was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on Friday.

Giving the rationale behind the bill, Reddy said, “The government expenditure on health is only 1.4 per cent of the GDP and the public health infrastructure is inadequate and unequally distributed.”

He said that the Draft National Health Policy, 2015, takes note of the fact that over 63 million people are faced with poverty every year due to healthcare costs alone as there is no financial protection for the vast majority of healthcare needs.

“By widening the scope of Article 21 held that providing adequate medical facilities for the people is an obligation of the government in a welfare state,” he said.

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New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI): A right to health under which people are entitled to avail health protection services free of cost should be in place on the lines of the right to education, according to a private member bill introduced in the Rajya Sabha.

YSR Congress MP V Vijayasai Reddy has proposed an amendment in the Constitution by introducing a new article 21 B for making right to health a fundamental right. The state shall provide a system of health protection to all citizens, including prevention, treatment and control of diseases and access to essential medicines, the bill proposes.

It states that all citizens should also have access to basic health services, emergency medical treatment and mental healthcare. The bill seeks to secure the above objectives with the state earmarking not less than

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OPINiON/EDITORIAL

Worst days are over

Nagaland Post Vol. XXVIII NO. 16 Dimapur, MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2017

Threat from intolerance

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t is unthinkable that merely going around singing carol songs can invite violent attack on the carolers. This was what happened at Satna Madhya Pradesh on December 14 when Bajrang Dal activists attacked the 30-member caroling party was singing Christmas songs as a mark of sharing the celebrative mood. The reason for the unprovoked attack was alleged conversion attempt by the seminarians and the two priests whose only crime was that they took out a carol singing procession which is legitimate and constitutionally permissible. Instead of arresting the criminals who attacked the peaceful carolers, the Satna police station of Madhya Pradesh took the 30 members of the Catholic seminary group into custody and also seized the car belonging to the priests. Eight priests who later went to the police station to enquire into the matter were also taken into custody. This was a clear case of legal discrimination against the victims and allowing the perpetrators to have the upper hand.

Again, most shockingly, the mob set the priest’s car ablaze within the precinct of the police station. The Bajrang Dal activists justified their criminal act on the allegation that the caroling party and the priests were guilty of religious conversion. It may also be pertinent to recall that on December 6, a man claiming to be a protector of Hindu girls, identified as Shambu Lal Regar cold bloodedly hacked a Muslim migrant labourer, identified as Mohammed Afrazul from Malda to death and then burnt the dying victim at a place in Rajsamand district in Rajasthan. Shambu made his 14-year old nephew to record the entire sequence of hacking and burning of the body. In the video Shambu justified his black deed on protecting a Hindu woman form love jihad. In fact there was no such love jihad but which existed only in the tormented and distorted mind of Shambhu. It is a matter of deep worry that right wing extremists who are simply described as ‘fringe elements’ of the RSS and BJP are have become the mainstream. Neither the RSS or BJP have done what needs to be done to maintain sanctity and sanity of the republic of India by swift action against those who seek to maim or kill citizens under the guise of ‘hurting the sentiments of the Hindus’. This is because after empowering thugs to lynch in the name of Gau Raksha, the neo-fascism has nurtured a new excuse for taking the law into their own hands. Intolerance and prejudice are not unknown in India with tragic consequences on religious and caste minorities. However there has been a marked difference in the anti-thesis of perceptions as well as responses of the law and order machineries to atrocities involving caste or communities. There are several kinds of conflicts involving religious and racial communities. One of the chief factor responsible for such conflicts arise out of the hate being preached by politicians. There is the Hindu-Muslim conflict which has always remained volatile and susceptible to flare ups especially after the scars of the bloody partition of India. There are also the atrocities against Christians and other minor religions. There are also the caste conflicts involving upper caste Hindus and lower castes including Dalits.

These conflicts will remain so long as there is a mindset of prejudice and hate. However the most important factor in tackling these forces operating under caste, communal or religious hatred is when the government both central and states, make it unequivocally clear that offenders will face stringent action as per the law, irrespective of who the perpetrators are and whichever community they belong.

DailyDevotion Redemption— Creating the Need it Satisfies The natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him…

—1 Corinthians 2:14 The gospel of God creates the sense of need for the gospel. Is the gospel hidden to those who are servants already? No, Paul said, “But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe…”

(2 Corinthians 4:3-4). The majority of people think of themselves as being completely moral, and have no sense of need for the gospel. It is God who creates this sense of need in a human being, but that person remains totally unaware of his need until God makes Himself evident. Jesus said, “Ask, and it will be given to you…”

(Matthew 7:7). But God cannot give until a man asks.

It is not that He wants to withhold something from us, but that is the plan He has established for the way of redemption. Through our asking, God puts His process in motion, creating something in us that was nonexistent until we asked. The inner reality of redemption is that it creates all the time. And as redemption creates the life of God in us, it also creates the things which belong to that life. The only thing that can possibly satisfy the need is what created the need. This is the meaning of redemption— it creates and it satisfies.

Jesus said, “And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all peoples to Myself” (John 12:32). When we preach our own experiences, people may be interested, but it awakens no real sense of need. But once Jesus Christ is “lifted up,” the Spirit of God creates an awareness of the need for Him. The creative power of the redemption of God works in the souls of men only through the preaching of the gospel. It is never the sharing of personal experiences that saves people, but the truth of redemption. “The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life” (John 6:63).

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Music can change the world because it can change people. ~ Bono

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he slowdown has bottomed out, says RBI. It is a positive indicator in the last over a year.

Indian economy has gone through a difficult ride.

Now it should be in for a change.

The RBI has also demystified the functioning of the private banks. They have more stressed assets than public sector banks.

The RBI sees farm loan waivers and GST cuts as risks for the slippage in fiscal deficit. It is going beyond the limits of 3.2 percent.

This it fears may also add to inflationary trends.

Though RBI has left repo and reverse repo rates unchanged, it has an overall positive outlook for an improved growth prospects. It has concern for rising prices and consequent rise in fiscal deficit.

Despite this the growth is projected at 7 percent as per gross valued added. By the last quarter - JanuaryMarch 2018 - it is likely to rise to 7.8 percent. On the overall projection it has stuck to its October figures of 6.7 percent The latest RBI monetary policy review indicates the economy is poised for a change. It is necessary for

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an economy that has seen consumer confidence declining, business sentiment in manufacturing dipping, inflation on the rise and growth sliding.

This is what series of RBI consumer surveys found. The positives in the economy are that more funds are being raised from the primary capital market after several years of sluggish activity. As the capital raised is deployed to set up new projects it will lead to demand in the short run and boost growth potential over the medium term.

The jobs remain a major concern. People yet are not confident that they would have happier days.

But on the basis of gross valued added (GVA), the central bank feels that the worst days are over and the country has come out of many blues that had slowed it down.

The nation needs to feel a bit concerned about its rise in inflation forecast by ten basis points from its earlier range of 4.24-4.26 percent to 4.3-4.7 percent.

It is above its comfort zone of 4 percent.

It does not say that rising bank charges and real interest rates are add-

ing to inflation. But there are indications that RBI is concerned about it. The real interest rates are stated to be one of the highest in the world. There is another dimension to it. Lowering of deposit interest rates are also becoming an issue with the people and the rate Shivaji of savings that this country has been known.

Most developments not only during the pre-liberalisation era but even after the liberalization has been driven by the small savings and bank deposits unlike many western countries which are driven by investments by large groups.

It is a tightrope walk.

Inflation will rise because of the rise in global oil prices that leads to firming of fuel prices. Food and vegetable inflation is rising on many counts. There have been shortfalls in kharif production and rabi sowing further firming up the consumer prices.

This has forced RBI to hold on to interest rates and if inflation goes beyond 5 percent, it would be forced to increase the interest rates adding to the cost of businesses. The RBI

finds that prices are bound to rise as the government has increased house rent allowance for its employees.

It says headline consumer price inflation is expected to increase to 5 percent in the first quarter of 2018-19. Core inflation CPI, excludSarkar ing food and b eve r a ge s, pan, tobacco and intoxicants, and fuel and light - which is currently higher than headline inflation, is also expected to increase by 60 basis points to 4.9 per cent in Q2:2018-19.

Ultimate cost of the inflation would be borne by the government as its costs for projects and governance are bound to increase. This is likely to cast its shadow over the fiscal deficit, which has been increasing. The international rating agency Standard and Poor’s has expressed this apprehension some weeks back and refused to upgrade India’s rating.

The inflation would also add to the cost of international borrowings as it is taken by lenders as an additional risk. The cycle could further complicate the investments. According to the RBI survey, its

consumer survey reflected respondents’ pessimism on the price level.

The central bank has found it strange that the banks in most cases had not passed on the benefits of interest cut to the depositors. In addition, they have hiked their fees and charges further causing problem for everyone including large businesses.

So the central bank has come out with a reform and recapitalization package for the banks. The Rs 21,000 crore package is being tailored in a way so that it would be favourable to prudent banks. It has taken steps against underreporting of NPAs. “What has changed is transparency we have brought in form of disclosures”, says RBI governor Urjit Patel The recapitalization bonds will be more useful for banks which have used their capital to lend better, besides providing for bad loans. The other banks would receive government contribution based on their resolve and progress towards reform in a significant time bound manner, such as becoming slim and trim by adoption of better and focused business strategies as also possibly

no-core asset sales.

