February 13, 2019

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Vol XXIX No. 67

DIMAPUR, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2019 Pages 12 ` 5.0

May asks MPs for ‘some time’ to hold Brexit talks

Wolves hold Newcastle to 1-1 draw

‘Most parties have reposed faith in EVMs’

international, Page 9

sports, Page 12

national, Page 5

CAB not tabled as RS disrupted

Tokheho denies voting for CAB

GHC sets aside banishment order DIMAPUR, FEB 12 (NPN): A single judge bench of justice N Kotiswar Singh of Gauhati High Court, Kohima Bench has set aside the orders passed

by Chuchuyimlang Senso Mundang (Chuchuyimlang Citizens’ Forum) which banished and excommunicated Mangyang Lima for contesting the 2018 assembly polls from his own village for 11 years and also declared the impugned orders as void.

The petitioner went against the diktat of the village council to not contest against Nuklutoshi Longkumer (NPF)- the candidate chosen by forum as the sole candidate from the village.

The petitioner also challenged another decision of the forum and Riosanger Putu Menden on imposing fine in the form of pigs and cash from the supporters of the petitioner or face expulsion also. In its judgment and order dated January 9, 2019, the court ruled that the village court, which has the authority to decide on the basis of customary laws, did not have the power of banishment or ex-communication as the case may be.

SC holds ex-CBI interim director guilty of contempt

NEW DELHI, FEB 12 (AGENCIES): The Rajya Sabha was adjourned on Tuesday as members continued to raise protests over several issues in the House on the penultimate day of the Budget Session.

The Budget Session, which started January 31, will hold its final session on Wednesday and is likely to end with a large list of bills remaining pending in both Houses of Parliament including the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.

With Congress staging a walk-out on Tuesday in the Lok Sabha over the Rafale deal and the Rajya Sabha being adjourned following an uproar by Samajwadi Party members after party chief Akhilesh Yadav was allegedly stopped at Lucknow airport while on his way to Allahabad.

At the end of the Winter Session (247th session) of the Rajya Sabha, the Upper House had 49 government bills and 130 private members bills pending; the Lok Sabha, on the other hand, according to its official website, had 25 government bills and over a thousand private members bills pending.

With Wednesday being the

last official business day of both Houses of the Parliament, Union minister Vijay Goel proposed extending the session to finish pending business.

Rajya Sabha managed to pass just two bills during the Budget Session. The Upper House has the maximum number of bills pending, including key bills such as the Consumers Protection Bill 2018, Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019 and the Aaadhar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill 2019.

Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, though passed in the Lok Sabha, has been in limbo in the Rajya Sabha following the protests in the North East.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh was expected to table the Bill in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, however, following an uproar in the Rajya Sabha, the House was adjourned.

It’s unlikely the Bill will be tabled on the last day of the Budget Session even though the Prime Minister has thrown his weight behind it, as it is an important part of the BJP’s agenda to consolidate Hindu votes in the North East ahead of the Lok Sabha Election.

CBI nabs IOC official for bribery

JPN questions appointment of State oppn parties hit out at NDPP, PDA over CAB lower grade at VS&AH college NPCC asks Rio to clarify stand on CAB NPF dares PDA to table Bill in NLA

GUWAHATI, FEB 12 (PTI): CBI has arrested Indian Oil CorporationAssam Oil Division general manager (sales) after catching him red handed while taking Rs two takh as bribe here and registered a case against him.

Dibyajyoti Datta, the IOC official, had demanded Rs five lakh from a person called Lalchand Choudhary alias Lalaram of Auto Centre Agent of IOC at Jharnapani in Nagaland for selection/ allotment of petroleum retail outlet at Tuli, the CBI said in a release Tuesday.

Datta was caught while accepting the first tranche of Rs two lakh of the bribe on Monday at private hotel here, it said.

There were allegations against the accused of demanding and accepting illegal gratification habitually from owners of different petrol pumps and kerosene oil dealerships.

In this connection CBI registered a case against five persons-- Dutta, Lalchand Choudhary, Bendangnaro Ao, an associate of Choudhary from Dimapur who was also caught handing over the money, Laxmi Narayan Sogani alias Lichu Babu of Athgaon, Guwahati and Tony alias Ankeet of Hindustan Tyre Corporation in Guwahati.

This is it!

“Bandh total and peaceful!

Seems like we Nagas are liking the peace from bandhs?”

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DIMAPUR, FEB 12 (NPN): Jalukie Pumling Nko (JPN) has termed as “very unfortunate” the appointment of the lower grade staff at College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry (VS&AH), Jalukie from outside the state.

In a press release, JPN chairman Kumui Nring said there were many eligible local candidates who could have been appointed to the same posts.

JPN chairman pointed out that there were still two MTS and other staff who were appointed from outside. He added that despite Central Agricultural University (CAU) Imphal vice-chancellor’s assurance that those appointed would be repatriated to their original college of appointment, they have not been repatriated till date.

JPN, the apex custom-

Coming under heavy criticism from various quarters for purportedly voting in favour of the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) in the Lok Sabha, the lone MP from Nagaland, Tokheho Yepthomi clarified that he was not present in the Parliament on January 8 when the Bill was put to vote.

In a press note, Lok Sabha MP said since he did not vote for the said Bill the question of withdrawing his vote did not arise. On the day the Bill went to vote, Tokheho said he was in Zunheboto as he had to attend the DISHA committee quarterly meeting on January 7, which was also reported in the local dailies on January 9 and 10, 2019.

MP described as “most unfortunate” that he had been accused led by the opposition NPF and its leaders without ascertaining the actual facts of the matter. “It is nothing new that the opposition party often jumps to conclusion with eyes closed to attack the ruling government just so as to earn credit before the eyes of the people,” Tokheho said.

However, in the present case, MP said it was “unbecoming” of a responsible political party like the NPF to “blindly” attack him without knowing the actual facts.

Tokheho reminded that he did not just represent the party in the Lower House, but to represent the people of Nagaland cutting across party lines and affiliation.

Further, MP sought to put on record that as one of the veteran politicians in the state, he would never intentionally or unintentionally try and jeopardise the rights and privileges of the people.

Stating that he was grateful to the people for reposing their confidence in him by giving the opportunity to represent the state in Lok Sabha, Tokheho affirmed to continue to work tirelessly for the welfare and development of the State. In the light of the above, he said NPF and all others who “unjustly accused” him should rethink their statements and publicly put the records straight before the people, who have been “misled by these false and defaming statements and accusations.”

DIMAPUR, FEB 12 (NPN): Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) has asked chief minister Neiphiu Rio to make his personal stand on the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 clear to the people of the State.

NPCC president K Therie alleged in a press release that the PDA government had decided to support the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) for the third time and had also voted in its favour in Parliament on January 8.

He pointed out that that Congress had opposed CAB since its introduction on July 17, 2016. Similarly, he said NPF had also come out clear with its stand in opposing Bill, with its Rajya Sabha member too making his stand clear.

Expressing his party’s (Cont’d on p-7) happiness at all civil society

ary body of Old Jalukie village on whose land the college has been established, expressed the view that the practice of appointing lower grade staff from outside the state and “dumping” them in the college as “purely vested interest”. JPN further said that such practice was devoid of any rationale and with intent to deprive the eligible local candidates of the state from availing the chance of appointment in the institution.

JPN has, therefore, urged the responsible authorities to repatriate the two MTS and withdraw the appointment of the two drivers with immediate effect.

The chairman said JPN and other local civil society groups would never allow the joining of the new staff appointed under such circumstances.

NPF has dared NDPPled PDA government to introduce a Bill for streamlining ILP regulations in the State and including Dimapur under its ambit in the upcoming session of Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA).

In a communiqué, the opposition party said, if the government really wished so, then it should not hesitate to table the Bill and pass it in the Assembly as no one was stopping it from doing so.

However, NPF alleged that, on the contrary, the PDA government was trying to confuse Naga people by claiming that, if the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 was passed, they were protected by ILP and Article 371(A) and referred to the two cabinet decisions of June 5, 2018 and Janu(Cont’d on p-7) ary 7 this year to buttress

groups for making their stand clear in opposing the Bill, Therie claimed that the people of Nagaland had made it clear that they too opposed CAB by cooperating with the State-wide bandh observed on February 11, 2019.

NPCC accused NDPP and PDA of maintaining double standards by pointing out that on one hand, the State cabinet had taken a U-turn from its original stand to now “oppose and reject” CAB in Nagaland and blaming civic groups, on the other hand, NDPP Lok Sabha member praised the BJP-led NDA government in Parliament on February 7 for four-lane road.

T h e p a r t y a l l e ge d that NDPP’s MP Tokheho Yepthomi had “very conveniently and deliberately” ignored CAB in his speech.

State lawyers join nation-wide rally for welfare Correspondent

KOHIMA, FEB 12 (NPN): Along with their counterparts in rest of the country, members of the legal fraternity here joined the nationwide rally on Tuesday demanding budgetary allocation for welfare of lawyers and litigants in the country from Government of India In the State Capital, the rallyists started marching from the high court complex and then proceeded to Raj Bhavan for submission of a memorandum listing their charters of demands as decided by the Bar Council of India (BCI).

Members of Nagaland High Court Bar Association, Kohima Bar Association and High Court Bar Association, Kohima took part in the march before submitting the memorandum to the President of India and Prime Minister through gov-

Lawyers after submitting a memorandum to Governor’s secretary. (NP)

ernor of State. The memo was handed over to secretary to governor, Dinesh Kumar, since governor PB Acharya was out of station.

According to the memorandum, the emergency meeting of High Court Bar Association, Kohima held on February 10 fully endorsed the February 2 resolution of BCI. Some of the demands of BCI include providing better infrastructure facili-

ties with well-equipped libraries, internet facilities, etc, housing for advocates for which the government should frame schemes to acquire lands at cheaper rates, budgetary allocation of Rs 5,000 crore for lawyers and litigants welfare in annual budget for stipend for new entrants, financial protection, insurance cover for the lawyers and their families, etc.

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NEW DELHI, FEB 12 (PTI): In a punishment reminiscent of a classroom rebuke, the Supreme Court Tuesday ordered the former acting CBI Director M Nageswara Rao and agency’s legal advisor S Bhasuram to sit in the courtroom the whole day after holding them guilty of “brazen” contempt of its orders.

“Go to one corner of the court and sit down till the rising of this court,” thundered Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, awarding the sentence to “maintain” the dignity and majesty of the court.

Sparing the two of a possible jail term, the apex court also threatened to extend the duration of the sentence till the rising of the court Wednesday when Attorney General K K Venugopal made a request at 3.40 pm--just 20 minutes ahead of scheduled closure of court proceedings-- that the two officers be allowed to leave.

The court earlier in the day gave an option to Rao and Bhasuram to say something as the sentence for them could be 30 days in jail. “Do you have to say something?” it asked.

galand Post, High Court Bar Association, Kohima general secretary Kekhriengulie Theünuo said the rally was organised as a part of submission of the memorandum.

Mentioning that there were no specific demands for a particular State, he said, “If once the Central government considers our demands, then these will extend to all the States.”

He informed this correspondent that all high court bar associations and State bar councils would be submitting memorandums to their respective governors.

The general secretary clarified “Our movement is not against the government, but we have certain requirements in the bar, besides we need facilities for our members and seek welfare of all lawyers across the country.”

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Venugopal repeatedly requested the court to look into other options as per the law and sought leniency for them. The court had also slapped a fine of Rs. 1 lkah each on Rao and Bhasuram, to be paid within one week for transferring an officer who was probing the Bihar shelter homes sexual assault cases. “We could not have done anything else,” it observed.

“In our considered view, it is a case where contempt has been committed by both--the then acting CBI Director, M N Rao, and the director prosecution (of the agency)” said the court holding them guilty for “wilfully disobeying” its orders by transferring CBI Joint Director A K Sharma as additional director general of CRPF on January 18.

its allegation.

And though the PDA government was of the view that the Nagas could take shelter under Article 371(A) and BEFR 1873, the opposition party said these provisions could not stop a person from obtaining Indian citizenship anywhere in India.

NPF further said if Lok Sabha member Tokheho Yepthomi belonging to NDPP did not vote in favour of the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), then the ruling party should come out clean instead of asking the latter to provide proof.

“Simply to wash off its hands, the PDA government cannot include the two special provisions in every decision and resolution they take,” the opposition party added.

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3-year-old boy crushed to death Staff Reporter

DIMAPUR, FEB 12 (NPN): In a shocking and gruesome incident, a threeyear old boy was crushed to death by a truck near S.K. Bajaj showroom at Clock Tower junction, in the heart of Dimapur city on Tuesday afternoon. The gory death occurred at around 4 p.m. after the victim, identified as Lanumong, slipped from the pillion of the bike his father-- Moatemsu- was riding. The little boy died instantly after his head was crushed by a truck that was closely following behind.

As per accounts from eyewitnesses, the boy had fallen off the pillion when the bike abruptly jerked on climbing the elevated portion of the road currently being re-laid.

The father of the boy was in shock and trauma as he watched the headless and limp body. The mother who also arrived later was totally

inconsolable in her grief.

The sight of chips and other edibles of the boy which were inside a polythene bag on the handle bar of the bike, was a painful reminder of an innocent life snuffed out in seconds.

Traffic personnel from a nearby booth immediately arrested the driven and locked him inside the traffic booth near Big Bazaar. The driver was taken for medical examination then later taken to East PS while the truck was impounded.

When contacted, DCP (Traffic), Jatila Jamir informed that the bike had a Meghalaya registration number while the truck had a Nagaland registration number.

Jatila disclosed that the accident happened when both the bike and truck were proceeding from Khermahal side were turning right towards Tajen Ao road around the Clock Tower bend near the SK Bajaj Showroom.

Make schools barrierfree: govt to schools

DIMAPUR, FEB 12 (NPN): In accordance with the Supreme Court judgment dated December 15, 2017 on making all public places accessible and barrier-free, the state government has directed the management of all government schools, government aided schools and private schools in Nagaland to adhere to the judgment order and make their respective schools barrier-free and accessible for children with special needs through construction of ramps/ stair lifts/lifts/others. Further, the state government has asked all school establishments to ensure that children with special needs were not denied admission to schools.

SSC appeals against holding stir during exam

DIMAPUR, FEB 12 (NPN): Staff Selection Commission (NER) has appealed to all the public fora and bodies to halt their agitation activities during February and March 2019 as more than 183162 candidates from the seven North Eastern states were appearing in the Computer Based Examination for Constable (GD) Exam 2018 being conducted from the February 11 till March 11, 2019 in all the capital cities. In a press release, SSC regional director (NER) said any inconvenience caused to the candidates by way of blocking of road or disruptive activities would deprive the job aspiring youths of the North East States the opportunity to compete with the rest of the country for various posts of Central government.

CNTC lauds NSCN (I-M)

DIMAPUR, FEB 12 (NPN): Central Nagaland Tribes Council (CNTC) has welcomed the decision of NSCN (I-M)’s in appointing Qhehezu Tuccu as its chairman during the National Hoho at the CHQ Hebron on February 11. In a press release, CNTC media cell said its president Hokiye Yeptho has expressed his happiness over the “judicious and a magnanimous decision” made by the NSCN/GPRN leadership. CNTC president said Tuccu was “a right person worthy for the post”, adding that the council “look with great optimism that with his able leadership and deep understanding of the Naga political issue, the long protracted Indo-Naga talks will be accelerated and arrive at an acceptable solution for all sections of the Naga people.”

WSKH fetes: Western Sumi Kukami Hoho (WSKH) has congratulated Qhehezu Tuccu on being elected as chairman of NSCN (I-M). In a press note, WSKH president S Vihuto Yeptho and general secretary V Kuhovi Zhimo also appreciated Naga leaders for “choosing a right person to lead the Naga people.”

NDPP CEB meet Feb 16

DIMAPUR, FEB 12 (NPN): Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) president Chingwang Konyak has called for a meeting of the central executive board (CEB) on February 16, 2019 at 11am in the Conference hall, NDPP Central Headquarters, Chumukedima, Dimapur. All CEB members and presidents of the central frontal organizations have been directed to attend the meeting positively.

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NAAC peer team from Bangalore visits PGC

Nagaland Post, Dimapur WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2019

news in Brief Kiruphema & Tsiepama friendship feast: Kiruphema and Tsiepama from Kohima and Dimapur districts would be celebrating the friendship of their forefathers by organising a “traditional friendship feast” on February 16 at 10:30 a.m. at Kiruphema local ground (Peducha). The organizing committee has informed citizens of both the villages to attend the friendship feast in traditional attire.

KVGOA biennial conference: Kohima Village Gazetted Officers’ Association (KVGOA) has convened its biennial conference on February 13 at 2:30 pm at the Capital Convention Centre (CCC), New Capital Complex, Kohima. All the members have been requested to attend the conference.

APO executive council meeting: Angami Public Organisation (APO) has convened its executive council meeting on February 14 at 10 a.m. at APO hall, Kohima. All APO office bearers, executive council members from NAPO, WAPO, SAPO, CPO, AMK, AYO, ASU, ASA and AGOK have been requested to attend the meeting.

CHI officials and others at the inauguration of sanitary vending-cum-incrinerator napkin machine.

DIMAPUR: NAAC peer team from Bangalore visited Phek Government College (PGC) for assessment of the college on February 12.

According to PGC media cell member, Temjenmeren Jamir, the peer team interacted with the college principal, NAAC steering committee, various

departments, alumni, parents, non-teaching staff and the heads of all the departments. The team also inspected the library, artefact collections, skill development promotion, class rooms, science laboratories, Indianeers skills academy, IT & C, the mushroom training and floriculture centres.

A meeting was also held with the governing body/management of the college and the state government representatives.

A cultural programme was hosted by the college at its amphitheatre where students performed various cultural shows. During the programme a duet folk song was sung by Hatulu and Hu-

LFHSS gets sanitary pad vending machine

CHI officials and others at the inauguration of sanitary vending-cumincrinerator napkin machine.

DIMAPUR: Community Health Initiative (CHI) on Tuesday inaugurated a sanitary vending-cumincinerator napkin machine at Livingstone Foundation Higher Secondary School (LHSS) Dimapur.

