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Suicide bomber kills 44 CRPF troopers

S R I NAG A R , F E B 1 4 (AGENCIES): In the worst ever terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir since militancy erupted in 1989, a suicide bomber on Thursday rammed his SUV packed with explosives into a CRPF bus on the Srinagar-Jammu highway in Pulwama district, killing at least 44 troopers and leaving the security established stunned.

“There was a vehicle— either it was parked on the side or driving along the convoy. It was a suicide attack, because the driver rammed the vehicle which triggered the blast. IED (improvised explosive device) jammers are not foolproof so they could not thwart the blast. Chances of a getaway are very high for terrorists and casualties are minimal on their side. But this shows that the expertise of creating IEDs is back in J&K and explosive materials have found their way into Kashmir from Pakistan or are locally developed,” a senior intelligence official said, putting the death toll at 44 and those injured at 70. The death toll could rise, the official said.

The Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for

ILP panel submits report to state govt D I M A P U R , F eb 1 4 (NPN): Joint Committee for Prevention of Illegal Immigrants (JCPI) acknowledged the government constituted ILP committee for submitting recommendations to the state government. The committee headed by Abhishek Singh was formed on August 18, 2018 and was asked to submit an interim report within 15 days on comprehensive action plan and mechanisms to streamline ILP, to effectively curb illegal immigrants and to bring out a strong policy to safeguard the rights and security of indigenous inhabitants Nagaland.

In a press release issued by its media cell, the JCPI has, however, stated that it was yet to receive a copy of the committee report, adding that it cannot comment on the findings. The committee, however, affirmed that the non-negotiable aspect of its demand was bringing the entire Dimapur district with the purview of ILP regulations. Besides ILP coverage for Dimapur district, JCPI hoped that the following points would be covered for implementation: Enumeration of indigenous population of Nagaland within the ambit of Nagaland Indigenous Inhabitants notification No. AR-8/8/76 dated

Security personnel carry out rescue and relief works at the site where the CRPF convoy was attacked on Thursday. (PTI)

the horror and released a video clip of the suicide bomber, a ‘commander’ identified as Adil Ahmad Dar, which it claimed was shot before the young man carried out the strike.

In a statement to a local news agency GNS, a caller claiming to be a spokesman of JeM said it was a ‘fidayeen’ (suicide) attack.

While precise details of the attack were still unclear, police sources said the suicide bomber-driven SUV

came along the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) bus when a 78-vehicle convoy carrying 2,547 security personnel was going from the transit camp in Jammu to Srinagar and rammed it into the bus around 3.15 p.m., triggering a deafening explosion.

So devastating was the attack-- one report spoke of 350 kg of explosives, including probably RDX, packed into the SUV -- that the CRPF bus was left in a

mangled heap, many of its occupants losing their limbs.

The bus was transporting 39 troopers.

CRPF officials said the bus which was the main target of the militants was destroyed fully while another CRPF vehicle was partly damaged. “It is difficult to believe how anyone in that bus could have survived,” said a police officer.

Jammu and Kashmir Police chief Dilbag Singh said it could have been a

NEW DELHI, FEB 14 (PTI): The Central government has spent Rs 2,374 crore on its publicity in electronic media and Rs 670 crore on outdoor publicity in the last five years, according to an RTI reply by the Bureau of Outreach and Communication under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

Giving a break up of expenditure on electronic media, including social media platforms, television and radio, it said Rs 470.39 crore was spent in 2014-15, Rs 541.99 crore in 2015-16 and Rs 613.78 crore during 2016-17.

The sum was Rs 474.76 crore for 2017-18,and Rs 273.54 crore from April 2018 to December 2018.

It added up to Rs 2,374.46 crore being spent on electronic media between April 2014 and December 2018, the Bureau said in reply to a Right to Information query by bureaucrat Sanjiv Chaturvedi.

The expenditure was done on All India Radio, DD National, internet, production, radio, SMS, theatre, TV and on miscellaneous heads among others, the

RTI reply said.

The expenditure was made on different types of advertisements in various categories such as employment notices, tenders, other notices and advertisements of various schemes through the Bureau on behalf of various client ministries/ departments/public sector undertakings, it said.

A sum of nearly Rs 670 crore was spent on outdoor publicity during 2014 and November 26, 2018, the Bureau said without specifying details of what constituted outdoor publicity.

A total of Rs 75.08 crore has been spent on outdoor publicity during April 2018 and November 26, 2018, it said.

Bureau provided details of the amount spent on electronic media and outdoor publicity. However, it gave a CD containing the amount paid to newspapers since 2014 without mentioning the exact total amount, ether year-wise or of the past five years.

In case of outdoor publicity, the Bureau of Outreach and Communication also gave details of expenditure since 2009-10.

Lok Sabha MP hits out at critics NDPP counters NPCC, NPF charges

DIMAPUR, FEB 14 (NPN): Under fire from various quarters, State’s lone Lok Sabha member Tokheho Yepthomi from NDPP has lashed out at his critics for suggesting that he supported passage of the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) in Lok Sabha.

In a rejoinder, the Lok Sabha member asserted that all Naga citizens were equally responsible and aware about the interests of Nagas and Nagaland. No party or individual should write or speak as if he or she was the only person or representative for all Nagas, he added.

Tokheho explained that the Bill was introduced in Lok Sabha in 2016, but was referred to a Select Committee where MPs cutting across party lines were members, including two Congress MPs from Assam. He said CAB came

to Lok Sabha after the Select Committee gave clearance for its introduction and tabled on January 8, before being passed by a voice vote. As per records available, he said there was no division of vote, for and against the Bill, he added.

The MP claimed that as there was no important business listed, and especially nothing pertaining to Nagaland, he scheduled engagements in Zunheboto and Aghunato from January 4 to 8.

Agreeing with NPF spokesperson that he represented all Nagas in Lok Sabha, Tokheho said he was thankful to God and people for the opportunity.

Expressing his gratefulness to chief minister Neiphiu Rio and all members of PDA for supporting him, he took umbrage at the opposition party’s statement that his election as an MP was a gift and termed it

DIMAPUR, FEB 14 (NPN): War of words has intensified between the NDPP-led PDA government and the opposition over the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB).

Following accusations

by NPF and Congress that the ruling coalition had connived with the Centre on the issue, NDPP categorically stated that it had always opposed the controversial Bill.

In a communiqué issued by its media & communication committee, NDPP alleged that the statement of Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) president K. Therie had only once again brought to light the double standards of Congress. It clarified that the vote on CAB on January 8 was a voice vote and not a division of vote, but alleged that the Congress party very conveniently decided to walk out of the House without participating in the vote.

NDPP said, had Con(Cont’d on p-13) gress been serious about

an insult to the process of democracy and mandate of the people. He asserted that he was not elected to Lower House with NPF or its spokesperson’s vote.

He admitted that he had lost the last general election, which was his sixth election, but elected in five consecutive general elections from 1993 to 2013 “by the grace of God and blessing of my constituency people”. He said he had no comment on the NPF spokesperson who had not even won a civic election and that it might be a reason as to why he thought that losing an election needed to be compensated for.

On NPF’s allegation of him “loitering” in the State, Tokheho asked the opposition party to check attendance records of all MPs and see for itself as to who was “loitering”.

CAB and its effects, it should have voted on the floor of the House regardless of whether it wins or lose. “Rather, by walking out, it brings to question as to whether Congress was actually serious about CAB, since by walking out they had given the ruling NDA government the freedom of passing the Bill without any opposition,” the communiqué added.

NDPP also wondered why NPCC felt it had the right to question chief minister Neiphiu Rio on CAB when the State cabinet had come out openly rejecting the bill. It asked the State Congress chief to first realise and examine intentions of his party’s high command before accusing Rio and the PDA government of betraying the people.

Referring to NPCC’s accusation that State’s lone Lok Sabha member from NDPP Tokheho Yepthomi had voted for CAB despite the MP’s clarification that

he had not done so, NDPP remarked that it would bode well for Congress to first set its house in order and gain access to the floor of the House by getting a representative elected before pointing its fingers at the government.

“It is an open secret as to how the Congress functioned when it was at the helm of affairs and, sadly today, the State is still reeling from mis-governance under the Congress regime,” it added.

NDPP said it was also amused at the statement of opposition NPF daring the government to “introduce a Bill for streamlining ILP” in Nagaland Legislative Assembly, adding the party should first question its leader T.R. Zeliang as to why he had decided to turn a deaf ear to the pleas of various student organisations and civil society organisations to implement ILP and BEFRA in the entire State when he was the chief minister.

NNC, FGN withdraw support to Keyho

DIMAPUR, FEB 14 (NPN): NNC and FGN at a joint meeting held in Dimapur February 13, 2018 have resolved to withdraw support to the leadership of ‘gen.’ (Retd) Thinoselie M Keyho as president of NNC from February 13, 2019.

In a press release, cabinet secretary to the FGN Ghuvishe V Zhimomi stated that the meeting in order to strengthen and restore the organisation entrusted NNC vice president Senka Ao with the responsibility of managing the affairs of the NNC. Even as the government of India and the NNPGs have agreed to resolve the Naga political issue through negotiation, the joint meeting noted Keyho chose to oppose the talks even before the talks have reached any logical conclusion.

NNC and FGN stated that the organisation under the leadership of Keyho failed to serve the interest of the Naga people as it “failed to make any policies to give political guidance to the nation.” The joint meeting also noted that Keyho also did not extend his co-operation to the FGN activities.

Therefore, NNC and FGN “in the interest of the Nation” have resolved to withdraw support to his leadership.

Power deptt cautions

KOHIMA, FEB 14 (NPN): Power department, Generation Sub-Division Likimro has informed that 11KV dedicated line (Likimro HEP– Ponglefo MHEP) and 11 KV line (Salomi Feeder–Project Colony, Panglefo) passing through the jurisdiction of Moya village and Salomi village would be test charged at the rated voltage from 9am of February 22, 2019 and would remain charged thereafter upto 250KVA, 11/0.43 s/s at the ongoing Panglefo MHEP and 25KVA, 11/0.43 s/s at Project Colony respectively.

In this regard, the department has informed the general public not to touch or go near the line. It cautioned that anybody doing so shall be doing at their own risk and the department shall not be held responsible (Cont’d on p-13) for any untoward incident.

5 mega projects under SCM underway in Kohima ‘Yellow Line’ to mark tobacco free zones in educational institutions

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KOHIMA, FEB 14 (NPN): Five out of seven projects under Smart City Mission (SCM), approved by the special purpose vehicle (SPV) during the first phase, (Cont’d on p-13) are currently in progress at Kohima town, Kohima Municipal Council (KMC) administrator Kovi Meyase disclosed here Thursday.

Meyase said this while speaking at a technical session of the one-day media workshop “VARTALAP” at East Gate Hotel here on Thursday, organised by Press Information Bureau under Union Ministry of Information & Broadcasting.

Regretting that Nagaland lacked the project about a year back, he, however, expressed joy for having implementing seven projects “A pro-cow government since September 2018 at with a pro-cow budget. a total cost of Rs 116.63 W h a t n e x t f o r u s crore. He exuded confidence humans?” that the project would be

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suicide attack. This was confirmed by other officials later. An NIA team with suitable forensic components is leaving on Friday morning for Kashmir to assist the J&K Police in a forensic evaluation of the spot.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the nation in condemning the horror. Mainstream parties— the National Conference, Peoples Democratic Party and the Congress—also condemned the attack.

“The attack ... is despicable. I strongly condemn this dastardly attack. The sacrifices of our brave security personnel shall not go in vain. The entire nation stands shoulder to shoulder with the families of the brave martyrs,” Modi tweeted.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh said: “Today’s dastardly attack ... is extremely painful and disturbing. I bow to each and every CRPF jawan who has sacrificed his life in service to the nation,” Rajnath Singh said.

Meanwhile, mobile Internet services have been snapped in the whole of south Kashmir while mobile Internet speeds have been reduced in the rest of the Valley.

Modi govt’s publicity bill Rs. 3044 crore

A picture of the ongoing construction of the multilevel parking at Old NST, Kohima. (NP)

completed on time and the standard of living in the State Capital would improve.

According to Meyase, Phase-I work in progress included beautification of Kohima town at an estimated project cost of Rs 10.58 crore, two multilevel parking slots at Old NST for Rs 28.79 crore and old medi-

cal directorate for Rs 31.21 crore, redevelopment of old Assembly secretariat area for Rs 4.51 crore and Kohima smart city and KMC offices with a budget of Rs 1.32 crore.

DPR for Cultural hall Kohima project estimated at Rs 36.22 crore has been approved and draft tender

sent to CE (H) for approval.

Further, Meyase said tender for Kohima town Wi-Fi project costing Rs. 4 crore had been put up.

Meyase said the autonomy and independence in its functioning were paramount and expressed the hope of maintaining them, while sharing details of the smart city plan envisioned for the citizens. “The autonomy and independent in its functioning is paramount. We are hopeful that we will be able to maintain that so that we can chart out our smart city plans as envisioned by the citizens and not otherwise,” he stressed. Towards this end, he appealed the media persons to be the watch dog to make SCM a reality.

Meanwhile, the Urban Development ministry had released Rs 111 crore so far with Rs 2 crore as advance for preparation of smart city proposals.

Students and staff of Immanuel College with banners and posters near the ‘Yellow Line’, on February 14.

DIMAPUR, FEB 14 (NPN): In a bid to ensure “no tobacco zone” around educational institutions, a ‘Yellow Line’ tobacco free campaign for tobacco free institutions was launched from Immanuel College on February 14.

A press note by district nodal officer NTCP under CMO Dimapur, Dr C Tetseo stated that the objec(Cont’d on p-13) tive of the campaign was

to strengthen tobacco free institution norms and also to create more awareness for students, staff and visitors.

He said a “Yellow Line” would be drawn on both sides of the road about 100 metres from the schools and colleges, separating the two zones with the caption “Tobacco Free Zone.” This yellow line will mark the zone within which no tobacco

will be allowed. Dr. Tetseo said within the yellow line nobody would be allowed to sell or use tobacco products.

He added that this campaign would cover all Tobacco free institutions in Dimapur district and would be replicated in other districts also.

Further, Dr Tetseo appealed to all the tobacco free institutions to support the campaign.

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Vartalab: Role of media in government schemes

Toshi Wungtung addressing at the workshop in Kikameren Longkumer speaking during the Tu l u l a P o n g e n s p e a k i n g d u r i n g t h e technical session. (NP) Kohima on Thursday (NP) Workshop’s technical session. (NP) Correspondents

KOHIMA, feb 14 (NPN): The Press Information Bureau (PIB), under the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India, organized a one-day media workshop, “Vartalap” at the Eastgate Hotel in Kohima on February 14.

The workshop was organized to build up the capacities local journalists on various Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSSs) being implemented in the state and to facilitate a better and effective information flow among CSS implementing departments and the media.

Advisor IPR, SCERT and Village Guard Toshi Wungtung, speaking at the workshop, asked media persons to not be “observant by giving just views” but to be holistic and look at things as a whole.

The advisor added that it was not enough to just be knowledgeable. Awareness, if it is not put to use, makes for a half-baked life, he asserted.

Calling the media the eyes and ears of the government and the people, Wungtung said journalists should create consciousness in society to see the desired changes.

Further, he insisted that media persons be truthful and factual stating that absence of the media between the government and the people would be devastating.

According to Wungtung, the media has all the freedom in the world to express their thoughts but they cannot dictate to the people. He urged them to focus on a balanced approach based on fact and truth.

Deputy Commissioner Wokha, Manazir J Samoon, who graced the workshop as the guest of honour, said the media should know of government schemes and the way they are implemented.

Samoon said the Fourth Pillar has to be strong, vibrant and independent so that the vehicle of democracy may progress without hindrances. Also he pointed out that it was essential for media persons to expose fake news with facts. Competition among media houses sometimes make them lose focus, he stated urging the media to stick to the basic standards of ethics of journalism.

He regretted that the various media houses have few correspondents in other districts compared to Kohima and Dimapur. Because of this, successes or failures of the government go unreported, he added.

Speaking on the topic “implementation of CS in Nagaland: A media perspective”, special guest and general secretary Kohima Press Club Alice Yhoshu said in spite of many Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSSs) being implemented, except for the implementing departments even the State’s administrators do not have knowledge about the scheme.

Yhoshu regretted that media persons in Nagaland have very little exposure to most of the CSSs because of very little or no interaction between implementing agencies and the media. There are no press conferences and no study tours. The information flow comes to a halt when media persons insist on follow-up reports, particularly

Information flow stops particularly when media questions funding

when questions on funding issues are raised, she added. She said there were many allegations of CSS funds being misused.

Keeping the press in the dark only encourages more corruption she added.

Yhoshu insisted on more information so that journalists may understand the schemes, and they, in turn, can interpret the schemes for the people.

Director DIPR Limawati Jamir, deputy director PIB Abdul Hamid IIS, officials from AIR, DDK, media persons both print and electronic and others attended workshop.

Ayushman Bharat implementation in Nagaland

Health and Family Welfare department deputy director, Kikameren Longkumer, speaking on Ayushman Bharat, stated that the government introduced this scheme with the aim to reduce the Out-of-pocket Expenditure on hospitalization. This will help prevent impoverishment and alleviate barriers to healthcare in view of burden on health expenses.

In this way, it hopes to promote access to quality health care, particularly for the poor and vulnerable sections of society. The National Health Protection Mission (NHPM) / Pradhan Mantra Jan Arogya Yogna (PMJAY) was launched as a part of the Ayushman Bharat program on September 23, 2018. According to Kikameren, families figuring in the socio economic and caste census (SECC) 2011 and existing RSBY Beneficiary families are eligible under the scheme. The target number of families for Ayushman Bharat in the state is 2,33,328.

The beneficiary family is entitled to a benefit cover of up-

to 5.00 lakh per year (on a family floater basis) for hospitalization expenses, including pre and post hospitalization expenses as well as coverage of all are existing conditions from the beginning of the policy.

He also said that for effective implementation of the mission, all public hospitals with inpatient facilities from Community Health Centres (CHCs) are being empanelled. However in order to take facilities closer to the people and to avoid congestion, the engagement has been extended to functional PHCs. At present, in Nagaland 59 hospitals have been empanelled -- 54 public hospitals, which include all 11 district hospitals and CHCS, PHCs. Five private hospitals are also empanelled under the scheme with 13372 families verified and issued eCards, till date. Kikameren also reported that 131 claims have been made amounting to Rs. 13.12 Lakh till date. The number of EHCPs district wise are: Dimapur – seven; Kiphire – two; Kohima – ten; Longleng – two; Mokokchung – nine; Mon – three; Peren – three; Phek – five; Tuensang – ten; Wokha – three; and Zunheboto - five.

Rashtriya Poshan Abhiyaan implementation

Additional director of the Social Welfare department, Tulula Pongen, speaking at the one day media workshop technical session on identified flagship programs of the Central Government stated that the National Nutrition Mission- The Rashtriya Poshan Abhiyaan is the Prime Minister’s overreaching scheme for holistic nourishment to strengthen and harmonise actions for nutrition and to reduce the nutrition evi-

Xekiye village and Baptist Church Golden Jubilee DIMAPUR: Xekiye village and its Baptist Church celebrated the golden jubilee of the village and its Church establishment on February 13 and 14 under the theme “Truth will set you free” (John 8:32).

A press release from Xekiye village stated that executive secretar y of Western Sumi Baptist Akukuhou Kuqhakulu, Rev. Dr. Hevukhu Achumi unveiled the jubilee monolith erected in commemoration of the event, and prayed for the villagers.

Delivering a message based on the theme, Rev. Hevukhu said there was no

Rev. Dr. Hevukhu Achumi inaugurating the jubilee monolith at the golden jubilee celebrations of Xekiye village on February 13.

short cut to righteousness and every man had to seek God’s grace to be free from the bondage of sin. Man will prosper in life when

he is free from sin, he said, and encouraged the villagers to reap the blessings of the jubilee.

Rev. Dr. Z. K. Rochill,

senior auxiliary secretary, Bible Society of India released the jubilee souvenir.

Phukato Zhimomi, head GB, Vihokhu village and Vikheho Rochill, head GB, Aichi Saghe village shared greetings while Kawoto X. Aye, head GB, Xekiye village proposed words of acknowledgement. Rev. Lutozhe Achumi, pastor Xekiye Baptist Church delivered the messages at the thanksgiving and afternoon services. A host of leaders and well wishers from surrounding villages attended the celebrations.

dence gap in India.

According to Tulula, Poshan Abhiyaan was launched by the Prime Minister on March 8, 2018 with fixed targets and time frames. The Ministry of Women and Child Development is the Nodal Department and so in Nagaland the Social Welfare Department is the Nodal Department.

Poshan Abhiyaan aims to reduce malnourishment in the country in phases. It aligns Nutrition Related Interventions across ministries and shifts focus on the first 1000 days of a child’s life and addresses malnourishment through convergence, use of technology and a targeted approach for timely service delivery and a robust monitoring as well as intervention infrastructure. The target of the Mission is to bring down stunting among children in the age group of 0-6 years from 38.4 per cent to 25 per cent by the year 2022.

Stating the features, she added that the NNM, as an apex body, will monitor, supervise, fix targets and guide nutrition related interventions across the ministries.

In the National Level, NITI Aayog will monitor and evaluate the Mission periodically. Giving a short overview of Poshan Abhiyaan in Nagaland, Tulula said Poshan Abhiyaan was initially rolled out in Kiphire and Tuensang in March 2018 as part of the first phase and was extended to Mokokchung, Zunheboto, Peren, and Mon in June 2018. The remaining five districts were covered in September 2018.

The selection process for equipment needed for scheme has been completed and they are expected to be delivered by February 28 this year, she added.