In short it means giving up all bad burdens and managing the lending carefully.

The central bank is applying stricter but prudent norms to make the banks more functional at lower costs. It is closely monitoring banks’ books. Transparency has been brought in disclosures in the divergences if they are above the stipulated limits.

This brought for the facts that during 2016 many banks under-reported NPAs. The change of rules has led to sharp rise in NPAs and ensuing jumps in provision for dud assets. This eroded their bottom lines and erosion of wealth for investors.

This demystified the private banks. They have come out with more bad assets than earlier it was believed. This should be eye-opener for those dealing with private banks.

The new monetar y policy has set new standards for assessing the economy as also more responsibility on the banks. Its surmise that economy’s worst days are over should bring in cheers in the run up to the budget.

Post-mortem

The great achievement of Hornbill Festival 2017

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he Lord God had spoken to the people of the Northeast through the chief ministers of Arunachal, Manipur and Nagaland at the Hornbill Festival 2017. That by going through their speeches, we realise that they have real concern for the peace and development of the whole Northeast; because through this platform (name we may give any appropriate terminology later on, whatever achievement yet to be brought about in future are to be attributed to this platform (name we may give any appropriate terminology later on) whatever achievements yet to be brought about in future are to be attributed to this platform.

Such platform should have been formed in the long past, but as we say, “nothing is late than never” should; benefit us in this case.

We really appreciate and give thanks to the founding members of this platform. May the good Lord impart His wisdom in them and may they live prosperous long life.

That coming to the most confronting problem in the Northeast today is the land disputes here and there. These problems were initially created by the Britishers in those days.

The pre-British period had no Assam. The Britishers came to India for trade and the Northeast had no exception to it. They came to Northeast and carried out their trade in tea, coal and petroleum. They also created Assam consisting of 14 districts. In

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the creation of Assam and the 14 districts, in no time the Britishers informed anything about their land in the plain of Assam; but simply created according to their administrative convenience and benefit of their trade. This sort of arbitrary action of the Britishers severely affected the land of the hill districts because the boundaries of the districts had no relation to their land in the plain of Assam. In the beginning the Britishers tried to maintain the traditional land of the indigenous hills people, but as their interest grew more and more, they issued one notification after another and every notification was a case of encroachment of land that belonged to the people of the hill districts. In the case of Naga hills, the Britishers issued ten of such notifications. The Britishers opened tea gardens, mostly in the land of the hill districts in the plain of British Assam; reserved forests for drying the tea leaves in such a way that the land owners were not allowed to touch their land at all.

The Britishers left India and the Indian government took over British Assam and vigorously followed up the British policy in the Northeast. Then by and by Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Arunachal were lifted up to statehood. When these were lifted up to statehood, they have to go out with their traditional land in the British Assam. These hills districts know their land in the British Assam very well and they would now continue

to claim their land in the plain, unless the problem is amicably settled through negotiation and dialogue.

That from the above, it is now clear that the history of the Northeast is repeating today. The British Assam was created by the land of the present Ahoms, Arunachalians, Bodos, Karbis, Mizorams, Meghalayans and the Nagas etc. But except the Ahoms and the Bodos which are under the process of granting a deserving political status the rest are now granted statehood as it has been stated above. Based on the prevailing situation, Assam may no longer term the outgoing people of British Assam as encroachers of Assam’s land.

When the Ahoms and the Bodos are granted a deserving political status, the answer to what then Assam be is known to one and all.

Suggestions for solution: 1. The platform be extended to all the people of the Northeast 2. Take up the problem of land dispute issue by the platform 3. Divide the whole land amongst all the present land owners 4. There should be no more bloodshed and war 5. To ensure every bonafide citizen of India to let them continue living peacefully and comfortably in the places where they are living now T.C Kithan, Pesioner (NCS) & Senior Citizen, Wokha

Why clean poll (showdown) and some (From previous issue) An analysis on current nationalistic scenario raises concern over the uncertainty of contingencies. With many stakeholders involved and with the whole of people watching, the people wants and asks nothing more but to have a peaceful conclusive end and to grow forward. The people are observing and the present equations doesn’t seem to be falling into the right place but proximity towards repugnance - all that is asked of is shrinking. For the whole of it to grow out well, we need to comprehend each other and hold out our hands together, now that it is about to end someway or the other.

This is the 21st century and everyone is aware of their rights although sadly we haven’t had the privilege to put it into practice for multiple factors we know of, and as such, if there would be minuscule of distortions that need to be rectified: freedom of speech wouldn’t mean freedom of defamation; freedom of expression wouldn’t mean freedom of intolerance - which on legal premise the pursuit is not limited of course. The people have a say in democracy and the series of equations will ultimately be spoke by the people after having deliberated in one way or the other.

Another eventuality of anomaly that we are paying attention to in blur is the esca-

Posterity will blame us if women reservation is not implemented

t’s been more than 5 decades since statehood and we are yet to have a women legislator. This explains enough and speaks volumes of how politics in our state still remains a bastion of male chauvinism.

Though outwardly, we present ourselves to the world as holier-than-thou when it comes to respecting and valuing our women yet the paradox, the surprise continues to be, why is it that, almost “WE MEN” have to oppose the 33% woman reservation??? Does it really infringe on Art. 371A vis-avis our traditional culture and practices....??? Or is it just that “WE MEN” cannot see a woman occupy a legislative chair. I seriously believe, Art. 371A has been cleverly and craftily used as an excuse by some misogynist vociferously, to spread false propaganda and deny

reservation to our women.

There’s no disputing the fact that ‘We the Nagas’ respect and value our woman but it’s time, we do away with the mindset of respecting them just for the reason because they are our daughter, mother, wife and sister. It’s time we respect them as equal human and lift them from political repression which they have endured for long.

So, to all the misogynist out there, please compromise on your hyper “traditional and cultural practices” mentality and tell all the selfish, egoistic, negative and prejudiced fools in you, meeting in your mind to “SHUT UP” and give the due opportunity to our womenfolk be it in municipal bodies or state legislative assembly as we cannot continue to politically oppress them in the name of culture and tradition.

Posterity will surely blame us of selfishness if we do not “STOP” from putting the burden of culture and tradition on the shoulder of our women to serve our own selfish ends. Please also understand that, by your logic, if you had kept your hyper “traditional and cultural practices”, you neither would have embraced Christianity nor Western Education.

You would have been a headhunter with a piece of loin cloth covering your ******** and worshipping Spirits. But now, that you also have compromised with your traditional culture and practices for good and has moved on, don’t be double standard here, by giving lecture on it. While the land and its resources, taxes, municipalities etc are the issues that may be compromising with the special safeguards

provided under Art.371A but Woman reservation issue was a completely non issue blown out of proportion by some misogynist so called, “the savior of our culture and traditions”. I feel, Women reservation is a right step in the right direction towards bridging the gap and removing gendered barrier in politics.

So, instead of flexing muscles, creating unwanted disturbances and making issues out of a non issue, let us have a holistic approach towards empowerment of our womenfolk so as to enable them to be on an equal footing with man in all aspects of life. Someone said, “No country can ever truly flourish if it stifles the potential of its women and deprives itself of the contributions of half of its citizens.”

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lating velocity of the upcoming election. With some suggesting the postponement of election, while some enthusiastic over it, we need to seriously ponder over the development of ground realities and the repercussion and aftermath of the variables. The questions are: if we are to conclude any kind of political settlement with the GOI by early next year, and if the bolts and nuts of the present flawed of a system is to be rearranged, wouldn’t it be daunting to dispel the newly victorious government or having reformed its positions after the outmost expectation? Can any kind of settlement appease insurgency into mainstream? And if the election is commenced and the talks further gets dragged on, how much further will it take to resolve our political issue?

With all these and more questions swirling around our mind, the positive impacts could be for the people oriented legislators to bridge a good deal with all the NPGs and the GOI, or have a cohesive conclusion and start afresh. Call it sycophancy but unless we refrain from our misconceptions towards each other, as it is not of limelight but production, the deluge is significantly taxing and we may all fall victim to our own device; a melancholic narrative for all.

(Concluded) Liberal Democratic Party Nagaland (LDPN)

Reader’s Post

Sir,

Letter to general manager NST

Tobu Area Students’ Union on behalf of Tobu general public would like to bring to your kind notice the miserable condition that is faced by the people without adequate services of NST bus from headquarter to Monyakshu SDO HQ and Tobu ADC HQ which have been discontinued from April, 2017.

Tobu sub-division being the farthest from district headquarter has left commuters with untold hardship in mode of transportation especially during the festive seasons. Due to lack of NST bus service, transportation has now become major issue for common people especially, students, patients and senior citizens. The only mode of transportation that the vast population gets is a private transportation (Sumo service) which cannot accommodate the ever growing population. The fare of the transportation is also another major setback.

Therefore, we request your kind authority to take a serious note of our grievances and resume the NST Bus service at the earliest.

