December 21, 2016

Nagaland Post www.nagalandpost.com

Vol XXVII No. 19

DIMAPUR, wednesday, december 21, 2016 Pages 12 ` 4.00

New rules are ‘desperate’ steps of ‘desperate’ govt: Chidambaram

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national, Page 5

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business, Page 8

4000 security personnel rushed to Manipur 6 NNPGs appeal to Nagas and Meiteis UNC demands PR in Manipur; 15 CSos JOIN HANDS FOR PEACE

Correspondent/PTI

NEW DELHI/IMPHAL, DEC 20: The Centre has rushed around 4,000 paramilitary personnel to Manipur in the wake of violence following economic blockade on National Highways connecting the state.

While around 1,500 paramilitary personnel were rushed in to Manipur in last two days, around 2,500 paramilitary were dispatched to the state last week, a senior Home Ministry official said today. The security personnel were sent to Manipur keeping in view the security situation in the state in the wake of violence following the economic blockade imposed by the Union Naga Council (UNC) on two National Highways since November 1.

With ethnic passions running high in Manipur, various organisations have condemned the act of communal violence unleashed by mobs who waylaid vehicles and buses transporting Nagas and torching them in a senseless act of retribution against the UNC spearhead-

NSVDBA keeps stir in abeyance DIMAPUR, DEC 20 (NPN): Nagaland State Village Development Board Association (NSVDBA) has announced that its proposed agitation has been kept in abeyance following the effort of the responsible department and the SBI to release the wages at the earliest.

The association had warned to protest across the state in the event the SBI failed to release the wages of MGNREGA workers

by December 20, 2016. In a press release, NSVDBA general secretary, Manthungo Kikon, has informed the officials of the district VDB associations to be aware that the wages would be released anytime soon.

NH-155 open for vhicular movement

DIMAPUR, DEC 20 (NPN): PWD (National Highway) Division-III Tuensang has informed all the commuters plying on NH-155(202 new) that the traffic closed for rehabilitation of Bridges on NH-202, along Mokokchung-Longsa-Chare route, has been opened for traffic w.e.f. December 21, 2016.

In a press release, PWD (NH), Division-III Tuensang executive engineer has extended appreciation to all the commuters for cooperation.

ed total road bandh since November 1,2016.

The United Naga Council (UNC) today urged the Centre for imposition of President’s rule in Manipur where an economic blockade by the organisation snapped two highways connecting the state.

The demand was placed by the UNC before Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh when a delegation of the group met here.

“We appeal for imposing President’s rule in Manipur as the state government has failed completely on all fronts and law order has deteriorated. Creation of seven new districts is a ploy by the Manipur Chief Minister for electoral gains,” senior UNC leader Adani Mao said at a press conference here.

Mao, the former UNC president, who is at present looking after the affairs of the Council after the arrest of its senior leaders, alleged that Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh was trying “cheap tricks ahead of polls to hide the government’s incompetency”.

Claiming that violence has taken place in several areas of Manipur, Convener for Joint Naga Civil Societies, Lakpachui Siro, accused the Congress-led state government of disrupting peace by creating seven new districts for “electoral gains” ahead of the assembly elections next year.

“The state government is going to upgrade Sadar Hills and Jiribam regions to full-fledged districts without consulting the Nagas who inhabit the areas. Precious lands, which belong to them, are being snatched away and there are unrest in the state,” he said. UNC has accused Meiteis of creating unrest in the state by killing innocent people, saying Meiteis are not only torching vehicles, burning down houses and looting Nagas, but also attacking places of worships in the state.

A tripartite talk involving a delegation each from the Manipur government, the UNC and the Ministry of Home Affairs was scheduled to be held in Delhi on November 15 on the current situation of the state but the

state government did not send anyone to attend that meeting, Siro said.

In a gazette notification issued on December 9, the state government announced the creation of seven new districts for administrative convenience, taking the total number of districts in the state to 16.

The decision has sharply divided the state’s three main communities which are Meiteis, Nagas and Kukis. Though Meitei and Kuki groups have welcomed the move, the UNC has been protesting against it. The UNC claim that the decision would bifurcate ancestral lands of Nagas in Manipur.

The Chief Minister said the move was aimed at addressing a long-standing demand of the majority Meitei community and the minority Kukis.

The ongoing economic blockade by UNC launched on November 1 against the state government’s proposed move to create the new districts of Jiribam and Sadar Hills has resulted in black marketing of essential goods. Out of the nine dis-

tricts of Manipur, four districts-- Imphal East, Imphal West, Thoubal and Bishenpur are valley districts, and the five rest-- Ukhrul, Senapati, Tamenglong, Chandel and Churachandpur are hill districts.The five hill districts are tribal districts. Valley districts are smaller with a high density of population but hill districts are sparsely populated.

Fifteen Manipur based civil society organizations have resolved to join hands and formed the “Goodwill Mission for Peaceful Coexistence (GMPC)” forum.

The organizations which includes-- representatives of Tangkhul People’s Organisation, Naga People’s Union, Zeliangrong Union, Ten United Social Upliftment Khurai, HERICOUN, LIPUN, bodies of Khwairamband Keithel, Information Centre for Hill Areas Manipur, Manipur Online Forum and other Kuki based bodies in Imphal, have also agreed to hold a joint meeting on Wednesday at Imphal’s Khwairamband Keithel (Women Market).

Truck kills 12 in Berlin ‘terror attack’ Govt should allow employees

The truck which ran into a crowded Christmas market.

B E R L I N, D E C 2 0 (IANS): German police probing a “suspected terrorist attack” after a man ploughed a lorry into a Christmas market in Berlin that left 12 dead and atkeast 48 injured, said on Tuesday that the Pakistani suspect who was arrested following the attack “had no involvement”.

Shortly after the attack at Breitscheidplatz on Monday night, Berlin police arrested the sus-

pected attacker who was reportedly from Pakistan and entered the country in February this year, the Guardian reported.

However, the Pakistani suspect reportedly had no involvement in the crime. The actual perpetrator was armed and was still at large, Die Welt reported, citing a highranking security source.

“We have the wrong man,” Die Welt cited a Berlin police official as

saying. “And thus a new situation. The actual perpetrator is still at large and armed, and can inflict more damage.”

“All police measures related to the suspected terrorist attack are progressing at full steam and with the necessary diligence,” the Berlin police officer said.

Warnings were issued by intelligence agencies that the Islamic State militants may target Christmas markets in Europe.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said, “We must assume it was a terrorist attack.” Expressing sympathy for the victims, she promised, “This unspeakable event will be as severely punished.”

Germany was put on high alert for a major terror attack in the months after Merkel opened its borders to more than one million refugees from the Middle East.

to observe Christmas: NH

DIMAPUR, DEC 20 (NPN): Naga Hoho has appealed to Nagaland Governor and Chief Minister to formulate policies and issue directives particularly to the government employees to “observe Christmas with peace of mind” along with the rest of Christian community across the world.

In a press release, Naga Hoho president, P. Chuba ozukum, and general secretary, Mursikhoyu Yhobu, said Naga people including government employees celebrate Christmas with yearlong preparation.

The hoho said the declaration of December 25 as the “Good Governance Day” by the Government of India was an act of breach of constitution undermining the sentiments of Christian institutions particularly in Nagaland where 90.02% were Christians.

NH pointed out that India was one of the largest democracies in the world, which was founded on the principle of secularism. As such, it said the framers of the constitution clearly enshrined in the preamble under the constitution of India.

Asserting that in India “secularism” means equal treatment of all religions by the state, the Naga Hoho said with the 42nd Amendment of the constitution of India enacted in 1976, the preamble to the constitution asserted that India is a secular nation. Thus, it said India is a country with various denominations and religious practices in different regions or states.

DDADU members along with the auto drivers at the launching programme. (NP) Staff Reporter

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to restore communal harmony,” the group stated. It further asked Manipur government to ensure that communal peace and harmony was not hijacked by mobs.

The group also demanded Manipur chief minister, Ibobi Singh to immediately arrest the perpetrators of the many crimes committed against Nagas in the recent past.

The group asserted that “Naga brothers and sisters should not suffer more at the hands of unruly mobs aided and assisted by the Manipur state government.” “This is to remind all our neighbours that our blood flows beyond artificial boundaries created by the occupational forces in the past,” it added.

NNPGs maintained that by targeting innocent people, burning of church, vehicles and looting of passengers, “all under the endorsing eyes of state forces and administration”, was an insult to Nagas in particular and humanity in general.

Urging all to stop such hate campaign, the group cautioned that Nagas irrespective of political affiliation and boundaries were closely observing the happenings in Imphal valley and elsewhere.

“It will be unwise for Nagas and Meiteis to resort to violence and destruction to settle their differences,” said NNPGs.

Churches vandalism flayed South Nagas Union of Nagaland State (SNUNS), Kohima unit during its emergency meeting held on Tuesday, vehemently condemned the vandalism at Churches.

In a press note, SNUNS said such action against the most sacred institution, was an insult to all the Christians.

SNUNS also condemned Manipur government for failing to safeguard the lives and property of Nagas in Imphal valley, where it said, innocent travellers were assaulted and their vehicles and properties destroyed.

The union alleged that the war like situation was the creation of the Ibobi government by creating new districts without the consent of the Nagas, the land owners.

Meanwhile, the union has informed that Manipur Naga students passing through Dimapur, on their way to Manipur, could contact SNUNS leaders for any help-- 9426808044, 9856451675, 9436004219.

Desist from confrontation: NPCC on Manipur situation DIMAPUR, DEC 20 (NPN): With Manipur reeling under immense tension in the wake of violence following economic blockade on National Highways, the Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) appealed all to desist from adopting a policy of confrontation.

NPCC also said it was wrong on the part of NSF to resort to economic blockade. Rather, NPCC president K. Therie in a press statement viewed that “intelligent personalities and leaders should be allowed to put their heads together to find out the best course of solution”. It said “people suffering for supporting the policy of confrontation are not the victims but they are connivers.” NPCC also put onus on Church leaders to take the lead so that further unwanted situation would be prevented. It pointed out that as Christians, it expected Nagas to be tolerant and find peaceful ways as Christian religion does not preach violence.

NPCC also expressed concern on the “economic blockade” imposed by various organizations time

and again, saying that imposition of economic blockade implied “let people die out of hunger and thirst”.

NPCC argued that the economic blockade was not just strangling the economy but the children to death.

Further, NPCC condemned the “inhuman and demonic” attacked on the peaceful travellers for no fault of theirs. It appealed to the Nagas, Kukis and Meites, to remain strong and united and not to allow the peaceful coexistence destroyed by confrontation and counter confrontation.

“Whatever unfortunate incidents have happened, let us not allow them to happen again. All Nagas or Meites are not bad. Silent majority are good. Nagas, Kukis and Meites have lived together in peace for centuries and may be more than thousand years for some”, NPCC said. On the political issue, NPCC said, since the Government of India has made its stand clear, “we have nothing to fight among ourselves”. Instead, the problem could be resolved only through negotiation.

DDADU offers one-day ‘free auto ride’ NSF to hold sit-in protest today NBSE: Financial literacy

This is it!

“I seriously don’t know how we’re tackling black money by not getting paid for weeks?”

DIMAPUR/KOHIMA, DEC 20 (NPN): Six Naga Political Groups (NNPG), under the umbrella of ‘Working Group’, in a press note out rightly condemned “the horrific and criminal act of the mob against Southern Naga brothers and sisters in the Meitei dominated Imphal valley”.

The statement issued by convener and co-convener of the working group, comprising of GPRN/ NSCN NSCN(R), NNC/ F G N ( S h i n g n ya / T h i nosilie), NNC (Z. Royim/ V Nagi) NNC/GDRN (Kiumukam/Hetoi) and NNC/ NPGN (Temjenyanger/ Hozheto), have appealed for calm.

Stating that the two communities co-existed for centuries, NNPGs said, for the sake of future generations, Nagas and Meiteis must learn to live together as trustworthy friends and neighbors. “A path of violence would not be in the interest of either Nagas or Meiteis”, it added.

In this regard, NNPGs urged upon the leaders of two communities-- Nagas and Meiteis in Manipur, to sit across the table and tackle all issues diplomatically. “All sides must make an effort

DIMAPUR, DEC 20 (NPN): Dimapur District Autorickshaw Drivers’ Union (DDADU) in tune with its motto, “service to public” has announced special festive offer “free town trip” to the public on December 21.

Free town trip service would be available from 8am to 12 noon, announced DDADU president I. Vito-

she Sema. The free town trip would be flagged off by OC Traffic, M. Patton.

He told Nagaland Post, that the free service is the first of its kind, as part of DDADU’s Christmas gifts to the public. According to Vitoshe, around 50 autorickshaws will offer free ride to the public within Dimapur.

Auto-rickshaws would be available at various junctionsCity Tower, Bata Charali,

Civil Hospital, Nikos Hospital, Faith Hospital, Metro Hospital, East Police Station, DC court and Belho Hospital, Walford.

He further informed the citizens that stickers “free town trip service for public” would also be pasted in the front and back of the autorickshaws. He also informed that DDADU would take up the venture annually in the days to come.

KOHIMA, DEC 20 (NPN): Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) would stage sit-in protest at the Civil Secretariat, Kohima on Wednesday against the backdoor appointment made after June 6, 2016 and state government’s failure to respond to its 10-day ultimatum served on December 7.

NSF president Subenthung Kithan told Nagaland Post that the federation had made several appeals to the state government to implement the June 6, 2016 office memorandum. However, he said that many were appointed through backdoor even after June 6.

Maintaining that June 16 office memorandum would streamline the job opportunity system in a big way, Kithan, however, said the state government did not comply with the OM. NSF president demanded that government should immediately revoke the backdoor appointments and send vacant posts requisition for an open competition through NPSC and departmental examinations.

NSF president cautioned that the federation would intensify

protest if the government failed to meet their demand.

According to Kithan, so far 39 departments have responded to the RTI filed by the federation, adding that more replies were awaited from many departments.

Even after the official notification of the P&AR, June 6, 2016, NSF president alleged that the state government has appointed 34 assistant professors in Higher and technical education, six LDAs in home-general, one junior engineer in geology and mining, one LDA in veterinary and animal husbandry, two research assistants, one assistant archivist and one LDA in art and culture department, 10 government pleader cum APP under law and justice, one LDA in information and public relations.

Also, in PHED department, he said government has appointed one each of Jr Engineer Grade II and electrician Grade III, five LDAs, three S/assistants (UT) grade III, one each of tracer grader III, draftsman grade III and two storekeepers.

compulsory in Class IX

DIMAPUR, DEC 20 (NPN): Acknowledging the importance of the financial literacy, the Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE) has notified that starting from the academic year 2017, all the Higher Secondary Schools registered with the Board would be made compulsory to introduce the Financial Literacy course in Class IX. The NBSE in collaboration with the National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. had introduced the Financial Literacy at Class IX in 2016. In the first phase, the course was introduced in three districts, i.e. Kohima, Mokokchung and Dimapur in some selected schools. Besides the selected schools, NBSE has stated that any high schools interested in introducing the course could inform the Board on or before February 10, 2017.

The National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. would provide training to the teachers who would teach the Financial Literacy course. Any graduate teacher after attending the training could teach the course, the Board said. NBSE stated that the exact date and time of the teachers training would be intimated on a later date to the schools.

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WDDMA conducts mock drill in Wka DoSE notifies on scholarship

Members of STRF and WDDMA members after the mock drill at Wokha on Dec 20.

(DIPR Wokha)

DIMAPUR: Mock drill was conducted Wokha District Disaster Management Authority (WDDMA) in collaboration with all the nodal agencies in the district headquarter, to spread

awareness about preventive measures in times of eventualities at Wokha on December 20.

According to DIPR report, the drill was conducted in three locations,

NST colony secondary fire incident, police point high-rise building collapse caused by ear thquake and PWD colony under construction building collapse. In all the three sites

the rescue and operation works were conducted and practical demonstrations were shown to the public as to how injured people, victims trapped in the building and casualties were evacuated during any eventualities.

Deputy commissioner thanked all members and volunteer from Lotha Youth Hoho for their cooperation and support for making the mock drill a success and also the general public for turning out in large number to witness the mock drill.

DC said that with collective effort and participation public were ready to face any kind of eventualities and called for cooperation so that prompt action could be initiated to save the lives of victims during disaster.

DIMAPUR: Department of School Education (DoSE) has notified that the ministry has observed instances where the scholarship amount could not be credited through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode in the bank account of students due to many bank accounts being indicated as Non-active/ Non operational/ Dormant/ Transaction limit fixed account etc.

Moreover, it has been reported that in many cases, bank account validation in PFMS has not been successful as many bank accounts are in banks where Core Banking facility was not available. Therefore, students who have applied for scholarship under the scholarship scheme of Minority Affairs, have been asked to rectify them immediately to ensure smooth DBT release of scholar-

ships.

Students have to ensure that: name on account number should be same as per the candidate name in the scholarship application form; IFSC code and account number of the candidate should be correct; bank account number should not be stopped/closed before transferring of the scholarship amount; bank account should be operative; bank account number should not have any fixed credit limit (i.e. sanctioned scholarship amount can be permissible to credit in account); bank account should not have any minor/ major issues; in case of joint bank account, candidate name should be first in bank account.

If sanctioned scholarship amount cannot be transferred due to invalid bank details of the candidate then the fund would be deemed forfeited.

Nagaland Post, Dimapur Wednesday, December 21, 2016

news in brief ADC Niuland informs: ADC Niuland and ERO, East Dimapur Town Council, V. Lovitoly Sema has notified public that the list of amendments to the final electoral roll for the constituency/constituencies of East Dimapur Town Council has been prepared with reference to January 1, 2016 as the qualifying date. A copy of the said roll together with the list of amendments would be available for inspection in the office of the DC, Dimapur from December 20.

AAGBA prohibits: Ato Area GB’s Association (AAGBA) has informed that many immoral activities occur during the festive season. In this regard, it has informed that such activities would be strictly prohibited with effect from December 21 to January 1. Defaulters would be penalized with a fine of Rs 15, 000 to Rs. 20,000. All GBs and chairmen under Ato area have been informed to keep strict vigilance for such activities within the jurisdiction. AAGBA further extended Christmas and New Year greetings to all citizens.

DPON greetings: Dimasa Public Organisation, Nagaland (DPON) has wished the people of Nagaland a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. DPON hopes that the people of Nagaland celebrate Christmas and New Year with devotion to almighty God. It also pray that the season would enable the spirit of forgiveness and to forget past misdeeds.

NCVYS apprehends cesspool truck drivers Condolence for late Hokiye Yesca NU:SASRD workshop on spices

The four drivers apprehended by NCVYS.

DIMAPUR: A cesspool truck belonging to the Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC) along with the driver and three labours were apprehended by New Chumukedima Village Youth Society (NCVYS) while disposing cesspool waste besides the highway at New Chumukedima on December 20.

A press note by

NCVYS president, Dolhoubeizo Hama stated that this was done inspite of prohibitory warning issued

by New Chumukedima Village Council, and the youth society on earlier occasion to desist from dumping of waste and carcasses of livestock and garbage besides the highway and in the River Chathe. It also stated that livestock dealers had been

Field day on integrated farming DIMAPUR: Field day was held on November 17 at integrated farm school, Bhandari town conducted

by ATMA Bhandari block and sponsored by ATMA Wokha.