DIMAPUR: Kohima Forest Division, in collaboration with local functionaries of eight villages under Nagaland Forest Management Project (NFMP), JICA, organized an awareK

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ness program on sustainable forest management in Tuophema on February 13.

A press release from DFO, Kohima stated that Rongsenlemla Imchen

DFO Kohima highlighted the importance of the role of local communities in the successful implementation of the NFMP project. She said that a landscape approach to the project was

important for sustainability of various components and also for the benefit of the community with regard to livelihood security.

D i s c u s s i o n s we r e held on household survey,

news in Brief DDGBA thanksgiving program: The president of Dimapur District GBs Association (DDGBA) has invited all members of Nagaland GBs Federation (NGBF), eight units under DDGBA and all tribal units of Dimapur district to a thanksgiving program on February 16, 10 am at the residence of DDGBA president, Khehovi V. Chophi, Hoito village.

CCLB 6th general session: The 6th general session of the Chokri Chakhesang Literature Board (CCLB) & Chokrimi Range/Area Public Organisations Meet has been convened for February 20, 10 am at Phusachodu village. All members of the CCLB executive body and committees, range/area presidents, with not less than two delegates, village council chairmen of all Chokri villages, pastors, and Chokrimi elders have been requested to attend the session without fail. CCLB further appealed to all its citizens to uphold the program in their prayers for the session to have a fruitful outcome.

EPO meeting: Emlotokujo Public Organisation (EPO) has convened a meeting for February 16, 1 p.m. at the residence of N Kahuto Chishi, Diphupar ‘B’ Dimapur. All EPO office bearers, advisors, search committee members, executive council of Emlotokujo Union Dimapur and Emlotokujo Union Kohima have been requested to attend the meeting.

Information for Mokokchung arms owners: In view of the forth coming Lok Sabha Elections, DC, Mokokchung, Rajesh Soundarajan has informed all Arms License Holders under Mokokchung district to produce their Arms licenses and weapons for verification at the nearest Police Station on or before February 2019. Failure to produce the license for verification within the stipulated time will result in cancellation of the license(s). (DIPR) Zunheboto DPDB meeting: The Zunheboto District Planning and Development Board (DPDB) meeting scheduled for February 8 has been deferred to February 18, 11 am, to be held at the DC’s conference hall, Zunheboto. All board members have been asked to take note of the change and attend the meeting without fail. (DIPR)

ASU reiterates stand on Grade IV vacancies

DIMAPUR: Taking into account student welfare and of the community in general, the Angami Students’ Union (ASU) has reiterated its previous stand that all Grade IV vacancies in the district offices should be filled by indigenous inhabitants of the concerned districts. A press release from ASU president, Visako Rino and general secretary, Vizokho Zashümo has appealed to all district officers to comply with the government order vide office memorandum No. AR-3/Gen-174/2007 (Pt) dated December 7, 2016. The ASU further expressed displeasure at various district department offices for “unscrupulously” violating the norms laid down by government and denying “the inherent rights of the indigenous inhabitant.” It asserted that in the event of failure to appoint genuine candidates within Angami jurisdiction, the ASU would take its own course of democratic action. The ASU also conveyed its best wishes to students appearing for the HSLC and HSSLC examinations, while urging the Power department to provide sufficient power supply for convenience of the students.

It further appealed to those monitoring ongoing construction works to restrain from using machineries after 6 pm to create a study-friendly environment for students.

Corrigendum Apropos the news item “NAAC peer team from Bangalore visits PGC”, published February 13, the caption of the picture should read as “The NAAV peer team with faculty, staff and others at PGC on February 12” and not as rendered.

The inadvertent error is regretted.

HSLC, HSSLC: PTCSU appeals KOHIMA: In view of the ongoing HSLC and HSSLC examinations, the Phek Town Chakhesang Students Union (PTCSU) has appealed to all its members and concerned citizens of Phek Town to maintain a conducive and peaceful environment for students appearing for the examinations. A press release from PTCSU president, Vechihu khamo and PTCSU education secretary, Diezekho Vadeo, appealed to all citizens of Phek Town to keep checks on and abstain from things that may disturb the students’ preparations.

Sustainable forest management program in Tuophema

Rongsenlemla Imchen and functionaries of eight villages under NFMP of Chiephobozu Range in Tuophema on February 13.

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focus group discussion, Microplan, JFMC formation and accounting procedure.

Village councils of Tuophema and Zhadima spoke on behalf of local functionaries and promised their full cooperation to the department. Sanchu, ranger Chiephobozou, spoke on issues relating to the microplan preparation and household survey. Saratho Katiry EAC Botsa, also spoke about the relationship between conservation and livelihood and exhorted the gathering to cooperate with the department.

The program was attended by village councils, JFMCs, youth groups, women societies, SHGs and Church workers of all the eight villages under NFMP project of Chiephobozou Range.

Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio, on Thursday, toured his constituency, 11 Northern Angami-11, under Kohima district. He was accompanied by chairman NKVIB, Dr. Neiphrezo Kedistu and a host of party workers and leaders. The chief minister and his team visited Zhadima village, Ziezou, Phekerkhriema, Teichiima and Tsiemekhuma. In the picture is Rio in Zhadima village. (NP)

Volunteers repair neglected road in Sotokur

Volunteers during the social work drive between Sotokur and Helping Junction.

DIMAPUR: A mass social work drive was conducted to repair the Sotokur and Helping Junction road, under the initiative of Kihomong EAC and Shojila, project officer DRDA on February 4 to 9.

A press release from Sotokur Village Council (SVC) stated that the

thirteen 13 Km stretch of PWD road had been left unattended the last few years causing much hardship and misery. This road is the only life line of the people of the area, the release stated.

“The apathy from the concerned department has (prompted) the Sotokur

public to repair the road through contribution and this has brought a big relief for daily commuters for the entire area and its people” it added.

Sotokur Village Council, Sotokur Service Union and well wishers contributed towards undertaking the repairs.

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S. Pangnyu Phom addressing the DPDB meeting & Picnic at Dikhu River under Tamlu on February 12. (DIPR)

DIMAPUR: The government is still in the process of surveying the Dikhu Hydro Project’s feasibility and its construction is still not finalized. Only if the survey reports are positive, will the project proceed to the next level like negotiating for land compensation etc.

According to DIPR, this was stated by chairman of Longleng DPDB & minister for Health & Family Welfare, S. Pangnyu Phom at the Longleng District Planning & Development Board (DPDB) meeting and Picnic, held at Dikhu River between Tamlu and Wanching villages on February 12. Addressing the DPDB

members and villagers, Pangnyu said all survey of the Dikhu Hydro Project has to be completed on or before February 28, and these reports have to be submitted to the government for further action. If the survey should report that the project is feasible, only then will the government approach stakeholders and landowners to negotiate land compensation for final approval of the project. The chairman clarified that the ongoing land survey does not mean that the project was finalized, and he appealed to the villagers to understand the norms and allow the survey team to

complete their assignment to avoid time constraints for speedy completion of the hydro project. He also urged Buranamsang village adopt a strong resolution to ban illegal coal mining.

The minister also added that the main purpose of the meeting and picnic was to learn the grievances and problems faced by people of Tamlu and bring them to the notice of the DPDB for redressal.

B.S. Nganlang, MLA, said that the villagers had spent time and money the last 30 years for the hydro project. He stated that in the past, every village agreed to let the project proceed and

Free treatment for cleft lip & cleft palate

DIMAPUR: Dr. Kh. Palin, of the Smile Train Shija Cleft Project, who is the Smile Train partner surgeon, will be available for consultation and treatment at Oking Hospital and Research Clinic (OHRC), Kohima from February 27 to March 1. Cleft patients can avail free consultation and treatment at the said venue during the period mentioned. This is part of the 36th phase of Smile

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Train Shija Cleft Project – Mission Nagaland. Patients will also get Rs. 1000 as reimbursement for their travelling expenses.

Administrator of O H RC, I k a t o C h i s h i , through a press release informed the general public that a cleft is a separation or gap in the body structure.

Two major types of oral or facial clefts are cleft lip (involving the lip) and cleft palate (involving the

roof of the mouth or the soft posterior tissue inside the mouth). The minimum eligibility to undergo the operation for Cleft Lip are that the patient should be 6 months old and for Cleft Palate the patient should be 14 months old, the release explained.

The release further appealed to politicians, teachers, health workers and social activists to disseminate information about

this free treatment package in their areas.

The release also asked patients to register at Oking Hospital & Research Clinic, Kohima one or two days ahead of the operation for necessary examination. For further information, interested parties can call Oking Hospital, Kohima (03702290080, 9436000494) or Shija Asian Cosmetic Centre, Imphal (7629076763, 9436235270).

it would be wrong to “divert” that decision. Every village has its own local issues, Nganlang said and appealed to the department, administration, NGOs and stakeholders to understand these issues and resolve them without communication gaps between the government and landowners.

He pointed out that this was a very serious matter which could benefit the people but, if not handled properly, it will have a negative impact and may invite disaster instead of development.

The MLA also reminded the villagers of their assurance to the government that they had no problems with the project being implemented because it would benefit the people, otherwise they could have opposed it when it was first proposed.

After a brief deliberation and discussion, the house forwarded a number of agendas to the respective departments for approval.

The DC & vice chairman DPDB, Longleng, John Tsulise Sangtam proposed the welcome address and vote of thanks. Junior engineer, Power department, presented a status report of the Dikhu Hydro Project land survey and assured the meeting that the survey would be completed within a week.

A one-day safety awareness program for fisherman was organised on January 26 under the theme, ‘Safety First’. The program was organised under the Chief Minsters Special Development Program (CMSDP) 2018-2019. Life vests were also distributed to fishermen of Doyang at the program. (SDMEEP president and general secretary)

Revival and healing crusade Jalukie town

Dimapur: A revival and healing crusade in Jalukie town will be held from March 7 to 10 at Govt.

Higher Secondary School (GHSS) ground, Jalukie town on the theme “YES in Christ” (2 Corinthians 1:20), organized and sponsored by Yahweh Empower Stature (YES) Trustee Board and Pro-Driver Sounds. Special prayers for the sick will be offered.

Disease profiling training in Zunheboto

Members of District Health Society, Medical department staff and participants of the training program on Disease Profiling and Vulnerability Assessment in Zunheboto on February 12.

DIMAPUR: District Health Society (DHS) held a training program on Disease Profiling and Vulnerability Assessment in Zunheboto Urban areas under National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) on February 12, at CMO Office, Zunheboto.

A press release from district media officer, CMO office

Zunheboto, Shekho Sophie, stated that a welcome and keynote address was given

by CMO, Zunheboto, Dr. C. W Tungoe, where he encouraged participants and urged them to conduct door to door surveys and provide accurate analyst data on or before February 20.

The survey on Disease

ARC empowers under-privileged women of Ahthibung DIMAPUR: Ahthibung Region Club (ARC) in collaboration with Assam Rifles undertook an initiative to empower ten under-privileged women of Ahthibung town by opening for them an additional source of income to enhance their financial capabilities.

A press release by ARC vice chairman, Henpu Kuki stated that under this initiative ARC financed ten piglets for these women.

The club came up with a model where these women will be able to pay back the amount paid for the piglets in tiny and manageable installments.

According to the press release, all these women are mainly housewives who can dedicate a few hours on a daily basis towards this venture.

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Profiling and Vulnerability Assessment will be carried out

by Health workers assisted by GB’s of respective wards and Green Club Zunheboto.

The training was attended by GB’s of 13 wards, health workers and Green Club, Zunheboto. Dy. CMO, Zunheboto, Dr. K Akaho Sema, chaired the program.

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Victory on CAB due to unity: Conrad

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma, AGP president Atul Bora (L) and VicePresident Keshab Mahanta interact with the media on their arrival at LGBI Airport in Guwahati, Thursday. (PTI)

Guwahati, Feb 14 (PTI): Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma Thursday said the unity of the people and political parties ensured that the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) was not tabled in Rajya Sabha and this was a victory for the northeast.

Sangma arrived here from New Delhi along with Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) leaders Atul Bora and Keshav Mahanta to a tumultuous welcome at the Lokopriyo Gopinath Bordoloi Airport.

“The bill not being presented in the Rajya Sabha is a victory of the people and political parties who voiced their opposition to the bill,”

he said.

This is definitely an emotional moment and “we were united for a cause and spoke in one voice to protect the interests and identity of the region,” he added.

He also thanked all the political parties across the country, who came together to oppose the the contentious legislation according Indian citizenship to Hindus, Jains, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Parsis from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan after six years of residence in India instead of 11 years, which is the norm currently, even if they do not possess any document.

Sangma was the first

chief minister of the North East whose cabinet took the decision of not supporting the bill and was instrumental in bringing together ten political parties of the region along with the JD(U) to oppose it. Later Bora told reporters at the party headquarters that the northeast came together to show that the centre cannot play with the interest of the indigenous population of the region.

“This should be a warning for the centre that we will in no way compromise with the future of the people of northeast,” he said.

The AGP, which is a part of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led ruling

alliance in the state, will in future take the people of the state into full confidence while entering into any alliance, the former minister said. Asked why the resignation of the three AGP ministers have not been accepted so far, Bora said “the chief minister could only answer that”.

Bora along with Keshab Mahanta and Phani Bhushan Choudhury had tendered their resignations last month after the BJP government made it clear to the AGP leadership that the bill will be passed in the Lok Sabha.

T h e AG P l e a d e r s thanked the Meghalaya chief minister for taking the initiative of bringing the different political parties opposed to the bill in northeast on a common platform and ensuring that the bill was not tabled in the Rajya Sabha.

He said the bill has become redundant at present and if the next government wants to bring it again then they have to start the process again from the beginning.

Bora also thanked the All Assam Students Union (AASU), Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS), the various organisations and the people of Assam for their concerted efforts to ensure that the bill was not tabled in the upper house of Pariament.

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NE will fight unitedly against CAB in future: Mizoram CM

Zoramthanga (File)

Aizawl/Agartala, Feb 14 (AGENCIES): Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga on Thursday said if the Central government again brings the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB) as a law in future, all political parties, NGOs and civil society of the Northeast region would fight unitedly against such efforts.

“If the Central government once again brings CAB as law in future, all political parties, NGOs and civil societies of the northeast region would jointly fight against such efforts,” The Chief Minister said while addressing a meeting in Aizawl.

Zoramthanga, who is also the president of the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF), appealed to the people, NGOs, churches and political parties to join hands and stand united in case there is a bid to reintroduce the CAB in Parliament.

“The CAB could not move in the Rajya Sabha

following the collective protests of the people and all organisations of northeast India,” he said.

The powerful Mizoram NGO Coordination Committee (MNCC) held a series of agitations including the boycott of the Republic Day celebrations and demonstrations across the state in protest against the Bill. The MNF and the Young Mizo Association (YMA) were part of these movements.

In Tripura, the newlyformed Movement Against Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (MACAB) will hold a victory rally in Agartala on Monday.

MACAB Convener Sridam Debbarma told IANS that though the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government has failed to push through the Bill in the Rajya Sabha, it may try to pass it if it comes back to power in the upcoming general elections. “We should unitedly block this in the upcoming election,” he said.

Major political parties, NGOs and civil society groups are strongly opposing the Bill saying it will have a detrimental effect on the ethnic communities if it becomes law.

The contentious Bill is, however, set to lapse on June 3, when the term of the 16th Lok Sabha ends, as the legislation could not be passed in the Rajya Sabha.

IED found in Imphal school Meghalaya govt puts cap on weight of school bags

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IMPHAL, Feb 14: An improvised explosive device (IED) was found outside a Catholic School, Canchipur under Singjamei police station of Imphal West district on Thursday morning.

The IED weighting around 4 kg was found concealed in a steel container outside the school, adjacent to Manipur University.

Personnel of the state police bomb detection and disposal squad disposed the IED at the paddy field nearby.

The IED fitted on a steel box was found packed in a cartoon box by some people in the morning.

Meanwhile, ar med

group, Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP)- People’s War Group, has claimed responsibility of planting the IED. The faction had imposed ban on mission schools run by Catholic Educational Society Manipur and asked the parents and guardians not to admit their children in these schools.

In an emailed statement, the group further claimed that IED was planted as a last warning to the authorities of the mission schools.

It may be noted that KCP had banned the mission schools run by Catholic Educational Society Manipur with effect from January 15.

Shillong, Feb 14 (Agencies): In In a major relief to students, the Meghalaya government has put a cap on the weight of schoolbags for all classes which will be a major relief for the students carrying heavy school bags.

The government has also set restrictions on homework for classes I and II, The Sentinel reported.

According to the State Education Department, the order has been issued keeping in view the directives given by the Union Human Resources Development Ministry for reducing weight of the school bags.

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CAB would have been passed in RS, if Cong wasn’t there: Mukul Correspondent

Shillong Feb 14: Former Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on Thursday said that the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 would have been tabled and passed in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday by the BJP-led NDA government, if the Congress-led opposition was not there.

“The Congress-led united opposition stood firm and remained as a strong wall, otherwise, they (BJP-led NDA) were determined to pass the bill despite ‘tamasha’ threats shown by NDA allies,” the Leader of Opposition in Meghalaya Assembly, told journalists.

“The whole country has seen how Congress has stood firm in its commitment to protect the interest of the nation in general and the people of NE especially the microscopic ethnic groups,” he added.

Claiming that the Business Advisory Committee of the Rajya Sabha had decided that Citizenship (Amendment) Bill should not be presented because it is “controversial” and “will cause disturbances in the whole Northeast”, Sangma said, “they (NDA government) again bulldozed, and brought in supplementary list to introduce the Bill in Rajya Sabha. However, they could not pass the Bill because of the firm com-

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mitment of the Congress in defending the nation and defending the interest of the people.”

Describing the allies of BJP-led NDA and partners of the BJP-led North East Democratic Alliance that support the BJP as “wolf in sheep’s clothing” the Congress leader said, “these people shamelessly are telling the people that we are with you. They are not with us but they are with the BJP. If these parties are with the people of the Northeast, they cannot be with the BJP. But they are and have been with the BJP even when the Bill was bulldozed and passed in the Lok Sabha.

That was the time that they should say ‘good bye’ because of the anti people agenda of the BJP that is going to be disastrous for the nation. But these people are power-hungry and wanted to somehow cling to power whether BJP Chief Minister or ministers in Assam and other Chief

Ministers.”

“One MP from Nagaland who belonged to the Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio’s party (the National Democratic People’s Party) has voted for the bill in Lok Sabha. Those who are part of NEDA are for this bill including the Arunachal Chief Minister who said that Arunachal will not have problem because there is Inner Line Permit. All these partners are still part of NEDA and they are wolves in sheep’s clothing.”

“They should show their true colour on the day when the Bill was passed in Lok Sabha but these shameless people have exposed their true colour. I must say these are the Judas who betrayed the people of the Northeast,” the veteran Congress leader said.

On the ruling National People’s Party threat to snap ties with the NDA, if the Bill is passed in Rajya Sabha, Sangma said, “these people know that the Congress is in Rajya Sabha. We have told everybody that let them come in Rajya Sabha we will defeat them and we have defeated them on Wednesday. If Congress is not there, they would have bulldozed. I have been reminding the people that the BJP wanted to rule the states because it also wanted to have majority in Rajya Sabha.”

ment in a circular which was given last year asked all state and Union Territories to formulate guidelines in order to regulate the teaching of subjects and the weight of school bags that the students carry which left them weak. The move comes as a bid to guard the health and physical development of children.

The government has introduced the circular to start as a pilot project in 25 Kendriya Vidyalaya schools to provide access to textbooks through digital tablets. In April, 2016 CBSE also issued a notice to all the affiliated schools to reduce the weight of school bags for students.

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Manipur tourism receives Global MICE award Correspondent

IMPHAL, Feb 14: Manipur tourism department has been conferred the “Global MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions) Congress and Awards” recognising its efforts for promotion of tourism during the year 2018-19.

The award was conferred in a ceremony held in Mumbai at the Taj Lands End Hotel on February 12.

Manipur has been conferred the award along with Odisha and Madhya Pradesh for their effort in promoting domestic and international tourists in their respective states, a source in the state tourism department said.

Director of state tourism department W Ibohal Singh received the award.

Representatives of International Tourism Boards from across the world exchanged ideas and business at the two-day event, which concluded on Febraury 13.

Secretary to the Government of Meghalaya D P Wahlang said that the instructions have been issued via notification of setting limits on the weight of the school bags.

The notification has been issued in line with the guidelines issued by the Union Human Resources Development Ministry.

The notification said that the weight of school bags for classes I and II has been capped at 1.5kg while those studying in Classes III to V cannot exceed the weight of the school bags above 3 kg.

The maximum weight of school bags of students of Classes VI and VII has been kept at 4kg while the

weight of school bags for Classes VIII and IX has been limited to 4.5 kg and for class X the weight of the school bags should not be more than 5kg.

The order also said that schools should make sure that the students should carry only the textbooks that have been mentioned in their time table and that no one should bring extra books.

The department has also barred schools from assigning homework to students of Classes I and II. The schools can only assign homework except in the subjects recommended

by CBSE, ICSE or Meghalaya Board of School Education.

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NPP is still partner of NDA: Meghalaya CM Correspondent

New Delhi, Feb 14: Meghalaya chief minister Conrad Sangma on Wednesday said that his party, the National People’s Party (NPP) is still a partner of the Bharatiya Janata Partyled National Democratic Alliance (NDA) after the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 was not table in the Rajya Sabha.

“Yes we are still with the NDA and the question of walking out of the alliance does not arise,” Sangma told journalists

The NPP national president had warned the BJP that it will snap ties from the NDA, if the government tabled the Citizenship Amendment Bill in the Rajya Sabha.

“They (the BJP) also understand our sentiments...

We have been clear and have decided that if such situation arises, we will take a political decision at an appropriate time,” he said.

“There is no politics in this. We all are here as residents of north-east. We have come together because it is an issue that affects us,” Sangma said.