T. Muklong, president, Tobu Area Students’ Union, (tasu1518@gmail.com)

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

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Lu c k n ow, D e c 1 7 (PTI): The son of a former BJP MLA was shot dead at a spot close to the Uttar Pradesh legislature complex late last night and the issue is likely to rock the state Assembly and the Legislative Council tomorrow.

Vaibhav Tiwari (36), son of former Domariyaganj MLA Prem Prakash Tiwari, was allegedly shot at from point blank range at the Kasmanda House, barely 300 metres from the UP legislature building and the state BJP headquarters, police officials said.

His father was the BJP MLA from Domariyaganj in 1989, 1991 and 1993.

In 2014, he had joined the Samajwadi Party though in this years Assembly polls, he campaigned for the BJP. The killing happened at a time when the opposition has been attacking the Adityanath dispensation on the law and order front.

Opposition MLAs indicated that they were in no mood to spare the government over Vaibhav Tiwaris killing, an incident that sent shock-waves across the political spectrum.

“We will not allow the House to function. The state government has to give a categorical answer on the law and order situation. It has to make clear who is patronising criminal elements,” Samajwadi Party legislator Sunil Singh Sajan told PTI. The first two days of the ongoing winter session of the state legislature witnessed turmoil over law and order and other issues leading to repeated adjournments.

The scene is unlikely to be any different in both the Houses tomorrow as the opposition has decided to press for a discussion on the law and order situation.

“As soon as the Question Hour is over, we will press for a discussion. If the government runs away from discussion, we will launch a mass movement,” Sajan said.

Leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) in the state Assembly, Ajay Kumar Singh Lallu said, “It is indeed a very serious matter. There is fear among the public and not a day passes off in UP without any major incident of crime.”

Microsoft AI helping Indian farmers increase crops

Three of family beaten to death in Jharkhand

Indian fisherman maneuver a boat at the Vizhinjam fishing harbor in Thiruvananthapuram (AP Photo)

T h i ru va na n thapuram, Dec 17 (IANS): Even as Kerala has sought Rs 1,843 crore from the Centre to compensate for the damage caused by cyclone Ockhi, the state government is awaiting a nod for making a presentation to the Prime Minister during his Tuesday visit.

According to state government sources, no permission to make the presentation to Narendra Modi, during his visit here for a few hours on December 19, on the cyclone

and its aftermath has been forthcoming despite a few attempts vis-a-vis the Prime Minister’s Office.

Modi will arrive in the state capital around 1.30 p.m. on Tuesday and fly to Kanyakumari in neighbouring Tamil Nadu, before returning here around 4 p.m. Before going back to Delhi, the Prime Minister is likely to visit one or two worst affected coastal villages in Kerala.

The Kerala government plans to make the presentation at the Raj Bhavan here. Cyclone Ockhi struck

is a feature phone capable of receiving text messages,” the company said.

To calculate the cropsowing period, historic climate data spanning over 30 years - from 1986 to 2015 - for the Devanakonda area in Andhra Pradesh was analysed using AI. To determine the optimal sowing period, the Moisture Adequacy Index (MAI) was calculated.

MAI is the standardised measure used for assessing the degree of adequacy of rainfall and soil moisture to meet the potential water requirement of crops.

This data is then downscaled to build predictability and guide farmers to pick the ideal sowing week. This year, ICRISAT has scaled sowing insights to 4,000 farmers across Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka for the Kharif crop cycle (rainy season).

Predictive analysis in

agriculture is not limited to crop growing alone. The Karnataka government will start using price forecasting for agricultural commodities, in addition to sowing advisories for farmers in the state. Commodity prices for items such as tur, of which Karnataka is the second largest producer, will be predicted three months in advance for major markets in the state, Microsoft said.

Microsoft has developed a multivariate agricultural commodity price forecasting model to predict future commodity arrival and the corresponding prices. The model uses remote sensing data from geo-stationary satellite images to predict crop yields through every stage of farming. The model currently being used to predict the prices of tur, is scalable, and time efficient and can be generalised to many other regions and crops.

Amarinder slams Sampla for misleading people on poll eve

3 held for misbehaving with Bengali actor

New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS): New technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cloud Machine Learning, Satellite Imagery and advanced analytics are empowering small-holder farmers in India to increase their income through higher crop yield and greater price control, Microsoft India said.

In a few dozen villages in Telengana, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, farmers are receiving automated voice calls that tell them whether their cotton crops are at risk of a pest attack, based on weather conditions and crop stage.

In Kar nataka, the government can get price forecasts for essential commodities such as tur (split red gram) three months in advance for planning the Minimum Support Price (MSP).

“Sowing date as such is very critical to ensure that farmers harvest a good

Chandigarh, Dec 17 (PTI): Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today responded to state BJP president Vijay Samplas accusations that the Congress party failed to deliver on its poll promises, claiming his government has fulfilled more than 100 promises made to the people. Singh also asked the BJP what was it doing for the past 10 years when its ally, the SAD, was “busy looting the state and plunged into an abyss of total lawlessness, unemployment, industrial and agricultural ruin, and economic devastation.”

Sampla, also the Union minister of state for social justice and empowerment, yesterday challenged

crop. And if it fails, it results in loss as a lot of costs are incurred for seeds, as well as the fertilizer applications,” Suhas P. Wani, Director, Asia Region, of the International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), said in a Microsoft blog post.

The non-profit ICRISAT conducts agricultural research for development in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa with a wide array of partners throughout the world. In collaboration with ICRISAT, Microsoft has developed an AI-Sowing App powered by Microsoft Cortana Intelligence Suite including Machine Learning and Power BI. “The app sends sowing advisories to participating farmers on the optimal date to sow. The best part - the farmers don’t need to install any sensors in their fields or incur any capital expenditure. All they need

the southern districts of Kerala and Tamil Nadu on November 30.

The death toll due to the cyclone has risen to 72 after one more body of a fisherman was recovered off Kozhikode coast on Sunday. While the Kerala government figures talked of 255 missing, the Latin Church diocese here put the figure at more than 300.

In all, 40 bodies lying in various state hospitals are yet to be identified, even as all arrangements have been made for conducting DNA tests.

On Sunday, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan held a meeting with fishing boat owners and fishermen’s groups, wherein boat owners were urged to deploy 200 boats to help in search operations for the missing men.

Search operations will henceforth be extended from Kochi coast to Goa since more bodies were recovered from the area in the past five days.

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the Congress government in the state to list at least nine poll promises it had fulfilled in the nine months the party had been in power.

Singh said in a statement that Samplas remarks, a day before the local body polls in Punjab was clearly aimed at “misleading and manipulating voters”.

“Why did Sampla choose to come out with his outrageous allegations on municipal council poll eve,” he asked. Polling was today held in Amritsar, Jalandhar and Patiala municipal corporations, 29 municipal councils and nagar panchayats. The ruling Congress party, the SAD-BJP and the AAP are contesting the polls on their party symbols.

“If Sampla expected the Congress government to set right the damage caused over 10 years by the SADBJP regime in less than 10 months...then he is not only politically immature but also totally disconnected from the ways of governance,” Singh said.

RH reaffirms support for early Naga solution (From p-1) because there had been “confusion and trauma inflicted upon the people” due to situations of political uncertainty between the Nagas and India. The press release added that if such an environment were to persist further, it may bring suffering and loss to the people.

They also said that in the prevailing environment of good will between the Nagas and India, any further delays in resolving the issue would be diabolical in nature, and that, the Nagas deserved dignity

and respect.

They asserted that the Rengma Hoho was never confused in supporting peaceful dialogues on the Indo-Naga problem and had continuously supported the peace process endorsing that the solution should be acceptable protecting all sections of the people, big or small, on basis of equality.

On the integration of all Naga areas, they said that it was a “genuine call” to the Nagas’ natural rights without any prejudices.

The release added that

it was imperative that a solution to the long protracted Indo-Naga problem be found and all other issues like elections can be considered secondary and asked that the Indian leaders focus on an early solution.

The Rengma Hoho also said that it would like to impress upon the Naga legislators that if they think solution was a priority, then they should consider mass resignation and not talk about “post-election”, which, they said, sounded clearly hypocritical.

Ko l k ata , D e c 1 7 (IANS): Three airport parking agency employees have been arrested for allegedly misbehaving with Bengali actor Kaushik Sen and his son at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport here, police said on Sunday.

An altercation broke out between an airport parking employee and the actor on Saturday night after the employee allegedly misbehaved with Sen’s driver and slapped a fine on them, claiming that they had exceeded the free car parking time of 10 minutes at the airport gate.

Police said the actor complained the employee and others continued to misbehave with his family even after they paid the fine.

“We have arrested three parking lot employees including primary accused Rangabendra Singh on Saturday night for allegedly misbehaving with the actor and his family and verbally abusing them,” said an officer from NSCBI police station.

“All three are employed with a private agency named SS Enterprise that has been recruited by the airport authority for collecting parking fee at the airport. We would produce them in court and appeal for their police remand,” the officer added.

Ranchi, Dec 17 (IANS): Three members of a family were beaten to death in Jharkhand’s Gumla district on Sunday, police said.