CHI director, Loreni Sophia, who launched the machine along with programme leader, Dr. Rhondemo Kikon, said that the initiative will help girls and women in maintaining their health and hygiene.

A press note from LFHSS, Dimapur, information desk, said that machine was inaugurated by chief guest, Dr. Mhasiseno Belho, obstetrician & gynecologist and proprietor of Belho Clinic & Nursing Home, Walford, Dimapur.

According to Loreni, the vending machine would

be dispensing “Anion” sanitary napkin pads designed to enhance physical health and mental well-being as opposed to the ordinary gel type of sanitary napkins.

Both Loreni and Dr. Rhondemo Kikon are also alumni of Livingstone Foundation Higher Secondary School. On the occasion, Dr. Mhasiseno Belho spoke on the importance of health and hygiene for girls and stressed upon the need for sex education to be imparted to the students in the schools so that they come out of various stigmas related to sex and related problems especially among the teenagers. She also advised the girl students on what were the best practices to be followed during menstrual periods and hygiene to be followed during the same. She also

advised the gathered girl students from Grades-IX to XII to get themselves vaccinated against cervical cancer by undergoing the vaccination course of three shots for a healthy life in the future.

Chairman of LFHSS, Dr. Andrew Ahoto welcomed the dignitaries and highlighted the importance of empowering the girl child in today’s world afflicted by gender bias and inequities.

He hoped that the launching of the machines by CHI would have positive impact on the health of the girls.

Earlier, Dr. Rhondemo Kikon in his keynote said that the CHI is a health development organisation which was established in 2012 and focuses on improving health in Nagaland with special focus on the rural population of the state.

kulu, followed by cultural dance, folk fusion song by the Velocity Band, and a cultural attire show of all the different tribes. Speaking at the programme, professor T. Tirupati Rao, expressed his appreciation and thanked all the participants for their wonderful performance.

The team was led by the peer team chairman,

professor T. Tirupati Rao along with member coordinator S. M. K. Quatri and member Dr. Donatus Kajur S. J. The state government was represented by the additional director, deputy director, assistant director and two OSDs, Department of Higher Education, Nagaland and ADC of Phek.

Patkai Christian College (PCC) students of MA 4th semester attended the 3rd Brahmaputra Literary Festival at Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra, Guwahati. The three-day literary fest was held from February 9 to 11, organised by the Publication Board Assam, to focus on northeast region through literature. (PCC media cell)

NCF visits India’s oldest water bird sanctuary

DIMAPUR: As part of awareness on wildlife conservation, Tamil Nadu government through the initiative of senior forest department officer, Limatoshi, IFS, gave an opportunity to the members of Naga Christian Fellowship (NCF) Chennai mostly university students, to visit Vedanthangal bird sanctuary, the India’s oldest water bird sanctuary on February 9.

Limatoshi told the NCF members that, “villagers near this sanctuary are very concerned about the sanctuary and its winged residents, and they have taken many serious steps to avoid disturbance to the flow of birds”.

Vedanthangal is the oldest water bird sanctuary in India, is about 75 kilome-

Members of Naga Christian Fellowship during their visit to water bird sanctuary tres from Chennai.

More than 40,000 birds (including 26 rare species), from various parts of the world visit the sanc-

tuary during the migratory season every year.

Realising its ornithological importance, the British government under-

took steps to develop Vedanthangal into a bird sanctuary as early as 1798 and was established in 1858.

Meanwhile, pastor

Wapangtoshi, NCF Chennai thanked Limatoshi and the Tamilnadu government for giving them opportunity given to the Nagas.

ZCN first executive meeting NDPP central youth adopts resolution

DIMAPUR: Zeme Council Nagaland (ZCN) held its first executive sitting on February 8 at treasurer, Hauneu Hiekha’s residence in Jalukie town.

A press release by ZCN general secretary, Hiarangheing Ndang stated that members deliberated on many issues and convened the first general session for 2019 on March 8 at 10 am in Peren town.

In the meeting, a keynote address was given by president Zeme Council Nagaland, Dr. Tumda Newme, where he exhorted members to strive in unity. Invocation was offered by pastor Dipeung, Jalukie ‘B’ Baptist Church. The team for 2018 to 2023 is led by president, Dr. Tumda Newme, general secretary Hiarangheing Ndang along with 15 others.

DIMAPUR: NDPP central youth Organisation has resolved to uphold and strengthen the policies and programmes of the PDA government under the dynamic leadership of the chief minister, Neiphiu Rio and NDPP president and chairman PDA, Chingwang Konyak.

The resolution was adopted at the executive meeting held on February 12 at NDPP Central Headquarter, Chümoukedima. The meeting also resolved to reach out

and create awareness for a plastic free environment in tune with the policy of the PDA government in the entire State and to organize a touring programme of the regions and assembly constituencies for further strengthening and coordination of the party.

Speaking at the meeting, NDPP general secretary, Abu Metha reminded the party members that though NDPP Party is a regional party, with a national outlook and also understands the dynamics of

global concerns. He said that despite numerous rhetoric and rumors, the PDA government has achieved a lot in a short span and set new benchmark in the state and beyond.

NDPP has continued to prove its detractors wrong by being committed to its promises, he added, while also encouraging and appealing to the youth leaders to be agents of change and adhere to the party’s principles of good governance by exhibiting transparency and accountability to the people.

Assam Rifles conduct various social activities DBA endorses BCI demands

Assam Rifles personnel and others at the interaction programme.

DIMAPUR: In its efforts to build a better relationship with the local populations, Assam Rifles has been engage in carrying out various social activities across the state. Following are some reports from across the state.

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conducted an interaction with village functionaries under the theme “Education for progression” at Chukitong on February 12.

According to PRO HQ IGAR (N), the interaction was conducted with an aim to encourage the village functionaries to ad-

dress areas leading to an increase in the number of dropouts among students in the village. The interaction covered in brief the scope of education towards pursuing a career option and excelling in life. 14 GBs of Chukitong village participated.

Meanwhile, the Wokha Battalion also organised an

interaction program with functionaries of Tang and nearby villagers in Tang COB on February 11.

In a press release, Assam Rifles stated that the interaction covered recruitment rally, employment opportunities, infrastructure development and ways to foster prospects for Sainik

School admission. A total of 26 functionaries, which included GBs, chairman, Village Guard Commanders and the elderly from Tanganyu, Phomching, Wetting Longsen and Youching, were part of the interaction.

Medziphema Battalion: Assam Rifles Medziphema Battalion organized a workshop to spread awareness about existing agriculture related schemes launched by Central Government for locals of Kukidolong village on February 10.

A press release by Assam Rifles stated that the aim of the workshop was to educate locals of Kukidolong and nearby villages on various government schemes related to Agriculture. All the villagers who attended the workshop were briefed in detail about these schemes and were also taught about various Nodal Agencies at the State level that provide the requisite information. 40 residents of different age groups attended the workshop.

DBA members with DC Dimapur DIMAPUR: As per the directive of the Bar Council of India (BCI), the Dimapur Bar Association (DBA) held a general body meeting on February 12 and deliberated on the issues raised by the BCI in relation to the welfare of advocates, litigants and related matters.

In a memorandum addressed to the Prime Minister of India, through

the DC Dimapur, the DBA president Imti Imsong and secretary Hukavi Zhimomi stated that at the meeting the association unanimously resolved to support and endorse the recommendations/demands of the BCI adopted during its meeting held in New Delhi on February 2, 2019.

DBA said the recommendations/demands as submitted to the prime

minister were read out to the members at the meeting.

It was further resolved that the support and endorsement of the DBA for the said recommendations/demands be submitted to the Prime Minister through DC Dimapur. The association expressed hope that the prime minister would act promptly and favorably.

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2019

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WEATHER FORECAST February 13

(Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala Hazy sun

31 12

Aizawl

Plenty of sunshine; nice

Guwahati Hazy sun Imphal

Sunny to partly cloudy; nice

Itanagar Mostly cloudy

26 8 28 12 28 8 26 11

Shillong

Hazy sun

21 6

Kohima

Partly sunny; pleasant

22 7

Dimapur Partly sunny; pleasant

27 11

Partly sunny; pleasant

24 6

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Tuensang Partly sunny; cooler Wokha

Partly sunny; not as warm

Zunheboto Partly sunny; nice

16 5 20 11 21 4

Trainees at the training programme on mapping and household listing in Dimapur. (NP)

Staff Reporter DIMAPUR, FEB 12 (NPN): A week long, state level training on mapping and household listing for National Family Health Survey – 5 (NFHS-5) Nagaland under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India, commenced Tuesday at Don Bosco campus, AIDA training centre, Dimapur.

The project is coordinated by International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) Mumbai, as the nodal

agency and implemented

by Delhi based agency, Research and Development Initiative (RDI).

Highlighting the concept of the survey to the trainees, IIPS project officer, Zabenthung Enny, said NFHS was initiated in India in the early 1990s and has successfully conducted four rounds, NFHS-1(1992-93), NFHS-2 (1998-99), NFHS-3 (2005-06) and NFHS-4 (2015-16).

He said the objectives of the NFHS was to strengthen India’s demographic and health database

by providing information, to strengthen the survey research capabilities of Indian institutions, analyse, and disseminate high quality data; and to anticipate and meet the country’s needs for data on emerging health and family welfare issues.

Zabenthung said due to large geographical areas of the country, the survey has been divided into two phases, wherein Nagaland and other four north eastern states – Assam, Tripura, Manipur and Sikkim come under phase-I. He also informed the

trainees that the survey also deals with other emerging health and family welfare issues and mainly on maternal and child health.

RDI project coordinator, Surenthung Enny, said mapping and household listing operation requires personal visit to each selected sample- Primary Sampling Unit (PSU) to create a map depicting all the structures within the PSU. He said a team of two persons would be appointed to perform the mapping and household listing operation in the PSU; to record a description of each structure and to prepare a list of all households in a prescribed form. He stated that NFHS-5 is being implemented considering NFHS-4 as the benchmark and is similar in most respect.

Further, Enny appealed to all selected villages and wards authorities to extend cooperation to the teams for quality data collection of the state.

Around 50 trainees from Nagaland are undergoing training and teams would be deputed in all the districts for mapping and household listing for NFHS-5. The survey will cover 462 PSUs in villages and wards.

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Correspondent KOHIMA, FEB 12 (NPN): Kohima city generates about 70-80 metric tons of waste a day and 80 % of the waste was found to be dry & 20% wet, as per SIPMIU data.

This was disclosed by Kohima Municipal Council (KMC) official during a sensitization programme on plastic pollution and its harmful effects and role of women in waste management sponsored by KMC held at Angamimiapfii Mechii Krotho (AMK) conference hall here on Tuesday.

Speaking on the present scenario and system in waste management, KMC office secretary Zakie Kiso briefed the history of KMC and highlighted the present scenario of waste and some activities of KMC. Also, highlighting some major projects/ schemes under KMC, Kiso stressed the importance of segregating dry and wet waste.

Speaking on plastic pollution and its harmful effects, Thangi Mannen, IAS (Retd) and founding member Green team Kohima, said that single-use

Garbage piled up in the heart of Kohima town. (NP/File)

plastics were the biggest pollutants, adding that globally 5 trillion plastic bags were used per year i.e.

160,000 a second and over 700 a year for every single person on the planet.

Mannen stated that more than 95% of the nonbiodegradable wastes collected were plastic trash.

She said plastic pollution was toxic to human health, adding that even babies were born pre-polluted by the food and drinks that the mother consume.

She further said that groundwater and air pollu-

tion caused by plastic was affecting health causing cancers and respiratory problems.

Therefore, she called upon the participants of the seminar, not to wait for the government directives but take the initiative by avoiding plastic and practicing segregation of waste.

Green team Kohima, Alice Kamei shared the role of women in waste management stating that women play a vital role in waste management at home as management begins from home.

Tongpang inaugurates newly-repaired road DTP observes ‘National

DIMAPUR: Minister of PWD(R&B), Tongpang Ozukum inaugurated the black topping of road from Japukong to Japu village on February 9.

He expressed gratitude to minister, Temjen Imna Along for inviting him to inaugurate the road and congratulated the convenor, committee and all the villagers of Japu village for their support and hardwork in the making the project a success.

Tongpang also congrat-

ulated the villagers of Japu village and 30th Alongtaki A/C for electing a visionary leader like Temjen Imna Along to serve not only his constituency people but Nagas and country as a whole.

He also congratulated Temjen Imna Along for his valuable contribution towards his people and added, “with a leader like him, the PDA government is strengthened to a higher level”.

Also, speaking at the

event, Temjen Imna Along claimed that lot of positive changes have taken place under Rio’s leadership within the eleven months period and hoped that more positive changes will take place in the future.

The Japu Village council conveyed their appreciation and gratitude to all concern for their contribution in making the project a success.

This was stated in a press release issued by convenor, black topping committee, Toshi Jamir.

Road Safety Awareness’

DIMAPUR: Dimapur Traffic Police (DTP) along with the rest of the country observed a week long “National Road Safety Awareness” on the theme “Sadak Suraksha – Jeevan Raksha” from February 4 to 10.

According to additional deputy commissioner of Police/PRO, Dimapur, during the week long observance, DTP distributed pamphlets and bookmarks on road safety to school students and citizens of Dimapur and put up banners at various locations.

Officer-in-charge, Zone – I, Mhathung Patton delivered lecture on traffic rules to Air Warriors and families at Air Force Rangapahar, Dimapur. Free medical camp for auto drivers was also

conducted at AM/PM Petro Pump Chumoukedima with medical team from H.K Hospital. An awareness programme on road safety was also conducted with auto drivers at Chumoukedima and Dimapur railway station in collaboration with Dimapur Auto Drivers Union (DADU).

Further, scooty rally for girls was organised to create road safety awareness. DTP extended its appreciation to Apex Motor and Okusa Automobiles Pvt. Ltd for initiating the distribution of road safety leaflets/pamphlets, H.K Hospital for providing free health check-up for auto drivers, DADU and the Delegation of Naga Students’ Federation and North East Students’ Organization public for the cooperation during a series of meeting with chief minister of Meghalaya, Conrad Sangma and and support. various leaders of the national and regional parties in regard to the opposition of

Street food festival mela

DIMAPUR: Street food festival mela on food safety organized by Urban Development Department (UDD) in collaboration with FSSAI, Health & Family Welfare Department, will commence from February 13 in Dimapur. According to CMO Dimapur, Dr. K. Vikato Kinimi state food safety team will be demonstrating how to test food items from 9 am onwards near Hotel Saramati, Super Minister of PWD, Tongpang Ozukum inaugurated the Life Line Bridge and culvert Market Dimapur. On-spot quick test on food items and to Tir village, Seithekima ‘A’ Agri link road on February 12. (Sangkong Jamir, Tir an instant report will also be done on the Food Safety on Wheels.

Village Council)

UATMP, Razeba area sign MoU to promote Tenyidie

Prof. D. Kuolie and Khazi Lea exchanging the MoU to adopt and impart Tenyidie on February 12. (NP)

Correspondent Kohima, Feb 12 (NPN): In a significant development to promote Tenyidie, the Ura Academy Tenyidie Mission Project (UATMP) and Razeba area under Razeba Public Organisation (RPO) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at Ura Academy Hall, Mission compound, Kohima on K Y M C

February 12.

Secretary general, Ura Academy, Prof. D. Kuolie said the primary objective was to promote Tenyidie, the common standard to all areas and section of Tenyimi people. He said that a resolution was passed by Ura Academy Board of directors to sponsor Tenyidie Language Missionaries to various part of Tenyimia

areas to bring Tenyimi community together, to learn and use Tenyidie for better understanding and closer contact in every aspect of life.

Appreciating RPO in coming forward to impart Tenyidie in all schools in their area, Kuolie said it will also embark in promoting and fulfilling the police of Naga Heritge Study (NHS)

framed and introduced by State Council of Education, Research and Training (SCERT) in the form of Nagaland language policy and implementation on the other hand.

The MoU was signed

by Prof. D. Kuolie, and Khazi Lea, president RPO and Dr. Zavise Rame, convenor, Tenyidie Learning Centre, Razeba area.

Under the MoU, besides many other provisions, the Ura Academy will sponsor one or more Tenyidie teacher, who will atleast be a Master degree holder in Tenyidie language and literature (and other professional degree such as B.Ed.) for a period of 10 years, extendable subject to the condition of the progress.

At the programme, short speeches were delivered by Dr. Shurhozelie Liezietsu, president, Ura Academy, Vipralhou Kesiezie; Dr. Zavise Rume, Khazi Lea and Thejakhrielie Sekhose, director SCERT. The programme was attended by various Tenyidie scholars, academicians and public leaders.

CAB at New Delhi on February 12. (NSF)

SDPDB Tseminyu monthly meeting

DIMAPUR: SDPDB Tseminyu held its monthly meeting at DB’s customary court, ADC office Tseminyu on February 12. According to DIPR, vice chairman SDPDB and ADC Tseminyu, Nok-

KASU protest against shortage of teachers DIMAPUR: As a mark of protest against non-availability of teachers in the Government High School (GHS) Khaghaboto, the Khaghaboto Area Students’ Union (KASU) has instructed the students appearing High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) exam as well as present class 10 batch to wear black ribbon.

Khaghaboto Area Students’ Union through a press statement by its president, Kheto Aye and education and statistical secretary, Viwoka Awomi expressed dismay with the “lethargic attitude” of the department of School Education.

The union reiterated that it had on earlier occasion pointed out the nonavailability of mathematics and science teachers in Government High School (GHS) Khaghaboto but so far, there was no positive response from the department.

Khaghaboto Area Students’ Union reminded the department that examination for Classes 8 and 9 was conducted with just one mathematics teacher, who had already retired on January 2019.

Therefore, the union claimed that it has arranged volunteers with B.Sc degree from among its members to teach the students till appointment was made by the department.

Khaghaboto Area Students’ Union has also reminded the department of School Education that the students of GHS, Khaghaboto will be appearing their HSLC exam without mathematics and science teachers.

chasashi Kichu chaired the meeting. The board discussed the importance of sincere coordination among departments, in which the ADC, as the administrative head of the Sub-Division, acknowl-

edged and appreciated the department officials for their participation at the 70th Republic Day held at Tseminyu. The meeting also discussed the proposed agenda for organizing departmental sports.