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AASU demands scrapping of 3 orders on foreigners Guwahati, Feb 14 (PTI): The North East region is for its indigenous people and not for Bangladeshis, asserted NESO and AASU Chief Advisor Dr Samujjal Bhattacharya, who demanded that the three orders pertaining to foreigners issued in 2015 be scrapped.

Addressing a press conference here on Thursday after the Citizenship Amendment Bill was not tabled in the Rajya Sabha Wednesday, Bhattacharya claimed, “the black cloud over the existence of the people of the North East region is still there as the orders granting protection to Bangladeshis are still active”.

“Citizenship (Amendment) Order, 2015, Passport (Entry into India) Amendment Rules 2015 and granting of long term visa to Bangladeshi Hindus are still there, they have to be scrapped”, stated the North East Students Organisation (NESO) leader.

“Yesterday’s victory is due to the North East peoples’ united unflinching fight against the CAB. It proved that the north east people don’t get anything without agitation. If there was no widespread agitation in the region along with support of the various political parties across India, then the Bill would have not been stopped from being placed in the rajya sabha”,

Karbi Youth Fest begins today Correspondent

Diphu, Feb 14: The 45th edition of Karbi Youth Festival (KYF) will commence on Friday, which will be inaugurated by Chief Executive Member of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council Tuliram Ronghang.

Over 5000 delegates from 27 zones, cultural troupes from different parts of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, and Meghalaya will take part in the festival.

Cultural bands will compete in traditional dances, song, traditional sports, music, drama, classical ballet.

According to Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) Executive Member Amar Tisso, the Karbi Youth Festival was started in 1974.

he claimed.

“We want to give a strong warning to the government of india....don’t play with the future of the indigenous people here.

Do not make that mistake. through the bill the government pushed the people of northeast mentally very far”, he stated.

“The BJP through Government of India inflicted mental torture on the people of northeast forcing them to take bullets in Tripura, police beatings in Assam and women to sleep on the streets in Manipur. Not listening to the voice of the people, the government brought the bill and the anti-cab movement started”, Bhattacharya averred.

“By imposing the bill the government wanted to take away our identity, language, culture and heritage.

Even the NRC which will identify the illegal Bangladeshis in Assam”, he charged the administration.

“We strongly warn the Government of India that don’t polarise Assam and the northeast on lines of religion as the culture here is not religion centric. There is no place for communal forces or fundamentalists in Assam. We resist such moves.

We don’t want a second Tripura or Jammu and Kashmir where the indigenous people have become minorities. Northeast is for

its indigenous people and not for Bangladeshis”, asserted the NESO leader.

On the cab not being tabled in the rajya sabha Wednesday, Bhattacharya said “it is peoples victory.

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma took the leadership to mobilise opinion nationally with other political parties against the bill.”

All Assam Students Union (AASU) president Dipanka Nath and general secretary Luringjyoti Gogoi also speaking said the movement has to continue to prevent the government from attempting to bring an ordinance in the lines of cab to grant Indian citizenship to Hindus, Christians, Jains, Sikhs and Parsis from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan without documents.

Students leaders of the seven N-E states whose oganisations are constituents of NESO, expressing similar sentiments thanked Chief Ministers Bihar Nitish Kumar his counterparts in M iz or a m , M a nipur and Arunachal Pradesh-Zoramthanga, N Biren Singh and Pema Khandu respectively for opposing the bill.

They also thanked various other political parties, organisations, intellectuals, media, artistes and others for agitating against the bill.

Rijiju hits out at Cong for ‘settling’ infiltrators in NE New Delhi, Feb 14 (PTI): Union Minister Kiren Rijiju Thursday hit out at the Congress, accusing the party of settling refugees in protected lands in the Northeast and using illegal Bangladeshi infiltrators as vote bank. Rijiju said the BJP and the NDA government will do its best to protect the linguistic and cultural identities of the indigenous people of the Northeast.

“It is tragic that Congress did blunder by settling refugees in protected lands and made all illegal infiltrators from Bangladesh as their vote bank. We won’t allow it anymore,” he told reporters here. The Union minister of state for home hails from Arunachal Pradesh, where several thousand Chakma refugees have been allegedly settled during the then Congress government. Local people of Arunachal Pradesh have been opposing the “settlement” of Chakma refugees, who came from Bangladesh, in the state. The issue of illegal immigration has been dominating the political landscape for several decades in Assam, which has witnessed an influx of people from neighbouring Bangladesh since the early 20th century.

A six-year agitation demanding identification and deportation of illegal immigrants was launched by the AASU in 1979. It culminated in the signing of the Assam Accord on August 15, 1985.

During the update of the NRC, a massive Supreme Courtmonitored exercise to identify genuine Indian nationals living in Assam, have excluded over 40 lakh people from the draft list published on July 30, creating a huge political controversy.

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Marijuana worth Rs 3 cr destroyed in Tripura Ag a rt a l a , F e b 1 4 (Agencies): During an anti-drugs drive, the Tripura police destroyed marijuana (locally known as ganja) worth Rs three crores by burning the seized consignment, said a top official on Thursday.

According to Northeast India, this is the second such incident in less than 48 hours and only a day back the police destroyed marijuana and contraband of Rs one crore value which were seized by the Jirana and Agartala Airport police stations.

Under the supervision of Director General of Police AK Shukla the destroying of the marijuana took place at RK Nagar industrial estate in the outskirts of capital Agartala.

The DGP informed that the police after the new gov- Police personnel burn seized ‘Ganja’ at a dumping ground on the outskirt ernment came to power under of Agartala, Thursday. (PTI) the leadership of Chief Minmarijuana that was de- by the North Tripura poister Biplab Kumar Deb has the state drugs free.

The consignment of stroyed today was seized lice. become proactive in making

Two arrested, many injured in baton charge by Assam police in disputed area

Correspondent

Shillong, Feb 14: Two Tribal Khasi men were arrested and scores of others were injured on Thursday as Assam police resorted to baton charge in Umwali area, a disputed area between Meghalaya and Assam, a police official said.

The clash erupted after Assam police stop workers of one local firm, M/S Dhar Construction from erecting electric poles and provide service connection in Umwali village, which Assam claimed that area falls under its jurisdiction.

“There was a war of words between the villagers and Assam police after the latter asked the workers of a

private firm to stop erecting electric poles and provide service connections to the residents in Umwali village,” B.J.Laloo, the district police chief of West Khasi Hills said.

Angered with the Assam police alleged high handedness and arrest of two tribal Khasi men, the villagers resorted to stone pelting leading the police to baton charge.

“We are yet to get the exact details how many people were injured in the baton charge and the identities of the two arrested person,” Laloo said, adding that the a Sub Divisional Police Officer and police official from Langpih police Station have rushed to area to take stock

of the situation.

Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said that he had asked the district administration of West Khasi Hills has been asked to take up the matter with his counterpart in Assam’s Kamrup district.

Langpih, which lies between West Khasi Hills and Assam’s Kamrup district, has been one of the most volatile villages along the boundary between Meghalaya and Assam.

The 12 areas of difference include Upper Tarabari, Gizang reserve forest, Hahim, Langpih, Borduar, Boklapara, Nongwah-Matamur, Khanapara-Pilangkata, Deshdemoreah, KhanduliPsiar area, Ratacherra and Blocks I and II.

6 illegal immigrants from Bangladesh held in Assam

Morigaon, Feb 14 (PTI): Six illegal immigrants from Bangladesh, all members of a family, were arrested early Thursday in Assam’s Morigaon district, a senior police officer said here.

The family went missing four months ago after the Supreme Court rejected

their plea challenging a Gauhati High Court order, which declared them as illegal migrants, Deputy Superintendent of Police (Border), Morigaon, D R Bora, said. The apex court had also directed them to surrender before police, the DSP said. “ The a r r e ste d im -

migrants, including two women, were declared ‘foreigners’ by the Foreigners Tribunal here and the Gauhati High Court also upheld the decision.

“The family then approached the Supreme Court, which rejected their petition and asked them to surrender,” Bora told report-

ers. The immigrants who were arrested Thursday have been identified as Amez Ali, Sirazul Hoque, Somet Ali, Golap Ali, Yumuri Begum and Robisa Begum, he said, adding that all six of them have been sent to a detention camp in Tejpur.

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A tactical retreat

hen the highly controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 could not be tabled after the Rajya Sabha as it had to be adjourned sine die following huge disruption by opposition members on Wednesday, there were jubilations across the north east by those who had steadfastly opposed the bill. This was the last session of the Rajya Sabha before the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

As pre-scheduled, Home Minister Rajnath Singh was scheduled to present the bill which could not be tabled as the Chairman of Rajya Sabha, M. Venkiah Naidu adjourned the house in the afternoon. The bill evoked so much emotion that civil society organisations had gone to the extent of warning Delhi( the Modi government) that the situation could go out of control if the bill was passed in the Rajya Sabha. The bill seeks to allow citizenship to illegal Hindu migrants from Bangladesh who came to the state after March 1971, is a violation of the Assam Accord, 1985. Moreover, these citizens gain permanent citizenship after six years of residency in India instead of 11 years -- as mentioned in the Citizenship Act (1955.) The bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on January 8 after it was moved by Home Minister Rajnath Singh. Had the bill been cleared in the upper house, then it would have become a law.

The CAB seeks to grant nationality to Hindus, Parsis, Sikhs, Buddhists, Christians and Jains but not muslims, who fled from the three neighbouring countries – Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan from religious persecution and entered India before December 31, 2014 . This has led to widespread protests in Assam and the other north eastern states who have raised strong objections about discriminating against immigrants and said that no infiltrator, irrespective of their religion, should be given citizenship rights.The BJP in the north east which heads the North East Democratic Alliance(NEDA) under Ram Madhav and his assistant and Assam education and medical minister Himanta Bishwa Sharma, faced serious setbacks when the NPP-led coalition government with BJP in Meghalaya, BJP ally MNF heading the government in Mizoram and the BJP-led coalition government in Manipur, passed resolutions rejecting the bill. The BJP was perhaps taken aback by the intense opposition against the CAB where a coalition government it headed in Manipur, also rejected the bill. February 12 was supposed to be the day that the CAB would be tabled but it extended to the next day. Even on the following day, the CAB was not tabled after the chairman of the house Venkaiah Naidu adjourned the house. That was a clear indication that the BJP decided against pushing for enactment.

BJP had thought it could wean away other parties to support the bill in the Rajya Sabha but the NDA tally of 89 seats out of 245 was reduced when the Shiv Sena (3) and JDU(6) opposed the bill. Even if the BJP managed to win support of AIADMK(12) and YSRC(2) it would not have helped. Perhaps if BJP returns to power in the 2019 elections, it could restart the process and by which time, its tally in the upper house could significantly increase. In such a scenario, not only the CAB but various issues such as uniform and common civil code and others could be enacted to change the face of India forever.

DailyDevotion The Discipline of Hearing Whatever I tell you in the dark, speak in the light; and what you hear in the ear, preach on the housetops. —Matthew 10:27 Sometimes God puts us through the experience and discipline of darkness to teach us to hear and obey Him. Song birds are taught to sing in the dark, and God puts us into “the shadow of His hand” until we learn to hear Him (Isaiah 49:2). “Whatever I tell you in the dark…” — pay attention when God puts you into darkness, and keep your mouth closed while you are there. Are you in the dark right now in your circumstances, or in your life with God? If so, then remain quiet. If you open your mouth in the dark, you will speak while in the wrong mood— darkness is the time to listen. Don’t talk to other people about it; don’t read books to find out the reason for the darkness; just listen and obey. If you talk to other people, you cannot hear what God is saying. When you are in the dark, listen, and God will give you a very precious message for someone else once you are back in the light.

After every time of darkness, we should experience a mixture of delight and humiliation. If there is only delight, I question whether we have really heard God at all. We should experience delight for having heard God speak, but mostly humiliation for having taken so long to hear Him! Then we will exclaim, “How slow I have been to listen and understand what God has been telling me!” And yet God has been saying it for days and even weeks. But once you hear Him, He gives you the gift of humiliation, which brings a softness of heart— a gift that will always cause you to listen to God now.

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It’s so easy to lose your fitness and so hard to gain it back. ~ Alex Morgan

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Post-mortem

Special education the basic needs for differently abled persons

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pecial Education is a system of education where special needs children is given education in a way that addresses their individual differences, abilities and strength by the Special Educator.

In a democratic nation the development of the abilities and skills of each person is considered a human rights and it becomes the duty of the nation, society, educationists parents and the government to provide special education for those children who have exceptional abilities and potentialities which varies from one person to another in their nature of learning and category of the PWDs. Education is a basic birth rights of every child and in compliance with the United Nation Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) Act 2016 of Article 24 mentioned that the States Parties shall recognize the rights of persons with disabilities to education. With a view to realizing this equal opportunities, protection of rights and full participation, states parties shall ensure an Inclusive system of Education at all levels and lifelong learning. It has been directed for the full development of human potential and sense of dignity and selfworth, and the strengthening of respect for human rights, fundamental freedoms and human diversity. Further, the RPWD Act emphasized on the development by persons with disabilities of their personality, talents and creativity, as well as their mental and physical abilities, to their fullest potential for enabling them to participate effectively in a free society.

The RTE Act 2009, which came into force on 1st April 2010 had clearly stated to provide for free and compulsory education to children in the age group of 14 to 16 years of elementary education. With the combined RTE-SSA flagship programme that have ensured every child with special needs, irrespective of the kind, category and degree of disability, will be provided meaningful and quality education. One of the main objective of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Inclusive Education for Disabled at Secondary Stage (IEDSS) which was replaced in place of IEDC is to enable the Disabled children who have

completed eight years of elementary education to continue their education at the secondary stage class ix to xii in an inclusive environment in regular schools.

Specially Needs Children (SNC) are those whose needs are very different from those of the majority of children in society. Those children deviate from average or normal children in their physical, mental, social, emotional, academic and learning nature. They have the capacity to learn but in a different way and since every special children learned in a different way comprehensive assessment and early intervention must be initiated in every possibilities for striving towards achievement and independent living.

Special Education programme involves the individually planned, systematically monitored, arrangement of teaching procedures, adapted equipments, materials and accessible settings. These interventions will generate a higher level of achievement in the academic and in the community to persons who have Intellectual Impairment, Locomotor Disabilities, Cerebral Palsy, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Specific Learning Disabilities, Visual Impairment, Deafblindness Hearing Impairment or Hard of Hearing and other disabilities identified and recommended under the RPWD Act 2016. As the special education focuses not only to PWD or CWSN but it’s a needs of any children and persons who have difficulties with learning.

It will benefit and empower themselves that they are also a part of the non-disabled children as the special education aims the integration or mainstreaming the CWSN into the regular system of education. This system will bring not only benefit to the children but families and societies will be more integrated into the community, opportunities to spread awareness and barrier free environment without discrimination.

The latest trends of the systems and policies of education under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of School Education and Literacy, Government of India, has proposed the school education to be holistic without segmentation from Pre-Nursery to Class X11. Thereby, subsuming

the three schemes of education policy under one banner which is known as SAMAGRA SHIKSHA ABHIYAN. The vision of this scheme is to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education at all levels in accordance with the Sustainable Development Goal SDG) for education. The gender disparities in education and ensure equal access to all levels of education and Vocational Training for the vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, indeginous peoples and children in vulnerable situations by 2030.

At the present scenario, comparing with the rest of the other states of India, Nagaland state is one of the least state and inadequate in terms of quality, network coverage in the area of disability and rehabilitation services and programmes. Some of the NorthEastern states in India like Assam, Meghalaya, Auranachal Pradesh and Manipur, the government are performing in an advance mode in the disabilities sector. Their states government had established the training institutes for teacher offering intensive courses in disabilities, rehabilitation centre, CRC, CBR, building equitable infrastructures with universal design model recruitment of the resource teachers and special educators etc educating the society and bringing out from the old traditional believes and stigma.

However, in Nagaland so called the christian states, the larger population of the persons with special needs (29,631, according to 2011 census) are often neglected, humiliated and looked down upon, and the reason being lack of awareness and empathy. It is undeniable fact to mentioned that denying the rights of the disabled persons means denying the human rights and values which is an offensive and punishable with the imprisonment upto the certain extent according to the Act passed in the parliament. Hence, it is the duty of every individual, parents, society, special educators, government, various organisations and civic as a whole to understand the human values, abilities, capacities and nature of the exceptional children to provide special education appropriate to suit their needs.

Lebese Sangtam, Special Educator

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n the 14th Century during the reign of Edward III, Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester, a statesman and a great patron of learning in England, founded a great school and a college and gave the same motto to both the school and the college – “Manners maketh Man”.

Now in modern English, the word ‘manners’ means outward behaviour. But in the days of Bishop Wykeham, the word ‘manners’ had a much deeper meaning than it has today. It did not denote merely polite behaviour, but what we should call good moral conduct on morality.

This shows that the founder did not regard education as merely mental training and acquisition of knowledge, but especially moral training.

He wanted his school and his college to produce true men – good, honest, fearless and God-fearing men.

Manners include etiquette, politeness, sympathy, discipline and social conduct.

What are good manners? The first principle that underlies good manners is to show consideration for the feelings of others, never trying to hurt the feelings of others and refraining from speaking in a rude or uncouth way in social situations. Simultaneously, one must care for the convenience, comfort and happiness of others more than for his own. One must learn to respect not only older people or people superior to him but also everybody’s right to freedom and privacy. Good manner help us to create an atmosphere of co-operation and friendliness, sweeten the relation and make life smooth and peaceful. Manners can make or mar our personality.

Good manners support us in achieving our goals in life, help us to become successful in business, or any profession.

They cost nothing but pay us rich dividends. Great people and personalities are made through characters and not by the crew of possessions or elegant nature of clothes. The character is not genetically inherited from the family or influenced from the surrounding through friends and peers.

IT is the accumulation of the struggle and understanding.

Precisely, it can be viewed as

Should India be worried about Brexit ?

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he clock is ticking. Britain The pharma sector is another area is set to leave the European where Indian businesses have a Union on March 29, less lot of exposure to the UK. Brexit than two months from now. Itll is obviously bad news for them. crash out without a deal if the Their revenues will be hit because two sides fail to reach a fresh of the likely weakening of the agreement following a new vote pound sterling. in the British parliament earlier Many Indians are also worthis week. A no deal Brexit, which ried of the socio-political conis now more likely than ever, will sequences of Brexit. A sizable have catastrophic consequences number of Indians and other for the British economy as many South Asians voted in favour of business leaders have warned. Brexit because politicians from It will also hurt the European the Leave side promised them Union particularly its largest easy migration of talent from the economy, Germany, which has a former Commonwealth countries. significant market for its products For example, Indian restaurant in Britain. owners were promised they would India is closely watching be able to bring in more chefs what is increasingly becoming a after the UK’s withdrawal from messy divorce between the UK the EU. and the EU. Many Indian compaBut, in fact, die-hard supportnies which have invested heavily in ers of Brexit are right-wing groups Britain over the past few years are who hate any immigration. If the worried. The UK has been seen British economy suffers and more

by Indian firms as a gateway to people are thrown out of jobs, as is the European Union. A common widely predicted, such groups are market has so far ensured these likely to turn their anger towards companies barrier-free access to non-white people. the EU countries.

But not all Indians are worThere are more than 800 In- ried. Many will see Brexit as an dian companies in the UK which opportunity for India to be able employ over 110,000 people. More to negotiate a favourable trade than half of them work in just five deal with Britain. India is seen companies from the Tata group, as a priority for such a deal by one of the largest foreign investors British politicians. in Britain. A no-deal Brexit will India will also see an opdirectly hit these companies forc- portunity in finalising a trade ing thousands out of jobs. deal with the European Union.

In the past few years, many India-EU Free Trade Agreement Indian companies have flourished (FTA) talks were suspended in in Britain like Rolta, Bharti Airtel 2013 after the two sides failed to and Aegis Outsourcing. These reach a deal even after six years of firms operating in the UK have talks. Since then the two sides have up to 13 per cent exposure to had summit-level discussions but revenues earned in the British no real progress has been made. currency, although from EU the Brexit will give the EU an impetus number is as high as 30 per cent. to reopen the FTA talks.

Reader’s note: Articles or letters published in any of the

But despite the lack of an FTA, trade between the EU and India has been growing steadily and has doubled in the past decade. The EU is India’s largest trading partner at 85 billion euros or Rs 8,500 crore in 2017. However, from the EU’s perspective, India is only the ninth biggest trading partner, much behind China.

So India has a lot of potential to fill this gap after Brexit.

European leaders, particularly from Germany and France, have been wooing the Indian government in recent months. Unlike Britain, their countries have no colonial baggage with India.

In the past few years, tourism has also grown rapidly between India and countries in the EU’s Schengen. Britain has been losing many Indian tourists because of its stricter visa regime.

It would of course, be more in India’s interest if there is an orderly exit of Britain from the EU, an exit with an agreement to explore a trade agreement. That would help Indian companies to continue to benefit from a common market. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has publicly spoken in favour of Britain staying with the European Union.

That is now unlikely despite growing calls for a second referendum. This is because of powerful Brexiteers in the ruling Conservative Party. The EU leaders have already made it clear they are not prepared to reopen negotiations on a deal they have already agreed to. So India needs to prepare for a probable no-deal Brexit.

(IANS) Naresh Kaushik

Character and the admirable traits

our attitude and approach to define and live with people in the society. Character must not be confused with reputation. A man’s reputation is what other people think about him – what he appears to be others. A man’s character is his real moral condition – what he really is. Moreover, character is the reflection of mind and soul which hold one accountable and firm in any diverge situation.

Good manners change from age to age. They cannot remain fixed. The good manners of a slave society cannot be the good manners of a feudal or a capitalistic or a socialistic society. Each type of society has its own manners. The standards and ideals of good manners differ in different countries, for different nations have different customs. In England, it is considered a mark of respect to take one’s hat off in a church or in another person’s house or when one meets one’s acquaintance in the street; but in India good manners require that one should keep one’s head-wear on.