Villagers earlier had heated arguments with Tahlu Ram, 65, his wife Lakhpati Devi, 55, and their daughter Runi Kumari, 19, at Khatgao village over the death of a 23-year-old man Nandlal Kereketa, who was in a live-in relationship with Tahlu’s daughter.

Railway nod for Rs 12,000-cr upgrade

New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS): The Indian Railways has cleared Rs 12,000-crore proposal to equip electric locomotives with the latest European train protection system.

At its meeting on December 15, the Railway Board cleared the proposal to equip 6,000 electric locos with European Train Control System (ETCS) Level-II to help drivers or pilots -- to prevent rail mishaps, a senior Railway Ministry official told IANS. Besides, the Board also decided to install the ETCS Level-II system on the entire 9,054 km-long Golden Quadrilateral route connecting the four metros to make it a fully accident-free corridor. The entire project to ensure ETCS Level-II compliance is expected to cost around Rs 12,000 crore.

There are cases where accidents occur due to error of locomotive pilots who generally have to work in very stressful conditions. Currently, the Railways has a basic automatic train protection system based on the ETCS Level-I specification to

provide a back-up to loco pilots on a limited stretch.

Known as a “train protection warning system”, the facility based on ETCS Level-I has been implemented on about 342 km of rail route. Gatiman Express, running at 160 kmph between Nizamuddin and Agra, safely runs at this speed protected by the system.

However, it was decided to upgrade the system to put it on par with world standards as the ETCS Level-I has limitations.

In a train protection warning system, information regarding the condition of the signals ahead -- whether it is showing red, yellow or green -- is communicated to the locomotive and is shown on a display screen called DMI (Driver Machine Interface) in the front of the loco pilot.

In the ETCS Level-I system, this information regarding the condition of the signal ahead is periodically received in the loco whenever it passes over a device called “balise” which is fitted in the middle of the track at certain

intervals.

Thus this has a limitation that the information regarding the signal ahead is received only when a loco passes over a balise -- and the driver has to wait till he passes over the next balise to get updated information.

This disadvantage of the ETCS Level-I is overcome in ETCS Level-II, which ensures that the status of the signal ahead is continuously available in the loco through a wireless radio medium using a GSM-R (Global System for Mobile Communication-Railways) network.

GSM-R is similar to the mobile GSM network with some special features for Railway applications.

With the status of the signal continuously available, the driver can now run the train more efficiently, as per the movement authority available to him, thereby improving overall speed and the section capacity of the route.

With the implementation of ETCS Level-II, the balise fitted on the track for communicating the status of signals are no longer required.

Two actresses held on charges of prostitution

Hyderabad, Dec 17 (IANS): A prostitution racket was busted here with the arrest of four persons, including two actresses from Mumbai, police said on Sunday.

The arrests were made during raids on two fivestar hotels in posh Banjara Hills area late on Saturday night, police said.

Those arrested include an actress from Bollywood and another television actress. Two brokers, who were running the racket online and booking rooms in star hotels for the cus-

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A police officer said two girls from Mumbai were arrested from the hotels. He said further investigations were on.

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Dairy sector to grow at 15% CAGR till 2020 to Rs 9.4tn: Report Mumbai, Dec 17 (PTI): India’s dairy industry is expected to maintain 15 per cent compounded annual growth (CAGR) over 201620, and attain value of Rs 9.4 trillion on rising consumerism, a report said.

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New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI): Non-life insurance companies’ gross premium increased by 9 per cent to Rs 10,012.41 crore in November, according to data from Irdai.

They had collected gross premium of Rs 9,179.84 crore during the same month of 2016-17. There are a total of 30 non-life insurance companies in the country, of which six are standalone health insurers, two are specialised and the rest general insurance firms. The 22 general insurance companies collected total premium of Rs 9,188.58 crore in November, up 8.5 per cent from a year ago. The gross premium of standalone health insurance companies jumped nearly 46 per cent from a year ago to Rs 610.34 crore in November 2017-18. However, premium of the specialised insurers -- AIC and ECGC -- fell 27 per cent to Rs 213.49 crore, showed the data from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai).

Political factors to weigh more on economy: Assocham New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI): India Inc will have to factor in political realities weighing on economic decisions of the government, including in the forthcoming budget, as several major states are going to polls in 2018, Assocham said Sunday.

“In the run-up to the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, states including Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Karnataka are due for polls in 2018. Inevitably, it would be the popular voters’ sentiment that would be factored by the Centre and the state governments in their policies.

“Any tough reforms, like flexibilities in labour laws, may not go well with the popular sentiment and thus, India Inc’s expectations on this front should be muted,” said the chamber.

However, it observed that an important take away from the current politicaleconomic environment is that the Goods and Services

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Tax is expected to be further streamlined and rates further rationalised on the lower side.

“The GST had not gone well with the traders, the major political force for the political parties and the issue remained in focus during Gujarat elections. Besides, the SMEs would also get a boost, starting from the Budget proposals.

“Their role in creating employment in a shorter span of time is being recognised and the job creation would remain a big concern for the government in the foreground to 2019 general elections,” the industry body said. Going forward, major attention is likely to be given to the rural landscape with several initiatives like support to farmers, rural and agri infrastructure.

“Thus, the Corporate India directly related to the farm economy should stand to gain. The tone would be set in the coming Budget,” it said.

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New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI): Enthused by strong participation from retail investors, the number of mutual fund folios has grown by over 95 lakh in the first eight months of the current fiscal to an all-time high of 6.5 crore at November-end 2017.

Folios are numbers designated to individual investor accounts, though one investor can have multiple accounts.

According to data from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on total investor accounts with 42 active fund houses, the number of folios rose to a record 6,49,21,686 at the end of November from 5,53,99,631 at March-end -- a jump of 95.22 lakh.

Vidya Bala, head of mutual fund research at FundsIndia.com said, said that the increase in folios has come mainly from the retail category, which is evident by strong doubledigit growth in investors’ accounts in equity, balanced and debt categories.

Besides, sharp rally in markets coupled with low interest on deposits attracted more investors towards mutual funds, she added.

Growing participation from retail investors, especially from smaller towns, and huge inflows in equity schemes have also contributed to the upside.

Steps taken by markets regulator Sebi such as giving extra incentives for fund houses expanding into smaller cities, along with increasing investor education programmes to popularise mutual funds is also paying dividend.

Retail investor accounts -- defined by folios in equity, equity-linked saving schemes (ELSS) and balanced categories -- grew by 86 lakh to more than 5.3 crore during the period under review.

Overall, mutual funds have seen an infusion of Rs 3.8 lakh crore, while equity and ELSS alone attracted an impressive inflow of over Rs 1.2 lakh crore.

350 infra projects see cost overrun of Rs 1.95 lakh cr

New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI): As many as 350 infrastr ucture projects, each worth Rs 150 crore or above, may see a cost overrun of Rs 1.95 lakh crore because of various reasons including delays, according to a government report.

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation monitors infrastructure projects worth Rs 150 crore and above.

“Total original cost of implementation of the 1,263 projects was Rs 15,53,683.89 crore and their anticipated completion cost is likely to be Rs 17,49,427.56 crore, which reflects overall cost overruns of Rs 1,95,743.67 crore (12.60 per cent of original cost),” the ministry’s flash report for September this year has stated.

According to the report, the expenditure incurred on these projects

till September 2017 is Rs 6,79,801.38 crore, which is 38.86 per cent of the anticipated cost of the projects.

The 1,263 projects in question include 350 that reported cost overrun and 297 that showed time escalation.

The report stated that of these 1,263, 14 projects are ahead of schedule, 307 are on schedule, 297 are delayed, 350 projects show cost overrun and 103 projects show both time and cost overrun with respect to original implementation schedules.

However, it stated that the number of delayed projects decreases to 249 if delay is calculated with reference to latest revised schedules of completion.

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BEIJING, Dec 17 (Agencies): India’s exports to China registered a sharp increase of over 53 per cent year-on-year to reach $1.24 billion in October, but the trade deficit continued to mount, according to data released by the customs.

The trade deficit for October stood at $3.86 billion.

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The initial proposals involve 502 routes that seek to connect a total of 126 airports and helipads. These include 49 unserved and 15 under-served airports as well as 24 helipads, the ministry said last month.

per cent, it added.

“However, many PSBs have a much higher Government equity holding at over 80 per cent, while only 4 have brought down the share to 58 per cent as of March 2017. New accounting standards will also be applicable for banks from April 1, 2018. This is likely to increase provisioning requirements on bad loans by as much as 30 per cent, further adding to PSBs capital requirements,” said CII in its recommendation.

In October, the government had unveiled an unprecedented Rs 2.11 lakh crore two-year road map for strengthening NPA-hit public sector banks, which includes re-capitalisation bonds, budgetary support, and equity dilution. The capital infusion will be accompanied by reforms to enable the state-owned banks to play major role in the financial system and give a strong push to the job-creating MSME (micro, small & medium enterprise) sector, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had announced.

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The ministry contributes 80 per cent of the VGF amount, while the remaining comes from the state governments concerned and in the case of north-eastern states and union territories, the sharing ratio is 90:10.