EE&M meeting on LS polls

DIMAPUR: In connection with the conduct of forthcoming Lok Sabha election, a meeting on Election Expenditure and Monitoring (EE&M) was held at DPDB Conference Hall, Kohima on February 12.

Assistant commissioner and Nodal Officer, EEM, Vineet Kumar briefed the expenditure monitoring team members on

major legal provisions related to election expenditure monitoring; risks of money power in democracy; purpose of election expenditure monitoring etc. He sought the cooperation from various teams for the successful conduct of election and requested the members to be prepared with their entrusted duties for efficient conduct of the elections.

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Anti-CAB protests continue in Northeast Curfew imposed in twin Imphal districts; protests peaceful in Mizoram, Tripura

Police personnel firing tear gas shells and mock bombs at anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Bill protestors in Imphal. (R) Women protestors in Imphal on Tuesday. (NP) Correspondent/IANS

I M P H A L / A izaw l / Agartala, Feb 12: Two anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Bill protestors sustained injuries as police and security forces used tear gas shells and mock bombs to disperse protestors who took to the streets on Tuesday defying curfew.

Massive demonstrations and protest rallies were also held in Mizoram and Tripura on Tuesday to protest against the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.

Amidst seething agitations on roads and burning of effigies of Prime Minister, Union home minister and Manipur chief minister, some youths in Imphal also staged nude protest in front of temporary office of the BJP. A large banner with photos of Prime Minister and state chief minister

Bridge construction materials airlifted to Arunachal by IAF I ta nag a r , F e b 1 2 (PTI): Indian Air Force helicopters have airlifted more than 80 tonne materials for construction of a vital bridge over Kumney river in Kurung Kumey district of Arunachal Pradesh bordering China, Defence sources said Tuesday.

IAF MI-17 helicopters airlifted the materials on Monday, Shillong-based IAF PRO Wing Commander Ratnakar Singh said Tuesday. The bridge which is being executed by the Border Roads Organisation, would connect the settlements of Huri outpost with Damin circle of the district bordering China.

Owing to its strategic importance, the bridge would play a crucial role in easing out inconvenience caused to local people and troops deployed in this remote part of the state. The IAF is assisting the BRO in carrying the load to expedite the process.

displayed on the roadside in Imphal was dragged down and burned by the protestors.

Police reports said that at least two agitators including a woman were hospitalised after they sustained injuries in police action.

The woman agitator, Keisham Jibanmala Devi, sustained injuries on her left leg after she was hit by tear gas fired by the police against a large number of protestors storming the state BJP’s temporary office at Canchipur in Imphal.

A large number of youths from Kiyamgei area also stormed the same office.

Another protestor who has been rushed to Imphal’s RIMS hospital was injured in police action when protestors stormed the residence of BJP MLA P Brojen in Thoubal district Tuesday afternoon.

Tekcham Naobi (25) of Wangjing Tekcham village was referred to RIMS hospital from Thoubal district hospital after his condition became serious due to injuries inflicted by tear gas shell.

Protestors also blocked the Imphal-Moreh section of NH-102 and continued their agitations by shouting various anti-CAB and antiBJP slogans.

The protestors also burnt effigies of Prime Minister, Union home minister and state chief minister.

It may be mentioned that indefinite curfew has been clamped in the twin capital districts.

In a bid to suppress the people’s movement, authorities have also suspended all forms of telecom services except voice calls.

An order from Imphal West district magistrate also prohibited all local cable TV

support of their demands till late Tuesday afternoon in all the eight district headquarters of Mizoram, including the capital city Aizawl.

Led by inf luential Young Mizo Association, the MNCC, a conglomerate of major civil societies, student and youth bodies, continued their agitation in protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill passed in the Lok Sabha on January 8.

MNCC Chairman Vanlalruata said that despite the protest from almost all political parties and NGOs in the entire northeastern region and other parts of the country, the Union government is keen to pass the bill even in the Rajya Sabha.

He urged the people to come forward in large numbers in protest against the bill, which according to MNCC supremo is against the interests of indigenous

people of the North-East.

In Tripura, protest rallies, spearheaded by newlyformed Movement Against Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (MACAB), were also held in some tribal-dominated areas.

The MACAB is a conglomerate of several NGOs and four tribal-based parties, including Tripura’s oldest tribal party Indigenous Nationalist Party of Tripura (INPT). The Congress is also backing the MACAB. “Today’s (Tuesday) main protest rally is being held in Jampuijala (in Sepahijala district)...,” INPT general secretary Jagadhish Debbarma told the media.

T h e M AC A B a n d other tribal-based parties, including Tripura BJP’s ally IPFT (Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura), have also been agitating against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill since January 8.

Adopt Kerala method to boost Expedite setting up of music centres: Arunachal Gov to Centre rubber production: Tripura CM Agartala, Feb 12 (IANS): Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Tuesday asked all stakeholders to adopt the Kerala method to boost rubber production in Tripura.

The northeastern state is the second largest rubber producer in India after Kerala, with 85,000 hectares of land under plantation, producing 65,330 tonnes of rubber annually.

“We should adopt the Kerala technology in our state. During the rainy and odd weather seasons, we must be able to collect the entire production of latex and other produces without any loss,” Deb said while addressing a seminar in Agartala.

“That will boost production and productivity of natural rubber in Tripura,” the chief minister added.

He said that all stakeholders associated with rubber cultivation and pro-

Biplab Kumar Deb (File)

duction should make all out efforts so that Tripura’s contribution in India’s natural rubber production increases to at least 30 per cent.

The Tripura Forest Development and Plantation Corporation (TFDPC), a state-owned company, organised the seminar on “Enhancement of Quality Production of Rubber and Allied Products”.

T F D P C ’s S e n i o r Manager Alok Paul said

UK-India Research Innovation in East, NE to cross £400 million

Guwahati, Feb 12 (PTI): Investments under United Kingdom-India Research and Innovation partnerships in eastern and northeastern states was expected to cross over four hundred million pounds by 2021, a release issued by the British Deputy High Commission said.

The investments in 2008 was almost one million but it was expected to cross 400 million pound by 2021 with tech-focused investments on issues of global importance including agriculture, clean energy, global health and the environment, it said.

A number of research partnerships have been forged between the UK and Indian research institutions from the eastern states - Assam, West Bengal and Odisha - at the forefront, the release

networks from transmission or re-transmission news related to agitations/protest of any forms, inflammatory speech and public discourses that may incite to violence with effect from Tuesday.

Meanwhile in Mizo National Front (MNF)ruled Mizoram, the powerful Mizoram NGO Coordination Committee (MNCC) held spirited demonstrations in Aizawl and seven other district headquarters to protest against the controversial Bill.

Protest rallies were also held in Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled Tripura over the same issue.

According to the police officials of the two mountainous states, no untoward incidents were reported from any of these two northeastern states.

Displaying placards and shouting slogans, the protesters demonstrated in

said.

In Assam, academic research collaborations are on between IIT Guwahati, Dibrugarh University and Tezpur University and their UK counterparts.

IIT Guwahati and University of Cambridge are collaborating on material science research (Peptide Based Semiconducting Materials for Organicelectronic devices).

Tezpur University is collaborating with University of Essex on health research, with Nottingham University on chemical sciences, and with University of Southampton on Advanced material including nanotechnology.

Joint research is under taken between IIT K h a r a g p u r, I I T B h u baneshwar, NIT Rourkela, Jadavpur University, Bengal Engineering and Sci-

ence University Shibpur, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, Indian Institution of Science Education and Research, Kolkata, Calcutta University, and their UK counterparts, the release said.

The science and research partnerships between the UK and Indian institutions in these three states are on advance material, nanotechnology, biomedical sciences, sensor technology (water quality), data science, material science (human health), energy, etc.

In addition, research partnerships on Stem Cell Research and Biotechnology, Advanced Material Telecommunication system, Geological Sciences and Sensor research/Solar Energy are also at the forefront, the release added.

that based on Chinese, Taiwan and German technologies, the corporation with an annual turnover of Rs 50 crore, was currently running a rubber wood treatment plant at its Anandanagar industrial estate.

It has been producing international standard solid rubber wood board, doors and hundreds of varieties of furniture.

The Tripura Forest Development and Plantation Corporation (TFDPC) has 9,000 hectares under rubber plantation across Tripura and produces 3,200 tonnes of rubber and allied products annually.

The Kerala-based Rubber Research Institute of India has identified 450,000 hectares of land suitable for rubber cultivation in the northeast, with 200,000 hectares in Tripura.

Itanagar, Feb 12 (PTI): Arunachal Pradesh Governor Brig (Retd) B D Mishra on Tuesday urged the Centre to expedite the process for setting up of song, dance and music centres in every district of the state.

The gover nor met Union Minister for Culture, Mahesh Sharma in New Delhi and told him that song, dance and music centres would provide the youth, the elders and future generation a platform to interact, teach and learn the age-old cultural heritage, a Raj Bhavan release said.

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artists, performers and hobby seekers towards the creative arts and will also provide a means of sustenance and livelihood,” he said.

The governor further emphasised that such multi-pur pose centres would also facilitate in bringing back from unlawful activities and drug abuse, the weaned away youth, men and women to the mainstream of the society.

The Union minister assured the Arunachal governor that he would direct his team of officers to do the best for the state in this regard, the release added.

AFFIDAVIT

AFFIDAVIT

Date 8-2-19

I, Smti. Tsibuina, D/o Lungkwetding, House No. 161, D.B. Colony Jalukie Nagaland, do hereby solemnly affirm and declare on oath as under: 1. That, I am a bonafide citizen of India.

2. That my name Tsibuina is used in all my official documents.

3. That my name has been wrongly entered as Keyitsibuile Lungalang in my LIC Policy bearing No.441449285.

4. That Tsibuina and Keyitsibuile Lungalang are the same and one person.

5. That this affidavit is made to declare as a piece of documentary evidence to prove my real name. Henceforth Tsibuina shall be used for all my official purposes.

6. That the above statements made are true to the best of my knowledge and I signed this affidavit before the competent authority on this day the........ Feb. 2019.

DEPONENT 1st CLASS MAGISTRATE Jalukie Nagaland DP-1225 Regd. No. 106/19

AFFIDAVIT

Navy resumes search operations in M’laya mine

Correspondent

Shillong, Feb 12: Three days after suspending their operations, the Indian Navy on Tuesday resumed its operation to rescue 14 miners trapped inside an illegal 370-feet flooded coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district, an official said.

Of the 15 trapped miners, the Navy has retrieved the first dead body on January 23 from the rat-hole coal mine. They later detected another body on January 26 but it is yet to be retrieved due to high turbidity of the water in the mine.

On Saturday, a 15member naval team from Visakhapatnam had suspended their operation for periodic maintenance of their machines and underwater remotely operated vehicles. “The Indian Navy resumed their search and rescue operation with the ROV in the main shaft and the searching in the rathole is going on where the 14 miners are believed to

have been trapped almost two months now,” Rescue Operation Spokesperson, Reginald Susngi said.

He said the Navy has repaired their machines which developed some technical snags and they were brought back to the site for use.

Meanwhile, Coal India Ltd and Kirloskar Brothers Ltd teams are continuing to pump out water from the abandoned coal mine shafts.

The accident inside the coal pit at Ksan village on December 13 came even after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) had ordered an interim ban on rat-hole coal mining in the state from April 17, 2014.

The tragedy came to light after five miners escaped the coal pit which became flooded with water from a nearby river. The apex court, which is monitoring the rescue operations, has directed the government that the trapped miners have to be taken out of the coal mine “dead or alive”.

3 women drug traffickers arrested

Guwahati, Feb 12 (PTI): Government Railway Police (GRP) Tuesday arrested three women drug traffickers and recovered 24 grams of heroin from their possession.

According to the Superintendent of Railway Police Hemanta Kumar Das, a joint team of GRP and Crime Branch of Guwahati Police apprehended the three women at Guwahati railway station on Tuesday morning.

“The team recovered 12 plastic containers, containing suspected heroin, each weighing around two grams.

The materials were seized from their possession as per the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act,” he added.

The three women were identified as Marjina Begum (30), Mamiram Begum (30) and Bhanu Begum (40) and a case has also been registered, Das said.

Dear Zuch, Birthday are a new start, a fresh beginning and a time to pursue new endeavor with new goal. Move forward with confidence and courage. You’re a very special person may today and all of your day be amazing! Happy Birthday.

From your friend Jami Dear Koko, Happy cakes and balloons day to my favourite human. Though you may be taller than me you will always be my lil Brother. Happy birthday baby brother have a blast. Hugs and kisses Sis Atsou

Date : 12/02/2019

I, Shri. Niranjan Sona, S/o Late Lakhiram Sona, resident of H/No. 198, Rio Colony, Dimapur, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm on oath as follows :1. That, I am a bona fide citizen of India and competent to swear this affidavit.

2. That, the Date of Birth of my son Mr. Nathan Sona has been inadvertently entered/recorded as "05/07/2009" in my service Book/record, whereas my son's correct Date of Birth should be "05/01/2009 (5th day of January, 2009)" as in all his academic documents.

3. That, the correct Date of Birth of my son Mr. Nathan Sona is 05/01/2009.

4. That, from now on my son Mr. Nathan Sona shall use his correct Date of Birth "05/01/2009", for all my and his official purposes/Correspondences.

5. That, I made this affidavit to declare the correct Date of Birth "05/01/2009" of my son Mr. Nathan Sona and to use this affidavit as a piece of documentary evidence before the competent authority.

That, the statements made above in para 1 to 5 are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and no material has been concealed therein and I signed this affidavit on this 12th day of February, 2019 at Dimapur, Nagaland.

Deponent Sworn before me by the Deponent Notary Public DP-1228 Regd. No. 23

Nagaland Post, Dimapur WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Date : 12/02/19

I, Army No. 4371826.P, Rank-NK, Name : Bokugha Sumi of Unit 10th Assam Regiment, permanent resident of Zhekiye Village and presently residing at Thahekhu Village Block-7, Dimapur : Nagaland, do hereby declare and swear on oath as under:1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India.

2. That due to oversight my son's name was entered as Kiminu Sumi in his Birth Certificate issued by the Govt. of Nagaland. However, his real and official name is Kivinu Sumi which has been reflected in all his various official documents.

3. That the name Kiminu Sumi and Kivinu Sumi pertains to the name of one and same person only i.e. Kivinu Sumi.

4. That this affidavit has been made to declare and rectify that the name Kiminu Sumi and Kivinu Sumi pertains to the name of one and same person before the concern authority and for future correspondence.

5. That the statements made from para 1-4 are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and nothing stated is false.

DEPONENT Solemnly sworn before me MAGISTRATE/NOTARY PUBLIC DP-1232

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LOTHA MIDDLE RANGE STUDENTS’ UNION H.Q. SANIS, WOKHA : NAGALAND

The LMRSU has elected its new executives for the Tenure 2019-2021 on 10th of January 2019, at its 13th LMRSU General Conference held at Akuk Village, Wokha, Nagaland.

President : Pipen Jungio Vice President : Pithungo Jami General Secretary : Leonard Murry Asst. General Secy. : Yentsao Kithan Finance Secy. : Yantsuthung Patton Games & Sports Secy. : John Jami Cultural Secy. : Zanbenthung Murry Asst. Cultural Secy. : Nchumbeni Yanthan Edu & Statistical Secy. : Thungdemo Mozhui Info & Publicity Secy. : Tsenthungo Ngullie Editorial Board : (i) Chonben Mozhui (ii) Rhonbeni Patton Women Coordinator : Merilo K Odyuo Assembly Affairs Speaker : Lidemo Yanthan Deputy Speaker : Rhonbemo Murry Tribunal General : Abemo Lapon Advisory Board i) Thungbemo Murry, ii) Yiben Humtsoe iii) Chenithung Shitio iv) Benathung Odyuo & v) Penthungo Yanthan Pipen Jungio Leonard Murry President, LMRSU Gen. Secretary, LMRSU

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Fire in Delhi hotel kills 17, injures 35

Rescue efforts being carried out after a massive fire at a hotel at Karol Bagh area, in New Delhi, Feb. 12, 2019. At least 17 people were killed and several injured after a fire at a hotel. (PTI) the fire started, and 24 fire tenders were rushed to the spot, a senior Delhi Fire Service official said.

One person is missing, said Madhur Verma, Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi).

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among those who condoled the loss of lives.

“Deeply saddened by the loss of lives due to a fire at Karol Bagh in Delhi.

I convey my condolences

to the families of those who lost their lives,” he tweeted.

A majority of the deaths took place due to asphyxiation, fire officials said while there were some who succumbed to their burns.

Some used fire extinguishers were found, suggesting people trapped inside tried to douse the flames in a bid to escape.

But escape may have been almost impossible.

According to Union Tourism Minister K J Alphons, the emergency exit was “too narrow” and also locked. There were also a lot of wooden structures which may have helped the flames spread, he added.

The minister told reporters at the site that the emergency exit was locked at night.

Indicating another problem area, Sandip Khandelwal, president of the Delhi Hotel and Restau-

India signs mega gun deal with US

Chhattisgarh govt renames 5 schemes; BJP irked

India has signed the contract for Sig Sauer Assault Rifles with the US under fast track procurement (FTP). (File) New Delhi, Feb 12 (AGENCIES): India has signed a contract with a US firm for 72,400 assault rifles at a cost of around Rs 700 crore, defence ministry officials said Tuesday.

The rifles, being used

by US forces as well as several other European countries, are being bought under the fast-track procurement procedure.

India has signed the contract for Sig Sauer Assault Rifles with the US

under fast track procurement (FTP) and as part of the agreement, India will get around 72,400 7.62mm rifles from US firm SiG Sauer in one year from this day, the officials said.

These new assault rifles will come at a cost of around Rs 700 crore, they said.