During the programmed the farm school teacher, Daniel Yanthan shared about his ongoing cultivation and future prospects in his farm. The resource person SDO (Sc) cum BTT convener, Bhandari block, Chumbeni Odyuo discussed on the topics which was relevant to

integrated farming. The topics included crop rotation, mulching, intercropping, strip cropping and multitier cropping.

He also encouraged the farmers to conserve soil fertility and water conservation which was required on integrated farming, thus enabling the farmers to grow crops even during lean period and earn more remuneration. Further proper land planning and space utilization was encouraged in the course of discussion for the benefit of farmers.

D I M A P U R : G P R N / condolence to the bereaved NSCN (I-M) deputy kilon- family and peace to the deser, ministry of kilo affairs parted soul. ‘capt’ (rtd) Newto Chishi I express my deepest has expressed deep sor- sorrow to the demise of late row at the demise of late gen (rtd) Hokiye Yesca of ‘gen’ (rtd) Hokiye Yesca N/A NNC/FGN, GB of of N/A NNC/FGN, GB Naghutome old village on of Naghutome old village December 16. He was tall on December 16. In a con- and visionary leader and dolence message, Newto the pride of Naghutomi described late Hokiye as village in particular and the a tall and visionary leader Sumi and Nagas in general. and the pride of Naghutomi He was the participant and village in particular and the signatory from the military Sumi Naga in general. He wing of the 1st Indo-Naga said that late Hokiye was ceasefire agreement. His the participant and signa- dedicated and patriotic sertory from the military wing vice to the Naga nation as during the 1st Indo-Naga brave general, the vision and ceasefire agreement. His the discipline life he lived dedicated and patriotic ser- will always be cherished vice to the Naga nation as and fondly remembered in brave general, the vision the golden book of Naga and the discipline life he history. I also express my lived would always be cher- heartfelt condolence to the ished and fondly remem- bereaved family and peace bered in the golden book to the departed soul. of Naga history, stated the Capt (rtd) Newto Chicondolence message. New- shi deputy kilonser, minisDIMAPUR: Consultative to also conveyed heartfelt try of kilo affairs. meeting of all NPF Party 55 A/C Tobu was held on November 15 at Tobu HQ. During the meeting DIMAPUR: Nagaland Christian Revival Church has advisor NBDA &NEPED, also voiced out against choosing of December 25 as Naiba appealed all party Good Governance Day by the central government. workers to reconcile and NCRC president, Rev. Dr. N. Paphino in a press note to unite together to build a stated that if the government does not listen to the stronger NPF in the con- wishes of the people, a black spot would always remain stituency. on the birthday of the great leader, Atal Bihari Vajpayee The meeting was at- which falls on the same day. It stated that church was tended by more than 400 not against observance of good governance day but party men and women the choice of December 25 was disrespectful towards a where all the ranks and file religion. The move of the government had also created of various organizations of insecurity in the minds of the minority section in India, the constituency. stated the release. dumping carcass of chicken, pigs etc, whereby the villagers and the commuters have been made to bear the stench of the rotting carcasses.

It stated that the village leaders have taken strong exception of the hazardous practice and have warned of stern and prompt action to those caught in the act.

NCVYS has stated that it would remain vigilant, while also requesting public to report such activity. It also expressed dismay with the municipality indulging in hazardous practice who were otherwise entrusted with the healthy well-being of the society. The DMC personnel have been handed over to the Medziphema police station.

NPF 55 A/C Tobu consultative meet

NCRC on ‘Good Governance Day’

Officials and the farmers along with the Chief Guest and the resource persons.

D I M A P U R : T w o - d ay workshop on “prospects and promotion of spices cultivation in Nagaland” organized by AICRP on spices, Nagaland centre, department of horticulture, NU: SASRD, Medziphema campus commenced on November 21, sponsored

by ICAR-IISR, Kozhikode, Calicut.

At the inaugural programme brief highlight of the programme was delivered by AICRPS, Nagaland centre co-ordinator and project in-charge Dr. C.S Maiti

and Nodal officer-NER, IISR, Calicut Dr. P. Rajeev.

The programme was chaired by NU: SASRD, HOD, department of Horticulture, Dr. Pauline Alila with NU: SASRD, dean professor R.C Gupta, as chief guest and later vote of thanks was delivered by NU: SASRD, department of horticulture associate professor, Dr.S.P.Kanaujia.

The technical sessions of the workshop covered management (Production, Pest and Disease), processing and value addition of

ginger, turmeric and black pepper with four principal scientists Dr. V.Srinivasan, Dr. C.N. Biju, Dr. K. Kandiannan and Dr. P. Rajeev from IISR, Kozhikode, Calicut as resource persons for the sessions.

Altogether 59 participants registered for the workshop including 17 officials from various departments (Agri., LRD, Horti. and Women Resource Development) & institutions (Spices Board and KVK), 2 SHGs and 40 farmers from Dimapur and Peren.

AR reacts to GPRN/NSCN’s claim

DIMAPUR: Reacting to GPRN/NSCN claim, the PRO IGAN (N) in a clarification note said that troops of Assam Rifles conducted an operation near Naginimora village along with police representative on October 22, 2016 and arrested four GPRN/NSCN cadres and seized two 9mm pistols, four live rounds and other

items. PRO said that four arrested and seized articles were handed over to Naginimora Police Station.

Therefore, PRO said that the contention GPRN/NSCN that its cadres were not in possession of arms, ammunition and documents was “factually incorrect” and misleading.

ATMA conducts various activities across Nagaland

(L-R): ATMA Jakhama. ATMA Mon. DAO & Project director ATMA Peren, Atoi Sema inaugurating the exhibition cum sales day at Jalukie on 13th October 2016. (IA Jalukie). ATMA Tuensang Noksen Block. ATMA, Chessore block Tuensang conducted training and demonstration.

DIMAPUR: Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA) has been conducting various activities in different parts of the state throughout the year.

ATMA Jakhama conducted demonstration on seed bed preparation for Cole crops and line sowing of green pea at Phesama Village on September 28.

Hand on demonstration on detailed procedure from seed bed preparation till sowing followed by mulching methods were shown to the participants. Also land preparation and line sowing of green pea was demonstrated. The Resource person, BTM Vimenuo Mere also spoke on disease control measures for the above crops. Altogether 10 members of Farmers Interested Group, Farmer Friend and 3 ATMA functionaries attended the program.

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ABOI: A demonstration programme under the topic “IPM in cole crops” was conducted by ATMA Mon district, Aboi block on September 22, with Hills Farmers Club SHG At the demonstration programme, ATM Aboi block Daniel Konyak encouraged the farmers about the ecofriendly management of pest. He said that for the protection of their crops the farmers need to be aware of beneficial insects like spider, preying mantis, red ants etc. He further urged the farmers to go for mechanical, cultural and biological control. “When all means fail then only chemical control should be done” he said.

Role of ATMA in agricultural activities was delivered by BTM, Chen block Asang Ozukum.

The programme followed interactive session

where farmers were requested the ATMA team to deliver their proposal for a vermicomposting unit for their SHG to the project director .

The programme was concluded with distribution of inputs. Altogether 15 farmers attended the programme.

MON: ATMA, Mon conducted training and demonstration programme on September 22 at Neitong village Tizit block with BTM Moanukshi as resource person. Training on Importance of Bio-control agents like Trichodermma and Trichogramma and uses of biofertilizers, vermicompost and azolla were imparted. At Yamnyu village demonstration on cultivation practises of various winter crops and importance of neem oil were demonstrated. Altogether 38 farmers from

both the village attended the programme.

LAZAMI: A demonstration on quality selection & management of Ginger rhizome and on nursery bed preparation on cabbage was conducted

by ATMA on August 30 at Lazami village, Ghathashi block under Zunheboto district. The demonstration was carried out by Asst. Technology Manager Tiarenla Jamir. Importance of making seed bed nursery was highlighted along with management practices of nursery bed until transplanting to the main field.

Altogether 17 farmers attended the program.

MANGKOLEMBA: One-day demonstration programme was conducted

by FIAC, Mangkolemba block, Agriculture Technology Management Agency (ATMA) Mokokchung on September 29, at Athuphu-

mi village on winter crops.

Altogether 17 progressive farmers of vegetable interested group attended the demonstration programme. Resource person of the programme were ATMA, BTM Limawapangla Lkr and ATMA, ATM, MBA Tsuktirenla.

They explained about the method of sowing of different winter vegetables like tomato, potato and pea.

The main attraction of the training was demonstration on nursery bed preparation and method of sowing was imparted to the trainees. Free winter seeds were distributed among the farmers.

P E R E N : AT M A Peren conducted exhibition cum sales day on October 13 at Jalukie town with DAO & project director ATMA Peren, Atoi Sema as the chief guest. In the inaugural program, he ap-

preciated the participating SHGs for their hard work.

He also appraised the SHGs to go for diversification farming and involve in other entrepreneurship.

He urged the farmers to practice organically and increase their production by taking help from the technical experts from Agri and Allied Department.

Dy. PD, Yezaho Swu in his keynote address lauded the SHGs to promote organic cultivation and produce more as the district has the maximum potentiality. Earlier, the programm was chaired by Dy. PD, Akam Zeliang. Vote of thanks was pronounced by BTM Jalukie block Aola Tzudin. Altogether seven SHGs participated in the sales day. The vegetables were sold at subsidized rate.

TUENSANG: ATMA Tuensang Noksen

block organized training cum demonstration programme at Nakshou and Ngoungchung village on November 25-26.

ATM Selila gave demonstration on cultivation of tomato and low cost nursery raising techniques of orange for income generation while BTM Suponglemla chang demonstrated on green manure. Earlier the programme was chaired by converner FD Changlem.

Altogether 29 farmers attended the programme.

LONGKHIM: ATMA Tuensang Longkhim block conducted training on “post harvest management of tapioca” and demonstrations on “package of practices for king chilly”, “improved production technology in ginger” and “cultivation practices of banana” at Phir-Ahir village on November 26.

ATM, Watisenla Im-

song and ATM, Moatemsu were the resource persons of the training.

They demonstrated maintenance of proper spacing, mulching, weeding, application of biofertilizers, maintenance of nursery, etc to the farmers.

Altogether 28 farmers attended the programme.

CHESSORE: ATMA Chessore block Tuensang conducted training and demonstration on November 26 at Y/Anner village.

During the training, resource person ATM, Wapang and horticulture extension assistant, Recha Imchen deliberated on post harvest handling of orange, post harvest handling of French beans, effect of early germination of coriander by water soaking method and package and practice for cultivation of banana.

Altogether 20 farmers attended the programme.

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WEATHER FORECAST December 21

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Agartala Partly sunny and pleasant

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Guwahati Hazy sunshine Imphal

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Itanagar Nice with plenty of sun

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DBC observes platinum jubilee celebrations

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Jubilee choir singing “go light the world” at Dziilhami Baptist Church.

DIMAPUR: Dziilhami Baptist Church (DBC) platinum jubilee celebrations which started on December 17 under the theme “we will serve the lord “came to a fruitful conclusion on December 18 with lighting of candles by Sunday school children choir, singing “go light the world” at Dziilhami Baptist Church.

Pastor DBC, Punusho Naroh in his messages said that in the year 1941, late Rev. Duporii Vasa, late Besiisho Ringa, late Satso Vasa, late Molhiiyi Shijo accepted Jesus Christ and continued to be steadfast in their faith and spread the good news, and on May 20, 1989, the whole populace of Dziilhami village made

a declaration to embrace Christianity.

On Sunday morning service, executive secretary, Chakhesang Baptist Church Council, Rev. Dr. Vezopa Tetseo preached the gospel on the topic “God’s faithfulness.” In his message, he said jubilee was a time of retrospection to evaluate one’s life and ministry as individuals and church to plan for future course of action for soul saving ministry.

On Sunday evening, president, Chakhesang Baptist Church Council, Rev. Khriitsoyi Liiriio said the early Christian were persecuted, despised, rejected from family, excommunicated from social life

Community awareness campaign held in Wokha

Officials of Social Welfare at the awareness campaign.

DIMAPUR: Two-day community awareness campaign on the theme, “community sensitization on departmental schemes and activities” by the Social Welfare department was undertaken in Wokha district from December 15 to 16.

Three ICDS projects in Wokha, Chukidong and Wozhuro were covered on the first day in Wokha town. Programme in Sanis

and Bhandair ICDS projects were conducted on the second day.

During the course of the programme, joint director of Social Welfare, Tulula Pongen spoke on how community participation was much needed for successful implementation of different programmes and schemes of the department. She urged the community to actively par-

ticipate. State programme officer, Yanrenthung Lotha also briefed the community on departmental schemes.

A power point presentation on various schems was shown by CDPO, Wokha, Sorenthung Kikon.

Particiapants of the programme included village, colony chairmen, VDB secretaries, GBs, women leaders and anganwadi workers.

and even driven away from village boundaries. In the midst of such trials, early believers loved and cared for each other which convinced the non-believers that they were worshipping the true and living God. What we are today was only because of the patience and perseverance of the early Christians which we must reflect upon now, said Rev. Luruo.

Executive secretary, SABAK, Pughoboto, Rev. P. Hotokhu Zhimomi and chairman, Chozuba Area Baptist Church Council, Vekusa Lohe greeted the congregation.

The programme concluded with invoking God’s blessings.

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TUENSANG, DEC 20 (NPN): Parliamentary secretary of Horticulture, DBs &GBs Nagaland, Kejong Chang said that, “making friendship with God always bring peace in mind”, and urged upon the people to keep faith in God and work with true spirit for the better developmental perspectives of the people and society.

Speaking at the celebration of the advent Christmas at Tuensang on Monday, Kejong further said that, “life held many ups and downs, challenges, temptations and trials, but I can witness at this age that, friendship with God would always lead us to peace and happiness at the end”.

Delivering the message, based on several verses from the Bible, pastor Tuensang Town Baptist Church Rev. S. Sangkap, said that, God had chosen you to be a leader among the people and so everyone should work ‘truthfully and honestly’ to glorify His name. Earlier, the programme was chaired by president NPF 54th AC Tuensang Sadar 11, Y. Wongto Chang while invocation was pronounced by vice president NPF women wing Tuensang division, R. Akhumla. The celebration was well attended by the division leaders, central leaders, party workers and well wishers.

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ICAR-NRC Mithun organizes animal health camp at Yimchong village

Mithun owners along with NRC M and KVK team.

DIMAPUR, DEC 20: ICAR- National Research Centre on Mithun, Medziphema and KVK Longleng district jointly organized an animal health camp cum awareness programme at Yimchong village under Longleng district on December 16 under “tribal sub head plan”.

In the programme, senior scientist, Dr. M. H Khan demonstrated the different activities of ICARNRC on mithun, while the different technologies as well as use of different medicine in the treatment of animals were described by subject matter special-

ist, Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) Longleng, Dr Lilly Ngullie. She also elaborated the scientific information related to advanced mithun husbandry and also use of mineral mixture to improve the health condition of animals.

The overview of different diseases as well as importance of vaccination and mass deworming has been highlighted by scientist, Jayanta Kumar Chamuah.

The mithun farmers were given various inputs such as vaccines for foot & mouth disease, mineral mixture, anthelmintic, vari-

ous veterinary medicines for first aid to the mithun and other livestock. Meanwhile, village council chairman, president, Mithun farmers union and general secretary, mithun farmers union, Yimchong Village has expressed sincere thanks to the Director, ICAR-NRC on Mithun, Medziphema for rendering the noble public service to the farmers of Yimchong village.

The health check up of total 24 mithuns were done and treated accordingly. Altogether 70 mithun farmers participated in the programme.

LBA holds meeting in Sainik School Punglwa DIMAPUR: The 16th Local Board Administration (LBA) meeting was held at Sainik School Punglwa on November 30 under the chairmanship of chief of staff, HQ 3 Corps and chairman, LBA. Maj. Gen Atanu K Pattanaik SM. Sainik School principal and member secretary of LBA Gp Capt Sanjay Gaekwad, presented a brief report on various activities undertaken by the school during the last six months.

During the meeting the board deliberated on issues pertaining to the infrastructure projects, development of the school and the various steps taken to improve the NDA intake of the cadets.

The members of the board were apprised on the financial grant and the infrastructural development that are being taken up.

The meeting was also

attended by Col Rajveer Singh, Col GS (Edn) 3 Corps, Sqn Ldr Sanjeev Chaudhary, vice principal, Pollem Tep, addl director (Sch Edn) & nodal officer, Er. Kelechutuo Pienyu, Er Ketuoselie Kenguruse, SDO, both from PWD(H) Edn Div and Nzeugwang as parent representative.

Prior to commencement of LBA meeting, Maj. Gen Pattanaik congratulated the two cadets of the school who qualified in the Union Public Service Commission (NDA) written exam.

Colonel Pawan Ramdev, who also accompanied the COS, 3 Corps, gave a motivational lecture and shared his experiences with the cadets of classes 10, 11 and 12.

He spoke about the Officer Like Qualities to be developed by the cadets to qualify SSB and join the National Defence Academy.

Seen here a section of crowd busy Christmas shopping braving the chilling weather at Kohima local ground on Tuesday. (NP)

ACIF passes four-point resolutions

DIMAPUR: Anti-Corruption and Crime Investigation Front (ACIF) Nagaland state unit held its general meeting on December 14 at state unit office Padampukhuri, Dimapur.

A press note from ACIF media cell secretary, Ayeto stated that the meeting unanimously resolved on state and district unit elected vice president Akhei

Achumi as Nagaland state unit president.

It resolved that president and staff would appoint state advisor, Pradip Kumar Sethi as chief advisor. It also resolved to intervene into the PDS scam and investigate at the preliminary stage and report would be submitted to the competent authority.

President and staff also resolved to conduct general meeting on January 6, 2017.

Training report on sustainable water conservation practices

DIMAPUR: Training programme on sustainable water conservation practices in crop production under PMKSY for the period 2015-16 was held on November 16 at SDO (Sc), office, Bhandari Town sponsored by ATMA Wokha.

In the training programme, resource person S.D.O (Sc) cum BTT Convener, Bhandari block, Chumbeni Odyuo imAll Nagaland Electricity Field Workers Association (Kohima Zonal) during parted the training on relevant topics with the visiting tour to PGCIL & renovation of 25th silver jubilee monolith at Full reference to the local area needs. The topNagarjan, Dimapur. Association also visited the PGCIL at full Nagarjan.

ics include bamboo drip irrigation, pitcher irrigation, water harvesting pond, canal irrigation, mulching and zabo system of irrigation. The farmers were encouraged to use locally available resources to conserve water in situ in their field and to promote irrigated cultivation by employing even indigenous methods. Farmers from different SHG’s attended the training. Vote of thanks was proposed by SMS ATMA Bhandari block, Khyothungo Ezung.

Orientation training on FLRS

D I M A P U R : O n e - d ay orientation training was conducted for designated officers, food safety officers and computer assistants of Kohima and Dimapur on December 20 with resource person from National Institute of Smart Government (NISG) Subash Singh in CMO office, Dimapur. The programme based on online Food Licensing and Registration System (FLRS), Under Food Safety and Standard Act 2006 was organised by department of Health and Advent Christmas programme of PHED rural division Dimapur which Family Welfare.