A senior ministry official said funds available for providing VGF might not be enough as more routes become operational under UDAN. Towards VGF, the ministry is levying Rs 5,000 per flight on key routes and proceeds from this route is estimated to be around Rs 200 crore annually.

So far, the ministry has garnered around Rs 70 crore by way of levy for the VGF. In the coming year, all the airports in the first round would be operational, the official said.

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New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI): The government should bring down its stake in public sector banks (PSBs) to 33 per cent in the next three years as it plans to recapitalise banks to strengthen NPA-hit lenders, industry body CII said. “...Over the next 2-3 years, the Government could consider bringing down its stake in most PSBs to 33 per cent. It could retain a larger share in the State Bank of India in order to meet priority needs. The off-loading of stake may be in the form of preference shares instead of equity shares to maintain the majority voting rights with the Government with nil transference to the investors. “On a more immediate basis the government may consider going for public issue to dilute its stake to 52 per cent with the 33 per cent being a target over the next 3 years,” the industry body said in a statement.

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NEW DELHI, Dec 17 (PTI): With more routes set to be operational under UDAN, the civil aviation ministry is likely to face paucity of funds in providing viability gap funding to participating airlines, according to a senior official.

To connect unserved and under-ser ved aerodromes as well as make flying more affordable, the ministry has launched Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik (UDAN) and as many as 128 routes connecting 70 airports were awarded in the first round of bidding.

A total of 141 initial proposals have been received from various players in the second round of bidding, the results of which are expected to be announced this month.

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The storm forced some 87,700 people from their homes in the region.

The national disaster risk reduction agency could not immediately confirm if the 26 deaths in Biliran included the initial three fatalities it reported on Saturday.

Kai-Tak weakened on Sunday afternoon, with gusts of up to 80 kilometres (50 miles) an hour, and was reclassified as a tropical depression, state weather forecasters said.

But disaster officials warned that more floods and landslides were possible

and said 15,500 passengers were stranded because ferry services remained suspended in parts of the region.

“I’ve been stranded for three days, sleeping in the bus, and I just want to get home to my family for Christmas,” Eliaquin Pilapil, a 55-year-old farmer, told AFP from a port in the town of Matnog in the eastern province of Sorsogon.

The Christmas holidays are a busy travel season in the mainly Catholic Philippines, with people heading

home to the provinces.

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Samar and Leyte bore the brunt in 2013 of Super Typhoon Haiyan which left more than 7,350 people dead or missing.

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Musharraf hails LeT, JuD militants as ‘patriotic’

Cake for ‘joyful’ pope on his 81st birthday

Pentagon ran secret multimillion dollar UFO programme

Karachi, Dec 17 (PTI): Hailing LeT and JuD terror groups as “patriotic”, former military dictator Pervez Musharraf has said that he was ready to enter into an alliance with them for Pakistan’s “safety and security”, according to a media report.

The 74-year-old retired general, who is on self-exile in Dubai, had last month said that he was the biggest supporter of the LeT and its founder Hafiz Saeed, the Mumbai terror attack mastermind who heads the banned Jamaat-ud Dawah.

“They (LeT and JuD) are patriotic people. The most patriotic. They have sacrificed their lives for Pakistan in Kashmir...,” the ARY News channel quoted him as saying. Musharraf said the two groups have large public support and good people and no one could object if they formed a political party. The LeT was banned following the 2008 Mumbai attack in which 166 people were killed, while the JuD was declared as a foreign terrorist organisation by the US in June 2014.

Eleven killed in attacks on police in Afghanistan Kandahar, Dec 17 (Agencies): At least 11 Afghan police officers were killed today when Taliban fighters assaulted their checkpoints in volatile Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, authorities said. The assaults on two police post are the latest in a series of deadly attacks on Afghan security forces claimed by the Taliban, reported AFP. Taliban insurgents launched the attacks in the early morning in the Qalai Sang area of the provincial capital Lashkar Gah. “Our police fought them back, but unfortunately 11 of our police were martyred and two wounded,” provincial governor Hayatullah Hayat told AFP, adding that the militants fled after the attack. Provincial police chief Ghafar Safi said 15 Taliban fighters were also killed during the skirmish.

After 16 years of war the resurgent militants show no signs of fatigue, ramping up their campaign against beleaguered government forces, underscoring rising insecurity in the war-torn country.

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JuD chief Saeed, accused of masterminding the Mumbai attack, had last month unveiled his political ambitions by formally announcing that his group will contest the general elections in 2018 under the banner of the Milli Muslim League.

The former military ruler further said that so far the two groups have not approached him but if they desire to enter into an alliance with his party, he has no objection.

Musharraf had last month announced the formation of a grand political alliance after a consultative meeting between representatives of around two dozen political parties.

Vatican City, Dec 17 (Agencies): Pope Francis celebrated his 81st birthday today with a hero cake and a message urging the world -- and children in particular -- to join in the holiday mood and be joyful. The Argentine pontiff thanked the crowds gathered in Saint Peter’s Square for the Angelus prayer as they sang happy birthday, and was expected to slice into his birthday cake after lunch, reported AFP. It sports a picture of the pope carrying the world on his shoulders, designed by Italian graffiti artist MauPal. The artist -- whose real name is Mauro Pallotta -famously depicted Francis as Superman in 2014 and has since begun supporting Vatican charitable projects by selling T- shirts bearing the flying pope. The pear and cinnamon delight shows Francis in his white cassock, holding up with one hand the world, which is divided in two but stitched back together -- a symbol of the pope’s unifying force, Rome pastry maker Hedera said.

Lo n d o n, D e c 1 7 (Agencies): The Pentagon has been running a secret multi-million dollar programme to investigate Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs), US media report.

Only a small number of officials were aware of the programme, which began in 2007 and was reportedly closed in 2012, reported BBC. The New York Times says documents from the operation describe strange speeding aircraft and hovering objects.

But scientists were doubtful, stressing that unexplained happenings were not necessarily proof of alien life.

The Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Programme was the brainchild of Harry Reid, a retired Democratic senator who was the Senate majority leader at the time.

He told the New York Times: “I’m not embarrassed or ashamed or sorry I got this thing going. I’ve done something that no one has done before.”

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Brexit will not be derailed, says May London, Dec 17 (PTI): British Prime Minister Theresa May Sunday said she will not allow Brexit to be “derailed” as she claimed that her government had proved doubters wrong by moving negotiations with the European Union (EU) to the next phase.

Writing in UK newspapers today, May said she is determined to get the most “ambitious” deal for Britain as it prepares to leave the 28-member economic bloc

by March 2019.

“This is a government that is getting on with the job. We are proving the doubters wrong and we will stick to the task: securing the best possible Brexit and building a Britain fit for the future,” she writes in ‘The Sunday Telegraph’.

“Amid all the noise, we are getting on with the job.

In the face of those who want to talk Britain down, we are securing the best and most ambitious Brexit deal for our whole United Kingdom,” she said.

She said the talks with the EU would now move to the “exciting part” of discussions on the imple-

mentation period for Brexit and the future of trading relationships.

Despite her House of Commons defeat earlier in the week as a result of her own party’s rebellion to vote with the Opposition on giving UK Parliament more say in the final Brexit agreement, May struck a defiant tone in her message.

“And my message today is very clear: we will not be derailed from this fundamental duty to deliver the democratic will of the British people,” she said.

She spelt out her stance ahead of a crunch week for the UK government as the Cabinet prepares to discuss for the first time what the terms of a future deal with the EU should be.

UK Cabinet ministers are due to discuss the UK’s “end state” plans as the Brexit “war cabinet” – a sub-committee of senior ministers chaired by Theresa May – will meet on Monday, with a meeting of the full Cabinet scheduled for Tuesday.

UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, a hard Brexiter, warns in a ‘Sunday

Times’ interview that the UK must not mirror EU law in the long term to avoid becoming a “vassal state” of the EU. He believes the UK needs “something new and ambitious, which allows zero tariffs and frictionless trade” but maintains the freedom to “decide our own regulatory framework and own laws”.

Many of his other Cabinet colleagues are in favour of a less hardline shift.

Meanwhile, two Conservative party peers have warned the British PM that she could face defeats in the House of Lords if the government tried to “bully” its members over the issue.

May lost her first Brexit vote in the Commons earlier this week when MPs, including 11 Tory rebels, voted to give Parliament a legal guarantee of a vote on the final Brexit deal struck with Brussels as part of the EU Withdrawal Bill.

Following the vote there were calls for the Tory rebels to be deselected by the party and some reportedly even received death threats.

tor for Nevada, home to the mythologised “Area 51” classified US Air Force base - later tweeted that the programme was a serious effort to get to truth amid “plenty of evidence to support asking the questions”.

The programme is reported to have cost the Department of Defense more than $20 million (£15m) before it was shut down in order to save costs.

Although its funding ended in 2012, officials have reportedly continued to investigate sightings of unusual aerial phenomena and suspicious objects alongside their daily duties.

One former congressional staffer told Politico the programme may have been set up to monitor the technological progress of rival foreign powers.

“Was this China or Russia trying to do something or has some propulsion system we are not familiar with?”, they said.