We should never feel proud as all gifts come from God and it is He who bestows all the qualities upon us. If we study the lives of great men we will come to know that they were men of principles.

Mahatma Gandhi used to say: “Simplicity, humility and truthfulness should be practised by ever y man”.

This is the key to success in life. The worth of good character to a nation cannot be over-estimated. The fall of great nations and powerful empires in the past has always been due to moral decay. It is the good men and women – the just, merciful, unselfish, pure-minded, conscientious people, in a nation, that keep it strong and preserve it from decay. They are the ‘Salt of the Earth’.

Herein lies the secret of success in life: “Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Foot prints on the sand of time” Shibdas Ghose, A.G. Hr. Sec. School, Dimapur

Reader’s Post Sir,

Smarter phones, dumber people

Although mobile phones have become smarter, people seem to be finding it hard to cope with it in how to make proper use of it. The recent flooding of social media platforms especially Whatsapp, with the graphic images of the accident which took place at the clock tower Dimapur is the latest example of insensitivity among smart phone users. People were seen holding their phones to take photos instead of trying to be of any help to those in need.

Its evident from this incident that more than humanity, people these days seem to be more interested in being the first to share a disturbing picture or spread a news without minding if it is even authentic. Learned people should make it a habit to discourage people, especially those who aren’t smart enough to use smart phones, from taking pictures at such accident scenes. People should respect victims and their families in such incidents and situations.

And those people sharing such images on social media should remember that they’re simply displaying their stupidity and lack of regard or respect for other people’s privacy.

Seyie, Kohima Town

Causing pain to many people

Sir,

Recently there was an accident involving a 3 year old baby and his father. The gruesome pictures of which are being circulated in WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram etc. Through this column, I would like to congratulate the person who took the painful and heart breaking pictures of the little baby. He or she might be the bravest person in the world and that person might have achieved something phenomenal by taking the pictures and circulating it in the internet. But Sir, because of those gruesome pictures, many people are having sleepless nights and there are reports that some even nearly had heart attack etc. We may have the most expensive phones with great cameras but we should know that everyone is not as brave and strong like us. Please know that your smartness and bravery is causing pain to many people. May God bless you.

Yohan G Bendang

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SC split verdict on Delhi-Centre tussle

New Delhi, Feb 14 (PTI/IANS): In a setback to the AAP government in Delhi, a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday gave a split verdict on the contentious issue of who should control administrative services but appeared to agree that the Centre has the final word.

In view of the differences, Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan referred the matter to a larger bench of the apex court.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, whose Aam Aadmi Party has been accusing the Centre of appointing such officers who create hurdles in the works of the AAP government, termed the verdict as “unfortunate” and said it was ironic that a chief minister can’t have power to appoint even a peon in his office.

The two judges, who were hearing pleas on six matters pertaining to a longrunning conflict between the Narendra Modi government at the Centre and the AAP government in the national capital, gave a unanimous order on the remaining five issues.

The three areas in which the Delhi government will have powers:

Branch (ACB) cannot probe sion. This power lay with central government employees. the Centre even before the Earlier, Delhi government verdict. claimed control over ACB The undecided issue but Lt Governor exercised which has been referred by the authority over it. Mehra said apex court to larger bench: that till 2014 this power was Control over service with the Delhi government matters involving transfers until the NDA government and posting of officers. brought a notification in In SC verdict Thursday 2014 and took away this the contentious issue of right. He said the Delhi control over service matters government challenged this notification in the high court involving transfer and postanil Baijal and Arvind Kejriwal (File) but it was decided in favour ing of officers of Delhi government has been referred 1. Appointment of spe- power to the Centre which of the Centre.

2. Centre has the power to a larger bench by the two cial public prosecutors or law was challenged by the Delhi officers. government in the Supreme to appoint Enquiry Commis- judges.

This power was already Court. given to Delhi government 3. Power to appoint or SC verdict against Constitution, democracy: Kejriwal by the High Court in its 2016 deal with electricity commission Calling the Supreme Court’s verdict on the powers order. Before that order, or board. of the Delhi government to transfer officers “unforboth the governments used Earlier, the then LG tunate” and “injustice to the people of Delhi”, Chief to make the appointments, Najeeb Jung in September Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said the order is the standing counsel for the 2016 had rejected Delhi gov- against the Constitution and democracy.

AAP government Rahul ernment appointee Krishna Speaking to the media after the judgement, Kejriwal Mehra said, but added that Saini as chairperson of Del- said the judgement says the elected government will not each time Delhi government hi Electricity Regulatory have the power to transfer officers. had to assert its right.

Commission on the basis “A question which arises is that if a government 2. Fixing land revenue that it was done without his can’t even transfer officers, how will it function,” he rate. approval.

Earlier this power was Besides, appointment asked. Talking about the judgement, he said it is “very with LG. In 2015, the then of Delhi government nomi- unfortunate and is an injustice to the people of Delhi”.

“We respect the apex court, but the judgement is LG Najeeb Jung had stayed nated directors on the boards an injustice to the people who elected a government by Delhi government’s notifica- of three power discoms were tion on revised circle rates termed illegal by the High giving 67 of the 70 seats (to a party),” he said.

He further said the party with 67 seats will not have of agricultural land. The Court in 2016 for not having the power to transfer officers, “but the party with three Delhi High Court in its 2016 LG’s approval. verdict on the power tussle Powers given to the seats has the power to transfer officers”.

In 2015 Delhi Assembly polls, the AAP won 67 of issue between both the gov- Centre: ernments, had handed this 1. Delhi Anti Corruption the 70 seats, while the BJP bagged only three.

Achyuta Samanta to deliver talk at Harvard

After UPA 3 pitch, Maya snubs Congress

Ko l kata , F e b 1 4 (Agencies): Dr. Achyuta Samanta, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha and founder, KIIT and KISS will be delivering a talk at India Conference 2019, a studentrun conference held at Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School, USA on February 15, 2019.

The theme of his talk will be “India at an inflection point”. He will share his experiences of struggle and growth in Odisha, as India treaded the direction towards a significant position in the global village.

The conference is one of the largest student run conferences in USA, bringing together India’s thought leaders for discussions and brainstorming sessions to unravel the interesting times that lay ahead of Shining India.

New Delhi, Feb 14 (Agencies): A day after the opposition’s UPA-3 pitch, BSP chief Mayawati dealt her first blow to grand alliance teams by taking of the Congress and the BJP in the same vein and making it clear that her fight is against both.

According to The Tribune, Mayawati cited the recent slapping of NSA on Muslims by the Congress government in Madhya Pradesh and the charges of sedition against 14 Aligarh Muslim University students by the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh to say “both governments are terrorising Muslims.

Let the people decide who is what.”

Mayawati’s comments came a day after Congress president Rahul Gandhi announced plans of the op-

position to stitch together a common minimum programme, which means there will be a pre-poll alliance for 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

TMC chief Mamata Banerjee also said a pre-poll alliance will be formed.

Right after that Gandhi ruled our immediate alliances in Bengal and Delhi triggering AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal to admonish the Congress to “think about the nation or else the nation will teach the Congress a lesson.”

The opposition meeting on Wednesday was

attended by NCP chief Sharad Pawar who, NC chief Farooq Abdullah, TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu among others.

Leaders had said they will speak to BSP and SP also, but Mayawati’s snub will make the opposition’s unity run hard.

Mayawati’s tweet was indicative of her plans to go alone on Thursday as she wrote “Congress govt in MP like BJP slapped atrocious NSA against Muslims for cow slaughter.

Now the UP BJP govt booked 14 AMU students under notorious sedition

charges. Both are example of state terror & condemnable. People should decide what is difference between the cong & BJP govt?”

This is also Mayawati’s first reaction after AICC General secretaries UP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Jyotiraditya Scindia took charge of their roles.

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Puducherry CM continues protest outside LG Kiran Bedi’s residence

Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy with his cabinet colleagues during a ‘dharna’ outside the official residence of Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi for not permitting implementation of his government’s welfare schemes, in Puducherry on Thursday. (PTI

Puducherry, Feb 14 (PTI): Chief Minister V Narayanasamy and his ministerial colleagues continued their dharna outside the Raj Nivas for the second day on Thursday protesting Lt Governor Kiran Bedi’s “negative stand” towards his government’ proposals awaiting her approval.

Narayanasamy, his ministers and party MLAs had on Wednesday night slept on a pavement close to the Raj Nivas wearing black shirts. They have been demanding that that the Lt Governor accord sanction to 39 government proposals, including a free rice scheme. Functionaries of different wings of the ruling Congress and the DMK have also joined the protest. Bedi left for New Delhi early on Thursday morning under tight security of the Rapid Action Force (RAF).

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Born 28.02.1981 – Died 07.02.2019 We the bereaved family of LATE BOSOMEREN AO, ( 2nd NAP Alichen) would like to convey our heartfelt appreciation and express our gratitude to each and everyone who stood by us with love, kindness and assisted us physically, financially and with your prayer during the brief illness and untimely demise of our beloved.

We specially convey our thanks to : 1. All Rank and Files of 2nd NAP Bn. Alichen.

2. 2nd NAP Baptist Church, Alichen.

3. People of Tsübilemjem Sector.

4. Settsu Village Council.

5. Longsa Senso Telongjem, Alichen.

6. Chubayimkum Bendanglir Senso Telongjem.

May God continue to bless you all for your kind gesture.

From loving wife ,children and family members.

MKC-72

20.07.1956 – 10.02.2019

"The Lord gives and the Lord takes away. Praise the name of the Lord". Job 1:21 Through this column, we the bereaved family of Late Kariyongdang Ao (Mangmetong) would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to each and every individual who stood by us spiritually, physically, materially and financially during his prolonged illness till his demise on 10th February 2019. We are indebted to all our near and dear ones without whose support, we could not have passed through the hour of sorrow.

We deeply regret our inability to mention each and every one of you, but it is our sincere prayer that the Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

Loving Wife & Children DP-1306

DP-1215

IN REMEMBRANCE OF LATE I. BENDANG JAMIR Died on 15.02.2018

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“This shows that she does not respect the popular government. This is the height of her vanity.” On the helmet rule, Namassivayam said the government had asked the police not to be very stern against those not using helmets while driving two wheelers as awareness needs to be raised at least for a month before making the wearing of helmets compulsory.

He, however, clarified that they were not against the helmet rule as the Supreme Court’s directive to implement the rule should be complied with by all.

Meanwhile, bar ricades were erected around the Lt Governor’s office to keep agitators at bay as a section of volunteers of different political parties raised slogans against the deployment of the RAF around Raj Nivas and at various vantage points.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

(Born: 30-12-1966 – Died: 07-02-2019) We the bereaved family members of Late Haichulo Tep would like to express our immense appreciation and gratitude to each and every individuals, well-wishers, churches, unions, near and dear ones who stood by us physically, financially and emotionally during the sudden demise of our beloved.

We would also like to specially thank the: 1) NIDC Dept. Officers And Staff, Dimapur 2) RBC Rengma Goan, Bor-Lengri 3) Nsunyu Baptist Church 4) Naga Christian Fellowship, Guwahati 5) Doctors and Nurses of Dr. B. Borooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati 6) Kithagha Welfare Society, Dimapur 7) Kithagha Welfare Society, Chumukedima 8) Kithagha Welfare Society, Kohima 9) Kithagha Service Union 10) Blood Donors We regret our inability to thank our reciprocate each one of you individually, but it is our humble prayer that our Almighty God blesses you all abundantly.

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A source in the Raj Nivas told PTI that she would return on February 20 and has invited the Chief Minister for discussion over the issues raised by him on February 21.

Asserting that their protest would continue till the government proposals were cleared, the Chief Minister said, “Even if it is not possible to immediately concede all the 39 pleas, the Lt Governor can give her nod to some of the important schemes including the free rice scheme and grants.”

“When people’s representatives are holding agitation in support of their charter of 39 demands since Wednesday seeking approval of Lt Governor, it is amusing indeed that Bedi had left for Chennai enroute Delhi,” PWD Minister A Namassivayam said.

We the bereaved family members and the people of Benreu village would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all who stood by us spiritually, physically, materially and financially at the sudden demise of our beloved father Hailongbe Reunim and mother Kimyile Reunim on 5th February 2019 at Ruzhaphema village. We are forever indebted to all our near and dear ones who accompanied us with their mortal remains to their final resting place at Benreu village. We convey our special thanks to: 1. IRB Ruzhaphema 2. Commandent Dr. Mukesh Shio & Co. 3. Dr. Amen & Staff 4. Ruzhaphema Village Council 5. Ruzhaphema Baptist Church 6. Ruzhaphema Youth Organisation 7. Ruzhaphema Women Organisation 8. Ruzhaphema Ratsatsumia 9. Benreului Baptist Union Mipui Maa, Ngwalwa Forest 10. Ngwalwa Village Council.

11. Heningkunglwa Women Society 12. Peren District Taxi Union 13. Jalukie Pulling 14. Jalukie Students Union 15. Ratsatsume Nagaland 16. Benreului Jalukie Town 17. Benreului Baptist Union, Jalukie Unit 18. Benreului Peren Town 19. Ndunglwa Village Council 20. Benreu Baptist Church 21. Benreu Baptist Church Mipui Maadi.

We deeply regret our inability to mention each and every individual personally for your support and comfort during the time of our grief and sorrow. It is our prayer that our God shower His blessings upon each and every individual for your support and act of sympathy.

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'When you lived you spread lots of cheer : when you died you left a great void '.

Oba, not a day passes by without something or someone reminding us of you. Your death has left us bereft and this void can never be filled. Death can't take away our memories.

Dearly missed forever cherished.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Through this column, we the family members of Late Lanusangla Walling (Mekuli) would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all the individuals, churches, union, neighbours, friends and well wishers who had immensely supported and stood by us physically, spiritually, materially and financially during our time of need and bereavement.

We deeply regret our inability to thank everyone personally, but it is our sincere prayer that Almighty God bless each one of you abundantly.

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had cut the key lending rate by 0.25 per cent this month.

The decline in inflation may provide further head-room to the central bank to cut interest rate (repo) in coming months, experts said.

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The Reser ve Bank, which mainly factors in retail inflation based Consumer Price Index (CPI),

creditors, clearing the deck for ArcelorMittal’s offer which has put up a Rs 42,000 crore bid for the Ruias company. In case of Bhushan Power & Steel, JSW is inching closer to acquiring them with a Rs 19,650 crore offer.

The Ministr y has asked banks to monetise their non-core assets and expects assets worth Rs 18,000 crore to be monetised this fiscal but this looks difficult, the sources added.

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as a whole, rose to 2.34 per cent in the month under review compared to a deflation (-0.07 per cent) in the previous month.

The retail inflation, released earlier this week, too declined marginally to 2.05 per cent in January over the previous month on continued decline in food prices, including vegetables and eggs. The WPI data further revealed that wholesale based price inflation for ‘fuel and power’ segment fell sharply to 1.85 per cent as against 8.38 per cent in December 2018, due to easing in prices of motor fuel and LPG. Also, there was decrease in inflation in manu-

expected to finalise corporate insolvency resolution process of stressed assets -Videocon Group, Monnet Ispat, Amtek Auto, Ruchi Soya, Lanco Infratech, Jaypee Infratech.

In 2018, over Rs 80,000 crore was recovered from various corporate debtors under IBC, according to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs Secretary earlier.

In the case of Essar Steel, the Supreme Court has already rejected the pleas of the operational

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New Delhi, Feb 14 (PTI): Inflation based on wholesale prices fell to a 10month low of 2.76 per cent in January over the previous month on softening prices of fuel and some food items, according to government data released Thursday.

The Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation stood at 3.8 per cent in December, 2018, and 3.02 per cent in January 2018. WPI inflation stood at 2.74 per cent in March 2018.

Inflation in kitchen essentials like potato, onion, fruits, and milk softened in January over the previous month, the data revealed.

However, the rate of price rise in the food basket,

the year ended in March 2018. The state-run banks will focus on recoveries, which will include developing an e-auction portal for auctioning properties seized by the portals. There is so much urgency among the lenders to recover their dues that not taking any chances of possible delay, SBI had put its entire Essar Steel loan exposure of Rs 15,431 crore on sale though it did not meet the desired response.

In 2019, the NCLT is

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WPI inflation hits 10-month low in January

New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS): The Finance Ministry is on course to meeting the NPA recovery target of Rs 1.8 lakh crore

by March 31, 2019 with the recoveries already touching Rs 1.08 lakh crore and many big-ticket default cases reaching resolution.

Finance Ministry sources said big ticket recoveries were due this month or in March from Essar Steel and Bhushan Power & Steel which together can fetch over Rs 60,000 crore.

Aand they are just a few among the many. Recoveries have already touched over Rs 1 lakh crore in the current fiscal.

Last year, Financial Services Secretary Rajiv Kumar had said that recoveries of about Rs 1.8 lakh crore were assessed by banks which would be from cases under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code and those outside it. Public-sector banks recovered Rs 74,562 crore from bad loans in

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come at a consensus.

“I think what the GoM on Housing has decided on the final consensus, I am confident, you will support that and very soon the GST Council meeting has been called for and I am sure the solutions will come out and you all can benefit out of that. Some of you may feel at disadvantage of about 1-2 per cent.

“Here I will seek your support that you accept what the GST Council decides and this is in your interest also. You will be spared of queries from officials over small issues like if you have passed on the input tax credit to the consumers or not, being pushed to the anti-profiteering tribunal. I think that will be the biggest benefit to you all.”

The ailing real estate market is looking to get GST intervention to come out of the slump. Though the Finance Minister did not reveal the relief that is coming from GST, the government

is in the process of handing out a big pre-election bonanza to property developers and buyers by reducing GST on under-construction houses, from 12 per cent to 5 per cent. GST on affordable housing, meanwhile, will only be 3 per cent.

The GST Council meeting is slated for February 20 and is expected to take up and pass these proposals.

Under-construction houses currently attract 12 per cent GST and 6 per cent stamp duty and registration Goyal had earlier held a meeting with CREDAI, the umbrella body of developers, whereby he had promised that in the upcoming GST council meeting, tax on under-construction houses and affordable housing would be reduced significantly. Even in his Budget speech, Goyal had said his government will reduce GST on under-construction houses.

He further said he and the PM have had extensive discussions in the interim Budget over the housing sector. while the government did not change too much and the major proposals will come in July (in the NDA government again) but it focussed on the affordable housing sector in which it made a few modifications which the government hoped will help in the growth of the sector.

New Delhi, Feb 14 (PTI): Shares of Yes Bank rallied 31 per cent at close of trade Thursday, adding Rs 12,025 crore to its market valuation, after the company said that the RBI had not found any divergence in the asset classification and provisioning done by the lender during 2017-18. The shares zoomed 30.73 per cent to close at Rs 221 on BSE. Intra-day, it advanced by 32.32 per cent to Rs 223.70.

On NSE, shares skyrocketed 31.36 per cent to close at Rs 222.60. In terms of traded volume, 194.98 lakh shares changed hands on BSE and over 26 crore shares were traded on NSE. The company stock was the biggest gainer on both the indices during the trade. Following the sharp jump in its shares, the company’s market valuation jumped by Rs 12,025.11 crore to Rs 51,114.11 crore on BSE. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) assesses compliance by banks with extant prudential norms on income recognition, asset classification and provisioning (IRACP) as part of its supervisory processes. “As part of this process, Yes Bank has received the Risk Assessment Report for FY2018.

The report observes NIL divergences in the bank’s asset classification and provisioning from the RBI norms,” Yes Bank said in a filing to BSE Wednesday.

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New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS): Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said the government is considering giving relief to the real estate sector and the next GST Council meeting could take some steps to address their issues even as he asked the banks to meet the realty sector on stalled projects in two weeks.

At the industry body CREDAI event here, he also advised the realty sector to sell off inventory even in the current pricing about which the realtors complain as being low. Goyal has been asking banks to step up lending to the housing sectors.

The finance minister asked the state-run banks to meet realty sector on stalled projects in two weeks and asked the realtors not to over-leverage the loans and drive away the banks from lending them. SBI chairman Rajnish Kumar was also present in the event.

While crediting the Prime Minister with taking up the problems of the housing sector, Goyal said “The Prime Minister guided us that we must relook at the GST structure. We have been having extensive discussions and last time probably we would have been able to finalise it but for some different view points came out from different quarters which was natural but somewhere you have to

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Bill introduced to prevent US shutdown

Washington, Feb 14 (IANS): US lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan spending and security bill to prevent a second gover nment shutdown days before the Friday midnight deadline.

Representative Nita Lowey (Democrat, New York), Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, filed the 1,159page bill on late Wednesday night that will keep money in federal coffers until the end of the fiscal year on September 30, the Washington Post reported.

The bill included $1.375 billion for physical barriers along the USMexico border, about onefifth of the amount President Donald Trump asked for. Democrats repeatedly said they won’t allocate him that money.

The first shutdown, that began on December 22 and ended on January 25, was the longest administrative closure in US history.

“We cannot repeat the disastrous government shutdown, so it is incumbent on Congress to come together to responsibly fund our government.

This legislation represents a bipartisan compromise and will keep our government open while funding key priorities,” Lowey said.

The bill, if approved by the Senate, which was expected to vote on it on early Thursday, and then if agreed to by the House and, finally, if signed by Trump, would prevent a second shutdown from

Democratic Representative from New York Nita Lowey submitted the bipartisan spending bill that, if approved by both the House and Senate, would avoid a second partial government shutdown

occurring.

Trump has not said explicitly that he will sign the bill, though Republican lawmakers said they were optimistic he’ll back it. “My impression is he’s likely to sign it,” said Senator John Cornyn.