The Indian Armed Fo r c e s a r e c u r r e n t l y equipped with 5.56x45 mm INSAS Rifle. There is an urgent requirement

Robert Vadra, his mother appear before ED in Jaipur

Robert Vadra (File) Jaipur, Feb 12 (PTI): Robert Vadra, Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s brother-in-law, and his mother Maureen Tuesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate here in connection with a probe into an alleged land scam in Rajasthan’s Bikaner district.

AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra dropped them off at the ED’s zonal office, taking time off from her four-day Uttar Pradesh trip in a show of solidarity with her husband.

On Facebook, Vadra accused the Narendra Modi government of being vindictive ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.

This was Vadra’s first appearance before the ED in Jaipur in connection with charges of money laundering through land deals made by a company linked to him.

Vadra was asked by the Rajasthan High Court to cooperate with the agency.

His Jaipur appearance follows soon after he faced ED questioning for three days in Delhi on charges of money laundering, allegedly through property purchased in London.

Vadra is also facing charges of irregular land deals in Haryana’s Gurugram district.

Vadra and his mother reached the ED’s zonal office at Bhawani Singh Road, amid tight security arrangements. Maureen Vadra was allowed to go after some time.

Vadra was permitted to leave around 1.30 pm for an hour-long lunch break.

Near the ED office, some Congress workers shouted slogans in support of Priyanka Gandhi, and also repeated the slogan given by her brother Rahul Gandhi, calling Modi a “thief ”. “Chowkidar chor hai,” they shouted.

Several hoardings were put up nearby showing pictures of Priyanka Gandhi and her husband Robert Vadra, and saying the people wanted Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi to come to power.

“Jan Jan ki hai yehi pukar, Rahul ji-Priyanka ji abki baar,” the banners said.

Rajasthan Congress vice president Archana Sharma, however, claimed she was not aware of such posters.

of replacing the in-service 5.56X45 mm INSAS Rifle with a 7.62X51mm Assault Rifle which is compact, robust, modern in technology and simple to maintain in field conditions, the officials said.

Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman had earlier this month approved the procurement of the Sig Sauer rifles, which will be used by troops deployed along the nearly 3,600-km border with China.

In October, 2017, the Army began the process to acquire around 7 lakh rifles, 44,000 light machine guns (LMGs) and nearly 44,600 carbines.

Around 18 months ago, the Army had rejected an assault rifle built by the state-run Rifle Factory, Ishapore, after the guns miserably failed the firing tests.

Following this, the Army started scouting for rifles from the global market.

Raipur, Feb 12 (PTI): The newly-formed Congress government in Chhattisgarh has rechristened five schemes named after late Jan Sangh leader Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya by the previous BJP-led dispensation.

These schemes of the urban administration and development department have now been named after former prime ministers Indira Gandhi and son Rajiv Gandhi and architect of the Indian Constitution Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar.

The opposition BJP, however, expressed unhappiness, saying the step indicated “political vindictiveness”.

The order to rename the schemes was issued on Monday night, a senior government official here told PTI.

rants Owners Association, claimed fire tenders reached 15-20 minutes late because the area was barricaded for security purposes at night and fire tenders had to take a longer route to reach the hotel.

While the Delhi government ordered a magisterial probe, Home Minister Satyendar Jain said he has also directed the fire department to inspect buildings which are five floors or more and submit a report on their fire safety compliance within a week.

“Seventeen people have died, most of them of suffocation. Apparently, there were lapses (from the hotel management’s side). Action will taken against those found guilty,” he said.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was among the many politicians and officials who visited the spot, announced Rs 5 lakh compensation for the next of kin of those killed. “It is a very tragic incident.

It seems that there may have been some lapses. A magisterial probe has been ordered to investigate the cause of the incident.”

The Delhi government also cancelled its fourth anniversary celebrations in view of the tragedy.

L u c k n ow, F e b 1 2 (agencies): Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has said the Congress is part of the opposition alliance that his party has stitched in Uttar Pradesh against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led coalition for the upcoming Lok Sabha election. He said two seats were given to the Congress in the alliance.

“The SP and BSP (Bahujan Samaj Party) are in alliance. Other parties are also part of the alliance. These parties have been allocated seats in the alliance. The SP and the BSP have kept them (the Congress) in the alliance. They have been given two seats,” Akhilesh Yadav said at a press conference in Lucknow on Tuesday.

This is not the first time that Akhilesh Yadav has talked about alliance with the Congress for the Lok Sabha elections. On Monday, he had said the Congress was very much

Railways reduces ticket prices of India’s fastest Train 18 New Delhi, Feb 12 (AGENCIES): The railways Tuesday rationalised the proposed ticket prices for the Train 18, reducing the AC chair car fare to Rs 1,760 from Rs 1,850 and the executive class fare to Rs 3,310 from Rs 3,520 for a Delhi-Varanasi trip, an official order said.

However, there would be no concessions on tickets in the soon-to-be-launched Vande Bharat Express or Train18 like the ones given to senior citizens in other trains and only full-fare adult tickets would be issued, the railway order said. On the return journey, the chair car ticket would cost Rs 1,700 and the executive car ticket will be priced at Rs 3,260, it said. The fares are

‘Most parties have reposed faith in EVMs’ Amaravati, Feb 12 (PTI): Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said Tuesday “most parties” have reposed their faith in Electronic Voting Machines, but expressed regret that some sections made it part of a “motivated slugfest”.

He noted that there was a difference between tampering and malfunctioning (of EVMs) and asserted that “not a single case of tampering had been established so far”. The CEC, however, remained non-committal on the demand raised by various parties for counting of VVPAT slips though he said a vigorous exercise would be launched to create awareness on the VVPATs. “Most parties reposed their faith in voting through the EVM, though some asked for counting of more VVPAT slips. Some wanted more hands-on demonstrations of the machines to familiarise voters on how to use these machines for voting to instill more confidence,” the CEC said.

The former IAS officer observed that EVMs delivered a particular result in 2014. “Subsequently, elections were held in Delhi, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Tripura, Mizoram. There have been different results ever since. But why are

Sunil Arora (File) EVMs made part of a motivated slugfest?” the CEC wondered. Arora said the group of experts from Indian Statistical Organisation and National Sample Survey Organisation would submit its report soon on the possibility of counting VVPATs. The CEC, who along with Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa and other top officials of the ECI, reviewed the preparedness for the ensuing elections in Andhra Pradesh, briefed media about their two-day deliberations with the state officials and various political parties. Arora called the purported “hacking” of EVMs recently the ‘circus in London’ and said the British Union of Journalists and the Indian Union of Journalists, that were supposed to have organised the event, had dissociated themselves with it. “An FIR has already been filed against the

person who claimed to be a former employee of ECIL but, in fact, was not. So far not even one case of EVM tampering could be proved even in courts,” the CEC pointed out.

A committee of top experts, including directors of various IITs, was overseeing the functioning of EVMs. Obser ving that the coming elections to the Lok Sabha and Andhra Pradesh Assembly were “doubly challenging and a formidable task”, the CEC asserted that the ECI was committed to conduct free, fair, peaceful, transparent, ethical and inclusive elections. “The Commission attaches prime importance to ensuring a conducive environment for peaceful elections in the state. We will have zero tolerance for any instances of gross impropriety and negligence (on part of officials),” he added.

“In case of ‘proven malafide’, the ECI would not hesitate to go further and launch criminal action against the errant personnel,” Arora warned. Referring to many complaints from various political parties on the electoral rolls in the state, he said a team of senior officials from the Commission would visit AP in the next few days to conduct a random audit of electoral rolls.

Cong part of alliance, says Akhilesh Yadav

inclusive of the catering service charges, the order said. The inaugural run of the train will be on February 15 when it is flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Delhi. Its first commercial run will be on February 17. For its commercial run, the train will leave Delhi at 6 am and reach Varanasi at 2 pm. On the return journey, it will leave Varanasi at 3 pm and reach Delhi at 11 pm, the official order said. The train will run all days a week except for Monday and Thursday, it said. Sources said the railways decided to reduce the fares after it was felt the ticket prices were much higher than in the Shatabdi Express, especially in the chair car.

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New Delhi, Feb 12 (PTI): A massive fire swept through a four-floor hotel in central Delhi’s Karol Bagh in the early hours of Tuesday, killing at least 17 guests, including two people who jumped off the building in a desperate bid to save themselves, officials said.

A child was among those killed in the blaze that started on the first floor of the Arpit Palace Hotel in the heart of the national capital around 3.30 am, trapping many guests who were deep in sleep, a fire official said.

The child as well as the two people who jumped are yet to be identified.

Preliminary investigation suggested a suspected short circuit could have sparked the fire, in which 35 people were injured, civic officials added.

There were 53 people in the 45-room budget hotel, which had a canopy on the terrace housing what appeared to be a restaurant, they said.

Video grabs of the fire taken by an eyewitness showed flames billowing out from the terrace into the pre-dawn darkness.

A call was received at 4.35 am, about an hour after

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part of the alliance’s consideration. His remark came in the backdrop of a roadshow organised by the Congress on Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s first visit to the state after her appointment as the party general secretary in-charge of eastern UP. Priyanka Gandhi was accompanied during the roadshow by party president Rahul Gandhi and Jyotiraditya Scindia, the other general secretary incharge for Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav said, “The SP’s alliance is not only with the BSP but the Congress is also a part of it.”

He went on to include the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), which he said, has been given three seats in the Lok Sabha polls, the Nishad Party and the Peace Party in the alliance. He said the alliance will have different seat sharing formulae for the Lok Sabha and the next UP assembly elections.

He, however, did not speak about the number of

seats that the SP-BSP “gave” to the Congress as part of the alliance in the state. He emphasised “the sacrifice” made by both the SP and the BSP for the Lok Sabha polls. “The SP and BSP sacrificed 40 seats each in Uttar Pradesh,” Akhilesh Yadav said.

The Congress, on the other hand, has decided to go full throttle in Uttar Pradesh. Party president Rahul Gandhi said the Congress will contest all 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh indicating that the “part of the alliance” talk by Akhilesh Yadav was not a consideration for the grand old party.

Gandhi also set an ambitious target for the Congress party to form a government on its own in the next state assembly election. He had earlier said reviving the Congress party in the most populous state was a “task” that Priyanka Gandhi and Jyotiraditya Scindia have to accomplish.

Akhilesh Yadav and BSP chief Mayawati announced their electoral arrangement in January stating that the parties would contest 38 parliamentary seats each in the state. UP sends 80 members to the Lok Sabha.

They had announced not to put up candidates at Amethi and Rae Bareli, the Lok Sabha constituencies represented by Rahul Gandhi and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi respectively. At the time of announcing the SP-BSP alliance, Mayawati had criticised the Congress saying that the party is “no different” from the BJP. She said all sections of people are “unhappy” with both these parties. Akhilesh Yadav, who had joined hands with Rahul Gandhi for the UP assembly election last year, had later said the Congress was kept out of the SP-BSP alliance due to “poll arithmetic” with the aim of defeating the BJP in the parliamentary polls.

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Nagaland Post Vol. XXIX NO. 67 Dimapur, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Focus needed on AFSPA

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erhaps it would have been befitting to put the issue of Armed Forces(Special Powers) Act in public domain for it has been hanging like Damocles’ sword over people of Nagaland since the latter part of 1958 and making it the state with the longest currency of the Act. The Act was subsequently imposed throughout the north east but later revoked in some states. Presently AFSPA extends throughout Assam, Mizoram and Nagaland including districts of Changlang, Longding and Tirap in Aurnachal Pradesh while it has been withdrawn from Meghalaya, Imphal Municipal Council area and Tripura. The point is if the AFSPA could be lifted from Meghalaya, Tripura, parts of Arunachal except the three above-named districts and Manipur, why is it that the same has not been done for Mizoram, where insurgency ended more than two decades ago? Also why are Assam and Nagaland still placed under the Act? For Nagaland, the issue is also pertinent because as of today all armed groups are under negotiation with the government of India. The then UPA government had constituted the Justice Jeevan Reddy Committee to submit report on the AFSTA. The Committee recommended doing away with the draconian Act and in favour or a more humane Act in 2010. However, the UPA government, as expected, took no action. In 2015, the NDA government decided to reject the recommendations outright. The army has been resisting any attempt to dilute the Act as they maintain that no armed force would like to carry out any operation in the insurgent affected areas without proper legal protection for its personnel. AFSPA serves as a grim reminder that people living in the region that they continue to be neglected except as to be “administered/ruled” through such draconian measures. On the other hand, whenever security forces continued to respond to the situations, there have been allegations, some very serious in nature, which have gone unaddressed since AFSPA shields the uniformed personnel from any court action. The Supreme Court had in 2018 dismissed three petitions filed by over 750 army personnel challenging its decision in July 2016 to dilute the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) on the grounds that it must not give officers the right to use “excessive or retaliatory” force. In July 2016, the top court asked for a thorough probe into the alleged killings in Manipur and held that “excessive or retaliatory” force by the armed forces was not permissible under Afspa. It also noted that democracy would be in grave danger if citizens were killed merely on suspicions. The AFSPA has become synonymous with the north east as much as insurgency. If AFSPA is so necessary to tackle armed rebels/insurgents etc, then it defies logic because the government of India has not found fit to impose this Act in Naxal/Maoist-infested states where hundreds of armed personnel were killed during the recent decades. If the government of India does not need AFSPA to tackle the brutal and hardened Maoists/ Naxals, then should it persist with the Act in the north east, which even by the Army’s own admission, the situation is largely peaceful. The law at best is useful in the short run to handle an intense disturbance. Beyond a point, it is likely to turn counter-productive. The sagacity of a government lies in identifying that point.

DailyDevotion Are You Listening to God? They said to Moses, “You speak with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.” —Exodus 20:19 We don’t consciously and deliberately disobey God— we simply don’t listen to Him. God has given His commands to us, but we pay no attention to them— not because of willful disobedience, but because we do not truly love and respect Him. “If you love Me, keep My commandments” (John 14:15).

Once we realize we have constantly been showing disrespect to God, we will be filled with shame and humiliation for ignoring Him. “You speak with us,…but let not God speak with us….” We show how little love we have for God by preferring to listen to His servants rather than to Him. We like to listen to personal testimonies, but we don’t want God Himself to speak to us. Why are we so terrified for God to speak to us? It is because we know that when God speaks we must either do what He asks or tell Him we will not obey. But if it is simply one of God’s servants speaking to us, we feel obedience is optional, not imperative. We respond by saying, “Well, that’s only your own idea, even though I don’t deny that what you said is probably God’s truth.”

Am I constantly humiliating God by ignoring Him, while He lovingly continues to treat me as His child? Once I finally do hear Him, the humiliation I have heaped on Him returns to me. My response then becomes, “Lord, why was I so insensitive and obstinate?” This is always the result once we hear God. But our real delight in finally hearing Him is tempered with the shame we feel for having taken so long to do so.

Quotes

Vote for the man who promises least; he’ll be the least disappointing. ~ Bernard Baruch

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Learning Politics from Ancient Rome

ike in any other society, the Romans were not a homogeneous group who agreed on everything, acting with a single will. No. It was quite the opposite. There were rich people and poor people; there were intellectuals and illiterates, slaves and freed-slaves, immigrants and prostitutes, honest men who worked hard every day and lazy men who did not … each with their own motivations and worldviews.

Understandably, they did not always get along well.

In fact, they often fought bitterly with each other for control until they were all brought together under a common rule of law.

Still, having been disgusted with the haughty and despotic rule of Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, some members of nobility and land-owners called the Patricians overthrew the then Roman monarchy in 509 BC and set up in its place a different system known as a republic, a form of government in which citizens choose their representatives to govern on their behalf.

The Roman Republic

had three branches of government: the Consuls, the Senate, and the Peoples’ Assembly. The Consul was the executive branch of the government, having two elected leaders to the top executive positions to oversee the working of the government and its officials, including those who served in the army outside the city of Rome. The legislative branch was the Senate, a group of 300 citizens from the Patrician class whose duty was to pass laws and take decisions on spending and taxation. While these Senators had only indirect executive power, they still held significant political influence, serving as members of an advisory body to the Consuls. The third branch was the Assembly, a body comprised of elected leaders from the Plebeian class, the common citizens of Rome. Although the members of the Assembly had no real political power per se, they could influence the government in various ways: (1) they had most of the citizens behind them and could therefore make life very interesting; and (2) they had substantial

influence over the Senators would have the power to who might wish to become intervene in legal matters a Consul someday, because and veto certain legislathey (Plebeians) had the tions of the central governright to choose Consuls. ment. This kind of political In other words, to become arrangement has come to a Consul, one had to be be eventually known as elected by a majority of the decentralization of the popular vote from all government or local selfcitizens of Rome. Thus, government. the Romans established In addition to inherita governmental system ing many invaluable structhat would tural ideas Mazie Nakhro and for ms influence politics for of gover nthousands of years later. ment from the Romans, we For example, many mod- have also adopted several ern-day governments are civic vocabularies of the still based partly on Rome’s Romans, such as citizen, model. civility, and civilization; Over the centuries, whereas from the Greeks the Plebeians grew more we got political terminolodiscontent with the rule of gies like policy, police, and the Patricians over them. politics, to name a few.

So, oppressed by the PatriBut above all else, cians, the Plebeians as a perhaps what made Rome body walked out of Rome great once was its citizens’ and set themselves up on sense of patriotism – the a neighboring hill. This love of their own country. created a constitutional They believed Romulus crisis and forced the ruling who, according to a legend, class to come up with an- founded Rome in 753 BC other governmental system as the ancestor of them called Tribunes, in which all; yes, they thought of the Plebeians were allowed their city as a family, and to have office-holders of not just a homeland. The their own – that is, they great Saint Augustine of were given the right to Hippo talked much about elect their own leaders who patriotism as the guiding

passion of the Romans in his book The City of God. Similarly, in a line which reflected the noblest of political sentiments, the Roman poet Horace wrote, Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori, which means “Sweet and fitting it is to die for one’s country.”

Rome’s fame largely rested on her moral strength which was evident to all who had dealing with her.