Earlier this year, the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) released millions of pages of declassified documents online.

In this photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, flames advance towards a large fire break near homes along Gibraltar Road north of Santa Barbara, Calif., Saturday. (AP/PTI)

Los Angeles, Dec 17 (IANS): More evacuations were ordered in southern California as a wildfire that has been burning since December 4 raged on.

Mandatory evacuation orders were issued for more parts of Santa Barbara and Ventura counties as the fire continued to burn, Efe news agency reported.

“Very strong north winds” and dry conditions have allowed the fire to increase “significantly” and make an “aggressive push” south, according to an incident report published by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CALFIRE) on

evacuation zone, Xinhua reported.

She warned that the situation was really dangerous for their lives since the Santa Ana winds mixed with the Sundowner, a northerly offshore wind in Santa Barbara.

On Thursday, a 32year-old firefighter died on duty near the town of Fillmore. There have been no civilian casualties reported.

Over 750 family homes have been destroyed, as well as two apartment complexes and two mixed commercial and residential buildings.

Another 18,000 structures were under threat.

Google warns sites not to hide country of origin NEW YORK, Dec 17 (PTI): Amid a growing clamour against fake content online, Google has announced it may take off from its news index, the websites which conceal information about their ownership, primary purpose, country of origin or mislead users.

In a set of new guidelines, the technology behemoth said it aims to organise the entire world’s news and make it accessible to readers, while providing the best possible experience for those seeking useful and timely news information.

“Do not misrepresent yourself or your purpose.

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NAGALAND MEDICAL COUNCIL

(CONSTITUTED UNDER THE NAGALAND MEDICAL COUNCIL ACT OF 2014)

KOHIMA-797001: NAGALAND

NOTIFICATION 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 Sd/PMTI Complex, Merhulietsa Colony (Dr. Kevilhulie Meyase) Kohima-797001, Nagaland Returning Officer & Deputy Registrar Contact No : +917085230101 Nagaland Medical Council, Office No : +913702242454 Kohima : Nagaland

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PRESS STATEMENT

The newly appointed office bearers of NMDA for the session 2017-2020 are the following; 1. Mr. Nungsang Jamir, President (Jamir Pharmacy) 2. Mr. Temsu, Vice President (Millennium Pharmacy) 3. Mr. Wabang Kichu, General Secretary (Hills Pharmacy) 4. Mr. Jagdesh, Assistant General Secy. (Deepak Pharmacy) Sd/Wabang Kichu General Secretary, NMDA DC-2998

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Miss. Vetolü Nienü We, the family members, extend our heartiest Congratulations to Miss. Vetolü Nienü (Nagaland Police) D/o Mr. Saneyi Nienü on winning 2 Gold Medals and 1 Silver Medal in Archery (Compound Round), in 1st Nagaland Olympics, 2017, held at Dimapur from 12th to 16th December, 2017. Your dedication, enthusiasm and insight are really inspiring and blessing to our family.

“Good going and wish you all the best in all your future endeavour.”

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The Western Sumi Hoho heartily congratulates Atokiho Sumi, former President WSSU for being elected as the President of Sumi Kiphimi Kuqhakulu (2017-19) during the 48th General Conference of SKK held at Zutovi Village. The Hoho is hopeful that the SKK would scale greater heights under his leadership and wishes him the best.

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Saturday evening.

The blaze, called the Thomas Fire, has burned over 267,000 acres (108,000 hectares), making it the third-largest in the state’s history.

Only 40 per cent contained on Saturday evening, it was moving rapidly and now took aim at the hills above Montecito, known for its luxury resorts and mansions of celebrities.

Kelly Hoover, Santa Barbara County Sheriff ’s spokeswoman, said authorities dispatched hundreds of crews to Montecito, checking the communities door to door and ordering residents to leave the

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M at n o g ( P h i l i p pines), Dec 17 (Agencies): Landslides triggered

by Tropical Storm Kai-Tak have killed 26 people and 23 more are missing in the eastern Philippines, authorities said Sunday.

The deaths were reported in the small island province of Biliran, a day after the storm pounded the east of the archipelago nation, reported AFP. Kai-Tak tore across the major islands of Samar and Leyte on Saturday, toppling power lines in 39 towns or cities and damaging roads and bridges, the national disaster agency said.

Some 87,700 people were forced from their homes in the region. But the previous death toll had stood at just three.

“There is a total of 26 people dead from landslides in four towns of Biliran. We have recovered the bodies,” Sofronio Dacillo, provincial disaster risk reduction and management officer, told AFP. Gerardo Espina, governor of the island province just east of Leyte, gave the same figure for deaths in an interview on ABS-CBN television. He said 23 people were missing.

Washington, Dec 17 (IANS): A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying a team of three astronauts from the US, Russia and Japan blasted off for the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The capsule with the three crew members -NASA’s Scott Tingle, Anton Shkaplerov of the Russian space agency Roscosmos and Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency -- is scheduled to dock with the space station’s Rassvet module on December 19, the US space agency aid. The arrival of Tingle, Shkaplerov and Kanai will restore the station’s crew complement to six.

They will join Expedition 54 Commander Alexander Misurkin of Roscosmos and his crewmates, Mark Vande Hei and Joe Acaba of NASA. The crew members will spend more than four months conducting approximately 250 science investigations in fields such as biology, Earth science, human research, physical sciences and technology development, NASA said.

Highlights of upcoming investigations include demonstrating the benefits of manufacturing fibre optic filaments in a microgravity environment.

14 days later, California wildfire rages on

With much honor and gratitude, we heartily congratulate Miss Peweü Tunyi, D/o Khrielie Tunyi for bringing laurel into our family by winning the title "Miss Nagaland 2017, 2 nd Runner up" and the subtitle " Queen of Hearts".

We wish you the very best in your near endeavour.

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to conduct Opang Jamir nominated for Rio graces closing function MMA annual concert ‘Northeast person of the year’ on December 19 of Dimapur night carnival N M M P Lok Sabha Neiphiu Rio today said that the Nagas are highly talented and second to none in business, but fear psychosis exists in the minds of the people for which the full potential cannot be realised.

Speaking as the chief guest at the closing function of the 5th edition of the week-long Dimapur Night Carnival at Supermarket Complex, Dimapur, Rio lauded the District Administration, the Dimapur Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI), Business Association of Nagas (BAN), East Dimapur Business Association (EDBA), the entrepreneurs, donors and all well-wishers for the success of the Carnival which mainly aims to promote young entrepreneurs and talented youngsters and artistes in various fields.

Recalling that the Carnival was first organised in 2013 coinciding with the 50 years’ celebration of Nagaland’s statehood, Rio averred that Dimapur

Neiphiu Rio speaking at the closing function of the Dimapur Night Carnival on Sunday evening.

was the only commercial hub of Nagaland and likened it to a miniature India comprising of all tribes and communities. “It is up to us how to build this city. We need to provide peace and tranquillity. We need to ensure that there is no fear psychosis. Rule of law should prevail so that investors from outside can come here and do business,” he stated. The chief guest opined that the entire Northeastern region is rich in resources but the people remain poor “because

we have not exploited our natural resources, business potential and talents.”

Touching upon the long standing Naga political issue, the MP stated, “Our political issue remains unresolved for the last 7 to 8 decades. Nagas desire for settlement so that peace and development comes,” and voiced his support to the December 7 resolution between the Legislators, Parliamentarians and Ex-Parliamentarians as well as the December 15th, 2017 Four Point Resolution

adopted in the Nagaland Legislative Assembly for an early settlement of the Naga political issue before the next General Assembly Elections slated for February/March 2018.

Applauding the artistes for showcasing their various talents, the chief guest also appreciated the exhibition of indigenous-themed creations by Naga fashion designers and said, “This shows that we are second to none.”

Expressing his solidarity to the business community, MP urged upon the people to maintain peace and tranquillity, love one another, respect each other.

“Let Dimapur grow as the commercial hub not only for Nagaland but also for the Northeastern region,” he added.

DC Dimapur Sushil Kumar Patel along with his wife, DCCI President, Akashe Zhimomi, as well as officials of BAN and EDBA attended the closing function which was witnessed by a mammoth gathering.

ountain Mus i c A c a d e my (MMA) is all set for its annual concert, “12 – A Musical” which will be held on the December 19 at AG Grounds, Bank Colony (behind Furtados).

Inspired by the twelve months in a year, the show featuring live music and dance performances would be directed

by Bethel Tsuzu, choreographed by Virieno (Christina) Zakiesato and scripted by Anungla.

About 150 students of Mountain Music Academy will be part of the musical which will feature guest performances by Pedros Dance School, Mangyang Kichu, Diethozo Thakro and Toshimeren.

The house band for the musical comprises of Lima Mongro, David Sunar and Fung Walling from ANTB, and Akok Imsong from Incipit.

Tickets for the concert will be available at the venue.

Inter-Ward beat contest to be held in Mokokchung

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econd edition of the inter-ward beat contest, a yearly event organised by ‘Temulonger Telok’ would be held on December 22 at town hall Mokokchung under the theme “Beating out Loud”.