Senator Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Appropriations Committee, said he spoke to Trump recently, characterising the President as being in “good spirits”.

The funding agreement came even as lawmakers and staffers were still haggling about a handful of outstanding issues, including the type of physical barriers that could be used along the border and

some of the locations.

A Congressional Democratic aide said the funding bill would only allow the administration to use “existing technologies” for fencing and barriers.

The $1.375 billion has been allocated for the construction of approximately 55 miles of a physical barrier along the southern border in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, according to a summary of the Consolidated Appropriations Act. Homeland Security will receive $49.4 billion in discretionary funding, $2 billion more than Trump asked for and, along with the 55-mile barrier, included $100 million for

“new border security technology”, $113 million for “additional air and marine assets” and $77 million for “opioid equipment and staffing for use at international mail and express consignment facilities”, the summary said.

There will be no funding for new border patrol agents, however.

Representative Lowey also said that under the bill, the Department of Homeland Security was also directed to ensure that migrant families were “reunited and transferred together” before they were removed from US Customs and Border Patrol or transferred to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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Iran suicide attack toll rises to 27 Tehran, Feb 14 (AFP): A suicide car bombing on a Revolutionary Guards bus in southeastern Iran killed 27 troops on Wednesday, in one of the deadliest attacks on the elite forces in years.

The assault came as the troops were returning from a border patrol mission, the Guards said in a statement.

“In this terrorist attack 27 of Islam’s brave warriors were killed and 13 were wounded,” the statement read, accusing “world domination and Zionist intelligence agencies” of supporting the attackers.

Earlier the official IRNA news agency said, “The suicide attack on an Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps personnel bus happened on the KhashZahedan road.”

A picture released by the semi-official Fars news agency showed a hulk of twisted metal lying by the side of a road, unrecognisable as a bus.

The attack happened when “a car filled with explosives blew up besides a bus”, the Guards said.

“Mercenaries of intelligence agencies of world arrogance and domination,” carried out the attack to counteract “the victory of the 40th anniversary of the Islamic revolution”, they added.

Iran has been celebrating the 40th anniversary of the return to Tehran of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1979 after more than 14 years in exile and the overthrow of the pro-Western shah. His arrival triggered the start of the Islamic Revolution and led to the creation of the Islamic Republic.

China, US hold talks to end trade war

Aides gesture as US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, left, Chinese Vice Premier Liu He (2nd right), and US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin (2nd lft) on Thursday.

Beijing, Feb 14 (PTI): Top trade negotiators from the US and China began their talks in "good spirits" here on Thursday amid the optimism generated by President Donald Trump's remarks about extending the March 1 deadline for the world's two largest economies to reach a trade deal.

US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and his Chinese counterpart Vice Premier Liu He met in Beijing to take the talks forward from their recent meeting in Washington on the topics of trade balance, technology transfer, protection of intellectual property rights (IPR), non-tariff barriers, service sector, agriculture and enforcement mechanism.

Besides Lighthizer, described as a hardliner on China by the Chinese media, the US team also included Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and David Malpass, a Treasury undersecretary who is Trump's nominee for World Bank president.

"Smiling faces, interesting photos – China, US kick off new trade talks

in good spirits," state-run Global Times tabloid headlined its story on the commencement of talks.

"The mood has changed for the extremely complicated and often tense negotiations between China and the US over their trade issues, or so it seems, judging from photos and other details emerging from the latest round of talks," it said.

Parrying questions on the likely outcome of the talks, China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said the top trade negotiators from the US and China be given the best convenience to focus on their job for the benefit of both countries and the global economy.

"The best thing we could do now is to let the negotiators concentrate on their negotiations," she said when asked about the possible outcome of the talks.

All eyes are on the ongoing trade talks, as its results are linked to the whole world's economic growth and stability, Hua said.

As the talks began the new official data said

China's export growth to the US slowed in January compared with December, while the imports slide widened, indicating a bleak trade picture between the two economies.

China's imports from the US edged down by 38.6 per cent year-on-year to USD 9.4 billion in January, compared with a 2.3 per cent yearly decline in December, Global Times reported.

In terms of exports, C h i n a ex p o r t e d U S D 279.4 billion-yuan worth of goods to the US in January, up by 1.9 per cent year-on-year, but slowing from the 8.6 per cent growth seen in the previous month, according to data revealed by the General Administration of Customs on Thursday.

China's January trade surplus with the US widened by 31.2 per cent to hit 188.4 billion yuan, according to the data.

Amid the ongoing trade war, China's economy sank to a 28-year low in 2018 slowing down to 6.6 per cent year-on-year.

It was the lowest growth since 1990.

922 children died of measles in Madagascar

2003 also means many have had no chance to develop immunity.

An emergency response has vaccinated 22 million of the 26 million population so far, Kretsinger said. Even those who had previously been vaccinated had only received one shot, and so were given the more standard second, “booster” jab.

“We believe that that should go a long way towards stemming the current outbreak,” she added.

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Harare, Feb 14 (Agencies): At least 23 illegal gold miners were feared dead in Zimbabwe on Thursday after water flooded two disused shafts in a mining town 145 kilometres (90 miles) south-west of the capital Harare.

Rescuers were trying to use pumps to extract water in the search for survivors and bodies at the site near the town of Kadoma.

“We heard from their colleagues that at least 23 people are trapped in the mine shaft which was flooded by water from a dam wall which burst due to heavy rains on Tuesday night,” Wilson Gwatiringa, spokesman for mining company RioZim, owners of one of the mines, told AFP. "One of them is our mine which was no longer in operation. We are assisting on humanitarian grounds."

The state-owned Herald newspaper said the other mine was privately owned.

District administrator Fortunate Muzulu told the paper at least 23 people were trapped underground and that the "chances of rescuing any survivors are very slim".

"The illegal miners entered the shafts at night to evade the owners," Muzulu said. Police would not confirm the incident, saying they were yet to receive a full report.

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Measles is a highly contagious viral disease that can cause complications including blindness and brain swelling and increase susceptibility to other diseases.

The Indian Ocean island is among Africa’s poorest countries, and in 2017 only 58 percent of the population had been vaccinated against measles. The lack of a big outbreak since

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GENEVA, Feb 14 (Agencies): At least 922 children and young adults have died of measles in Madagascar since October, despite a huge emergency vaccination programme, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.

The number of deaths is based on official numbers, but these are likely to be very incomplete, as is the current total of infections, at 66,000, Dr. Katrina Kretsinger of WHO’s expanded pro-

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NCS probationers orientiated to Assam Rifles

Maj Gen Pradeep Nair handing gifts to NCS probationers after their one-week orientation program with Assam Rifles from February 7 to 14.

DIMAPUR: As part of the ongoing probation of the 2017 batch of the Nagaland Civil Service, 15 probationers attended a one-week orientation program with Assam Rifles from February 7 to 14.

A press release by the PRO of HQ IGAR (N) stated that the probationers, during the orienta-

tion, were briefed on the organization of Assam Rifles, terrain imperatives and various security and administrative challenges in Nagaland and also visited and stayed at various company operating bases deployed along the IndoMyanmar border.

The orientation program culminated on Thurs-

day in Kohima, where Maj Gen Pradeep Nair, YSM along with officers of HQ IGAR (N) recieved and interacted with them. The general officer encouraged the future administrators to bring about an administration that runs on reliability and efficiency and wished them the best in their future endeavours.

Orientation program on early identification & RPWD Act

DIMAPUR: An orientation program on early identification of disabilities & the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPWD) Act 2016 workshop was held at Red Cross Conference Hall, Kohima for Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) and Anganwadi workers on February 13.

The workshop was organized by National Institute of Orthopedically Disabilities, Kolkata in collaboration with Social Welfare Directorate, CMO office, MD NHAK Kohima and Cherry Blossoms Society.

A press release from Cherry Blossoms Society director, Purnima Kayani stated that Thejawelie Gregory Sote, DC Kohima shared on the need to have proper mind sets and positive attitudes towards people with disabilities. He also encouraged the gathering to give time, attention, suggestion and direction on how to best manage people with disabilities.

The contribution of ASHA and Anganwadi

workers are very important as they are at the grassroots levels and have first contact with stakeholders, he added.

Diethono Nakhro, disability commissioner of Nagaland, stressed on the need to better the understanding and knowledge of disabilities in the grassroots levels and impart constant learning through workshops and seminars.

She mentioned that accessibility has to be addressed by all government buildings and public places and ensure that proper laws and rules are set.

Atoli, joint director Social Welfare also spoke on the collaboration with different departments and private sectors.

Others who spoke in the program included, A. Patra, Sreeja Mitra, Monali, Adaphro Pfozhe, and Viesienuo Chusi.

Sankara Narayan of Bethel Masiha Church, Bethel Medical Center invoked God’s blessings and D. Adani pronounced a vote of thanks.

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SASRD students participate in Agri Fest

The SASRD team at the 19th All India Agricultural Universities’ Youth Festival in Gujarat.

DIMAPUR: Students of Nagaland University, School of Agricultural Sciences and Rural Development (SASRD) Medziphema Campus participated in the 19th All India Agricultural Universities’ Youth Festival (Agri Uni Fest 2019) at Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar, Gujarat from

February 3 to 7.

A press release by SASRD Medziphema stated that 64 Agricultural Universities consisting of 24 to 26 members participated in the mega cultural festival.

An 18-student contingent from SASRD led by professor Pauline Alila, and assistant professor, Dr. Sanjoy Das participated in

the event.

The students were part of a number of activities such as folk dances, skits, quizes, poster making, on the spot painting, debate, elocution, extempore speeches, rangoli and cartooning. Social and Cultural secretary, SU: SASRD, Imnichetla Jamir won the 1st prize in the poster making competition.

State BJP Minority Morcha attends National Sammelan DIMAPUR: A team from the Nagaland State BJP Minority Morcha attended a National Sammelan held from January 31 to February 1 at Dr SRM Hall Civic Centre, New Delhi. The 9-member team comprised of party workers led by state secretary BJP, Nagaland and Minority Morcha In-Charge, Khevishe Sema and State president, BJP Minority Morcha, RaMO 45 AR captain Sandeep and ADC Shamator, jiv Jha. The two-day SamLankonsen Tsanglao kicked off National De-Worming melan proved significant and mostly emphasised on Week on February 10 at CHC Shamator. (DIPR)

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the significance and role of minorities in building the nation.

A press release issued by state general secretary, BJP Minority Morcha, Pintu M Ghosh stated that the Sammelan also focused on the forthcoming General Elections 2019.

The release added that leaders from all ranks and file from across the country attended the Sammelan where BJP National president, Amit Shah, BJP National general secretary,

Ram Lal, and other important dignitaries from the party spoke.

The release further stated that Nagaland BJP Minority Morcha submitted a detailed report of activities executed in the State to BJP National general secretary, Ram Lal through State president, BJP Minority Morcha, Rajiv Jha. The Sammelan was chaired by national president, BJP Minority 80's Footprints visited Sumi Baptist Church Showuba on February 10, to donate cash Morcha, Abdul Rashid to aid its Church re-construction which had been completely razed in an unfortunate fire incident on December 22. (Shiyeto Wotsa) Ansari.

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Cannot disclose phone tapping permissions: MHA

It said any disclosure of intercepted related information defeats the very purpose of lawful interception/phone tapping.

New Delhi, Feb 14 (PTI): Information on permissions given to central agencies for phone tapping cannot be disclosed as it would prejudicially affect interests of the state, might endanger a person or impede the process of investigation, the Home Ministry said in response to an RTI query.

The applicant had sought to know the number of sanctions issued by the ministry to central agencies permitting them to intercept phones between 2009 and 2018.

He had also asked for data related to the number of times an agency had sought permission to tap phones and about permissions being denied by the ministry.

The applicant did not seek any specific details such as cases, individuals, file noting from the ministry.

The Home Ministry invoked three exemption clauses from the RTI Act to withhold the information without giving any reasons.

Giving reason is mandatory in case information

is being denied by a public authority.

The ministry took refuge under Section 8(1)(a) of the RTI Act to withhold data. The section exempts disclosure of information that will prejudicially affect the sovereignty and integrity of India, the security, strategic, scientific or economic interests of the State, relation with foreign State or lead to incitement of an offence.

It also cited section 8(1)(g) which exempts information that would endanger the life or physical safety of any person or identify the source of information or assistance given in confidence for law enforcement or security purposes.

Section 8(1)(h) for the information which would impede the process of investigation or apprehension or prosecution of offenders was also cited by the ministry.

“This is absolute nonsense. These clauses cannot be applied in such a summary manner. It was a wrong order from the Central Public Information Officer (CPIO).

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Sushil Chandra appointed new EC New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS): CBDT Chairman Sushil Chandra was on Thursday appointed the new Election Commissioner ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, making the poll panel a three-member entity again. The other two members of the Commission are Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora and Election Commissioner (EC) Ashok Lavasa.

Chandra, 61, an IRSIT officer of the 1980 batch, will fill the vacancy caused by the retirement of O.P. Rawat, who demitted office as Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) late last year.

Chandra is the second Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer to be appointed to the Commission after T.S. Krishnamurthy, who went on to become the CEC in 2004. “In pursuance of clause (2) of Article 324 of the Constitution, the President is pleased to appoint Sushil Chandra, former IRS (IT)-1980 officer as the Election Commissioner with effect from the date he assumes the office,” said a government order issued on Thursday.

Chandra’s tenure as chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) was to expire in May this year.

BJP veterans including Advani may contest Lok Sabha polls New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS): BJP veterans, including L.K. Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi, are likely to contest the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, notwithstanding an informal bar on those above 75 years occupying ministerial and organisational posts.

A final decision in this regard would be taken by the party’s Central Election Committee when it meets after the announcement of the election schedule, likely in the first week of March.

Sources in BJP said the party leadership had given an informal green signal to these veterans.

They said the leadership wanted to persuade Advani (91) to vacate the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat for her daughter Pratibha but he is said to have turned down the proposal.

Advani’s stance was that having fought against dynasty politics throughout his career, he cannot compromise on it. Instead, he is keen on contesting the coming polls.

Advani, currently the oldest member of the Lok Sabha, has represented the Gandhinagar constituency since 1991 and has been winning all the last five

L.K. Advani (File)

general elections by a big margin.

In the 2017 Assembly polls, the BJP faced a tough fight from the Congress and its tally was restricted to 99 of the 182 Assembly seats.

The party failed to open its account in districts like Morbi, Amreli and Gir Somnath while in Gandhinagar the BJP won five of the seven Assembly seats.

If Advani contests, he would become the oldest MP ever to fight the Lok Sabha elections after Ram Sunder Das of the Janata Dal-United, who won from Hajipur in 2009 at age 88 and vacated office at the age of 93.

Besides Advani, party veterans Murli Manohar Joshi (84), Shanta Kumar (85), Kalraj Mishra (77) and Bhagat Singh Koshyari (77) are also likely to be fielded

in the Lok Sabha polls, the sources said.

Joshi, who won in 2014 from Kanpur, was the BJP President between 1991 and 1993 and has also represented Allahabad and Varanasi in Parliament. In 2014, he was shifted to Kanpur after the party decided to field Narendra Modi in Varanasi.

Advani and Joshi, considered three top leaders of BJP after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, did not find a place in BJP’s highest decisionmaking body, the Parliamentary Board when the BJP President took charge.

Instead he created a Marg Darshak Mandal that comprises Prime Minister Modi, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Shah himself as well as Joshi and Advani.

Shanta Kumar has been representing Kangra constituency in Himachal Pradesh. The former Chief Minister of the hill state was first elected from there in 1989. He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1998, 1999 and 2014 from Kangra.

Mishra, the BJP’s prominent Brahmin face in Uttar Pradesh, is representing Deoria in the current Lok Sabha.

Non-BJP parties to move SC against use of EVM: Naidu

New Delhi, Feb 14 (PTI): Some of the non-BJP parties have decided to approach the Supreme Court against the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM), Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said on Thursday.

In his daily teleconference with Telugu Desam Party leaders, Naidu said a decision in this regard was taken during the meeting of 15 non-BJP parties at Sharad Pawar’s residence in New Delhi last night.

A TDP release on the teleconference, however, did not give any further details on the issue.

The TDP has been demanding that use of EVMs be abolished in the upcoming elections and that the Election Commission of India revert to the old ballot paper system.

Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora, who was here a couple of days ago, maintained that “most parties” reposed faith in EVMs and regretted that some were making the EVMs part of their “motivated slugfest”.

Naidu also told his party rank and file that the opposition parties decided to forge a pre-election alliance and work with a common minimum programme.

BJP want No links with Cong, says IJA president ‘112’ for emergency to kick off on Feb 19 TMC, to wipe out New Delhi, Feb 14 (PTI): Fourteen states and Union Territories will next week join a pan-India network of single emergency helpline number ‘112’ where any immediate assistance can be sought by people in need, officials said on Thursday.

The Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) is an integration of police (100), fire (101), health (108) and women (1090) helpline numbers to provide emergency services through the single number ‘112’.

To access the emergency services, a person can dial 112 from phone or press power button on smart phone 3 time quickly to activate panic call to Emergency Response Centre (ERC). In case of normal phone, long press of ‘5 or ‘9’ key on the phone will activate the panic call, a home ministry official said.

People can also log onto ERSS website for the state and lodge emergency Email or send SOS

alert to state ERC. They can use ‘112’ India mobile app, which is available free on Google Playstore and Apple store.

The states where the single emergency number ‘112’ will be operationalised on February 19 include Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

The single number for various emergency services, which is similar to the ‘911’ all-in-one emergency service in the US, will be gradually rolled out across the country, the official

said.

Under the Union Home Ministry sponsored project, the states will have to set up a dedicated ERC. The ERC will have a team of trained call-takers and dispatchers to handle emergency requests relating to assistance from police, fire and rescue, health and other emergency services.

Police can view all events after an emergency call is made at the ERC. The ERCs are connected to district command centres (DCC) and the emergency response vehicles and assistance/response

to victims are facilitated through them, another official said.

The ERSS is designed to be a common protocol managed by each state and UT. The ERSS provides a 112 India mobile app.

For women and children, 112 India app provides a special ‘SHOUT’ feature which alerts registered volunteers in the vicinity of victim for immediate assistance.

The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) has been designated as the total service provider by the home ministry for the project. The C-DAC has developed complete ERSS solutions for state and UTs and is also supporting states and UTs in setting up the ERSS. The central government is providing Rs 321.69 crore to the states and UTs for the ERSS as part of the Nirbhaya scheme.

The service has already been launched in Himachal Pradesh and Nagaland.

Cong: Mitra

Kolkata, Feb 14 (PTI): West Bengal Congress president Somen Mitra on Thursday said the BJP and the TMC were “evil forces”, which had the common goal of wiping out his party, even as Congress president Rahul Gandhi and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee have agreed to work together to prepare a common minimum programme for a national pre-poll alliance in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

“On one hand, Mamata Banerjee calls for a united fight against the BJP and on the other, she takes steps to help the BJP in Bengal. This is nothing but double standards. The TMC and the BJP are two sides of the same coin,” Mitra told a press conference here.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) talked of a “Congress-mukt Bharat” (Congress-free India) and the Trinamool Congress (TMC), since it came to power in Bengal in 2011, had poached on Congress MLAs and MPs with the sole aim of weakening the party, he said.

Aadhaar data breach report incorrect: UIDAI tells Delhi HC breach of right to informational privacy.

In an affidavit, the government agecy said that Aadhaar data is fully secured at all times and for further strengthening of security and privacy of data, security audits are conducted on regular basis, and all possible steps are taken to make the data safer and protected.

It further added that there are multiple layers of security at physical level in UIDUIDAI said strongest encryption technology has been used to store data AI data centres and which is impossible to decrypt. is being managed by armed Central IndusNew Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS): The Unique trial Security Force (CISF) personnel roundIdentification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that re- the-clock.

“The technical architecture of Aadhaar ports regarding security breach of data related has been structured in such a way, so as to to Aadhaar is incorrect and misleading as the strongest encryption technology has been used ensure clear data verification, authentication and de-duplication, while ensuring a high to store data which is impossible to decrypt.

“The technology used is 2048-bit encryp- level of privacy and information security,” the tion, which is the strongest one and it is impos- UIDAI said.

“UIDAI has taken all necessary safesible to decrypt and extract any information even if enrolment packets were accessible dur- guards, starting from providing standardised ing transit to the UIDAI data centre,” UIDAI software that encrypts the entire data even told a bench of Justice S. Ravindra Bhat and before saving it to any disk; protecting data using tamper-proofing; identifying every operaJustice Prateek Jalan.

The bench was hearing a plea seeking tor in all and every enrolment; and identifying exemplary damages for the losses caused due every one of the thousands of machines using an unique registration process, which ensures to leakage of Aadhaar data.

The plea was filed by Shamnad Basheer every encrypted data is tracked,” read the reply alleging that the dissemination of personal copy filed by the UIDAI. information of Aadhaar holders made it clear Countering Basheer’s claim, the agency that the government is responsible for any also said that the petitioner is trying to re-

agitate the same issues which have attained finality before the Supreme Court and therefore the present petition deserves to be dismissed with costs.

It said that the petition is based on a mere assumption that the general public is likely to be aggrieved.

“In the entire petition, there is not even a mention as to how the petitioner is aggrieved by the actions of the UIDAI and how his constitutional rights have been violated to entitle him to damages claimed by him,” the UIDAI said.

Adding that there is no merit in the application, UIDAI, in its reply, said: “The alleged facts (leakage of Aadhaar data) on the basis of which the petitioner has filed the plea are unsubstantiated statements and the information relating to the Aadhaar scheme has been grossly misreported and interpolated to mislead this court.

“The petitioner has pivoted his entire case around the misleading and unverified reports in the media regarding security breach of data related to Aadhaar, which is entirely denied as incorrect and misinformed.”