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Chit funds tamed in Tripura; deposits rise by 150 per cent

Agartala, Dec 20 (IANS): With illegal chit fund organisations and NBFCs tamed in Tripura, deposits in small savings rose by 150 per cent in four years in the state, a Minister said here on Tuesday.

“Following a series of steps to rein in rogue chit fund organisations and NBFCs, deposits in various small savings schemes rose by 150 per cent in four years in Tripura,” state Finance and Information Minister Bhanulal Saha told IANS. He said: “During 2011-12, gross deposits in small savings schemes were Rs 548 crore and in the last financial year (2015-16), the deposits rose to Rs 1,370 crore.

“In the current fiscal (2016-17) up to August, gross deposits were Rs 929 crore and they might cross Rs 2,000 crore at the end of the financial year.”

“If the central government had not reduced the interest rate in various small savings schemes, the deposits would be much

higher,” Saha opined.

A top official of the Tripura Institutional Finance Department said there would have been more deposits in the small savings schemes had the post offices not lacked infrastructure and manpower.

Saha said Tripura would allow chit fund organisations and non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) to operate only if they were registered and recognised.

To further tighten the noose on illegal financial organisations, the Protection of Interest of Depositors (Financial Establishment) Second Amendment Bill was presented in the winter session of the Tripura assembly.

However, it was withdrawn on Monday due to some loopholes pointed out by the opposition Congress and Trinamool Congress members.

Chief Minister Manik Sarkar told the house on Monday: “We are withdrawing the bill to plug all

loopholes in it. It would be presented in the assembly again to tighten the existing act against the illegal chit fund organisations and unauthorised NBFCs.” Sarkar, who holds the home portfolio also, said that his government, on the advice of the Tripura High Court, had formed a special investigating team (SIT) to probe rogue finance bodies.

NBFCs or chit fund companies which are not recognised by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the Insurance Regulator y Development Authority (IRDA) or the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), cannot conduct any monetary business or take deposits from people.

The Chief Minister said Tripura is the first state in the country to have enacted the act in 2000 and amended it first in 2011 to curb the activities of illegal chit funds and NBFCs. He said his government had asked the Centre and the RBI for regulating the activities of illegal NB-

Candle light march for peace and harmony

FCs and chit fund groups.

“Unfortunately”, no response was received, he claimed.

“We have taken a series of actions against these bodies and referred 37 cases relating to illegal financial activities to the Central Bureau of Investigation. However, the CBI is investigating only five of the 37 cases,” Sarkar said.

The opposition Congress, Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party have accused the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leaders and members of involvement with chit fund groups, but the Left has strongly denied the charge.

Unauthorised chit fund companies and NBFCs mushroomed in the northeastern region in recent years.

They lure depositors by promising exceptionally hefty rates of interest ranging from 25-30 per cent. After collecting the money, they quietly shut down their operations and vanish.

the hardship borne by the poor and labouring masses of all communities.

They also called on the authorities to unconditionally release all the arrested leaders of different communities to facilitate dialogue and consultation among communities. The democratic rights of any individual or community to protest against the present decision of Manipur government should be upheld, the speakers maintained.

They also called upon the government of Manipur to take immediate measures to facilitate dialogue to overcome trustdeficit between different communities.

Assam to set up 71 skill devp centres in tea garden areas

Rs 20 lakh each to families of slain cops

D i m ap u r , D e c 2 0 (NPN): Delhi Association of Manipur Muslim Students (DAMMS), Manipur Students’ Association, Delhi (MSAD), North-East Forum for International Solidarity (NEFIS), United Kakching Association of Students (UNIKAS) Tuesday held a candle light march at Arts Faculty, North Campus, Delhi University for peace and harmony in Manipur.

In a joint press release, the organizations appealed the different communities in the state to harmoniously reconcile their differences through dialogue. While stating that there should be a mechanism of dialogue

and consultations between different communities, the organisations said that the move to create new districts should have been taken with the consent of all communities and the state should have consulted different groups before deciding on the issue.

The gathering also condemned the “role of Manipur Government for creating such a situation where different communities found themselves at loggerheads with each other.”

At the rally, the speakers requested the different organisations to lift the economic blockade and counter-blockade to ease

Guwahati, Dec 20 (Agencies): Assam will soon set up at least 71 skill development centres in tea gardens across the state. The move is aimed at increasing employability among youth in tea garden areas by imparting various skills to them.

Assam has around 71 defunct skill centres across its 800 tea gardens. The state’s chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal has directed the labour department for reactivating all these defunct skill centres lying in tea garden areas and “develop modalities to transform them into skill development centres for honing the skills of youth and make them employable for different vocations.”

Sonowal took the decision after chairing a meeting with the central committee members of Assam Tea Tribe Students’ Association (ATTSA). He said the initiative was “to bring back confidence and revive growth cycle for spearheading a paradigm of development.”

The state government would soon prepare a blueprint to revitalise these defunct skill centres. “Shifting from everexisting hyperbole for development of tea garden areas, the present state government is committed to empower the youths of the tea garden areas and a blue

print will be prepared for revitalising the skill centres to make them powerhouse for development of skills and putting them in different employment avenues,” added Sonowal.

To give the initiative a launch pad, Sonowal said that the state government will make the ground clear so that the tea garden areas can reap rich dividends from the central and state government schemes. Adding he said, “We have to add wings to the hope, dreams, and aspirations of lakhs of our people living in tea garden areas by making government schemes accessible to them”.

The chief minister also informed the central committee of AATSA that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) would be signed between panchayat and rural development and tea garden managements where in the fitness of all the dwelling houses of the tea gardens would be assessed and upon the findings of the survey new dwelling houses would be constructed under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. Moreover, after the ongoing land survey of the of tea garden areas, steps would be taken to develop a model line in the vacant space in each tea garden for constructing dwelling houses, added Sonowal.

Itanagar, Dec 20 (Agencies): All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) on Monday demanded the state government to conduct a high level enquiry into the death of Haa Tama.

Tama, who reportedly fell down from a 3-storey hostel building in Jaipur, Rajasthan on December 15, succumbed to his injuries on December 17. He was pursuing B Tech. at Dr K N Modi University. Suspecting foul play in the student’s death, AAPSU in a letter to Arunachal Chief minister Pema Khandu sought his intervention and asked to pursue the matter with his Rajasthan counterpart to unearth the reason for his unnatural death. AAPSU also submitted a similar representation to the Arunachal chief secretary seeking the state government’s immediate intervention in Tama’s death case and a high level inquiry to unravel the truth behind his death.

Meanwhile, the All Arunachal Pradesh Anti Corruption Student’s Union has also sought a CBI enquiry into the alleged brutal murder of Haa Tamar.

Overall, demonetisation is good for the country: Arunachal CM Da m b u k , D e c 2 0 (IANS): Demonetisation, which has caused acute distress across the country, doesn’t seem to have had much of an impact in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh. Chief Minister Pema Khandu has described it as “good” for the nation, adding that connectivity needs to improve in the state before the move started to pinch.

“Our population is very less. We have hardly 1.4 million people. Initially, we panicked for our people, but later on they realised that demonetisation is overall good for the country,” Khandu told IANS here.

“A s f a r a s b a n k s are concerned, we have fewer banks in Arunachal Pradesh. A few districts have hardly three or four banks. Since our population is hugely scattered in remote places, we need to come up with a mechanism so that in the coming days people don’t face any problem,” he added.

It’s been quite an eventful year for Khandu, who became the chief minister in July after the Supreme Court restored the Congress

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government to nullify the efforts of then Governor Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa to install a BJP government in the state.

Khandu insisted his government was stable.

“Now there is no issue of stability. We have a very stable government,” said Khandu, the son of former Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu, who died in a helicopter crash in 2011.

Talking about the fest, supported by the Arunachal Pradesh Tourism Department, Khandu said: “The basic idea is of a local native (Abu Tayeng). Our government has been supporting him, but our vision is that... slowly everything should be privatised. It (the festival) should become a sustainable activity for the local population so that more

and more tourists come here and the economy also develops.”

For that to happen, the infrastructure needs to be given importance.

“In the year ahead, we are looking into the development of infrastructure of Arunachal Pradesh. As you can see, we need more roads and railways. Private people are investing in hotels and homestays,” said Khandu.

True to his words, a bridge in the Lower Dibang Valley district is in the works.

“I had a review meeting with the bridge construction company... Including the road, the stretch is around 18 km. They (the company) will finish the entire project by December 2017. Once this bridge and road are completed, it will give a huge boost to eastern Arunachal Pradesh.

“I’m also pushing for railway links to the foothills of the eastern side of Arunachal Pradesh starting from Pasighat. The project is government sponsored.

Most of the pillars have been erected. The erection of pillars should be completed by March 2017.”

US locates missing WW II soldiers’ remains in Arunachal New Delhi, Dec 20 (PTI): The United States Tuesday said it has successfully located remains of the country’s servicemen who went missing in Arunachal Pradesh during World War II. A Defense POW/ MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) team carried out works on sites in the Himalayas where US aircrafts are believed to have crashed with still unaccounted for servicemen.

The team visited several locations in Arunachal Pradesh to determine if the reported sites can be definitively correlated with known crash sites involving missing US servicemen. “The United States is committed to making sure all the soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines who served our country come home. DPAA’s mission in India is a vital part of that commitment,” American Ambassador to India Richard Verma said.

In a statement by the American Embassy here, Mission Commander Lt Col Pritz said, “we want to thank the government of India, the Ministry of External Affairs, the government of Arunachal Pradesh, and the Indian Air Force for their invaluable assistance and cooperation in conducting this mission. Without their support, this mission would not have been successful”.

Organisations carrying out candle light march in Delhi on Tuesday.

AAPSU urges govt to probe Tama’s death

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IMPHAL, Dec 20: An ex-gratia amount of Rs 20 lakh each will be paid as compensation to the families of the three State force personnel who were killed in attacks by suspected militants along ImphalMoreh highway on December 15.

The Cabinet also approved to provide a job each to the next of kin of the deceased personnel besides extending family pension.

A decision of the cabinet had resolved to hike the compensation amount to be paid to the family of the three slain personnel.

Earlier, the chief minister announced compensation amount of Rs 5 lakh each.

The State Cabinet also decided that the State will bear the treatment cost of those personnel wounded in the attacks.

If the team can corroborate evidence at the site with the historical records and reports, future missions to the sites may conduct an excavation in an attempt to recover the remains and return them for identification. While discussing about the sites with local residents, the team received a presentation of human remains and osseous material, which a witness recovered near a crashed aircraft.

After arriving at the sites, the team found additional human remains believed to be associated with the missing US service members. Once approved by the Indian government, these remains will be sent to the DPAA laboratory for identification. All these spots were located within Arunachal Pradesh, which is where the vast majority of losses took place.

The team trekked to sites ranging from 2,500 feet to 10,000 feet in altitude, over trails that took anywhere from a few hours to several days to reach from the last point a vehicle could travel. Last year, the DPAA had successfully recovered remains from the same region. In April, US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter received the remains from the Indian government and the process to identify them is underway.

Children artistes from Arunachal Pradesh await for the performance at a cultural programme during three-day long National Balrang Festival-2016 at Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya in Bhopal on Tuesday. (PTI)

Theft accused found hanging in police lock-up

Guwahati, Dec 20 (Agencies): A 20-year old person, who was arrested on charges of committing a theft, was found hanging inside the lock-up of Rangjuli police station in Goalpara district in Assam on Tuesday. The police have registered a case of custodial death.

Sanjay Das (20) was caught red-handed while committing theft in a grocery store in Rangjuli, a small township about 90 km west of Guwahati on Saturday evening. He was thrashed by the people before the police rescued him and took him to the police station. He was found hang-

ing in the toilet attached to the police station lock-up early Tuesday morning.

“As the youth was beaten up by the people before police rescued him, he was then taken to the local primary health centre for a health check-up, following which he was detained on the basis of an FIR lodged by the shopkeeper. At around 4 AM on Tuesday he went to the toilet attached to the lockup, and when police on duty found that he had not come out, they broke open to find him hanging,” Goalpara SP Amitabh Sinha said. The youth tore a portion of the blanket that was given to

him at night, and was found hanging from the toilet door hook, the SP added.

Sinha said the police had registered a case of custodial death according to the NHRC guidelines, following which a magisterial inquiry was carried out. A team of doctors carried out the post-mortem examination which was entirely videographed. Sanjay Das, who came from a poor family of Matia village, about 30 km from Rangjuli, was an unemployed youth who had reportedly worked in the same grocery shop where he was caught on Saturday evening for allegedly committing theft.

Tripura considering pay hike of employees Agartala, Dec 20 (Agencies): Tripura government would do something for the employees and pensioners in respect to the pay revision, this was informed by Chief minister Manik Sarkar informed the Assembly.

Replying to a query, he said, “I can’t say more than whatever finance minister Bhanu Lal Saha in respect to the pay revision of over 2 lakh employees and pensioners. Please wait for a while before declaring the

final decision of the government.” He continued, “Employees and pensioners are well aware about the state government’s financial constraint in offering new pay structures to them.”

Earlier, Congress MLA Ratan Lal Nath strongly demanded immediate implementation of new pay scales for the government employees and pensioners.

“Assam government has already declared that it would offer new pay scales by April next year. Why Tripura gov-

ernment is not taking any decision on new pay scales?

The employees of the state remain deprived for long time due to step motherly attitude towards employee demand.”

On the issue, TMC MLA SR Barman urged the state government to offer new pay scales to the employees and pensioners.

“It seems the government is disobeying the High Court’s verdict giving instruction to the state to release 31 percent DA to the employees.”

In reply, Tripura finance minister said, “The government is not against giving new pay scales to the government employees and pensioners but the way the Centre is pumping fund is far beyond required level”.

He added that the state has received Rs. 500 crore in the last financial year while this year the state may receive Rs. 1000 crore less.

“If this trend continues, it will be difficult for the state to fulfill the demand of the employees.”

Meghalaya to soon launch mobile app for skilling Shillong, Dec 20 (Agencies): Meghalaya Information Technology (IT) and Labour Minister Ampareen Lyngdoh has informed that the state government will soon launch a ‘Mobile App’ for skilling. The Minister made the revelation during the inauguration ceremony of training institute of the IF& FS skills in Shillong.

Addressing the occasion, Lyngdoh said, “The department of Labour will soon launch the Mobile APP for skilling and we are currently work-

ing on it with the IT department.”

Giving an insight on the functioning of the app, Lyngdoh added that the app will benefit the people of the state who are sitting at home and has a pipe that is busted.

Observing that the country is facing a huge problem with the issue of unemployment, she said, “I have been to so many programmes and meeting initiated by the government of India in Delhi where we have sat together between the officials from the state and

central government to jointly put an effort to figure out what to do with the problem of unemployment and under employment.”

The Minister however disclosed that she is content to have seen the facilities provided for future trainees, in three skill areas one being the program for general duty assistant which involves training of young people above the age of 18 in a bid to find for themselves an opportunity for employment in hospital care.

India, Kyrgyzstan to fight terrorism

Prime Minister Narendra Modi presenting a book to President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Sharshenovich Atambayev during their joint statement at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Tuesday. (PTI)

New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS): India and Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday pledged to work together to prevent youths from falling prey to the common challenges of terrorism, extremism and radicalism as the two sides reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening all-round cooperation In a joint address to the media with Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev after delegation-level talks here, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the two sides “focused on our common priority of diversifying and deepening bilateral engagement”.

“We also discussed how we could work together to secure our youth and society against the common challenges of terrorism,

extremism, and radicalism,” he said.

“We agreed on the need to coordinate and work closely in addressing and overcoming these challenges for our common benefit.”

The Prime Minister said that India regarded the Kyrgyz Republic as a valuable partner in the common pursuit of making Central Asia a region of sustainable peace, stability and prosperity.

Stating that the two sides also discussed cooperation in the defence sector, he said: “The Kyrgyz-India Mountain Bio-Medical Research Centre is an excellent example of successful collaboration. It has proved to be a rewarding research initiative, which we need

to build on.” Modi also said that the two sides have started work on a KyrgyzIndia Joint Military Training Centre in the Kyrgyz Republic.

He also stressed on bilateral economic cooperation saying that he and President Atambaev have agreed on the need to connect our economies more deeply.

“To this end, we will work to strengthen bilateral trade and economic linkages, and facilitate greater people-to-people exchanges,” the Prime Minister said. “We will encourage industry and business on both sides to play a leading role in exploiting opportunities in healthcare, tourism, information technology, agriculture, mining

and energy.” Stating that people have been at the centre of such initiatives, Modi said: “We shall give special emphasis to youth exchanges in our technical and economic cooperation programme with Kyrgyz Republic. The understandings concluded today will support our thrust in these directions.”

On his part, President Atambayev thanked Modi for taking up the initiative to set up a Kyrgyz-India fund to encourage businessmen on both sides. He stressed on expansion of trade between the two sides stating that “we are not happy with what we have today”.

Atambayev also called for cooperation in high technology sector with inputs from Indian experts.

In a joint statement, M o d i a n d A t a m b ayev stressed the importance of deepening cooperation between the two countries in the international arena and called for measures to tackle challenges posed by terrorism and extremism in the world.

“The current level of trade and investment relations between India and Kyrgyzstan is below the potential available and the countries directed their respective ministries and departments to develop a comprehensive roadmap in this area for a five-year time frame,” the statement said.

The countries also agreed to explore new mechanisms to further strengthen mutual economic ties.

Why not probe New rules are ‘desperate’ steps of No need to declare terror attacks on ‘desperate’ govt: Chidambaram assets till new rules framed: Centre Muslims: Owaisi “Hoarders have launHyderabad, Dec 20 (IANS): AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday accused the government of not allowing investigation agencies to probe terror attacks involving nonMuslims.

“All accused in the 2013 Dilsukhnagar blast got conviction. But will NIA (National Investigation Agency) give conviction in the Mecca Masjid, Ajmer Dargah, Malegaon blasts cases?” the Lok Sabha MP asked in tweets.

“Why can’t our premier investigation agencies show same urgency to convict all alleged terrorist cases of demolition of the Babri Masjid which is pending since 1992,” he asked.

“Dilsukhnagar bomb blast accused can be convicted in three years but why is it taking long to convict Mecca Masjid, Ajmer, Malegaon?

Can NIA throw some light?”

Owaisi’s remarks came a day after a NIA court on Monday sentenced to death five convicts, including the banned Indian Mujahideen’s co-founder Yaseen Bhatkal and a Pakistani, for the 2013 Hyderabad bomb blasts.

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NEW DELHI, Dec 20 (pti): Dubbing the new rule on deposit of old currency notes as “desperate measures of a desperate government”, former Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said hoarders have laundered their money while the poor and the middle class have been left high and dry.

In a series of tweets on the new restrictions, he wondered, “Old notes usable until Dec 15. Why can’t we deposit remaining notes until Dec 30 as notified?” Mr Chidambaram said, “RBI makes new rule on deposit, FM contradicts. Who should citizen believe? Neither has credibility.”

NOTICE INVITING OTHER CLAIMENTS TO REPRESENTATION TO COME FORWARD (SECTION 375 OF THE INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925) In the Court of Shri Kesonyu Yhome IAS Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur District, Nagaland Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate of Late Satjankul Singson Deceased, has been filed by Smti Kimkhohoi Singson relation wife R/o. H/No. 32 United Colony to draw his/ her Family Pension, Bank Acct. etc, who expired on 24/11/16.

Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the estate of the said deceased, may if he/she so desire appear in this Court within 30 days, on the said day of 17/1/17.

Given under the hand and seal of the Court this 16th day of 12/16.

Deputy Commissioner Dimapur : Nagaland.

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IN THE COURT OF PRINCIPAL DISTRICT & SESSIONS JUDGE DIMAPUR, NAGALAND

NOTICE

NOTICE INVITING CLAIMS/OBJECTIONS OF OTHER CLAIMANT(S) FOR ISSUE OF SUCCESSION CERTIFICATE UNDER PART-1 OF INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925

Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate/pension benefits of Late Parimal Pandey has been applied by Smti. Dipti Pandey, R/o Sabalie Colony, Chumukedima, Dimapur W/o Late Parimal Pandey for possession of : 1. United Bank of India Saving A/C. No. 0451010108023 2. United Bank of India Actt Sol ID : 0451 A/C. No - 041050011069 3. Popular Printing Press bearing Trade Licence No - 09/2006. who expired on 21-11-2016.

Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the estate/pension benefits of the said deceased may if she/he so desire appear in this court on or before the said day of 20th day of Jan. 2017.

Given under the hand and seal of the court on this 20th day of Dec. 2016.

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(G.H. Ramlia) Principal District and Sessions Judge Dimapur : Nagaland

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dered their old notes. The poor and middle class left high and dry,” he said.

“Desperate govt resorting to desperate measures. Breaking PM’s promise of Nov 8 and FM’s assurance of Nov 11,” the senior Congress leader added.

Mr Chidambaram’s sharp reaction came a day after the government tightened rules for depositing junked 500 and 1,000 rupee notes, saying individuals can deposit over Rs. 5,000 in old currency bills only once until December 30.

After banning old 500 and 1,000 rupee notes on November 8, the government had allowed all of the cash holdings with any person to be deposited in bank accounts till December 30. There was no limit on the quantity or value of the demonetised notes that could be deposited.

However, the government on December 17 issued a gazette notification putting restrictions on deposits henceforth.

New Delhi, Dec 20 (PTI): Central gover nment employees, who had a December 31 deadline to declare their assets and liabilities under Lokpal Act, do not need to make the disclosure for now as government is finalising a fresh set of rules.

Without specifying any date, an office memorandum (OM) has said rules will be notified in due course to prescribe the form, manner and timelines for filing declaration of assets and liabilities under the revised provision of the Lokpal Act. In July this year, the central government employees were asked to declare their assets and liabilities by Dec 31 under section 44 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act. Besides this, the public servants were also directed to declare their annual return of assets and liabilities as on Mar 31, 2015 on or before Dec 31 this year. In the OM, the Centre clearly stated that there is no requirement for filing declaration of assets and liabilities by public servants as of now.

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER : ZUNHEBOTO

NO. JUD. 21/2016-17/87

Dt. Zbto the 14/12/2016

Notice Calling Objection for the issue of Succession Certificate Smti Tokali Kini of Khewoto Village, District Zunheboto has applied for the issue of Succession Certificate declaring that her husband Lt. Zhevutha Sema, has expired on 05-12-2016.

It is hereby notified that if no objection to issue this Certificate is received from anyone within a period of 30 (Thirty) days w.e.f the date of publication in press, the Certificate shall be issued, and no further complaint will be entertained for issue of the same.

Deputy Commissioner Zunheboto : Nagaland

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Regd. No. 14984/16

AFFIDAVIT

Date : 09/12/16

(Rectification/Correction of Name) I, Shri/Smti/Miss Nguthosie Nyuwi, S/o, D/o, W/o, Shri/Late Phrukuma permanent resident of Meluri village, PO/PS Meluri Town district-Phek, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare on oath as follows : 1 That I am a bonafide citizen of India by birth.

2. That my correct name is Nguthosie Nyuwi however, in some of my important documents including Service Record my name has been recorded as Ngnthosie Nyuwi which is a clerical error hence, the above stated names Nguthosie Nyuwi and Ngnthosie Nyuwi represents the same person having single entity i.e. myself.

3. That henceforth I herewith rectified the same and declares that my official name will be Nguthosie Nyuwi for all official references.

4. That the above statements made are true to the best of my knowledge and no material facts has been concealed herein and I signed this affidavit before the competent authority on 9th Dec. 2016.

Deponent Solemnly sworn before me by the deponent above mentioned named on this day...... at Kohima, Nagaland.

Notary Public DP-10475

ISI planning fresh terror attacks across India: IB New Delhi, Dec 20 (Agencies): Pakistan’s Intelligence Agency, InterServices Intelligence (ISI) is reportedly planning to carry out series of terror attacks across India in coming days, the Intelligence Bureau issued a warning on Tuesday.

Intelligence Bureau detectives reportedly detected phone calls between militants and terrorist handler and issued an alert of possible terror attacks on the Indian soil. An IB source revealed that several Taliban militants have been spotted on Pakistani terrorist launch pads across the Line of Control. The terrorists were reportedly communicating in the Pashto language, the source added.

According to information available with IB sources, the terrorist handlers are planning to send Taliban terrorists with the help of ISI and Afghan terrorists, who have come up with fresh terror attack plans.

Combined training have been provided to these terrorists in Swat Valley and Tora Bora mountains, the IB source added further.

According to another input, the ISI have been facing manpower crunch and radicalised youths and therefore, have called for help from Taliban and Afghan terrorists. Militant attacks, ceasefire violation and cross-border firing have been on the rise since India conducted a surgical strike in September.

Confusion over RBI deposit curbs draws opposition flak New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS): The government on Tuesday drew flak from the opposition amid confusion over RBI’s new curbs on depositing more than Rs 5,000 in scrapped notes even after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said any amount of old currency can be deposited in banks in one go and without questions being asked.

But despite Jaitley’s clarification on Monday night, the central bank didn’t amend its notification that said amounts exceeding Rs 5,000 in 500 and 1,000 rupee notes can be deposited till December 30 after explaining to bank officials the reasons for not having done it earlier.

The Finance Minister at an event on Tuesday didn’t give a direct reply when reporters asked him about the government’s flip-flop on allowing the deposit of old notes after the November 8 decision to recall the high-value currency bills.

“Whoever has old currency must go and deposit it in one go. If somebody goes every day, it raises suspicion.

Since exemptions have been lifted, whoever has old currency must deposit it in one go,” Jaitley said. He didn’t elaborate.

Pawan Kumar, Manager of the Punjab National Bank in Noida Sector 16, told IANS that the RBI directive was aimed at stopping people from depositing money for others and

coming to banks over and again.

But he said questions would be asked and customers needed to satisfy their banks “why you were not able to deposit the old currency till now”.

“We only need a reason from you. This move is to thwart those candidates who are depositing money on behalf of others and have been frequenting banks for this purpose,” the manager said.

The issue reached the Supreme Court on Tuesday with Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh urging it to put on hold the latest RBI order.

Amarinder Singh urged the apex court to treat his petition as a public interest litigation as the government was causing havoc with changing rules daily. People were facing immense hardship due to the currency ban, he said.

Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram lashed out at a “desperate government resorting to desperate measures” and said the new cap on deposits left the “poor and middle class high and dry”.

“RBI makes new rules on deposit, FM (Finance Minister) contradicts. Who should citizen believe? Neither has credibility,” Chidambaram tweeted.

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the

“Reserve Bank of India was changing rules like the PM changes his clothes”.

The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) dubbed the curbs “whimsical and anti-people” and demanded its immediate retraction and also other restrictions on using and depositing the old tender until alternative arrangements were made.

“In fact, the latest order is because almost all the notes taken out of circulation have come back into the banking system exposing the fraudulent claims that black money will be eliminated,” the CPI-M said.

It said the government was making the life of common people, especially farmers, “miserable by the latest restrictions”.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said the nation had got “a weak” Prime Minister who changes his decision every other day.

AAP leader Ashutosh said since the demonetisation was announced, the government had issued a total of 59 notifications, changing the rules to exchange or deposit old notes.

“I feel that under no other Prime Minister the government has changed its decisions so many times so quickly,” Ashutosh said.

“The nation needed a strong Prime Minister. But what we have got instead is a weak Prime Minister who is so confused that he changes his decisions every day.”

Note ban has helped in checking terrorism: Rajnath Hardoi (UP), Dec 20 (PTI): Justifying demonetisation as a step taken for the betterment of the country, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Tuesday said it has helped in checking terrorism and naxalism.

“The decision on note ban has not been taken either for ourselves or for a handful of people but for the entire country so that there is no scope left for corruption,” he said at BJP’s ‘Parivartan rally’ at ITI ground here.

“Opposition parties did not allow debate on the issue in Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha by creating pandemonium...so we will discuss this issue at public forum and meetings,” he said, adding, “those doing work can sometimes make a mistake but this does not mean we have made a mistake.”

“Same system will be in place for the poor and rich in the country...terrorism and naxalism have been checked after note ban,” Singh said.

Exhorting Pakistan to stop encouraging terrorism in India, Singh said only the cowards take help of terror.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh waves at the crowd at the BJP Parivartan Rally in Hardoi on Tuesday. (PTI)

He said terrorism is not a good or bad issue, terrorism is terrorism.

Referring to his Pakistan visit, Singh said that on coming to know about protests there ahead of his visit, he decided to go himself rather than sending anyone else as he thought it was best to discuss deeds of Pakistan on its own soil rather than any other land.

Promising good governance in UP if voted to power in the Assembly polls next year, Singh said his party was into politics not for forming government but for strengthening the country. “We do not do politics

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER WOKHA : NAGALAND

Dated, Wokha the 28th Nov 2016

NOTICE

No. Judl-47/2015-16/ / whereas, Shri. Yandan Tsopoe husband of Late Smti. Zuchano, a resident of Wokha Town has applied for issue of Succession Certificate to enable him to draw all dues and benefits from the Government including family pension and also to operate AC No. 33153064782 in favour of his deceased wife Late Smti. Zuchano who expired on 15/11/2016.

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

Sd/Hotolu Swu Addl. Deputy Commissioner DC-2827 Wokha : Nagaland

IN THE COURT OF PRINCIPAL DISTRICT & SESSIONS JUDGE DIMAPUR : NAGALAND

NOTICE

NOTICE INVITING CLAIMS/OBJECTIONS OF OTHER CLAIMANT(S) FOR ISSUE OF SUCCESSION CERTIFICATE UNDER PART-I OF INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925.

Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate/pension benefits of Late John Chakhesang has been applied by Shri. Mangahale R/O Kuda Village 'C', Dimapur, Nagaland brother of Late John Chakhesang for possession of: 1. Pension and service benefits.

2. SBI A/C No. 10810671189 Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the estate/pension benefits of the said deceased may if she/he so desire appear in this court on or before the said day of 20.01.2017.

Given under the hand and seal of the court on this the 19th Dec. 2016.

(G. H. RAMLIA) Principal District & Sessions Judge Dimapur : Nagaland DP-10471

to form government but to make the country,” he said, adding BJP was in power in Uttar Pradesh for a very brief time but it never compromised on corruption.

“On the other hand, BSP and SP have been in power for a long time but neither unemployment nor corruption has been checked,” he said.

“Goondaraj is continuing in the state...on coming to power no goonda or mafia will be able to roam about freely in the state,” he warned. Recalling the six years of Atal Bihari Vajpayee government, he said no one could raise a finger

at its functioning whereas there had been dozens of scams during Congress governments.

“After Vajpayee, Narendra Modi is working to uplift the country at the global level,” he said, noting that his party was not against any particular person but against any wrong.

Singh also had a dig at Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi for his claims of having evidence which will bring an earthquake, saying the young Congress leader has been speaking all this while but there has never been any movement anywhere.

AFFIDAVIT

I, Imlisenla L Pongen, daughter of Lanutoshi Pongen, Resident of H/No 88, E Khel, Diphupar Village, Dimapur; Nagaland, should be read as Imlisenla Lanutoshi Pongen vide Affidavit Regd. No 4400/16, dated 15/12/16. Sworn before the Notary Public.

AFFIDAVIT

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I, Sentikala M Lemtur, daughter of Moachiba Lemtur, Resident of H/No 110, Aoyimkum, Dimapur; Nagaland, should be read as Sentikala Moachiba Lemtur vide Affidavit Regd. No 4399/16, dated 15/12/16. Sworn before the Notary Public.

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Regd. No. : 2695/16

DECLARATION

Date : 20/12/16

I, V. Angai, S/o. Lt. Machihan, R/o. H/No-60, 'D' Khel, Diphupar Village, 4th Mile, Dimapur, Nagaland do hereby affirm on oath and declare as under : 1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India and resident of the above mention address.

2. That I was serving as Chowkidar at District Hospital Dimapur, Nagaland till 1-11-2012, 3. That in my Service Appointment, and Release Order my name had been entered/recorded as V. Angai, and in my Fixation of initial Pay my name had been erroneously recorded as V. Angami, & Full Name as Vashum Angai, whereas No Demand Certificate of my electric bill my name had been entered/recorded as V.S Ngalangai.

4. That 'Angami' had been recorded due to technical error, 'V' & 'V.S' stands for 'Vashum' which is my Title, and 'Ngalangai' s my actual name.

5. That the names, V. Angai, V. Angami, Vashum Angai, and V.S Ngalangai, refers to same and one person, i.e me and my name.

6. That this declaration is made to aver the above statement.

I, hereby verify that the content made in paras 1 to 6 are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and nothing material is concealed therein.

Deponent Solemnly sworn before me.

Notary Public DP-10473

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Nagaland Post Vol. XXVII NO.19 Dimapur, Wednesday, December 21, 2016

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In visions only

eople can perish not because of lack of vision only but also lack of comprehension about a desired and achievable vision. Different people have visions that seek to address the same objective but through different angels. A vision needs a firm foundation which has several layers to provide the structure for shaping the socio-economic future of society. Any weakness in any layer can have negative impact on the overall progress. These layers of a vision may be broadly identified as – economic, education, employment, entrepreneurship and government’s role. Economic vision is not only about good things that we hope at the moment to believe it would be achieved in the future but another way of setting the foundation for progress. Economic vision also cannot ignore the reality of the ever changing environment and the factors that impact infrastructure and commerce etc. It would be a folly to expect an economic vision without fully being aware of the requirements. Economic vision has to do with the people and not those who dream about it. Political leaders ape the theme of ‘economic vision’ but unfortunately, there is hardly any concrete evidence to suggest that the pursuit of the objective has been realistically addressed. Economic evolution is a process that links it ‘entrepreneurship’; which is largely understood as a component that could propel a society towards progress. The policy to promote entrepreneurship originated with the socio-economic vision of the early fifties. Government bureaucrats need to view entrepreneurship not from their official perspective but from the perspective of how self-promoted entrepreneurs have proved themselves in real life. Government-sponsored entrepreneurs are more for the official purpose of claiming “achievement” and do not reflect the ground reality of hundreds of selfsponsored and promoted entrepreneurs, who have impacted their environment solely through that spirit of entrepreneurship. Education is the mainstay of economic growth. Sometimes growth may not always be positive if it cannot be sustained. In Nagaland, education has not succeeded much in breaking the barriers of inadequacy due to disinclination among students in taking up science subjects. There could be a reason why students invariably opt for arts subjects. The quality of education( studying arts as in this case) show that it has only armed the unemployable with paper degrees. Though science education is a must, yet arts education cannot be ignored. The vision on education needs a clarity on the relevance of the subjects taught and the capability of teachers who can actually inspire students to break new grounds.

Each year a few thousand come out of colleges and join the growing ranks of the unemployed. More jobs are needed but there isn’t any. The most crucial aspect which acts like a fulcrum, in undoubtedly good governance. The loss of moral authority of the government today and the rise in anti social crimes are impediments towards visionary progress. This has to begin by connecting the link between the people and their government. The link is undoubtedly, the election process, which has been criminalised. Elections form the critical umbilical cord between the electors and elected. A re-look at the objectives and achievements of the state through the decades could provide useful inputs but to appreciate such, there is need to think “out of the box” and which could mean, out of the official bureaucratic thinking.

DailyDevotion The Right Kind of Help And I, if I am lifted up…will draw all peoples to Myself. —John 12:32 Very few of us have any understanding of the reason why Jesus Christ died. If sympathy is all that human beings need, then the Cross of Christ is an absurdity and there is absolutely no need for it. What the world needs is not “a little bit of love,” but major surgery.

When you find yourself face to face with a person who is spiritually lost, remind yourself of Jesus Christ on the cross. If that person can get to God in any other way, then the Cross of Christ is unnecessary. If you think you are helping lost people with your sympathy and understanding, you are a traitor to Jesus Christ.

You must have a right-standing relationship with Him yourself, and pour your life out in helping others in His way— not in a human way that ignores God. The theme of the world’s religion today is to serve in a pleasant, non-confrontational manner.

But our only priority must be to present Jesus Christ crucified— to lift Him up all the time (see 1 Corinthians 2:2). Every belief that is not firmly rooted in the Cross of Christ will lead people astray. If the worker himself believes in Jesus Christ and is trusting in the reality of redemption, his words will be compelling to others.

What is extremely important is for the worker’s simple relationship with Jesus Christ to be strong and growing.

His usefulness to God depends on that, and that alone.

The calling of a New Testament worker is to expose sin and to reveal Jesus Christ as Savior. Consequently, he cannot always be charming and friendly, but must be willing to be stern to accomplish major surgery. We are sent by God to lift up Jesus Christ, not to give wonderfully beautiful speeches. We must be willing to examine others as deeply as God has examined us. We must also be sharply intent on sensing those Scripture passages that will drive the truth home, and then not be afraid to apply them.

Quotes

When we have peace in our hearts and minds, we draw peace into our lives. ~ Iyanla Vanzant

Nagaland Post, Dimapur Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Post-mortem

American (USA) politics R T ecently news received from across the borders that the Americans (U.S.A) has picked up a handsome spectator/onlooker who does not know much about games and sports to be the captain of their football team in the world football championship tournament. It is a surprise and unprecedented.

Many educated people say that we are living in a global village. And with the advancement of technological knowledge what is happening in Europe is impacting in Africa and what is happening in America is affecting Asia.

As of now we are living in uni-polar world headed by U.S.A. China, Russia and India are trying hard to make multi-polar world, and they are rapidly growing in every spheres. That’s encouraging.

As a responsible citizen it may not be wrong to say something which seems to affect the nations and the peoples world around. Firstly, as for Donald Trump, the President-elect of U.S.A is physically and mentally alright. He is in a high social and economic position as a successful businessman. But it is true that he has no political and administrative experiences. Not to talk of President, but he had not been even as a senator or a Governor of American state in which American politicians acquire political and administrative knowledge and experiences.

He may have many plans and thinking, high and low, but thinking and doing are different. The president of U.S.A means the president of the world. Therefore, i think every sensitive person has concerns for the U.S.A President.

It is very interesting to watch the election process of U.S.A closely through T.V and news papers. As the world is on the verge of con-

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flagration and devastation by wars, insurgencies and famines, I though the American presidential candidates should spell out the burning International and National issues and their campaigns would focus on such issues. But unfortunately, President-elect Donald Trump’s main focus was on personal and family issues/matters of Secretary Hillary Clinton.