If their officials committed bribery, their punishment was death. Indeed, the Romans could be relied upon to stand by their oath. Even the Greek historian Polybius talked about the Romans’ reliability in his description of a battle which they lost to Hannibal the Carthaginian in 218 BC. Hannibal sent a delegation to Rome to negotiate a peace treaty on the condition that he would release his Roman prisoners of war if his offers of term were accepted. But in spite of the gravity of the situation, the Romans stood firm and rejected all offers of Hannibal even if that meant losing the lives of their soldiers to Hannibal.

In those early days, the Romans’ love of their own

Post-mortem Is Nagaland protesting against CAB 2016 for the sake of protesting

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fter the protest rally against Citizenship Amendment Bill was organized in Kohima town on 08.02.19 and total bandh on 11.02.19 by conglomeration of apex civil society organizations under the banner of Nagaland GB Federation, Nagaland formally joined other Northeastern states in protest against the said Bill. However the protest has not gain momentum like in Assam, Mizoram and Manipur.

Through this article I shall try my best to prove my point that Nagaland Government and its indigenous citizens appears to be consciously protesting just for the sake of protesting.

Protesting for the sake of protesting: Protest against the CAB yet Adopt: The Indigenous inhabitants protest against the CAB, but adoption of non indigenous person or migrants is an accepted practice in Nagaland.

Adopted individual taking on the identity of the indigenous inhabitants’ family, village, clan and tribe is the easiest method of acquiring Indian citizenship for indigenous inhabitants of Nagaland are citizens of India, such adopted person has no need of CAB becoming a law. There are many practices which the people of Nagaland don’t bother to correct yet ceaselessly blabber about takeover of Nagaland by illegal immigrants and migrants.

The ongoing debate of Article 371A restricting the applicability of CAB when it became a law: Nagaland Government, Opposition Party and learned individuals from all walks of life

have shared differing views on how a constitutional provision of Article 371A can and cannot restrict the application of Citizenship Amendment Bill when it became a law. Readers can further come to understanding of the current citizenship debate and where it will head to, by tying to presume what may happen once the Bill becomes a law without exempting Nagaland from the purview of the Amended Citizenship Act 1955: large scale protest will hit the state and what comes next after the protest, time can only answer.

The Lone Lok Sabha Member from Nagaland voted in favour CAB yet PDA Government decides to oppose now, for what?

When the National, Regional political parties including own BJP Party Members, Meghalaya BJP MLA, Mizoram State BJP Unit and former BJP top leader Yaswant Sinha opposes the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2016 citing that the Bill deemed to be purely communal, vote bank politics and against the secular fabric of the Constitution, also incorrect from the point of view of Assam Accord. In spite of stiff opposition from other quarters, our own MP from Nagaland belonging to NDPP Party voted in favour of the CAB thereby portraying that Nagaland Government supports communal agendas or the Nagas too communal in the first place, I leave to the readers to decide on it. Such double standard policy of Nagaland government confirms that Nagaland is protesting for the sake of it, not wanting to be left behind and outdone by

neighbouring North-eastern states. Having said it, NDPP press release in Eastern mirror dated 18.01.19 and titled: Even if the CAB is passed, Nagaland has option to reject it, may perhaps turn out right, as studying the policy of Central Government in Nagaland context, it is hard to believe the force will be used like deployment of its armed forces in counter insurgent operations to implement the Amended Citizenship Act in not politically important state like Nagaland and why would Central Government take unnecessary risk to see the repeat of state-wide protest enflamed by spirit of ethnic nationalism like in Assam. Yet the act of PDA government voting in favour of the CAB will not be forgotten easily in the days to come, in other words a person cannot show his solidarity to his next door neighbours by trying to be in good books of the neighbours enemies.

My thoughts on the Bill: Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured that the interest of people of Assam and Northeast will not be affected in any way and citizenship will be only granted after due investigation and recommendation of the state governments.

No doubt the assurance make some sense but can it soothe the fear of North-eastern indigenous communities as these classified minority groups have vowed to do anything to avoid the repeat of Tripura case in their own home state. Indians in India are extremely communal and cunning; fanatically religious for

Corruption, the cancer of character

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ecently there were lot of seminars and awareness talks on how Cancer was enveloping the state of Nagaland. It gives an immense sense of satisfaction to see that the society cares for the people but it also set me thinking about another malaise which is not talked about in public, but bears a stark resemblance to Cancer, which is Corruption. If left unchecked both eat away the complete system. Both arrive on the quiet and get noticed when they are alarmingly widespread. Both if left uncontrolled over a period of time are difficult to cure. The difference being that Cancer is a physical ailment whereas Corruption is a disease of character. The primary reason for the rampant growth of cancer has been attributed to unhealthy lifestyle particularly the consumption of alcohol and tobacco. But what is the reason for rampant Corruption in the society and all walks of life? It is probably

the growing acceptance of it as a way of life! As if the corrupt are the new normal people and corruption is the norm. It is attributed to the “Character style” of the common man.

The character of couldn’t careless attitude, passivity and ignorance. For too long as a society we have been turning a blind eye to this menace.

Periodically voices have been raised through organizations like ACAUT, PAC but they are far and few. Is it so difficult for us to understand that their fight is as much for themselves as it is for US and that they are fighting for our cause “The fight against multiple taxation, extortion”. All these corrupt activities in the name of nationalism only effects the quality of life of a common man and nobody else bears the brunt. Folks it is simple mathematics that if a trader or a businessman who is providing goods and services to the common man is paying double the amount for it,

democratic ideals and multiculturalism to work in reality thus Communal BJP introduces the Citizenship Amendment Bill only to save the persecuted Hindus including other religious groups to show the Bill is not communal or agenda of Hindutva policy. Yet the powerful Union of India will by no means face any crack because of the Northeast dilemma viz-a-viz contentious CAB. BJP Government put itself in a fix by appearing to support Assam Accord and NRC updates where the lakhs of helpless victims of NRC Update include Muslims too. Why ignore millions of Muslims from Bangladesh who comes to India to feed them and for their struggling family wellbeing, also have lived in the country for several decades. The moves of the BJP portrays the cunning untrustworthy character of regular Indians, where telling lies after lies is part and parcel of Indian culture.

Endnote: As a true believer in human rights and humanity, I do have sympathy and wishes that the persecuted refugees who are stateless be taken proper care of. But when the powerful individuals running the government are extremely communal and think only for own kind ignoring the equally suffering refugees/aliens living in the same country, one could only choose to join fellow brothers and sisters to protest against such discriminatory move of the Central government.

Pakinrichapbo, Advocate, Samziuram Village, Peren, Nagaland

country and their moral strength predominated, but in the latter years success and wealth began to corrupt them, who then fell under the sway of despotic forms of government which they had previously found repugnant. As they were morally decaying and economically crumbling from within, their civic pride waned and many Roman citizens lost trust in their leadership. And finally, their centuries-long republic collapsed and gave way to an empire under Julius Caesar in 48 BC. Although the Senate was still around, from then on it was pretty much a dictatorship, with Caesar at the top of the hierarchy, until its final demise in 476 AD when the last Roman emperor was overthrown by the Germanic leader Odoacer, who became the first Barbarian to rule Rome.

What does all this mean? Perhaps it points to at least one important truth, which is that when virtue vanishes from the life of a nation, freedom goes with it too; that is, virtue and freedom decline together, sooner or later.

NSCN (I-M) statement to CRC, NNC

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his statement is in direct reference to Nagaland local dailies that appears CRC, NNC clarifies on Regional Council meet dated 12th February, 2019.

When the NNC spearheaded the Naga political movement with the slogan, Nagalim shall be for Nagas and it shall be for Christ, the Naga people placed their hope on its shoulder. But they made the greatest blunder when they signed the 1975 Shillong Accord and some of it leaders including A.Z. Phizo refused to condemn the Accord which was a total sell out of the Naga People’s decision.

Now, who are this people who have sold out the Naga issue and talking about total sovereignty of the Nagas? What have they done other than trying to confuse the Naga people and creating division amongst the Nagas?

They have disgraced the cause of the people and they are now dancing like a fool. It is sheer mockery as the Accord is available in the public domain. On what basis are they proclaiming the sovereign rights of the Naga people? It is a well calculated deception and mockery of the highest order.

The NSCN shall negotiate respecting the historical rights of the Naga people. An honorable and acceptable political settlement shall be arrived at based on the Framework agreement.

MIP/GPRN

Reader’s Post

then the brunt of paying this extra amount is always on the consumer, the common man yet we willingly accept this even though we understand the harm being done.

This acceptance has given Sir, leeway to everybody in the Many drivers and parents are found parking their cars randomly occupygovernment departments also ing almost more than half of the road spaces in Dimapur. I don’t know if I to indulge in this so called would call it arrogant, irresponsible or plain ‘uncivilized’. The traffic police way of life” Being Corrupt”. should see into it at the earliest. While it is laudable that the Nyamo Lotha Till the time we as Naga So- Road has been converted into a ‘No Tolerance Zone’, some schools in and ciety do not stand up to this around the various localities of Dimapur such as Little Star School, Holy cancerous menace, the hydra Cross School, Hope Academy etc. should ask for the assistance of traffic of corruption will continue to police personnel at the earliest to resolve this problem faced by many other grow unhindered. Ponder over parents and drivers who come to drop their children. It is understandable it, it deserves your attention. that there is an increasing number of cars everywhere, thanks to the bank Let us resolve to overcome financing of car loans, the traffic jams are made more severe in our conthis menace and make a be- gested roads again by the double parking of the cars by some irresponsible ginning by strengthening the people who seems to be lacking even the tiniest of etiquette. Our manners organizations which speak and behaviors shows how civilized we really are rather than just driving against Corruption. Give them an expensive new car or wearing some good clothes .While these bunch the moral support by being of irresponsible people just park their cars and goes inside the school to present in their programmes. drop the students, the whole stretch of the roads are caught in an enorEach one of us can become mous traffic snarls making others late for their schools, offices, meetings, their spokesperson in our own attending errands or even serious patients going to hospital. The Dimapur way by our deeds and actions, traffic police must penalize such drivers who are causing a great deal of after all it is a people’s move- nuisance and hardship to other citizens and passer-bys by the arrogant and ment. This is the least we are irresponsible persons. Do remember that though we own the car, the road expected to do!! does not belongs to us and is not our personal property that we park our car and keep them anywhere or wherever we like.

Rembemo Lawrence, Salang Imchen, Dimapur GHS, Yimpang Village Reader’s note: Articles or letters published in any of the columns do not reflect the view of this newspaper nor that of the Editor in any manner.

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2019

SP chief Akhilesh ‘stopped’ at airport

and workers outside the airport.

The issue rocked the Rajya Sabha as SP and other opposition parties protested over the incident, disrupting the proceedings of the House. The matter also caused an uproar in both Houses of the Uttar Pradesh legislature.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath told reporters that Yadav’s visit could have triggered violence between rival student groups at the university. “The Allahabad University had urged the government to stop his visit and the government acted,” he said.

As soon as Samajwadi members came to know that Yadav was stopped at the airport, they raised the matter during the Question Hour in the assembly.

“The present regime

The NPCC chief said the chief minister could not continue to “cheat, fool or betray” his subjects.

“I demand that Hon’ble CM come out honestly and truthfully with his personal stand on CAB. If the U-turn decision to ‘oppose and reject’ CAB is true, what course of action he plans to amend the error NDPP had committed in voting in favour of Bill should be made known to the people,” he demanded.

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(From-p1) He warned that in the case of inaction by the authority, the JPN would resort to any necessary action deemed fit in the interest of area people. Meanwhile, JPN has also disapproved rampant logging operations and coal extraction that have been going on in its jurisdiction. JPN has announced that it would disallow logging operations in any form, including bally posts, round logs, sawn timber and coal extraction with effect from April 1, 2019 JPN has, therefore, urged the persons involved in such activities to co-operate and desist from carrying out logging operations within the jurisdiction of Jalukie.

JPN said it would monitor the situation and any persons found willingly defaulting would be dealt with as per the customary practices.

New Delhi, Feb 12 (PTI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “treason” and violating the Official Secrets Act by acting as Anil Ambani’s “middleman” in the Rafale jet contract, citing an email to claim the businessman was aware of the deal days before India and France finalised it.

The BJP, however, rejected the charge, saying the email purportedly by an Airbus executive referred to a helicopter deal and not Rafale.

Gandhi released to the media an email dated March 28, 2015 purportedly written

by Airbus executive Nicolas Chamussy to three recipients with the subject line “Ambani”.

He claimed the email showed Ambani visited then French defence minister Jean-Yves Le Drian’s office and mentioned an “MoU in preparation and the intention to sign during the PM visit (to France)”.

The Congress president asked how Ambani knew about the deal and mentioned it in the French defence minister’s office when even then foreign secretary S Jaishankar and then defence minister Manohar Parrikar had no information on it.

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the Official Secrets Act. The prime minister who is the only other person who knows about the deal has informed Anil Ambani about the deal. The Prime Minister is acting as Anil Ambani’s middleman,” Gandhi alleged and called for a criminal investigation into the matter.

The government and Ambani have repeatedly denied all allegations related to the Rafale deal.

According to Gandhi, it was earlier an issue of corruption, of procedural inconsistencies but was now a matter related to the Official Secrets Act which he said was “much more serious’.

“This is now treason, nothing less. Narendra Modi is doing what spies do. He is informing somebody of defence matters, he is under oath to protect these secrets.

“He has now given this secret to Anil Ambani

who knows that the biggest defence deal in the world is going to him 10 days before the deal...this itself is criminal, this itself will put the prime minister in jail,” the Congress chief said.

Rebutting Gandhi’s allegations, Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said his party had serious differences with former prime ministers, who came from the Gandhi family, over several “murky” defence deals signed during their term but had never accused them of treason.

“He (Rahul Gandhi) has thrown muck at his own face by abusing our honest prime minister... We will expose his lies before the public,” he said.

Addressing a press conference, Gandhi reiterated that there will no doubt in anybody’s mind that the prime minister is a “corrupt man” and he has helped Anil Ambani, Gandhi alleged.

He read out the email at the press conference, quoting it as saying that Ambani visited the defence minister’s office and “told them he intends to work with AH (Airbus Helicopters) on commercial helos and then on defence. Mentioned (an) MoU in preparation and the intention to sign during the PM visit”.

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NPCC asks Rio to clarify stand on CAB

(From-p1) According to the Congress, he expressed dismay over delay in political solution, but praised the BJP government, thereby indicating political solution and the burning CAB issues were secondary.

Therie pointed out that Rio with his cabinet colleagues also held cordial parleys with Union home minister Rajnath Singh on February 10, but were silent on CAB.

Jaipur, Feb 12 (PTI): The Gujjar community agitation for five per cent reservation in jobs and education entered its fifth day on Tuesday, with protesters blocking Chaksu town, about 40 km from here on National Highway 52, police said.

The blockades on the Agra-Jaipur-Bikaner National Highway-11 in Dausa district, state highway in Nainwa of Bundi district, Malarna road in Sawai Madhopur and the Karauli-Hindaun road at Budla village in Karauli district continued from the previous day. “Apart from the routes that were blocked till yesterday, agitators have laid a blockade in Chaksu town of Jaipur district.

No untoward incident has been reported so far. Law and order situation is under control,” Director General of Police (Law and Order) M L Lathar said.

The North Western Railway informed through a bulletin that three trains were cancelled and two diverted on Tuesday.

M e a n w h i l e, G u j jar leaders have refused to back-off from the tracks and roads. “We have not received any communication from the state government so far. Dharna will continue,” Vijay Bainsla, son of Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla, said.

PM Modi committed ‘treason’ in Rafale deal, says Rahul Gandhi

(From-p1) NPF claimed that immediately after the cabinet decision of June 5, 2018, chief minister Neiphiu Rio and his cabinet team rushed to Delhi and conveyed to Union home minister Rajnath Singh that the PDA government had decided not to oppose the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), to which the Singh reciprocated with a big congratulation.

Further, after CAB was passed in Lok Sabha

on January 8, the third cabinet decision was taken on January 28 to oppose the Bill, along with the iteration that Nagas were safe under Article 371(A) and BEFR, 1873. And as a follow-up action, a consultative meeting was held at Chumukedima on January 31 to regularise the cabinet decision, which was however self-contradictory, the party claimed.

NPF alleged that at the meeting Rio accused leader of opposition TR Zeliang and party president

Dr Shurhozelie Liezietsu of boycotting the meeting.

It, however, added that the reason for boycotting the meeting was certain for obvious reasons.

Further, at the consultative meeting, the chief minister in the presence of all tribal leaders and NGOs also accused the NPF-led DAN government of remaining silent when CAB was tabled in Lok Sabha in 2016, the release added.

But, according to the opposition party, the Bill was introduced in Lok Sab-

ha on July 15, 2016 and referred to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on August 12, 2016 when Rio was a Lok Sabha member representing Nagaland from May 2014 to February 2018.

The party said Rio was trying to imply that the then NPF-led DAN government should have protested when the Bill was under scrutiny of JPC, but the fact is that he himself was the lone Lok Sabha member from Nagaland at that point of time. By shifting the blame to NPF today only showed

his ignorance on what was going on in the Parliament during his tenure, it added.

As the MP representing Nagaland, NPF said it was Rio’s bounden duty to consult the State government and take into confidence voice of the Naga people as the Bill was referred to JPC and took over a year. “Rio, however, failed

to do this as he was hardly in Parliament and was busy master-minding crisis, one after another, to topple the then NPF-led DAN government in the State, the communiqué alleged.

NPF asked the PDA government to respect intellect of the Nagas and desist from misguiding them any further on the issue.

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Lu c k n ow, F e b 1 2 (PTI): Samajwadi Party workers clashed with police in several parts of Uttar Pradesh Tuesday after the state government clipped the wings of their president Akhilesh Yadav, preventing him from flying to Allahabad on the grounds of law and order.

Protests broke out in Allahabad, Jaunpur, Jhansi, Kannauj, Balrampur, Jalaun, Azamgarh and Gorakhpur, among other places, where SP supporters smashed windscreens of vehicles and clashed with the police. Roads were blocked in Gorakhpur.

Yadav said he was stopped by authorities at the Lucknow airport in a bid to prevent him from visiting Allahabad, triggering outrage by party lawmakers in the state legislature

test. Many of them, wearing red caps, also rushed to the airport.