The agency requested the court dismiss the plea with cost as the petitioner has no locus standi to file this application.

The petitioner has said his constitutional rights have been violated due to the negligence of UIDAI. Citing the top court’s judgement, the petitioner said that when the state violates the constitutional rights of a citizen, courts may award compensation.

Basheer has also requested that the court appoint an independent committee comprising multiple experts to investigate the scope, extent of breaches and the magnitude of harm caused due to data leak.

who organised EVM-hacking event

New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS): Inter national Journalists’ Association (IJA) President Ashish Ray on Thursday said he has never been part of the Congress and that he was only performing his duty as a journalist when he organised the controversial press conference involving an Indian techie who claimed that EVMs used in the elections here were hackable.

Ray was the man responsible for giving platform to Syed Ahmed Shuja, a Hyderabad man claiming to be part of the team which built the EVM for the Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL).

Shuja was granted asylum in the United States in March 2018, Ray said.

The conference, which took place on January 21 this year in London, was billed as an event where Shuja -- all his claims, Ray said -- will hack an EVM live in front of journalists.

However, he missed

Argentina President to visit India from Feb 17

New Delhi, Feb 14 (PTI): Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri will be paying a state visit to India from February 17 to 19, during which he will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind, the Ministry of External Affairs said Thursday.

A high-level delegation comprising the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Emilio Monzo, Minister of Foreign Affairs Jorge Faurie, Government Secretary of Modernisation Andrés Ibarra, Government Secretary of Agriculture Luis Etchevehere, and senior officials will be accompanying Macri during the visit.

Argentina’s first lady Juliana Awada will also be accompanying Macri.

Macri will visit Agra on February 17. A day later, he will hold delegation-level talks with Modi and have other official engagements.

He will travel to Mumbai on February 19.

The state visit of Macri is taking place in the 70th year of formal diplomatic relations between the two countries.

the conference and instead addressed it through Skype with a bandage on his head, claiming he was attacked a few days before the conference, Ray said. One of the claims made by Shuja was that EVMs were hacked in the 2014 general election to the benefit of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

The event, since having snowballed into a controversy involving the Election Commission of India, forced Ray to come to India, where he said he had never been part of the Congress nor was the conference organised at its behest. “Let me clarify, I have never spoken about it. My grandfather Sarat Bose was a member of Congress. He was a senior Cabinet Minister in the interim government in 1946. His younger brother Subhas Chandra Bose was twice elected President of the Congress.

I have never been a part of Congress,” Ray told reporters in the capital.A day after the London event, BJP leader Ravi Shankar

Prasad had alleged that it was organised at the behest of Congress and that Ray had connection with the party. Prasad also said Ray “praises Rahul Gandhi in columns in National Herald”.

On senior Congress leader Kapil sibal’s presence at the London EVM conference, Ray said he had sent the invitation to presidents of six political parties -- Congress, BJP, NCP, BSP, CPI and CPIMarxist, but didn’t hear from any of them except from Aam Aadmi Party, which “made the complaint why they were not invited”.

“Kapil Sibal was in London on some other work. He was perfectly fine in attending it since the invitation was sent to his party,” he said.

Ray also demanded the United States government to come up with asylum-granting documents related to Shuja, which he said will clear a lot of air about the mysterious man.

CAG allowed itself to become a joke, says Chidambaram New Delhi, Feb 14 (PTI): Former finance minister P Chidambaram on Thursday slammed the CAG report on the Rafale deal as “useless”, saying the institution has allowed itself to become a “joke”.

The report contains no useful information or conclusion and its motive is to hide the truth, the senior Congress leader told reporters.

He reiterated his party’s demand for a joint parliamentary committee probe into the deal, saying only it can call for all relevant records.

The CAG is not God, he said, apparently rejecting the ruling BJP’s contention that the national auditor’s report should be the final word on the contentious issue. “The CAG allowed itself to become a joke and an honourable government in future will restore the prestige and credibility of the institution,” Chidambaram said “If you thought those 33 pages will bring to light the hidden aspects of the deal and explain matters relating to numbers, pricing, delivery etcetera and comment on correctness and

P Chidambaram (File)

propriety of transaction, you will be disappointed,” he said. The much-awaited report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the controversy-hit deal was tabled in Parliament on Wednesday.

According to the report, the Modi government secured a 2.86 per cent cheaper price for Rafale fighter jets than what was negotiated by the UPA regime. However it flagged that removal of ‘sovereign guarantees’ only benefitted the French manufacturer, and not India.

It also pointed out that certain India-specific enhancements in the new deal were “not required” and the Ministry of Defence overruled the Indian Air Force’s proposal to reduce the number of these enhancements.

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Trump blasts Venezuela over blocked aid shipments

Israel opposes UN council visit to Palestinian territories

over the military, Guaido said: “Here is a direct order to the armed forces: allow in the humanitarian aid once and for all (and) end the repression.”

Guaido’s team has also met with Brazilian officials to set up a second aid storage center on that border. The new right-wing government of President Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, which took over in January after more than a decade of leftist rule there, has joined the growing coalition against Maduro.

But Maduro has so far resisted, portraying himself in the mold of historic Latin American anti-imperialist leaders.

Moscow weighed in on Tuesday, with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warning “against all interference in Venezuela’s domestic affairs, including the use of force threatened

by Washington.”

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 14 (Agencies): Israel has refused to allow the UN Security Council to visit the West Bank, territory that the Palestinians claim for a future independent state, UN diplomats said Wednesday. Israel later confirmed it had opposed what it called a Palestinian propaganda initiative.

Last week, the council authorized its current president, Equatorial Guinea’s UN Ambassador Anatolio Ndong Mba, to consult the Israeli and Palestinian ambassadors about a trip.

Palestinian Ambassador Riyad Mansour immediately responded, saying a council visit would be viewed “in the most positive way.”

But Kuwait’s UN Ambassador Mansour Al-Otaibi said Ndong Mba reported to a closed council meeting Wednesday that “Israel categorically refused the council visit,” though Ambassador Danny Danon said the government would welcome visits to Israel by individual ambassadors.

Danon said in a statement later Wednesday that the planned visit was a Palestinian propaganda initiative “aimed at presenting a false reality to the international community.” He noted that Israel had hosted dozens of UN ambassadors from around the world in recent years and shown them “the historical truths that the Palestinians refuse to accept and fight against with terror and incitement.”

Sanctions to remain till N Korea denuclearizes, says Harry Harris

Egypt parl extends prez Abdel-Fattah’s term till 2034

Washington, Feb 14 (AFP): President Donald Trump warned Venezuela on Wednesday that “all options” are on the table and demanded that far left leader Nicolas Maduro unblock US aid shipments to the country.

Again stressing that he had not ruled out military options, Trump said he was “sad” about the “turmoil” in the oil-rich Latin American nation.

“You’ll see,” he told reporters at a White House meeting with his Colombian counterpart Ivan Duque, when asked if thousands of US troops could deploy.

Duque, whose country has taken in large numbers of Venezuelan refugees, also lambasted Maduro, saying that “obstructing the access of humanitarian aid is a crime against humanity.”

The US aid, sitting on the Colombian side of the border with Venezuela, has become the latest flashpoint in the US-led push to topple Maduro, whose socialist government is bolstered by the military and backed by Russia and China.

Maduro accuses the United States of using the blocked aid shipments as pretext for an invasion.

However, much of Venezuela’s population is in desperate need, lacking even basics like food and medicine.

Seoul, Feb 14 (IANS): US Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris said on Thursday that sanctions will remain in place until North Korea denuclearizes, as Washington and Pyongyang are preparing for their second summit later this month.

Harris was speaking at a forum in Seoul where he discussed the meeting that will be held between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Hanoi, Vietnam, on February 27 and 28 to advance the dialogue on disarmament, Yonhap news agency reported.

“The US and our South Korean ally are in complete agreement that sanctions will remain until DPRK denuclearizes,” he said in a statement.

“Our goal remains the same: To achieve our shared objective of a final, fully verified denuclearization of the DPRK as committed

President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, in Washington.

“I think he’s making a terrible mistake by not allowing that to happen,” Trump said of Maduro’s refusal to allow in the aid.

“We’re trying to get food to people that are starving. You have people starving in Venezuela.”

Wa s h i n g t o n h a s thrown its full weight behind opposition leader Juan Guaido, recognizing him as interim president, demanding that Maduro step aside and imposing sanctions.

Around 50 countries have now recognized Guaido as interim president.

At a huge opposition rally on Tuesday, Guaido vowed that humanitarian aid would enter the country on February 23. “ We h ave a l m o s t 300,000 Venezuelans who will die if the aid doesn’t enter,” he added.

In his latest attempt to erode Maduro’s authority

Harry Harris (File)

(to) by Chairman Kim in Singapore,” he added.

Kim and Trump met for the first time in Singapore last year to discuss North Korea disarmament.

During that meeting, Kim agreed to work towards the “complete denuclearization” of the Korean Peninsula but with little clarity on how to achieve that longelusive goal.

It is expected that the second summit will serve to refine differences and clearly agree on what kind of disarmament Pyongyang would be willing to carry

out and in what terms it could comply, as well as to establish compensation measures from Washington, the report said.

Pyongyang has requested compensation such as aid, the lifting of sanctions and the signing of a peace treaty to end the state of war which still technically prevails over the Korean Peninsula since the end of the conflict that devastated the region between 1950 and 1953.

Harris said that North Korea could expect a “brighter, more secure and more prosperous future”, if it fulfils its denuclearization promise.

He also credited South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in for his role in the groundwork for peace, as well as Beijing. “ Wi t h o u t C h i n a ’s support on sanctions, we wouldn’t have achieved (the) progress that we have made so far.”

Cairo, Feb 14 (AP): Egypt parliament has overwhelmingly approved constitutional changes to remove term limits for President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, allowing him to stay on power possibly until 2034.

The changes are part of a package of amendments that will be further examined before final approval in the chamber and a national referendum.

On Thursday, 485 lawmakers in the 596-seat body backed the amendments.

Parliament Speaker Ali Abdel-Al said they would now be discussed by the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee for 60 days before being put to a referendum.

The national referendum will likely take place before early May, the start of the Muslim Holy Month of Ramadan.

A council visit requires support from all 15 council members and approval by the countries concerned.

Al-Otaibi, the Arab representative on the council, said he expressed regret that the visit won’t take place, noting there have been many requests for the UN’s most powerful body to visit the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem, which the Palestinians want as their capital — all unsuccessful.

“We want to continue our consultation,” he said.

“Hopefully we reach a consensus, because we said this issue has been on the council agenda for decades.”

“We want an official trip — this is what we asked for, not to go illegally or not to be invited as tourists,” AlOtaibi said.

The Security Council asked the council president to meet the Israeli and Palestinian ambassadors to discuss a visit after the United States blocked an Arab-backed Security Council statement put forward

by Indonesia and Kuwait expressing regret at Israel’s suspension of an international observer mission in the West Bank city of Hebron.

The Temporary International Presence in Hebron was established in 1994 following Israeli extremist Baruch Goldstein’s massacre of 29 worshipers at the Ibrahimi Mosque in the West Bank city, located at the site revered by Jews as the biblical Tomb of the Patriarchs.

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French want yellow vests to end protests

Yellow Vests protesters help a person injured by a water cannon during a demonstration near the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France. (File)

PARIS, Feb 14 (Agencies): More than half of French people want the “yellow vests” to end their sometimes violent antigovernment protests, with many believing demonstrators still marching through cities each weekend no longer reflect the group’s early demands.

A survey by respected pollster Elabe published late on Wednesday showed 56 percent think the movement should call off the weekly protests, an increase of 11 points from a month earlier and the first time they have been a majority.

The protests erupted in November over the high cost of diesel and high living costs, and are named after the high-visibility jackets French motorists must carry in their car.

The unrest quickly morphed into a broader revolt against President

Emmanuel Macron and inequality.

Much of the worst rioting, vandalism and looting has been blamed on anarchists as well as hard-left and extreme-right militants with no connection to the protest movement.

While a majority of people support the movement, two in every three believe those still protesting each weekend in Paris and other cities are not representative of its early ambitions.

The “yellow vests” have posed the greatest challenge to the authority of Macron, who has made costly tax concessions and last month launched a twomonth national debate, promising policy change that address voter grievances.

On Thursday, the 41-year-old president met with rural mayors in the

remote village of Gargilesse-Dampierre in central France.

One after the other, the mayors presented their grumbles: the dearth of doctors, shortage of money for technology, decline of public transport, and lack of power for local officials.

“I will try and respond to each of the points you have raised,” Macron said as he got to his feet, dressed as always in a sharp suit, crisp white shirt and dark tie. “I share your opinion, the country is tired.

We must rise to the challenge.”

In recent debates, Macron has stood for more than six hours answering questions. Polls point to a rebound in the president’s battered popularity since he launched the debates and his aides talk of a new energy inside the Elysee Palace.

UK to debate Jallianwala Bagh massacre

London, Feb 14 (PTI): Indian-origin peers in the House of Lords have initiated a “historic” debate on the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in April 1919 during the British Raj, to be held next Tuesday.

“Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Amritsar massacre”, initiated by Lord Meghnad Desai and Lord Raj Loomba, will take place in the main chamber of the Upper House of the UK Parliament and include around nine speakers during what is listed as a “short debate”.

Both Desai and Loomba are members of the newly-formed Jallianwala Bagh Centenar y Commemoration Committee, set up to mark 100 years since the tragic event.

“This is a historic moment as the centenary of the massacre falls on April 13, 2019. The debate proposes discussing the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in detail, as well as the British government’s plans to com-

memorate the centenary,” said a statement from the Jallianwala Bagh Centenary Commemoration Committee (JBCC).

“This is the first time in 100 years that there will be a full debate on Jallianwala Bagh. The last time was in July 1920, when the House of Lords, through a vote, condoned the actions of Brigadier General Dyer who killed more than a thousand peaceful protestors at Jallianwala Bagh on 13th April, 1919,” the statement noted.

Historical records claim that Dyer had fired on the Baisakhi gathering without warning and continued to fire for 10 minutes even as they were trying to escape, while he blocked the main exit with his soldiers and armoured vehicles.

In their role as JBCC members, Desai and Loomba have also written a letter to British Prime Minister Theresa May requesting an apology for the incident.

Previously, former Brit-

ish Prime Minister David Cameron had defended a decision to not deliver a formal apology for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre during a visit to Amritsar in February 2013.

“I don’t think the right thing is to reach back into history and to seek out things you can apologise for. I think the right thing is to acknowledge what happened, to recall what happened, to show respect and understanding for what happened,” Cameron had said at the time.

The JBCCC, chaired by businessman and philanthropist Sardar Balbir Singh Kakar, is made up of a number of Indians and non-resident Indians (NRIs) including Lady Kishwar Desai, diplomat Navtej Sarna and British MP Virendra Sharma.

Along with the Arts And Cultural Heritage Trust, the committee has been supporting the Partition Museum at the Town Hall in Amritsar, near Jallianwala Bagh, to produce

and install a detailed exhibition on the massacre titled ‘Punjab under Siege – the Jallianwala Bagh Centenary (1919-2019)’.

This exhibition will travel through UK cities of London, Manchester and Birmingham in April, with the help of Manchester Museum.

“There are also requests to send the exhibitions to various cities in India and around Punjab.

The exhibition tells the story of massacre through its impact on people’s lives, and focuses on the fact that this atrocity was one part of much larger colonial oppression in Punjab, that lasted for months, even years, and left a grievous wound upon the psyche of Punjab,” the JBCC said.

The lead up to the Jallianwala Bagh centenary year has also seen a UK Opposition Labour Party drive in favour of colonial history being made a compulsory part of the curriculum in schools across Britain.

No unilateral US pullout from Afghanistan: Shanahan Pope condemns global food inequality

B ru s s e l s, F e b 1 4 (AFP): Washington will not unilaterally withdraw from Afghanistan, the Pentagon chief said Thursday, as NATO said the Kabul government must be urgently brought into US peace talks with the Taliban aimed at ending the country’s 17-year war.

Acting defence secretary Patrick Shanahan said any decision to reduce the number of US troops in Afghanistan would be taken in coordination with NATO, which runs a training and support mission in the war-torn country.

The United States is leading a push for peace talks with the Taliban, seeking a breakthrough in the grinding conflict, with the Islamists announcing Wednesday a fresh round of meetings in Islamabad.

But NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned against any more delay in involving the Afghan government of President Ashraf Ghani in the process, saying that with-

US military advisers from the 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade walk along an Afghan National Army base in Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. (File)

out it lasting peace would not be possible.

President Donald Trump wants to end US involvement in Afghanistan, where 14,000 American troops are still deployed -- raising Afghan fears that Washington could exit before securing a durable peace deal.

But, after talks with

fellow NATO defence ministers in Brussels, Shanahan said Washington would not act alone.

“There will be no unilateral troop reduction.

That was one of the messages in the meeting today.

It will be coordinated. We work together,” he said after the meeting, which came after a tour of Kabul

and Baghdad for Shanahan.

“I feel as though we’re creating the diplomatic leverage Ambassador Khalizad needs. We really need to talk about the possibility for peace. This may be our moment.”

Zalmay Khalilzad is the US special envoy leading talks with the Taliban

and he has expressed hope of finding a deal before Afghan presidential elections scheduled for July.

Washington held major talks with Taliban officials in Qatar last month as part of efforts to convince the militants -- ousted from power in Afghanistan by a US-led invasion in 2001 -- to negotiate with Ghani’s government.

Ghani himself has vented frustration at talks going on without him about the future of Afghanistan and warned against rushing into a deal.

“It is very important that the Afghan government as soon as possible becomes fully integrated in the peace process,” Stoltenberg said.

“Without that there will be no lasting peace and no strong institutions to make sure any peace agreement is fully enforced.”

The militants last week held separate talks in Moscow with a senior delegation of Afghan politicians -- including some of Ghani’s leading rivals.

ROME, Feb 14 (Agencies): Pope Francis condemned unfair access to food around the world as “perverse” on Thursday, saying it threatened disaster for humanity if not remedied.

“Few have too much and many have little,” said the 81-year-old Argentine pontiff, who is one of the world’s most respected voices on issues of poverty and social justice.

The Roman Catholic Church’s leader made his comments during a visit to the Rome-based U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation for a session of the governing council of its sister agency, the International Fund for Agricultural Development.

“Many do not have food and are adrift while the few are drowning in the superfluous,” said the pope, who has often backed U.N. targets to tackle hunger and climate change.

“This perverse tendency of inequality is disastrous for the future of humanity.”

Pope Francis (File)

In words echoing the complaints of grassroots protest movements around the world, Francis lamented that the rate of extreme poverty reduction was slowing “while the concentration of riches in the hands of few is increasing”.

In the pope’s home continent Latin America, the number of people in extreme poverty increased in 2017 to the highest in almost a decade despite improvements in social spending policies, another U.N. agency said last month.

“They live precarious situations: the air is flawed, the natural resources are

depleted, the rivers polluted, the soil is acidified,” Francis said of the world’s most disadvantaged.

“They do not have enough water for themselves or their crops, their sanitary infrastructures are very deficient, their housing scarce and defective.”

Francis, who also met with indigenous representatives, said it was “paradoxical” that many of the more than 820 million people suffering hunger and malnutrition live in rural areas where most food is produced. The global exodus from rural to urban areas was worrying, he added.

Priyanka calls off her first PC

Congress general secretaries Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Jyotiraditya Scindia along with UPCC President Raj Babbar and other leaders observe a two minute silence over the Pulwama militant attack on CRPF convoy, at the party office in Lucknow, Thursday. (PTI)

LUCKNOW, FEB 14 (PTI): Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Thursday called off her first press conference after being inducted in the Congress as a Congress general secretary, expressing grief over the deaths of 30 CRPF personnel in a terror attack in Kashmir.

The press conference was meant to wrap up her four-day visit to the state, the first after being appointed in-charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.

“This conference was called for political discussions. But when our jawans have been killed in a terror attack in Pulwama, I feel it would not be right if we have political discussions at this time,”

she told reporters at the press conference venue.

“I want to tell their families that every single countryman is with them in their hour of grief,” she said.

“They should have faith... we are standing by them,” she added.

A two-minute silence was also observed as a mark of grief.

The Congress leader has held a series of discussions with party workers over the past four days, with at least one session lasting through the night.

The Congress is trying to revive itself in the state where it faces a challenge from the Bharatiya Janata Party as well as an alliance of Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party.

Mamata attributes Mulayam’s praise for Modi to old age

Mamata Banerjee (PTI)

New Delhi, Feb 14 (PTI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday dismissed remarks by Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Parliament, attributing them to his old age. Yadav Wednesday created a flutter in Lok Sabha when he said he wished to see Narendra Modi back as prime minister, a sentiment acknowledged by the BJP leader with folded hands.

Modi also thanked Mulayam Singh Yadav for his “blessings”.

“Leave it. Mulayam Singh has grown old. I re-

spect his age. Leave him,” Banerjee told reporters when asked about Yadav’s remarks. Former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi too indicated that age had caught up with the SP leader who is 79 years old.

“Unki umar ho gayi hai. Yaad nahi rehta hai kab kya bol denge. Unki boli ka koi mayene nahi rakhta hai (Mulayam Singh Yadav is old now, his memory is fading. He does not remember what to speak and when to speak. His comments don’t mean anything),” she told reporters in Patna.

The “blessings” for Modi by Yadav that left opposition members squirming come at a time when his son Akhilesh Yadav has joined hands with arch rival Mayawati of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) to challenge the BJP in the politically crucial state of Uttar Pradesh in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

UP accounts for 80 of the 545 Lok Sabha seats.

Although the new in recent days, this was AICC general secretary slated to be her first formal has faced the press briefly interaction.

Ensure no repeat of Pulwama attack: Priyanka

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday condoled the killing of CRPF personnel in Jammu and Kashmir and demanded that the government take concrete steps to ensure such terror attacks do not happen in the future.