Throughout his campaigns, as i understood he raised the commissions and omissions of Hillary Clinton, the democratic candidate, true or false we don’t know.

Instead of fighting party Vs party he always attacked Hilary Clinton personally. He (Donald Trump) charged and intimidated Hillary Clinton that he would appoint a special prosecutor to try Clinton and send her to jail, if he was elected President. Some important issues raised by Donald Trump were all reactionary and harsh measures.

The Americans are regarded as the most advanced people of the world. But if they behave and practise like that, then what others will learn from them?

In the second place, Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton got very little chance to raise international and national issues. Instead she was desperately trying to douse the flames/fire set against her by the Republican Donald Trump. It is true she has vast political and administrative and diplomatic experiences as she was once first lady of U.S.A, as a senator and as secretary of state. But according to my observations, 68 years is too much for a woman. For Donald Trumps as a male in good health 70 years is ok. He will, if he lives, live strong even up to 75/76 years. But for Hillary Clinton, as had been told her

by Trump, her stamina and energy could not cope with the stress and hardships of torturous campaigns.

In the election campaign Clinton asserted that she would be president of all races in U.S.A. but Trump had strong reservations about the colored peoples. Clinton was supported by majority of the colored people and less support by the whites and the Christians. Most of the white Americans and educated Americans supported Donald Trump. Is this tendency not emanated from the minds of racisms?? Whatever may be the justifications, the racism is deeply rooted in the minds of the white Americans. The white Americans preach Christianity, brotherhood and inclusiveness, but in their minds they have racial prejudice.

Before and during the election campaign Trump asserted to take up many harsh measures. But when he was elected the President, he has come to the reality, and when he himself faces the realities, he is softening his stand day by day. It is a good sign, but how much?? It is to be taken for granted that Trump will have a host of best advisors.

In that case Trump will be either a hen-picked of others or passive and if he does not take heed to the advises, he will automatically become an autocrat.

The people of the world see him to have some inclinations towards the Russian President Vladimir Putin. The world knows what Vladimir Putin and Syrian President Bashar Al Asad are doing. If Donald Trump ties up with them, the unwanted world atmosphere may be created.

Anyway, let us hope for the best.

A.Z. Jami, Senior Citizen, Dimapur

Has Nagaland become a Russian oligarchy?

he Nagaland teachers and the ACAUT were protecting their rights in peaceful assembly when the government of Nagaland used disproportionate force and violence against them, this is intemperate and unjustified. The government of Nagaland acted like a Russian oligarchy.

Some 4 years ago three women sang a song at the Cathedral of Christ Saviour in Moscow. They sang:“Mother Mary, Please Drive Putin Away”!

The women were promptly arrested, put in the lock-up and then after 5 months, they were all sentenced to 31/2 years in Jail.

There was world wide protests and condemnations of the Russian actions as undemocratic, intemperate and severe.

In Nagaland, just the other day on 15 December, the government used water cannon, tear gas and police baton charges on peaceful assembly of the ACAUT at Khermahal traffic junction Dimapur. This point is well outside the government’s declared curfew zone of 100 meters around the Dimapur city tower.

Before that the government used the same water cannon on non-violent teachers at Kohima. The teachers were protecting their rights for payment of the teaching services they rendered to the government for many months. And they were shot with water cannon!

These show Nagaland government’s increasing nervousness at every non-violent peaceful public assembly. What does the Government fear from unarmed peaceful teachers and the ACAUT? ACAUT’s only aim is to clean the Naga society of the hopeless Corruption at high places and the unauthorised taxation of NSCN and the NNC (NonAccordist Groups). ACAUT is only out doing what the government has become hopelessly ineffective!

Earlier, I phoned an ACAUT member who was present at the unnecessary repackaging of the government rice from gunny bags to plastic bags at the Godown.

I asked; “Was the godown

opened by breaking open the lock? Or how and who opened the godown?”

I was replied: “There were several complaints ACAUT received earlier saying that illegal repackaging of rice is going on in the Godown. So some of us ACAUT members went to see it. Indeed, when we reached the godown, we saw it open and Laborers were repackaging rice into the allegedly illegal plastic bags.

Then, we went and reported the matter to the deputy commissioner who sent the SDO and police to the godown to investigate. Village functionaries around the godown and ACAUT members also went with them. There were news papers reporters too with us in the group. Then, the police closed the godown”.

If these things are true and there is every reasons that they would be, because of the presence of the SDO, the police in the godown closing party together with the news reporters.

If the godown was closed by the police in the presence of the SDO and in front of the news reporters together with the functionaries of 13 villages around The godown, then there is no strength in the government allegation that the “ACAUT did illegal criminal trespassed and created law and order problem”.

If the ACAUT had broken-open the godown by force secretively or clandestinely, then that could be a trespass, but it was the owner of the godowns who opened the godown for their own purpose and were doing their own work of re-packaging the rice into the plastic bags!

Then where is the criminal trespass and creation of law and order problem by ACAUT as alleged by the government?

Is the government of Nagaland run by dishonest liar oligarchs jailing those who speak the truth? Nagaland appears increasingly jittery, intemperate and nervous oligarchy!

Oh God save Nagaland from this oligarchy!

Thepfulhouvi Solo

Naga unity and final settlement

ooking at Naga history we find that Nagas lived in village state from of Government having complete authority over its own affairs and territory even in the head hunting days. Union of villages or tribes under one authority or head did not exist. In essence, Nagas are disunited unintentionally prior to the emergence of the Naga National Council, (NNC) in 1946 which brought the Nagas together under one political institution. At that time Naga youth movement (NYM) the Youth Wing of the NNC functioned as the security and defense force.

When the Federal Government of Nagaland was proclaimed on the 22ndMarch, 1956 merging the NNC and the Hongking Government of the thenNEFA, the need for a standing National Army arose. It was commissioned in the form and style of Naga Safe Guards with Gen. Thungti Chang as the first Cin-C. The force was raised on the principle of equal representation throughout Nagaland where every 9th (ninth) households sponsor one army who will be of the 10th (tenth) household.

At this period every Naga had a sense and feeling of responsibility and participation in the National Movement and in the heated wave of unabated armed conflicts, it reached peak moments of achievement. The Bi-lateral Ceasefire of 5th Sept. 1964 was signed by the FGN and the GOI just 1(One) year after granting Statehood of Nagaland. In a sense, the Ceasefire agreement is a negation of the 16 Point Agreement signed by the NPC and GOI. The 6 (six) round peace talks started, yet, all

along the ugly element of tribalism which is the main factor of Naga disunity was taking its toll on the main national movement. The peace talks ended in a dead lock and final settlement eluded us. The Revolutionary Govt. was formed by a splinter group of national workers but surrendered shortly in 1972.

In the aftermath of the Indian national emergency and imposition of President Rule in Nagaland, the Shillong Accord on 11th Nov. 1975 was signed by the Representatives of Underground Organization and the Govt. of India.

This added fuel to disunity element and it became the main factor in further splits in Naga movement whether the claims and counter claims, the accusations and counter accusations can be justified or not.

An issuer which is the responsibility of the GOI and the Nagas to solve was made and internal issue by we Nagas ourselves to champion disunity which is to the advantage of India in her delaying and time prolonging game plan and policy in respect of final settlement.

In the present Naga Political scenario there are independent identities like NNC Transit Camp Group (a bye-product of Shillong Accord), NNC/FGN-without Shillong Accord Group, NNC, Non-Accordists who even induct Kilonsers in their fold which is unusual and other NNC individual entities. So also there is NSCN (IM), NSCN (K), NSCN (R), GPRN/NSCN and so on. Are these entire genuine groups and enjoy the mandate of the Nagas?

If so when and where did they get the mandate and if not why the Naga people as a whole do not check

it. Some seek settlement without Sovereignty, some by the Nagas of Nagaland alone and some groups trying to exclude some other groups. Where can we find unity of principle and purpose in all these instances?

Only the stand of the NNC/FGN is clear as of today. NNC upholds sovereignty as was made in the Independence declaration of 14thAugust, 1947 and endorsed in the historic Plebiscite of the 16th May1956. This is the mandate of the Nagas and remains intact as it is.NNC is the stake holder in solving Indo-Naga issue. Naga Nation is inclusive of all the Nagas irrespective of the arbitrary division of Naga territory into Myanmar (Burma) and India by Nehru and Unu in 1953.

To our understanding, the NNC did not acknowledge it in any form at any point of time in Naga history.

Universally, is there any validity for any outsider to apportion the territory and property of another person at will without the consent or even the notice of the owner for the matter? This is exactly what the Naga case is today.

The conflict of contention is that Indian claims Nagaland to be apart of it and so became the 16th State of India in 1963.

On the other hand, Naga never joined the Indian Union. The will and the stand of the Nagas to be a free people and nation was made amply clear to Simon Commission even in 1929 and subsequently Nagaland was treated as an excluded area at that time also by the British India Govt. We can make history but cannot change history and therefore, ignoring historical facts and the right of the

Nagas, settlement of the Indo-Naga problem in any form will be impossible.

T h e 1 6 t h Po i n t s Agreement signed by the GOI and Naga People’s Convention (NPC) which was a composition of the negligible first few educated and semi educated Nagas at that time lacked consensus, so it could not succeed according to the envisaged plan of the signatories.

The Naga stand and issue remains the same as ever.

The much publicized framework agreement of 3rd August 2015 between GOI and NSCN (IM) also lacked consensus which is the most vital necessity.

In the joint statement of likeminded NNC groups on the 7th Dec. 2015 they declared in no uncertain terms that the NNC have nothing to do with the agreement and that it is purely a matter of concern for the GOI and the NSCN (IM). So then, where will the needed consensus come and settlement made.

Political thinkers rightly said that sovereignty lies with the people. In fact, true political power lies in the hands of the people and therefore this is what the Nagas need to exercise today. The present situation in Nagaland may be likened to a time where Nagas are fighting among themselves for ownership rights today over the fruit of a tree which is yet not planted.

Today when we speak of Peace, Unity and Settlement what do we find?

Nagas, be it social, political and religious leaders, the intelligentsia and the public tend to be indifferent. It seems as if our people think that peace, unity and settlement is the concern and responsibility of the few national workers only who

are in the field presently.

It seems we forget that the public is the owner and the National Workers are servants of the people. Nagas utterly fail to exercise even the inherent advisory role and authority and calm succumb to the dictates of the very few national workers whether it is right or wrong. Adding to all these again, our people heap blames and accusations on the nation. This is in fact accusing and blaming ourselves. This trend of existence only indicate nation destruction and not nation building. For how long will the Nagas grope in darkness without a clear goal and direction?

Now, then, Nagas,

what shall we do? 1. Shall we be masters of our own destiny? 2. Shall we be ready to stand up for own rights both within and without and defend it at any cost? 3. Can we readily fulfill our responsibilities and commitments towards the society and the nation? 4.

Shall we take initiative first or wait upon others to do it first? 5. Can we check and contain all elements that are “ANTI” in our land so that we will build a brighter and more honorable Nagaland to live in?

“Ask what you can do for Nagaland; Ask not what Nagaland can do for you.”

Zaleo Chakhesang, Kohima

Reader’s Post

Sir,

Christmas is a time to draw closer to Jesus

Christmas is celebrated every year to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ. This is not only the season to reconnect with family and friends and enjoy night parties or forgive each other. Christians should not forget that Jesus is the reason for this Christmas season. It is the acceptance and recognition of Jesus, the Son of God who came to live with human beings in flesh and to save them from the wrath of God. Christmas is also a time to reverently worship, glorify and praise the Almighty God for the birth of Jesus. The Bible says that He came to serve and not to be served and so did He and gifted grace to the world. (Matthew 1:21)(NKJV) “And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins.”(Luke 2:11) (NKJV)“For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.”

Christmas season reminds us the great truth of incarnation. We easily forget truth so it needs repetition.

So Christians celebrate Christmas or the birth of Jesus Christ and marvel over the incarnation. Christmas is a time to come closer to Jesus and learn about the truth and be true Christians. Let Christmas be celebrated in true Christian spirit and let us abundantly be blessed.

K Thong

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.

Nagaland Post, Dimapur wednesday, december 21, 2016

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7 BJP asks Rahul ‘What you sow will bear fruit,’ to stop personal India warns Pak at UN on terror

Seized new notes to be back in circulation attacks on Modi

ED has issued a directive to zonal units to deposit new currency notes along with all other currency seizures into bank accounts opened by the agency in different cities.

seized material, including cash seizures, in their strong rooms as evidence till the case was adjudicated. The seized money was then deposited into the Consolidated Fund of India, said a senior I-T official. Sometimes I-T ca ses took years to resolve, till then all seized material was kept in safe lockers of the tax department, the officer said.

Post-demonetisation, the I-T department and the ED have made huge seizures of new currency notes. Just Tamil Nadu and Karnataka have accounted for seizure of more than Rs 60 crore in new currency notes.

The ED on Monday seized Rs 47 lakh in new notes of Rs 2,000 from the owner of an educational institution in Punjab.

The agency is verifying his claims that the money was deposited by students as fees. In Kolkata, the I-T department seized Rs 21 lakh in new currency notes. In two other operations since Sunday, police in Thane and Nashik seized about Rs 50 lakh in new notes of Rs 2,000 each.

I-T detects Rs 3,185 cr black income

New Delhi, Dec 20 (PTI): Over Rs 3,185 crore of un-disclosed income has been detected while Rs 86 crore worth new notes have been seized by the Income Tax department as part of its country-wide operations against black money hoarders post the demonetisation of two high value currencies by the government.

Official sources said the taxman carried out a total of 677 search, survey and enquiry operations under the provisions of the Income Tax Act since the note ban was declared on November 8, even as the department has issued over 3,100 notices to various entities on charges of tax evasion and hawala-like dealings.

The department, they said, has seized cash and jewellery worth over Rs 428 crore during the same period even as the new currency seized (majorly Rs 2000 notes) is valued at about Rs 86 crore.

“The total undisclosed income admitted or detected as part of this action, till December 19, is more than

NEW DELHI, Dec 20 (Agencies): What happens to new currency notes worth close to Rs 100 crore that have been seized since demonetisation, mostly in wads of Rs 2000, by agencies such as ED, the income tax department and police?

The ED has issued a directive to zonal units to deposit new currency notes along with all other currency seizures into bank accounts opened by the agency in different cities so that new notes are immediately brought into circula-

tion, reports TNN. ED director Karnal Singh said on Monday that he had earlier issued a circular directing that seized currency notes be retained in strong rooms along with other seized material. “We have been depositing these currency notes in our bank accounts so that they come into circulation and the general public is not inconvenienced,” he said.

The government has also asked the I-T department to deposit seized currency notes in banks.

Earlier, agencies kept all

India to host global conference on cyber space

Odd-even scheme only after adequate preparations: Delhi govt

NEW DELHI, DEC 20 (PTI): India will host the fifth edition of the Global Conference on Cyber Space (GCCS) in 2017 in which over 100 countries are expected to participate, IT and Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said.

“India has been selected for hosting Global Conference on Cyber Space (GCCS) in 2017. It is recognition of India’s emerging role as big cyber power accelerated by Digital India which has gained international fame,” Mr Prasad told PTI. The UK had hosted the first GCCS in 2011 followed by Budapest in 2012. South Korea hosted the event 2013 and the Netherlands in 2015. Over 100 countries participate in it with ministerial level delegation, Mr Prasad said.

The minister further said that he today met the Netherlands Ambassador Alphonsus Stoeling who formally handed over GCCS hosting to India.

New Delhi, Dec 20 (PTI): The Delhi government Tuesday made it clear that the third phase of oddeven scheme will only happen in the city with prior adequate preparations and awareness to the people as Transport Minister Satyendar Jain conveyed it in the NCR Planning Board meeting chaired by Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu.

Jain has asked the Centre to give the city administration sufficient time before asking it to implement the next round of car-rationing scheme as part of anti-pollution emergency measures.

The main focus of the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) meeting was on the rising pollution level in the city.

Earlier this month, the Centre had submitted in the Supreme Court its action plan to tackle the menace of air pollution and recommended slew of measures including ban on construction activities and implementa-

tion of odd-even scheme in the national capital.

“In the NCR Planning Board meeting, I have requested the Centre to give us sufficient time before implementing the odd-even scheme so that we can sensitise people and generate awareness among the masses about it.

“I have no objection on the next round of odd-even scheme.

If Centre today says that odd-even will be implemented tomorrow, it cannot happen in one day. We need sufficient time before implementing the scheme,” Jain told reporters here.

The minister also urged the central government to think about the livelihood of lakhs of labourers before banning construction activities as it has come to the notice that due to this move, labourers go to their native villages.

“When the construction activities were recently banned in Delhi, most of labourers had gone to their

villages. In view of this, I have requested the Union Minister to consider about their livelihood before taking any such decision,” he added.

Jain said that during the meeting the report of IIT Kanpur on the city’s air pollution was also discussed, according to which there should be ban on power plants within radius of 300 km of Delhi.

Apart from this, the report has also recommended controlling dust pollution through vacuum cleaning.

“I raised both the issues in meeting and the Union Minister assured us to look into into,” Jain said, adding he also highlighted the delay in completion of three Urban Extension Roads being constructed by Delhi Development Authority (DDA).

“There has already been a delay in completing these roads built in Outer Delhi. DDA has been constructing them for 15 years, but it is yet to complete them.

Rs 3,185 crore,” they said.

The agency has also referred over 220 cases to its sister agencies like the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to probe other financial crimes like money laundering, disproportionate assets and corruption as part of their legal mandate.

Officials said various tax offices in the country and it’s policy-making body Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) are also coordinating with banks and their regulator RBI as part of these investigations, being carried out to check tax evasion and illegal profiteering leading to black money.

Meanwhile, the headquarters of these probe agencies have issued orders to all their field formations to deposit the new currency, being seized by their officials in operations, in bank accounts rather than keeping it in strong rooms.

“This way the new currency can come into circulation and help banks dispense it to the public,” they said.

BJP sweeps Chandigarh civic body polls Chandigarh, Dec 20 (IANS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday swept the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation elections by winning 20 of the 26 seats, thus retaining its control over the civic body.

The Corporation went to the polls on Sunday and the counting of ballots was held on Tuesday.

The Congress, which had won nine seats in the 2011 polls, was reduced to four seats, with all its former mayors -- Subhash Chawla, Harphool Kalyan, Poonam Sharma and Kamlesh -- facing defeat.

However, the BJP managed to win only one of the four seats it contested jointly with its ally Shiromani Akali Dal. BJP rebel Dalip Sharma won as an independent.

BJP’s sitting Mayor Arun Sood defeated his nearest rival Rajesh Sharma of the Congress by 2,077 votes.

New Delhi, Dec 20 (PTI): Slamming Rahul Gandhi’s remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP today said such “personal attacks” reflected the “DNA of Congress and Gandhi family” and he should desist from it.

Hours after the Congress vice president said the RBI changed rules on demonetisation “like the PM changes his clothes”, BJP’s National Secretary Sidharth Nath Singh asked him not to launch personal attacks on Modi or it will open a pandora’s box.

“Yesterday he (Gandhi) had said a good thing that it is not in Congress’ culture to shout ‘murdabad’ slogans against the Prime Minister.