Addressing a press conference on Sunday at “The Restaurant”, members of the organising team stated that the event which was scheduled to be held on December 19 had been postponed to December 22.

The beat contest which began last year was a grand success. This year, eight

Members of ‘Temulonger Telok’ during the press conference at ‘The Restaurant’. (NP)

bands from 18 wards under Mokokchung town would gear up for the coveted title. The contest awards

winner and runner-up, including four individual prizes (best vocalist, best drummer, best bassist and

best guitarist) with cash and certificates.

The contest will also feature guest bands including The Great Decade, Mokokchung Tunes and Imlichila. The tickets for the show are priced at one hundred rupees and the gates will be opened by 4 p.m.

Temulonger Telok are a group of young dynamic youths from Mokokchung formed with the aim of promoting music and talent in the town. “Mokokchung town is vested with lots of music talents, but there aren’t many platforms

where the young people can showcase their talents.

That is why the Temulonger Telok was formed and we wish to continue organizing this contest”, said Mulongchet, assistant secretary of the group. Impochang, convenor of the event also added that the event will help revive the rock spirit and strengthen bonds between the youths of different wards. They also added that tickets for the show will be available at Aria, below Imlong Place Mokokchung.

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a g a l a n d ’s ve r y own Opang Jamir has once again been nominated for the “Northeast Person of the year 2017” under talent category by the NE8x Guwahati. In the beginning of the year, Opang had won the “Northeast Best Male Model of the Year 2017” by North east style Award powered by GEOGEMS and News 18.

Opang Jamir is nominated for Northeast person of the year under talent category not only for his contribution towards the society but because of the impact and inspiration he had made to youths of the Northeast.

In their blog, NE8x wrote, “Opang Jamir is the first Northeast Male Model to represent India at an international pageant/contest mister international 2012 contest held at Bangkok Thailand.... worked for fashion shows in Thailand. He is the first Naga Male Model to walk for Lakme Fashion Week and has opened up a Grooming institute in Dimapur for young aspiring models in 2012-2014. He has also worked towards healthy lifestyle and for the causes of HIV and AIDS after the contest in school and colleges”.

Opang has also conducted charity campaign for HIV and AIDS children and orphanages and has raised funds for a five year old child who was

suffering from Ectopia Cordis.

He has tirelessly worked for various organisations in charity and as ambassador for goodwill causes.

Opang is now currently working as the Head of International Model Scout for Viva Model Management New Delhi India.

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I. Vitokhe Assumi

As you walk through your 80th Year may health and good spirits attend you each day.

May the Lord grand you your wishes and send blessings your way and confirm to you that he is near.

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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

Dive through more than 1,000 Dalí paintings online

Wishing our dearest parents Mrs. and Mr. Bohoto Kiba enough of everything as you celebrate 30 years of married life.

May the Lord favour always be upon you.

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or the past 17 years, researchers at the Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation in Spain have been hard at work examining, tracking down, crosschecking and authenticating every known painting attributed to Salvador Dalí.

As Alec Evans of the Art Newspaper reports, the team has finally released a complete catalogue raisonné-or annotated listing-of more than 1,000 Dalí paintings. Better yet, the finished product is available for free online, making it possible for anyone with internet access to peruse the mustachioed artist’s exuberant body of work.

The primary goal of the exhaustive catalogue is to provide definitive attribution to the many paintings that have been ascribed to Dalí over the years. Researchers scoured the documentary archives of several institutions, including the Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation, the Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida, Madrid’s Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía and the Centre Pompidou in Paris. The team also worked with the Museum Boijmans van Beuningen in Rotterdam to track down paintings in private collections. If doubts about a work’s authenticity persisted, researchers then turned to Spanish conservation experts for technical data that could shed light on authorship.

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Real Madrid retain Club World Cup

edine Zidane’s men this year.

Ronaldo was once again Real’s man for the big occasion as his strike went through the Gremio wall eight minutes after the break to ensure the European club champions were also crowned world champions for a fifth straight year.

Madrid dominated possession but, unlike in their profligate semi-final performance, found clearcut chances hard to come by against the well-organised Gremio defence.

Luka Modric came closest to breaking the deadlock in the first half with a left-footed shot from the edge of the box that flew inches wide of the far post.

Ronaldo also hammered a long-range freekick that dipped onto the roof of the net, whilst Edilson gave Keylor Navas a similar scare at the other end with a free-kick from range.

Gremio pleaded for the referee to consult with the video assistant referee (VAR) when Sergio Ramos

clipped Ramiro inside the area early in the second period.

However, those claims fell on deaf ears and Madrid instantly broke up the other end to open the scoring.

Ronaldo was tripped 25 yards from goal and the world player of the year’s resulting free-kick sneaked through a gap in the Gremio wall to skip into the bottom corner.

Gremio were handed a lifeline when Ronaldo had the ball in the net again just before the hour mark, but Karim Benzema was flagged for being marginally offside in the build-up.

Marcelo Grohe then turned another Modric drive onto the post and made great stops from Ronaldo and Bale in the final 10 minutes to keep Gremio in the game.

However, the Brazilians failed to register a single shot on target as Madrid comfortably held out to seal their most successful ever year with a fifth trophy.

Earlier, Mexican side Pachuca beat hosts Al Jazira 4-1 in the third-place play-off.

Sindhu loses in summit clash of Dubai Final

Dubai, Dec 17 (PTI): Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu suffered another heart-wrenching defeat against World No. 2 Akane Yamaguchi of Japan to finish as runner-up at the Dubai Super Series Final here Sunday.

In the prestigious season-ending tournament finale, Sindhu played her hearts out before going down fighting 21-15 12-21 19-21 to Yamaguchi in an energysapping summit clash that lasted an hour and 31 minutes. It was Sindhu’s third loss in a major final, following her narrow defeats at the Rio Olympics and Glasgow World Championship.

Coming into the match with a 5-2 head-to-head record, Sindhu, who had defeated Yamaguchi on Friday in the last group match, failed to outlast the diminutive Japanese, who showed better precision and athleticism to clinch the title.

The 22-year-old Indian, who is playing her fourth Super Series final of the year, thus could not surpass Saina Nehwal, who had reached the final in 2011 and mixed doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and V Diju, who also ended runners-up in 2009.

3rd Ashes Test: Eng staring at defeat

James Vince departs as Australian players celebrate Mitchell Starc’s wicket.

Perth, Dec 17 (IANS): England were struggling at 132/4 in their second innings at the end of a raininterrupted fourth day in the third Ashes Test at the WACA Stadium here on Sunday, on the verge of defeat as they trail the hosts by 127 runs.

England’s centurions from the first innings, Dawid Malan and Jonny Bairstow, were at the crease at stumps and face the herculean task of avoiding a third successive loss in as many matches during their current tour Down Under, reports Efe news agency.

The fourth day’s play resumed with Australia on 549/4. An inspired Jimmy Anderson trapped Mitchell Marsh leg before in the first over of the day and then

Hamsik equals Maradona’s record as Napoli move to top MILAN, Dec 17 (Agencies): Marek Hamsik equalled Diego Maradona’s record as Napoli’s all-time top goalscorer as they took advantage of Inter Milan’s first defeat of the season and moved top of Serie A with a 3-1 win at Torino on Saturday.

Inter went down 3-1 to Udinese at the San Siro earlier in the day and Hamsik, who now has 115 Napoli goals in all competitions, led the way as Maurizio Sarri’s side made the most

of Inter’s loss with a threegoal blitz in the first halfhour that saw off Torino and moved them top on 42 points, two ahead of Inter, who drop back to second.

Kalidou Koulibaly sent Napoli on their way in the fourth minute when he headed home Allan’s flick-on from a corner, and the away side looked out of Marek Hamsik sight with just 25 minutes Hamsik effectively gone when Piotr Zielinski collected Jorginho’s precise ended the match as a conthrough ball and slotted test with 30 minutes gone when he swept home Dries home their second.

India women blank Bhutan in SAFF U15 opener Dhaka, Dec 17 (IANS): India outclassed Bhutan 3-0 in the football match opener of the inaugural edition of the SAFF U-15 Championship being held at the Mohammad Mostofa Kamal Stadium here on Sunday.

In a lopsided encounter -- Kritina, Priyanka and Pratiksha scored in the 4th, 11th and 19th minutes respectively to end to Bhutan’s hopes.

India struck early in the match with Kritina breaking the deadlock. Later, a flurry of attacks followed with Priyanka doubling the lead.

Defender Pratiksha too etched her name on the score sheet after she piled on Bhutan’s misery scoring the third goal for India. India, thus grabbed three points from the match and they will next clash with Nepal on December 19.

Merten’s pass first time past Salvatore Sirigu, scoring his first goal since the start of October and finally equalling Maradona’s record.

Torino striker Andrea Belotti pulled one back in the 63rd minute, ending an eight-game goal drought that stretched back nearly two months, but that was as good as it got for the hosts. Inter looked like they were set to maintain their unbeaten record and momentarily extend their lead at the top when Mauro

Icardi levelled the scores with his 18th goal of the season, a smart volley just 71 seconds after Kevin Lasagna’s 14th-minute opener. But despite dominating, the hosts could not find the breakthrough, and were punished just after the hour mark.