The AICC general secretary in-charge Uttar Pradesh East also said there is a need to reflect and be concerned about the “high number” of casualties in Kashmir.

She expressed her deepest condolences to the families of the 30 security personnel killed in a terror attack in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir.

“I can very well understand the pain and grief of losing a loved one in the family,” Gandhi said in a statement.

Not only the Congress party, but the entire country is standing shoulder to shoulder with the families of the brave soldiers, she said.

“But, we must also reflect and be concerned about the high number of casualties in Kashmir. We demand that this government take concrete steps to ensure such terror attacks don’t happen in the future,” Gandhi said.

(From p-1) The ruling party further asked NPF and Zeliang why they were so conveniently trying to pass on the buck to the government of the day when they knew very well that they had failed to deliver to the people. The PDA government has already instituted a high-power committee to look into the matter and would very soon come out with a policy to address the issue, it claimed.

On the opposition party trying to blame Rio for not having objected to CAB in 2016 when he was Lok Sabha member from NPF, “which was and is still very much a partner of the NDA and NEDA”, the communiqué said NPF seemed to have forgotten that an MP was also bound by the diktat of the party he belonged to.

“And, therefore, even in the case of Neiphiu Rio, he was directed by the party to adhere to its decision and not otherwise. Therefore, when the

BJP seeks report cards of works done by its LS MPs New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS): Almost a month after initiating a survery on Prime Minister NarendraModi’s App, seeking responses from the people about the three most popular party leaders in their constituencies, the BJP has now sought a report card of works done from its LokSabha members.

The initiative of the Prime Minister’s office is being seen as an effort to collect inputs for the BJP leadership to help them while preparing a shortlist of candidates for the ensuing LokSabha polls.

Sources said that a message has been sent to all party MPs by BJP’s Parliamentary Party asking them to send the details of the works done and programmes taken up as desired by the PMO and as assigned by the top leadership in their respective parliamentary constituencies.

The MPs have been asked to send five copies of books/ pamphlets of the development works during last five years in their constituencies

by February 20.

Those familiar with Modi’s working style feel that the move is to assess the MPs’ performance which would be one of the factors for selecting candidates.

Sources said the PMO will prepare the report card of MPs based on the feedbacks on NarendraModi App and also the report cards of works done sent

by MPs.

work tirelessly 365 days but seldom get any recognition,” a girl student Puja Gupta, who pulled a rickshaw said.

“My hands were aching. I realised the pain, stress and hardship the rickshaw pullers experience daily for a few rupees,” she said.

Biswas, who had networked with friends in different institutes for the move, said the rickshaw pullers live in the nearby Sealdah-Jorasanko-Rabindra Sarani pockets of the city and hail from different districts of Bihar.

The participants had approached the rickshaw pullers in person for the programme as most of them do not possess any mobile phones and many of them do not understand Bengali, he said.

“But once we explained our initiative, they were too happy to turn up with their vehicles,” he said.

Satyen, an elderly

NPF-led DAN government decided to remain silent on the matter, how could the MP have reacted otherwise? After all, it is an open secret as to how the NPF high command deals with its disobedient members,” the communiqué pointed out.

Claiming that the PDA government had always been consistent on its stand by pointing out that the State cabinet had clearly stated on January 28 that Nagaland rejected CAB and continued opposing it, NDPP regretted that NPF continued to “manufacture” lies and propaganda in its desperation, “instead of showing a united front to rest of the country”.

The par ty fur ther claimed that the chief had in his every meeting with Union home minister and other functionaries reiterated the stand that CAB would not be applicable to Nagaland. Were the NPF leaders present in these meetings that they now

feel they knew what Rio had said or not, it asked.

NDPP also asked the opposition party, if it was really serious about the issues pertaining to CAB, then why it decided to shy away from the consultative meet at Chumoukedima.

“It is considered only logical that any responsible political party would take the platform offered by the government of the day to speak out its views and opinions. The stand taken

by NPF during the consultative meet convened by the State government is therefore highly questionable,” it stressed.

T h e c o m mu n i q u é termed the accusation of NPF against Tokheho despite the latter’s clarification as nothing new as the opposition party was always jumping its gun without proper verification. If NPF was serious about accusing the MP and the PDA government of having supported CAB, it should have first obtained the list of business

Students affirm their love and bonding with rickshaw pullers, who ferry them everyday, by reversing roles on Valentine's Day, in Kolkata, Thursday. (PTI)

rickshaw puller hailing from Gaya, said “It was an altogether different experience. For a change I was sitting in my own rickshaw.

Lok Sabha MP hits...

(From p-1)

He claimed of taking up CAB with all leaders in Delhi, along with other MPs from the Northeast.

The MP recalled that NPF had tried unsuccessfully to ally with BJP before the last Assembly elections, though the latter refused.

He alleged that even after BJP’s refusal, its leader had stated on December 14, 2018 that its alliance with BJP was still intact.

“It is for the Naga people to decide about the ideology of the party that takes pride in being the oldest regional party that was in alliance with BJP for decades and suddenly had an epiphany about protecting Christianity after the latter refused support,” he pointed out.

He alleged that NPF was trying to confuse people as to this day four of its MLAs were still a part of the BJP-led government in Manipur. And though its leaders might still be trying to enlist the support of BJP to take over the reins of governance, he said BJP’s

national leaders were very firm in their support to the PDA government.

“Clean your party and speak like a regional party,” he quipped.

The MP also demanded clarification from Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee president K Therie as to CAB was passed by voice vote in Lok Sabha. He might be thinking that there was no Congress MP in the Lower House as the party did not have a single MLA in Nagaland Assembly.

Claiming of participating in the debate on President’s address, Tokheho clarified that as smaller party MPs were only given two or three minutes at the most, he had raised the issue of only Naga political negotiations and sought settlement as he felt that this was the most important issue for all Nagas.

He suggested Therie to ask his party how CAB was passed by voice vote in Lok Sabha when his party was at the forefront of the so-called “Mahagathbandhan”.

I felt embarrassed as it was being pulled by a girl who is as old as my daughter but she asked me to sit back and relax.”

The rickshaw pullers were also treated with lunch and a memento each after the end of the trip, the organisers said.

Fuel prices hiked marginally NEW DELHI, FEB 14 (AGENCIES): Petrol and diesel prices were hiked marginally in metros after a gap of two days.

While the petrol price in Delhi stood at Rs. 70.39 per litre on Thursday, the diesel price was at Rs. 65.67 per litre, up 6 paise per litre and 5 paise per litre compared to the previous day's prices, according to data from Indian Oil Corporation. Retail petrol price in Dimapur was increased by 6 paise to Rs 68.16 from Rs 68.10 recorded on Wednesday. Diesel price also have been raised by 5 paise from Wednesday’s rate price of Rs 63.13 a litre to Rs.63.18 While in the state capital, a litre of petrol and diesel stood at Rs. 68.98 and Rs. 63.80 respectively on Thursday.

Currently, oil marketing companies such as Indian Oil - the country's largest fuel retailer - review petrol and diesel rates on a daily basis, and any changes are effected at fuel stations at 6 am.

5 mega projects under SCM underway...

(From p-1) As per the guidelines, the State governments should contribute a matching share of 50% of the Central release.

And Nagaland government has released Rs 2 crore as its matching share.

Wapcos has been appointed as PMC for Kohi-

ma smart city on October 30 for Rs 10.19 crore and the contract agreement was signed on November 22, 2018.

Kohima got selected as a smart city on September 20, 2016 during the second round of competition, while Kohima Smart City Development Ltd (KSCDL) was incorpo-

NDPP counters NPCC, NPF charges

Students pull rickshaws in Kolkata on V Day

Kolkata, Feb 14 (PTI): To mark Valentine’s Day, 42 students of various colleges of the city pulled rickshaws on its thoroughfares with those who ply them as passengers.

Some of the students who took part in this programme were girls.

The students pulled the hand pulled rickshaws along a three km busy stretch between Bank of India Crossing on Amherst Street to MG Road via BB Ganguly Street and College Street in central Kolkata, one of the organisers Saptak Biswas, himself a journalism student, said.

Cycle rickshaws are not allowed to ply on the main streets of the city proper.

While 42 students pulled as many rickshaws, around 65 others from over 20 colleges in the city walked with them along the route.

“We took it as our turn to show our love and appreciation to those who

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taken up during the winter session of Parliament where important issues like the Bill and matters relating to Nagaland were not listed initially. And as there was no important issues pertaining to Nagaland listed to be taken up, Tokheho had returned to Nagaland and was in Zunheboto from January 4 to 8, the communiqué reiterated.

According to NDPP, CAB was included in the order of business of Lok Sabha only on the evening of January 7 to be taken up the next day, by which time it was not possible for MP to return to New Delhi to participate in the voting.

It dismissed the opposition party’s claim of having evidence that the MP had voted in favour of the Bill.

The ruling party expressed shock at the opposition party’s assertion that Article 371(A) did not cover everything and that “we are not protected”.

It said, being the oldest regional party of the Northeast and Nagaland, it was expected of NPF to be guardians and upholders of the Article, but instead it was trying to further dilute its provisions.

NDPP said it believed that since CAB had lapsed due to it not being tabled in Upper House of Parliament, it was time for every right-thinking Naga citizen to work towards strengthening provisions of Article 371(A) and “protect our future rather than try to dilute these provisions for the mere sake of gaining political mileage”, unlike NPF. Reiterating the PDA gover nment’s commitment to work towards strengthening the ILP regime along with protecting provisions of Article 371A, NDPP asserted that it would ensure that this commitment for protecting rights and privileges of every Naga and their lands continued. The ruling party also gave a clar-

Bajrang Dal activists forcibly marry off couple on V Day Hyderabad, Feb 14 (PTI): A 19-year-old woman was Thursday allegedly married off forcibly by a group of people at a park here, even as 74 Bajrang Dal activists were taken into preventive custody for staging demonstrations in the city protesting Valentine’s Day celebrations, police said.

The young woman, a BTech first-year student, was allegedly forced to tie the knot with her distant relative at the park in Medchal by six people, who also filmed the act and posted it on social media, they said. However, a spokesperson of the Bajrang Dal denied involvement of its members and police also clarified that the group was not associated with the outfit.

The woman’s father after seeing the video on his mobile which was forwarded by one of his

relatives initially went to his daughter’s college and found that she had not turned up and later went to the park before approaching police.

During the course of investigation, it was found that the group restrained them and behaved “indecently”.

They forced them to get married by providing nuptial thread as they presumed that they were lovers and also videographed the “marriage”, a senior police official said. The video has gone viral on social media.

Based on the complaint of the woman’s father, a case under IPC sections 342 (wrongful confinement), 354 (registered a case of assault with an intent to outrage her modesty) and 506 (criminal intimidation) was registered and the six people were taken into custody, police said.

rated on March 24, 2017 under the Companies’ Act, 2013.

As per the smart city mission guideline, the SPV – constituted for KSCDL on March 9 2017 – will plan, apprises approve, release funds, implement, operate, monitor and evaluate the smart city development project.

ion on behalf of the PDA government to all people of the State to come forward and stand steadfast in protecting “our birth rights and work together to strengthen our laws, committing ourselves for the future of our children.

May God bless the Nagas and Nagaland!”

Meanwhile, NDPP said NDA gover nment had taken a wise decision not to table the Bill in Rajya Sabha in response to the desire of the people, especially the indigenous people of the North East.

“We appreciate the decision of the Government of India. Large sections of the people of the region, including the NGOs, civil societies, political parties, etc, including the Nagaland government and NDPP, have opposed the Bill in a democratic manner and the Centre has responded positively, which has been well appreciated by all sections,” the communiqué added.

ILP panel...

(From p-1) April, 1977. Formulation of Standard Operation Procedure on ILP/BEFR for strict enforcement of the same. ILP issuance to be linked electronically allowing the movement of the ILP holders to be monitored; and prevent its misuse and exploitation. Necessary checkpoints at all the entry points in Dimapur district, including the entire Disturbed Area Belt. Formation of ILP permanent cell under the Home Department, which would maintain links with land/patta registration authorities and various departments issuing driving licenses, trade licenses, etc. Automatic cancellation of all Indigenous inhabitant certificates/TLs/DLs etc., already issued to dubious persons and their descendants if their enrolment was not found in the data bank.

Meanwhile, the committee has urged the government to take JCPI into confidence before the findings were notified for implementation to avoid any sort of misunderstandings between the government and the civil society organisations (CSOs).

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Fusion store ties up with ‘Famous Letterpress’, ‘Mohsina Khan’ Google celebrates quintessential Madhubala O F usion Store, a collaboration of more than 20 local entrepreneurs on Thursday tied up with Famous Letterpress and ‘Mohsina Khan Fashion & Design’.

While this is the first time Mohsina Khan is collaborating with another point of access, Famous Letterpress has previous collaborations.

During an interaction with the media fraternity at Fusion Store, hotel Acacia Complex, Dimapur, Mohsina Khan, an alumnus of Pear Academy of Fashion, Dimapur, related that she had always wanted to come back to Dimapur and set up her own venture here.

She revealed that she was starting the new collaborative venture with limited pieces of mellow traditional Indian party wears taking into consideration the fashion preferences of the local people.

Currently based in Dimapur, Mohsina had previously worked in the entertainment industry and was the costume designer for films including

Famous Letterpress’ and ‘Mohsina Khan Fashion & Design’ ties up with Fusion store. (NP)

'Kaala' and 'Amma Meri' which was also screened at Tampered Film Festival, Finland.

Mohsina's creations available in the store presently are non-bridal wears within the price range of Rs 9,000 to Rs 13,000.

Joining in the interaction, Famous Letterpress graphic artist Sinlo Kemp said the studio was unique

in a sense because designing and printings go hand in hand using a set of machines which are rare.

He added that the studio's machines were century old vintage original Heidelberg printers brought in from Germany.

Besides the machines, inks, papers and other necessary equipments were also imported from countries like

England, Holland etc. and since the process of getting a job done gets lengthy and tedious, services and products also gets expensive, Kemp described.

He went on to say that so far the response from their clients have been positive and that people from within and outside the state have been approaching them for different services

including wedding cards, business cards and other stationeries.

He further explained that their vintage minimalist styles, designers from different places working together makes their products stand out.

He also informed that the studio will be launching it's own website cum online store soon.

Earlier, Fusion Store owner Temsusenla Kichu disclosed that the store had been growing consistently since its inception and that she wanted to focus in Nagaland. She said that she wants to work for the local brands and make the brands more visible. She also mentioned about the store’s association with Li-Mheghi (A girls treasure in Sumi), a home based business run by Akali Swu from Kohima who sells her embroidered products and undertakes customized orders on embroidery and gift baskets mainly via Instagram.

Fusion Store is open on all working days.

(Staff Reporter)

n Valentine’s Day, Google doodled the star-crossed iconic character from “Mughal-E-Azam”, Anarkali, made indelible in movie lovers’ mind by the effervescent Madhubala who would have been 86 on Thursday.

“The Marilyn Monroe of Bollywood” as the Google blogpost said was raised in the slums of Bombay. She started supporting her family as a child star at the age of nine, before becoming a leading lady known for her elegance on screen.

Born in Delhi on this day in 1933, Mumtaz Jehan Begum Dehlavi was raised in a town located near the Bombay Talkies film studio, said Google alongside her iconic “Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya” dance “mudra” doodle created

by Bangalore artist Muhammed Sajid.

Madhubala appeared in her first film as Baby Mumtaz. In 1947 she landed the lead role in “Neel

Kamal”, then just 14, taking her moniker that made her famous.

As her family’s main breadwinner, she worked tirelessly to support her parents and four sisters. In 1949, she appeared in nine films, including blockbuster “Mahal” opposite Ashok Kumar, when she dazzled with a spell-binding breakout performance.

Her breathtaking appearance earned comparisons to Venus, although Madhubala f lourished mostly in an understated style well suited for comedies, dramas, and romantic roles alike.

She fell in love with Dilip Kumar, her co-star in the 1951 romance “Tarana”, which changed the course perhaps forever for the young girl, whose father-cum-manager inter-

fered and made it a star-crossed pattern for the woman, who was yet to blossom.

The epic historical drama “MughalE-Azam” directed by K. Asif remains one of the most popular and expensive movies in Bollywood history; the Dilip Kumar-Madhubala chemistry was “undeniable and unforgettable”.

With a tragically brief career Madhubala was billed “The Biggest Star in the World” in 1952 by Theatre Arts magazine, died on February 23, 1969 at the age of 36 after prolonged illness.

In 2008, she appeared on a commemorative postage stamp in India, where she is remembered by many as one of the greatest to ever grace the silver screen.

She had acted in over 70 films over the course of a tragically brief career.

Her film “Chalak” opposite Raj Kapoor remained incomplete as she did not have the strength to continue.

(IANS)

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the show producers. This year’s categories will be exempted in 2020. * This change in the show was discussed and agreed to by the Board of Governors in August, with the full support of the branch executive committees. Such decisions are fully deliberated.

The letter states that show producers have “given great consideration to both Oscar tradition and our broad global audience.

We sincerely believe you will be pleased with the show, and look forward to celebrating a great year in movies with all Academy members and with the rest

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ctor-director Bradley Cooper has won the ‘Oscat award from animal rights organisation People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) for directing his dog in “A Star Is Born”.

According to people. com, PETA’s Film and Television Division on Tuesday awarded Cooper the ‘Oscat’ award “for his enlightened decision to cast his own canine companion in ‘A Star Is Born’ rather than using one supplied by a notorious animal exhibitor”.

Cooper cast Charlie as his dog in the self-directed musical drama, which also stars Lady Gaga, because they already had the bond

he wanted to portray on the big screen.

Cooper and Gaga are nominated for Oscars as well for their roles in “A Star Is Born”, which has been nominated for the Best Picture. Cooper is not nominated in the directing category.

The 91st Academy Awards will be held here on February 24. It will be telecast in India on Star Movies. (IANS)

OFFICE OF THE

NIHOTO VILLAGE COUNCIL KUHUBOTO, DIMAPUR

FELICITATION

OFFICE OF THE

CHOZUBAMI WELFARE FORUM KOHIMA FELICITATION

With immense pride and joy, the Chozubami Welfare Forum, Kohima congratulate DR. MÜDOZO S. KEYHO, S/o SÜLÜLHÜ KEYHO of Chozuba Village for being promoted to Director, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services, Government of Nagaland.

The Forum further wishes that may Almighty God constantly bless and guide him in all his future endeavors.

(VETA KEYHO) (VELATA SHIJO) Secretary, CWFK Chairman, CWFK

With immense pride and honour, we the Nihoto Village Council extend our heartiest congratulations to his Excellency Shri Qhehezu Tuccu on being elected as the Chairman of NSCN (I-M).

As we share this joyous moments, we pray that Almighty God continue to bless and guide you in all your future endeavours in the days to come.

Secretary Nihoto Village Council

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to Yim, who won the “Best folkfusion song” award in the 10th Music Awards of Nagaland 2018, released his debut official music video world-wide.

The video features two prominent faces of Nagaland in the entrainment industry.

The leading actor of Dreamz Unlimited, Ariensa Longchar, played the role of a postman and a fashion designer from Dimapur, Lia Jamir, played the role of a typical village girl.

The music video is Paper Sky band performing at ‘The Dash Show’ held as part of the Valentine’s Day titled “I Give Up the Fight” special at Symphony Café, Kohima on Thursday evening. Papersky is an Indie written and composed Grunge Rock band based from Dimapur. (NP)

by Ato Yim, recorded at Media 24 Studio in collaboration Visual Notes Entertainment.

The prog ram was graced by ex-associate pastor women Ao Baptist Church Pudampukhuri, Aienla Jamir.

The music video was directed by Sunep Lemtur, who is one of the most award winning musician and director.

The song is about true love and it is one of the five songs in the upcoming music EP of Ato Yim which will also be releasing soon.

Viewers can download the video from the link given below. https://youtu.be/ u4VZZMla9bo

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The for mer friends-turned-foes have had a contentious relationship as of late and it continued Wednesday when the rap artist, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, slammed the former champion boxer for choosing to abstain from an ongoing Gucci boycott.

Mayweather told TMZ Sports Tuesday he didn’t care about the boycott – started over a controversial sweater that looked like blackface -- because he does what he wants.

“I’m not no follower, I do what the f--k I wanna do,” the boxer said while on a massive shopping spree with his crew at the Gucci store in Beverly Hills.

“You know when everybody else, they say, ‘Everybody gonna boycott?’ I say, guess what, this boy gonna get on a yacht and live life,” Mayweather continued.

Jackson posted multiple mocking images of Mayweather on social media in response, punctuated by an image of the retired pugilist marked up as if he were wearing the Gucci sweater, complete with red lips. “get the f--k outta here Champ!” Jackson wrote in a caption to the post.

That followed a Tuesday post from the rapper in which he argued that Mayweather needed better PR. “Champ you need a publicist,” he wrote, “man you saying all the wrong s--t fool.”

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ries are presented on stage in the Dolby Theatre, and included in the broadcast. * Four categories -Cinematography, Film Editing, Make-Up and Hairstyling, and Live Action Short -- were volunteered by their branches to have their nominees and winners announced by presenters, and included later in the broadcast. Time spent walking to the stage and off, will be edited out. * The four winning speeches will be included in the broadcast. * In future years, four to six different categories may be selected for rotation, in collaboration with

of the world.”

The letter was signed

by President John Bailey, Vice Presidents Lois Burwell, Sid Ganis and Larry Karaszewski, Nancy Utley, Treasurer Jim Gianopulos and Secretary David Rubin.

Just before the email went out to members, it was shared that an open letter to AMPAS President John Bailey had been sent, signed by more than 40 high-profile cinematographers and directors, from Spike Lee and Quentin Tarantino to Roger Deakins and Emmanuel Lubezki.