“Within 24 hours the DNA of the Congress and the Gandhi family is out as he has forgotten what he said and he started making personal attack on the Prime Minister.

I will warn him to desist from making such personal attack,” he told a press conference.

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 20 (Agencies): Pressing for international action against terror groups Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-eMohammed and “their shadowy supporters”, India today delivered a sharp message to Pakistan at the UN, saying “what you sow will bear fruit.” India’s permanent representative at the UN, Syed Akbaruddin, told the Security Council: “If we are to bring sustainable peace to Afghanistan, groups perpetrating violence must be denied safe havens in Afghan’s neighbourhood.”

The comments come a day after India’s top antiterror body, the National Investigation Agency (NIA), named Pakistan-based Jaishe-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as the mastermind of the terror attack on the Pathankot air base in January, in which eight security men were killed.

Quoting Rumi, the envoy warned Pakistan: “What you sow will bear fruit. If you have any sense my friend, don’t plant anything but peace.” In apparent criticism of China, he

also blamed the “split” in UN bodies for the world organisation’s inability to deal with terrorism.

China has blocked India’s efforts to have international sanctions imposed on Masood Azhar by a committee that takes action against Al-Qaida and its affiliates. As a member of the Security Council, China has also provided cover for Pakistan releasing on bail Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, the Lashkar commander who masterminded the 26/11 attack on Mumbai.

“We need to address, as an imperative, the support terrorist organisations like Taliban, Al-Qaeda and its designated affiliates like LeT and JeM, which operate outside the fabric of international law, draw from shadowy supporters outside Afghanistan,” Mr Akbaruddin said. The international community has to make it clear that “we will neither roll over in the face of terror, nor will we allow the roll back of the achievements of the resolute people and government of Afghanistan in the last decade and a half,” he added.

JAP stir disrupts train services

Jan Adhikar Party chief and MP Pappu Yadav with supporters stops a train during a protest against demonetization at Rajendra Nagar terminal in Patna on Tuesday. (PTI)

Patna, Dec 20 (PTI): Over a dozen trains were halted at different places of East Central Railway (ECR) zone today during agitation

by Jan Adhikar Party (JAP) of Madhepura MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav to protest demonetisation.

Yadav’s par ty had called for a state-wide ‘Rail Roko’ stir “to vent the anger of common people” on account of Union government’s decision of scrapping of 1000 and 500 rupee notes.

The JAP chief, who led the party workers stop train services at Rajendra Nagar Terminal in Patna, told PTI that the agitation was to protest harassment to masses on account of demonetisation which had not yielded any result against black money.

Through the stir the party also demanded a hit on benami property for more effective fight against black money. “The only gain coming from demonetisation was that the poor deposited their money in banks and are

struggling to withdraw them for meeting daily needs,” the Madhepura MP said.

“It is only a conspiracy to benefit a handful of capitalists and convert black money to white,” he claimed, attacking the NDA government’s decision of invalidating high value currencies.

He demanded registration of FIR against people responsible for death of nearly a hundred people while standing outside banks and ATMs and due to shock on account of demonetisation.

incompetent Kejriwal attacks PM, Cong over note scrapping Airlines to pay fine if their planes Modi PM, says AAP on cash deposit empty human waste in air New Delhi, Dec 20 (PTI): Human excreta being splattered on houses from aeroplanes while landing today led the National Green Tribunal to slap a fine of Rs. 50,000 on the airline whose aircraft empties its waste tanks midair. The NGT directed aviation regulator DGCA to issue a circular to all airlines asking them to pay Rs. 50,000 as environmental compensation if their aircraft violated its direction.

A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Swatanter Kumar passed a slew of directions while disposing of a plea of a retired army officer alleging dumping of human excreta by aircraft over residential areas near the IGI Airport in New Delhi.

Normally, the waste in the aircraft tank is disposed by ground personnel once the plane lands.

However, there are cases where lavatory leaks occur in the air.

The tribunal asked the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to issue circular to all ground handling services and airlines to ensure that they do not release waste from human waste tanks while

landing or anywhere near the terminals of the IGI Airport.

“DGCA shall also issue directions that aircraft on landing shall be subjected to surprise inspection to see that human waste tanks are not empty.

If any aircraft is found to be violating such circular or (their) tanks are found empty on landing, they shall be subjected to environment compensation of Rs. 50,000 per default,” the bench said.

The direction came on the plea of Lt Gen (Retd) Satwant Singh Dahiya who has sought action against the airlines and levy of hefty fines on them for endangering the health of residents, terming the act as a violation of the ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’.

While issuing directions, the green panel also said it was “surprised” to note the stand taken by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) that on analysing the samples taken from the petitioner’s house, it could be ascertained that it was excreta but its source could not known. “We are surprised to note the stand of CPCB to the extent of coliform and the kind of splashes

created on the houses of the petitioner as well as others clearly demonstrate that it was human excreta,” the bench said.

It added that the amount collected shall be deposited with CPCB for using it for environment protection and a quarterly report shall also be submitted by DGCA before it.

DGCA was also asked by the tribunal to set up a helpline so that similar complaints can be addressed and this number and email address be made public.

During the hearing, DGCA told the bench it has issued a circular to constitute a committee to investigate the matter.

The NGT had earlier slapped a cost of Rs. 5,000 on the Environment Ministry and the Ministry of Civil Aviation for their failure to file inspection report on the plea.

It had also directed CPCB to depute a senior environmental engineer to inspect the petitioner’s house and check the existence of human excreta on its walls and if excreta was found, samples should be collected for analysis and the report placed before the tribunal.

New Delhi, Dec 20 (PTI): AAP Tuesday termed Narendra Modi an “incompetent and a confused Prime Minister who changes decisions everyday” after new curbs were imposed on depositing scrapped notes and accused the government of resorting to “economic terrorism”.

Coming out with 59 circulars relating to regulations pertaining to notes-ban in less than 50 days “proves that the Prime Minister does not know what he is doing,” AAP leader Ashutosh said.

“The country wanted a strong Prime Minister, but has got a weak one. He is incompetent and confused, who changes his own decisions everyday,” he alleged.

Tightening rules for depositing demonetised notes, the government had yesterday said individuals can deposit over Rs 5,000 in old currency bills only once until December 30 and that too after explaining why it has not been done so far.

Initially, after banning old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes on November 8, the government had allowed people to deposit scrapped currency notes in bank accounts till December 30 and there was no limit to the amount that can be deposited.

Bhopal, Dec 20 (PTI): In a two-pronged attack, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal today alleged that demonetisation decision by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was aimed at helping business houses and castigated Congress, saying the main opposition party lacks courage to take on the PM. “BJP and Congress are like husband and wife.

Each after one term of five years gives way for the other to rule,” the Delhi Chief Minister told a gathering here.

He also needled Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi over his claim that he was having foolproof evidence of “personal corruption” by the Prime Minister that can cause an earthquake.

“Demonetisation has benefitted businessmen friends of the PM. The move has wrought havoc in the life of common people,” Kejriwal alleged during his 30-minute speech, as he referred to “demonetisation” as a “scam worth Rs eight lakh crore”.

“All sections of the society, farmers, poor are facing a lot of hardship and are in penury. Industries, mandis have been closed after demonetisation,” he said.

“Demonetisation was

Delhi Chief Minister and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal is presented a broom (party symbol) during the party’s ‘Parivartan Rally’ in Bhopal on Tuesday. (PTI)

also done to help the BJP as the party had deposited its money before the scrapping of old currency notes,” he added.

He said if Modi really wants to end the scourge of corruption and black money, he should put the 648 people, mostly businessmen, who have stashed money in Swiss banks, in the jail.

Kejriwal said during his initial stint as Chief Minister, his government in 49 days had put behind bars 32 corrupt officers to end corruption in Delhi.

Centre not sending promised cash to state, says Mamata

Kolkata , D e c 2 0 (IANS): Blaming the central government for the “unprecedented cash crunch in banks”, West

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said the bank branches in the state were not receiving sufficient cash to meet the people’s needs.

“The United Bank of India branches here were supposed to receive Rs 640 crore in cash in last one and half months. But they have received only Rs 504 crore since demonetisation,” Banerjee said in West Bengal’s Bankura district.

“Our state is not getting the promised money,” the Chief Minister said.

Banerjee also said the number of workers under the 100 days’ work scheme in the districts has been reduced to one-third of their strength before demonetisation as they were unable to withdraw money from the banks.

“Earlier 30,000 people used to work under 100 days’ work scheme in Bankura. Now only 10,000 people are working.

Labourers are not getting wages under 100 days’ work scheme due to demonetisation,” she said.

Describing the situation in the nation as “Cash crunch - bank crunch”, the Trinamool Congress supremo said the government should work on developing the infrastructure before lecturing about cashless economy.

“Most villages don’t have banks and most banks don’t have money. This is a time of major crisis.

Let them first create the infrastructure for cashless economy. Only bhashan (lecture) won’t do,” Banerjee said.

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New Delhi, Dec 20 (PTI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the government’s decision to tweak the presumptive income norms would reduce the tax liability by up to 30 per cent for those small traders opting for digital transactions.

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There was no answer to that from the finance minister.

“Whoever has old currency must go and deposit it in one go, if somebody goes everyday it raises suspicion, since exemptions have been lifted, whoever has old currency must deposit it in one go,” was all Jaitley said. The exemption he’s referring to is the centre allowing old notes to be used for certain public utilities.

Jaitley also dismissed talk that the RBI wasn’t prepared for demonetisation, that there are long queues and shortages of new currency.

“The RBI was adequately prepared for demonetisation. There has been no day when RBI did not dispense adequate cash to banks has enough currency stocks that will last beyond December 30.

Even today, RBI has more than adequate cash to last not just till December 30 but even more,” Jaitley said.

The minister also called the cashless economy move “a tax incentive to support digitisation of economy.” He didn’t however explain what that means.

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Today, Jaitley said anyone going more than once “raises suspicion”.

But that didn’t answer the questions most people are asking.

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Vadodara, Dec 20 (PTI): All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA) and All India Bank Officers Association (AIBOA) have given a call for demonstration against the problems that various banks and their employees are facing due to demonetisation.

The agitational programmes that they plan to undertake include demonstrations on December 28, followed by the unions addressing a letter to Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on December 29, the two bank unions said. The union members also plan to demonstrate over the issue on January 2 and 3, 2017.

AIBEA general secretary C H Venkatchalam and his AIBOA counterpart S Nagrajan in a statement issued today said, “As per the call of our organisations, already our units have undertaken the programme of demonstrations in all major centres and met the local executives of RBI to hand over our memorandum.”

The unions have demanded to ensure supply of adequate cash to all banks and branches, restore all ATMs without further delay and ensure transparency in cash supply to banks. “If RBI is not able to supply adequate cash to banks, then decision should be taken to suspend cash transactions in the bank branches till sufficient cash is supplied to banks,” the statement said.

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to Rs 1 trillion and is the single largest nonpromoter group investor for over five decades.

Mistry surprised all by resigning from all six key Tata group companies on Monday, even before the EGMs of some firms where shareholders were to vote on Tata Sons’ proposal to oust him from directorship.

When asked if there is a chance of smoking the peace pipe, Mistry sought to distinguish his fight from feuds in India Inc’s families, saying he is fighting for larger issues like ethics and governance at what is arguably one of the most revered conglomerates.

“This is about governance and reforms. If governance reforms happen, I benefit, I am not

also been approved by the policy-making body of the department, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), in the backdrop of government’s decision which had said that tax payers with annual income of more than Rs 10 lakh will not get subsidised cooking gas (LPG).

“This tax data with the Oil Ministry will ensure that all those who have income above Rs 10 lakh per year will automatically be barred from getting subsidised cooking gas cylinders. The data will be processed by the Oil Ministry and only names of those ineligible will be shared with the concerned LPG distributor on field.

“While some individuals and households have already given up this subsidy voluntarily after government asked them to do so, there are many who have not done so.

The government wants to check pilferage in this regard and hence the data is being shared between the two departments,” a senior official said.

The official said the transfer of data will begin soon. At present, all households are entitled to 12 cylinders of 14.2-kg each at subsidised rates.

The government has asked well-off people in the past to voluntarily give up using subsidised LPG and instead buy cooking fuel at market price.

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saying no to that,” Mistry said.

The 48-year-old Mistry also ruled out demanding more board positions at Tata Sons.

He continues to be the lone family representative on the board at present and has ruled out giving up on it.

“I am not looking for board positions. I am looking for good governance. We will see what happens in the future,” said Mistry, who was the first chairman from a non-Tata family at the 149-year salt-to-software giant.

Mistry, who blames attempts to expose wrongdoings on the governance and ethics front for his removal, said Tatas are at an “inflection point” and there is a need to institutionalise processes to future-proof the business and feared that it would go down a “slippery slope” if action is not taken. “Today, if you have a situation where the Trusts will go into the wrong hands and wrong governance happens, what will happen to the companies? If wrong decisions, both from a governance perspective and ethics, happen, this is a slippery slope that we will go down,” he said.

New Delhi, Dec 20 (PTI): The Income Tax department will soon begin sharing personal data--like PAN, residential address and mobile number--of a taxpayer earning over Rs 10 lakh per annum with the Oil Ministry as part of government’s initiative to effectively block subsidised cooking gas to higher income groups.

As part of the official deal between the two government departments, the taxman will also share the date of birth, gender, email id, residential phone number and all available addresses of the taxpayer in its database so that the Petroleum and Oil Ministry could zero down on each LPG subscriber who is availing the subsidy beyond the stipulated rules and has not voluntarily given it up.

The I-T department will soon sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Oil Ministry in order to begin this transfer of personal taxpayer data, in a “confidential and safe” manner.

The department, till now, used to share such proprietar y data with Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA) like police, CBI, ED and others with a rider that they should not share this information with anyone else and use it for their investigation purposes only.

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M U M BA I , D e c 2 0 (PTI): Ousted Tata Group Chairman Cyrus Mistry on Tuesday ruled out chances of a truce with Ratan Tata, claiming his fight is for larger issue of governance and that he will slug it out without giving up his family’s 18.5 per cent holding in the $103-billion conglomerate.

“I will fight for that.

I have fought for that...

We have been there for 50 years, its not one day or two days,” Mistry said a day after he quit from the boards of six listed Tata companies and declared he will take his battle against Tatas to courts.

“This is not about a business group fight. It is not about those type of things. If that was the situation, I would like to sit in the position. That’s why I have removed myself from the position, because it is not me looking for position or power,” Mistry said.

He replied in negative when asked specifically if his family will exit its ownership in Tata Sons, the holding company of the country’s biggest conglomerate, if he loses his fight in the courts.

Mistry family’s 18.4 per cent holding in Tata Sons is valued at close

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MH370 likely north of search area: Experts SYDNEY, DEC 20 (AP): The vanished Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is highly unlikely to be in the current search zone and may instead be in a region farther north, according to latest analysis by a team of international investigators.

For two years, a handful of ships have diligently combed a remote patch of the Indian Ocean west of Australia in a USD 160 million bid to find the Boeing 777. Today, investigators made what was surely a painful admission: They have probably been looking in the wrong place. Though crews are expected to finish their deep-sea sonar hunt of the current search area next month, the possibility of extending the search to the north appeared doubtful, with Australia’s transport minister suggesting the analysis wasn’t specific enough to justify continuing the hunt. The latest twist in the search for Flight 370 highlights the extraordinary difficulty officials have faced in their attempts to find the aircraft based on the faintest scraps of data.

two votes and Clinton four.

Clinton, however, in popular votes, received over three million more votes than Trump.

The results meant Trump easily staved off a bid by opponents to turn Republican electors against him. “Today marks a historic electoral landslide victory in our nation’s democracy. I thank the American people for their overwhelming vote to elect me as their next President of the United States,” Trump said in a statement.

Members of the Electoral College met in their respective state capitals to formally elect the next president moments after he crossed the necessary 270vote mark.

He would be sworn in as the 45th US President on

January 20.

“The official votes cast by the Electoral College exceeded the 270 required to secure the presidency by a very large margin, far greater than ever anticipated by the media,” Trump said.

“This election represents a movement that millions of hard working men and women all across the country stood behind and made possible,” he added.

“With this historic step we can look forward to the bright future ahead. I will work hard to unite our country and be the President of all Americans. Together, we will make America great again,” the 70-year-old businessman-turned-politician said.

In a tweet later, he took a dig at the media and its role during the general elections.

“We did it! Thank you to all of my great supporters, we just officially won the election (despite all of the distorted and inaccurate media),” Trump tweeted.

The electoral college votes normally are just a formality as electors -- most of them party members -- officially cast ballots for the candidate that won the popular tally in their state.

China returns underwater drone to US after Trump spat BEIJING/WASHINGTON, DEC 20 (PTI): China today returned an underwater drone to the US, five days after it was seized from the disputed South China Sea leading to a major spat between the Communist giant and President-elect Donald Trump, who has adopted a tough stance towards Beijing.

“After friendly consultations between the Chinese and US sides, the handover work for the US underwater drone was smoothly completed in relevant waters in the South China Sea at midday on December 20,” a brief Chinese Defence Ministry statement said without providing details.

The drone operated by a US survey ship in the South China Sea (SCS) was seized by a Chinese navy vessel which reportedly declined to hand it over despite request from the American ship.

The Pentagon also separately confirmed that the drone had been handed over by the Chinese side.

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1. Shri. Kam Mükho, NSS, promoted to Joint Secretary, Nagaland Civil Secretariat.

2. Shri. Thepau Mongshet, NSS promoted to Junior Section Officer, Nagaland Civil Secretariat.

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“This incident was inconsistent with both international law and standards of professionalism for conduct between navies at sea,” Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook said in a statement.

“The US has addressed those facts with the Chinese through the appropriate diplomatic and military channels, and have called on Chinese authorities to comply with their obligations under international law and to refrain from further efforts to impede lawful US activities,” he said.

The Pentagon statement said the US Navy drone was “conducting routine operations in the international waters of the South China Sea in full compliance with international law.”

Initially, Chinese military said the drone incident would be handled in an appropriate manner but later stated it would be “resolved successfully” after Trump

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accused Beijing of stealing the US drone.

The incident led to a major spat between Trump and the Communist giant.

“China steals United States Navy research drone in international waters -- rips it out of water and takes it to China in unprecedented act,” Trump had tweeted.

The next day he tweeted again to say, “We should tell China that we don’t want the drone they stole back - let them keep it!”

China rejected Trump’s charge that it “stole” the drone, saying the device was picked up to prevent “harm” to freedom of navigation in the disputed South China Sea, from where Beijing claims the US is spying on Chinese coast.

“First of all we did not like the word stealing.

This is also not accurate,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said at a media briefing yesterday.

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No ‘concessions to terrorists’ at talks: Lavrov MOSCOW/ANKARA, DEC 20 (AFP): Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov today said there should be no “concessions to terrorists” at talks with his Turkish counterpart on Syria, a day after Moscow’s ambassador was murdered in Ankara.

“This tragedy forces all of us to fight more decisively against terrorism,” Lavrov told Turkey’s Mevlut Cavusoglu as they sat down together in Moscow.

“For this reason, I very much hope that our talks and the upcoming threeway meeting with our Iranian colleague will allow us to reach agreements, which will through concrete actions advance the settlement in Syria,” Lavrov said, also insisting that they should not allow “any concessions to terrorists”.