Inter defender Davide Santon compounded a poor display by handballing Silvan Widmer’s cross, and after referee Maurizio Mariani consulted the video assistant referee to check

that the ball had not gone out before the Udinese right-back reached the ball, he awarded the penalty from which Rodrigo De Paul gave the away side the lead.

Inter continued to push and almost levelled in the 68th minute when Milan Skriniar thumped Antonio Candreva’s cross off the bar, but were punished when Antonin Barak finished a lightning break with 13 minutes left to sink the home side.

Alonso free kick hands Chelsea victory

Manchester City players celebrate after scoring a goal.

Manchester, Dec 17 (IANS): Manchester City trounced Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 to extend their record winning streak in the English Premier League (EPL) to 16 consecutive games. City grabbed the lead at the Etihad Stadium here on Saturday evening when German midfielder Ilkay Gundogan scored with a header off a corner in the 14th minute.

Despite the deficit, Spurs goalkeeper Hugo Lloris was arguably the man of the match in the first half as his heroics stymied Sergio Aguero in a one-on-on opportunity and also kept a strike from Gundogan from finding the back of the net.

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limping off a hard challenge in the 68th minute by Dele Alli, who picked up a yellow card on the play, and then finishing off a remarkable counterattack two minutes later to give Man City a 2-0 lead. The game was all but over at that juncture, but the hosts tacked on two more goals on a pair of strikes by Raheem Sterling in the 80th and 90th minutes.

Tottenham finally got on the board with a powerful left-footed stoppage-time goal from the edge of the box

by Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen. Manchester City, who had set the record for the longest-ever winning streak in the 129-year history of the EPL with a 4-0 rout of Swansea FC in their previous match on Wednesday, now have 52 points with 18

Chelsea consolidated third place in the Premier League with a 1-0 win over Southampton at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, thanks to a Marcos Alonso goal.

Alonso scored the only goal of the game by curling a long-range free kick past goalkeeper Fraser Forster and into the bottom corner in the third minute of firsthalf injury time.

Chelsea dominated the match for long periods and would have won by a greater margin had Forster not made a string of impressive saves. Southampton improved after sending on Charlie Austin for Manolo Gabbiadini in the second half but they were unable to snatch an equaliser.

The result extended a poor run of form for Mauricio Pellegrino’s side, who have now gone five matches without a win in the Premier League and have dropped to 12th in the standings.

Chelsea have moved on to 38 points.

score reading 71/3.

In the day’s last session, a composed James Vince was removed on 55 by a menacing delivery from Starc that broke his off stump, making England’s hopes appear as gloomy as the weather around the stadium. Malan and Bairstow managed to fend off the Australians until it began to pour once again, and play was called off for the day with the score reading 132/4.

England’s best hopes on keeping the series alive rest on the rain gods washing off most of the last day’s play, unless their batsmen can conjure up some magic and take the fight back to the Aussies, who lead the five-match Ashes test series 2-0.

Brazilian Vinicius to join Real Madrid after 2018

Rio de Janeiro, Dec 17 (IANS): Rising football star Vinícius Júnior who plies his trade for Brazilian club Flamengo on Sunday said he intends to join Real Madrid after 2018. The 17-year-old Brazilian who has already signed a deal to play for Real Madrid which will be effective after his 18th birthday on July 12 said he will think about joining the Spanish giants after new year.

“I have been on vacation for three days,” the striker was quoted as saying by Marca. “Let’s think about it after the New Year, but I intend to stay until the end of 2018.

After winning the Copa Libertadores, I will be able to play for Real Madrid,” Vinícius Júnior added.

1st DEATH ANNIVERSARY of our beloved mother

SECOND DEATH ANNIVERSARY of

LATE THEJAKO PUCHO (18.12.2015 – 18.12.2017)

Man City rout Spurs 4-1 to extend record winning streak

matches played. City’s nearest challenger, crosstown rivals Manchester United, have 38 points but can close the gap to 11 with a road win against West Bromwich Albion. Tottenham are currently in seventh place with 31 points.

Australian captain Steve Smith a few overs later.

Then with the run out of Mitchell Starc, the Australians lost three wickets in a span of five overs.

At lunch, Australia were at 643/7, and they declared their innings early in the second session at 662/9, having accumulated a massive lead of 259 runs.

In the second innings, the Australian pace battery got the ball to land in the ever-widening cracks, as Josh Hazlewood sent England openers Mark Stoneman and Alastair Cook back to the pavilion in his first spell.

Off-spinner Nathan Lyon removed English captain Joe Root in his first over, before it started raining, prompting the umpires to call for an early tea break with the

Lt. Kambuigalu Philomina Born on 1st May 1929 Died on 18th Dec. 2016

Dearest Mom, we know you are listening from the heaven above, there's nothing that we value more than your loss. No matter where we are or what we are doing, your memories will always keeps us smiling, we miss you.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Days will pass and turn into years… but we will always remember you with silent tears.

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Mummy, daddy, brother and sisters

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The family members wish to acknowledge the expressions of sympathy and gestures of kindness shown to us following our sad loss. We offer our heartfelt thanks to all villagers, church, friends, neighbours and well wishers who provided emotional and practical support for us at this difficult time. Your contribution made our loss more bearable. As it would be impossible to thank everyone individually, please accept this acknowledgement as an expression of our deepest gratitude.

We sincerely and humbly pray that our Almighty God bless you all.

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Loving family members.

Lt. YAPANGINLA W/o Lt. ONENTEMJEN (Rtd. Govt. Teacher) CHUCHUYIMLANG Died on 5th DEC. 2017 At the age of 93 Years

Words are inadequate to express our profound gratitude to all of you for your love and support in the form of prayer, financial and material help at the time of illness and demise of our loving mother Smti. Kiebeino Yalietsu on 11th December 2017. We sincerely acknowledge and appreciate your kind gesture.

With apology for the inability to mention all, we would fail without making special mention of the following organisations and individuals among many others:1. Baptist Church, Sechu Zubza 2. C.E.M., Baptist Church -do3. Nepali Baptist Church -do4. Khonoma Ruffuno -do5. Union Baptist Church, Kohima 6. Thepfuko Krotho UBC, -do7. Khonoma Baptist Krotho -do8. Thevomiapfu Krotho -do9. New Market Area Panchayat, -do10. Elders Club, New Market, -do11. New Market Youth Organisation, -do12. Keep Growing Society, New Market, -do13. Officers & Staff of PCCF & HOFF Nagaland -do14. Thevomia Union, Nagaland 15. Baptist Church ‘A’, Medziphema 16. Yalietsu Clan, Peren, Jalukie 17. Er. Kevisekho Kruse 18. Shri. Keneizhakho Nakhro 19. Neighbours, family members, relatives, friends and well wishers Though sincerely regretting for the inability to thank each and everyone individually, it is our prayer that Almighty God bless you all abundantly in return.

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Real Madrid players celebrate after lifting the Club World Cup title in Abu Dhabi.

ABU DHABI, Dec 17 (Agencies): Cristiano Ronaldo’s second-half freekick ensured Real Madrid picked up a fifth trophy of 2017 by beating Gremio 1-0 in Abu Dhabi on Saturday to retain the Club World Cup. A third Club World Cup in four years brings Madrid level with rivals Barcelona as the most successful side in the competition’s history and adds to the La Liga, Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and Spanish Super Cup titles already won by Zin-

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India beat SL by 8 wickets; clinch ODI series

India’s Shikhar Dhawan and Shreyas Iyer at the 3rd and final ODI match against Sri Lanka in Vizag, on Sunday. (PTI)

V i s a k h a pat na m , Dec 17 (Agencies): Shikhar Dhawan made an unbeaten 100 as India beat

Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the third ODI to clinch the series 2-1 in Visakhapatnam on Sunday.

Chasing 216 for victory, the hosts depended on a 135-run second-wicket partnership between Shreyas Iyer, who made 65, and Dhawan to achieve their target in 32.1 overs.

Dhawan completed his 12th ODI hundred in 85 balls before taking India to their eighth consecutive ODI series victory since June 2016.

Earlier, India rode on a strong bowling perfor-

mance to restrict Sri Lanka to 215 runs. Spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal did most of the damage by taking three wickets each.

Upul Tharanga was the highest scorer for the visitors with 95 runs off 82 balls. The left-hander’s 36th ODI half-century was studded with 12 boundaries and three hits into the stands.

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ANKFA meeting on December 20

Dimapur, Dec 17 (NPN): The All Nagaland Kung-Fu Association (ANKFA) has convened an emergency meeting on December 20 at 2:00 pm at tourist lodge, rama gave him excellent Dimapur. Therefore, all the office bearer and members have been requested to attend the meeting without fail. support from the other end, scoring 42 runs off 57 deliveries, hitting five boundaries along the way.

The two teams now head into the three Twenty20 internationals starting Wednesday in Cuttack.

Brief scores: India (Dhawan 100*, Iyer 65) beat Sri Lanka 215 (Tharanga 95, Kuldeep 3-42, Chahal 3-46) by 8 wickets

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