Agitated SP legislators also sat on dharna outside Raj Bhawan against the “undemocratic behaviour” of the BJP government after staging a noisy protest in the UP legislature. They relented when Governor Ram Naik sent a message to them that he would meet their delegation tomorrow.

SP leaders said party MP Dharmendra Yadav was injured in Allahabad in cane charge by the police.

Principal Secretary (Home) Arvind Kumar said the university administration did not permit any political programme on the campus fearing breach of peace.

Addressing a hurriedly convened press conference, Yadav alleged that the Centre was “involved” in stopping him at the airport here and preventing him from flying to Allahabad.

“I think the government at the Centre is also involved in stopping me.

State police cannot enter airport as its security is in Centre’s hand,” he claimed. He described Adityanath’s comments that his visit could have triggered violence as “a cover to hide nervousness” and said that stopping him showed how “scared” the government is.

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BSP leader Lalji Verma also supported the SP members, saying, “There is an anarchic government in the state which wants to suppress the voice of opposition.”

Amid all this high drama, Yadav kept tweeting that he was “prevented from boarding the airplane without any written orders”. “Currently detained at Lucknow airport,” he claimed.

“It is clear how frightened the government is by the oath ceremony of a student leader. The BJP knows that youth of our great country will not tolerate this injustice anymore!”

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es, the Finance Minister said interest payable on housing loans has been increased to Rs 2 lakh from Rs 1.5 lakh while deductions under 80C for investments made in certified savings have increased that from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 1.5 lakh. The NDA government has also introduced standard deduction which was not there earlier for salary earners and pensioners up to Rs 50,000. Similarly, the exempt amount on which tax was not payable at all has been increased from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 2.5 lakh and then Rs 2.5

(Old Stock) Starts at Rs. 5000/New Arrivals in store now

said Shubhada Rao, chief economist, Yes Bank.

The previous low than the latest print of 2.05 per cent was back in June 2017, when retail inflation was at 1.46 per cent.

This, along with core inflation at 5.36 per cent, presents a scenario of CPI year-on-year growth between 2 per cent and 3 per cent in the next 5 months.

This raises the probability of rate cuts in April and beyond, she said.

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lakh to Rs 3 lakh by giving them additional rebate. “In this interim Budget, we have given further tax rebate so that incomes up to Rs 5 lakh is exempt. We have also increased the exemptions applicable to the senior citizens on interest incomes to Rs 40,000 from Rs 10,000”, he added. The interim Union Budget 2019 has echoed the government’s firm commitment to substantially boost investment across the agricultural, social, education and health sectors as well as promote welfare for the economically weak, rural and the urban middle class.

The direct tax proposals put forth in the Budget have firmly portrayed the government’s intention to continue extending momentum of the buoyancy in direct taxes and expanding the taxpayer base, with suitable respite, he added

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New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS): Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said in the Lok Sabha that the proposal to increase rebate for taxpayers up to Rs 5 Lakh has been welcomed across India as it gives lower tax, higher cash in the hands of small taxpayers which will also give a fillip to the economy. Participating in the Finance Bill discussion in the Lok Sabha, Goyal said: “The NDA government allowed standard deduction of Rs 40,000 a year which is now hiked To Rs 50,000 per annum”.

“In the last five years, the government has brought about a number of major changes in the income tax concessions and deductions available to all the taxpayers.

In one way or the other, we have addressed every section of society,” Goyal said.

Highlighting the chang-

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January 2019, compared with 4.54 per cent in December 2018.

The overall food inflation during the latest month remained in the negative zone at (-)2.17 per cent. It was (-)2.51 per cent in December 2018.

“At 2.05 per cent, CPI for January is at 19-month low. Extended winter remains supportive of decelerating food prices. The fuel component, too, has surprised on the downside,”

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said tea shipments to Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries, including Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and others, were at 61.10 million kg in the January-December of 2018, down from 64 million kg exported in the previous year. Exports to the UK (15.34 million kg) and Germany (8.91 million kg) were down against the corresponding period of the previous year at 16.58 million kg and 10.93 million kg respectively.

About 10.46 million kg of tea was exported to the US in the period under review, down by 26 per cent from 14.16 million kg shipped out to the country.

Tea exports to Iran, however, went up to 30.60 million kg in the period from 29.57 million kg in the year-ago period. 11.36 million kg of tea was shipped out to Egypt during the last calendar year, up marginally from 11.02 million kg.

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Ko l k at a , F e b 1 2 (IANS): India’s tea exports decreased marginally to 249.11 million kg in 2018 from 251.91 million kg exported in the previous year, according to data from Tea Board India.

Provisional data from the board also suggested that tea export, in value terms, in the last calendar year was up by about 3 per cent to Rs 5,132.37 crore as against Rs 4,987.59 crore in the year-ago period. Exports to neighbouring Pakistan and China went up while the shipments to Germany, the UK and CIS countries were down in volume terms.

Tea exports to neighbouring Pakistan stood at 15.83 million kg in the January-December period.

The crop exports to China at 10.22 million kg during the period were up as against 8.52 million kg in the same period the previous year.

The board’s data also

cember 2017. The growth of the power sector output remained flat at 4.4 per cent in December 2018.

Capital goods output grew at 5.9 per cent, compared to 13.2 per cent growth a year ago. Consumer durables output grew by 2.9 per cent as against a growth of 2.1 per cent in December 2017. Consumer non-durable goods growth was also low at 5.3 per cent in December 2018 as compared to 16.8 per cent growth in the year-ago month.

In terms of industries, 13 out of 23 industry groups in the manufacturing sector showed positive growth during December 2018.

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remained subdued at 2.4 per cent in December due to weak performance of mining and manufacturing sectors.

Rising crude prices, foreign fund outflows and heavy selling in domestic equities, however, capped the gains for the domestic market, dealers said.

Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading at USD 62.74 per barrel, higher by 2 per cent.

The BSE Sensex dropped over 200 points, ending in the negative terrain for the fourth straight session Tuesday. The broader Nifty finished at 10,831.40, down 57.40 points, or 0.53 per cent.

Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, fell 0.04 per cent to 97.01.

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) sold shares worth Rs 466.78 crore, and domestic institutional investors (DIIs) sold shares to the tune of Rs 122.64 crore Tuesday, provisional data showed.

New Delhi, Feb 12 (PTI): Retail inflation fell to a 19-month low of 2.05 per cent in January due to fall in prices of food articles, mainly fruit and vegetables, coupled with easing of fuel cost, government data showed Tuesday.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based retail inflation was revised downwards for the preceding month December to 2.11 per cent from the earlier estimate of 2.19 per cent, showed data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

In the year-ago month, January 2018, the retail inflation was at 5.07 per cent.

Fruits, vegetables and eggs continued to witness deflationary trend during January this year, with their prices declining 4.18 per cent, 13.32 per cent and 2.44 per cent, respectively, according to the CSO data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI).

The rate of price rise in the ‘fuel and light’ category was 2.20 per cent in

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Mumbai, Feb 12 (PTI): The rupee appreciated by 48 paise to close at one-month high of 70.70 against the US dollar Tuesday, registering its sixth straight session of gain on hopes of weak inflation data for December.

In the six trading sessions, the rupee has gained 110 paise.

At the Interbank Foreign Exchange, the rupee opened stronger at 71.21 a dollar. The local unit moved in a range of 71.21 to 70.69 before finally ending at 70.70, showing a gain of 48 paise over its last close.

This is the highest closing level since January 11 when the rupee had closed at 70.49.

O n M o n d a y, the rupee had ended higher by 13 paise to close at 71.18 against the dollar on easing crude oil prices.

According to forex traders, optimism ahead of index of industrial production (IIP) numbers for December and retail inflation for January supported the rupee.

At the end of Tuesday’s trading session in the forex exchange, market was awaiting retail inflation and Industrial output numbers.

According to the official data released after market hours, retail inflation eased further to 2.05 per cent in December from 2.11 per cent in November, raising hopes of further rate cut by the RBI to boost growth.

Industrial production growth, on the other hand,

New Delhi, Feb 12 (PTI): Industrial output growth remained subdued at 2.4 per cent in December 2018 on account of contraction in the mining segment and poor show by the manufacturing sector.

Factory output as measured in terms of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) had grown by 7.3 per cent in December 2017, according to the data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) on Tuesday.

The industrial growth for November 2018 was revised downwards to 0.3 per cent from the provisional estimate of 0.5 per cent released last month.

During April-December 2018-19, industrial output grew at 4.6 per cent against 3.7 per cent in the same period of the previous fiscal.

The manufacturing sector, which constitutes 77.63 per cent of the index, recorded a low growth of 2.7 per cent in December as against 8.7 per cent expansion in the year-ago month.

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Washington, Feb 12 (PTI): Democrats and Republicans have struck a deal in principle to fund the US government and avert another crippling government shutdown while denying President Donald Trump much of the USD 5.7 billion he demanded to build a controversial wall along the US-Mexico border.

The announcement by lawmakers on Monday night came days ahead of a possible government shutdown from Friday in the absence of such an agreement.

Senate and House negotiators from both parties, who held a closed-door meeting in Washington, did not comment on the details of the deal, saying the staff is still working on last-minute logistics.

Sharp differences between Democrats and President Trump over border security and building a wall along the US-Mexico border resulted in a record partial government shutdown for more than 30 days. Building a wall along the US-Mexico border is a campaign promise of the 72-year-old Republican President.

“We’ve had a good evening. We’ve reached an agreement in principle

President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the El Paso County Coliseum on February 11, 2019, in El Paso, Texas.

between us on the Homeland Security and the other six bills,” Senator Richard Shelby told reporters on Monday night.

As a result, the House and the Senate are likely to pass a new resolution before the February 15 deadline.

According to reports, the bill would provide USD 1.375 billion for wall construction, far less than USD 5.7 billion congressional funding Trump has demanded to build the wall.

According to Trump, illegal immigrants pose a national security risk to the US and can only be stopped

by the construction of a border wall.

If accepted, the deal would end a standoff in which Trump has threatened to cut budgets from swaths of government this Friday.

The tentative agreement, according to the Hill newspaper, also specifically prohibits the use of a concrete wall. But, senior Congressional aides separately noted that it will fund new barriers for approximately 88kms along the US-Mexico border in the Rio Grande Valley sector.

The agreement came as

Trump went to the southern border in El Paso, Texas to address a rally with his supporters on the wall.

The White House did not comment on the agreement and Trump said at the rally, “We probably have some good news but who knows.”

Addressing thousands of his supportes, many wearing his red “Make America Great Again” campaign hats, Trump said: “We need the wall and it has to be built and we want to build it fast.”

Earlier in the day, Trump said another gov-

ernment shutdown depends on the Democrats. “We’ve actually started a big, big portion of wall today in a very important location.

And it’s going to go up pretty quickly over the next nine months. That whole area will be finished. It’s fully funded,” he said at a White House event.

Trump said the wall could be given any name.

“We need a wall. We can call it anything. We’ll call it barriers. We’ll call it whatever they want. But now, it turns out not only don’t they want to give us money for the wall, they don’t want to give us the space to detain murderers, criminals, drug dealers, human smugglers,” he said.

In December, Trump pushed back at Congress by refusing to fund large sections of the government, leading to record-breaking government shutdown in America’s history that affected some 800,000 federal employees.

Last month, Trump backed a deal to temporarily end the five-week shutdown despite getting no funding for his controversial plan to build the wall along the US-Mexico border.

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fresh elections in Venezuela

Washington, Feb 12 (IANS): Venezuela’s selfproclaimed acting president, Juan Guaido, will ask for the support of Organisation Of American States (OAS) to restructure the country’s electoral authorities and organise new elections in the Andean nation, his envoy has said.

“This is a visit prior to the formal request that is going to be made to the Organization of American States

by President Juan Guaido to ask for the cooperation of the OAS in conducting the next Venezuelan electoral process,” Efe news quoted Gustavo Tarre as saying to reporters on Monday.

He confirmed that the request will be made this week.

Tarre spoke on Monday with the secretary for the strengthening of democracy at the OAS, Francisco Guerrero, to whom he also expressed Guaido’s interest in asking for an observer mission for a future election. “First, we want to reconstruct the electoral branch and an electoral mechanism that will be trustworthy, where not the slightest doubt exists that

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the will of the voters will be reflected in the results,” he added.

Tarre said that a process will be launched for selecting the members of an independent electoral authority, moving toward a new list of voters and creating a voting mechanism.

The United States, Canada, numerous Latin American countries and the major European powers all consider leftist President Nicolas Maduro’s May 2018 re-election victory to be tainted by fraud and have recognized Guaido, speaker of the opposition-controlled National Assembly, as interim president.

On a related matter, Tarre said that a small portion of the humanitarian aid now sitting in a warehouse in the Colombian border city of Cucuta will enter

Venezuela “at the end of this week or the start of next week.”

“A complex logistical process” is under way regarding the aid, he said.

“Because we have to position the aid and also guarantee that once it crosses the border we have organisations from civil society that will distribute the goods,” said the delegate, who added that it is expected that the trucks will enter through the border crossing points with Colombia and Brazil.

Although he admitted that any mobilization of aid depends on whether the military allows it to pass, he expressed confidence that there would be no obstacles.

“I don’t see a Venezuelan soldier halting with a rifle someone bringing food to his dad, his mom, his kids and his siblings,” he said.

Maduro has thus far used the military to block the aid from entering Venezuela, denying that the country is suffering a humanitarian crisis and saying the delivery of the shipments would be a prelude to a US-led military intervention.

Measles outbreak kills 70 in Philippines May asks MPs for ‘some time’ to hold Brexit talks

DIMAPUR NKONJAN EZUNG EKHÜNG (DNEE)

DIMAPUR : NAGALAND FELICITATION

Dimapur - 797112, Nagaland.

Office of the Sangtam Union Dimapur (SUD) would like to felicitate the following individuals who has cleared NPSC exam in different category during the year 2018.

1) Shri. Tsalemse, S/o Choholi JTA under Treasuries & Accounts Department.

2) Miss H. Lemtsala, D/o Lt. N. Horangse - Demonstrator (Chemistry) Technical Education Department.

3) Shri. Hekato Thonger, S/o Pitongse - Economics & Statistical Officer under Department of Economics & Statistics.

The Union further wish and pray that may the Almighty God bless them with good health and guide them in all their future endeavours.

(Athrise. P) General Secretary Sangtam Union Dimapur (SUD) 7005501396 (M)

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Dimapur : Nagaland

PRESS INFORMATION The Kuhuboto, Aghunaqa, Khaghaboto Kuqhakulu (KAKK) would to convey our sincere congratulations to Mr. Q. Tuccu for being elected as Chairman of NSCN (IM).

We are immensely delighted that Mr. Q. Tuccu is a man of principle in life, God fearing and a good leader.

The Union wish him the very best in all his future endeavours.

(Tokishe Chishi) Secretary, KAKK

ASANGMA SHISASHIR TELONGJEM P.O. Tuli - 798618 MOKOKCHUNG : NAGALAND

FELICITATION

With immense pride and honor the Asangma Students' Union extend our heartiest congratulations to Shri. A. Pangjung Jamir, S/o M. Ali Jamir of Asangma Village on being promoted to Addl. Director, Dept. of Land Resources, Govt. of Nagaland and Shri. Sendongkaba Jamir, S/o Lt. Imkongakum of Asangma Village on being promoted to Asst. Food Safety Commissioner, DHFW Kohima.

The AST, further wishes them greater success and achievements in all their future endeavours.

(Arensongla) Gen. Secretary, AST

MR. JAMES EZUNG Chairman, DNEE

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WOKHA TOWN CHUDI EKHUNG WOKHA-797111 : NAGALAND

FELICITATION

The Wokha Town Chudi Ekhung conveys our heartfelt congratulations to Shri. T. Renben Lotha on being promoted as Director of Land Resources Department, Govt. of Nagaland.

The Ekhung pray that God bless him with good health and wisdom as he undertakes his new assignment.

(N. Elis Jungio) (P. Orenbomo Tungoe) Chairman, WTCE Secretary, WTCE

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(Chemtu Jamir) President, AST

Yenjo ovüngoto Dimapur Nkonjan Ezung Ekhüng (DNEE) Eki-evong okho ethan ethüngcheo jiang ntokta ji tsüngon 16th Feb. 2019, enyathüng taro ekha (11 AM) ekhoe ekhüng khokthepvüi Mr. James Ezung ki Burma Camp jilo na khiala.

Hoji tsükona, Lhishüp esaeden, Ejyu-rünyoeden, Eki-evong khanhyaeden, Oyan thongtssoeden topvüna tsüngon yuta kokae lio shi ephanina mmyanta rotale to yilan shi tanjünga ntsijantala.

MR. SACHEO EZUNG Secretary, DNEE

KUHUBOTO, AGHUNAQA, KHAGHABOTO KUQHAKULU

Apeto Swu President, KAKK

NTSIJANTA YILAN

We the Ungma Impang Pongen Kidong with immense pride and honour convey our heartiest congratulations to the following bonafide clan members.

1. Dr. I. Taka Pongen, S/o Mr & Mrs Imtisumak Pongen on being promoted to Senior Medical Officer (SMO) under the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Govt.of Nagaland.

2. Shri C. Rongsen Pongen, S/o Late Chutisang.

Pongen on being promoted to Asst. Director under the Department of Art & Culture, Kohima.

The Ungma Impang Pongen Kidong further wishes and pray that our Almighty God continue to bless them and their families in their future endeavours.

1. Imkum Pongen, Tatar.

2. Chungpongchiden Pongen, Tatar.

3. Temjenyapang Pongen, Tatar.

4. Chubangangshi Pongen, Tatar.

5. Imtisumak Pongen Pongen, Tatar.

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The EU has reiterated that it has no plans of reopening the legally-binding withdrawal agreement, or so-called divorce bill, which had been reached with the UK at the end of last year but rejected by MPs in the Commons. This means little likelihood of any substantial change to the Irish backstop clause, which Brexiters fear will keep the UK tied to EU rules even after Brexit.

Speaking after a dinner with Brexit Secretary Steve Barclay on Monday night, EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said the latest round of talks had been "constructive", but added it was "clear from our side we're not going to reopen the withdrawal agreement, but we will continue our discussions in the coming days".