The foreign and defence ministers from Russia, Turkey and Iran are meeting in Moscow today for key talks on the conflict in Syria.

The meetings come after Russian envoy Andrei Karlov was gunned down Monday at the opening of a Russian photography exhibition in Ankara by a Turkish policeman crying “Aleppo” and “Allahu Akbar” (God is greatest), in what Moscow called a “terrorist act”.

Will not change stand on Nobel Peace Prize: China

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TOKYO, DEC 20 (IANS): Japan’s top court on Tuesday upheld a lower court’s ruling in favour of the government’s plan to relocate a US Marine Corps air base within the island prefecture of Okinawa, the media reported.

According to the court ruling, Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga acted “illegally” when he revoked in October 2015 an approval issued by his predecessor for the landfill work of the relocation plan, Xinhua news agency reported.

Onaga has said he would swiftly retract the revocation but whether he would explore other options to block the relocation plan has caused attention.

Meanwhile, over 100 persons gathered in front of the top court on Tuesday to protest against the ruling, shouting slogans such as “No New Henoko Base”.

The central government has been seeking to relocate the US Futenma base from Ginowan to the less populated Henoko coastal area of Nago, saying it is “the only solution” for removing the dangers posed by the base to the crowded residential area without undermining the Japan-US alliance.

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WASHINGTON, DEC 20 (PTI): Donald Trump today won the Electoral College vote to formally secure his election as the US’ 45th president, easily staving off a long-shot bid by opponents to turn Republican electors against him amid claims that Russian hackers swayed the vote in his favour.

The Electoral College affirmed Trump as the president about six weeks after his stunning victory over Hillary Clinton, pushing him past the 270-vote threshold for election, with scant evidence of the antiTrump revolt among electors that some of his critics had hoped would occur.

Trump received 304 electoral votes to Hillary Clinton’s 227. Seven “faithless” electors voted for other candidates, costing Trump

Japan court rules in favour of US base relocation

BEIJ ING, D EC 20 ( AG E N C I E S ) : C h i n a said it will not change its position on opposing the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to people it considers criminals, even though Beijing and Norway had now normalised ties frozen since 2010 when a prominent Chinese dissident won.

Liu Xiaobo, 59, was jailed by a Chinese court for 11 years in 2009 on subversion charges for organising a petition urging an end to one-party rule.

He remains in prison.

China has previously levelled blame at the Norwegian government for the award, though Oslo has no say in who the Oslo-based Nobel committee gives it to.

Sergey Lavrov (R), and Iranian Foreign Minister attend a ceremony in memory of murdered Russian ambassador Andrei Karlov in Moscow, Dec. 20. (AP/PTI)

Russia and Iran are on the opposite side of the Syrian conflict from Turkey with Moscow and Tehran backing leader Bashar alAssad and Ankara supporting those seeking to topple him.

But Turkey and Russia have recently worked closely together to evacuate rebel fighters and civilians from the battered city of Aleppo.

Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Monday warned that the killing of Karlov was a “provocation” aimed at damaging ties with Turkey and undermining the latest efforts to reach a settlement on Syria.

ple over the assassination of the Russian ambassador to Ankara by an off-duty policeman, as Russia urgently sought answers over the murder.

With the Turkish capital already on high alert after a string of attacks this year, an individual also fired outside the US embassy in Ankara overnight in a separate incident.

President Vladimir Putin declared “we have to know who directed the hand of the killer” and the Kremlin said a Russian investigative team were flying to Turkey to probe the murder.

An unprecedented meeting between Turkey detains six three-way the foreign ministers of over envoy murder Turkey, Russia and Iran in Turkish authorities Moscow over the Syria criwere today holding six peo- sis was meanwhile set to go

ahead despite the killing.

Ambassador Andrei Karlov was shot four times in the back by Turkish policeman Mevlut Mert Altintas, 22, as he opened an exhibition of Russian photography in Ankara.

Dramatic images showed Karlov stumble and then crash to the ground on his back as the attacker brandished his gun at terrified onlookers who cowered behind cocktail tables.

The gunman shouted and then said all those responsible for what has happened in Syria and Aleppo would be held accountable.

Altintas had set off the metal detector security check when he entered the exhibition in central Ankara as he was carrying a gun, the pro-government Sabah daily said.

But after showing his police ID, he was waved through and allowed to proceed.

The Hurriyet daily added that Altintas, who had worked for Ankara’s anti-riot police for the last two and a half years, had stayed at a nearby hotel to prepare for the attack.

It said Altintas, who was off duty at the time, had put on a suit and tie and shaved at the hotel before heading to the exhibition centre.

Thousands leave Aleppo as UN plans new peace talks ALEPPO, DEC 20 (AFP): Thousands of traumatised Syrians left the rebel enclave of Aleppo as the UN voted to deploy observers there and said it planned new peace talks in Geneva in February. “It is the intention of the United Nations to convene those negotiations in Geneva on 8 February 2017,” UN envoy Staffan de Mistura said after the Security Council unanimously adopted a French-drafted resolution to monitor evacuations from Aleppo, with Russia’s backing.

But in Moscow, President Vladimir Putin said after Russian ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov was shot dead by a policeman in Ankara that the killing could “disrupt” the peace process in Syria and

harm Turkish-Russian ties.

Damascus denounced the “despicable” murder of Karlov, who a witness said was shot dead by a gunman who shouted “Aleppo” and “revenge”. James Nixey, head of the Russia and Eurasia programme at think tank Chatham House, said the diplomat’s murder could affect Aleppo evacuations.

Families in Aleppo had spent hours waiting in below-freezing temperatures, sheltering from the rain in bombed-out apartment blocks and waiting desperately for news of a new wave of departures.

After an agonising delay, the operation resumed under a complex agreement that will see regime forces exert full control over Syria’s second city. Buses transport-

ed more than 7,000 people out of the city, said Ingy Sedky, spokeswoman for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

She said the evacuations were expected to continue overnight.

“There are still thousands -- it’s a huge crowd, women, children,” she said.

The evacuees included seven-year-old Bana alAbed, whose Twitter account had offered a tragic account of Syria’s nearly six-year war, as well as 47 children who had been trapped in an orphanage.

Ahmad al-Dbis, who heads a team of doctors and volunteers coordinating evacuations, saw dozens of buses and ambulances arrive at the staging ground west of Aleppo.

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ONGPANGKONG SENSO TELONGJEM CHUMUKEDIMA congratulates a dynamic leader, our former president of the Union, Dr. M. Chuba Ao on receiving "BHARAT VIKAS AWARD" on the 10th December 2016 in appreciation of his dedicated service for "Individual Contribution towards Economic Growth and Social Development" from INSTITUTE OF SELF RELIANCE, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

The Union further appreciates him for being an inspiration for the future generation.

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ith immense joy and gratitude to the Lord, we convey our heartiest congratulations to Mrs. Thejazhanuo Mezhii Sekhose, D/o Mr. Medoletuo Mezhii & Mrs. Kevizakieu Mezhii on being awarded and conferred Doctorate in Philosophy (PhD) in Genetic and Plant Breeding by Nagaland University on the thesis titled "Study of genetic divergence in indigenous edible aroids of Nagaland using morphological and DNA fingerprinting" under the supervision of Prof. Sapu Changkija and Dr. A. Pattanayak.

We further wish her success in her future endeavours.

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Ntsita Yilan 1. Yankho kyon topvu thungi Jubilee Lhi-nsung okho thungi na ematha Jubilee salum ntsitala.

2. Yankho kyon oyani osi hapoi evan topvu lhi-nsung shilo emathata tsala.

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Randhir Kapoor How do the Royal family celebrate Christmas ‘Tune Up Channel’ triumphs overwhelmed to welcome Kareena’s baby the ‘Clash of Bands’

Winner of ‘Clash of Bands’ – Tune Up Channel – performing at the beat contest organized as part of the 2nd Youth Fest 2016 at Chungtiayimsen (Tzurang valley) on Tuesday, December 20. (Photo/ Media team, REM Group) lovers from all over.

The last night of the two-day extravaganza was graced by renowned Bollywood actor, Rajpal Yadav who entertained the audience with his stage presentation.

Earlier in the day, the fest was marked by the competition in different tra-

ditional games and events like cock-fight, tug-of-war, earthen pot making, yodelling, traditional, pork fat eating, folk fiddling, speed walking etc.

The main attraction of the night was the beat contest where six bands made it to the finals after presenting two songs each;

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ctor Aamir Khan said here on Monday that he supports Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s demonetisation decision, which he felt was for the “betterment” of the country.

Addressing mediapersons, Khan said, “The government’s intention to curb black money is good and we should all support it. Even though demonetisation has affected me personally and others too, we should look at the longterm results.”

Khan said the city’s wrestling tradition had brought him here for the promotion of his upcoming movie, `Dangal’.He said he has come here in the

Promotional debut music video of ‘Dream On’

past too for the promotion of `Mangal Pandey’ and ‘Sarfarosh’.

Legendary wrestler Dadu Chougule welcomed Khan by applying a `tilak’ to his forehead and presenting him with a `pheta’ (turban). Khan was accompanied by `Dangal’ director Nitesh Tiwari and co-actors Fatima Shaikh and Sanya Malhotra, who plays his onscreen daughters. `Dangal’ tells the real-life story of Haryana wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat, played by Khan, who trained his daughters in the sport.

On the wrestling experience in the film, Khan said, “Wrestling is an amazing sport. Unlike boxing where one player might get hurt, one has to be quick in wrestling to avoid hurting the opponent. I learnt a lot about the sport during the film.”

Khan said he had to increase his weight and drop it again later when playing Phogat’s younger version.

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eteran actor Randhir Kapoor, whose daughter Kareena Kapoor Khan delivered her and Saif Ali Khan’s first child, a son, on Tuesday morning, says the family is ecstatic about the new addition. He has also thanked friends and fans for their blessings.

Randhir said, “The entire family is overwhelmed and is welcoming the new member in our family. Both the mother and son are doing fine. Thanks for all the blessings.” Kareena delivered the baby at Breach Candy Hospital here early morning. The baby has been named Taimur, which means iron. He is Kareena’s first child with Saif, who already has two children - daughter Sara and son Ibrahim, from his previous marriage to Amrita Singh.

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ick Van Dyke is set to star in the forthcoming Mary Poppins Returns sequel.

The 91-year-old played chimney sweep Burt in the original 1964 movie.

He told The Hollywood Reporter: “This one supposedly takes place 20 years later and the kids are all grown up.

“It’s a great cast – Meryl Streep, Angela Lansbury and that guy from Hamilton [Lin-Manuel Miranda].”

He also said he has no plans to retire from performing.

“I think it’s the worst thing you can do. Certain people who do retire suddenly age. I think you have to stay active,” Dyke added.

Earlier this year it was confirmed Colin Firth and Emily Blunt will appear in the sequel. Firth will play William Weatherall Wilkins, president of Fidelity Fiduciary Bank. Blunt has been cast as Mary Poppins, with Hamilton creator Lin-Man-

uel Miranda co-starring as new character Jack, a street lamplighter. Ben Whishaw and Emily Mortimer are playing grown-up versions of Michael and Jane Banks, the children Mary Poppins once looked after.

Mary Poppins Returns is due to be released on Christmas Day 2018.

It will tell the story of an older Jane and Michael Banks and Michael’s three children, who are visited by Poppins in the aftermath of a “personal loss” in Depression-hit London.

The film’s director is Rob Marshall, who was also behind the camera for Into The Woods and the 2002 Oscar-winning film adap-

tion of Chicago.

“I am truly humbled and honoured to be asked by Disney to bring PL Travers’ further adventures to the screen,” Marshall said when the film was announced.

“The iconic original film means so much to me personally. And I look forward to creating an original movie musical that can bring Mary Poppins, and her message that childlike wonder can be found in even the most challenging of times, to a whole new generation.”

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or many, Christmas is the perfect opportunity to spend time with loved ones and catch up with all they might have missed throughout the year. The Royal family are no exception to this – but as the head of state, the movements of Queen and her associated clan naturally differ to the rest of us.

The Royal family traditionally spend Christmas at Sandringham Housein Norfolk, as opposed to Buckingham Palace. The Queen and Prince Philip usually make the journey to Sandringham via public transport – sometimes startling oblivious passengers with their presence while the rest of the family will arrive at some point on Christmas Eve. Once everyone has arrived, the royal guests enjoy a traditional Christmas that includes putting the finishing touches on the Christmas tree and the giving of cheap and humorous gifts.

Dinner at Sandringham on Christmas Eve is a relatively formal affair, with the men wearing black tie suits and the woman wearing gowns, expensive jewellery, and tiaras.

On Christmas morning Prince Philip will lead the Royal family on a walk to St Mary Magdalene Church for the traditional Christmas Day service. The Queen is driven.

The service typically last for around 45 minutes, with the Queen hav-

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OFFICE OF THE PWD YOUTH ORGANISATION Kohima Ward-11, Nagaland

FELICITATION

BLESSED 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Mr. H.Nyempei Phom & Mrs. Ownyei Phom

Mr. & Mrs. Xukiye Swu (Pughoboto) 21st Dec.

50 Glorious years of togetherness. We feel blessed and proud having such beautiful parents who built the relationship will love, joy and smile. th

From Loving Children, in laws and grand children.

YANTHAMO VILLAGE STUDENTS’ UNION Celebrates

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The PWDYO would like to extend our heartiest congratulation to Er. KIKOVOZO TETSO son of Mr. Razouvizo Tetso, B.E Civil Degree on being the Subject Topper of Goa University in Design of Bridge Structure (Marks 91 out of 100) from Goa Engineering College, and bringing laurels to the colony.

The Union wishes him the best in his future endeavors.

CHINGONG NAAM ATO PURO (General Secretary, PWDYO) (President, PWDYO)

HAPPY 75th BIRTHDAY

50TH GLORIOUS YEARS

on 22nd Dec 2016 To our beloved Grandfather

(1966-2016)

21-12-1966 to 21-12-2016

Date : 28 – 29th Dec.’2016

Dear Opa & Onyü/ Opü & Opi, We congratulate you on your 50th Wedding Anniversary!

It is indeed overwhelming and thankful to the Almighty who united loving and caring parents.

We are grateful and indebted for your ceaseless care and sacrifices bestowed upon us.

May the good Lord continue to bless you with good health and long life!

We love you so much; you are the best parents for us.

Yours loving, Children, In-Laws, Grand Children.

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“ KNOWLEDGE EMPREINTE ASCENDENCY”.

COME ALL

Speaker : SHRI. R. ZAYAO LOTHA, SDEO Meluri

Christmas Night Carnival

Chief Guest: SHRI. Y. PATTON Minister (Home) Government of Nagaland

Date : 19th – 23rd Dec. 2016

Organised by Good Friend Society Dimapur : Nagaland

S. Ato Chang

Guest of Honour : SHRI. MOTSUTHUNG LOTHA Secretary to the Government of Nagaland.

Note: All Yanthamo students residing outside the village and Yanthamo women married to other villages and tribes are cordially invited to the Jubilee Celebration.

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married couples are invited to Sandringham for Christmas. Girlfriends and boyfriends are not allowed.

As such, Miss Markle is expected to fly to California this weekend, to spend Christmas in her native Los Angeles with her mother.

She is expected to begin filming the next series of the legal drama Suits in the new year.

The Queen’s Christmas Message, broadcast to the 52 member states in the Commonwealth of Nations, is a Christmas Day staple.

Originally called the King’s Christmas Message when the tradition began in 1932 with a radio broadcast by King George V, the message has been read by Queen Elizabeth II since 1952.

The Queen typically uses the speech as a chance to reflect on the year and the major events that have occurred throughout it. She also makes a comment on her own personal milestones of the year and expresses her opinion on Christmas in general.

The Queen’s Christmas Message is embargoed until 3pm on Christmas Day. It is then broadcast on BBC One, ITV, Sky 1, and Sky News from 3pm until 3.10pm. You can also listen to it on BBC Radio 4.

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atphoa Konyak is a 19-year old upcoming singer, songwriter from Mon district of Nagaland currently studying in Kohima. Jatphoa’s interest in singing started from his school days and he has performed in many school events with his own composed originals.

His dad was his driving force behind his passion for music and encouraged him to make the music video for the song “Dream On”. “Dream on” is his debut song written and composed by him featuring Rachel Konyak as special appearance promoted by Artist/Musician Moba Inggang. The song “Dream on” talks about his innocent love which was never expressed to his beloved awaiting for the right moment. Here’s the link: http://indihut.com/ jatphoa-konyak/.https:// youtu.be/IUsAt3hyeL4

ing received Communion privately in the morning already. For the second time since they married in 2011, the Prince William and Kate Middleton, along with their children Prince George and Princess Charlotte, will be spending Christmas with the Middleton family at their home in Berkshire.

It will mark their first Christmas away from Sandringham House since Prince George and Prince Charlotte were born.

A Royal aide reportedly told the Mail: “The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their children will have a private Christmas Day with the Middleton family.

“Kate is very close to her family and has always made clear they will play a significant role both in her life and those of her children.”

Siblings Pippa and James Middleton are also expected to celebrate Christmas with their parents.

Although they recently spent time together picking out a Christmas tree, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will be spending their first Christmas as a couple apart.

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he two-day extravaganza of Tzurang valley (Mokokchung) Youth Fest 2016 culminated this evening in a grand manner with the Bollywood singers and dancers sizzling the night and a local band winning the ‘clash of bands’ which was witnessed by music

the ultimate winner went to Tune Up Channel for their exquisite and professional performance. Blue Fairy bagged the runner up title.

The contest was judged by veteran musicians: Mongphuri, Lichen and Tongdang. The winners were awarded a cash prize of Rs 35,000 plus certificates while the runner-up was awarded a cash prize of Rs 25,000. The winner of the contest, tune Up Channel got the rare opportunity to perform with the Bollywood celebrities much to the liking of the audience.

Winners of the traditional games competition: Traditional fire making – Maongkaba; Cock fight – Burchiba; Yodelling – Imtitula; Earthen pot making – Satsukba village; Folk fiddle – B Alemla Aier; Essay Competition – Pangerremla (changdang village); Tugof-war – Satsukba village; Pork fat eating competition – Male: Watinungsang, Female : Temsuremla.

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Shiva, Vikas, Manoj among seven Indians in fray for WSB

Shiva Thapa

Vikas Krishan

Manoj Kumar

NE W D E L H I , D e c 2 0 ( P T I ) : Wo r l d Championships bronzewinner Shiva Thapa and former Asian Games goldmedalist Vikas Krishan will be among the seven Indian boxers who are set to go under the hammer for AIBA’s semi-professional World Series of Boxing’s draft pick on Wednesday for the 2017 edition.

The others who have made the draft for the auction are former Commonwealth Games gold-medalist Manoj Kumar, for mer Asian Olympic Qualifiers’ goldmedalist Sumit Sangwan, Commonwealth Games silver-winner Mandeep Jangra, former national champion Madan Lal and India’s best performing boxer in WSB Gaurav Bidhuri. “ T h i s ye a r s eve n Indian boxers will be up for auction. Shiva Thapa, Manoj Kumar, Gaurav Bidhuri, Sumit Sangwan, Vikas Krishan, Mandeep

Ja n g r a , M a d a n L a l ,” Boxing Federation of India president Ajay Singh, who is currently in Switzerland to attend the AIBA’s annual congress, said.