Many have called for the Academy to reverse course on the matter, but given that it was a board decision, the only way to reverse it would be to convene the body for another meeting in the next seven days.

It was earlier reported that the AMPAS was to hand out four awards during commercial breaks in the hope of trimming the show’s run time.

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fficers of the Board of Directors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and the Sciences (AMPAS) has sent a letter to members trying to allay concerns about the decision to hold four Oscar presentations away from the live broadcast on February 24.

“As the Academy’s officers, we’d like to assure you that no award category at the 91st Oscars ceremony will be presented in a manner that depicts the achievements of its nominees and winners as less than any others,” the letter read, reports variety.com.

“Unfortunately, as the result of inaccurate reporting and social media posts, there has been a chain of misinformation that has understandably upset many Academy members.

“We’d like to restate and explain the plans for presenting the awards, as endorsed by the Academy’s Board of Governors.”

The officers then went on to break down how these presentations will work: * All 24 Award catego-

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M a d r i d, F e b 1 4 (Agencies): Lionel Messi will stay at Barcelona and his relationship with the club will last “forever”, according to club president Josep Maria Bartomeu.

Messi, 31, is enjoying another fine season with the Catalan giants, having scored 21 goals in as many La Liga games this season, with Barca six points clear at the summit.

The Argentine star has just over two years left on his Barca contract and will

be 34 when it expires.

Messi has previously stated his desire to play in his native Argentina with Newell’s Old Boys before he finishes his career.

But Bartomeu does not want to see Messi leave the club, confident a new contract will be agreed to keep him at Camp Nou for the remainder of his career.

“Leo Messi will continue with us,” Bartomeu told RKB .

“He is a club player

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and the relationship will continue forever. He has told us that he wants to continue. We have offered him a new contract over five years and I hope we will continue discussing the deal.”

While keen to keep Messi at Camp Nou for as long as possible, Bartomeu has acknowledged that Barca must begin to prepare for an inevitable departure at some stage.

He told Radio 5 Live, “I know one day Lionel will say he’s retiring. We have to prepare the club for the future.”

“We are bringing great young players to the team because we need to continue this era of success.

That’s our responsibility.”

Bartomeu added during his discussion with RKB that he expects Ernesto Valverde to remain at the club for the foreseeable future, adamant he will stay even if they win no trophies this season.

“I believe he will stay,” he added. “He trusts his players and it is only his second season in charge.

The goal is to finish the season strong and win everything. I trust him to lead the team and even if we do not win anything, he will continue to coach the team.”

Hazlewood confident to be fit for WC

MELBOURNE, Feb 14 (Agencies): Josh Hazlewood is confident he can recover from a stress fracture in his back before Australia’s defence of the World Cup begins in England later this year.

The fast bowler, who has taken 72 wickets in 44 one-day internationals, has been ruled out of the upcoming limited overs tour of India and the subsequent ODI series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.

Hazlewood will have another scan on the damaged back that has kept him out since mid-January on Friday but he believes he will be in contention for World Cup duty.

“I think, working back [for] the World Cup mostly,” he said when asked what his main target was.

“That’ll give me plenty of time to get fit for the World Cup and the Ashes.

There’s quite a long buildup ... there’s still quite a lot of cricket I can get to before the World Cup actually starts.” “It’s already been six weeks and, as I say, we’ll know more tomorrow, but everything’s feeling pretty good. We’ll probably start walk-through bowling in the next couple of weeks if all goes well.”

OFFICE OF THE AGHUNAQA KUKAMI KUQHAKULU

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The Aghunaqa Kukami Kuqhakulu (AKK) GB's Union would like to convey its heartiest congratulations to Mr. QHEHEZU TUCCU for being elected as Chairman of NSCN (I-M).

AKK further wish him success in discharging his duties as the head of the organization and lead Naga Society in general.

Yours sincerely, MUGHAVI AWOMI President AKK

New York, Feb 14 (Agencies): John Isner made quick work of Australia’s Bernard Tomic to advance to the quarter-finals of the New York Open on Wednesday with a 7-6(7) 6-4 victory.

The big-serving American sent down 27 aces, won 85 percent points on his first serve and did not face a single break point as he wrapped up the match in 74 minutes at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

“I definitely served very well,” Isner said after the match. “I was down a set point in the first set and I came up with three aces. I’m K Y M C

happy to be in the quarterfinals. Last year I lost my first match here, hopefully I continue to improve.”

Both players held firm on serve in the first set to force a tiebreak, which Isner held nerve to win. Tomic fought till the end, striking 13 aces and saving five of the six break points he faced, as well as six match points in the second set, before Isner eventually claimed his first victory of 2019.

In the quarter-finals, the American will face Australian seventh seed Jordan Thompson, who defeated Christopher Eubanks 4-6 6-1 6-4.

makes them hot favourites to reach the quarter-finals, but Pulisic’s appetite was still whetted. “Tottenham are a great side, it’s good to play against great competition in any league,” he said. “But obviously I’m definitely looking forward to next season.”

Such a dismal night for the Bundesliga side did not look on the cards as they dominated the first half and could easily have gone in at half-time with the advantage.

But Spurs blew them

away after the break and put one foot in the last eight thanks to goals from Heung-Min Son, Jan Vertonghen and Fer nando Llorente. Pulisic still thinks the situation is recoverable.

“This team’s never going to give up, especially going home. We’re confident we can score three goals, no problem. It’s not going to be easy,” he said.

On his side’s secondhalf collapse, he added, “The only thing I can think of is we just didn’t come out with the same mentality.”

Klopp charged for referee comment

I rejected Real more than once: Wenger

Jurgen Klopp faces a touchline ban or fine after comments he made about referee Kevin Friend.

Lo n d o n, F e b 1 4 (Agencies): Jurgen Klopp has been charged by the Football Association for comments he made about referee Kevin Friend after Liverpool’s Premier League match at West Ham last week.

Klopp intimated after the 1-1 draw on Monday, February 4, that Friend’s performance had been affected by an assistant referee’s mistake for Sadio Mane’s goal.

Mane’s opener stood despite Reds team-mate

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James Milner being clearly offside in the build-up.

Speaking to Sky Sports, Klopp said: “As a human being, if I know I have made a big mistake in the first half, I don’t want to open the gap any more.

“Referees are obviously human beings, and I understand that, but I didn’t during the game because I had no clue that our goal was offside.”

An FA statement read: “Jurgen Klopp has today been charged with a breach of FA Rule E3.

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FELICITATION We the Chumoukedima Chuchuyimpang Students' Union (CCSU) with immense pride and joy extend our heartfelt congratulations and profound appreciation to Miss Akumchila Jamir, Daughter of Er. Mr. Repanungsung Jamir for securing Top 3rd Rank position (Sociology) in Bachelor of Arts Examination 2018, NEHU Shillong.

Further the Union wishes her every success in her future endeavours.

Yashisenla Jamir Gen. Secy (CCSU)

OFFICE OF THE

SHOKHUVI VILLAGE COUNCIL

TAMLU UNION DIMAPUR

Notification No. GAB-8/DMP/72/2012 DIMAPUR : NAGALAND PIN-797112

Dimapur- 797112 : Nagaland

CONGRATULATORY NOTE

We, the T.U.D, with great pride would like to congratulate Mr. Tongmeth Wangnao (who hails from Tamlu village) and Mr. Qhehezu Tuccu for being deservedly elevated to the posts of Vice-Chairman and Chairman of NSCN/ GPRN respectively.

May the Almighty God guide them to lead the Nagas in the right path.

(T. Jeange Yanlem) (T. Bangtick) President Gen. Secy.

T.U.D. T.U.D.

INFORMATION

General Public and to all those who had purchased land in Shokhuvi Village in Dimapur District to compulsorily register their land particulars along with their documents without fail for the months of February till March' 2019.

The Shokhuvi Village Council shall collect all necessary documents and after verifying it shall make registration, therefore Photostat copies shall also be submitted to the Council.

(Khenito Swu) Secretary Shokhuvi Village Council

“It is alleged that comments he made in a postmatch interview following Liverpool’s league game against West Ham United on February 4, 2019, breached Rule E3(1) as they questioned the integrity of the match referee and/or implied bias.

“He has until 6pm on February 18, 2019 to respond to the charge.”

Mane opened the scoring in the 22nd minute but Michail Antonio equalised for West Ham six minutes later.

Lo n d o n, F e b 1 4 (Agencies): Arsene Wenger has revealed he rejected the opportunity to become Real Madrid manager “more than once” while in charge of Arsenal.

Wenger left Arsenal last May after 22 years at the club as manager, having won three Premier League titles and seven FA Cups.

The 69-year-old is yet to return to the game, despite stating that he would be back in management in January.

But Wenger insists a desire to take over at the Santiago Bernabeu is not on his agenda.

“I have turned down Real Madrid more than once. I must say now it’s over for me,” Wenger told beIN Sports.

“I feel if you ask any manager in the world, would you be interested in coaching Real Madrid?

Everybody would say yes - it’s the biggest club in the world.”

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Yimchunger Region (NSCN-IM) congratulate Qhehezu Tuccu and Tongmet Wangu on being elected as Chairman and Vice Chairman of NSCN/GPRN respectively. The region also appreciate the collective and right decision of the Government visionary leaders.

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CHOZUBAMI WELFARE UNION & PRAYER FELLOWSHIP DIMAPUR. We the Chozubami Welfare Union and Prayer Fellowship Dimapur convey our heartiest congratulation to Dr. Müdozo S Keyho, S/o Sülülhü Keyho of Chozuba village who is a bonafide member of the Union on being promoted to the post of Director, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services, Government of Nagaland. The Union wish him success in his present endeavours.

(MR. LÜTSOYI RHAKHO) Chairman, CPFD

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sai skipped past a bamboozled Pritam Kotal on the left flank and fired a low cross into the box. Corominas met the ball with a delicate touch which beat a diving Arindam Bhattacharya in goal but fizzed inches wide of the goal.

The ATK custodian was then required to pull off a fine save close to the halftime break to halt a flowing move and stop Goa from doubling their lead.

ATK were forced to defend higher up the pitch as they sought an equalizer, but were caught out by a quick counter-attack in the 52nd minute. Edu

Lo n d o n, F e b 1 4 (Agencies): Chelsea signing Christian Pulisic is backing his new club to come good by the time he joins them from Borussia Dortmund in the summer.

The Blues signed the 20-year-old for £58m in the January transfer window and immediately loaned him back to the Bundesliga leaders.

Pulisic is keeping a close eye on events at Stamford Bridge, which have seen Maurizio Sarri come under increasing pressure, particularly in the wake of the 6-0 humbling at Manchester City on Sunday, which saw Chelsea drop to sixth in the Premier League.

The American winger has faith that things will turn around in west London. “It’s tough for me to say,” Pulisic said. “They’ve had some tough results but I know they’re going to work it out. They’re a great team with great players and a good coach. So they’re going to figure everything out.”

Pulisic got a taste of what life in the Premier League might be like during Borussia Dortmund’s Champions League last 16 tie at Tottenham, though he did not enjoy it.

Spurs ran out 3-0 winners at Wembley, which

HOVUKHU GHAMI BAPTIST AKUKUHOU KUKUSU Jubilee Zu-iqe kukumgha kighini kusazhe lumoaye sa akeu ghenguno aghami tughalo kichemi kumtsu lau kusutsa akeuye Supuh qhi 17 2019.

Tughakhani tsalalo khiumu vezu mono ighi tsu penike qhuiniju ani.

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on the table and in prime position to clinch a play-off spot. ATK, however, have been left six points adrift of the fourth spot with two games to play which makes their chances of going through extremely difficult.

The hosts got off to a lightning start, scoring a goal in the very first minute.

53 seconds into the firsthalf, Seriton Fernandes moved forward down the right flank and fed Corominas into the box. The striker found Jackichand who thumped a first-time strike into the net. In the 13th minute, Mandar Rao Des-

Los Angeles, Feb 14 (Agencies): Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from next month’s WTA Indian Wells Open after failing to overcome a right shoulder injury, tournament organisers said on Wednesday.

The 31-year-old Russian star has been struggling with a right shoulder problem which forced her withdrawal from the Saint Petersburg tournament last month.

Organisers of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells announced on Wednesday the same problem had prompted her withdrawal from the March 4-17 event in California.

Sharapova’s place in the main draw will be taken

by Germany’s Mona Barthel, organisers said.

Sharapova has been struggling back to top fitness since watching from the sidelines during her 15-month doping ban that ended in 2017.

The for mer world number one missed out on a place in the Australian Open quarter-finals last month, but insisted she still believes she can increase her tally of five Slam titles.

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Players of FC Goa (orange and white) and ATK in action during their ISL match on Thursday.

Bedia picked out Coro’s run down the right flank and the forward found Mandar waiting at the edge of the box. The Goan’s shot was parried into the path of Coro by the rival goalkeeper and the striker slammed home his 12th goal of the season.

After struggling to influence proceedings in the first hour, Edu Garcia finally tested Goa goalkeeper Naveen Kumar with a brilliant shot from the edge of the box as Steve Coppell’s side sought a response.

The Goa goalkeeper, who had very little to do in the game, was alert to tip the ball over the bar. Balwant Singh released Edu into the box a few minutes later as ATK desperately pushed forward for a goal but the midfielder’s powerful shot from a tight angle was saved

by Naveen.

ATK’s attempts to get back into the game just did not bear fruit as Goa started to cruise. Things turned from bad to worse for ATK as Ricky Lallawmawma fouled Coro inside the box and conceded a penalty in the 81st minute. The Spaniard stepped up and made it 13 goals for the season as Goa doused ATK’s fire with an excellent performance.

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Fat o r da , F e b 1 4 (Agencies): FC Goa returned to their free-flowing ways as they hammered ATK 3-0 in ISL clash at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Fatorda, on Thursday.

Sergio Lobera’s team were on top throughout the game and denied the visitors space and time on the ball. Jackichand Singh scored in the first minute of play and Ferran Corominas leapfrogged Bartholomew Ogbeche to the top of the Golden Boot standings by scoring twice in the second half.

The win takes the Gaurs to the second spot

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2019

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The undersigned on behalf of the Lotha Region, NSCN/GPRN sincerely congratulate Mr. Q. Tuccu and Mr. Tongmeth Wangnao for being unanimously elected as the Chairman and the Vice Chairman respectively of NSCN/GPRN on the 11th of February 2019 at camp Hebron.

The region further wishes them in their leadership with greater achievement and successful future endeavours.

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Spurs cruise past Dortmund in Champions League

LO N D O N, F e b 1 4 (Agencies): Defender Jan Vertonghen scored once and set up another goal for Son Heung-min as Tottenham Hotspur thumped Borussia Dortmund 3-0 at Wembley Stadium on Wednesday to give them the clear edge following the first leg of their last 16 Champions League tie.

Tottenham looked unfazed by the absence of injured captain Harry Kane and Dele Alli, scoring all three goals in a strong second half to take control of the tie and leave the Germans on the brink of a European exit.

Belgian Vertonghen notched his first goal in the Champions League with a well-timed volley in the 83rd minute after he had set up forward Son for a 47th minute lead. Substitute Fernando Llorente grabbed their third in the 86th, two minutes after coming on.

That was Son’s ninth goal against Dortmund in 11 matches, with the South Korean, who played in the Bundesliga from 2010-15, having also scored twice in the competition’s group stage last season.

past the disciplined Tottenham backline.

They also looked to be running out of steam when Tottenham scored twice late in the game.

Vertonghen timed his run to perfection in the 83rd to kill off the game and Llorente gave them a big advantage for the second leg.

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Sindhu makes winning start at badminton nationals

Real Madrid edge past Ajax

Tottenham’s Son Heung-min celebrates his goal with team-mates during their Champions League match against Dortmund.

Bundesliga leaders Dortmund, eliminated from the German Cup last week, were nowhere to be seen in the second half, with speedy teenager Jadon Sancho given no space to operate after the break. The return leg is on March 5.

Before Wednesday, Tottenham had never won a home match in the knockout stage of the com-

petition and Lucas Moura came close with a fine shot in the seventh minute.

Dortmund, themselves missing injured captain Marco Reus and top striker Paco Alcacer, gradually took control and had the better chances in the first half with Christian Pulisic firing onto keeper Hugo Lloris and the Frenchman saving a point-blank header

from Dan-Axel Zagadou.

But the hosts changed the course of the game two minutes after the restart, pouncing on a defensive error and with Vertonghen whipping in a cross for Son, who has kept on scoring in Kane’s absence, to tap in.

Dortmund, who had conceded just two goals in the group stage, tried to recover but found no way

Real Madrid’s Marco Asensio scored a late winner in a 2-1 victory at Ajax Amsterdam, who were left to rue a goal disallowed by the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in their Champions League last-16, first leg.

Asensio netted in the 87th minute from Dani Carvajal’s excellent cross to give Real the advantage heading into the return leg on March 5.

Karim Benzema swept holders Real into the lead in the second half, before Hakim Ziyech scored a deserved equaliser for an energetic Ajax, who created more than enough chances to win comfortably on the night.

They were also denied a first-half opener when Nicolas Tagliafico headed home only for the goal to be chalked off after a VAR check in a Champions League first as Dusan Tadic was judged offside.

Sergio Ramos, making a 600th appearance for Real, backed the intervention of VAR and warned Ajax they will face a daunting task in the second leg.

The home side thought they had profited from a horror error by Courtois, who allowed a Donny van de Beek header to spill from his grasp and Tagliafico nodded the rebound into an empty net.

Yet referee Damir Skomina called for a VAR check and after a number of replays, ruled that Tadic had been standing in an offside position when the goal was scored.

Benzema put Real in front when he netted on the hour-mark, but Ajax got the goal their play deserved with 15 minutes remaining as Ziyech side-footed home after a sweeping move.

Yet Asensio had the final word, scoring at the back post from Carvajal’s cross.

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Guwahati, Feb 14 (IANS): Two-time champion P.V. Sindhu began her quest for a third title with a win at the Yonex-Sunrise 83rd Senior National Badminton Championships here on Thursday.

The top seed beat Nagpur’s rising star Malvika Bansod 21-11, 21-13 to progress into the quarter-finals.

Sindhu overcame a slow start to find her rhythm.

After lagging behind the Khelo India Games runner-up 0-4, the World No. 6 settled into the match and stormed ahead to 11-7. A flurry of unforced errors under pressure from Bansod absolutely did not help the youngster as the first game went to her highly accomplished opponent.

Bansod could not do much damage to Sindhu in the second game too. Her errors put the Rio Olym-

pic silver medallist at an 11-4 advantage before the 2011 and 2013 champion wrapped up the match to set up a quarter-final showdown with Riya Mookerjee, a 21-11, 17-21, 21-18 winner over Kanika Kanwal.

Harsheel Dani, meanwhile, caused the upset of the day by showing the door to the fourth seed and last edition’s semi-finalist Subhankar Dey 21-15, 21-17 in 43 minutes. Eighty three world ranking spots separate the 22-year-old and Dey but that hardly mattered as the 131st ranked Dani produced a barrage of attacking shots to knock out the World No.48 Dey. In women’s singles, Assam’s wonder kid Ashmita Chaliha, seeded fourth at this tournament, needed three games to prevail over Vaidehi Choudhari 21-13, 15-21, 21-12.

Jose sacking cost Man Utd £19.6m Bale could face 12-game La Liga ban L ondon , F e b 1 4 (Agencies): Manchester United paid £19.6m in compensation to Jose Mourinho and his backroom staff when he was sacked in December, the club have revealed.

That sum, which is listed under “exceptional items” in United’s secondquarter financial results, includes pay-outs for the five members of Mourinho’s staff who left with him on December 18 after United recorded their worst start to a campaign in 28 years.

It is less than was reported in some quarters but four times the amount United had to pay predecessors David Moyes and Louis van Gaal when they were fired in 2014 and 2016 respectively.

Mourinho was subsequently replaced by care-

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taker boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who has lost just one of his 12 games in charge in all competitions, helping the club climb back into the Premier League top four.

“The appointment of Ole and Mike (Phelan) as caretaker manager and assistant manager, working with Kieran, Michael and Emilio, has had a positive

impact throughout the club,” executive vice chairman Ed Woodward said in a statement on Thursday.

Mourinho saw his troubled season begin when he publicly criticised the club’s board for not backing him in the summer transfer market.

He had wanted at least one new centre-back but he

did not get one, with the club signing £50m midfielder Fred, Porto youngster Diogo Dalot and Lee Grant as a backup goalkeeper.

Fractures in his relationship with Paul Pogba began to emerge in September and the France World Cup winner was stripped of the vice-captaincy before Sky Sports News filmed them having an animated disagreement on the training ground.

Mourinho left United having won a Europa League and EFL Cup double in 2016/17, winning 84 of his 144 matches in charge. United reported record revenue for the second quarter of the financial year of £208.6m. The club is forecasting annual revenue to be between £615m and £630m.

M ad r i d, F e b 1 4 (Agencies): Gareth Bale could be banned for up to 12 games over his goal celebration in Real Madrid’s La Liga encounter against rivals Atletico Madrid.

The league’s organising body said the Wales forward faces a sanction for a “provocative gesture” made after scoring Real’s third goal and his 100th for

the club in the 3-1 victory at the Wanda Metropolitano last week. The incident will be referred to the Spanish soccer federation’s competition committee, who will then decide if Bale should be punished.

The statement said Gareth Bale Bale “lifted his right arm near his head in a clear sign obscene and disdainful by of provocation towards the folding his arm and striking fans, then giving a gesture it with his other hand”. which could be seen as If the committee de-

termines that Bale intentionally caused a hostile reaction among supporters, he will be banned for between four and 12 games, according to the federation’s statutes.

Bale could, however, be suspended for between one and three games if his celebration did not cause a hostile reaction but is deemed to have provoked supporters.

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