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SATSÜKBA SENSO MUNGDANG.

B.P.O. MANGKOLEMBA : MOKOKCHUNG.

FELICITATION

Satsükba Senso Mungdang with immense joy conveys our profound congratulation to Shri. Tali Temjen Toy, IAS on being elevated to Chief Secretary, Government of Nagaland.

We thank Almighty God and pray that God will guide and give wisdom in your endeavor.

(Shri. Talisunep) President, S.S.M.

(Shri. Moatemsu) General Secretary, S.S.M.

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SANGTAM UNION DIMAPUR

(Er. Hotongkyu) President Sangtam Union Dimapur (SUD)

26, British MPs will get the chance to vote on various Brexit options on February 27.

"If the government has not secured a majority in this House in favour of a withdrawal agreement and a political declaration, then the government will on February 26 make a statement and table an amendable motion relating to the statement; and a minister will move that motion on February 27, thereby enabling the House to vote on it, and on any amendments to it, on that day," May said, in an at-

tempt to curb rebellion from the divided factions within Parliament over the next steps as the Brexit deadline nears.

Opposition Labour Party leader, Jeremy Corbyn, accused the government of "recklessly running down the clock" in an effort to "blackmail" MPs into backing May's deal.

"The Prime Minister comes before the House with more excuses and more delays," he said.

With just 45 days left before Britain is set to formally leave the 28-member economic bloc, the EU and the UK have been holding further discussions in an attempt to strike an agreement over the nature of the exit to avert a chaotic no-deal Brexit.

FELICITATION Dimapur Chudi Ekhung (DCE) conveys heartiest congratulation to Shri. T. Renben Lotha on his promotion as Director, Department of Land Resources, Government of Nagaland.

DCE wishes him all the best in his new endeavour and pray that God grant him good health and wisdom.

Aremo Jami Vice - Chairman DCE

Khyothungo Jami Secretary DCE

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nity. It is expected that some other private level agreements will also be inked during the visit,” Sharif said.

Elaborating on an oil refinery that Saudi Arabia proposes to set up in Gwadar, Sharif said it will be established at a cost of $8 billion. “Besides foreign investment, it will also provide job opportunities to the locals of the port city. If they [Saudis] also establish a petrochemical complex along with the refinery, it will require an additional investment of billions of dollars,” he added.

He said the Saudi government was keen to install an oil refinery at Gwadar and urged the preparation of a feasibility report in this regard.

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Islamabad, Feb 12 (Agencies): Facing a severe fund crunch, Pakistan is poised to ink billions of dollars of investment deals with close ally Saudi Arabia during the visit of Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman, including a multibillion dollar oil refinery in the strategic port of Gwadar. “Three mega government-to-government MoUs will be signed and their total volume will be in double digit billion dollars,” Board of Investment (BoI) Chairman Haroon Sharif told Dawn on Monday.

He said the three MOUs will be signed in the fields of oil refining, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and mineral development.

Prince Salman is paying his first two-day visit to Pakistan, most likely on February 16, on the invitation of Prime Minister Imran Khan.

The mega investment from Saudi Arabia comes days after Riyadh and its Gulf partner, the UAE, deposited $3 billion each in Pakistan´s central bank to help Islamabad resolve a balance of payments crisis.

Besides the MoUs, other business agreements are also likely to be signed between businessmen and industrialist of the two sides.

“A group of top 40 Saudi businessmen is accompanying Prince Mohammed. The delegation will interact with the local business commu-

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changes this House requires and deliver Brexit on time," she said.

May said that by getting the changes required to the controversial Irish backstop – the insurance policy against a hard border between the UK and EU member-country Ireland – she was confident that she could bring back a deal more acceptable to MPs, who had voted down her withdrawal agreement in a historic defeat last month.

"We can deliver for the people and the communities that voted for change two and half years ago – and whose voices for too long have not been heard. We can honour the result of the referendum," she said, in reference to the June 2016 referendum in favour of Britain's exit from the EU. In the event that a more widely acceptable withdrawal agreement has not been achieved by February

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partment in a statement on Monday said the outbreak intensified last week and over 4,300 people were taken ill with symptoms of measles - a very contagious disease transmitted through air, Efe news reported.

The authorities put five regions on alert, although the highest number of affected people were reported

London, Feb 12 (PTI): Embattled British Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday asked MPs to give her "some time" to complete negotiations with the European Union (EU) in order to bring back a deal for a Parliament vote and deliver Brexit in time for the March 29 deadline.

In an important update to the House of Commons, May called for patience as the talks with the EU were at a "crucial stage" and promised MPs a "meaningful vote" over a reworked withdrawal agreement.

"Having secured an agreement with the European Union for further talks, we now need some time to complete that process. When we achieve the progress we need, we will bring forward another meaningful vote," she said in her statement.

"The talks are at a crucial stage. We now all need to hold our nerve to get the

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Manila, Feb 12 (IANS): At least 70 people, mostly children under four years of age, have been confirmed dead due to measles outbreak in the Philippines and the authorities are blaming vaccine hesitancy for the health crisis.

The deaths occurred since the beginning of the year but the Health De-

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Parents wait for the names of their children to be called for inoculation at a health center in Tondo, Manila.

from Manila and its suburbs.

A n i n t e n s ive va c cination programme was launched for children in the National Capital Region to prevent further proliferation of the disease which infects respiratory system of its victim and can result in severe diarrhoea, pneumonia, blindness and even death.

“Regions with high reported cases are NCR (1,296 cases and 18 deaths) Calabarzon (1,086 cases and 25 deaths), Central Luzon (481 cases with 3 deaths), Western Visayas (212 cases and 4 deaths) and Northern Mindanao (189 cases and 2 deaths),” the Health Department said.

The outbreak of the disease was being attributed to the lack of vaccination among children in recent years. Around 2.5 million Filipino children under the age of five didn’t receive the necessary immunization shots.

IN APPRECIATION AND GRATITUDE With immense pride and honour, we would like to congratulate our dad Mr. C.N. Dominic Lotha for his promotion to the post of Joint Director, Department of School Education.

We also would like to appreciate and thank all his friends, well wishers, colleague and superiors, who work with him and supported him in all his years of service as he retires from his active service.

We pray that the Almighty be your guide and bless you all abundantly, as He has been to our dad and our family.

And to our dad, thank you for being a beacon of light and source of pride to our family; you have achieved all success through your sincerity, hard work and immense dedication towards your job and family. May you now enjoy the sweet aroma of success as you enter a new chapter of life. We wish you a happy, contented and fruitful retirement.

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NASA turns Mars sniffer into data-relay satellite for rovers

ilmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj had adapted two of Ruskin Bond’s stories for his movies -- “The Blue Umbrella” (2005) and “7 Khoon Maaf ” (2011). The celebrated author says he would love to collaborate with Bhardwaj again and is sure that they will make something soon.

It has been a while since Bhardwaj and Bond teamed up for a project.

Asked when he will work with the director again, Bond told IANS in an email interview: “Vishal Bhardwaj adapted two of my stories for films. One was ‘7 Khoon Maaf ’ from my short story ‘Susanna’s Seven Husbands’ and ‘The Blue Umbrella’ from my children’s story of the same name. He is my neighbour in Mussoorie and I would love to collaborate with him again.”

“He was interested to make something on my stories of Mr. Oliver, who is a schoolmaster, from my book called ‘Mr. Oliver’s Diary’. We have also discussed some other stories, of a very different nature. I am sure we will make something soon enough,” he added.

Ruskin Bond and Vishal Bhardwaj.

As of now, his stories are being enjoyed by fans of the digital platform.

He has joined hands with ZEE5 for the web series “Parchhayee: Ghost Stories by Ruskin Bond”.

“There’s a company in Kolkata called Allcap Communications whose members came and met me in Mussoorie and convinced me that my ghosts stories would do well on screen. That’s how ‘Parchhayee...’ happened. The 12-episode series is being produced by Banijay Asia and Opus Communications for ZEE5, which is the OTT platform of Zee Network,” he shared.

The episode, “The Overcoat”, will be streamed on February 14.

Asked about his involvement in projects based on his work, he said: “For this series, Samhita (Chakraborty) and Kaushik (Ghosh) of Allcap discussed with me the selection of the stories, the back stories of some of the characters and the setting of some of the stories. But otherwise the adaptation has been done by the producers, directors and screenwriters.

“For ‘7 Khoon Maaf ’, I did collaborate on the screenplay, developing the short story into an 80-page novella. I even had a small role in the film, of a priest.

I wonder why no one’s offered me a role after that, though!”

(IANS)

ASA’s atmospheresniffing Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission has embarked on a new campaign to tighten its orbit around the red planet to become a datarelay satellite for the US space agency’s Mars 2020 rover.

The operation will reduce the highest point of the spacecraft’s elliptical orbit from 6,200 kilometres to 4,500 kilometres above the surface, according to NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.

NASA engineers will begin lowering the lowest part of the spacecraft’s orbit into the Martian upper atmosphere over the next few days by firing its thrusters.

Taking the advantage of drag of the Mars’ upper atmosphere, NASA engineers over the next few months, will slow the spacecraft gradually, orbit by orbit, Xinhua news agency reported on Monday.

The orbit of the fouryear-old spacecraft MAVEN will not be drastically shorter than its present orbit, but even this small change will significantly improve its communication capabilities.

(IANS)

Nagaland Post, Dimapur WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Shivaji’s Raigad Fort to be made global tourist hotspot

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nce considered impregnable, the hilltop Raigad For t from where Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj laid the foundations of ‘Hindavi Swaraj’, is poised for a major revamp to make it a global tourist hotspot, a top official said here on Tuesday.

The 350-year-old majestic fort, which stands on a hill of 820 metres, rises upto 1,356 metres above sea level, and is presently looked after by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).

Nestled in the picturesque Sahyradri Range of the Western Ghats, the fort was once accessible only by climbing 1,737 steep steps for several hours, but since the past few years a cable car -- the Raigad Ropeway -- has made the ascent to the fort an easy 10-minute effort.

Overseeing the mega revamp project is Sambhajiraje Chhatrapati of the Kolhapur royal family and the 13th direct descendent of

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, who is now the Raigad Development Authority Chairman and a Presidentnominated Rajya Sabha Member. “The RDA has sanctioned Rs 606.08 crore of which Rs 114 crore will be for the Raigad Fort redevelopment. Besides, another Rs 237 crore will be spent on major roadworks between

Mahad on the MumbaiGoa Highway to Raigad Fort which will be developed as a heritage highway,” Chhatrapati said. Recently, Sambhajiraje Chhatrapati was appointed the Brand Ambassador of Forts by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, and took the media on a special visit to the fort on Monday. (IANS)

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We thank the giver of life for enabling our dearest beloved mother, grandmother to celebrate her 100th Birthday.

100 years of life filled with memories embedded with love and grace.

You are the most amazing mother, grandmother to us all.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, P. Lhokheli Swu, wife of Lt. Pulumo Swu of Lazami Village. We celebrate her life and give thanks and glory to God our father.

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With love, Children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and in-laws.

Forbes’ ‘most influential celebrities under 30’

eorge Ezra, Harry Potter‘s Daniel Radcliffe and Killing Eve star Jodie Comer are among the leading celebrities in Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list for 2019.

The prestigious ranking of influential celebrities also sees inclusions for the likes of Ella Mai, Jorja Smith, actress Lily James, and model Iskra Lawrence.

The annual list from the publication celebrates 300 young stars from Europe, ranging from established faces to upcoming stars who have proved influential in their individual fields.

Alex Wood, Forbes’ Europe Editor, said: “Four years on from its launch, the 30 Under 30 Europe list continues to be not only the defining measure of success for the region’s next generation of leaders, but also a source of empowerment

for all honorees.

“We’ve searched throughout Europe to identify 300 of the most revolutionary entrepreneurs, innovators and disruptors in ten diverse sectors, who are changing the game throughout the region and across the globe.”

The list was also notable in its inclusion of Letitia Wright, who won the BAFTA Rising Star award on Sunday evening. Accepting her award, Wright said: “A few years ago I saw myself in a deep depression and I wanted to quit acting.

‘The only thing that pulled me out of that was God, my belief, my family, and an email from BAFTA telling me they wanted me to be a part of BAFTA Breakthrough Brits and it inspired me to keep going.

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usic maestro Bhupen Hazarika’s brother, Samar Hazarika, on Tuesday appealed to everyone not to create any controversy over Bharat Ratna to the legend.

A vernacular newspaper in Assam on Monday reported that the legend’s son has declined to accept the country’s highest civilian honour to his father due to the ongoing situation in Assam regarding the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.

“We have observed that there is a controversy in the media over the issue of Bharat Ratna to Late Bhupen Hazarika.

We would like to point out that the statement sent by Bhupenda’s son Tej Hazarika to the media does not have any mention of declining the honour.

So any controversy in this regard is unwanted,” said Samar Hazarika, who is also an acclaimed artiste of Assam.

(IANS)

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The Chilliso Village Council with immense pride and honour congratulates No. 5004180A Rank Rfn. GD, Mr. T. Wongtokiu AR, S/o Late Toripkiu of Chilliso Village for being awarded the prestigious Sena Medal (Gallantry) on 70th Republic Day of India.

The Chilliso Village Council wishes you a bright future and prays to God Almighty to bestow more to shoulder higher responsibilities and also to achieve bigger milestones in your future career. It may be mentioned that he is among the 3 Assam Rifle personnel in the country that who were selected by the President of India on the eve of 70th Republic Celebration on 26th Jan’2019 in New Delhi.

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Players of North East United FC (in red) in action during their match against Delhi Dynamos FC in Guwahati. (File)

straightforward anymore with the teams below them climbing up the table.

Mumbai are now second with 27 points but NorthEast are just three points behind in fourth place.

“I will not change the way that we wish to play.

They (NorthEast United) have very good players and are a very aggressive team.

In terms of organisation, one of the best teams in India. We need to give our best. We want to finish the game and have three points,” said Costa, who will miss captain Lucian Goian after picking up his fourth yellow card.

Three league games remain for Mumbai to reignite their campaign and a win against the highlanders will go a long way in sealing a berth in the last four. With the clash against NorthEast being Mumbai’s last home game of the season, Costa will be keen to take maximum points before the tricky away clashes against ATK and FC Pune City.

NorthEast United, on the other hand, started the season on fire under new coach Eelco Schattorie but have gone off track in recent times with just one win to show in their last seven matches.

Ramsey joins Juventus on 4-year deal

Aaron Ramsey

MILAN, Feb 12 (Agencies): Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey is leaving the club after 11 seasons to join Juventus, the Serie A club said on Monday as it confirmed the Welshman had signed a four-year contract.

The 28-year-old will join the Turin side in July and become the third Welshman to play for them after John Charles, who played for them from 1957 to 1962, and Ian Rush.

ANSA wins 3 medals in national championship KOHIMA, Feb 12 (NPN): The All Nagaland Sambo Association (ANSA) team won three medals at the 1st national open combat beach Sambo championship 2019 which was held at Pondicherry from February 8 to 10.

H. Samuel Konyak won bronze medal in senior 62 kgs category, Chahpha N. Konyak won silver medal in junior 54 kgs category and Chingnai Konyal won bronze medal in 48 kg category.

Meanwhile, the All Nagaland Sambo Association has congratulated the participants from ANSA for bringing laurels and medals to the state. The association also wished the players the very best in their future endeavour.

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Ramsey has made 256 Premier League appearances since joining Arsenal from Cardiff City in 2008 but he has struggled for a place in the starting line-up under Unai Emery this season and failed to agree on a new deal with the London club in the final year of his contract.

The impasse enabled him to negotiate a precontract agreement with foreign clubs since Jan. 1.

The BBC said that

Ramsey will earn over 400,000 pounds ($514,040) a week at Juventus, making him the highest-earning British player ever based on basic salary.

Ramsey has made 22 league appearances for Arsenal this season, starting in nine of those and scoring twice, including a splendid strike against Fulham in October that was regarded by many as an early contender for goal of the season.

He had month-long loans to Nottingham Forest and Cardiff City during the 2010-11 season to help him regain match fitness as he recovered from injury.

Ramsey published a statement on Twitter thanking Arsenal’s “loyal and supportive” fans.

“You welcomed me as a teenager and have been there for me through all the highs and lows I’ve encountered during my time at the club,” he said. “It is with a heavy heart that I leave after 11 incredible years in North London.”

Arsenal said in a statement that Ramsey had made a “fantastic contribution” to the club.

“He has always been a consummate professional and will always have a special place in the hearts and memories of Arsenal fans around the world,” it said.

Schattorie’s men currently occupy fourth place on the league table but with Jamshedpur FC and ATK hot on their heels, playoff qualification seems to be in jeopardy with three games remaining.

“It is all or nothing.

I told my players that the phase you are going into now is a phase that is done within a second. Your mindset needs to be completely different from that at the beginning of the season. You cannot afford to make mistakes, especially at this stage because now Jamshedpur FC is very close and ATK a little bit away. How to win is not important, we need three points,” said Schattorie.

Among the current top five teams in the table, the highlanders have been the least prolific in front of goal with 19 goals in their 15 games so far. The side have been highly reliant on Nigerian striker Bartholomew Ogbeche and Uruguayan attacker Federico Gallego who have together combined for 15 of NorthEast United’s 19 goals.

The recent 1-1 draw against Delhi Dynamos at home was not the result Schattorie’s men would have wanted with the playoffs race as tight as ever. Injuries to players like Mislav Komorski have not helped Schattorie either.

England World Cup hero Banks dies

L ondon , F e b 1 2 (Agencies): England’s World Cup-winning goalkeeper Gordon Banks has died at the age of 81. He died on Monday night with members of his family around him, including his children and grandchildren. Banks made 73 international appearances and lifted the 1966 World Cup in England’s 4-2 win over West Germany.

He played just under 300 times for Leicester City before moving to Stoke in 1967, where he made 194 appearances in six years at the club.

The news was revealed in a statement from the Banks family on Stoke City’s website. It read, “It is with great sadness that we announce that Gordon passed away peacefully overnight.