O f t h e s e, S h i va , Gaurav and Sumit have prior experience of competing in the WSB, while Vikas has been active in AIBA Professional Boxing (APB).

Vikas (75kg), in fact, is currently in Switzerland to receive the Best Boxer award for 2016 during the AIBA’s 70th anniversary celebrations.

Shiva and Manoj, on the other hand, were recently crowned national champions in Guwahati, their first titles in new weight categories after both of them decided to jump divisions to 60kg and 69kg respectively.

“I a m g la d to be finalised for the auctions.

Hopefully, I would be picked. I look forward to a great start next year,” Shiva, who is currently

nursing a deep gash on his forehead sustained during the Nationals, said.

“The idea is to keep getting competitive fights to become a tougher boxer,” added Manoj, who would be trying his luck in WSB, which gets underway from February 3 with 12 teams in 3 groups, for the first time.

The 23-year-old Shiva had competed for USA Knockouts in the 2014 edition of WSB along with Sumit but fought only a couple of bouts.

Gaurav, on the other hand, has participated in three editions of the event for different franchises, winning four and losing four.

“I have completely recovered from my injuries and raring to go now.

Finger crossed, I hope to be in good shape for WSB,” Sumit, who had to pull out of the nationals earlier this month due to a cut above his eye, said.

Mandeep had also

Former Chelsea defender Alex hangs up boots

Lo n d o n, D e c 2 0 (Agencies): For mer Chelsea defender Alex has been forced to retire from football after suffering a knee injury. The 34-yearold Brazilian, who also spent time at AC Milan and Paris St-Germain, has been without a club since leaving Italy in the summer. “I’m

SRSA 65th annual session D i m apur , D e c 2 0 (NPN): The 65th annual session of Sanis Range Sports Association (SRSA) will be held from January 2-7 at Baghty local ground.

Legal Cell convener, NPF Nagaland Achumbemo Kikon will grace the tournament as the chief guest on January 3. Meanwhile, the organisers have convened a team re presentatives meeting on January 2 at 4:00 pm at town hall, Baghty. For more information, teams can contact 8974325891.

AR provide sports items to youth

D i m apur , D e c 20 (NPN): To promote sporting talent and promote sportsmanship amongst the youth, 35 Assam Rifles under aegis of HQ 7 Sector AR of IGAR (Nor th) presented sports items to the youth of Naginimora village on the occasion of its golden jubilee on December 17. 35 Assam Rifles also addressed the villagers on the occasion and assured all assistance towards development and youth empowerment activities. The gesture of 35 Assam Rifles was highly appreciated by the villagers and students association, stated a Assam Rifles press release.

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retiring, I made the decision with my family,” Alex told Globoesporte.

“I would need to have surgery and then it would take nine months to come back. I just couldn’t put up with that pain.”

Alex joined Chelsea from Santos in 2004 and spent the next three years on loan with PSV Eindhoven.

He finally moved to Stamford Bridge in 2007 and won the Premier League, two FA Cups and helped the Blues reach the Champions League final in 2008.

The 17-cap Brazil international was signed by Paris St-Germain for £4.2m in 2012 and won the Ligue 1 title before leaving for the San Siro in 2014.

been laid low by a wrist injury but has recovered from it now.

M e a n w h i l e, B F I chief Ajay Singh said he discussed the possibility of bringing a WSB franchise to India next year with the event’s top brass. India had a franchise in WSB till 2012 before administrative tur moil and financial cr unch resulted in the franchise owners backing out.

Singh said the idea of India hosting the AIBA Youth World Championship for women was also put forth by him.

“We met the managing director of WSB to discuss how to include an Indian franchise in WSB next year. We also discussed possibility of hosting the World Championship for Women (Youth) in India,” he said.

Asked about the key takeaways for India from the AIBA extraordinary e x e c u t i ve c o m m i t t e e meeting on Monday, Singh said, “Indian delegation had a long meeting with Dr CK Wu, AIBA president.

He offered full support and congratulated BFI on its speed and efficiency.

“A l s o, t h e y h ave offered to help set up boxing academies in India, r un a train-the-trainer program for coaches and RJs (Referees and Judges),” he added.

Barca prepares for Copa del Rey without Pique, MSN Barcelona, Dec 19 (IANS): FC Barcelona on Monday started to prepare for the Copa del Rey match against Hercules without defender Gerard Pique, as well as the South American attacking trio of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez, revered as MSN. Barcelona will host Hercules on Wednesday for the second leg of the Copa del Rey’s round of 32 at Camp Nou after a 1-1 draw in the first leg, reports Efe. Barcelona coach Luis Enrique gave permission to the four players to miss the last commitment of the year. After beating Espa nyol 4-1 Sunday in La Liga at the Camp Nou stadium, Barcelona returned to normal training on Monday.

Kvitova pulls out of Hopman Cup

P e rth , D e c 2 0 (Agencies): Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova has been forced to pull out of the Hopman Cup as she continues to recover from a foot injury.

The 26-year-old had been due to line up alongside Adam Pavlasek to represent Czech Republic at the season-opening mixedteams event in Perth from January 1.

Kvitova will instead continue to work on her fitness and she now faces a battle to be fit in time for the Australian Open which gets underway in Melbourne on January 16.

“I am so disappointed I will be unable to play at the Hopman Cup,” said Kvitova.

“The results of a scan have confirmed that my foot is healing but not as quickly

ZURICH, Dec 20 ( A g e n ci e s ) : T h e Football Associations of England, Scotland, Nor ther n Ireland and Wales have been fined for displaying poppies during World Cup qualifiers last month, world soccer’s governing body said on Monday.

England were fined 45,000 Swiss francs ($44,000) for what FIFA described as the “display of a political symbol” on players’ shirts and around the stadium during the 3-0 win over Scotland at Wembley, plus crowd misconduct.

Scotland were also fined 20,000 Swiss francs for displaying the same

political symbol as well as crowd problems during their match.

Wales were fined 20,000 Swiss francs and Northern Ireland 15,000 for displaying political symbols in the home Wo r l d C u p q u a l i f i e r games against Serbia and Azerbaijan during respectively.

The matches were all played in November around Remembrance Sunday when Britain pays tribute to soldiers who lost their lives in the two World Wars.

“It is not our intention t o j u d ge o r q u e s t i o n specific commemorations as we fully respect the

D i m apur , D e c 2 0 (NPN): Shillong Lajong FC has announced that midfielder Rocus Lamare will don the club’s colours once again and bring his wealth of experience to the youthful Lajong squad that will take part in the 201617 season of the I-League.

Lamare has had a highly successful career at the club level and has also represented the Indian national team. He began his football career as a teenager at Lajong in 2001 before being signed by Mohun Bagan in 2003-2004. The majority of his playing years saw him at Goan club

Salgaocar, where he was pivotal in controlling the midfield.

He was the first Lajong product to go on to play for other National League c l ubs a nd the I nd ia n National team. In a sense, he was the pathfinder for other Lajong members, like Aiborlang Khongjee and Eugeneson Lyngdoh, who have also gone on to find success and don the national team colours, stated the club in a press release.

The midfielder joined Salgaocar in 2004 and played for them until the just concluded 2015-16

Federer is the biggest name at the tournament as he prepares to partner Belinda Bencic on his return from injury.

Australia, France, Germany, Britain, Spain and USA are also competing.

Rocus Lamare after signing for Shillong Lajong FC.

season. In that lengthy time his club won the I-League in 2010-11, the 2011 Federation Cup and

the Durand Cup in 2014.

His one season at Mohun Bagan also yielded the IFA Shield for his side.

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significance of such moments in the respective countries, each one of them with its own history and background,” said Claudio Sulser, the head of FIFA’s disciplinary committee.

“However, keeping in mind that the rules need to be applied in a neutral and fair manner across Fédération Internationale de Football Association’s ( F I FA ) 2 1 1 m e m b e r associations, the display, among others, of any political or religious symbol is strictly prohibited. In the stadium and on the pitch, there is only room for sport, nothing else.”

Late Benmo Kath

21st Dec. 2015

A year has passed yet our hearts are broken just the same.

You are gone but not forgotten.

Loving family members

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We express our heartfelt gratitude to each and everyone who stood by us physically, spiritually and financially at the demise of our beloved LATE VILABEILIE BELHO, who died on 7th December 2016.

We regret our inability to mention every individual but it is our sincere prayer that the Almighty God will bless you all abundantly.

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as we would have liked.”

Kv i t ova h a s b e e n replaced by three-time doubles Grand Slam champion and two-time Olympic medallist Lucie Hradecka.

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14th DEATH ANNIVERSARY of Mrs. Kanili K. Yeptho

Loving wife, children, in-laws and grand daughter

1ST DEATH ANNIVERSARY

OF LT. KEVIMHAL JOHN THAPRÜ

1st March 1956 – 12th December 2016

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21st December 2016 Dear, how we wish it a dream Words too elusive to express your probity Its bizarre how you were gone all at once.

But oh! Your genial deeds.

Still mesmerizes the whole world.

Yes, those memories are Temporarily overshadowed by Grief that’s deep and painful But faith indeed gives us hope that You are with God praying for us all.

I will miss you We will miss you but God is taking care of you.

Loving wife and family members

Dearest Mom, It's now 14 years ever since you left us but you are always remembered deeply each day. Thank you for being a wonderful Mom to us, though you're gone we are so glad that you've taught us great lessons on life while you were here. We love you so much and we hope to see you when we get to heaven someday. Big love and hugs to you from your grandchildren Bobo, Tom Tom, Nono, Bokha and Tona.

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"Everything fits into a pattern for good, to those who love me and are called according to my design and purpose" Romans 8:28 With profound gratitude, we the bereaved family members of Late Haizielu Iheilung of Peren Town express our sincere appreciation to each and every individual, churches, hospitals, organisations and well wishers who stood by us in prayers and supported us physically, materially, morally and financially during his illness and till the sad demise on 12th Dec. 2016.

How truly blessed we are to have such wonderful people during times like this. Your expression of love and sympathy will never be forgotten.

It is our prayer that the Almighty bless you all.

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India thrash Eng 4-0 to clinch series

Indian cricket team with the winning trophy after registering test series win against England, at MAC Stadium, in Chennai on Tuesday. (PTI)

C h e n na i , D e c 2 0 (PTI): India pulled the curtains down on England’s winter of discontent in the manner befitting their dominance as the hosts clinched the five-match series 4-0 with an innings and 75-run victory in the fifth and final cricket Test here today.

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Jadeja was the hero of the day as he returned exceptional figures of 7/48 to spell doom for England.

Jadeja’s effort deserves special mention as he shone on a pitch where there were no demons.

However, triple-centurion Karun Nair walked away with the Man of the Match award for his unbeaten 303-

run knock that set the tone for the victory.

In the process of winning their ninth match of the year to stretch an unbeaten run to 18, the hosts wrote and rewrote a plethora of records, including notching up their biggest-ever series victory over England.

Their previous best

was the 3-0 verdict under Mohammed Azharuddin’s captaincy in 1992-93.

Having made a sedate start to the day, England made a hash of it after tea as they lost their last six wickets for a mere 15 runs.

England were staring down the barrel at 200 for eight, with Jadeja doing the bulk of damage in an exceptional display of slow bowling on a pitch that was one of the flattest in recent times.

The left-arm spinner, who also pulled off a brilliant catch earlier in the day, triggered the English slide when he lured Moeen Ali into playing a casual shot after the tea break.

From 192 for four, the scoreline suddenly read 200 for eight, with plenty of overs left for Indian bowlers to wrap up the tail. It soon became 207 for nine as the inevitable dawned on England and

the end came when the last line of defence, Jake Ball, was foxed by Jadeja for a three-ball duck.

Celebration erupted in the stands at the M A Chidambaram Stadium, and the Indian players also broke into wild celebrations following the team’s fifth successive Test series win since September last year.

The win also made it India’s longest unbeaten run in Test cricket, surpassing the previous best of 17 wins between 198-87.

In front of the plenty of heads totting the stands, the Indian players went on a lap of honour.

A pa l l o f g l o o m , however, descended on the English camp, while the Indians’ joy knew no bounds.

Brief scores: England 477 (Ali 146; Jadeja 3/106) & 207 (Jennings 54; Jadeja 7/48) lost to India 759/7d (Nair 303*; Broad 2/80) by innings and 75 runs

AIBA re-inducts BFI as permanent member Montreux, Dec 20 (IANS): The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has unanimously voted to reinduct the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) as one of its permanent members during its extraordinary congress here on Tuesday.

Complementing India’s comeback into the international boxing fold, the AIBA has also decided to host its annual commission meeting in India in February next year.

Tuesday’s decision m a r k s I n d i a ’s f o r m a l re-introduction into the inter national boxing fraternity after a gap of four years. “We are delighted that India is now a full member of AIBA. With this, our boxers will once again have the honour of competing under the Indian flag,” BFI President Ajay Singh said in a statement.

“The BFI’s focus will be to develop the sport and ensure that our country

wins laurels in boxing at the international level,” h e a d d e d . I n d i a wa s provisionally suspended in December 2012 for “possible manipulation” in the erstwhile Indian Amateur Boxing Federation’s (IABF) selections.

Following that development, Indian boxers were unable to compete under their national flag and had to participate in international tournaments as independent athletes.

AIBA President ChingKuo Wu congratulated the BFI for organising and conducting the national champions after a gap of four years.

The Indian delegation also proposed to the AIBA chief to jointly set up a boxing academy in India.

The academy could open its doors to budding pugilists who could get the right kind of training and state of the art infrastructure to excel in the sport.

Griezmann named French Player of the Year

Antoine Griezmann

PARIS, Dec 20 (IANS): Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann was chosen by French magazine France Football as the French soccer Player of the Year for 2016.

The 25-year-old French player was awarded the honor by the prestigious magazine that presents the FIFA Ballon d’Or. Griezmann succeeds Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Blaise Matuidi, who won the award in 2015.

The French striker was also named UEFA Euro 2016 Player of the Tournament.

FIFA president Liverpool leave it late to beat Everton opposes boycotting

Mane went close to getting the opener as he got in ahead of Baines and poked past Stekelenburg but his effort went just wide.

L o n d o n, D e c 2 0 (Agencies): A stoppagetime winner from Sadio Mane helped Liverpool to second in the Premier League as they edged Everton 1-0 at Goodison Park.

The for mer Southampton man pounced on a loose ball in the 94th minute after Daniel Sturridge’s miscued shot hit the post and found the striker who was left with the simple task of putting the ball into

the empty net. Roberto Firmino was centimetres away from doubling the visitor’s lead in the 95th minute, but the Brazilian was denied by Seamus Coleman who displayed great concentration to sweep the ball off the line.

Everton have now failed to beat Liverpool in 13 Premier League games, and will feel unfortunate not to have claimed at least a point, in what was a derby to forget for the fans.

In recent games, the

home team have been criticized for starting slow, and despite the Toffees pressing Jurgen Klopp’s side early on and getting the crowd behind them, the only chance they could muster up fell to the returning Ross Barkley whose shot in the 23rd minute dragged wide of the post.

Liverpool struggled to match Everton’s energy, and It took the away side 27 minutes to get a touch of the ball inside the Everton area after Georginio

Wijnaldum’s shot whizzed over the crossbar.

The Reds were starting to find their rhythm when Wijnaldum found Nathaniel Clyne on the right-wing, before the 25year-old picked out Divock Origi who failed to direct his effort on target.

Ramiro Funes Mori was sent-off in last season’s fixture, and the Argentine should have made the headlines again but headed wide, unchallenged at the near-post, in what was arguably the best chance in the first-half.

Ronald Koeman’s side were on the defensive early into the restart and nearly found themselves behind in the 51st minute when Firmino’s lob was met with a decent save by Maarten Stekelenburg, before the Dutchman was forced from the field after colliding with Leighton Baines in the 63rd minute.

Ever ton look to bounce back from the hear t-breaking defeat w h e n t h e y t r ave l t o face Premier League c h a m p i o n s, L e i c e s t e r City on St Stephen’s Day, while Liverpool host Mark Hughes’ Stoke City the following day, looking to close the gap on league leaders Chelsea.

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B ru s s e l s, D e c 2 0 (IANS): World football governing body FIFA’s president Gianni Infantino o n M o n d ay o p p o s e d boycotting the 2018 football World Cup in Russia, which is accused of establishing an institutional doping system for elite athletes.

In an inter view published on Monday by the investigative journalism network EIC which includes, among others, the Spanish El Mundo and the German Der Spiegel, Infantino said there are people in Russia and Qatar who love soccer, and boycotts and exclusions are never the solution.

Infantino stressed t h a t F I FA i s n o t t h e wo r l d ’s a n t i - d o p i n g authority, recalling that the disciplinary bodies of the organisation are analysing the report prepared by Canadian lawyer Richard McLaren, commissioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency.

WADA has accused Russia of doping in several sports, including soccer, athletics, swimming and winter sports, and after the publication of the report several Russian athletes were excluded from the Rio Olympic Games.

A i z aw l , D e c 2 0 (Agencies): Mizoram gover nment and Tata Trusts signed a MoU in order to nurture sports talent in the state by harnessing the rich wealth of talent and existing sports infrastructure. A state-ofthe-art Centre of Excellence will be launched as part of this initiative.

The CoE shall offer world class training and development opportunities for young children from the region. Tata Trusts have joined forces with U Dream to draw from a pool of world-class trainers and coaches from India and Germany.

The programme will create an integrated environment for development – focusing in equal measures o n p r ov i d i n g q u a l i t y i n f r a s t r u c t u r e, wo r l d class human capital and academics. The initiative will also offer opportunities for the students to compete against both national and inter national teams in similar age groups.

The signing ceremony was held during the grand finale of the Mizoram Premier League 2016. The

event was graced by Chief minister of Mizoram Lal Thanhawla and acclaimed Indian footballer Jeje Lalpekhlua, who also belongs to Mizoram.

Speaking at the ceremony, Thanhawla said, “On behalf of the people of Mizoram, I would like to say how delighted we are to work with Tata Trusts in launching sports initiatives for the youth in our state.

Our aim is to empower the young generation by promoting diversified means of livelihoods and creating development that makes a long-lasting difference.

For this I wish to express our sincere gratitude to Tata Trusts for their efforts and contribution to the growth of the region”.

Over the next few months, the first Centre of Excellence will come up in Aizawl with the capacity to house 35-40 children in the age group of 11-13 years.

In addition to intensive football training, the centre will give equal importance to academics with the end goal of making football a viable career option for the youth of Mizoram.

Commenting on this development, Burzis

Taraporewala, secretary and chief financial officer, Tata Trusts stated, “It is a well-known fact that, in comparison to academics, sports often takes the backseat. With the overwhelming talent in this region, we hope that the right mix of academic and sports training will nurture children with potential and help them scale new heights in the field of football and other sports.

This will not only make communities recognise spor ts as a means to diversified livelihoods, but understand its significance as a catalyst for sustainable development. Tata Trusts believes in layering various interventions. Capacity building of communities is essential for the success of these inter ventions and sport is an excellent medium for this.”

The programme aims to identify and nurture the innate talents of young children in Mizoram and the partnerships with the government and the Mizoram football association will help in consolidating the grassroots football programme of Tata Trusts.

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Mizoram inks pact with Tata Trust for promoting sports

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