We are devastated to lose him but we have so many happy memories and could not have been more proud of him.” “We would ask that the privacy of the family is respected at this time.”

Leicester, for whom Banks played for much of the 1960s, tweeted: “Leicester City Football Club is deeply saddened to learn of the death of our former goalkeeper Gordon Banks OBE, who has passed away at the age of 81.”

SAI renamed as Sports India New Delhi, Feb 1 2 ( Ag e n c i e s ) : The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Spor ts (MYAS) has formally announced to drop ‘Authority’ from the Sports Authority of India (SAI).

The apex sports administrative body under the MYAS will now be Sports India.

Six months after Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore had announced to rechristen Sports Authority of India in July last year, the MYAS and the SAI officials at a meeting in New Delhi Monday formalised the new name – Sports India.

The official stamp to the new name past put at an hour-long meeting at the MYAS, Shastri Bhawan.

Sports Minister Rathore chaired the meeting.

Once the minutes of the meeting are approved by the minister, Registrar of Societies will formally be informed for necessary changes in records. The organisation is registered as a society with the Registrar of Societies since January 24, 1984.

The apex national sports body was established by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports of Government of India for the development of sport in the country. SAI has 2 Sports Academic institutions, 10

SAI Regional Centres, 14 Centre of Excellence, 56 Sports Training Centres and 20 Special Area Games centres.

It also manages Netaji Subhash High Altitude Training Centre at Shilaroo in Himachal Pradesh as well as five stadiums in Delhi – Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, which also houses the sports’ body’s headquarters, Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium and Arena, Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, SPM Swimming Pool Complex (Talkatora Stadium), Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range as well as Siri Fort Badminton and Squash complexes.

The Sports Authority of India had originated with the committee formed to host the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi.

India squad for Aus series to be picked on Feb 15 New Delhi, Feb 12 (Agencies): The national selection committee is unlikely to make any experiment when they pick the squad for the five-match ODI series against Australia on February 15 in Mumbai.

The five-match ODI series will start in Hyderabad on March 2 followed by matches in Nagpur (March 5), Ranchi (March 8), Mohali (March 10) and Delhi (March 13). The team for the two T20 International matches to be played in Visakhapatnam (February 24) and Bengaluru (February 27) will also be announced on the same day.

It has been learnt that the team management as well as the selection committee are on the same page and the squad that will play against Australia is likely to be a mirror-image of the one that will be travelling to UK for the World Cup. There is a possibility that selectors may pick 16 members for the ODIs instead of 15 in order to check all the players in contention for the World Cup. “There is a possibility that Rohit Sharma may be rested for the two T20 Internationals as Virat Kohli will be back. But when it comes to selecting the ODI squad, there won’t be any experiments with only five matches to go,” a senior BCCI official privy to selection process told on Tuesday.

Rodrigues, Mandhana move up in ICC women’s T20 rankings

Dubai, Feb 12 (PTI): Indian batswomen Jemimah Rodrigues and Smriti Mandhana on Tuesday jumped four places to be second and sixth in the ICC T20 rankings despite their team’s 0-3 loss in New Zealand.

Rodrigues’s 132 runs in the three-match series against New Zealand have lifted her to second position while Mandhana, who grabbed the top spot in ODIs last week, has gained four spots after finishing as the leading run-getter in the New Zealand series with an aggregate of 180. T The stylish left-hander smashed two half-centuries including a fluent 86 in the last match in Hamilton that India lost by two runs.

Spinners Radha Yadav, up 18 places to 10th after taking four wickets in the series, and Deepti Sharma, up five places to 14th, are the India players to move up among bowlers.

For New Zealand, Sophie Devine has moved from 11th to eighth position among batters after scoring 153 runs in the series including a match-winning 72 in the last match, while captain Amy Satterthwaite’s 87 runs have lifted her from 23rd to 17th position. Among bowlers, Lea Tahuhu has moved up five slots to 11th position.

Jemimah Rodrigues and Smriti Mandhana.

Windies’ Deandra Dottin has grabbed the top spot among all-rounders.

Dottin has been the standout performer in a 2-1 series win in Pakistan. Dottin has moved up two places to third among batters after scoring 158 runs in the series while her three wickets have lifted her two slots to 29th among bowlers.

Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof has gained three slots to tie with compatriot Javeria Khan in

15th position among batters while Sana Mir, who is top ranked in the ODI format, has moved up six places to take 28th position among T20 bowlers after taking three wickets in the series.

In the team rankings, New Zealand have overtaken England to take second place. Australia continue to lead the table while the Windies and India are fourth and fifth respectively.

Indian paddlers win 12 medals at Bahrain Open

M a na m a , F e b 1 2 (IANS): India’s young paddlers completed their winning spree in the Bahrain Junior and Cadet Open on a high note, adding eight more medals to their kitty, including two gold, three silver and three bronze medals, late on Monday night here.

The medal rush for India started with world no. 4 in the U-15 bracket, Payas Jain, steamrolling past his opponents to clinch the cadet boys individual category crown. In the finals, he tamed Simon Belik of the Czech Republic 3-1 to bag the gold medal.

In the cadet girls’ category, five young Indian paddlers powered their way into the quarterfinals, but only two of them eventually made it to the last four stage.

Anargya Manjunath and Yashaswini Ghorpade then registered easy 3-0 wins over Malamatenia Papadimitriou of Greece and Hana Goda of Egypt, to make the final clash an all-Indian affair.

Karnataka’s Anargya proved to be the girl in form, beating Yashaswini 3-1 to clinch the gold.

Suhana Saini and Swastika Ghosh fought valiantly in the mini-cadet girls’ and junior girls’ category, respectively, but could

Indian players with their medals and certificates.

only salvage a bronze medal each for their efforts.

Suhana (U-15) went down to World No. 42 Hana Goda of Egypt in the semi-finals to take the third spot. Swastika Ghosh too couldn’t put it past eventual winner Kristina Kazantseva of Russia and had to be content with a bronze too.

In the doubles section, the duos of Anargya Manjunath-Suhana Saini and Manushree Patil- Swastika Ghosh made

it to the semi-finals in the junior girls’ category. But the former pair’s journey was cut short by Kristina Kazantsev-Olga Vishniakova, the eventual winners from Russia.

The pair of Swastika and Manushree seemed to be on course for a grand victory, getting off to a flying start. But the Russian girls bounced back from a two-game deficit to regis-

ter a remarkable 3-2 win, giving the Indian pair only the silver.

In the junior boys’ doubles, Payas Jain and Deepit Patil also suffered the same fate as they went down to the Russian pair of Artem Tikhonov and Lev Katsman in the final to settle for a silver medal.

The Indian contingent had earlier clinched four medals in the team events.

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ISL: Mumbai to face NE United today

Mumbai, Feb 12 (IANS): The stakes will be as high as ever when Mumbai City FC host NorthEast United FC as the race for the Indian Super League (ISL) play-offs gets closer at the Mumbai Football Arena here on Wednesday.

The teams enjoyed strong runs before the league took a break for the Asian Cup, but they have have stuttered of late since the resumption.

After two defeats on the bounce against FC Goa and Jamshedpur FC, what seemed like a certain qualification for Jorge Costa’s men does not look so

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1st Death Anniversary Late Tsumongi Kithan Died on : 13/02/2018

(Born: 1921 – Died: 04/02/2019) We the bereaved family members of Lt. Tsilumvu Kikon, W/o. Rev. C. Kikon would like to convey our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to each and every individuals, friends, neighbors, relatives and well wishers who stood by us through spiritually, physically, financially and materially during her prolonged illness and sad demise of our most beloved mother.

You are always in our presence.

We deeply regret our inability to thank each and everyone individually but it is our humble prayer that Almighty God shower His blessings upon you all for the good deeds you have done for us.

Loving sons, daughter, grandchildren and relatives.

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It's been a year since you left us to your heavenly abode.

The love and care that you bestowed upon us will always be remembered.

We deeply miss you and remembered you every moment with silent tears.

Loving Husband, Children & Grandchildren.

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Wolves hold Newcastle to 1-1 draw

Wolves players celebrate after Willy Boly heads home the equaliser in 95th minute during their EPL match against Newcastle.

Lo n d o n, F e b 1 2 (Agencies): Willy Boly scored a dramatic 95thminute equaliser as Wolves denied Newcastle a crucial win with a 1-1 draw on Monday night.

It looked as though Newcastle were about to pull away from the relegation zone after Isaac Hayden (56) took advantage of some flimsy goalkeeping from Rui Patricio to score his first goal since October 2017.

Wolves were strangely disjointed in their bid for a fourth straight win but staged one final push and Boly rose above Newcastle goalkeeper Martin Dubravka to nod home with the last attack of the game.

The result leaves Rafa Benitez’s side one point

above the drop zone in 16th while Wolves remain seventh. Newcastle gave £21m record signing Miguel Almiron a second-half debut as he saw up close the excitement of Premier League football. The visitors carried little threat in attacking areas but Wolves were equally as blunt in a stodgy opening 45 minutes.

Raul Jimenez had the best opening of the half but his low effort was pushed away by Dubravka.

Wolves came close to opening the scoring three minutes after the break.

Matt Doherty reacted to a knockdown at the back post but hooked an effort over the crossbar under pressure from the tireless Sean Longstaff.

But the hosts were

then caught cold on 56 minutes. Fabian Schar released Hayden into the box and his strike was straight at Patricio but he could only flap the ball into the net.

Wolves created little in response as Newcastle were expertly organised without the ball, although Jimenez did miscue a header from six yards out.

B u t Wo l v e s h a d claimed seven points with goals in the final 10 minutes of games this season and maintained their staying power as Boly was too strong for Dubravka in the final minute and nodded home to leave Newcastle dumbfounded.

Wo l ve s h ave t h e chance to make the FA Cup quarter-finals on Sun-

N. Kitovi Zhimomi declaring the 11th Sumi Hoho Trophy open.

Dimapaur, Feb 12 (NPN): The 11th Sumi Hoho Trophy organised by Sumi Games and Sports Association and hosted

by Niuland Area Sports Association got underway Tuesday at P. Vizheto village.

N. Kitovi Zhimomi, Ato Kilonser, GPRN/ NSCN who graced the inaugural ceremony as special guest declared the 8 day-long event open while Hekhushe Aye Shikhu, president, Sümi Hoho will grace the closing ceremony

as guest house honour.

Speaking on the occasion, N. Kitovi Zhimomi said games and sports is a platform through which peace, integrity and prosperity can be promoted in the society. He called upon the participants to be sin-

GB to host Kazakhstan in Fed Cup

day against Bristol City while Newcastle have 12 days until their next fixture, L o n d o n , F e b 1 2 which sees them take on (Agencies): Great Britain have been handed a Huddersfield. home draw against KaBenitez upset zakhstan in the Fed Cup for their World Group II with officials play-off, set for April.

Newcastle manager Captain Anne KeRafa Benitez feels Wolver- othavong was desperately hampton Wanderers’ stop- hoping for another home page time equaliser by tie and got her wish in Willy Boly in their 1-1 Tuesday’s draw. draw at the Molineux on After waiting 26 years Monday should have been for their first home tie, GB disallowed. won all four of their EuBenitez felt the Wolves defender fouled goalkeeper rope/Africa Zone Group Martin Dubravka by laying 1 play-off matches at the hands on the Newcastle University of Bath without goalkeeper while going dropping a single rubber to up for the header and im- make progress to the next mediately had a word with stage, including a dramareferee Graham Scott after filled win over Serbia on Saturday. the full time whistle.

Johanna Konta recov“In England they don’t understand the rules. ered from collapsing midI can say many things but it way through her singles will not change anything,” match with Aleksandra Benitez told reporters after Krunic to seal Britain’s victory after Katie Boulter had the game.

“I didn’t like the chal- put them 1-0 up.

April’s event will be lenge at the end, you have to protect the keeper. We their fifth World Group II have been here for years play-off since 2012, with and it’s still very difficult to the previous four ties having all been away from explain that.”

Benitez said Dubrav- home. They are now one ka could have handled the win away from reaching World Group II for the cross better.

“Martin was talking first time since 1993, but about more protection, Kazakhstan have world Jamaal (defender Jamaal No 43 Yulia Putintseva and Lascelles) was saying that No 96 Zarina Diyas in their maybe Martin could deal ranks. British No 1 Konta is with the cross in another currently ranked 39.

The Copper Box Areway,” the manager said.

“It’s a bad way to con- na in London has been cede. We had one more tipped to stage the playpoint but it is a pity because off, set for the weekend of we could have had three.” April 20-21.

11th Sumi Hoho Trophy underway cere and committed to strive for excellence and thereby bring laurel to the society.

He also encouraged SGSA to continue to put in effort to tap potential of the young people and promote them to higher level of competitions.

Expressing sincere desire for the betterment of Naga people, he called upon all sections of the society to work hand in hand.

Zheshito Swu, president, Western Sumi Hoho also exhorted the gathering.

President of Sumi Games and Sports Association, P. Akihito Zhimomi delivered presidential address.

P. Vizheto Tuccu, head GB of the host village welcomed the dignitaries and participating teams.

Presentation of folk songs and dances, traditional martial arts were other highlights of the opening ceremony.

The opening ceremony was chaired by Kiyeka Sumi, general secretary, SGSA and Shiholi Futhena, assistant games and sports secretary, SGSA. Altogether 16 teams presenting all Sumi areas are taking part in the competition.

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Nagaland (black) and Rajasthan players during the 74th Inter State-Inter Zonal and 83rd senior National Badminton championship 2018-19, in Guwahati, Tuesday. (PTI)

Wawrinka beats Paire in Rotterdam

R o t t e r da m , F e b 12 (Agencies): Stan Wawrinka benefitted from a Benoit Paire collapse, with the Swiss carving out a 7-6 (7/4), 6-1 win at the Rotterdam Open on Monday.

After fighting through a 45-minute first set the 33year-old Wawrinka needed just 26 more minutes to salt away the first-round victory as the moody Paire had unleashed a trademark racquet smash after dropping the opening set.

The frustrated 58thranked Frenchman made little effort in the second set, phoning it in with apparent disinterest as Wawrinka took complete charge.

Breaking four times on his way into the second round Wawrinka made a date against either Milos Raonic, who beat him in four tiebreak sets at the Australian Open, or German

Naomi Osaka parts ways with coach Bajin New York, Feb 12 (Agencies): Naomi Osaka has announced her split from coach Sascha Bajin, just weeks after winning her second successive Grand Slam title.

The 21-year-old was victorious in the Australian Open last month, to add to the US Open title she won in September last year.

Osaka is also currently No 1 in the WTA rankings, but she wrote on Twitter: “Hey everyone, I will no longer be working together with Sascha. I thank him for his work and wish him all the best in the future.”

Bajin responded shortly after, writing: “I wish you nothing but the best as well. What a ride that was.

Thank you for letting me be part of this.”

Bajin, who was crowned WTA Coach of the Year in 2018, was hired

by Osaka at the beginning of last season.

The 34-year-old German has previously worked with Serena Williams, Victoria Azarenka and Caroline Wozniacki.

Philipp Kohlschreiber.

“It’s tough to play a friend whose game you know so well,” Wawrinka said of Paire.

“I didn’t start well, but I lifted my level and got better and better. I’m happy to win this match.”

“It’s tough to play Paire but I was able to regain my focus. I fought hard to find my rhythm.”

Wawrinka said that his knee is no longer a problem.

“In general I’m training well and moving well. “I had a good level in Melbourne against Raonic over almost four hours. The knee is good, I’m happy physically and have confidence in it.”

The number 68 Swiss who claimed the title in Europe’s major port city in 2015, has been working for more than a year to rehab completely following two

knee surgeries in summer, 2017.

Victory over his French opponent leaves him with a 9-3 record in the series.

The field is headed by Asia’s top player, Kei Nishikori of Japan, who opens in his tournament debut on Tuesday against Montpellier finalist Pierre-Hugues Herbert of France.

In other first-round results on Monday, Italian veteran Andreas Seppi outlasted Peter Gojowczyk of Germany 7-6 (7/3), 3-6, 6-2 while Kazakh Mikhail Kukushkin beat Dutchman Robin Haase, a quarterfinalist here in 2018 who lost to Roger Federer, 6-2, 7-6 (7/4).

Federer became the oldest man to return to the number one ranking through that victory one year ago here.

Wozniacki pulls out of Qatar Open Abu Dhabi, Feb 12 (IANS): Former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki has opted to skip the Qatar Open due to injury, tournament organisers announced, in Doha on Tuesday. Two others too pulled out from the tournament during the day citing “viral illness”.

Wozniacki, currently

ranked 10th in the world, was joined on the sidelines by world No. 14 Ashleigh Barty of Australia with a hip injury and No. 19 Caroline Garcia of France, giving no reason.

“Unfortunately, I have withdrawn from Doha and Dubai with a minor hip injury,” Barty said, adding she would also miss the

Dubai Tennis Championships later this month.

“After consulting with the WTA doctors, I have decided to have a few weeks rest,” Barty said.

The Doha event also lost Naomi Osaka just days before the start of the tournament. She decided to opt out because of a back injury.

Sala tributes to be held at CL, EL games

A picture shows flowers put in front of the entrance of the training center La Joneliere in La Chapelle-sur-Erdre on January 25.

Lo n d o n, F e b 1 2 (Agencies): UEFA has confirmed that a minute’s silence will be observed at all Champions League and Europa League matches this week to pay tribute to Emiliano Sala.

The 28-year-old died after the plane he was travelling in from Nantes to Cardiff lost contact with air traffic control over the English Channel on January 21.

The pilot, David Ibbotson, is still missing.

Sala’s body was formally identified on February 7 after being recovered from the underwater wreckage last week and brought to shore.

“On behalf of everyone at UEFA, I would like to express my sincerest condolences to the family and loved ones of Emiliano Sala for their loss,” said UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin.

“I am deeply saddened that his life was so cruelly taken away at such a young age and I urge supporters across the continent to pay their respects to his memory over the coming days.” Clubs competing in UEFA competition matches this week will also have the option to wear black armbands in memory of Sala, who was born in Argentina, but played a large portion of his professional career in France.

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